Everyone soon arrived in front of the general stage, and Liu Haojia was the first to take the stage and stand in the center of the high platform. This time Wu Yunshan was much more honest, standing beside Liu Haojia in an orderly manner. Because in the military camp, the status of the commander of the first army is supreme, and no one can stand in front of them!
Seeing Liu Haojia on the general stand, many clever soldiers had already started running into the barracks. Because their military uniforms and weapons are still in the barracks, those who need to put on their military uniforms and stand with their weapons ready before the drum beat ends.
At this time Liu Haojia waved his hand and said: "Drumming!"
The soldiers who had been prepared on both sides of the high platform immediately beat the big drums, and the "dong dong" sound of the drums immediately covered the entire military camp. As the drums sounded, the peaceful camp was completely shaken! And the entire military camp became restless like a beast that had just woken up and stretched its muscles!
A large number of soldiers swarmed out from all over the camp, and the sound of running was as thick as raindrops! Even when Wu Yunshan stood on the high platform, he felt the wood trembling under his feet, and was secretly frightened!
After the three-tone drumming, a square formation of five majors and one minor appeared on the school field, and a group of soldiers on horseback gathered together, but the formation was relatively loose.
In the school field, except for the soldiers in the two phalanxes, one large and one small, all holding firecrackers, the soldiers in the other four phalanxes were a mixture of firecrackers and spears. However, the spears they used were different from those usually used by the Ming army. Instead, they were a bit ridiculously long, almost two feet long, which was very conspicuous!
These spear soldiers were just trained by Liu Haojia, because he found that with insufficient artillery, the fire gun soldiers could not completely suppress the opponent's charge, so the only way was to add more melee combat units! This reminded him of the Spanish Grand Square!
The Spanish Grand Phalanx is actually a hollow phalanx, but the four corners are composed of spearmen. Their spears are surprisingly long. The soldiers on the two corners hold spears, and the spear tips can be in the center of the phalanx. Contact, so that the spear is enough to cover the four fronts of the entire phalanx.
Under their cover, the fire gun soldiers can safely output firepower. Moreover, there are four fire gun squads on the periphery of the phalanx. They roam around the phalanx, supplementing the phalanx's firepower output and coordinated defense at any time. Such a large square formation can attack at close range or from a distance. It has strong defense and great lethality!
Wu Yunshan, who had been pinching his fingers at this time, was extremely horrified! Because according to his calculations with his fingers, he had just counted more than 700 people, and everyone in the entire military camp had already gathered! When he went to inspect the military camp before, even if he received the news in advance, the soldiers would have to work hard for two or three quarters of an hour before they could gather. And they won’t stand as neatly as the square formations below!
At this time, Liu Haojia pointed his finger at the bottom and said: "Master Wu, the four square formations composed of fire gun soldiers and spear soldiers are full-time soldiers. The square formation on the right that all uses fire gun soldiers are all baggage soldiers. The smallest one The phalanx is artillery. Those on horseback stay up all night!"
There are now more than 8,000 regular soldiers under Liu Haojia's command. These soldiers are all used to form square formations and carry out regular combat soldiers. The other more than a thousand baggage soldiers were not specialized in transporting baggage, but soldiers who had received formal training. They were responsible for directing the civilian laborers to transport baggage during wartime.
With these soldiers leading the team, they can command several times the number of civilians to carry out rapid camp construction, road construction, transportation and other work. And they can be added to the regular army at any time.
After Liu Haojia finished speaking and didn't hear the answer, he turned around to look, only to find that Wu Yunshan was stunned! So he smiled proudly and said, "Master Wu, we can start checking now!"
Wu Yunshan woke up with a start, and immediately raised his hands and said: "The Marquis leads the troops well, this Wu'an army is indeed a strong army!"
Liu Haojia smiled and nodded to express his acceptance of the compliment. But he was actually very proud of himself! How could an army that could subdue even its opponents not be a strong force? Then he returned the favor and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wu, for the compliment! The men under my command can still do it well!"
Wu Yunshan didn't want to discuss this matter with him, so he handed over his hand again and said, "In that case, I will officially start the inspection!"
Liu Haojia nodded in agreement, and Wu Yunshan got off the general platform and walked towards the phalanx with the people he brought. And when he walked to the front of the phalanx, he felt even more
He was surprised, because only when he was close to the phalanx could he feel the real extraordinaryness of these soldiers, which he could not feel from the high platform!
When he was walking around the edge of the phalanx, he could clearly see that all the soldiers in the phalanx were arranged in an extremely neat line, no matter horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Even the tilt angle and placement of their weapons are almost exactly the same, as if they were printed from the same mold!
And look at the soldiers in front of him. They are all strong and have rosy faces! From their exposed necks, it can be seen that these soldiers are extremely muscular. They are completely different from the old ghost-like Ming soldiers he saw in the past!
At this time, although Wu Yunshan despised the appearance of other Ming army soldiers in his heart, he never expected that he had a share of credit for those soldiers becoming like that! Military salaries have been squandered by civil servants and generals, and the soldiers don't even have enough to eat. How can they be in good health?
While Wu Yunshan was observing these soldiers, the people he brought were quickly counting the number of soldiers. They quickly came up with the final number. After summarizing the numbers, one of them walked up to Wu Yunshan and said, "Sir, the numbers have been counted."
Wu Yunshan then turned around and said, "How about it, what is the specific number?"
The scribe said: "The total number of people on the roster is 11,426, of which there are 724 vacancies. However, the personnel on duty have not been counted, and they should all be among these more than 700 people."
Wu Yunshan was extremely surprised! There is a shortage of more than 700 people for more than 10,000 people. How is this possible! There are more than this number of people who dare to do odd jobs on weekdays! There is no shortage here, it is complete! how so?
But just as he was about to speak, the officer who had been following Wu Yunshan's actions said: "Among the vacancies, there are 585 soldiers on duty in various places. These people can be sent back in rotation. There are also 122 soldiers. Soldiers are responsible for cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks. These people can be summoned. There are also twelve people who are resting due to illness and injuries. The superior officer can send people to the sick camp to check."
Wu Yunshan composed himself and said, "Please send someone to lead the way. I will immediately send someone to check other places."
