According to the physical condition of the soldiers, Guo Dajing and Liu Xingzuo also assigned them. The stronger ones were equipped with heavy armor and spears, while the weaker ones were equipped with swords and shields. The musketeers and crossbowmen were based on proficiency.
Even for musketeers, Guo Dajing will have to divide them again in the future. Those who are strong and powerful will use heavy muskets, while those of average quality will use light muskets.
Although Guo Dajing was gradually developing his troops to use all firearms, he did not dare to do it in one step. Firstly, the muskets were not equipped with bayonets, and secondly, he believed that the spear-musket array was safer.
In addition to the heavily armored spearmen, Guo Dajing also asked the workshop to build Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicles, which could load cargo and withstand the direct impact of the Jianlu cavalry.
Through training and preparation, Guo Dajing must create an army that meets his own standards, can implement his own tactics, and can use his fingers like an arm.
Although the war to aid Korea was a victory in succession, for Guo Dajing, it was a great victory achieved by the Dongjiang Army's overwhelming numbers and human lives.
Although Jianlu's combat power is strong, the Dongjiang Army can achieve a three-to-one, two-to-one, or even one-to-one exchange ratio, which is enough to be proud of.
But for Guo Dajing, there is obviously still a lot of room for improvement in the combat effectiveness of the Dongjiang Army. In addition to weapons and equipment, that is physical fitness and combat skills.
Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war! Physical strength and skill proficiency can all be achieved through rigorous training.
"Kill, kill, kill!" In the training ground, an army of 500 people was repeatedly carrying out assassinations with spears, and the shouts of killing were loud.
Every thrust must be done with all one's strength, and every thrust must be shouted out. This is Guo Dajing's order, a very strict order that must be followed.
Guo Dajing stood on the general platform with his hands behind his back, his eyes like torches, majestically scanning the soldiers below who were sweating profusely and stabbing with spears.
There are strict requirements to achieve the purpose of assassination training. The first is to train the soldiers' momentum and courage, and the second is to improve agility and strength, etc.
The officers walked back and forth in the queue, observing the soldiers with wide eyes, correcting them from time to time, scolding them from time to time, and strictly supervising them.
Previously, Guo Dajing wanted to teach future generations of bayonet skills to the army. However, after the war to aid Korea, as well as his own observations and insights, he finally rejected this taken-for-granted decision.
The shape of ancient spears is very different from the spear thrusts of later generations. The first is the length. It is very difficult to perform actions such as preventing left thrusts and right thrusts.
What is advanced, or advanced, must be combined with reality to be applicable and powerful.
Guo Dajing had a deeper understanding of this, and gave up many methods of transforming the army, and instead studied the current Dongjiang Army's weapons and equipment and the quality of its soldiers, and how it could continue to compete with Jianlu.
As for the Ye Bugui and the sentinels who he personally trained, they were selected from the best, the training was more rigorous, and the treatment was the most generous.
Although the spirit is important, the material is also indispensable. It is difficult to last only if it is driven by the hatred of the soldiers for destroying their families and killing their relatives.
In history, one of the important reasons for the collapse of Dongjiang Town was the lack of food and grass supplies.
At this time, a horse galloped over, dismounted from the stage, knelt down on one knee, and reported: "Eunuch Zhao Guang, the eunuch sent by the imperial court, Jiang Baohe, the flag officer of Jinyiwei, and Shen Zonggui have arrived at the dock. Please
Sir, go and greet me."
Guo Dajing nodded and waved his hand to order the soldiers to retreat.
It's already mid-July, Emperor Carpenter still has a month to live, Old Wei is about to fall, and these three guys are about to get out, and the end won't be too good either.
If they don't cause trouble for him, Guo Dajing decides to tolerate them for a month or two. If they don't understand, he doesn't want to be polite. The eunuchs really have an opportunity to draw a clear line with them.
He reached out and called Yang Mingli, the captain of the personal soldiers, and took twenty personal guards with him. Guo Dajing got off the general platform, left the school grounds, and rode straight to the dock.
"Sir." Yang Mingli was obviously a little nervous about the arrival of people from the imperial court, so he asked, "I wonder what etiquette should be used to welcome an angel?"
"Soldiers don't kneel, just be polite." Guo Dajing said without even thinking, "Don't let the might and integrity of our Dongjiang Army suffer, let alone embarrass someone."
The sound was so loud that the surrounding soldiers could hear it clearly and responded in unison: "Yes, sir."
Guo Dajing was very satisfied. What kind of angel has wings? He must be neither humble nor arrogant, and don't give these three guys the impression of being weak and easy to bully.
As a eunuch personally selected by the powerful Uncle Wei, Zhao Guang was qualified to hold his head high in front of officials and accept their flattery and monetary bribes.
After leaving the capital, he was treated like this all the way. But the closer Zhao Guang got to his destination, the worse his mood became.
The embarrassment and poverty of Dongjiang Town is a matter known to both the government and the public. Guanglu Island is also remote at sea. Except for the soldiers, it is common people. There is no money and water to make money, and it is desolate and boring. It is simply like being sent out.
But it was hard to disobey his orders, so Eunuch Zhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and set off by boat. In the vast sea, he got seasick again and vomited all kinds of meat. When he arrived at Guanglu Island, he almost lost half his life.
Finally his feet were on the ground, but Eunuch Zhao's body was still shaking, his eyes were still moving up and down when looking at the scenery, and his head was still dizzy.
Naturally, Eunuch Zhao's mood became even worse. After sitting in the house next to the pier for just a short while, he felt as if several hours had passed, and the irritability was rising straight to the top of his head.
The sound of rapid horse hooves came from outside, approaching from far away, until they reached the front of the house. Zhao Guang snorted, knowing that it was an officer from the island coming to greet him, so he sat still in his chair and looked at the door with slightly squinted eyes.
"Sir." The dock guard outside the door bowed to Guo Dajing and reported: "Eunuch Zhao and the two adults are drinking tea and resting in the house."
Guo Dajing nodded, opened the door, and was about to go in, but Jiang Baohe and Shen Zonggui reached out to stop him.
"Who is it? Tell me your name." Jiang Baohe noticed Zhao Guang's displeasure and hurriedly tried his best to show off in front of Zhao Guang.
"This is Guo Dajing, a guerrilla from Guanglu Island, who came to greet Eunuch Zhao, the supervisor of the army." Guo Dajing bowed and held his hands in his hands, and said with a smile: "Are you Mr. Jiang and Mr. Shen?"
He actually called himself "someone" instead of the last general, which was a lowly position. Zhao Guang became more and more displeased, narrowed his eyes even narrower, and said in a weird voice: "It turned out to be General Guo who killed the prince of the slave chieftain. No wonder he has such a big arrogance. Come in!"
Guo Dajing raised his eyebrows. From the eunuch's tone, it seemed that he was very dissatisfied with himself and was he deliberately looking for trouble?
Although he had some speculations, Guo Dajing would not fall out because of a single word. He stepped into the room, bowed and held his hands in his hands, saying, "I have met Eunuch Zhao."
Zhao Guang looked Guo Dajing up and down and curled his lips. It fit the image of a rough man and a desperado he imagined.
"The Za family has been ordered to come to Guanglu Island to serve as the supervisor of the army." Zhao Guang cupped his hands to the west and said in a high voice: "Since Mr. Guo is the chief officer, please report the situation on the island first!
"
Wei Zhongxian is so powerful, can he be ranked ahead of the emperor?
Guo Dajing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile: "Eunuch Zhao and the two adults have been working hard all the way, so why not settle down and rest first. To understand the situation on the island, I will summon all the stewards tomorrow and report in more detail.
"
"Master Guo is not neglecting his official duties and doesn't even understand the situation on the island, is he?" Zhao Guang did not move, and looked at Guo Dajing with squinting eyes, his intention to make things difficult became more and more obvious.
"The Zajia are the supervisors of the imperial army. If you don't address yourself as the last general and kneel before you, you are showing contempt for the imperial court and nine thousand years of age. You should be executed for your crime!"
This is no longer making things difficult, but humiliating him, trying to make Guo Dajing surrender and let him squeeze him into pieces.
Guo Dajing slowly straightened up, his smile disappeared, his eyes became cold and sharp, and he stared at Zhao Guang without flinching.
Guo Dajing was a murderer who was capable of killing people, and he dominated an island of soldiers and civilians. Guo Dajing already had murderous intent in his body without even realizing it. He didn't even need to shake his tiger body to have an overwhelming aura.
Zhao Guang noticed the change in Guo Dajing, and Jiang and Shen also felt the atmosphere in the room was strange.
"Eunuch Zhao said he was sent by Nine Thousand Years Old. Do you have any proof?" Guo Dajing asked in a deep voice, "Jianlu spies are everywhere. Please show it so that Guo can take a look at it to clear up any doubts."
"You, you doubt the Zajia family?" Zhao Guang's eyes widened, filled with incredible and unbelievable surprise.
Guo Dajing smiled coldly and said: "Please show me your official certificate, otherwise, don't blame Guo for taking you for interrogation."
"Bold." Shen Zonggui took the lead this time, stepped forward and pointed at Guo Dajing and scolded: "You rough bastard, how dare you do the following...ah——"
Guo Dajing suddenly took action, grabbed Shen Zonggui's finger, and smashed it hard, causing Shen Zonggui to scream and kneel on the ground in pain.
Turning a deaf ear to Shen Zonggui's screams and cries of pain, Guo Dajing grabbed Shen Zonggui's fingers tightly, maintaining pressure and staring hard at Zhao Guang.
"You, you, okay, okay." Zhao Guang had never seen this scene before. He was shocked, angry, and frightened. He was a little incoherent and pointed at Guo Dajing with trembling fingers.
Jiang Baohe was also shocked. Jin Yiwei was a member of the emperor's personal army, so how could he have ever been bullied like this? He became angry, choked, and drew out his sword.
There was a flash of cold light, and amid the clang of weapons clashing, Jiang Baohe's waist knife was cut in half.
Guo Dajing let go of Shen Zonggui, hit him with a dog-leg knife, glanced at the three of them, and calmly put the knife into the sheath on his thigh.
"Come here, capture these three Jianlu spies and torture them severely." Guo Dajing shouted in a deep voice.
The soldiers outside heard that something was wrong inside, but they did not dare to rush forward. After hearing Guo Dajing's order, they responded, drew their weapons, and rushed into the house.
"Wait, wait." Zhao Guang's mind became clearer and he realized that he might have kicked the iron plate. He quickly opened his hands and shouted loudly. He turned to the stunned Jiang Baohe and yelled: "Still.
Please show me your official seal quickly."
Jiang Baohe woke up from a dream, agreed indiscriminately, rummaged through his baggage, and finally took out the official seal.
The guy just straightened his waist and wanted to show off his authority again. When he caught Guo Dajing's gaze, he shrank his neck in fear and raised his hands.
Guo Dajing just glanced at it twice, then snorted coldly, took it, turned around and strode out of the house.
"Sir--" Yang Mingli didn't know why, and was confused by Guo Dajing's operation, so he stepped forward in a daze to ask for instructions.
"Keep an eye on them and don't allow them to leave this room. I'm going to find someone to check the authenticity." Guo Dajing stared at Yang Mingli and ordered in a deep voice: "If you dare to break in, you will be killed without mercy, and you will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish."
Yang Mingli hesitated for a moment, but Guo Dajing's gaze suddenly made his heart tremble, and he hurriedly bowed and accepted the order, "I obey the order. If you dare to make any move, you will be shot without mercy!"
Guo Dajing was their chief officer when it came to issuing orders and prohibitions. Besides, they were still soldiers. Hesitating about orders was disloyal to Guo Dajing.
Yang Mingli understood, understood, and realized that he almost made a big mistake, and there was no need for him to be the captain of the private army.
While the three of them were stunned, confused and looking at each other, they also heard the order given by Guo Dajing. Then, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and they drove away quickly.
"Gone?!" Jiang Baohe walked to the door, looked out, then turned back and said, "Father-in-law, they are gone."
Zhao Guang breathed a sigh of relief, rolled his eyes, glared at Jiang Baohe and cursed: "Just let them go like this, you loser. And you also took away the official seal..."
Shen Zonggui covered his fingers, which were injured even if they were not broken, and he groaned and said: "You are so brave to lock us in here. Eunuch Zhao, you——"
"Shut up." Zhao Guang scolded him and came to the door. When he looked outside, he saw several shining steel knives and a dozen wolf-like soldiers guarding the door.
"I don't believe he dares to kill us." Jiang Baohe said hard, but did not dare to take a step, "Does he not want to live and rebel?"
Zhao Guang blinked his eyes and suddenly screamed: "He took away the official seal and wanted to kill people. After a few days, he reported that we were patrolling the island by boat and sank in the wind and waves, and even the corpses were found."
Eaten by a fish."
Ah! Shen Zonggui didn't know whether it was pain or fright. His eyes widened in fear and he said, "Yes, he just said that he would throw it into the sea to feed the fish."
Jiang Baohe swallowed hard and murmured as if to comfort himself: "No way, how dare he not be afraid of being punished? Kill the supervisors, kill the imperial envoys..."
Zhao Guang was distraught, stepped forward, kicked him hard, and cursed: "You idiot. We are all his people on this desert island. What he says is just what the outside world hears. How can we know the truth?"
Yes, you are on someone else's territory. Why are you still so arrogant and humiliating someone else?
Jiang Baohe was kicked and hid aside. He glanced at Zhao Guang secretly and complained that this dead eunuch was used to being domineering and came here to pretend to be a boss, but he was kicked against the iron plate.
"Go and tell the people outside to ask General Guo to come back." Zhao Guang said to Shen Zonggui: "Speak carefully and don't let others chop it up and feed it to fish."
Shen Zonggui nodded repeatedly, walked to the door, put on a smile, and pushed the door open - huh? He blinked his eyes, and pressed harder, his face changed.
"Father, they blocked the door." Shen Zonggui turned around, with a look of shock on his face.
Ah?! Zhao Guang was stunned. He didn't expect that he, a eunuch overseeing the army, would be treated like this when he came to the land.