I want to be emperor

Chapter 238 Fight if you can, but if you can't...

The cavalry of the Protectorate Army did not charge directly into the chaotic Ming army. Instead, they bent their bows and shot arrows at the edge, and occasionally swung their knives to hack at scattered Ming army routs, while yelling to disarm and not to kill. class slogan.

Their task is not to directly kill how many Ming troops, but to force more Ming troops to surrender.

You must know that the scheduled seventh garrison division and eighth garrison division are still waiting to select soldiers from a large number of prisoners of war...

So now the Army of Protecting the Township is still mainly recruiting prisoners of war. As for how many enemies it kills, it doesn't make much sense. Anyway, these Ming army's defeated troops have lost their organizational strength, and even if they are allowed to escape, they will not become a threat again.

The reason why the cavalry chased after them was purely because they wanted to force them to surrender and take prisoners.

Threatened by the cavalry of the Township Protection Army, these rout troops of the Ming army were divided into three parts. Some escaped from the left side, some escaped from the right side, and some simply stood in place and surrendered...

Naturally, the cavalry units of the Township Protection Army would not allow the rout of the Ming army to escape from the left and right sides easily.

In the eyes of these cavalrymen, these disorganized defeated troops of the Ming army are all military exploits, how could they be allowed to slip away so easily.

Ever since, the cavalry troops began intensive short-distance mobile interception, using bows and sabers to tell these defeated Ming troops: If you want to escape, it is too late!
Two quarters of an hour later, the last large-scale rout of the Ming army was intercepted by the cavalry, and was forced to surrender by the infantry of the rural protection army who followed up.

At around 2000:[-] p.m., the [-]-odd Ming army announced the annihilation of the entire army...

Except for the two or three hundred people who escaped in the chaos, the rest of the Ming army were either killed or wounded or were taken as prisoners of war.

In this battle, the Township Protection Army captured at least 700 prisoners, picked and picked from them, and at least they could form a garrison battalion.

And the leading generals of the Ming army saw that the situation was not good in the middle of the battle. In addition, he had heard that the rural protection army treated the generals well and reused them, so he resolutely staged an uprising on the spot. Anyway.

Earlier than many of his subordinates surrendered...

At this time, he is already taking a few mid-level generals who are also in any case to be questioned by the Ministry of Military Affairs. If there is no accident, this person will be awarded the rank of captain and given the vacant position of military adviser.

Recently, the Township Protection Army has established a complete set of rules for the treatment of generals who surrender anyway, and they are even semi-public.

Depending on the strength of the troops led and the level of the official position, different military ranks were awarded.

For example, a general who leads more than [-] soldiers will be awarded a colonel.

Commanders or deputy commanders with fewer leading troops are generally awarded lieutenant colonels or majors.

The generals and guerrillas who lead 2000 troops are often awarded the rank of captain.

The ranks of lieutenant, second lieutenant, and warrant officer are awarded to low-level officers such as garrison officers, captains, and sentry officers with less than [-] soldiers.

And the cavalry, especially the elite cavalry who can charge and shoot, has a clearly marked price!
If you bring a hundred elite riders to surrender, you will be awarded directly to the major, and if you bring five hundred riders to surrender, you will be directly awarded the rank of colonel. If you dare to bring a thousand elite riders, Luo Zhixue will dare to give you the rank of brigadier general, and even dare to let you go directly to the garrison. lead the army.

As for the generals of higher ranks, such as the commander-in-chief with tens of thousands of troops, governors and the like, then special matters have to be dealt with, and there is no uniform standard.

For example, if Zuo Liangyu surrendered, Luo Zhixue might directly give him a major general, and then hang him high and raise him.

Give him a major general because Zuo Liangyu has a relatively elite and large number of cavalry under his command, plus [-] to [-] troops. Apart from other things, these troops alone are worth a major general.

Hanging up to raise it is because this person is too domineering and ambitious, so let him lead the army directly, even if it will cause endless troubles.

Another example is the governors. If you directly give them military ranks, they will probably turn against you... After all, although they lead soldiers, they are serious civil servants, and leading soldiers to fight is just a part-time job.

Therefore, when recruiting to surrender, civil servants also need to be given positions. The specific grade and position depends on the person.

If it's Yang Sichang, if the other party is really willing to surrender, it's okay to give him a second-rank senior position.

The conditions for recruiting and surrendering the Rural Protectorate Army were almost obvious, as if there was a clear price tag.

Many generals or civil servants of the Ming army have already heard of it, and many of them have already thought about what kind of treatment they would get if they surrendered...

Unfortunately, for the time being, not a single governor-level official has surrendered...

Luo Zhixue is still looking forward to when a governor will surrender. If such a person really wants to surrender, no matter what kind of person the other party is, he will dare to directly support a high-level position such as a minister for political propaganda.

There are quite a few generals who surrendered, and many of them were able to get the rank of a school officer after surrendering.

Don't think that these ranks are low. A lieutenant colonel in the Rural Protection Army can lead a garrison regiment with more than 2000 soldiers.

Judging by the standards of the Ming army, these 2000 people belonged to all soldiers, and many general soldiers did not have so many soldiers under their command.

Of course, this is actually just superficially generous treatment.

If you have a military rank, you may not be able to hold an actual position, and even if you hold an actual position, you may not be able to lead the army.

These surrendered generals are often only awarded the vacant position of a military adviser, and how to arrange them in the future depends on their personal performance.

If the performance is not good, especially if there are ideological problems, then let alone hold the actual position, you may even be placed under house arrest.

If the performance is good and the ideological awareness is passed, then a less important position will be assigned.

If the performance is good, then they will be assigned to serve as a deputy in the garrison, and then they will perform well later, and they will be promoted to be the commander of the army, such as serving as the commander of the garrison battalion, the head of the garrison regiment, and the like.

In short, it is impossible for the Township Protection Army to directly reuse these generals, but it also gives these generals a way to rise anyway. As long as they perform well, it is possible to occupy a high position.

Huang Guangmao, commander of the West Route Army of the Rural Protection Army and commander of the Second Garrison Division, is the most typical example.

He is a serious general, and now he is not leading the rank of major general, and has become a senior general in the Great Chu Empire.

In addition, Brigadier General Fei Bingqing, commander of the [-]th Infantry Brigade, is also a typical senior general of the Great Chu Empire who was born as a surrendered general. Although he is only a brigadier general for the time being, his future is actually brighter than Huang Guangmao.

Because Fei Bingqing worked hard to learn new tactics and how to command new troops in the past, and now he has served as the commander of the [-]th Infantry Brigade.

As the Rural Protection Army continues to expand its army, the major general of a main infantry division probably won't be able to run away, and in the future, it is estimated that he will be promoted to lieutenant general one step ahead of Huang Guangmao.

Of course, the premise is that both of them maintain normal promotions, and there is no situation where one of them makes a mistake or makes great contributions.

In addition to these two, Chen Yongfu and He Renlong are among the surrendered generals who are better mix, and they can be regarded as relatively well-known generals.

It is estimated that it will not be long before Chen Yongfu will be able to become a brigadier general, and He Renlong will probably be able to become a brigadier general.

So many generals who were born as surrendered generals held high positions in the Great Chu Empire, which naturally dispelled the worries of many Ming army generals when they surrendered/surrendered.

Fight if you can, surrender if you can't...

In fact, this is the ulterior thought of many generals of the Ming army when facing the army of protecting the countryside!

This is the case for all the generals, let alone ordinary soldiers.

Ordinary soldiers don't bother to care so much, anyway, they are soldiers for food, as long as you give them a bite of food, they will work hard for you.

It doesn't matter at all whether you are an officer of the Ming court, a Luo Chu bandit army, or simply a bandit like Gao Yingxiang.

Of course, there were also some generals or civil officials of the Ming army who refused to surrender, and there were quite a few of them. Among them, Lu Xiangsheng was a typical example. After knowing that he was defeated and there was no hope of breaking through, he still fought until his death.

There are also many civil servants who will commit suicide directly when the city is broken...

Often when the news of Qiantou City's destruction comes, there will be many corpses hanging on the beams in various government offices in the city. Some officials claim to be loyal to the emperor, and suicide is not counted. They will kill their family members first and then commit suicide...

At this time, civil and military officials of the Ming court, no matter whether they were ordinary soldiers or small officials, made any choice. Some surrendered, some surrendered after defeat, many committed suicide, and many escaped alone.

In short, there are all kinds of things.

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Han Ziping led the attack, and after defeating more than 2000 Ming troops on the opposite side, he declared that the threat to the beachhead had been officially resolved.

However, Han Ziping did not continue to advance after defeating the enemy, but continued to build fortifications on the periphery.

On the one hand, it is about to get dark, which is not conducive to continuing military operations.

On the other hand, Han Ziping's most important task was not to capture a certain place or defeat how many Ming troops, but to protect the landing beach and cover the friendly troops crossing the river.

Time passed, and soon night fell!

After night fell, a large number of torches were lit for lighting, and the soldiers were busy carrying supplies, and some soldiers continued to transport across the river by boat.

The engineers are still building the pontoon bridge!
Tonight, the Rural Protection Army will work overnight to build pontoons and continue to transport supplies and troops.

While the rural protection army continued to be busy crossing the river, more than ten thousand Ming troops from Wuchang City gathered thousands of Ming troops from several camps along the way. About five kilometers away.

Today, these high-ranking generals of the Ming army are caught in a quarrel.

"The army in Wangling City ahead has already been defeated. If we continue to move forward, not only will we not have a solid camp for us to settle in, but we will also face an ambush from the enemy!"

"We can't go any further, we must retreat, and retreat to Wuchang City overnight!"

"If you don't leave here, when the bandit security army arrives in front of you tomorrow, you won't be able to leave if you want to!"

"Although the night road is difficult, it is better than facing the guns of the security guards outside the wilderness tomorrow!"

　Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
　　
　
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