Of course, being able to bear such a loss does not mean that Gao Pragmatic is willing to bear such a loss, so the question comes back: You must find a way to obtain the power of private military industry as soon as possible, because only by obtaining this power can you have a chance Take advantage of the opportunity to equip your own cavalry with muskets - you don't need armor, but firearms are a must.
After roughly sorting out his ideas, Gao Jingshi called Gao Mo and Gao Jue again. He first asked Gao Mo Haosheng how to deal with the pensions for the servants who died in the war and how to recruit to make up the original quota. Then he asked Gao Jue about this. The details of the first troop dispatch, especially the difference between our own cavalry and the Mongolian Esu Guard troops, and how different they were compared with the Magui's Majia soldiers.
Gao Jue thought for a while and replied: "Young Master, to be honest, there are some in various aspects. For example, we have never used the three-eyed gun before. Not only was the timing of launching it wrong, but the hit rate after launching was also very low. Moreover, many cavalrymen in this battle hesitated after the first round of reloading..."
"Hesitating?" Gao Pingshi frowned and said, "Why are you hesitating?"
"They don't know whether to use the three-eyed musket as a short stick like the Northern Army's habit, or switch to a waist knife." Gao Jue explained: "Because time is tight on the battlefield, our cavalry are actually not used to it. They use the three-eyed gun as a short stick. They usually train with sabers. After shooting the three-eyed gun, if they want to put it back in their pockets and then change it to a saber... Although this action seems simple, it actually requires training. Our cavalry have no experience in this, and as a result, some cavalry have to change their sabers, and some cavalry have no time to change their sabers."
"Oh, that's it." Gao pragmatic nodded to express understanding, and then asked: "What else?"
"There is also the issue of momentum." Gao Jue frowned and said: "In this battle, when we first entered the corner of the Mongolian camp, the opponent was obviously caught off guard and the resistance was not strong. At this time, our cavalry Ding performed well and did not suffer any losses. But later, when Qataiji came with the Suwei army, we lost about ten people in the first charge... Young Master, this situation is actually Our cavalry has never encountered this before."
"Well..." Gao Pingshi frowned and asked, "So they started to panic?"
"On the surface, it looks fine. After all, our discipline is there." Gao Jue said with a wry smile: "But they must be panicking in their hearts, because at least thirty of us fell in the second charge."
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, and said somewhat helplessly: "How to solve this situation? Strict training...will it help?"
Gao Jue shook his head and said: "Strict training may be somewhat useful, but it is not the key. If you want to be calm in every situation and remain unwavering even if you are at a disadvantage, you can only achieve it through repeated battles."
Gao pragmatic frowned deeply but said nothing.
Gao Jue thought that Gao Jingshi was not satisfied with this answer, but he could only bite the bullet and continue to explain: "Young master, when I was young, I followed the elder master to fight against the Japanese pirates, and when I killed a Japanese pirate for the first time, there was nothing wrong at that time. After withdrawing the troops, my hands and feet were cold and my whole body was trembling... But later, I got used to it after killing a lot. This is actually what being a soldier is like. At the beginning, I was very nervous when encountering anything, even very nervous. I’m afraid, but if I fight too much and kill too much, I’ll lose sight of life and death.”
Gao Jingshi took a long breath and nodded: "I understand what you mean, our cavalry still doesn't know enough, or they see too little blood, and the real elites are fed by blood, right? "
Gao Jue's eyes lit up and he praised: "The elites are all fed by blood. What the eldest young master said is so good! The eldest young master, when you sent the young one to the Qi Army last time, the young one thought about it. The reason why the Qi Family Army has its current prestige is not only because Qi Zongrong is well trained and well commanded, but also because they are all fed by the blood of Japanese pirates!"
Gao Jue said excitedly: "To tell you the truth, young master, I used to have quite a few fights with Japanese pirates, but in fact, most of the time, our officers and soldiers have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. Wherever we stop, it feels like a big deal." It’s settled, in fact, this kind of battle is very suitable for new recruits to practice their courage. But like today, directly encountering Mongolia’s most elite army... As long as the recruits are slightly behind, they will definitely become confused and make mistakes. "
"Courage training?" Gao Pragmatic subconsciously touched his chin, where the hairs had not grown thicker at all, and suddenly said: "If you go to suppress the bandits, it should be much easier than fighting the Mongols, right? Is fighting like that enough to train your courage?" "
Gao Jue smiled and said: "Ordinary bandits can't compare with Mongolian elites, even if they are far worse than ordinary Mongolian soldiers, but when it comes to practicing courage, as long as you kill people and see blood, you can actually practice courage."
Gao pragmatic finally showed a smile, Chen Ju's figure appeared in his mind, and nodded: "Very good... Bazhou thieves have been causing trouble for a long time. I heard that some Bazhou thieves have even given up on the people who used to be citizens during the day. It is an old tradition of bandits at night, so just be serious about becoming bandits and occupying mountains as kings. If I ask you to wipe out these thieves, do you have the confidence?"
Gao Jue was a little surprised, then hesitantly said: "It's okay to exterminate the bandits, but we don't seem to have a reputation when we go to suppress the bandits?"
Of course, they are servants of the Gao family, and they are not serious officers and soldiers. They have nothing to do and go to suppress bandits? Although it stands to reason that the local government should be supportive of this, but who knows if some arrogant local officials will jump out and question their purpose?
"The title is easy to deal with." Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said: "Even if some local officials who do not listen to the greeting refuse to give this title, the guarding eunuchs also have this power - the two guarding eunuchs of Baoding and Tianjin , when the time comes, I will ask Meng Zhangyin to say hello and ask them to give you a name to assist in the suppression."
Gao Jue then remembered that his eldest young master had a special relationship with the palace, and had a close friendship with Meng Zhangyin. Local civil servants do sometimes have that kind of "strong order" that prevents oil and salt from entering even a drop of water. However, the situation is different for the guarding eunuchs. The Chief of Ceremonies sends a message to them from the palm of his hand, and the effect is probably not more effective than the imperial edict. There is no problem at all when the guarding eunuch orders the "recruitment" of a certain family's servants to help eliminate bandits - especially when the owner of the family is happy to do so.
Gao Jue also laughed: "The eldest young master's idea is very good, and the younger one thinks it is completely feasible." He said this, but he felt a little strange in his heart: I'm afraid that our eldest young master really has too much money and no place to spend it. Otherwise, why should we compare our own servants with the Mongolian elites? Although suppressing bandits is not as difficult as fighting the Mongols, there are always losses to some extent... Although the guarding eunuch will definitely give a name to assist in the suppression under the instructions of Meng Zhangyin, but it is impossible to pay for the pension out of his own pocket, right?
