Chapter 66: Insufficient Stockpile of Gunpowder, How to Solve It!
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, (Hundreds of bangs are omitted below, you see, I don't have a water word count, right?) )
Gunshots erupted!
On the spacious flat land of a small forest near Zhujiazhuang, the sound of guns firing sounded one after another, and the smoke of gunpowder permeated the area for a long time. Nearly two hundred people lined up, followed by Zhu Zilong's earliest batch of salt Ding men. That is, the group of young men from Lingshanwei!
In these ten days, they got the first batch of seamless modern steel pipes, the first generation of Ming Dynasty flint pistols.
Then, the captain of the five Xiaoqiang, led by Ma Xiaosan, was trained at Zhu Zilong's request and personally. These days, I practiced my marksmanship here every day.
Because their more than 100 people were the first to follow Zhu Zilong, they are also the best and strongest in terms of welfare and loyalty to Zhu Zilong. Zhu Zilong is naturally not stingy!
In addition to a Ming Dynasty flintlock pistol, each person also has a wrapped burst of modern Xiaoqiang hanging on his waist, and there is also a ten-shot earthen pistol hidden in his clothes.
Of course, there is a helmet on the head, armor on the arms, and all the underwear has been changed into stab-proof clothing, and Ma Xiaosan and several other captains even have a body armor each.
(Note, only put on and adapt to the usual practice, and before returning home after the general practice, it must be returned to Zhuangzili according to the number of people, and most of them are locked in the warehouse for Zhu Zilong to manage and control.) )
"Big brother (adult) what is this, the flintlock bird is really powerful. Jing Ran can fight a distance of more than 100 steps, and has the power to hurt people. In my opinion, it is not too much to say that it is the strongest bird in the Ming Dynasty. Ma Xiaosan was the first to praise the bird.
The others also echoed Ma Xiaosan one after another, and their faces were full of joy.
The five Xiaoqiang captains generally call Zhu Zilong the eldest brother or boss, and the others call them adults. The people in Zhuangzi like to call Zhu Zilong the master, the name is different, but the meaning is the same.
The common people outside are even more chaotic, and many people call Zhu Zilong a miracle doctor, or an American master.
If you add these messy names together, this can't help but remind Zhu Zilong of Sun Wukong's nickname: (Dongsheng Shenzhou Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave Monkey King Battle Holy Buddha Sun Wukong)!
Can he Zhu Zilong also be called by his full name: (Lord Zhu Zilong of the Divine Doctor of Zhujiazhuang, Yantai Mansion, Thousands of Miles of America?) )
Embarrassment!
This title is called full, and it is estimated that it is not a few points worse than the full title length of the Empress Dowager Cixi or the Jade Emperor, right?
In the next second, Zhu Zilong threw this cranky idea out of his mind, and the corners of his mouth twitched. wiped the flintlock pistol in his hand, and said to Ma Xiaosan and other more than 100 people: "Our flintlock bird gun can still hurt people more than 100 steps away, leather armor can be broken within eighty or ninety steps, iron armor can be broken in about seventy steps, and wood and iron shields can be worn in about fifty or sixty steps. ”
"However, you must not be secretly complacent and careless. You must know that if the enemy comes on horseback and armor and shoots arrows, one is still a great threat to us if he is not careful. Not to mention anything else, just at this moment, it is still possible to rush within thirty or forty steps of the gun formation! ”
Zhu Zilong poured some cold water on Ma Xiaosan and the others in a timely manner, so as not to make them too arrogant.
After all, empty talk is not only misleading the country, but also in the military.
Actual combat is the best test!
Sure enough, after Ma Xiaosan and the others listened to Zhu Zilong's words, they looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were much calmer.
However, in the next minute, Ma Xiaosan hugged his fists again and said: "Big brother, the enemy's cavalry can desperately attack close quarters, and we are not elm brains." I think we can set up obstacles in front of the gun array, so that even if the enemy is close, it can only be to pull the horse to slow down. ”
As soon as Ma Xiaosan's words fell, Liu Yishen also stepped forward and said: "The enemy has arrows, I think we can arrange an additional group of spear piercing shield soldiers to protect the left and right and front." When the storytellers talk on weekdays, I can hear that the famous step-family army and the Yuejia army in the past seem to do just that! ”
As soon as these proposals came out, Zhu Zilong couldn't help but glance at the two of them, thinking that they also had some intelligence. Nod your head in acknowledgement!
However, another cronie squad leader, Li Zilong, one of the five small powerhouses, is a natural muscular man. The character is a big example!
Some disappreciatively pressed his arm on Ma Xiaosan's shoulder, took out a modern modified earthen pistol from his arms, raised it to everyone, and said with a smile:
"Big brother, what can you do if you're so scared? We have flint birds in the long range, we have a strong fire in the middle lane, and even if it is within thirty or forty steps in the short lane, there is still this thing. Don't blow it, just our outfit, and the invulnerable American stab-proof suit. Don't say too much, with one against ten, I'm afraid it's not very difficult, right? ”
This is said to be full of beef, but it is also reasonable.
It's just that Zhu Zilong still ignored it with white eyes, twitched the corners of his eyes, glanced at Li Zilong, and replied in a rhetorical tone: "You, don't you know the difficulties of your eldest brother, do you know the cost of diesel?" Your outfit is even more domineering than that of a thousand household chiefs, but the original price is only a few hundred taels of silver or more. There are more than 100 of you here, nearly 200 people, how many silver taels do you calculate? It's not so much that you killed your opponents, but that you killed them with a pile of silver! ”
Zhu Zilong's words made Li Zilong blush and lower his head on the spot, and the others were also a little embarrassed.
As fighters among Zhu Zilong's cronies, there are more than 100 of them, nearly 200 people, and they naturally know more about the internal situation, and they are much more attentive than others.
From Zhu Zilong's mouth, they had already heard that the barrel in their hands was made of refined steel. Bursts of strong guns and firing pistols, not to mention from the Americas thousands of miles away, just from such a long distance, this cost is terrifying, right?
There is also the legend that only a chivalrous person can have invulnerable clothes (stab-proof clothing), and if you count all these, I am afraid that a piece of equipment is far more than hundreds of taels of silver!
Indeed, think about it, your own gang is heaping silver to kill the enemy!
However, after blushing. They thought about it in a blink of an eye, in this Ming Dynasty, which official would arm his subordinates so sacrificially?
Even the soldiers in the emperor's personal barracks don't have such a high salary, right?
At that moment, there was a surge in the hearts of everyone who died for their confidants, the grace of dripping water, and the idea of returning when the spring was springing.
(Of course, it is estimated that another reason is that Zhu Zilong usually gives a high salary, and he is also kind to their family.) Moreover, whether his own life is good in the future and whether it can last for a long time is closely related to Zhu Zilong's quality. The so-called loss is all loss, one glory is glory, and it is natural to be hearted. )
Looking at everyone's expressions, Zhu Zilong felt in his heart that what he had done in the past few days was worth it.
Kindness, interests, family ties are connected, and the mystery of grace and power and oneself. Sure enough, it is the only way to control his subordinates!
Soon after!
At the end of the exercise, a group of people went home, helped, helped, had something, changed the guard, and dispersed.
As soon as he entered the village, Ma Xiaosan accompanied Zhu Zilong into the warehouse to count weapons and goods.
After the incident, he suddenly said to Zhu Zilong: "Big brother, practicing firearms so diligently, the brothers' skills have increased. However, the stockpile of saltpeter and other gunpowder was already insufficient. It's not easy to find around, how do you think it's good? ”