King of Mercenaries Chapter 239

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:18:42 AM

After talking with the officers and nobles present at the scene, Marin began to talk about another important topic. That's it-pick the black shirt knight ...

Marin took out a carbine version of the clockwork rifle, stepped on the war horse, and demonstrated it to everyone. I saw Marin stepping on his war horse Carr, with a leather bag hanging on each side of Carr's neck, three carbines on the right, and two on the left ...

After riding on the horse, after a brief acceleration, Marinzema pulled out a loaded clockwork carbine from the leather bag on the right, holding the gun with both hands. At 30 meters, he opened the humanoid target in front. A shot ...

But, it's embarrassing-Marin missed the shot ...

Marin hurriedly controlled War Makar, came a half round, returned to the original place, and speeded up the horse again. This time, Marin was more cautious and did not dare to show off. Instead, he fired at 20 meters from the humanoid target. This time, I finally hit the target ...

Then, Marin, who was interested, quickly changed his gun and continued to shoot the humanoid target during the semi-circular movement. Of the 4 shots, two were shot ...

Everyone didn't understand what Marin wanted to express, and Marin was also very embarrassed—because of his poor shooting skills, he didn't express what he wanted to express.

So, Marin waved his hand, calling His Majesty Steindorff, Captain of the First Front Musketeers:

"Boren, go and show it, like I did just now!"

"Yes, sir!" Steindorfer, Captain of the Musket Company, went to the stables and took out a more tame warhorse. And Marin's guards also packed all five carbines and tied them with leather bags to the sides of the horse's neck.

泰 Steindorfer did not fire immediately after entering the horse, but very cautiously first accelerated three times from Marin's firing position, and withdrew the carbine three times, aimed at the humanoid target, but did not fire.

After three trials, Steindorfer reassured himself to speed up the horse with confidence. At 30 meters, Steindorfer decisively pulled out a loaded carbine and pulled the trigger ...

"Smack--" Steindorfer hit the target on the first shot, and at a distance of 30 meters. Marin is 4 in 2 at 20 meters, which is far behind Steindorf. Moreover, Steindorff's shot hit the heart of the humanoid target directly, which was very "lethal".

After Steindorfer finished playing, he realized that he seemed to compare the Earl to him. Therefore, he glanced at Marin nervously, for fear that Marin was dissatisfied with him, but Marin did not have any special expression.

In fact, during the charge, Steindorff could fire two more shots within 10 meters from 30 meters to 20 meters. But in order not to embarrass Marin, Steindorfer fired another shot when he reached 20 meters, but deliberately missed.

Marin also saw Steindorf's thoughts, he sang:

"Boron, don't worry, come up with your best!"

After hearing from Steindorf, he also let go of his psychological burden. During the second round of charge, the first shot was released from 30 meters, and then, from a distance of 30 meters to 20 meters, another shot was fired to complete two shots.

In fact, when the war horse accelerates, the distance between 30 meters and 20 meters is only about one second. In this short time and short distance, Steindorf can shoot two guns, and is definitely a master of drawing guns quickly. Some are similar to those of 19th century western cowboys. After all, in a second, the average person is enough to pull out another gun. But Steindorfer not only put the fired gun back into the leather bag, but also pulled out another gun and completed the aiming shot. It can be seen that this person's reaction speed and firing were very amazing. Moreover, these two shots were all on target ...

During the "semi-rotating" movement at 20 meters, Steindorff fired two more shots, and all of them hit the target. You know, this semi-round manoeuvre is a semi-circular orbit, turning back, not a slash forward. Otherwise, Steindorff can shoot all five shots.

Marin can also be determined this time, in a semi-round maneuver, if the speed is relatively fast, the average person hits a maximum of 4 shots. If the horse is slower, it may be able to hit 5 shots. No wonder those regular black shirt knights are generally equipped with 5 clockwork rifles. And those irregular black shirt knight mercenaries, simply bring only three. Because, with too many belts, they have no time to shoot. Some black-shirted knights with general shooting skills can only shoot 3 shots in the "semi-rotating movement". Only the well-formed black shirt knights of the black shirt knights can form a four or five shots in the semi-circular movement.

In fact, Steindorfer can shoot 5 shots. However, he is also the first to perform a semi-rotating horseback ride. When he turned around, he was not very comfortable with turning his head and shooting after turning his gun. Therefore, he only fired 4 shots during a high-speed half round. But as long as you get used to it, shooting 5 shots is not a problem at all.

Seeing this, everyone still does not quite understand what Marin meant. Therefore, Marin explained the idea of ​​forming a black shirt knight and the tactics of the black shirt knight to everyone:

Specifically, Marin intends to form a cavalry of horsemen. The tactics used by the Black Shirt Cavaliers are called "semi-rotational tactics". The content of its tactics is--

When facing the enemy's plate knight formation or the infantry side without muskets and crossbows, the black shirt knight squadron of about three hundred or four hundred people lined up in twenty or thirty rows, each row also being twenty or thirty men.

After the battle started, the first twenty or thirty black shirt knights in the front row started to accelerate first. They pulled out the first carbine and aimed forward in a flat manner. After entering the maximum aimable range of 30 meters, the first shot was fired. Then, quickly threw the fired gun into an empty third leather bag, and then quickly pulled out another filled carbine to fight for another shot at a distance of about 30 to 20 meters. Then, at a distance of 20 meters, the black shirt knights in the first row, with the middle as the dividing line, were semicircular in shape, and began to move to the left and right sides. The ultimate goal is to get out of a semicircular shape and return to the side of the front . This move is also called a "semi-circular" move. Because when the war horse is running, it is impossible to turn after an emergency stop. Therefore, they turn around and generally come out of a semi-circular shape, so they are called "semi-circular."

When the soldiers in the first row have “semi-rotated” to leave the front, the black shirt knights in the second row have already begun to prepare, and before the first row has turned, they begin to accelerate slowly. When the first row leaves, After the front, the second row of black shirt knights arrived at the first shooting position at 30 meters and collectively released the first shot ... then the second shot, the third shot ... usually a minimum of three shots, a maximum of five or six shots ...

Moreover, these black shirt knights, for the aim, are actually not too big, as long as it is guaranteed to raise the muzzle forward. Because, the opponent must be intensive. As long as you shoot forward, you can always hit a bad guy ...

Twenty and thirty rows of black shirt knights took turns to shoot down, and the first few rows of the opponent were enough to be beaten. Then, the black shirt knights, collectively transferred, instead of facing the enemy, they ran to the distance to reload ...

Wait for the bombs to be loaded, these black shirt knights will appear in front of you shamelessly, once again rushing forward to shoot, and once again put down your rows of troops ...

In such a situation, infantry without long-range weapons are basically crushed and cannot be counterattacked. And plate armor knights generally rise up and chase, trying to pick out the shameless people in front of them. But it was useless. The black shirt knights saw the plate knights rushing up and generally chose to escape. But it's not just escape. When people escape, they will go back and give you a shot ...

After waiting a few minutes for the plate knight to charge, the horse was tired and couldn't run. Those black shirt knights will run away. After loading 5 carbines at a leisurely pace, they will run over and shoot the resting plate knights ...

I have to say that the plate knight is a cup, the plate knight is very hard, very suitable for charge. However, due to the heavy load, the plate knight can only rush for a few rounds, and then take a long rest. Not cavalier tired, but war horse tired.

A knight is usually a tall man with a weight of one hundred and several tens of kilograms. Adding dozens of pounds of plate armor and the same dozens of pounds of horse armor, the total load is up to two or three hundred pounds.

Carrying a weight of two or three hundred pounds, a war horse can only charge a few rounds. Even good war horses rush for a few minutes at most. Then, take a long break. And the knights who backed after the charge often had to help the horses to rest with the help of the knight's servants. If you don't dismount, continue to let the war horse weigh two or three hundred pounds, the war horse will be exhausted.

Black and white knight horses are rarely equipped with horse armor for flexibility. The black shirt knight itself is also equipped with light armor. The reason for this is to facilitate running. When the plate knight chased down, the black shirt knight could easily slip away, making the plate knight unable to catch up. After the plate knight is exhausted and the black shirt knight is reloaded with the musket, he can use the resting plate knight as a live target ...

Uh ...

Marin explained the tactics of the black-shirted knights in that eyebrows. Steindorfer and other civilian-born officers were okay, but the riders of the Knights' family such as Frentzberger frowned ...

They believe that this tactic invented by Marin is too shameless and does not fit the Cavaliers' upright fighting style, but because Marin is the boss and they are employees, it is not easy to refute in person.

When Marin proposed that one of the officers present should be selected as the leader of the black shirt knight, all officers from the knight family chose to decline ...

Marin frowned and felt unhappy. However, considering the bad temper of the Cavaliers in this era, I did not force it. In the end, he set his sights on Boren Steindorf, who is highly skilled in riding and shooting, and was good at directing the Musketeers ...

"Boron, how do you come here, Master?"

Steindorfer was taken aback. Originally, Marin wanted to form a "black shirt knight", and he had no idea. Because, although he can ride and shoot, but he is of civilian origin. Moreover, Marin paid more attention to the educated knights from the Cavaliers family, and he could see that.

He originally thought that the knight in black shirt had nothing to do with himself. But I did not expect that the officers of the knight family who were present refused to be commanders of the black shirt knight. So, this pie hit him on the head.

You know, Marin made it clear that the size of the black shirt knight is about four or five hundred. Became the leader of the Black Shirt Knight, which is equivalent to a level with the square. Under normal circumstances, officers at this level must be those of the Knight family.

I didn't expect that the Cavaliers were unwilling. So Marin had to choose Steindorf ...

In fact, Steindorfer was also from the Cavaliers family. However, the ancestor of their family, the younger son of the Knight family, has long left the family and became a civilian. Therefore, after several generations, Steindorfer was already a civilian, only retaining the surnames left by the Cavaliers. In addition, Steindorfer did not receive a very good education when he was a child. He only read a church school for one year. Later, because of difficulties at home, he could not afford to read books and went straight to work.

For this reason, Steindorff has no culture and can only write his own name and recognize few words. And Marin has cultural requirements for mid-level officers. Even if Kahn, Sauer and other cronies, Marin took time to force them to go to school.

In fact, Steindorfer also wanted to study and study, but he was not Marin's close friend, and Marin never wanted to find a teacher to open a small stove for him. Therefore, he has never had a chance to get ahead. It is a good luck to be the captain of the first-party musket company. Because, Cavaliers do not know how to shoot ...

Only this time, he was even more fortunate. Directly because he had no competitors, he was appointed by the Marlins to be the commander of the Black Shirt Cavaliers, and became a mid-level officer with the ranks ...

After a while, Marin made a selection in the army to select the black shirt knight. Because pay attention to speed and flexibility, and the requirements for immediate martial arts are very low. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on horses ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin asked to select those soldiers who are not tall and heavy. Of course, the shooting talent is good enough.

After all, in addition to carrying people, war horses also need to carry 5 carbines and weigh 15 kilograms. Choose a lighter, shorter warrior and save 15 kg of weight at once.

The black knights are mainly shooting and using a saber to chase down enemy enemies. Therefore, the requirement for frontal rigidity is low. Those soldiers who are thin and not strong in martial arts can also be selected. Of course, it should not be too weak, at least riding is better, and you can also make corresponding tactical moves on horseback. When chasing down the smashed soldiers, physical strength must also keep up.

Fortunately, horse farming is popular in Europe. Many civilians have been serving horses since childhood and are no strangers to riding. It was therefore much easier to select cavalry in Europe than in ancient China.

In this way, in the army, Marin took the lead in selecting 200 warriors who were not heavy and about 1.17 meters tall, and formed the first "Black Knight." To Marin's surprise, most of these 200 people came from the four square array of musketeers. Because the musketeers have the most talent for the use of carbines, and they are easy to use. In addition, many people have ride horses since childhood and are no strangers to equestrianism. As a result, the Musketeers had an advantage when selecting. Of the 200, 140 were former Musketeers.

In this way, Ma Lin's first batch of 200 "Black Shirt Knights" officially appeared. Because it is a brand-new army, Marin also has only theoretical support. Therefore, Steindorf and the Knights in Black Shirts need to explore by themselves for specific training and combat methods. But anyway, they are not fumbled. After all, there are still materials from Marin's previous life that appear online as theoretical support. With direction, everything is easy to say ...

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