A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 79 Demonstration
The current post-Jin army will soon be called Qing soldiers. In addition to iron armor, many of their armored soldiers are wearing double-layer cotton armor.

This cotton armor, whether it is from the Ming Dynasty or the Later Jin Dynasty, is specially processed. It is soaked in water and then dried in the sun. It is full of toughness. Many cotton armors are also lined with iron leaves. protection is very effective.

Compared with Daming, Houjin's cotton armor is more sophisticated, and it is difficult for ordinary firearms to penetrate their cotton armor, let alone wearing double cotton armor.

After Wang Dou thought about it, compared with the range, the power of firearms was more important to the future Qing soldiers.

He told Li Maosen to make a few samples first according to his ideas, and then make arrangements after the actual drill.

The current Shunxiangbao warehouse has 630 jin of wrought iron and 350 jin of pig iron.Pig iron cannot be used to make armored weapons, but only helmets, unless it is smelted into mature iron.Wang Dou ordered to save some pig iron to make helmets, and the rest to be smelted into mature iron to make armored weapons and fire blunderbusses.

Wang Dou estimates that the current stock of iron materials can be used to make a hundred firecrackers, and a few furnaces of spear heads, or a few pairs of iron armor.

The iron materials needed for the rest will be discussed after the new year.

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The new army of Shunxiang Fort and the old army have been training in formation for a month, and it is time to teach them weapons and martial arts.

The two sentinels of the Shunxiang Army consisted of more than [-] soldiers, half of whom were musketeers and spearmen.Theoretically, in addition to the firecrackers and spears in the hands of each soldier, Wang Dou also needs to equip each soldier with a pair of armor and a waist knife.I can train a large number of cheap troops on the assembly line, so that they can continuously go into battle to kill the enemy.However, if you have a batch of good equipment, you can greatly reduce the casualties of your subordinates.

There are 180 six pairs of armor in stock in Shunxiang Fort, more than 300 broadswords and waist sabers, and nearly a thousand long spears, but most of them are of poor quality and have to be remade.Before the new weapons are made next year, let them use them.

Wang Dou used several veterans from Jingbian Fort as the officers of the new army, but due to lack of manpower, he asked Han Chao, Han Zhong, and Wang Dou's guards to serve as the new army's martial arts instructors.

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the teaching ground of Shunxiangbao.

Wang Dou's eight veteran guards lined up in a row, despite the bitter cold wind, everyone just stood there with guns.Beside them, a large crowd of old and new troops watched.Not far ahead, there were Lin Daofu, Zhenfu Chi Dacheng, Xu Lu, Wen Fangliang and others from the old army, all holding their breath, standing beside Wang Dou to watch.

"preparation!"

Han Chao shouted loudly.

With a sound of "Wow!", the eight veterans raised their guns together, raised their hands sideways, and made an attacking posture.

A drummer next to him slammed the big drum in his hand.

"kill!"

Han and North shouted loudly!
Immediately, eight veterans rushed out together, and to the sound of the drums, they lined up with their guns, and rushed to the front of their respective human-shaped wooden handles twenty steps away.

They shouted at the same time: "Kill!"

The spear in his hand stabbed out, and the sound of "Puchi, Puchi!" sounded.

Several people each stabbed the center of the wooden handle or the position of the eyes, or the position of the throat, or the position of the heart.

The spears were brought out, and the wooden balls in various positions were already picked by them on the tip of the spears.

Everyone in the field was amazed, and many people were tongue-tied. From such a long distance, everyone can stab the target wooden ball, which is really unbelievable.

Especially the indomitable momentum of a few veterans is even more frightening.Xu Lu also felt chills in his heart. According to his estimation, even his servants couldn't stop the fierce attack of this row of veterans rushing forward.

Everyone was discussing, Lin Daofu sighed softly: "It's so sharp! I'm afraid no one can stop a single shot."

He sighed to Wang Dou: "I really don't know how the adults practiced it!"

Xu Lu and Wen Fangliang also looked at Wang Dou, they also wanted to know the answer.

Wang Dou said: "It's all about proficiency. In the past, I trained spearmen in Jingbian Fort. I just taught them one sprint move. Ten thousand times, one hundred thousand times, one million times. Everyone can do this!"

"My guards were ordinary military households last year, and they came down countless times a day. Now, I have sharp spear skills!"

"Just to teach a trick?"

Lin Daofu asked in surprise, "How do you defend yourself when bandits attack with knives and guns?"

Wang Dou said indifferently: "I have never said that Jingbian Fort is on the defensive. If one stabs out, either the enemy will die or I will die! No matter how the bandits come, I just need to stab them faster than them, and I will live. Otherwise , I will die!"

Lin Daofu was stunned for a while, and said: "It's just that there will inevitably be casualties."

Wang Dou didn't speak, and after a while, he said calmly: "In war, people always die!"

Lin Daofu suddenly shivered.

Xu Lu and Wen Fangliang looked at each other, their faces were pale. This kind of army is too scary. They ignore life and death, march forward bravely, and compete with each other in terms of casualties.Whoever can persist until the end will win.And only practice one move, which greatly speeds up the speed of forming an army.

It only takes a few months for them to form an army, but it takes years for their own servants. Who can beat them?

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The advantages and disadvantages of Wang Dou's army are equally obvious. To reduce casualties, only good armor and deepening the proficiency of sergeants' skills. In wartime, as long as they use [-]% to [-]% of what they usually learn, they can be invincible.

After the demonstration by the veterans, from today onwards, the new army of Shunxiangbao and the old army will be divided into two parts, the pikemen and the firecrackers, and start training.

Just like the Jingbian Fort in the past, the pikemen's spear stabbing is broken down into two steps. The first step is to lift the spear sideways, and the second step is to thrust hard.After that, practice these two movements repeatedly every day until you are very proficient!
Compared with Jingbian Fort, the number of Shunxiang troops was much larger, and the scene was even more spectacular.

Every day, Han Chao or Han Zhong, holding a military stick, kept drinking: "Carry the gun!"
"kill!"

"Raise the gun!"

"kill!"

After a month of cruel formation, the soldiers of Shun Township had originally moved in a uniform manner, and each time hundreds of spears were stabbed at the same time, it was really a magnificent scene.Lin Daofu and the others were amazed by the sight, and everyone discussed in private, just based on the current military strength of the Shunxiang Army, at least in Baoan Prefecture, it can be ranked first.

During daily practice, the instructors walk back and forth with their military sticks, to see who is not in the right posture, and the force is not accurate, just step forward and give a good fight, so that everyone is fully motivated and dare not slack off .

Every morning, after an hour of collective practice, the spearmen can move freely and practice their own military skills.

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Pikemen are easy to train, but firecrackers are more troublesome. The main reason is that qualified firecrackers have not been produced, and many people do not have weapons in their hands.Although Shunxiang Fort has some bird guns and three-eyed guns in storage, they are basically unqualified.

Wang Dou could only wait for the news from Li Maosen, and for the time being, let each musketeer take a wooden stick to practice the steps of loading and shooting, as well as the related queue training when shooting.

Wang Dou brought five teams of soldiers from Jingbian Fort, each team originally had four blunderbuss soldiers, and these twenty blunderbuss soldiers are now officers from various sentries of the Shunxiang Army.

Before the blunderbuss training, Wang Dou specially pulled out these [-] blunderbuss soldiers to demonstrate how to shoot the blunderbuss.

In front of the cavalry of the Hou Jin army, the distance of sixty steps was probably only enough for a round of fire from the musketeers, so Wang Dou ordered the twenty musketeers to stand in two rows, with their muskets resting on their shoulders.At this time, they all carried an ammunition bag with oil on their backs, and there were dozens of fixed paper tube ammunition in it.

Generally speaking, before the battle, the matchlocks in the hands of each soldier are already installed and lit, so this step is basically not considered as shooting training during battle.

The two rows of blunderbuss soldiers were already standing. Compared with the flintlock guns, the formation of each person was not so close, because each blunderbuss had a long lighted match drawn on it.

"Take the gun!"

An instructor next to him shouted an order, and the two rows of blunderbuss shouted at the same time: "Take the gun!"

With a sound of "Wow!", they all took the bird guns in their hands.

"Open the fire door!"

The instructor shouted again.

"Open the fire door!"

The two rows of blunderbuss roared at the same time, and opened the fire door together.

"Get the medicine!"

"Get the medicine!"

With a roar, the two rows of bird gunmen took out a piece of paper shell ammunition from the ammunition bag, biting one end of the paper shell with their teeth.

"Pour the medicine!"

Two rows of bird gunmen poured part of the gunpowder in the paper shell ammunition into the fire door.

"Close the fire door!"

The two rows of bird gunmen closed the fire door together again.

"Vertical gun!"

With a sound of "Shua!", two rows of bird gun soldiers put the bird guns on the ground together.

"Reload!"

The instructor roared again.

Two rows of bird gun soldiers stuffed the gunpowder and lead bullets in the fixed paper tube ammunition into the muzzle of the gun guns.

"Take the stick!"

With a sound of "Shua!", the two rows of bird gunmen pulled out the cleaning rods together, stabbed the gunpowder and lead bullets three times, and then inserted the cleaning rods back.

"Guns!"

With a sound of "Wow!", the two rows of bird gun soldiers leaned the bird guns on their shoulders again.

"The front row is ready!"

After each person's medicine was loaded, under the order of the instructor, the first row of blunderbusses aimed at the front with their blunderbusses.

In Wang Dou's shooting tactics, Wang Dou planned to let the gunners in the front row shoot and then run to the sides, or squat down in the front row, and shoot at the same time, or just line up and shoot at the same time to increase the firepower.

"shooting!"

The flames blazed, the smoke rose, and the crackling sound continued.

"shooting!"

Another row of bird guns ejected a large amount of fire and smoke.

Seeing the gunpowder smoke in front of them and the sawdust flying from the target in front of them, Lin Daofu, Xu Lu, Wen Fangliang and others all looked pale. Wang Dou's gunslinger is so sharp, how can flesh and blood stop it?All the officers are hereditary soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and in their impression, none of the Ming Army's firearms are so sharp.

Moreover, the twenty blunderbussmen shoot methodically and skillfully, each of the servants who have trained hard, if they face such a blunderbuss soldier, most of them will be lost in one round.After the emergence of such large-scale and easy-to-train gunners, it is difficult for any army in the world to be their opponent.

Wang Dou also nodded in satisfaction, and he said: "In the future, after the qualified firecrackers are made, the firecrackers of the Shunxiang Army will train in this way, how many steps are there for firing the firecrackers, and each step must be memorized. Keep it in your heart, so as not to panic in the face of battle."

He said to Lin Daofu: "Master Lin, I think it is necessary to compile a "Infantry Practice Code" for the training of spearmen and musketeers in Shunxiang Fort in the future. This way, the pikemen and musketeers of our Shun Township Castle can continue to take shape!"

Lin Daofu nodded, and he sighed secretly. In front of such powerful soldiers trained in batches, no matter how high his personal skills are, he is useless in the army.

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Since then, the Shunxiang army has been training in this way every day. Hundreds of firecrackers are just practicing the shooting steps of muskets with a wooden stick. People take turns to train, to feel the feeling of playing with real guns.

Wang Dou estimated that these dozens of bird guns would soon be scrapped and replaced.

In addition to practicing long spears and firecrackers, every Shunxiang army has to practice swordsmanship, which is also one move and two steps.

The instructor shouted: "Raise the knife!"

"kill!"

Hundreds of people slashed at the same time, a neat knife light, the momentum is amazing!

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Old White Bull:
Thank you for your support, especially Mo Chennanyuan Zimeimu, Diving is not afraid of deep and other book friends, thank you.

Another: I was writing late this afternoon, and the number of words in this chapter is insufficient at [-]:[-] in the evening. I will add another chapter tonight.

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