New Ming Empire mixed in America

"Long live my Lord, I think this kind of gun can be given priority to our National Defense Forces."

Sun Laifu walked down from the test firing range with excitement on his face.

Ignoring the pain in my wrist caused by the recoil, I directly asked Li Mingqi to equip the National Defense Forces with this kind of 'six-ring son'.

After a person tries semi-automatic, he will naturally start to dislike single-shot guns.

"This kind of gun is very good, and it has strong lethality at more than 100 meters. I suggest that all the National Defense Forces replace it with this kind of gun. Those single-shot Xinming 60-type rifles can be eliminated."

Sun Laifu, who became more and more excited as he talked, did not see Li Mingqi's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and continued to express his opinion:

"If all of them are equipped with this kind of gun, the firepower density during battle will be very dense, and the rate of fire will be..."

"Have you studied the military manual I gave you?"

Li Mingqi directly interrupted Sun Laifu's chatter.

"Firepower density? Rate of fire? Isn't our Xinming rotary machine gun's rate of fire fast? Isn't its firepower density not high?"

"As the supreme commander of the National Defense Forces, is this how you learn?"

Li Mingqi's tone was very serious, which was very rare since he came to this world.

Because they can't be serious, these military officers who have become monks on the way have never experienced a single actual combat, so they are all just talking on paper.

To put it bluntly, I have never fought in a war and I don’t know how to fight!

Li Mingqi, who was already worried about the upcoming battle, suddenly exploded.

Calling all the officers to his side, Li Mingqi began to ask questions:

"You all know that we will definitely have a battle with the foreign devils next. Let's talk about how to fight then."

"You can speak freely in this discussion. Okay, Sun Laifu, you are the first, now tell me your views."

Sun Laifu had just been scolded, and now he was still a little at a loss. But Li Mingqi called his name, and he had to answer, so he bit the bullet and expressed his thoughts:

"I think we should spread out the lines as much as possible and take advantage of the speed of fire of the rotating rifle and the Type 60 rifle to quickly deal with the enemy!"

After listening, Li Mingqi nodded, neither saying yes nor saying no. He just looked at the others.

As the saying goes, what goes up leads to imitation. The chief officer Sun Laifu has this concept, and the officers below are also similar.

Li Mingqi's face became more and more serious. It was not until Wang Chuan, the deputy commander of the First Regiment of the National Defense Force, spoke that Li Mingqi's expression softened slightly.

I saw Wang Chuan say: "I think if the enemy is outnumbered, then we should rely on the fire rate advantage of the Type 60 rifle to fight."

"If we are outnumbered, we can rely on our range advantage to eat away at the opponent bit by bit until the enemy can no longer bear the huge losses and launches a charge or collapses."

Although what Wang Chuan said was general and nothing outstanding, Li Mingqi still nodded to him and said:

"Wang Chuan is right. We must rely on all our advantages to fight, instead of stupidly lining up and shooting face to face with the enemy."

"Sun Laifu, let me ask you, what are the trenches and barbed wire fences outside Longtan Town used for?"

Sun Laifu lowered his head and said nothing, waiting for Li Mingqi to continue scolding him.

"How many of you have studied the combat manual I sent you seriously?"

After scanning around and seeing no one responding, Li Mingqi continued:

"War is not a child's play. If you, as officers, have this mentality, let alone the entire army."

"Now I give the order!" Li Mingqi's voice suddenly rose. All the officers who heard this sentence subconsciously stood up straight, put their feet together and tapped their heels hard.

"After the meeting, all officers will run a five-kilometer cross-country run, and Sun Laifu will run a six-kilometer run."

After confirming that all the officers had heard, Li Mingqi began to reprimand:

"How many times have you practiced the trench tactics I emphasized?"

"Some people even say that trench tactics are cowardly tactics, and real soldiers should shoot face to face."

"If anyone still has such thoughts in the future, just take off your military uniform and leave! I don't want the young men of the empire to die in vain at your hands."

"War means defeating the enemy at all costs. Talking about chivalry on the battlefield is stupid!"

"Don't take the nonsense that when a British man is fighting, he will be a very gentleman and ask the other side to shoot first as a fact!"

"Why should the enemy fire the first shot? That is to shorten the distance between the two armies and obtain a higher hit rate."

"When the army that fired first is reloading, the enemy can come up to you, put their gun to your chest, and fire a volley."

Li Mingqi really hates that iron cannot be transformed into steel. He is obviously holding a big bolt gun, but he wants to play line tactics with others.

Li Mingqi has nothing to do with the mentality of these people. Now he can only rely on strong methods to make them do what he wants.

After a real battle, their ridiculous persistence will quickly disappear.

But the price paid at that time may be many lives.

After dismissing all the officers, Li Mingqi walked towards the Jinyiwei camp.

"Long live my lord, don't get so angry. You're all born with muddy legs, how can you become a qualified soldier so quickly?"

Liu Erhe comforted Li Mingqi on the road.

"I also know that maybe my requirements are too high."

"Get ready, select some outstanding guards, and let them temporarily join the National Defense Forces."

"I'm not asking these imperial guards to serve as supervisors, but to capture the soldiers' ideological problems."

That's right, Li Mingqi wanted to set up a position similar to a 'political commissar' in the army to focus on the ideological education of soldiers.

As for why the Jinyiwei were asked to do the job, it was not because although the Jinyiwei did not have as much military training as the National Defense Forces, in terms of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and obedience to orders, they definitely ranked first.

Ranked second are the students from the Umbrella School. These young people, who are full of passion, have received an excellent education to study the power of the gods and monarchs, and their admiration for Li Mingqi is almost full.

In addition, after entering the protective umbrella, their lives have gotten better and better. This kind of visible and tangible change is simpler and more crude than believing in some illusory God.

There is a famous saying in later generations called lies (crossed out)... A sentence repeated a thousand times is the truth!

Therefore, whether it is the Royal Guards, the Protector or the National Defense Force, the course of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is indispensable.

But the military is always a sensitive area, and Li Mingqi is just groping forward now.

The army does not rely on a military book or some systems to instantly turn soldiers from civilians into elite soldiers.

Just imagine, how could an army with all newcomers from officers to soldiers become elite soldiers after being equipped with sophisticated weapons?

Relying on the knowledge of later generations and weapons that are now more than a generation away, Li Mingqi can only ensure that the cost of trial and error is kept as low as possible.

Therefore, it is urgent to strengthen ideological education for the military, and military academies should also be established.

Although in the future, officers who come out of "crash" military academies may be somewhat rigid and dogmatic.

But Li Mingqi was certain that these officers made the fewest mistakes on the battlefield.

Just when Li Mingqi was thinking about how to strengthen the ideological education of the army, Joseph's army had already arrived in Santa Barbara, a day's sail from Los Angeles by boat.