Chapter Seventy-Six: Joining the Army (7)

Five days later, all the sergeants of the firearms battalion gathered on the school grounds, and even some of the unworthy generals and sergeants of the Ruijian battalion also came over, waiting to see how powerful Yinzhen's firearms were. Reading a book// Yinzhen looked at the crowd around him, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

In the crowd, Hai Yu's nervous hands and feet were cold, he was not worried that Yinzhen's firearms drill would be a blockbuster and shine for a while, but what he was afraid of was what to do if Yinzhen's performance was smashed. Five days ago, he didn't put the door on his mouth, said a few wrong words, and was already caught by this master with a pigtail, although he let himself go, who knows if this fourth master likes the master of settling accounts after the autumn? If something goes wrong today, the fourth master can't get up and down, then he will really want to whine. His heart is full of prayer for God and Buddha, from the god of Changbai Mountain in Manchuria, the immortal heaven of the Mongolian people, to the Buddha Bodhisattva Jade Emperor Taishang Laojun, as long as he can think of it, he has recited it again, and asked the gods and Buddhas to bless Yinzhen to be victorious.

Twenty sergeants stood in a column, with ten buttresses one hundred and twenty paces ahead. According to Yinzhen's requirements, there was also a heavy armor on the target stack.

Yinzhen said before coming to the school that as long as they play well today, a bounty of one hundred taels of silver will be given to them after the end, although they practiced mostly speed and did not pay attention to accuracy, but if there are many targets, Yinzhen will have additional rewards. So, they were now staring at the buttress in front of them, their eyes red. In the hearts of these twenty people, what is in front of them is not a target, but a silver with white flowers.

Yin Zhen turned a shallow vial of hourglass upside down, and the time for this vial of hourglass to drip happened to be the time when the cavalry charged through this hundred steps. With Yinzhen's "preparation", everyone held their breath and concentrated, after a "put", with a light fog rising, ten people in the queue finished shooting, and immediately knelt to reload, and the other ten people moved in a uniform manner. Reading the book// The hourglass was timed out, and exactly six shots were completed. Taking a look at the target stacks, the results are not bad, more than half of them can hit the target, and the projectiles are all passing through the target, which shows that the killing distance of the pangut shotgun is still 120 steps away. This has made Yinzhen very satisfied.

In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, the firearms exhibition was already at the world's leading level at that time, and many firearms were not weaker than Western countries in terms of range. In order to solve the problem of rate of fire (five in one minute), the generals of the Ming Dynasty usually used three rows of rotation in tactics, that is, one row of guns, one row of guns, and one row of guns. After the first row is finished, retreat to the third row to load the guns, and the second row to the first row to release the guns, and so on. However, the Qing Dynasty turned back on the research and use of firearms, not only was the bird gun not widely used, but also abandoned the previous round-release shooting method, but used a salvo to shoot a round, and then reload, wasting time in vain. The quality of the bird gun is also not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, the farthest killing distance of the bird gun could even reach about 100 meters, while in the Kangxi period, most of them only had a killing distance of 30 or 40 meters. Fortunately, Yinzhen can be regarded as picking up the treasure of Dai Zi.

Seeing Yinzhen's smile and smile, of course, everyone also rushed forward and slapped their ass. "Fourth Master, you have opened my eyes. I've never seen anything so powerful. It's enough to use this thing against this kid Geldan to drink a pot. ”

"Yes, this has to be said that the fourth master is well trained. Those little rabbit cubs, usually don't have a proper shape, the fourth master has only trained them for five days, hey, it's out. ”

Yin Zhen ignored this, walked directly in front of Haiyu, and said, "General Hai, how is it?"

Hai Yu was secretly glad in his heart, but he was also shocked by the scene he saw just now, he was an old military officer, and as soon as the so-called experts made a move, there was nothing left. He could naturally see the effect of this firearm on the battlefield, piercing through heavy armor from a hundred and twenty paces away, even if he drew a strong bow, it was difficult for him to achieve a lasting attack. Hai Yu is a real person, thinking of this, he knelt down and apologized sincerely: "Fourth master, Hai Yu is convinced." In the future, you said how to practice the firearms battalion, Lao Hai and I have nothing to say. ”

Yin Zhen hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "General Hai can think like this, it is the blessing of my firearms battalion." In the future, Yinzhen still has a lot to rely on. ”

Turning his head, Yinzhen whispered to Fei Yanggu: "Yinzhen has something to ask the adults for an idea." ”

Feiyangu understood, and stopped the people who were still going to pull Yinzhen to say some beautiful words: "All the soldiers will go back to their respective battalions and stand by, and if they don't leave, they will be registered for military law." ”

In the end, the military order was severe, and everyone was helpless and retreated.

Fei Yanggu said: "What does the fourth master command?"

Yin Zhen frowned, he was both happy and worried when he saw the power of the pangut shotgun just now. He couldn't help but think deeply, why was such a sharp weapon for killing the enemy put aside by Kangxi, who had always been keen on martial arts? Of course, this has the significance of maintaining the rule of Manchuria, but now, except for the trouble of Geerdan, it can be said that the sea is stable. Although the barbarian theory still exists, it is just the shouting of some scholars in the opposition, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation. What else could be the reason? Thinking that all the newly established firearms battalions were full of people from the three banners, and even so, in the future deployment, the firearms battalion would always be guarding the periphery of the line, so Yinzhen had another layer of explanation. Could it be that Kangxi is afraid that people will shoot him black?

This brings us to the question of "peace of mind". How to enable Kangxi to use firearms with confidence, and then promote the popularization of firearms in the army. Linked to his errand in logistics food, grass and ordnance, Yinzhen had some new ideas.

So Yin Zhen asked: "How many projectiles and gunpowder are in the current camp, and how is the management of the guns, guns, and ammunition?"

Fei Yanggu said: "The whole battalion has a ten-day supply of ammunition, according to the configuration of two gunpowder and three hundred lead pills per person a day. The Duyu Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a special person responsible for the deployment, and after arriving at the battalion, it will be checked and managed by the Ordnance Department. The projectile gunpowder was manufactured by the Ministry of War's Arsenal and Clearance Division, and was also handed over to the Ordnance Department for safekeeping. ”

"Huh?" Yin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "How do you get the weapon?"

Feiyangu said: "Twenty shotguns or less, and a supply of ammunition within one day, the general has the right to take them out." Above this amount, within fifty, please ask for a general's order. If it is more than fifty, it must be warranted by the Minister of the Interior. ”

Yinzhen said: "Yinzhen has a new idea: first, the shotgun and ammunition must be stored separately. The Interior Office built an armament depot and divided it into armory depots and ammunition depots, which were guarded by the Guards Department, following the example of the Tobu Treasury and the provincial treasury. Three days before the war, the Ordnance Division of the Firearms Battalion may receive the corresponding equipment from the armament depot designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When storing a shotgun, the body and bolt must be kept separately for all purposes. ”

Feiyangu was a little stunned, he could hear the meaning of Yinzhen's words, and couldn't help but look a little ugly. Yinzhen noticed Fei Yanggu's expression and said: "Lord Fei doesn't have to worry too much, Yinzhen doesn't believe in adults and the firearms battalion, it's just that this gun is really powerful, and the firearms battalion shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the saint, so it's always not wrong to be careful." If something really happens, even Yinzhen can't afford it. ”

When Feiyangu thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. Yinzhen said again: "Tonight, Yinzhen and adults will write a joint excerpt and hand it over, change the current ordnance and ammunition system, I don't know what the adults want?"