The rise of the poor

Chapter 2092 Give them a little shock to the Zhejiang Army

After the Wolf Soldiers reviewed the troops, Cen Dalu couldn't wait to go on stage and asked Zhu Ping'an what he thought of the Wolf Soldiers.

"Seeing is believing." Zhu Ping'an encouraged affirmatively.

Cen Dalu immediately raised his head high, "Hehe, this is just our demonstration. If it comes to actual combat, our wolf soldiers will be more powerful."

"Sir Zhu, we have long heard of the Zhejiang Army's reputation. They have repeatedly defeated Japanese pirates and their record is second to none in Jiangnan. Today is a rare opportunity, so please let us see the might of your army." Mrs. Wa bowed and invited.

Zhu Ping'an also wanted to take the opportunity to promote firearms and advance the development of firearms, so he readily accepted it and asked Liu Dadao to lead the Zhejiang Army in a military review to give them a little shock.

When Mrs. Wa and Cen Dalu saw the Zhejiang army marching in uniform steps, their faces were filled with shock.

They had never seen such a neat queue before. When they marched, they were as neat as walls and overwhelming.

"Huh? Why did they place so many targets? Why did they also bring several vertical shields?" Cen Dalu exclaimed, pointing downwards, puzzled.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wa followed the direction of Cen Dalu's finger and saw rows of targets placed in front of the Zhejiang army. They were uneven and messy. After counting, there were about three hundred of them.

In front of these targets, six huge vertical shields were moved in, the kind with brackets that could stand on the ground.

The six huge shields were spread out in a row, like a wall.

"Just look down and you'll know." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.

"Don't be like a monkey. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Mrs. Wa took the opportunity to teach Cen Dalu a lesson.

Next.

When the Zhejiang army column was more than a hundred meters away from the target, they suddenly stopped, and then dozens of Zhejiang soldiers came forward. Two of them carried a tiger squat cannon, adjusted the angle, and fixed it on the ground.

"Set off the fire!"

A young general waved his hands vigorously.

The soldiers of the Zhejiang Army immediately lit up the tiger squat cannon, and there was a burst of neat booming fire and smoke rising.

The next second, the huge shield in front of the target was seen to be bombarded, and the heavy shells whistled and hit the huge shield.

The huge shield, as heavy and thick as a door panel, as big as a wall, was like fragile glass in front of the artillery shells and could not withstand a single blow.

"Bang!" With the sounds of "bang" and "bang", the six giant shields turned into pieces on the ground, and even a large piece of the target behind the giant shield fell down with a crackling sound.

"Hiss" Seeing this, Cen Dalu took a breath of cold air and his face turned pale.

Mrs. Wa's face also changed instantly.

"Fuck! This firearm is so powerful! Such a thick and big shield is like paper, it can't withstand a single blow!"

"This is a shield. If it hits a person, wouldn't it smash them into pieces?! It's too scary!"

The wolf soldiers watching around exclaimed in surprise and were all greatly shocked.

At this moment, Cen Dalu couldn't help but bring himself to the stage. If, if his wolf soldiers were the enemy of the Zhejiang Army, and he was holding up a huge shield and facing the Zhejiang Army, then the fate of his shield soldiers would be torn into pieces.

The Zhejiang Army’s firearms are so powerful!

"Look, the Zhejiang Army is marching again." When Cen Dalu was distracted, he heard the voices of the wolf soldiers below the stage and hurriedly looked down.

After the Tiger Crouching Cannon was fired, the soldiers of the Tiger Crouching Cannon reloaded the cannon on the spot. The Zhejiang army soldiers passed them and continued to advance like a tidal wave.

Ninety meters, eighty meters, seventy meters, sixty meters, fifty meters.

The Zhejiang Army stopped fifty meters away from the target forest. Then, the Zhejiang Army soldiers were divided into groups of three, with the first row squatting, the second row bending over, and the third row standing upright, which was the standard three-stage shooting posture of the Zhejiang Army.

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"

A neat and dense burst of musketry sounded, and in the midst of smoke, lead bullets from muskets rained down on the target forest.

"Crackling."

The sound of hitting was heard from the target forest, and the targets were pierced with bullet holes one after another.

After the first group of Zhejiang Army soldiers fired their muskets, they retreated and reloaded ammunition. The three rows behind them stepped forward and once again adopted the standard Zhejiang Army three-stage shooting posture.

"bang bang bang"

There was another neat and dense burst of musketry.

There was another crackling sound from the target forest in the distance. The number of bullet holes on the targets increased again, and even several targets were knocked down.

After the second group fired their muskets, the third group came on. The transition was so natural and smooth that it could even be described as flowing like water.

After the third group fired their muskets, the first group had already reloaded and moved forward again to fire their muskets, and the cycle continued.

This went on for two rounds, and then the Zhejiang army stopped shooting.

The target forest ahead was already riddled with holes. There was no intact target left, and many of them were broken.

Cen Dalu stared in amazement at the target forest full of holes below the stage, taking a deep breath, his mind unable to calm down for a long time.

A group of wolf soldiers gasped.

"Is this a firearm?!"

"Firearms are so powerful?!"

"The Zhejiang Army's firearms are so scary!"

The wolf soldiers were deeply shocked and involuntarily rushed into the scene, and their faces turned pale instantly.

If they were targets in the field, ten lives would not be enough to be hit by the Zhejiang Army's firearms.

Originally, the Wolf Soldiers had a strong sense of superiority when facing the Zhejiang Army. Although they had heard of the Zhejiang Army's name and the news of its successive victories against the Japanese pirates on the way here, in their opinion, it was because their Wolf Soldiers did not come that the young ones became famous. If their Wolf Soldiers came, the Zhejiang Army would retreat, and not just one or two steps, but a long way away. How could the Zhejiang Army compare to their Wolf Soldiers?

But after the Zhejiang Army's military parade today, the wolf soldiers no longer looked at the Zhejiang Army with the same contempt they had before.

Look sideways.

careful.

And fear.

There was also a trace of relief, relief that they and the Zhejiang Army were friendly forces, relief that they and the Zhejiang Army were not enemies.

If the Zhejiang Army was on their side, they couldn't imagine what it would be like to fight against it.

Today, the Zhejiang Army left a deep impression on Cen Dalu, Mrs. Wa, and the group of wolf soldiers.

The Zhejiang Army's firearms left a deep impression on them.

"It's really eye-opening. Today I'm really eye-opening, Lord Zhu. The power and use of your army's firearms today really opened my eyes." Mrs. Wa came back to her senses and couldn't help clapping and sighing.

"Master Zhu, your firearms are too powerful. My eyes almost popped out just now." Cen Dalu finally came to his senses and sighed.

Then, Cen Dalu sighed regretfully, "The only drawback is that the firearms are too troublesome and slow to load."

"Not slow anymore. I've seen the firearms of the officers and soldiers. Lord Zhu, the Zhejiang Army's firearms loading speed is much faster than theirs. Moreover, the Zhejiang Army's battle formation is unique. After one group of muskets fires, they retreat to reload, and the next group comes up, and then the next group, and so on. This cycle has made up for this shortcoming to a large extent. The Zhejiang Army is worthy of being famous for its firearms. Seeing is believing for me." Mrs. Wa waved her hand.

"Firearms can still be improved and the future is promising. I believe that future wars will be fought with firearms."

Zhu Pingan said with confidence.

"Will future wars be dominated by firearms? Although firearms are powerful, they still have obvious shortcomings. If the enemy is not afraid of death and brazenly charges into your formation, and pays a certain price to rush into your formation and engage in close combat with you, then swords are still king."

"Firearms are powerful in long-range combat, but swords are king in close combat."

Cen Dalu disagreed.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wa looked at Cen Dalu with appreciation and nodded slightly, agreeing with what he said.

This is the limitation of the times, don't blame them.

What I want to do is to break the limitations of the times, make China pay attention to firearms, reuse firearms, and never repeat the century-long history of humiliation.

"Then let's wait and see." Zhu Pingan smiled. (End of this chapter)