In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, on the second day of the ninth month, Gaocheng traveled.

Chongzhen stood at the window of the two-story building, looking at the guards of the East Palace under the eaves of the opposite corridor - in fact, the private army of the East Palace. After a trip to the battlefield, he could now distinguish the meaning of the star emblem on the soldier's epaulettes, which made him even more curious, and Weishenme's high-ranking generals knelt at the door of the crown prince's study.

Isn't the East Palace trying to avoid kneeling as much as possible?

"Wang Chengen," Chongzhen shouted, "go over and ask what those people have done." ”

Wang Chengen went hard. As he had expected, the officers ignored him, and all of them pursed their lips, without the slightest hint of joy at victory. It wasn't until he caught a eunuch he once knew in the palace that Wang Chengen asked, it turned out that these generals knelt here to ask for guilt.

Wang Chengen, who asked the reason clearly, hurriedly went up to the small building and replied: "Emperor, these generals are all here to ask for guilt?" ”

"Please? Didn't you win? What other sins, please? Chongzhen was surprised and asked, "What about the crown prince?" ”

"Chitose is in the study to discuss the military with the veterans of the General Staff." Wang Chengen said.

Chongzhen frowned, and said: "This is not my family's way to treat loyal and brave heroes, you go and tell the crown prince, since you have won the battle, no matter how big the mistake is, it is not unforgivable......" He said, and saw the door of the study over there open, and the generals and colonels of the General Staff Headquarters headed by You Shiwei lined up, and they were quite surprised to see Xiao Mo and others kneeling under the eaves.

After a while, Zhu Cihong came out in person and stepped forward to help Xiao Mo, Xiao Donglou, Tannin, and Zhou Yujiren. At the head of the six camps in the East Palace, except for Luo Yukun and Xiao Tugeng, the battalion officers of the other four battalions are here.

"Didn't you hand in the report? Why are you doing this? Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "I just discussed the next deployment with a few old generals inside, and the house was hot enough, so let's blow the wind in this courtyard." Cool down. Lu Suyao, go prepare some fruit and ice soup. ”

"If General You is fine, let's talk about it too." Zhu Cihong saw that You Shiwei hadn't left yet, so he invited.

"Dare to disobey." You Shiwei hugged his fists and responded, he was still not used to the military salute of the East Palace, although he looked more magnificent. But there's always something unusual.

Zhu Cihong beckoned everyone to sit scattered by the pond, and with the shade of the trees and the moisture, it was really much cooler. He said: "I have seen that there are indeed many problems in the report, such as the tannin did not leave the main force to guard the back road, which is very undesirable. However, I also noticed that there was no relevant discussion in the minutes of the meeting of the third battalion, which shows that Zuo Guangxian, Niu Chenghu, and Hui Xian were obviously lucky, and only wanted to rush to Gaocheng as soon as possible to make meritorious contributions, and they were also responsible for this. Tannins, of course. You are the commander, and you have to carry it for them. ”

"Yes, I understand." The tannins hung their heads heavily.

"Xiao Donglou, do you know now that you can't do it quickly?" Zhu Cihong has the most headache for getting lost on the battlefield, saying that it is bad luck, and it can't all be attributed to luck. Let's say it's overlooked, people are also in a hurry...... Zuihou could only say in generalities: "In the future, we still have to set the charter and work steadily." In particular, the horse should be placed farther away, and the preparation for the battlefield must be done sufficiently. ”

"The last will be convicted! The last general dares to make a poisonous oath. There will be no more chance. Xiao Donglou said in a deep voice.

Zhu Cihong looked at Xiao Mo and Zhou Yuji again, and said with a smile: "You two played well, were you pulled to make up the numbers?" ”

"The last general is wrong to deal with, it's too risky." Xiao Mo said.

"The cavalry of the last general is still not well trained, and a few horses have disturbed the formation when they are in battle." Zhou Yuji also said.

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Okay, I'll make a decision." Tannin and the fault of Xiao Donglou. It's really a matter of experience. Xiao Mo and Zhou Yuji, the two of you are because of lack of time. Especially here with General Zhou, our horses are not good in the first place, this is a hurdle that cannot be avoided, and we can practice to this extent. I'm very satisfied. ”

Zhou Yuji was ashamed in his heart, and said secretly: The horses in the first row are all the best of the best, and there are still more than a dozen horses in the battle. If it weren't for the enemy's retreat, I'm afraid the casualties on my side would not be low.

In Europe, the war horse that can charge is also one in a hundred. Not only does it have strict requirements for the size of the horse, but it also has extremely high requirements for the psychological quality of the horse. If it is an untrained war horse, when it sees someone holding a stick in front of it, it will avoid it left and right. This is due to its nature, otherwise wild horses would have crashed into trees and become extinct long before they were domesticated.

Only horses that have undergone rigorous training can charge against enemy formations. Therefore, the cavalry dense charge improved by King Gustav II of Sweden seems simple, but it is extremely demanding in terms of drill, and the tactical effect is equally amazing.

Zhu Cihong believed that the East Palace could copy the cavalry tactics of the ancient two, and that the drill and military techniques of the East Palace were stricter and more scientific than those of the current Europe. Moreover, Sweden is also a poor horse country, which is very close to the current situation of the East Palace. At the same time, the Swedish cavalry did not even have armor, and the Donggong cavalry battalion was able to equip the cavalry with cuirasses.

This kind of phalanx is also the nemesis of the Manchurian cavalry. The Mongols were standard light cavalry, and the Manchurians were mounted infantry, but both lacked discipline and civilization that made it impossible for them to replicate this charge.

"As long as time goes on, the training of war horses will go up, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry battalion can be even higher." Zhu Cihong comforted Zhou Yuji, and immediately smiled: "How have the troops been replenished these days?" ”

"The recruits have already been sent off the flag team, and the tactical training is still being strengthened." Xiao Mo brought in more than 1,500 recruits this time, and almost all of the veterans were promoted to non-commissioned officers or officers. Although he tried his best to transfer veterans from the second or third thousand headquarters to enrich the first thousand headquarters, the decline in the combat of the first department was still very obvious.

"The war horses that have been divided this time are not bad," Zhou Yuji also said, "not only can they make up for the losses, but they can also be strengthened." ”

"What are the voices among the warriors?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"It's too late to train in a hurry, so there's no sound." Xiao Mo smiled bitterly.

"I'm a little idle here, and I'm talking about when I will be transferred back to Cangzhou to garrison." Xiao Donglou said deliberately: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that those rabbit cubs are too idle, but I want to increase the amount of training, and I can't find a reason." Do you think you want to change the training syllabus for the second camp? ”

Xiao Mo heard what Xiao Donglou meant, and said secretly: Lao Tzu is going to be expanded into a guard division, maybe your second battalion will also come over.

"The training syllabus is still unified throughout the army, otherwise it will be difficult to set assessment standards." Zhu Cihong thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the current situation, before the decisive battle between Dolgon and Li Zicheng is over, our army will have a period of recuperation. During this period, it is necessary to strengthen training and ensure discipline, and at the same time, it is necessary to allow the soldiers to combine work and rest and have an outlet. What are the usual pastimes in the camp? ”

"Horns." Xiao Mo blurted out: "When there is nothing to do in the camp, there are often people playing. ”

"One-on-one?" Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "This is not in line with my East Palace's style, it's best to play some team games...... Well, yes, there's a game that's perfect for the military. ”

Everyone saw Zhu Cihong casually picking up a dead branch, drawing a box on the ground, and gathered to watch.

Zhu Cihong drew a vertical line in the middle of the rectangle, divided the box into two halves, and said, "This is the line to receive the enemy." He drew three more lines on each side of the line, so that the rectangle was divided into eight strips. He Zuihou drew a circle at the two narrow ends of this rectangle, and it was done.

"This game uses an elliptical ball." Zhu Cihong explained: "Put two wooden barrels at both ends, and whichever side sends the ball into the barrel is counted as a point. After the normal game, the one with the highest score wins. ”

"It's kind of like Keju."

"It's not a juju," Zhu Cihong corrected, "you can't kick it." That's it, let's say the six of us are divided into two teams. Zhu Cihong casually assigned You Shiwei and Zhou Yuji to his own team, and said: "I'll kick off, and you will be responsible for interception." I'm running forward with the ball, and you can stop me by holding, pulling, pushing, and bumping......"

Zhu Cihong has never liked team confrontation sports, and he didn't even watch football in his previous life, let alone American football. But from the point of view of entertainment and education, rugby is indeed a sport with a strong military atmosphere. Let the two teams of people in armor run and rush because of a ball, summing up the tactics of attack and defense, which is also a kind of training in itself.

He doesn't know the rules of rugby, but any rules are perfected in practice, you just need to play them first. (To be continued......)

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