The firearms configuration of the Shenji Battalion was the highest in the capital, with a total of 5,000 soldiers. There were 3,600 infantry, 1,000 cavalry, and 100 artillery. Admiral Zhao Changsong never imagined that Jarvis would meet every one of them.
He first ordered a hundred artillerymen to come over. Jarvis sat unceremoniously in the middle, and the generals sat on both sides. A pretty female soldier, fifteen or sixteen years old, stood next to Jarvis, holding a roster.
Roll call. "Zhang Azhu."
"I am." A man shouted roughly.
Jarvis said: "From now on, you must say 'arrive' when your name is called."
Zhang Azhu was confused: "What did the general say?"
Jarvis said: "It's just like this." Then he shouted, "Shen Zhimo."
The female soldier shouted loudly: "We're here!"
"That's it." Jarvis looked at Zhang Azhu, "Do you understand?"
Zhang Azhu said with a smile: "I understand, this young lady's name is Shen Zhimo. May I ask if she is General Jia's girlfriend?"
"Comrade Shen Zhimo was originally the personal assistant of the Princess Regent, Ms. Chen Ruijin, and has outstanding personal abilities. The Prince Regent lent her to me temporarily as an army secretary. She may be returned in the future." Jarvis glanced at the female soldier.
"If she did well in the army, we won't pay her back if she can't keep her money."
Shen Zhimo said with a sullen face: "Follow the princess's orders."
Jarvis smiled, looked at Shen Zhimo, and glanced at the person below him from the corner of his eye: "The military naturally has its strengths. Don't forget that these are rough guys, with specializations in their professions, and they are no less sophisticated in the industry.
you."
Shen Zhimo still had a sullen face: "Yes."
Jarvis nodded and said to Zhang Azhu: "You already understand how to roll your name. Please do it again silently."
Shen Zhimo shouted: "Zhang Azhu."
Zhang Azhu shouted at the top of his lungs: "Here we come!" The sound was like a loud bell, several times louder than Shen Zhimo's shout.
"Very good. Those whose names are called will stand in front of the queue." When Zhang Azhu stood up, Jarvis said, "Next."
Shen Zhimo had already remembered the next name: "Zhu Yong."
Zhu Yong hadn't yet understood this, so he stepped forward and shouted angrily: "I am it!"
"Please come." Shen Zhimo called again, "Zhu Yong."
Zhu Yong understood now: "Arrived!"
"Lu Hong."
"arrive."
"Jiang Liuzi."
"arrive."
I ordered ten people at once.
Jarvis said: "From today on, you are the first squadron of the Shenji Battalion Artillery Battery. The ten of you will treat each other with sincerity and share weal and woe." After speaking like this for half a day, he said encouraging words, and finally said, "I don't understand you, so...
, please recommend two people by yourself, one squad leader will be your leader, and one deputy squad leader will be the squad leader’s assistant. Then tell me why you chose them, and I will approve them as appropriate."
Zhao Changsong hurriedly shouted: "General Jia, you can't do it!"
"How to prevent it?" Jarvis said, "The leader naturally has to be convinced by himself. The Shenji Battalion is the most elite of the Royal Forest Army. I believe that the artillerymen of the Shenji Battalion are not ordinary people and will not select incompetent people.
Be the leader."
Zhao Changsong said: "Official positions in the barracks are all appointed by the superiors, there is no one who recommends them on their own."
Jarvis said: "The squad leader is closest to the soldiers and can be elected by himself. Besides, doesn't he need approval from his superiors?"
Zhao Changsong's face, which was already dark, turned even darker now: "Needless to say, this matter is absolutely impossible."
"I have the final say on this matter." Jarvis said, "I informed General Zhao about the military reform years ago. If you had any opinions, why didn't you mention it now?" Zhao Changsong was startled. Jarvis actually sent a
The gentleman came to talk about the reform of the military system, but he had just lost his son and was so grieved that he didn't pay attention to what the man said. Jarvis didn't have time to wait for him to be stunned, and said to the soldiers, "You guys go next door to discuss the situation, and it's settled."
tell me."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Changsong said, "General Jia, I didn't understand what your husband said that day. It's really my fault. Soldiers must not elect leaders. Sooner or later there will be big trouble. I hope the general will think twice."
Jarvis said with a smile: "Don't worry, this rule has been implemented in the Taiwan Army Barracks for fourteen years. Today, the soldiers of the Taiwan Army are the strongest soldiers in the country and even the world."
Zhao Changsong said: "Forgive me for being blunt, the military committee of the Taiwan government is really strong, but it is not because the soldiers elect their leaders on their own, but because the firearms are excellent."
Jarvis said: "Firearms are a reason, but not the most important thing. The most important thing is that all the soldiers in Taiwan are wise, and the reason for being wise is that they all study. Therefore, each platoon of the Royal Forest Army will also have a teacher.
Teach everyone how to read and write."
The soldiers below couldn't help shouting: "Seriously?"
"Seriously," Jarvis said, "Regent Jia Cong once said that the best army cannot have illiterates."
The soldier didn't know what illiteracy meant, but he clearly heard the word "seriously" and shouted with joy: "Thank you so much, the regent - the regent is so powerful -"
Zhao Changsong was anxious: "The Shenji Battalion is completely different from the soldiers of the Taiwan Prefecture and cannot be generalized. The temperaments of southerners and northerners are very different."
Jarvis said with a smile: "What is the difference between the Shenji Battalion and the soldiers and horses I led to North America? Those soldiers are all from Yan." Zhao Changsong choked. Jarvis said seriously, "Brothers, you are
The best soldiers in the Yan Kingdom were better than those who were brought to North America a few years before me. Since they can elect suitable squad leaders and practice hyphenating each one of them, why can't you?"
The soldier shouted: "We can!"
Jarvis glanced at Zhao Changsong: "Old General Zhao is worried that the soldiers will not listen to their superiors after they choose their own squad leaders? If he does not have the ability to control his subordinates, it is obvious that the superior's ability is insufficient. It is better to go back and cultivate his ability before coming back." Soldier
He growled more and more.
Seeing that he was stubborn and had no choice, Zhao Changsong sighed: "In that case, just follow what General Jia said. Who made General Jia the military governor of the capital camp?"
Jarvis nodded and said: "That's right. It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. Okay, squad one will go next door to discuss the candidates for squad leader and deputy squad leader. Comrade Zhimo continues to roll the names."
Shen Zhimo then clicked down: "Tall Tiger!"
"We're here!" A man in his thirties came out and shouted loudly, "May I ask Miss Shen if she has a husband?"
Shen Zhimo's face turned red instantly. Jarvis said: "This is a private matter. If you have a chance, you can ask about it after the meeting." Gao Dahu laughed. Jarvis added, "If you want to pursue Secretary Shen, you are about
It won't work. Secretary Shen is a talented woman. How many of you can write your own name? Read the book first and then talk about it."
The tall tiger stood upright, glanced at Shen Zhimo several times and said, "May I ask, general, when will you come, sir?"
Jarvis smiled and said: "I'll be back in three days." He paused, "It's not difficult to roughly recognize a few words, it's just difficult to persevere. I hope you don't spend three days fishing and two days drying nets."
Gao Dahu said loudly: "In order to marry Miss Shen, I must study hard." Everyone laughed.
Jarvis waved his hand: "That's all, don't talk so full of words, first finish studying the Three Character Classic and then talk about it." He ordered, "Zhimo, next one."
Shen Zhimo pouted slightly and still read loudly: "Li Shitou."
"arrive!"
From the beginning to the end, Jarvis insisted on going his own way and ignored the generals of the Shenji Camp. Zhao Changsong was annoyed. Jarvis was talking to the soldiers of the Sixth Squadron when he mentioned that "the leader must obey the crowd". There was an unknown general. The soldiers suddenly shouted: "I wonder how good General Jia is in martial arts?"
Jarvis said: "My martial arts skills are mediocre."
The soldier said: "Since his martial arts skills are mediocre, may I ask how the general convinced tens of thousands of soldiers in North America?"
Jarvis said: "As a general, it is your duty to determine the marching strategy. I worked with the military advisor to fight the battles in North America for four years. Not only did I not lose a single battle, but almost no one died in the battle. This is North America. One of the reasons why everyone obeys me." He paused for a moment, and without waiting for the soldier to speak, continued, "The second reason is that my marksmanship is the best in the army." He calmly scanned the divine machine battalions on the left and right. General, "Today's military has entered the age of firearms. It doesn't matter who is stronger and has better martial arts skills. When it comes to martial arts, Westerners are also very skilled in martial arts, but their firearms are not as good as ours, so they were defeated miserably. In today's battlefield, whoever has the best marksmanship will win." He's the boss. Why, is there anyone dissatisfied with my shooting skills?"
The soldier was so courageous that he rubbed his neck and said, "I won't accept it! General Jia, are you willing to test your marksmanship with me?"
Jarvis glanced at him: "No comparison. The range and accuracy of your musket are worse than mine. My shooting skills with you are like me riding a bloody horse, and you racing on an ordinary war horse, which is meaningless."
The soldier said: "In that case, General Jia is willing to use our muskets?"
"I don't want to." Jarvis said to everyone, "Why do brothers train in the army? Isn't it so that one day you can kill the enemy on the battlefield and survive? If the enemy's muskets are better than ours, they will deliberately Are we going to fight you with muskets that are not as good as our army?" The soldier didn't know how to respond for a moment and was stunned. Jarvis continued, "The Yan Kingdom sent troops to support you, not so that you can compete with your own soldiers in terms of martial arts. High, whose marksmanship is accurate is to enable you to go out and win the battle. If someone dies in the battle, the court will have to give a high pension to appease the family, and recruit new recruits to teach them, which is really troublesome. Everyone. You have always been good at training, and when the time comes, you will come back from the battlefield alive. Wouldn't it be good for the court to save the pension to increase your military pay?"
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Okay-" The soldier was stunned. He was just talking about shooting skills, why did it suddenly change to increase soldiers' pay?
Zhao Changsong coughed twice and smoothed his beard again. Just as he was about to speak, a general rushed up to him and shook his head. Then he put his mouth to Zhao Changsong's ear and whispered: "General, don't argue with him. He's obvious. The decision has been made, and it is useless whatever the general says. Just be patient for a while and think about it in the long run."
Zhao Changsong patted the armrest of the chair and whispered: "It will be too late if you wait any longer!"
The general smiled bitterly and said: "Is there any way now? This General Jia doesn't give people face at all." Zhao Changsong raised his eyes to look at Jarvis, and did not squint when he saw it. He still talked to the soldiers seriously, as if he didn't pay attention to him at all. . Can't help but stumble.
With "increased troop pay" as bait and previous experience in reorganizing the Yan Army in North America, Jarvis's reorganization went smoothly. When he encountered a soldier who claimed to have a grudge against the squad leader elected by others, he asked him to wait aside and turned around.
Put him into another company.
The next day, Jarvis came to the Shenji Camp again, and only three or five generals came out to greet him. One cupped his fists and said, "General Jia, Old General Zhao is very old. He caught a cold last night and was bedridden." Another said.
: "General Chen, General Gu and others are also ill."
Jarvis hurriedly asked: "So many generals are sick, how about the soldiers? But there are also many sick?"
Several generals looked at each other and said, "That's not true."
Jarvis breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay. After all, I'm here to meet the soldiers. After yesterday, I continued to order the cavalry to come over and form squads and companies."
A partial general said: "It's just... General Wu, the cavalry commander, is also ill."
"Are the soldiers in the cavalry battalion sick?"
"No."
Jarvis called an officer named Zeng behind him: "Go to the cavalry camp and lead the soldiers over."
Another partial general said: "If it wasn't General Wu, I'm afraid they wouldn't come."
Jarvis smiled and said: "Tell them that if they don't come, there will be no increase in soldiers' pay." General Zeng smiled and said "yes", jumped on his horse and left.
Another general shouted: "General Zeng, I'm afraid he doesn't know the way."
General Zeng said, "I recognize him." He spurred his horse forward. Several generals were stunned.
Sure enough. Not long after, General Zeng brought in a hundred cavalry. Jarvis sat in the middle as he did yesterday, and ordered Shen Zhi to read the roster silently and let them nominate the squad leader. Yesterday's platoon commander and company commander were together with Zhao Changqing and others
It was decided through discussion. Since they all fell ill overnight, Jarvis made the decision himself after talking with the soldiers and generals.
There were also a few ruffians who wanted to compete with Jarvis in martial arts and equestrian skills. Jarvis only competed with them in marksmanship and did not change guns. These ruffians shouted "I don't accept it." Jarvis smiled and said: "Die.
I have at least hundreds of Western generals in my hands, and none of them obey me."
A soldier was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "General Jia is so cool! The soldiers are not green forest thieves, so there is no competition! Whoever survives is the winner. I am convinced! From now on, I will only listen to General Jia's orders."
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On this day, without Zhao Changsong and other generals from the Shenji Battalion harassing them, Jarvis and others were able to do things easier than the day before.
On the third day, all the sick generals were cured except Zhao Changsong. When the company commanders were appointed, all the generals were there to give their opinions. In the evening of that day, Jarvis was about to lead his people back when a deputy general came forward and said
: "General Jia, General Zhao is more sick than us. General Jia, do you want to go see him?"
Jarvis thought for a moment: "I don't have time these days. If he is still not well in a few days, I will go again."
The deputy general hurriedly asked: "When will General Jia be ready to go? General Jia will lead the way."
Jarvis said: "After the reorganization of the Shenji Battalion is completed, the squad, platoon, and battalion commanders have been selected, the teachers of each platoon are in place, and the brothers have begun to practice reading and writing in sequence. What happened to me in the Shenji Battalion?
It's barely finished. I'll go visit General Zhao in person later." The deputy general was stunned. Shen Zhimo bit his lip to hold back laughter.
At this moment, they had walked out of the Chinese army camp, and a soldier happened to pass by. Shen Zhimo whispered something beside Jarvis. Jarvis looked at the soldier with a smile and shouted: "Second Company of the Cavalry Battalion
Comrade Qi Mengzi from the Fourth Platoon and the First Class, how have you been practicing these past two days?"
Qi Mengzi was shocked and overjoyed: "I don't want General Jia to remember the name of the soldier!" He hurriedly bowed to bow.
Shen Zhimo reminded: "Didn't I tell you yesterday? You have to give a military salute when you see the commander."
Qi Mengzi immediately stood up straight and performed a military salute. Although it was not very standard, Jarvis immediately returned the salute to him. The soldiers behind Jarvis, including the female soldier Shen Zhimo, all performed a military salute. Under the sunset
, they are really neat and good-looking. Qi Mengzi couldn’t help but said: “Your military uniforms are really good-looking.”
Jarvis smiled and said: "When the reorganization is completed, the imperial court will make military uniforms like ours for the entire Shenji Battalion."
Qi Mengzi asked quickly: "Seriously?"
"Seriously." Jarvis said, "Not only the Shenji Battalion, but also the entire Yulin Army and the Yan Army will put on military uniforms." He smiled and said, "I know that most of your clothes now are home-made. From now on, all military uniforms will be worn.
It will be distributed by the imperial court, so your family does not need to prepare any more clothes."
The deputy general was listening, his face suddenly painted white, and he forced a smile and said: "Oh, how much money is that?"
Jarvis said: "We don't need to worry about the money. The Minister of Household Affairs is in charge of it."
Qi Mengzi grinned and said, "That's right! Let's just wear new clothes."