Chapter 185: Sniper

"Zhang Shijie, this is also true!"

"Yes, yes, Childe, Zhang Roushi is an anti-thief."

"General Zhang Rou is not a thief." I looked at the surprised eyes of the three people and shook my head and said, "General Zhang Rou and the traitor Liu Zong have an essential difference, in general, although Zhang Rou is a Han person, but when he was born, his hometown was already a territory of the Jin State, so Zhang Rou is a Han person of the Jin State, in a sense, Zhang Rou is no longer a Song person of our dynasty, but a Jin person, but Liu Zong is an authentic Song person, Liu Zong surrendered to the enemy, and he is really a thief." From a small point of view, Zhang Rou is Zhang Shijie's uncle and your savior, and you can't say that he is a thief. A person should have the righteousness of the country and the nation, which is good, and at the same time, he should also have his own family affection, although it is very difficult to choose, but it cannot be arbitrarily discussed, Zhang Shijie, you return to my dynasty in the south, isn't it also the embodiment of General Zhang Rou's family affection for you? ”

Xia said that it was hot, Zhang Shijie was said by me, and he immediately sweated, and hurriedly said: "Son, my subordinates know their mistakes." ”

Traditional Chinese culture has always advocated righteousness first, and almost all those who killed relatives in history have been praised, but in fact, from the perspective of people's surnames alone, this is contrary to people's original surnames. What is righteousness? Is it the society of a few emperors and nobles, or the vital interests of all the people? This may have to be left to future generations to judge.

I smiled and said: "Zhang Shijie, these words are actually not just to you, we look at a person, comment on a thing, we need to analyze it comprehensively and objectively, people have good and evil sides, so we must think carefully." My goal is very simple, one day, you will face Zhang Rou on the battlefield, what should you do then? ”

Zhang Shijie was silent for a long time and said: "His subordinates will treat him as an opponent, an opponent worthy of respect." ”

"Yes, that's good. If you think so, I'm relieved. The people of our dynasty and the Han people in the north belong to the same origin, and it is said that our dynasty will definitely go north to the Central Plains, and when the two sides fight, they need to keep this point in mind. Not all Han people in the Jin Kingdom, and the Han people in Mongolia are all Han annihilation, anti-thieves. However, soon, they have been away for many years, and it is time to go home. ”

When Jin destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, in the final analysis, wasn't it caused by Huizong Qinzong himself? Of course, in this era, as the heir to the throne of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not good for me to directly count the previous emperors.

Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie said in unison after hearing this: "The son is wise, and his subordinates surrender." ”

"Okay, Zhang Shijie, let's move on to the matter of the new army."

"Yes, Childe."

"Compared with the 100 muskets you tried, the improved muskets have greatly improved their surname ability, but they are still arquebuses at all, and they have many unavoidable weaknesses, so in addition to the personal abilities of the musketeers, the strategy and tactics of the new army have become relatively important. The three-stage shooting theory is clear to you, this is the best way of shooting I can think of at the moment, when the number of people is close and the terrain and weather are suitable, the musketeers can have the upper hand, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and the enemy is not a dead target, waiting there for you to fire, especially in the offensive of our army, how can you give full play to the strengths of the musketeers? There is no precedent for this to follow, so we must think of various response plans in order to be invincible in actual combat. ”

Lu Xiufu said: "What Childe said is extremely true, think about all possible situations before doing things, so as not to be caught off guard. In addition, the subordinate has a suggestion. ”

"Yes, let's talk about it."

"In the Yangzhou army, there is a bow squad composed of more than a dozen sharpshooters, whose role is to attack the enemy's generals, judging from the surname of the musket, this is also very suitable, so the subordinates feel that they can gather a small number of musketeers to take on this role."

I nodded, "Of course this suggestion works, I've already thought of a name for the musket marksman, it's called the Sniper." ”

"Snipers? Did Childe have planned to do so a long time ago? Although Lu Xiufu was used to my unexpected ideas, he was still surprised.

As for the origin of snipers, it is said that during the American Reading War, an officer named Sharp in the American Volunteer Army discovered that wrapping bullets in deer oil could improve range and accuracy. As a result, he led a team of gunners to shoot accurately from a long distance, shooting and killing many high-ranking British officers, and repeatedly won great victories at a very small cost.

The term sniper was officially coined in 1832 and originated from a bird-hunting activity of the British army in the Indian borderlands.

"Yes, that's the name. The sniper I mean more than Junshi says, and its mission is to snipe the designated target by all means. There are many ways to perform a sniper, using a sniper to sneak up to the target or the road it is expected to pass through, and snipe in the form of an ambush sneak attack. In addition to defending the city, snipers are also suitable for other aspects, and the choice of location, shooting and retreat routes will be the key to the success or failure of the sniper mission. Assigned sniper missions can be performed by one person, or can be used in teams of two: one person observes, one person snipes, or two people snipe at the same time, or if the main shooter fails to snipe, the secondary shooter makes up another shot. As for the regular training of snipers, it is necessary to add skills such as camouflage to hide themselves and at the same time pursue and observe the enemy, of course, accurate marksmanship is a necessary prerequisite for the existence of snipers. ”

Lu Xiufu praised: "Childe, I didn't expect a little marksman to have so much knowledge. ”

"Well, you're very knowledgeable. Zhang Shijie, are there any so-called marksmen among the personnel of the villa? ”

"Hui Gongzi, our villa has to hold a competition every ten days, and those who are among the best can get wine and meat rewards. At present, the best shooting performance in the mountain villa is a young man named Li Long, both speed and accuracy are ranked first every time, even the master sent by the weapons supervisor said that he is a genius with a gun, within 100 meters, Li Long basically does not need to aim, he can hit a moving target with his hand. ”

"Well, this guy is good." I once heard a friend say that in the early years of the Republic of China, there was a person in his ancestors who was extremely accurate in marksmanship, and he didn't need to aim at all when shooting. I don't know what the crosshair of the gun designed by Yun Bofei is, but it can only be felt to hit a target within 100 meters without aiming.

"Childe, before his subordinates came to Beijing, they talked to Li Long, hoping that he could teach others, but he said that he relied on intuition to shoot, but this can't be taught."

"Haha, Zhang Shijie, Li Long is right, it's just that there are too few characters like him, and it is impossible to meet him, and others really can't learn this kind of ability. For most people, they can only rely on their own diligence, and those who are diligent and have methods can also make up for their innate deficiencies and reach the realm of divine shooting. Regarding the matter of snipers, there are two aspects, one is that you pick out talented seedlings from there and let Li Long cultivate them, or there are other methods, and the other is that I will ask the Gunpowder Department to develop a gun suitable for snipers. By the way, you can ask Li Long to come to the capital, and I will send him to meet Master Yun to see if I can customize the musket according to Li Long's needs. ”

"Yes, Childe."

"Zhang Shijie, you can come up with a comparison every ten days, which is very good. Actually, there are a lot of problems with the advent of the musket that need to be tested in actual combat, but before that, you need to work together and let all the musketeers in the lodge discuss it together, because they are the ultimate users. How to train, and how to play, in order to achieve the best results, maybe you can come up with a lot of ideas. You are the first gunners, so you also have to take on the task of passing on the experience and bringing the old with the new. For example, in shooting training, in addition to fixing the target position, you can increase the mobile target position, or you can hang stones and other objects under the gun to strengthen the training, and for example, how much is appropriate for the ratio of musketeers and pikemen, these plans after deliberation will be demonstrated one by one in actual combat in the future, and the useful ones will be left and carried forward, and the useless ones will be discarded, and in the long run, you will all become experts in musket tactics. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, your subordinates will definitely take this as your goal."

"Well, Zhang Shijie, I have a lot of confidence in you. In addition, Junshi, you will revise a letter later and tell Li Tingzhi that he can prepare to settle the first batch of new troops. ”

"Yes, Childe."

"Zhang Shijie, these days, you should discuss strategy and tactics with Junshi, the training methods of sergeants, and the training of snipers."

While he was talking, Xiao Tian went upstairs to report: "Childe, there is an old man outside who came from afar and said that he wants to visit Childe, this is his greeting." ”

"Who could it be?" I secretly said that no stranger had ever visited me except for the people I had summoned on my own initiative.

I opened the post and smiled: "It turned out to be him, and he came really fast." ”