Chapter 076: Barracks (2)
On the other side of the teaching ground, it was tightly fenced, and there were special soldiers to guard it, and outsiders were strictly forbidden to visit, the purpose of course was to keep it secret. Rows of selected rebels held the earth-shaking thunder with solid iron and wooden handles used in the exercise, and practiced bomb throwing over and over again.
The 600 soldiers selected were all strong men of great strength, affiliated with the pro-military battalion, with 300 people per army and individual training.
In today's lack of explosives, Wang Song had no choice but to build a grenadier army, not a soldier for everyone.
"Don't think it's not important! I can tell you, you're throwing things that kill people, and you can kill several people! Whoever is not careful, will lose his life! It doesn't matter if you die by yourself, don't pull everyone in!"
Li Xiaochun stood in front of a bunch of grenadiers and shouted loudly.
"Li Daguanren, why is it "It doesn't matter if you die by yourself, don't pull everyone", what does this mean? We don't understand!"
Xu Hu was puzzled and asked involuntarily.
"You guy, how many times have you told me, call me Instructor Li, don't call me Daguan Li, you just can't remember, I really don't know what your brain is for!"
Li Xiaochun glared at Xu Hu and said: "This earth-shattering thunder is a man-eating thing, if you don't operate it well, you won't say anything about your own death, and you will also affect other people." There is no pension for such accidents. You say, you don't get a pension when you die, and neither do the brothers who suffered with you, and you say that these brothers don't lose money! ”
In the ranks of the rebels, he is an outlier. The reason is that he not only served as an instructor, but also a mid-level general in the combat team.
If you want to say this reason, it is also because he is brave and good at fighting, and he is quite popular with soldiers.
Li Xiaochun shook his head and continued: "This gunpowder is very powerful, and it will either kill or injure the body. I think that when we were killing Xiongling, Wang Daguan asked us to put gunpowder and iron nails together, and the fried fan was called a fart and urine, and now I feel enjoyable when I think about it! ”
Everyone laughed, but they were much more cautious. Although this pension is 100 taels of silver, no one really wants to earn it unless it is absolutely necessary.
A soldier yearned for him: "Instructor Li, you must have killed a lot of people with Wang Daguan, right?" Otherwise, how can Wang Daguan let you be our instructor?"
Li Xiaochun's face was arrogant and proud.
He pulled off the clothes on his body, revealing two scars about a foot long on his back and chest, and said to the recruits as he turned: "See it, see it, this is the scar left by the battle with Fanzi that day, and almost killed Lao Tzu that day!"
In the sighing exclamation of the recruits, Li Xiaochun put down his clothes and continued: "Lao Tzu has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, thinking that he has some strength and is amazing. When I followed Wang Daguan that day, I was still not convinced. But when I got to the battlefield, I realized that this Wang Daguan is really not a human, it is really the rebirth of the overlord of Chu, and the reincarnation of Guan Yunchang!"
He pointed to his chest and said: "The fan who fought against Lao Tzu at that time had a big strength, and an axe in his hand was bigger than the lid of a pot." I fought with him, and I couldn't tell the winner for a long time, and I let that guy take the opportunity to sneak attack, and almost didn't cut Lao Tzu's stomach in half!"
The recruit listened with relish and hurriedly asked, "Instructor Li, what about later?"
"You, what's the hurry!"
Li Xiaochun glanced at him and said disdainfully: "Lao Tzu endured the pain and fought with this golden thief." A rebel brother next to him was beheaded by another fanzi, and blood spurted everywhere on his neck. And then this fan came to Lao Tzu, and as soon as these two people attacked, Lao Tzu couldn't hold on!"
Just when Lao Tzu thought he was going to be killed by Fanzi, Fanzi with an axe screamed, and was suddenly picked up with a gun, and then thrown out, smashing over two fans. When I looked at it, it turned out that Wang Daguan killed Fanzi with a spear. I'm relieved and hack the other one to death!"
"That's not the best!"
Li Xiaochun's words whetted the appetite of the recruits again.
"There's more to come!"
"Instructor Li, what's the most powerful, tell me quickly!"
The recruits' faces were full of hope.
"The most powerful thing is that Wang Daguan picked up a fan with a spear on the horse and held it in the air!"
Li Xiaochun recalled the situation at that time and said.
"At that time, the little seed minister was watching from the side, and he looked the same as you now, he was dumbfounded!"
"Ahh The recruits all gasped, their eyes wide open.
"The brothers of the Western Army next to him blew up the nest at that time and shouted loudly one by one!"
Li Xiaochun said triumphantly: "Do you know what you shouted? ”
Li Xiaochun turned around before he said to the recruits who stretched their necks: "It's the "Saibawang"!" This is the nickname given to Wang Daguan by the prince of the small race and the sergeant of the western army! ”
"Race King!"
Li Sanwa said enviously: "It is indeed the king of the race, just the iron spear of the Wang Daguan, ordinary men can't dance, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy!" ”
"You're right!"
Li Xiaochun nodded his head and said:
"The iron spear of the big official, 8 feet long, weighs 23 pounds, and is made of pure iron. When it came to the battlefield, the iron spear was used for smashing, and it was rare to see high-ranking officials stabbing it. Think about it, with his strength, if he smashes it with one shot, will he still be alive?"
The recruits were fascinated by what they heard, and they all nodded yes again and again, discussed a lot, and praised them again and again.
Li Xiaochun felt that his story was too long and delayed his training, so he advised: "You boys, you must also train well on the battlefield, don't lose your own life, don't lose my face, and make me unable to raise my head in front of the big officials!"
The soldiers replied together: "Please rest assured, Instructor Li!"
As he spoke, Li San walked over from afar. Li San was followed by a group of rebels, and the two of them carried a bamboo basket, a total of more than a dozen bamboo frames and thunderbolts.
The rebels put down the bamboo frame, and Li San then handed over a list and handed it to Li Xiaochun and said, "Instructor Li, this is 1,800 earth-shattering thunder!" You must remember that although this is for training, it is also live ammunition, and if something happens, it will kill people! You count them, and if there are no problems, write your name and give it back to me. ”
"Third brother, don't worry, I know the stakes, there will be no problems!"
Li Xiaochun asked Xu Hu and Li Sanwa to count the numbers, and he chatted with Li San.
"Third brother, I didn't expect you to be injured, but what you did was much easier."
Li Xiaochun looked around, and his voice lowered.
"Third brother, I heard that the senior official promised you a family affair, I don't know if it's true or not. If it's true, someone will take care of you!"
Li Xiaochun and Li San are from the same village, and Li San is still his cousin, both of whom came to join the rebels because Fanzi slaughtered the village.
"If you cut off your hand, the big officials will also find you a home!"
Li Sanbei snorted coldly, turned his head and began to tell his brother. He had seen the power of this earth-shattering thunder with his own eyes.
"Brother Xiaochun, although the third brother can't go to the battlefield, you have to work hard and strive to make a name for yourself! This is 1,800 earth-shattering thunderbolts, 6 live ammunition training per person, and I will send another 1800 in the afternoon. Remember, be careful! ”
"Third brother, don't worry, I'll be careful!"
After checking, Li Xiaochun wrote the quantity, signed his name, and when Li San left, he shouted at the group of recruits who were eager to try below: "You guys, you must remember, these are real guys!" Be careful when training later. If the Earthquake Thunder is not thrown out, then quickly lie down, avoid the Earthquake Thunder, and roll to the side, remember? ”
Hearing the reply of the rebels, Li Xiaochun relieved his heart a little. He asked everyone to retreat, picked up a sky-shattering thunder himself, crushed the wax seal in front of him, lit the fuse with a fire breaker, and then ran a few steps and threw it out suddenly.
The earth-shattering thunder drew an arc in the air and landed exactly 60 meters away in a circle surrounded by sandbags.
With a "tong" sound, a puff of gunpowder smoke rose, and rubble flew wildly. Everyone ran over, only to see that all the planks in the inner circle of the sandbag were blown to pieces, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
"See, be careful!"
Li Xiaochun's face was solemn, and he advised: "Once it is blown up, it will be flesh and blood, either dead or injured, and you can only consider yourself unlucky!"
Feng Qiang, 65 meters; Fang Zhisi, 67 meters; Xu Hu, 75 meters; Zhou Yi ....."
These 300 rebels were all selected from the ranks of the Left Army, and each of them had a big waist and a round waist, and great strength. The worst can also throw the earth-shattering thunder more than 60 meters.
The same 300 people were selected by the Right Army, and their physical conditions were similar to these people, except that they were trained separately.
At the beginning of the training, everyone trained with the Seismic Thunder of the exercise. Everyone has to throw the earth-shaking thunder into a bamboo basket 60 meters away, until more than 8 out of 10 can be considered qualified.
After passing the training, you can use the real Skyshaking Thunder for live-fire practice. Even if this is a real earth-shattering thunder, the gunpowder contained in it is only 30% of the original.
In view of the fact that it is not easy to make Skyquake Thunder, especially gunpowder, there are only 5-6 Skyquake Thunderbolts for each person to use for formal practice.
Xu Hu and Zhang Sheng have been well-fed, warmly dressed, and practiced martial arts since they were children, and they are considered to be the best in the ranks of the rebels, and their training results are also between the two of them, with a distance of about 80 meters.
Xu Hu was the captain of the grenadiers of the Left Army, while Zhang Sheng was the captain of the grenadiers of the Right Army. The two sides also often compete, and those who won were rejoicing, and those who lost were silent, thinking about how to win back next time.
"Xu Hu, Zhang Sheng, one of the two of you is the captain, the other is the vice captain, you have the names of 300 brothers, you must pay attention to safety during training, and remember to bring the team at ordinary times, Wang Daguan has high hopes for you, don't let him down!"
Li Xiaochun solemnly admonished.
Xu Hu and Zhang Sheng both nodded, but they looked at each other's eyes with a hint of disbelief.
Li Xiaochun saw it in his eyes, but he was silent. Senior officials have said that only these officers with personality can perform well on the battlefield and bring out a good team.
The Jurchens have not yet used firearms, and this earth-shattering thunder is a sharp weapon to kill the enemy, and it is no longer suitable to deal with the rolling iron horses of the Jurchens.