A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 446 Gun Sword
The establishment of the Grand Master Hall was widely discussed by the people on the East Road. Fu Mingqi, Jiang Hongsheng, Ye Xizhi and others from the Department of Education and Culture have not yet made up their minds about how to evaluate the Gunshi Hall and the Craftsman Hall, but the "Swords Hall" The establishment of "is loudly applauded.
When everyone chatted privately, Ye Xizhi said: "It's wonderful. Since ancient times, Confucianism has used literature to disrupt the law, and chivalry has used martial arts to break the law. The mere benefit of an acre of land has made the world's heroes bow down, willing to be a general."
He even used a post station as a metaphor to explain things: "The ancestors set up a post station, so they win over powerful people, make them blindly carry their burdens, consume their energy, spend their years, eat their food, and make them dare not do wrong. It has a wonderful effect. Today Set up a swordsman hall, and the magical effect is the same."
Ye Xizhi and others also saw Wang Dou's painstaking efforts in cultivating the martial arts style of the East Road. Now there is a school in each of the forts on the East Road. In addition to literacy, students also teach swordsmanship.The Department of Education and Culture is still planning to compile the "Great China Chronicle" textbook, which contains many articles such as the debate between Hua and Yi, the biography of the heroes of Great China, the way of a gentleman, and the way of a samurai.
In addition to this swordsman's hall, it must be that the martial arts will flourish after the East Road.
There are also many family members and heroes who also poured into the East Road. Not only the Swordsman Hall, but also the establishment of the Loyalty Camp gave them hope.
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In May of the 14th year of Chongzhen.
The uproar of the capital also spread to the East Road at this time. Although the soldiers and civilians of the East Road were surprised by the fact that the slaves had a large number of guns and blunderbuss, they were not afraid.As General Shen said, how could their Dongshi army compare to their own authentic Xishi army?
However, this matter still aroused heated discussions, and everyone talked about how to deal with Dongnu, and countless "folk military strategists" emerged in various teahouses and restaurants.Some savvy people printed some Liaodong maps for sale. Although they were simple, they were sold out immediately.
Amidst the dispute, Wang Dou inspected the military drill at the teaching ground in the northwest suburb of Yongning City.
At this time, the venue was in full swing, and the sound of drills continued.
The battalions were continuously organized and put into training one after another.
Wang Dou was originally worried about whether the new campers could quickly adapt to the barracks, because the training time would not be very long, and the army would soon have to leave Liaodong.
Lin Daofu, the military training ambassador, was full of confidence. He told Wang Dou that the troops in each fort usually practiced according to the "Shunxiang Fort Infantry Drill Code", and all the regulations were the same as those in the barracks.Although everyone doesn't have a lot of time to practice, after a few years, everyone is basically familiar with military affairs.
Moreover, all the guards selected to join the army this time are excellent men from each fort. They are proficient in military regulations and weapons, and they are not inferior to those who trained in the new barracks in the past.
Sure enough, after Wang Dou's inspection, he was satisfied with how well the new recruits from each battalion were getting along.
According to his estimation, these recruits can be integrated into each battalion within a month.
The sound of cannons rumbled on the teaching ground, and the sergeants marched forward in neat formation amidst the beating of drums.
This is how the battalions are training to adapt to artillery fire. How the armies trained to adapt to bows and arrows in the past, the times have changed now.
The deterrent effect of the artillery is indeed extraordinary. It was the first time to fire artillery against each other, but it was empty. Given the strength of the Jingbian army, there was some commotion, but gradually everyone got used to it.After the empty artillery training, the army will have to adapt to live ammunition in the future.
This is artillery training. In addition, in addition to joint training, the first-class spearmen in each battalion are still practicing swords and shields.
In the future, I am afraid that there will be tough battles, trench warfare and so on. It would be inappropriate to use long spears.
In the Jingbian army, no matter whether it is a pike soldier or a bird gun soldier, they are all equipped with waist knives, so everyone has practiced saber skills.
Besides, the first-class soldiers are all veterans, so what skills do they not know?When I joined the army, I only practiced one move because I wanted to become an army quickly.However, after many years in the army, who is not familiar with swords, guns, swords and halberds?So reviewing the sword and shield is just a trivial matter.
Li Guangheng's cavalry were also training, and all the first-class troops in his battalion were extremely powerful.In the other camps, there are generally only two first-class sergeants in the army, and most of the rest are second-class soldiers, with first-class sergeants serving as officers.
The horses in the cavalry battalion are still the same color horses. It is said that the Qi family army divided the horses into nine classes, and Wang Dou simplified them into three classes: first class, middle class, and lower class.
The first class is war horses. In the current Jingbian army, only the cavalry battalion, sharp sentry battalion, and guard battalion have horses of one color, and some officers of each battalion ride war horses.
Medium horses are used by the horse infantry, and the first-class sergeants of each battalion use medium horses, and there are some extra horses.
The lower ones are used as pack horses, used for luggage camps, and also used for pulling goods on the road and plowing fields.
When Wang Dou inspected, Zhong Tiaoyang was also by his side. He is now the chief general of the guard and a lieutenant officer, while Xie Yike was transferred to Jianshao Battalion to serve as Chief Qian.
Seeing Wang Dou coming to inspect, the generals of each battalion came over to greet and salute. Wang Dou waved his hand and told them to go back and continue to watch the training of each battalion.
One by one the military formations were moving in the field, with drums beating and slogans shouting, in front of the military formations, there were still some stragglers...
That’s right, it’s stragglers. It was originally proposed that each battalion’s headquarters should not accept five people at night, the general headquarters of the Thousand Generals would not accept ten people at night, and the battalion headquarters would not accept 50 people at night.However, it is really hard to find Yebushu. After discussing among the generals, it was decided that it would be better for Yebucollection to be in the Sharp Whistleblower.
Therefore, there were 170 people who were not allowed in each camp night, but they were replaced by sharpshooters.
This is a proposal from Wen Fangliang, who has been interested in sniper tactics since Xiangyang shot Zhang Xianzhong.
Everyone thinks it's feasible, but it's hard to find if you don't collect it at night, and there are many sharpshooters in the Jingbian army.
After the report was approved by Wang Dou, the marksman was implemented in the army.
They mostly use flintlock Lumi guns, which are used to shoot and kill enemy generals on the battlefield, or to entangle enemy troops.
Those who are good at bows and arrows can also use arrows.
There are also people carrying guns, which is a large bird gun nicknamed "Nine-headed Bird", which is so powerful that even chariots cannot resist it.
The blunderbuss is also equipped with a tripod bracket and a rotating device, which can be well aimed and supported. It is three meters long and weighs more than [-] kilograms. It requires two people to operate, and the effective strike distance is [-] steps. Once this blunderbuss is released, who can match it?
The eagle gun was also used, which weighed [-] catties more. It also used a tripod. Two people operated it, one fired and one loaded.
This gun uses a sub-gun, which has a fast firing speed and powerful power. However, due to the breech loading, the manufacturing process is very demanding.The inside of the chamber must be the same as the mouth of the sub-gun, without any gaps, so that it is easy to eject the bullet and prevent the anger from leaking out.
Watching the training of sergeants and those stragglers, Wang Dou couldn't help feeling that the age of firearms has come.
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Turning to a corner of the teaching field, I saw a large group of thick and strong soldiers training to throw something. The object in their hands was round and black, with a handle at one end and a long lead rope at the other end. It was a Ming Dynasty hand grenade. It is sometimes called the enemy of ten thousand people.
Among the crowd, a tall and thick general with a sinister voice was saying: "There are not many first-class troops in my supply camp, but those who are selected into the grenadier team can enjoy the treatment of first-class soldiers. There are not many opportunities for this." , everyone has to work harder."
It was Sun Sanjie who was talking. When he saw Wang Dou, he hurried over to salute. Wang Dou asked, "How is it? How many people are there in the grenadier team?"
Sun Sanjie said: "Back to the general, the brothers are very enthusiastic. There are no other talents in the supply camp, but there are many strong and strong people. Now there are already two generals who have been selected in the assessment."
Wang Dou was very happy: "Okay, continue with the selection. The number of grenadiers must be at least 600."
After the military factory produced a large number of hand grenades from the Ming Dynasty, Wang Dou considered setting up a grenadier team in the army.Moreover, there are not many opportunities to make meritorious service in the supply camp, so this opportunity is left to Sun Sanjie.
Although Sun Sanjie had a weird voice, he was kind and friendly, and he was very popular among the generals, so no one competed with him.
Although it is more dangerous to join the grenadier team, once you join the team, you will enjoy the treatment of the first-class army, so the sergeants of the supply team still enthusiastically sign up.
However, the assessment is not so easy.
Due to the improvement of the gunpowder formula, the ten-thousand enemy produced by the military factory has shrunk a lot from the original head size, but it is still heavy.
During the assessment, everyone holds an enemy of ten thousand people, and they need to accurately throw it into a certain target, such as a ditch or a trench, from 45 steps away (400 meters), which is not easy.So after a series of selections, there are now only [-] people in the grenadier team of the supply camp.
Wang Dou thought: "Grenades are very useful in defending the city, attacking fortified battles, and trench warfare. The ones used in the army are still too heavy."
It's just that the improvement of technology is not something that will happen in a short time. If the enemy is too small, the power will not increase, so we have to give up.
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Two days later.
At the military factory testing ground, all the generals looked at the blunderbuss in Wang Dou's hand and looked at each other in blank dismay.
Wang Dou was holding a flintlock gun, which was not surprising. What surprised him was that there was a sleeve-like sword on the muzzle of the bird.
Everyone looked at this stabbing sword. Its front is about one foot and five feet long, the handle is empty, and there is a gap in it.Therefore, after the sword is put in, the notch is aligned with the buckle, and it can be fixed with a slight twist.
Zhao Xuan hesitated and said: "This is... four sons and one sword? It doesn't look like it."
What Zhao Xuan is talking about is a kind of gun sword invented by He Liangchen in the 40th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. However, the gun sword is inserted into the muzzle, and the gun sword is installed on the side, which does not affect the shooting of the bird gun.
All the generals of the Jingbian Army were curious about the new things, and they all asked to watch them. Soon, many blunderbusses with bayonets were handed over to each of them.
Everyone watched carefully, many of them were still holding it in their hands and waving it. The bird gun and gun sword weighed about ten catties, each of them was a general, so it was no problem to dance.Even in the Jingbian army, all the sergeants are strong and strong, so there is no problem in using this kind of gun with a sword and a bird.
After playing for a long time, everyone stopped. Gao Shiyin took off the bayonet and played with it, while laughing loudly: "General, you don't mean to let your subordinates use this kind of bird gun with a gun sword in the future, do you?"
Wang Dou smiled and said, "This blunderbuss sword was developed by the military factory Lai Yuanlong and others, so I named it Lai's bludgeon sword."
In order to inspire the sense of honor of the craftsmen, whoever develops the weapon, Wang Dou will be named after him.In the past, the matchlock gun in the army was named by Wang Dou as Li's fire gun, which means to encourage the craftsman Li Maosen.After Lai Yuanlong developed the flintlock gun, Wang Dou named it Lai's self-generated fire gun.Li Zhifen developed a new type of gunpowder and named it Li Shi Zi Yao.
Wang Dou said: "Whether to equip sergeants, we need to listen to your opinions."
Gao Shiyin laughed, put the bayonet in his hand again, and said: "This bird gun is about five feet long (1.6 meters in later generations) when it is put on the gun sword. The spear used by my sergeant is about one foot long. This hand-to-hand fight... ..."
There are many weapons in the test site, Gao Shiyin took a shield and threw the bird gun to Han Chao: "Old Han, go on."
He picked up another copper hammer in his right hand.
Han Chao had already understood what Gao Shiyin meant, and frowned slightly: "Old Gao, what are you going to do?"
Gao Shiyin shouted: "We are on the battlefield now, you and I will demonstrate and verify it ourselves."
All the generals became excited, like Shen Shiqi, Xie Yike and other guys who feared that the world would not be chaotic, whistled and applauded loudly.

(End of this chapter)