Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1502 Lunch Box
The battle between the chariot camps began with cannon fire, because the chariot camps were originally prepared for cannon fire.

Historiography considers the founding of the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu reign as the symbol of the early modern period. In the collective memory of the people, the Ming army has emphasized firepower since the early modern period, and it still does so today.

Close encounters are uncontrollable, and the possibility of such close combat mincing must be reduced. Instead, tactical objectives are executed as weapons squads.

The chariot camp was a small weapons unit in those days. Different generals organized different chariot camps, but generally speaking, it was a group of people equipped with long, short, light, heavy, cold or hot self-defense weapons - the specific ones selected depended on how elite the army was.

The miners selected by Qi's army were a rare group of elite soldiers. Because the miners back then were not just working, fighting often occurred between different mines to grab the ore. The process of their fighting shocked Qi Jiguang, because the miners had a variety of long and short weapons, and they cooperated well with each other. Qi Jiguang, who was just passing by, actually saw this level of tactical coordination in a village in the wild. At first glance, this was far better than the guards.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang equipped his soldiers and his future chariot camp with a large number of weapons. The melee weapons alone included sword and shield wielders, wolf-whip wielders, boring and mace wielders, etc.

In the future, the configuration of Sun Chengzong's chariot camp was much simpler. A group of 25 people was equipped with two field cannons such as Portuguese lances. Although the entire combat group was a cannon group, there were actually 6 people operating the cannons. Among the rest of the personnel, only two people had simple long guns, and the others all used bird guns and three-barreled guns. Generally, the ratio of bird guns to three-barreled guns was :, and a number of crossbowmen were equipped to fill the firepower blind spots.

The fighting between Sun Chengzong's chariot camp and Qi Jiguang's chariot camp was obviously completely different.

Qi Jiguang's chariot camp obviously considered the coordination of multiple arms at close range. Sun Chengzong's chariot camp had already given up close combat. The last bit of close combat work was left to the trenches and chevaux de frise in front of the chariots, as well as two "mobile chevaux de frise" holding long spears. The others just had to stand behind the chariots and bunkers and fire.

Of course, in both configurations, the firepower ultimately came from the cannons. The two cannons projected more firepower than a dozen muskets, after all, muskets fired lead bullets in a rubbing motion, while cannons fired lead bullets by the pound.

This habit has been extended to today, that is, in an infantry squad of 12 people, only 2 people are holding automatic rifles - the last time Shangluo watched the experiment of the storm gun, the court also thought it was a good thing, but the court actually had no motivation to replace individual weapons. In addition, it has not been long, and the current Ming army is still using automatic rifles.

The so-called automatic rifle is essentially a light machine gun that fires full-power rifle bullets, as opposed to the semi-automatic rifles used by other infantry.

The two holding automatic rifles are usually the squad leader and deputy squad leader. They hold the suppression weapons of the entire squad and are responsible for blocking the incoming enemy as soon as possible during encounters or positional battles.

The two of them led a six-man combat team in each squad. Each combat team usually had two to three weapons teams. Specifically, a heavy rocket launcher had a three-man team, a medium rocket launcher had a two-man team, a general-purpose machine gun had a three-man team, and a light machine gun had a two-man team. Mortars were also divided by weight.

In particular, the recoilless gun crew must be a three-person crew, because the shells and barrels are very heavy. The sniper crew is a two-person crew, with a main shooter and a deputy shooter.

In a 12-man infantry squad, two or three such weapon groups are usually selected to ensure that half of the squad is a member of the weapon group. This organization is exactly the same as the vehicle battalion, which also has a three-person Portuguese cannon group or a two-person gun-carrying group, and the others are there to cover the weapon team.

This made both sides very familiar with the tactics of the chariot camp. Even if they had not really practiced it, they still knew it for the time being - there were also many news reports about the military exercises of the Royal Division, which detailed how the Royal Division's tactics should be coordinated.

Besides, most people had played war games when they were young. This tactic of alternating between the weapons team and the infantry team to provide cover was very intuitive, and even children could understand it through fighting.

And right now, the chariot camps on both sides are advancing towards each other in this manner.

The artillery at the back of the military town was the only "professional unit". Both sides had some people who had undergone military training. For example, many people in the Guayuan of the Southern Imperial Academy were from the Jinyiwei and Xiaolingwei. They were actually the same group as Wen Yuan, and they could handle these cannons.

The others were scattered behind the various chariots. Some pushed carts, some carried shovels, and some carried a bunch of spears ready to be used as barriers when they arrived at the place.

Both sides also kept an eye on their flanks. Because there were cavalry members in this exercise, although no one knew where the cavalry members on both sides were hiding, they still had to be on guard.

As the battle line advanced, the rear-row artillery of both sides was performing exceptionally well - the two artillery crews used smoothbore guns to perform extremely accurate shooting, because both sides used rulers to calculate aiming while firing. Almost every few shells, a crew could be scrapped.

When the tank itself is blown up, the remaining members, unless they are counted as dead because of "golden light appearing on their heads", will join the nearby combat group with their weapons.

However, after 5 minutes of the fight, Wen Yuan's referee team had already collected 50 "casualties". Everyone also received a box lunch.

"Another serving!" Gao Shiyu's eyes welled up with tears as he ate. He hadn't eaten anything since last night, except for the rice bran that scratched his throat. Now that he finally had a proper lunch box, one serving was not enough for him, so he had to eat another.

"Oh my god. Eat slowly." Wen Yuan took a portion from the dining car and gave him a portion. "Is it that serious?"

"It was too much! I was almost starving, you know! The shells were coming - I didn't volunteer, I really didn't volunteer. But at that time I really felt that it was great to be eliminated by the cannon, at least I could have a full meal here."

Wen Yuan didn't say anything. In fact, with the ability of a Qigong practitioner, it is not difficult to dodge the shells. It's just that Xiao Gao in front of him is a Xuan cultivator, and his cultivation level has never been very good before. He only officially obtained the cultivation level of a Qigong practitioner after the concentration of spiritual energy in the world increased a little. Logically speaking, it makes sense whether he can dodge it or not.

He didn't delve into it, but just watched Gao Shiyu eat:
"Let me tell you, after you finish this meal, you have to go back tomorrow morning, right?"

"Ok, I know."

This drill will last for a while, and how long it will last depends on whether the victory can be determined - there is a standard for victory or defeat, that is, breaking through the enemy's camp, or killing and wounding the enemy's personnel within a day to reach a certain threshold to determine the victory or defeat. Otherwise, the fight will continue until 10 days later. This is the standard military training process.

Those who were eliminated today will go back tomorrow after dinner. This is to simulate the situation where reinforcements from both sides continue to arrive from the rear after contact in a preliminary battle.

"Eat quickly, and then stand at attention after you finish eating."

"Huh?" Gao Shiyu was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you taking a break?"

"Take a break? You want a reward after being eliminated, right? Stand at attention. Even after eating, you have to stand. This is the rule. If you stand, I will stand with you. I am not deliberately making things difficult for you."

This is a rule prepared for the order of the drill. Because if you get hit, you can just sit back and read the bar to revive, which will make "dying in battle" seem too trivial. If you have to practice for a day every time you die in battle, it will be more motivating.

"But shouldn't we encourage everyone to face the battle with courage?"

"What kind of courage is needed?" Wen Yuan asked in surprise, "Who told you to face the battle with courage? The ones facing the battle should be the shells! The court and your parents have raised you for so many years, wouldn't it be a pity if you died? And this is an exercise, not a real war. If there is no punishment for death, do you believe that everyone will tie explosive packs to their bodies and go to fight against the enemy's tanks one for one?"

"There are such things?" "Yes, it happened in military exercises. When we conduct military exercises, these self-detonation kills don't count - anyway, no one will really die. If everyone ties a pack of explosives to themselves, then everything will be a mess. At that time, the most cost-effective combat unit will be an infantryman carrying a pack of explosives. It's the same here. Any 'one-for-one' kills will not count. Only those who annihilate the enemy and escape unscathed will count. If you are annihilated, all of you will come to my place for additional training until the next day."

"Oh my god! It's freezing here, and I'm hungry. Do I have to stand at attention?"

"It's still snowy and icy?" Wen Yuan picked up the remote control. "Do you want to experience the feeling of 'heavy to blizzards in some areas'?"

Gao Shiyu shook his head violently: "Instructor, you have the final say."

"Then eat quickly, and then go stand up. By the way, why do you always look forward? You are not allowed to send a message. You are dead now, and the dead cannot speak."

"I'm looking for Shangluo. If Shangluo is hit by a shell, will he hide?"

"I don't think he will hide." Wen Yuan replied, "What's the point of hiding? This is not a martial arts competition."

"Where is he? Why can't I see him?"

"Don't you have electronic eyes? Look for yourself."

"No. I can't quite remember Shangluo's face." Gao Shiyu had been blind since birth, so it was difficult for him to obtain effective information from simple visual signals when he had just regained his vision. He needed to combine it with inspiration to be able to recognize it.

"I'm still not very good at identifying people by face. I identify them by their spiritual power characteristics."

"Is that how you remember me?"

"No, I can't remember you. But when I saw someone talking in the air, it was you. And today in Shangluo, I suddenly couldn't find his movements. He seemed to be hiding."

"When he wears the 'sandbag', he will hide his own cultivation. I'm afraid that's why you can't see him. What do you want to do with him?"

"It's okay. I just want to see if he has made any progress recently."

"He seems to be almost there too." Wen Yuan looked into the distance - he could actually see it because Shang Luo was now labeled with the golden mark he had given him, which was very conspicuous. "I can feel that he is only a hair's breadth away from the Golden Core Stage."

"Is he about to break through?"

"A ray of hope is a ray of hope. I'm afraid we need to find some opportunities to break through this ray of hope. He seems to think that this opportunity lies in the general trend of the world. So recently he has been busy trying to make the court ascend together."

"Oh, so that's how it is. So where is Shangluo?"

"The one with the gold mark is him." Before he finished speaking, a shell hit Shangluo's forehead accurately and flew past his ear, scaring Shangluo.

"Huh???" Wen Yuan blinked, "What are you doing, kid! Why did he get beaten as soon as I told him the location? Did you report it?"

"No! Did you see me take out my phone? I don't have one."

Suddenly, Wen Yuan's phone rang. It was Shangluo calling.

"Wen Yuan, is Gao Shiyu with you? Cover his head with an aluminum pot. Yes, cover his head. He and his sister have a sympathetic connection, and what he sees is equivalent to what his sister sees. Cover his head with an aluminum pot and let him be quiet."

After saying that, Shangluo hung up the phone.

"Good guy." Shangluo looked at the shell next to him, which was only a few centimeters away from hitting him.

From a distance, he saw Gao Qingyu. She was standing in the artillery crew, fiddling with the artillery scale.

[Is this a foul? ]

"It counts, but it's their instinct, so I can't make a fuss about it. But I heard from Wen Yuan that the boy took the initiative to ask for my location - Apollonia, give him a title for a quarter of an hour to teach him a lesson."

[Okay, I'll close his view now. Well, he said he knew he was wrong.]

"If apologies are useful, then why punish them? It would be best to deal with them today and take back the certificates, which will also reflect the martial virtues of our school."

Now is the best time to destroy the Northern Army while they are hungry. When they are full, it will be too late.

Because at this distance, although it was not within the rifle's range, Shangluo had already seen the equipment chosen by the Northern Army - they chose Qi Jiguang's chariot camp, and they had a full range of equipment such as wolf-whips and halberds. If we waited until they were full before fighting, we would probably not be able to continue fighting once we got into close combat.

[Shangluo, the cavalry is ready. Shall we move out now?]

"Wait a little longer. I don't think they are too hungry yet." He glanced at the time. "Starve them for another hour, and then the cavalry will move forward."

[I found out. Actually, you don’t know how to give orders, right? ]

"I definitely won't! I can't just use my ultimate to kill them all instantly, right? Besides starving them, what else can I do?"

(End of this chapter)