Chapter 86: Firearms Drills
Before leaving the palace, Chongzhen sent someone to summon Zheng Sen to the Arms Bureau to meet the driver, and Zheng Sen rushed over as soon as possible.
Because Chongzhen has been inspecting in a confidential place like the factory, Tian Shouxin has not passed it on.
"Back to the emperor, Zheng Sen has arrived, waiting for the decree in front of the main hall." Tian Shouxin bowed.
"Okay, you call him and go to the school with me!" Zhu Youjian said loudly, and at the same time motioned to Jiao Miao to prepare first.
Tian Shouxin obviously felt Chongzhen's special attention to Zheng Sen, but he didn't know why.
Zheng Sen is only the son of the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy Division, only 20 years old, and he has never had any political achievements, and he does not know what famous articles have been circulated.
The most important thing is that Zheng Zhilong supported the Tang Dynasty in Fujian, obviously not admitting the fact that Chongzhen was still alive.
Such a rebellious courtier, it is not too much to kill his nine clans.
I don't want Chongzhen to mention this matter at all.
Zhu Youjian didn't know Tian Shouxin's question, he insisted on meeting Zheng Sen, first, because Zheng Sen was Zheng Chenggong, a national hero he was familiar with, and secondly, he fell in love with Zheng Zhilong's invincible sailor.
Even if he had to dispose of Zheng Zhilong in the future, he still wanted to leave a way out for Zheng Chenggong and leave some money for the future Ming Navy.
The school yard of the Arms Bureau, which was demarcated and built a month ago, is the size of four football fields, and covers a very large area.
Just 1,000 meters north of the school grounds, there is a small hill, which is also zoned in.
It was the target of firearms such as the Fran cannon.
A group of people, under the escort of the Yulin army, rode out of the city.
Zheng Sen has no official status, so he can only follow behind, and next to him is his uncle Zheng Zhibao, who is currently the deputy commander of the water division.
He was brought by the way, and was not allowed to come forward to pay homage, so he had to follow Zheng Sen synchronously.
"Fusong, what do you say the emperor wants us to do at the school?" Zheng Zhibao asked in a low voice.
"The wisdom of the Son of Heaven is something I can comprehend, since we have been rewarded for our escort work before, it is definitely not a bad thing today." Zheng Sen said.
The uncle and nephew chatted all the way, and unknowingly arrived at the school field of the Arms Bureau.
The brigade of men and horses was either guarding or marching in line, and everything was in order.
"Fusong, it is said that the Beijing camp is erosive, I look at the military appearance, it is very strong!" Zheng Zhibao said with a big grin.
Zheng Sen was taken aback, his uncle is a rough man, and he doesn't have much scheming, in such a place, how can he comment on the Son of Heaven guard!
"My uncle, don't be open-mouthed! Now the one who guards the Jingshi is already the Yulin Army, which is a strong force that kills the thieves and defeats the Jianyu! Zheng Sen said solemnly.
Before Zheng Zhibao could speak, he saw a little eunuch trotting over, "Xuan Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Sen, go to the school to meet you." ”
When Zheng Sen heard this, he immediately stepped forward, took two steps and saw that Zheng Zhibao was still in a daze, and turned around and pulled it.
The two followed the little eunuch and hurried into the school grounds.
The little eunuch led him straight to a stone platform.
Zheng Sen looked forward and found that Emperor Chongzhen on the stone platform stood majestically, and there were more than 100 soldiers under the stage, all of them neatly draped, holding firearms, and everyone looked solemn and straight as pine.
"Sure enough, it's a strong soldier!" Zheng Sen sighed secretly.
Zheng Zhibao walked half a step faster than Zheng Sen, walked in front, and when he arrived at the stone platform, he quickly knelt down:
"Minister Zheng Zhibao knocked on the emperor."
"Minister Zheng Sen knocked to see the emperor."
Zhu Youjian stared at Zheng Sen and looked at this national hero in history, 20 years old, full of vigor and martial temperament.
"Flatten, climb the stone platform, and watch the firearms drill with me."
The two of them knelt down again, carefully walked up the stone steps, and stood at the end, standing quietly.
Zhao Jiadi was instructed by Chongzhen and ordered to start.
The military flag on the stone platform waved, and the general flag under the stage saw it and shouted: "Array!" ”
The 30 gunners were divided into three columns and stood in order.
"Fill the medicine!"
Thirty people put their flintlock guns up, took out small packets of gunpowder and lead bullet from their pockets, poured them into the barrels, inserted wooden strips and compacted them.
Everyone moved in unison and skillfully, except for the sound of fiddling with firearms, there was no sound.
Although Zheng Zhibao is a reckless person, he has been engaged in piracy work for a long time in his early years, and now he manages the sailors, so he is very familiar with firearms.
Seeing the skillful movements and relaxed expression of the Yulin Army, he knew the elite of the soldiers.
In addition to seeing the movements of the soldiers, Zheng Sen also found the small packets of gunpowder in their hands.
In their Fujian naval division, soldiers used bulk gunpowder to fill gunpowder, and how much to fill according to personal experience.
The Yulin Army obviously determined the standard amount of gunpowder, and the reloading speed and accuracy were definitely several grades higher than that of the Fujian soldiers.
"Aim!" Another succinct and clear order.
The soldiers in the first row raised their muskets, closed their left eyes, and aimed at a target a hundred paces away.
"Three rounds of shooting!"
Bang bang bang......
Ten gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and 10 targets in the distance were shattered.
After the first platoon of soldiers finished putting their guns, they quickly got up, retreated to the last platoon, and began to methodically reload gunpowder.
The soldiers in the second row stepped forward and took aim with their guns.
Bang bang bang......
When the soldiers in the third row saw that the people in front of them had finished shooting and retreated, they hurriedly stepped forward and shot with their guns in the same way.
When the third row of soldiers has also finished shooting, the soldiers of the first row have finished reloading and the second round of shooting has begun.
Three rounds of salvo fire were completed, and more than 200 wooden targets in the distance were all shattered, and the scene was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Zheng Zhibao's body was almost stiff, and the operation that he was accustomed to was so powerful by the Yulin Army.
If a hundred steps away is not a target, but a captive, it is believed that these thirty soldiers have killed nearly 300 enemies from a distance.
With such speed and precision, the terrifyingness of the Yulin Army was deeply embedded in Zheng Zhibao's heart. A year later, he resolutely did not follow Zheng Zhilong to flee south to Luzon, which had a lot to do with what he saw and heard at this moment.
Zheng Sen was also dumbfounded, it was the first time he had seen such a magical queue. What kind of damage will be done to the enemy and what kind of blow will it inflict on the enemy's morale!
Looking at the soldiers' movements, Zheng Sen believed that if the commander ordered 5 rounds of shooting, or even 10 rounds of shooting, they could do it.
The most important thing is that these guns do not need to ignite the arquebus, as if a simple smashing action can be used to achieve shooting.
"What kind of gun is this, it's amazing!" Zheng Sen muttered quietly.
Hearing someone's question, Zhu Youjian smiled, ignored it, and motioned for Zhao Jiadi to conduct a grenade drill.
The flag was waved again on stage.
The 20 soldiers in the audience came out of the ranks, still divided into three groups, each holding two grenades in their hands, divided into four squads, and stood neatly in the middle of the school field.
Backbite......
The whistle sounded, and the five soldiers of the first team pulled the grenade fuse and threw the smoking grenade far away.
Rumble......
Ten grenades exploded one after another, with a deafening sound, blowing dozens of targets to pieces.
After the first team retreated, the other squads came on the field one after another and threw them out one after another, and the roar on the school field was endless, and the scalp of the people who shook was numb.
Zheng Zhibao couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he saw it, "Good thing, during a naval battle, as long as the two ships are close to a certain extent, and a hundred grenades are thrown over like this, the battle will not be solved in an instant!" ”
Zheng Sen was even more amazed when he saw it, such a powerful firearm could easily carry multiple firearms, and the lethality of a single soldier was more than 100 people.
If used correctly, a small flag can annihilate more than half a thousand people.
With this kind of sharp weapon, there is no pressure to defend the city!