After arriving at the barracks and ending his first speech, Li Yongji did not immediately make major changes, neither changing the military system that Zhang Wei had set before, nor letting his subordinates immediately devote themselves to new training.

What Li Yongji did was just let Zhang Wei continue to train these people as usual every day, and he was silently observing from the side. Of course, considering that it is about to arrive at the beginning of winter, and the temperature has plummeted, these people have changed into cotton clothes, and at the same time, the food has also been strengthened.

After observing this for three days, until Lidong was also over, Li Yongji finally made a move, specifically, he summoned Wang Sanwu, Zhang Wei and other senior officers to re-seat, held a formal forum, and made three explanations at the meeting.

The first point is to clarify military discipline.

Li Yongji specially distributed a 32-page brown paper booklet, which recorded in detail the military discipline of the Jingwu army. Discipline is not complicated, mainly because it uses the three major disciplines and eight points of attention of the PLA in later generations.

The Qing army also has military discipline, and there are still a lot of military disciplines, which are very cumbersome, what are official, private, and what are 54 beheadings, 13 beheadings, there are a lot of them. But it is precisely because there are too many military disciplines that they are too cumbersome for most soldiers to remember, coupled with chaotic management and strict corruption, which also leads to the military discipline of the Qing army as if it were a fictitious, so that the discipline of an army depends entirely on the character of the generals who lead the troops.

The three major disciplines and eight points of attention are different, these disciplines are written in the vernacular, simple and clear, catchy, plus there are supporting military songs, it is easy for soldiers to remember, and after remembering, and then strictly enforce, you can develop the habit of soldiers abiding by discipline, and when everyone is used to it, the atmosphere of this army will be established.

Li Yongji has a golden finger in his hand, and there is no shortage of logistics, so he does not need a team of bandits, but needs a mighty and benevolent army that can fight well to accumulate his own fame, and the most important thing for such a team is discipline, so he first clarified military discipline, which is to show that he attaches great importance to discipline.

The second point is the infantry drill code.

After handing out the military discipline booklet, Li Yongji once again handed out a thicker booklet to each of them, which was also 32 carat kraft paper, and the cover of the kraft paper was called "Elementary Infantry Drill Code."

Li Yongji asked them to take it back and examine it carefully, think it out carefully, ask him if they don't understand anything, and at the same time discuss it with each other.

After waiting for half a month, no matter whether they have thoroughly read this infantry drill code or not, they must fully implement the system on the infantry drill code, and for the time being, let them train in accordance with the rules and steps on the infantry drill code.

This "Elementary Infantry Drill Code" was made up by Zhang Xinda, and the content draws on many mature infantry drill codes.

For example, in the training and arrangement, it borrowed the essence of Yuan Shikai's infantry drill code, and also added the infantry code of Japanese devils during World War I.

These two have a common feature, that is, the cultural quality of the soldiers is relatively low, the size of the soldiers is also relatively poor, and they pay great attention to the coordination of infantry and artillery horses, and the firepower configuration and other aspects are also very suitable for the current elite army, so they are used.

For example, in the march and operation, it mainly draws on some rules and regulations of the People's Liberation Army in later generations, including the six tactical principles of the first class, including the principle of three fierce, four fast and one slow.

However, according to the characteristics of this era, some minor changes have been made in the six tactical principles, such as changing the four groups into three groups and simplifying them into three groups: assault groups, cover groups, and fire support groups. In addition, the principle of the three-three system has also changed, and it is no longer three groups per squad, but two groups per squad, which is more suited to the characteristics of firepower at this time, and the leading spirit of its marching operations is to emphasize the offensive spirit of fighting at the sight of the enemy.

For another example, in terms of army organization, in order to give full play to its own firepower superiority more flexibly and make better use of skirmish tactics, the most important thing is to ensure that Li Yongji himself will not be confused by those sentry teams and the like, and simply copy the modern military system.

Of course, considering the receptivity of people during this period, and the fact that Zhang Wei had already carried out a general grouping before, only some minor changes were made this time.

To put it simply, it is a squad of 5 people, a squad of 10 people in the second team, a platoon of 30 people in three platoons, and a cooking squad of 90 people in three platoons plus a cooking squad of 10 people to form a company of 100 people.

It can be seen that the captain has not changed, the captain has become a squad leader, and the company commander is equivalent to the original sentry commander, which is equivalent to increasing the number of soldiers under the sentry commander, adding a platoon level in the middle, and adding a cooking squad to a company.

Limited by the communication and transportation capabilities of this era, the company was the most basic combat unit of the army at this time, and the battalion level above the company level was a mixed combat unit that could be taken out to fight alone.

A basic infantry battalion will have three ordinary infantry companies (about 300 people), a guard communications platoon (30 people), a baggage logistics company (about 100 people), and an independent artillery company (6 Napoleonic guns, a total of about 180 people), a total of between 600 and 650 people, generally no more than 650 people.

Generally, three to five battalions form a regiment, between 2,000 and 3,500 men per regiment, and if necessary, the number can be increased to form a reinforced regiment.

A regiment usually has an independent artillery battalion and a cavalry battalion, and at present, the highest formation of the entire elite army is the regimental level.

The reason for doing this is not only that it is more convenient for Li Yongji to understand himself, but also to strengthen the building of officers in grassroots organizations and facilitate the command of grassroots units. The battalion-level structure has set aside a certain margin to facilitate the more flexible mobilization of manpower by the commanders of various units; In addition, it has strengthened logistical construction and set up cooking classes at the company level, which can be said to be ahead of the times; after all, Li Yongji's unit will rely heavily on logistics in the future.

In short, this set of drill codes is a hodgepodge, including how to train troops, how to march, how to arrange, how to fight, and a series of military command methods, the content is all-encompassing, and the descriptions are also very detailed.

Of course, leading troops to fight in full accordance with the infantry code of conduct will inevitably be a little rigid and dogmatic, but the advantage is that they can preview various situations in advance, and they will not make big mistakes, and for those who have never fought on the battlefield, it is equivalent to instilling enough theoretical foundation in the commander first. And if a stereotyped modern army trained in strict accordance with the infantry drill code is paired with the new weapons that Li Yongji is about to distribute, then China in this era, as long as it is not particularly unlucky, will generally not be defeated.

The third point is to establish the military flag and shape the military spirit!

After handing out two pamphlets, Li Yongji unfurled a bright five-star red flag in public -- yes, it was the five-star red flag of modern China. Perhaps because it is pleasing to the eye, whether it is Li Yongji or Zhang Xinda, they unanimously chose the five-star red flag for the military flag of the Jingwu Army, so Li Yongji directly used it as the military flag of the Jingwu Army this time.

Of course, the meaning of the five-star red flag has changed, for example, the red background represents the blood, the yellow represents hope, and the meaning of the five red five-pointed stars has become wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness, which are the five virtues of the people. The largest five-pointed star represents wisdom, indicating that the elite army attaches great importance to wisdom and culture, in other words, as a soldier of the elite army, you must be eager to learn and develop, and you can't mess around your life.

After displaying the red flag, Li Yongji asked Zhang Wei to make a count of all the officers and soldiers who passed the examination after the training was completed according to the system of infantry drills, that is, to record the names of all people, including Li Yongji, on a special scroll, and then the scroll with the person's name would be hidden in the stainless steel flagpole with the special character.

In the future, this military flag bearing the names of all officers and men will be the soul of the elite army, and a special flag protection team will be formed, and the whole army must be optimistic about the military flag.

The flag is here, the army is here!

The flag is extinguished, the army is eliminated!

The military flag is the condensation of the morale of the whole army, even in the worst case, it is better to destroy the military flag in advance than to let the enemy take it away!

The list of officers and soldiers in the flagpole of the military flag will be changed regularly according to the situation, after all, the soldiers need to be constantly updated, but no matter how many names are replaced, the previous list will be carefully preserved, and after the martyrs' shrine is built in the future, these names will be stored in the martyrs' shrine to enjoy the worship and worship of the world.

In this way, it can be said that the officers and soldiers can have a glory to be remembered when they are alive, have a place to visit and worship, and even after death, they can enjoy the glory after death and let their descendants hang themselves, which is especially important for the Chinese who revere their ancestors.

The officers and soldiers who died in battle in the list of officers and soldiers will be specially painted with a red pen to drape red, and those who have been discharged normally will not be approved red; In addition, if a soldier is a deserter on the battlefield, or if he has a mistake in principle, his name will be removed from the list of military flags, indicating that he cannot enter the martyr's shrine with his colleagues to enjoy worship and worship.

Obviously, Li Yongji intends to apply the military flag system of the Japanese devils in later generations, add a little change, and use such a way to unite the morale of the army.

In an era when there are no particularly great ideals, in order to make soldiers have high morale, in addition to high-intensity training and high salaries, the most important thing is to let them have the most important thing, that is, poke their itches. Obviously, the Chinese who have a good face and respect their ancestors like to be admired by everyone the most, and they also believe in the glory after death, so the strategy of this military flag soul should be able to condense the morale of the army.

After saying these three points, Li Yongji didn't say anything anymore, and then let everyone discuss it by themselves, and then implement it according to the rules.

It can be seen from this that Li Yongji was prepared early on, and he did not think of finding foreigners to train at all, but wanted to let these people learn and train by themselves, as the saying goes, to move forward in exploration.

In fact, the military system of the West does not mean that their people are very powerful, but mainly because their overall development is good, relying on industry, they have a set of their own systematic military system, and these military systems are, to put it bluntly, just some written experiences summed up by predecessors.

Ancient China also has a lot of military experience, such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, etc., but first, these art of war is obscure, and second, the next life is easy to change, the ancient art of war has been somewhat unable to keep up with the times in terms of training troops, only marching and fighting still have reference at all, but in China in this era, what is most lacking is not the strategy of marching and fighting, but the rigid and practical modern training method, advanced weapons and modern military incentive system.

To put it bluntly, the kind of intelligent generals who are very good at improvising are rare and not easy to learn, but using the modern military system to train and drill soldiers is something that most people can learn.

As long as you are hard, that is, you train your soldiers well, prepare your weapons, and come to a force to reduce ten times, then no matter how you improvise, as long as you can't beat me hard, sooner or later you will still be defeated.

Obviously, Li Yongji's three explanations are tantamount to directly giving Wang Sanwu and others the theoretical support that a modernized army needs most, and they are the summaries of the experience of later generations in the military system and theories of this era. To put it mildly, the three explanations that Li Yongji took out, especially the two pamphlets, even in the British and French powers, are artifacts similar to the secret books of divine skills.

With these, coupled with the new weapons that Li Yongji obtained, Li Yongji believed that at least on the ground of the Qing State, he could eat the same number of troops, three times as many enemies could win steadily, five times as many enemies could not fall behind, and ten times as many enemies could calmly retreat.

All in all, with so much careful preparation, Li Yongji believes that as long as this army is trained, it will be invincible!