"Haha!" Liu Ruyi smiled and looked at the young boy in front of him who was still a little immature, but he was also slightly emotional in his heart!
From the ninth year of Chongzhen to the current thirteenth year of Chongzhen, a few years have passed by in a snap!
The half-grown boy who was still tired of being in the arms of his parents, in the blink of an eye, he already looked like a man!
However, looking at the eyes full of fervent admiration around him, Liu Ruyi decided to pour some cold water on them!
Young people often do things impulsively without remembering the consequences. Life in the naval academy is basically the same as in the army, boring and boring!
These teenagers are different from those adult soldiers!
Adult soldiers, most of them have a mature world view. Even when training is difficult and tiring, they can think of their parents, wives and children at home, and they can regain the motivation to fight!
But young people are not like this. They often do things with passion. They are still enthusiastic today, but maybe tomorrow's boring life will wipe out their enthusiasm!
In fact, according to Liu Ruyi's wishes, half of the first batch of students from the Naval Academy will be recruited into the first fleet of the Caishi Army to be formed, and the other half will be recruited into the artillery of the Caishi Army.
camp!
If the navy still has time to hone its training, the artillery battalion has no time to delay!
At this moment, Liu Ruyi also needs to give these young men a warning after their enthusiasm!
Liu Ruyi looked at the young man named 'Wen Cheng' with a smile, and suddenly changed the topic and asked: "From your appearance, you look like you have been studying for a few years? Why don't you study hard and get a good reputation?"
?You want to join the army instead? Do you know that in this school, it is just like the army? Can you endure such hardship?"
Wen Cheng didn't expect Liu Ruyi to ask such a question!
However, he was born in Caishi Town and grew up in Caishi Town, and his father has been promoted to the 100th household of Caishi Army, and his family is quite prosperous! From the time he was sensible, he was influenced by what he saw and heard, and all the majestic majesty of a general.
, and the illustrious military exploits of the Colored Stone Army!
And the friends around me have also made a wish since they were young, that is, to follow the general, kill the enemy, make meritorious deeds, and have a wife!
Although Wen Cheng is only seventeen years old, his father has already arranged a marriage for him! The woman is also from Caishi Town, but his future father-in-law has already been honored as Fu Qianhu!
It's just that the old man is the old man who follows Liu Ruyi. He has a hot temper and a very hard fist. Whenever he has time, he will ask Wen Cheng for a few tricks. On the one hand, he wants to train his future son-in-law, and on the other hand, he wants to train his future son-in-law.
He came here because he saw that Wen Cheng was too weak and worried that he would not be able to get along in the Colored Stone Army in the future!
From its establishment to the present, the Colorful Stone Army has formed a huge interest group!
Although the children of the Caishi Army enjoy a lot of preferential treatment in the army, Liu Ruyi is well aware of the dangers of gangsterism in the army and has very strict regulations on this!
As it is now, no matter whether they are veterans of the Colored Stone Army or young soldiers from Linqing City, Jinan City, or Jining City, as long as they join the Colored Stone Army, everything must be based on their ability!
If you have the ability, Liu Ruyi will definitely not be stingy and promote you exceptionally, but if you don't have the ability, then I'm sorry, Liu Ruyi will never allow people who "stand in the manhole without shitting" to exist!
Therefore, the officers in the Colored Stone Army all seem to have great glory, but in fact, they are really under a lot of pressure!
The capable ones go up, the mediocre ones go down!
No one is an exception!
Wen Cheng's father was a veteran of the Caishi Army, and was now stationed in Linqing City under the command of Jia Dazhuang!
He was only forty years old, but he shot and killed twenty Tatars with his own hands during the defense of Jinan City. He was extremely proficient in blunderbuss and gunpowder. He was a famous marksman among the Colored Stone Army!
And Wen Cheng, as the eldest son in the family, has always had high hopes from his father!
However, his father also knew the nature of his son. Martial arts was not his strong point, but his understanding of gunpowder and gunpowder was deeply inherited from him. It is not said that he was self-taught, but he had learned it since he was thirteen or fourteen years old.
, so he secretly used his father's gun to hunt in the mountains, and gained a lot!
According to Wen Cheng's thin body, he could not have been selected into the first batch of students this time!
But when Wen Cheng's father learned about the opening of the artillery and naval schools, he quickly realized that this was his precious son's only chance to join the military. He quickly relied on connections to find a way out, and he lost his old face.
After getting through Fu Bo and Chun Wa, who were responsible for selecting students, Wen Cheng had the opportunity to stand here!
Wen Cheng also knew in his heart that in terms of martial arts alone, he was no match for the tall and round companions around him, but when he saw the dark cannons with golden light beside him, Wen Cheng felt an inexplicable confidence in his heart.
!
He was born for this!
The memories in his mind were like watching a movie. The pieces flashed in his mind. When he saw the smiling face of his general in front of him, Wen Cheng felt a rush of blood in his heart and couldn't help but rush to his forehead!
He knelt down on one knee, kowtowed heavily, and said loudly: "General, I am not afraid of hardship, let alone tiredness! As long as you can learn your true skills in the school and serve the general, it is the greatest honor of this humble position!"
Liu Ruyi smiled slightly, but said: "Young man, don't say big words! Look at the companions around you. They are all tall and strong. I think they all have some skills! But you are so thin and weak.
, can you keep up with the basic courses?"
Wen Cheng was stunned and instantly understood what Liu Ruyi meant. However, after all, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Instead of being afraid, he raised his head, looked into Liu Ruyi's eyes and said: "General, you, don't do it."
Look down on people! I was born thin, but I have endless strength! Moreover, General, you also said that people should make the best use of their talents! In our Colored Stone Army, not all of them are strong men! These brothers around me
They may be better than me in martial arts, but when it comes to the artillery and muskets in front of me... General, I am not ashamed of my humble position, but if anyone dares to compete with me in musketry, I~, I~ am willing to surrender.
A bet of one hundred taels!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help laughing, this young man is quite interesting!
One hundred taels of silver, this is not a small amount, I am afraid it is the pocket money that he has only been able to save in the past few years!
But when the companions around him saw Wen Cheng say this, they all involuntarily took a few steps back!
They have been undergoing basic training together in Jinan City for more than half a month, and they have some understanding of everyone's strengths!
This Wen Cheng, his father was a musketeer. I heard that when he was a child, he would sleep with his father's musket in his arms and compete with him on his musketry skills. Isn't this the old man who hanged himself? Do you think he has a long life?
What's more, one hundred taels of silver is really not a small amount!
It's not that no one among Wen Cheng's friends can take it out, but no one wants to lose their money to this kid in vain!
"General, if it's a competition of martial arts, Wen Cheng is really no match for me! But if it's a competition of gun skills, then let's forget it!"
"General, you, don't look at this boy Wen Sheng who looks very fair, but this boy is full of evil! If we compete with him in gun skills, we are really going to lose our pants!"
The companions around him all "told the news" to Liu Ruyi. Wen Cheng felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head shyly, but he looked confident!
"Haha! Interesting, interesting!" Liu Ruyi couldn't help but laugh. With these young people, his mentality became much younger!
"Wen Cheng, since you are so confident and your companions don't want to gamble with you, then I will gamble with you!"
Liu Ruyi reached out and took the blunderbuss from the soldiers around him, smiled and said to the students gathered around him: "My sons, since you have joined the big family of the Naval Academy, you should know that the skills of using blunderbuss are required by every student.
One of the required courses! Of course, some of you, maybe because of your family connections, may have been exposed to the guns of our Colored Stone Army earlier, but for those of you who have never been exposed to it, don’t worry, I will give it to you
The mission is to shoot a thousand rounds of lead bullets every month, do you have confidence?"
"have!"
"Yes! Thank you General!"
The students around me shouted loudly!
After all, among them, the children of the Caishi Army were only a minority, and the greater number were the children selected from the newly-attached refugees. At this time, when they heard that Liu Ruyi was so generous, how could they still hold back?
In later generations, scientific research has shown that men's love for guns is almost an instinct that comes from their bones, just like women's natural love for beautiful clothes!
Wen Cheng couldn't help but was a little stunned, "Hey, darling, a thousand rounds! Even if we shoot thirty rounds a day, it will still take a month!"
This, this is simply a bit of luxury!
Normally, Wen Cheng would never dare to think about it!
After all, even though I am a member of a hundred households and in charge of a musketry general, I cannot blatantly consume ammunition and give him a series of muskets!
And he was also sneaky, catching one or two of Dad's bullets!
Now, hearing Liu Ruyi's words, he was almost stunned by the sudden happiness!
He can play with guns every day, and he can sleep with his precious bird in his arms. This, this is simply his dream!
Liu Ruyi didn't know that Wen Cheng's fascination with guns and firearms had reached an outrageous level!
However, at this time, the soldiers had already cleared the shooting range, and the students scattered around knew that the general was actually going to compete with a new student, and the bet was still one hundred taels of silver. They couldn't help but feel like they had been shot.
People gathered around to watch the battle!
And this is the school grounds of the Naval Academy, and the shooting range and other things are ready-made!
In just a moment, everything is ready!
Zheng Zhibao was a little stunned. He really couldn't imagine how Liu Ruyi, who had always been aloof and aloof, could be so close to him at this moment, and actually want to get together with these stupid kids to 'make mischief'?
This this……
Seeing the young men around him as if they had been given blood, Zheng Zhibao suddenly felt a little relaxed. This Liu Ruyi, is just like this...