Goryeo, Tamra, state city, garrison, and assembly hall.
Envy, admiration, disdain, jealousy, surprise...
Seeing that their leader treated Liu Laoliu so favorably, all the officials in Chiyang present had different expressions on their faces! However, before they could translate their emotions into sentences, Commander Kanglin Kangda lit the pipe at his lips and asked Zheng Nansheng, who was in charge of the infantry command in the left-behind committee, a new inquiry.
"Guan Zheng, when the expeditionary force went to the mainland of Goryeo, how many troops did our regular flag army, reserve troops, and new auxiliary troops train? Can they rush to the battlefield at any time? In addition, to what extent are these new troops armed? ?".
"Reporting to my lord, while the expeditionary force was on its way to the mainland of Goryeo, the Stay-behind Committee ordered its subordinates to train a total of 224 regular flag troops, 448 reserve troops, and 899 new recruits. Affiliated Army! Among them, the regular flag army and reservists have completed basic training and shooting training, but the new annexed army, which is dominated by Koreans. Lord, please forgive me for my incompetence. They have not completed even the most basic formation training. , not to mention the more difficult shooting training, stabbing training, and infantry-artillery cooperative combat training! To be honest, even if these guys can complete basic training in the future, my subordinates don’t think they can be released to undertake combat tasks alone. Maybe, Maybe security operations and bandit suppression operations are more suitable for them! After all, they are just a group of Koreans, we can't expect too much from them..."
Hearing his lord's question, Zheng Nansheng did not dare to be negligent. He immediately stood up and made a big salute. Then, after sorting out his thoughts for a while, Zheng Nansheng began to answer the questions raised by the former! Through his narration, Kang Lin quickly figured out the specific training conditions of each newly formed unit. Like Zheng Nansheng, this guy was also troubled by the bunch of former Goryeo official slaves who couldn't hold up the wall. He and himself His men spent a lot of effort, materials, and time to form Korea's new auxiliary army, but they spent the same amount of time, but they didn't even complete the most basic formation training! You know, the new Japanese annexed army next door can now form a neat queue, raise their guns and fire volleys at targets fifty steps away, and the new annexed army of Goryeo, haha, don't say it, don't say it!
"As for their level of armament, I can only tell you that because our military production capacity is very limited, only the regular flag army is equipped with the flintlock rifles of the first team and the second team. As for the reserve troops, The new auxiliary army is a combination of matchlocks, spears, and infantry and bows. Anyway, we captured a lot in the previous battles, so my subordinates reported to the left-behind committee and allocated a batch of equipment to them! To be honest, it was just As far as the current situation is concerned, the effect is pretty good. The seven new Goryeo annexed army companies, six of which use spears and bows and arrows, can also frighten many indigenous forces who do not know the truth, at least Li Zhenqing and Li Mu, who are huddled in Jingyi County. He doesn't dare to send regular troops and volunteers to our side to cause trouble anymore. After he experienced the power of flintlock guns, tiger squatting cannons, and Folang machines, he didn't dare to show up again for a long time! I guess this guy Consider those new Goryeo annexed troops as our regular flag army..."
"Well, not bad, not bad! As far as our current conditions are concerned, Uncle Liu, if you can train the Zheng Guan team and arm so many regular flag troops, the reserve force is already quite good. We have to be down-to-earth and develop step by step. We can't spend all day How can we be too ambitious and divorced from reality! As for the new Goryeo annexed army, I think we should follow what Guanzheng Zheng said and use spears and bows for the time being until our blacksmith joint workshop can produce enough flintlocks and matchlocks. Let's use guns to weaponize all of them! After all, if there are any good weapons, we must first keep our own reserve troops and equipment, and then we can equip the new auxiliary troops with the rest. After all, the regular flag army and reserve troops are our basic base. , but we can’t lose it too much, not to mention our current firepower density. If we really face a large group of enemies or enemies on horseback, we still need spearmen and archers to cover us! By the way, Commander Wu, we Have there been any new changes in the navy during this period? I remember that before I set off, there were two battle bird ships started to be built on the slipway. How are they now? Have they been outfitted? In addition, our How far along is the sailor training program?"
Nodding to show that he was satisfied with the other party's report, Kang Lin put down the pipe in his mouth with a smile, and then turned his attention to Wu Fang, the commander in charge of the navy command in the left-behind committee. He wanted to learn from the other party at the moment. mouth
During the trip, I heard some equally pleasant good news, such as the ship has been repaired, or a group of sailors have been trained, and they are ready to board the ship at any time to form a combat force and so on! However, the latter opened his mouth, and boss Kang Linkang, who had a naive face and a dark heart, knew that he was overthinking!
"My lord, the bird ship is still working overtime on the slipway. It is estimated that it will be outfitted and launched smoothly in more than half a month. As for the sailors, because the infantry has deployed too many young and strong new immigrants, and the former Goryeo officials and slaves I have never been to sea, so the training progress is a little slow! During the period when you led the expedition, we recruited a total of thirty-seven new immigrant sailors and fifty-two Korean sailors. Half of them were due to this or It was for that reason that we eliminated him..."
"What, dignified Chiyang, there are more than a thousand new immigrants, leaving aside the more than 200 people selected by the infantry, there are still 800 or 900 people. How come only 37 qualified people are selected to serve as sailors? You also returned more than ten people, as well as Goryeo official slaves and maidservants. According to the registration of government offices and household houses in our state, this time we liberated a total of more than 7,000 Goryeo official slaves and maidservants, which is one out of a hundred, that is, There should be more than seventy young and capable men joining our navy. Why did they come to you? There are only fifty-two people left. Is it because your selection criteria are too harsh or the Koreans have ulterior motives and are unwilling to be used by me? ?」
Sure enough, after listening to Wu Fang's report, Kang Lin, who was smiling and smoking, suddenly changed his face. He currently has five or six large ships, eight or nine small ships, and two bird boats that are about to be completed on the slipway. In total, Two to three hundred qualified crew members and sailors are needed to operate the ship, and an equal number of crew members and sailors are also required to act as a backup force in case of emergencies. But now the Wu side has mobilized too many young immigrants and Korean officials with a sentence of infantry. The slave wants to excuse himself by saying that he has never been to the sea before. He is clearly treating himself as a monkey! When he thought of this, Kang Lin's old face immediately sank, and then scolding words came out of this guy's mouth as if he was free of money!
"My lord, sailors are not infantry. They are more valuable for their skills rather than their numbers. Right now, even if we recruit more Goryeo officials and slaves for training, it will not be of much use. It is better to save the money and go to the Ming Dynasty or the coastal areas of Goryeo. Recruit some ready-made sailors to join our navy in order to quickly form combat effectiveness and cope with the ever-changing situation outside..."
Seeing that his lord's face was gloomy and uncertain, Wu Fang couldn't help but feel uneasy, but when he thought of the poor performance of the newly recruited sailors, he got worried again and put forward the suggestion of recruiting ready-made sailors to train the sailors instead of himself! However, he did not expect that his suggestion would instantly ignite the former's emotions!
"Absurd, childish, and brainless! Wu Fang, who do you think we are, merchants who travel across the sea, or pirates who rob homes? No, we are a group, a prosperous group, and we will build a brand new country in the future !Recruit ready-made sailors and train the sailors on your behalf. As an old sea wolf, you can imagine that all these years of combat experience have been thrown into the dog's belly! Come on, let me ask you, the sailors recruited at the critical moment Can any of the sailors trained by us be loyal and obedient? They may have different ideas from us from the beginning, and how can you ensure that they will not abandon us when the motherland calls us! The so-called Yidi people are afraid of power but not conceited. The same goes for De, Mingren, and Koreans! Only if we have the ability to train sailors can we not be controlled by others in the next war. Do you understand this truth?"
As if feeling the carelessness in Wu Fang's words, Kang Lin, in a rage, finally tore off his gentle mask. Next, the roar of this fellow resounded over the entire meeting hall! To be honest, Kang Lin has always been very optimistic about this guy Wu Fang. Not only he is good at fighting, but the key is that this guy is very loyal to him! Therefore, with his meager qualifications, this guy overcame other officers in Chiyang and became one of the top officers in the navy rear guard commander! But looking at it today, in addition to the above advantages, this guy also has a fatal flaw, that is stupidity! He even tried to take a shortcut and replace the sailors he trained with temporarily recruited sailors. What is this if not stupid? And is such a person really worthy of being given the high position of commander? Don't accidentally send all the precious navy power in your hands to the bottom of the sea to feed the bastard...
Thinking of this, Kang Lin immediately ordered the latter to stand down and handed over command of the navy to deputy commander Liu Xiong. As for himself,
He was suspended pending investigation under the order of the former! If it is found out that this guy is just short-circuited and talking nonsense, it will not be a big deal. But if it is found out that this guy has any dangerous thoughts, then the matter will be very serious! In order to deal with the dangerous elements hidden within himself, Kang Lin will definitely choose to use any means necessary to suppress those who dare to make different voices with an iron fist. If you don't believe it, you can refer to Wang Qing's ***!
"Okay, Commander Wu, you have worked hard during this period. Just go back and rest for a few days and wait for the new appointment! As for your duties, Deputy Commander Liu Xiong will temporarily take over! How about it, old man? Liu, do you have any questions?"
