Chapter 54: Drill the three-stage attack
On the school field of the pro-army governor's mansion, flags were displayed, and the entire school field was already under martial law, and the pro-army was all around.
Zhu Yuanzhang led the eldest Zhu Biao to walk in front, and there were Zhu Di next to him, as well as heavyweight generals Xu Da, Tang He, Li Wenzhong, etc.
There are also Mu Ying, Lan Yu, Zhou Dexing, Lu Zhongxiang and so on.
It can really be said that there are many famous generals, and they are all generals who can expand their territory and defend one side!
Under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang, everyone boarded the temporary stands.
"Brother Huang, what does my father want to show us in such a big battle?"
Zhu Di asked Zhu Biao beside him in a low voice.
"Father made a new firearm made, it's very powerful, you'll know it later?"
"Oh firearms?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, he is now in his early twenties, and he has no other hobbies except Xu Miaoyun, except for dancing knives and guns, leading soldiers to fight, and other things.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also whispering to Xu Da and Tang He beside him.
"Tiande, Wenzhong, you should also take a good look this time, these new firearms are different from the previous firearms, we think that they will definitely play a great role on the battlefield in the future, the current swords, guns, bows and arrows, I am afraid that they will be replaced by these firearms in the future, and the battlefield in the future will no longer be where you come and go."
Xu Da was slightly surprised when he heard this, now the firearms in the army are mainly firearms and artillery, and the role of artillery is still relatively large, but firearms are very chicken, and most of the individual combat is still based on bows, arrows, knives and guns as the main weapons.
And now listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning, it seems that the emergence of this new firearm will change the form of war in the future.
"Is the firearm really so useful as the superior said?"
Xu Da asked suspiciously.
"Hehe, you'll see it later."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much, seeing is believing many things, and only when you see it with your own eyes can you really understand.
Although Xu Da and others have not seen the scenes of future wars in the movie, he believes that the eyes of these generals under his command will definitely be able to see the role of flintlock pistols.
After everyone was ready to be in place, Li Wei began to enter the arena, and today he also found a pair of armor to wear on his body, which looked much more majestic.
But it didn't take long for him to be proud, he regretted it, this thing was really heavy, if he was allowed to wear this thing to fight, Li Wei felt that he was tired to death before he was killed.
But he was already wearing it, and now it was too late to take it off, so Li Wei could only endure and enter the arena.
"Stand upright!"
Before entering, Li Wei first sorted out the team, and when the team was tidy, he gave the order to enter the venue together.
In the stands, I saw a queue of 30 people, walking slowly and neatly, and the steps were kept up and down, which looked not only majestic, but also very beautiful.
These people are all veterans of a hundred battles, and they all know the importance of military discipline, and this team of thirty people is a well-disciplined elite at a glance!
The team walked with standard steps and slowly came to the stands, Li Wei ordered the team to stop, and then ran to the front of the stands by himself, clenched his fists according to the military salute of the Ming army, and shouted loudly:
"Weichen Li Wei, see Your Majesty."
"No courtesy."
In fact, Li Wei led the army at this time, and he should be called the last general, but he had no military position, he was only temporarily ordered, and he felt that it was not appropriate to be called the last general, so he called himself a micro-minister as before.
Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care about these things with him, as long as this kid doesn't mess around with him, he will be content.
"Your Majesty, the musket team has been lined up and prepared, please review it!"
"Okay, let's start the drill your way."
"Obey the order!"
Li Wei left with a serious face, returned to the side of the team, and began to direct the team to march to the firing position.
"Turn right! Let's go! ”
Brush!
The pro-soldiers turned around in unison and drove towards the center of the school with neat steps.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction, turned his head to Xu Da beside him and asked, "Tiande, what do you think of this team?" ”
"At the top, the minister thinks that this squad is highly disciplined, and at first glance it is an elite division."
After a pause, Xu Da continued: "However, the minister feels that this way of marching is a bit too rigid, and I am afraid that it is not practical on the battlefield. ”
"Yes, the minister also thinks so, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and I am afraid that the military formation that moves with such an order will not have time to react, and it will be scattered by the enemy."
Li Wenzhong also chimed in.
"Hehe, you'll know in a while, just wait and see."
Li Wei led the team to the predetermined position of the school field, and the team lined up in three rows, ready to shoot.
This time, he preset three targets, fifty steps, one hundred steps, and one hundred and fifty steps, distributed in different directions.
First of all, Li Wei adjusted his formation, facing the target of fifty paces, and under his command, the soldiers in the first row raised their flintlock guns.
"Ready, put!"
Bang bang bang......
Li Wei gave an order, and a gunshot sounded, and then after the soldiers in the first row finished their guns, they immediately retreated when they heard the order, and the second row stepped forward, and the queue switching was extremely smooth.
After the second platoon finished the third platoon, and the third platoon also finished firing, the first platoon of soldiers who fired the first shot had also finished loading.
In this way, the three rows of soldiers switched back and forth, and the gunfire was incessant, crackling.
The generals in the stands are stupid, is this still a firebolt? Can you still fight like this?
At this rate of fire, the cavalry would have to pay heavy casualties if they wanted to rush to such a queue.
The generals on the stage just saw that this looked majestic, but in fact, the squad that was dull and had no actual combat effect didn't pay attention to it, it was just a performance arranged by His Majesty, but when they saw such dense firepower, their faces immediately changed.
Xu Da was also shocked at this time, such a firearm, if the infantry was equipped on a large scale, then ...... Is there any need to be afraid of cavalry?
"Your Majesty, how powerful is this firearm? How far can you break through the armor? ”
Xu Da asked in an excited trembling voice.
"Within two hundred steps, you can break armor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"What? Two hundred steps! ”
Xu Da's eyes widened in shock, at a distance of two hundred steps, although the hit rate must be very poor, but in the face of a large-scale charging cavalry, such a dense target can still hit a lot.
He silently calculated in his mind that if the cavalry charged with all their might, it would take about ten rounds of firing (about forty or fifty seconds) to rush through a distance of two hundred paces to reach such a queue.
Ten rounds! Can such a dense firepower be resisted?
On average, each cavalryman had to face ten shots, and they had to dodge all of them before they could rush in front of these people.
Coupled with the powerful armor-piercing ability of this firearm, even the heavily armored cavalry may not be able to block it, right?
There are many cavalry of the northern nomads, and the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is few, and the infantry is often used against the cavalry when the war is started.
But with this firearm, it's different!
"This ...... With this artifact, the north can be determined! God bless the Ming, God bless Your Majesty! ”
Xu Da said with shocked emotion.
"Hahaha......"
Hearing that the number one general under his command said this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed!
Xu Da's eyes are still very vicious, although what he said is somewhat exaggerated, but the huge power of the flintlock pistol is also an indisputable fact.