Daming Military Empire

Chapter 501
The morning sun had just appeared in the sky, and the training ground in the Hamiwei barracks was already in full swing. Groups of soldiers of the Ming army practiced various gun movements under the command of the general, sweating profusely, and focused extremely.

Although the winter was not over yet, Hou Gongji was wearing thin single clothes, waving a spear in the middle of the school field, practicing a set of simple marksmanship over and over again.

There are no fancy moves in this set of marksmanship. It is a combination of the three basic movements of blocking, holding and stabbing. Although the moves are simple, they are extremely powerful when Hou Gongji uses them, especially when the spear is thrust out. , "Puff puff puff" I saw a little bit of cold light, and I couldn't even see the shadow of the gun!

After practicing for about half an hour, he finally stopped the movements in his hands, raised his breath and retracted the gun.

Soon, two personal guards came from a distance, one handed a wet towel, and the other took the long gun in his hand. From the slightly strenuous movements of the personal guard, it can be seen that the weight of this iron gun is probably not light.

Hou Gong simply wiped the sweat off his face, threw the towel into the hands of the personal guards, and then walked towards the soldiers who were practicing, followed by two personal guards, one with a wheel on his back Type rifles, and the one on his back turned out to be the latest sniper rifle!

General Hou came to inspect, but he didn't dare to be sloppy. The soldiers who were training in the school field looked more focused, and the sound of shouting and killing seemed to be much louder.

Hou Gongji watched the movements of the soldiers as he walked, one after another, row after row, whenever there were substandard moves near him, he would step forward and straighten them one by one. At this time, the general who directed the drill It will also stop very cooperatively, and will not continue with the next instruction until he backs away.

He roughly circled around, and half an hour passed, the drill was coming to an end, and many teams began to gather and close. Hou Gongji still stood erect in the school field, silently watching every movement of his soldiers.

"Chirp", suddenly there was a cry of an eagle in the sky, Hou Gongji immediately looked away.

Judging from his rich experience, the straight-line distance should be less than [-] steps. He quickly stretched his hand back and said loudly: "Sniper rifle."

The guards behind quickly took off the sniper rifle on his shoulder and handed it to him.

Hou Gongji took the sniper rifle, raised it quickly, and aimed at the eagle in the sky, his movements were extremely quick.

With a "pop", a plume of gunpowder smoke rose, and a cloud of flying feathers exploded in the air. The eagle screamed and flew crookedly into the distance.

Hou Gongji shook his head, and handed the sniper rifle back to the guard.

This gun is very accurate on stationary targets, but once the target is moving, it is difficult to hit. He just aimed at the eagle's lower abdomen, but only hit the eagle's tail feathers. It seems that he needs to practice more in the future.

Although he didn't shoot down the eagle, all the soldiers he saw showed reverence. It would be fine if the distance was close, but the eagle is far away. The most important thing is that it is flying. , fluttering, such a shot can make feathers fly, doesn't it mean that within one mile, even cavalry are shot one by one!
Hou Gongji can be said to be the pride of the Qin army. He himself is from Yulin, the birthplace of the Qin army, and his father is also the leader of the First Army of the Expeditionary Army, Hou Shilu!
The Hou family is also a well-known general in Yulin Town. Originally, with his background, he could have accumulated his ancestors' shadow to reach his current position, and even climbed even higher.

However, he didn't. He practiced marksmanship hard and read military books. In the seventh year of Chongzheng, he participated in the Jiaxu Branch Martial Arts and won the No.2 No. [-] ranking in the first class. Then he transferred to the army and slowly rose to the fourth rank The position of a senior general does not rely on the shadow of his ancestors.

He is also an extremely diligent person. Not only does he study hard, but he also has very strict requirements on his subordinates. The drills every morning are unshakable, and from time to time he has to go to the wilderness to practice field formations. It can be said that he does not fight. Time is harder than fighting!
Of course, the generals of the Qin Army didn’t complain, because he set an example, he absolutely took the lead in battle, and he worked harder than his soldiers during the drills. Even after the drills, he had to patrol the sentries everywhere. After the patrols, he went back to study military books In the battle formation, there is almost no rest all day long.

After all the soldiers on the school field were gone, he walked towards the city wall as usual, and began to inspect the defense of the city wall.

In fact, no battles have occurred in this Hamiwei. At least in the past three or four years, he has not even seen the shadow of the enemy. Moreover, around Hamiwei, he has arranged secret sentries, and even in various ministries of Oach, Kazakhstan, and Yueji. Bie, Yeerqiang, Blaha, and Er'er all hid the spies of the Jinyiwei. It can be said that any disturbance in the entire Western Regions cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Ming army.

However, last month, the Wacha Department suddenly assembled [-] cavalry, and the news quickly spread to Hamiwei. Hou Gongji also immediately reported to Sun Chuanting by telegram, and the cavalry of the Qin Army were even ready to set off to support. As a result, the cavalry of the Wacha tribe went in the direction of the Kazakh Khanate in the north.

Then, Jin Yiwei's secret agents sent news one after another.

The Kazakh Khanate also assembled [-] cavalry, and the two sides met in the Usi grassland, but they did not fight;
Then, Tsarist Russia also came with nearly 20 troops, and the three parties did not start a war, as if they were plotting something.

During that time, Sun Chuanting even issued an emergency mobilization order, ordering all Qin troops and guards to prepare for battle.

As a result, Tsarist Russia left, the Kazakh Khanate also retreated, and the Wacha cavalry came back again, as if nothing had happened!
However, shortly afterward, the secret agent of Jinyiwei sent news that the Wacha Department was practicing musket shooting, and there were still a lot of muskets.

Now Sun Chuanting couldn't sit still anymore. He even visited Hamiwei to inspect the defense, and applied to the Ministry of War for [-] grenades and [-] landmines. He even wanted to apply for a batch of artillery. However, after reading Hamiwei's He still gave up after the situation.

The Qin army is a first-class army, with a total of [-] artillery pieces. Hamiwei has gathered half of the Qin army's artillery pieces, that is, [-] pieces. There is not enough room for people to stand, and it is useless to apply for more artillery.

There are various indications that the Wacha Department wants to take advantage of the war between Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia. Of course, if they don’t assemble a large army and come towards Hamiwei, Sun Chuanting will not dare to report to the Ministry of War. Come here, in case people don't come, aren't you lying about the military situation?

However, when Sun Chuanting left, he said: "Keep vigilant at all times."

Therefore, Hou Gongji was very serious about checking the sentry post during this time. If he found out that he was lazy while standing guard, he would definitely punish him, even if he was not concentrating, he would run over and yell!
(End of this chapter)