"Then what are they ......" Chong Pu actually didn't believe it, otherwise he had been stationed in Xijin Mansion for two years, why not use the forbidden army to dig nearby, and sooner or later he could dig it. But he could not understand what the Forces nouvelles soldiers were doing, so he had to guess.

"It's a shame that you still stayed with Miao Kui in the personal officer, so he didn't tell you about the combat rules of the new army? In every battle they would dig a ditch that was chest-deep, and they would hide in the ditch and shoot their arrows. No matter how sharp the cavalry is, even if they break through the formation, they can't hurt them by half a point. ”

"Jinglu Wang Xianggong said that the soldiers of the new army have five treasures, round helmets, square bags, flat pots, short shovels, and they can't get wet. The round helmet is worn on the head, and the appearance is really ugly, but as long as you squat in the ditch, you can resist the arrow shooting, and it can also be used as a pot on weekdays, cooking rice and boiling water. ”

"The square bag should be the cloth bag on the back, which is filled with enough food and gold sore medicine for a soldier for five days. The shovel is their tool for digging the earth, it is made of stainless steel, and the blade head is cut on both sides, which can be used as a short weapon in close combat. ”

"The flat pot must have been something hanging under a square bag, filled with cooked water. Wang Shu said that water can only be drunk after boiling to avoid stomach trouble, which is not a lie. It can't get wet, it's supposed to be those soft bags. ”

"The prince said that this thing was stuffed with bird fluff in a wool blanket and wrapped in a thick cloth soaked in stinky oil. It is not affected by moisture, and can sleep as normal even in heavy snow, and it is as warm as spring. Wang Shu did have a set of training troops, rushing for dozens of miles, no one was noisy and lazy when camping, and the formation was as fast as lightning. The camp looks simple, but there are dark sentinels under the ground all around, and you can immediately enter the ditch to resist if you have a slight abnormality, but it is actually impeccable! ”

After digging the foxhole, the New Army soldiers took out a thick cloth bag from their backpacks, unfolded it and spread it on the ground, got into the cloth bag and began to sleep. The movements are neat and uniform, and there is no need for generals to command at all, which is amazing to see.

He is also a general of a hundred battles, although he has never seen the scene of the new army, but he has never eaten pork and has always seen a pig run, and after a little pondering, he found that if he led the troops to fight with the new army, he really couldn't take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to sneak attack.

From digging to sleeping in the cloth bag, it was less than half an hour, and I was afraid that the sneak attack army was not ready to attack, and the new army had already arranged defense. If you don't have this ability, the other generals of the Great Song Dynasty shouldn't have either.

"They've run so far just to sleep here?" Chong Pu agreed with his uncle's analysis, but he couldn't figure out the principle. Where to sleep is not good, why rush to run a sweat and then sleep in the wilderness?

"No, no...... Presumably Wang Shu would not be so stupid. These soldiers are drilling, well, it must be! The new army not only exercises during the day, but also at night, strong army, strong army! ”

Chongyi looked around, but didn't find any reinforcements, nor did he see the boxcars and horses of the new army, so he had a new idea, and then the more he pondered, the more he tasted, and shook his head and sighed.

“…… No wonder it is rumored that the soldiers of the new army pawns can top the head of the forbidden army, and there is a settlement allowance after being disabled and killed in battle. It seems that the rumors are true, Wang Xu's new army is all generals, how can this be at war with it! ”

Chong Pu is not stupid, so that Chong Yi immediately came to a chilling conclusion after such an analysis. The reason why a family of military generals can fight and fight tough battles is not by familiarity with military books, nor by rich combat experience, but because of family generals.

Each family has a lot of generals who have been trained since childhood, or called pro-soldiers. They are a bit like slaves, a bit like long-term workers, they are paid very well, and they have the opportunity to get ahead and be promoted to mid-level official positions.

These generals and personal soldiers are the support of each general, and they will be used as middle and lower-level military managers, teaching ordinary soldiers combat experience while restraining ordinary soldiers from easily retreating.

Once the generals and their own soldiers are too seriously killed or wounded, no matter how many ordinary soldiers are left, there is basically nothing left in the combat effectiveness of this army, and it is okay to fight a tailwind battle, but once it encounters a setback, it will be immediately defeated.

Someone said that why didn't the ancients raise more generals, or simply use all generals and personal soldiers to form an army, so that the combat effectiveness would be improved a lot. That being said, it will cost more than ten times more money to raise a family, which is more than ten times that of raising soldiers, and there are too many people who can afford to raise them.

Even if you can afford it, can the imperial court allow it? Exceeding a certain amount is the sin of raising a private army and rebelling. Whatever your purpose, it is also the fate of being killed.

The simplest example is Yue Fei, whose Yue's army was not in the Southern Song Dynasty's imperial court, but was only a militia formed temporarily to deal with the campaign. It is said that it should be disbanded after this battle, but Yue Fei did not disband, and he grew stronger and stronger.

In the eyes of the emperor and the imperial court, this thing is a more serious problem than foreign enemies, and once it loses control, it will have to seek power and usurp the throne in minutes. So whether there is Qin Hui or not, Yue Fei is also a dead end.

Not to mention Yue Fei, if Hong Tao went north to resist the Western Xia invasion, without the containment of Ganliang Lu and King Qi, Zhao Hao would have killed him in a few minutes. No matter how much credit you have, as long as you dare to threaten the throne of the old Zhao family, you must die, there is no second choice.

"This Wang Jinqing is extremely weird, there is nothing he can't do. Tens of thousands of generals...... Generous, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be able to take such a battle. If it weren't for the tiredness of state affairs, I really wanted to ask him for a lesson or two, how to raise such a money-consuming army. It's a pity, it's a pity......" Chongyi shook his head, his face full of bitterness.

"Then shall we kill him?" Chong Pu felt that his uncle realized that this matter was difficult, so it was better to forget it. Who is a military general does not like a strong army, even if it is in the hands of the enemy.

"Confused, if he doesn't die, you and my family will have to go back to farming, how can I be worthy of my ancestors and ancestors! However, after his death, he must not disband the new army and destroy the heavens. If Miao Kui hadn't been driven away back then, the Great Song Forbidden Army would not have become a dispensable waste army! In this way, our family is ashamed of the imperial court. ”

Chong Yi heard the tone of his nephew's words, and immediately straightened his face and scolded sternly. No matter how good things are, they can't conflict with the interests of the family, and if they do, they have to be destroyed. It's not a nice-to-have, it's a life-and-death situation.

But it didn't completely deny the new army, but felt that it could be used. He is not a person who is too rigid about the rules of his ancestors, and he proposed to reuse Miao Kui on the issue of how to deal with the new army, but unfortunately he did not get much support.

After such a delay, it was already dark, and the uncle and nephew of the seed family did not go to the camp, so they could only go back to the city to sleep first, and then get up early the next day to go again. As a result, after arriving in Luxian, he was empty, not only Wang Shu was not there, but the seven princes were also not there, where did they go, and the new army guards didn't say.

"General Hui, after yesterday's hour, a rapid trumpet suddenly sounded in the camp of the new army, and in less than half an hour, tens of thousands of people were divided into more than ten shares, five or six hundred people each, and marched in all directions on foot.

Whether Wang Shu deliberately hid it or not, Wang Sunchen, the deputy general of Chong Pu, gave a reference answer. He has been ordered to stay behind since the new army arrived in Xijin Mansion, and after arriving in Luxian, he found a nearby temple, and stood on the stone tower in the temple to monitor until now, and he has a little right to speak.

"I don't know? I can't see if there is any trace of Wang Shu in the Chinese army! Chong Pu was dissatisfied with this answer, and pointed to the skin bag around Wang Sunsin's waist.

Inside the leather bag was a replica of a New Army telescope, which was produced in a small private workshop on Ganliang Road, which was originally purchased by local representatives from a private workshop in order to meet the needs of the armed militia.

The quality is naturally not as good as the craftsmanship of the big workshops, especially the lenses are rough and polished, and some things are deformed. But the advantage is that there is no need to register, and it is not considered an ordnance, and it can be purchased by the people.

“…… Adults don't know that the new army does not have a large camp of the Chinese army, and all the tents are the same. That Wang Xu has changed into the same toad skin since he arrived in Luxian, Mo said that here, it is difficult to distinguish even if he walks into the camp. Wang Sunchen spread his hands and explained the reason.

It's not that he's lazy and loses people, but he can't find them at all. Tens of thousands of people wear exactly the same clothes, they all live in exactly the same tents, and there is no Chinese army, and the telescope is also in vain.