New Shun 1730

He probably guessed what Liu Yu wanted to do in the future, but Liu Yu didn't say anything, and Kang Budai didn't ask, and went to work on the fishermen first.

Liu Yu took a boat to Liugong Island. The terrain of the island is really suitable for a naval base.

The side facing Weihaiwei is a flat beach, and the side facing the Pacific Ocean has rolling hills.

There are also highlands on both sides of the island. Building a few artillery forts on the surface can ensure the safety of the fleet staying in Weihai Bay.

Of course, he doesn't want to be forced to rely on the army and artillery to protect the navy one day. The navy that can only stay in the port is equivalent to non-existence.

But before thinking about victory, think about defeat first, so you still have to think about it in advance.

The first Western enemy he chose was the Dutch, who are best at raiding ports.

Send fast ships to raid the port fleet when it has not left the port.

This has been done to Zheng Zhilong, the French, the Spanish and even the British in Europe.

It must be prevented.

After inspecting the location of the artillery, Liu Yu went to the well on the island and tasted the water in the well. It was OK, not too salty.

There is no river on the island, but there is groundwater. Since there is a spring, we can dig a few wells.

Climbing to the top of the mountain and overlooking Liugong Island and the surrounding terrain, I couldn't help but sigh.

"The key to Bohai Sea, the east to the morning sun, if this place is not lost, North China will have no worries."

After planning it roughly from a high position, Liu Yu decided to spend a little more money to build a more beautiful Liugong Island Naval School.

Brick and stone are the best, and the window frames for installing glass are reserved, which will be covered with paper for the time being.

Basic industries such as glass burning still need to be developed. There are so many rich families in Jiaodong who rely on gold digging, which is a market that can support development.

Alkali can be made by seaweed ash method or Jiangsu's Glauber's salt Lubrun method, and let the barracks and naval schools lead consumption.

As for the army barracks, just make a mess of it, as long as it can be lived in.

He could not control this batch of army, they were only trained for the emperor, so naturally they were raised by the stepmother.

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Five months passed in a flash, and the bell for getting up rang in the military camp of Weihaiwei, just like every day before.

Getting up at six o'clock, the sentry on duty blew the military bugle following the bell. Although the harsh bugle sound was annoying, it was not as scary as the punishment for getting up late, so no one dared to sleep in.

As a student who failed to be promoted to the upper dormitory in the Wude Palace Inner House as a candidate officer, and as Liu Yu's former classmate in the Wude Palace Inner House, Wu Fangrui knew very well how strict the military discipline of this "training envoy" was.

In terms of status and rank, he was far inferior, and in terms of achievements, he had killed hundreds of people long ago. None of these people in Weihaiwei dared to challenge him.

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. The leader of Wude Palace must be respected, but what really makes them respect him is the war in the north, which has been spread in recent years. Many people have come to see the captured son of Luosha King and heard many stories about the war, which gradually became a legend.

Respect in the heart, and strict military discipline, have to abide by it, and dare not disobey.

The moment the wake-up bell rang, Wu Fangrui quickly opened the newly distributed quilt, hurriedly put on his clothes, put on a felt hat, and ran outside with his roommates.

As the rotating monitor of his class, after completing the team count, he reported to Liu Yu, who was standing in front with an expressionless face.

According to the newly learned military salute, he put his hand across his chest and shouted with all his strength: "Report, the second class should have 30 people, and the actual number is 29. One person had diarrhea after eating fish and asked for leave yesterday."

Wu Fangrui knew that the next step was to do exercises and run exercises. This kind of report before exercise has become a necessary subject every day. He will only be the rotating monitor for one month.

At the beginning, someone reported that the voice was not loud enough, and Liu Yu scolded him severely, saying "can't hear, speak louder" several times, so that some people joked privately that Lord Liu's ears were deafened by the war in the north.

After the report was completed, they returned to the queue, and the Western musicians who accompanied the army began to play military songs, and each team began to sing the "Song of the Vanguard" together.

"Ancient heroes have never seen the deadly artillery shells and iron balls. The sound of the volley of guns shook the ground, and there are no more Zhao, Guan, and Zhang in the world. We young people have seen it, and we hold our heads high even when lead bullets fly randomly..."

After singing the song, we have to follow the rotating leader to do exercises and run.

Wu Fangrui was born in a good family. Although he has not really joined the army, his family has always been soldiers. He is very familiar with the military system, but he has never heard of any army that trains every day.

After running morning exercises, the day has just begun. They lined up to return to the barracks gate, and each class returned to their own barracks. Each barracks had a Western clock, and they had to finish their housework before 7:40.

Holding a cup, waving the pig bristle toothbrush that had just been issued, he got some rationed salt and ash powder, so that he could be less serious when brushing his teeth and washing his face. His classmates smelled the smell coming from the canteen not far away and cursed: "Fish again! Damn, in five months, we have eaten more fish than in the previous twenty years. How many days are left before the holiday? I'll treat you on the holiday, let's go to a restaurant in the city together."

Wu Fangrui raised his head, the salt water gurgled around his throat for a while, and he spit it all out with a pah, washed his face and said: "There are still four days before the holiday, it's still early. It's not that the fish is not delicious, but the way it is prepared is really... Hey, tofu stewed with fish, fish stewed with tofu, fish meatballs... Those fishermen are really good at fishing."

After complaining about the food, he shouted at those who were still lingering: "Hurry up, hurry up! We have to go back to fold the quilt, and we have to check the edges and corners of the quilt later."

When they thought about folding the quilt, those who were dawdling didn't dare to dawdle anymore. They touched their faces randomly and ran to the barracks.

They were opposed to folding quilts, but Liu Yu made it very clear in the lecture: Service is the golden stone for sharpening soldiers' obedience.

Cultivating a sense of obedience is a necessary condition for any army. Only with a sense of obedience can there be good discipline; with good discipline can the purpose of combat be completed; only by completing the purpose of combat can one's own casualties be minimized.

Wu Fangrui remembers that in the big class, Liu Yu gave him a boost, saying that the stricter the training requirements for soldiers, the more "benevolent" they would be.

Because discipline and training can help the army win, it is considered "great benevolence", such as Huo Qubing; and for example, Li Guang shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but could not even do camp training well, and the soldiers who followed him could not get military merit. This is "little Benevolence".

Moreover, I don't just want to know what is happening, but I want these candidate officers to know why.

Even the reasons for doing this are explained clearly. Although it is very annoying to do the work every day, I have to accept it.

Wu Fangrui thought to himself that it would only last for one year at most anyway.

After a year, I will be able to torture others, torture those recruits or juniors.

Thinking that he would be able to torture others in a year, Wu Fangrui couldn't help but start having fun. His hands shook a little and he had to spread out the quilt and take care of it again.

After taking care of the housework, we went to eat. As expected, steamed buns were served with fish, shrimp, crab shells and other minced meatballs. Anyone who has seen how to smash these fish minced meat would definitely not want to swallow these things. Xiao Fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. are mixed together and smashed. They are eaten just to ensure the consumption of practice. Of course, the key is to save money.

After a few mouthfuls of food, I saw that it was still early, so I ran to the toilet, squatted there with a few people and smoked for a while, looking at the Dawn training ship that was undergoing a trial sea trial, these people couldn't help it. He muttered.

The buildings on Liugong Island are still under construction for the time being, and the navy group is also living in the barracks. The two sides don't talk much at all.

These candidate officers of the new army looked down upon the people in the navy: they had at least been admitted to the Butoku Palace, and those people were the losers.

However, his own military uniforms were still the same as before, but those in the Navy had newly customized military uniforms, which at least looked much prettier than their blue smocks and felt hats.

White pants, dark blue coat, and tassels on the shoulders. The coat is said to be made of woolen material bought from the south, and it looks very gorgeous and bright.

Their group of New Army officers are much uglier. They don't wear armor either. They wear military uniforms issued by the military government and red tasseled felt hats. Now, including the officers and the first batch of Liangjiazi soldiers, there are a total of five or six hundred people, even with guns. It’s not ready yet.

Judging from the military uniforms alone, those of them who were admitted to the Wude Palace looked like stepmothers.

But fortunately, I finally felt better after thinking about how those landlubbers suffered from seasickness and vomiting and diarrhea a few days ago.

"Hey, Brother Wu, have you heard that Mr. Liu said that there will be another assessment in a few days. This time it will be divided into horse, infantry, artillery and engineering classes. A 'staff class' will also be selected. It is said that only two Ten people. What do you think this consultant does?"

Wu Fangrui shook his head and said: "I can't tell clearly. But didn't you mention it before in class? That in the future, you will have to formulate marching routes, pre-select battlefields, march and camp, and formulate various plans to prepare for choices before the war begins?"

"Then doesn't this duplicate the duties of the general?"

The person who asked the question also thought of what Liu Yu mentioned a few days ago and was quite puzzled. If the staff officer does this, what will the general do?

"I don't know. It sounds like the staff of the new army will make plans, and the general will just make the choice. So this is called a controlled army, and incompetent generals can also be competent? You and I are still young, and Master Liu is naturally different. But if an old noble is replaced as the commander-in-chief, the staff can only formulate strategies, but cannot control the army. Maybe this is what Mr. Liu thinks?"

The person who asked the question thought about it for a while and didn't understand what was going on, so he said: "No matter what, you have to take the test well. I don't know what will be tested. If we just pick 20 people, it's hard to say who can be chosen." superior."

Wu Fangrui thought about it carefully and said: "Let me tell you, what the staff class needs to learn may be different from what the ordinary class needs to learn. Maybe the staff class needs to learn strategies, while ordinary students only need to learn queues, chops, Turn and formation? The staff squad is the general, and the ordinary squad is the sentry commander and garrison? "

Several people discussed it for a long time, but they didn't say Ziwu Maoyou. Seeing that the time was coming, they had no choice but to disperse.

Return to the barracks, take out the sticks, and start the daily routine of training again.

After the formation was completed, Wu Fangrui was called out. Liu Yu did not ride his white horse, but chose a brown-red war horse and shouted at Wu Fangrui: "Raise the stick and poke the horse's eyes and mouth! "

"yes!"

After shouting loudly, he saw Liu Yu retreating on his horse, and then suddenly increased his speed and rushed towards him.

The horse's speed is not very fast, and the distance of more than ten steps makes it impossible for the horse to pick up speed at all.

However, even so, when the horse rushed to Wu Fangrui's side, the horse's majestic chest and height still made him forget Liu Yu's order, but subconsciously ducked to the side.

As soon as he dodged, Liu Yu's whip came down almost at the same time and hit his shoulder.

"Repeat my order just now!"

"Yes! Raise the stick and poke the horse's eyes and mouth!"

"Then why are you hiding? You are so timid, and you are still an officer? Do it again!"

"Yes!"

More than a hundred students stood in line. Wu Fangrui took a deep breath and stood up again with the stick raised.

The whip on his shoulder was okay, but the word "timid" in front of more than a hundred people really made him angry.

Seeing Liu Yu's horse jogging again, he endured the pressure brought by the horse's strong chest, shouted, and poked at the horse's eyes.

This poke made the horse, which was originally jogging, stop, kicking its hooves on the ground, unwilling to move forward. The man didn't hide, but the horse dodged.

Liu Yu rode the horse back a few steps. This time Wu Fangrui was much braver, standing straighter and stabbing more accurately. This time the warhorse was scared first, and wanted to stop when it ran to him, but finally went around to the side and brushed past.

After doing this several times, Liu Yu stopped his horse.

"Since a strong warhorse cannot knock down an infantryman with only a stick in his hand, then on a battlefield full of roars, facing infantry equipped with bayonet muskets, it is even more impossible for cavalry to win head-on."

"As officers in the future, you must use this method to explain it clearly to your soldiers. You must also use this method to make them subconsciously avoid the idea of ​​​​avoiding."

"When the time comes, I will randomly check. Now, two people in a group, start this training."