The soldiers in the first row immediately pulled the trigger and fired the first round of volley! After everyone heard the shooting sound, they all commented that the sound of fire cannons was much duller than the sound of bird cannons! But what Qi Jiguang heard was another story!
First of all, he felt that the sound of these fire cannons was very neat. A row of more than thirty people could actually fire the fire cannons at almost the same time, making the sound of the fire cannons sound like one sound! This shows that these fire gun soldiers are well-trained! This is something even Qi Jiajun can't do!
Also, he saw a lot of firearms in the army, and saw that the sound of this kind of fire gun was dull, not at all like the clearer sound of a bird gun! So he knew that the charge of this kind of fire blunderbuss was probably far greater than that of bird blunderbuss! Those lead bullets should be heavier too!
While he was listening to the sound of shooting with his ears raised, he was also looking at the dummy in front of him through binoculars! But unfortunately, only two of the 30 targets in a dense row shook! It looks like he was hit by a lead bullet! But judging from the amplitude of the shaking, I'm afraid it's not very powerful!
Sure enough, after the first round of shooting, someone whispered: "This so-called new fire gun is nothing!"
Moreover, he seemed to be very unhappy when he saw Emperor Wanli's expression, so he thought about it and felt that since he had accepted Liu Haojia's telescope, he had to repay the favor!
So he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, don't think that the few lead bullets hitting the target mean that the soldiers are not good and the equipment is poor! In fact, there is a hundred and twenty steps from the place where the soldiers shoot to the target! Even in the army now, except for Except for limited weapons such as heavy crossbows, there is no one that can reach this range!"
Emperor Wanli felt much better after hearing this, and asked: "Oh, how powerful is the heavy crossbow in the army at this distance?"
Qi Jiguang said: "It can't break armor at this distance, and the accuracy is also not high! Moreover, heavy crossbows are difficult to make, cumbersome to use, and the damage rate is too high! So they are used less and less in the military now!"
While the two men were talking, the soldiers below had already fired two more rounds of firecrackers, and all the soldiers were loading the gunpowder in place. This was something Qi Jiguang noticed. He suddenly raised his head and said to Liu Haojia: "Why don't these soldiers have match ropes on them?"
Firearms such as blunderbuss used by the Ming army now all use match ropes as ignition tools! This old style matchlock gun is very cumbersome to use! Moreover, every time soldiers go into battle, they must wrap a long match rope around their bodies. It’s heavy and inconvenient!
Especially if it either burns out halfway or burns out too quickly and becomes useless! Therefore, on the battlefield, soldiers often appear in a hurry to relight the match rope!
Liu Haojia said with a smile: "Xiaoguan thought that Lord Qi wouldn't notice it for a while, but I didn't expect that you would notice it at a glance! This kind of fire gun is called Suifa gun, which was developed by Xiaguan Xin! I won't explain it to you now. , please wait until the exercise is over, please observe it in detail!"
Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly after hearing this and held his hands in gratitude! At this time, the officer below had already directed the soldiers to finish loading ammunition and began to order them to move forward! By the time they stopped, they were already about a hundred steps away from the target!
At this time Qi Jiguang's expression became serious! If you were in the army, a blunderbuss would already be capable of hurting people at about a hundred paces! I just don’t know what these fire guns are like? So he simply didn't close his eyes when using the telescope. While scanning the soldiers with his peripheral vision, he also kept an eye on the target in the telescope!
As the sound of gunfire sounded, nearly half of the targets in the telescope began to shake! Qi Jiguang nodded secretly when he saw this! Nearly half of them hit the target, which is already as accurate as a gun! But in his peripheral vision, he saw something else that surprised him! That is, the soldiers in the first row immediately turned sideways and walked back after finishing shooting, while the soldiers behind them took a step forward! Under the command of the officer, level the musket and aim and shoot! So he couldn't help but blurt out three words: "Three strikes!"
Many people on the high platform were stunned when they heard these three words, not knowing what they meant! Only a few people showed a clear look! As for Emperor Wanli, he even had a "What are you talking about?" expression on his face!
Liu Haojia took the initiative to explain: "The so-called three-stage attack is to take turns shooting like the soldiers just now!! One person shoots, one prepares, and one loads! This way, the bullets can rain continuously! This kind of tactics is the founding of the People's Republic of China. What Prince Mu created during this period is very powerful!"
Qi Jiguang also sighed and said: "Such tactics are hard to see in the military now! Only a few troops can master them!"
Emperor Wanli said in surprise: "Why? This is just a simple rotation of positions!"
Qi Jiguang said: "Your Majesty, this method seems very simple, but if you want to use this method properly, you need soldiers to practice for a long time, and there is no shortage of food and pay! But nowadays, if soldiers at the border can do this every ten days, they are considered to be quite good generals. You must be diligent! Even the army under my command only conducts operations once every three days! Otherwise, the food and salary will not be enough!"
Emperor Wanli immediately turned to Liu Haojia and said: "These soldiers are so elite, how many days do they need to train? Are the food and salary enough?"
Liu Haojia said: "Your Majesty, my approach is different from theirs. I do two exercises a day! One more thing! As for food and pay, these new troops are all paid double pay!"
After Liu Haojia's words were heard by others, there was another uproar. They all felt that the salary was too much! Some people even said directly: "Isn't it unfair to other armies to give so much food and salary to the new army? It should be noted that things in this world are not about scarcity but about inequality! This will actually affect the combat effectiveness of the army!"
Liu Haojia sneered and said: "As for the other armies you mentioned, they may not drill once a month. How can they compare with these new armies under my command? Moreover, the more than 300,000 people in the entire Beizhili may not be able to defeat them. I have 60,000 people! So if we lay off all the more than 300,000 people and use the saved food and salary to support these new troops, we can save a lot of food and salary!"
Those people were still arguing but were stopped by Zhang Juzheng. He said: "This is not the time to discuss these issues. Let's watch the entire exercise first!"
At this time, the soldiers below had already stepped forward again to eighty steps under the command of the officer! This time Qi Jiguang saw a lot of tricks in the salvo! First of all, the target hit rate is much higher, and white smoke comes out from wherever the target is hit! Even the armor's bullet point had white smoke coming out!
Qi Jiguang came to see him and asked, "Mr. Liu, what is the white smoke coming out of those dummies?"
