Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 54 Practice three strikes

Flags were fluttering on the campus of the Pro-Army Governor's Mansion. The entire campus was under martial law, and pro-army troops were everywhere around it.

Zhu Yuanzhang led the eldest son Zhu Biao in front, accompanied by Zhu Di, as well as heavyweight generals Xu Da, Tang He, Li Wenzhong, etc.

Behind them are Mu Ying, Lan Yu, Zhou Dexing, Lu Zhongxiang, etc.

It can be said that there are so many famous generals, and each one of them is a general who can expand territory and guard one side!

Under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang, everyone climbed onto the temporary stands.

"Brother Imperial, what does your father want to show us by engaging in such a big battle?"

Zhu Di asked Zhu Biao in a low voice.

"My father has made a new kind of firearm. It is very powerful. You will know after you take a look at it?"

"Oh firearm?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up. He was now in his early twenties. Apart from Xu Miaoyun, he had no other hobbies. He only liked wielding swords and guns and leading troops in war. When he heard about the powerful new firearms, he immediately Interest came.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also whispering instructions to Xu Da and Tang He beside him.

"Tiande, Wenzhong, you should take a good look this time. These new firearms are different from the previous firecrackers. We think they will definitely play a great role on the battlefield in the future. Today's swords, guns, bows and arrows may be replaced by these firearms in the future. Instead, the battlefield in the future will no longer be about you and me attacking each other."

Xu Da was a little surprised when he heard this. The firearms in the army now mainly include firecrackers and artillery. Artillery is quite effective, but firecrackers are useless. Most individual combat still uses bows, arrows, swords and guns as the main weapons.

And now listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, it seems that the emergence of this new firearm will change the form of future wars.

"Are the firearms mentioned by the superiors really so effective?"

Xu Da asked doubtfully.

"Haha, you guys will know after a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much. Many things are believed when seen. Only when you see them with your own eyes can you truly understand them.

Although Xu Da and others have not seen the future war scenes in the movie, he believes that the vision of his generals will definitely be able to see the role of flintlock guns.

After everyone was ready, Li Wei began to enter the arena. Today he also looked for a pair of armor and wore it very coquettishly. He looked much more majestic.

But not long after he was proud, he regretted it. This thing was really heavy. If he were to wear this thing to fight, Li Wei would feel that he would be exhausted before being beaten to death.

But it was already on him, and it was too late to take it off now, so Li Wei could only endure it and enter the venue.

"stand at attention!"

Before entering the venue, Li Wei first organized the team. After the team was in order, he gave the order to enter the venue together.

Everyone in the stands saw only a queue of 30 people, walking slowly and neatly onto the stage, with their steps evenly rising and falling. They looked not only majestic, but also very beautiful.

These people are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and they all know the importance of military discipline. This 30-man team looks like a well-disciplined elite at first glance!

The team slowly came to the stand with standard steps. Li Wei ordered the team to stop, then ran to the front of the stand, clasped his fists in accordance with the military salute of the Ming Dynasty army, and shouted loudly:

"Weak minister Li Wei, please see your Majesty."

"Exemption."

In fact, Li Wei was leading the army at this time and should be called the last general. However, he did not have a military position and was only temporarily appointed. He also felt that it was not appropriate to call him the last general, so he called himself a minor minister as usual.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about this with him. As long as this kid didn't mess around, he would be satisfied.

"Your Majesty, the musketeers have been lined up and ready. Your Majesty is invited to inspect them!"

"Okay, let's start the drill your way."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Wei took the order with a serious face and left, returned to the team, and began to direct the team to march to the shooting position.

"Turn right! Start walking!" Brush!
The pro-soldiers turned around in unison and drove towards the center of the school field with neat steps.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction, turned to Xu Da beside him and asked: "Tiande, what do you think of this team?"

"Upon my command, I feel that this team is well-disciplined and looks like an elite force at first glance."

After a pause, Xu Da continued: "But I feel that this way of marching is a bit too rigid, and I'm afraid it is not practical on the battlefield."

"Yes, I think so too. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the military formation that moves every time may be dispersed by the enemy before it has time to react."

Li Wenzhong also echoed.

"Haha, you will know in a while, just wait and see."

Li Wei led the team to the reserved location on the school field. The team lined up neatly in three rows and were ready to shoot.

This time he preset three targets, namely fifty steps, one hundred steps, and 150 steps, distributed in different directions.

First, Li Wei adjusted his formation and faced the fifty-step target. Under his instruction, the first row of soldiers raised their flintlock rifles.

"Get ready, let go!"

bang bang bang...

Li Wei gave the order, and there was a burst of gunfire. Immediately after the soldiers in the first row fired their guns, they immediately retreated after hearing the command. The soldiers in the second row stepped forward, and the queue switching was extremely smooth.

After the second row finished firing the third row, and the third row also finished firing, the soldiers in the first row who fired first had also finished loading their ammunition.

In this way, the three rows of soldiers switched back and forth, and the gunshots continued and crackled together.

The generals in the stands were all dumbfounded. Is this still a firecracker?Can you still fight like this?

At this rate of fire, the cavalry would definitely have to pay heavy casualties if they wanted to rush in front of such a formation.

The generals on the stage initially didn't take it seriously when they saw this seemingly majestic but in fact dull and useless team. They just thought it was a performance arranged by His Majesty. But when they saw such intensive firepower, Their expressions all changed immediately.

Xu Da was also extremely shocked at this time. If infantry were equipped with such firearms on a large scale, then... would there be any need to be afraid of cavalry?

"Your Majesty, how powerful is this firearm? How far can it break armor?"

Xu Da asked with a trembling voice.

"Any armor can be broken within two hundred steps!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

"What? Two hundred steps!"

Xu Da's eyes widened in shock. Although the hit rate was definitely poor at a distance of two hundred steps, facing a large-scale charging cavalry, he could still hit a lot of targets with such a dense concentration.

He silently estimated in his mind that if the cavalry charged with full force, it would take almost ten rounds of shooting (about four and a half seconds) to cross a distance of two hundred steps and reach such a formation.

Ten rounds!Can you withstand such intense firepower?
If each cavalryman faced ten shots on average, he would have to dodge them all before he could rush in front of these people. Can the cavalrymen dodge such a big target?

Coupled with the powerful armor-breaking ability of this firearm, even heavy armored cavalry may not be able to stop it, right?
The northern nomads have many cavalry, while the Ming Dynasty has less cavalry. When war begins, infantry often fights cavalry. Although the Ming Dynasty has a large number of infantry, they often cannot take advantage.

But with this firearm, it's different!

"This... with this magical weapon, the north can be determined! God bless the Ming Dynasty, God bless Your Majesty!"

Xu Da sighed in shock.

"Hahaha……"

Hearing his top general say this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed heartily!

Xu Da's eyes were still very vicious. Although what he said was somewhat exaggerated, the huge power of the flintlock gun was also an indisputable fact.

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