After a while, another tall foreigner stood up, bowed slightly to Feng Jian and said, "Respectful general, hello! My name translates into Chinese as Gongsha Xilao, you can call me Xilao. I am the commander of this mercenary army, I know that the defense of Dengzhou City is very strong, and there is a powerful Hongyi cannon at the head of the city to deter, why was it conquered by the chaotic army in a short time, are the defenders asleep? ”

Feng Jian smiled: "It's not what you imagined, the capture of Dengzhou City was not due to combat power but to man-made reasons. Because the generals of the Chinese army in Dengzhou City, Geng Zhongming and Chen Guangfu had old friends with Kong Youde, so they colluded with each other, Geng Zhongming, Chen Guangfu and others as internal responses, and introduced Kong Youde's rebellious troops into Dengzhou City in the middle of the night with the name of raising fire, so that the city fell. ”

"Oh God, what a tragedy!" Silao suddenly realized, and kept drawing a cross on his chest.

Lu Ruohan sighed and asked with concern: "May I ask General Feng, when Dengzhou City fell, did Governor Sun escape from danger?" ”

"Most of Lord Sun and all the officials in the city were captured by the rebels, and it is impossible to know how the rebels will treat Lord Sun!" Feng Jian said ambiguously.

Lu Ruohan muttered and prayed: "Lord Sun is a devout believer, a citizen of God, may God bless him safe and sound, Amen!" ”

More than 20 hired Westerners showed regret and drew crosses on their chests, as if praying for Sun Yuanhua and rejoicing that they were out of danger.

Xilao bowed to Feng Jian again and said, "In this way, it seems that it was General Feng who rescued us in time, for whatever reason. All of us would like to thank General Feng here. ”

After saluting Feng Jian, Xilao continued: "We are mercenaries recruited by Governor Sun from Macao. Our mission was to make artillery and muskets for the town of Denglai. Now it's under General Feng, as long as General Feng pays enough. We are willing to accept the offer of employment in the service of General Feng. ”

The attitude of these foreigners is simply and direct, and they don't need to bother to speak, Feng Jian said with a smile: "Gentlemen are willing to serve me, of course, they can't ask for it." What is your salary at the Governor's side, I will add 10% to it, and I have only one request, that is, to develop artillery and muskets for me, and of course there are new inventions. Significant rewards will be given in addition. ”

"Naturally, when the two parties sign the employment contract, we will serve the employer wholeheartedly. ”

As he spoke, he coughed and said, "I would like to make a request to the general, please return to us our belongings, which are the fruits of our labor." ”

Feng Jian smiled: "This is natural, I want to remind you that you were in a hurry at that time, and your belongings will be lost or missed, please understand." ”

Feng Jian's promise. made Xilao, Lu Ruohan and other Westerners happy, they were captured, and it stands to reason that all the property must be divided, and they have long been satisfied that they can get back most of their property unexpectedly. How can there be too much accounting?

Feng Jian turned around and ordered Shen Xiaoshan to return the belongings of the Westerners such as Xilao of Gongsha, watching these Westerners count their belongings in front of Feng Jian and the others, Guo Tai couldn't help but scold in a low voice: "A group of misers. Only recognize money, not people! ”

Guo Tai's words happened to be heard by Lu Ruohan, and he glared at Guo Tai angrily. It was this fierce man who constantly threatened them.

In front of Feng Jian, he couldn't help but say hatefully: "This demon." Your heart has been taken over by the evil Satan, and God will not forgive you. ”

Demon is a word that Westerners curse others, Guo Tai naturally doesn't understand what Satan is, although he doesn't understand it, but it doesn't hinder Guo Tai's analysis and judgment, this ghost's words sound vicious.

Guo Tai was furious, and shouted in his mouth: "You red-haired ghost, you second goods, Lao Tzu will kill you." ”

Shouting and about to rush forward, Feng Jian shouted: "Guo Tai stop, it's against you, Shen Xiaoshan dragged Guo Tai out." ”

Hearing Feng Zhen's shouting, Guo Tai didn't dare to move casually, and was pulled out of the room by Shen Xiaoshan with a huff.

Feng Jian turned his head to Lu Ruohan and said: "Since all of you accept my employment, you must follow my rules, whoever dares to violate it, no matter how capable you are, I will still deal with it according to the rules." ”

Saying this, Feng Jian stared at the foreign craftsmen in front of him, and his gaze turned cold, "If you test the law, then the official's three-foot long sword can collect your head at any time." ”

Feng Jian's murderous words made Lu Ruohan and other Westerners wake up in an instant, this is not in Dengzhou, and this General Feng is not Sun Yuanhua, let alone a Jesuit, if you really want to go your own way, you must be the one who suffers in the end.

Silao hurriedly bowed down and explained: "Your Excellency, we are not unruly people, just because some time ago, that General Guo detained us and committed atrocities, and stopped serving food and ......."

Seeing Feng Jian staring at him sternly, Xilao shivered for no reason and hurriedly stopped his words.

Feng Jian looked around at these foreign craftsmen and said: "I repeat again, if you are hired by me, you must abide by my rules, and this official should not explain, just look at the results." ”

Xilao, Lu Ruohan and others are well aware of their own situation, borrowing a proverb called: "People have to bow their heads under low eaves!" "Losing your head for a breath is not worth the loss!

So Lu Ruohan, the leader of Xilao, and other Westerners bowed to Feng Jian one after another, guaranteeing that they would strictly follow the contract and not violate Feng Jian's rules. ”

Next, he arranged a residence for Xilao and others in the Military Research Institute, signed a contract with all the foreign craftsmen, and set up a special artillery department, and Feng Jian handed it over to Zhang Dalai and Liang Yuanhao of the Military Research Institute.

Feng Jian believed that after his own threats and temptations, Xilao, Lu Ruohan and other foreigners would recognize the facts and do things in a down-to-earth manner.

After the matter was over, Feng Jian rushed to the Zhenshan Camp without stopping.

At present, the three thousand headquarters of the Zhenshan Battalion are stationed in three places, and the Zhenshan Battalion is stationed only in the 1,000th headquarters of Xu Yannian and the artillery team of Jiangliang.

Entering the Zhenshan camp station, facing the memorial arch standing high, the memorial arch carved on the archway "to be the person of the Zhenshan camp, first do the things of the Zhenshan camp", two lines of gold characters first come into view.

Listening to Zhao Shougang's introduction: "The first lesson for every soldier selected for the Zhenshan Battalion to receive training is to come to this plaque and receive the education of the supervisor to be loyal to the commander and loyal to the Zhenshan Battalion. Let every recruit realize that although there is a generous salary for becoming a soldier of the Zhenshan Battalion, he must be completely integrated into the Zhenshan Battalion, and everything is considered for the Zhenshan Battalion. ”

Feng Jian nodded, staring at the two lines of words on the archway, he could imagine the scene of the recruits reciting these two sentences of the earthquake camp training with joy and sincerity under the powerful brainwashing offensive of supervisors at all levels.

In this era, it has been proven in practice that soldiers can strengthen their belief that they can radiate great combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Feng Jian Zheng Qing, who was walking by his side: "Supervisor Zheng, it seems that your supervisors have worked very hard in the ideological education of soldiers, and a fighting army must not only have excellent combat effectiveness and strict discipline, but more importantly, it must have a persevering belief, which your supervisors have done very well, and I am very pleased." ”

Zheng Qing didn't expect that the commander suddenly praised him, and among the generals of the Zhenshan Battalion, few of them could be praised by the commander in public.

For a moment, Zheng Qing was a little flattered, and at the same time felt the envious gaze of his colleagues around him, he grabbed the reins of his horse and gave a military salute to Feng Jian.

Xian flattered and said: "The subordinates and subordinate supervisors have always realized the commander's good intentions in the construction of the Zhenshan Battalion, and now they have a deep understanding of the importance of the supervisor system to an army. Supervisors educate and encourage soldiers in peacetime, let them establish strong beliefs, and encourage and guide them in times of crisis, which can help soldiers rebuild their confidence in battle, and can even play a role in turning things around. This is all the commander's advice, if there is no commander's initiative and guidance, how can our soldiers in the Zhenshan Battalion have high morale! How can you become a strong soldier in the world! ”

Zheng Qing's sycophants were just right, Feng Jian laughed, shook the reins of the horse and galloped towards the camp gate.

Xu Yannian, Zhao Shougang, Shen Xiaoshan and other high-level officials of the Zhenshan Camp looked at Zheng Qing with envious eyes, and they all rode their horses and galloped forward with Feng Jian.

Zheng Qing naturally enjoyed the envious gaze of his colleagues very much, and he still looked humble on the surface, but he was already happy in his heart.

Although the supervisor has no real power, he is very valued in the eyes of the commander, and his own sycophants make the commander feel comfortable. After returning home, we must vigorously strengthen propaganda and guide the soldiers, and it may not be impossible to go further.

As the scale of the camp continues to expand, there must be official correspondence between departments at all levels of the army, and officers at all levels are forced to learn to read and write.

Moreover, the military regulations of the Zhenshan Battalion stipulate that in order for soldiers and officers to be promoted, literacy is a necessary condition.

An army born of bandits, most of its soldiers can be literate, and no one will believe it, but the Earthquake Mountain Battalion has done it!

Allowing soldiers to read and write is not about letting them learn much advanced knowledge, but just so that soldiers can read family letters and write letters to their families when they go out on the battlefield.

Feng Jian, who was galloping in front, considered the situation of the Zhenshan camp, and thought about Zheng Qing's words, and felt that it was still very reasonable.

The duty of the supervisor is not only to guide, but also to supervise, but only by relying on the supervisor to carry out propaganda and ideological education on the soldiers, the means are somewhat simple, and now it seems necessary to introduce effective measures to strengthen the supervision and guidance of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion.

Feng Jian suddenly had an idea in his mind, why not set up a military newspaper in Zhenshan Camp, which specifically reported and publicized the military dynamics in the barracks, the daily training of soldiers, and the good people and good deeds that emerged in the barracks, etc., which could not only reduce the burden of the supervisors, but also allow the soldiers to have a tool to learn literacy and understand the dynamics of the barracks in addition to training.

As soon as this idea arose, Feng Jian quickly made a decision, Zheng Qing was the supervisor of the Zhenshan Battalion, responsible for supervising and guiding the soldiers' ideology, and the matter of running this military newspaper would be handed over to Zheng Qing, and in the future, with the area under his control, this newspaper could also be expanded to the people.

Imagining that after the tea and dinner, people were reading a newspaper with relish in their hands, and the corners of Feng Jian's mouth showed an excited smile.!! (To be continued......)