Chapter 268 Admonition

Yancheng.

South Camp.

When Chen Shou went to Pingcheng to rebuild the Ship Department.

Zhao Xu focused his attention here.

The matchlock gun captured from the pirates made him deeply aware of the importance of developing the flintlock gun at the moment.

After all, the matchlock gun is becoming more and more popular.

By then, if I don't have the means to deal with it, I'm afraid I will die miserably.

But now, he was taking his time.

"Yes, just walk like this." At this time, Zhao Xu was walking backwards.

In front of him, a row of soldiers marched forward, almost arm to arm.

Their steps are consistent and uniform.

Moreover, the palm of his left hand holds a stick vertically, and his right hand holds the middle part of the stick.

This stick represents the flintlock gun.

The way soldiers walked now was the way soldiers armed with flintlocks would march when fighting on the battlefield.

"Have you seen everything clearly? This is how you should be trained." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei and six generals stood behind Zhao Xu.

Originally Bai Shang should have been there, but he was temporarily dispatched to encircle and suppress the pirates.

"Hehe..." The soldier walked in a strange way, which caused some recruits to laugh.

Chang Wei pointed at the laughing soldiers and shouted: "You guys get out and run around the South Camp ten times."

"Yes, General." Six soldiers stood up and started running around the South Camp.

The other soldiers immediately fell silent upon seeing this.

Zhao Xu had no objection to Chang Wei's handling of the matter.

The military is a place that emphasizes discipline.

Especially after being equipped with flintlock muskets, the soldiers of the royal palace were no longer the idle feudal noble army.

Soldiers must obey orders and prohibitions in the military camp.

Only in this way will we strictly abide by the military orders on the battlefield.

The six people in Qinshan have always kept in mind all the key points of King Yan's teachings.

They all compete with each other to win in this training.

Only the victor has the right to command this fusilier army.

"There are also these military formations." Zhao Xu took out the formation diagram he drew.

There are more than ten types of formation changes for the flintlock army when fighting, including horizontal formation, vertical formation, hollow square formation, etc.

The significance of these changes is explained in detail below.

"Thirty thousand people, each of you will lead 5,000 people. One month is the deadline. The three best drills will become the generals of the new recruits." Zhao Xu said.

Upon hearing this, the six people gave each other provocative looks.

Zhao Xu was slightly satisfied when he saw it.

His generals must have the energy to refuse to admit defeat to anyone.

Then he gave Xu Lie a look.

Xu Lie handed over six whips.

Zhao Xu gave Qin Shan the whip and sent it down to the six men one by one.

The six people looked puzzled and closed the passage: "Your Highness, what is this used for?"

"Of course it's for training soldiers." Zhao Xu said loudly.

Upon hearing these words, the soldiers' faces immediately changed, with a vague look of dissatisfaction in their eyes.

They all heard that King Yan was benevolent and righteous, but now King Yan actually gave whips to the generals.

Chang Wei smiled, but he didn't say anything. He understood what King Yan meant very well.

"Hahaha..." Qin Shan picked up the whip and waved it at the soldiers, "This is the whip given by His Highness. If you don't train it well, you may suffer."

Zhao Xu noticed the looks in the soldiers' eyes.

They have complaints in their hearts, which is understandable.

In front of the soldiers, he said loudly: "I would rather you bleed and shed tears during training than lose your lives and make your relatives shed tears due to insufficient training on the battlefield."

The expressions of the soldiers softened, and it turned out that this was King Yan's original intention.

Chang Wei nodded slightly.

He has always been strict with his subordinates, because he also understands this truth.

The idleness in the military camp was only replaced by blood and tears on the battlefield.

Thinking of the current situation in the four northern counties, Zhao Xu continued: "Currently, the four counties are in crisis. Beidi is still eyeing the north. Now Xiliang has conquered Jinzhou and is approaching Feihu Pass. The Yuan family is resurrected. And just two days ago, The pirates attacked Jinghai County and hundreds of soldiers died."

The faces of Chang Wei, Qin Shan and the other soldiers suddenly became heavy.

Continuous victories during this period make everything in the four northern counties seem to be in peace.

In fact, this is just the calm before the storm.

"Think about it carefully. In such a crisis, who else can protect your wives, children, brothers and sisters, except yourself? And this is the meaning of your joining the army, not the three taels of silver." Zhao Xu finally shouted.

The soldiers fell silent.

This question goes straight to their souls.

Before joining the army, many people came just for the high military pay.

I never thought about why I was fighting.

And King Yan pointed them out.

After Jincheng was captured, it is said that it was massacred.

In order to vent their anger, the Xiliang people killed all the soldiers in the city.

The Beidi people also have the habit of massacring and praising the common people.

They must not let this happen in the four northern counties, their hometown.

Seeing the soldiers' eyes becoming determined, Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction.

The purpose of putting five hundred scholars into the army was for this purpose, ideological education.

Only when soldiers know why they are fighting can they exert their greatest combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

This is the will to fight.

It is also the most fundamental difference between the modern army and the feudal army.

Of course, this kind of education is for the purpose of strengthening the army.

But it's true.

If the people of the four northern counties do not regard the defense of the four northern counties as their own responsibility, they will be in disarray.

Soldiers run away when they see the enemy, or rely on the supervision team to go to the battlefield.

Then the iron hoofs of Beidi and Xiliang will be rampant on this land one day sooner or later.

Then it will be the remaining land of Dasong, and the people of Dasong will shave their heads and change their clothes, becoming inferior slaves.

After saying this, Zhao Xu turned and left.

Chang Wei followed at this time, "Your Highness said it well, I am really passionate."

"This is what the scholars in the military school will do in the future. Swords are weapons, and thoughts are also weapons." Zhao Xu said.

"Thoughts are also weapons!" Chang Wei read a sentence and pondered this sentence.

When he came to his senses, Zhao Xu had gone far away.

The training arrangements went on.

Zhao Xu was ready to shift the focus to the expansion of various production capacities.

Leaving the South Camp, he went straight to Chengdefang.

Zou Rong was still supervising the construction of the bastion in Wu'an County.

Dong Jianan, the deputy director of Gongcao, the official in charge of Chengdefang.

During this period, Dong Jianan had been listening to lectures in the government affairs school.

He learned very well about the construction and planning he talked about, and asked a lot of professional questions.

He also reported to him about the construction of Chengdefang from time to time.

"Your Highness." Seeing Zhao Xu coming, Dong Jianan came to greet him.

"Can the South District be delivered in ten days?" Zhao Xu asked.

At present, Chengdefang is divided into the South District and the North District.

The South District is prepared for the Armory Department, which is specially used to produce weapons and armor.

The North District is prepared for the royal workshop, including cement, glass, etc., which must be moved from the Armory Department to the North District.

In order to keep it secret, there is a high wall between the two districts, separating the two districts, and there will be heavy guards in the future.

At the same time, the two districts have adopted the same layout.

That is, the east side along the river is the production area, and the west side is the living area of ​​​​the craftsmen.