Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 634

At this time, it was already bright, and the main civil and military officials and local celebrities from Qiongzhou Prefecture and Hainan Province came one after another.The sedan chairs and horses kept coming.The surrounding area of ​​the earth platform has become a gathering place for gauze hats and square scarves.They must all feel very honored and excited about being able to attend today's grand ceremony. While exchanging reserved greetings, they stretched their necks and looked around, waiting for the coach to appear.

On the soil platform, two tiger-skin seats have been placed.One is the seat of He Rubin, the commander-in-chief guarding Guangdong, and the other is the seat of Zhao Ruyi, the left-hand political officer guarding Hainan Province.

Suddenly, a horn sounded, and He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi's entourage began to enter the school grounds. The two dismounted in front of the earthen platform, and climbed onto the earthen platform hugging each other.

Under the earthen platform, there are He Rubin's generals and servants, there are 400 people, all of them are wearing armor, with swords and spears standing in line.Surrounded by generals and staff, He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi had already taken their seats in the middle.He Rubin was turning sideways and talking to Zhao Ruyi.Zhao Ruyi sat quietly, raised his slender face slightly, twirled three strands of clear beard, and just nodded slightly, looking cold and conceited.On both sides of them, according to the habit of left civil and right military, stood two rows of high-status civil and military officials and aides. As usual, they all lowered their hands and held their breath, posing a respectful and solemn look.

On the school field, many soldiers and horses had already gathered, and the invited local gentry sighed in surprise while stroking their beards.They whispered and pointed to the various flags fluttering on the school field, and no one could figure out how many soldiers and horses there were.

Those who are old in the middle can still vaguely remember the grand occasion of the official army crossing the sea to suppress the horses during the Wanli campaign, and now this time it seems to be no less inferior than that of the past-the official army crossing the sea claims to be 5 horses.

Apart from He Rubin's town bidders and servants, the bidders and bidders, the Guangdong Ming army had four generals and one guerrilla unit sent to Qiongshan: Chaozhou generals and Qiongya generals. , Lei Lian general, Chaozhou general and Guangdong guerrilla general.

These five generals are different from the short lieutenant generals, generals, and guerrillas that were increasingly rampant in the late Ming Dynasty. They are real economic military officers with their own defense areas and titles.Basically, all the main players in Guangdong, except Fangyao's East and West Ginseng Generals, are almost all out.The officials, gentry and common people in Qiongzhou have not seen such a situation for decades.

Gou Chengxuan watched from a distance on the hillside, he was on a high ground and could see clearly.I was watching, only to hear someone shouting,

"It's wronged! It's wronged! The villain is a good citizen!"
He was slightly taken aback, and when he turned around, it turned out that there were a few prisoners who had been stripped off their upper bodies and were covered in torture scars. They were being escorted by a few soldiers, and they were driving towards the school grounds.They staggered away, shouting.

"The villain is an ordinary merchant. He went to Lingao to buy and sell some needles and brains. I beg the master to spare his life!"

"The villain is not careful, he is wronged, he is wronged!"

Gou Chengxuan thought that he had caught a spy, but the old soldier behind him whispered: "This is going to beheaded and sacrificed to the flag." Then he sighed, "I heard that they are all small businessmen, because they have been to Lingao caught."

"Oh, it turned out that he was doing business with the kun thieves! You should be killed!" Gou Chengxuan screamed suddenly.If it weren't for so many people who were greedy for the petty profits of the Kun thief, how could the Kun thief be so rampant and able to gather more than ten thousand people.I heard that when the Gou’s Village was broken down, many people from Yanchang Village also went to help the Kun bandits carry their weapons, and they were responsible for moving the property of Gou’s Village and even demolishing houses after the village was broken.When we return to Lingao this time, we must wipe out the entire Yanchang Village, leaving no one behind!He thought to himself, even women can't let them live!

"Although it's a bit wronged, it's your own fault!" A voice said not far away.Gou Chengxuan turned his head and saw that this person was Qian Taichong, Zhao Ruyi's aide.Gou Chengxuan hurriedly flattered: "What brother said is very true!"

Qian Taichong snorted coldly, he didn't think much of this retired scholar.He didn't go to the school grounds today - his fame is too low and he has no official position, so he can only stand at a distance to wait on the school grounds.Qian Taichong is an arrogant person, how could he bear such contempt?Just watch the fun in the military camp.

He has always thought highly of himself, and he knew that Zhao Ruyi's willingness to ask him to be his aide was not because he admired his moral writings, but because of the kindness introduced by his fellow villagers.When he first arrived in Qiongzhou, a land of southern barbarians, he couldn't allow him to come up with any impressive measures to show off his hands and feet, so he was sent to Guangzhou for Zhao Shenzheng—obviously he didn't take him seriously.

During several strategy meetings for suppressing thieves, Qian Taichong was always eager to try, and wanted to present a few strategies to win everyone's attention.But he has no military experience at all, and has never read military books, so he can't do anything even on paper, so he can only talk about people's hearts and hearts, which makes everyone hate him.

He was too lazy to deal with people like Gou Chengxuan, but he wanted to make a difference in the aftermath of the Lingao war, so he had no choice but to pretend to be a rare native of Lingao.

"They are just greedy for small profits, so they go to Lingao to do business. It is indeed too much to insist that they are the spies of the thieves." Qian Taichong said, "However, it is the so-called rural people who are afraid of punishment. Be afraid of severe punishment! If he is allowed to follow the trend of profit without punishment, other foolish people will regard the government as soft and benevolent and can be bullied, and follow suit. In less than a year and a half, people will definitely change their minds, and they will not wait for the thieves to make chaos , Qiongzhou is not mine!"

He said so boldly, Gou Chengxuan could only listen respectfully.He very much agrees with the fact that Xiaomin fears punishment and pursues profit, and was about to think about what to say to satisfy him, when suddenly the sound of the trumpet sounded again.

The few prisoners just now were shoved and shoved under the flagpole of the school grounds. Some of these common people were small traders who went to and from Lingao, and some accidentally said a few good things about the gangsters in Qiongshan.They were all captured by spies who acted as Kun thieves.

They were ordered to kneel.Several card swordsmen came over, and with the sound of the trumpets, several bloody heads fell to the ground one by one and placed under the flagpole.

Immediately afterwards, the 24 large snare drums started beating. The sound of the drums was low, and the rhythm was concise and unadorned;When the beating reached the point of excitement, even the sky and the earth seemed to vibrate.With the shocking drumbeat and the sudden sound of the horn, a red flag was raised on the platform.

The army gathered in the distance like dark clouds moved slowly, like the faint thunder before the rainstorm, the footsteps of the soldiers became louder, the swordsman holding the big knife, the bow and arrow The spearmen with their hands and spears pointing obliquely at the sky, the gunners carrying the three-eyed blunderbuss and the bird blunderbuss... Team after team walked over in neat steps in a certain formation. Floating in the smoke and dust kicked up by them.

The horns were whimpering, the drums were rumbling, and the troops participating in the military parade were the most elite part of the Duhai Ming Army, a total of 7000 people.The armor is neat and well-equipped, and it is quite overwhelming.

It was the first time in Qian Taichong's life to participate in such a large-scale military parade. He couldn't help but get excited, and his heart trembled slightly because of nervousness.He tightly held the fan in his hand, staring intently at the marching horses in the smoke.

This army is worthy of a battle!Qian Taichong thought, the imperial court still has elite soldiers and good generals.The officers and soldiers I saw on the way to the screen were either tired soldiers or lazy soldiers or arrogant soldiers.Seeing such an elite team now, he couldn't help feeling relieved about the suppression of Kun, and felt that it was only a matter of time before he won.

"Everyone has said that the Kun bandits are strictly disciplined and their ranks are neat. I don't think so, and they may not be able to beat the elite under He Zhentai's command!"

"Yes, except for guns and firearms, the Kun bandits are not good at stabbing steps, but they rely on the strength of the boat and the sharpness of the guns." Gou Chengxuan was also shocked by the astonishing grandeur.What he said was partly flattering Qian Taichong and partly sincere.Gou Chengxuan saw the momentum of the army, and felt that it would not be a problem to wipe out all the ugly Kun thieves.

At the end of the military parade, the yellow flag on the stage was raised, and the drums rumbled again. All the soldiers suddenly let go of their throats and let out a shocking cry.With the sound of a gong, the school grounds suddenly became silent again.
"It's time to practice the formation!" Qian Taichong said excitedly.

Not long after, a general came to the commander's platform in a hurry, and presented a formation booklet to Zhao Ruyi with both hands.

The drums beat rapidly again, and the team that was originally formed in a square formation began to run rapidly, and the square formation turned into a long snake-like column in an instant.Qian Taichong saw that this formation change was not only rapid, but also neat and orderly, not chaotic at all.Unconsciously, he secretly called out: "Okay!" He Zongbing is worthy of being a veteran general, and his men are indeed elite!

Then, following the change of gongs, drums and flags, these thousands of people and horses constantly changed their formations and practiced formations. The drums rose and fell, and the formations also changed again and again. Sometimes Taiji formation, sometimes chain formation, sometimes car suspension formation... more than a dozen styles have been changed in a row.Thousands of soldiers in full armor ran back and forth in the dust for almost an hour with their weapons on their shoulders.

Qian Taichong opened his eyes and became more and more interested.A sense of heroism and enthusiasm arose from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help shouting: "Please come to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar with ten thousand families!"

Gou Chengxuan was taken aback by him, thinking that he had lost his mind.Quickly moved a few steps away.

The drill continued.

……

While they were fascinated by watching the ground, on the mountain not far away, a large high-power telescope was also watching the lively scene of the school grounds.

A telegram was continuously transmitted by radio to the Field Army Headquarters in Maniao.

"The total size of the enemy army is [-]. The main force is about [-]."

"The enemy army includes about [-] village warriors."

"Twenty Hongyi cannons."

……

A camera equipped with a high-power focal length lens filmed the entire drill process of the officers and soldiers.That night, He Ming and other officers above the battalion saw the video U disk sent by the special investigation team in Ma Niao's headquarters.The two team members rushed from Qiongshan to Chengmai on foot at a rapid marching speed, and then Yu Zhiqian drove a motorcycle to Ma Niaolai.

As the spectacular military drills appeared on the screen, everyone gradually became fascinated by watching them, and began to discuss:

"It's spectacular! What an ancient costume blockbuster, it's so far away!" Dongmen Chuiyu said in surprise.

"Yeah, the scene of beheading is very spectacular, five people's heads fell off at once! It's just like killing chickens!"

"He Rubin's main force is still very elite! The queue is not bad, but it is not neat enough."

"This mass gymnastics is far worse than North Korea."

……

After a lot of discussion, everyone thought that the individual quality of the Ming army was not bad, and the overall morale of the army was not bad, but the content of the drill was obviously outdated and outdated.

"They are still playing formations like group gymnastics. In fact, even in this time and space, things like long snake formations are not very useful. about there."

"No matter what they practice, according to the group of people in the big library, after the celebration flag is celebrated, the troops will be dispatched just around the corner. We should also dispatch." He Ming said, "Breakfast will be served tomorrow according to the A-class standard! [-]:[-] Departure on time. Now we check our watches," he said, holding up his hand.

"Everyone, hurry up and rest, there are still a few hours before dawn to sleep well. We still have a lot of things to do in Chengmai tomorrow, so let's disband!"

At 5:30 in the morning, He Ming got up from the grass bed and got dressed.The orderly fetched him face water.After washing his face and washing his hands, he quickly ate the porridge brought by the orderly.Immediately after breakfast he ordered: "Drums and trumpets!"

Immediately afterwards, the drummer on duty outside his tent beat the drum to deliver the order.In an instant, the sound of bugles and war drums resounded through the sky.The whole Ma Niao camp boiled up

After 5 minutes, the drumbeat of "loading the car" sounded.In an instant, all the tents of the officers and soldiers were rolled up.After another 10 minutes, the vanguard beat the battle drum-the 1st Infantry Battalion had already set off.

The soldiers marched continuously for five hours, and the soldiers who fell behind were taken in by the guard.At noon they took a short break for lunch by the side of the road, and all of them ate dry food.After 10 minutes, the troops moved on.At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the sea breeze brought a mouth-watering aroma of food.

Navy ships have sent the field cooking vehicle to the Chengmai camp a few hours in advance.On the land that has been leveled now, the field cooking vehicle is emitting green smoke, and the aroma of rice and "chaotic stew" coming from the thermal insulation pot tightly covered with the lid - the latter is a variety of vegetables and meat Stewed together.

The exhausted soldiers were refreshed by the smell of the food.Speed ​​up the pace and come to the preset camp.

After You Huo made a plan for the Battle of Chengmai at the General Staff, the other companies he left behind in Ma Niao all moved to the city of Chengmai County to form a siege of Chengmai.The engineering team has started large-scale battlefield construction activities, and the camp that can accommodate 1 people is ready.

Tian Liang led the company into the campsite. He was promoted to a second lieutenant by surprise during the expansion of the army. Although it was less than three years since he joined the army and became a second lieutenant, according to the time-traveling group, he was on a rocket, but in his opinion Come on, my own promotion has slowed down to the root.

At the same time that year, Ruan Xiaoer, who was the fastest, had long been a second lieutenant of the navy. Even among the same group of people who were promoted to corporals in the army, many of them had already been promoted to second lieutenants of the army, but it was never his turn to be promoted to an officer.

Officers are of course better than non-commissioned officers, not only are they treated one level worse, but their status when they go out is not quite the same.Just the officer's commanding saber that made a lot of noise was hung on his waist, and everyone had to look at it a few times when they walked on the street.Tian Liang always wanted to hang up the command knife and go to Bairen General Hospital to see Guo Fu.In his heart, he had long regarded Guo Fu as his wife.

But for more than two years, except for a few occasional encounters, he has never seen this partner who was wandering and begging together back then, and he has never even spoken to her once.Tian Liang felt that every time she met Guo Fu, she was more beautiful than before.Especially the slim blue dress, which outlined her exquisite figure, made Tian Liang lose sleep for several nights.

He began to feel ashamed of himself, and felt that a mere non-commissioned officer could no longer match Guo Fu, and he was more eager than ever to become an officer.

Although Tian Liang is very determined to be promoted, he also knows that his study ability is too poor. He can't even memorize a copy of "Infantry Exercise Manual", and he always comes at the bottom of every military skill assessment.If it weren't for this military expansion, God knows how long his ten thousand year sergeant will be.

He is not afraid of fighting with the army.Tian Liang has been in the Fubo Army for more than two years, and he clearly knows that the advantages of the Fubo Army are far beyond what the official army can match.After a long period of training, the soldiers under him became familiar with their weapons and were full of confidence in this powerful weapon. They were repeatedly brainwashed by Wei Aiwen and others, instilling a strong sense of "never forget the well-driller when you drink water" , deeply realized that defending the Lingao regime is defending one's own interests.Moreover, the widely publicized deeds about the defeat, robbery, and murder of the officers and soldiers in Liaodong and the interior made the soldiers hate and despise the officers and soldiers.

After he was promoted to an officer, he put on his command knife for the first time and put on the officer's epaulets. Excitedly, he went to Bairen General Hospital to look for Guo Fu, but the news he got was that Guo Fu had already been transferred to Sanya.

This news made him depressed for a long time.He knew that Sanya was in the southernmost part of Hainan Island, hundreds of miles away from here, and it would take seven days to travel by boat.I am a soldier, and it is impossible to go to such a far place without a holiday.

At the moment, I had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​meeting Guo Fu.

This time he was going to start a war with the officers and soldiers. He decided to make a merit no matter what, and get a medal, preferably a third-class merit or above, so that his salary could be increased by a part, plus the bonus for the third-class merit and his own The savings can roughly pay a down payment...

While thinking wildly, he completely forgot about the work in his hands.It wasn't until the company commander's messenger came over to ask why the work of unloading the tents hadn't started yet that he panicked, and hurriedly took people to make arrangements.

(End of this chapter)