Next, Liu Hai's training of recruits entered the most critical stage, which can also be said to be the end of recruit training.
After two or three months of training, these recruits have basically acquired the qualities of ordinary soldiers, but they do not yet have a general understanding of how to attack and defend.
This requires large-scale collective training.
Liu Hai had no idea about these trainings. Fortunately, there were biochemical soldiers assisting him, and he was able to barely complete the tactical training for 3,000 people.
These soldiers who have completed training can be used as ordinary infantry, but they have no understanding of technical arms. And Liu Hai does not expect people from the Qing Dynasty to be able to skillfully use weapons and equipment 100 years later.
For those who keep heavy machine guns and artillery in their warehouses, Liu Hai has prepared a large number of cyborgs specifically for operating these weapons.
After the training of the new recruits was completed, this batch of cyborgs was successfully modulated, and there were nearly 500 of them in total.
When these people carried heavy machine guns and pushed artillery into the school grounds, the recruits who had just completed training were shocked.
They did not expect that there was such firepower in their army. After this period of study, these soldiers have understood the important role of artillery in war. Now that they see so many artillery joining their ranks, it is very important for them.
The prospects of this unit are even brighter.
Liu Hai did not expect that this unexpected move would indirectly increase the soldiers' loyalty to him.
Next, Liu Hai sent an application to Nanyang Navy Admiral Li Chengmou, hoping to take the troops away from the vicinity of Shanghai and conduct a large-scale artillery collaborative training in the surrounding relatively open areas.
You must know that the 3,000 recruits under his command have not heard what the sound of artillery shells is like. If they are not given some experience, they may be scattered as soon as they are bombarded by artillery fire on the battlefield.
After Li Chengmou received Liu Hai's application, he approved it immediately without any hesitation.
Now Li Chengmou's only thought about this uncle is not to get involved in their Nanyang Navy affairs. You can decide other matters by yourself.
As for the Nanyang Marine Corps, Li Chengmou did not think it was part of their system at all. In Li Chengmou's impression, it was just an errand found by Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, for his son-in-law.
After receiving the receipt from Li Chengmou on the street, Liu Hai immediately organized his team and left Shanghai.
After all, the foreign powers were running amok near Shanghai, and people were talking a lot. If something went wrong, someone would sue him anytime.
Then Liu Hai sent an official document to the Liangjiang Governor's Palace in Nanjing. This was considered a report. After all, he left his residence to train elsewhere. Without the endorsement of the Liangjiang Governor's Palace, I'm afraid the court would blame him in the end, which would be enough for Liu Hai.
One pot.
The response from the Governor's Office of Liangjiang was very fast. In just two or three days, the military order was delivered to Liu Hai.
With this order, Liu Hai can carry out activities at will within the Liangjiang area. Not only can he find a place for training at any time, but Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, also gave Liu Hai a title and asked him to patrol the mountain bandit bullies in Liangjiang.
With this order, Liu Hai can travel unimpeded within the territory of Liangjiang.
However, after all, there must be some preparations for the march of the army, among which food and grass are the top priority. However, Liu Hai has a lot of money now, and the purchase of food and grass can be completed soon.
So on the third day after receiving the receipt from the two generals, Liu Hai prepared all the food and grass, took the troops and left Wusongkou, Shanghai, and went directly to the vicinity of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.
As soon as Liu Hai entered Yancheng Mansion, he was discovered by the local garrison.
These garrisons are the old foundation of the Hunan Army. Although time has passed and their combat effectiveness has dropped a lot, after all, those in charge still have some combat experience.
The generals stationed in Yancheng were frightened when they received the news that troops suddenly broke into Yancheng.
Then he hurriedly gathered the thousands of people under his command and marched straight to Liu Hai, fearing that Liu Hai was some kind of traitor.
As a result, the two armies met halfway. This Yancheng military officer, Wang Sandra, was riding on a tall horse. He was holding a monocular telescope bought from a foreigner in his hand, looking at Liu Hai from a distance. This was the army's military reorganization.
Moreover, everyone was surrounded by foreign guns, and there were dozens of foreign cannons in the middle of the team. Seeing these only frightened him to the point where his knees were spinning.
What Wang Sandra was thinking was that the foreigners the imperial court had offended again, and the foreign soldiers came to fight again.
He knew that there was some quarrel between the imperial court and the British on the Burmese issue some time ago, but didn't it seem that they had reached a consensus this time? Why did the foreign soldiers come again?
Wang Sandra was very afraid of the Westerners. Seeing the foreign soldiers in the distant group, the general did not dare to make any move. He sent his master to ask why these foreigners came to Yancheng.
After a while, the master came back and reported that the men in front were not foreign soldiers at all, but Nanyang Marine Corps.
Wang Sandra was puzzled after hearing this. Some time ago, he heard that the Nanyang Navy had established a Marine Corps, but the leader of the Marine Corps was the son-in-law of the Governor of Liangjiang.
In Wang Sandra's view, this was a lucrative job that Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, had found for his son-in-law. With the name of this army, he could make a lot of money every year just from his empty pay.
Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Wang Sandra would actually see the newly established Nanyang Marine Corps.
Now Wang Sandra is a little jealous. The difference in treatment is too big. After all, these people under him are also old members of the Hunan Army.
But looking at the equipment of these people under his command, the muskets they used were all used to fight bandits decades ago. Not to mention the artillery, some of them were cast during the Kangxi period.
Then look at the soldiers on the opposite side carrying foreign guns, and the caliber of those artillery pieces was so large that he had never seen before.
Wang Sandra was thinking that she must go to the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang and talk to their Commander-in-Chief Zeng when she returns.
Even if you feel sorry for your son-in-law, you can't give all the good things to him alone. Your son-in-law has eaten meat, so we old guys should have some soup.
While Wang Sandra was thinking wildly, Liu Hai came to him with his troops on a tall horse.
"Who is the general opposite? Below is Liu Hai, commander of the Nanyang Navy and Ground Force."
Wang Sandra was envious in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she stepped forward and cupped her hands, "I'm the Commander-in-Chief of Yancheng, Wang Sandra."
The two leading generals met each other, and then Wang Sandra, as a landlord, wanted to invite Liu Hai to Yancheng for a drink.
Liu Hai doesn't shy away from the matter of building relationships. After all, ancient times were a relationship society. If you don't have a good relationship with others, you will be isolated in the end.
Then Liu Hai ordered the troops to station on the spot, and then followed Wang Sandra into Yancheng with some personal soldiers.
Wang Sandra knew that Liu Hai was the son-in-law of the Governor of Liangjiang, so she was very fawning to him. When the two of them entered Yancheng, Wang Sandra took Liu Hai to Deyilou, the most famous restaurant in Yancheng.
After that, Wang Sandra booked a private room in the restaurant, and then ordered the restaurant to only serve up good wine and food.
In a short while, dozens or twenty dishes were placed in front of Liu Hai and Wang Sandra.
When Wang Sandra saw that the food and wine were all served, she quickly picked up the jug and gave Liu Hai a full glass first, and then said: "Brother, when you arrive in Yancheng, you will be your own home. If you have anything to do, tell me."
Liu Hai also picked up the wine glass, asked the other party to toast him a glass of wine, and then said: "I came to Yancheng in a hurry this time. I didn't say hello to my brother in advance. It's my fault. I'll have a drink first."
Liu Hai actually admitted his mistake, and Wang Sandra felt that there was a step down, so the atmosphere before the banquet was very lively, and within a short time the two of them got along well, as if they were brothers.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Wang Sandra took the wine glass and asked as if unintentionally: "I see that the soldiers under my brother all have foreign guns in their hands. These things are not cheap, right?"
Liu Hai was also a little fox. After listening to the other party's words, he started talking nonsense with a mouth full of alcohol, "But no, the court can't give 30,000 taels of silver for these things. This little money is only enough to buy one or two hundred foreigners."
Guns, in order to raise this army, my uncle almost emptied his family fortune."
After Liu Hai finished speaking, Wang Sandra couldn't help but nod. He knew the cost of foreign guns and artillery here. It seemed that in order to raise this army, the two big bosses of the Hunan Army had spent all their money.
At this time, Wang Sandra no longer thought about going to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion to make trouble. After all, it was useless to make trouble. Didn't you listen to what Liu Hai just said, the imperial court only issued 30,000 taels of silver to form this army.
Even Liu Hai, a direct descendant of the direct lineage, is treated like this, and he, who is about to retire, has no face at all.
Next, Liu Hai explained his purpose of coming to Yancheng to the other party at the dinner table.
Regarding this matter, Wang Sandra did not have any objections. After all, there was an order from the Liangjiang Governor's Office.
Wang Sandra thought for a while and then said to Liu Hai: "There is a large wasteland outside Yancheng. It has been abandoned because it does not grow food. Why don't I train on that land."
Liu Hai doesn't have many requirements on where to train, as long as the place is large enough for him to spread out.
Next, after Liu Hai let the troops rest for a day, they came to the place Wang Sandra mentioned.
Liu Hai carefully looked at the nearby terrain and nodded with satisfaction. This land was backed by a hill, and in front was a large saline-alkali land.
Because it is a saline-alkali land, there are no residents nearby and it looks very deserted.
Liu Hai immediately ordered the troops to move here, and what followed was a 10-day live-fire training.
When Liu Hai's training started, Wang Sandra also brought people over to visit.
Wang Sanzui had never seen how foreign guns and cannons were arranged in formations. Thinking back to this, he thought he would take this opportunity to secretly form an army. If he had money in the future, he would also organize an army like this.
As a result, Sandra Wang was stunned as soon as Liu Hai trained.