As soon as the ship docked in Hong Kong, Liu Yu and others got off the ship and returned to Weihai by land, and Lin Yunwen went to the south.

Liu Yu inspected this year's winter wheat situation along the way, asked a few old farmers, and it seemed to be okay.

The famine in Jiaodong should be regarded as over, and I haven't heard of another catastrophe this year, so it should not delay the time for the DPRK to send troops to the Western Regions.

Back at the barracks, Kang Buxian found him and told him that news had come from the capital.

In the autumn of this year, Li Jiusi, the Duke of Hubei Province, will come to inspect the formation and training of the new army.

Kang Buxian was very anxious, because he felt that Liu Yu did not attach much importance to the army's drill training, and basically arranged most of the drill and training to the established staff department.

After saying that Li Jiusi, the Duke of Eguo, was going to come to inspect, Liu Yu only lightly said that he knew, and Kang Buxian finally couldn't help it.

"Childe, there is something I think I should remind Childe. Just as His Majesty trusts Childe and lets Childe train because Childe fights the Rakshasa people well. I also know that Childe cares about the navy, but whether His Majesty can continue to invest money depends on how well the new army trained by Childe fought in the Battle of Pingzun. ”

"Moreover, if the level is not smooth, the imperial court must continue to expand the army, and there is no money to invest in the navy. It costs seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver to buy a battleship, and Childe also said that he would need eight battleships. Even if you build it yourself in the future and make it cheaper, it will be a lot of money, and this will be supported by Your Majesty after all. ”

Kang Buxian looks at the problem from a deep angle and knows the key to it.

The matter of leveling seems to have nothing to do with the navy, and no warships are sailing to the Western Regions, but in fact it is closely related to the fate of the navy.

Liu Yu praised with a smile: "What Zhongxian said is extremely true. It's just that I'm not training, am I? Go to the training step by step, and when the Duke of Eguo comes in the autumn, the army will be self-formed, what are the worries? ”

Kang Buxian frowned and said: "Childe, although I don't know much about military affairs, I have also read military books. ”

"Liutao" said: Will not serve Qiu in winter, do not operate a fan in summer, do not cover in rain, and call it a courtesy general; will not be obedient, and there will be no knowledge of the cold and heat of the soldiers. Out of the pass plug, mud smeared, will be the first step, the name of the power general. will not be convinced, and will not know the labor of the soldiers. The army is all fixed, the general is abandoned, the cooker is cooked, the general is eaten, and the army does not raise fire. will not be raised, and the name will stop the desire. They will not be able to obey their desires, and they will not know the hunger of their soldiers. Will share the cold and summer, hard work, hunger and fullness with the soldiers, so the people of the three armies will be happy when they hear the sound of drums, and angry when they hear the sound of gold. The high city is a deep pool, the arrows and stones are multiplied, and the soldiers are vying to be the first; The white blade began to meet, and the soldiers rushed to go first. Scholars are not good at death and happy to be sad, for them will know the judgment of cold and heat, hunger and fullness, and see the wisdom of hard work......"

"Childe trained in the army, but he didn't ask anything. The distribution of military salaries was carried out by special people, without the slightest passing through the hands of the commander-in-chief. As for sharing weal and sorrow with soldiers, I have never seen it. In this way, it is really a taboo for soldiers, and it is not a polite general, a strong general, and a desire to stop the general. How can such a soldier be happy when he hears the sound of drums, and angry when he hears the sound of gold. The high city is a deep pool, the arrows and stones are multiplied, and the soldiers are vying to be the first; The white blade is the beginning, and the soldiers are vying to go first? ”

said the chapter of the selected generals in "Liutao", Kang Buxian muttered a lot in his heart.

He has known Liu Yu for a long time, and he is Liu Yu's confidant, and he knows what happened to Liu Yu in Heilongjiang back then. At that time, he really shared weal and woe with the soldiers, marched all the way, and finally made great contributions in Heilongjiang.

Now don't talk about sharing weal and woe, that is, you don't even pay military salaries in person. Even if the soldiers had to shout thank the emperor for their salary, this did not affect Liu Yu's sense of presence in the army.

If it is like now, at least this new army is simply ignorant.

Knowing that Kang Buslack was also kind, Liu Yu smiled and said: "In the words of "Liutao", Zhongxian only knows one and does not know the other. ”

"There is a saying that I have always said that if the training is consistent, the army that knows what it is fighting for is the one that is really strong."

"Right now, this new army, how do you say I tell them why they're fighting? Fighting for the whole family to starve to death? Fight for the landlords who took the opportunity to annex the land in times of famine? Fight for the merchants who raised the price of grain to eight taels of silver a stone in times of famine? ”

"If none of this makes sense, then fight for the salary, for the sticks and whips of the officers."

As for what "Liutao" said, it's not wrong, it's just ...... The farmer raises the livestock, and the animals can't speak, so how can the farmer know to feed the animals? Let the soldiers have enough to eat, and use military books to teach this kind of thing? If you don't teach the military book together, you don't know that the soldier has to eat? ”

"Our army's salary is in full, and we don't eat empty salaries, and we also put some money on them to buy fish to eat. Well-fed and well-trained, this is a strong army. You can rest assured. ”

"Say ...... again"

Liu Yu laughed and asked rhetorically: "Zhong Xian thinks that it is a good thing that this new army wants everyone to obey me?" This soldier was trained for His Majesty, as Zhongxian said, in exchange for His Majesty's recognition of my knowledge, so as to attach importance to the navy. I'll just take them to the Western Regions for a spin. Small battles, small battles, fighting Dzungaria, there is no need to be a courtesy general, a force general, or a desire stopper. What I want to train is a group of waste generals, as long as they are paid enough military salaries, they can suppress the soldiers of the surrounding tribes and Tusi. ”

Seeing that Liu Yu was so confident, Kang Buxian was even more worried in his heart, feeling that Liu Yu was a little underestimated, but he was afraid that if something went wrong at that time, everything would be over after that.

If the capital wants to send Li Jiusi, the Duke of Hubei State, it should not be worried that Liu Yu will not be able to train his troops.

But after all, the stakes are high, and we need to see for ourselves how this military training is.

The war should be in the past few years.

Some news cannot be hidden, the imperial court is constantly hoarding military rations, building post stations and military roads in Mongolia, once it is ready, it will definitely be fought.

Kang Buxian probably knew that Liu Yu did not regard this army as the Liu family army at all, but regarded the new army as a matter of individual families.

But to do things in Dashun, no matter how you say it, you need the emperor's trust.

The First World War was an opportunity to deepen this trust, and although it was possible to be suspicious of the soldiers because they were too much loved, if they didn't care at all and didn't show enough surprise, the follow-up would be difficult.

"Childe, there is still about half a year before autumn, so Childe really doesn't bother much?"

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "No cost." No time, no energy. The General Staff just needs to train the troops step by step, and I don't care. Soon the French will come, warships, craftsmen, all these things will have to be done. ”

"If you want to build a ship, you can't cut down the wood and use it, you have to dry it in the shade for two or three years. I also have to worry about transporting fine oak from the Northeast and fine teak to the South Seas. ”

"It is a big deal to open a school, to open an ordnance workshop, and to open up an immigration route from Vladivostok to the Songhua River. Such a trivial matter as military training is not worth mentioning. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I know it. By the way, that Bai Yunhang wants to try out the Qingmiao Method in Wendeng, I will lend some money, and you will handle this matter. In the military, there is a way, and there is a specialization in the art industry, so you don't have to worry. ”

"You calculate how much money you need, including seed purchase, storage, management, and so on. How much money is needed, calculate the account, and come to me to get it. ”

Kang Buxian responded, and finally reminded: "Since Childe said so, then I will rest assured." Even though I specialize in the art industry, since Childe trusts me, then if I have doubts and worries in the future, even if I am not familiar with them, I will still mention them. ”

Thinking of Liu Yu's trust in recent years, Kang Bu used his own way to express his loyalty a little arrogantly. Liu Yu arched his hand at him and said with a smile: "Dashan, Zhongxian is going to be busy, and by the way, call Wu Fangrui and the other staff officers." ”

When Kang Buxian went out, a "report" came from not long after.

After getting permission, Wu Fangrui and the others rushed in, waiting for Liu Yu's signal, and then sat down one after another.

"How's the training going?"

"Master Hui, I have completed the training syllabus formulated before schedule."

Wu Fangrui handed over a notebook of records to Liu Yu.

The General Staff Department does not care about personnel and military salaries.

Before Liu Yu left, they had already formulated a training outline, and after submitting it to Liu Yu, after deleting and discussing it, they trained strictly according to the outline.

The officers all had the battalion and company manuals printed and distributed by Liu Yu in their hands, and in addition to the drill manuals given by Hannibal, a large number of revisions were made mainly on the issue of how to change formations.

There is a huge difference between the tactical thinking and the existing ones that can be copied.

What Liu Yu wants to train is a new army that emphasizes mobility by marching in columns, rapidly changing formations, and quickly forming a hollow array.

and the French and Russian codes given by Hannibal at this time are not a system at all.

Many places need to be modified, and there are many places that are made behind closed doors, whether it is feasible or not, and it is necessary to continue to find out the faults in the follow-up training and continue to rectify.

The task of the General Staff Headquarters in the past few months is to observe training and find the correct direction for rectification and reform through practice.

For this reason, the personnel of the 20 staff squads have been supplemented by a new batch, and there is a staff headquarters of more than 80 people.

Looking at this training diary of the General Staff, half of the content is for some corrections to the code.

Liu Yu didn't look at the specific content, flipped it to the back and swept it, and then threw it aside, very happy in his heart.

Understanding the tactical system, and then correcting itself within this tactical system, the suggestions for modification in the second half of this training diary are a sign that the staff has begun to function normally.

As for whether it's right or not...... Practice brings true knowledge, and you only know after you have played.

The Qingzhou Army now has a total of nine thousand five.

Among them, there are 7,000 infantry, 500 artillerymen, 800 light cavalry and stragglers, 500 engineers, and eight companies specially selected big strong men and grenadiers.

Each company has 96 men, and five companies are a battalion. Theoretically, each battalion was equipped with two four-pound light guns, but the number of guns was not enough. There is not a single gun per person now.

The eight-pound cannon and the heavier one are all organized together.

Light cavalry and skirmishers are all selected, if you can train some Songhuajiang government soldiers, it is the best, but it is difficult now, and it may be used after the court really knows that it is effective after the war is fought in the future.