This is also the reason why muskets gradually gained bows and arrows in modern times.

The time and money of cultivating a musketman is much greater than that of an archer.

The continuous reduction in the cost of muskets has continuously popularized muskets to the civilian class.

It is also common sense to replace bows and arrows to become a standard equipment for close-point troops.

However, although firearms were gradually improved in the 17th century, they were still very different from modern guns.

Due to insufficient manpower, the general three-stage strike tactics are still unavailable in the current Shenji Camp.

The shortcomings of the cumbersome loading of muskets are also exposed.

Under the operation of veterans, it is just a firing rate of one shot per minute.

As a flintlock rifle, the self-generated musket naturally has its own inevitable disadvantages.

If the trigger is difficult to pull, the accuracy range is obviously not as good as that of the convex gun.

In this regard, Liu Yu had to equip the self-generated muskets to the archers. The finger strength of these archers who can pull strong bows is greater than that of ordinary people, and using self-generated muskets is easier than that of ordinary people.

"put!"

"Bang, bang, bang..."

For several days, Shenji Camp was training troops on the beach.

In addition to the camp cooperation system, Liu Yu also adopted the three-three system.

Each squad carries three groups. When the formation changes, three musketeers assist with nine loaders.

In modern times, musketeers mainly used queuing to ensure the maximum lethality of muskets.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming army's musketeers were not trained enough, and when the Tartar cavalry attacked, they often opened fire randomly before the Tartars entered the effective range.

The dense queues often become targets for the Tartar cavalry (the range of the missile gun and the strong bow in the late Ming Dynasty are almost the same.)

And the musket queue is easily destroyed by the cavalry.

After the musket formation was dispersed, the Ming army often could not resist effectively, and each one had no intention of fighting and fled to their own lives.

Finally, he became the devil under the sword of the Tartars.

In this regard, Liu Yu adopted the three-three system in the class.

The main purpose is to make the Divine Machine Camp besieged and shot when shooting in a row, if the musketeers will not escape their lives, but will continue to fight in a group of three.

The most likely kills the cavalry that rushed into the queue.

Moreover, the three-three system is also the most flexible organization in street fighting.

Liu Yu's development direction for the Ming army was mainly based on firearms.

Although the cavalry is strong, there are no horses in the south, and it is impossible to prepare it yourself.

And even if you have cavalry troops in the future, you may not be able to compete with regular cavalry like the Eight Banners and Mongolian Banners. It is better to use firearms as the main force to arm the Ming army.

The most unabashed thing in Nanyang is firearms, which are easy to obtain and simple to train. Ordinary farmers can go to the battlefield in just a month.

For Ming, who lacks nothing now, firearms are the king of development.

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Manila,

Governor's Office

Governor Juan just received a group of merchants.

When the merchants left uneasyly, Governor Juan rubbed his eyes.

"Governor, many people don't understand why you didn't order the killing of the Chinese gathered in Manila." A lieutenant asked beside him.

“Edel,”

"Why should I kill these people?" Governor Juan spoke disdainfully.

"Governor General, the merchants are very uneasy. There is an army not far from our north. They have gathered at least two thousand Chinese people, and there are at least thousands of Chinese merchants in Manila City. If they are in the inside and outside, they will cooperate." Edel looked at the merchants who were cursing before, and couldn't help but worry about the situation in the north.

"So I need to raise my butcher knives at them like my previous ones." Governor Juan stood up and stared at Edel with his eyes curled up.

"For the benefit of Spain." Edel avoided the governor's eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Ha ha!"

"Is it for the benefit of the Kingdom of Spain or for the interests of merchants."

"I kill the Chinese merchants, you swallow their assets. These people did this a few times, and now they still want to use me." Governor Juan walked out of the room and looked at the bustling port of Manila outside.

"But,"

"But what."

"I can't understand!"

"Governor General, why are you so friendly to Chinese people? You must know that Manila has already hated these Chinese people at this time." Edel looked unwilling.

"Because times are different." Governor Juan murmured to himself as he looked at the endless ships of Manila.

"My previous generations were facing a declining dynasty, like an old man who was drifting in age."

"What does it mean?" Edel looked at the Governor in confusion.

"Look at this." The Governor slowly opened an envelope on the table, took out a letter and handed it to the adjutant in front of him.

"This is a letter from the Portuguese Governor to Macau."

"Impossible?"

"Their navy is nothing more than an offshore navy and cannot form an ocean fleet at all." Edel defended.

"But our navy is not the invincible fleet of the 16th century." Governor Juan shook his head and said to the adjutant in front of him who was still unable to see clearly.

"Luzon is like a fine porcelain, and any bumps and bumps can crush it."

"Franchise men and the Netherlands are staring at us." Governor Juan sat on the sofa with some fatigue.

"I have prepared the first field battalion stationed in Manila, and the local Nero natives have also mobilized two thousand people."

"It's just a peasant armed man who is like a betrayal dog." Governor Juan quickly signed an order.
Chapter completed!