"That's what I said!" Xu Gaozhuo was a little dissatisfied with Ma Xiaoliu's attitude, and he also knew that he should train strictly. But it's definitely not like now, it doesn't matter whether the student soldiers can stand it or not, whether they can bear it like this, they just come indiscriminately, recklessly, how can this work, "But, Ma Duli, after all, they are the hard work of the adults who have taken good care of them and trained for a whole year!" You don't think about others, you have to think about adults, right? ”

"Ahem! Mr. Xu, I know what you mean! Crippled or dead, of course, is not the meaning of adults. You can cooperate in combat and train elite soldiers, this is what adults mean! I'm doing what adults want, is it possible, can there be mistakes? Ma Xiaoliu said to the general, "Mr. Xu, if you want me to say, don't worry about it." If you do a good job, you will naturally have a share of the credit. ”

"Do I still need to take credit from you?" Xu Gaozhuo was a little anxious, but he also realized that Ye Fuyan was first, and he couldn't make sense of Ma Xiaoliu here, thinking about it, he couldn't help but complain, "Speaking of which, it's all those Westerners who are wrapped up in chaos!" If it weren't for them, why would they be so hasty? ”

"Mr. Xu, be cautious!" Ma Xiaoliu gently tapped the edge of the bowl with chopsticks to remind Xu Gaozhuo. He has been following Ye Fu for not a day or two, and he is very familiar with this master's temper and temperament. He knew that the status of this group of Westerners in Ye Fu's heart was not ordinary, so he didn't plan to talk about it behind the scenes, so as not to spread it to Ye Fu's ears and make him unhappy, "Those consultants, in the end, were hired by adults at a high price, what do you scholars say?" It's a guest from afar! Why talk about people behind your back? Besides, they're not all without benefits, at the very least, our firearms are much better than before. ”

When he spoke like this, Xu Gaozhuo had no choice. I just feel that after the Westerners came, my position seemed to be in a precarious state.

I hope that this time I can satisfy Ye Fu, and it can always be regarded as a benefit to be able to add some points in front of him.

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The weather in eastern Liaodong is cold when it is cold, and when the snow is falling all over the sky, the dangerous mountain army that has prepared for the cold in advance has not caused too many unnecessary attrition because of the cold weather as in previous years.

The January period passed in a hurry, and Ye Fu rarely came to the school in a military uniform.

The escort was still the first post led by Ma Denglong, and the one who came with him was the third post of the pro-military battalion directly under the direct jurisdiction of Jin Yichuan.

"This exercise is divided into two sides: A and B. Party A, the student barracks commanded by Ma Duli; Party B, the third post of the pro-military battalion commanded by Jin Guan. The General Counsellor and the Academy formed a panel of judges to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the on-the-spot performance of both parties. Ye Fu stood in front of the sketched map and explained the key points that need to be paid attention to in the exercise to the officers around him, "The exercise is not an act, I don't have a specific plan process here, and I don't need you to submit the battle plan to me." The only requirements are two points: first, Party A is the defending side and Party B is the attacking side, and there is no time limit until one of them loses its combat effectiveness. Second, because it is impossible to actually shoot at one's own people, all casualties are calculated according to probability. You two, do you have any questions? ”

Jin Yichuan looked at Ma Xiaoliu.

Ma Xiaoliu straightened his chest, "If you go back to the adult, there is no problem here!" ”

Jin Yichuan nodded after hearing this, and said to Ye Fu: "My lord, let's start?" ”

"Alright, the acting begins!"

Ye Fu gave an order, and Ma Xiaoliu and Jin Yichuan each ran towards their own troops.

Heavy snow covered the ground, and outside the dangerous mountain fort, it was white all around.

Ye Fu stood on the hillside, held up a telescope also imported from Portugal, and looked towards the established exercise site in the distance.

Both sides were quietly, apparently, still arranging.

He wasn't in a hurry, but the group of people behind him had already begun to chatter and mumble.

Ye Fu didn't stop it, he just looked over there intently.

This exercise is actually a simulated scene of the encounter between the Ming army and the Tartars.

The third post of Jin Yichuan's pro-military battalion used all cavalry this time, and the equipment was very similar to that of the Tartars. And Ma Xiaoliu's side is the best equipment that Ye Fu can get his hands on now, it is said that the three arms of the infantry and artillery cavalry cooperate in combat, Ye Fu is looking forward to this.

"Party B starts attacking!"

With Ma Denglong's explanation, Ye Fu's telescope had already seen the horse team galloping towards the opposite side.

On the other hand, the apprentices under Ma Xiaoliu were still busy filling the medicine, and the cumbersome steps and tense atmosphere made them feel a little flustered no matter what.

"Still can't do it!" Xu Gaozhuo shook his head.

The performance of the musketeers on the battlefield was so poor that the cavalry was almost always slaughtered. Even if the newly issued muskets were equipped with bayonets, it was obviously impossible to stop the cavalry with bayonets.

This once again confirms that in front of the cavalry, the infantry has almost no ability to resist.

Seeing this, Ye Fu was also slightly disappointed.

He thinks he made it clear, right?

Could it be that this month's time was really wasted? Or Ma Xiaoliu, that fool, he doesn't understand at all, what is called coordinated operation?

However, just when everyone seemed to be expecting the end.

On the field, I suddenly remembered the rumbling cannonball.

"What's going on?" Xu Gaozhuo couldn't see the specific performance, so he could only stare at his eyes and ask.

Ma Denglong stood beside Ye Fu, only to see Ye Fu smile, he looked at the opposite side blankly, but heard Ye Fu say: "Arrange the artillery so close, this kid really dares to think and dare to ******* soldiers, and in many cases, it is a force that needs to be strengthened."

Because although its role is extremely powerful, in fact, its self-protection ability in melee combat is not as good as that of musketeers.

After all, the musketeers still have a gun in their hands that can be used as a stick, and the artilleryman can't always pull the cannon to fight with others, right? It is even more impossible to throw a cannonball at the top of your head in close combat.

Therefore, placing artillery at such a close distance alone is really an incredible tactic of warfare.

Ye Fu pondered in his heart, and handed the telescope in his hand to Xu Gaozhuo beside him.

"For the record, Party B has reduced its staff by one-third." He instructed a Confucian priest beside him who was in charge of the paperwork.

"A third of it was given face." Xu Gao Zhuowu muttered to himself, and his heart temporarily settled down.

With such a close shelling, the rate of error is much smaller than that at long distance. Therefore, if you are caught off guard, the loss caused to the other party is naturally not small.

But this is only when the other side is defenseless, otherwise, once the artillery position so isolated is attacked by the other side, not to mention how much the enemy is injured, it is still difficult to avoid self-inflicted losses of 8,000.