open sea

Chapter 66
Chen Mu could feel that neither he, who was the general banner at that time, nor the small wooden barrel wasting gunpowder, was enough to make Wang Rulong arouse his interest, say a few words on a special trip, turn his head and leave.

There are other things or things that attract Wang Rulong, maybe the wooden barrel hanging from the guard's gunner reminds him of the glorious years when Qi Shuai conquered Japanese pirates, or maybe he thinks of something else, so he wants to meet this person.

There is no doubt that Chen Mu, who commanded the banner army to set up camp, did not meet Wang Rulong's expectations.

However, his words brought Chen Zongqi a lot of help.

bamboo.

The inner wall of bamboo is smooth, unlike the hand-cut wood, which needs to waste half of the gunpowder to ensure a sufficient amount of gunpowder poured into the gun barrel.

This problem seems harmless to Chen Zongqi now, but if he has a hundred bird guns, this problem will be serious. A round of salvo will consume two taels of gunpowder, and firing ten guns a day will waste more than a catty.

The arrival of Wang Rulong not only saved the lives of the guards and battalions, but also took over all the rights and obligations of Xinjiang Town.Even the garrison does not need their assistance.

In fact, the guards of Bai Yuanjie's department and the battalion of Deng Zilong's department did not have the power to fight again in a short time. Although they won several rebel shock battles and achieved the mission of the general officer Yu Dayou to defend Xinjiang Town, the two teams joined forces. The army of thousands of soldiers has been disabled.

Deng Zilong's troops, which were the most damaged, had only a hundred men left, almost completely annihilated; 81% of the soldiers in the Manliu Battalion of Bai Yuanjie's troops were killed or injured, and the empty warships were dragged to the shore to build camps; Chen Muqi, only [-] people left.

This is because they only participated in the end of the most tragic battle and were responsible for supervising the army.

Of course, there is also Wu Duan, the leader of Wu Duan. He didn't even have to participate in the adjustment and defense of Xinjiang Town for rest. During the expedition, there were only about 700 of the [-] people who experienced the most tragic battle of Xinjiang Bridge. Even Wu Duan himself was injured in the battle. , Mobilize doctors to send to Yingde County for recuperation.The remaining soldiers were brought by Wu Duan's subordinate general Wang Shiqiao to the place where he raised his troops, and returned to Fujian to recruit the old troops.

In the camp, Chen Mu heard that this battle won Wu Duan the official position of Guangxi South Road Counselor, and he was allowed to have [-] subordinates, and he was transferred to Guangxi after he recovered from his injuries.

Although it has only been a year since he came to this era, he still can't be called integrated, but he has a clear understanding of Chen Mu's true nature in the mid-Ming Dynasty.

In July, Wang Rulong led more than [-] Qi family troops to garrison Xinjiang Bridge. Li Yayuan failed to attack the bridge twice.

The weather was also at its hottest, and people were sweating profusely under the shade of the trees, and people were disturbed by the singing of cicadas, but Chen Mu could only bite the bullet and train his troops.

Because Bai Yuanjie said, strike while the iron is hot.

The Battle of Xinjiang Town destroyed the Banner Army that Chen Mu had worked so hard to practice for half a year. The old faces of Qing Yuanwei in the Banner Army, except for the small banner officers, left only a dozen old soldiers.

Although it was cruel, it was a good thing for Chen Zongqi.

Those who survived have seen Chen Mu kill the fugitives and strictly enforce the military law, and everyone has fought side by side with Chen Mu. Perhaps the trust is not enough, but the majesty has been established.

Similarly, each of them has experienced a tragic battlefield that the Qingyuan Banner Guard Army may not have experienced in a lifetime. They were neither killed by the enemy nor executed by Chen Mu as a fugitive, and they lived strong to the end.

They are all good soldiers, born in poverty, either from military households or farmers; they have enough courage to support them to persist in fighting; what's more, when Chen Mu selected soldiers, he always selected refugees in the prime of life and with fighting spirit to recruit into his banner.

Perhaps they are not well nourished, not strong enough, not good enough in combat skills, not powerful enough, but according to Qi Jiguang's standards, they can all be selected into the Qi family army and ready for training.

This is a good seedling of elite soldiers.

"Is this just a good seedling?" Bai Yuanjie folded his arms under the tree, his defeated expression after the battle was easily replaced, but his expression became more resolute inadvertently, and he joked: "Chen Zongqi's vision is getting higher and higher Why, you also want to train a Qi family army?"

Chen Mu wore thin leather armor and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The weather was no longer suitable for wearing iron armor, and he would sweat profusely with every movement. He could relax a little with the Qi family army standing in front of him.

He laughed and said, "Qianhu was joking, it's too early to say these things now. Qi's army has its own rules, whether it is on duty or on the march. It doesn't have Qi Shuai's ten-year experience of destroying the Japanese soldiers. Even if Chen arranges it blindly It's just formless and meaningless, but who wouldn't want a better pawn in their hands?"

"Looking upwards, naturally the higher the vision, the better, but it's better to step on the ground and step closer to be safe!"

These words are relieved, but actually a bit unwilling.

For the past month, he has been watching Wang Rulong's subordinates from a distance. He wished he could learn more life-saving skills and use them on his subordinates in the future. Qi Jiguang's advanced military theory and management methods compared to this era really opened his eyes—— There is a reason for the high morale of the Qi family army.

In their free time, each team stopped at one place, and whether it was cooking or eating or sleeping, they followed the military order; at night when they set up camp, the captain led his troops to preach the military law manual, let’s call it the manual. Chen Mu didn’t know that every ten soldiers under Wang Rulong What is the name of the military laws and regulations in the captain's hand; when he is not practicing or preaching military laws, the leisure method Qi Jiguang arranges for the sergeants is singing.

The life-saving song that Chen Mu heard when he was fighting to the death by the Xinjiang River.

"When everyone is united, the mountains can be shaken.

But loyalty and righteousness are full of anger.

The Lord will kiss me better than parents.

If you violate the military law, you will not be free.

The order is clear, the letter of reward and punishment.

Go to the water and fire, dare to stay late!

Report to the emperor Xi, and rescue the head of Guizhou.

Kill all the Japanese slaves and find a prince. "

In addition, on the battlefield, the ear is cut and the teacher is beheaded, the first-level meritorious service is based on the team, the rewards are never in arrears, and the folk music hooligan suona is used as a bugle!
All the military spirit, combat skills, ideas, courage, and orders required by an army are available.

Anyone can form a mandarin duck formation, but not every army has the strength of Qi's army, or even lack of strength. For example, Chen Zongqi's banner army may be able to fool the rebels, but it has to face veterans like Yu Dayou Famous player?

It's useless to put on a mandarin duck array!

"Be down-to-earth, what you said is good." Bai Yuanjie folded his arms, and he was very happy to see that his subordinates had such awareness, and then said seriously: "I have two things to ask for you, General Yu and the unpopular General Wang, It’s not the time before, whether the rewards can be distributed truthfully is still a matter of debate, you must be prepared in your heart.”

Chen Mu took a deep breath. In fact, he was prepared for this in his heart. Let’s not say that Wang Rulong is not popular at the top. Yu Dayou is not popular in the court, and his future is bleak. , there will always be some, right?"

Bai Yuanjie nodded, and then said with a smile to Chen Mu: "You asked Shao Mangchong to go back to Qingyuanwei to get the silver and find Bai Qizu craftsman, why, do you have any new ideas?"

(End of this chapter)