Chapter 101 Let’s practice
Chen Cao is going to marry Li Waner, the king of Tieling Township, in a few days. He has stepped up the arrangements in the past few days. After all, Li Waner will play the role of an equal wife after entering the house. In addition, the emperor has granted the marriage, so naturally she cannot be careless.
After receiving the news, Nanjing nobles came to give gifts in advance. Xu Hongji's identity was different. He knew that money was no longer important to Chen Cao, so the chief steward personally delivered a box of pills.
"The Duke of Guo sent people to bring this back from Longhu Mountain at high speed. He knew that Uncle Dingwu liked this, so he ordered me to deliver it quickly."
Chen Cao was very happy. The last time the pill was given to Zhao Xin, he suffered a big loss. Now he opened it and saw that it was exactly the same as last time, with four more pills. Chen Cao couldn't help but feel happy.
Getting married in the first month is a blessing, but you still have to choose the time. If you think about it carefully, if you marry Li Waner this time, you won't need to make a big fuss when marrying someone. Then there will be a side room, where you only need to set the table for dinner at night.
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"You must be familiar with the training methods of Nanjing Right Guards. I will not train you personally, but you must remember that General Song's words are my uncle's words."
"My uncle is very energetic." After Xu Kaixian recovered from his injury, he quickly followed Chen Cao to do things, fearing that he would be left behind.
Xin Zhao whispered from the side: "We just had the wedding ceremony last night and came to the military camp today. Our uncle is in very good health."
The two of them whispered, and a group of recruits took that 'reassurance pill' one after another under Chen Cao's public opinion offensive. The most important thing was because there was a benchmark of Nanjing right guard standing there.
Many of the new recruits are fellow villagers or relatives and friends of the Nanjing Youwei soldiers. They all have a common identification: serving as a soldier under Uncle Dingwu, not only will you be well fed and clothed, but you will also get a lot of money. The key is to follow the army. My family members all have serious jobs, and they still have money.
"I heard that Lao San and his family were doing well in Nanjing Youwei. After the battle in Liaodong, they were promoted to officials of hundreds of households. That is something that we people can never imagine in our lives..."
"That's not true. The whole family works in the workshop and gets paid every month. Not to mention how thin their child was in the village in the early years. Look at it now. Kong Wu is powerful. I heard that he even slept with his uncle himself. What kind of...what kind of school is being opened..."
"Nanjing Army Academy..."
"Yes, that's the one. They don't even give money to go to school. They give priority to family members and heirs. They also set up a girls' school so that even girls can go to school..."
"What? Girls can read too?"
"That's not true. Listen to what my fellow countryman said. My uncle said that men and women should be equal. We can't just let men fight. Women can still go to the battlefield..."
"Forget it, my little girl is so skinny, how can she fight with the Tatars with a knife?"
"You don't know, right? The main weapon of Nanjing Right Guards is a musket, and there has never been a hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. I heard from the leader of the team, Mr. Baihu, that we will mainly focus on firearms in the future. As long as we can shoot well, who will It doesn’t matter whether you know how to use a knife or not.”
"Shut up..." The company commander (Tai Baihu) who was leading the team heard the whispers of the soldiers in his team and immediately scolded him.
However, it was of no use. The patrolling battalion commander (Hundred Households) saw this and said in a cold voice: "After your team is over, run for five kilometers without falling a foot. If you fall behind, the entire team will be expelled. The Dingwu Army does not need you." Such undisciplined soldiers."
Chen Cao used the modern scale as a measure. Five kilometers is ten miles. The recruits were basically exhausted after running.
The entire New Army has 50,000 people, and most of the officers at the 100- or 1000-level level who lead the team are the surviving soldiers of the Nanjing Right Guard. They have training and combat experience.
After Chen Cao finished his public opinion offensive, he began to allocate new troops: "In the early days of the war, there were divisions and brigades, but they have been abandoned for a long time. Our Dingwu Army has more than 50,000 people, which has exceeded the total number of troops. The soldiers under the command must therefore be carefully allocated;
The current establishment of the garrison is based on 5,600 people, while the establishment of the frontier army and the general troops of each province is based on 5,000 people;
Therefore, the Dingwu Army is divided into three divisions. Each division has a total of more than 16,200 people. Their code names are the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, and the 3rd Division. From today on, in our Dingwu Army, Within, all things related to numbers are referred to as Arabic numerals, that is, Thai and Western numerals;
Below the division, there are brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, squads and other levels. You soldiers and soldiers should remember that as soldiers and generals, you should put the people first. It is your duty to protect your home and country. Your specific training will focus on Deputy Commander Song Che. I will choose a day for random inspections. As the old saying goes, those who are capable will stay in the Dingwu Army, and those who are incompetent will be eliminated from their place of origin;
The court has no money, so I have to pay for our Dingwu Army. I hope that the soldiers raised by my money will not be lazy soldiers. Besides, I am not a good man or woman. Don't worry about taking my money. , Uncle Ben won’t be able to talk or do things easily with you;
The training of our Dingwu Army is not like the previous guard training. The recruits are trained for three months and there are only three subjects, namely running, standing in military posture and formation training." Chen Cao smiled evilly and looked at the people on the school ground: "Hehe, Don't think it's easy. The person responsible for training is the entire Nanjing right guard. If anyone dares to cheat, military law will be merciless. "
Nanjing Army Academy is located not far from Nanjing Youwei, close to Jubao Mountain. It is an all-cement building. Because of Chen Cao's suggestion, Li Maocai has now been able to use steel bars to build the house into a two-story building. This is also the maximum limit. .
Because it has just begun, the construction of the college is still in progress, but classes still have to be held.
There are three classes in the first phase, with thirty people in each class. The teaching is mainly miscellaneous studies, supplemented by Confucianism. The reason why Confucianism is added is because Chen Cao wants these people to become literate, because the teacher is used to learning from the Three-Character Classic. They started to teach, but Chen Cao refused to let them teach at all, making this group of people unable to adapt at first.
In class one, Chen Cao was standing on the podium teaching the use of muskets and the operation of cannons. Although there were dedicated teachers teaching, Chen Cao was striving for excellence.
There is the only female student in the class. She is the oldest among all the students. She is fifteen years old and has a slim appearance. She is Hu Yanjia, the daughter of Hu Yanqing, deputy commander of the third division of the newly established Dingwu Army.
It is the nature of this era that women cannot come out in public. In addition, there are many people with bound feet. No one is willing to send their daughters to school. If Hu Yanqing, who was a right guard at that time, had not seen the opportunity, He set a precedent by sending his eldest daughter to school, otherwise he would not be able to get the position of deputy division commander when the new army was established.
"I believe you all know something about the new muskets being developed in the military workshop. It is said that the first finished gun has been produced. What we have to do now is to develop new bullets, but there is one important point. The cartridge cases of the new bullets need to be Made of copper, all students know that copper was used by the imperial court to make coins in the Ming Dynasty. If it is used to make coins, the imperial court will definitely not allow it."
Chen Cao pointed at the rough blackboard with a pointer in his hand: "So, we have to open up roads and pick up what we need from other places."
The students are all over twelve years old. Except for Hu Yanjia, most of the students in class one are between thirteen and fourteen years old. At this time, a student asked: "Uncle, the teacher taught me a lesson a few days ago." The musket you mentioned came and gave us a detailed explanation of the principle of using the musket, but the students are a little unclear and would like to ask my uncle to clarify their confusion."
Chen Cao said with great interest: "Tell me."
“The engraving students with negative patterns find it problematic.”
As soon as these words came out, Chen Cao became even more interested. He was a gun maker in his previous life. He graduated from the Polytechnic University. Although he was not a top student, he was exposed to national defense equipment. Due to the equipment and technology of this era, he could only do this. However, people in ancient times were very intelligent and could definitely come up with new ways to create new things.
"Oh," Chen Cao looked at the boy with a smile: "Get up and talk, and you can explain to me why there is a problem."
"I'm not talented. A few days ago, the master taught me how to carve shadow patterns. The students thought about it and went to the workshop to ask the casting master. Together with the officers and adults from the right guard who came to give lectures, the students came to a conclusion, that is The temperature inside the barrel of a current flintlock gun will reach a peak after firing thirty rounds, and it must be cooled before use, but time waits for no one on the battlefield."
Chen Cao didn't expect this kid to say the word "peak". He thought that his teaching was definitely on the right track, and there was still such a smart person who could understand this meaning: "Well, you are right, then it depends on your understanding. How should the negative lines be carved?”
