Chapter 42 42 Gunslinger
"Then it's no problem. After training more than a hundred gunners, as long as they train rigorously, try to make the reloading step as short as possible, and use relatively intensive firepower, they can still deal with the small drum Tatar cavalry. As long as they are lucky, Not too far back, surrounded by Tatar brigade.”
After hearing Wu Zhankui's words, Wei Guangde clapped his hands and said slightly excitedly.
Wei Guangde thought that in this year's Northern Expedition, even if his father went, there was a high probability that he would not encounter the Tatar brigade and a fierce battle would break out, so he spoke more casually.
You know, not to mention in this era, even if he returns to the later generations where he lives, many elders still have a lot of taboos about what they say, especially such life-threatening topics, which are even more taboo.
Whether you talk about feudalism or superstition, it is still important to please the lucky ones when you talk.
"Now that I have said that, I don't know much about fire guns and bird guns. Do you think it is necessary to mobilize all the gunmen from other hundreds of households? After all, they have some experience, which is better than asking those big-headed soldiers to learn from scratch. a lot of.
Well, I think I can gather about a hundred skilled gunmen under my command. In addition, the archers should also be gathered together and trained strictly. "
Now that he said that, Wu Zhankui had to think about how to train people as soon as possible, which was related to their own lives.
Drawing gunmen from other offices has become his most ideal method of operation, so that he can quickly gather a team of skilled gunmen.
It’s not that he doesn’t know the difference between archers and gunmen in this era. In fact, relatively speaking, archers are more valuable than gunmen because archers can shoot a dozen or twenty arrows at the enemy in one breath, while those skilled in gunfire at the same time The hand may only be able to fire a few shots.
However, the training of archers is much more troublesome than that of gunmen, who cannot quickly form an army like gunmen.
Archers don't just need to release the arrow and that's it. Without accuracy and unable to shoot the arrow to the required area as required, it can only be a waste.
What an archer needs most is arm strength, and with the current body of those soldiers, they can swing a hoe, but they can't draw a bow and shoot an arrow.
Moreover, the maintenance of bows and arrows is much more troublesome than that of fire guns. Wu Zhankui does not think that he can collect enough bows and arrows.
Now it seems that the number of bird guns is at least sufficient for use. As long as these guns can be taken out of the guard warehouse first, it will take some time for the gunmen to regain their strength.
That's what Wu Zhankui thought, but he didn't expect his nephew to shake his head and object.
"Uncle, it's best to select some people from the veterans of the guard station and train them honestly.
I don’t know the level of gunmen in other Baihu Stations, but most of the gunmen in our Bengshan Baihu Station have already lost all the guys who feed themselves.
In our fort, because he is responsible for maintaining firearms, Tang San is somewhat familiar with those things. The other gunmen, to put it bluntly, they may not have seen what a fire gun looks like. "
Wei Guangde remembered how he had chatted with Tang San when he was learning gunplay.
The weapons in the guard station should have been issued to the soldiers of the guard station, but they were all stored in the guard station warehouse.
Wei Guangde guessed that his father did this because he was afraid that the soldiers would secretly sell their weapons for money.
Only those archers still retained their weapons. Firstly, they were needed when hunting in the mountains. Secondly, Father Wei still hoped that his archers could maintain a certain combat effectiveness.
And after locking the weapon, he wanted to move it out again. Well, he only moved it out half a year ago, but it seemed that Tang San said that those gunmen had to teach him how to use it several times before he could barely remember how to use it.
This is what my uncle calls a gunman, a skilled gunman.
Wei Guangde must have disapproved of one hundred and twenty.
However, after reading the article in later generations, he still vaguely remembered that it should be during this era that the Ming Dynasty produced a general, actually two. The most famous one was named Qi Jiguang, and there was another named Yu Da. Wei Guangde didn't recognize the latter character.
Wei Guangde is not very familiar with the latter one. It seems that few people in later generations have commented on him, and most of them focus on Qi Jiguang.
And this Qi Jiguang became famous naturally because of the Qi Family Army composed of his Yiwu Mining Soldiers.
I remember that the article I read at that time mentioned that Qi Jiguang recruited troops from the mines in Yiwu, but I also vaguely remember that Qi Jiguang recruited the troops because he saw farmers fighting. Anyway, it felt a bit conflicting, but the Zhejiang soldiers he recruited from there seemed to be He was really good at fighting, so he created a Qi Jiajun.
The last one of the Qi family's army was wrong. It seemed to have fought the Manchu Tatars. Although it was defeated in the end, it seemed that it was defeated only after being besieged by superior forces.
The Qi Jiajun seems to be an army with a high proportion of firearms and equipment in this era, even higher than that of Westerners at the same time.
What does this mean? It means that as long as the troops are well-trained and using the firearms of this era, they still have a chance to defeat the Tatars, who are not far behind in strength.
The real Qi Jiajun not only strictly selects soldiers from the source of recruitment, but also works hard in subsequent training. At the same time, Qi Jiguang does not rely solely on cannons to conquer the world. In fact, the Qi Jiajun is a combination of cannons, artillery and car formations. , Only then can they become famous on the northern grasslands.
However, Xiao He was defeated by Xiao He, because the combat effectiveness of the troops was too strong, which directly caused the Mongolian Tatars at that time to become intimidated.
After the Qi family army suppressed the Japanese and was transferred to the north, after several conflicts, people began to avoid Qi Jiguang. This also caused him to completely lose the opportunity to make great contributions in the war. Because he did not have enough military exploits, he was unable to obtain a title until his death.
Perhaps this is the truth behind the saying "Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements".
At the same time, Li Chengliang was self-respecting as a bandit, collecting wool every once in a while, but accumulated military exploits, and was finally made a marquis during the Wanli period.
Naturally, Wei Guangde didn't know this. In his impression, the great hero Qi Jiguang actually ended up miserable in the end.
He also had no idea how the Qi Jiajun won the battle. He had no impression of the chariot formation and the mandarin duck formation.
Maybe in the future, he will find out.
Of course, it may never be discovered.
But at this moment, Wei Guangde talked about what he remembered about Qi Jiguang's selection of soldiers.
"You can recruit soldiers from the entire Qianhu Institute. Not only must they be in good health and be able to run and jump, but they must also be honest and obedient, conscientious and meticulous in their work."
Wei Guangde carefully combed through the pitiful inventory in his mind, "Soldiers are dishonest, and when the limelight is wrong, they may not be able to run faster than dad and uncle.
That is to say, no matter how strong the combat power is, those soldiers are absolutely unacceptable.
Then there is the training. I will sum up my experience of playing with muskets later. When the time comes, I will teach those musketeers, which will definitely increase their combat power several times."
Wei Guangde had never been a soldier and did not know how to train soldiers, but as a descendant, he was very clear about the development history of rifles, and he also knew several ways to improve the combat effectiveness of firecrackers. He even used guns to shoot birds. He also tried it when he was a child, and naturally he felt that he was the person in the room who had the most say in how to maximize the power of the gun.