After the military parade, the new army officially began to expand.
Naturally, Zhong Jinwei did not break his promise and integrated the soldiers who performed best in the military parade into the new army.
The reason for doing this is not just casual talk, because Zhong Jinwei first needs to ensure the quality of the new army.
The military parade can best demonstrate the discipline and consciousness of the soldiers, and these are the two qualities that the new army values most.
After this expansion, the new army reached 5,000 men. Among them, a chariot camp was formed based on Sun Chengzong's military strategy.
Because once you face the main force of Jianlu, it will no longer be the kind of sneak attack and other wars before. Because the requirements of that kind of sneak attack and ambush battle are too high, whether it is terrain, troop strength, battlefield situation or the commander-in-chief of both the enemy and ourselves.
Basically, in a large-force battle, these conditions cannot be met to meet the requirements for sneak attack and ambush.
This is what is often said in military books. In war, it is impossible to just use surprise, because it is simply impossible. Only the combination of right and wrong is the right move.
When facing the main force of Jianlu on the frontal battlefield, it is necessary to prevent Jianlu's cavalry assault and not allow Jianlu to confront the firearms troops at close range.
Although the New Army did not relax their training in close-quarters assassination techniques, Zhong Jinwei's top priority was to prevent Jianlu from getting close. It was not that he did not have confidence in the New Army's assassination techniques, but that he did not want to increase the New Army's casualties.
.Zhong Jinwei expressed this requirement at the beginning of the establishment of the New Army, that is, the goal of the New Army is zero casualties.
The sudden expansion of the new army from 1,000 to 5,000 put great pressure on logistics. Changes in military uniforms, weapon configurations, soldiers' treatment, and the consumption of training, money was spent like water.
But these are not things Zhong Jinwei has to worry about. He is now concerned about some of the problems exposed during Operation Thunderbolt.
The training of veterans leading new recruits is in full swing in the new army camp, and their boss has arrived at the military battle station and is sitting and drinking tea with Fan Jun, the eunuch of the palm print.
"Eunuch Fan, you don't know! Don't look at it. We looked very good this time, but when we came back, we were chased like dogs by Jianlu. We ran desperately. When we couldn't run anymore, we stuck out our tongues and took a breath before running again.
.I don’t want to go through this kind of experience again.”
As soon as Zhong Jinwei said these words, Fan Jun, who had just taken a sip of tea, spurted out another mouthful of tea before he could swallow it. Fortunately, there was no one in front of him, and the tea sprayed onto the ground.
Gu Baichuan and other Zhong Jinwei guards looked at each other speechlessly. A war that they were proud of was actually described in such a disgraceful way by the Marquis of Zhongxing. If another person had said such words, a lot of people would have probably rushed to the scene.
Go up and kill people.
"The Marquis is joking, the Marquis is joking!" Fan Jun quickly put down the tea cup and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth as he spoke.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei turned a blind eye to the scene in front of him. He said seriously: "We are old acquaintances. I just told my father-in-law. This is the truth."
Fan Jun didn't know what to say, so he had to wipe his mouth again and again with a handkerchief in embarrassment to cover up his speechlessness.
Zhong Jinwei picked up the tea and took a steady sip. He put down the teacup and then said to Fan Jun: "The reason why I want to tell Eunuch Fan this is so that Eunuch-in-law can do me a favor."
When Fan Jun heard this, he immediately put down his handkerchief. His lips were almost swollen. He finally had a chance to change the topic: "Master Marquis, please tell me if there is anything we can do for you. Just ask."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he immediately picked up Fan Jun's words and said: "When I escaped back, I thought that if I had a weapon, we wouldn't have to escape in such an embarrassing situation! So I came here today specifically to ask my father-in-law to help me develop this thing.
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When Fan Jun heard this, he thought it couldn't be a very powerful weapon, right? The difficulty probably wouldn't be low, so he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He carefully replied: "No matter what it is, Mr. Marquis, we will try our best to make it."
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"It's a kind of weapon buried in the soil that can be used against thousands of people. It can explode when a prisoner steps on it..." Before Zhong Jinwei could finish his words, Fan Jun interrupted with relief: "Did the Marquis say it was a landmine?
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Zhong Jinwei blinked and couldn't help but ask: "Is there such a thing now?"
It turned out that the Marquis of Zhongxing didn't know. Fan Jun thought about it and said easily: "Master Marquis, landmines existed in the Song Dynasty, but they were called gunpowder cannons at that time, and they were detonated by lurkers lighting fuses. In this country,
In the early days of the dynasty, there were real landmines, which did not require people to ignite them, but would explode when someone stepped on them."
Zhong Jinwei only remembered that there seemed to be mines in the late Ming Dynasty. As for landmines, he did not know. Therefore, in order to get Fan Jun to organize people to research mines as soon as possible, he first described the previous war as miserable to show the urgency of the need for such landmines.
Unexpectedly, once I made this request, I found that my worries were in vain. It turned out that landmines had already existed.
As soon as he heard what Fan Jun said, he said humbly: "I am ignorant, how about Eunuch Fan introduce me to you?"
Although he was in a high position and directly confessed his shortcomings, Zhong Jinwei's approach not only did not make Fan Jun despise him, but also made him secretly admire Zhongxing Hou's magnanimity.
When he heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he quickly said humbly: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it."
Then Fan Jun recalled for a while before introducing to Zhong Jinwei: "Landmines in this dynasty were mostly made of stone, pottery, and iron. They were buried underground and detonated using ignition devices such as step triggers, trip triggers, pull triggers, and ignition triggers.
Kill the enemy."
Zhong Jinwei was secretly surprised after hearing this. He didn't expect that there would be so many types of landmines in the Ming Dynasty. It was a shame that he was worried that there would be no landmines in the Ming Dynasty!
If he had read the Ming Dynasty military book "Wu Bei Zhi" in later generations, he would not have thought so. Because what Fan Jun said was recorded in "Wu Bei Zhi" and passed down to later generations.
"Damn, I didn't tell you earlier!" Zhong Jinwei cursed. When a group of people around him were confused, he added, "If I had known there were so many trigger types, I would have brought a few with me during the last operation and buried them in Huang Taiji's seat.
Come on, if you can’t kill him by blowing it up, you’ll have to scare him to death!”
After hearing this, Gu Baichuan first nodded secretly, and then shook his head. For people like Nu Chief, everything he comes into contact with will be inspected by personal guards first, so it may not be so easy to blow him up. But it makes him suspicious, everywhere
They were all worried about whether there were landmines, but they could also adjust his mental state.
What Zhong Jinwei said was actually useful in the Southern Ming Dynasty. There are also special names called Guanting cannon and public office cannon. They are specially buried under the public case in the government hall or in the official pavilion. After the Jianqi occupation, as long as the firing mechanism is encountered, the mine will be fired immediately.
Explodes to kill enemies.
After listening to Zhong Jinwei's words, Fan Jun first smiled politely in agreement, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, landmines are actually not very powerful. They cannot kill a few people. Their function is mostly to scare the enemy."
Zhong Jinwei understood as soon as he heard this. Because the explosive in the landmine was black powder, it was not very powerful. In addition, the detonation after being buried in the soil further weakened the lethality of the shrapnel after the explosion.
However, Zhong Jinwei combined the knowledge of later generations and immediately found a way to improve it.