Chapter 47: 1 day on board (3)

　　 "The victory or defeat of a war is determined by God, but it also depends on the strength of the troops, training, morale and intelligence, as well as health and logistics, etc. If you have worries, you can't go to war!"

　　 "Therefore, I ask everyone, after becoming a captain, every battle must be active and forge ahead, prepare for battle, and face the battle with the best posture. I am invincible, and I will fight to the death!" Yan Changwu said powerfully and authentically.

　　 This is an order, and everyone responded together: "Yes!"

The practice of 　　 artillery battle spent most of everyone's time in the afternoon. As an officer, he was not only as simple as firing a gun, but also familiar with every battle position.

There are at least six people in an artillery group, and the actual situation is ten to twelve people. Because there are very few artillery on both sides used together, the main work is the same gunner who is responsible for firing the artillery and commanding the members of the artillery group. The other is the loader. Ten people are responsible for moving the fired cannon back to its original position.

　　 The artillery of that period belonged to the retreat, and it would be violent after being fired. The retreat distance of the gun body was several meters, and then it stopped under the obstruction of cables, chains and sandbags. Before the smoke from the muzzle was cleared, the well-trained sailors swarmed to clean the inner chamber, refill the gunpowder and the gunpowder. The projectile, and then a dozen people worked together to push the heavy artillery back to its original position to aim and fire.

　　 In the battle, there are frequent incidents of bombing. . . The quality of the artillery at that time was not high. Every time the gun was blasted, there was a pool of blood around the naval gun. Even if the artillery did not explode, firing a heavy naval gun was full of danger. If the sailor stood in the wrong position when the artillery was fired, then when the artillery was recoiled, Nearly 3 tons of gun body and iron chain will be ruthlessly run over the body of the sailor, with disastrous consequences.

　　 During the artillery practice, the students were divided a little bit apart. They received a new order. The high-ranking officers should try not to stay together, so as not to give them a pot!

　　 Next to a 24-pounder gun, Yan Changwu carefully adjusted the pitch angle of the artillery through the steps on the turret. When satisfied, he personally lit the fuse. It burned out with a sizzle, and then the artillery blasted!

　　 The 24-pounder gun is not small, it sent out a shock wave in the cabin, shocking!

　　 recoil retreated, everyone stopped the artillery with all hands and feet, reloaded it, and then pushed it back to the muzzle.

　　 Everyone practiced in turn, familiarized with each battle position, and trained the artillery firing speed and shooting feel.

　　 When I had dinner in the evening, everyone had a smell of gunpowder smoke. The luxurious officers’ restaurant was full of this smell, and it really looked like a warship.

　　 Before eating, everyone prayed to Mazu, thanking her for making everything go smoothly on the boat today, and thanking her for her blessing!

　　 After dinner, everyone drank tea, Yan Changwu instructed: "Strengthen training. Once sailing, warships must be trained every day. Everyone must be familiar with their battle positions! Well-trained will have rewards, and poorly-trained will be punished!

　　 Buy more wooden boats and use them as targets for artillery and sailing exercises.

　　 Don’t be afraid of wasting gunpowder and artillery, shoot more guns when you come, and bleed less in wartime!

　　For the purpose of actual combat, it is not a child's play!

　　In the future, for sailors, unless it is a deliberate mistake, corporal punishment will generally not be used. Instead, you will make an article on the punishment of salary, labor, and food, and you should draft a charter.

　　The army takes the path of professionalism. We have a small number of people. Important deck non-commissioned officers and sailors generally do not fight hand-to-hand in combat, but use firearms more often. Those who do hand-to-hand combat receive special training. "

　　 "Everyone, when the warship sets sail, the crew subsidy will increase by 30%!" He announced, everyone is overjoyed!

　　 Yan Changwu has many advantages. He likes to be paid according to work and treats everyone generously. This is commendable.

"One more thing, we sell the small boats and sailboats to the residents of the Southeast Military Mansion at cost. We don't care about the fish they get, but we don't care about it. If you sell them, you will have to pay taxes. Expand the residents' wharf and let them release the boats! Free of charge! ! Besides, the administrative center has strengthened their management and services!" Yan Changwu made a far-reaching decision!

　　 The high-ranking officials at the time only implemented it, but only after a few years did they discover how brilliant this decision was!

Because of the abundance of seafood, the people are eager to go out to sea. They are familiar with swimming and boat driving in small boats and sailing boats. Many kids have a good water quality at a young age. Sailing boats are unambiguous. As a result, the Southeast Military Mansion was built without much expense. A backup system for training and reserving a large number of navigators. Once the military government issues a call-up, there will be a large number of navigators in hand!

This terrible reserve system is also rapidly expanding with the expansion of the Southeast Army. A large number of ships are in service, and a large number of sailors board the battleship. nightmare!

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After dinner, it was before sunset ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The marine drummers on the ship would sound the drum horn of "all combat readiness". All sailors gathered in an emergency and took their positions. The officers checked in the area under their responsibility and made mistakes. The sailor was to be named and waited for punishment the next day.

After some tossing, the sailors began to untie the canvas hammocks and prepare to go to bed. The sailors who were not on duty could also use this time to rest and entertain on the deck, blowing the sea breeze (especially the sailors on the gun deck). This is also the sailors of the day. The happiest time.

　　 At 8 o'clock in the evening, the sailors on the first shift entered their posts, and the rest fell asleep. The ship was silent, with only half an hour’s sound of bells and the sound of the guard’s footsteps accompanied by night lights, sea waves, and the sound of wind. Shift shifts again at 12 midnight, until 4 in the morning, and then another cycle, day after day, year after year. For the sailors on the Mingren battleship entering the sailing age, this is their life until the sailors age or die.

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　　 On Yan Changwu’s warship, the starting and ending time is 12 noon every day, and the day and night are divided into 7 shifts, each for 4 hours. Sailors, non-commissioned officers, and officers are divided into two groups, port side and starboard squad, according to their living positions, and they are on duty in turn. Sailors usually sleep for no more than 4 hours at a time. When they are off duty and have no work, they can find time to catch up, but such opportunities are rare.

　　 Although mechanical clocks have been invented, the shaking of warships will affect the pendulum, so the hourglass is still used for timekeeping. The fine sand will run out every 30 minutes, so you need to turn it over to continue timing.

　　 There are special timekeepers. The sailor on duty will ring the deck clock, twelve at zero o'clock, one at one o'clock, two at two, and so on.

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　　 Continuous training, until almost the twenty-eighth of the Spring Festival, the warship returned to Tainan.