New Shun 1730

As soon as the ship docked, Liu Yu and others got off the ship and returned to Weihai by land, while Lin Yunwen went to the south.

Liu Yu inspected the situation of this year's winter wheat along the way and asked several old farmers. It seemed to be okay.

The famine in Jiaodong should be considered over. There is no news of another major disaster happening this year. It should not delay the dispatch of troops to the Western Regions.

Returning to the military camp, Kang Buyu found him and told him that there was news from the capital.

This autumn, Li Jiusi, Duke of Hubei, will come to inspect the training of the new army.

Kang Busao was very anxious because he felt that Liu Yu did not pay much attention to the army's training and basically assigned most of the training matters to the established staff department.

After talking about the fact that Li Jiusi, the Duke of Hubei Province, was coming to inspect, Liu Yu just said lightly that he knew about it, and Kang Buluo finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"Sir, there is something I think I should remind you of. Your Majesty trusts you and lets you train the army because you are good at fighting the Rakshasa people. I also know that you care about the navy, but whether your majesty can continue to invest money, This depends on how well the new army compiled by Young Master will fight in the battle of Pingpin."

"Besides, if the peace is not smooth, the imperial court will need to continue to expand the army, and there will be no money to invest in the navy. Buying a warship will cost 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver. The young master also said that at least eight warships will be needed. Even in the future, I If it is cheaper to build, it will cost a lot of money, and it will ultimately require His Majesty’s support.”

Kang Buzai looked at the problem from a very deep perspective and knew the key to it.

The issue of balance seems to have nothing to do with the navy at all. No warships sail to the Western Regions, but in fact it is closely related to the fate of the navy.

Liu Yu smiled and praised: "What Zhongxian said is absolutely true. But aren't I training my troops right now? I will train my troops step by step. When the Duke of E comes in the fall, the military formation will be formed on its own. What is there to worry about?"

Kang Busao frowned and said, "Sir, although I don't know much about military affairs, I have read military books."

"The "Six Tao" says: If a general does not wear a fur coat in winter, does not use a fan in summer, and does not open his cover when it rains, he is called a general with courtesy. If a general does not wear etiquette, he cannot know the cold and heat of his soldiers. When he leaves the fortress and violates the mud, the general will be doomed. The one who takes the first step is called a strong general. The general does not show his strength, and has no way of knowing the hard work of the soldiers. ,name It is said that the general who wants to stop his body will not be able to know whether the soldiers are hungry or full. The generals will work hard together with the soldiers, and they will be hungry and full. Therefore, the people of the three armies will be happy when they hear the sound of drums, and they will be angry when they hear the sound of gold. In the pond, arrows and stones are falling, and soldiers are vying to get there first; when the swords are drawn together, soldiers are vying to be the first to go. Soldiers are not willing to die but are happy to be injured, because they will know the judgments of cold and heat, hunger and fullness, and see the wisdom of hard work..."

"Young Master trains the troops, but he doesn't ask any questions. The military pay is distributed by specialized personnel without any involvement from the general. As for sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, I have never seen him. This is really a taboo of military strategists and is indecent. Generals, generals with strength, and generals with restraints. How can soldiers be happy when they hear the sound of drums, and become angry when they hear the sound of gold? When arrows and stones are falling in a high city, soldiers are rushing to be the first to climb."

After telling the chapter about selecting generals in "Six Secrets", Kang Busao was quite murmuring in his heart.

He has known Liu Yu for a long time, and he is Liu Yu's confidant. He knows what Liu Yu did in Heilongjiang back then. At that time, we really shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, marched all the way, and finally made great achievements in Heilongjiang.

Nowadays, not only do we share joys and sorrows, but we don't even do things like pay military pay personally. Even though the soldiers would of course shout thanks to the emperor for distributing the pay, this did not affect Liu Yu's ability to go to the army to enhance his presence.

If it is like this now, at least this new army will simply not know its generals.

Knowing that Kang Buzai also had good intentions, Liu Yu said with a smile: "Zhongxian only knows one of the words in "Six Tao", but not the other."

"There is a saying I have always said: if the training is consistent, an army that knows why it fights will be a truly strong army."

"Now this new army, what do you think I should tell them why they are fighting? Fighting for the whole family to starve to death? Fighting for the landlords who took the opportunity to annex the land during the famine? Fighting for those who raised the price of food to 100% during the famine. Fighting against a merchant with eight taels of silver and one stone?”

"None of this makes sense, then fight for military pay and fight to avoid being slapped with military sticks and whips by officers."

"As for the contents of "Six Tao", they are not wrong, but... farmers raise livestock, and the animals can't talk. How come the farmer knows how to feed the animals? How can he use military books to teach soldiers how to feed them? If you don't teach the military books, then you don't know that soldiers need to eat?"

"Our troops are fully paid and don't take empty pay. We also give them some money to buy fish for them to eat. If they are well fed and well trained, they will be a strong army. Don't worry."

"Besides..."

Liu Yu laughed and asked: "Zhongxian thinks it is a good thing that this new army requires everyone to obey me only? This soldier was trained for His Majesty. As Zhongxian said, in exchange for His Majesty's recognition of my knowledge." , thus paying attention to the navy, I will take them there. It's just a round trip to the Western Regions. A small battle, a small battle, there is no need to be a courtesy general, a powerful general, or a lust-stopping general. What I want to train is a bunch of useless generals, as long as they are paid enough. You can suppress the soldiers of surrounding tribes and chieftains.”

Seeing that Liu Yu was so confident, Kang Bulao was even more worried. He felt that Liu Yu was underestimating the enemy, and he was afraid that if something went wrong, everything would be over.

The reason why the capital wanted to send Li Jiusi, Duke of E State, was probably not because he was worried that Liu Yu would not be able to train his troops well.

But after all, the stakes are high, and we need to come and see with our own eyes how well this soldier is being trained.

The war should start within the next few years.

Some news cannot be concealed. The imperial court has been hoarding military rations and building post stations and military roads in Mongolia. Once they are ready, they will definitely fight.

Kang Budai probably knows that Liu Yu does not regard this army as the Liu family army at all, but regards the new army as the business of a certain family.

But to do things in Dashun, you need the emperor's trust anyway.

The battle against Zhun is an opportunity to deepen this trust. Although he may be suspected because he is too loved by the soldiers, if he does not care at all and does not perform well enough, the follow-up will be difficult.

"Sir, there is still about half a year before autumn. Are you really not going to worry about it?"

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "No. I don't have the time or energy. The General Staff just needs to train the troops step by step. I don't care. The French will be here soon. We need to take care of warships and craftsmen."

"To build a ship, wood cannot be used immediately after it is cut. It needs to be dried in the shade for two or three years. I also have to worry about transporting high-quality oak from the Northeast and high-quality teak to Southeast Asia."

"We need to open a school, an ordnance workshop, and open up an immigration channel from Vladivostok to the Songhua River. These are the big things. Training is a small matter and is not worth mentioning."

"You don't have to worry about this. I know what I am doing. By the way, that Bai Yunhang wants to I will lend you some money to try out the Qingmiao Law in Wendeng, and you can handle this matter. There is a saying in the military that everyone has their own expertise, so you don't have to worry about it. "

"You can calculate how much money is needed, including the purchase, storage, and management of Qingmiao seeds. How much money is needed in total, make an account, and come to me to get it."

Kang Budai responded, and finally reminded: "Since you said so, I am relieved. Even though everyone has their own expertise, since you trust me, I will still mention any doubts and concerns in the future, even if I am not familiar with them. "

Thinking of Liu Yu's trust in the past few years, Kang Budai expressed his loyalty in his own way, a little arrogantly. Liu Yu bowed to him and smiled: "Dashan, Zhongxian, go and do your work, and call Wu Fangrui and other staff members by the way."

After Kang Budai left the door, a "report" came soon.

After getting permission, Wu Fangrui and others filed in, and waited for Liu Yu's signal before sitting down one after another.

"How is the training of the new recruits?"

"Your Excellency, we have completed the training outline that was formulated before."

Wu Fangrui handed a record book to Liu Yu.

The staff department does not care about personnel and military pay.

Before Liu Yu left, they had formulated a training outline. After submitting it to Liu Yu, they deleted and revised it and discussed it, and then they strictly followed the outline for training.

The officers all had the battalion and company manuals issued by Liu Yu. In addition to the drill manual given by Hannibal, they made a lot of revisions mainly on how to change the formation.

The tactical thinking is very different from the existing ones that can be copied.

What Liu Yu wants to train is a new army that emphasizes mobility by marching in columns, changing formations quickly, and quickly forming a hollow formation.

It is not the same system as the French and Russian drill manuals given by Hannibal at this time.

Many places need to be revised, and many places are considered to be closed-door. Whether it is feasible or not, it is necessary to find out the problems and continue to rectify them in the subsequent training.

The task of the staff department in the past few months is to observe the training and find the right direction for rectification from practice.

For this reason, a group of 20 staff members were added, and there was a staff department of more than 80 people.

Looking at this training diary of the staff department, half of the content is correction suggestions for some drill manuals.

Liu Yu did not read the specific content. He turned to the back and glanced at it, then threw it aside, feeling very happy.

Understand the tactical system, and then make self-corrections within this tactical system. The modification suggestions in the second half of this training diary are the signs that the staff department has begun to operate normally.

As for whether it is right or not... practice makes perfect, and you will know after fighting.

The Qingzhou army now has a total of 9,500.

Among them, there are 7,000 infantry, 500 artillery, 800 light cavalry and skirmishers, 500 engineers, and eight companies specially selected big and strong grenadiers. Shandong people are not short.

Each company has 96 people, and five companies form a battalion. Theoretically, each battalion is equipped with two 4-jin light cannons, but the number of cannons is not enough. There is not yet one gun for each person.

The 8-jin cannons and those heavier than 8-jin are organized together.

The light cavalry and scattered soldiers are selected. It would be best if some of the Songhua River soldiers could be trained, but it is difficult now. The court may use it after the war and really know the effectiveness.