Chapter 411: Nguyen Minh Fang's Infantry Camp 2
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As soon as Ruan Mingfang wanted to speak, he was pulled by Li Falcon on the side, he couldn't help but turn his head away in astonishment, Li Falcon looked nervous, and shook his head lightly at him.
"You must know that the weapons of the Chinese are very powerful, but the matter of fighting has always ended in hand-to-hand combat, and any army that fights with all firearms must end in death!" The instructor waved his hand excitedly, and most of the soldiers below who had not fought with the squadron shouted excitedly.
"You are the newly formed third-infantry battalion, what you have to do is to suppress the Chinese soldiers in terms of firing distance and firing speed, so that our cavalry and sword and shield battalions can rush forward and cut them to the ground like chopping melons and vegetables!" The instructor then pointed to a camp in the distance, "There is an artillery battalion, an artillery battalion has thirty cannons, enough to suppress the Chinese soldiers beyond the range of fire, when they pour fire on the Chinese, you must first rush up against the Chinese muskets, once you enter the range of our muskets, stop and start shooting in three rows." The combat effectiveness of the Chinese soldiers only exists in the distance, and once they enter the distance where they can be beaten, they cannot persist in fighting. After three shots, the sword and shield battalion following you will rush through your array, while the hussar battalion's cavalry will strike from the flanks of the position, completely crushing them and winning the victory. ”
"It's so easy to say," the instructor suddenly changed his words, "but it's definitely not easy to do, so everyone needs to train seriously, and this thing of marching and fighting is to be diligent in drilling, and if every soldier can do the thing at hand, then the whole army can advance and retreat as one." Once this is done, there is nothing to fear about the strength of the enemy's weapons. I know that some of you have fought against Chinese soldiers, but have you ever thought about it? Why do you fail over and over again? ”
Ruan Mingfang couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, and the soldiers in the entire infantry battalion were all silent, and there was no sound at all in this empty field. He could not help but begin to recall the battle in the Rebellion of Champa Port, where his army was completely uncommanded, and rushed in front of the enemy in a chaotic manner, but once it was attacked by the enemy's dense fire, he would rush to death, and often more people were trampled to death than killed, and after that, a whole army surrendered directly to the Chinese soldiers and the new army; In the later battle of the new army barracks, the comparison of the forces between the two sides was actually not very different, and in comparison, the number of Chinese was even smaller than that of the defenders. The defenders of the city had the advantage of numbers and the city wall as a cover, which should be easy to deal with, but after the fight was more than 200 troops and even the city was not even wanted, they directly abandoned the city and fled before the Chinese approached the city. At first, he always felt that the Chinese firearms were too sharp, causing the soldiers to be unable to resist, but when the instructor said this, he suddenly woke up and couldn't help blurting out, "It's simply that the soldiers are afraid of death!" ”
"Well said!" The instructor was very excited, and couldn't help but walk quickly to Ruan Ming's side, and patted him on the shoulder twice, "Very good!" You said to the fundamentals, only soldiers who are not afraid of death can win the battle, and fighting is actually a competition between the two sides to see who is more afraid of death, and only the side that is not afraid of death can win, just like the old saying of the Tongwu Dynasty, 'the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road'. Just like the synchronous battalion, you must be able to withstand the opponent's blow and go forward to the firing range before you can start shooting, in the process of advancing, there will definitely be soldiers injured or killed, if you suffer such damage and run away, then the sword and shield men and cavalry behind will not be able to enter the impact position at all. If the impact distance is too far, it can only lead to excessive physical loss, and once the physical wear is too large, the military horse does not have the physical strength to assault, and the soldier does not have the physical strength to cut and kill the enemy, and the battle can only be lost. Therefore, each and every one of us is an important part of the whole army, and if one person wants to flee backwards, each of us has the responsibility and obligation to capture him back, and if he dares to resist, he should be killed on the spot! ”
The instructor paused as he spoke, then said, "I am from the Maidenor Marine Corps, and my unit is the famous Meideno Dragoons, do you know what a Dragoon is?" ”
Seeing that the soldiers below were silently shaking their heads, he couldn't help but say proudly, "The dragoons are the backbone of the Maideno Marine Corps, we ride fast and assault, and after breaking through the enemy army, we have to dismount and fight, compared to our danger, we are far more dangerous than the infantry." Do you know the barbarians? The instructor's face was full of eyebrows, "I see that there are still many traces left by the barbarians outside the city, and the barbarians are also people, they are not afraid of death when they fight, and if they want to defeat them, they can only be more afraid of death than them." We landed in the Barbarian Territory six years ago and established a trading post, but the Barbarians naturally wouldn't be happy to see us by their side. With only 600 dragoons and 100 musketeers and 300 pikemen in the outpost, more than 8,000 barbarians came to attack the outpost with the aim of killing us, eating us, and taking our goods. As he spoke, he ripped off his shirt to reveal his shoulders, and on his shoulders was a terrifying scar that pulled diagonally from his shoulders to his chest. It was a brute scar from a foot away from me, and I could even see my own heart, and my blood splattered the brute in the face, so I took advantage of that moment to raise my short sword and stab him to death on the spot, and then slew another brute who rushed up with my musket. At that time, I was covered in blood, and I rushed forward several more steps with my short sword before I fell, scaring the brutes away. ”
Ruan Mingfang knew that he was putting gold on his face, but the wound was real, and he didn't speak. "In that battle, we killed and wounded more than 500 people, but killed and wounded more than 3,000 barbarians, and forced Sarouon, the commander of the barbarian army at that time, to negotiate peace with us at the gate of the trading post, thus allowing us to establish a trading post on their territory and trade with us." The instructor was very satisfied with the demeanor of the soldiers below, proudly put on his clothes, and continued, "What I want to do now is to train your group of mud-legged men into an elite force like our dragoons, capable of completely defeating the strong army of the Chinese. ”
The soldiers were dumbfounded, they did not know how strong the Medeno people really were, only that they had a lot of ships. "Musket squadron assembled!" The instructor ordered loudly, and the more than a hundred Medeno soldiers who had been hanging around, chatting, and even sleeping on the side bounced up one by one, and soon formed a three-column line outside. The soldiers wore tall bucket hats with a beautiful feather pinned to the front of the hat. Their clothes were all blue, which was very similar to the color of the "cloth" produced in Dongfang in Ruan Minh Fang's memory, in fact, it was not very similar at all, but the new military uniforms worn by these Maidno people were made of cloth at all, and this kind of cheap and sufficient cloth naturally quickly attracted the attention of the merchants of Maidno. On their feet they were wearing wooden boots with canvas waists - these were made in Dongfang Hong Kong, and Gu Qingqian did not have much resistance to the purchase of this kind of "military equipment" at all, and the price was much more expensive than ordinary cloth shoes. Nguyen Minh Phuong easily recognized this kind of cloth boots, which he had seen when the New Army was imprisoned, and many soldiers of the Forbidden Army took off their boots and put them on themselves, saying that they were much more comfortable than straw sandals.
At this time, Nguyen Minh Fang wondered why the Maidno Marine Corps used the same equipment as the new army? Could it be that the Chinese have the shadow of the Medeno behind them? No, if the Medeno people support the Chinese, why do they train themselves to deal with the Chinese? When he was still an official, he had heard that the Southern Barbarians and Northern Criminals had the black hands of the Medenor behind their backs, so why did the Medeno people train a new army to deal with the Nanban? Isn't this a left-handed right-handed?
The Medeno soldiers were carrying four-foot-long muskets in their hands, and the soldiers in the front were holding spears more than a foot long, at this time they stood in the distance, motionless, looking very mighty, making Ruan Mingfang can't help but sigh, if his army had such spirit at that time, how could it be defeated in the hands of the Chinese? "Target range, ready for battle!" The instructor shouted the order.
The three columns of soldiers in the distance reacted immediately, the soldiers in the front line leveled their spears in front and half-knelt on the ground, while the two groups in the back lined up with their muskets facing up, "Reload!" The instructor shouted the command again. The soldiers untied a leather powder pot from their belts, poured some gunpowder into the muzzle, and then pressed it tightly with a stick, then took out a round lead projectile from their chest pockets, stuffed it into the muzzle, compacted it with the stick again, then they all picked up the muskets, wrenched the hammer behind them, checked the flint, and used a thin needle hanging next to the gun to dial the position of the pot, loosened the gunpowder a little, and then resumed the position of holding the gun.
The soldiers of the infantry battalion all watched in a daze as these Medeno people moved quickly, and let out exclamations from time to time, and the instructor was very satisfied with the reaction of these dirt buns, and deliberately shouted loudly, "Target range, assault!" ”
The whole three columns of infantry began to march forward slowly, and after about ten paces, suddenly they all exerted their strength, shouted and charged forward, and when they rushed to the range of the muskets, the pikemen in the front half knelt down, stretched out their spears diagonally forward, and the tail end was against the ground, and the two columns of musketeers in the rear stood in the first column, and fired a row of guns at the target on the range, and immediately crouched down and began to load, and the second column of musketeers aimed at the target again after the smoke had cleared, and fired another row of guns, and then also crouched down to load.
In the distance was a row of scarecrows made of straw, with wooden planks tied to them and plastered with white ash. At this time, two waves of bullets roared, and the scarecrow was scattered, and white ash was everywhere, and at a glance, it was clear that it had hit many targets. The soldiers of the infantry battalion cheered one after another, Ruan Mingfang was inspired by the emotions of everyone, and couldn't help but applaud, and Li Falcon next to him was even more shocked, only to open his mouth and scream unconsciously, as if these Maidno people were fighting like Chinese soldiers.
"That's right!" At this time, the instructor waved his hand at the soldiers of the infantry battalion and said loudly, "This is the strong army, have any of you fought with the Chinese?" Raise your hand and let me see! ”
Ruan Mingfang looked left and right, and there was not even a person who raised his hand, so he raised his hand tremblingly. The instructor, obviously surprised, walked up to him and asked loudly, "What's your name?" Squad Leader! ”
"Under is ...... Nguyen Minh Fang, I used to fight the Chinese in Champa Port, twice. He said with a slight hesitation. The instructor happily pulled him out of the crowd and asked aloud, "You see, who is more powerful than our musket squadron in the Chinese army?" ”
Ruan Mingfang couldn't help but hesitate, but the instructor's eager gaze was in front of him, and he hurriedly replied loudly, "Of course it's our team!" ”
"You are wrong," the instructor's words surprised Ruan Minh Fang, "of course our musket squadron, but the musket squadron is from the Medeno people, not yours, they can't replace you on the battlefield to fight with the Chinese, because that battle is Annan's, it is up to you to fight, what we have to do is to train you into a strong army like the musket squadron!" He waved his hand, "Assemble!" ”
Where do these buns of Annan soldiers know what a collection is? One by one, they were stunned on the spot, you look at me, I look at yours are all stuck in place and at a loss. The Medeno soldiers beside him drove them together like chickens with whips and rifle butts, and then lined them up according to their height. The instructor said loudly, "Remember where you are standing now, the people around you, the next time I say gathering, I will stand like this, if there is a deviation, the entire infantry battalion will be punished together!" ”
For the rest of the day, all the soldiers of the entire infantry battalion were running and squatting on the drill ground, because they couldn't remember what they were supposed to stand in the queue. An Annan soldier complained while running, "What does this battle have to do with standing in line?" Can you stand in line and kill the enemy? We're training for war. ”
Li Falcon was about to answer the next sentence, when he suddenly heard the instructor next to him shouting, "Stop me, let me come out what I just spoke." A soldier walked out with his head down, and as soon as he came out, he slapped him to the ground, "Do you want to know why standing in line has anything to do with fighting?" I'll show you. Musket squadron, assemble! ”
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