Chapter 911: Battle Dregs
The establishment of the Black Flag Battalion in Jingxi is infinitely working towards the direction of "the elite among the elite". The selection of personnel, weapons and equipment, as well as the compensation and resettlement of casualties are all beyond Xuanqingwei's normal level.
In Jingxi, when it comes to Heiqiying, there are four words: rich and powerful!
Moreover, a group of personal guards from the Jingxi Black Flag Battalion followed Shen Hao to participate in the battle against the barbarians in the south, and experienced several tragic fights, including encounter battles, offensive and defensive battles, and even pursuit and suppression battles. After returning, these people who had been baptized by the flames of war were scattered by Shen Hao to the Black Flag Battalions in various places to serve as instructors. After a round, at least the actual combat and battle formations have greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the frontline soldiers of the Black Flag Battalion. Big one.
You must know that there is a clear difference between Xuanqingwei's familiar tactics and large-scale battle formations. In terms of the changeable battle formation and practical operations, Xuanqingwei is not as many as the army.
Although the current Jingxi Black Flag Battalion is not yet the elite of the elite, it can still be clearly distinguished from the general soldiers of the Xuanqing Guards.
So in the practice field, Shen Hao didn't see the "you come and I go" confrontation, nor did he see the wonderful scene of "offensive and defensive alternation". He felt that the only two words really explained the situation in front of him: brutality.
The Jingbei Army sent a battalion of main soldiers, 2,000 people, divided into three battle formations, the scattered formation, the circular formation, and the wild goose wing formation. Moreover, special wooden weapons were used for exercises, and the use of talismans was also abandoned. As a sparring partner, I still played my part to the fullest.
But what about Jingbei Black Flag Camp? Before the start, everyone looked aggressive, but after only half a stick of incense, they became fatigued, and then turned into a defeat, and then ended in a rout. All of them were in a state of embarrassment with bruised noses and swollen faces.
Shame on you? Of course it's embarrassing. From the soldiers of the Jingbei Army with strange smiles on their faces, it can be seen that these soldiers are watching a joke in their hearts. It's just because of Xuan Qingwei's prestige and Shen Hao's face that he didn't laugh out loud.
The people in the army left, to save Shen Hao's face, there was no joke, but they also left a sentence, saying that if they still need to practice their hands in the future, they can go to them directly, and there is no need to go around the yamen through command. Shen Hao naturally thanked you again and again.
Others gave Shen Hao face, but Shen Hao would not give Lin Chen face. Because this exercise made Shen Hao very disappointed, and at the same time he was also dissatisfied with Lin Chen.
"The battle formation is messed up, the will to fight is messed up, and the attack technique is full of loopholes. Lin Chen, is this how you lead your brothers? Don't they let others slaughter them when they go out and encounter trouble?"
Lin Chen had already knelt on the ground in the middle of the exercise, first on one knee, then on two knees, now with his head on the ground, his voice was a little timid, which is rare.
"My lord, please punish my subordinates for their crimes!"
No explanations and no quibbles. It seemed silly, but it hit Shen Hao's temper. In Shen Hao's view, all explanations when facing problems are sophistry, and it is a person's proper attitude to admit mistakes first and then correct them, instead of wanting to shirk responsibility as soon as they come up.
Although the dissatisfaction in my heart is still there, the anger will not be so heavy. Lin Chen should be given a chance to explain.
"Say, why?"
"My lord, the Black Flag Battalion is staffed by people who are excluded from various places, or people with limited talents, who lack actual combat experience on the front line. Many of them did not know the art of joint attack before joining the Black Flag Battalion, let alone It's time for battle. Later, due to the shortage of various consumables, the training of formations and joint strikes is always intermittent, so it is so vulnerable."
In fact, Lin Chen didn't say anything. That is, today's sparring partner is the main force of the Jingbei Army who has just withdrawn from the south. Looking at Guochao, they are all elite warriors. It's no wonder that a warrior is not being abused when he meets a three-legged cat. But this kind of talk is also suspected of "making excuses", so Lin Chen didn't mention it at all.
Lin Chen is stupid? Certainly not stupid, on the contrary very smart. Just from the way he knelt down in the middle of the exercise, he knew that this person was shrewd, and he knew a lot about Shen Hao's temperament.
In the final analysis, the quality of the manpower itself is poor, coupled with the limited training conditions, the time is not long, and the imaginary enemy is too strong, which led to the end of being unilaterally abused.
As soon as Lin Chen said these things, Shen Hao understood.
Of course, the well-built Heiqiying yamen in Jingbei has another meaning in Shen Hao's heart at this moment. Did Jingbei Xuanqingwei set up a face project to block the filth behind it?
You can see the whole picture at a glance. Jingbei is so serious here, what about Jingdong and Jingnan? Is it true? This is already considered bullying, because the secret document sent by the commander's yamen did not say that the black flag battalion in these places was bullied to such an extent.
Things can be big or small, if it is serious, it can completely stir up a storm, even the high-ranking appeasement envoys will definitely not be easily spared, and it is not impossible for the thousands of households below to lose their heads.
But things still have to take two more steps to see. In Shen Hao's heart, he didn't want to wrestle with the veteran forces of Xuanqingwei everywhere, not because he was afraid, but because there was no need for that at the moment.
"In terms of manpower, you can find your own way. The treatment of the Black Flag Camp will gradually approach that of Jingxi, and the follow-up equipment will come one after another. This time we will follow the line of command and envoys, and we will no longer be exploited by others." Yes. However, I will come to Jingbei again in three months and let you practice again, if it is still so unbearable, Lin Chen, you can't blame me for not giving you a chance."
"The subordinates understand that they will never let the adults down again."
Shen Hao doesn't care whether he really understands or pretends to understand. After talking about three months, that would be three months, and there would be neither less nor more of a day. If he didn't see a significant improvement in combat power by then, then Lin Chen's head could be moved to another place.
On the way back, Shen Hao told Lin Chen a little bit about the Xie Xie plan in the carriage. As long as he doesn't want to replace Lin Chen, the chief officer of the Jingbei Black Flag Battalion cannot be bypassed in the action of punishing evil. Besides, this is also an opportunity for Shen Hao to test Lin Chen's ability.
Lin Chen had heard of the strange actions against remote villages and towns in Jingxi. At first, Lin Chen didn't understand, but after careful consideration, he realized the clues. He secretly exclaimed that this kind of ruthless method is no wonder those evil cultivators took so much effort to kill Shen, and he would do the same.
I thought to myself a few times, and at the same time, I also understood why the Black Flag Battalion, which didn't need the top combat power, would be "the number one in combat power" in Shen Hao's eyes. It turned out that there was such a desperate operation against evil monks that needed to be rolled out.
All the way back to the city, Shen Hao will have a drink in Hui'an City and the main bosses of the Xuanqingwei system, and then rush to Jingdong the next day.
But not long after the carriage got on the official road, it was discovered that a carriage in front of it had overturned and blocked the road.