Confederation proper, Army King Weibao.

The blue sky is dotted with white clouds.

The green fields are filled with brightly colored flowers, swaying gently in the breeze, giving off a refreshing fragrance.

A tributary of the Kelantan River meanders through the wilderness with a clear sound of water.

The crisp snare drum sounds, and the musicians blow the sharp-pitched piccolo, which is brilliant and powerful. The upbeat and rhythmic sound of "A fox in the yard" reverberates across the field.

Three bright red columns entered the field with the beat of drums, 75 steps per minute, 0.75 meters per step.

The left battalion column was lined with 60 men in a front, divided into two companies, with an infantry officer at intervals.

The right flank battalion fronted a company of 30 men per platoon.

Each soldier holds a gun in his left hand, holding the butt in his left hand and resting on his left shoulder. The height of the gun has been tried and tested and is in a moderate position. It avoids holding the gun too high, the gun swaying back and forth, and the soldier's left elbow extending outward, taking up too much space. It also avoids the low height of the gun and the fatigue of the left arm and shoulder.

Each soldier on the platoon is elbowed to his comrades on the left and right, occupying a front of 0.5 meters, and the soldiers in the back row are 0.35 meters away from the backpacks of the soldiers in the front row.

The frontage width of the left battalion column was about 30 meters, and the frontage width of the right battalion was about 15 meters.

The longitudinal spacing between the battalion companies on the right flank is 15 meters, which is the frontal width of a single company.

The longitudinal distance between the left wing battalion company and the company is half that of the left wing company.

The two majors in the camp were dressed in bright uniforms and rode behind the column.

Behind the left flank of two infantry battalions, a 12-pounder battery of medium cannons, 6 guns in a lined position. The wooden gun carriage is painted dark blue, and it is very eye-catching on the verdant grass.

The adjacent guns were spaced 8 meters apart, and the front vehicles of each gun were located behind the right side of the guns.

Each forward vehicle was equipped with 40 rounds of ammunition with wooden stocks. Of these, 25 were solid, 10 were heavy shotguns, and 5 were light shotguns.

The wooden butt is not very good, although the butt enhances the tightness of the shot and is conducive to the propellant boost, but it can scratch the barrel and affect the life of the barrel. It is better to weave pads from animal fur, such as pig bristles and horse hairs, the disadvantage is that it is more expensive, and wood is cheap after all.

The ammunition vehicle of the artillery company was located 30 meters behind the artillery position. Each gun is equipped with 1 ammunition cart, and each cart is equipped with 60 shells, of which 40 are solid, 10 are heavy shotguns, and 10 are light shotguns.

The most important skill of an artillery commander is to observe the terrain.

The military academy teaches only technical business such as artillery operation, mathematics, various weather, and the power of solid bullets on the ground hardness.

How to use the artillery in their hands to combine it with the battlefield terrain depends entirely on the experience and talent of artillery officers.

The best artillery officers can see where artillery positions are appropriate and where they are not, but as the tide of battle develops, they may become key positions that affect the direction of the battle, and they are ready to move their artillery to the right place.

Once in combat mode, it will be very difficult for the commander of the whole army to control the artillery unit, and it will be entirely up to the artillery commander himself to adjust the maneuver.

The captain of the heavy artillery company lowered his binoculars and ordered loudly.

"Ruler 10, solid bullets, one round loading!"

The second lieutenant gunner and right gunner finally determined a horizontal angle of fire without problems.

The left gunner rotated the screw and moved the elevation angle of the gun body to the specified position. The screw is the latest technological breakthrough, only the new army artillery is equipped with a new type of gun, and the other artillery is still the old method, nailing a wooden wedge at the tail of the gun to complete the gun body pitching.

The infantrymen who were attached to the various guns removed the solid bullets from the front vehicles, which weighed 12 pounds and the propellant weighed 2 kilograms.

An artillery company had a full strength of 226 men, including 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 6 ensigns, 36 gunners, 60 carriage masters, 5 mounted gendarmes, and the rest were blacksmiths, veterinarians and other handymen and infantry. Infantry can protect the gun at close range, and can also help the gunner adjust the position of the gun and carry ammunition.

In addition to the left and right gunners, one officer and one non-commissioned officer, each gun has 5 auxiliary artillery. The artilleryman puts the ammunition into the chamber, turns the gun brush, and uses the tail as a push lever to push the shell to the end. Then insert the fire door needle into the fire door, puncture the medicine bag, and then insert the fuse.

The firefighter ignites the arquebus on the firing lever and confirms to the gunner that the gun has been fired.

The artillery commanders reported to the company commander, "This platoon artillery is ready!" ”

"Fire!"

The shooter lit the fuse, and a heavy 12-pound solid iron projectile flew out of the muzzle.

The artillery captain raised the binoculars, and a few seconds later, the shell landed at 700 yards, bounced, stirring up a cloud of dust. The shell jumped and flew more than 300 yards, bounced again, flew 200 yards, and bounced up a third time, and flew 100 yards.

Perfect ricochet shooting.

At the same time as the artillery fired, the two infantry battalion commanders gave separate orders.

"Whole battalion, stand!"

The battalion major of the right wing immediately ordered, "The whole battalion marches to the right with the 1st Company." ”

The right-wing battalion remained in a battalion column, and instead marched horizontally along the battlefield, and after reaching the designated position, the battalion commander gave the order.

"Each company has the left pacesetter as the axis, semi-rotating."

Because the longitudinal spacing between the horizontal teams of each company is exactly the width of the horizontal team, the semi-rotation fills the spacing to form three consecutive horizontal lines.

The left battalion was a different formation.

The battalion commander ordered, "The whole battalion, battle formation!" ”

The left flank battalion was based on the first sub-battalion, and the two companies of the subsequent sub-battalions were deployed diagonally to the left and right.

There are two ways to spread diagonally, one is to advance diagonally, which is a complex footwork that allows you to advance diagonally while maintaining your formation.

The other is simpler, each company turns to an angle, drives directly to the baseline of the first sub-battalion, and then semi-rotates to adjust the formation.

The left battalion used a simpler footwork this time.

The two battalions each completed the switch from battalion column to battalion horizontal within 2 minutes.

Each battalion consisted of 9 companies, 8 line infantry companies including grenadiers and 1 light infantry company operating in skirmishers.

The front of each company is 15 meters, and the front of the battalion is 130 meters.

The 3rd Battalion, like the Left Wing Battalion, was formed into a battalion attacking column, i.e., the longitudinal distance between the companies was half the width of the company's horizontal column. This battalion was listed as a reserve behind the battle line.

The artillery continued to fire, and the commander of the infantry regiment, who commanded the battle, gave the order, "Attack." ”

The marching band changed the rhythm of the drums to a faster pace than the previous soothing slow walk.

Three battalions maintained a formation and advanced with an offensive footwork of 100 paces per minute.

At a distance of 400 paces from the target position, the artillery stopped firing.

The regimental commander ordered the whole regiment to stop. The soldiers of the first row knelt on the ground, the soldiers of the second row stood, and the guns of the soldiers of the third row protruded from the shoulders of the second row.

With the swing of the command knife, the salvo began in the center of the two battalions and expanded to the flanks. Yellow-black smoke quickly filled the entire queue.

The debris that erupted from the barrels of the third-row soldiers fell, burning some of the soldiers who were squatting on the ground in the first row.

The first row of soldiers squatting on the ground needed to stand, and the queue was chaotic, and it was only after the company commanders shouted scolds that they stabilized.

The second salvo was a little messy, because the soldiers were mixed and the first row of soldiers could not squat. Part of the third platoon did not participate in this shooting.

Originally, according to the extreme training speed, some soldiers could shoot 6 times in 1 minute, and the whole platoon could fire 4 volleys. Because of this small episode, this battalion salvo was only hit twice in 1 minute.

After firing five rounds at a target 400 paces away, the two horizontal teams continued to move forward and fired another salvo at a distance of 300 paces. At 200 paces, the horizontal team stopped and did not advance again.

A mounted artillery company entered the battlefield from a column of two artillery vehicles from a distance of 1 km from the right flank.

All the members of the company rode on horseback, and had six 4-pounder guns, and the guns were hung on the front car with the muzzles facing downward.

Horse gunners followed behind the artillery in two mounted columns.

The cavalry battery rushed to the vicinity of the infantry line.

The company commander, Captain, raised his right hand.

"Take the first row as the benchmark and spread out the horizontal line!"

The first row of two guns continued to advance, and the next two rows of four guns came out of the right flank and caught up with the first row, forming a cavalry artillery column.

"Stop moving forward, dismount!"

The cavalry artilleryman dismounted and handed the horse to his comrades who were driving the stakes behind him.

"Put it in line!"

The gunner ran forward, untied the front car of the gun, and turned the muzzle.

The firing process is basically the same as that of a heavy artillery battery.

It takes 30 seconds from the gunner dismounting to the guncar.

It took 30 seconds from the time the vehicle in front was untied to the time the gun was released.

It takes 30 seconds to reload, and the gun is ready.

The mounted artillery battery took a total of 6 minutes from 1 km away to the time of firing.

The training did not require a maximum rate of fire, and the entire firing process was completed, and in 2 minutes, the mounted artillery fired 6 shots in a row.

Finally, the cartridge of 40 heavy shotguns was replaced, and four shots were fired in 1 minute at the target position 400 meters away.

The position of the cavalry artillery company was filled with smoke.

Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Line.

"Whole battalion, bayonet charge!"

The 3rd Battalion assault column overtook the infantry column from the left flank and rushed into the target position.

Two horizontal battalions maintained the formation and advanced to support the infantry column.

The flare rises upwards and the exercise ends.

On a hill on the edge of the field, Shou Xuan stood up and applauded.

A group of generals, generals and colonels in fancy costumes followed suit.

Shou Order, muttered, "This is it, this is what we need." ”

Karl Langman sighed, "Ludwig, all the tactics we have mastered in the past, all the combat experience, all the techniques that our fathers have told us, at this moment, all can be discarded." ”

Filhoff was still holding his binoculars, "Shocking indeed, Karl. When the Führer told me, I was a little unconvinced. Now, it seems, he was even conservative. In addition to the cavalry, Maurice and Gustavus Adolf could throw it all. ”

"It's a shame that we wish we had such a system."

"New tactics, don't find out where they can be used for decades. Carl, you weren't able to use such a weapon system when you were given it. ”

"Ludwig, you don't know in Taipei, if it weren't for the Führer who gave us a set of draft drills, I'm afraid we would still be studying whether to use 6 or 3 rows of horizontal lines. Whether or not to retain the formation of spearmen in the infantry battalions has also been debated for a long time. ”

"And mounted artillery, I really didn't expect that artillery can also be used to accompany the attack."

"Even if there were no artillery, the loose battle line of the original arquebusiers separated by one meter would have been smashed to smithereens by a volley of flintlock muskets."

On the other side, Army Commander Holren smiled bitterly at Chief of Staff Westheim, "If the battlefield becomes like this, I can retire." ”

Westheim nodded, "Of the experience we have left, only the leading troops, staff regulations and logistics arrangements can still be used, and everything else must be discarded." ”

"The expansion of the non-commissioned officer academy will make the school class a senior military school, and it will be placed here. All officers in the army take turns to study in the colonel, even the generals. ”

"That's what we should do, and we have to learn."

Holrenne sighed a little, "I'll forget it, I'm old." You just have to arrange the young people in the back. ”

"Sir?"

"I'll be in charge of fighting for your budget in the Senate."

When the smoke cleared in the distance, Shou Xuan turned around, "Go and see the soldiers." ”