Chapter 105: Muskets and Bows and Arrows (May 14th)
For Li Kang, the musket shooting training in the era of platoon guns is a novelty, and after a long time, it will naturally be no fun.
As the guns went down in a row, the sound of "thunderbolt slapping" was like fried beans, chaotic, and then the white smoke produced by the ignition of black powder instantly filled the air, feeling like watching a smoke screen show.
Of course, the above is just Li Kang's personal impression, other people at the scene still watched it with great taste, the soldiers who had seen the musket performed quite well, and those who had not seen it were directly shocked.
The shooting continued, and the 100 people were divided into three groups according to the tun, and each group was divided into three rows according to the team, and the use of the famous 'three-stage shooting' was naturally adopted, and after the first row was shot, the second row immediately stepped forward, and so on.
The gunfire lasted for five minutes, with a total of 10 volleys, during which there were several minor disturbances due to lack of training and coordination, but overall, the scene was truly shocking.
Even some conservative officers who insisted that muskets were inferior to bows and arrows could not help but waver a little, especially after observing the miserable appearance of the target of the gun, the wooden man, and had to admit in their hearts that the destructive power of the bow and arrow was far inferior to that of the musket.
Li Kang also witnessed the destruction caused by the musket for the first time, and couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue, to tell the truth, although the old-fashioned flintlock pistol of the black powder era was completely behind the automatic and semi-automatic light firearms of later generations in all aspects, the damage to the human body, the horror of the wounds caused by the wounds was far more terrifying than that of metal bullets.
"General Qi is worthy of being a master of military training, after only a few days, the musket team will have the resources of elite soldiers, and he will definitely stand in the battle formation one day and make a name for me in China!"
Indeed, as Li Kang said, after all, he has only been training for a few days, and it is rare to have such an achievement.
"The lord is too high-spirited, which makes the last general embarrassed!" Qi Jiguang was as humble as ever, and hurriedly waved his hand, "This is also thanks to the fact that these soldiers have military experience and have certain military qualities, so that they can clearly distinguish orders in a short period of time and initially achieve the prohibition of orders, but around this, the musket team is just a showcase, and they can't help the test of the battle array." ”
"Full of losses, humble benefits, but the general is humble and not arrogant, it is indeed rare... However, blind modesty is too much, so how can we, the post-graduates, deal with ourselves?" Li Kang didn't buy Qi Jiguang's account at all, and said, "The flower shelf is also a shelf! The shelf is erected, is it still far from singing on stage?"
Li Kang just wanted to hint to Qi Jiguang that a soldier can't be a bureaucrat, but he can't be too bureaucratic either! There is no need to be so cautious in front of me, the lord, and the ability is to show it!
Li Kang wanted to say to everyone: I can give you a sense of security that no emperor can give! As long as you don't die!
It's a pity that this meaning can't be said directly, and can only be understood by everyone through subtle influence.
Qi Jiguang's eyes flickered slightly, and then he echoed with a smile.
After discussing with the generals about the military posture and steps of the army's training station, the prospect of future hot weapons, and the political education of grassroots soldiers, Li Kang left the barracks.
There were five people when he came, six people when he left, and there was one more Yuan Jiawei, Li Kang admired his principle very much, so he told Qi Jiguang to transfer him to the guards.
Everyone knows that this little soldier confronted Li Kang at the gate of the camp, although Qi Jiguang was a little reluctant to let go of a piece of jade, but after all, it was an upgrade (the guards were released, at least at the first level), and Qi Jiguang was not easy to stop, not to mention that Li Kang personally spoke.
In the envy and jealousy of his companions, Yuan Jiawei happily packed his bags and followed Li Kang away.
After Li Kang left, the crowd would continue to discuss the firearms exercise that had just ended.
"How?" Qi Jiguang asked with a smile at the two deputies beside him, Li Cunxiao and Li Siye are both representatives of the conservatives, especially Li Cunxiao is the most stubborn.
"Although it is small and powerful, the range and accuracy are not as good as bows and arrows, and the operation steps are cumbersome, if it is against a strong person, there will be no chance to shoot at all!" Li Cunxiao said stiffly.
"Cunxiao is deliberately pretending to be stupid, how can you turn a blind eye to the advantages of firearms?" Qi Jiguang stretched out a finger and said, "Cost! A gun is much cheaper than a good bow, and the production cycle is several times shorter. ”
As he spoke, he stretched out a second finger: "Get started quickly! How much time does it take for a qualified archer to train? One year or two years? What about musketeers? Three months is enough, and no technical content is required at all!"
Then the third finger stretched out: "Don't be picky about the quality of personnel." If you want to become an archer, not everyone can do it, and a good archer first needs to have a strong arm! Even now, because of cultivation, it is not uncommon to have a large arm, but compared to the requirements of a musketeer, it is still relatively harsh. The musketeer casually pulls an ordinary person to train for three months and send him to the battlefield. As you said, muskets are not accurate enough, and they rely on numbers to win, as long as they can shoot at the enemy. Therefore, if it is really a critical moment, it is completely possible to mobilize the whole people, as long as the barrels of the muskets are sufficient, they can form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and they can consume all the energy to kill the opponent! To put it more ruthlessly, we can afford to die with musketeers, but we cannot afford to die with archers!"
"Finally!" Qi Jiguang stretched out his fourth finger and said: "With the continuous accumulation and enrichment of the industrial base, the problems you mentioned such as poor accuracy, short range, and cumbersome steps will be solved one by one." The lord himself lives in that era!"
"Hmph!" Li Cunxiao snorted for a long time, and couldn't find a rebuttal, so he had to snort arrogantly.
"But the old world and the new world can't be the same, there are no real enemies in the old world, but there are in the new world!" At this time, Li Siye said faintly.
Li Cunxiao perked up when he heard this, and turned his provocative gaze to Qi Jiguang, wanting to hear how he should explain.
"The enemy has super strong, don't we have it?" Qi Jiguang said domineeringly, he was quite confident in his martial arts qualifications, and he couldn't refute what Er Li said at all, because the two of them were more confident in their future martial arts achievements, and the two could only nod in agreement.
"Moreover, masters are used for deterrence, they are more suitable for assassination, assassinating the powerful and the commander of the army, so that the other party is deeply jealous and does not dare to act rashly. Instead of stupidly rushing into the frontal battlefield, the hard-bar army, as long as it has not become an immortal, then the strength of the individual is simply insignificant on the battlefield where thousands of armies are intertwined, and he is tired to death!"
"Besides..."Speaking of this, Qi Jiguang showed a mouthful of white teeth and said, "The powerhouses of the new world are far beyond the imagination of the old world, but don't forget..."Qi Jiguang glanced at a tun commander on the school field who was dancing with a hundred catties of stone piers in both hands (he was just promoted by a veteran not long ago), "The soldiers of the new world are not comparable to the old world!"
At this time, Li Cunxiao and Li Siye were completely speechless!