I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 450: Sharpshooter Army! Su Liang: With my special training, you will be annihilated

September 20th.

Qian Yi settled down in Bianjing City.

Zhao Zhen rewarded him with a courtyard and a shop, which could be used to build a clinic, and all expenses were borne by the court.

This was a reward for him treating the second prince.

Zhao Zhen agreed with Su Liang's proposal that "Qian Yi should belong to the people of the world", and did not grant him an official position or arrange any assignment for him.

Qian Yi is free.

He could go to the countryside to see patients, go up the mountain to collect herbs, or travel around at any time.

In this way, he might be able to become a better doctor and contribute more good prescriptions to children around the world.

Simultaneously.

Su Liang also invited Qian Yi to visit Baijia Academy.

There are also several doctors in Baijia Academy, all of whom were once traveling doctors with many folk remedies, and there are also three veterinarians.

Qian Yi really likes the atmosphere of Baijia Academy and said that he will come here often to discuss medicine with doctors in the future.

Also.

After recovering from a serious illness, the second prince Zhao Han also started to study and play with the eldest prince Zhao Xun and Su Zimu, and his personality gradually became cheerful.

The relationship between Concubine Zhang and Empress Cao eased a little.

She also went to apologize to Tang Wanmei, saying that she shouldn't have slapped Su Zimu, and expressed her gratitude to Tang Wanmei for seeking medical treatment to save the second prince.

This made Zhao Zhen very happy.

……

This afternoon.

Su Liang dragged his tired body back to the Censorate.

After entering the house.

He first drank half a pot of herbal tea in one breath, and then lay down on the soft couch beside him.

He planned to sleep until dusk and then go home after being released from office.

As the "Song-wide Military Training" got on track.

Su Liang, the spiritual mentor responsible for improving the morale and willpower of soldiers, also started giving speeches in various military camps.

Some soldiers need encouragement, some need scolding, and some need be beaten up...

Su Liang seemed to be very busy.

The current Song Dynasty imperial guards are no longer the cowardly soldiers of the past who “are unwilling and afraid to fight”.

Due to the Liao and Xia's continuous compromise with the Song Dynasty, the rapid improvement of the status of military personnel, the gradual increase in training intensity, and the Song Dynasty's unique firearms.

The imperial guards of Kaifeng Prefecture were all confident and felt that the Liao and Xia armies were vulnerable.

In order to prevent them from becoming complacent, and because Su Liang had also heard that the Liao Kingdom was currently conducting military training across the country, he mainly reprimanded them in each military camp.

It is an irrefutable truth that an arrogant army will be defeated.

not to mention.

The current Song Dynasty did not have the strength to easily defeat the Liao cavalry.

Encountered some soldiers who were too proud and complacent.

For example, the emperor’s close troops in the upper four armies.

Su Liang directly pulled the elite troops of the Longyu Army over.

Without saying a word, he beat them all up to make them realize that they still have huge room for improvement.

These days, Su Liang is simply the busiest scholar-official in the Song Dynasty.

My throat almost feels like it's smoking, and the effect is quite good.

Just when Su Liang was about to fall asleep.

A clerk reported that Deputy Privy Councilor Zeng Gongliang and Chief of Guards of Class A Military Equipment Gao Shu came to see him.

"Please come in!"

Su Liang smiled helplessly. He already knew why the two of them came here.

Two months ago.

The imperial court formed a new branch of the army, called the Sharpshooter Army, also known as the Firearms Army.

As the name suggests.

It is a branch of the army that uses firearms entirely in combat.

The combat effectiveness of this type of troops is naturally ranked first in the entire army.

Even the Dragon Feather Army could not be their match.

Of course, the military expenditure consumed by the Archery Army was also enormous, and a lot of lead bullets and gunpowder were consumed in daily training.

Originally, the military system of the Song Dynasty was that the Three Yamen were responsible for training soldiers, and the Privy Council was responsible for leading troops to fight.

But this archery army was rather special, and the Three Yamen had no experience in training them at all.

After discussion between Zhao Zhen and the ministers of the two governments.

Finally, it was decided to let Zeng Gongliang, the Deputy Privy Councilor who was very familiar with the structure of firearms, be the commander-in-chief of the Archery Army and be in charge of all training matters.

Gao Shu, the head of the Class A military weapons guard, previously had a firearms shooting team of 100 people and was familiar with firearms training, so he became Zeng Gongliang's deputy.

The Archery Army originally wanted to recruit two thousand men.

However, in line with the principle of "better to have fewer than enough", only 800 people were summoned.

These eight hundred men were all experts in the imperial guards who were skilled in using bows and crossbows, and each of them was a sharpshooter.

Some of them had already mastered the wind and fire guns and wind and fire thunders. They had also served as Su Liang's guards and ambushed the Jiaozhi soldiers together with Su Liang.

The two of them came here naturally to ask Su Liang to train the soldiers.

……

Lean slightly.

Zeng Gongliang and Gao Shu came over with smiles on their faces, and Zeng Gongliang also brought a box of tea.

"Jingming, you have worked hard recently. This is the fine tea from my collection. I give it to you!"

After saying that, Zeng Gongliang placed the tea leaves on the table.

In the current Song Dynasty.

If a subordinate gives a gift to a superior, he is likely to be impeached, but if a superior gives a gift to a subordinate, there will basically be no problem.

Also.

Send some tea, wine and so on.

As long as you don't use public power to do private things through backdoor channels, it's not a big deal.

Su Liang glanced at the tea leaves and said, "Mr. Zeng, if you have something to say, please tell me. Otherwise, I dare not drink your tea!"

Zeng Gongliang was currently the Deputy Privy Councilor.

But he had a lot of experience and had served as deputy prime minister. He was appointed as deputy privy envoy just to push Di Qing to the top.

Officials still called him: Mr. Zeng.

"You kid! Can't I invite you for tea when I have nothing to do? Of course, I do have something to do this time!" Zeng Gongliang said with a smile.

None of the gentlemen in the court today are thin-skinned.

Zeng Gongliang continued, "After two months, the training of the eight hundred sharpshooters has been completed, but... but these soldiers are too arrogant!"

"Especially those soldiers who are already familiar with the Wind Fire Gun and Wind Fire Thunder, they know as much as I and Instructor Gao. The key is that their accuracy is very high. Within a hundred meters, they almost always hit the target. Within three hundred meters, the hit rate is more than 80%. I feel that there is nothing more to train them, and they can be directly sent to the battlefield!"

Gao Shu added: "Su Sijian, they are good at shooting. The archers are no match for them. I thought about letting the Dragon Feather Army beat them up, but it's useless! They still think their archery skills are unmatched! This group of people are too confident now. Can you scold them and let them have higher expectations of themselves?"

"Hmph!" Su Liang sneered.

"Unbeatable? They are still far from it!" Su Liang thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will write a special training plan and train them to death, how about that?"

"That's great!" Gao Shu said excitedly, "Then we will wait for Su Sijian to arrive early tomorrow morning!"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Gongliang's eyes widened.

"Gao Shu, how can Jingming finish writing the special training plan so early tomorrow morning? Let's do it before noon tomorrow. With Jingming's talent, he will definitely be able to finish it by noon tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, yes." Gao Shu agreed.

Su Liang rolled his eyes at the two of them.

The two knew that Su Liang was very busy these days, so they wanted to cut in line and started acting.

"Three days later." Su Liang said decisively.

Zeng Gongliang looked at the tea leaves on the table and said, "Jingming, I've already given you the tea leaves. Can't it be delivered faster?"

The officials of the Privy Council were all excited by Zhao Zhen's words "train for war" and they were eager to produce results immediately, recover the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties and establish immortal achievements.

That's why Zeng Gongliang was so anxious.

Zeng Gongliang saw Su Liang's face fall instantly, and hurriedly said: "Three days is fine, three days is absolutely fine!"

At this time, a smile appeared on Su Liang's face.

Su Liang already had ideas about this special training plan.

It can be written in one hour, but it is rather troublesome to arrange, so I set aside three days.

...For the next three days, Su Liang did not go to the military camp to give speeches again.

He needs a break too.

Also.

Su Liang regarded the archery army as more important than the heavy cavalry.

In future wars, the Liao and Western Xia might have ways to restrain heavy cavalry, but it would be difficult to restrict firearms.

Firearms are the main reason why Su Liang believes that the Song Dynasty was able to defeat the Western Xia and Liao.

Otherwise, no matter how much the Song Dynasty trained its cavalry, it would be difficult to surpass the Dangxiang and Khitan peoples who were born and raised on horseback in terms of combat effectiveness.

……

Three days later, early morning.

Su Liang, Zeng Gongliang and Gao Shu rode in the same carriage and headed towards the camp of the Sharpshooter Army.

Inside the carriage.

Zeng Gongliang and Gao Shu leaned against the window, carefully reading the special training techniques written by Su Liang.

After reading it, both of them looked at Su Liang in disbelief.

Zeng Gongliang pondered for ten full breaths before he said in a trembling voice, "Jing... Jingming, will this... this kind of training directly defeat our sharpshooters?"

He had never seen Su Liang's special training method before.

"This... this is too horrible. If it were me, I would probably be eliminated directly!" Gao Shu exclaimed.

Su Liang smiled slightly and said, "The purpose of this special training is to annihilate these 800 people. If they don't have the ability to withstand this kind of pressure, they are not worthy of being a member of the Archery Army! The battlefield in the future will definitely be more cruel than these special trainings!"

Hear this.

Zeng Gongliang and Gao Shu nodded in approval at the same time.

Zeng Gongliang looked at Su Liang and said seriously, "Jingming, the censors in the court are all upright and have taken up the responsibility of criticizing and criticizing the government. I don't think you have to be the Chief Censor or the Secretary of State in the future. Would you consider joining the Privy Council? I recommend you to be the Deputy Privy Councilor, and I have no problem taking a step back!"

"I think that if a war breaks out, it will be easier for you to fight if you join the Privy Council. You have the potential to become a good general in the army!"

"Prime Minister Zeng, I know where my strengths are. When it comes to commanding and training troops, I still have to rely on you. I can be your military advisor! I can't be a good commander in the army, but I can help you become a good commander in the army!"

"You, you, I can't argue with you!"

Zeng Gongliang laughed immediately. Su Liang's words not only inspired him, but also made him happy.

Although Gao Shu on the side did not speak, the look he gave Su Liang proved that he had become one of Su Liang's many die-hard fans.

Gao Shu murmured in his heart: It's right that the court values ​​civil officials. They are much smarter than us military generals. The wisdom and strategy of all the generals in the three yamen combined may not be as good as Su Sijian!
this moment.

Both of them were impressed by Su Liang's special training strategy.

……

Half an hour later.

The three arrived at the Archery Army camp in the north of the city.

Among the eight hundred soldiers in the military camp, two hundred had served as Su Liang's guards, half of them had seen Su Liang in person, and the others also knew Su Liang's abilities.

The most powerful battle using firearms was fought when Su Liang led his troops to attack Jiaozhi. Therefore, all the soldiers here admire Su Liang when they mention him.

Su Liang entered the military camp.

The soldiers then knew that Su Sijian was about to start class.

"Assemble!" Gao Shu shouted loudly, and the small flags of the soldiers not far away were quickly waved.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
soon.

Eight hundred sharpshooter soldiers, each holding a wind and fire gun, gathered in an orderly manner on the battlefield.

Everyone held their heads high and chests out with smiles on their faces.

Since the firearms must not be leaked, each of their firearms is marked and maintained personally. If any of the firearms are lost or parts are missing, they will be severely punished.

Before joining the Shenshe Army, the soldiers' family backgrounds were investigated, and those with questionable conduct were eliminated.

Anyone who dares to sell or hide the wind and fire gun among the people will risk his life.

At least three clans will be killed.

This is the crime and punishment that all soldiers know before joining the Archery Army.

With great honor comes great responsibility.

now.

Holding wind and fire guns, they looked confident.

Everyone thinks he is the best in the world and can easily kill any enemy.

Eight hundred people, divided into eight teams.

Standing at the front of each team is the team leader.

The head of the team is the person with the best shooting skills in each team.

Su Liang spotted the leader of the first team at a glance, a young man nearly eight feet tall with a scar on his nose that looked like a check mark.

His name is Gu Shun.

Su Liang was deeply impressed by him. When they ambushed the Jiaozhi soldiers, he was the leader of the vanguard and the most powerful one. He was good at using firearms and was once a very outstanding archer.

At this time.

Gu Shun suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, "Meet Deputy Envoy Zeng, Observer Su, and Instructor Gao!"

Once in the army.

Su Liang's position became Qingzhou Surveillance Commissioner.

The soldiers behind him followed him and shouted in unison: "Greetings to Deputy Envoy Zeng, Observer Su, and Instructor Gao!"

Su Liang smiled and nodded, keeping his gaze on Gu Shun.

Gao Shu at the side said quickly: "Su Guanshi, his name is Gu Shun, he is the leader of the first team, the soldiers all recognize his strength, he is currently the deputy instructor, cooperate with me in training the troops."

Su Liang looked at Gu Shun.

"Gu Shun, step out, face the target in front, and demonstrate shooting!"

"Yes!"

Gu Shun quickly stepped out of the line, loaded the bullets, and then fired quickly.

"boom!"

Right in the bull's eye.

Refill the lead shot.

"boom!"

Hit the bull's eye again.

boom! boom! boom!
He hit the bull's-eye of all six targets nearly 200 meters ahead.

Immediately, Gu Shun put away his gun and said loudly to Su Liang and the other two, "Deputy Envoy Zeng, Observer Su, Instructor Gao, the 800 members of the Sharpshooter Army have all reached a target hitting rate of more than 90% within 200 meters. We are ready for battle and guarantee that we can complete any killing mission!"

"Make sure to complete the mission!" the soldiers behind shouted at the same time.

Su Liang walked up to Gu Shun, tapped Gu Shun's wind and fire gun, and said, "It's good to be confident, but blindly confident is seeking death!"

Just when Gu Shun was wondering what Su Liang meant by his words, Su Liang looked around and raised his voice.

"Today, I am not here to teach you a lesson or preach to you, but to give you special training!"

"Only those who pass this special training are worthy of becoming a member of the Archery Army. If anyone who fails to pass dares to claim that he is ready for battle, he will be asking for trouble. I will kick him to death!"

"At this moment, based on my understanding of your strength, it would be great if ten out of eight hundred people could pass this special training!"

Eight hundred people, ten passed?

Su Liang's words suddenly made the battlefield quiet down.

Gu Shun was familiar with Su Liang and had a rather aggressive personality. He held his chest high and said to Su Liang, "Observer Su, you may not understand our strength. We will prove it to you!"

Su Liang smiled faintly. He quite admired Gu Shun's enthusiasm.

“Gu Shun, I may not know others, but I know you as a guard who has been with Ben Gen for several months. You must be one of the ten people I mentioned. If these eight hundred people are as strong as you, I’m afraid you will be wiped out!”

completely annihilated.

These four words were like a knife stabbing into the hearts of these eight hundred very confident sharpshooters.

"All soldiers of the Sharpshooter Army, request to start special training immediately!" Gu Shun shouted at the top of his lungs. Su Liang's words raised everyone's morale.

Now, they just want to prove themselves quickly.

Su Liang looked at Gao Shu standing beside him.

Gao Shu came forward and said loudly: "Now, I will give you half an hour to clean your wind and fire guns and prepare 100 lead bullets for each person. Then leave the camp immediately and follow me to the special training site!"

"Yes!" Eight hundred soldiers shouted in unison.

Everyone's voice is very loud, which represents their confidence in themselves.

They believe in themselves, and even more so in the wind and fire guns in their hands.

Zeng Gongliang stroked his beard and murmured: "Jingming is really good. He has aroused the fighting spirit of these people with just a few words. I hope they won't lose too badly."

Half an hour later.

All eight hundred soldiers gathered together, carrying muskets on their backs and lead bullets on their waists, and ran towards the north.

Su Liang, Zeng Gongliang and Gao Shu rode on horseback and walked in the front.

(End of this chapter)