Luo Zhixue also talked to these people. These people knew how to charge and light the fire.
But well, they have no idea how to aim...
In the past, when they played bowl-muzzle cannons, there was no concept of detailed aiming. They just pointed the muzzle of the cannon in the direction of the enemy and fired without careful aim.
After all, shotguns such as bowl-mouth cannons are designed to attack enemies at close range, and there is no need to aim at such a procedure.
However, the effective range of the Hongyi artillery can reach three to four hundred meters. To accurately hit the enemy at this long distance requires skill.
Well, at this time, the technical support of a specialized discipline 'ballistics' is needed.
If they study the corresponding mathematics, geometry and other subjects, and then master the relevant knowledge of ballistics, then the artillerymen can calculate the corresponding shooting elements, and then aim at the enemy in the distance and fire.
if there is not……
Well, in fact, if you don't have one, it doesn't mean you can't use the artillery. The gunners can directly operate according to the firing chart on the artillery.
How many propellants should be loaded at a certain distance and what elevation angle should be determined in advance, and then the artillerymen would proceed accordingly.
Then further detailed calibration will be carried out based on the experience accumulated during training and combat.
These days, in fact, the personal qualities of ordinary artillerymen in most countries are just like that.
You can't expect an ordinary cannonball to be proficient in mathematics and geometry, and be able to calculate the shooting elements on the spot...
When the artillery leaves the factory, it has already passed test firings and formulated a firing table. The design elements at a specific moment are calculated on site, usually by artillery officers. Ordinary artillerymen are not needed to do this work. Ordinary artillerymen are based on the officers' calculations. Order to adjust the elevation angle, fire directly after loading, and then make subtle adjustments based on the effect of the bombardment.
And what this requires is not scientific literacy, but experience!
The problem is that Luo Zhixue and the others don't have any experienced artillerymen.
At that time, even the simplest artillery operation will be difficult.
In response to this problem, Luo Zhixue found Sun Chengli again that night, but Sun Chengli had no good solution.
"There are only three people under me who have played with artillery, and they have played with ordinary bowl-mouth cannons before, and they have never been exposed to Hongyi artillery!"
"After all, we were only in Yulin before, not Jiliao. If we were there, there would be more people who know how to use the Hongyi Cannon!"
Luo Zhixue said: "Since we can't rely on experience, we can only train them directly. After the cannon is built in the future, we will conduct detailed test firings first. After the firing table is completed, we will let them practice according to it. They will practice more. Naturally, I have experience.”
Sun Lili said: "That's the truth. It doesn't matter if you don't know it, just learn it. By the way, brother Luo, just now you said that you need to know mathematics and geometry to play with cannons. By the way, what about ballistics? "
Luo Zhixue said: "Yes, ordinary artillerymen don't need to understand these things. They can just follow the orders and fight. But artillery commanders still need to understand these things. After all, not everything can be used directly by looking at the shooting table. It is best to You still need to know some ballistics knowledge.”
Luo Zhixue just casually mentioned ballistics to Sun Chengcheng, without saying what it was, and just talked about a few mathematics and geometry. Unexpectedly, Sun Chengcheng was interested in it.
Just listen to Sun Chengcheng continue: "Yes, it is this ballistics. We are all big soldiers in this army, and the only one who can even read is you, Brother Luo, so you are the only one who knows this ballistics, so what follows I will leave this artillery training to you."
"Don't worry about anything, Master Two!"
"Brother Luo, you are responsible for building the artillery. It will be more convenient for you to train the artillery!"
Luo Zhixue didn't expect that Sun Chengli would be so straightforward and planned to leave the artillery to him to manage. This made Luo Zhixue a little excited.
Although this artillery force is tentatively estimated to have only three people and not even an artillery piece, Luo Zhixue knows the importance of artillery very well. If the artillery force in the army is controlled by him, then his weight in this bandit army will also be reduced. It's even heavier.
Now Luo Zhixue's status in the so-called Funiu Mountain Protection Camp is actually similar to that of Wang Xiazi. He can be regarded as a close subordinate of Sun Lili. Wang Xiazi is in charge of most of the elite pro-army cavalry under Sun Lili. Luo Zhixue Zhixue was in charge of camp and baggage affairs.
In fact, the status of Lin Dongsheng, Wang Dazhuang, and Xu He has been gradually weakened. After all, Sun Chengli does not trust them very much who defected to them halfway. He will definitely continue to use this method, but he must also guard against them. One hand.
We will continue to recruit soldiers during this period, and it is expected that the number of soldiers to be recruited will reach several hundred people.
When recruiting troops, Sun Chengli used the excuse to follow the practices of the left, center and right armies in the past, and organized the three armies into infantry units, while the pro-army forces were used as the main cavalry mobile force.
Therefore, a large number of new infantry were sent to Lin Dongsheng's left, center and right armies, allowing the three of them to quickly expand their troops to dozens of people each.
But while Sun Chengli gave them new soldiers, he also mobilized their cavalry.
Under the slogan of concentrating the use of cavalry, Sun Chengli only left four personal cavalry for each of the three of them. The remaining more than 30 cavalry were transferred to the pro-army and came under Sun Chengli's direct jurisdiction.
Therefore, don't think that Luo Zhixue was responsible for all the camp affairs and other miscellaneous things in the army during this period, while Sun Lili didn't dare to have too much time. In fact, he was also very busy, busy consolidating military power, and at the same time maintaining There is a balance, and Lin Dongsheng and the others cannot be pushed too hard.
After all, people's hearts still need to be maintained.
As Sun Chengli gathered military power and balanced the internal generals, Luo Zhixue, as Sun Chengli's confidant, also benefited, and taking charge of the supply camp was the most important gain.
After all, the left, center and right armies after the reform are all scheduled to be infantry units, but in addition to the elite pro-army cavalry, Sun Chengli must also have an infantry unit that is easy to use and will stand firmly on his side when necessary.
Ever since, there was Luo Zhixue's supply camp.
Now, Sun Chengcheng wants to play artillery, and artillery, a powerful weapon, cannot be directly devolved to the left, center and right armies. Sun Chengcheng must personally control it.
And this personal control does not mean that he personally serves as the commander of the artillery team. He does not have the need or the ability.
The best way is to put trusted men in charge of this artillery unit.
Among the people Sun Chengli could trust, Luo Zhixue was the best, and in fact, the only choice.
As a result, Sun Chengli directly threw the three cavalrymen who had played with bowl-mouth cannons to Luo Zhixue, incorporated them into the supply camp, and asked Luo Zhixue to study artillery tactics.
"I don't care about the other old people, but after the Hongyi artillery is developed, this artillery must be able to fire and hit accurately..."
"If there are bandits, officers and soldiers coming into the mountains in the future, the artillery team in the supply camp must be able to withstand it and withstand it!"
Luo Zhixue said with a serious face: "The general trusts and values Zhixue. In order to entrust him with such a heavy responsibility, Zhixue will do his best and train an elite artillery team for the general."
Sun Chengli nodded after hearing this.
Again, he was very optimistic about Luo Zhixue. In the past few months, Luo Zhixue had done all the things he had asked Luo Zhixue to do in an orderly manner.
Not to mention anything else, just the business management satisfied him very much.
In the past, what kind of camp management they had there was just a few leaders saying a few words casually, and then doing it one by one, and there were no rules.
However, after Luo Zhixue accepted the camp management, especially after they arrived in Sanshui Village, he formulated a series of camp management regulations and also compiled detailed staffing regulations.
There are regulations to follow and rules to abide by in everything.
In this way, they look good and behave more formally.
They even gave their group a name that looked very formal: Funiu Mountain Baoxiang Camp.
Nowadays, this group of people calls themselves Baoxiang Camp internally, especially when referring to several surrounding villages, and has strictly stipulated some rules for dealing with surrounding villages in order to lay the foundation for the subsequent autumn grain collection.
Sometimes, Sun Chengli would have the illusion that instead of rebelling against the traitors, he had become the county magistrate of Funiu Mountain, and that the rebels under his subordinates had become officers and soldiers instead of rebelling against the traitors.
Because in the past two months, no matter how you look at it, they don't look like they have come to Funiu Mountain to be rebels. Instead, they look more like they have come to Funiu Mountain to establish an official government and protect the environment and the people here...
Whenever he thought about this, Sun Chengli felt that it was very nonsense.
After all, they are rebels and they are no match for the government!
But, although he occasionally has such misunderstandings and complaints, Sun Chengli is very satisfied with the current state. The entire Funiu Mountain is operating in a good and healthy state, and the strength of his army is also getting better and better. The stronger you get, the more food you get.
Everything is developing in a good direction.
As time goes by, I may not be able to do things that I never dared to think of before!
When Sun Chengli felt this way, he valued Luo Zhixue even more.
This is a talent, a top talent that is rare to find!
How should I put it? This man is born to understand rebellion, and he can come up with all kinds of rebellion theories and strategies.
Sometimes when Sun Chengli listened to Luo Zhixue's talk about the general trend of the world, when he talked about the imperial court, the Eastern Capture, and the bandits from all walks of life, it was easy for him to take it in, and then imagine that he would sweep the world, rebuild China, and become a great emperor!
So don't think that Sun Chengli valued Luo Zhixue for no reason. He saw something unusual about Luo Zhixue, so he made great efforts to win over and reuse him.
This kind of talent probably won't appear once in a hundred years, but he just allowed himself to meet him. This was obviously the guiding light given to him by God.
Sun Chengli felt that his rebellion career had a bright future!
If Luo Zhixue knew Sun Chengli's thoughts, he would probably laugh!
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, and he only saw some messy things until he died. Now he just messes around casually, not very professional.
When it comes to things like rebellion in ancient times, if you really want to talk about expertise, it should be the expertise of readers of Qidian historical texts. Those people don’t know how many rebellion texts they have read.
Therefore, these people have rich and solid knowledge of various rebellion theories. They have read countless formulas for hegemony articles, and they are also familiar with all kinds of hegemony.
If you really let them go to ancient times and give them a proper chance... they are all rebel leaders.
