Zhao Guo was so mixed and matched, and he was also forced to do it out of desperation. Zhao Guo did not master the barrel manufacturing technology, and the artillery manufacturing technology could not keep up. To make matters worse, their gunpowder was imported from the Qin state. And the state of Qin made a lot of hands and feet on gunpowder. The gunpowder that the Qin State itself equipped was black powder in normal proportions. And what Zhao Guo is equipped with is gunpowder that has made a lot of hands and feet. Like what. Sulfur and charcoal make up 60 percent.

In terms of the quality of gunpowder, it cannot be compared with the granular gunpowder of the Qin State. The Qin State itself used granular gunpowder, which burned quickly. And Zhao Guo still uses powder gunpowder. The speed of combustion and the degree of combustion cannot be compared with the granular gunpowder of the Qin State. This is also an important reason why Zhao imported a large number of muskets. Because, the powder residue is large. Plus there is no reasonable wiping. There are a lot of scrapped guns.

In contrast, Qin himself took great care of his musket. Officers often supervised soldiers in musket wiping. In addition, in the training of soldiers, the maintenance of firearms is a very important training subject. Zhao Jun didn't have the series of operating specifications of Qin Jun at all. They can only explore on their own. Moreover, the educational methods are very backward. Soldiers are far less able to maintain their weapons than those with cold weapons. The soldiers also knew to polish their weapons on a regular basis. And the soldiers with muskets did not know how to maintain them at all.

In comparison, there is also the new army of Yan State. They reloaded a large number of Qin's muskets. Artillery. They followed the example of the Qin army and learned from it in its entirety.

From diet to infantry drills, all of them learned from the Qin army. The non-commissioned officers of the Qin army also tried to save trouble. He used the first infantry combat manual of the Qin State as a teaching material. This was the Qin army's first relatively standardized infantry combat manual. The Heavenly Army has published one before. But that book is mainly to popularize aviation knowledge, and there is not much specific content. After the Army saw the manual of the Celestial Army. I also began to compile it myself.

The popularization of the manual was due to the development of education in the military to popularize the written language, and the circulation of newspapers among the army. So that the soldiers began to learn unconsciously. They often read newspapers in their hands as a way to deepen their learning skills. The compilation of the manual is based on the summary of the actual war of the Qin army, and the actual combat significance is very great.

For example, some details are questioned. Maintenance of firearms. It stipulates that soldiers with flintlock pistols must change their flints frequently within three days. Moreover, lubricate the barrel. Check your own guns before the battle, and so on. Zhao Jun probably doesn't have any of these.

The Yan army with the help of the Qin army. Three mixed divisions, with a total of 100,000 people, have surpassed the Zhao army in combat effectiveness. Here's an example. The Qin army's gun platoon tactics. It took a lot of courage for the soldier to come within fifty paces of the enemy. Because of this distance, you can shoot enemies on a large scale. Therefore, this requires that the psychological quality of soldiers is very strong.

For this reason, Tu Sui, who served as the chief instructor of the Yan Army, used black powder with a strong explosive effect as a blast point very harshly. Let the Yan soldiers march in a neat line. On their way, either before or after. or left, or right. Carry out the explosion. The effect of the explosion made the Yan soldiers suddenly expose the shortcomings of their poor psychological quality. For this. Such training is carried out frequently. And, brutal corporal punishment was inflicted on those soldiers who were the first to escape. Usually a company is carried out. Each soldier had to be severely punished with a club. or a reduction in their salaries. But there was no reduction in their meals. This is immoral.

The severity of military discipline made these soldiers begin to strictly abide by military discipline. They don't back down even when they encounter an explosion at a point. and no longer run away. Instead, they still kept their formation seriously.

The officers of the Yan Army have also set up a short-term training course for officers. Anyone who is not qualified will be sent back to be soldiers. Only those who are brave enough to keep fighting can become officers.

Under such training. The overall level of the Yan army has been greatly raised. The increase in combat effectiveness also comes from the continuous supply of materials provided by the Qin State. Like their artillery. A cannon can fire frantically without regard to the number of shells. The quality of artillery has also been greatly improved under the teaching of the non-commissioned officers of the Qin army.

In the middle of the exercises in the North. The main force was not the cavalry of the Qin army. It's Yan Jun. Three divisions of the Yan army showed tenacious combat effectiveness.

The pace of artillery fire is very fast. The launch speed is very fast. Accuracy has improved dramatically. Their artillery was armed with a variety of shells. Especially grenades, due to the fact that the distance has to be measured. This makes the technical requirements for artillery high. Qin Jun also taught this without reservation.

The infantry phalanx advanced in columns, row by row. It was only when they were fifty paces ahead of the enemy that they shouted the commander's order to shoot.

"Ready."

"Raise your gun."

"Shoot." A series of actions are performed neatly.

The effect of platoon gun shooting is very good. Like a row of lightning, thundering. Smash those targets to the ground.

Compared to the exercises of the Qin army and the Yan army. Zhao Jun's maneuvers were somewhat shabby.

Their guns could only fire five shots each. And the number is very small. Specific to the battle array, there are only a few. After the fight. The cavalry was about to charge. The infantry in the rear ran around like sheep. This was done simply to avoid the onslaught of the opponent's artillery.

Most importantly, the cavalry attacked after the artillery had been fired. It works very poorly. This was due to the rapid decline in the mass of the barrel. As a result, some experienced artillerymen were killed. And these artillerymen died before they had time to educate the next group. Artillery was often a temporary supplement for infantry. The rate of replenishment is very fast. The inferior level of fire of the artillery led to the fact that only this approach could be taken between the mators.

Musketeers in the infantry are the same as artillerymen. When they are fighting, they can only fire once. Because they only have a total of five rounds. Muskets come at a high price. These five rounds of ammunition are also gifted. Not like before. The number of musketeers was very small. Enough bullets. However, the rapid expansion of musketeers led to a severe shortage of ammunition. Zhao Guo's funds are very limited. They suffer very much in foreign trade. They used real money to buy muskets. But they can't use other commodities to make this real money flow back to their own country.

The loss of trade made it impossible for their armaments to change their armaments on a large scale like the Qin State and the Yan State. Ultimately. Such a shabby military exercise. It was caused by Zhao Guo himself. The reason is that his comprehensive national strength is not good.

Li Muneng has already brought into full play his greatest ability in making the exercise like this. But newspaper reports called Zhao Jun a "begging army." ”