After Qi Jin agreed to give it a try, Zhou Dunji and Wang Hongyu stood on both sides of Qi Jin, leaving only half a fist space between them.
The three of them discussed for a while, and then they all wore armor and pretended to be holding spears.
"Shoot arrows at us!"
Dozens of Sichuan archers were stunned for a moment, and then stood in front of them, drawing their bows at an angle of 45 degrees and releasing arrows.
Although the lethality of arrows with worn arrowheads is weakened, they are still iron arrows, and they just "ding, clank". The arrows hit three people like the wind, but without exception, they were blocked by the armor.
"I was hit by arrows in the front and side. Fortunately, the armor was well-protected." Zhou Dunji on the left said.
"Me too."
Qi Jin in the middle said with emotion: "I was only hit in the front by arrows, and they were all blocked by my armor."
The three of them checked each other. Zhou Dunji and Wang Hongyu had several arrows inserted into their armors, but they were all on the sides. On the other hand, Qi Jin didn't have any arrows on his body.
"It's really wonderful! If the queue is close to each other and as neat as a line, the comrades on the left and right can just cover each other's sides."
Wang Hongyu continued: "This is just defense, not attack. Of course, using car arrays or armors for confrontation can improve defense, but intensive and neat shooting is the basis for winning the confrontation."
This aspect is obvious. Lines can increase the long-range firepower to the highest level. As soon as the opponent approaches, a burst of wind will be fired at them. No matter whether the opponent has superb shooting skills or is using a shield car to cover, the effect of long-range fire is not as good as ours.
The three of them drew formations and analyzed them directly on the sandy ground of the school field.
Zhou Dunji drew a V shape, which is the flying goose formation.
"For crossbow shooting, because you need to shoot at the opponent's flank, you usually use the flying goose formation."
The left column of v shoots diagonally to the right, and the right column shoots diagonally to the left. This way, you can shoot the side of the enemy and avoid frontal defense.
He drew a straight line directly on the sand: "Although the side was not shot, the crossbow could not hit the enemy's side."
The eldest brother looked at himself and said that although this move improved the shooting of arrows, the effect of shooting arrows became worse.
"Brother, this is why I specially introduced it to General Qi, because Zhejiang soldiers mostly use firearms~"
This is indeed the case. Firearms can shoot directly in the front, which can break armor from the front, and can also take advantage of the range in a straight line.
"Oh, but the hand and body of the gun are wrapped with a match rope, and it has to be loaded, set on fire, and prevented from catching fire. It can't stand in a line where people are touching people!"
Qi Jin directly pointed out the limitations of the times, which is why neither East nor West has developed musket lines in this era.
Wang Hongyu's eyes lit up, it was finally the critical period for technological improvement.
In real line formations, infantrymen use self-generating muskets without match ropes, which are also standard muskets commonly known as muskets.
In the future, the bayonet was gradually upgraded. First, it was a plug inserted into the barrel of the gun. Once the musket was inserted, it became a short spear, which could only be taken out after the war.
Then, the ring-barrel bayonet was put on to replace it, thus blocking the barrel. However, the ring was not stable after all, and it often fell off during hand-to-hand combat. Later, the spring-clamp bayonet and other methods were installed.
The future technology tree is basically clear, but now Zhejiang soldiers don’t have many self-made fire guns. Is it a bit early to build a line?
No, no, no~
The strengthening of the battle line is not achieved overnight, and it is not advisable to overdo it. Instead, the current muskets, chariots, Franchise, three-eyed muskets, crossbowmen and pike phalanx are combined to innovate the line arrangement.
"When facing the enemy, the gunners lined up in three rows to receive the enemy's long-range shot first. Then they used retreat to load three shots and slowly retreated."
Draw directly on the sand. There is a skirmish line in front of the military formation. They do not need to form a dense formation and do not disturb each other. They can even jump left and right to dodge. They start shooting at a distance of a hundred steps to disrupt the enemy's advance speed.
and formation.
"When the enemy formation approaches, the gunners retreat to the vehicle barriers on both sides. The vehicle barriers can provide cover and provide height that does not hinder shooting."
Wang Hongyu drew chariot symbols on both sides of the formation. Placing them on the wings could not only cover the shooters, but also prevent enemy cavalry from attacking the flanks.
After the introduction of the skirmisher lines and flanking tanks, everyone's eyes focused on the center of the formation.
Wang Hongyu smiled slightly, it’s a feasible line in this era~
"The Chinese army formed a dense line, and the front row used Franchise machines and Tiger guns with extremely dense firepower, blasting the enemy head and face.
If the enemy dares to stop firing, the intensity of our artillery fire will be lower than that of our line artillery fire, and the range will be lower than the burst fire of two-winged bird cannons. If the enemy continues to advance while staring at the guns and cannons, and within 50 steps, the three-eyed gunfire will be fired in line."
Qi Jin and Zhou Dunji thought about that scene. The entire front line was filled with smoke, and the enemy and ourselves could not see clearly at all.
Bows and arrows cannot aim, but guns and cannons fire densely in a line. On the contrary, they can make the opponent wail, the formation is scattered, and some people even flee.
"Under the smoke of gunpowder, the Sichuan soldiers and the white-poled soldiers advanced in an offensive spear phalanx. Their spears rushed forward and directly defeated the enemy's front army."
"That's right... being so unafraid of cavalry and shooting, it highlights the strengths of our southern army's firepower and hand-to-hand combat, and avoids the shortcomings of insufficient armor and horses." After Zhou Dunji understood this, he immediately summarized it in two sentences.
Qi Jin, who had gray hair and beard, smoothed his beard and sighed: "This method has the same goal as General Qi's. It is difficult to achieve without hard training day and night! Maybe I can practice it in the future..."
What Qi Jin actually said was that it was too difficult. Although he also hoped to build a truly powerful army like the Qi family army as quickly as possible, he felt that he couldn't do it now.
"General Qi, no matter how difficult it is, as long as we persevere, there is hope. Back then, Wang Bao, Ma Wenqing and other thieves massacred the Qi family's army. We have persevered for twenty years, and this year we are finally avenged! As long as we try our best today, even if there is only a glimmer of hope,
hope,"
Qi Jin was shocked. Without the efforts of the man in front of him, it would be absolutely impossible for him to avenge his colleagues in the Qi Family Army.
Maybe I think he can't practice it, but I have to give him this opportunity.
"Okay! I will mobilize 1,000 Zhejiang soldiers, carrying muskets, tanks, Fran machines, Tiger cannons, etc., and give them to you for training. They will be handed over to you before the Chinese New Year."
"Thank you General Qi, I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Qi Jin looked at the young man in front of him and felt that his eyes were like those of a lion. Although he was handsome and did not look like a warrior, his strength and temperament did not lie at all.
This is a talent in all aspects, from brains to martial arts to temperament. I hope he can break through the old bones like us.
General Liu Wei...you have really good taste.
There is still a lot of room for this person in terms of martial arts, but he has a bright future in military training.
Obviously he had never come into contact with General Qi Jiguang, but the overall cooperation method used in training coincided with each other.
He and the Zhejiang soldiers will definitely give their full support to his training.