9. Training the Birds
"Listen, in the past, King Mu's three-stage rotation method I believe you have also heard a little, since King Mu used, Chengzu five times to attack Mongolia, firearms troops also use the three-stage rotation method, but since there is a bird gun, our army is equipped with firearms and the beginning of the founding of the country has changed greatly, now this bird gun both the rate of fire and the power of the country has been greatly improved compared with the beginning of the founding of the country, so, Mu Wang's three-stage attack method, should also be improved, now, this will be for you to personally demonstrate, you, you, come forward. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Xiao Ruxun decided to demonstrate the three-stage strike method by himself, so that every soldier could see it clearly, so he called two soldiers to come forward and demonstrate with him.
The goal is to take 80 steps ahead of a wooden sign.
Xiao Ruxun first took a bird's gun, and then began to reload the ammunition, letting the other two soldiers stand behind him in two positions, and he first aimed at the wooden card and lit the fire rope.
"Mr. Wang Qian, you come to shout the launch password!"
Xiao Ruxun commanded, Wang Hui nodded, raised his hand, and then waved: "Let's go!" ”
Xiao Ruxun pulled the trigger and closed his eyes, and with a bang, the lead bullet was stimulated, Xiao Ruxun opened his eyes and saw that there was a hole in the wooden card.
"The general is mighty!"
The gunners shouted in unison.
Smiled and waved his hand, and then Xiao Ruxun took the bird gun and said to the gun behind him: "After I finish this shot, I will quickly go around from you to the last loading ammunition, and you have to advance forward at the moment I leave, standing in my original position, I will retreat to the end and start loading ammunition to prepare for launch, and you will take a step forward to aim and launch, because the three-stage rotation method is to rotate in situ, the entire formation does not need to move forward and backward, so after the front row retreats, the back row needs to follow immediately, there can be no slack, otherwise the formation will be chaotic, There is no doubt about defeat, foot soldiers, the first heavy army formation, no battle on the battlefield can not live, you need to remember! ”
"No!"
The gunners shouted in unison.
"Okay, now I'll step back to the third place, you go further, you go further, I'll load the ammunition at the end, while loading the ammunition, you finish fighting, you move forward, even if the ammunition has not been loaded, I have to take a step forward and maintain the formation, of course, on the battlefield, the general will arrange the auxiliaries to reload the ammunition behind your formation, but once the auxiliaries can't keep up with the speed of the launch, you also need to be able to load the ammunition yourself, and the guns who can't load the ammunition can't be counted as a qualified gun, you need to remember."
"No!"
The gunners drink again.
Xiao Ruxun nodded and retreated to the third column, while the original second and third columns had been carried to the first and second columns.
"Raise the gun! Put! ”
Wang Hui ordered, and the pawn pulled the trigger, and the ammunition was activated, and it hit the wooden card steadily eighty paces away.
"Retreat!"
Wang Hui ordered again, the gunner immediately ran back, the second column of gunners stepped forward, Xiao Ruxun, who was loading ammunition, also moved one step forward to maintain the formation, and the last gunner also quickly began to load ammunition and prepare to fire.
"Put!"
Wang Hui gave the order again, and the gunman raised his gun and fired, hitting the wooden plate.
"Retreat!"
Xiao Ruxun has not finished loading, but has already occupied the first position, and the pawn behind him has not been loaded, but it is also a step forward to occupy the position, about ten seconds later, the loading is completed, Xiao Ruxun raised the gun, Wang Hui waved his hand: "Put!" ”
A shot hit again.
Xiao Ruxun put down the bird gun and said to the guards who watched: "This is the most basic three-stage strike method, according to the general's estimate, with your current level, a stick of incense time can be fired at most three to four times, which is far worse than bows and arrows and crossbow arrows, but if supplemented by the three-stage attack method, the shooting efficiency can be increased by three times, and it can be fired three times in a row to form an uninterrupted strike, in fact, according to the original estimate of the general, if you want to form an attack like an arrow, you need at least six to nine rows."
But if you are not skilled in the method of three-stage strike, how can you talk about six-stage attack and nine-stage strike? This is the method, but also need to practice diligently, in order to cooperate with the tacit understanding, above the battle array, not only such a column, but hundreds of columns together to launch bird guns, so, the formation must be skillful, this will once again emphasize, above the battle array, the military array is the guarantee of your life! ”
The gunners shouted, "No! ”
Xiao Ruxun nodded, handed the bird gun to the soldiers, and said, "Now the whole team is divided into ten squads, each team of thirty people, forming three columns, and starting to practice. ”
After such an order, Xiao Ruxun leaned in front of the general platform to watch the soldiers' drills, Wang Hui personally went down to supervise the cooperation of the soldiers, at the beginning the soldiers were in a hurry, there were always soldiers who did not do it right, forgot to advance, or the loading speed was not fast enough to miss the overall formation, Wang Hui beat and scolded the hard cleanup, only gradually improved, until noon, after eating a lunch in the barracks, the soldiers continued to practice in the afternoon, Xiao Ruxun climbed the city wall with the support of his own soldiers.
A sentinel returned from the west, and reported that most of the bandit army had appeared five hundred miles west of Pingyu City, and that they would arrive in about two days to begin the attack.
Xiao Ruxun came to the west city wall, facing the enemy on the city wall, and saw twelve Franc machine guns lined up, erected on the cannon port of the city wall, the city wall was covered with all kinds of ordnance materials, as well as the two general cannons that had not been mobilized, that is, the bamboo cannon, this kind of Ming origin cannon compared with the imitation of the Spanish Franc machine gun, in terms of stability and tightness, so it is not as good as the Fran machine gun to be reused, and the general iron cannon is too heavy, although the power is greater, it is not easy to put it up, and it is generally not the first choice.
Zhao Hu was born in the old Xiao family, and once followed Xiao Ruxun's father to fight, he knew that Xiao Ruxun had just recovered from his injuries, and when he saw Xiao Ruxun's face was not good, he still insisted on going to the city to inspect, and he was a little worried while admiring.
"The general is healed from his injuries and should recuperate, he should not move around, the general is concerned about the safety of the whole city, and he should pay more attention to himself."
Xiao Ruxun just smiled and said softly: "Bo Wei has a heart, Ben will know, but the enemy is current, Ben will not be able to abolish the public for personal reasons, besides, the wound has healed and begun to scab, even if Ben will move a little, as long as it does not touch the wound, it is still no problem, the thief army appeared on the west side, the number must be more than last time, our army is only 2,500 people, and it has been broken up and reorganized, the cooperation may not be as good as before, you have to be more careful." ”
Zhao Hu clenched his fists and promised.
"In addition, our army has sufficient food and straw, but there are few people, in this battle, our army does not seek to break the enemy, but seeks stability, enough to repel the enemy, wait for reinforcements, without my order, must not go out of the city to chase and kill."
Zhao Hu promised again.
Xiao Ruxun nodded, looked at the sky in the distance, and suddenly remembered a thrilling battle in the eighth year of the last days, his heart moved, and he frowned.
"Bowei, if you are the commander of the thief army, after the first attack is frustrated, the second attack, will you continue the previous tactics, or will you seek a different tactic to try to break through?"
Zhao Hu frowned and thought about it carefully: "If the last general knows that the enemy's city is strong and it is very difficult to attack, he will definitely not take the means of attacking, but will try to use various methods to capture the city. ”
"Yes, with the cunning of the father and son, once we were defeated and angry, will we use more soldiers and horses to besiege the city and storm it again? Unless it reaches the point where there is nothing to be done, a strong attack is the last resort, but where there is another way, it will not choose to storm the city, our army is already a lonely city, if the thief army knows the soldiers, they should also know that their enemy is not us, but the Wei system on the south bank of the Yellow River, the division of troops to fight is a taboo for soldiers, and it is a taboo to besiege the city. ”
Zhao Hu was puzzled: "What does the general mean, there is fraud?" But the sentinel cavalry reported that there was indeed a large army coming, and there would be nothing wrong with that? ”