Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 113 Talent is Rare
In the next few days, in addition to continuing to complete the prescribed actions such as offering sacrifices to the Cang God, Lin Hai talked with hundreds of households, general banners, and small banners in Zhongzhongsuo every day, hoping to find someone who could help. His talent in training troops.

He didn't think that he could master ancient warfare by reading a few military books.

When it comes to training and preparing for war, this is a highly specialized science.When it comes to battlefield command, this is another art full of uncertainties.

Some keyboard warriors in later generations participated in military training for a few months, thinking that they could defeat the ancients by practicing a queue and kicking the ball. However, the reality is that if they were asked to organize a spring outing, it would be a mess.

After a conversation with his subordinate military attachés, Lin Hai was greatly disappointed. Many of these people were not even as good as those keyboard warriors of later generations who at least knew about queues and discipline.

These low-level military attachés from the Zhoushan Zhongzhong Institute know absolutely nothing about military affairs, and they all have loose bodies and spleens. It is impossible for them to pass the riding and archery test before taking office. Silver job.

In the end, Lin Hai had no choice but to turn his attention to the soldiers. The so-called soldiers were the children of military attachés in the guard station, and those who were qualified to serve were also called the soldiers who should be attacked.

It turned out that this was a lucky hit, and he really found a good seedling, at least much better than those useless military attachés.

This good young man whom Lin Hai thought was good was named Zhou Yifa. He was the general banner of the Zhoushan Middle School. He had just turned 15 years old this year and was currently studying at the Zhoushan branch of Dinghai School of Health. He had not yet joined the post because of his young age.

The family status of Zhou Yifa was originally one hundred households. His grandfather went to Korea with Wu Weizhong to fight against the Japanese. He was later dismissed from his post due to a fight with the Northern soldiers, and his father was demoted to the general banner.

Five years ago, Zhou Yifa's father, in order to revitalize his ancestral business, followed Zhang Mingshi from Shanyin, Yunnan Linyuan's general, to the north to aid the Liao Dynasty. However, he was killed in the bloody battle of Hunhe River, leaving behind such an only son.

After listening to Zhou Yifa's family history, Lin Hai became very interested in this boy. He wanted to recruit some subordinates who had a deep hatred for Hou Jin in the early days of starting his business. This was also the reason why he adopted Gou Wa as his adopted son in Miao Island.

Lin Hai actually had a faint worry in his heart. His blueprint was to monopolize East Asian maritime trade first, and then go north to fight against the Jin Dynasty.

As a result, the company he is about to establish will inevitably face a sharp turn in its strategic direction in the future. Whether this turn can get the support of his subordinates, he is not sure.

After all, people are profit-seeking and short-sighted. When the leader of a group cannot represent the immediate interests of the group, his leadership foundation will not be so solid. This cannot be solved by letting go of his domineering spirit.

If Hou Jin was to threaten Southeast Sea Trade, it would have to be after Chongzhen hanged himself. Lin Hai did not want to wait until then to save the world, so he had to appoint some like-minded people at an early stage.

"Why did your grandfather fight with Beibing?" Lin Hai asked Yifa.

Zhou Yifa gritted his teeth and replied: "Because the court was unfair and favored the Beibing soldiers when discussing merit and rewards. My grandfather was a general manager at the time. Because of this, he got into a quarrel with a thousand generals of the Beibing soldiers, and later beat him."

Very good. It seems that this boy doesn't like the imperial court, which makes Lin Hai even more interested.

Lin Hai asked again: "Have you ever read the book of war?"

Zhou Yifa nodded and said: "I am familiar with Grandpa Qi's military books. I also heard about Master Zhangyin's reprimanding of the military officials in Cengang Division that day. He was so good at scolding!"

This boy is still young and a little stunned, and his words are quite childish.

"Then tell me, why does the Yuanyang Formation have forms such as the Big Yuanyang Formation, Liangyi Formation, and Sancai Formation?"

"The big mandarin duck formation is convenient for marching or meeting the enemy when the road is narrow. If you reach an open place, you need to divide it into a two-ceremony formation or a three-talent formation. In addition, ambush troops must also use a three-talent formation to avoid confusion when running protrudingly."

Just one question is enough to prove that this boy has indeed read Marshal Qi's military strategy.

Lin Hai simply took out the "New Book of Ji Xiao", turned to a page of illustrations and asked: "In this formation, what formation should the front camp sentries be in? What formations should the old camp, the middle army, the left and right surprise troops, and the left and right ambush troops be in?" ?How does this formation unfold from the marching column?"

Now it can be considered that I sent Zhou Yi to ask questions. After scratching his head for a long time, he said: "I am ignorant, I hope Master Zhangyin can teach me." "I will teach you in the future, just follow this Qianhu and study hard. Marshal Qi's military art is not what you think." Simple." Lin Hai had an inscrutable smile on his face. In fact, he didn't know the answer to the question just now.

The three forms of the Yuanyang Formation are just the basic formations of the squad, but the squad is only the most basic formation of the Qi Family Army. Many large formations can be combined on the basis of the Yuanyang Formation.
Regarding how to deploy these large formations with the Yuanyang Formation as the basic unit, although Qi Jiguang's military book also mentioned it, it was not detailed enough to be directly used as a reference, so Lin Hai actually had little knowledge.

Then, Lin Hai took Yi Yifa to the school field and asked him to try his martial arts according to the assessment method in the "New Book of Ji Xiao".

The results of the assessment showed that the spears fired on Monday were very common, but the guns were very proficient. The boy said that he had a soft spot for firearms since he was a child.

Lin Hai asked Zhou Yifa to shoot 25 rounds at a five-foot-high and two-foot-wide wooden sign from [-] steps away. In the end, this kid hit [-] rounds.

This has exceeded the standard of "seven out of ten shots to be perfect" in the "New Book of Jixiao". Qi Jiajun's bird gunners will be considered qualified if they can hit one out of three in the above assessment.

Moreover, the loading speed of Monday's round is very fast. In training, it can basically achieve two rounds per minute. For a matchlock gun whose loading steps are very troublesome, this speed is also an outstanding level, which shows that this guy has really practiced hard. of.

"Very good. I plan to go to Liaodong to kill the Tatars in the future. Do you dare to follow me?"

Zhou Yifa's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Young man, I dream of killing the Tatars to avenge my father. Even if Lord Zhangyin doesn't take me there, I will go to Liaodong to join the army when I grow up."

"You are good. You don't need to go to Liaodong to join the army. Just follow me and make a living. I will definitely take you to Liaodong." Lin Hai patted him on the shoulder to encourage him. He had already thought of arrangements for this boy. Start as a firearms instructor and help him train together.

In fact, gun soldiers are the easiest to train. Although Zhou Yifa is a bit younger, he is fully capable of this.

At that time, Zhang Mingshi's [-] Zhejiang soldiers and musketeers were all new recruits. As a result, with the support of Qi Jin's [-] veterans and the remnants of the Sichuan army who were good at hand-to-hand combat, they relied on the chariot camp and Hou Jin's elite to fight evenly until the ammunition was exhausted. Then the whole army was wiped out.

The blunderbuss is neither demanding nor time-consuming to train, which is one of its biggest advantages over bows and arrows.

In this way, Lin Hai finally pulled out a useful talent from the garbage heap of Zhoushan Zhongzhong Institute, but in the end he still couldn't find anyone who could assist him in training from an overall perspective.

It can only be said that the shortage of talents in the Southeast Guard Station has exceeded Lin Hai's imagination, or that those who are slightly capable are no longer in the Guard Station and have long been transferred to the garrison system.

He regretted very much at this time. When he was in Pidao, he only thought about angel round financing and did not bother to spend a lot of money to hire a reliable partner.

After all, there was not much innovation in the formation, marching, formations, etc. of the Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty. Basically, they were relying on the two "Yu Long Qi Hu", so there should be many in the frontier army who meet Lin Hai's requirements. people.

But it was too late to regret at this time. He had no time to go to the border areas again, so he could only hope to get someone from He Rubin who knew how to train soldiers. This was why he was anxious to let Ruan Mei go to West Lake in Hangzhou.

If this trick still doesn't work, then you can only practice it yourself like a blind man trying to feel the elephant, and then go to the border army to find talents in the future.

Just when Lin Hai was feeling upset, Xie Sixin sent someone to deliver a message, saying that Dongfan bandits had appeared on the sea surface of Wenzhou.

Hong Chengchou fought with the bandits on Dongtou Island offshore Wenzhou. Now he has returned to Ningbo and asked Lin Hai to see him quickly.

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