After they had gone through all this and proved to be fully adapted to military life, shooting training officially began.
Guns, even muzzle-loading rifles, are the most powerful infantry weapons in this time and space, and travelers must ensure that the people holding them are loyal and reliable.
Some people can't stand this kind of life and ask to quit midway. Such people will be arranged to be used as laborers in communes, but they must repay double the settlement money, military pay and food given by the traversers. Before the debt is paid off , cannot leave the commune, and receive no remuneration except basic rations.
As for those who escaped, the powerful communication and night vision capabilities of the time travelers made it impossible for the night and distance to serve as cover for deserters. Those who were captured were all sent to quarries and brick and tile factories to work as coolies without exception.
However, the situation was better than Ma Qianzhu expected. Whether they were deserters or those who asked to quit, there were less than twenty people before and after. The vast majority of them persisted.
The person who presided over the shooting training was Li Yunxing. He had been a shooting athlete in the provincial shooting team and was relatively familiar with this aspect. In order to preside over the training, he received a rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition, and shot for a week, basically using the Mini rifle. The shooting performance is familiar.
The shooting accuracy of front-loading rifled guns is relatively good. These guns were all manufactured before crossing the border. They have good materials, fine workmanship, and have been calibrated. Li Yunxing immediately found the feel after firing a few rounds.
He first started with the most basic steps of holding a gun and correcting the movements of the gun, and then practiced the stability of aiming the gun. Only after everything was qualified did he start shooting training.
The day the Mini rifle was issued, it caused a great sensation among the soldiers. This gun was different from all the firearms they could see. The gun body was dark blue and glowing, and all the parts were very smooth. , without the usual rough feeling of iron products. The three-sided bayonet with the leather sheath is shiny. The leather bullet box contains bullets wrapped in yellow rough paper. There is also a small yellow copper piece, which is said to be called a flash cap. .
The gun is heavy, but lighter than the training guns they usually use. All parts are made to a suitable size. People who have used bird guns, three-eyed guns and other kinds of fire gate guns think this gun is very delicate. It's not awkward at all to weigh the hand.
During the first live ammunition shooting, the rifle erupted with thick smoke, the strong smell of gunpowder smoke and the heavy recoil of the gun butt, which made many first-time gun-handlers deeply appreciate the power of the weapon in their hands. The lead bullets were fired in the thick layer. The penetrating power of the wooden target made them even more stunned - the iron sand shot by the traditional bird gun can be blocked by a thicker wooden door panel.
In order to enhance their confidence in the weapons in their hands, Li Yunxing also persuaded Ma Qianzhu to get a pair of iron armor from the inventory, test-fired it on the spot, and shot through 200 meters away, leaving everyone stunned.
"Damn it, wouldn't the armor be useless?" Lin Fu touched the small hole in the armor that was still smoking. "It would be too easy to fight."
"Then we are not invincible yet. If we just stand and shoot, no one can rush us." The soldiers all shouted excitedly. Their morale level soared.
"It's not even close to being invincible," Li Yunxing said, "but we have a huge advantage. We can hit farther than the enemy, hit more accurately, and hit faster. Neither the cavalry nor the archers can do anything to us.
threaten.
"But if the enemy has a large group of cavalry, just firing a gun is not enough. This gun can shoot up to 400 meters, and the cavalry can rush over in less than a minute. How many shots can you fire in a minute?"
"Three or four shots."
"What if we have fewer people and the other side has more people, and everyone fires three or four shots in one minute, but the enemy is not beaten away, what should we do at this time?"
Everyone was lost in thought. A man among them, who had been silent for a long time, interrupted and said: "Force them with spears. Everyone forms a square formation, with spearmen guarding the outside and musketeers inside."
"Yes, this is indeed a way." Li Yunxing was not surprised by this suggestion - this method is not very rare. There were similar tactics in the Ming Dynasty: spearmen covered firearms shooters, and there was an upgraded version that used chariot formations to cover.
Firearms. "Is there anything better?"
"Triple Formation." The man said again, "The musketeers are divided into three rows and shoot in turns. This way, they can fire not only 3 to 4 times a minute, but continuously."
"Yes, yes, where did you know that?" Li Yunxing was greatly surprised. This "three-stage attack" has always been regarded as a secret method of time travel. He did not expect that people in the Ming Dynasty had already had such a concept. Then he thought, since Japan
The Ming Dynasty could have come up with this set of tactics during the Warring States Period.
"The younger one saw the Beijing camp drill in the capital."
"You have a vision, what's your name?"
The man stood at attention and clasped his fists like a donkey or a horse: "Little yellow bear, from Hejian, Beizhili."
"Okay, come to the headquarters after the exercise."
"yes!"
It is easy to train shooting, but it is not easy to instill the concept of gun maintenance into them. Almost no one realizes that guns need to be maintained. After the first day of shooting training, although the gun barrel is required to be cleaned afterwards, the gun barrel does not need to be cleaned afterwards.
During the evening surprise inspection, it was found that only a handful of soldiers had cleaned their guns as required.
Ancient times did not pay much attention to the maintenance of firearms, and there were no specific requirements and specifications for the maintenance of firearms. Cannons were mostly covered in the open air. Things like bird guns were of low quality, and they were more likely to injure themselves than to hit them.
The enemy is bigger, the soldiers don't like to use it, and they even talk about maintaining it.
Muzzle-loading guns use black powder with a lot of residue and paper for wrapping ammunition, and have higher requirements for gun maintenance. Li Yunxing had to carry out mandatory maintenance work after every shooting training, and taught each soldier step by step how to use the gun.
Maintenance. Everyone's guns must be inspected before they can be disbanded. Then this task is assigned to each squad leader to implement, and a layer-by-level inspection system is adopted. Li Yunxing inspects the squad leader's gun, and the squad leader checks the gun of each soldier in the squad. Severe punishment is provided.
System, finally established the habit of cleaning guns. Although I still got a lot of annoying comments, thinking that the "chief" was unnecessary.
More than once, Ma Qianzhu received such reports from the informants placed among the soldiers: Wiping the barrel of a gun is a waste. If there is any residue in the barrel, it is better to empty it clean. Anyway, it will still be fired if it is not wiped clean.
Some people also say that these Australian maritime merchants are a bit "independent" and know how to accept death. They have rules for everything and are not as flexible as the locals.
When Ma Qianzhu saw such a soldier's psychological report, he couldn't help but think of the discussions that Chinese employees of joint ventures had with foreign parties at the beginning of reform and opening up - the two had similar approaches but similar goals.
Tian Liang was also at a lower-middle level in shooting training. The assessment standard set by Li Yunxing was to hit the target 6 times out of 10 times within a distance of 100 meters. Tian Liang only hit three shots in the first assessment, and waited until the third
A retake is the only way to barely pass.
But there are also very strong people. The three brothers of the Ruan family all got good marks in the first assessment. Ding Yangzeng, a member of the original Goujiazhuang regiment, got the only perfect score: all ten shots were scored.
"The marksmanship is really good!" Li Yunxing patted his shoulder excitedly.
"Thank you, chief." Yang Zeng stood at attention in a standard manner, "The younger one was originally a hunter."
"Hunting? No wonder you have good eyesight."
"No, I have used such a blunderbuss before when I was young."
"Oh?" Li Yunxing became interested.
"In the past, when I was a member of Master Gou, no, everyone in Gou—" he quickly corrected himself, "one time the pirates sent a batch of goods, which contained dozens of guns like this." He gestured.
, "But it's not as easy to use as the guns of the leaders. It requires a fire rope and is heavy to hold."
Li Yunxing remembered that among the weapons seized from Goujiazhuang, there were some foreign goods, including a batch of matchlock guns. According to the research of several historical figures, they should be made in Britain.
"That gun is much easier to use than the original blunderbuss in the village, and it can shoot accurately. However, the villagers have suffered the consequences of the blunderbuss and don't like to use it. Mr. Gou, Gou Da gave me one when he saw that I liked it.
I just shoot birds when I have nothing to do, and I get used to it."
"You are so accurate in shooting, Gou Da must look at you differently, right?"
Yang Zeng had a look of embarrassment on his face. Ever since he was captured in Goujiazhuang and arrived in Bairen City, he had been interrogated over and over again for many days, and had to undergo labor reform for a period of time. Because he had no bad deeds and was a voluntary surrenderer, he was given
Arranged to work in the commune. During this period of time, he has learned that this group of "thieves", "short-haired" or "Australian maritime merchants", the most important thing is that everyone's "historical issues" must be clean.
The "historical issue" of family property grouping is obviously a stain.
"Looking back at the commander," he said cautiously, "the younger one is just an ordinary member of Goujiazhuang. Although he is more accurate in shooting, the elder Gou doesn't think too highly of the younger one - he still likes the skills of those guns, clubs and swords.
"
"No matter how good a gun, stick or sword is, how can it withstand one of your muskets?" Li Yunxing had no idea what he was thinking, and thought he was not appreciating his talent.
"It has to be a gun used by gentlemen - I never thought in my wildest dreams that this gun could shoot so far and be so accurate and fast." Yang Zeng was a little excited when talking about the gun, "Although foreign guns are good, they are good.
, but it’s far behind compared to this gun.”
"Oh? Tell me what's good about it?" Li Yunxing himself has a strong interest in firearms and shooting. He knows how exciting a good gun makes people feel. He did not expect that such a hobby exists in another time and space.
"There are so many benefits, but I think there are two best things. One is the flash cap, which can be used to start a fire by just putting it on. There is no need to put special gunpowder. It is safe and easy to use. The second is that the ammunition is wrapped in paper. Well, it’s easy to use and the quantity is accurate. Usually when shooting small guns, I use powder bags to pour. How much I pour depends on the feel of my hand. Occasionally, I pour more or less. It’s not as accurate as paper-packed ammunition like this.”
Li Yunxing thought that this man was really not simple. Ordinary soldiers followed the rules and did what the instructor asked. He also had many ideas. This was a rare talent.
"I can hit 100 meters with every shot, but what about 200 meters? Give it a try?"
"The chief's order, the young one must obey!" These words, coupled with the action of raising the head, straightening the chest and standing at attention, felt very inconsistent.
Li Yunxing specially gave him a high-precision Minie rifle with a j+ mark. The target 200 meters away was a circular target with a diameter of 1.5 meters. Yang Zeng held his breath and concentrated, and hit ten out of ten shots.
It's amazing! Li Yunxing was very surprised. Although the Mini rifle is also a rifled gun, its accuracy cannot be compared with the fixed-breech metal bullet rifle. This Yang Zeng only has experience with matchlock guns, and he can shoot this after a month of training. His grades can be considered extremely talented.
Then the target was moved to 300 meters away. This time Yang Zeng missed the target with 4 shots. When the target was moved to 400 meters away, he still hit 4 shots. This result is quite impressive. Several military committee members at the venue were retired. The soldiers all cheered. Even if I shot 56 and a half, this result was pretty good.
"That's right, you can all be snipers." Li Yunxing was happy to have such a famous person in his training team.
"Thank you for the promotion, Chief!" Yang Zeng didn't know what a sniper was, but he intuitively believed that it would definitely be good for him.
He and several other people with excellent shooting scores were selected for further training as snipers. Wei Aiwen decided to form a platoon of hunters outside the infantry company as long-range precision shooting support.