These are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, even the youngest Giron Borg. At the same time, there are also many soldiers among these people who are recuperating in the monastery. After recovering from their injuries, they all herded sheep.
It is said that there must be brave men under a heavy reward. Even if the reward of 5,000 gold louis is divided equally among 250 people, it will only be 20 per person, which is not a very extraordinary amount.
But when Sean said that there should be at least ten times the gold coins in the bandits' lair, they happily agreed to obey Sean's command, even if Sean made some unconventional changes in training.
Sean selected 50 people from these 250 and trained them individually.
For example, the handsome Gillon Borg was asked to dress up as a woman and solicit prostitutes on the street. For example, the oldest Michael Benson was asked to dress up as a peddler and sell contraband outside the military camp.
Perhaps due to the influence of the check, Lieutenant Colonel Horns did not stop Sean. He led the remaining 200 people to train as usual. Current intelligence shows that the Tang Gang has 300 men. If a head-on battle is needed, Horns
Sri Lanka's 200 soldiers came in handy.
The equipment is all the best, Boss Bass’s personal sponsorship, and even the meals are provided according to the rank of an officer.
To capture or kill the gang leader Benjamin Tang, Sean regarded this action as a special operation. It was indeed the case. If Tang could be caught through fair and aboveboard fighting, Tang would have died a hundred times long ago.
The Black Forest is located between the northern grasslands of the empire and the Als Mountains. It is a transitional area between the temperate zone and the cold zone. It is a primitive forest that stretches two hundred kilometers from east to west.
Your large group of people will be discovered by the gang's spies before they get close, let alone fight. And with a small number of people, you can only go without returning. This is the reason why the local patrol team had no way to deal with the gangs in the past.
Therefore, this is an atypical operation.
Intelligence is the key. We must first understand the activity patterns, crime habits and clues of the Tang Gang, and then we can formulate a specific beheading plan in a targeted manner.
Never fight an unprepared battle, Xiao Si remembers the excellent education from his previous life. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run away.
In a small group of 50 people, Sean asked 10 people including Michael Benson and Gilon Borg to pretend to be vendors, vagrants and prostitutes, and go deep into the sporadic towns, villages, and inns on the edge of the Black Forest to gather intelligence.
Through the relationship that Horns established with the military district headquarters, he obtained the case files on the Benjamin Tang gang.
Gangsters cannot be self-sufficient. They need to buy salt, tobacco, alcohol, and food. They also need women. The money in their hands also needs to be cashed in and enjoyed.
Sean marked the locations where Tang had committed robberies on the map one by one, and through Beth's businessman friends in the Holy City, he obtained data on the sales of some high-end cigars and well-known brands of wine in the Black Forest area.
Sean soon made an obvious discovery, but the intelligence team that had been sent out had not returned yet, and he needed to confirm his judgment.
In the Als Mountains, Sean divided the 40 people he had into 4 teams of 10 people each. He asked one team to act as prey and the other three to act as hunters, and stage a cat and mouse game in the mountains and forests.
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Of course there are rewards in this game.
Theoretically, each prey has 100 gold louis - on paper, whoever can catch one will get 100 gold louis. Similarly, if the hunter misses and is captured, he will have to pay a price of 50 gold louis.
The roles are rotated every 3 days and a verdict is made on the last one.
The only referee is Sean, and he honors every ruling promptly.
Whether it's 50 or 100, it's a big number for people like Gary Norris. This makes them very obedient to Sean - even though every time they come out of the mountains like a dead horse and see Sean
While they were enjoying wine and cigars, they all wanted to strangle him to death on the spot - they were even more afraid that Sean would not take them to make a fortune.
It was the same today, and Sean also brought Kim Carell because Kim could barbecue for him.
After half a month, the temperament of these 40 people changed a lot. They looked like lone wolves and poisonous snakes. This was Jin's impression when he saw them for the first time in half a month.
Sean was very happy with Jin's judgment, so he rewarded him with a roasted chicken leg.
Gary Norris was also very happy, because this time as a hunter, he caught two guys by himself, whereas in the past he was always discovered first because of his size. In the past half month, he learned to hide.
Camouflage and stealth.
"Next, let's change the rules of the game." Sean let these hungry guys enjoy the food first.
"Sean, how do you want to change?" Gary Norris' mouth was full of oil.
"Sergeant Gary Norris, although we are familiar with each other, you should call me sir on this occasion." Sean said.
"Yes, sir." Gary Norris rolled his eyes, and his unusual little move made others laugh.
"In the next half month, everyone's bonus will be doubled."
Sean's words excited everyone. Sean changed the subject:
"Before this, although you were fighting as a team, the credit was calculated on an individual basis. So the next rule is to calculate the total score according to the team. This means that you must unite and cooperate seamlessly, otherwise the efforts of a single person
To no avail.”
"Hey!" Everyone said in unison that this rule was very hurtful.
"If someone currently quits, that's fine. Take your bonus and get out immediately." Sean's tone was very tough.
Looking around, no one dared to express any objection. Sean asked loudly: "Did you hear all my orders clearly?"
"Listen clearly, sir!"
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"Listen clearly, sir!"
"Very well, you can enjoy barbecue and wine as much as you want tonight. I want to see you satisfy me in half a month."
"Yes, sir!"
"Tsk, tsk, both kindness and power, Sean, if you really want to leave the army, it will be a great loss to the army."
Hammer-Bess appeared in the temporary camp like a ghost, followed by several strong guys.
"Dear Mr. Bass, please rest assured that even if I take off my military uniform, I will not engage in the arms business and compete with you for my job." Sean teased, observing Bass's expression, "It seems there is good news.
, I see your face is glowing."
"Haha, my friend. Following your genius suggestion, my engineers quickly produced samples, and the test results were good. In order to let you, the genius inventor, know earlier, I specially brought a few of the latest
Rifle, let you try it yourself."
Bess was very excited.
"There won't be any more defective products with oblique rifling, right?" Sean laughed.
"No, absolutely not. Products produced by Bess Machinery Company are the top masterpieces of the Imperial Industry." Bess assured.
"Okay." Sean did not comment, and he called over four people: John Smith, George Schmidt, Andrew Barritt, and Pierre Soult.
The marksmanship of these four people is all very good. Including Sean, there are five gunmen in total. They are recognized as the best marksmen on the scene.
Each person has a latest model bass rifle, which Boss Boss calls the 1830 model.
"Forgot to ask, have you applied for a patent?" Sean turned around and asked.
"Of course!" Bess felt that his IQ was seriously underestimated by Sean, "But the patent certificate will take at least 2 months. Those bureaucrats are always delaying it."
The target was set under a cliff not far away. Sean ordered people to draw five human-shaped gun targets on the rocks with blackened branches on the cliff. Then the five gunmen stood about 100 steps away and shot towards themselves.
target shooting.
Each person shot 10 times and all hit. Although the scatter was a bit large, this hit rate made everyone exclaim. More importantly, the shooter's loading and shooting speed was no worse than that of a musket.
Then he stood at a distance of 150 steps and fired. Each person shot 10 times, and they all hit, but the bullet points were spread out even more. Because human-shaped gun targets are the standard of this era, armies of all countries consider this when training soldiers to shoot.
Due to the error in the trajectory of the firearm, if you want to hit the heart, the actual target may be his head.
At 200 steps and a distance of about 150 meters, the hit rate is still as high as 90%. This result is very impressive. A skilled shooter will consciously adjust the position of the target according to the changes in the ballistic curve to improve accuracy and range.
, to achieve the purpose of long-distance sniping.
"This new gun is really good," Sean said. "If we had this new gun in the war, I think we might not have killed so many people."
"Sean, haven't you noticed that although you have solved the reloading speed problem, new problems have arisen." Bess said, "It is true that it is already very good now."
Bess touched the new gun in his hand like a gold coin.
"The stability of the bullet coming out of the chamber seems to be a little worse than before. If the stability can be improved, in addition, it is too barbaric to stab it with a gun." Sean laughed, "It lacks the elegance of a gentleman."
Bess reacted immediately: "Sean, you have already expected these two points, right?"
"No, no, these two points actually boil down to one thing. The action of stabbing hard makes the lead bullet flatten. The consequence is that it will roll during flight, thus affecting the accuracy. Although its accuracy is still better than
The musket is much stronger." Sean said, "By the way, did you bring the check?"
Bess was furious, grabbed the new rifle, jumped on his horse, and walked away angrily.