After watching the loading and firing of the firecrackers under near-actual combat conditions, Zhu Pingjin realized that the loading sequence of the soldiers was a little different from what he saw in the movie.

They first took out a wrapped paper medicine bag from their breast pockets, tore the tail of the paper medicine bag with their teeth, then poured all the gunpowder into the gun tube, and then stuffed the empty paper bag and the bullet inside into the gun tube mouth, and took off the cane (through the stick) and stretched it into the gun tube to ram it tightly. And then here comes the difference:

They either put the pot on their stomachs and flattened it, or they held it between their right elbows, and then poured gunpowder into the medicine pool with a gourd hanging from their waists. During this period, the soldier's operation was very awkward and extremely ugly. There were several soldiers of short stature who hung the muskets around their necks with ropes to make it easier to pour gunpowder. It's just that when the two armies meet each other in a while, the soldiers have to quickly take off the firearms.

Zhu Pingjin blushed and asked Lin Yan patiently: "Why can't you bite the medicine bag open and pour some gunpowder into the medicine pool after the previous release is over?" Wouldn't it be much faster to reload like this? ”

"Report to the world, that's not possible!" Lin Yan looked at Zhu Pingjin with strange eyes, "In this way, all the gunpowder in the medicine pool will be scattered on the ground when the gun is erected." If there is no gunpowder in the medicine pool, where can the fire rope be lit? We should be careful when pouring the gunpowder, because the fire rope will be warped behind, and if we accidentally ignite the gunpowder in the gourd, the gourd will become a ......."

At this time, a spark flashed in Zhu Pingjin's mind. The flintlock pistol in the movie seems to have an L-shaped lid on the medicine pool, which prevents the ignition powder from scattering.

Fucking forgot!

……

The fire gun was returned to the factory for repair, and it was too late to make a cover that could be opened and closed by hand on the medicine pool. But the next batch of firecrackers sent over should be able to improve. With this simple lid, it is possible to fill the primer first, and then the tube. As soon as the fire gun is picked up, it is basically in a state of readiness. Lift the lid with your fingers and you're ready to shoot.

The main problem at the moment is slow reloading. But how to solve it?

Just now, Zhu Pingjin pinched his pulse, and the average time it took the soldiers was about ninety strokes. I'm in adolescence, and my pulse beats a little faster than an adult, but it's definitely more than a minute. The slowest soldier took nearly one hundred and eleven times. But he's just slow, not the worst. Another soldier, perhaps because he was overly nervous, actually beat the cane out as lead in front of Shizi and so many officers, but fortunately the gun did not explode!

"Can you use your left hand to hold the pistol with one hand and add medicine to the medicine pool with your right hand?" Zhu Pingjin asked Lin Yan again.

He answered in the affirmative.

"Let this soldier come out of the queue for a demonstration!" Zhu Pingjin ordered.

"Report! There are eighteen people in the platoon, and now only the last general can do it, and they can ...... They're just starting to train. Lin Yan replied.

Oh? Zhu Pingjin finally took a serious look at Lin Yan. He wore no bright leather armor, a thin gray placket uniform, and a black eight-petal hat. The stature is not very tall, a little taller than Zhu Pingjian. is about 20 years old, and his appearance is handsome, but it is difficult to have any characteristics to describe, and he basically belongs to the category of forgetting at a glance.

"You go to the front of the queue and demonstrate!"

"Yes!"

Lin Yan calmly walked to the front of the queue, took a soldier's firearm and head, and watched Zhu Pingjian's signal.

Zhu Pingjin nodded, and he immediately skillfully stood the firearm on the ground at his feet, avoided the bayonet at the mouth of the gun, took out the whole charge bag from his waist bag, bit through the paper shell and poured gunpowder, and stuffed it into the gun tube together with the gun paper shell. Then he quickly pulled out the cane, turned off a head in the air with one hand, stuffed the head of the cane into the barrel, hit the cane twice up and down, and then pulled out the cane, turned around in the air again, and accurately inserted it back into the bed.

At this time, he holds the gun in his right hand, grabs the middle of the fire gun with his left hand, and switches his right hand to the gun holder. On the top plate, the fire gun has been flattened to the waist, and the tail of the gun is against the right crotch of the body, and the gun body will not shake. Lin Yan freed his right hand, lifted the lid of the gourd mouth with his thumb, added a little gunpowder to the medicine pool with the gourd mouth, and then raised the fire gun flat with his left hand, let the gun support against his shoulder, and quickly moved his right hand to the grip of the gun support, stretched out his index finger, and at the same time tilted his head and pressed his cheeks against the gun support.

At this time, I saw him leaning sideways and raising the mouth of the gun, aiming his right eye slightly, and his index finger almost at the same time.

Bang!

A large cloud of white smoke erupted with the light of the fire (Note 1).

Less than 60 pulses, all in one go!

Bang Bang Bang! Zhu Pingjin took the lead in applauding Lin Yan, and dozens of officers behind him also applauded, and even the rows of soldiers around him clapped their hands with short spears with fire guns.

It is a fine tradition of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to rely on people's proficiency in weapons to make up for the lack of performance of weapons. A firearm with design flaws, in the hands of a skilled person, also played with an artistic sense of tricks!

"Just train the firecrackers like the platoon commander of the forest! The next batch of firecrackers will be delivered before the expedition. With the Firearms Bureau, there will be a steady stream of new firearms! Our combat troops can only let people wait for weapons, not let weapons wait for people!

The 3rd Battalion should train at least two platoons or more qualified firecrackers before setting out for the battle. Battalion Commander Chen, you immediately select two platoons of soldiers and hand them over to Platoon Commander Lin for unified training. These seventeen firecrackers are used in rotation, people can rest, but firecrackers can't rest! Without a qualified firecracker, the formation of any battle formation is extravagant! ”

After Zhu Pingjin finished his important speech, it was estimated that the noon meal was approaching, and the pig that had unfortunately been killed had been cooked into the vegetable bucket, so he ordered Song Zhenzong, Chen Youfu, and Lin Yanshen to come to his camp. I went back to the house first.

……

It is very strange that a guard by his side has been with him for so long, and he has no impression at all. Zhang Baoheng, deputy commander of the guard company, was ordered to learn about Lin Yan's situation. According to his report, Lin Yan is conscientious, abides by military discipline, has a gentle personality, and usually does not talk much. But he is not taciturn, and it depends on the person who talks more and less. When he meets a good friend, he can also talk about it. HE WAS JUST A LITTLE SHY (TIAN) AND COULDN'T TELL JOKES IN FRONT OF THE PRINCE AND THE CHIEF. At this point, he and Han Wendou, who likes to tell jokes in front of the leader, are two extremes.

It turns out that Lin Yan is the kind of honest person that people often say. In the institutions where Zhu Pingjin worked in his previous life, there were also some honest people who had neither sound nor image. They have worked silently all their lives, and the impression left on the big leaders is not as good as a timeless joke on the wine table.

After listening to the report, Zhu Pingjin, who had planted a fight in his career, inevitably felt some sympathy for Lin Yan. There were not many left guard officers who participated in the caravan after the rebellion in Yazhou, among which Liu Lianpeng and Tao Xiansheng had been promoted to the deputy battalion, and most of the others had been promoted to the main company and deputy company, and it seemed that Lin Yan was left in the position of small platoon commander.

Can't let honest people suffer! Zhu Pingjin secretly decided to take advantage of the expansion of the firearms unit to raise this proficient Lin Yan by half a level. When I arrived in northern Sichuan, I performed well in actual combat, and then focused on training and use!

At the time of Shen, Song Zhenzong and the other three shouted to report outside the camp on time.

Zhu Pingjin politely let Song Zhenzong and the other three sit down, and then began to get into the topic, which is still the same old problem: the formation of firearms units.

Song Zhenzong took the lead this time. As soon as Zhu Pingjin threw out the question, he spoke. He said that after he thought about it seriously again, he still felt that it was okay to disperse the group. Even if there are more firecrackers in the future, they will be dispersed into the platoon. Chen Youfu did not give in to this, and the two argued in front of Zhu Pingjin.

Zhu Pingjin listened carefully to the reasons stated by the two, and was very satisfied with Chen Youfu's performance today. Chen Youfu is Zhu Pingjian's single-handedly drawn from the army, and he is ready to be used in the future. In a word, Chen Youfu is the vanguard of the second echelon of reserve cadres. If he is submissive in front of his old superior, Song Zhenzong, and does not dare to express his independent opinions on major matters, then his use may enter a freezing period because of this.

Those who are in charge must dare to make their own decisions.

Zhu Pingjin pressed his hand and stopped the two from arguing. The truth became clearer and clearer, and it was just a lie that seemed to be the truth. The reality is often the opposite. Those with a loud voice and a loud voice grasp the truth.

"Platoon Commander Lin, tell me your reasons too." Zhu Pingjin turned his head to stare at Lin Yan and spoke.

……

Zhu Pingjin's sudden question caught Lin Yan off guard. The regiment commander and the battalion commander did not argue about things clearly, and went to ask a platoon commander, isn't this embarrassing?

Lin Yan wanted to speak and stopped, but he couldn't answer it.

"Today, we carry forward military democracy and speak our minds freely!" Shizi smiled and encouraged Lin Yan.

"Lord Shizi, the last general is just a ...... The last general is afraid that it will not be good. But in the end, the general thinks, this fire gun is compiled, and it is better to concentrate it! ”

"Do you agree with your Camp Commander Chen's opinion?" Zhu Pingjin asked.

"No, small...... That's what the end will think. In normal times, it is best to form a platoon or company and place it under each battalion. In wartime, the last general is advised to disperse into platoons and subordinate to the first line of companies. ”

"You can't just say the conclusion without the reason!" Zhu Pingjin put away his smile and showed sternness. He thinks about problems and always has a habit of adding the human factor. He had to figure out, did Lin Yan's suggestion have a personal motive?

"Usually concentrated in rows, or even in companies, is conducive to concentrated training. Now the last general feels that the cooperation between the firecracker and the spearman is secondary, and the key is that the firecracker himself must fight quickly and accurately! ”

Lin Yan was unaware of his master's thoughts. He entered the professional state, and the more he spoke, the more fluent he became, and the more he spoke, the more affirmative he became.

"In wartime, we can't be too dispersed. Because objects such as tinder and fire folds are too cumbersome, it is unnecessary and unsafe for everyone to carry them. When fighting in formation, the squad leader and platoon leader lit the fire rope in unison, so as not to delay things. Tinder canned coal, carried by the squad leader and team leader, three in a shift, and at most one spare, it is enough. And spare gunpowder and lead ......"

Lin Yan's words made Zhu Pingjin suddenly realize.

Lin Yan was right. Arquebusiers were limited to the backwardness of their weapons, a bit like the company-platoon-level heavy weapons of later generations, and needed unified technical and material support. For the sake of reloading, the arquebusiers could not reload and shoot at all. Bayonets were added, but they still could not get rid of the fetters of the fire rope. It is possible to fight independently, but it cannot last long, still less can it give full play to its advantages in long-range strikes.

Therefore, Lin Yan suggested that in wartime, the firearms should be scattered in the rear of the first-line troops in company and platoon. If the standard battle formation of a company and four platoons is adopted, then the firecrackers can be arranged into a fourth row. When engaging the enemy, the front three platoons crouched, and the rear fired a volley of firearms. Then act as the enemy, either stand up and reload, or join the front fight as a reserve.

"What do you two think?" Zhu Pingjin did not express his position first, but asked Song Zhenzong and Chen Youfu.

"Playing in the back row. That's a good idea! Song Zhenzong immediately praised loudly, "After playing the front row standing, it is a complete formation again." The firecrackers don't have to drag the arquebus around, which saves a lot of trouble! ”

"Platoon Commander Lin thinks better than the last general!" Chen Youfu also admitted, "If the enemy breaks his courage and cowers in a volley before the battle, we can come a few more times; If the enemy continues to rush and kill, we will not be afraid. ”

Song Zhenzong and Chen Youfu expressed their support, so Lin Yan would not be put in small shoes when he went back. Zhu Pingjin nodded, indicating his attitude.

"Since the regiment commander and the battalion commander have said yes, then Lin Platoon Commander, you dare to try! Battalion Commander Chen, isn't your third battalion still one company missing? In this way, you draw three platoons and combine them with the tentative firecracker platoon to form a firecracker company. The number is the first company of the third battalion of the first regiment of the caravan, you are temporarily the commander of the first company, and Lin Yan is the deputy company commander temporarily. In the past 20 days, we must hurry up and train the first hot army of the caravan as soon as possible! ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Pingjin stood up from behind the case, and the three generals hurriedly stood upright.

"This son recommends a platoon commander who has fought tiger squat artillery to the third battalion. He was originally a guard of the son of this world, and his surname was Chengjun. This person's greatest hope is to make contributions on the battlefield, and this son is really unbearable......"

Note 1: There is a lot of controversy about arquebuses. Hibiki recommends a post from Tianya. Father Katz: "A Closer Look at the Past and Present of the Arquebus"