When Qin Chengzu came over, Lin Fu called Han Caizhi, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou in to talk about the training of the military commander cadet team. Chen Lei had left in advance, and Sun Jingtang and Wang Chengfu wanted to stay to talk about other things, so they also
Sit next to him and don't shy away.
"I know that many generals in the army were inspired by the victory of Haidong and advocated immediate military strikes against Daishan, Changguo and other places controlled by the She family. Everyone is very enthusiastic. This is a good sign. We should not pour cold water on it," Lin Fu asked.
Han Caizhi, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou sat nearby, "However, we should also see that it is already the end of April, and Huaidong and the East China Sea will soon enter the rainy and flood season. In only one or two months, it is
It is difficult to complete preparations for a campaign. Before autumn, large-scale military operations against Daishan, Changguo and other places controlled by the She family are likely to be damaged by bad weather factors at any time, resulting in unnecessary losses. This is what we
It should be avoided as much as possible..."
Having said this, Lin Fu paused, took a sip of tea, and continued: "...You must discuss these issues seriously with the students in the student team when you go back. You are trained as mid-level and senior generals, and these issues are all yours."
It should be considered.”
The Huaidong Military Division now needs to concentrate more financial resources to repair the sea defense wall. It will be difficult to expand the army in the short term, but the training of mid-level and senior generals cannot be interrupted.
No more than the captain of the capital, the grass-roots military attachés, sentry generals, battalion generals and higher-level generals at the banner level have higher and more advanced knowledge of tactics, strategy, military management, command operations, and even logistics supplies, personnel coordination, etc.
Complex requirements.
Lin Fu cannot expect that all generals at the camp and sentinel level will be chosen at the moment and have the talent to be one in a million.
Training grassroots officers, then selecting the best among them, conducting systematic learning and strengthening, and cultivating a group of qualified mid-level and senior officers to ensure that the army's command system can be effectively maintained during rapid expansion. This is Lin Fu's approach.
Imitate the purpose of establishing combat training schools in later military academies.
However, some abilities and skills of mid-level and senior generals require long-term practice in military operations to be better mastered. They cannot be mastered simply after a few months of intensive study.
At present, the Huaidong Military Division has a total of forty battalions, and the military positions at battalion and sentry levels are basically full. Without expanding the army, the only way to meet the needs of practical military management is to add new military positions.
The need to cultivate mid-level and senior military officers.
Military commander is just one of the newly created military positions.
While in Haidong, Lin Fu selected more than 20 military attaches from the Huaidong Army and appointed them as military commanders. They were incorporated into the Danluo King's Army and were responsible for assisting the general in daily training and combat command matters.
Military commanders are equivalent to military positions such as combat staff officers and chiefs of staff in later generations, as well as marching commanders and military officers in the current generation.
It is only the marching commander, and the military officer is only established in the military department and the camp and above. In order to avoid confusion, there are military commanders at the brigade, battalion, and post levels. Unlike the deputy general who fully assists the general in handling various affairs, military commanders are mainly in the establishment.
Training and operations refer to assisting the general in military affairs. In the army, the military commander ranks after the deputy general.
Lin Fu patiently explained his intention to add military commanders at all levels of the army to Han Caizhi, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou. Afterwards, Lin Fu said to Han Caizhi: "Go and call Zhu Ai in!"
Han Caizhi thought to herself: Why are you calling Zhu Ai? Without saying anything, she went directly to the side hall where she was waiting for Wang Chengfu to call Zhu Ai in.
Zhu Ai was also puzzled:
Han Caizhi, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou have been transferred. They are senior generals at the level of deputy brigade commander. Qin Chengzu is the right commander of the marching army, juxtaposed with Fu Qinghe and Cao Ziang in the army. Sun Jingtang is the commander of the labor camp, and Wang Cheng
Fu is the Dian Shu Ling and the Hecheng Inspection Department. They are all the core members of the Huaidong Military Department. Lin Fu called them inside to discuss secret matters. In the middle of the meeting, he called him, a small village chief, for what?
Seeing Zhu Ai come in, Lin Fu asked him to come forward, took out a stack of files from the desk and rummaged through them.
Zhu Ai could recognize that the stack of files contained information on the construction of the sea dike, which was nearly a foot thick. Seeing that the system had been rummaged through for a long time, but he could not find what he was looking for, Zhu Ai just thought he had something to do with the construction of the dike and thought of asking about it.
Then he said: "Sir, what do you want to ask me? I can remember the outline of the embankment construction!"
"I'm looking for the map of Yandu County's sea wall defense that you presented. I remember it's among these things. Come over and help me find it together," Lin Fu said.
However, Sun Jingtang recognized the logo and helped to dig it out.
Lin Fu spread Huang Baba's pieced-together map of Yandu County's sea dike defense on the table, and said to Zhu Ai: "Your sea dike defense map does not use the current official Yandu County map. There are several places in it.
Modification. The existing map of Yandu County was drawn a hundred years ago. The land has changed greatly over the past hundred years. The topography of Yandu has changed greatly in the past hundred years. Only the entrance to the sea at Qingjiangpu has become narrower by one-third. The old workers sent people to conduct on-site measurements and found out the key points.
I checked several places and found that your drawing is quite consistent with the actual situation, much more accurate than the old circle. Did you draw it yourself?"
"Bizhi makes a living by herding cattle. When he has nothing to do, he travels to every corner of Yandu County," Zhu Ai said. "This picture was indeed painted by Bizong himself."
"Which geodesy do you study from?" Lin Fu asked.
The drawing of accurate maps cannot be achieved by experience. Zhu Ain was able to draw the map of Yandu County, so he naturally learned the geodesy techniques of his predecessors.
"Pei's six-body drawing method and Zhao's bird flying method." Zhu Ai replied.
Lin Fu nodded and signaled Zhu Ai to continue speaking, to see if he had a thorough study of these two methods.
The current map surveying mainly inherits and develops the Six Cartographic Methods from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Bird Flying Method was developed by Zhao Mingzhang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the previous dynasty. It sounds extremely profound, but it is actually a method of measuring the straight-line distance between two places. From the Bird Flying Method
After that, map mapping will become more accurate in terms of mileage and relative position.
Limited by the traditional understanding of "the sky is round and the earth is round" for thousands of years, astrology, which can more accurately determine latitude, is excluded from traditional surveying and mapping technology because it will lead to the inference of the "round earth" theory.
Even in navigation, as a type of star gauging, star latitude measurement was regarded as an evil method and was even rejected by miscellaneous scholars; before Lin Fu, only a handful of maritime merchants used it secretly.
Even fewer people realize that star measurement is a key technology for developing straight and equal latitudinal navigation routes. For example, ships from Jin'an and Meishu to Kagoshima still rely mainly on empirical navigation methods of the Blackwater Ocean currents for their voyages.
Since the sea route on the southern route was very fixed, it provided great convenience for the Haidong camp to send warships to intercept Zhejiang and Fujian merchants.
Zhu Ai only knew the six methods of cartography and the method of bird flying, so he stood in front of the bookcase and explained in detail. Only Lin Fu, Qin Chengzu, and Wang Chengfu were present who knew these two methods. Han Caizhi, Zhang Gou, and Zhang Jiheng did not understand them at all.
, Sun Jingtang was also confused.
After Zhu Ai finished speaking, Lin Fu said to Qin Chengzu: "The military commander's cadet team has been training for three months, which is not a long time. The study of tactics puts earth science first, and geodesy is precisely its foundation. I think Zhu Ai can draw one
I'll give you a month to help teach the following generals how to do geodesy."
Qin Chengzu nodded and said: "That is the best. It is unreasonable for a military commander to assist the general and not know how to measure the land. But if there are really 10 to 20 people who can master this method, I will be grateful."
Zhang Jiheng was confused. He was straightforward and did not hide any doubts he had. Standing in the hall, he asked: "As long as the generals can understand topographic maps, why do they need to learn geodesy?"
"The topographic map is a requirement for the first-level commander of the capital. You are so unmotivated," Lin Fu said with a smile. "The imperial court's largest surveying and mapping topographic map is more than a hundred years old. In these more than a hundred years, great changes have taken place.
, the meanders of rivers have changed, and the roads have changed. I don’t know how many of them. Even the map of Hailing Prefecture, we spent a lot of energy to verify and compare it, and there are many mistakes. How many topographic maps in the world are worthy of complete trust? "
"..." Zhang Jiheng scratched his head and said, "The map is not accurate. Finding local people as guides can always make up for it."
Lin Fu shook his head and said: "It's far from that simple. Topography, including geodesy, has a great relationship with the use of troops. Arranging troops on flat terrain is very simple. You can choose whatever you want.
Every sentry, general, and battalion officer can speak in detail. But when we engage with the enemy, it happens to be in a complex terrain environment. Connect the terrain with the military formation, integrate the winding rivers and mountains, and the short and narrow distance into the military formation.
Among them, is the way to get started with famous generals. At this time, you will find that the existing terrain maps are too crude, and the guide cannot have complete military knowledge. As the general, you must combine the terrain and troop formations of field scouts with
Explain the attack steps of each department to your subordinates. How can you explain it clearly without any mistakes or omissions? The so-called "knowing astronomy from above and geography from below" is not that simple... If you can't learn it, teach it to me.
Just be obedient and return to the central army to continue the camp."
Zhang Jiheng looked surprised, but didn't say anything else.
Zhang Gou reflected a lot during this period and realized how long the span is from a battalion general to a town general (brigade commander). A camp general can still lead troops with bravery, and he can be competent if he knows some simple tactical principles. A town general usually has to control thousands of people.
Even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is impossible to take care of the entire army just by leading them with bravery.
Seeing that Zhang Jiheng was still dissatisfied, Lin Fu said with a smile: "I will give you the most basic example: last spring, Liu An'er surrounded Xuzhou City, dug the embankment of Yanshan Mountain, and found that the Si River flooded Xuzhou. Yue Lengqiu Ruo knew how to build weirs to measure the height.
If you measure the elevation difference between Yanshui Embankment and Xuzhou City in advance, you will not be completely unprepared. Yue Lengqiu only needs to send troops to guard Duanlonggang in the northwest of Xuzhou City, and simply build a diversion dam between Duanlonggang and Xuzhou City.
, You don’t have to be so embarrassed in the later stage,” Lin Fu turned to ask Zhang Gou at this time, “Speaking of which, I want to ask you: Which of the generals in Huaisi is good at measuring the land? Otherwise, he wouldn’t happen to be from the banquet.
The mountain dug a dyke in Surabaya to lead the Surabaya River to Xuzhou City."
Zhang Gou said: "Old Marshal Yang Quan learned it. Yang Quan died in the battle at Hezhong Mansion. Only An Shuai and the Red Coat Girl can pass it on. An Shuai is also dead now, and only the Red Coat Girl knows this secret skill. I don't know if the Red Coat Girl has it."
Pass it on to others!"
"Military strategists regard geodesy as a secret skill. In fact, it is just a branch of miscellaneous craftsmanship. The old engineer Ge Fu is the most proficient." Lin Fu didn't mind Zhang Gou's respect for Liu An'er in his words.
Zhang Gou smiled and said, "You must be determined. Zhu Ai will teach you Pei's six methods of cartography and bird flying method. You Sima will teach you the method of measuring stars, the method of looking at mountains and water, and the method of stacking meters to show the shape. Measuring the height of weirs is just looking at the mountains."
It’s just a little trick in the water. If you learn these, you will be more complete than the secret skills of geodesy that are not taught by military strategists!"
"I would like to thank you, sir." Zhang Gou was very indifferent to the general position in the Huaidong Military Division, but when he heard about the secret military skills of the old commanders Yang Quan and An Commander, in the eyes of Lin Fu, Qin Chengzu and others, he actually
It was so rare and ordinary that I was still shocked.
Thinking about it carefully, it is not so strange that the Huaidong Army has popularized it to the level of the captain of the capital, and that the Huaidong Army's secret geodesy skills have become the entry threshold for middle and high-level generals.
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When Lin Fu saw that Zhu Ai was very interested when he heard that in addition to the Six Methods of Cartography and the Bird Flying Method, there were other geodesic techniques handed down from generation to generation, he took out a thin booklet from his desk, handed it to him, and said: "
You can teach yourself the six methods of cartography and the method of flying birds. After reading this book, you should be able to deduce other geodetic methods, and it will just take some of the pressure from You Sima. The "Supplement to the General Sutra" by Lao Gongguan is almost completed, and Zhao Shuhan's
Less than half of the "Craftsman's Book" has been compiled. I will have someone send you a copy of the existing version some other day! In addition, the "Ship Code", "Iron Metallurgy" and other books are top secret information of the military department. If you have the opportunity, go
You can borrow it from Chongcheng, but you can't take it out."
"Thank you, sir!" Zhu Ai couldn't help but kowtow in thanks.
"Get up and talk. You have to kneel down to talk, and I have to stretch my head to see you. It's very troublesome." Lin Fu said with a smile.
Jiang Yue and Lin Fu never met; Lin Fu recognized some of the most amazing talents in the world, the illiterate old worker Ge Fu and the depressed Zhao Shuhan, who were unable to do anything to restrain the political opponents in the court.
The talented Li Zhuo is one of a kind.
In addition, Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Ning Zechen, Ao Canghai, Wang Chengfu, Ge Siyu, Sun Shangwang and others are all considered extremely talented, and Zhu Ai must at least fall into this category.
middle.
It can be said that it was a pity that Liu Tingzhou could not appoint Zhu Ai as an official because half of his face was ruined in his early years; for Huaidong, it was not a blessing that he was not paid.
In comparison, Lin Mengde, Sun Jingxuan, Sun Jingtang, Hu Zhiyong and others have also spent half their lives in adultery and human affairs. They understand the world and are pragmatic, and then they surpass ordinary people and become the chosen ones. Zhou Pu, Zhou Tong, Zhao Hu, Lin Jingzhong
, Zhao Qingshan, Ge Cunxiong, Ge Cunxin, Wu Qi, Li Shuyi, Sun Dalu and others have expertise in a fixed field that others cannot match, and they stand out from ordinary people.
Lin Fudu tried his best to arrange the talents he knew and used for him in appropriate positions. It was only half a year since Zhu Ai joined Huaidong. Although he was talented, his practical experience in running the world was still insufficient. Lin Fudu
I don't want to push things too far, and I want him to go through it from the grassroots level first.
Thinking about the nearly four years since he came to this world, although he had memories and experiences that surpassed those of his time in his previous life, Lin Fu knew that he would benefit the most from the process of advocating miscellaneous craftsmanship.
Only by integrating the experience of the past life and the knowledge beyond the people of that time with the miscellaneous craftsmanship of the present can we have the true confidence of being calm and unhurried.
When Lin Fu was running the army at this time, he was just integrating these things. He hoped that the Huaidong Military Division would emerge with a group of outstanding generals who could be called famous generals and teach them the art of running an army. Naturally, he would not hold anything back.