I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 240 Arms School and Artillery

"Have the second group of people been chosen? Who are they?"

Zhu Daoxin held the sword in his hand, picked it up and immediately danced a sword flower, then inserted the sword into the scabbard, showing a satisfied look.

"Who else can there be? No matter how capable the people in the border army are, they can't all become talents in more than three months. Most of them must be noble people. I just don't know if the standards are much looser this time. Even Chen Shijun Such people have been elected.”

When Guo Zuoguang said this, there was a little dissatisfaction in his words, and he seemed to look down on people like Chen Shijun.

"His father is the governor of the Beijing camp, so he must give him face. Besides, he has been training for almost half a year, and he is still good at it no matter what."

As Zhu Daoxin spoke, he put the sword in his hand on the table, sat next to Guo Zuoguang, and poured tea and drank it.

After he finished his tea, he curiously asked about Guo Zuoguang.

"By the way, I heard that the emperor intends to choose a large site on the outskirts of the city and let all the students from Licaolan Field move here. I wonder if this is the case."

Seeing Zhu Daoxin asking this question, Guo Zuoguang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled sideways and joked at him:
"It turns out that you are not an idiot. You spend all day training in your own land, but you didn't expect to know such news.

You are right. Mr. Sun also mentioned this matter to me a few days ago, saying that His Majesty has issued an order to find a piece of land near the west of the city to build a special military training school based on the regulations of Licaolanchang.

In the future, it will not only be necessary to recruit talents from the frontier troops and nobles to study there, but also talents selected by local commanders and military officials will be able to study there.

That's why I said how good our first period was. From now on, everyone who comes out of this military academy will call us seniors and seniors, and put us down. "

Hearing what Guo Zuoguang said, Zhu Daoxin was startled, and his eyes flashed with surprise. Although he had known the news for a long time, after confirming it, he couldn't help but think that the emperor had made a big move.

Seeing Zhu Daoxin so surprised, Guo Zuoguang laughed. Not only Zhu Daoxin, but also Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong and others were a little shocked when they heard the news.

"I also heard from my father that the cabinet initially disagreed and thought it was a waste of money and food. But the emperor kept insisting, and the British ministers also wrote in support after hearing this. In the end, the emperor decided that he and the Ministry of Household Affairs would each contribute half of the money. It was a lot of persistence. Only then did the cabinet agree to organize this school.”

Speaking of this, Guo Zuoguang sighed with emotion. If the emperor had not done this, he might not have had the opportunity to come to Beijing as a general.

Now his father has also seen the opportunity. His status in the family has skyrocketed. He will come to him to discuss and give instructions on everything. The family's resources have also begun to tilt toward him, and his status has improved a lot.

"It seems that His Majesty has really played a big game. I think this is just the beginning."

When Zhu Daoxin heard this, he secretly thought that the emperor might not want all the generals in the imperial court to come from the Beijing Military Academy.

"Hahaha, no matter what big chess is played, we are all the beneficiaries. I can do whatever His Majesty asks me to do."

Guo Zuoguang stood up as he spoke and stretched out.

"Okay, I won't talk to you about this. Training will begin soon. How are you preparing?"

"Preparations for such an important matter must have started long ago. I heard that His Majesty is coming."

Guo Zuoguang nodded. He had also heard the news, but then he shook his head and said:

"This is not necessarily true. It didn't matter in the past in Licaolanchang. But after the last turmoil in the capital, the cabinet heard that His Majesty would definitely object to his coming to the capital again. I also asked Mr. Sun, but he is not sure now and just asked me to do a good job. train."

"It's nothing, just do your job well. My soldiers have been training and preparing all day long. Now the training of Bird Guns is almost the same. Even if your Majesty comes, I won't be afraid."

Hearing this, Guo Zuoguang rolled his eyes at him, thinking that Zhu Daoxin really stood up and talked without hurting his back. The sentry team he was in charge of was just a cannon team, and the one under his command was an artillery team. The training difficulty and intensity of the two could be the same. Well.

Seeing Guo Zuoguang's speechless expression, Zhu Daoxin immediately burst into laughter. He naturally knew the difficult problems Guo Zuoguang was facing, and it was funny to see him in such embarrassment.

"Don't look at me like that. You have 500 men, but you have 4000 Type C Kru cannons. You must know that the Zhejiang camp with [-] men in the Battle of Hunhe only had [-] Kru cannons. You are nothing compared to them." There are so many. If the people in Zheying knew about it, they would be jealous to death. You, just secretly enjoy it."

Zhu Daoxin's boast made Guo Zuoguang feel a little better. This is true. There are currently more than 8 people in the Beijing camp, but the main suppliers of Krupp artillery are Sun Yingyuan's Yongyi camp and Huang Degong's Wu Xiong camp.

Their two battalions, with nearly 1 men, are the main force of the Beijing camp, and firearms such as blunderbuss and Krug cannons are given priority to them.

Each battalion now has 500 people, with a total of nine 500-man sentries. One of the sentries is an artillery team, which specializes in using Krug artillery. Guo Zuoguang's sentry is one of them. "Stop talking, my people are so stupid. Although the imperial court has experience in using artillery in the past, but at the same time, eighteen Krug cannons are organized to organize transportation, shooting, and logistics. I am really confused. You As long as your soldiers know how to fire and aim, that's all.

But as for me, you also know that artillery is a purely technical job. It requires training in terrain selection, cover repair, maintenance, artillery transportation, etc. Now teacher Sun Yuanhua has obtained a gun chart from the Western instructor. What does it say based on the gun body? The angle is used to calculate the firing distance of the artillery.

It was all new and I didn't understand some of it, let alone teach them.

Mr. Sun even said that we should continue to increase the number of artillery. If I hadn't said sincerely that [-] artillery pieces are completely enough, and we would not be able to train more. Otherwise, I am afraid that more than ten artillery pieces will be brought in. Thinking about it is a big headache. "

Zhu Daoxin's words opened up Guo Zuoguang's chatterbox and made him laugh out loud.

"You idiot, why don't you say that your sentry team has the best treatment in the capital camp? Each soldier is paid two taels of silver. Although he is a little tired, the soldiers are all rushing to be artillerymen. What about you? After the training session, you won’t have to teach other battalions from now on, they have much better prospects than me.”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Daoxin's words hit Guo Zuoguang's pain point even more, and he immediately showed a bitter look upon hearing these words.

"Stop talking, what's the use of high pay? Some people are really stupid. No wonder Teacher Sun Yingyuan said that artillery must be literate and have lots of live ammunition training, but I still don't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, when I first started training, I wanted to show them the power of artillery, so I launched a salvo of ten thousand artillery pieces. I pulled out all [-] Krupp cannons and fired them together. Unexpectedly, there were [-] artillery pieces on the spot. I was so scared that I peed my pants, which really pissed me off. "

Speaking of this, Guo Zuoguang couldn't help but sigh.

"It's really annoying to compare people to each other. Look at Sun Xinji. He was a sentry officer like us at the beginning and was in charge of the artillery team of Takeo Camp. However, it only took him just two months to make the entire sentry team as strong as an arm." He is an extremely elite commander, and now I have heard that he has been promoted to be the Commander-in-Chief of your Takeo Camp. It’s really irritating that everyone is so competitive.”

In the Beijing camp system, there are ten teams of 500 people per sentry and one sentry officer; there are three posts of 500 people per division and one chief officer; there are three divisions of 500 and [-] people per battalion and one staff general.

Zhu Daoxin also sighed when he heard this.It is true that people are more irritating than others, but Sun Xinji is really good, and his family has a good background in the Beijing camp. His soldiers are all veterans, so the training is naturally very smooth. He is still his boss now, and he has to admire him.

"Don't compare yourself to others. I wasn't convinced at first, but he enrolled in the same batch as us. Even though he is the legitimate son of Huaining Houfu, he studies extremely hard. We all saw it and were convinced. He also did the same after he came to Jingying. He is stationed in the capital camp and often visits the school grounds to set an example, and we have to admire him."

Guo Zuoguang nodded when he heard this. The three of them have always been friends and they often played together when they were in Licaolanchang. He was also happy when he heard that Sun Xinji was promoted. Those words just now were just complaints.

"You're right, a man is not willing to be inferior to others. There are currently six General Managers in Yongyi Camp and Wuxiong Camp. Only three have been appointed now, and there are still three vacancies. Huang Degong and Mr. Sun Yingyuan's intention is so obvious, they want to start from We are in the middle of the selection process, and now that Sun Xinji has given us a look, we must compete."

The two of them were determined. Since they had chosen the path of joining the army, they definitely wanted to continue climbing up the ranks and did not want to be content with others.

When Zhu Daoxin saw what Guo Zuoguang said, he also became more motivated and felt that he should give it a try. The position of President Qian was vacant. With such a good opportunity, if he didn't fight for it, he would regret it for a long time.

"What did I give you?"

Just as Zhu Daoxin was about to speak, he heard a majestic voice coming from outside the door. When the two heard the words, they were immediately delighted. Why did this boy Sun Xinji come?

Just as he was about to get up and go out to greet him, he saw Sun Xinji striding in from outside.

"I originally came to the school grounds to find Daoxin, but the adjutant said that he was accompanying a guest in the barracks. I wondered what kind of guest could be so proud that he could make Zhu Daoxin stop doing his daily inspections. Now that I look at it, it turns out to be you. Guo Laosi."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet our Mr. Qian when I dropped in to give Zhu Daoxin a sword today. He is really a rare guest."

Guo Zuoguang is the fourth eldest child in his family, so he has always been nicknamed Guo Laosi by Sun Xinji. When he saw Sun Xinji coming, Guo Zuoguang immediately started teasing him with a smile.

"Haha, you're just making fun of me. Why are you the only one who comes here? I can't come either."

When Sun Xinji saw Guo Zuoguang making fun of him, he smiled and immediately responded.Thanks to their friendship as classmates, it was normal for them to laugh and fight, and Sun Xinji was used to it. If it were others, he would definitely have to teach him a lesson right away.

"Okay, okay, I'm here now because I have something important to say."

"what's up?"

When the two of them heard what Sun Xinji said, they immediately became curious.

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