Hearing the sound, Gao Chief hurried over from the tent next to him, although he had just woken up, his face showed no trace of sleepiness, and he asked anxiously, "Brother Lin, what's the matter?"
Lin Wanrong said in a deep voice: "Let Zhao Liangyu lead the Shenji Camp, Du Xiuyuan lead the Zhejiang two households, and Hu Bugui lead the Shandong troops to gather urgently at the Shenji Camp camp. There must be no mistake."
Seeing his solemn expression, the high chief thought it was an urgent military situation, so he didn't dare to neglect him, so he immediately responded and went out to deliver the order.
Lin Wanrong got up and walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps, thinking about Qin Xian'er's affairs, and felt very uncomfortable. Qin Xian'er wanted to defend her master, and it was always inevitable to go to the battlefield. With her kung fu and sword, she can't hurt her at all, the artillery is the most important thing, and I don't know how powerful this improved magic cannon is. Damn, if I knew I was going to fight Xian'er, my grandson taught Xu Wei how to improve the cannon.
There was a commotion outside, obviously the high chief had already conveyed the order to Shenji Battalion first, and the soldiers in the camp hurried to get up, seeing that it was not yet dawn, it was inevitable to complain in their hearts.
Lin Wanrong had to stay overnight in the Shenji camp, and was deeply dissatisfied with Zhao Liangyu's lax defense. If Xian'er hadn't reminded him in time, if someone really broke into the camp to assassinate General Lin, it would not be difficult.
As soon as the emergency assembly was called, the quality of the soldiers and horses of the three battalions was immediately reflected. Hu Bugui's Shandong Battalion was the last to be notified, but they came here first. They are well-organized, with bright swords and guns. With their capable looks, no one can underestimate them.
This bearded Hu Shouxin is indeed worthy of being the head of a thousand households who fought against the barbarians. This military training technique is indeed superior to others.
Du Xiuyuan's Zhejiang Battalion arrived second, his team is naturally not as good as Hu Shouxin's, but their marching route and defense are very particular.
But the nearest Shenji Battalion was procrastinating. Big Beard and Du Xiuyuan had already led the team to practice once before Zhao Liangyu completed the integration of the Shenji Battalion. Seeing Lin Wanrong's face sinking like water, Zhao Baihu intuitively felt bad, but seeing that General Lin didn't say a word, he didn't dare to give birth rashly.
With the help of the high chief, Lin Wanrong put on a suit of armor, combat boots, and a face with edges and corners, which is majestic and full of momentum. I don't know what the armor on his body is made of, it's very soft. On a normal day, he would definitely study it carefully, but today he felt very uncomfortable. His face was as black as charcoal, how could he have such thoughts.
The three hundred households saw that General Lin's complexion was not good, and there was such an urgent assembly order, and they were secretly disturbed in their hearts. Could it be that something went wrong ahead.
Lin Wanrong climbed up to the high place, looked around, and saw the soldiers of the three battalions before returning, Hu Bugui's army was the most majestic, Du Xiuyuan was next, but the Shenji battalion was in a complete mess. The Shenji Battalion is the Gyeonggi Imperial Forest Army, and its soldiers are all carefully selected. Compared with the remnants of Hu and Du, their physical fitness is several times stronger, but the sloppy and weak appearance makes people unbelievable that this is actually a team. Royal Army.
Lin Wanrong smiled coldly and took two steps towards the front desk. He said loudly: "Maybe some people don't know me, my brother. My name is Lin San. I am the general staff of Marshal Xu. This time, I was ordered by the marshal to come to Chuzhou to prepare for the war. Some brothers should have remembered it last night." my name."
The story of General Lin punishing more than 20 soldiers of Shenji Battalion at night and breaking five boards has been spread since last night. Seeing with his own eyes today that this staff general who commanded 600 or 700 people was only in his twenties, the soldiers felt even more deeply. for surprise.
"Brothers, you may wonder why I, Mr. Lin, am able to assume the position of commanding troops at such a young age. In fact, the general himself is also very puzzled. For this reason, I have asked Marshal Xu for proof. Master Xu said, Mr. Lin He is not good at anything, but he does very well in three things: loyalty, resourcefulness, and viciousness."
Lin Wanrong glanced at him, and a smile appeared on his face: "I thought about it carefully, Master Xu is indeed worthy of being the best talent in the world. These three points are summed up extremely accurately. Brother, I used to fool around in Jinling, and there are also some people there. Somewhat famous, interested brothers can inquire, see what kind of person I am Lin San? See how I treat my brothers? If you understand this, you will know why I put loyalty The two words come first."
The three hundred households couldn't help looking at each other after hearing General Lin's half-black and half-white speech. This General Lin spoke like a gangster. Only the high chief and Lin Wanrong have had a lot of contact, and they have long been used to it
"Being a soldier today, our land does not know the north and the south. Soldiers, regardless of age, are brothers and sisters. They must love each other. On the battlefield, if you protect your brothers, you are protecting yourself. Whoever dares to stab me in the back Knife, a thousand cuts is light, I, Lin, have many ways to punish people, and some people may not believe that Lin is vicious, but I just say one thing, whoever has the guts to try." Lin Wanrong Grinning his teeth, he said murderously. Gao Chief picked up a steel knife, snapped it into two pieces, and then grabbed the broken piece and crushed it slowly in his hand, everyone was shocked. These words and fights were really shocking, and the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion who were still making noise suddenly fell silent.
"Being under my command, I have no other requirements, only two very simple points. One is that you have to practice well as a soldier. I don't ask everyone to be able to break big rocks. That's nonsense. I only want you to practice well. Basic skills. Which are your most basic skills? This is simple to say. Those who hold knives must chop hard, those who hold guns must stab stably, and those who shoot cannons must be accurate. This is not for me, this is for you on the battlefield The ability to save lives. Brother Gao, please demonstrate to everyone—" Lin Wanrong shouted loudly.
The high chief took a half-foot-long log and stood it on the ground. With a soft shout, the knife flashed, and the log was split vertically from the middle. All the soldiers were stunned for a while. If this skill is practiced, it will really work on the battlefield.
Lin Wanrong was very satisfied when he saw that the high chieftain shocked everyone with his move. Although he had thousands of ways to train soldiers, under the conditions of this era, what kind of advanced military training ideas should he use, such as making gunpowder pistols, high Training soldiers with science and technology, strengthening the country with science and technology, these things sound nice, but they are pure fucking nonsense. A cold weapon is a cold weapon. Practice fighting with swords and guns is the last word for survival on the battlefield. There is no other way to go.
"The second point is also simple. You must obey the command of the commander. Orders are prohibited. If you serve as a soldier under my command, if I tell you to charge, you will charge. Take out the little jj." Lin Wanrong said loudly.
The soldiers of the three battalions in the audience burst into laughter together. This general is so fucking rude, but I like it.
"I won't joke about my brother's life. On the battlefield, if you can't fight hard, I tell you to run, and you have to run as hard as you can. If you run a little slower, I'll-damn, there's no need for this general to do it, you It's already been hacked."
There was another burst of laughter from the audience, only to hear General Lin continue: "I want to order you to flee quickly, you don't have any hesitation, all the responsibilities will be borne by this general alone. Walking in the rivers and lakes, the word "Dao" is placed on both sides, and the word "Yi" is in the center. The lives of the brothers are as precious and valuable as those who are officials, and I will never let the brothers sacrifice needlessly."
The children of these three battalions were all from poor backgrounds. After hearing General Lin's words, they cheered loudly with enthusiasm, deeply feeling that this general is different and loves soldiers like his son.
The three hundred households looked at each other. Just this declaration before the battle can make people work for him. This general staff is really not easy.
"In order to promote the training enthusiasm of the brothers, I will announce a few new military regulations." Lin Wanrong said loudly: "From now on, the Shenji Camp, the two households in Zhejiang, and the two households in Shandong will practice together. Every morning, every day The rations of the brothers are sufficient, but only 90% of the brothers can enjoy the lunch. Only 80% of the brothers can use the dinner. These brothers can only eat after passing the training and assessment. As for the brothers who have not passed the assessment, then The only thing to do is to go hungry first and wait for the next day before practicing hard.”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar. This is simply the devil's order. If it goes like this, won't everyone have to try their best to drill into the 90% and 80%? Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan hurriedly said: "General Lin—"
Lin Wanrong waved his hand: "You don't need to say too much. Our team is already weak. If we don't need heavy medicine, we may collapse before we reach the front line."
Lin Wanrong's bad idea is actually the bottom elimination system in modern enterprises. He is very familiar with this system. It sounds a bit extreme, but for such a team, what better way
The next thing is the rehearsal by Shandong Camp and Zhejiang Camp as agreed last night. Hu Bugui's Forty Elite Cavalry played the offensive side, and Du Xiuyuan's Zhejiang Battalion played the defensive side.
According to Lin Wanrong and everyone else's assumptions, Hu Bugui's troops are strong and strong, and the individual combat power of the soldiers is several times stronger than that of Du Xiuyuan, so the Zhejiang Battalion should be defeated soon.
But the fact is not always the case. The formation formed by Du Xiuyuan was very effective against the cavalry trained by Hu Bugui. Although his soldiers were weaker than his opponents, the formation he formed was compact. When one fell in front, another would quickly fill up behind him, maintaining the integrity of the formation. , Confining Hu Bugui's cavalry to a small space so that he could not charge up, this is undoubtedly holding the cavalry by the throat. After going back and forth, the Zhejiang Battalion actually confronted Hu Bugui's cavalry for half an hour, before they were finally dispersed by the forty fine cavalry due to the huge difference in combat strength.
As a modern person, Lin Wanrong originally sneered at the combat formation, but after seeing today's competition, he realized that this formation is indeed somewhat mysterious, and it is reasonable for the ancients to pass it on to this day. With this discovery, he has a new understanding of Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui. These two people are one literary and one military, one is good at military training, and the other is good at training formations. They are really natural partners.
The next step is the rehearsal of the Shenji Battalion. Lin Wanrong ordered people to build two mounds far away, with a distance of more than 30 meters between the two mounds, and then set up a magic cannon in the distance to aim and fire, aiming at the mound behind.
It is very cumbersome to load the shells of this magical cannon, and the shells are solid shells, not the kind of scattered shrapnel seen in later generations, and the lethality is much smaller. Lin Wanrong felt itchy in his heart when he saw it, and said loudly: "The first shot of this magical cannon must be fired well and accurately, and we must not slack off."
Zhao Liangyu hurriedly said: "The general is the commander of the Shenji Battalion, so the first shot should be operated by the general himself."
Lin Wanrong nodded and stood behind him to watch how he operated. Zhao Liangyu adjusted the height of the gun muzzle and the distance from front to back, and thought it was almost the same, so he lit the fuze, and everyone covered their ears, waiting for a loud noise.
Lin Wanrong waited for a long time but didn't hear anything. She was wondering in her heart, could it be that the first shot was a stink bomb? This is too damn bad to start a teacher.
Just about to ask Zhao Liangyu to check it out, he heard a soft whistle. Then there was another loud noise, and a burst of smoke and dust rose up in the distance. The shell exploded, but it was one or two hundred meters away from the mound.
"Zhao Baihu, what's going on?" Lin Wanrong asked sullenly.
Zhao Liangyu also broke out in a cold sweat. This magic cannon has been improved recently. It is said that the accuracy of aiming has been greatly improved, but he has never tried it. Today's first cannon fired like this, no wonder General Lin was angry. Thinking about the fact that he was arrested yesterday, the new staff general hasn't had a fit yet, and he is probably about to seize the opportunity to settle accounts with himself.
Lin Wanrong was furious in his heart. He wanted the cannon to test accurately, but he actually had a big selfish heart in his heart. If he really went to the battlefield in a few days, he would definitely meet Qin Xian'er. That girl, I don't even have time to feel sorry for her, how can I hit her with a cannon? So now he must adjust the cannon well and aim it accurately. As long as he is in command, he will never hit Xian'er. This is the biggest purpose of his cannon training. As for the other ordinary Bailian believers, it's none of my business if you die. Whoever asked you to participate in the anti-revolutionary activities will not regret it.
Seeing that Zhao Liangyu is such an idiot. Lin Wanrong snorted, walked to the first mound, stood up, and said loudly, "Damn it, now that I'm standing here, you hit the mound behind me, and if you hit me, you're a hero. If you accidentally hit me, then you will murder the superior officer, and Marshal Xu will report to the emperor to confiscate your entire family and punish your nine clans!"
Zhao Liangyu was frightened, hurried over and said: "General Lin, how can this be, the artillery fire is blind, if you hurt your Jin Gui's body, you will not be able to afford it."
Lin Wanrong glanced at him and said, "Zhao Baihu, what you mean is that my body is more expensive than your gold, isn't it?"
Zhao Liangyu nodded hastily and said: "Yes, yes! The public is the leader of the army, so gold is naturally much more expensive than mine."
Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "That's fine, since I'm more expensive than you, Zhao Baihu, then please stand in my position as a target, and I'll try to shoot a few shots."
Zhao Liangyu was so frightened that he almost collapsed, was he a target for General Lin? Or did he shoot himself? This is simply suicide.
"Stand up, this is a military order. Don't move around, or if I'm not careful, I really don't know where I'm going." Lin Wanrong grinned. Yesterday your crime of promiscuity has not been dealt with, and today the cannon is not accurate, I will not play tricks on you, you think I am so easy to play with.
Lin Wanrong returned to the fort, only to see that Zhao Liangyu was trembling all over, standing on the mound and really did not dare to move. He glanced at the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, and said loudly: "In the Shenji Battalion, who is the most proficient in this Shenji Cannon?"
All the officers and soldiers pointed their eyes at one person, it was a man in his thirties, everyone looked at him with admiration, obviously this man had some prestige.
The man clasped his fists towards Lin Wanrong and said, "Report to the general, the villain Li Sheng, has participated in the transformation of this magical cannon."
"Oh?" Lin Wanrong said happily, "Have you ever been to Hai'an and seen a French ironclad ship?"
Li Sheng respectfully said: "Yes. Master Xu also mentioned General Lin to us, saying that the improvement of the cannon is all thanks to General Lin."
"Okay, okay, come and have a try." Lin Wanrong said happily.
Then Li Sheng nodded, and walked up to the fort, reloaded, aimed, and dosed medicine in a leisurely manner, only to hear a loud crash, and the shells hit the mound behind them impartially. At the same time as the cannon rang, Zhao Liangyu was so frightened that he collapsed and fainted on the hill.
Lin Wanrong laughed loudly: "Okay, this general issued an order to promote Li Sheng as the commander of the Shenji Battalion to lead hundreds of households, and report to Commander Xu immediately." Li Sheng is outstanding in craftsmanship and has a high prestige in the Shenji Battalion. , except for a few of Zhao Liangyu's cronies, everyone else cheered.
Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui had long looked down on Zhao Baihu, who was ignorant and inexperienced. Seeing Lin Wanrong's vigorous and resolute behavior, they were also very happy, and immediately surrounded him to congratulate Li Sheng.
Lin Wanrong glanced at Du and Hu, and said sternly: "Brother Du, Brother Hu, I will entrust the two of you with full authority for the training of soldiers. Brother Hu is in charge of individual training, and Brother Du is in charge of formation drills. I hope you will Don't quarrel, but see each other's strengths, cooperate sincerely, bring these six or seven hundred brothers out, don't let them kill many enemies, at least let them go to the battlefield and have the ability to escape."
Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui are both capable people, although they don't like each other, it's just academic differences, not character contempt. Seeing that what Lin Wanrong said was simple but sincere enough, they clasped their fists together and said, "General Lin, don't worry, we will do our best."
Lin Wanrong sighed and said, "It's so good. It's not that the general doesn't want to train troops himself. There are more important things to do." He had a sad look on his face, a look of concern for the country and the people, which made Du Hu The two are very admirable.
Gao Chief approached him and whispered, "Brother Lin, what are your more important matters?"
Lin Wanrong chuckled: "Take a nap, drink tea, visit a kiln and take a bath, which one is not more important than military training?"
Gao Chief was stunned for a moment, and then he burst out laughing, this brother Lin is really the most wonderful person in the world.
Xu Wei's order had arrived, and the Chuzhou troops set out immediately to the border between Shandong and Anhui. Lin Wanrong's eyes were focused on the distance, which was in the direction of Suzhou and Xuzhou, and the flames of war on the front line had already begun to burn.
Do I really want to fight Xian'er? He sighed slightly, feeling at a loss like never before.