On the second floor of a small building on the east side of the village fort in the center of Yunzhou Craftsman Camp, Zhang Cheng took a sip of tea and continued: "For example, for making armor leaves, can we try to use water power to drive a sledgehammer to make it? If
If this is really the case, will it save more manpower and make it more standard?
The last step is iron smelting. Nowadays, we can't make guns, artillery, and armor without iron materials. We can use ore, first refine it into pig iron, and then hammer it into mature iron. Only then can it be used to make guns, cannons, armor, and swords and guns.
So is there any way to improve the process during the smelting of iron ore and directly produce wrought iron? Wouldn’t it save more time and effort?”
When Zhang Cheng said this, he saw a group of women pushing the door into the house, and plates of dishes were put on the table, and said: "That's all I'll talk about today. These are just some ideas. I have to rely on you to do the specific things."
Do it, remember to do it with all your heart and soul.”
"The Commander-in-Chief's words have indeed opened our minds. There are many things that we dare not think of. Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief. I have been exposed to many of the things you just talked about before. It is indeed not difficult to implement them. Please
Let me wait for a while." Shi Tiegen hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Okay, I believe you are waiting, everyone, please take your seats!"
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On the tenth day of August, in the early morning, a cool breeze blew across the earth.
In a mountain depression at the western foot of Chang'an Mountains, a clear stream flows slowly. Rows of neat military tents are erected on both sides. A circle of wooden walls is erected around the perimeter. Patrolling sergeants come and go from time to time.
It was the soldiers and horses of the second unit of Dushi Infantry Battalion on Xuanzhen North Road who were ordered to go to Muzhajian Zhao Shihu to camp here. Now the fire soldiers are busy preparing breakfast for the sergeants, and some sergeants are organizing themselves near the military tents.
of luggage.
Since they left the camp at noon on the fifth day of the lunar month, they marched more than 30 miles in armor every day. Then they had to set up camp, build strongholds, bury pots and light fires to rebel. Some new soldiers even said: This march is actually better than in the
Monolith training is so fucking tiring!
According to Zhang Cheng's request, Jin Yong has been marching in accordance with wartime rules since he led the army out of the camp. Depending on the road conditions every day, he marches between 20 and 40 miles. The army sets up and starts the camp in a strict manner.
, meticulous.
He kept Zhang Cheng's words in mind: Marching is a drill. We must make good use of this opportunity to suppress bandits and strictly abide by the military regulations. Marching must be armored, with scouts in front and behind, the camp must be strong, and the camp must be set up in an orderly manner.
In fact, Zhang Cheng has not formulated any separate military manuals, drills, etc. Since the time he first time traveled, he has been insisting on studying "Records of Military Training" and "New Book of Records" written by Qi Jiguang, Qi Shaobao, the god of war of the Ming Dynasty.
He believes that as the top military strategist of this era, the experience he has summarized is more suitable for the army of this era, and "Records of Military Training" and "New Book of Records" cover the aspects of soldier selection, formation, banners, golden drums, and weapons.
Equipment, military etiquette and laws, as well as selecting generals, ordering, training, formation, marching, camping, etc. are all explained in detail. It is actually a contemporary military training manual.
From the time when Zhang Cheng was building a camp on the North Road to recruit brave men, he listed the "Records of Military Training" and "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" as military drills for the armies of the North Road. He required that team officers with military rank or above must learn to read and write.
Study "Records of Military Training" and "New Book of Records".
He also specially arranged for scribes to break down and print excerpts from each volume of "Records of Military Training" and "New Book of Jixiao" so that they could be distributed to different generals under his command to carry with them. For example, Jin Yong now has Xingying on his body.
, expeditions and several other military canons.
Chenshi is also called Chaoshi, and as the name suggests, it is also the time for breakfast. As the loud and rhythmic trumpets of the Chinese army sounded, the sergeants began to gather around the fire soldiers to have breakfast.
They gathered in one place to eat in units A. Although there were more than a thousand people, it was in order, without any confusion, and there was no whispering among each other.
Jin Yong looked at all this and felt satisfied. Just the day before yesterday, he punished two sergeants who violated the military regulations during the march. Now it seems that everyone has gradually adapted to the hardships of marching.
Seeing that most of the sergeants had finished their breakfast, he ordered the Chinese army to blow the trumpets again, and the army began to break camp and prepare to set off.
Ten large baggage vehicles were lined up in the middle of the camp. The sergeants attached to each vehicle, who had just finished washing and eating, were packing their belongings next to the vehicles and harnessing the mules and horses to the vehicles.
This was temporarily assigned to Jin Yong from Wei Zhice's carriage camp. Along with these ten carts, there were ten bargemen, ten deputy bargemen, and a hundred sergeants from the carriage camp, all of whom were under the carriage armor of the carriage camp.
Bureau A of Department A is led by General Du Chungang.
Each large baggage vehicle can carry twelve stones and five buckets of grain, rice, beans, chess and stir-fry, etc., which can feed nearly 125 people for three days. Wei Zhice's baggage department has a total of one hundred vehicles.
The vehicle can carry three days' rations for more than 12,000 people.
When Wei Zhice's carriage camp is fully staffed, it will have three baggage carriage departments, with a total of 300 baggage carriages, which can ensure Zhang Cheng's entire army's rations for more than ten days.
These large baggage carts are all of the same regulations. Each cart weighs two thousand kilograms and is pulled by eight strong mules and horses.
It was originally planned that each cart would be equipped with two Folang No. 4 cannons and ten sergeants on board, including a commander, a gunner, a gunner, a spearman, and two chief and deputy bargemen.
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However, these large vehicles have not yet had time to assemble the No. 4 Folang machine gun. I am afraid that they will have to wait until they complete this mission before they can install it.
"Everyone's belongings have been packed neatly. Everything on the body has been checked by me again according to the requirements of the operating regulations. Nothing is missing!" Liu Changliang, the commander of Division A of Department B of Dushi Buying, walked towards the people under his command.
the sergeant yelled.
Everyone knows that this is always the old soldier who followed the general to the capital to serve the king. He shouted again with a voice like a broken gong: "Guardians, please have some snacks. If anyone brings less things, he will be here."
If you can't start a fight when it's time to fight, you'll lose your head!"
This sword has a scar on Liu Changliang's face. It is said that it was left behind when he accompanied the commander to fight against the Tartars in Julu and protected the commander during the breakout.
Because although he is the commander-in-chief of the Jia Division of the B Division of the Dushi Buying Camp, he already has the rank of Deputy Qianhu, and the soldiers of the Jia Division privately call him: Scar Qianhu.
The second-a-level bird-gunner of Division B, Bureau A, Division B, had three muskets in his hand. After arranging all the equipment, he touched each one with his hands again to prevent any omissions.
Cheng Sanhu recited as he touched it: "One bird gun, one bird gun pole, one tin turtle, one gun sheath, five match ropes. One lead bag, three hundred lead, and thirty medicine bags."
.Three hundred parts of spare gunpowder, each worth three cents, totaling six kilograms.”
Cheng Sanhu recited words as if reciting Buddhist scriptures. He weighed the heavy gunpowder bag with his hands, then patted the long knife on his waist and the coconut ladle filled with water.
"Work together!"
Cheng Sanhu muttered, and then looked at the second armor commander standing in front of the queue, who had already finished dressing up.