"Otherwise, Mr. Liu, in my opinion, this is quite simple. My expected goal is actually not difficult. From now until the time of March, their artillery operation skills must hit a fixed target with a distance of 1,500 meters. The hit rate of fixed targets outside 1,500 meters must reach more than 40%, and the hit rate of fixed targets outside 1,500 meters to within 3,000 meters is at least 20%. The hit rate of the mobile target's hit target is also based on the distance, and the hit rate is 10% and 5% respectively to be considered qualified."

Liu Rengui and the generals who turned their attention to me could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, Xi Junmai and several faculty and staff of the Datang Wushui, who were standing behind me, were not surprised at all, as if this was very natural.

"Master Fang, are your requirements too high?" Liu Rengui, the one next to him, couldn't help but interrupt: "Master Fang, it's not that the officials are rude, but that's too incredible. There are also long-range attack crossbows and catapults on my Tang ship. However, the hit rate of these can only be considered as a hit rate between three hundred and five hundred steps, and one of the ten is considered magical. And your goal is so far, according to the officials, it is really a bit too far."

This Lord Liu is really not very polite in his speech, but I know Liu Rengui's temperament and always speaks straightforwardly, so I don't mind that he has such thoughts.

However, at this time, a teacher from the Tang Dynasty's Naval Army Department had already stood in front of me: "Mr. Liu, you may be right in your words, but for the students of the Tang Dynasty Military Academy, these are not difficult. The students of the Tang Dynasty Military Academy need to test-fire more than ten shells on the practice boats in the academy every day. Their long-range hit rate is 70%. Of course, because it is not the river surface, the climate environment is very different from the sea surface, so our Master of the Academy has also reduced the difficulty."

"Seventy percent?" A general who was afraid that I would have a conflict with Liu Rengui just now was startled and screamed.

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I nodded and said to the general who was also surprised: "Actually, I know that the naval gun used this time is different from any long-range weapon in all places in the Tang Dynasty in the past. Every student who serves as the main gunner has a training volume of about 20 rounds. Usually, the ground-to-air bomb shooting training is at least twenty times a day. Moreover, they operate artillery. It is not only experience, but also solid theory. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty Military Academy: Keep sweat more in peace! Less bleeding during wartime. It is for this goal that every student can focus on his career with twelve points of effort..."

As if to prove how true my words are, the No. 5 gunboat next made a fortune and hit two shells in the target ship, smashing the target ship into pieces. For a moment, the boiling sound of the No. 5 ship made the students on the surrounding gunboats all tickle.

After four rounds, except for the No. 7, No. 8, No. 17 and No. 20 gunboats failed to hit one shot, the rest of the gunboats were all captured. The most amazing thing was that they broke into the No. 5 gunboats at the beginning of the first round. Seven guns were hit in the twenty gunboats, which was a very impressive result. Although these gunners could reach nearly 70% hit rate on the academy practice boat. But this was the sea, the ups and downs, and even the big gunboats would have slightly bumps. Therefore, being able to achieve such a result can be considered a considerable achievement.

Unfortunately, after my flagship was shot out by eighty guns, the hit rate was only twelve guns. That night, the soldiers who ate eggs were frowning, with their expressions as if they were dead, but those soldiers who didn't eat eggs were all so happy that they almost couldn't find them. And as one of the crew members of the flagship, I set an example and ate eggs. Well, I liked this thing since I was a child. Of course, on the surface, my expression seemed quite heavy, and occasionally I forced my smile to comfort the depressed artillery soldiers cheered up. In fact, I was eager to come and pick a few more. It would be better to pick a goose egg. My hometown said that the thing was both poisonous, beautiful, and rich in nutrition and multivitamins.

After eating this meal, of course, I gave another exciting speech, inspiring everyone present to work hard for the Tang Dynasty, for myself, and for not eating zero eggs. In the following days, fewer and fewer people ate eggs, and fewer gunboats were hanging zero egg flags.

The students have begun rigorous training, and my students are now observing the various ships of the Tang Dynasty Navy at the beach. I also specially asked a teacher from the Navy Department to follow them and explain the uses of various ships and their advantages and disadvantages to them, so as to increase their knowledge. In addition, they are also allowed to stroll by the beach, feel the charm of the sea, and ask them to pick up more shells for me, so that they can bring these novel gifts to their juniors and sisters after they go back.

Time is fast, and the progress of the students is obvious to all. The generals and schools who came to study, from the beginning to the suspicion in the middle, to the final admiration, this process was not only for them, but more than 100,000 people from the Tang Dynasty's navy began to change their views on this group of trainees. They were always the first group to get up, and they would wash the warships every day, and they would never fall behind in the navy exercises.

After Liu Rengui got along with me for a long time, he seemed harmonious. However, this person's temperament is indeed a bit stinky. Sometimes, he can fight with me for nothing. However, to be honest, he is indeed a very capable official. He not only has unique political views, but also has an extraordinary sense of smell in military affairs, especially in naval warfare. For this point, let alone me, many Yuan Shushi generals who have been with me for a long time have also told me privately. However, it is because of his bad temper that he has been hanging so hard. If it weren't for General Zhang, he would be considered a man. I am afraid that Liu Rengui would not know which county he was in and would continue to be a small and inequality official.

At this moment, he was walking along the beach with me, chatting happily: "Sir Fang, the academy soldiers you led are indeed not comparable to those of the elites in other places of my Tang Dynasty. Even the elites of the Sixteen Guards in Chang'an are probably inferior to those of you..."

Not far away, my students were sitting on a stool, using pencils to depict the vast sea and the sky with white clouds rolling around. They thought that the seabirds that were unyielding and soaring against the wind, and the idle clouds seemed to be studying various creatures on the beach, and from time to time they took out the notebooks he carried with him to record what they were recording.

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Now, everyone is used to calling my subordinates by academy soldiers, but this makes me very happy. The most important thing is that the difference between them and ordinary Tang soldiers is not only in terms of their names, but more in terms of words and deeds.

Liu Rengui learned another aspect of the Tang Academy soldiers through his observation and inquiries over the past month, and talked to me. The discipline requirements of these college soldiers were so strict that they were far superior to any elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. However, no soldier expressed his dissatisfaction with his superiors. More importantly, they would never fight or gather for gambling like the surrounding navy soldiers.

The training period has made the artillery hit rate on the bumpy sea approach my expected goal. I believe that in the near future, they will definitely become role models and models of the Tang Dynasty Navy, become the most fierce force of the Tang Dynasty Navy, and also become the most enviable group for the navy soldiers.

After the training is completed every day, the most common thing we see is that the students gather together and put forward their own opinions and requirements for the shortcomings of today's training, or study under the guidance of the instructor. Even if we see these academy soldiers in the city, they will never stumble on the people like some sergeants, or they will not pay the bill after eating. In short, this team is an unprecedented army.

I smiled: "In fact, the key is not whether the soldiers will make these mistakes. What is the establishment of the Tang Military Academy, which is to build an elite army belonging to the Tang Dynasty, a force belonging to its own country and is specially used to protect the country and the people. When fighting against foreign enemies, they may use any means to attack the enemy. They should remember that the Tang Dynasty is the land that gave birth to them, and when they face the people of the Tang Dynasty, they should treat their parents and brothers like their parents and brothers. They are soldiers of the Tang people. If they can't even tell this, they are not qualified to be a qualified soldier."

Liu Rengui stopped slowly, as if he was in deep thought, and I also stopped. Looking at this middle-aged man who had been unsatisfied with literary and martial arts, he was straight-hearted and too strong-willed. Such a person is very similar to my deceased Uncle Wei, but I think that a talent like him is better than being excluded from Chang'an than being excluded everywhere. I believe that with his political ability and skills in governing Baekje in another time and space in history, as well as his understanding of military affairs, he is definitely a very good candidate for the colonial governor of the Tang Dynasty.

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Chapter completed!