Wanli 1592

Chapter 7 Establishing the Bird Gun Team

After inspecting the city wall, Xiao Ruxun set off for the barracks, thinking in his mind that [-] soldiers would be placed on the four sides of the city wall to guard against the rebels attacking the city from all directions. There are [-] reserve troops, the troops are urgent, and the time is running out!Thinking of this, Xiao Ruxun suddenly felt a sense of urgency. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon. If it goes well, I can practice the pistols today to see how well they use firearms.

After entering the barracks, Wang Hui came to meet him and said that three hundred pawns capable of using bird guns had been selected for Xiao Ruxun's inspection. Xiao Ruxun nodded and went to the school grounds. In his hands, ten rows and thirty rows stood still, majestic and full of fighting spirit. It seemed that the previous victory brought more confidence to the army, but Xiao Ruxun led the troops well, and the army was well-organized. It was a lot of trouble, and it was quite satisfying to him.

"Three hundred blunderbuss soldiers are all skilled in using blunderbuss, but they have not been trained in battle formation, and they don't know King Mu's three-stage shooting method. I don't know what advice the general has?"

Wang Hui asked behind Xiao Ruxun.

"Bring a blunderbuss and show me."

Wang Hui then took a blunderbuss from the soldier beside him and handed it to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun took it and weighed it. It weighed about six or seven catties. Iron, or cutting corners, risks blowing the chamber.

This kind of bird blunderbuss was made by the Ming court from the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast in the Jiajing period. Before that, the Japanese made the "iron cannon" on the basis of Portugal. The Portuguese matchlock gun is slightly superior, while the Daming bird gun is based on the Japanese iron cannon. Compared with the original Portuguese matchlock gun and Japanese iron cannon, it is slightly improved. It is probably the best among the individual firearms of the Ming army at this time. A better imitation of the Turkish Lumi gun has not yet come out, and it will take a few years for Zhao Shizhen to imitate the Lumi gun.

The shape of this bird gun is similar to that of modern firearms in terms of shape. It has a wooden handle, which is easy for the gunman to grasp. The door gun is much stronger, but it is still very troublesome to use. Before use, you need to load the ammunition, pour the primer into the fire hole, pour the lead and gunpowder into the barrel and tamp it down, light the match, aim, trigger, and then shoot.

In terms of rate of fire, due to efficiency issues, the earliest arquebus soldiers fired twice in 3 minutes, which was considered efficient. Later, military strategists in the past dynasties continued to find ways to increase the rate of fire, and skilled shooters could fire about three times in 1 minute, which spread to Japan. After being tempered in the Warring States Period, matchlock gun technologies such as "Zaohe" appeared, which can increase the rate of fire and fire seven times a minute, but this is of no use.

The disadvantage of the matchlock gun is that it is afraid of water, because the gunpowder will not be used if it is wet. In the Battle of Sarhu, when the Ming army and the Jin army encountered the battle, it was the time when the heavy rain stopped and the fog filled the air. At that time, the air was humid and the gunpowder of the Ming army If it is damp, it cannot be used without drying it with fire, so it was successfully defeated by the bow and crossbow of the Hou Jin army.

Matchlock guns are also afraid of the wind. Too much wind not only affects the shooting direction, but also accelerates the burning speed of the matchlock. The matchlock will burn out before the battle is over, and the bird gun will become a fire stick. There are many occurrences in the history of arquebus battles.

Matchlock guns need gunpowder to ignite when firing, and the old-fashioned gunpowder burns with a lot of smoke, and a cloud of smoke will explode once fired. If the firing speed becomes faster within 1 minute, it may hit the whole body and be covered by gunpowder smoke. , can't see clearly!When the Ming army fought against the Houjin army, the wind direction changed suddenly after shooting, and the gunpowder smoke filled the Ming army's position, making the Ming army unable to see the way ahead, and was directly defeated by the Houjin army rushing into the formation.

For this reason, military strategists tried every means to improve the matchlock guns, but with little success. It was not until the early eighteenth century that the flintlock guns completely replaced the matchlock guns.

Xiao Ruxun looked at the matchlocks about three or four meters long tied to the gunmen, and asked Wang Hui, "Have these matches been soaked in urine?"

Wang Hui's expression became very exciting, as if he had heard the Arabian Nights, and asked in disbelief: "Urine? The general said it was urine? Did you hear correctly?"

Xiao Ruxun understood, nodded and said: "That's right, urine, no matter whether it's human or horse urine, soaking the matchstick in urine and then drying it can slow down the burning speed of the matchlock. On the battlefield, if the matchlock burns out, it will be a big deal." It’s not good, I’ve seen the matchlock for a long time, so I came up with this method. I don’t know whether the craftsmen in Beijing and China have soaked in urine and dried it when making matchlocks. Since you don’t know, you should soak it once! "

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruxun looked up at the sky. In the last days when there is no weather forecast, mastering the weather is a matter of life and death. Through the collection of ancient books, Xiao Ruxun worked hard for several years to master the ability to observe the sky, so he said: "I observe the sky. , there will be no rain in the near future, and the wind is not weak. Put it in the sun, and it will dry in about three or four hours. The enemy army has not yet appeared, and the time is not waiting, Ziheng, arrange it immediately!"

Although Wang Hui had a bright complexion, he still firmly carried out Xiao Ruxun's orders, although he was still a little puzzled as to why Xiao Ruxun suddenly paid so much attention to firearms. I didn't know that he knew so much about firearms after fighting with him for two years.

Xiao Ruxun weighed the blunderbuss in his hand, thinking about the time when he led a team to line up to shoot the zombie army, and suddenly had the urge to shoot, so he asked the blunderbuss for lead and gunpowder, loaded the primer into the Close the lid of the priming pot, then fill in propellant gunpowder and lead from the front chamber, compact it with the cleaning rod attached under the barrel, then light the match with a torch, blow a few times, and fix the match On the matchlock, he aimed the gun at a scarecrow on the right side of the school field, pulled the trigger, and immediately closed his eyes. With a loud bang, he felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face.

Opening his eyes, Xiao Ruxun found that his aim was not bad. About 50 meters and [-] steps, he hit the head of the scarecrow, and smashed half of the scarecrow's head. Shouted: "The general is mighty!"

Three hundred gunmen shouted in unison: "The general is mighty!"

Xiao Ruxun smiled, shook his head, handed the gun back to Wang Hui, extinguished the matchlock and returned it to the pistol, and then said: "Firearms are easy to learn, they don't require all-day hard training like bowing horses and swords, and they are more powerful. Therefore, Guochao has researched and developed firearms to equip the frontier army. However, in my opinion, Guochao’s firearms are too flashy, with big names and loud noises. In the end, even a single enemy army cannot be killed. When it rains and gets wet, it is really not as good as a hoe make!"

The soldiers burst into laughter.

"However, there is no doubt that firearms are powerful. Whether it is China or Western countries, firearms have been used for hundreds of years in combat. Needless to say, the huge effect of firearms, except for most of the flashy firearms, the remaining Firearms, such as the general cannon, the Franc machine gun, including this bird gun are also the same, and they are effective in actual combat.

Even though firearms are of limited utility on the frontiers of plain field battles, in the battle of attacking and defending cities, firearms are more effective than bows and crossbows. Heavenly King Lao Tzu also didn't know that after fifty steps, if the enemy was fully armored, it would be the same as not being hit, but in the battle of attacking and defending the city, this bird gun can play a huge role.

Within the firing range of the blunderbuss, about fifty paces, strike the enemy with a bow and crossbow and a firecracker at the same time. If you hit the enemy with a bow and crossbow, if the arrow is not poisonous, it will not hit the vital point, and the thief will not die. However, if you hit the enemy with a bludgeon , even if you don’t die immediately, the place you are hit will surely fester. If you don’t heal properly, you will surely die in the future. Gunpowder has fire poison, lead has lead poison, and firearms themselves are poisonous weapons. They are good weapons for killing enemies. I don't even want to die! "

Xiao Ruxun took a blunderbuss and held it up high: "Although the blunderbuss still has many flaws, it is a rare weapon that can kill the enemy and kill the enemy in battle. The bandit army will make a comeback at some point. , When you go to the city to fight and make meritorious deeds, although our army records the meritorious service as the head, and it is impossible to determine whether it was killed by firearms during the chaotic battle, I assure you, all the soldiers, as long as the enemy has lead The next level, you will share half of the credit equally!"

The three hundred gunmen were immediately overjoyed.

"I have decided to set up a blunderbuss team in the army from now on, and I will be directly in command! At the same time, gunpowder and lead are limited, and you can't waste the country's money by firing indiscriminately. You need a guarantee before you can form an army and go to the city to fight. So set the military rules! Wang Hui, come here with the military judge!"

Xiao Ruxun shouted his orders sharply, Wang Hui immediately accepted the orders, and all the soldiers put away their joy and looked serious.

After a while, the military judge came and prepared paper and pens. Xiao Ruxun announced sharply: "The daily practice of the bird gun team is to set up a five-foot-high and two-foot broad wooden tablet at a distance of [-] steps. The team officer, who hits one of the three shots of the blunderbuss, gets a tie; hits two, gets one silver point; hits three, gets five points more; whoever misses once, gets three sticks; who misses twice, gets six sticks; Those who miss three times will be hit with nine sticks; those who miss five times will be hit with forty sticks, and they will be dismissed! Those who refuse to hit will be fined [-]% of silver for one time, one point for two times, and one and a half cents for three times!"

The pawns looked at each other, apprehensive.

Xiao Ruxun sternly glanced at the three hundred pistols: "You are all people who have practiced firearms a few days ago, and you also need to know that in addition to these rewards, you also have half the credit for the lead in the enemy's head, which is considered a generous reward. You need to go to the front line to fight the enemy, since you have this kind of treatment, you must have the qualifications worthy of this kind of treatment! Those who don’t have this qualification will be expelled immediately! This general order, disrespectful, military law!”

"promise!"

The three hundred gunmen shouted in unison, their faces solemn.

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