Chapter 288 Economy and Party Struggle (Twenty-Five) Meet at the Racecourse
The "imperial chariot" made up of a high-practical horse-drawn carriage galloped all the way to Jian Xinzhai Racecourse. As soon as the carriage stopped, and Chen Ju dismounted and was about to help the emperor get out of the car, His Majesty the Emperor had already impatiently opened the door of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage.
When he fell down, Chen Ju was so frightened that he hurried forward to help him.
Zhu Yijun pushed his hand away and quickly looked around at the surrounding environment while asking: "Where is Rixin?" As soon as he finished speaking, he had already seen it - not far away, there was a wooden building with the shape of a table.
, there are many people standing on it, all looking in the same direction.
Zhu Yijun followed their gaze and saw two horses, one white and one black, running slowly carrying the knights on the horses. One of the two knights on the horse was holding a bow and arrow, and the other was holding a blunderbuss. It seemed that
They are all preparing to shoot.
The knight holding the bow and arrow is thin and looks shorter than the other knight, but his riding skills must be good, because this man does not control the reins with his hands, but only controls the horse with the strength of his legs.
Zhu Yijun rarely rode a horse, and no one dared to let him ride a real horse easily. In theory, the Royal Horse Prison was responsible for managing the emperor's horses. The horses that were actually left for the emperor to ride were all so-called "Taiping horses."
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This kind of horse is also selected and bred. It has the pedigree of Guangxi pony (known as Guoxiama in ancient times). It is not tall in itself and needs one or two years of specialized training so that it will never do anything that will hinder its smooth progress.
, and then it can be ridden by the emperor - of course, many high-ranking officials and even people who do not actually participate in the battle but are military generals in name will also ride this kind of horse.
Even so, Fei Yingdong didn't fully understand equestrian, because I knew a lot of theories. For example, although I had never tried it myself, I knew that it was necessary to be like that knight, holding both hands.
Reining the horse and controlling the horse with only leg strength is the level of Mongolian elite cavalry. Usually, it often takes several years of professional training for Han cavalry to reach that level.
That's just to control the horse with only the strength of the legs, and the knight in front of me can only do this. At this moment, the knight seems to have found a good opportunity, holding the bow in his right hand, nocking the arrow with his left hand, and aiming the bow at the horse path.
An archery target on the side.
Fei Yingdong was holding his breath in consciousness, and there was probably only a gap for breathing. The knight loosened the fingers of his left hand, and the arrow in his hand shot out of the air with a "whoosh", and hit the target with a "pop", which aroused the generals.
Next cheers.
The emperor also breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands and praised: "Bad riding skills, bad archery skills!" Then he paused, looked at the distance and said: "This man has a petite figure, and he is a rising star. It seems that he is not him."
Is the family in disgrace? She is really a woman, she is the one who has made the Ye He family famous."
There was only a "bang" sound, and fire and white smoke were erupted from the muzzle of the gun. Gao Pragmatic did not pay much attention to whether he hit the target. Instead, he immediately handed the short gun to his right hand, holding the rein in his left hand instead, and held the rein in his right hand.
Put the short gun into a holster on the right side of the horse's back.
Chen Ju smiled and said: "Thousands of foreign horses often disappear, but Bole often disappears. Your Majesty, when Liu Wei was young, how could he be such a stranger? At the age of eighteen, he won the first place and killed four barbarians and eight barbarians.
Little thief chief. But so what, is he still a minister of the emperor? Don’t say that Zhu Yijun was just a servant of Yuan Fu, but Yuan Fu himself was also a minister of the emperor. Do you think so?
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As for the battlefield, in particular, unless it is time to charge into battle, the Musketeers usually retreat after one round, withdraw a boomerang-style line and then fight back to start the previous round, so we cannot advance during this period.
External reloading.
Fei Yingdong had seen the telescope made by Jinghua, and he was surprised before taking it. He picked it up and looked at it. It was also a coincidence that he was riding under the white horse, holding a gun with one hand and shooting.
Fei Yingdong was feeling embarrassed when he suddenly saw two cavalrymen, one white and one white, suddenly speeding up towards the ring. Fei Yingdong thought it was because he was pragmatic and realized that he was coming. He stood up straight and prepared to fight with himself.
He greeted his classmate Bad Friend, but heard Gao Qingshi shouting from a distance: "Prepare the target, the distance is reduced to 800 steps!"
Zhu Yijun did not answer immediately, but squinted his eyes for a while, then shook his head heavily and said to the emperor: "I'm trying to hide it from your Majesty. During the years when Ge Ge came to Beijing, he neglected to practice and made little progress in his riding skills."
, but the archery technique is something I have only practiced for eight days... Your arrow barely hit the target, but your aim was too far off."
When Fei Yingdong heard what he said, he said without regret: "Really, so the Zhebie Shenshe is so rare? If I had known, I should have asked Tuotuo to come to Beijing and demonstrate one or seven for me."
Sure enough, all the people in the group said with one voice: "Report to Your Majesty, the Master is here..." No one explained yet: "The Master is competing with the Eighth Lady in riding and shooting. He knew that His Majesty was coming and did not miss him, so he even begged for forgiveness.
." No one said, "Your Majesty, do you want us to stop the competition and invite you to come and see me?"
Qu Xiayi followed the sound and saw a man wearing a lake green suit coming into view through the white smoke. Although the man was wearing women's clothing, it was obviously just for convenience, and his hair accessories were not "feminized".
It doesn't look like a sight to behold.
This is true for bows and arrows, and even worse for muskets. The famous European example of "queuing to kill", the classic combat method of the British lobster soldiers, is to start the first round of salvo when the two sides are how many meters apart? The answer is 30 meters.
After a second thought, Zhu Yijun said angrily to himself: He has the least power, but once the master gives up his choice, will he have to rush to ask the master to take action? That idea is not that bad, Ah Q, but
Zhu Yijun's mood has really calmed down a lot.
[Note: Only the rear cavalry who are not charging need to shoot. The cavalry in front need to be able to use muskets, otherwise it will endanger the rear cavalry. The reason why all members are still equipped with 2-3 lances is because of training
An incompetent cavalry unit can change from the rear to the front at any time, or from the front to the rear, or from vertical to horizontal, and from horizontal to vertical. In this way, the cavalry must maintain sufficient muskets for charging into the formation at any time.]
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fei Yingdong can clearly see that low-pragmatic riding skills should be like Meng Guzhezhe, because I did not take off the reins with both hands, but continued to hold the reins with my right hand, and
Shooting with gun in left hand.
Gao pragmatism laughed again, but then he became serious and bowed: "I have seen your Majesty, Gao pragmatism..."
Not this sentence: When he can see the enemy's nose clearly, he can't shoot. Therefore, when Gao Pragmatic shouted "set target at eight hundred steps", it did not seem outrageous, so much so that Qu Xiayi even
Discolored face.
Zhu Yijun was startled and felt no joy in his heart. In my mind, although Tottok Chataiji was a Mongolian, he was also an unrivaled hero. How could he say that he would come if he asked me to come and he would demonstrate if he asked me to demonstrate? But
Zhu Yijun also knew that if the emperor really wanted to do what he said, Qia Taiji would really have to come.
However, even so, the musketeers behind Xiao Mingmu are usually equipped with 2-3 cavalry style short guns, because in the process of charging into the formation, from retreating into the musket range to hand-to-hand contact, there is usually no time to fire 2-3 shots. According to
It has been practiced on many battlefields that firing one or two volleys of muskets at the enemy first when charging into the formation cannot effectively damage the enemy's morale, or even directly shake the enemy's formation, which has very bad actual combat effects.
The emperor's words naturally spoke loudly, and everyone immediately gathered around the holy driver to get off the general platform. Fei Yingdong was also polite and took the best position to watch the competition. At this time, Zhu Yijun very thoughtfully gave away a pair of binoculars.
I handed it to Chen Ju, who nodded to me politely, and then presented it to the emperor.
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Whether the telescope is bad, but as Gao Pragmatic fired again and again, the smoke in the racecourse affected the vision, and whether the musket shot was as easy to judge as arrows - in the former, there was no arrow stuck clearly,
The latter will only create a perforation, which is difficult to see clearly.
Fei Yingdong looked at the distance between the target and his own position, and said in surprise: "It's so far away, can he see where you hit it?"
In fact, I don't know in my heart that the knight riding the white horse in front of the knight on the white horse should not be pragmatic, but I still have to ask. If it is calculated, it would be rude to be pragmatic.
As far as I know, the Mongolian "Zhebie Shenshe" must not only see clearly at such a distance, but also shoot accurately. Whether he is dismounting or riding a horse, the wind is light and strong at the time, which affects his archery skills.
Accuracy, this is really difficult to achieve...The bad thing is, since before Tottoqataiji, it seems that the Mongols have not produced a new Zhebie Shenshe in a few years."
It turns out that we didn't just hit one archery target in that competition, but hit the targets one by one while retreating. We just used bows and arrows instead of muskets.
Zhu Yijun gestured and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Those who practice archery must exercise their eyesight from a distance. That distance is indeed easy for ordinary people to see clearly, but for those who are arrogant in practicing archery, it is still far away."
What.
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Perhaps because he had never seen it before, Fei Yingdong glanced at it unconsciously, but immediately became alert and quickly looked away to the other side, where he happened to see Gao Pragmatic looking at him with a smile.
"Come on, come on." Fei Yingdong took a step back, stretched out his hand to support her, and said: "It's a small but necessary thing to do as a gift. Let's get down to business first."
In today's era, a distance of eight hundred steps is considered to be an ineffective shooting range for a single soldier on the battlefield. Unless he is commanding an archery team and uses a projectile volley, it depends on the hit rate.
Don't expect any tangible results if you shoot at 800 steps.
Qu Xiayi turned to Chen Ju and said, "That man is running really slowly... Isn't that the so-called running fast and chasing the wind? There really is no one among the newbies in Japan. The key is that they picked it up for free."
That was obviously an abnormal way of answering a monarch and a minister, but Qu Xiayi was very unhappy and pragmatic in speaking in that tone, because it seemed close to him. But I would obviously deny such accusations, rolled my eyes and said, "Oh, so
You dismissed all the minor crimes for him, why does he still care about that little 'crime'?"
While Fei Yingdong was chatting, he walked back to the general platform in a roundabout way. At this time, Zhu Yijun said hello and said that he would pass on the message. The emperor agreed, and then he saw Qu Xiayi running like a gust of wind.
I ran towards the general stage and arrived there in a few breaths. Then I saw me dancing and shouting a few times, and a group of people from here hurriedly ran towards the other side.
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It was Fei Yingdong's first time to see that kind of competition, so it wasn't until Gao pragmatic fired his gun for the seventh time that I understood the meaning of Gao pragmatic's actions just now. After this time, I discovered something embarrassing - even if Gao pragmatically fired
Looking through the telescope, I can see that it is a result of being humble and pragmatic.
The first thing I said was obviously for Zhu Yijun.
Eight hundred steps is equivalent to 150 meters, which is actually far. It must be an assault rifle from the previous life. The ineffective range is said to be about 300-400 meters. But the problem is that this is the "previous life".
The emperor was startled, and took the initiative to speak as if to cover up: "Rixin, he is very leisurely, but you still have to come to invite him personally before he is willing to return to the pavilion to take care of things?"
Accurate hits at 170 meters are not always possible. For example, if Qia Taiji is reborn, it must be possible, but who is Qia Taiji? This is Zhebie's marksmanship. His marksmanship is inferior to Yuan Fu's.
So powerful?
It was so late that the two horses were running back slowly. There was no doubt that the speed of the two horses was running back. Very slowly, another crisp male voice was heard: "Eight hundred steps is too far, I can't compare with you."
Fei Yingdong smiled and said: "What I said is wrong, but Rixin and the others are still the same."
Having said that, he successively nodded to a group of people in the audience who had not yet come to pay their respects, and they all fell to their knees very slowly. Fei Yingdong glanced around, but there was someone with a familiar face. He must be from the Gao family.
They were relatives or servants. Since we knew each other, I didn't bother to say anything more. I just asked, "Where is their master?"
Above the crowd, Fei Yingdong waved his hand and said: "It's necessary. It's rare that his master doesn't have such leisure. I happened to watch the silence, so I'll wait until I finish the competition. Let's go, I'll go and have a look too."
Gao pragmatic laughed, but replied slowly, and got on his horse vigorously. Then he got off his horse and cupped his hands and said: "The emperor came to the minister's house to say that he wanted to inform his family. He should have insisted on letting the minister suffer."
Is it your fault? Your Majesty, this minister is going to be humiliated."
Many people in the audience exclaimed, and even Zhu Yijun had a strange look on his face. Qu Xiayi didn't understand at all and asked: "Is eight hundred steps very far?"
Fei Yingdong was astonished when Gao Qingshi changed the hand holding the reins again and returned to the state of holding the reins with his right hand. His left hand took out an identical short gun from another leather holster on the left side of the horse's back. At the same time, he looked at
Not yet turned to the previous target.
Even if today's muskets cannot use flintlocks, loading is still a task that requires both hands. It is difficult for experts to complete it on horseback - yes, it is possible, but it is too fast, and it seems like a competition in the eyes.
If you shoot slowly and continuously, you can only change guns directly.
Power, that is not power. And the Emperor behind me is not the least powerful person in the world.