Ding Shen will go out early in the morning, and his pocket will be empty and cleaner than his face.
What kind of mahjong should I invent? How much money do I have to gamble with? I was killed by two lovely wives and a soon-to-be wife. I lost all the money in my pocket. After gambling, I even lost the "Dragon Teeth".
The treasured sword that never left his body was also mortgaged.
Fortunately, the two Jiaos and the soon-to-be wife were finally "magnanimous" and knew that this "dragon tooth" was their husband's treasure, and they relied on it to kill the enemy in battle. They asked Ding Yunyi to write an IOU to each of them, and then he also
"Dragon Tooth" was temporarily lent to Ding Yunyi.
This is really the most ridiculous thing in the world. The weapons carried by the dignified Taiwanese generals, captains of the light carriages, and general Zhaowu no longer belong to him until the debts are paid off!
I borrowed it from my wife...
Ding Yunyi understood. The father of so-and-so just said that he invented such a thing, but he may not be an expert in using such a thing...
However, Qin Yun just didn't know what was going on, so he approached Ding Yunyi excitedly: "Third brother, I just learned that the fishermen caught a strange big fish in the sea, how about we go and buy it?"
Buy? Why the hell are you giving me money? I owe my wife a whole lot of debt! Ding Yunyi thought bitterly in his heart, but couldn't show it on his face: "What's so strange about a fish? Don't look at it."
"Go and have a look." Qin Yun tried his best to persuade: "I heard that the fish has a mouth of teeth."
Only then did Ding Yunyi become somewhat curious. He went out with Qin Yun, and sure enough he saw a large group of people gathering around the market to look at Xixian.
Ding Yunyi separated from everyone and walked in. He saw a big fish weighing about twenty kilograms, and it really had a mouth full of teeth.
The locals were talking a lot. Some fishermen who had been fishing all their lives had never seen such a strange fish. The more superstitious old people were a little scared, saying that the sudden appearance of such a strange fish was probably not a good sign.
"Master Ding is here. Master Ding is here." When the people saw Ding Yunyi, they all moved out of the way.
"Master Ding, we caught such a strange fish. I have never seen it before. It has refused to rain, and there is such a strange thing again. Isn't it because God is going to punish us?" Someone asked worriedly.
It was also the first time for Ding Yunyi to see such a strange fish.
The common people are the most superstitious. When they see such a weird fish and think of a natural disaster, they naturally become frightened. Ding Yunyi knows that once the common people have such a mentality, they will fall into panic. He immediately rolled his eyes and said seriously:
"When I was studying when I was a child, I heard from my husband that there is a big fish called Kun in the North Sea. It is miles long and miles wide. It soars into the sky in one day and turns into a big bird that can fly tens of thousands of miles. Its name is Peng.
The back of a Peng is thousands of miles wide. This kind of fish called Kun will bring good luck wherever it appears, and it is a good sign of wealth and wealth. Once I traveled to the North Sea and saw this kind of fish with my own eyes.
Just like the one you caught..."
Ding Yunyi is full of nonsense, except in the story books about Kun and Peng. What does this kind of fish look like? Where has he seen it before?
But as soon as he said this, the people suddenly became excited. They all asked if it was true.
Ding Yunyi simply said: "I have seen it with my own eyes. How can it be false? Once the fish come out, although there will still be drought in Taiwan in the spring, as long as everyone works together to survive this disaster, Taiwan will definitely have good weather in the next few years.
Good harvest every year.”
There was a burst of cheers.
Qin Yun also knew the allusion "There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun", but has the third brother really seen this kind of Kun?
"Master Ding, this fish is dead, what should I do with it?"
The expression on Ding Yunyi's face was even more serious: "This fish is not really dead, it is a fake death. It will be resurrected three days after death. Everyone, you can send this fish to my official residence. I sincerely pray to heaven for blessings and wait for the fish."
After resurrection, it is released back into the sea."
Amidst the cheers, the people all started carrying the big fish and walked towards the official residence.
"Third brother." Qin Yun was very doubtful: "Can this fish really be resurrected?"
Ding Yunyi looked to the side and whispered: "I don't know if it can be resurrected, but I think this fish will be delicious if it is braised..."
Qin Yun was stunned when he heard this.
Ding Yunyi suddenly shook his head again and again: "No, no, what if it's poisonous? Xiaojin, I'll treat you to dinner tonight, and just eat this fish. You eat it first, and I eat it later...'
Amidst the laughter, Ding Yunyi ran away quickly before Qin Yun could react.
After the bloody battle in the Central Plains, I felt depressed, but as soon as I returned to Taiwan, I returned to my own home, talking and doing things easily, and no longer had to worry about this or that...
...
"Stand at attention! Shoot from the front!"
"The first row squats, the second row shoots!"
The not-so-standard Ming Dynasty Mandarin kept ringing out on the training ground.
The newly recruited soldiers are undergoing training under the command of a group of red barbarian officers headed by Major Swede and Second Lieutenant Mansoura.
These Hongyi, officers from the Flemish Kingdom hired by Ding Yunyi, behaved very conscientiously. After all, here, they can get double the salary. It is not easy to find such a job.
When Ding Yunyi looked at these soldiers who were trained by Fo Langji officers, he suddenly felt dumbfounded.
If nothing else, just the way these soldiers were dressed was nothing like all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
These soldiers all wore a jacket, well, Ding Yunyi recognized it. It was a jacket style, with a shirt underneath and a tie. Below it was a pair of shorts and leggings. The soldiers all wore leather shoes. And, they all wore leather shoes.
Wearing a wide-brimmed soft hat on the head, there is a white decorative belt on the hat, and the officers insert a colorful feather on the belt to show his identity. The sleeves of the soldiers' jackets
It is rolled up, with buttons on the cuffs, and the sleeves are rolled up to the elbow joints, revealing the shirt underneath.
This...if these soldiers didn't all have Chinese faces, what would be the difference between them and those red barbarian soldiers who were driven away from Taiwan?
"These are my soldiers?" Ding Yunyi was doubtful.
Qin Yun smiled bitterly: "Third brother, you said before leaving that you would give Shi Weide whatever he needed. In order to make these clothes, I spent a lot of money. I also specially hired two Hong Yi
Tailor. Although I don’t know how to fight, I don’t think they are officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. By the way, Shi Weide also gave them a name, ‘Major Shi Weide’s Regiment’.”
"This is understandable." Ding Yunyi was not surprised by this: "These Hongyi officers attach great importance to their honor. Therefore, it is common to name the troops after their own names. Major Shi Weide's regiment? Damn it, I'm armed
The troops that got up, this Hongyi was named after him. Ah, don’t call them Hongyi in front of them in the future. They work hard for me, and there is no credit. There is always hard work."
At this time, new troops appeared on the training ground.
I saw a large number of pikemen with long spears, and the musketeers with muskets began to drill.
Ding Yunyi took a look and saw five pikemen and one musketeer.
The main structure of the weapon held by this kind of spearman is a long wooden pole weighing about 20 kilograms and six meters long. At one end of it is a flat steel gun about half a meter long and edged on both sides.
tip.
On the battlefield, the spear is a simple weapon to operate. However, combat units composed of spearmen appear to be difficult and slow to move.
At this time, the spear was still valued as the main force to defend against enemy cavalry assaults and protect the infantry.
Ding Yunyi also knew very well that gradually, with the development of infantry firepower, Europe changed its original infantry tactics, and the ratio between pikemen and musketeers changed dramatically.
"Shi Weide!" Ding Yunyi suddenly shouted.
When Shi Weide saw that Ding Yunyi was back, he quickly ran over and saluted: "General, welcome back to Taiwan. I am training your soldiers."
Ding Yunyi nodded: "I think you have five pikemen and one musketeer. Is that so?"
"Yes, General." Swede replied loudly.
"Let me give you a suggestion." Although Ding Yunyi is not very clear about European infantry tactics, he still knows the general development: "Why can't you give full play to the role of musketeers? I think it is better to have one pikeman with five musketeers.
, this way you can give full play to the power of the musket."
This idea is quite new. In the country of the West, almost all pikemen and one musketeer are matched with five pikemen. This is already a fixed thinking. The advantage of the change in the ratio of pikemen and musketeers will not be realized for many years.
The Thai people discovered it, but now Ding Yunyi has taken the lead in bringing it up.
Shi Weide thought about it for a long time: "General, I admit that your idea is very imaginative. This arrangement can certainly further demonstrate the advantages of concentrated muskets, but the musketeers themselves lack the necessary self-defense capabilities."
"It's enough if the musket is equipped with a bayonet." Ding Yunyi said without thinking.
"Bayonet?" Shi Weide was stunned.
Ding Yunyi said patiently: "The bayonet looks like an elongated dagger. A hose is wrapped around the handle. It can be inserted into the muzzle of the musket. Then it becomes the best defensive weapon for the musketeers.
?I think after this kind of equipment becomes popular, pikemen will be gradually eliminated."
Swede was a very serious officer. He thought about it for a while: "This is indeed an imaginative invention, but once this... bayonet is used, the musket will not be able to continue shooting, and it can only protect the fire.
The gunman himself..."
"Yes, this is a flaw, but we can find a way to use the bayonet normally without affecting the musket shooting. This is not too difficult to solve. We can call it a sleeve bayonet." Ding Yunyi thought carefully in his mind
Thinking about it, the hose-type bayonet is easy to make, but the sleeve-type bayonet is a little more troublesome, but it is not difficult to solve:
"Before the sleeve-type bayonet was developed, this required the commanding officer of each assault unit to issue an order for the entire unit to unload bayonets when he thought it was impossible to continue another musket salvo. No,
No, it would be safer to equip the army with a sleeve-style bayonet directly..."
"Why?" Shi Weide was completely attracted by Ding Yunyi's bold idea.
Ding Yunyi explained patiently: "Before the assault formation collides with the enemy's line, the commander will take the risk of how to judge whether it is the last moment to issue this order. You think, when the infantry is charging, it needs to be sixty steps
If the bayonet is inserted into the muzzle of the gun at a certain distance, the enemy can shoot at the target at will before the bayonet is fixed; once the bayonet is fixed, if the enemy sends a reserve team, the assault team's muskets cannot fire again in a short time.
.”
Shi Weide suddenly realized, and Ding Yunyi frowned: "The hose bayonet is not the most ideal solution. Call the craftsmen and I will draw a drawing and make a sleeve bayonet as soon as possible to equip the army."
"I am full of curiosity and expectation about this idea. General, it is no exaggeration to say that your idea may lead to the greatest breakthrough for the army, and your name will be forever engraved in the history of war."
There was no flattery in Shi Weide's words.
Ding Yunyi smiled: "How is your team arranged? What is the tactical formation?"
Shi Weide immediately said: "My formation is different from the popular Spanish Grand Square. This is a unique formation in our country. In our country's tactical square formation, we have reduced the number of people in each company, from one hundred and fifty.
To one hundred and thirteen, we increased the ratio of musketeers to pikemen, and increased the number of officers. At the same time, we also reduced the number of rows in the square formation to ten in order to widen the line facing the enemy.
From a tactical point of view, this kind of phalanx is basically to form four regiments composed of pikemen and musketeers on the battlefield, each regiment has about 800 to 1,000 people. The arrangement method is that one regiment is divided into two battalions.
Each battalion square formation has a phalanx of pikemen in front, and a small phalanx of musketeers behind it. During a firefight, the musketeers will disperse to both sides of the pikemen to shoot on the flanks."
"Very good, you did a very good job." Ding Yunyi thought of this tactical phalanx: "But one thing needs to be noted. Before bayonets are developed and equipped with troops, the key to this tactic is to make the musketeers familiar with their formations.
changes, and the brave will of every pikeman."
"You know this kind of tactical phalanx so well?" Shi Weide said in surprise.
This unique tactic was invented by Fo Langji and was widely taught to all armies in Europe at that time. Unexpectedly, in Taiwan, we encountered a general who was so familiar with such tactics.
Ding Yunyi smiled, I know a lot of things.
He looked at the training team again and said: "Shi Weide, you have done a good job during this period. Although I am not satisfied with my soldier uniform, since I have given you the power, you can decide everything. I hope
My troops can become an elite army as soon as possible."