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Each has a flintlock.
The cavalry is not only equipped with a short sword, but also has a flintlock on the horse.
Shooting with a gun at a long distance, and slashing with a knife at a close range.
The difficulty of training a firearms soldier is much lower than that of an archer soldier.
Archers not only require excellent psychological quality, physical strength and arm strength are indispensable, but also need to go through long-term training.
As for the firearms soldiers, as long as they are physically healthy and mentally strong, they can go into battle after a few days of training.
Facing the enemy and raising the gun to cover the shooting, as long as you don't deviate too much from the target, you can cause a lot of damage.
Most of Li Yan's subordinates are former elite rogues, who have experience in using firearms.
The main gunner of the artillery is also transferred from the Shenji Battalion, and a veteran guides five cannons.
Under the guidance of Qi Jiguang and Sun Chuanting, their marksmanship has improved a lot, and shooting from horseback is not a problem.
With Zhu Youjian's selfless support, it can be said that this army is basically armed to the teeth.
Seeing the well-equipped army in front of him, Zhu Youjian even looked forward to it.
Looking forward to seeing how they will ride and shoot the Eight Banners in the East.
It's a pity that their goal is not the captivity, but the army of rogues who are making trouble everywhere.
The position commander of this army is also not ordinary.
All are veterans with rich combat experience.
They are not only good at observing the enemy's situation and leading the charge, but also very brave.
The commander of the cavalry was drawn from the black armored cavalry.
The artillery commander was drawn from the Qi family army.
The commander of the flintlock gun was drawn from the Shenji Battalion.
This was prepared by Zhu Youjian in order to regain the lost land occupied by the rogues.
I have to say, with the help of Sun Chuanting and Qi Jiguang.
The training level of the soldiers is very good. Ten thousand soldiers stand neatly, all of them are full of energy.
Looking at the more than 1 soldiers who are well-equipped and energetic, Zhu Youjian is very satisfied.
He nodded to Li Yan:
"let's start"
Li Yan immediately bowed and saluted, then turned to face the army, and waved the command flag in the air.
Seeing the signal from the main general, the commanders of all arms immediately made preparations for the drill.
The first to start the drill was the artillery.
The obstacles covered by the cannons in red were quickly removed, revealing the dark muzzles of the cannons.Recommended reading../../
The artillery commander waved the command flag:
"Prepare"
"fire"
"Rumble..."
There was a loud bang, and clusters of flames suddenly spewed out from the muzzle of the black hole.
Twenty five red cannons began to bombard, and the gun targets on the shooting range were immediately covered by artillery fire.
The bombardment of 25 red cannons just stopped.
The muzzles of the other 25 red cannons began to burst into flames.
The four rounds of bombardment ended, and the gun targets on the shooting range were bombarded into countless fragments.
Seeing that the shelling was over, Li Yan waved the command flag again, and four thousand cavalry attacked from both wings.
"Come on"
"Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta..."
There was a sound of shouting and killing, the cavalry began to charge, thousands of horses galloped together, and the ground began to tremble violently after being shaken.
A hundred steps away from the shooting range, the cavalry took off their flintlock guns one after another, and the non-stop gunshots rang out instantly.
"Boom bang..."
With the firing of the flintlock, the targets that had been set up on the shooting range were shot one after another.
Two rounds of shooting introduced that the cavalry were less than fifty steps away from the enemy's position.
They quickly hung up their flintlock guns, shouted loudly, and drew out their short Mo Dao to kill the enemy.
The Ming cavalry marched forward bravely, holding a Mo Dao and began to slash and kill.
In the rushing and slashing of the fast horse and sharp blade, the enemy was instantly split in half.
After the cavalry drill was over, they quickly returned to their original places and immediately lined up their battle arrays neatly.
Commander-in-chief Li Yan waved the command flag again, and four thousand firearms soldiers with flintlock guns rushed up.
They walked in an orderly manner, pulling the trigger in turn.
The paper-wrapped bullets began to devour those, and the remnants scattered by the cavalry would be alive.
In a blink of an eye, the remnants of the enemy were cleared away, and the fusiliers returned to the front with a neat pace.
Although it was a drill, the majestic formation in front of him still made people's blood swell, and there was an urge to step forward and kill the enemy.
At the end of the infantry drill, the convoy began to move.
Unified transport carts pulled by four horses and gun carriages pulled by two horses drove past Zhu Youjian neatly and quickly.
The excited Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian couldn't help rubbing his eyes with his hands.
He didn't blink for a long time, which made his eyes feel a little dry.