Chapter 49 There is no army without military law
After Chen Dingtian completely gave up the so-called copyright of this book on infantry drills, it was a lot easier. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause of the copyright of this kind of military book, it is a hot scourge to hold it in your hand, so it's better to throw it away as soon as possible. So he simply made it public and didn't charge any royalties, anyway, when the time comes, this kind of military book will still be pirated, so why put himself in danger for the so-called worthless copyright? Should you give up or give up, this is a truth that Chen Dingtian understands very well. Anyway, if it's open to the whole world, the whole world can use it, so he won't be in trouble when the time comes. However, the right of authorship is still his, so that he may be able to mix the name of a military scientist in the future.
"Father-in-law, these are instructors from Europe. These were British instructors who had been transferred from India, and this was an English translator who had been hired from Guangdong. In the future, he will be your interpreter, and as for the instructors of the other two countries, I require that they all know English, so there is no need for complicated translations in the future. However, in the future, I hope that you will be able to train according to the instructor's requirements and not lose your temper, understand? I am doing this for your own good, for the sake of the great cause of expelling the Tartars in the future. Otherwise, you may have an advantage in small-scale battles just by relying on your situation, but once you have more troops, the worse your combat effectiveness will be. The expulsion of the Tartars is not something that can be done by relying on your small troops, you must learn to fight in large armies. Chen Dingtian said.
Zhou Lichun nodded and recognized this. Zhou Lichun has accepted the reality, he knows that his troops are actually a pile of garbage, and the third-rate troops of foreign devils are not as good. Even the Qing army may be only a few hundred people can defeat him, and he has recognized the reality clearly, knowing that he must train to be able to fight, otherwise they may have problems in the future.
"According to the cold weapons you use, all of them will be replaced with long spears. The front one uses a spear, and the back part uses a bow and crossbow, and this is according to your cold weapon training method. The British instructor said.
But when those "heroes" heard this, they immediately quit.
"We don't do it, I'm with a meteor hammer, how can I get a spear? Don't take advantage of this! "Yes! I use a knife, how can I get a spear? "We don't have many people here who can use spears, no one can use them!" ……
These heroes expressed their opinions one after another, disagreeing with the replacement of weapons.
"Virtuous son-in-law, this is too difficult for a strong man, right? You must know that spears have always been forbidden to be used by the imperial court in the past, and they have never learned how to use spears at all! Zhou Lichun said.
Chen Dingtian also hurriedly said: "Then do you know why the imperial court forbids you to use spears?" It is precisely because the spear is an ordnance and has a miraculous effect in war that you are forbidden to use it. Why does the court allow you to use a sword, a sword, or even a bow? But you are forbidden to use crossbows, armor, and spears? That's because they know that these things are the things that really matter on the battlefield, what swords, what knives, and other things, are vulnerable on the battlefield. Don't look at the bells and whistles of these weapons, but when they are actually on the battlefield, they can't exert great power at all. ”
"However, if you really want to fight the enemy's standard weapons, you will eventually have to fight the same standard weapons. This is not a matter of whether to take advantage of it or not, the weapons must be as unified as possible, otherwise they will not be able to exert effective synergy. What's more, on the battlefield, you seem to be very powerful at dancing and making a sword, but on the battlefield, there are actually only a few moves, and you don't need to be too complicated. For example, this spear, as long as you listen to the password and shout to stab, you will assassinate it immediately, and don't drag the mud and water. Don't do any complicated marksmanship, just a stab. As for what marksmanship is, don't believe those so-called small talkers, in fact, those marksmanship are not practical. ”
"Those martial arts in the little talk book may be good for personal heads-up, but no one on the battlefield will go head-to-head with you!"
However, Zhou Lichun immediately asked stupidly: "Aren't there many fighting generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" ”
Chen Dingtian covered his face, feeling that he was glad that his cheap father-in-law was really not a rebellious material! The Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be believed, and the sows are all on the tree! As far as his father-in-law's thinking is concerned, if he directly raises the banner of rebellion, it will definitely be destroyed. Romance of the Three Kingdoms? That's just Luo Guanzhong made it up, who is a stupid fighter! If the fighting will be useful, then what do you want the soldiers to do? The fighter is just to tease you.
"Father-in-law, don't think about that broken thing in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, don't read him as a history book, let alone a military book. Study hard and seriously, and don't bring that set of Jianghu style to the army. See? The foreigner is there, but the foreigner instructor I hired at a great cost, so obedient! In the future, I will listen to the opinions of foreigners, although I don't want to admit it, but the current strength of the foreigners' army is much more powerful than ours. There is no harm in learning more from others. Chen Dingtian said.
Zhou Lichun took the initiative to nod, because he also knew that foreigners were powerful, and there was no harm in taking the initiative to learn.
"Alright, let's start practicing, you quickly put down your weapons, and then prepare for training with me!" The British instructor shouted.
But some people don't do it, saying, "If I just don't let go, what can you do?" We can't take care of you as a foreigner! ”
When the British instructor heard the translation, he immediately whipped it.
"Smack!" The rough whip made a bloody mark on the good man who had just spoken out.
"Bastard, how dare you hit me? Brothers, copy the guys, and give me this foreigner! ”
Those heroes hurriedly came over and wanted to cut down this foreign instructor, but Chen Dingtian immediately went to stop it.
"What? Do? What do you guys look like? Chen Dingtian said angrily.
"Uncle, they beat my brother, and we let these foreign devils bully like this?" "Yes! Uncle, where are you standing there, how can you help these foreigners? "Yes! Uncle, don't protect these Yang people! ”……
Chen Dingtian hurriedly said: "You remember, you are not gangsters, but soldiers?" They're your instructors, what's wrong with hitting you twice? In your words, they are also the masters of your gang, do you dare to do something to your masters? Do you want to abolish the master? ”
In the army, it is normal to be beaten if you are disobedient, and Chen Dingtian doesn't think there is anything wrong. What's more, if you don't completely erase the habits of these guys, then such people are not the army at all, they are a bunch of gangsters. Gangsters can't go to the regular battlefield, and their habits must be completely wiped out. What's wrong with being beaten twice by an instructor in the army, who is not beaten? As long as there are no fatalities or serious injuries, no one will care.
"However, they are foreigners, and they dare to beat our brothers?" Apparently someone is not reconciled.
"Remember, there are no brothers, you will be soldiers in the future, you have to listen to the instructor, understand?" Chen Dingtian emphasized again.
But the heroes didn't buy it, apparently saying, "Why should we listen to these foreigners?" What are they? We don't listen! ”
The British instructor had no choice, and said to Chen Dingtian: "Mr. Chen, it's very difficult for me to do this!" I have never taught such a difficult person, even those in our country, even those criminals and streams in our country. Gangsters, I have a way to clean them up. But now, they obviously regard me as an outsider, and it is difficult for me to obey my orders if I am not far away from being unprincipled, and I have no choice. ”
Chen Dingtian was also embarrassed, this is actually a cultural difference. Especially in the face of foreigners, these heroes are obviously of the same mind. But in fact, if you think about it from another angle, you will also oppose it with one heart when facing foreigners. If a Chinese instructor were to teach a group of foreigners who were all from the same country, it would be very difficult.
What's more, these heroes are used to being free and casual, and they have no military style at all. Taking a step back, even if foreigners train the Manchu army, it will not be so difficult, because those military ideas and military thinking have been integrated into the Manchu army, and they have a high sense of obedience. But these heroes are too loose, so they suddenly follow the military style, and a foreigner is still in charge, which completely stimulates the contradictions between them. If you want to solve this problem and don't think of some way, it won't work. These guys don't have the slightest military mentality, and they have to be injected with a military mentality.
"They didn't think of themselves as soldiers, they still saw themselves as a good man, so they resisted to follow the army's practices. How to make them have a military mindset? What is the biggest difference between the regular army and ordinary gangsters? Oh, I see, it's in military law. If there is no corresponding military discipline, then the military is also a gangster. With strict military law, that soldier is a soldier, not a gangster! Chen Dingtian thought.
Chen Dingtian continued: "Father-in-law, I think these guys lack a military law constraint. In the past, they were used to being free and loose, but now they are actually the opposite. I think I have to give them military rules so that they can become real troops. I'll write a military law right away, and let them all follow it! ”
Chen Dingtian quickly copied the last part of the criminal law of later generations, and the last part of the criminal law of later generations refers to the duties of soldiers. This Chen Dingtian copied it directly, but the specific punishment method was changed later. In later generations, the military part of the criminal law used three types of fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment and the death penalty, but in Chen Dingtian's case, the punishment method was changed. This punishment was changed to light beating with a military stick and confinement, and in serious cases, direct death. Unlike the military criminal law of later generations, which often had a three-level punishment scheme, the vast majority of crimes in the military criminal law of later generations were divided into three grades, one was less than ten years, the other was more than ten years and life imprisonment, and the highest was the death penalty. However, in Chen Dingtian, it is only divided into two classes, the light one is confined with a military stick, and the heavy one is executed.
This is in line with the ancient punishment method, otherwise even if you have to be sentenced to prison, there is no place to enforce it, so the ancient method is adopted, either beating the military stick and confinement, and the confinement is not too complicated, it is easy to solve.
"Father-in-law, this is also the military law I made, you can take a look. That's all for now, especially now that I'm going to let these instructors serve as officers, and let them serve as acting officers directly and temporarily, so that they can better manage the army. Please give them the authority to run the army, rather than just being an instructor, so that their authority can be effectively guaranteed. Also, please set up a law enforcement team that will be responsible for enforcing military law. And the leader of the law enforcement team must have authority and high enough status, otherwise they will not take it seriously. ”
"You can even consider transferring some elites to make this law enforcement team an elite unit. On weekdays, he is responsible for law enforcement, and when he fights, he casts it as the most important card to help win the victory, what do you think? ”
Zhou Lichun nodded and said, "Okay, then let Xiuying be in charge of this law enforcement team." Xiuying said and my daughter, I am such a daughter, and Xiuying is strong in martial arts, and a big knife of more than ten catties dances like a tiger, and ordinary people are not opponents. Let her be in charge of law enforcement, then everyone will definitely be convinced. ”
Let Zhou Xiuying enforce the law, then Chen Dingtian can also be recognized. Zhou Xiuying is the eldest lady of the Heaven and Earth Society, and her status is high enough. To a certain extent, she represents Zhou Lichun, the chief helmsman, and everyone has to accept it if they are not convinced. Whoever wants to disobey will not give face to the eldest lady, not to give face to the eldest lady, that is, not to give face to the helmsman, Zhou Lichun will directly clean him up. What's more, Zhou Xiuying's martial arts are also good, let her lead the law enforcement team and the elite special team, that is also competent, this is a good choice.
"Alright, let's let Miss Xiuying select the personnel, and then let's train! However, this enforcement team has to select elites, and this enforcement team can be used as an exception, as an exception to use their own weapons. No one else is qualified to choose their own weapons, and they must use them according to their allocation. The law enforcement team is a special unit, so it has this qualification. ”
This law enforcement team is actually planned according to the special forces, so it is qualified to use the weapons at their disposal in order to exert their maximum combat effectiveness. Moreover, the combat methods of special forces are different from those of ordinary armies, so it is normal for them to use the weapons they have at hand.
"Son-in-law, how should our army be organized?" Zhou Lichun asked.