The two waves of people arranged their own arrangements. In the distance, the eunuchs who were doing odd jobs began to set up shooting sites. In order to ensure the safety of the emperor and prevent assassins from suddenly shooting the emperor, the shooting sites were arranged five hundred meters away from the stands. In this way, the guards were still worried and erected a wall of people in front of the emperor.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the people below, the little emperor whispered at the little eunuch beside him, "Go and bring Liu Shaoqing to me."

The little eunuch hurriedly ran down the stand and came to the rest area of ​​the 'Zhennan Army' and said, "The emperor has an order to send Liu Shaoqing over and speak."

Being the emperor is so tired that he even has to pass the order for a while.

Liu Shaoqing did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly followed the eunuch to the stands and greeted Guangxu. The little emperor signaled him to get closer, and then said, "It seems that you have prepared for this game. I didn't expect you to win this battle. I think your soldiers seem to be very well organized, but I can't tell what's going on. Please explain it to me."

As soon as I said something, I heard a series of "光" and "光" sounds randomly, and the third game began.

According to the rules of the game, the game is divided into three rounds, and each team will produce ten players in each round. Each player will shoot five bullets within one minute. The team with the largest number of targets will win the final victory.

The first one was shooting the "Zhennan Army". The rifle they used was the legal M1878 naval-type continuous rifle brought from Tonkin. As for the bullets, it was provided by the court.

Before the competition, Du Xing'a proposed that all the rifles and bullets used in the competition use a unified German Mauser 1884 rifle and rifle bullet, but Liu Shaoqing firmly opposed it. The use of rifles is not like cold weapons. Who knows how the performance of the German rifle provided by the "Shen Ji Camp" is? Have you done any tricks? How about the ballistic dispersion? Is the sight corrected?

It is different to use the rifle you carry. These soldiers have been working with their rifles for more than two years and know the performance of the guns in their hands. Although they still can't hit wherever they point, at least they are much better than using a new gun that they have never touched before.

As for bullets, it doesn't matter. The legal M1878 and German 1884 rifles have 11mm caliber, and they all use 11mm*59mm rifle bullets, which are universal.

However, after the first bullet was shot out, the soldiers of the "Zhennan Army" immediately felt something strange. After the bullet was shot out, the muzzle did not rise in white smoke as before, but only a faint blue smoke came out. Not only that, the recoil caused by the bullet was unexpectedly large, so that some soldiers caught off guard, and the first shot even showed off the target.

The gun was carried with you and had been used for two years, so there would naturally be no problem. Then there is no doubt that the problem lies with the bullet.

That's right, just as the soldiers of the "Zhennan Army" thought, the bullet they are using now is a brand new ammunition, because the ******* used in this bullet is smokeless gunpowder that was only put into mass production not long ago.

The smokeless gunpowder began to be developed two years ago. Although the formula was already familiar with it and was soon trial-produced, it was still impossible to mass produce because the machinery and equipment could not keep up. Although Wang Shishou tried every means in Germany during this period, the Sino-French war caused the suspension of maritime transportation. It was not until the war stopped this spring that the machinery and equipment purchased from Germany were in place.

At the same time, with the production equipment of smokeless gunpowder in place, there are two Mauser rifle production lines and bullet production lines purchased from Germany. These two production lines were exchanged for the paid transfer of smokeless gunpowder production technology from Mauser.

After six months of installation, debugging and training, the newly purchased machinery and equipment had just started to be put into production not long ago. This time, the Emperor of War watched it personally, and Du Xing'a certainly had to take out the best ones, so he naturally took out the smokeless powder bullets that had just been produced.

Speaking of smokeless gunpowder, in the summer, Wang Shishou escorted the machine back and reported to Emperor Guangxu about the purchase of smokeless gunpowder production patents by American DuPont. After several rounds of negotiations, the American DuPont finally obtained a smokeless gunpowder production patent on cooperation conditions of paying thirty cents per pound of production. The patent usage fee was transferred from DuPont to the company registered by Wang Shishou's father-in-law, the German Artur Eisinggreen. In this way, starting next year, the little emperor would just wait to collect the money.

Not to mention gossip, in the shooting range, because Liu Shaoqing was summoned by the emperor, the oldest Huang Chengyong was responsible for the command of the scene. Of course, he also saw the difference in the bullets used in this competition, but the competition was time-limited, and they could not temporarily replace the ammunition, so they could only continue with their teeth.

"Don't be stunned! If you have any questions, let's talk about it now. The important thing is to complete the competition! Listen to my orders, gun on your shoulders, and continue!"

With Huang Chengyong's shouting, the soldiers who were caught off guard due to the emergencies immediately regained their state. Without the thick white smoke, the rifle was easier to aim at the target. As for stronger recoil, they could only try to grasp it with both hands as firmly as possible, and try to make the rifle tightly press against the shoulder sockets to obtain a more stable ballistic.

The M1878 rifle is a continuous gun, which can generate a rate of 40 rounds per minute in a skilled shooter's hands, so firing only five rounds, even if the aiming time is added, one minute is enough. Soon, the soldiers of the "Zhennan Army" completed the first round of shooting.

In the stands, although the emperor called him to question, Liu Shaoqing was still secretly paying attention to the competition in the distance. When the familiar gunfire came, he did not see the same familiar white smoke, Liu Shaoqing couldn't help but frown.

Smokeless gunpowder is used as the bullet for *******. Because ******* is burning very sufficiently, there is very little residue in the barrel after shooting. At the same time, the initial velocity of the bullet is naturally greatly increased, and the bullet trajectory is naturally stable, but the recoil is also increased accordingly. Since there is no thick white smoke rising after shooting in traditional gunpowder, it is called "smokeless gunpowder". Even if you don't know how to do it, you know that this kind of bullet is different from the previous traditional bullets.

The little emperor's question was interrupted by a round of gunfire. Zai Tian looked up and looked at it. Because the distance was far and there was someone blocking the wall, he couldn't see anything. He thought that someone would come to report it in a while, so he continued the topic just now.

Liu Shaoqing was attracted by the wisp of green smoke at this moment, and his mind was turning around as if it was changing lights. He didn't hear what the emperor said. Zai Tian called Liu Shaoqing twice, but when he saw that he didn't respond, he was immediately dissatisfied and kicked up.

The lantern that was turning was suddenly interrupted, and Liu Shaoqing looked at Guangxu with a blank look: Master, what are you doing?

Zai Tian was amused by Liu Shaoqing's stupid look and said with a smile: "You little man, what are you thinking? I have called you for a long time but didn't respond?"

Liu Shaoqing then knew what was going on and quickly apologized for guilt: "The emperor atones for his sins. Just now, the minister suddenly thought of something and was distracted. He didn't hear the emperor's greeting. He deserves to die."

Zai Tian rolled his eyes and said that these people kept saying "the guilt deserves death" all day long. If there is anything wrong, the guilt deserves death". If there is nothing wrong, the people from the Qing Dynasty would have died long ago.

"Okay, I didn't blame you. I'm asking you how you won this first competition."

"Oh, the emperor asked this. This is the case. The personal guards I brought were all veterans of the Black Flag Army. They are used to walking across mountains and rivers, so it is nothing to walk twenty miles at a casual time."

This is really true, and I don’t think about it. Last year, Liu Shaoqing took more than a thousand soldiers and walked from Tonkin to Nanqi, and then unexpectedly conquered Saigon, captured the French and Vietnamese Governor, and finally forced France to truce.

Not to mention that these soldiers who live in jungle and hilly warriors all year round are now light and easy to walk a hundred or eighty miles a day in the 21st century.

Of course Zai Tian understood this principle, so he asked again: "I am very interested in the backpack you played at the beginning of the game. There must be articles here. You can talk about it carefully for me."

Liu Shaoqing did not expect that the little emperor had a very detailed observation, so he confessed: "This backpacking method was explored by Weichen during the march when he was in Tonkin. After the defeat of the SX Battle, the French pressed it tightly. Because our army lost a lot of troops and the training of new recruits could not keep up, we could only go around with the French in Xuanhua and other places. Because all the ammunition and food had to be carried with them, each soldier was in large bags and rolled up, and his movements were very inconsistent. Using this backpack strap to make various items into a large bag and carry them on his back was not only convenient, but also improved the marching effect. The soldiers' hands were completely released, and all the weight was basically concentrated on their legs and waist, which made the soldiers more labor-saving and faster during the march. More importantly, after their hands were liberated, they could perform tactical reactions and fight anytime, anywhere."

Zai Tian suddenly realized that he was not in a hurry to set off, but instead set off after packing his backpack. It turned out that he was not giving in to himself, but sharpening his knife and chopping wood.

Zai Tian immediately thought of another detail: "Then why are your soldier still wearing a strap on his calf?"

"When I go back to the emperor, that is not a strap, but a leggings. When I was in Tonkin, many soldiers were barefoot, and the best ones were just wearing straw sandals. They had to walk a lot of roads every day, which was easy to get tired of their legs. This way, the blood circulation of the calf slowed down and the fatigue of walking was reduced. At night, let go of the leggings and soak the feet in hot water, which was very effective in relieving fatigue."

Zai Tianqi said: "Is this also my own exploration?"

"Yes, and this thing has many benefits. For example, when we march in the mountains of Tokigi, we can prevent mountain insects and lees from climbing through the trousers and biting them at any time, and effectively prevent thorns and branches from being thorny and worried. If the bones are broken, you can immediately untie the leggings cloth to fix the bones; when you encounter a steep mountain slope that needs to climb and land, you can connect several leggings cloths and twist them into ropes for traction. If you are lucky enough to catch the other party's captive, tie them up and use them to tie them up and keep them to the point of being free."

When Liu Shaoqing said it, he couldn't help but be proud. The little emperor thought to himself, what the ancients said was really not bad at all, and it was really "practice to produce true knowledge."

As the king and his ministers spoke, they were ping-pong below. In the first round, five bullets from ten people from each side had been fired. As soon as the words came, the guards immediately reported the results.

"In the first round, each team was equipped with five bullets, and the princess had twenty-seven shots on the target."

Zai Tian frowned: "Why only half of them hit it?"

Jianning, who heard the result of the target report, asked, "What about this little guy?"

The little eunuch secretly looked up at the little princess and replied nervously: "The 'Zhennan Army' also had fifty bullets, with forty-three hits."

When the little princess heard the news, she was obviously unhappy with a pretty face. She shouted: "Du Xing, come over to me."

Du Xing'a was sweating all over his forehead, and hurried to the princess's hall to kneel down, not daring to raise his head, and said tremblingly: "Sister Du Xing'a meets the princess."

"I ask you, how did you lead your soldiers? You can shoot so badly, do you want to do it anymore!"

Du Xinga had a bitter face and whispered: "When the princess, these soldiers usually shoot guns. Even if they don't hit every shot, it's okay to shoot seven or eight shots on the target ten bullets. Today, for some reason, they can only shoot four or five shots."

Du Xing'a said while looking at Prince Chun. The Eight Banners armed forces in the capital were arrested by him personally. If he beat him like this, his face would not look good, and he might have to get angry later.

Zai Tian was also very curious about how the scores were so different. Just then, the ten people in the second round were about to start. The little emperor ignored his safety and opened the wall and observed carefully.
Chapter completed!