Chapter 188 Naval Commander Guo Hao

The so-called Jixiao means to be practical and consider from the perspective of actual combat, not empty words.

The so-called new book refers to the old training method, but it is not entirely based on the old training methods. It is based on the old method and creates a new method, which is in line with the times.

Most of the Jixiao new book written by Wei Yuan is about how to train elite navy.

There is also a small part about how to fight against the Japanese pirates today.

Jixiao new book is only in line with the times. As for the future, he has said that the navy needs to continue to prosper and develop.

Therefore, if the infrastructure and military equipment of the navy are developed in the future, then Jixiao new book will become an old method. People in the future will have to establish new methods from this old method when training the navy.

This is why Wei Yuan's training method was named "Jixiao New Book".

In the middle of May in the fifth year of Jiayou.

It took about 20 days for Wei Yuan to compile "Chou Hai Tu Bian" and "Jixiao New Book".

He called Yang Huairen, Chen Daniu, Xiao Yuming, Shen Qing, Xie Wu, Lin Zhaoyuan and others.

He also circulated the atlas and the navy training method to everyone.

These people in front of him were the backbone of his new army. Apart from them, it was difficult for Wei Yuan to trust others on the Southeast trip.

It took everyone half a day to finish reading the atlas and part of the new book. Then, they all showed horrified eyes.

"General Wei, you wrote these two amazing works in less than half a month?"

"I'm stupid, but even the stupidest person can create an elite navy with this new book!"

"These two books should be the treasures of my military strategists!"

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For an ordinary military master to write a military book in his lifetime is enough to amaze the world.

If this military book can be passed down, such as Sun Wu's "The Art of War", Han Xin's "Three Articles of Military Strategy", and Jiang Taigong's "Six Strategies", then these people will be deified by future generations.

Although Wei Yuan only wrote books on military training, relying on "Records of Military Training" is enough to make Wei Yuan a senior master among later generations of military strategists.

Now, with "Map of the Sea" and "New Book of Military Training", it is no exaggeration to say that Wei Yuan is enough to be enshrined as a god in later generations.

Moreover, Wei Yuan completed these two major works in such a short period of time.

It is really amazing!

A great man who reformed China in later generations gave high praise after reading the two military training methods written by Wei Yuan.

"At that time, the young Wei Yuan was already an extremely outstanding doer. It was he who brought the Zhou Dynasty to a new height and made contributions to the future."

Of course, Wei Yuan now does not know what happened in later generations. He looked at the people in front of him and smiled:

"I wrote this map compilation and the method of training the navy to make your majesty and future generations pay attention to coastal defense and naval construction."

"I also hope that future generations can never forget the importance of the navy. If we want to make my Celestial Empire always have congratulations from all nations, the most indispensable thing is the navy."

Wei Yuan knew it too well.

In the history of the previous life, it was because of the decline of the navy that the enemy opened the country's door.

If the navy at that time was strong enough to defeat all enemies, those enemies would not despise China so much.

In this world that is highly similar to China in the previous life and is almost identical, Wei Yuan wants to leave something for future generations.

He also wanted to use his weak wings to stir up things that shouldn't happen or that could affect the fate of future generations.

Being in a high position, his words and deeds could reverse the trend of future generations. Wei Yuan had this foresight, so he also wanted to give it a try.

Hearing Wei Yuan's words, Yang Huairen and others stood in awe.

"There are many generals in the world who can lead troops to fight, but you are the only one who has thought about what future generations should do from the beginning like Wei Shuai."

"It is a blessing for the people of our Celestial Empire to have Wei Shuai!"

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They are not just flattering without thinking.

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the current situation.

Now, among the people who make Liao and Xia countries afraid, there is Wei Yuan!

Even some senior figures in the two countries have ranked Wei Yuan's threat before Zhang Fu.

Because Zhang Fu is old, this life will end here.

But what about Wei Yuan?

Not yet thirty, he has unlimited possibilities!

If Wei Yuan died at this time, the descendants of the Great Zhou would also rank him together with Di Qing.

Even relying on the military tactics he left behind, he might be ranked ahead of Di Qing.

Therefore, Yang Huairen and others said that it was a blessing for the people of the Great Zhou to have a commander who made the enemy country fearful.

"Don't spread the matter of these two military tactics for the time being."

"Zhao Yuan, you personally present these two military books to His Majesty, and I will send you a hundred soldiers from the full armor camp to accompany you."

"If there are variables in the middle of the journey, these two military books must not fall into the hands of others no matter what."

Wei Yuan said solemnly.

He did not leave the tent for half a month, and sent his confidants to the capital.

Anyone with a little bit of brains would realize that something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary.

But if there was no fanfare and only one scout was sent to deliver the book, Wei Yuan would not trust him.

After all, if a scout suddenly left the camp after being in the tent for half a month, it would also attract some people's attention.

After thinking about it, only Lin Zhaoyuan, who was a scout, was suitable to deliver the book.

He knew which way was the fastest and shortest.

He also knew what to do when encountering danger to safely deliver the military book to the capital.

Of course, Wei Yuan was a little worried, but it was always a good thing to be careful.

He was in the southeast, and countless people were watching him.

There were Liaoxia spies, overseas forces, and local bureaucratic forces.

No one knew the importance of these two military books better than Wei Yuan.

Apart from other things, in the history of the previous life, after Qi Jiguang finished writing "Jixiao Xinshu", he kept it hidden and only showed it to his immediate superior and a few trusted colleagues.

It was not until the Ming emperor summoned Qi Jiguang that he felt relieved and personally presented the military book to the emperor.

Because the method of training soldiers was written in too much detail, any general who had a little knowledge of military strategy would have a rough idea of ​​the rules for training the navy.

And this rule was the establishment of each navy.

Of course, whether it was Wei Yuan at this time or the anti-Japanese hero he knew, they could not help but be suspicious of worrying about the future. After all, how useful could a military book be?

But it was right to be careful.

"Please rest assured, General Wei, the book is still there, but it will be destroyed if the person dies!"

Lin Zhaoyuan bowed.

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "The book is important, but you are more important."

Yang Huairen smiled and said, "This is in our Great Zhou territory. No matter how many villains there are, they dare not act recklessly. Moreover, there are officials from the Imperial City Department to escort us along the way, so we should be safe."

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Tell me about the recent situation of eradicating Japanese pirates in various places."

Afterwards, several people spoke one after another.

"There are almost no Japanese pirates and bandits in Yongjia County."

"Our army has killed more than 300 Japanese pirates in Mingzhou."

"There are about 300 or 400 Japanese pirates left in Chuzhou, all of whom have been killed by our army. There may be one or two fish that have escaped the net, but they can't cause any trouble."

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When Wei Yuan wrote the book, he had already asked Chen Daniu and others to lead thousands of troops to guard the prefectures along the coast.

In addition to eradicating Japanese pirates, if you look closely at his layout, you will find that the southeastern coastal area is almost under his control.

Even his power has affected some inland areas such as Yangzhou.

The Southeast Recruiting and Appeasing Envoy, where is the Southeast, the definition is not clear, but as long as it involves shipping, anyone who wants to do shipping business has to listen to Wei Yuan's opinion.

Yang Huairen said: "During the time our army came to the Southeast, we have eliminated more than 2,000 Japanese pirates, and there are almost no Japanese pirates on the coastal land."

"But according to the previous investigation of the Imperial City Division, most of the Japanese pirates have already fled to the sea in advance."

"Several people from the Imperial City Division have taken a ship to explore the situation of the Japanese pirates overseas. I have a preliminary estimate that they should have fled to several isolated islands overseas."

Wei Yuan nodded slightly and said: "Let the Imperial City Division and our scouts observe closely. If this is true, we will take the initiative to attack after the navy is established."

He was guessing that even if the Japanese pirates fled to several isolated islands overseas and occupied the islands as kings.

I am afraid it is some places such as Diaoyutai and Chiwei Island.

"Zhaoyuan, you will report to His Majesty all the details of our army's actions in the southeast, such as eliminating Japanese pirates, and you must not hide anything."

Wei Yuan said again.

Lin Zhaoyuan was about to bow when he heard Xiao Yuming frown and say:

"The Japanese pirates along the coast and inland have been completely eliminated by our army. If Your Majesty lets our army return to the court at this time, what should we do?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Sea transportation has not yet been officially opened. Your Majesty needs a general to sit in the southeast."

"Moreover, Your Majesty actually wants to create a navy. Otherwise, how can you evaluate your civil and military achievements?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized and stopped talking.

Continuing to talk would inevitably be a bit taboo.

"If Your Majesty really wants to build a navy, I wonder if General Wei has a suitable person in mind to lead it?" Yang Huairen asked.

First of all, the generals of the new army cannot serve as the commander of the navy.

Wei Yuan cannot stay in the southeast forever.

However, the commander of the navy, at least during the period of its establishment, must be decided by Wei Yuan and his people.

Wei Yuan also thought about this issue for a long time.

"I want Guo Hao of Daizhou to lead the navy, assisted by Hu Yanzhong. What do you think?"

Hu Yanzhong is very capable.

Wei Yuan has only so many confidants, and they all hold important positions.

Logically speaking, Liang Da, who is currently serving as the garrison commander of Yanmen, is the most suitable candidate.

Because he is more obedient, and in terms of loyalty, he is not inferior to Chen Daniu at all.

But Liang Da may not be able to suppress Hu Yanzhong.

Although Guo Hao has his own ideas, he is now the 'Dai Tuan Lian Shi' in Daizhou, and manages the border army in an orderly manner.

This man is smart enough, and he is also a general who has fought with Wei Yuan all the way. His appointment as the commander of the southeastern navy is not only in line with his status, but also reassuring for Wei Yuan.

The key is that with Guo Hao's ability, it is not a problem to suppress Hu Yanzhong.

Hu Yanzhong is proficient in the way of sailors, and such talents must be used.

Yang Huairen did not know Guo Hao, so he was not convenient to speak.

Chen Daniu smiled and said, "Brother Guo will serve as the commander of the southeast, I have no objection."

In the Battle of Yanmen, Wei Yuan was the commander of Yanmen, and Xu Changzhi was the deputy commander.

Before Wei Yuan temporarily served as the commander of Yanmen, Guo Hao was already the deputy commander of a battalion guarding Yanmen.

Later, in order to follow Wei Yuan, this man deliberately became Wei Yuan's personal guard commander.

In terms of seniority, among the generals who followed Wei Yuan, only Xu Changzhi could suppress Guo Hao.

Xiao Yuming, who was known as a Confucian general, could only be "on an equal footing" in front of Guo Hao.

As for Chen Daniu, at that time, he was just an ordinary soldier.

In terms of seniority, Chen Daniu should indeed be ranked behind Guo Hao.

As for Shen Qing, Xie Wu and others, in terms of seniority, they are even lower, and even behind Lin Zhaoyuan, who was a scout.

Xiao Yuming frowned and said, "Brother Guo is here, who will make the decision on the Daizhou matter?"

"Daizhou is our retreat. Liang Da is too honest"

Although there is Yang Huairen, who "changed his career halfway", here.

However, after such a long time together, the old soldiers of Daizhou who followed Wei Yuan all trusted Yang Huairen.

Moreover, for Yang Huairen, if there was no Wei Yuan, he would not be where he is today.

Therefore, he is also very loyal to Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan said: "Zhang Ding, the son of Duke Ying, is going to Daizhou. Let Liang Da replace Guo Hao and let my future brother-in-law guard Yanmen."

"Zhang Ding is quite smart, and he is the son of my mentor. We are one of them and can trust him."