After inspecting the city walls, Xiao Ruxun set off for the military camp, thinking that 1,800 soldiers were placed on the city walls to guard the rebels from all sides to prevent the rebels from attacking the city on all sides. The number of mobile troops left was only 700. In addition to the three hundred gunmen, there were also four hundred reserve troops. The troops were in a hurry, and it was too late! At this point, Xiao Ruxun suddenly felt a sense of urgency. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon. If it went well, he could practice the gunmen today to see how they used firearms.

After entering the military camp, Wang Hui came to meet him and said that three hundred gunmen had been selected for Xiao Ruxun to inspect. Xiao Ruxun nodded and went to the schoolyard. He saw three hundred gunmen holding a birdmen in his hand, ten rows and thirty rows standing in a row, with a majestic and fighting spirit. It seemed that the previous victory brought the army more confidence, and Xiao Ruxun led his troops with a good military appearance, and how to make it smooth, and how to avoid many troubles. This made him quite satisfied.

"The three hundred gunmen can be skilled in using bird guns, but they have not trained the battle formation and do not know the method of shooting in the third stage of King Mu. I wonder what the general can give me some advice?"

Wang Hui followed Xiao Ruxun and asked.

"Get a bird gun and see it with me."

Wang Hui took a bird gun from the soldiers beside him and handed it to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun took it and weighed it. It was about six or seven pounds, not light. This is normal. If it is light, it is probably not the use of fine iron or cut corners, which is risky of blowing up the chamber.

This bird gun was made by the technology taken by the Ming court from the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast during the Jiajing period. Before that, the Japanese made "iron cannons" based on Portugal, which had slightly better performance than Portugal's mesh rope guns. The Ming bird gun was built on the basis of Japanese iron cannons, and was slightly improved compared to the original Portugal's mesh rope guns and Japanese iron cannons. They were probably the best among the Ming army's individual firearms at this time. The better imitation of Turkish Lumi guns had not yet been released. It would take a few years before Zhao Shizhen could imitate the Lumi guns.

The shape of this bird gun is similar to that of modern guns. It has a wooden handle, which is easy to grasp the gunman and increases the correct head. The body of the gun has a rear sight and the front sight. It is much better than the fire door gun used by the Ming army a long time ago, but it is still very troublesome to use. Before use, you have to load ammunition, pour the lead and gunpowder into the barrel to tamp it, ignite the fuse, aim and trigger, and only then can you shoot.

In terms of rate of fire, due to efficiency issues, the earliest melee gunmen fired twice in three minutes. Later, after military strategists in history tried every means to increase the rate of fire, skilled shooters could fire about three times in one minute. After being tempered by the Warring States Period, the "early combination" and other colloidal guns appeared. They could increase the rate of fire again, and fire seven times in one minute, but this was useless.

The disadvantage of the convex gun is that it is afraid of water, because gunpowder will not be used when it is damp. During the Battle of Sarhu, when the Ming army and the Later Jin army encountered a war, it was when heavy rain stopped and the fog was filled. The air was humid at that time. The Ming army's gunpowder was damp and could not be used without drying it with fire, so it was defeated by the Later Jin army's crossbow.

The convex gun is still afraid of the wind. If the wind is too strong, it will not only affect the shooting direction, but also accelerate the burning speed of the convex. The convex gun will be burned out before the battle is finished, and the bird gun becomes a fire stick. This kind of thing is common in the history of convex gun battles for hundreds of years.

When the convex gun is fired, gunpowder needs to be ignited. When the old-style gunpowder burns, it will cause a lot of smoke. Once it is fired, a ball of smoke will explode. If the firing speed becomes faster within one minute, it may be covered by gunpowder and it will be impossible to see clearly! When the Ming army fought with the Later Jin army, there was a sudden change in the wind direction after shooting, and gunpowder filled the Ming army's positions, making the Ming army unable to see the way forward and was directly defeated by the Later Jin army.

For this reason, military strategists tried every means to improve the clamp, but they did not achieve much effect until the beginning of the 18th century that the clamp was completely replaced with the flintlock.

Xiao Ruxun looked at the roughly three or four meters long fuse tied to the gunmen and asked Wang Hui: "Have these fuses been soaked in urine?"

Wang Hui's expression became very exciting, as if he had heard a fantasy, and asked in disbelief: "Pit? What the general said is urine? Didn't you hear it wrong?"

Xiao Ruxun was aware of it and nodded, "Yes, urine, no matter whether people urinate the horse, soak the fuse in urine and then dry it, which can slow down the burning speed of the fuse. On the battle formation, if the fuse is burned, it will be a big deal. I have been suffering from the fuse for a long time when the gunman has been urinating, so I have this method. I don't know if the fuse in Beijing is soaking the fuse when the craftsmen in Beijing make the fuse. Since you don't know, then soak it once!"

After saying that, Xiao Ruxun looked up at the sky. In the end of the world without weather forecast, mastering the weather is related to life and death. Through the ancient books collected, Xiao Ruxun worked hard for several years to master the ability to observe the celestial phenomena. So he said: "If I observe the sky, there will be no rain in the near future, and the wind will not be weak. It will be dry in about three or four hours. The enemy has not yet appeared, so I am not waiting for it. Ziheng, arrange it immediately!"

Although Wang Hui had a wonderful expression, he still firmly implemented Xiao Ruxun's instructions. Although he was still a little confused about why Xiao Ruxun suddenly attached so much importance to firearms. He didn't know that he knew firearms so well after fighting with him for two years.

Xiao Ruxun weighed the bird gun in his hand, thinking about the incident of queuing up with a man and shooting the zombie army. He suddenly had the urge to make a shot, so he asked the gunman for lead and gunpowder, loaded the lead into the medicine pot, closed the lid of the medicine pot, then filled the fired gunpowder and lead into the borehole, compacted it with the strips attached to the barrel, then lit the fuse with the fire fold, blew it a few times, fixed the fuse on the fuse clamp, and aimed at a scarecrow on the right side of the training ground with the gun. He pulled the trigger and immediately closed his eyes. With a loud bang, he felt a wave of heat coming.

When he opened his eyes, Xiao Ruxun found that his accurate head was OK, about fifty meters or thirty steps, hitting the scarecrow's head, and a shot smashed half of the scarecrow's head. Only then did Wang Hui look at Xiao Ruxun with great enthusiasm and shout: "General is mighty!"

Three hundred gunmen shouted in unison: "General is mighty!"

Xiao Ruxun smiled, shook her head, handed the gun back to Wang Hui, and put out the fire rope back to the gunman, then said, "It is easy to use firearms, and they don't need to practice hard all day long, and they are powerful. Therefore, the State Council has developed firearms to equip border troops. However, in my opinion, the State Council's firearms are flashy and unreal, with great reputation and loud noises. In the end, even an enemy cannot kill them. When it gets damp, it is really better to have a hoe!"

The soldiers burst into laughter.

"But there is no doubt that the power of firearms is huge. Whether it is China or Western countries, the use of firearms has a history of hundreds of years. Needless to say, the huge effect of firearms is not to mention. Apart from most flashy firearms, some remaining firearms, such as the general cannon, the Franchise gun, and the bird gun, are the same, and they are effective in actual combat.

Even though the firearms have limited effectiveness in the plains and field war, the function of the firearms is not under the crossbow in the battle of attacking and defending the city. This bird gun can shoot at a distance of 100 steps. Although I don’t know where the attack has been eighty steps. After fifty steps, if the enemy is covered with armor, it will be no different from not fighting, but in the battle of attacking and defending the city, this bird gun can play a huge role.

Within the range of the bird gun, about fifty steps, use a crossbow and a musket to attack the enemy at the same time. If the arrow is not poisonous, it will not hit the vital point. The thief will not die. However, if the bird gun attacks the enemy immediately, it will not die immediately. If it is hit, it will inevitably become festered. If it is not properly treated, it will definitely die in the future. Gunpowder has fire poison, and lead seeds have lead poison. The firearm itself is a poisonous weapon, which is a good weapon to kill the enemy. It is impossible to kill him if he wants to die!"

Xiao Ruxun took a bird gun and raised it high: "Although the bird gun still has many flaws, it is a rare weapon to be able to kill the enemy when it is about to fight. The bandit army will make a comeback. At that time, when you are going to fight and make achievements, although our army is responsible for the first level of the battle, it is impossible to determine whether it is killed by firearms during the chaos. But I assure the soldiers that if anyone in the enemy's head is cut off, you will share half of the credit!"

The three hundred gunmen were immediately overjoyed.

"I will decide to set up a bird gun team in the army from now on, and I will be in charge directly! At the same time, gunpowder is limited and lead is limited. You and others cannot fire randomly to waste national treasury. There must be some guarantee before they can form an army to fight, so military rules are set! Wang Hui, the army judge comes!"

Xiao Ruxun shouted loudly, and Wang Hui immediately took the order. The soldiers put away their joy and looked serious.

At a moment, the military judge came and prepared paper and pen. Xiao Ruxun announced sternly: "The Bird Gun Team is practicing every day. It is eighty steps away and has five feet high and two feet wide wooden signs. Ten shots and seven shots are the essence. It can be the Bird Gun Team. If one of the three shots is flat, the bird Gun Team will be rewarded with one point; if the two shots are rewarded with one point, the silver will be rewarded with one point; if the three hits are rewarded with five points; if the one fails to hit once, the three hits will be rewarded with three sticks; if the second hits, the six sticks will be rewarded with nine sticks; if the five hits are defeated with forty sticks, the five sticks will be punished with five points at a time, one point at a time, and one and a half points at a time!"

The gunmen looked at each other, feeling worried.

Xiao Ruxun scrutinized the three hundred gunmen: "You are all people who have practiced firearms a few days ago. You should also know that in addition to this reward, you also have half of the credit for the enemy's head in your body. It is a great reward. You don't need to go to the front line to fight the enemy. Since you have such treatment, you must be qualified to be worthy of this treatment! Those who do not have this qualification will be expelled immediately! This will be ordered to be disrespectful, and you will be engaged in military law!"

"promise!"

Three hundred gunmen shouted in unison with a solemn expression.
Chapter completed!