Chapter 114: Water Pirate (Part 1)
"Yes, lord, I will give you a look during actual training." Zhang Fanzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. This way, he would avoid disrupting his training plan during this period.
While we were talking, a riot suddenly sounded outside.
Wang Hongyi was stunned, Zhang Fanzhi was even more shocked, and said, "I'll go and see what's going on."
After Wang Hongyi's permission, Zhang Fanzhi hurriedly pushed the door out. After a moment, Zhang Fanzhi walked in from outside and had a relaxed smile on his face.
"Lord, they are several battalions at the base. I'm going to let me go over and watch the competition between the navy soldiers."
"Compet?" Wang Hongyi looked at Zhang Fanzhi in confusion.
"That's right, lord, training in the army is hard and there is no war. Therefore, in addition to training, I will also compete in various battalions. This can check loopholes, rank rankings, and also be helpful in testing and selecting talents." Zhang Fanzhi said hurriedly.
"That's right?" Wang Hongyi's eyes suddenly felt aroused: "Do you mind going with you to watch?"
This kind of competition is already similar to modern times.
"This is my honor. It's just that they are all crude guys, afraid of being dirty and audio-visual!" Zhang Fanzhi hesitated and said, in such camp competitions, there were countless swear words.
"How could it be!" Wang Hongyi said with a smile: "There is nothing to do today, so I will just go over and see. I am willing to let those who accompany you go to rest first, leaving only a dozen people behind."
"Yes, lord." Gan Hou said with his head down.
This is under the jurisdiction of Wang Hongyi and is in the military camp. There is no need to follow three hundred people anymore. It is enough to leave only a dozen people to accompany him.
Seeing that Wang Hongyi was not tired, Zhang Fanzhi wanted to persuade him to take a rest first, and immediately swallowed it back.
"Mr. Gan, I will now order someone to arrange a residence for you. If you have any requirements, just tell them clearly." Zhang Fanzhi said to Gan Hou.
The latter said with a smile: "It's time for Lord Zhang."
"All the lord's ministers, why be polite?" Zhang Fan said straight, stepped out of the conference hall, called a logistics officer outside, and ordered Ganhou and others to go down to make arrangements.
Before taking Wang Hongyi to the competition venue, Zhang Fanzhi ordered people to prepare their residences and ordered people to prepare refreshments in the venue for Wang Hongyi to eat. Then he accompanied Wang Hongyi to the open space.
The base where the navy is located occupies a large area of ​​wasteland outside Jishui County. On the basis of the original, it has been expanded twice. Even if you don’t go out for practical training on weekdays, you can do exercises in the camp, and the place is enough.
The navy has five battalions, each battalion has its own advantages in combat, and it is always competitive on weekdays.
But there are few battles, so we have to compete from daily competitions.
"Is this place where the martial arts martial arts are located? It's well built." When I arrived at an open space, I saw a striking stand around here, and a large open space in the middle. Standing on a high place, it was a clear view of the entire venue.
Wang Hongyi, accompanied by Zhang Fanzhi, sat down in the stands. After the soldiers of the army shouted and bowed, Wang Hongyi looked at the soldiers below and said in great interest.
"My lord, I said it was a navy, and I usually train on land. Now it is cold and the wind is cold, so it is not advisable to fight in the water... The first game of the competition is physical skills." Zhang Fanzhi explained.
"Physical skills?" Wang Hongyi nodded. This was a technique of bare hands and empty fist. Although blood is rare, it shows that physical fitness and kung fu are the foundation of the army.
The attendant who followed also watched with great interest.
Soon everyone was attracted by the competition in the venue below. The first group of burly men appeared were a group of burly men. It can be seen that they were good at it, and in the eyes of Wang Hongyi and Gan Hou, they were just qualified.
Among the last few people, one of the most burly and powerful figures won the victory.
This simple fighting technique disappointed Wang Hongyi.
The few who appeared next were flexible and agile, and ruthless, which was a little different.
Wang Hongyi's eyes lit up and he turned his head to ask Zhang Fanzhi: "These people's skills are slightly different from those before... But when they saw them taking action, they didn't hesitate. They had seen blood, where did you attract them?"
"Lord, there are only dozens of people who follow the ministers. Now they are arranged in various ships and battalions. Most of the sailors are newly recruited. Although they have been trained and only qualified, these people are from water thieves. They have been newly recruited and have been recruited. They have seen blood. They are different from ordinary soldiers." Zhang Fanzhi said: "Water thieves have ruthlessness but no military discipline and physical skills. New recruits have military discipline and physical skills but few ruthlessness. When combined, they are elite soldiers."
"Water Pirate?" Hearing this, Wang Hongyi looked at the field more and more carefully. He saw these people making moves, one by one, one by one, and one by one, and it was indeed very comparable to ordinary soldiers.
These people are pretty good. In terms of strength, kung fu may not be stronger than the trained soldiers, but the ruthlessness brought out of the bones is difficult to train, which makes Wang Hongyi pay attention.
"Are these people in the navy?" Wang Hongyi asked.
Zhang Fanzhi understood what Wang Hongyi meant. After a change of mind, he replied: "There are very few pirates in Yizhou. These people came here from Jingzhou and were recruited by ministers. There was a group with them, which was only a hundred!"
"What a pity." Wang Hongyi sighed.
War is not about farming, and we cannot wait until Yizhou is completely unified and fight again. Now Dongyizhou is separated from Qin and Longjian, but Jingzhou is not unified yet. Even if it is harassment at this time, it is a great charity to delay unification.
Training in the military is just a basic skill, and it still lacks in fighting, and sometimes it is not as good as those who make a living from the edge of the knife.
Although the military discipline and martial arts are worse than that of martial arts, Wang Hongyi appreciates the ruthlessness of the veterans.
It is not easy to cultivate such a navy. Just as Wang Hongyi was thinking about this, he missed Zhang Fan's thoughtful look after hearing it.
After the competition, Wang Hongyi watched it for a while and was no longer interested.
"Lord, if you are tired, please rest. Tomorrow morning, the navy will conduct actual combat. You can watch it at that time." Zhang Fanzhi said in persuasion.
Wang Hongyi nodded and said, "In this way, I will watch it tomorrow. You don't have to follow you, just accompany Ganhou to your residence."
"I obey the order." Zhang Fan knelt on the ground and saluted.
Until Wang Hongyi left, Zhang Fanzhi stood up, withdrew his gaze and said to himself: "From today's situation, the lord is not tired of the person who was born in a water thief..."
His eyes fell into the scene, and Zhang Fan sat there, falling into deep thought.
"Ganhou, what do you think they are good at?" Along the way, Ganhou led the way in front. Wang Hongyi followed closely behind under the protection of the guards, and soon came to his temporary residence. This place was the cleanest and most comfortable place in the entire base. The nearby courtyard was the guards led by Wang Hongyi. Ganhou was arranged to have the same yard as Wang Hongyi, but Ganhou slept in the outermost room, while Wang Hongyi was placed in the main room.
As soon as he came in, Wang Hongyi washed up after the soldiers carried the hot water. After coming out, he saw Ganhou and asked about Ganhou's thoughts after watching the battle.
"The lord refers to those thieves? They are flexible and must be familiar with the deck. If they are on the water, they will be even more like fish in water." Gan Hou replied.
"It's a pity that there are only a few people." Wang Hongyi said: "The navy is not as good as infantry. He really needs these thieves when fighting on the deck!"
In the infantry, Wang Hongyi did not need outstanding martial arts at all, but did not understand military discipline, and would rather use honest peasants to transform soldiers, but there was no choice when it comes to naval issues.
"With Lord Zhang's ability, even if ordinary people are in the army, they will not have too poor strength." Gan Hou said with a very pertinent evaluation.
"You said it well. Just looking at the punches and feet is already good, but only looking at how the water practice will be tomorrow." Wang Hongyi put away his thoughts and waited for the water master to practice tomorrow.
He was speechless all night. The next morning, a diligent soldier brought him to wash and water. Wang Hongyi sorted it out casually. After simply using breakfast, he could go out.
At this time, someone came to invite him.
Accompanied by more than a dozen guards, Wang Hongyi came outside the base.
"Lord, I have prepared the horses for you." Zhang Fanzhi stood outside, wearing military uniform, and said respectfully.
Wang Hongyi looked at the solemn scene in front of him and nodded: "Let's go."
"Yes, lord." Zhang Fanzhi immediately commanded the navy to march.
The river channel is not far from here, and it has arrived in just a short while.
The warships were prepared early, and the soldiers on the ship were ready.
Zhang Fanzhi had already ordered people to set up a seat for Wang Hongyi on the high slope. Then, at Wang Hongyi's instructions, Zhang Fanzhi issued an order and the drill began.
There are two camps against each other.
Each of these two camps has two battalions of soldiers and five hundred people.
A thousand people, except for a battalion, were stationed at the base, participated in the drill.
The river was originally calm. After the drill began, the two ships fought in an orderly manner. After a while, they fell into chaos. It seemed to be chaotic. Wang Hongyi was watching the battle on the high slope, saw some tricks and nodded secretly.
Because it was just a drill, the weapons used by the soldiers on both sides were wooden knives, and dye was coated on the blade. Once they hit the target, they would leave traces.
Therefore, after a battle, many people were "dead" and "injured". It has to be said that Zhang Fanzhi had some talent, practiced both sides and advanced and retreated in moderation.
"How many soldiers are there in the Navy?" After the drill, Wang Hongyi asked, looking very satisfied today.
Seeing that Wang Hongyi was not dissatisfied, Zhang Fanzhi felt relieved: "Lord, there are 1,500 navy personnel in total."
"One thousand five hundred people...there is no one in Yizhou to recruit?"
Zhang Fanzhi smiled bitterly: "Lord, the navy must be young and strong and familiar with water. It is not easy to have 1,500 people now. It is not easy to have many naval commanders in Jingzhou and other places."
"What should I do if there is no such sailor in Yizhou?" Wang Hongyi said with a frown.
Unexpectedly, the other party had any solutions, but unexpectedly heard Zhang Fanzhi report: "Lord, there is no water master here, so you can ask outside. I know one person in Jingzhou, and there are thousands of people under my command, all of them are heroes on the water, but they are from water thieves... If you are willing to surrender them, I am willing to go and persuade them."
"Is this happening?" Wang Hongyi was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said, "Gu has always hired people regardless of their origin, as long as they are talented. If you persuade him, if this person really comes to join him, Gu will definitely use it and will never treat him unfairly."
Now that the navy is lacking, Wang Hongyi is naturally willing to surrender. In his mind, as long as there are more than a thousand and a total of three thousand, he can go down from the upper reaches, plunder Jingzhou, disrupt the overall situation, and delay the time for the unification of Jingzhou.
Chapter completed!