Ming Zuo

Chapter 91: Bi Maokang's Experience (4)

"These soldiers of yours are unwilling to write any self-criticisms, and would rather be punished than punished, hahahaha. What a bunch of idiots, you don't even know which one is light."

Walking in the barracks, Bi Maokang seemed much younger.When talking and laughing, it's natural to be relaxed, and it's obvious that you've already begun to enjoy the atmosphere here.

"They are all rough people, and their literacy speed is very slow. Of course, they are afraid to write a review. But this is my purpose, so that they can master more words in this way."

Bi Maokang had never seen such a novel way of literacy.But when you think about it, it makes sense.

After the soldiers dormitory, behind is the battalion headquarters.

There are many people here, but it is obvious that the quality of the people here is completely different.

"Most of these people were scholars and young people before, and they were scholars themselves. After the initial training, the transformation was faster than that of ordinary soldiers."

Readers are also quick to accept new things.

Of the more than [-] talents and children, after preliminary training, Zuo Menggeng chose more than [-] to be added to the battalion headquarters.

The educational level of the other battalions is almost irrelevant, but not the battalion headquarters.

This is the brain of the whole army, which controls the fate of the whole army.

Bi Maokang stood there, looking at the signs at the door in front of him, very curious.

"What does this chief of staff do?"

He was quite sure that there was no such institution in the Ming army.

"The main responsibility of the General Staff is to formulate the most reasonable combat plan based on the information obtained, the situation of both the enemy and the enemy, and in combination with geography, weather, strength and many other conditions, for the department selected by the commander-in-chief."

"Ok?"

Bi Maokang was shocked.

"Isn't it necessary to rely on generals to devise strategies and make good use of ingenuity to fight wars?"

Popular science is also very tiring, but Zuo Menggeng still has to do it.

"Dongjiao Gong, war is actually a very rigorous science. The enemy is not a fool, how can there be so many ingenious strategies for you? Most of the time wars are head-to-head confrontations. Even if there are strategies and strategies, When it comes to planning, a group of people is always more perfect than a single person. After all, one person is short, and everyone is smart."

Bi Maokang's eyes were full of brilliance, and he was obviously convinced.

"Go and have a look."

The staff was very lively, a lot of people gathered together, arguing about something while working.

"That's not right, Zhima Alley is five miles long. According to the proportion, it should be this long. You have made it the same as the Great Wall, and you have to change it."

"How is it possible? We have personally measured this ratio."

"That's also your measurement wrong."

In the middle of the crowd, a large wooden frame was placed on the table.It is filled with sand, gravel and soil, some of which have been built into mountains.In some places, a small ditch with twists and turns was dug, and I don't know what it means.

Seeing the lifelike landform, Bi Maokang lay on it in surprise and watched it carefully.

"What is this?"

Liu Yiyuan happened to be there.

"Dongjiao Gong, this is a sand table. It can be realistic to restore the topography of a place by reducing the scale. This is what Qianzuo taught us, but we are also beginners and not yet proficient."

Bi Maokang, an engineering man, could not help rubbing his hands when he saw such things, obviously he was addicted.

"With such artifacts, whether it's marching to fight or building bridges and paving roads, wouldn't it be more effective with less effort?"

Everyone laughed.

"It was like that."

Zuo Menggeng also glanced at the sand table.

Honestly, it's rough, and obviously wrong in many places.

However, it has only been less than a month for these guys to get started. To be able to achieve this level is already a rapid progress.

He didn't care much about what the sand table was made of.

He was concerned about the other side.

"How is the map surveying and mapping of your staff and the reconnaissance brigade?"

Speaking of this, Liu Yiyuan and the staff of the staff were very distressed.

"We followed Qianzuo's orders and traveled to many places around Linqing, using the knowledge we have learned to survey and map. But the terrain here is too flat to apply the technology of mountain height difference."

This is why Zuo Menggeng wants to use more scholars in the battalion headquarters.

Staff and reconnaissance must have high requirements on the quality of soldiers.

At the very least, for such things as map surveying and mapping, the difference in learning speed between those who are full of poetry and books and those who are illiterate is not a star and a half.

The staff is okay, they are all composed of scholars.In the reconnaissance brigade, most of them are recruits.

The difference between the two sides in the learning of skills has come out.

Those scholars who entered the reconnaissance brigade are now beginning to serve as lower-level officers.

Zuo Menggeng checked the map they surveyed and drawn, and like the sand table, there are also many shortcomings.

Some are due to their poor academic skills, while others are technical limitations.

Now that everyone has come, Zuo Menggeng will teach along the way.

He asked people to get the materials, and quickly made tools in front of everyone.

"Look, this kind of thing is called a level. The biggest function is to allow you to quickly measure the difference between heights and heights. Especially in mountains, this thing can make the map more three-dimensional. Next, I will teach you how to use it. ."

The simple level is very simple to make.

First make two larger semicircles, then find two wooden poles, a piece of string, two short ropes, and two stones.

The short rope is tied to the stone, which is the simplest gravity dangling. Based on this, the wooden stick can be inserted into the soil completely vertically.

Three people are required for the measurement, two of whom use a wooden pole to measure the point, and the other to mark the point.

First determine a base point on the slope, stand a wooden pole vertically on the base point, straighten the string, and the other wooden pole also stands vertically on the slope, and move up and down according to the indicator of the gravity hammer line on the semicircle instrument .

When the gravitational hammer lines on the two semicircles coincide with the 90-degree line, the points where the two wooden poles stand are of the same height.

Then, make a mark, move the first wooden pole to the measured point and the second wooden pole to move forward some distance.

Use the same method to measure the third point.

In this way, a contour point is measured at intervals, and the connection is a contour line around the mountain.

Zuo Menggeng only took them to try it once, and they remembered it.

Bi Maokang was silent the whole time, just watched silently.

It was not until he left that he asked, "This surveying and mapping is so troublesome, what's the use?"

Zuo Menggeng gestured with his hand and explained to him.

"Many terrains need to be seen on the spot before we know what they look like. In many cases, because of the limited human eyes, what we often see may not be real. After using contour lines, we can present them on the map. The precise appearance of the terrain. When a general is commanding a battle, he can see what the battlefield looks like when he looks at the map, and it is much easier to arrange troops."

Bi Maokang listened and pondered, but it was not very clear.

But he had never seen such refined knowledge in the back camp.

The art of war has a cloud, know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.

At least this approach is to achieve the ultimate confidant.

It was noon when I came out of the staff.

Zuo Menggeng simply said: "Eunuch Dongjiao might as well have a light meal with the younger generation, okay?"

Bi Maokang also felt hungry.

"Hehe, the guest is the host."

He thought that he was going to the main general's residence to eat with Zuo Menggeng, but he was taken to a big house by Zuo Menggeng.

From a distance, you can see that countless soldiers are gathering here.Lots but not chaos, all lined up in neat queues.

What's even more amazing is that so many people gathered together, but there was no sound, only the sound of footsteps was quiet.

Many times, silent power is more oppressive.

Putting it on people can make so many people quiet, which is enough to show how powerful an army is in control.

Zuo Menggeng and Bi Maokang lined up behind the crowd and did not disrupt the order.

Bi Maokang observed on the side, and found that the soldiers saw Zuo Menggeng lining up without any unexpected expressions.

This shows that Zuo Menggeng is usually like this.

The chief general of an army is so easy to come by, why worry that the army will not return?
Although there were many people, they moved quickly, and Bi Maokang followed Zuo Menggeng in smoothly.

When I found it inside, it was actually bigger than it looked from the outside, and it had a strange layout.

On the side of the entrance door, there is a long row of pools.

Above the pool is a hollow bamboo tube that is connected from the beginning to the end, and there is gurgling water flowing in the bamboo tube.

There are very fine holes on the bottom of the bamboo tube, so that the water flows out in a small flow.

All the soldiers have to go here and clean their hands with water before going inside.

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng did the same, Bi Maokang followed and found it very convenient.

Usually only the master of the big family will do the hand-cleaning, but here everyone does it.

After passing through a small door, Bi Maokang was shocked by the situation in front of him.

Looking around, I saw countless tables and stools placed in the vast space like a palace.And those soldiers are sitting around different tables, eating with their heads down.

Except for the sound of the bowls and chopsticks stirring, there is still no sound of words.

"Dongjiao Gong, get the cutlery."

Zuo Menggeng handed over a boxy wooden plate, something that Bi Maokang had never seen before.

(End of this chapter)