Lord of Ming Dynasty

The best equipment: shining silver armor vest, scale armor gauntlets, Ming army pot helmet, newly made Ming army black boots.

The best weapons: Portuguese matchlocks, newly forged sharp Ming army waist knives, iron spears, tiger-patterned iron shields, new javelins for throwing, and throwing axes.

As for the other troops, Zhang Qiang also wanted to train, but he found that the effect was not good, and the progress was slow. He found that his skill of coaching elite soldiers was only effective for the soldiers he commanded, not for soldiers exceeding this number.

It's not that he can't train them, but that the speed and difficulty are much higher, without the bonus of coaching skills.

Zhang Qiang's pro-army auxiliary soldiers, called combat auxiliary soldiers, were served by 150 tall and strong soldiers. Elite soldiers selected from the servants.

The reason for this choice is that Zhang Qiang had to master the most elite fighting forces to stabilize his position. After all, he came alone when he came, and he couldn't guarantee that he would be betrayed by others. There are many people in the army, and the highest ranking person, Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong, was betrayed by the rebel general Tian Weicheng. It seems that he was beheaded in Yanjing last year.

How should I put it, after Zhu Dadian's magical turning point, he has no sense of security in this world.

Zhou Congee walked in, "My lord, what are you looking for in a humble job?"

"Well, I replaced all the Portuguese matchlock guns brought out from Zhu's mansion into the hands of my personal soldiers. Some of the remaining ones are a bit faulty, but more than 30 matchlock guns have been repaired, and the replaced nine Ten good guns are ready to be handed over to your subordinates, so that your two hundred soldiers can also become a firearms unit."

Zhou Congee said with some reluctance: "My lord, why don't you give Xuanyuan Longfei, I think it's better for you to give me more sophisticated armor and weapons, those muskets fire very slowly, one or two rounds, the enemy They have already rushed to the front, facing the enemy's elite troops, even cavalry, that is courting death."

"Forget it, go down!" Zhang Qiang waved his hand.

Zhou Congee was a little unsure, wanted to say something but didn't say anything, seeing Zhang Qiang's cold face, he immediately bowed and retreated.

After a while, Xuanyuan Longfei walked in, "My lord, what are you looking for with your subordinates? I was collecting taxes for my lord in the surrounding villages, and I hurried back after receiving my lord's order."

Zhang Qiang said: "I want to turn all your soldiers into firearms troops like my own soldiers, are you willing?" Zhang Qiang picked up the tea handed over by his personal guards, took a sip, felt the heat of the tea, Turning to look at Xuanyuan Longfei, waiting for his answer.

"My lord, this, you know, I like spears and war horses, why don't you ask me to switch with Hu Kui?"

Xuanyuan Longfei said cautiously with a giggling smile on his face.

"This won't work, you don't have Hu Kui's ability," Zhang Qiang waved his hand.

Xuanyuan Longfei said: "My lord, if this doesn't work, you can hand over the iron spears and broadswords of other troops to my soldiers, and let my soldiers become a long spear army, so that they can defend you against the enemy's cavalry. I also know that there are no pikemen blocking the front, and the enemy cavalry will rush in front of your musketeers, and after two rounds, the muskets will be useless."

Zhang Qiang sighed, these people are the ancients after all, he didn't know that the world of firearms will be ruled in the future, he nodded slightly and said: "I will arrange it, you go down!"

After Xuanyuan Longfei went down, Zhang Qiang thought about it, and what Xuanyuan Longfei said was right, after all, the speed of firing muskets now is too slow, and when he fights in the future, the enemy will definitely send cavalry troops to attack his musketeers. , muskets can stop a considerable number of enemy infantry, but they can't block all the cavalry, and they still need the protection of pikemen, so he called a messenger to convey his order to meet Xuanyuan Longfei's request.

After a while, Wei Wuji walked in, "My lord." After saying a word, he stood upright in front of Zhang Qiang and said no more.

"Well, I want to turn your men into musketeers and give you all the muskets I replaced. Would you like it?" Zhang Qiang asked.

"Follow your lord's order." Wei Wuji shouted like a cold soldier.

"Well, yes, go down and follow the messengers to the warehouse managed by You Haibo to get the muskets, but the muskets may not be enough, you leave some sword players to protect the musketeers, and leave fifty spearmen to prevent the enemy's cavalry from impacting. queue."

"It's my lord." Wei Wuji bowed and stepped back.

Zhang Qiang likes such obedient soldiers.

Zhang Qiang rubbed his chin, since Zhou Porridge didn't want to become a Musketeer, and Xuanyuan Longfei's proposal was also good. Xuanyuan Longfei had automatically converted into a Pikeman, so Zhou Porridge's troops needed to become archers who could cover the Pikemen. Well, you can't completely become an archer. You have to leave some swordsman and spearmen to protect the archer. Let his troops become infantry mainly composed of archers.

Hu Kui’s cavalry is not allowed to make major adjustments, they just need to equip them with excellent weapons. With horses towed, they can carry more weapons, carry bows and arrows, and can harass the enemy from a distance; For protection, they can also dismount and become infantry sword players. With a saber, they can charge the enemy face to face; equipped with a lance, the power will be even greater; in this case, they will become a pure cavalry unit.

At the same time, they have to serve as scout cavalry, reconnaissance sentry from a distance.

You Haibo is in charge of civil affairs, with twenty cavalry servants and fifty yamen servants under his command, which is enough to manage a small Wuyi County.

Zhang Qiang alone led 150 pro-army, 150 combat auxiliary soldiers, plus Hu Kui's 350 cavalry and [-] soldiers, forming the main combat force with strong combat effectiveness.

There are not many soldiers.

Now, the four subordinates, Xuanyuan Longfei, Zhou Porridge, Wei Wuji, and Du Ge are all 250 people.

The extra 400 people, Zhang Qiang let them go home, they are all old and weak, people also need men to work in their homes.

In normal times, the four subordinates are responsible for guarding the four gates and the city wall. In wartime, they will follow Zhang Qiang's main force to fight. During the battle, [-] soldiers will fight, and the remaining [-] soldiers will stay in the city. They can be used as a supply force when necessary. Deliver supplies to the army.

If the county seat is in crisis and Zhang Qiang is too late to come back from the battle, You Haibo or the left-behind generals can once again recruit those who have been trained for a week to go to the city to help guard.

There are more than 470 guards in the city.

Perhaps Zhang Qiang would also mobilize a team of troops back to participate in the defense depending on the situation, or let his pro-army combat auxiliary soldiers come back to participate in the work of defending the city. There are already 620 guards in the city.

In total, Zhang Qiang's available troops are 150 and [-] troops.

The number of left behind troops is about 70 to 270. If it is urgent, another 400 people can be recruited.

Chapter 32 Zuo Jin Wang He Jin

It's been a month, and Zhang Qiang's personal guards, 150 people, have been training for four weeks.

Zhang Qiang was delighted to hear that the system told him again that his coaching skills had reached level 2.This made him very happy.

Just like what he saw from the computer in the game, he saw the words "Rebel Skilled Musketeers" and "Rebel Skilled Infantry" appearing above the heads of those personal guards.

It's just that unlike in the game, he can check the attribute panels of those soldiers to understand their specific attributes.

However, he can learn from the training that these soldiers' physical strength has increased rapidly. They used to run five kilometers and circle the city for a week, and they were panting. After a week of training, they became slightly panting. After two weeks of training, His face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he was carrying [-] to [-] kilograms of equipment, just like ordinary people.

After three weeks of training, they can even come back from another lap and nothing happens.

At the end of the fourth week, they ran [-] kilometers, but they were just a little tired.

Stopping, reloading, firing, and hitting a humanoid target of woven grass sixty paces away, an average of seven out of [-], is remarkable.

And the loading speed is still very fast. Previously, it took more than 70 counts to launch once. At this time, it can only be fired once by counting more than 40 times.

The other Ming soldiers, even veterans, could only count eighty or so to launch once, which can be said to be extremely slow.

This is because the matchlock gun needs to be fired once, which requires too many steps. It is also caused by the lack of training of the soldiers and the low morale on the battlefield, resulting in low combat effectiveness, panic, panic, mistakes, and repeated loading.

After training, the soldiers are familiar with the operation sequence. Even when they are in a panic, they can instinctively follow the basic steps and reload proficiently. As long as [-]% of the soldiers can start by instinct, the Ming army is considered elite. In Zhang Qiang's place, Due to discipline and training, [-]% of the soldiers can fire step by step, and half of the remaining soldiers can fire with instinct, so that [-]% of the soldiers can fire.

Combat strength has improved rapidly, and with the addition of the system, the chances of soldiers firing matchlocks have increased by [-]%, or more.

As for the combat infantry, wearing armor that is thicker than that of musketeers, they immediately went into battle, sprinted for a hundred meters, and it took only a dozen seconds, and then they chopped down the tree stumps and straw men on the opposite side, facing Hu Kui's After all, the cavalry can quickly form a defensive formation without any chaos.

Of course, the other soldiers who were not trained by Zhang Qiang were not so good. Even veterans, soldiers who have gone through the test of blood and fire, can only run five kilometers without panting or blushing. After a while of chaos, no more than [-]% of the people could stand where the cavalry rushed, but this is already very good.

Except for a small number of these people who are veterans of the Ming army and some who are veterans of the bloody battle in Jinhua, most of them are ordinary people who have just joined the army and have undergone a month of training.

Zhang Qiang ended the training in Wuyi County with satisfaction, and led the troops back to Wuyi County.

This time he came out without any auxiliary soldiers. In addition to the four auxiliary soldiers who stayed behind, Zhang Qiang also left all 150 combat auxiliary soldiers in his team.

There are only a full 150 soldiers, plus Hu Kui's cavalry, plus [-] troops from four of his men, a total of [-] troops.