Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 307
Of course, being able to bear such a loss does not mean that Gao Yushi is willing to bear such a loss, so this question comes back again: he must find a way to obtain the power of private military industry as soon as possible, because only after obtaining this power can he have a chance Take advantage of the loopholes to equip your own cavalry with muskets - armor is optional, but firearms are a must.

After roughly sorting out his thoughts, Gao Wushi called Gao Mo and Gao Yu again. He first told Gao Mo Haosheng to deal with the pensions of the dead servants and recruiting to make up for the original quota, and then asked Gao Yu about the matter. The details of the second troop dispatch, especially how the cavalry differed from the Mongol Esuwei's pro-army, and from Magui's Majiada soldiers.

Gao Yu thought for a while and replied: "Young master, what I really want to say is that there are some aspects. For example, we have never used the three-eyed gun before. Not only the timing of firing is wrong, but the hit rate after firing is also very low. Moreover, many cavaliers in this battle hesitated after finishing the first round of reloading..."

"Hesitating?" Gao Wushi frowned, "What are you hesitating for?"

"They don't know whether to use the three-eyed blunderbuss as a short stick like the northern army's habit, or replace it with a waist knife." Gao Yu explained: "Because of the tight time on the battlefield, our cavalry are actually not used to it. The three-eyed gun is used as a short stick. They usually use a saber for training, and after the three-eyed gun is shot, if you want to put it back in your pocket and replace it with a saber... Although this action seems simple, it actually requires training. Yes. Our riders have no experience with this, and the result is that some riders change their sabers, and some riders have no time to change their swords."

"Oh, so that's the case." Gao Wushi nodded to show his understanding, and then asked, "What else?"

"There is also the issue of momentum." Gao Yu frowned and said: "In this battle, when we first entered the corner of the Mongolian camp, the opponent was obviously caught off guard, and the resistance was not strong. At this time, our cavalry Ding's performance was still good, and he didn't suffer any losses. But after Qiataiji came with the guards, we lost about a dozen in the first charge... Young Master, this situation is actually Our cavaliers have never met before."

"Hmm..." Gao Wushi frowned and asked, "So they started to panic?"

"On the surface it looks fine, after all, our discipline is there." Gao Yu said with a wry smile: "But they must have panicked in their hearts, because at least [-] of us fell from the second charge."

Gao Yushi couldn't help but put his hands on his forehead, and said helplessly: "How to solve this situation? Strict training... Will it help?"

Gao Yu shook his head and said: "Strict training may be useful to some extent, but it is not the key. If you want to stay calm, even if you are at a disadvantage, you will not waver, and that can only be achieved through battle after battle."

Gao Wushi frowned deeply, but did not speak.

Gao Yu thought that Gao Wushi was not satisfied with this answer, but he could only bite the bullet and continue to explain: "Eldest young master, the younger one followed the elder master to fight against Japanese pirates and killed a Japanese pirate for the first time. After the withdrawal of soldiers, my hands and feet were cold and my whole body trembled... But later on, after killing a lot, I got used to it. This is actually what happened when I was a soldier. At the beginning, I was very nervous about everything, even very I'm afraid, but if you fight and kill a lot, life and death will become insignificant."

Gao Wushi took a deep breath, nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, our cavalry is still not experienced enough, or has seen too little blood, and the real elites are all fed by blood, right? "

Gao Yu's eyes lit up, and he praised: "The elites are fed by blood. The young master said this very well! Young master, when you sent the young one to the Qi family army last time, the young one thought about it." The reason why the Qi family army has the current prestige, apart from Qi Zongrong's well-trained and well-directed command, is also very important, that is, they are all fed by the blood of Japanese pirates!"

Gao Yu said excitedly: "To tell you the truth, the young master, the young ones fought against Japanese pirates before, but in fact, most of the time, our officers and soldiers have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and we feel that it is a big deal when we go to that stop." It’s settled, this kind of battle is actually very suitable for recruits to practice courage. But like today, they directly encountered the most elite army of Mongolia... As long as the recruits lose a little bit, they will definitely be flustered and full of mistakes."

"Courage training?" Gao Wushi subconsciously touched his chin, which hadn't even thickened, and said suddenly: "If you go to suppress the bandits, it should be much easier than fighting the Mongols? Is such a battle enough to practice courage? "

Gao Yu said with a smile: "Ordinary bandits are definitely not comparable to Mongolian elites, even if they are far worse than ordinary Mongolian soldiers, but in terms of training courage, as long as they kill people and see blood, they can actually practice courage."

Gao Wushi finally showed a smile, and Chen Ju's figure appeared in his mind, nodded and said: "Very good... Bazhou thieves have been causing trouble for a long time, I heard that some of the Bazhou thieves have even abandoned the past. It is an old tradition of bandits at night, and they simply turn grass into bandits and occupy mountains as kings. If I ask you to exterminate these bandits, do you have confidence?"

Gao Yu was a little surprised, and then hesitated: "It's okay to suppress the bandits, but we go to suppress the bandits, it seems that we don't have a name?"

Of course, they are members of the Gao family, and they are not serious officers and soldiers. They have nothing to do and go to suppress bandits?Although it is reasonable to say that the local government should support this, but who knows if there will be some local officials with a brain twitch who will jump out and question their purpose?
"The name is easy to handle." Gao Wushi waved his hand and said: "Even if some local officials who don't listen to the greeting refuse to give this name, the guarding eunuchs still have this power-the two guarding eunuchs in Baoding and Tianjin. , when the time comes, I will ask Meng Zhangyin to say hello, and let them give you a name of assisting in the suppression."

It was only then that Gao Yu remembered that his young master had a special relationship with the palace, and he had a close friendship with Na Meng's palm print.Local civil servants sometimes do have that kind of "strength order", that no drips of water will be touched, oil and salt will not enter, but the guarding eunuchs are different. The guarding eunuch ordered to "requisition" a family member to help clear up the bandits, there was no problem at all—especially when the owner of the family was still very happy.

Gao Yu also laughed: "The young master's idea is very appropriate, and the young one thinks it is completely feasible." He said this, but he felt a little strange: I'm afraid our young master really has so much money that he has no place to spend it. Otherwise, why do we have to compare our servants with the Mongolian elite?Although suppressing the bandits is not as difficult as fighting the Mongols, there are always losses... Although the guarding eunuch will definitely give the name of assisting in the suppression under the instructions of Meng Zhangyin, it is impossible to pay the compensation money out of his own pocket, right?
(End of this chapter)