The situation in Guangzhou has already begun to emerge, and it does not bode well, and the problem of the new army has become the top priority, dozens of artillery pieces, 5,000 new troops, and tens of thousands of reserves must be integrated as soon as possible.

The muskets and sabers purchased several times were only enough to equip half of the people, and the gunpowder projectiles had just been trial-produced.

1,500 Tibetan horses, a small half of the new army was rowed away, and the father-in-law Pan Shicheng purchased more than 30 three-pounder guns, two six-pounder guns, plus dozens of green battalion artillery in western Yunnan, another 1,500 people were rowed away, and directly became artillery.

The foot soldiers have become the shortcomings of the new army, the 2,000 foot soldiers have to be picked up by the cavalry and artillery, and the people pulled from the eldest brother are all used as infantry troops, so they can barely get together 3,000 people, as for the guards on the side of the caravan, they can only let the old man and the eldest brother find a way.

If the men and horses in western Yunnan want to give full play to their real combat strength, it is impossible without three or five months of training, and it will take a lot of time for the new army to formally become an army, and it is still a question whether the new army can fight after the training is completed.

As soon as there was a problem with the Guangzhou trade route, the entire Yang family was implicated, and now it is not feasible to abandon the Guangzhou trade route, and the foundation of Yunnan is far from reaching the level of self-sufficiency, and it seems that he has thought about things too simply.

The greed of the great powers and the weakness of the Qing Dynasty were about to plunge the Yang family into a quagmire, and the idea of fighting for monopoly rights in Guangzhou seemed to be a failure of their own, and if they wanted to settle down this matter, they could only rely on the grievances between the great powers and their own 5,000 new troops.

Recruited Wei Wu and Ge Shiyang to Yiliang Manor, Yang Meng said his thoughts, and these two knew the truth. A few days of busy work were in vain.

"Third master. I've also looked up some classics these days. For the training method of cavalry, I negotiated with Master Ge, and Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, trained a cavalry called Yiding Tucai, which was based on the mountain people of Yunnan as the structure, and the brave and good fighting was no less than the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners of that year.

Our cavalry tactics are different from those of the West, and I mean the combination of Chinese and Western, and the brigade charges with Western tactics. In scattered cavalry combat, the soldiers were trained by the method of Yiding Raid.

As for the sword and gun battles between foot soldiers, use our method, and use the Western method of musket artillery. The military curtain and logistics camps, we have also made arrangements, I don't know what else the third master commands? ”

In the past few days, Wei Wu and Ge Shiyang have also worked hard, comparing and confirming each other, and only then did they come up with a method of training and compilation.

"Hmmm! So come it! In the next few months, I will probably be using this batch of new troops, and I will know if this method is good or not. Weren't there a few mercenaries among the missionaries who came before? Master Ge took them to train the new army. Mr. Wei, your task there is to dig up some suitable manpower from the Green Camp. Fill in the military curtain, and tomorrow we will go to form a new army. ”

The meaning of Yang Meng's words, Wei Wu could understand it, could it be that the Yang family is in trouble again? As far as I know, the relationship between the Yang family and the imperial court is when the honey is blending oil, and the Yang family has given the imperial court four million catties of refined copper to the imperial court, and the imperial court will not do anything to the Yang family at this time.

Thinking of the origin of foreign guns and artillery, Wei Wu's heartstrings also tightened, could it be that there is a rift between the Yang family and foreign devils, and they are going to war?

"My lord, artillery casting should also be put on the agenda, if you want to start a war, the power and range of the three-pounder cannon are not enough for field warfare, the most basic gun type should be positioned in the range of more than six pounds to twenty pounds, so that the power of artillery can be fully displayed.

I consulted some books and referred to the raw materials provided by Mr. Wei Wu, bronze, brass, and white copper, these are the best raw materials for casting cannons, as long as the lord hires some European technicians, I think the production of artillery will be easy. ”

Wei Wu didn't speak, but his foreign master made a suggestion, it seems that his temptation to start a war has also measured the difference between the two, this Wei Wu still needs to be wary, if Ge Shiyang's family arrives in Yunnan, his foreign master will be more trustworthy than Wei Wu.

"Hmmm! Good! Master Ge's suggestion is good, but the artillery matter is put aside for the time being, let's focus on the new army! ”

Looking at the gloomy Wei Wu and the eager Ge Shiyang, Yang Meng also made up his mind, now the new army is the focus, and no matter how useful other things are, they have to wait until the Yang family stabilizes.

Yang Meng set the tone, Ge Shiyang also suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and the three of them decided the establishment of the new army together.

"Mr. Wei, after tomorrow, you should hurry up and be busy with the opening of the business, as well as the replenishment of the military staff, and it should also be placed in an important position, Governor He's strong school order must also be pushed to Guizhou, our talents are still too few.

Master Ge, tonight I will give you twenty elite swordsmen, you take them to control those mercenaries, in the process of training, which one dares not to do their best, directly kill. After all, I paid a large amount of money, and they couldn't get qualified goods, so they had to pay off the debt with their lives. ”

Wei Wu is difficult to use, his heart is different! Wei Ge compares the two, but Ge Shiyang, a foreign devil, is more concerned about his rise and fall, Wei Wu's scheming is too deep, and he can't figure it out by himself, so he still has to be careful when using it.

The next day, in Yiliang's Hulukou camp, Wei Huozi led 5,000 new troops, as well as more than 1,000 Yang family's swordsmen, stood in line in the camp of Hougu, compared with the Yang family's swordsmen, the spirit of the new army was obviously higher.

"You're good! In the whole training of half a year, you have endured hardships, but you have also achieved results! Today is the day of the army, and the swords, guns and artillery Lao Tzu gave it to you. Fewer dead! Fight to win! That's what Lao Tzu asked!

Wei Huozi, build a new army! ”

Yang Meng, who was standing on the high platform, first praised it, and then read out the preparation.

As the commander of the new army, Wei Huozi received a gold-inlaid foreign knife, a long spear, a short gun, and a banner embroidered with the words "epidemic prevention camp" from Yang Meng. After taking these, Wei Huozi knelt down and bowed to Yang Meng, and then began to roll call.

Under the whispered reminder of the scribe behind him, Wei Huozi began to take the roll call one by one, and the people who were named knelt in front of Yang Meng one by one and took the knife and gun.

First, the five officers of the Thousand Floods received gold-inlaid foreign knives and long and short guns from Yang Meng's hands, and then there were fifty sentinels. At the end of the line were five hundred squad leaders.

These manpower choices. It's all about how good the training is. Then there is the relationship with the Yang family, Wei Huozi is the old man of the Yang family, the five major Xun officials are Yang Meng's uncles and brothers, fifty sentinels, half of them are old swordsmen in Yang's Wuzhuang and Yiliang Manor, and the remaining half are selected talents among the novices. Five hundred squad leaders, most of them are also veteran swordsmen, these five thousand people. Yang Meng can easily hold it in his hand and will not betray at all.

After arranging the duties of the various flood officials, Yang Meng handed the criteria for selecting cavalry and artillery to Wei Huozi.

"Recruit soldiers!"

Yang Meng gave an order, and the two flood officers in charge of artillery and cavalry began to choose their own sentinels.

"Third master! Aren't you biased? You see the two of them, one person has 1,005 subordinates, and there are horses and cannons, and the three of us only have 1,000 people, and we have to mix more than 300 new dings, they are so popular to ride horses and play with cannons? ”

The cavalry and artillery officers went to choose people. The three flood officials who looked at them spoke up, and they didn't say anything. It's still leftovers, it's not fair!

"Hmmm! It's biased! But this time it's just a rough selection, how many people will you bring in the future? Can I bring someone? It's up to you. Great ability! I'm here with people. No ability! Stay where it's cool.

The manpower is divided for you, give me a good army, whoever can fight is a talent, and if you lead a soldier well, Lao Tzu will be rewarded! Train the soldiers to be cowardly soft eggs, I can't spare you!

If you are not angry, you will sprinkle your anger on the training of the soldiers, dare to make trouble in the barracks, Lao Tzu's guillotine knife does not recognize relatives and alienate relatives! ”

These five flood officials are all his uncles and brothers, and Wei Huozi is also extremely jealous of them, in order to let Wei Huozi lead good soldiers, Yang Meng also beat them.

After the cavalry and artillery Liangxun finished selecting men and horses, it was already noon, Yang Meng did not order the new army to have a meal, but ordered to continue to select soldiers, and he and a group of generals of the epidemic prevention battalion also stood straight under the scorching sun.

After the selection of troops, one by one, the Xun officials took over Wei Huozi's task, and began to roll call one by one, one person and one musket, and the reward of five taels of silver were all sent by Yang Meng himself. And the new Thousand Knife Hands do not have this benefit, so they can only watch with envy from the sidelines.

More than 30 artillery pieces were the highlight, and the people who led the artillery came to the artillery covered with red cloth, and Yang Meng also spoke.

"Brothers of Pao Xun, these cannons are valuable things, hundreds of catties of artillery, 1,500 taels of silver each, use them carefully!

Artillery is a sharp weapon for fighting, and your artillery is also the most elite, practice your skills well, and your skilled skills are your means to repay Lao Tzu. ”

The artillery worth thousands of gold aroused the interest of the soldiers, coupled with the generous money, Yang Meng's words reached the hearts of these people at once.

After the artillery was placed, it was the turn of the horses to walk down one by one, and in the middle of the afternoon, the whole new army was completed.

Looking at the new army in a messy formation under the reprimand of their respective generals, Yang Meng's brows furrowed slightly, and slowly stretched again, his own requirements are high, these people have not undergone serious queue training, it is already good to be able to do this.

And Wei Huozi's gaze, from the moment Yang Meng entered the camp, he didn't leave his third master, and frowned, but for the first time today, the third master looked at the messy new army, and Wei Huozi also gritted his teeth secretly.

Looking at the somewhat chaotic new army, Yang Meng had more hope than dissatisfaction in his heart, although this new army was much worse than he expected, but it was countless times stronger than the green battalion in Yunnan.

"Good! I have spent countless sums of money to build your new army! It took a lot of effort! Today's epidemic prevention camp is officially completed!

Fight to win! Fewer dead! Be ye engraved in your hearts!

Kill all the enemies in front of you! You have to carve Lao Tzu in your bones!

Remember! You are not ordinary people, you are the Yang family's army, you are serious soldiers, you are soldiers who eat the Yang family's food, you have only one purpose, that is: to kill people! ”

After saying this, Yang Meng waved his hand and let Wei Huozi go up to the high platform, his task was completed, and then it was up to Wei Huozi.

"The words of the third master, I wrote them down, didn't I teach you to read? Later, gentlemen, I will hand over the words of the third master to you, and you will listen to them one by one, if you can't remember these words, there will be no place for you in the epidemic prevention camp.

The third master is benevolent and righteous, some things are unwilling to say, and some things are unwilling to do, but I, Wei Huozi, want to do it for the third master. Listen to it all!

Those who are disloyal to the Yang family will kill the whole family!

Those who do not listen to orders, kill!

Leak the military aircraft, kill!

Those who are unfavorable in military training will be killed!

Howling the barracks, kill!

Those who disrespect the commanders, kill!

Those who are slacking off in military discipline, kill!

Possession entrainment, kill!

Traitor. Lewd. Capture. Marauders, kill!

Whoever destroys weapons privately, kill!

Those who desert without permission, kill!

Fear the coward, kill!

Escapees, kill!

These are all in my heart, our military regulations are simple, and the punishment is simpler, but if you violate the military regulations, there is no torture staff and leather whip, only this guillotine knife! ”

The military regulations of the thirteen killings were set by Yang Meng and arranged for Wei Wu, and these things were read out on the spot. Yang Meng's strategy of governing the army is simple, he does things according to the rules, and there is only one way to die if he violates the rules.

His army must not be like the green battalion, where it can harm wherever it goes, so Yang Meng directly changed the punishment for violating military regulations to killing if touched! (To be continued......)