After Huang Hansheng's bold order was issued, the middle-level officers opened their mouths in surprise.

It is clearly written in the infantry drill that the effective range of the Qionghai rifle is 70 steps, and it is still lethal within 100 steps; The optimal range is fifty paces. When defending against the enemy, the general tactic is to wait in place, wait for the enemy to enter within 100 paces and set up a shooting action, fire at 70 paces, and fire a salvo or free fire depending on the specific situation.

And march to the position of thirty paces to shoot, this distance is close enough to see the pockmarks on the opponent's face, the accuracy is guaranteed, and you can hit the opponent almost with your eyes closed, but the danger has also increased exponentially, although the overall performance of the bird gun is not as good as the Qionghai rifle, but it is not a vegetarian.

However, the military discipline of the Qiong Navy is extremely strict, and the order will be carried out to the letter, and the commander's mistakes will naturally be held accountable by the Military Justice Department after the war - for example, Zuo Wuwei's questioning of Huang Hansheng in the Battle of Changyi is only an example, and Zuo Wuwei only discussed the matter from the perspective of artillery professionalism, and did not disobey the order in the end.

The soldiers of the first battalion, under the command of the officer, marched forward in unison with their guns, and the two rows of horizontal formations were very neat, and even the Shenji Battalion, which was the opponent, was also impressed.

A thousand general manager praised: "It is also remarkable that the bird soldiers can do this like an arm and a finger, and it is neat and uniform." ”

Fu Ankang snorted, "It's just a showcase, everyone is a bird's gun, it's nothing more than a pair of shots, isn't it death to rush up so stunned?" I was worried that the distance was a bit far, and now they are just in time to send them to the door, so let the brothers work harder, and send them on the road with a platoon of guns! ”

Xia Nan, who was in the rear, frowned, and said to Lin Weiye beside him: "This Huang Hansheng is always in danger, last time he used a mountain cannon to shoot at a distance of dozens of meters in Changyi, and this time he played with fire again. We have an advantage in the rate of fire, why use such a tactic? ”

Lin Weiye's view is completely opposite, he praised: "It is worthy of being a veteran who was beaten out in actual combat, and he has no teacher, which is a trick used by the British." Do you know that the British are accustomed to taking risks, and in naval battles, they put forward the slogan of firing the cannon at the enemy's head, and the actual combat distance is about 100 meters, and in the queue to shoot, they often brave the opponent's fire to get within 30 or even 20 paces, and use a round of salvo to crush the opponent. In the era of smoothbore guns, where the accuracy and range were not very good, such a tactic was risky, but with enough discipline and willpower, a close salvo was much more effective than a long-range fire! ”

General Xia Nan was suspicious, did not speak again, and carefully observed the battle situation ahead.

The distance between the two sides was supposed to be 100 paces, but the 1st Battalion moved forward some distance and shortened the gap to 60 paces. At this time, the more than 1,000 bird guns of the Shenji Battalion finished loading their bird guns and raised their guns to aim at each other. In the absence of cavalry charges, these bird-stalkers were still able to face it calmly, and before the order was given, no one fired indiscriminately. Perhaps in their consciousness, in terms of firearms alone, no one in the world can compare to the Shenji Battalion, and it would be good if these dirt buns on the other side could beat the guns, and they were not worthy of being their opponents at all.

Seeing that his subordinates were ready, Fu Ankang ordered loudly: "Beat me hard!" ”

"Boom", the sound of a bean-bursting gunshot, mixed with a strange sound of "bang" in the middle - this is the explosion of some unlucky ghost's bird. From time to time, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion were shot and fell, and as soon as they fought, they suffered casualties before their opponents, and this was the first time that this had happened to the Qiong Navy, which was known for its superior long-range firepower.

But the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, which had experienced a hundred battles, was not intimidated by the casualties and still advanced silently, and the officers did not give the order to return fire. The soldiers who were hit and fell to the ground were immediately filled by those behind them, keeping the ranks intact.

The Shenji Battalion, who was expecting the opponent to collapse in a round of shooting, was disappointed, and many people cursed in a low voice: "Damn, these are some fools, right? If they don't fight back after eating a gun, they are holding a burning stick in their hands? ”

Fu Ankang felt that something was wrong, such tactics were either fools, or he had absolute confidence in himself, he would rather believe the latter. Quickly ordered: "Don't be stupid, fire a second shot!" ”

The boss scolded and kicked the Birdmen to shoot again, and the Birdmen began to scramble and began to repeat the tedious reloading steps.

Clean the primer hole and primer pot, pour the primer, pour the appropriate amount of gunpowder into the muzzle, reload, tamp it with a strip, and then blow the fire rope to ignite the primer...... Such a complex step can be done without interference, but face to face with an expressionless opponent who is gradually approaching, the bird gunners have some hairiness in their hearts, and inevitably make mistakes, either pouring too much or too little primer, or forgetting to load buckshot.

Fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps. Having reached the predetermined position, at the loud command of the officer, the 1st battalion stopped its advance and raised its rifles in unison.

Faced with the muzzle of the black hole, the birds were completely panicked. They themselves are playing with birds, so they naturally know what kind of concept shooting at this distance is, as long as the other side fires, there is almost no chance of survival. The commanders shouted loudly for them to hurry up and shoot, but the more they urged, the more chaotic they became, some of them raised their bird guns that had not yet been loaded with buckshot, and some of them could not blow the fire rope at all, and could not ignite the primer.

In the chaos of the Shenji Battalion, an angry roar sounded from the opposite side: "All of them, fire a salvo, fire!" ”

"Woo hoo hoo", a dense burst of gunfire rang out, but this time it was the Joan Navy who opened fire. Thirty paces away, almost without a miss, the horizontal team of the Shenji Battalion collapsed like a wall blown down by a strong wind, screaming one after another, and thousands of bird-gunners fell neatly in the storm of lead bullets, and none of them were spared.

Fu Ankang opened his mouth wide, he couldn't believe his eyes, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "dang bang". These more than 1,000 bird gunners are the elite of the Shenji Battalion, and he has spent a lot of effort to train them, and they are just served in one pot?

Lin Weiye was intoxicated by this violent aesthetics, and said to Xia Nan unsatisfactorily: "Look, this is simply a perfect combination of discipline, courage, and technology, in this time and space, our team can do it." If nothing else, after defeating the two Shenji battalions in the north and south, there will be no opponents in the whole of East Asia who can shoot against us, and this may be the last time we have seen in our lives to line up and shoot—among the remaining opponents, whether they are Houjin or Liukou, they are all authentic cold weapon troops. ”

Xia Nan, who was relieved, scolded with a smile: "If you are not modest, you will die?" Wait until you've destroyed the Tartars and the Rogues before you preach your violent aesthetics! ”