Chapter 65: The First Batch of Rifles

Hua Zhang said goodbye to Sister-in-law Shen, felt that he had eyebrows about getting married, and was overjoyed, and secretly said that this is different from the adult of the management team, and suddenly there was a matchmaker to help him Zhang Luo, and he couldn't say that he would hug his daughter-in-law in a few months. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He grinned and walked towards the barracks, and halfway through he met Jiang Chong, who was hanging out in the village.

"Jiang Chong! Jiang Chong! Hua Zhang ran to Jiang Chong and said loudly: "I'll tell you a great thing!" ”

Jiang Chong was wandering there with a weed in his mouth, and when he looked back at Hua Zhang, he casually asked, "What's the big thing?" ”

"A matchmaker has come to introduce me to my family!" Hua Zhang smiled happily and said, "My father has been worried for two years, but he was poor before, and no one took care of me. Now as soon as the manager of the team pays the monthly money, there will be a matchmaker to give me Zhang Luo. ”

Jiang Chong spit out the weeds and said: "Three taels of monthly money, of course there are money-greedy matchmakers eyeing you!" ”

Hua Zhang touched his head and said, "What is a money-hungry matchmaker, that's to help me introduce my daughter-in-law, Jiang Chong, don't you want to get married quickly?" ”

Jiang Chong said: "I used to think, but now I'm not in a hurry!" Mrs. Shen found me just now, and I ignored her! ”

"Sister-in-law Shen is also looking for you? Why don't you let her get a daughter-in-law for you? ”

Jiang Chong glared at Hua Zhang, and said: "Hua Zhang, you are stupid, now your family is still poor, there are only three taels of silver in the box at home, and there are only two broken earth houses at home, what beautiful girl can the matchmaker introduce to you?" It's good to find an ugly daughter-in-law for you! But we get three or two months of money a month, if you are not in a hurry to get married, wait for two years to save a few dozen taels of silver, and buy a decent house, such as buying a small villa with a large pipeline! All of a sudden, the conditions were very different! With a small villa, money at home, and such a high monthly money, aren't the girls from ten miles and eight towns at your disposal? ”

Hearing Jiang Chong's words, Hua Zhang suddenly seemed to be enlightened, stood there for a long time, and said with a sigh of relief: "Jiang Chong, what you said makes sense!" ”

Jiang Chong glanced at Hua Zhang, and said, "Moreover, if you think about it, we are the first batch of soldiers of the management team!" After a pause, Jiang Chong said slowly: "You take care of those rifles of the captain, kill the enemy hundreds of steps away, and when the time comes, it will be like a play, do you think that the adult of the management team will only be a hundred households in the future?" I can't stop seeing thousands of households. When the time comes, the management team will expand the ranks, and we, the veterans, will have the opportunity to become officers! ”

Jiang Chong looked at Hua Zhang and said, "I heard the platoon commander say that his monthly money is six taels of silver!" Think about it, if we are lucky enough to be a platoon leader, and we have six taels of silver a month, can we find a handsome girl to be our daughter-in-law? Can it be compared to you now hurrying to find an ugly daughter-in-law? ”

Hua Zhang was told by Jiang Chong from beginning to end, and was said to be a big red face, and after thinking for a long time, he blushed and said: "Jiang Chong, what you said is true!" If I hadn't listened to you, I wouldn't have enlisted for the family! I listen to you! Then I'll go to Sister-in-law Shen and say that I'm not looking for a daughter-in-law for the time being! ”

Jiang Chong heard Hua Zhang say this, smiled and didn't say more.

By mid-October, Li Zhi already had 130 Minnie rifles in his hands.

Li Zhi armed a company of one hundred and twenty-five men with these rifles, and the remaining few were assigned to several battalion commanders to familiarize them with weapons. With this miraculous weapon that can take the life of a person hundreds of paces away, the soldiers and officers alike regarded them as treasures, and their morale soared.

Li Zhi asked the company, which was equipped with a Mini rifle, to repair the city wall for only half a day every day, and spent the remaining half day on the training ground to practice the queue and shoot targets on the shooting range.

Rifle shooting and queues are both easy things to learn. After training for more than half a month, by the time of early November, the company's shooting was already 90 percent of the targets from a distance of 300 meters, and the platoon was also quite well trained.

Zheng Kaicheng didn't understand what it was like to let the soldiers practice the queue.

"My lord, you let these soldiers practice walking in unison, looking to the right and practicing so neatly, practicing the movements of a company like a person, it seems to have nothing to do with the battle, there must be a deep meaning!"

Zheng Kaicheng is extremely good at talking, although he is expressing his doubts, but his doubts are like sycophants.

Li Zhi glanced at Zheng Kaicheng and said with a smile: "Kaicheng, you have to know that our troops are different. We used rifles, not emphasizing the bravery of individual infantrymen, but using arrays for shooting. In this case, whether the soldier is disciplined or not becomes the key to combat effectiveness! I let the soldiers train the platoon, and what they practiced was their discipline! ”

Zheng Kaicheng arched his hand and said: "Listening to the words of adults is better than reading for ten years!" ”

Li Xing stood aside and said, "Zheng Kaicheng, how did you write crepe!" It's like a showman! ”

Zheng Kaicheng was about to explain, but he heard Li Zhi say: "Li Xing, don't be suspicious of others!" You still don't know a word! ”

Li Xing raised his head and said: "I am illiterate, but I don't test for fame!" ”

Li Zhi said: "From tomorrow, you can find a gentleman to teach you to read and write, recognize ten words a day, and learn 1,500 words in half a year." At the very least, you must be able to understand the notices. After a pause, Li Zhi said to the other two battalion commanders Zhong Feng and Li Laosi who were watching the excitement: "The two of you also have to learn to read and write, and I will check it in half a year." ”

"Big brother, you're getting more and more demanding!"

Li Zhi scolded: "You don't have to be lazy, you don't learn and don't have skills, how can you pass orders and lead troops to fight after you can't read words?" ”

"Okay, I'll learn!"

Hearing Li Zhi's words, the three battalion commanders all agreed to come down. Zheng Kai will be able to read and write in the future, so he doesn't need to learn anymore, and stands aside a little proudly.

Li Zhi also said: "You four battalion commanders should pay attention to observation in ordinary times, or entrust company commanders to observe, and promote those soldiers who are smart and responsible, and who have performed well in training and labor, to squad leaders, and each squad leader is in charge of seven or eight people, and the monthly salary will be increased by one or two to four taels a month. ”

Li Xing replied: "Okay, big brother! It is estimated that the people who are promoted are going crazy with joy! ”

Zheng Kaicheng replied, "Okay! My lord! ”

Li Laosi and Zhong Feng hurriedly said, "Got it! "I see! My lord! ”

After an hour of practice, the soldiers left the training ground and moved to the shooting range, where they began to practice shooting. The soldiers of this company have been training for 20 days, firing 20 shots a day, and the soldiers have become more discerning in their shooting, hitting targets several hundred meters away crackling, and the reloading speed has also increased from one shot a half a minute half a month ago to three rounds a minute now.

Li Zhi's troops used the technology of custom-installed gunpowder.

This technique is also simple to say, and at this time both Daming and RB have been widely used. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers put the gunpowder and bullets needed for a shot into a paper bag, and when using it, they first bit through the paper bag and poured a little gunpowder into the powder pool, and then stuffed the remaining gunpowder and bullets into the chamber. The RB people did not use paper packets, but packed gunpowder and bullets used in a single shot in a bamboo barrel, which was called early closing.

This way of loading is a guarantee of rapid fire from breech-loading rifles.

As a traverser, Li Zhi naturally used this advanced charging method, and he used thick oiled paper to wrap bullets and gunpowder.

Li Zhi and the four battalion commanders watched the shooting range for a while, and they were all excited by the strong firepower of this company. Zhong Feng licked his lips and said, "My lord! This Minny rifle is too strong, and a soldier can be a hundred! ”

Li Zhi smiled: "What you said is too exaggerated!" Do you want to lead your troops into battle? ”

Zhong Feng said loudly: "Yes, I used to think that martial arts were the most important thing on the battlefield, but now with the adult's Mini rifle, I know that weapons and equipment are the most important." With such a powerful army into battle, even if you are not afraid of the Tartars! ”

Li Xing also said excitedly: "Yes, big brother, we have such a weapon, and we are not afraid of encountering Tartars!" If the Tartars come back to rob like they did five years ago, we will destroy him!" ”