"Who's going to teach?" Du Jipeng frowned.

Li Dingxin didn't answer, just smiled slightly.

"Who else?" Liu Chuanjin sighed, "Eighty percent is that ......"

Du Jipeng looked at Li Dingxin with an inquiring gaze, Li Dingxin did not speak, but nodded slightly.

After Du Jipeng knew that it would be Chen Wei who would teach them martial arts lessons, a strange light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Liu Chuanjin and Kong Dache seemed to read something from Du Jipeng's eyes, and they each grinned.

They knew that the opportunity to take revenge on Chen Wei had finally come.

"We didn't take this class when we were in the Harbour Master's School, did we? Isn't melee combat the job of a sailor? Let's learn what to do......" Kong Dache deliberately complained.

"There's nothing wrong with learning it again, it's just the right thing to shine your skills on, so that someone will always look down on us." Du Jipeng said quietly.

"Yes...... Don't you treat us on the same footing as those big soldiers? Someone said dissatisfied.

Hearing their conversation, Wu Yingke frowned slightly.

He has no resistance to the combat course that was once exclusive to the Marine Corps, and even believes that it is one of the most important courses for the Navy.

He was fascinated by the feats and prestige of the Qianguo Shipbuilding and Navy Soldiers, who were proficient in close combat.

In Western navies, warships have a long tradition of carrying soldiers to fight. As early as the era of galleys and sailing warships B.C., soldiers jumping gangs to engage in broadside battles was one of the most popular tactics in the navies of ancient Greece, Rome and other countries. In the Punic Wars, the Roman navy was responsible for the use of "crow's beak" drawbridges on battleships for easy porting. Defeat the Carthaginian navy. With the development of naval equipment and tactics, the significance of broadside warfare has gradually weakened, but it still retains a certain status. Marines also still have a place on the ship.

The Marine Corps in the modern sense was established in 7064 as the "Duke of York and Albany's Naval Infantry Regiment of the Duke of York" (Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot) formed by the British Royal Navy. In 7072, the term "Marines" first appeared in official archives. In the "Regulations of the British Sailors" translated and published by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau of Qianguo, they are called "small gun teams" or "sailor spearmen".

The Marines had a fairly important place in the British Navy at that time. Its members were all recruited soldiers who swore allegiance to the Crown, and were therefore considered to be loyal and reliable to the Biddo as a forcibly conscripted sailor. "The Marine Corps squad is the only unit that the captain can trust and can carry out his will, and it depends on them whether it is a military parade or a standing guard." Therefore. Many of the large warships in the British Navy at that time carried a certain number of marines. For example, when the famous sail battleship "Victory" entered service in 8078, it had 58 marines (1 captain, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 55 privates).

The tasks performed by the Marine Corps are wide-ranging. One. They had to stand guard on the ship, maintain order, suppress mutinies, and be equivalent to military police in the navy. Second. In the midst of the war. They will engage in broadside battles with hot and cold weapons, or condescendingly snipe enemy officers on the booms. Third, when land operations are required, they will form a capable landing force. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are all-rounders in the Navy.

In addition to Britain, European and American countries have also formed Marine Corps, such as Russia in 8005 and the United States (North American colony) in 8075.

The first navy in the true sense of the word, the navy of the Qianguo, was in the process of building with reference to the naval regulations of the West (mainly Britain and France). It also formed its own Marine Corps, the Foreign Gun Team. The sailors of the Naval Master (including the reserve army of the sailors) were required to be proficient in the use of firearms, swords and other land weapons. Such as. From the third-class practice to the first-class practice, all need to assess the "foreign spear and sword maneuver". The practice of bravely selecting sailors and the promotion of sailors also include these two skills in the examination subjects, and even technicians such as deputy Guan Qi must also master. As for the internship of students on the training boat, these are also compulsory subjects. Most of the personnel of the Ship Master and Naval Division possessed certain land combat skills, and the Marine Corps was integrated into the entire fleet, collectively known as the Ship Master and Navy Soldiers.

The main warships of the Ship Master and Navy Division are equipped with a lot of light weapons, which are enough to arm dozens or even hundreds of crew members. And the main users of these weapons are the sailors.

The light weapons of the Marine Corps include cold weapons such as knives and spears, which is not actually a sign of backward equipment. Since the Marine Corps may engage in broadside battles, there are more opportunities for hand-to-hand combat, and cold weapons still have a certain value. Therefore, sabers and spears were used in the British Navy until now. In addition, the Marines may also use some relatively heavy weapons in the landing battle, such as Gatling guns and Haqikais cannons, and the 75mm sampans equipped with each ship are also mainly used in land battles, and can also be used on warships or dinghys by refitting gun mounts. In the battle of Moss Bay, the shipmaster and navy used naval guns for fire support.

Like the Harbour Master Naval Division, which used the French Navy as its division, in the British Royal Navy, the status of land combat training can be said to be not inferior to naval combat training. Most of the personnel of the British Navy were required to master the techniques of land warfare. In real training, the proportion of land combat subjects is also quite large. At that time, the ratio of naval guns to shore guns was roughly one to one. "All ships of the British Naval Division operate large and small guns every morning, go ashore in the afternoon to operate guns, and take turns shooting targets every day." "The ships of the Navy Division operate their guns every morning, and after the exercises in the afternoon, they take time to hold their guns."

Due to the importance of land warfare training, the British Navy practiced land gun formations in major military exercises. Guo Yunxian, the minister of the Qianguo State to the United Kingdom, once visited the British naval base to watch the drills of the British marines and gave high praise: "The warships and squads of the British Navy Division landed and drilled the land gun and artillery formations and swords, which were precise and fast, and rotated like the wind, which was the crown of the drills everywhere. ”

Like the British Navy, the Qianguo Naval Division was not only the most modern and powerful fleet in Middle-earth at that time. Its land combat capability is also at the first-class level in China. This strength was vividly demonstrated in the Battle of Moss Bay.

After the Japanese army invaded Moswan, Shen Youan was assisted by Li Shaoquan. Transferred the Huai army into moss to expel the Japanese army, but the Huai army was defeated by the Japanese army, and was almost driven into the sea by the Japanese army for a time, thanks to Lin Yizhe organized the ships and marines of the ship administration and naval division to ambush the Japanese army on the beach in advance, which not only prevented the rout of the Huai army, but also turned the tide of the battle in one fell swoop, and gave the Japanese army heavy casualties. Turn the table. In a series of later land battles, Lin Yizhe made the shipmaster and navy soldiers cooperate with the Huai army to fight, and defeated the Japanese army in succession. In the end, all the Japanese troops invading Taiwan were annihilated and a brilliant victory was achieved.

And now that he has the opportunity to learn the fighting skills of the British Marine Corps, it is something that Wu Yingke cannot ask for.

But the companions who came with him. It doesn't seem to be so.

Martial arts classes started out as swordsmanship.

"Everyone must have seen fencing and sabers today. Their intense rhythm and fast and rapid moves must have left a very deep impression on everyone, so many people began to think that this is European swordsmanship, and European swordsmanship is to use stormy thorns to form its unbreakable sword moves, so European actual combat swordsmanship is generally so, but in fact? ”

As Chen Wei explained, he swept over the twelve cadets of the Qianguo Navy with a stern gaze.

After a period of intensive physical training. These people are now sturdy and strong, and it seems that they are no longer "bean sprouts".

"Let's talk about what actual swordsmanship is. Westerners' definition of actual combat swordsmanship is slightly different from that of the East, they believe that a kind of swordsmanship that can be easily mastered by people, can make the enemy ineffective with one blow on the battlefield or can cause the enemy to lose combat effectiveness while being able to do more than one battle, and its skills must be quick and effective, which can be called actual combat swordsmanship. ”

"Let me briefly talk about the history of the development of the main stabbing sword, the main stabbing sword is believed to have originated four centuries ago piercing sword Estoc, the sword body is hard, the cross-section is triangular or square, there is no blade, there is a large cross gauntlet, the hilt of the sword is double-gripped, there is a counterweight ball like a butt, the total length is about fifty inches or more, weighing two to three kilograms, it was used to pierce the plate armor that was prevalent at that time, many knights and mercenaries of the time used it as a second weapon, but its effect is far less than a much lighter war hammer, so, In less than half a century of use, the Estoc disappeared from the battlefield, and with it, the technology of its use, but according to many historical accounts, it was only used to pierce the bodies of downed enemy knights. ”

"Three centuries ago, a large number of cities developed, the French who liked elegance remade the bayonet sword, so, the Western sword Rapier was born, the early rapier's handguards are not the complex composite handguards we see now, they still use simple cross handguards and even counterweight balls, he was used in the narrow city streets, and gradually became a part of the citizen's clothing, at this time the main bayonet sword class is still double-edged, and the swordsmanship action also contains a large number of effective cutting and cutting, Gauntlets can be effective for captivating and baiting, but it is important to note that this sword does not come from the battlefield, its main purpose is self-defense and duel. Two centuries ago, Western swords with extended gauntlets were basically formed. The long blade is basically square, and it doesn't flatten out until the last few inches. This way, the fencer can cut the opponent's face and eyes with a volley. Sometimes the blade of the sword is sixty inches long, but this can be inconvenient for the swordsman. The blade of the sword shrank to the range of thirty-four to forty inches. By this time, the Rapier already had intricate and ornate cage and cup-shaped gauntlets that provided perfect protection for the hands and forearms of the swordsman. ”

Chen Wei waved the sword in his hand in front of the students, and he noticed that a look of contempt flashed in Du Jipeng's eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"In terms of technique, there were some strong schools of art, such as the Italian school of stabbing swordsmanship, which was practical and ferocious, but it could only be used in duels under accepted rules. At the beginning of the last century, the technique of stabbing the sword developed, and a well-established knight's sword gauntlet, that is, a composite saucer gauntlet, appeared. At this time, the rapier was no lighter than the French sword, and some rapers of about forty inches weighed more than 1,500 grams, and even more than two kilograms. Its true standard technique is to use it with the Main-gauche or Sword-breaker, which are small daggers that are deadly little toys. They have shield-like gauntlets that can be used to block effectively and can be used to attack. Many of the left hand stabs also have grooves in their blades, which are used to capture the enemy's rapier and twist it, which is known as the Broken Blade. In many genres, the Rapier is used to pin down the enemy, and then suddenly stabs the left hand stab, and it can be said that in these genres, the real lethal is the left hand stab. There are also schools of thought that break the blade to capture the enemy's rapier and then attack, but they are far less famous than the ones above. This is a very effective duel swordplay, unfortunately. It was merely duel swordsmanship, and its 'effectiveness' was based only on the rules of duel that were accepted at the time. Of course, these swordsmanship are completely different from the actual combat on the battlefield, and they don't even touch the edges. So don't think of Western swordsmanship as these fancy things. ”

"Two centuries ago. The main stabbing sword reached its zenith. Duels abound, but no one applied it to actual combat, because it did not come from actual combat, but was designed for duels governed by accepted rules, and they became more and more elegant under the influence of the Renaissance, and at the beginning of the last century, the aristocracy simply abandoned the still lethal stabbing technique. Historically, the primary bayonet class has been ineffective in actual combat from the beginning. Interestingly, it is recorded that the Spanish nobles who used Rapier masters used Rapier on the battlefield in mercenary wars, making a big joke in the history of European weapons, after the musket and bow and arrow shooting, the enemy mercenaries picked up the broadsword in their hands, and those Spanish nobles who liked elegant duels found that their swords and swordsmanship had become waste, not to mention piercing the simplest hard leather armor on the enemy mercenaries, that is, they couldn't even commit suicide. The savage and clumsy 'broadsword' didn't even get a chance to strike, and melee combat became almost a one-sided slaughter, which led to the creation of the famous Spanish broadsword Pizzaro and Spanish shield swordplay. ”

Hearing Chen Wei say this, Li Dingxin and several other students couldn't help laughing.

"It is very pointless for us to comment on a sword, only on the quality of the weapons, we focus on the quality of their use, we have an Abyssinian curved double-edged sword, Shotel, and those who do not know how to use it will say that it is a waste, but in the hands of an Abyssinian warrior, it becomes a terrible messenger of death, just as a man who does not know the sword used in European combat, when he sees a broadsword, he says: 'This is designed for brute force chopping, It's not swordsmanship at all', we want to objectively comment on actual swordsmanship, not subjective conjecture, and this objective comment is just to establish the actual combat test, we will learn the actual combat of Western swordsmanship, its skills include a large number of slashing, stabbing and other fierce moves, some people think that it is the most perfect swordsmanship in Europe, in fact, it originated from the naval swords of the last century. ”

Hearing Chen Wei talk about the sword again, Du Jipeng's eyes showed contempt again, Chen Wei seemed to understand what he was thinking, and smiled quietly.

"Three centuries ago, a weapon called the 'dagger' or 'scimitar' appeared on the warships of the British Empire, and although they were called swords, they were actually more like battle axes. Here I need to clarify the meaning of the word sword in English, the sword in the concept of Middle-earth is a straight-edged, two-sided blade, a weapon that can be cut and stabbed. The word translated as sword in English is a general term for sword and knife in the concept of Middle-earth. Including the Japanese sword Katana, which is mainly chopping, many Qianguo people wonder how it became a sword according to the concept of Middle-earth. In fact, I don't understand that the British translation habit is mainly paraphrased, and the corresponding similar words are found in the Qianguo vocabulary, and they are not used as proper nouns. But for the sake of your understanding, I'm going to call it a knife next. ”

Hearing Chen Wei's words, the contempt in Du Jipeng's eyes disappeared, and his face turned slightly red.

"Now let's talk about the naval saber, it is actually the standard saber of the British Army infantry, the British saber pays the most attention to the actual combat effect, and the main bayonet is different, the body of the British naval saber is curved, which is conducive to both straight stabbing and chopping, the handle is straight, the end is bent to one side, easy to hold, with a 'D' shaped handguard, which can protect the fingers, the length of the blade is moderate, and it is easy to grasp the balance. Since the beginning of this century, in order to prevent the saber from breaking in battle, it has been stipulated that each saber must undergo a unified quality inspection, and after passing the inspection, a certified circular stamp should be stamped on the root of the blade. In short, these naval sabers placed in front of you are very effective weapons that have been tested in real combat for many years. Chen Wei said, picked up a naval saber on the table, and easily pulled a knife flower.

"The official name of the room you're in now is the Training Room, where Marines' fighting skills are put to the test under intense pressure. Marines in the past privately called it the 'House of Pain' for only one reason: to be tested both physically and willpoweredly. ”

"You're going to be training in a high-intensity circuit in the 'House of Pain', and when you go on the pitch for sparring training, you have to pay your full attention, or your life will be in danger." (To be continued......)

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