A few days later, Wang Lang selected a hundred soldiers from the Praetorian Guard and began to form a musket team, because it was a new class, except for a few people who knew about this matter, most people did not know why Wang Lang wanted to build such a small number of troops alone.

Although the rest of the people were puzzled, a few days later, they heard that there was nothing special about this new unit except for walking in formation and practicing archer-like three-stage shooting every day, and slowly the rest of the people did not pay too much attention to this matter.

Although most people have slowly forgotten about this strange unit, for Lin Shupi, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, this unit is his focus on it, although he doesn't understand the purpose of doing this, but he knows one thing, that is, Wang Lang will never do meaningless things, this new army must have some special purpose.

The training of musketeers was personally directed by Wang Lang, for which Wang Lang even put aside most of his government affairs and spent most of his time in the barracks, training these carefully selected soldiers with the most severe means.

Trained by the most powerful people in Great Xia, these selected soldiers were originally very excited, Wang Lang was a god in their hearts, and it was a supreme honor to be fortunate enough to be chosen, and this matter was enough for them to brag about others for a lifetime.

But the good times didn't last long, their good days didn't last a few days, what awaited them was hellish boredom, and the training for many years became the first lesson for this recruit.

But how could Wang Lang just let them go so simply, if he wanted to become an elite musketeer, he had to train to be able to withstand the fear of being shot in line.

For this reason, Wang Lang arranged for the guards to shoot at these soldiers with headless arrows wrapped in several layers of cloth when they were walking together.

Although the processed arrow was not fatal, the huge force of the bow and arrow still made them let out a wail.

Over the course of several days, almost every soldier had patches of bruises on his body to some degree.

Wang Lang wanted to strengthen the courage of the soldiers through this method, and at the same time rely on severe corporal punishment to develop the soldiers' instinct of subconscious obedience, and the commander's orders were far more terrible than the enemy's arrows.

While Wang Lang was actively preparing for the musketeers, after this period of waiting, the ocean-going expedition finally gathered a thousand people who were interested in going to sea, including veterans, ordinary farmers, and some hawkers living in the city.

After receiving the notice, He Tie settled his family and hurried to the meeting place, embarking on this journey with an uncertain future, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but even if he knew that there was danger, but the generous reward was enough to make people ignore the warnings of the imperial court.

When He Tie came to the meeting place near Yancheng, he saw that there were already more than 100 people standing there.

"It seems that these are all companions who are preparing to go to sea." He Tie thought secretly.

Taking a deep breath, He Tie walked up to an official at the meeting place, and after announcing his name, the official flipped through the roster, nodded, and motioned for He Tie to go and stand in the line.

He Tie stood silently at the end of the line, his head bowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

As the people who signed up came one after another, after He Tie waited for more than two hours, the official in charge of managing these people said loudly: "Everyone is here, let me tell you in advance, this expedition is your own voluntarily, you bear all the risks, give you one last chance, it's too late to quit now." ”

After the official finished speaking, these people were silent for a while, He Tie didn't see anyone who had any intention of quitting, he didn't quit, he came here, how could he not take the risk if he wanted a high income, as long as he finished this vote, he would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

The official glanced at these explorers, and after seeing that no one had withdrawn, he said loudly: "Very good, since no one has withdrawn, then take your things and prepare to set off in a while, and a part of your reward will be sent to your family, which you can rest assured as much as possible, if you have no family, the reward will be kept by the court for the time being, if you can come back alive, the court will not lose a penny of your money." ”

The explorers did not have any objection to this, the reputation of the court was very high in the hearts of the people, and since this official had said so, he would not be guilty of coming to the court.

It is useless to bring money with you after going to sea, even if the court gives them money in advance, in case you are unlucky enough to die at sea, this money will be cheaper for others, it is better to put it in the hands of the court for insurance.

Seeing that there was no objection from the explorers, the officer said, "These soldiers will send you to Harbour City, where the Navy will send someone to pick you up, and I wish you all the best on this expedition, and I hope I will see you again." Take care, everyone! ”

After saying that, he arched his hand to these explorers.

After saying goodbye to the officials, under the mutual send-off of dozens of soldiers, they took a deer cart and set foot on the road to the east.

Wang Lang still attaches great importance to this expedition, if he can find small islands that can be replenished overseas, Xia Guo will be able to use these small islands as a springboard to get involved in the old continent in the future.

The mission of the expedition team, on the one hand, is to find the island, and more importantly, to find the route and draw the chart, after all, Xia Guo's ocean-going sailing experience is almost zero.

Although Xia Guo completed the voyage around Shenzhou, the situation near the sea was far less bad than that in the far sea, and there was no reference on the vast ocean, and if he lost his way, it would mean death.

The Yancheng musket team is still training under the scorching sun, and the expedition members from all over the country have also embarked on the road to the distance.

Far away from the east of the Shenzhou continent, an island hanging lonely in the ocean, hundreds of dinosaur people looked at the graves in a depressed mood, and a strong sense of despair rose in their hearts.

Since the failure of the attack on the New World, the fleeing dinosaurs have retreated to this small island in a hurry, because they are afraid that the humans will chase them, but after a month of panic, they found that the humans did not chase them, which made their panic mood lessen a lot.

But although human beings have not come, the unknown disease contracted from the New World is still taking away fresh lives.

There is only one of the few military doctors left in the army, but in the face of this terrible epidemic, the dinosaur people are simply powerless.

The desperate dinosaur man could only pray helplessly to his god, but the damned god seemed to abandon them, and his companions not only showed no sign of weakening, but tended to intensify.

Of the more than 50,000 people who fled here, more than 30,000 died within three months, and those who were not infected could not stand this mental torture for a long time.

The soldiers rebelled, killed the Supreme Commander, and left the island in a hurry, taking the ship hostage, and ran towards their homeland, as if they could escape the terrible curse when they got there.

The departure of these people suddenly plunged the sick dinosaur people into despair, hunger and disease are taking away their lives, in order to compete for limited food, even if they know that their lives are short, but these people still start a fierce fight.

Within a few months, the island was littered with corpses, and six months after the end of the war, there were less than twenty dinosaur people still alive on the island.

Perhaps tired of killing, or perhaps too desperate, the twenty-odd people chose to lay down their arms, and their dead companions were buried by them.

Looking at these tombs, these people don't know why they have been sick for so long, but they have not died in the same pain as those companions.

Although they were not tortured to death by the terrible plague, this does not mean that their condition has improved.

The horrible red dots on his body still hadn't faded, and the rotten places could still smell a strange smell.

This physical condition is not optimistic, they know that when the supplies on the island are eaten, they will definitely die, with their current body can not find enough food in the wild, and the current situation has fallen into a certain situation of death.

Several people helped each other to the beach, leaned against the boulders by the beach, sat in the shadows and watched the pale blue sky and the birds rushing by, this picture is really beautiful.

It took more than a month for the expedition members to rush to Harbour City from all over the country, and since this ocean-going expedition plan was proposed by Wu Gang himself, he was naturally very happy that the imperial court was able to gather enough manpower so quickly.

Wu Gang knew the reason why the imperial court did not use the navy, these soldiers of the navy were all veterans with actual combat experience at sea, and they were very valuable resources of the Xia Kingdom, and neither the Ministry of War nor Wang Lang was willing to use the lives of these soldiers to explore the unknown world.

Naturally, these explorers would not let them get on board without any sailing skills.

Through the questioning of the dinosaur captives, Xia Guo also found among them the crew members who were proficient in navigation technology, but for the safety of the expedition team, the imperial court did not agree to the request of these dinosaur people to follow the expedition team.

Although this is the most economical and cost-effective business, ocean navigation is no better than others, as long as the slightest carelessness is the end of the total annihilation, the high-level will naturally not allow such a hidden danger to exist.

After much deliberation, it was decided that these dinosaurs who were proficient in navigation should be dictated orally, and Fang Shaoshi would be the translator to record their sailing experience.

As the explorers were assembled, Wu Gang immediately sent people to arrange them in the barracks, although these people were not active soldiers, but he still regarded them as his own soldiers.

If these people can really complete the ocean exploration, then they will be the reserve of the navy in the future, and they will be the first to be called up in the event of war.

The explorers who saw the ocean for the first time suddenly felt small when they looked at the vast blue sea, and after announcing their disbandment, these explorers rushed to the beach like wild horses on the loose.

Lying in the warm seawater, with the ups and downs of the waves, He Tie was very excited in his heart.

"Mother-in-law, cub, I have seen the sea, and I want to create a future for our family in this magical place." He Tie secretly swore in his heart.

In the following time, Wu Gang arranged for people to train this group of explorers, if they did not have basic sailing skills, these people would only have one dead word after they went to sea.

In addition to basic naval tactical training, explorers learned swimming, weapon handling, and boat navigation techniques.

There are also astrogazing techniques learned from the dinosaur people, compass skills, etc., and some of these explorers, without learning these combat skills, are specially trained by the navy's cartographers to draw nautical charts.

Preparations are underway for the first ocean voyage of mankind.

In Yancheng, after two months, the Ministry of Industry ran at full strength, and the production of 100 muskets was finally completed as scheduled.

Wang Lang picked up a brand-new musket and nodded with satisfaction, this gun was no different from the musket in his memory.

The arquebus operation is more complicated, and Wang Lang summed up a set of actions for the use of the arquebus after several months of preparation.

First, the soldier moves forward with a fork in hand!

The arquebus rests on the left shoulder, the gun is held in the left hand, the arquebus is held between the fingers of the left hand, and the fork is held in the right hand.

The fork stands advance by the gun!

Second, when the soldier stops advancing, the fork is handed over to the left hand, leaving the right hand free.

Put down the fork rack and lower the shoulder!

The left hand lowers the fork stand, and the right hand removes the arquebus from the left shoulder.

The gun is held in the right hand, and the left hand is drooping!

The right hand holds the gun, the barrel remains vertical, the left hand hangs down, and the end of the fork frame touches the ground.

Gun to the left hand, raise the fork stand!

The gun is shifted to the left hand and the fork carriage is lifted at the same time, and the two are held at a slight angle and held by the left hand.

The arquebus is in the right hand!

Blow the fire rope!

Gently blow on the firewire to create a firehead.

Load the arquebus!

Attach one end of the arquebus to the snake rod clip.

Test the Flamerope!

Adjust the length of the arquebus to make sure the arquebus can be lit exactly into the pot.

Blow the fire rope and open the lid of the medicine pot!

Raise your gun and aim!

Tilt the fork slightly forward, balance the arquebus on the fork, and take a step forward with your left foot.

The last step is to shoot!

Lunge with both feet, bend left and right, hold the butt against your chest, pull the trigger and shoot.

Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Lang omitted the steps of the previous march, skillfully loaded the musket with ammunition, and used a paper medicine bag, even if Wang Lang did not know the amount of charge, there was no problem.

completed a series of actions, and finally Wang Lang raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

After a burst of white gunsmoke, only a clear sound of "pop" was heard, and a small hole was suddenly pierced in the plank in front of it.

This group of musketeers, who had been trained for two months, had never seen a musket at all, and when they saw the shooting effect this time, they were immediately stunned that their own country had invented such a magical weapon.

They've seen cannons, but although they look like small cannons, this one person can handle them, which is amazing, and it looks much more powerful than bows and arrows.

"Brother, shall we use this in the future?" A soldier elbowed his companion next to him.

Another soldier, swallowing his saliva, not knowing whether he was nervous or excited, subconsciously said: "Okay, it seems to be!" ”