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Chapter 90 Army Reform
"Oh!"

"Boom!"

With the sound of gunfire, the steel breast target 100 meters away fell down and hit the grass thickly.

With a smile on his face, Frederick handed the "pea" to the recruits beside him.

Bobo took the gun, his hands trembling with excitement, and like everyone else, he looked at the master with admiration on his face.

The magic air gun used now has been preliminarily finalized, and the Springfield Armory is still under construction. At present, a batch has been produced by the Lakeside Blacksmith for the army to try out and train.

Compared with the trial in spring, the current semi-automatic magic air gun has some changes. In addition to the pea printed on the receiver as the code name, a "maintenance" gear has been added to the insurance. A matchhead-sized crystal at the end of the receiver can be The color changes according to whether there are bullets in the chamber, the bayonet frame is strengthened, there is a scale on the sliding rear sight, a layer of soft rubber pad is added to the contact position between the butt and the shoulder, and the maintenance tools are placed in the small hole in the butt , the magic crystal that provides energy is installed in the butt, and there is a metal cover on the side.

The chest target used for shooting training is made of thicker steel plates, and is hung on the shelf by a steel bar. Regardless of how many rings are hit, it is enough for the bullet to hit the target, and the target will shake when it is hit.

With the accuracy of the recruits, the steel bar hanging on the target took a lot of bullets. Frederick aimed at the middle of the chest target, and finally gave it the final blow.

He found that others thought he was aiming at the steel bar on purpose, so he accepted it as soon as it was good.

Frederick said loudly to Little Franz: "Tomorrow, we will organize a shooting competition for everyone. With 10 bullets, the one who hits the target with one bullet will be rewarded with a root sausage, the one with more than four bullets will be rewarded with a chicken leg, and the one with more than seven bullets will be rewarded with two chicken legs. Add a pork knuckle to all of them!"

The company that was in the shooting training heard it clearly, and immediately cheered happily. There were all kinds of things like "I wish the master good health", "The God of Light will always love the master", and even "I wish the master will have a son soon".

Frederick said to them with a smile: "You train hard, and you will be rewarded for your performance!"

"By the way, if a bullet doesn't hit the target, let me clean the toilet!"

The recruits immediately burst out laughing.

Frederick said again: "Bullets cost money, and they need to be recycled after being fired."

"Who picked up bullets at the shooting range during the break and handed them in. One bullet is exchanged for one hard candy."

"If any guy dares to secretly hide new bullets to cheat sugar, watch me not kick his ass."

The recruits laughed together again.

After Frederick finished speaking, he left the shooting range, went to other companies for a walk, and after announcing the shooting competition, people heard him ask little Franz to find the best pork knuckle in Wesson. award.

After walking four companies to find Richard Nall, he asked curiously, "Master, what have you been researching recently?"

Richard Nall was sitting on a chair by the shooting range, with his legs crossed and his hands crossed over his chest. This appearance has not changed from the beginning to the present.

"Good job." He was very satisfied with Frederick's performance just now.

Frederick just smiled slightly and didn't say much.

Mastering military power is not only top-down, but also bottom-up, and the prestige at the grassroots level is sufficient. Even if someone wants to rebel, they will only be tied up to receive the down payment in the end.

Richard Nall stopped talking about it, and asked his apprentice seriously: "Do you know what it takes to win the war?"

There were too many answers in Frederick's mind, and he didn't know which one to say for a while.

Richard Nall took it for granted that he didn't know, and said: "To win the war, you must protect yourself and destroy the enemy as much as possible."

Frederick nodded, this is the basic principle on the battlefield.

Richard Nall continued: "To protect yourself, apart from martial arts and armor, there is another way, which is to prevent people from being discovered or hit."

"This kind of gun is not only used standing up, but also can be used lying on the ground, even covered with grass, so the enemy can't find you from a long distance."

"If it's in the woods, hide it well, and set up soundproofing magic around it. It can kill the enemies one by one, just like roll call."

"If it's a defensive battle, you can dig trenches on the ground, connect several trenches before and after, and people can walk in it, which can reduce the losses caused by bows and arrows and magic bombardment."

"When the enemy is close, go to the next ditch, and the people in the second ditch can take advantage of the opportunity when they slow down as they pass through the ditch, and destroy them."

"If you have enough money, you can equip them with fast horses."

"They don't need to attack the defense line, they only need to use the speed advantage to move to the weak point of the enemy, and then use the distance advantage to strike the enemy."

Frederick kept a smile on his face, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thanks to being a top figure in the field of killing, he can think of so many things.

He said: "I think an ambush is a good tactic. Compared with setting up a formation, the enemy on the march is better to destroy."

"The enemy treats us the same way." Richard Nall said seriously, "Our advantage lies in killing the enemy from a distance. If the enemy attacks me in close quarters, especially an excellent fighter, the advantage will become a disadvantage."

Frederick nodded solemnly, thinking about this question himself.

The existence of extraordinary power makes the difference in strength between individuals huge. On the battlefield, "the upper scorpion and the other middle scorpion" and "the middle scorpion and the next siege" rarely overturn, and the "lower siege and the other siege" is that Trading human life for time, how long it can be exchanged depends on the speed at which the opponent swings the knife and casts magic.

The enemy is not a fool, he also knows how to make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and he also knows that "you hit yours, and I hit mine".

"We need to make up for the shortcomings." Frederick said after thinking, "The melee combat ability can be made up for by means of weapon matching and fighting skills."

Richard Nall nodded and said: "My first suggestion is to train soldiers to be masters."

"With the current diet and training level, coupled with the training plan I have formulated, I can become an excellent fighter in two and a half years, and it depends on my talent."

"My second opinion is to change the organization according to the weapon configuration."

"Shooting phalanxes like archers and multi-layered shooting like crossbowmen are not advisable. I want to try multi-layered shooting lines."

He stretched out his fingers and drew a "◇" in the air in front of him, and then said: "The smallest group is 4 people, and the people at the top 3 vertices are equipped with the current pea guns, and are responsible for attacking 150 meters to 50 meters. Enemies, the one at the bottom is the team leader, equipped with a purple mushroom gun, responsible for enemies within 50 meters."

The so-called purple mushroom gun is a revolver shotgun. Its name comes from a purple mushroom that explodes a piece of spores when it matures. Everyone thinks that it looks like this mushroom explodes when shot.

Richard Nall continued: "Three such groups form a squad, and the leader of one of the groups is the squad leader. Such a squad is the most basic combat unit."

"Three squads form a platoon, and three platoons form a company."

"The grenadiers have the same organization. The pea guns are replaced with cherry guns. They deal with enemies at a distance of 300 to 150 meters. There is also a team leader with a purple mushroom gun who is responsible for approaching enemies."

"In addition to grenades, they can also be equipped with shotgun shells to deal with difficult enemies at close range."

"A battalion consists of four companies of peas and two companies of cherries, and a regiment has two of these battalions, plus two companies of chasseurs for reconnaissance."

"During the battle, the three rows of the pea company are 20 meters apart, the cherry company is 20 meters behind, and the hunters defend the rear. The enemy is in charge from far to near."

"The formation of soldiers is basically like this, officers and non-commissioned officers, as well as doctors and clerks, etc., depending on the situation."

Frederick calculated in his mind that such a regiment has more than 500 combatants, and if the commander and logistics personnel are added, the number will be close to 2000.

The conscription limit in his heart is 4000 people, exactly two regiments.

This requires a lot of money, but you can still stick to it.

But Richard Nall continued: "Mages and cavalry each need two companies."

Frederick raised his head and silently looked at the clouds covering the sun in the blue sky, pretending not to hear.

More than 200 light cavalry can be produced by gnashing their teeth, but with so many magicians, the monthly salary of at least 6 florins per person is enough to make him cry "wow".

Richard Nall must understand how much money it takes to form such an army, and he is not the kind of person who talks nonsense about big things, so there must be a reason for saying so.

According to the latest news, the neighbors have already started preparing for war. Their combined land area is six times that of Wessen Territory, and their total population is eight times that of Wessen Territory if the new people who moved in last year are not included.

Frederick sighed inwardly.

Jet cannons can't keep up with this war. The cost of barrels is too high to obtain enough data in a short period of time through experiments like gun barrels that rely on a large number of barrels.

There is also a problem with the rocket. The black powder used as the propellant is not strong enough. During the flight, it will collapse due to the impact of burning, and then explode.

In the end, he could only say: "Then I will trouble you and little Franz to draw up a plan, and when I come back, I will approve it if there is no problem."

Naturally, there is no problem with Richard Nall.

Early the next morning, Frederick went to Lohr in a carriage. The next day, when he was out hunting with Baron Philip von Elthal's family, he was accidentally stung into a pig's head by a wasp and decided to stay there to recuperate for a few days.

(End of this chapter)