Chapter 240: One Shot
Hearing this, Chief Gao hurriedly walked over from the tent next to him, although he had just woken up, there was no sleepiness on his face, and he hurriedly said, "Brother Lin, what's the matter?" ”
Lin Wanrong said in a deep voice: "Zhao Liangyu led the Shenji Battalion, Du Xiuyuan led the two households in Zhejiang, and Hu Bugui led the Shandong people and horses to urgently assemble at the Shenji Battalion station, and there must be no mistake. ”
Seeing his solemn expression, Chief Gao thought that there was an urgent military situation, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately answered and went out to give the order.
Lin Wanrong got up and walked a few steps back and forth in the tent, thinking about Qin Xian'er's affairs, and felt uncomfortable. Qin Xian'er wants to protect her master, and it is always inevitable to go to the battlefield. With her kung fu sword, she can't hurt her at all, and the most important thing is this artillery, and I don't know how powerful this improved magic cannon is. Damn, I knew that I was going to fight with Xian'er, so my grandson taught Xu Wei to improve the cannon.
There was a commotion outside, obviously Chief Gao had taken the lead in conveying the order to the Shenji Battalion, and the sergeants in the battalion hurriedly got up, seeing that the sky was not yet dawn, it was inevitable that they would complain.
Lin Wanrong had to stay in the Shenji camp overnight, and was deeply dissatisfied with Zhao Liangyu's lax defense, if it wasn't for Xian'er's timely reminder, if someone really broke into the camp to assassinate General Lin, it would not be a difficult matter.
As soon as the emergency assembly was called, the quality of the soldiers and horses of the three battalions was immediately reflected. Hu Bu's Shandong battalion was the last to be notified, but it was the first to rush over, their military appearance was neat, the swords and guns were bright, although the soldiers were tall, short, fat and thin, and their appearance was not good, but seeing the capable appearance of the soldiers who were not afraid of death, no one could look down on them.
This bearded Hu Shou is trustworthy, and he really deserves to be the head of a thousand households who have fought with the Hu people, and this military training technique is indeed superior.
Du Xiuyuan's Zhejiang battalion was the second to arrive, and his team was naturally inferior to Hu Shouxin, but their marching route and defense were very particular.
However, the nearest Shenji Battalion dragged its feet, and the bearded man and Du Xiuyuan had already led the team to practice again, and Zhao Liangyu had only completed the integration of the Shenji Battalion. Seeing that Lin Wanrong's face sank like water, Zhao Baihu intuitively felt bad, but seeing that General Lin didn't say a word, he didn't dare to come out rashly.
Lin Wanrong had already put on a suit of armor, combat boots, and an angular face, with the help of the high chieftain, but also majestic and full of momentum. I don't know what the armor on his body is made of, and the texture is very soft. If it were on weekdays, he would definitely study it carefully, but today he feels uncomfortable. His face was as black as charcoal, how could he still have this thought.
Seeing that General Lin's face was not good, and it was such an urgent assembly order, the three hundred households were secretly worried in their hearts, could it be that something went wrong ahead.
Lin Wanrong climbed to the heights, raised his eyes and looked around, only to see the soldiers of the three battalions before returning, with Hu Bugui's military appearance being the most majestic, Du Xiuyuan second, but the Shenji battalion was a mess. The Shenji Battalion is the Gyeonggi Imperial Forest Army, and the soldiers are all carefully selected, compared to the remnants of Hu Du and the others, their physical fitness is several times stronger, but the sloppy and weak appearance makes people can't believe that this is actually a Royal Forest Army.
Lin Wanrong smiled coldly and took two steps towards the front desk. He said loudly: "There may be people who don't know my brother and me, my name is Lin San, I am the staff general under Marshal Xu, this time I was ordered by the marshal to come to Chuzhou to reorganize the army, and some brothers should have remembered my name last night." ”
The deeds of General Lin punishing more than 20 officers and men of the Shenji Battalion at night and breaking five boards have been spread last night, and today they saw with their own eyes that this staff general commanding six or seven hundred men was only in his twenties, and all the sergeants were even more amazed.
"Brethren may wonder why I, a certain person in Lin, am so young that I can take on the position of commander of the army. In fact, General Ben himself was very puzzled, and for this reason, I asked Marshal Xu for verification. Master Xu said that Lin is good at nothing, but he has done three things very well: righteousness, resourcefulness, and viciousness. ”
Lin Wanrong's eyes swept away, and a smile appeared on her face: "I thought about it carefully, Lord Xu really deserves to be the first talent in the world, and these three points are summarized very accurately." Brother, I used to fool around in Jinling, and I also have a bit of fame there, interested brothers can go and inquire to see what kind of person I Lin San is? See what I do with my brother? If you understand this, you will know why I put the word righteousness first. ”
The three hundred households listened to General Lin's half-black, half-white speech, and couldn't help but look at each other, how could this General Lin speak like a gangster. Only Chief Gao has had more contact with Lin Wanrong, and he has long been surprised
"Today, when we become soldiers, we will not be north and south in this land, and the soldiers, young and old, are all brothers and sisters, and we must love each other. When you go to the battlefield and protect your brothers, you protect yourself. If anyone dares to stab a knife in the back, it will be light with a thousand knives, and I Lin has a lot of means to rectify people, saying that Lin is vicious, some people may not believe it, I only say one sentence, whoever has a kind will try it. Lin Wanrong grinned and said murderously. Chief Gao picked up a steel knife, snapped it into two parts, grabbed the broken piece and held it in his hand and slowly crushed it, everyone was shocked. This statement was really shocking, and the sergeant of the Shenji Battalion, who was still making a lot of noise, was suddenly silent.
"Under my men, I don't have any other requirements, only two very simple points. First, you have to practice your ability to be a soldier, I don't require everyone to be able to break boulders, that's, I just need you to practice the most basic skills. What are your most basic skills? It's easy to say. Those who hold knives must be ruthless, those who hold guns must be stabbed steadily, and those who are ** must be accurate. It's not for me, it's your ability to save your life on the battlefield. Brother Gao, you can show everyone-" Lin Wanrong shouted.
The high chief took a piece of wood more than half a foot long and stood on the ground, and with a soft shout, the sword flashed, and the wood split vertically from the middle. The soldiers were stunned, if this kung fu was practiced, it would really work on the battlefield.
Lin Wanrong saw that Chief Gao's move shocked everyone, and he was very satisfied, although he had thousands of ways to train soldiers, but under the conditions of this era, what advanced military training ideas should be carried out, what kind of gunpowder pistol, high-tech military training, and scientific and technological power, these things are good to say, but in fact they are pure nonsense. Cold weapons are cold weapons, and practicing swords and guns to fight is the last word for survival on the battlefield, and there is no second way to go.
"The second point is also simple, we must listen to the commander's command. The order is forbidden, be a soldier under me, I will rush to kill you when I tell you to rush, I will run away if you are told to escape, I will be asked to go to the kiln, you are a eunuch, and you have to take out Xiao Wanrong for me, and his voice was loud and said loudly.
The soldiers of the three battalions in the audience burst into laughter together, this general is so rude, but I like it.
"I'm not going to joke with my brother's life, go to the battlefield, if you can't fight, I tell you to run, you have to run hard, if you run slower, I'll - damn it, I don't need this general to do it, you'll be clicked a long time ago."
There was another burst of laughter from the audience, only to hear General Lin continue: "I want to order you to flee quickly, you don't have any hesitation, all the responsibility is borne by General Ben alone." Walking the rivers and lakes, the word road is placed on both sides, and the word is in the center. The lives of my brothers are as precious and valuable as those of those who are in office, and I will never let them sacrifice for nothing. ”
The children of these three battalions were all from poor backgrounds, and when they heard General Lin's words, their blood immediately boiled and they cheered loudly, deeply feeling that this general was different and loved soldiers like children.
The three hundred households glanced at each other, just this pre-battle declaration can make people work for him, this staff general is really not simple.
"In order to promote the enthusiasm of the brothers' training, I will announce a few new military regulations below." Lin Wanrong said loudly: "From now on, the Shenji Battalion, the two households in Zhejiang, and the two households in Shandong will practice in one place. Every morning, each brother had enough food rations, but only ninety percent of the brothers had lunch. Only eighty percent of the brothers can use dinner. These brothers can only eat after passing the evaluation after training. As for the brothers who have not passed the evaluation, they can only be hungry first, and then practice hard in the coming day. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, this is simply the devil's order, in this way, isn't everyone desperately trying to drill into the ninety percent and eighty percent? Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan hurriedly said, "General Lin-"
Lin Wanrong waved his hand: "There is no need to say more. Our team is already weak, and if we don't need some heavy medicine, I'm afraid that it will collapse before it goes to the front line. ”
Lin Wanrong's bad idea, in fact, is the last elimination system in modern enterprises, he is too familiar with this set to be more familiar, move this last elimination to training, and directly change it to a practice and a elimination, although it seems to be too radical, but for such a team, what better way can there be?
The next thing is the drill that was agreed last night, by the Shandong battalion and the Zhejiang battalion. Hu Bugui's well-trained forty elite cavalry played the attacker, and Du Xiuyuan's Zhejiang battalion played the defender.
According to the assumption of Lin Wanrong and everyone, Hu Bugui's soldiers are strong and strong, and the personal combat power of the soldiers is several times stronger than Du Xiuyuan, and the Zhejiang battalion should be defeated soon.
But that's not always the case. Although his soldiers were weaker than their opponents, the formation he put out was compact, one fell in front, and one quickly made up for it behind, keeping the formation intact and confined Hu Bugui's cavalry to a small space, so that he could not rush up, which undoubtedly grabbed the throat of the cavalry. After coming and going, the Zhejiang battalion confronted Hu Bugui's cavalry for half an hour, and was finally scattered by forty elite cavalry due to the huge difference in combat strength.
As a modern person, Lin Wanrong originally scoffed at the combat formation, but after seeing today's competition, he knew that this formation diagram was indeed somewhat mysterious, and it made sense that the ancients had passed it down to this day. With this discovery, he had a new understanding of Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui, these two people are one literary and one martial, one is good at training, and the other is good at training, they are really natural partners.
Next is the drill of the Shenji Battalion. Lin Wanrong ordered people to build two mounds from afar, with a distance of more than 30 meters between the two mounds, and then set up a divine cannon in the distance to aim and launch it, focusing on the mounds behind it.
The ammunition of this magic cannon is very cumbersome to load, and the shells are solid shells, not the scattered shrapnel seen in later generations, and the lethality is much less. Lin Wanrong saw that her heart was itching, and she said loudly: "The first shot of this magic cannon must be done well and accurately, and you must not slack off." ”
Zhao Liangyu hurriedly said: "The last general is the commander of the Shenji battalion, and this first shot will be operated by the last general himself." ”
Lin Wanrong nodded, and then stood behind him to see how he operated. Zhao Liangyu adjusted the height of the muzzle and the distance between the front and back, thinking that it was about the same, so he lit the fuse, and everyone covered their ears, waiting for a loud bang.
Lin Wanrong waited for a long time but didn't hear any movement, wondering in her heart, wouldn't it, the first shot was a stink bomb? It's too damn disadvantageous.
was about to ask Zhao Liangyu to check, but heard a soft whistle. Then there was another loud bang, and a puff of smoke and dust rose in the distance, and the cannonball exploded, but it was a distance of one or two hundred meters from the mound.
"Zhao Baihu, what's going on?" Lin Wanrong said with a gloomy face.
Zhao Liangyu also broke out in a cold sweat, this magic cannon has been newly improved, and the accuracy of aiming has been greatly improved, but he has never tried it, and the first cannon today is like this, no wonder General Lin is angry. Thinking about the arrest of ** yesterday, the new staff general has not yet attacked, and I am afraid that he is about to seize the opportunity to settle accounts with himself together.
Lin Wanrong's heart was in an uproar, he wanted the cannon to be tested accurately, but he actually had a big selfish heart in his heart. If you really go to the battlefield in a few days, you will definitely meet Qin Xian'er. That girl, it's too late for Lao Tzu to feel distressed, how can she still hit her with a cannon? Therefore, he must now adjust this cannon well and shoot accurately, as long as it is commanded by him, he must not hit Xian'er, this is the biggest purpose of his artillery training. As for the other ordinary White Lotus Sect members, it's none of my business to be killed, who let you participate in counter-revolutionary activities and die without repentance.
Seeing this Zhao Liangyu so hasty. Lin Wanrong snorted, walked to the first mound and stood up, and said loudly: "Damn, now I'm standing here, you hit the hill behind me, hit it, you are a hero, if you accidentally hit me, then you are murdering the superior commander, Marshal Xu will show the emperor, copy your whole family, and punish your nine clans!" ”
Zhao Liangyu was frightened, and hurriedly rushed over and said: "General Lin, how can this make the artillery fire eyeless, if it hurts your golden body, the last general can't afford it." ”
Lin Wanrong glanced at him and said, "Zhao Baihu, I heard what you mean, my body is more expensive than your gold, isn't it?" ”
Zhao Liangyu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes!" The masses are the leaders of the army, and naturally they are much more expensive than me. ”
Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "That's fine, since I'm more expensive than you, Zhao Baihu, then please stand in my position as a target, I'll try a few shots." ”
Zhao Liangyu was so frightened that he almost collapsed, and he was a target for General Lin? Or did he shoot it himself? It's almost suicide.
"Stand up, this is a military order. Don't move, or I'll really not know where I'm going to hit if I'm not careful. Lin Wanrong smiled hehehe. Yesterday your crime of prostitution has not been punished, and today this cannon is not accurate, Lao Tzu is not good at playing with you, you still think I am so easy to fiddle with.
Lin Wanrong returned to the fort, only to see that Zhao Liangyu was trembling, standing on the mound and really didn't dare to move. He glanced at the soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion and said loudly: "In the Divine Machine Battalion, who is the most proficient in this Divine Machine Cannon?" ”
The eyes of the soldiers pointed to a person, it was a man in his thirties, everyone looked at him with admiration, obviously this man was very prestigious.
The man hugged his fists at Lin Wanrong and said: "Tell the general, the villain Li Sheng, who once participated in the transformation of this divine machine cannon. ”
"Oh?" Lin Wanrong said happily: "Have you been to Hai'an and seen a French ironclad ship?" ”
Li Sheng said respectfully: "Yes." Lord Xu also mentioned General Lin to us, saying that the improvement of this cannon was all given by General Bailin. ”
"Okay, okay, you can give it a shot." Lin Wanrong said overjoyed.
Then Li Sheng nodded yes, walked up to the fort, unhurriedly loaded, aimed, and ordered medicine, only to hear a loud bang, the shell was impartial, and hit the mound behind. At the same time as the cannon rang out, Zhao Liangyu was so frightened that he collapsed and fainted on the hillock.
Lin Wanrong laughed: "Okay, General Ben ordered to promote Li Sheng to be the commander of the Shenji Battalion, and lead a hundred households, that is, the newspaper Xu Dashuai Zhi." Li Sheng's skills are outstanding, and his prestige in the Shenji Camp is very high, Lin Wanrong gave this order, except for a few of Zhao Liangyu's cronies, everyone else cheered.
Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui had already looked down on Zhao Baihu, who had no learning and no skills, and when they saw Lin Wanrong acting resolutely, they were also very happy, and they immediately surrounded them and said hello to Li Sheng.
Lin Wanrong glanced at Du Hu and the others, and said: "Brother Du, Brother Hu, I will give the two of you full authority to train the soldiers, Brother Hu is responsible for individual training, and Brother Du is responsible for formation drills." I hope you don't quarrel, you have to see each other's advantages, cooperate sincerely, bring these six or seven hundred brothers, don't want them to kill many enemies, at least let them go to the battlefield, and have the ability to escape. ”
Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui are both people with some ability, although they are not used to each other, it is only an academic disagreement, not a contempt for character. Seeing that what Lin Wanrong said was simple, but it was sincere enough, they hugged their fists together and said, "Please rest assured General Lin, we will do our best." ”
Lin Wanrong sighed and said: "This is very good, in fact, it's not that General Ben doesn't want to train the army personally, there are really more important things to do." His face showed a sad look, and he looked worried about the country and the people, which made Du Hu and the others admire.
Chief Gao leaned over to him and whispered, "Brother Lin, what more important things do you have?" ”
Lin Wanrong smiled: "Take a nap, drink tea, go to the kiln and take a bath, which is not more important than military training?" ”
Chief Gao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, this Brother Lin is really the best person in the world.
Xu Wei's order had arrived, and the people of Chuzhou immediately drove to the junction of Lu and Anhui. Lin Wanrong's eyes were fixed on the distance, where it was in the direction of Suzhou and Xuzhou, and the flames of war on the front line had begun to burn.
Do I really want to fight with Xian'er? He sighed slightly, feeling at a loss that he had never felt before.