Tongzhou, a school field outside the city.

The newly built site is barely smooth with potholes, and the surrounding fences are crooked, as if they are about to disperse at any moment when the wind blows.

On the huge school ground, there are rows of soldiers from the guards, which look densely packed with human heads, which is magnificent.

Xu Guangqi, who had just been promoted to the squire of the Ministry of War, was full of spirit, looking at the soldiers in front of him, he felt a sense of pride in his heart, and looked at Qin Rongshuai on the left proudly, "Lord Qin, do you think these soldiers and horses are majestic?" ”

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the soldiers below and was speechless for a moment.

These people didn't stand like each other, except for the first few rows, they looked okay, and the back were all made up, all of them were yellow and thin like farmers farming, and a few of them were in their seventies and eighties, and they were still standing there with a red tassel gun.

The mandarin duck battle jackets on his body were all blackened, patches were patched one after another, and most of the knives and guns were rusty.

That's it?

Lord Xu, you still ask me if this soldier and horse are majestic?

For a while, Qin Rongshuai, who boasted of being clever, didn't know how to praise these people.

I think you're embarrassing me.

But it can't be helped.

Although Qin Rongshuai received the title of commander of a brocade guard, he was only a fourth grade.

Xu Guangqi is a squire of the military department, and he is a third product.

The official level crushed people to death.

Originally, Xu Guangqi was just a Henan Provincial Imperial History, but after the purge of the court, many positions were vacant, and I don't know how to push him up.

The old man, who was almost a sixtieth year, was still in good spirits, and he had just taken office, and he volunteered to come to Tongzhou to train his troops.

"Lord Xu, such a Xiong Jun ......" Qin Rongshuai finally thought about it, and finally simply gave up the struggle, and said honestly, "I think I can't walk ten miles, and I will be scattered in a hurry." ”

The smile on Xu Guangqi's face gradually disappeared, and he held it for a long time before he asked suspiciously: "Why is this, is there anything wrong with my Xu Mou's method of leading troops?" One exercise every three days, one practice every five days, and there has never been slack. ”

One exercise every three days, one practice every five days......

That's it?

I found a group of students to do radio gymnastics, and they were all more neat than them.

However, Qin Rongshuai knows that he can't be demanding anything in this era, and the frequency of this exercise is already good.

After all, these guards still have to work for the commanders.

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the officers of the Qianhu and other guards standing behind Xu Guangqi, thought for a while and said, "I heard that Lord Xu has a lot of research on arithmetic, and he also has this hobby, I don't know if I can ask for advice in my spare time." ”

"Oh?!" Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and grabbed Qin Rongshuai's sleeve, "You also know how to do arithmetic, come on, let's learn from each other." ”

Seeing Xu Guangqi walking away with Qin Rongshuai, several thousands of households looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then hurriedly sent these soldiers in front of him to disband, and after a while, he would have to pay the farmers who came to order Mao, this old man Xu didn't know what kind of wind he was smoking, and he had to order Mao every three or five days, so they had to often find someone to make up the number.

Xu Guangqi is indeed very obsessed with mathematics, and he took Qin Rongshuai to discuss geometry for a long time, and he had a feeling of finally meeting a soulmate, and invited Qin Rongshuai to have lunch together.

"This is a translation of a Western arithmetic classic called Geometry Originals, but unfortunately I only compiled the first six volumes, and then had to give up for many reasons." Xu Guangqi took out a geometric original, cherished it for a while, and then handed it to Qin Rongshuai, "I saw that Lord Qin also likes arithmetic, so the old man gave this book away." ”

Qin Rongshuai respectfully took the book, "Thank you Lord Xu for your humble position." ”

"Lord Qin can have a table word."

"The words of the lower official are useless."

"Reactive?" Xu Guangqi was stunned.

"Sun Tzu's art of war is cloudy, and those who are good at fighting have no outstanding merits, so my father's name is useless."

"It's a good reactive power, but this word is good." Xu Guangqi laughed, "Nothing to do, do you have anything to say in the school field today." ”

"The lower officer wants to talk about the soldiers of the guard, I'm afraid there are some problems." Qin Rongshuai hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "Lord Xu wants to rely on these people to produce elite soldiers, which is really half the effort. ”

Xu Guangqi sighed, "Actually, the old man didn't know that there were some pickled things in this guard, I thought that no matter how bad it was, it could be used improvised, and he supervised diligently, so he couldn't train an elite soldier." ”

"Unsuccessful, you are from the army and have fought in battles, you tell the truth to the old man, can these people be used."

"Can't!" Qin Rongshuai said categorically.

"Not at all!?" Xu Guangqi frowned.

"Most of the soldiers in those guards are old and weak, and they are not able to fight at all, and some of them are even temporarily brought in to make up the numbers, and they can't fight at all." Qin Rongshuai didn't care about anything at this time, and said openly, "The generals of the guard are all vain in their work, and their martial arts are not proficient, relying on these people to make things happen, it is better to expect the enemy to die by himself." ”

Xu Guangqi was silent for a long time before asking, "Is there a way to crack it?" ”

Qin Rongshuai said in a deep voice: "Yes, recruit young and strong soldiers as soldiers, and with strict training, it only takes three years to become a strong army in the world." ”

"Three years?" Xu Guangqi shook his head, "But now I haven't had half a year." ”

Qin Rongshuai was stunned for a moment, "Has the situation been tense to such an extent?" ”

"Liaodong Jianyu is becoming more and more powerful." Xu Guangqi stood up and looked out the window, his eyes were a little gloomy, "A while ago, there was news that Jianyu had defeated the Chahar Department and ordered it to surrender. ”

Qin Rongshuai was suddenly shocked in his heart, why did the Chahar Department pull his crotch so much, and he fell in one hit?

"Jianluben has formed an alliance with the Horqin Ministry, and now he has forced down the Chahar Ministry, which is even more powerful." Xu Guangqi slapped the window frame fiercely, "At the beginning of the first battle of Salhu, tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, Liaodong was in an emergency, and Shencheng was in danger. ”

"Last month, news came that the Jianlu thief chief Nurhachi went crazy for some reason, and suddenly slaughtered the Han people in his territory, tens of thousands of people fled back to Shencheng, Jianlu pursued all the way, the defenders of Shencheng did not come out, and Jianlu looted around before retreating."

A wave of anger rose in Qin Rongshuai's heart, others didn't know the reason, but he knew one or two, Nurhachi's move was afraid that he was retaliating for his attack in Hetuala.

"In the spring of next year, the weather will get warmer, and I am afraid that the army of Jianyu will make a comeback again. Liaodong has empty troops, and it has to be fortified everywhere, and it is overstretched. ”

"If you can't raise troops and horses, then Shencheng is in danger, and once Shencheng is lost, the situation in Liaodong will be very bad."

Qin Rongshuai was silent when he heard this, because he knew that the Battle of the Hunhe River would break out next year, which was also the last afterglow of the Ming Dynasty army.

The situation that could have been a big victory once made Nurhachi almost collapse, but in the end, he was broken by Jianyu and turned into a crushing defeat. Liaoyang, Shenyang, Guangning and other important towns were lost one after another, and the Ming army retreated to western Liaoning, completely falling into passivity.

Is there no solution at all?

No, you can't just watch Shenzhou sink.

At this time, Qin Rongshuai suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Qin has a method that can train elite soldiers. ”

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