Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 592 The Shanhaiguan Ship Set Sail
Tianjin, Dagukou, temporary base of the Beiyang Navy.

The Beiyang navy has participated in daily training at Dagukou for more than two months.

For more than two months, [-] navy soldiers have participated in rigorous training almost every day.

Due to the shortage of warships, the training was divided into two groups. One group boarded the ship for practical operations, and the other group could not stop, and was arranged to participate in special training for landing battles.

Musket shooting, musket stabbing, sword slashing, physical training, diving, underwater combat simulation...

Under the overall planning of the Qi family brothers, a dozen of Qianhu and Baihu officials with outstanding performance and strong obedience were preliminarily selected by Brother Shui as temporary captains.

Interpretation of the overall drawing of the battleship, the functions of each compartment of the battleship, the driving of the battleship, the calibration of the artillery positions, the classification of the battleship, the array of the battleship, and the analysis of historical naval battles...

In the Beiyang Navy, except for the skills that the Qi family brothers learned from their ancestors Qi Jiguang and father Qi Jin, the rest are pure recruits.

They don't have time to go to the martial arts hall for two years of systematic study. The admiral doesn't give them time, and Daming doesn't give the admiral time.

Since there was no lecture hall, the Qi family brothers had to sit on the battleship and on the beach to give impromptu lectures. The ultraviolet rays on the seaside were extremely strong, and after more than two months, everyone including the Qi family brothers was tanned to black charcoal.

Fortunately, although Liu Hongjian required a huge amount of training, he was absolutely unambiguous in terms of food and salary.

In addition to white rice, steamed buns and vegetables, there is one meal a day that is meat. The meat is not the usual chicken, duck, fish and pig, but mutton.

The homophony of sheep and yang can make young people more masculine in terms of efficacy. It is said that these mutton were all obtained by the admiral from outside the pass, and they are specially provided by the Daming Navy.

The frontier army of the Ming Dynasty and the Beijing Army had the same salary, the monthly salary of the Musketeers was three taels and five taels, and the monthly salary of the cavalry was increased to four taels because they simultaneously manipulated firearms and charged into battle with swords, which was almost double what it was two years ago.

However, the monthly salary of the navy is even higher than that of the frontier army, reaching four or two or five dollars. In addition, the imperial court arranges all food and clothing expenses, and they are all of the highest quality. complain.

"Everyone is there! All captains bring their soldiers on board!" Qi Yuanfu gave orders in leather armor.

The three brothers of the Qi family were all in charge of teaching the martial arts hall, but the three of them had to rotate to participate in the training of the navy division on a monthly basis, and it happened that Qi Yuangong, the eldest of the Qi family, was not there on this day.

"Desires for humble positions!" The dozen or so temporary captains in the front row shouted loudly.

Just at this moment, a guard sentry ran towards the navy camp on the tidal flat.

"My lord, there is a group of cavalry coming towards us three miles to the west, the source is unknown!" the sentinel said to Qi Yuanfu.

"Everyone is there, be on guard! Arrange guns!" Qi Yuanfu immediately changed his mind.

Although Tianjin Wei is located in the pass, there should not be a large number of enemy troops, but the navy shoulders the expectations of the admiral, and there should be no mistakes.

After a while, a group of cavalry came from far to near with bursts of dust.

"Hahaha, Yuan Fu, Yuan Bi, stay safe and sound!" Liu Hongjian shouted happily to the Qi family brothers before reaching the naval formation.

"It's the admiral!" Qi Yuanfu excitedly said to his brother Qi Yuanbi.

After the three brothers' knots were untied, they had a feeling of respect and admiration for Liu Hongjian for no reason, and Liu Hongjian, as the admiral of the navy, had been away for more than two months.

For more than two months, the Qi family brothers have not dared to slack off for a day, and the training day and night is to repay this kindness.

Now that the Lord is here, it's like the dean of later generations raiding the classroom to check the teacher's teaching level. Apart from being excited, the two of them are also a little apprehensive.

After all, the current training method of the Navy was determined by their ancestor Qi Jiguang, and now decades have passed, and they dare not guarantee the real effect of the training.

"Well, you two have worked hard, and you fellow sailors have also worked hard. I don't have anything to do today. I just come here to wander around. How should you train and how to train!"

Liu Hongjian knew that his identity might bring pressure to the soldiers, so he hurriedly explained.

After more than two months of expeditions to North Korea and Rakshasa, what he cared most about was the Beiyang Navy. After all, whether Daming could regain control of the East and South China Seas depended on this newly built navy.

And the navy's first battle in the future is likely to be Zheng Zhilong's Zheng Family Navy. The enemy of the Daming Navy is too powerful.

As far as he knows, the strength of the Zheng family navy is too strong, not to mention the quality of the warships and the number of sailors. The Zheng family navy has only suffered one defeat since the rise of Zheng Zhilong and its destruction at the hands of his grandson Zheng Jing. In the hands of Shi Lang, a general of the direct line of the Zheng Family Navy.

In terms of warships, the Beiyang navy does not have as many as the Zheng family, and in terms of the number of sailors, the Beiyang navy does not have as many as the Zheng family. In terms of krypton gold, the Yu Yin of the entire Ming treasury may not be comparable to the Zheng family.

It's just horrible.

The only thing Liu Hongjian could do was to work on armaments and soldiers. The soldiers were not many but fine, the ships were not many but strong, and the cannons were not many but fierce!
"Master Admiral, your flagship Shanhaiguan has been moored at the port. Without your order, we did not dare to use it for training." Qi Yuanbi bowed his head and cupped his hands.

"Absurd! Warships are produced for combat, and training is also for combat. Why are they treated differently!" Liu Hongjian immediately pulled his face down and scolded.

Perhaps the Qi family was suppressed too much back then, and now they are a bit reluctant to re-enter the officialdom. This momentum cannot be picked up, and bureaucracy must not be rampant in the army.

"My lord's lesson is that a humble position is a crime!" Qi Yuanbi immediately bowed his head and pleaded guilty.

He also felt aggrieved, after all, the purpose of conscientious and hard training was to win glory for the Admiral and Daming, and now he has annoyed the Admiral just after meeting.

"My lord, although the Shanhaiguan has never been used, the soldiers belonging to this ship have already undergone several rounds of training on another No. [-] blessing ship. This is Bu Jiageng, the first officer selected for the Shanhaiguan." Qi Yuanfu hurriedly said Deputy Bu Jiageng came out to smooth things over.

"Well, I think you are the first offender, and this king will not pursue it this time, but this is the only time, and this is not an example! Bureaucracy must not be rampant in the army!" Liu Hongjian said, and he signaled the navy to start daily training.

"First officer...what's your name?" After educating Qi Yuanbi, Liu Hongjian turned his head to look at the thin and short first officer.

"Captain, my name is Bu Jiageng, the Bu of the divination, the home of the hometown, the plow of the cultivated land." Bu Jiageng managed to show his face and explained his name.

"Well, the name is not bad, isn't it from Shandong?" Liu Hongjian said with a glance.

Seeing this guy's wandering eyes, he must be a thief, but he doesn't know what his character is, Liu Hongjian thought to himself.

"My lord, I am indeed from Laizhou, Shandong." Bu Jiageng said with a grin.

"Well, let's go, take me aboard the captain! I'm going to train with you today!" Liu Hongjian said proudly.

He has been thinking about the Navy for two years, and now the Beiyang Navy has grown from scratch, and he has facilitated it, so it is impossible for him not to be arrogant.

"Follow me! Everyone is there, board the ship and prepare for battle!" Qi Yuanfu looked at his brother Qi Yuanbi and said.

(End of this chapter)