Gao Pragmatic was surprised. The wolf soldiers had just left recently, and it was not meal time, and the inn would not come before meals. So who was knocking on the door?
Just as he was wondering, a voice came from outside: "Master, the youngest is Gao Zhang."
Gao Pingshi was immediately overjoyed and laughed: "How did you find me?" Then he went to open the door.
When he opened the door, he saw not only Gao Zhang, but also a dozen or so servants of the Gao family. Although the Gao family has too many bodyguards, and Gao pragmatically changes people around him frequently, so he cannot name them all, but after all, he only brought a total of 300 people to Guangxi this time, and everyone in front of him is very beautiful. He looked familiar, there was no mistaking it, he was one of our own.
Although the time was only half a month, after experiencing so many things, Gao Qingpang suddenly felt like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
After letting them all enter the room, Gao Jingshi rarely asked them to sit down and talk, but obviously the servants did not dare to be so presumptuous. In the end, only Gao Zhang sat down with half of his buttocks.
Of course, Gao Zhang did not dare to take the initiative to ask Gao Jingshi what he had experienced recently. This was not something he should ask because of his status, because Gao Jingshi would say what he should say, and he could only tell him how he tracked and found Gao Jingshi.
Gao Pangshi was quite emotional after hearing this. Although Gao Zhang said that he violated his order and did not withdraw all the troops to Liuzhou, the "large army" withdrew. He led a dozen people to chase him thousands of miles away. This loyalty It cannot be erased.
Gao pragmatic praised them a few words, and then said: "This time I went out for a walk, and I have a much deeper understanding of Guangxi. I also made some arrangements for Guangxi, but now we can't do anything, we still have to go back to Liuzhou It will be easier to handle after that. You didn’t come on horseback, you can’t get any faster than me, so you might as well go back to Liuzhou with me.”
Gao Zhang naturally has no problem, as long as he can ensure Gao Jingshi's safety, he can do whatever Gao Jingshi says about other matters, so he doesn't need to worry too much.
Gao pragmatic asked him again: "Although there was no fighting this time, you have already seen the Guangxi official army and the wolf soldiers of the Cen and Huang families. What do you think of the wolf soldiers' combat effectiveness?"
Gao Zhang seemed to have considered this issue, and said without thinking: "It's hard to say how it will fare in a fight, but judging from the march, these wolf soldiers should at least be very good at fighting in mountainous and forested areas, with extremely rich experience, and they can walk through mountains and rivers as if they were walking on flat ground. In addition, their obedience is very high, and their hierarchy is quite strict, and the chieftain speaks like an imperial edict."
Gao pragmatic nodded. It seemed that Gao Zhang's views were very similar to his.
However, Gao Zhang added another point and said: "But the equipment of the wolf soldiers is not good. I have noticed that even the elite wolf soldiers around Miss Huang and Master Cen Qi are equipped with weapons and various equipment that are not even as good as those of the guards." The soldiers are quite bad. This will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the wolf soldiers. If our guard team fights with the wolf soldiers, we will have a big advantage in weapons, but it is hard to say about the armor..."
"Why is it hard to tell about armor?" Gao Pingshi was a little surprised: "Although the servant guards are generally not equipped with heavy armor such as Shanwen armor, the leather armor and cotton armor are both top quality."
"Unless you go to fight in the north." Gao Zhang said with a bitter smile: "It's too hot here in Guangxi. If we really go to war, we will definitely not be able to wear armor at ordinary times. We can only wear armor temporarily after encountering the enemy. In this case, even if we have heavy armor, it will probably be too late. It’s hard to say whether leather armor and cotton armor can defend against wolf soldiers.”
Gao Pragmatic was very surprised: "Why can't you prevent it?"
Gao Zhang said: "I wonder if I have ever noticed that the long spears used by most of the wolf soldiers are different from those in the north. They use a kind of bamboo spear. I don't know what kind of bamboo it is. It is not very thick, but it seems that it has been passed through." How has it been treated? It is very tough. Although only the tip of this bamboo spear is made of fine iron, because the spear body is very long and strong, if it is used for stabbing, the leather armor and cotton armor may not have much protection.
In addition, they not only had bamboo spears, but also bamboo short spears with bamboo bodies and iron tips, which looked like they were used for throwing. I have never seen this kind of small weapon before, but when I was training in Ji Town, I heard several veterans of the Confederate Army mention it. They said that the wolf soldiers under Mrs. Wa's command used to have this kind of weapon. If more than a hundred people threw it at the same time, It is very powerful, at least most of the Japanese pirates could not resist it back then. "
Sure enough, people in different majors look at problems from different angles. Gao Pragmatic has been traveling with the Wolf Soldiers for a long time. He just thinks that the equipment of the Wolf Soldiers looks terrible, but he has never really paid attention to their equipment. What the hell is going on with weapons and equipment.
In fact, he also discovered these bamboo weapons, but at that time he simply thought that the chieftain was poor, so he just chopped some bamboo, sharpened an iron spearhead, and equipped the wolf soldiers with weapons, but he did not expect that bamboo spears were also very particular.
Well... I guess in addition to saving costs, adapting to local conditions is also an aspect. As for Gao Zhang's statement that the bamboo varieties were unknown and the processing methods were unclear, Gao Pragmatic had some ideas.
It's not that he knows what kind of bamboo it is. Unless he asks Huang Zhiting, he won't know at all, because there are nearly forty kinds of bamboo in China even in later generations, and there were even more in "ancient times", and he If we don’t study this, how can we find out clearly?
But when it comes to processing methods, he knows the simplest method: soaking in tung oil.
Why does he know? He was a southerner in his previous life. When he was young, he saw a lot of bamboo materials being processed in his hometown, and almost all of them were inseparable from tung oil. Although he was young at that time and didn't pay much attention to it, he still knew some of the benefits of soaking in tung oil, such as anti-aging and stronger.
A weapon made from an ordinary piece of bamboo may be useless after a battle, but one that has been carefully soaked in tung oil will definitely not. Unless it is hard damage in battle, it will definitely be fine for a few years. In many areas in the South, bamboo soaked in tung oil is used to build houses, such as bamboo houses. It is too common. People's houses do not need to be replaced with bamboo for decades. Isn't this sturdy? Not anti-aging?
Well, thinking about it this way, it’s no wonder that tung oil has been sold as a flagship foreign trade product in modern society. It is indeed quite powerful...
The key is that Guangxi has neither bamboo nor tung trees. The wolf soldiers use such weapons according to local conditions. They are really economical and easy to use. They are tailor-made.
But, that doesn't mean I can't help them improve. At the very least, their iron spearheads must be made of iron. Where does the best iron tool of the Ming Dynasty come from? Jinghua Iron Works!
As for other weapons... forget it. If the wolf soldiers are inevitably equipped with firearms, their bravery may be wasted. Besides, it is more expensive to fight with firearms. Gao will probably have to advance military expenses this time, but he can still Save a little bit.
Forget about armor, his business didn't get much involved in armor. He even bought the leather armor and cotton armor for his servants. How could he waste the money on wolf soldiers... The chieftains didn't pay much attention to it anyway. The native people under the rule take it seriously.
After preparing some small reinforcements for the wolf soldiers, Gao Pragmatic felt that they were worthy of their future allies. Now it was time to consider their own preparations for sending troops.
Although the horoscope has not yet been revealed, this issue can only be solved in advance and not postponed. How many armed servants need to be mobilized, what kind of weapons and armor should be equipped with them, how much supplement after battle damage needs to be prepared, how much food and grass need to be provided, and How to arrange the transportation route, and even how many military lieutenants and corresponding medicines need to be prepared, etc. These must be considered in advance.
Gao Pragmatic has positioned himself very early, that is, it doesn't matter whether he can learn to command and fight, but he must do a good job in logistics support.
How can the protection work be done well? It's nothing more than the old saying: Everything will be successful if it is foreseen, and it will be ruined if it is not foreseen.
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