Chapter 24: Drills
When the head and tail of the distilled wine were pinched off, and the remaining clear liquor was exuding a strong aroma, Chen Zhi, who had just rushed over with the rice grain, was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"Good brother, I didn't expect to be really tossed out by you!"
"It's not even close."
"Is that far off? When I was out fighting with my father, if I could have such a sip of wine, the soldiers would probably be able to kill a few more enemies. ”
"Wait.. What did you say? ”
"Kill a few more people..."
"No, no, no, go further.."
"Fighting outside?"
"That's right! It's a war outside! ”
Although Daming now has the technology to distill liquor, he knows nothing about medical alcohol, that is, the medical alcohol used to reduce inflammation and first aid on the battlefield.
Now the imperial court fights wars every year.
If only it could be made into medical alcohol and sold in the army.
Isn't the silver that spends in vain come sooner?
You must know that in the era of cold weapons, the weapons held by every soldier were comparable to the tetanus blades of later generations, and one of the main reasons why most wounded soldiers could not be treated was wound infection.
"Is it possible that you are really going to buy this wine in the barracks, I can tell you... The emperor has strict control over this, in case there is a prohibition on alcohol one day. ”
"It's easy to lose money if you're not careful."
Unexpectedly, Wang Siqi looked at Chen Zhi with a smile and said: "Not only do I want to sell our wine to the barracks, but I also have to let the people from the military department and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies rush to buy it from us, not only that, but even the prohibition of alcohol can't help us..."
Such words couldn't help but make Chen Zhi's heart full of curiosity.
However, out of trust in his good brother, Chen Zhi still nodded and said, "Then next, I need to do something." ”
"Do you know the drill?"
"Drills?"
"It is to set the soldiers under your command as the offensive and defensive sides, and simulate one of them as their own enemies to fight against each other, but the subordinates must keep their hands, which is not a real attack."
"Not only can the physique of the soldiers be tempered, but more importantly, this is also a kind of training, practice a few more times on weekdays, and only then can you have a better chance of surviving on the battlefield."
When he said this, Chen Zhi's gaze at Wang Siqi had completely changed from the original obedience, but always holding a little doubt to full admiration.
said bluntly: "I didn't expect that brother, you are eating, drinking and having fun in the capital, and you still have such an understanding of the affairs of the soldiers, and I will discuss it with my father after I go home today." ”
"I just don't know why it's so practiced?"
"Pitch!"
......
Jingying.
Since the Jingnan, Zhu Di has always taken the Beijing battalion soldiers very seriously, and the food and clothing on weekdays are considered to be the top existence in the Ming army today.
Rong Changbo rode a tall horse under his crotch.
Looking at the soldiers who had been assembled at this moment, he said in high spirits: "Yesterday, General Ben learned a good method of drilling, and today he specially selected 1,000 of you in the camp as test subjects to test whether such a method is useful!" ”
"Chen Zhi!"
"The last general!"
"Count the soldiers and horses, and get ready to start!"
"Yes!"
Since it was his own son who listened to Wang Siqi's words and wanted to test it in the army, Chen Xian, as one of the famous generals of the Ming Jing Battalion, also said with an approving gaze after listening to his son's introduction: "Father asked you to stay away from the kid of the Wang family before, but Dad thought narrowly, but I didn't expect that although this kid has never entered the barracks." ”
"But the simulated drills mentioned and the methods of confrontation between friends and enemies, as long as they can be controlled well, will definitely be able to sharpen the soldiers in the fight."
"It will also be able to achieve what the Wang family kid said, sweat more in training and bleed less in wartime!"
So, Chen Xian nodded.
Then there was today's drill on the training ground in Beijing, and in a camp tent not far away, Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Siqi with great interest and said: "Unexpectedly, the first time you called me, you actually came to see the Beijing camp drill, and I really don't have many opportunities to see this scene on weekdays." ”
"Listen to Rong Changbo."
"You have set the rules and methods for this exercise, and I will follow it today to see how this is different from the previous military drills."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will naturally understand if you look at it."
...
I have to say that although Chen Zhi and Wang Siqi are also a major scourge in the capital, Chen Zhi, who has been following his father in the military camp and on the battlefield, still has a lot of skills.
More than 1,000 people were quickly divided into attackers and defenders.
It's just that when many soldiers didn't understand, Chen Zhi said loudly: "Tell you something, as long as you don't kill people!" This is the real battlefield, between offense and defense, there are not so many rules! ”
"Yes!"
Soldiers present.
Many of them were veterans who had just returned from the battlefield with Chen Xian, although they were holding wooden swords that had been made overnight and had not yet been opened.
But the fierce light revealed in his eyes is enough to see.
The other party is the enemy.
What I have to do now is to kill the enemy.
"Kill!!"
"Kill!"
After the big flag symbolizing the beginning of the training was waved heavily, the shouts of killing from both sides rose to the sky, and Zhu Gaochi, who was watching the honor guard in the distance, was excited.
"It's a fight! Fights are up... Okay, these are all the mighty divisions of the Ming Dynasty, these are the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, there are such soldiers, why worry about not winning! ”
However, Wang Siqi poured a basin of cold water on his head and said, "But His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
"Do you know that behind every victory are countless dead and wounded soldiers, of course those who sacrifice their lives for the country are heroes, but what about those wounded soldiers who died on the battlefield because they were not able to heal properly?"
This is something that Zhu Gaochi has never understood, and only after a while did he say: "Such a soldier, the women and children in the family will be raised by the imperial court."
"Nope! Only by rushing to kill the soldiers who fell on the battlefield can they get a good pension. ”
"Those soldiers who survived after being wounded on the battlefield, whether they died, or picked up a life before the ghost gate closed and returned home... Sick and sick, but without much money and preferential treatment, it is not even as good for them to die on the battlefield..."
Wang Siqi's words made Zhu Gaochi unable to calm down for a long time.
The gaze of the soldiers on the training ground began to change gradually.
"Ahh
Despite the use of wooden swords, injuries inevitably occurred in such a large-scale collision with each other, and the soldier who was accidentally cut open by the sharp point of the wooden sword gritted his teeth and sat on the ground sweating, the red flesh that rolled deep into his arms was still bubbling with fresh blood.
"Look! Some soldiers were wounded..."