According to legend, three-stage shooting was invented by Mu Ying, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, long-range weapons such as bows, arrows, firearms, etc. all needed to be filled with time. In order to solve this time difference problem, General Mu Ying invented this kind of shooting after repeated practice.
method, achieving great results.
I explained: "We can arrange the musketeers in nine rows, and every third row is a group. The first row of each group is kneeling, the second row is half standing, and the third row is upright. They fire at the same time.
After shooting, retreat to the back to reload, the second group moves forward to become the first group, and continues shooting. This cycle basically guarantees uninterrupted shooting. This method is called three-stage shooting. Although with these remedies
method, but it still cannot avoid the situation where the enemy, especially the opponent's cavalry, rushes in front of the musketeers. At this time, the musketeers will be unable to resist, so the musketeers must be mixed with soldiers who use cold weapons to form a battalion."
Wen Zhang thought for a while and said: "I understand, this method is indeed effective. When the remaining enemies rush closer, other troops will be sent to fight against them."
"Well, that's right. Let's imagine that there are a thousand Mongolian cavalry rushing in a hundred meters away. Wen Zhang, you also have a thousand soldiers here. If there are fifty musketeers in each row, one group will be one hundred and fifty.
Name, when the enemy rushes in front of you, it is estimated that each group can only fire one or two times. One shot is 450 rounds. If it can cause half of the opponent's casualties, then the enemy will have more than 700 people charging.
When we get close, we only have more than 500 soldiers from other arms, so we are bound to be at a disadvantage; calculated twice, it is 900 rounds, which also causes half of the casualties to the enemy, and then 500 enemy troops will rush in.
At present, this is equivalent to our soldiers. What if there are one hundred or two hundred musketeers in each row? A different situation will arise."
Wen Zhang frowned and said: "Your Majesty, it seems too difficult to fire the musket twice in such a short period of time. Moreover, even if we can fire the musket twice, with the same number of people, our combat effectiveness in hand-to-hand combat is still not as good as the opponent's."
"Wen Zhang, the key factor that determines war is people. The application of muskets in actual combat is the direction of the future. You have no doubt about this. However, the strategies and tactics involved need to be studied carefully. Firing ten times in one word (five minutes) is
The most basic thing is that it must be done. Think about it carefully and then submit it to me. Don't stick to conventional thinking. For example, whether you can set up obstacles in the middle to slow down the opponent's cavalry. Another example is the competition between musketeers.
How many columns are appropriate, etc." At this point, my face suddenly became serious and said, "Wen Zhang, our army can still maintain a stalemate with Mongolia by relying on the city, but it is far from its enemy in the field. However, I
I don’t want to see that the army you brought out is also like this, and it is unbearable to fight in the field. The Mongolian soldiers are human beings, and your soldiers are also human beings, so why did they lose?"
Wen Zhang's heart trembled, and he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my team will definitely meet the Emperor's requirements."
"Well, Wen Zhang, I will teach you another war saying. Strategically, you must despise the enemy, and tactically, you must pay attention to the enemy."
This famous saying about war comes from a great man of later generations. It is a concentrated expression of this great man’s strategic and tactical thoughts. It is not made up by me. Wen Zhang was not surprised by my unexpected views and just repeated this silently in his heart.
Two sentences.
Returning to Yun Bofei's room, I thought for a while and said, "Song Rui, Bofei, first build a thousand of these muskets."
Wen Tianxiang asked: "Your Majesty, how long does it take the Gunpowder Department to complete?"
"Can three months be enough?"
"Three months?" Wen Tianxiang said, "Then we need to add more equipment and more craftsmen."
"Well, Song Rui, you can just arrange it. In short, I will agree to whatever Bo Fei needs here."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Mr. Shen, has the university laboratory started to be built?" I asked Shen Yiqiu.
"Back to the Emperor, the process has already begun."
"Okay, the first project of the laboratory is to help Yun Bofei solve the problem. Quan Jue should be here in the next few days. Let him be in charge of the laboratory first. I hope to build the Lin'an University laboratory into the most prestigious laboratory in the world. As for the cost, let He Ji apply for it. In addition, Mr. Shen, after you go back, you can discuss with He Ji to build a recruitment building in front of the university. Anyone who has a skill, regardless of his or her fame and origin, can serve as a university professor after my approval. , or become an official in the court, or do research on your own. If you don't want to, you can also conduct academic exchanges with universities."
Shen Yiqiu replied respectfully: "I will obey the emperor's will."
"Song Rui, Dongping, and Bo Fei, the three of you will finalize the musket within three days and then start mass production. Oh, by the way, I just remembered one thing. Can there be a bayonet at the front of the musket? Bo Fei Have you seen my drawings, do you still have any impressions?"
"Back to the emperor, I still remember that this is not difficult."
"That's good, Bo Fei. The research and development of projectiles and artillery cannot be ignored."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have set up different teams, each headed by several lieutenants from the Gunpowder Department. The progress is going quite smoothly so far."
"Very good, Bo Fei has contributed a lot, I will remember it in my heart, Song Rui."
"I'm here."
"I remember that I mentioned the name of the muskets. Let's name these thousand muskets Yun's muskets."
Wen Tianxiang said: "I obey the order."
"Your Majesty..." After hearing this, Yun Bofei was so excited that he couldn't speak and fell to his knees.
Yun's Musket.
This has been the hope of generations of the Yun family.
It has been passed down through the ages and is famous for future generations.
Yun's musket ushered in a new era of firearms. Since then, hot weapons have gradually entered the war.
"Get up." I helped Yun Bofei up, handed him a few drawings, and said, "Yun Aiqing, this is my latest thought of the flintlock drawings. It is one of your key research projects in the next step. Quan Jue's laboratory and Quan Jue himself will fully cooperate and strive to successfully develop it before the end of the year."
It was precisely because of the many shortcomings of the matchlock that people continued to improve it. At the end of the 16th century, the birth of the flintlock finally ended the dominance of cold weapons. Although it was still far inferior to the guns of later generations, it was no longer a cold weapon that could compete. Yes.
Yun Bofei took a look at the drawing and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best."
"Okay, Bo Fei, I believe in you, but you need to pay attention to rest at ordinary times. If you have time, learn martial arts with Zhong Fei, exercise your body, and slowly leave the trivial matters to the people below. I, Da Song, can't do without you. You're a firearms expert."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Well, Dongping."
"My subordinate is here."
"Dongping, the Gunpowder Department can build a large-scale firearms manufacturing workshop, bringing together our country's most advanced process equipment and first-class craftsmen of various types to meet the increasing number of firearms manufacturing."
"Your Majesty." Chen Dongping said a little dullly, "Only the weapons supervisor has the right to establish a manufacturing workshop. Can the gunpowder department do it?"
"Of course. You can make a plan for this matter first and leave it to Song Rui. When the flintlock gun is developed, I will upgrade the Gunpowder Department to the Firearms Supervisor."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, my subordinates will start immediately." Chen Dongping said happily.
The Gunpowder Department can be upgraded to the Firearms Supervisor, and Chen Dongping can also rise, just like the Weapons Supervisor. However, a fifth-rank official is far from being comparable to the low-ranking seventh-rank official he is now.
"Wen Zhang, has the expansion of the Youth Guard been completed?"
"Your Majesty, it has been completed a long time ago. Now the Youth Guard has 1,000 regular soldiers and 300 non-staff soldiers."
"How are you doing?"
"Back to the Emperor, the Young Guards have basic training for everyone in the morning and morning, including physical fitness, endurance, formation, basic fighting, etc. In the afternoon, they have professional training for their respective teams, such as spearmen practicing guns, swordsmen practicing swordsmanship, and sailors entering the water.
The soldiers went up to the mountain and waited, and in the evening we invited knowledgeable gentlemen to teach us how to read and practice calligraphy, or we discussed practical cases in the "General Martial Arts"."
"What name? It's a mess. Haha, I don't care. I just want results. When you have time, go to the Ministry of War and ask Lu Xiufu to see if there is still banditry there. Go out and fight."