On the training ground, bursts of piercing roars rang out one after another.

Clean the chamber, stuff lead bullets, reload gunpowder, aim at the target, pull the trigger......

A group of guards strictly followed the process, and fired a burst of lead bullets under Rowan's scolding, and soon hit the target in front of them in all directions.

In the end, Rowan had to replace all the targets with steel, otherwise he would not be able to withstand the toss at all.

It was an afternoon of practice, and although he was shaken by the recoil of the musket and his shoulders ached, the novelty brought by this thing made Old Yorke completely ignore his physical discomfort, and he longed to shoot here all day long.

Even after hearing Rowan say that the shooting practice was over and they could rest, the recruits were somewhat reluctant.

Old York took advantage of the rest time to take a look at the steel target table, and couldn't help but gasp, a copper shield two fingers thick, had been pitted with lead bullets, and the surface was directly sunken inward.

Obviously, even steel cannot fully defend against the attack of muskets, and the armor will be shattered in an instant, if it hits a person...... Old York couldn't help but shudder, he couldn't imagine it anymore.

After a rest, it was time for the usual run, and three thousand men jogged around the city in a long queue with new muskets, and the townspeople in the streets cast envious glances.

Everyone knew that the best treatment in the entire seaport of Iyeta belonged to the musketeers, with twenty silver coins a month, not to mention free food and lodging.

It's a pity that the musket team is very strict in recruiting people, and those who are too fat, too thin, too short, and too old don't want to.

Old York enjoyed the envious and jealous gaze of everyone, and hugged the flintlock pistol in his hand, if these people knew that the lord of the city had issued each of them a powerful alchemical weapon, which could penetrate the protective gear made of steel, it would not be crazy with envy.

"Lord Lynn, is it really useful to have them do these basic queue training all the time?" Looking at the distant figures of these recruits, Rowan asked in confusion.

He felt that instead of spending so much time studying how to line up the platoon meticulously and how to keep the queue neat while running, it would be better to spend all his effort on practicing the accuracy of his shooting, which was more important on the battlefield.

"Absolutely! I have always believed that one of the most important criteria for a good army is to enforce orders! Lynn said categorically. The musketeers, in particular, must maintain a strict queue in order to bring out their maximum power! ”

In the era of flintlock pistols, the most famous was the line infantry tactic known as "line up to shoot".

The accuracy and range of early muskets were limited, and only by lining up in a formation to fire could the ammunition still have sufficient accuracy at long distances.

Of course, Lynn wasn't going to do this, because his opponent wasn't armed with muskets and cannons, but was going to compensate for the poor rate of fire of the flintlock pistol with the famous three-stage firing!

The so-called three-stage shooting is to divide the firearms unit into three rows, front and rear, take turns to fire in turn, after the first row has fired, retreat to the position of the third row to load ammunition, and the ready second row of musketeers can start shooting, and so on, so that the bullets rain continuously attack the enemy.

At this time, discipline is very important, otherwise you will only mess up your own position when fighting!

Lynn explained to Rowan how the musketeers were fighting, and then asked curiously.

"What do you think of war? What are the factors that determine the outcome of a war? ”

Rowan is also from the Misty Realm, and is said to have served as a knight in a county for a while, leading several small wars, and then fleeing all the way to the wizarding lands after being accused of teaching himself witchcraft.

It was precisely because of his experience in leading troops that Lynn asked him to lead the musket team.

Rowan said as he pondered the so-called three-stage shooting method. "Normally, the army is divided into two kinds, one is the temporary conscription of serfs, holding pitchforks, hoes and other agricultural tools, there are many people, but the combat ability is very limited. The other is a well-armoured, trained elite guard, which is generally used for the finale.

When the war starts, it is usually to set up an array, shoot a few rounds of arrows, and then everyone carries a knife to go up and cut each other, and whichever side is defeated first loses.

Normally, the factors that determine victory or defeat are the number of troops, armor ratio, the number of bows and crossbows, and the number of knights. ”

Rowan gushed endlessly.

Of course, this was a civil war between the nobles for land, and the Holy See would not normally intervene, otherwise it would be another situation if the priest or even the bishop intervened.

Is it so primitive? Lynn paused for a moment, and then remembered that if magic and magic were put aside, this was a medieval empire, and the battle between nobles was usually only a few thousand people, and what novel tactics could be come up with.

After introducing the war between the nobles, Rowan talked about his use and understanding of firearms.

For example, when there are a small number of enemies in front of you, you can surround them in a circular queue and shoot cross-fire to form a network of fire, so as to improve the accuracy of shooting.

Compared to the crossbow, the flintlock pistol is powerful in its ability to pierce armor and the speed at which it can be trained, but its disadvantages are its slow reloading speed and weak melee ability.

After all, the bayonet is not as good as the greatsword or spear, so it may be necessary to train a sword and shield soldier of about 1,000 men to assist the musket team in hand-to-hand combat.

"There's no need for that, bayonets will only be used in the worst situations, and since melee combat is weak, isn't it good to keep the enemy invisible?" Lynn interrupted.

"Lord Lynn, war is no joke, any crusading army in the Empire will probably be more than ten times as large as ours, and it is impossible to defeat them with just a few rounds of musket fire." Rowan frowned, he felt that Lynn's confidence in the musket was a little too much.

"No, it is precisely because the number of our troops is so small that we cannot waste it on hand-to-hand combat, which means a significant attrition!" Lynn shook her head. "With superior firepower, you should fight like this!"

"Take advantage of the visibility advantage brought by the airship and baptize with artillery when the enemy is three kilometers to three hundred meters away from us! Magic bombardment of about 300 meters to 70 meters, and volleys of muskets within 70 meters to 10 meters strive to wipe out the enemy from view! ”

"As for within ten meters, depending on the degree of resistance of the enemy, decide whether to baptize with [Flame Torrent] or use the Earth Wall Technique to assist in retreat......"