Chapter 681: Brilliant
The new official took office three fires.
There is also a corresponding show of force.
As the generals commanding the army in this battle, all the generals have been speculating recently about when Jiang Qingzhi's three fires will be set and who will be used to set them off.
But Jiang Qingzhi remained calm. The fire was like a knife hanging over everyone's head, making everyone uneasy.
Qin Yuan and An Jing were fighting in public, and they were the best candidates to serve as an example to others. The generals felt that An Jing was most likely to be punished.
Qin Yuan was one of the first generals to approach Jiang Qingzhi, and Yan Xu was a little later. In terms of experience, he had more experience than Du He.
Fairness and protecting one's shortcomings are contradictory. As a commander of an army, how to strike a balance is a difficult problem.
Either punish them both together, or let them go. There is no third way.
But Jiang Qingzhi pulled out his own people and beat them in front of 20,000 soldiers.
The sound of beatings could be heard clearly, and the generals could not help but feel awe-inspiring.
If Qin Yuan can beat him, then we are nothing!
"Let's start!" Jiang Qingzhi nodded.
The big flag waved, and the 20,000 troops moved slowly.
In the middle were the Huben Zuowei and the Fujun Vanguard. The two firearms guards formed a thick and long array and marched forward to the sound of drums.
Boom boom boom!
The drumbeats sounded monotonous, and accompanied by the sound of footsteps, it made the onlookers feel awe-inspiring.
"The footsteps followed the drumbeats... exactly!" said an official from the Ministry of War.
There are many officials accompanying the army this time, and these people also need to be coordinated.
The leading general raised his sword and the drums stopped.
"Raise the gun!"
The first row of flintlocks raised.
The long sword was swung down and the drum sounded.
The sergeants in the first row pulled the trigger in unison.
Zhu Shitai's small flag unit was in the second row and immediately rotated forward.
"Raise your guns!" Zhu Shitai shouted.
Eleven men raised their guns.
Even though he was tall, Yang Sheng's young face betrayed his age. He squinted his eyes, aimed forward, and held his breath according to the manual.
Boom!
The drum sounded and Yang Sheng pulled the trigger.
Then step back.
Comrades passed by me, and behind me were small flag troops preparing for rotation...
Yang Sheng glanced at Zhu Shitai and found that he looked normal.
This little flag officer is pretty good.
But no one noticed that Zhu Shitai's calves were trembling slightly.
Zhu Shitai thought of his uncle's teachings: When you go into battle for the first time, you will probably tremble all over, and even your hands and feet will become weak. Remember, don't fight this feeling. Take a deep breath, take a deep breath...
Zhu Shitai began to take deep breaths, and gradually his tension eased.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Second rotation.
Zhu Shitai shouted: "Raise your guns!"
In fact, there was no need to shout, the subordinates raised their flintlock rifles consciously.
But this is a drill manual, and its purpose is to enable the soldiers to memorize the uniform drill manual and engrave it in their bones.
Yang Sheng raised his gun and squinted his eyes... Only then did he realize that he had forgotten to be nervous last time.
His hands were a little limp at this moment...the pressure came from the side.
"Smash!"
Chen Bao and his men were standing by, each holding a sack in their hands. They took out pebbles from the sacks and threw them hard at the formation.
Amid the crackling sounds, one of the musketeers was distracted, and Chen Bao shouted, "Pull it out!"
Several soldiers were dragged out and beaten with sticks immediately!
"Even if it's a sea of fire and a mountain of swords, even if the breath of the enemy's horses is spraying on your face, you must forget it all, hold the gun steady, and fire!"
Jiang Qingzhi stood in front of the platform with a sharp look in his eyes.
The rows of musketeers gradually calmed down under his gaze.
Yan Song's two followers couldn't help but secretly praise this scene.
"The cavalry is coming."
A group of cavalrymen circled around the other side of the parade ground.
"They are wearing Altan tribe armor!" A general noticed this, "I almost thought it was the enemy army coming."
"It's the grassland people's armor!"
"This method is amazing!"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "I would rather have soldiers who have experienced battles under my command, but this is obviously a luxury. How can I simulate everything about the opponent as much as possible..."
Has the Long Wilbur mini-class started?
The generals came over subconsciously, and those on the periphery scratched their heads, wishing they could find a gap to crawl into.
Fortunately, Jiang Qingzhi's voice was loud, and the generals around him were as quiet as chickens, so they could hear it.
"How to let our soldiers have a rough understanding of the enemy before the battle, this is also the art of war."
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. How do you know your enemy?"
“Try to imitate everything your opponent does to the best of your ability.”
"For example, the cavalry of the Altan tribe is fierce, so we can order a cavalry to imitate them."
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the cavalry and said, "They have been preparing for three months. From food to daily clothing, to training methods, and even language... they are trying their best to imitate the Altan tribe."
It started three months ago?
The generals were shocked, and then ecstatic.
This is a secret that is not passed on!
……
There are troops in the palace.
And it is an army directly under the Taoist priest.
Three months ago, Jiang Qingzhi discussed with Dao Ye whether it was possible to mobilize a thousand cavalry to serve as an imaginary enemy.
The Taoist didn't understand what imaginary enemy was, but he agreed without hesitation.
Today, this cavalry unit was transferred to the Huben Zuowei, and Rui Jingxian reported the training situation of the past three months to the Taoist priest.
"Captain Wilbur even had tents built and filled with a strong smell of mutton, so that the soldiers could sleep in them at night."
"He invited some people who knew the grassland language to teach the soldiers."
"Chang Wei Bo found several captured generals of the Altan tribe and used improved food as an incentive to have them teach the 1,000 cavalry of the Altan tribe how to train and fight..."
Huang Jin was dazzled by what he heard. "How can the art of war be so detailed?"
Emperor Jiajing nodded, "What does Ma Song say?"
Ma Song was the eunuch who led the 1,000 cavalry. "Ma Song said that the previous drills... were all jokes." Rui Jingxian lowered his head. This was a shame for the people in the palace.
Emperor Jiajing asked, "When I gave those 1,000 cavalry to Qingzhi to deal with, what did Ma Song say?"
Huang Jin said: "Ma Song said that his men are all elite soldiers, and they will not hesitate to go through fire and water for your majesty. I don't know why your majesty can't trust those loyal men."
Emperor Jiajing smiled and said, "There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Among the eunuchs, Ma Song is considered a brave one. I heard that he encouraged himself with Zheng He."
"Yes."
Zheng He was the idol of all the eunuchs.
How many people long to be like Zheng He and travel the world with a huge fleet.
"It's all a joke!" Emperor Jiajing sighed, "The officers and soldiers are vulnerable, and the few people in the palace think highly of themselves. I have seen them train several times and they are quite powerful. I thought they could be relied on, but who knew..."
Even Ma Song said that the previous training was a joke, which shows how far Jiang Qingzhi had gone in training the one thousand cavalry.
"Your Majesty, you have made a profit." Huang Jin said with a smile, "When we gave those 1,000 cavalry to Lord Chang Wei, they were just like that. But when we returned them, they have become a powerful force. This business is profitable."
"It's a win." Emperor Jiajing smiled slightly, "It also serves as a warning to those ignorant people in the palace. Don't just sit in a well and look at the world from afar."
……
On the parade ground, a thousand cavalrymen circled back to their positions and formed a battle array.
Ma Song was a burly man, and although he was a eunuch, he had quite a beard. He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "Please ask for instructions from Chief Wei Bo!"
A rider rode over and said, "Eunuch Ma asks Chief Wilbur if we can attack."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded and said, "Tell Ma Song that if he can scare the new recruits to pee, he will be considered successful. I will buy him a drink later."
"Order!"
Ma Song laughed grimly upon hearing the news, "Warriors!"
When he opened his mouth he spoke in grassland dialect.
"exist!"
The One Thousand Riders also replied in grassland dialect.
"Follow me and kill them!"
Ma Song pointed his long sword at the formation.
"kill!"
A thousand riders urged their war horses, the foreign armor, and the wild roars made people feel as if they had arrived outside the Great Wall and were facing Altan's cavalry head-on.
The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and the sun shone on the long sword, reflecting light so brightly that the onlookers could not help but put their hands in front of their eyes.
The earth was shaking, and the neighing of war horses made one's heart beat like thunder, as if it would jump out of the chest at any moment.
"God!"
More than a dozen officials who were watching turned pale, but there was only one person who remained calm and praised, "Altan would surely be shocked to see this cavalry. It really is Lord Bo, hahahaha!"
Yan Song's two followers looked pale, their legs were trembling, and they almost turned around and ran away.
If they were like this, one can imagine what the soldiers would feel when facing these thousand cavalrymen.
"Hold on!"
The general was roaring.
"Keep calm!" Zhu Shitai's face turned pale as he tried his best to comfort his subordinates.
"Raise the gun!"
"Raise the gun!"
"Tell you to raise your gun!"
The array is a bit messy.
But the left guard in the middle did not move at all.
Yan Xu said calmly: "I, the Tiger Guard Left Guard, have seen bigger scenes than this one."
This is the capital that the Huben Zuowei uses to look down on the Jingwei.
Qin Yuan was hit with twenty sticks, but he still stood straight at this moment, "My department is not bad either."
"Not bad?" Yan Xu sneered, "Look, the formation on the left side of your unit is scattered."
Qin Yuan looked at it and his face turned pale.
An Jing raised an eyebrow at him, "Look at my subordinates!"
Before he finished speaking, the thousand riders had already approached the formation.
Jiang Qingzhi squinted his eyes and watched with his arms folded across his chest.
This was a long-planned test.
He saw the panic of the soldiers, and also saw the efforts of the generals to maintain the morale of the army and keep the formation in order.
Ok!
At least no one was paralyzed or scared away.
Otherwise, the blow to morale will be enormous.
"kill!"
The cavalry rushed to the front of the formation and were about to crash into it.
"Mother!"
One of the sergeants screamed but did not move.
"Boom!"
The sound of drums suddenly rang out.
"volley!"
Zhu Shitai shouted subconsciously, his voice was so sharp that he scared himself.
The soldiers pulled the trigger subconsciously.
"It's my son's!" The old playboy was also there. He couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw this scene. "Thank God, our family has produced a talented general."
The cavalry suddenly began to slow down from the front and make a detour at the same time.
The onlookers even closed their eyes and dared not watch.
The breath of the war horses sprayed onto the faces of the soldiers in the first row. Many of them had saliva all over their faces and a strong smell of horses.
Bah!
A sergeant was knocked down.
The horse tried its best to turn, but still knocked down the second person, and the third person...
The detour was successful.
A thousand cavalrymen turned closely along the formation.
The sound of horse hooves faded away.
The entire training ground was in complete silence.
Everyone was looking at the man on the platform.
This is not a drill!
It’s really practical!
One of the officials couldn't help but shout, "Brilliant!"
(End of this chapter)
