king of war

Chapter 86

Tongzhou, the school ground outside the city.

The newly built site was bumpy and barely level, and the surrounding fences were crooked, as if they were about to disperse at any time when the wind blew.

On the huge school field, there were rows of soldiers from the guard station, and it looked like a dense mass of human heads, which was spectacular.

Xu Guangqi, who had just been promoted to Minister of War, was in high spirits. Looking at the soldiers in front of him, he suddenly felt heroic in his heart. He looked proudly at Commander Qin Rong on the left, "Master Qin, do you think these soldiers and horses are majestic?"

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the soldiers below and was speechless.

These people didn't stand upright, except for the first few rows, which looked okay, but the back was all make up, all of them looked like farmers farming, some of them were in their seventies and eighties, and they were standing there with a red tasseled gun.

The mandarin duck battle jacket he was wearing was all blackened, with patches one after another, and most of the knives and guns were rusted.

That's it?

Master Xu, you still ask me if this soldier is strong?
For a moment, Qin Rongshuai, who prided himself on being eloquent, didn't know how to praise these people.

I see you are embarrassing me fat tiger.

But no way.

Although Qin Rongshuai received the title of Jin Yiwei and commanded Qianshi, he was only a fourth-rank official.

Xu Guangqi is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he is the third rank.

The first-level official crushes people to death.

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

The old man, who is almost sixty years old, is still in good spirits. He has been on the list one after another since he took office, and volunteered to come to Tongzhou for military training.

"Master Xu, such a bear..." Qin Rongshuai finally thought about it, and finally gave up struggling, and said truthfully, "I think if I can't walk ten miles, I will be coaxed away."

The smile on Xu Guangqi's face gradually disappeared. After holding back for a long time, he asked suspiciously: "Why is this? Is there something wrong with my way of leading troops? I exercise every three days and practice every five days. Slack."

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

That's it?

I asked a group of students to do radio gymnastics, and their movements were more neat than theirs.

But Qin Rongshuai knew that in this era, he couldn't be too demanding, and the frequency of this practice was already considered good.

After all, these guard soldiers still have to work as coolies for the officers.

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the military officers standing behind Xu Guangqi, such as Qianhu, etc., and said after thinking for a while, "I heard that Mr. Xu has a lot of research on arithmetic, and his humble job also has this hobby. I wonder 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 calculate, come, come, let's learn from each other."

Seeing Xu Guangqi leading Qin Rongshuai away, several thousand households glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. Today was over again.

Then they quickly dismissed the soldiers in front of them, and later they were going to pay the farmers who came to order mao. Old man Xu didn't know what he was doing. He would order mao every now and then, so they had to find someone to replenish the money. .

Xu Guangqi is indeed very obsessed with mathematics. He took Qin Rongshuai to discuss geometry for a long time.

"This is my translation of a Western classic on mathematics called Geometry Originals. Unfortunately, I only compiled the first six volumes, but I had to give up due to various reasons." Xu Guangqi took out a Geometry Original, stroked it cherishingly for a while, and then Handed it to Qin Rongshuai, "I saw that Mr. Qin also likes arithmetic, so I will give this book as a gift."

Qin Rongshuai took the book respectfully, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."

"Master Qin can have a watch."

"It's useless to submit an official letter."

"Reactive?" Xu Guangqi was taken aback.

"As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, so my father named him without merit."

"What a waste of work, this word is good." Xu Guangqi laughed, "Wu Gong, do you have anything to say in the school grounds today?"

"I want to talk about the soldiers in the guards. I'm afraid there may be some problems." Qin Rongshuai hesitated for a while before he said slowly, "Master Xu wants to rely on these people to send out elite soldiers. It's really half the effort."

Xu Guangqi sighed, "Actually, this old man doesn't know that there are some dirty things in this guard. I thought that no matter how bad it is, it can be used. If you work hard and supervise, you can train an elite soldier."

"Wugong, you are from the army and have fought in wars. Tell the old man the truth, whether these people can be used."

"No!" Qin Rongshuai said firmly.

"Not at all!?" Xu Guangqi frowned.

"Most of the soldiers in the guards are old and weak, and they can't stand a fight at all. Some people are even recruited temporarily, and they can't fight at all." Qin Rongshuai didn't have any scruples at this time, and said openly, "The guards of the guards The generals are all empty-handed and not skilled in martial arts, relying on these people to succeed, it is better to expect the enemy to kill himself head-on."

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

Qin Rongshuai said in a deep voice: "Yes, recruit young men as soldiers and train them strictly. It only takes three years to become a strong army in the world."

"Three years?" Xu Guangqi shook his head, "But now it's not even half a year."

Qin Rongshuai was stunned, "Has the situation become so tense?"

"The Liaodong Jianlu are getting stronger and stronger." Xu Guangqi stood up and looked out the window with gloomy eyes. "A while ago there was news that the Jianlu had defeated the Chahar tribe and ordered them to surrender."

Qin Rongshuai was suddenly shocked. Why did the Chahar tribe pull their hips so hard that they surrendered in just one blow?

"Jianluben formed an alliance with the Horqin tribe, and now they have forced the surrender of the Chahar tribe, which is even more powerful." Xu Guangqi slapped the window frame, "In the battle of Sarhu at the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of troops were wiped out. Liaodong was in urgent need, and Shen The city is in jeopardy."

"The news came last month that Nurhachi, the leader of the Jianlu bandits, went crazy for some unknown reason and suddenly massacred the Han people in his territory. Tens of thousands of people fled back to Shencheng. Jianlu pursued them all the way. The Shencheng defenders stayed behind closed doors. Jianlu The captives plundered around for a while before retreating."

Qin Rongshuai felt anger rising in his heart. Others didn't know the reason, but he knew something. Nurhaci was probably retaliating for his attack in Hetuala.

"In the spring of next year, when the weather gets warmer, I'm afraid the Jianlu army will come back again. Liaodong's troops are empty, and they have to fortify everywhere. They are stretched."

"If you can't raise soldiers and horses, then Shencheng is in danger. Once Shencheng falls, the situation in Liaodong will definitely deteriorate."

Qin Rongshuai was speechless when he heard this, because he knew that the Battle of Hunhe would break out next year, and this would be the last afterglow of the Ming Dynasty army.

The situation that could have been a great victory once almost brought Nurhachi to collapse, but in the end he was defeated by Jianlu one by one and turned into a disastrous defeat.Liaoyang, Shenyang, Guangning and other important towns were lost one after another, and the Ming army retreated to western Liaoning, completely passive.

Is it completely incomprehensible?
No, you can't just watch Shenzhou sink.

At this time, Qin Rongshuai stood up suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Qin has a way to train elite soldiers."

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(End of this chapter)