PDLP Chapter 180 Secret Training in the Mountains
Chapter 180 Secret Training in the Mountains
"If you need anything, Yu Jin and my royal brother will be on standby at any time."
"It's better... to teach them too."
As she said this, her face was filled with joy. From now on, Dayong would no longer be afraid of any enemies!
With Huangfu Qingling's golden words and precious advice, Lin Yi naturally didn't have to spend too much energy on Donghai City.
Lin Yi felt that the Chamber of Commerce had two major pillars, Xu Chuan and Chen Chong, so there shouldn't be any major problems in the short term.
As for Donghai City, Lin Yi’s main responsibility is actually to supervise the remaining projects. He can just send the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works to do that.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi nodded slightly.
Even though they have no shortage of money or business empire, they still have to develop some military to protect the property in their hands.
After Huangfu Qingling left, Prince Qing, Yu Jin, Yang Jian, and Huang Chang all moved into this tent.
"What kind of training do we need?"
Prince Qing asked while expressing his thoughts.
In fact, basic training must be retained, but it is necessary to add musket shooting training and some equipment use training.
"Let's take a look first. Actually, I don't know how to lead troops."
Lin Yi scratched his head. He was good at asking him to design things and do some business.
Train the army?
I had never been a conscripted soldier in my previous life, so I knew nothing.
We can only wait and see about this part.
Afterwards, Yang Jian and Huang Chang helped to create two more sets of equipment exclusively for Prince Qing and Yu Jin.
Although the armor provided less protection, they felt it was very light.
Who would want to fight head-on on the battlefield if they can avoid it?
Lin Yi did not start the musket training immediately, but instead observed the training methods in the military camp.
Although the army had two powerful men from the State of Yan, Huang Chang and Yang Jian, and the training was much stricter, Lin Yi was still not very satisfied.
Training that focuses on martial arts, physical fitness, and body strength is indeed very suitable for an army that fights with swords, but Lin Yi always feels that something is missing.
After observing for a few days, Lin Yi combined his experience of exercising in the "gym" in his previous life and came up with some different training methods.
Prince Qing and his men were also training, which inspired many soldiers and they trained even harder.
With Lin Yi's "logistics" supporting the economic development of Dayong, the army has a lot of money, so they naturally work very hard.
It happened that on this day, Prince Qing came to find Lin Yi.
"Lin Yi, you've been observing for so long, why haven't you started training with us with muskets?"
There was some confusion on his face.
"I think the training method needs to be changed."
Lin Yi slowly said, "I was thinking, there is a mountain to the west of the capital, can we go there for training?"
"On the mountain?"
While Prince Qing was thinking about it, Yu Jin thought it was a good idea.
"Your Highness, we have dry food and medicine in our backpacks, so it's not bad for field training."
Yu Jin said as he took out the small tent from his backpack, "Didn't Lin Yi prepare a tent for us as well?"
"Okay, then the management of the army will depend on those young generals."
Prince Qing nodded in agreement, "Lin Yi, do you have any other requests?"
"I've designed some training tools. We're going to get into actual combat."
Lin Yi said, taking out a special "training ground" design, "If you want to build a training ground on the mountain, use this design."
Prince Qing took a look at this special training ground. It had sand, mud, and even low walls.
With just one glance, he understood what Lin Yi was trying to simulate.
The battlefield is ever-changing and all kinds of terrain exist.
On the one hand, it helps you adapt to the terrain, and on the other hand, it helps you exercise your endurance.
On the other side of the training ground is a shooting range used specifically for shooting training.
"Finally, since we're in the mountains, we'll have to hunt for food. These matchlock rifles need to be strengthened through practical use."
Lin Yi said, "I won't charge extra for this."
Then he talked about the projects that required additional money.
"I'll prepare some musketry tactics for you, but it'll cost extra."
"In addition to the thirty thousand taels, I want another eight thousand taels!"
Hearing this, Prince Qing laughed.
He understood that Lin Yi was a businessman and all of this had to be done in a business manner.
If we really calculate it by value, the military strategy that Lin Yi created for this army equipped with muskets is not just eight thousand taels.
As the saying goes, it is easy to get thousands of soldiers but hard to get a good general. But now it is easy to get ten thousand taels of silver but hard to get equipment and military strategies!
It's totally something that is out of stock!
"I'll pay for this myself. Lin Yi, don't say anything, let's get started."
A moment later, Prince Qing summoned his most elite soldiers.
The six hundred men had undergone long-term training by Yang Jian and Huang Chang. From the perspective of cold weapon warfare, every member of this army was a god of war.
They headed up the mountain with a large amount of equipment made in the blacksmith shop.
From this day on, the military camp temporarily allowed the young generals from the eight battalions to make their own arrangements.
The remaining six hundred people rushed to the mountains with their equipment and set up military camps.
On the mountain, they spent two days building a simple military camp on a relatively flat area on the mountainside.
They even built a wall around it with cement.
However, they spent some time and effort to build Lin Yi's room out of wood.
After three days, the entire military camp was completed except for the cement that needed to be dried.
Lin Yi did not immediately let the 600 people start musket training, but started with the more basic terrain adaptation training.
Afterwards, he individually instructed Yang Jian and the other three on how to use muskets.
Loading is a big deal. You have to find ways to speed up the loading process so that you can fire the gun in a short time.
Accuracy is another big question.
Lin Yi can explain these.
The four men led by Prince Qing were indeed worthy of being called veterans. They mastered this new equipment in an instant.
Within eight feet, they can hit the center of the circle with every shot.
Even at a distance of thirty feet, they can hit the target accurately!
In addition to normal standing shooting, they have also mastered squatting, lying down, and shooting with shields.
Of course, shooting on horseback was beyond Lin Yi's knowledge.
In ten days, the four men led by King Qing had transformed from "newbies" in a new army into veteran shooters.
The reload speed is also very fast.
"Lin Yi, if you load the bullets like this, you'll probably only have one shot if a real fight breaks out."
That evening at dinner, Yu Jin asked, "Can we modify the equipment before the new army actually uses it?"
"Yeah, if you can only fire one shot, you'll lose."
"It's not like we don't know how to fight in close quarters. Our new troops have only added muskets to the existing ones."
It’s not that Lin Yi doesn’t know how to do it, but he needs to think about how to improve with the existing resources.
Until he had an idea, he could only make do with his arquebus.
"Yes, it's not easy to have this thing."
Prince Qing nodded slightly.
As they were chatting, they began to train this group of soldiers with muskets.