Chapter 288 Military Competition!

Because of Li Zicheng's deceptive surrender in the Chexiang Gorge, the court no longer believed that the surrender of the rebel army was sincere. It was an unchangeable fact that Chen Qiyu was replaced and imprisoned. It turned out that Xiong Wencan, who had once advocated the revenge, was also under the surveillance of the Jinyiwei. If Chen Qiyu was imprisoned, Xiong Wencan probably could not escape. Li Zicheng's deceptive surrender led to two imperial officials being imprisoned, and other imperial officials could not help but take it as a warning.

Similarly, due to the incident in the charcoal gorge, the Shandong government was also deeply wary of Zhang Zhun. Regarding the thief, the government basically formed a consensus among the top and bottom, that is: kill! Kill the weeds and eliminate the roots! No future troubles left! Especially Zhang Zhun had a criminal record. He had just been recruited and got the title of Assistant Commander of Aoshan Guard, and immediately turned to attack Lingshan City, killed Lingshan Guard Commander Wang Jian, and replaced him. How could Shandong government feel at ease with such a person?

Now, Zhang Zhun has controlled Aoshanwei and Lingshanwei. God knows whether he will be satisfied? After controlling the jurisdiction of the two guards, Zhang Zhun wanted people, guns, food and food, and his range of activities became greater and more threatening. Whether it is Jimo County, Pingdu Prefecture, Jiaozhou and other places near Aoshan City, they are directly under Zhang Zhun's threat. Moreover, Laiyang, Dasongwei and other places in the direction of Laiyang are also within Zhang Zhun's radiation range. As long as Zhang Zhun is willing, he can guide these places at any time and take them for himself.

"It is certain to turn against each other."

Zhang Zhun was actually very clear that his honeymoon with the government would not last more than three months. He was not innocent of being shot while lying down. In fact, even without Li Zicheng's relationship, the government would not believe him, and he would not believe in the government. Temporary peace is just for the fight to be more intense in the future.

The reason is very simple, neither side wants to maintain the status quo.

The government still hopes to suppress Zhang Zhun and completely eliminate his hidden danger. Put a tiger that is out of the gate at any time and is pillowed by your side. It would be strange if you can sleep! What's more, this tiger is still silent when biting people. Even if Zhang Zhun has no criminal record, the position of the two guard commanders made many officials jealous. Why not drive Zhang Zhun away and replace him with his own people?

Aoshan Guard and Lingshan Guard, two guards, ten thousand households, can arrange more than a dozen military officers of the fifth rank or above. Moreover, the two guards still have so much land, which is a real priceless treasure! If you can send troops through the court to seek personal gain for your relatives and friends, it would be a very cost-effective thing. Therefore, officials at all levels in Shandong were quietly swallowing their saliva behind Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun also hopes to control a larger territory.

Rebellion is a boating against the current, and if you don’t advance, you will retreat. This is a road of no return. If you go on, you will have no chance to turn back. If you believe in the government’s peace, it is like making a joke about your life. It is very dangerous to be at peace with a small wealth and live in a corner. History has proved that those rebels who have achieved a short victory and stopped expanding and pursue enjoyment will end up miserably. Huang Chao, Li Zicheng, and Hong Xiuquan, all of them are like this. If you have this mentality, when the officers and soldiers recover, everything will be done. Even if the officers and soldiers do not recover, the Qing army will enter the pass in the future and they will be flattened.

The most important thing to change the course of history is to prevent the Qing army from entering the pass and prevent the Qing Dynasty from ruling the Central Plains. It would be even better if all the Tartars could be eliminated. Compared with the corrupt Ming army, the Qing army was Zhang Zhun's real opponent. Through the battle on Tianheng Island, Zhang Zhun had clearly realized that the Tartars' combat effectiveness was indeed very strong. On Tianheng Island, they did not have war horses and could not exert their advantage in cavalry and shooting, and their combat effectiveness could only be 30 to 40%. If the Tartars had war horses and tens of thousands of people, their combat effectiveness would be very terrifying.

"The Jurchens are only ten thousand, but they are invincible."

This sentence does not make others' ambitions or destroy one's own prestige, but it makes sense.

If the Tatar cavalry had tens of thousands of people, they could adopt many tactics, such as day and night harassment, attacking in groups, cutting off food channels, ambushing, Manguda, etc. As long as they were used properly, they would defeat the 100,000 Ming army. Even if they were now pulling their troops up, they would not dare to say that they would win against the same number of Tatar cavalry. The Tatars were all cavalry, and even if they could not defeat them, they could still escape! Regardless of whether they pursued them or not, the Tatars were in absolute initiative.

If you want to accumulate enough power to compete with the Qing army before the Qing army enters the pass, expanding the territory is undoubtedly the best way. The larger the territory, the more resources, the more population, the higher the resource integration. To form your own cavalry unit, it is absolutely impossible to do without a large territory. Let’s not talk about anything else, Shandong Province must be firmly controlled. If possible, in addition to controlling Shandong Province, Dongjiang Town also needs to control it. Even Jiangnan has to be inserted. Zheng Zhilong’s strength in Taiwan is not very strong now, and he also has to make an idea of ​​Taiwan. Of course, this is all for the future.

After controlling Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei, Zhang Zhun's eyes had already focused on Jimo County, Jiaozhou, Pingduzhou, Laiyang, Dasongwei and other places. Among them, the first ones Zhang Zhun was preparing to capture were of course Jimo County and Jiaozhou. After controlling these two counties, his own jurisdiction was truly linked on land. Whether it was circumcision or strategic depth, it was quite considerable. At the same time, Fushan City was also in the encirclement and was absolutely safe.

Whether it is the attack of officers and soldiers or Zhang Zhun's own expansion, Aoshan City is a military fortress that both sides must control. As long as you understand Zhang Zhun's mind, you know that in the beginning of next year, the ground near Aoshanwei will definitely not be calm.

"Expansion starts from Aoshan City."

Zhang Zhun and his confidant were tacit about this.

The Fushansou Navy is now renamed the Navy. The Navy still maintains two combat units, each of which has 50 soldiers. Not counting as officers, the commanders are still Fang He and Liu Dong. There is only one battleship for the time being. However, three Cangshan ships can be launched soon. After the three Cangshan ships are launched, the Navy will have four professional combat ships.

Of course, the navy with only four combat ships is very shabby. The status of Zhang Zhun's navy in the Ming Dynasty is probably equivalent to the position of the Mongolian navy in the world in later generations. However, this is a good start. With the continuous expansion of the dock, more and more combat ships will appear on the sea like dumplings.

This time, the new soldiers mainly came from Xiahezhai, Aoshan City and Xiongya, as well as some refugees from Laiyang, and even some refugees from Liaodong. This was also intentional by Zhang Zhun. He wanted to expand the influence of the Hu Ben Army. Only when all classes and groups get practical benefits can he unite with the broad masses.

Among them, the Hu Ben Army absorbed the most were the local residents of Aoshan City. Stimulated by "Juntian Ling" and "Juntian Ling", the people of Aoshan City were very active in joining the army. Originally, Zhang Zhun only planned to recruit 300 new soldiers in Aoshan City, but more than 2,000 people signed up. During the test, the competition was extremely fierce, and the records of holding stone locks were constantly refreshed.

Shi Zhenshan's three grandsons were all defeated. Huang Qingping's two youngest sons did not pass the test either. Meng Qinghao was the luckiest, and his third son successfully passed the test. As a result, many old people who were present to watch the test sighed that if everyone was so active when they killed the Tartars, the Tartars would have long since disappeared.

The population base of Aoshan City is also very large, and there are quite a few young men with good qualities in all aspects. Zhang Zhun only recruited 300 people, which was really difficult to meet everyone's needs. Finally, Zhang Zhun made a temporary decision to recruit another 200 people to train as naval sailors. Although naval sailors were not as good as the army, many young people participated without hesitation. As a result, Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu unexpectedly added 200 reserve sailors. Cultivating a qualified sailor does take more time than cultivating a standard army soldier. Zhang Zhun did this as a precaution.

To this end, Zhang Zhun also specializes in the Quail Bay Naval Base and has become a naval training school. The main task of the naval training school is to train sailors. At the same time, he also consciously starts training some officers. Every month, Zhang Zhun will spend two days here to teach everyone. In general, the naval training school is still relatively rough and is in the audition stage. Here, there is no fixed education model, and most of the knowledge depends on you who want to learn, understand, study, accumulate, and finally become your own knowledge.

However, if you really have talent and have the opportunity to show yourself, then you will easily stand out and become an officer. After all, the newly established navy requires so many talents, and there are countless vacancies waiting for you. The most typical examples are positions such as captains, first mates, sailors, helmsmans, pilots, etc. With the large-scale production of Cangshan Ship, the demand for these positions is quite large!

There are also a small number of young people from Lingshan Guards who actively apply to join the army. This shows that the indifference of Lingshan Guards is gradually melting. In the past, Lingshan Guards were very resistant to joining the army. It is quite difficult for them to make such changes. After Zhang Zhun's observation, the young men who arrived at Lingshan Guards generally have a characteristic, that is, they are particularly obedient and able to endure hardships. As long as it is the order of the officer, there is no one who disobeys. The intensity of the training is one plus and one plus, they will not complain about hardships and fatigue.

Their only shortcomings are that they have no opinions, no ideas, and no ability to be flexible and flexible. However, in the army, what they want is such obedient and hard-working "mechanized" soldiers. Therefore, although their number is small, they are very popular with officers at all levels. Among the new soldiers, the Lingshan Guards are always the most concerned by officers. Gradually, these soldiers began to emerge.

The highlight of the military expansion is the skill competition in November. The current skill competition has a more loud name called "Military Competition". Since there is a word "big", the content of the military competition is naturally very rich. From personal skills, to small team battles, and even the confrontation between the two units, there are everything.

Zhang Zhun, who came from later generations, had a deep impression of the military competition in 1964. Because the commander of the military region where he was located was the top military competition that year. This commander turned out to be the squad leader. Because of his excellent military competition, he was later received by Chairman Mao. Before he could return to the army, he was promoted to platoon leader.

When he was the commander of the military region, he was already in his sixties. However, using a five- or six-type semi-automatic rifle, he could still maintain five bullets and more than 45 rings. This score is not possible for ordinary new soldiers, let alone an old man in his sixties! It can be seen that the old man had a deep foundation in training back then.

Zhang Zhun hopes to comprehensively improve the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army through such a military competition and cultivate a group of outstanding training top players. As the backbone of the future development of the army. The Tartars on Tianheng Island have been eliminated. In the short term, the Hu Ben Army should not have the chance to fight with the Tartars. And ordinary officers and soldiers are not despised by Zhang Zhun, their combat effectiveness is really not satisfactory. The actual combat with the officers and soldiers cannot improve the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army. Therefore, training should be carried out constantly, and it should be more strict than before. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of the troops may be regressed.

Of course, there are quite a few procedures to prepare for organizing such a military competition. The current Hu Ben Army, plus the Shanghai Army, have almost 2,000 people. It is a challenge to operate all 2,000 people to reach the proficiency of the arm-to-arm finger. Most of the Ming army's command is not so flexible. The rigid and pedantic command system is also an important reason why the Ming army is often defeated by the Tartars. The plan is not as good as change, and the times have changed, and it is still implemented according to the old routine in the past, of course it will be a tragedy.

Moreover, most of the officers of the Hu Ben Army did not have a clear concept for such a large competition. They even did not understand the significance of the large military competition. Therefore, Zhang Zhun was basically responsible for the overall arrangement of work. He formulated corresponding plans and then handed them over to relevant personnel for specific implementation. In order to ensure the effect, he also had to check the relevant feedback information to avoid deviations.

Because she was really busy, Zhang Zhun had basically never returned to the White House. Most of the time, she spent food and living in the military camp of Aoshan City. White Snake could only stay alone in the empty room at night. However, White Snake was very satisfied with her current life and had no other requirements. She was also happy to live in the White House alone. Shen Lingfei would go to the White House from time to time, pulling White Snake talkatively, and sometimes just sleep with White Snake. Ning Lingwei would go occasionally and spend the night in the White House at night. Of course, the premise is that when Zhang Zhun did not come back, Yang Yinghan also took time to come to the White House to meet White Snake. Kind people are always likeable, and White Snake quickly integrated into this big family.

On this day, Zhang Zhun returned to the White House rarely and was busy handling some written affairs. He now has a female secretary who is responsible for writing. He can handle affairs by just dictating oral. Of course, this female secretary is Xue Ningying. After exercising for a while, her role as a female secretary has become more and more skilled.

While he was talking, Zhu Chengtai suddenly came in and reported: "Sir, Yu Nanti is here."

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Please come in."

Yu Nanti arrived soon and bowed to say hello to Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Master Yu is here, what are your concerns?"

Yu Nanti hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not. This time I was entrusted by the Lord to send someone to the adults."

Zhang Zhun was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Give me one?"

Giving it to someone?

Who to give to?

Could it be that I was going to give me a woman?

By the way, there are already many women around me, although I only have one. However, I will always eat the others. If you send a few more people, I will not have the energy to do the serious business every night. Besides, with more women, it will gradually become boring.

Fortunately, Yu Nanti said tactfully: "I heard that adults lack some talents in artillery research?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "Master is a person with a heart."

The problem of artillery has always troubled Zhang Zhun. Since the emergence of the Hu Ben Gun, the combat effectiveness of the escort team has increased greatly. However, in the navy, artillery is still weak. In the navy, the Hu Ben Gun cannot completely replace artillery. In modern naval battles, it is really impossible to take action without artillery. Cannons can fire chain bullets, fire grape bullets, and cause huge damage to enemy ships. These are things that the Hu Ben Gun cannot do.

However, these technical things are absolutely impossible to deal with without corresponding talents. Even Zhang Zhun, who came from later generations, could not provide much help in casting cannons. The key reason is not him, but craftsmen such as Zhou Shiwen. They have no experience in casting cannons, nor do they have relevant technology for casting cannons. No matter what Zhang Zhun says, they find it difficult to understand. Even if Zhang Zhun is good at temptation, they still look confused and do not know what is the case. The so-called "straighting is like a mountain" is probably like this.

Yu Nanti did not hide it and said tactfully: "My family head is closely related to the adults. The affairs of the adults are naturally the affairs of the family head. It is the one that my family head is most willing to share the worries of the adults."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "I really lack talent."

Yu Nanti hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "What I brought is a sinful body. I wonder if I am concerned about it?"

Zhang Zhun smiled disapprovingly and said, "What are you bullshit? What are you going to worry about? What kind of guilt is there for me? I am a thief!"

Yu Nanti relaxed and said with relief: "Then I will lead him in."

Zhang Zhun smiled and nodded, saying, "Please hurry up."

Yu Nanti went out and soon brought in a man, but he was a middle-aged man with a haggard expression. Judging from his original age, he should not be old, about twenty years old, but his appearance was quite vicissitudes, as if he was already middle-aged. At the same time, due to some reasons that are not known to others for the time being, his eyes seemed to have some problems, as if he could not see clearly where the target was. Since he came in, his sight has been a little wandering.
Chapter completed!