For these running soldiers, the distance of more than thirty steps was a blink of an eye, and they rushed to the wooden target in the blink of an eye! Guard Zhang had good eyesight and could see clearly. He saw clusters of bayonets stabbing out heavily at almost the same time, piercing deeply into the wooden targets! Strong soldiers even penetrated two-inch-thick boards!
Just like that, all the wooden targets were swept away by the soldiers in an instant! And the soldiers started cheering and shouting! Especially the soldiers who pierced the wooden targets proudly held the wooden targets in the air to show off to their companions!
At this time, Emperor Wanli had already squeezed out of the human wall that protected him, clapped his hands and cheered! It was not until the soldiers began to form a team under the command of the officer and someone started to count the number of people who pierced the wooden target that he turned around and said, "Liu Aiqing, why do you still count the soldiers who pierced the target?"
Liu Haojia said: "Long live my lord, I am going to give them a reward afterwards! Each soldier who pierces the wooden target will be rewarded with a hundred copper coins!"
Emperor Wanli nodded with satisfaction and said: "Such soldiers must be tall and strong elites, and they should be rewarded!"
Liu Haojia said seriously: "Long live Lord, the purpose of giving out rewards is not just that! Because whenever there is a bayonet charge, it is the time for a decisive battle! At this time, a soldier with infinite strength and skilled assassination skills can effectively change the shape of the battlefield. ! For example, if the soldiers are equal in strength, if this soldier quickly defeats the opponent, he can join with another soldier around him to flank the opponent! In this way, two versus one will defeat the opponent faster! Then it will snowball like this, and the victory will be It gradually became established!"
Emperor Wanli suddenly realized, "I see, I understand!
After speaking, he turned to Guard Zhang and said, "What did you say just now?" I didn't hear it very clearly! "
Guard Zhang had no choice but to repeat what he just said. After hearing this, Emperor Wanli asked Liu Haojia hopefully: "Is this really the case? Is there really no place for strong generals in the world?"
Liu Haojia knew what Emperor Wanli was thinking. At his age, the thing he liked to hear most was probably the story of a powerful general who was defeated by ten thousand people. He was unwilling to destroy his hopes, but he still told the truth: "Master Zhang was only partly right! With the upgrading of weapons, especially the emergence of firecrackers and artillery, individual force will inevitably be gradually eliminated. , replaced by the overall strength of the soldiers! Just like if Xiang Yu was reborn, he might be knocked down by one shot when facing a soldier holding a gun! But this does not mean that there is no need for fierce generals in the world! As the saying goes The generals and soldiers are courageous. Only when the generals are brave and dare to fight, the soldiers will be fearless! Therefore, although the requirements for generals in the new era have been lowered in terms of physical strength and martial arts, the requirements for their minds and courage have become higher! Therefore, there are bound to be strong generals in this world!"
Emperor Wanli nodded somewhat disappointedly when he heard this. He knew that Liu Haojia was telling the truth, but he also knew that there was an element of comforting him in it. But he still accepted the offer. Read the book
At this time, three soldiers came up to the point platform carrying three wooden targets. Liu Haojia asked them to hold the wooden target and led Emperor Wanli to come forward and watch. Emperor Wanli looked at the densely packed lead bullets embedded in the wooden target, and some even penetrated the wooden target. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and said: "This fire blunderbuss is indeed extremely sharp and cannot be stopped by flesh and blood!"
Liu Haojia said: "At this distance, the fire gun has the highest hit rate and killing rate, and it can easily break through armor! But we might as well wait a moment, our participation has not been completed yet, and when the next round of shooting is completed, Let’s compare it with the wooden target again.”
Emperor Wanli said with great interest: "Okay, okay! Hurry up and arrange it!"
Subsequently, under the arrangement of the officer, the wooden target was placed more than 70 steps away. In ancient times, one step was equal to about one meter three to one meter five today, so the distance of more than seventy steps was almost equal to about one hundred meters today.
After the arrangement was completed, Liu Haojia said: "Long live Lord, the distance is now about seventy or eighty steps. At this distance, the enemy's bows and arrows can hardly play a big role. Even if they can be shot, they will not be powerful. They are soldiers. If they don’t have armor, most of them will only be injured and may not die!”
Emperor Wanli opened his eyes wide and said, "That fire gun
Woolen cloth? Is the fire gun lethal enough at this distance? "
Liu Haojia was so confident that he said, "Long live the Lord, we will find out in a moment!"
The soldiers then fired fifteen more volleys. After the shooting was completed, three more wooden targets were delivered to the shooting platform. Emperor Wanli compared the two batches of targets before and after, and found that the newly delivered targets had much less lead bullets embedded in them than the previous batch of wooden targets, and there was no case of the wooden targets being penetrated.
At this time, Liu Haojia stepped forward and handed Emperor Wanli a dagger, indicating to him to dig for lead bullets himself. Fearing that something was wrong, Guard Zhang stepped forward to help Emperor Wanli but was shouted back, so he had to glare at Liu Haojia and stand aside.
Emperor Wanli tried his best to dig out three deformed lead bullets. He looked at the three strange-shaped lead bullets and said: "I understand! These lead bullets are embedded very deep in the wooden board, which shows that they are lethal enough! I just don’t know if it can break the armor?”
Liu Haojia said: "Long live Lord, the force like this is enough to penetrate ordinary armor! Even if it doesn't penetrate, this person will lose his combat effectiveness as if he was hit hard by a hammer! If the person who was shot is riding on a horse, it will only I'm afraid I'm going to fall off my horse and be trampled to death by the horse behind me!"
Thinking of the Ming Dynasty's old rivals, the Mongols, Emperor Wanli pierced the target with his dagger, and then said, "It seems that this fire blunderbuss is indeed a powerful weapon against cavalry!"
Liu Haojia said: "If we are dealing with cavalry, we can launch a volley from a distance of up to 120 steps! And the cavalry has a larger target and is easier to hit! So Long live the Lord is right!"
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli cheered up and said loudly: "Today I finally know what elite soldiers look like! I have such soldiers to guard me, so I can rest easy! Zhang Jia, please remember to go back and issue the order. Guard Zhang has assisted in the drill with merit. I will reward you with two pieces of brocade. Wu Ningbo has made great achievements in founding the new army, and I will reward you with one piece of jade! In addition, these thousand soldiers will be transferred to the palace to serve as my bodyguards!"
Before they finished speaking, Liu Haojia and Zhang Weiwei said almost at the same time: "Long live Lord, this must not be done!"
Emperor Wanli was stunned by these two people and said in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Why not?"
