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  Chapter 746 743 [Criticism Conference]

   There was no fighting at sea, and the Datong Navy fired a few shots, and the pirates ran away in fright.

  After the war, civil and military officials gathered together, happily discussing the glorious victories.

  Only Fan Chao, the navy commander, listened to the whole battle process, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

   "General Fan, but the navy is not fighting, are you unhappy?" Zheng Dayong joked with a smile.

Fan Chao took off his hat and put it lightly on the table. After scanning the crowd, he suppressed his anger and said, "Concubine Lu, Ambassador Zhang, General Zheng, I'm a rough person, and I'm sure I don't understand the truth as much as you do. I'm in charge of Navy, I shouldn’t talk too much about you. But His Majesty asked me to lead the troops out to sea, so I have to bring everyone back safely.”

  As soon as this remark was made, the joyful and cheerful atmosphere suddenly became dignified.

  Fan Chao was Zhao Han who took over Zhangshu Town and brought the officers, soldiers and sailors to join him. Although he is similar to a general, he is extremely old in the army, and Gu Jianshan, the captain of the navy, has also been a water bandit with Fan Chao.

   Even, Nanjing City was occupied by Fan Chao's troops!

  Meeting such a veteran with profound qualifications, Lu Tianxiang quickly corrected his attitude and said, "General Fan wants to say anything, just speak freely."

  Fan Chao first asked Zheng Dayong: "Before General Zheng served as His Majesty's personal guard, he must have been on the battlefield for a long time, right? Which division commander did you fight with?"

   "Mr. Zhang (Zhang Tieniu)." Zheng Dayong replied.

  Fan Chao sneered and said: "As expected of Zhang Houye's soldiers, they are brave and fearless, and they fight with complete recklessness!"

  These words were yin and yang, Zheng Dayong was very upset in his heart, and immediately went back: "General Fan, please speak clearly if you have something to say, and you don't need to hide it."

Fan Chao's face darkened, and he asked sharply: "You know there is an ambush in the city, but you still dare to lead troops into the city. Do you know how many enemies there are? Do you know that there are firecrackers in the city? If there are firecrackers, your armor can block the explosives." Zi'er? Has Master Zhang ever taught you how to fight!"

  A series of accusations left Zheng Dayong speechless.

  Seeing the tense atmosphere, Zhang Ruifeng hurriedly smoothed things over: "General Fan, no matter what, the battle has been won, and we have nothing to lose..."

"you shut up!"

  Fan Chao did not save face for the civil servants at all, and interrupted directly: "Do you know how to fight? How many soldiers have you led before?"

  This is completely the opposite of the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. Military generals reprimanded civil servants as if they were grandsons.

  Zhang Ruifeng didn't dare to quarrel with Fan Chao, knowing that these nobles are not easy to mess with. Fan Chao's current title is already a top earl, and he will probably be named a marquis when he returns to Beijing this time.

Fan Chao didn't bother to quarrel with the civil servants, so he focused his firepower on Zheng Dayong: "Has General Zheng been a bodyguard for too long and hasn't fought a war for several years, so he can't help but want to make meritorious service? We still have a long way to go, and there are many battles. You are in a hurry! Are you in a hurry to reincarnate? It’s fine if you are in a hurry to reincarnate yourself, and you still have so many brothers in the army with you!”

  Although the army generally looked down on the navy, Zheng Dayong, the emperor's personal guard, did not dare to refute half a sentence in front of Fan Chao.

  After training Zheng Dayong, Fan Chao began to reprimand Shi Lang again: "I asked you to lead the troops ashore to protect the safety of the empress. The empress went to fight alone and was shot in the face. Where did you go?"

  Shi Lang argued: "The last general's command is all naval soldiers, and he doesn't have a horse, so he can't keep up."

   "Bastard!"

  Fan Chao scolded angrily: "Your army has no horses, don't you know how to tie yourself to the horses of your allies?"

  These words stunned everyone present, and they all turned to look at Lu Tianxiang. Anyone could tell that Fan Chao was criticizing Sang and Huai, obviously very dissatisfied with Lu Tianxiang.

  Fan Chao got up and kicked over the stool, and left with a sentence: "Before tonight, everyone has, write the post-war summary report and hand it in!"

Seeing Fan Chao striding away, Zhang Ruifeng smiled awkwardly: "You don't need to be like this. Although General Fan speaks heavily, he is also worried about our safety. Haha, it's okay. We will fight next time and discuss it with General Fan. .”

   Except for Zhang Ruifeng, no one else spoke.

The scene was dead silent, awkward for a long time, Zheng Dayong finally calmed down, stood up and said: "I am at fault for this battle. It is true that I have been living in Nanjing for several years. I have never had the opportunity to fight for meritorious service. This time I am eager to do meritorious service, regardless of the consequences. If the battle is fought within the country, it is impossible to enter the city in this battle. First, there is an ambush in the city, and the number of enemy troops is unknown, and it is not known whether the enemy has firearms; It can collapse. In order to let the guards take credit, I did not let the navy cooperate at the first time. The correct combat plan is to mobilize the army to surround the city when it is known that the city is an enemy, and then let the navy immediately fire. In this way, the enemy can be wiped out , and not in any danger of its own."

  Zheng Dayong was brave in battle and extremely military-minded, so he was arranged by the emperor to lead the personal guards to sea.

  The reason why he has a brain twitch is that he is eager to make contributions, second is that he underestimates the enemy, and third is that he does not want the navy to share the credit. Being scolded head-on by Fan Chao, although he was unhappy, he was really woken up by the scolding. And I also feel a little scared, if the enemy army in the city really has a lot of firecrackers, the troops entering the city will definitely be in danger.

  The emperor’s personal guard leader took the initiative to admit his mistakes publicly, which surprised Zhang Ruifeng and other civil officials, subconsciously thinking that Zheng Dayong was suppressed by Fan Chao.

Lu Tianxiang also stood up: "Since General Zheng is reviewing his own mistakes, I will also review. I made two mistakes. First, the enemy's cavalry was not damaged. I shouldn't have taken twenty or thirty cavalry to Pursue an enemy ten times larger than yourself; secondly, when fighting, I shouldn't go alone. My status is special, and if there is an accident, it will implicate everyone. If the enemy doesn't mess up its own position, we can win this battle , and will inevitably suffer heavy losses. I will not take risks alone in the future, nor will I lead troops to chase the enemy without authorization."

   "Then let me talk about it too." Shi Lang stood up.

   This kind of post-war summary meeting has been handed down since the Jiangxi period. Anyone who has been a soldier must be familiar with it. Even the civil servants present found it difficult to understand why they were still criticizing themselves after winning the battle.

  However, with the self-examination of many generals, they quickly revealed that a lot of mistakes had been made.

   Zheng Dayong said: "Record it all, and I will sort it out and hand it over to General Fan."

  Cai Yuncheng, who had never fought a war, suddenly said, "I have something to add."

   "Mr. Cai, please speak." Zheng Dayong said.

  Cai Yuncheng's status is very low, not even a bachelor of Qintian Academy, but a graduate student of Jinling University, and he is affiliated with Qintian Academy with his tutor.

Cai Yuncheng said: "Generals, you have all been on the battlefield for a long time. Why did you make so many mistakes today? I think it has something to do with sailing at sea. Everyone has a good temper after floating in the sea for a few months, and I am also like this. I quarreled with Brother Pan over a trivial matter. I guess it was because I was stuck on the boat for a long time, and I was already bored, so I wanted to find something to do and do some activities."

   After saying this, everyone thought about it, and found that they were impulsive, and their personality was much more irritable than before going to sea.

   Moreover, it is easy to do things.

  Warning today, officers at all levels can be said to be collectively above.

Cai Yuncheng said: "I suggest that every time you sail for a period of time in the future, you should stop at the shore to relax. From top to bottom, you should take turns to go ashore to rest. Soldiers are bored traveling, and they should go to brothels. But as far as I know, the port Most of the brothels have venereal disease, which is very dangerous. We can organize some activities so that everyone can have fun and relax."

"That's a good idea," Zheng Dayong said, "every time after disembarking, let some soldiers be in charge of guarding, and some soldiers will engage in military competitions. Wrestling competitions, weight-bearing running competitions, etc., are all existing in the army. Skills. Everyone can sign up and participate on behalf of their own department. They can select the champion, the second place, the top five, and the top five. Above five tops, there will be rewards. The champion's brigade will have extra meals for three days! In this way, there will be tricks , You can watch even those who don’t have a game, and you won’t get sick from sailing for too long.”

  A Guangxi military officer said: "It's comparable to boxing!"

   "That's too bullying. Who will compete with you Guangxi soldiers?" said a Guangdong military officer.

  Another officer from Shandong stood up: "Comparison is comparison, who is afraid of whom?"

  Two Datong divisions from Guangxi brought in the "Ang Fist" practiced by wolf soldiers because of the large number of Zhuang soldiers.

   Angquan, Muay Thai, and Burmese boxing, these three boxing styles should all come from the same source. The chieftain of Tianzhou in the Ming Dynasty listed Angquan as a military boxing. After improvement, it is more systematic than Muay Thai and Burmese boxing. In addition to bare-handed boxing, there is also a method of fighting with weapons, which quickly spread among the Guangxi wolf soldiers.

  Nowadays, the Datong armies in Guangxi and Yunnan have introduced Angquan as a military boxing.

  The specific feature of Angquan is that compared with Muay Thai, it has more elbows and knees, while its legs are far less than Muay Thai—legs are rarely used in combat, and you have to wait to die if you fall.

When Zheng Dayong was in Nanjing, he had seen the high fists of Guangxi soldiers. He shook his head again and again and said: "Your kind of punches, either with elbows or knees, often hurt muscles and bones. After a punch, you either lie down one or two. All of them. It's too dangerous to fight in the ring."

  The officer from Guangxi said: "When punching, you can wear protective gear and wrap your head with cotton cloth. And set some rules. You are not allowed to hit the crotch or throat."

   Zheng Dayong thought for a while and said, "Go down and figure it out yourself, and come to me when you're done."

  The sergeant's club, the sergeant's sports meeting, and the boxing competition just appeared in the Datong army.

  As for Fan Chao, after receiving the post-war summary report in the evening, he breathed a sigh of relief after reading it. He finally curbed this arrogance. At the same time, it has also mastered the right to speak of the missions, and it is no longer that the missions can't control anything after they go ashore.

  The role of the veteran lies in this, and Zhao Han did not arrange it randomly.

  Only experienced generals can suppress that group of young people. The admirals left by the Zheng family are not good, and they don't care about their words. Only Fan Chao who came out of Jiangxi can.

   "General, Mrs. Lu and Ambassador Zhang, sent someone to invite you ashore to discuss matters." The adjutant came to report.

  Fan Chao suddenly smiled. In the past, he would not have been invited. Those young people, once they got ashore, didn't discuss with themselves, and they didn't know what the **** they were doing.

   "Have you prepared a horse?" Fan Chao began to put on airs.

  The adjutant said: "There are horses, and Empress Lu sent someone to send the horses, and the general asked to ride into the city to discuss matters."

  Fan Chao said quite proudly: "Very well, let's go, let's go to the city to have a look."

  (end of this chapter)