Lu Ming

Chapter 581 Spring Thunder Camp ([-])
The daily tour of the camp by the generals is not a formality, but an unshakeable daily life.Sometimes, the adults will also add a night patrol, just like a soldier who loves soldiers like a child and regenerates.

Speaking of battalion tours, Comrade Li Jichun probably would not have been so diligent in the years before the Later Jin entered the bandits.The reason is simple: Soldiers don't train every day, and the barracks are lifeless, so there is no need to patrol the barracks.

If you want to train every day like the army of later generations, the first thing to do is not to talk about ideals, but to provide soldiers with the same calories as later generations.

In ancient times, due to low productivity, except for a few elites, most of the battalions practiced once every three days or once every five days.

Like the Yongping Camp managed by Li Jichun, it is an ordinary second-line reserve force in the local area.For such an army, the military supplies received on weekdays will not only be withheld by the civilian officials, but also passed through the hands of Mr. Li and other officers.

In this case, soldiers can't even get their salary, let alone eat three meals a day.

Therefore, the daily life of the barracks is actually not busy.There are only so many supplies distributed by the Ministry of War, and less exercise will save calories.If the soldiers stop exercising, the generals don't need to worry so much, the logical relationship is very clear.

Everything changed after Hou Jin Dajun withdrew from the customs.

The newly formed Chunlei Battalion abandoned the old style of the army and followed the path of the new army.Not only do new recruits have to be drilled every day, but in many cases, the squad leader will give evening exercises to the juniors.

So when Master Li walked down the general building with his entourage, what he saw was a phalanx of soldiers training around the general building.

It was midsummer, and the soldiers who were training were uniformly wearing army green cotton T-shirts on their upper bodies, and army green panties on their lower bodies with a strong earthy style.

The young people under the sun are sweating profusely at this moment.They took the squad as the unit, shouting loudly and moving in order.Some phalanxes are in military posture, some are practicing holding guns, and of course, the phalanx of cold weapons practicing knives is also indispensable.

This time, Chunleiying can be regarded as sitting back and reaping the rewards.You must know the current training program for soldiers. It was summed up and explored bit by bit by the traversers in the past few years, combining the existing industrial production capacity and the combat environment of the Ming Dynasty. It is completely different from the later generations.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Chunlei Battalion usually not only have to practice shooting, but also practice cold weapons such as knives and spears.Of course, as the most important skill of the northern army: cavalry training subjects, that is even more important.

In fact, the Chunlei Battalion was originally a pure cavalry unit in the original army building plan of the General Staff.

General Li, who was in the inspection state, walked slowly through the training phalanx one after another, his eyes lingering on a certain soldier from time to time.During this period, he occasionally stopped to salute each other with the squad leader who came to report, and then made requests and orders.

The general's attitude at this time is serious, his momentum is sufficient, and everything is in compliance with the rules.If it weren't for the strange military uniform on his body, those who didn't know would think that the chief of the future generations would inspect it.

Just walking around like this, when it was the turn of the last phalanx, it happened to be the afternoon exercise at noon.At this moment, Master General Changed his serious expression, and a smile instantly appeared on his face.He not only patted his shoulders and praised a sweaty young soldier, but also told everyone a dirty joke before dinner, and ended the trip to the playground with laughter.

Under the scorching sun, I watched these young and strong people who were full of vigor rush towards the dining hall screaming.Li Jichun, who was standing on the playground, seemed to have melted away the gloom on his face before: "If you are such a heroic soldier, I will probably be reliable when I go out of customs today!"

It seems that General Li Shen today is full of confidence in his "heroic soldiers".

But before that, Li Shenjiang didn't think so.

After the face-to-face in the capital that day, Li Jichun, who was restored to his original post, returned to Yongping City with a staff team that Mr. Cao "supported" before he left, and began the process of rebuilding the Chunlei Camp.

The newly formed Chunlei Battalion is different from the past. The recruits recruited are all pink and tender newcomers, mainly young farmers with no land in the surrounding area and good families in the city.

In this process, Li Jichun, as an old-school general, naturally didn't understand it.After all, in this day and age, it is quite normal for soldiers to flee during wartime.A general leads thousands of people to the battlefield, and if there are 800 people left in the team when he meets the enemy, he is considered a good leader.

So Li Shenjiang kindly put forward his opinion: In the previous Yongping Camp, many soldiers actually "run away" when the Tartars came.Now, many of these people plan to come back to serve. Why not accept these veterans so that they can quickly form combat effectiveness?

Then the adult's opinion was ruthlessly rejected by the staff team.

The reason is simple: a blank sheet of paper is easy to draw on.

Under the circumstances at that time, all the resources to rebuild the camp head were in the hands of the staff team sent by Earl Cao.Strictly speaking, Li Jichun, the short-term battalion official, has no right to speak.

Therefore, Mr. Li, whose opinion was rejected, did not dwell on this issue any longer.

Mr. Li knows the market.

Li Jichun, a middle-aged man who wanders back and forth in front of the gate of hell every time he encounters great changes, certainly understands the truth very well.He knew very well that he was able to survive to this day, and was even reinstated as an official. He was not hacked to death by the court's sword like several Yongping colleagues, and it was all thanks to Mr. Cao.

What more bike do you want?
General Li Shen even keenly guessed that the reason why his family was able to come back to be the battalion officer was probably because Mr. Cao, who was "foresighted and far-sighted", wanted to stay in the north to set up his eyes. It was Li Jichun who chopped it down, but Li Jichun knew best what the actual situation was.

With the above mentality, Li Jichun was already very careful at that time.So after probing the issue of conscription for a while, he made a decision. Since he didn't want him to intervene more, he could be the puppet battalion officer with peace of mind.

However, in the days that followed, Li Jichun discovered that things seemed to be not that simple: in the process of forming the new battalion head, not only did the staff not hide anything from him, they even used "Master Cao's expectations" to conduct an investigation on him. Some "training".

The training content is very extensive.Among them, the use of various hot weapons can be regarded as pediatrics. The most important thing is the "officer training subject" for Li Jichun, a general.

Next, Li Shen began to integrate this old-style officer into the system, to see new weapons and new tactics, to understand new military ideas, and to learn new ways of commanding the army.

By this time, General Li was holding "On Protracted Warfare". Wrong, it was "Multiple Arms Coordinated Battle Tactical Command (Training Materials for Intermediate Officers)" that finally understood: This is to use him as a piece of gold!

At this moment, the confused middle-aged man shed tears of excitement.

Today, Mr. Li has not only integrated into a certain military system, but also like a fish in water in it.

With the improvement of his commanding ability, the staff team also gradually handed over the military command of the troops-as long as Mr. Li has a red heart towards the party, then the staff team will always be the staff team. Orders will be strictly enforced.

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After dismissing the hungry soldiers on the playground, General Li Shen, who loved soldiers like a son, also went to the dining room to plan a few mouthfuls of potatoes and stewed bacon with the soldiers.

After that, he went to the gate of the camp to welcome the cavalry unit returning from training, and by the way, greet the caravan delivering supplies to the camp.

Speaking of cavalry, when the army was built, according to the requirements of the training program, all registered soldiers in the battalion, including logistics personnel, must be proficient in all horse training subjects, and the priority is the first.So the cavalry is the highlight of the Chunlei Battalion.

This is also the place where the General General clicks his tongue.

You know, the cost of a cavalry far exceeds that of infantry.What's more, the cavalry under the general's command this time is almost training at leisure, which is even more expensive.

The most frightening thing is that according to the requirements of the training program, the regular soldiers of the Chunlei Battalion must be equipped with one man and three horses, and the logistics staff must be equipped with one man and two horses.

Then, when the horse dealers from Xuanfu and Tianjin drove a large group of horses from the horizon, Li Jichun was completely knocked down: this is to raise a whole battalion of personal soldiers!Can it afford it?
Facts have proved that Cao's father can afford it.

Only two months after the founding of the army, there were more than 1500 war horses in the camp.Note that these are all war horses that meet the requirements in size and character, and their prices far exceed those of horses that pull carts.

After that, someone who was used to living a poor life began to worry about logistics supplies again.After all, the monthly expenses of the current Chunlei Camp have far exceeded that of the previous old camp, and Li Jichun calculated the cost of various military supplies, which is really an astronomical figure.

You must know that no matter how much the Chunlei Camp actually spent, the imperial court only allocated the previously established amount to Mi Yin every month, and that figure could only be described as a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, every time a caravan came to deliver supplies, it was General Li Dacan's most concerned thing.

Today is no exception.

Standing in front of the gate of the camp, he waved his whip and greeted the cavalry that filed into the camp.Afterwards, General Li Shen took his personal guards and waited in place until the long caravan arrived from far and near.

The caravan this time seems to have brought a lot more supplies than usual.After Mr. Li checked the receipts, he found that the extra ten carts of supplies were all half-cooked black beans—high-quality horse food.

So the general lord laughed.

Walking to the side of the horse cart, Mr. General Enthusiastically chatted with several deliverers.From the weather in Tianjin to the food prices in Tianjin, from Xingang in Tianjin to the refugee brigade collected in Tianjin, in short, the atmosphere is very lively.

The next moment, Lord Li stretched out his hand suddenly, lifted the lid of the basket containing the black beans, and then thrust his arm into the basket fiercely.

After stirring a few times, Master Li grabbed a handful of black beans from the bottom of the basket.

Holding the black beans in his hands, Master General looked at the rich businessman in front of him with a half-smile: "Master Xu, you are not the same as the grains sent by the Yongping County Government. Worms eat rats, moldy and rotten, right?" ? I bought this with my vain money!"

"My lord, just check it out. This is the horse feed ordered by Master Yao in Tianjin. How dare the villain adulterate it?"

"Hmph, I'm sorry you don't dare! Don't use your own head to try this general's knife!"

Hearing this, Li Jichun stretched out his palm, poked the black beans with his fingers, and checked carefully.

After a long while, the adult seemed to have finished the inspection, and finally threw a few into his mouth, chewing sweetly: "The horse feed is good, it is a good product."

(End of this chapter)