After they had gone through all this and proved to be fully adapted to military life, shooting training officially began.
Guns, even muzzle-loading rifles, are the most powerful infantry weapons in this time and space, and time travelers must ensure that those who hold them are loyal and reliable.
Some people can't stand this kind of life and ask to quit midway. Such people will be arranged to be used as laborers in communes, but they must repay double the resettlement money, military pay and food given by the traversers. Before the debt is paid off , cannot leave the commune, and receive no remuneration except basic food rations.
As for those who escaped, the powerful communication capabilities and night vision capabilities of the time travelers made it impossible for the night and distance to serve as cover for deserters. Those who were captured, without exception, all went to work as coolies in quarries and brick and tile factories.
However, the situation was better than Ma Qianzhu expected. Whether they were deserters or those who asked to quit, there were less than twenty people in front and behind. The vast majority persisted.
The person who presided over the shooting training was Li Yunxing. He had been a shooting athlete in the provincial shooting team and was familiar with this aspect. In order to preside over the training, he received a rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition himself, and fired for a week, basically familiarizing himself with the shooting performance of the Mini rifle.
The shooting accuracy of the front-loading rifled guns is relatively good. These guns were all manufactured before the crossing. They have good materials, fine workmanship, and have been calibrated. Li Yunxing immediately found the feel after shooting a few times.
He first started correcting the most basic movements of holding and holding a gun, and then practiced the stability of aiming the gun. Shooting training begins only after everything is qualified.
The Mini rifle caused a great sensation among the soldiers on the day they received it. This gun was different from all the firearms they had seen. The gun body was dark blue and glowing, and all the parts were smooth. There is no rough feeling that iron products usually have. The three-sided bayonet gleams in its leather sheath. The leather bullet box contained bullets wrapped in yellow rough paper. There is also a small yellow copper piece, which is said to be called a fire hat.
The gun is heavy, but lighter than the training guns they usually use. The size of each part is made to a suitable size. People who have used bird guns, three-eyed guns and other kinds of fire gate guns think this gun is very delicate. It's easy to use, and it's not awkward at all.
During the first live-fire shooting, the thick smoke emitted from the rifle, the strong smell of gunpowder smoke, and the heavy recoil of the butt made many first-time gun-handlers deeply aware of the power of the weapon in their hands. The penetrating power of the lead bullets on the thick wooden target made them stunned - the iron sand shot by the traditional birdshot can be blocked with a thicker wooden door panel.
In order to enhance their confidence in the weapons in their hands, Li Yunxing also persuaded Ma Qianzhu to get a pair of iron armor from the inventory, test-fired it on the spot, and shot it 200 meters away, which stunned everyone.
"Damn, isn't this armor useless?" Lin Fu touched the small hole in the armor that was still smoking. "It's too easy to fight."
"Then we are not invincible yet. If we just stand and shoot, no one can rush us." The soldiers shouted excitedly. Morale levels soared.
"It's not even close to being invincible," Li Yunxing said, "but we have a huge advantage. We can hit farther than the enemy, hit more accurately, and hit faster. Neither the cavalry nor the archers can do anything to us. threaten.
"But if the enemy has a large group of cavalry, just firing a gun is not enough. This gun can shoot up to 400 meters, and the cavalry can rush over in less than a minute. How many shots can you fire in a minute?"
"Three or four shots."
"What if we have fewer people and the other side has more people, and everyone fires three or four shots in one minute, but the enemy is not beaten away, what should we do at this time?"
Everyone was lost in thought. A man among them, who had been silent until now, interrupted: "Use spears to hold them back. Everyone forms a square formation, with spearmen guarding the outside and musketeers inside."
"Yes, this is indeed a way." Li Yunxing was not surprised by this suggestion - this method is not very rare. There were similar tactics in the Ming Dynasty: spearmen cover firearms shooters, and there is an upgraded version that uses chariot formations to cover Firearms. "Is there anything better?"
"Fire continuously." The man continued, "The musketeers are divided into three rows and shoot in turns. This way, they can fire more than 3 or 4 times a minute and it can be continuous."
"Yes, yes, where did you know that?" Li Yunxing was greatly surprised. This "three-stage attack" has always been regarded as a secret method of time travel. He did not expect that people in the Ming Dynasty had already had such a concept. On second thought, since Japan could come up with this tactic during the Warring States Period, Ming Dynasty would not have been unable to figure it out.
"The younger one has seen the Beijing camp drill in the capital."
"You have a vision, what's your name?"
The young man stood at attention and clasped his fists as if he were a donkey or a horse: "Little Yellow Bear, from Hejian, Beizhili."
"Okay, come to the headquarters after the exercise."
"yes!"
Training to shoot is easy, but instilling the concept of gun maintenance into them is not easy. Almost no one realizes that guns need maintenance. After the first day of shooting training, although the gun barrels were required to be cleaned afterwards, during the subsequent evening surprise inspection, only a very small number of soldiers cleaned their guns as required.
Ancient times did not pay much attention to the maintenance of firearms, and there were no specific requirements and specifications for the maintenance of firearms. The cannons were mostly covered in the open air. Things like bird guns were of low quality, and they were more likely to injure themselves than to hit them. The enemy is bigger, the soldiers don't like to use it, and they even talk about maintaining it.
Muzzle-loading guns use black powder with a lot of residue and paper for wrapping ammunition, and have higher requirements for gun maintenance. Li Yunxing had to perform mandatory maintenance work after every shooting training, and taught each soldier step by step how to use the gun. maintainance. Everyone's gun must be tested before they can be disbanded. Then this task was assigned to the squad leader of each squad for execution, and a layer-by-level inspection system was adopted. Li Yunxing inspected the squad leader's gun, and the squad leader inspected the gun of each soldier in the squad. Coupled with the severe punishment system, the habit of cleaning the gun was finally established. Although I still get a lot of annoying comments, thinking that "long" is unnecessary.
More than once, Ma Qianzhu received such reports from the informants placed among the soldiers: Wiping the barrel of a gun is a waste. If there is any residue in the barrel, it is just emptying it clean. Anyway, it will still be fired if it is not wiped clean.
Some people also say that these Australian maritime merchants are a bit "independent" and know how to accept death. They have rules for everything and are not as flexible as the locals.
When Ma Qianzhu saw such a soldier's psychological report, he couldn't help but think of the discussions that Chinese employees of joint ventures had with foreign parties at the beginning of reform and opening up - the two had similar approaches but similar goals.
Tian Liang was also at a lower-middle level in shooting training. The assessment standard set by Li Yunxing was to hit the target 6 times out of 10 times within a distance of 100 meters. Tian Liang only hit three shots in the first assessment and waited until the third I barely passed the make-up exam.
But there are also very strong people. The three Ruan brothers all got good marks in the first assessment. Yang Zeng, a member of the original Goujiazhuang regiment, got the only perfect score: all ten shots were scored.
"The marksmanship is really good!" Li Yunxing patted his shoulder excitedly.
"Thank you, Chief." Yang Zeng stood at attention in a standard manner, "The younger one was originally a hunter."
"Hunting? No wonder you have good eyesight."
"No, I have used such a blunderbuss before."
"Oh?" Li Yunxing became interested.
"In the past, when I was in Master Gou, no, when Gou and everyone were members of the regiment -" he quickly corrected himself, "one time the pirates sent a batch of goods, which contained dozens of guns like this." He gestured , "But it's not as easy to use as the captains' guns. It requires a fire rope and is heavy to hold."
Li Yunxing remembered that among the weapons seized from Goujiazhuang, there were some foreign goods, including a batch of matchlock guns. According to the research of several historical figures, they should be made in Britain.
"That gun is much easier to use than the original blunderbuss in the village, and it can shoot more accurately. However, the villagers have suffered the consequences of the blunderbuss and don't like to use it. Master Gou, Gou Da gave me one when he saw that I liked it. I just shoot birds when I have nothing to do, and I get used to it."
"You are so accurate in shooting, Gou Da must look at you differently, right?"
Yang Zeng had a look of embarrassment on his face. Ever since he was captured in Goujiazhuang and arrived in Bairen City, he had been interrogated for many days and had to undergo labor reform for a period of time. Because he had no bad deeds and was a person who surrendered voluntarily, he was given Arranged to work in the commune. During this period of time, he has learned that the most important thing for this group of "thieves", "short-haired" or "Australian maritime merchants" is that everyone's "historical issues" must be clean, and he is a member of the Gou family's "historical issues" Clearly a stain.
"In my opinion," he said cautiously, "the younger one is just an ordinary member of Goujiazhuang. Although he is more accurate in shooting, the elder Gou doesn't think too highly of the younger one - he still likes the skills of those guns, sticks and swords. "
"No matter how good a gun, stick or sword is, how can it withstand one of your muskets?" Li Yunxing had no idea what he was thinking, and thought he was not appreciating his talent.
"It has to be a gun used by gentlemen - I never thought in my wildest dreams that this gun can shoot so far, so accurately and quickly." Yang Zeng was a little excited when talking about the gun, "Although foreign guns are good, they are good." , but it’s far behind compared to this gun.”
"Oh? Tell me what's good about it?" Li Yunxing himself has a strong interest in firearms and shooting. He knows how exciting a good gun makes people feel. He did not expect that such a hobby exists in another time and space.
"There are so many benefits, but the villain thinks there are two best things. One is the flash cap, which can be used to start a fire by just putting it on. There is no need to put special gunpowder. It is safe and easy to use. The second is that the ammunition is all wrapped in paper. Good, it’s easy to use, and the portion is accurate. Usually when shooting small guns, I use powder bags to pour. How much I pour depends on the feel of my hand. Occasionally, I pour more or less, but it’s not as accurate as this paper-packed ammunition.”
Li Yunxing thought that this man was really not simple. Ordinary soldiers followed the rules and did what the instructor asked. He also had many ideas. This was a rare talent.
"I can hit hundreds of times with 100 meters, but what about 200 meters? Give it a try?"
"The elder's orders, the younger one must obey!" These words, coupled with the action of raising the head, straightening the chest, and standing at attention, felt very inconsistent.
Li Yunxing specially gave him a high-precision Minie rifle with a j+ mark. The target 200 meters away was a circular target with a diameter of 1.5 meters. Yang Zeng held his breath and concentrated, another ten-ten hit.
Simply amazing! Li Yunxing was very surprised. Although the Mini rifle was also a rifled gun, its accuracy could not be compared with that of a metal bullet rifle with a fixed breech. This Yang Zeng only has experience in shooting matchlocks. He can achieve this result after training for a month, which is considered extremely talented.
Then the target was moved 300 meters away. This time Yang Zeng missed the target 4 times. When the target moved 4oo meters away, he still hit 4 shots. This achievement is already quite impressive. The veterans of several military commissions present at the venue all cheered. Even if I shoot 56 and a half, this result is not bad.
"That's right, you can all be snipers." Li Yunxing was happy to have such a famous person in his training team.
"Thank you for the promotion!" Yang Zeng didn't know what a sniper was, but he intuitively believed that it would definitely be good for him.
He and several other people with excellent shooting scores were selected for further training as snipers. Wei Aiwen decided to form a platoon of hunters outside the infantry company as long-range precision shooting support.
