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According to the words of later generations, Lin Tao's awareness is already in place, but he does not have enough understanding ability to know what Qin Liangyu meant by "speaking the way of loyalty".Although Qin Liangyu became famous very early, he was not a soldier under his command, and he didn't know the great influence of the General Training Department on the promotion of officers, so he didn't care about her.

Lin Tao said: "Your Highness, I hope that I can return to Shaanxi to lead the rebel army. Open up territory for the army behind the enemy and hoard food and grass."

Zhu Cihong showed hesitation, and said: "I heard that you formed a rebel army to attack the Qing army." Lin Tao couldn't help blushing, could his seven or eight people be considered a rebel army?He heard the crown prince continue: "I was very worried about sending officers from the official army, because I don't understand human geography, and lead the rebel army to destruction. But it is not a problem for you. In this way, I will give you the rank of colonel again, one thousand Headquarters organization, you can recruit the Qin Rebels as officers and soldiers, and you will coordinate and command them."

"Yes! I'm taking orders from a lowly position!" Lin Tao's spirit lifted.

"But fighting in the enemy's rear is definitely different from the way you were trained that day." Zhu Cihong said: "We must hide soldiers from the people and turn the people into soldiers. You must know that soldiers and people are the foundation of victory!"

"You must bear in mind His Highness' teachings in humble positions," Lin Tao said.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "Don't think I'm long-winded. Many people can't help but fight with others. In my opinion, this is very unnecessary. Especially in the enemy's rear, the enemy's strength is stronger than ours. , This kind of tactics should not be used at all.”

"I have been studying His Highness's "War Laws Behind the Enemy" these days, and I think it boils down to what the opening chapter said: When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy is tired, we fight; Land, never think of military exploits, only wish to help the army recover Shaanxi Province." Lin Tao said.

"Okay, okay." Zhu Cihong clapped his hands again and again: "I'm relieved when you say that. Not only you, but also let your subordinates know that military exploits are not necessarily achieved by arraying. If you can disturb the Qing army Jump, disturbed and sent heavy soldiers to guard the grain road... This is also a great military exploit!"

"Humble job will definitely explain this truth to them." Lin Tao said.

"Okay, as for the equipment. Do you have any opinions?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Lin Tao thought for a while and said, "In the mountains and forests, firecrackers are not suitable. However, mines, bear traps, and shovels are sharp weapons."

The clay gunpowder made by the mountain people themselves is too weak to use much even if they have firecrackers.But because the path is narrow, three or five landmines can catch people by surprise and block an important road, which is really a sharp weapon for guerrilla warfare in the mountains.Bear traps are used to catch bears, and of course they can also be used to catch people.In previous years, careless young hunters in the mountains were often caught by bear traps set up by others.What's more, it was a carefully camouflaged clip aimed at military households.

"The shovel is for the convenience of opening roads, digging trenches, and tunnels." After Lin Tao visited a certain unit of the Third Division, he was the only one who fell in love with the engineering shovel. "Especially the side blade, it's a sharp weapon if you change hands." Lin Tao said: "If His Highness allows, I would like to ask for more of these three items. Or replace the long knife and spear with a shovel."

Engineer shovels will not be obsolete even in another 500 years.It's just that these things are all made by Sugang, and they are on the same level as artillery and firecrackers in terms of regulatory rules, which is not as simple as it seems on the surface.If the materials used are not good enough, naturally there will be no such magical effect.

With the efforts of Xu Jiafu, seven iron workshops capable of producing Sugang were integrated.Expanded the size of the iron works.However, the change in production technology has not achieved a revolutionary breakthrough, and the production capacity is not popular enough.Therefore, the allocation of Sugang was carefully planned by the General Armament Department and submitted to Zhu Cihong for approval.

"You really know the goods." Zhu Cihong nodded slightly and said: "But this shovel is not ordinary. Unless you can guarantee that the responsibility will reach someone, you will never throw it away, otherwise I can only give you a labor shovel." After that, Zhu Cihong built Su Gang The engineer's shovel and the laborer's shovel made of ordinary wrought iron are illustrated.So that Lin Tao knew the difference.

Lin Tao knew the difference, and hurriedly said: "It's because the humble job has eyes but no eyes, so there is such a mystery in it. If so, His Highness will just give it to you, and you don't need such good things. Sometimes you see tartars coming quickly. You have to throw everything away." Oh, isn't this engineering shovel a waste!"

"Large-scale assembly is impossible, but small-scale use is no problem." Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and ordered ten engineering shovels to facilitate digging tunnels in the enemy's controlled area.

Shaanxi is located on the Loess Plateau, with deep and loose soil, suitable for deep plowing and fine farming, and naturally suitable for digging tunnels.In particular, people in northern Shaanxi have the custom of digging cave dwellings and have experience in anti-landslide technology, so Zhu Cihong emphasized the concept of "tunnel warfare" in "Warfare behind the enemy".

In the era of cold weapons, if there is a suitable tunnel system, the countermeasures against the sweeping of the Qing soldiers will be even greater than in the era of the Anti-Japanese War.Because the tunnel is narrow, the attacking party does not have high-power weapons such as poisonous gas, blasting tubes, and grenades, so it is difficult to cause casualties to the personnel in the tunnel.

If the tunnels can become a refuge for the villagers, it will play an inestimable role in preserving Guanzhong's human resources.Once tunnels are to be popularized, a huge amount of earthwork is an unavoidable problem. The benefits brought by an efficient engineer shovel are definitely worth the investment itself.

After solving the equipment problem that Lin Tao needed, Qin Liangyu did not give up on his previous ideas, but only settled for the next best thing, saying: "Your Highness, whether it is Colonel Lin Tao's deeds or the contributions of the rebel army, we should publicize it so as to inspire the morale of the army. .”

"Well, what Governor Qin said is true." Zhu Cihong has always attached importance to propaganda warfare, so naturally he will not object.

"That's why I want to set up the "Huangjun Daily" to conduct ideological education specifically for soldiers in the army." Qin Liangyu, who is in his 70s, tried to speak new words without seeming awkward.Because the word "Huang" has both the meaning of the emperor and the meaning of splendor and grandeur, it is a good word to call one's own army.

However, none of the time-travelers would like to see their army called the "Imperial Army".

"Imperial Army...that's not a good name." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "You can have a military newspaper. But you have to think about the name, so it's called..." Zhu Cihong nodded his forehead lightly: "In this case, it will be called "Hu Ben Bao". , is organized by the General Training and Training Department, and is not supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Qin Liangyu replied loudly, and the last sentence "not under the supervision of the Metropolitan Procuratorate" was the most useful.

According to the inertia of history, as long as the world is peaceful, the civil service system will definitely suppress military officials.In order to avoid the recurrence of the evil result of emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs, Zhu Cihong deliberately increased the powers of military officers, let alone being choked by civil officials in terms of ideology and public opinion.

"However, military secrets must be kept secret. The unit designation can only be replaced by a certain unit. Officers above Qian Zong can use their full names, and officers below Qian Zong can only use their surnames and titles." Zhu Cihong recalled reading a report before, saying yes Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Japan had collected the background information of almost all officers above the regiment level through newspapers.Regardless of whether it is true or false, Zhu Cihong will not take the risk of letting the enemy know the situation of his junior officers, so as not to be used by spies.

Although Dongchang is doing anti-espionage work, who knows if there are any fish that have slipped through the net?

"I understand!" Qin Liangyu said: "The battle of Saerhu back then was the leak of military information, which led to the disastrous defeat of the king's division. Such stupid things must not be allowed to happen again."

Zhu Cihong nodded.

During the Battle of Sarhu, Nuerhachi knew all the generals, marching routes, and departure times of the Ming army, so he could naturally "come with you, and I will go all the way."The war in the East Palace is the same now. With Song Hongye watching in Beijing, he knows all the movements of the Qing army well, so he is naturally able to deal with it with ease.It can be seen that war is indeed not a game that can be played with a large number of people.

Li Zicheng was not wronged when he lost.

A few days after Lin Tao left, "Hu Ben Bao" published its inaugural issue.Everything is modeled after the "Emperor Ming Bulletin", but all the characters are in vulgar style, so that soldiers with low education levels in the army can read them easily.

Lin Tao's report was revised and published in the first issue.Because of the educational needs of the General Training Department, he himself was shaped into a generation of heroes.And heroes need not only achievements, but also admirable moral strength.Lin Tao's "loyalty" to break through the enemy's blockade and return to Jian after thousands of miles is no less than that of Guan Yunchang who rides thousands of miles alone.

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