To conquer the Duraya mine, Li Mingyuan did not go to see the mountains of materials, but received Luo Linshan and others in the city tower.

During the siege of the city just now, Luo Linshan led more than 500 miners to raid the Peruvian army from the inside, which led to chaos in the Peruvian army and created conditions for the Taiping army to enter the city.

"Brother Luo, if you hadn't opened the city gate today, we wouldn't have occupied the mine so easily."

"I don't dare to praise the prince, the villain was also from the Taiping Army before, and it is natural for him to help his brother."

Luo Linshan led the Chinese workers to riot because he couldn't stand the oppression of the Peruvian overseer, and he didn't have much ambition, so he was very respectful in the face of Li Mingyuan, who was the son of the prince.

"Brother Luo has made great contributions to the Taiping Army, and I have decided to appoint you as the commander of the Fourth Musket Battalion of the Taiping Army, and Brother Luo is still satisfied."

Now there are only three musket battalions and one training battalion under the Taiping Army, and Luo Linshan gave him the position of battalion commander as soon as he joined the army, and Li Mingyuan attaches great importance to him.

There is a reason why Li Mingyuan gave the position of battalion commander to Luo Linshan, on the one hand, he led people to seize the gate and made great contributions, his position was low, and his face was not good-looking, and on the other hand, Li Mingyuan appreciated him.

In history, after Luolin Mountain raised troops, there was no ambition to swell, and he actively rescued the surrounding Chinese workers, and finally let the remaining Chinese workers have a way to survive and took the initiative to go to the difficulty.

Therefore, Li Mingyuan is very optimistic about a person who has no ambition and can fight.

"I also asked the prince to take back the order, Luo just took advantage of a little trick, and didn't dare to occupy a high position."

"Brother Luo, there are rules in the army, since I appointed you as the battalion commander, it is naturally after comprehensive consideration, so you don't have to shirk."

"Brother Luo, I see that you are powerful and majestic, how can you procrastinate like a girl, the prince will let you be the battalion commander, and you will be a man, and you are afraid that you will not succeed in becoming an official."

Chen Guozhu shouted.

"Thanks to the prince who looks up to Lao Luo, I will not disappoint the prince and bring a battalion of brothers."

Chen Guozhu was agitated, and Luo Linshan no longer pushed back, and said loudly.

"That's right, it's just a battalion of soldiers, and when the army grows stronger, you may have to lead tens of thousands of troops, and that is when your skills will be tested."

"Shizi, don't talk about 10,000 troops, no matter how many people there are, as long as you believe in me Lao Chen, I still dare to take it."

"Bragging, Lao Chen, others don't know your ability, don't I know yet? I admire you if you can count from one to a thousand, let alone ten thousand soldiers. ”

Chen Guozhu can only write his own name, and he can't write or read numbers, so Li Sandou said so.

"I don't know how to count what's wrong, my old Chen still leads the brothers to win the battle." Chen Guozhu didn't care at all.

"The merit should be rewarded, but if there is a mistake, it must be punished, Wang Xiaoshan is out of the ranks." Li Mingyuan's tone gradually increased, and finally shouted.

"Yes," Wang Xiaoshan strode out of the crowd.

"Wang Xiaoshan, this time because of the failure of the reconnaissance company's mission, the Taiping army had to attack the enemy, you can be punished."

"I will be punished" Wang Xiaoshan replied, without the slightest intention of excusing himself.

"I already understand the reasons for the failure of the operation, you didn't realize that the enemy had set up a secret post during the investigation, and you were responsible for major mistakes, thinking that you were a first-time offender, you were dismissed from the post of reconnaissance company commander, and you were punished with 20 boards, do you have anything else to defend?"

"If you make a mistake on the battlefield, your subordinates have nothing to say, and you are willing to be punished."

"Come on, drag Wang Xiaoshan out and hit the twenty boards," Li Mingyuan shouted to the door in a deep voice, and immediately came in and two soldiers took Wang Xiaoshan and walked out.

"Wait." Li Sandou stopped with a loud voice, and the two soldiers stopped and looked at Li Mingyuan.

"Shizi, now is the time to employ people, fight Wang Xiaoshan's twenty boards, then he can't go into battle to fight, I hope Shizi will spare him this time and give him a chance to make meritorious contributions."

"Military law is ruthless, can't we fight without him alone," Li Mingyuan glanced at Li Sandou majestically.

"Uncle Li, I appreciate your kindness, this time because of the mistake of the reconnaissance company to put the Taiping Army in danger, I feel very guilty, the prince did not kill me, I am already very glad."

"Lao Li, why are you confused on the issue of Guan Jian, it is a good thing for the prince to govern the army fairly, I think that His Royal Highness the king of the king had clear rewards and punishments, and only by governing the army strictly could the Zhejiang Taiping Army win all battles, the prince did the same as the prince did it back then, it was right, you don't talk more." Chen Guozhu said seriously.

"Shizi, I didn't think it through, I hope Shizi will forgive me." Li Sandou already regretted it after he spoke, he had been a soldier for more than ten years, and strict military discipline was the most important thing in the army, but what he said in a moment of excitement was wrong.

"Forget it, but Uncle Li shouldn't do it next time," Li Ming said from afar. Wang Dashan and Wang Xiaoshan grew up under the watchful eye of Li Sandou, and it is understandable that Li Sandou could not bear Wang Xiaoshan's punishment.

"There will never be a next time for subordinates"

Li Mingyuan gave the two soldiers a look, and the two immediately escorted Wang Xiaoshan outside, and after a while, there was a "bang" sound of wooden plank strikes.

In the army, the wooden plank beating is very serious, and ordinary people may be killed if they can't stand the 30 big boards, Wang Xiaoshan is physically strong, and it will take ten days and half a month to recover after being beaten by the 20 big boards, and he will not be able to go to the battlefield in these days.

Luo Linshan, as a newly joined general, did not speak when he punished Wang Xiaoshan.

learned from the veterans of the Taiping Army that Wang Xiaoshan was born as Li Mingyuan's personal guard, and he was very trusted by Li Mingyuan, but that's it, Li Mingyuan still insisted on punishing him, and let Luo Linshan take a look. does not cover the cronies around him, the generals and soldiers are all treated fairly, and following such a leader, Luo Linshan feels very motivated.

"Now let's talk about this fight." After the punishment of the soldiers outside, Li Mingyuan said: "This siege battle has exposed many problems of our army, first of all, I first self-examined, I did not expect that the enemy army installed artillery on the city tower, and secondly, our soldiers still use old-fashioned combat methods when attacking the city, and the battle formation is crowded, so that the enemy army has an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it has brought unnecessary losses to our army. Third, because they have not been trained for several years, the combat skills of the soldiers are generally unfamiliar, and they do not display their due combat effectiveness when fighting. ”

Li Mingyuan paused after speaking, "What do you think about this battle, we can also make special improvements when we say it." ”

"Shizi, I suggest forming a special demolition team, and the next time you encounter a fortified city, you can let the demolition soldiers dig tunnels under the city to place gunpowder, and then blow up the city walls."

"Uncle Li's suggestion is very good, this time we occupied the mine and seized a large amount of gunpowder, which can be used in the next siege." Li Mingyuan nodded approvingly.

Explosive gunpowder in an enclosed space was the Taiping army's forte, and Li Mingyuan had read many examples of the Taiping army using gunpowder to blow up city walls, but Li Sandou's words reminded him.

"Brother Luo, do you have any good suggestions?" Luo Linshan was able to lead the Chinese to fight alone for more than a year in the original history, and he must have real ability, so Li Mingyuan asked him.

"Shizi, the Taiping Army is very powerful, I won't make any suggestions, I will only say some of my own thoughts." Luo Linshan stood up and arched his hand, "There are many Chinese workers in the Peruvian mines, we can send people to inform them before attacking, there are Chinese workers to do the internal response, and when attacking the city, the inside and outside should be harmonized, which can save a lot of effort." ”

"Brother Luo's suggestion is very good, Dashan, you select a group of shrewd and capable brothers from the training camp, and let them lurk in the nearby mines now." Li Mingyuan immediately ordered.

"Yes" Wang Dashan saluted and immediately walked out.