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Chapter 143 Incorporation
"Think about it carefully. I can give you the opportunity to become a reserve member of the Strong Land Army first. As long as you pass the test, you can officially become a Sergeant of the Strong Land Army. But once you join, if you waver and want to quit, you are a traitor. Yes will be severely punished."

"Don't think about it, my lord. I am willing to join the strong land army! Not only me, but most of our Huai'an army want to join the strong land army." Sun Shi'an immediately said.

Zhao Cheng was not too surprised by this.

The treatment of the strong land army is really good.

For the past two days, Huai'an Army has been watching.

The two teams camped next to each other, and every time the Qiangdi army was full of fish and meat, there were drinks and Huazi smoked.

It's not just a matter of eating and drinking well, the key is to have a better mental outlook.

During the break, the sergeants of the Qiangdi Army talked and laughed, smoked Huazi, sang military songs, and joked...

On the other hand, the Huai'an army only had two meals a day, and each meal had two hard pancakes.

In the past, this food was considered normal.

But compared with the strong army, they are simply inferior to pigs and dogs!
It would be strange if they did not aspire to join the Strong Land Army.

"It's impossible to join most of them. We can't accept so many. Let's choose some first!"

Zhao Cheng stood up and walked to the front of the Huai'an army.

All Huaian soldiers immediately looked at Zhao Cheng expectantly.

"I heard that some of you want to join the strong army?"

Zhao Cheng glanced over the crowd and asked.

"Yes!"

"My lord, we all want to join the strong army, let us join the strong army!"

"My lord, I want to follow you. I can operate artillery, and the Hongyi cannon in Huai'an City is under my control."

"..."

The Huai'an soldiers shouted one after another.

Zhao Cheng pressed his hand, and everyone quieted down.

"I understand your thoughts. However, it is not so easy to join the strong army.

I will select 200 of you as reserves and issue you guns... only guns, no cotton armor.

You train and fight with veterans.Next, we'll fight the Tartars.If you play well, you can become regulars and become a formal strong army. "

After Zhao Cheng finished speaking, let those who are willing to sign up stand to the right, and those who don't want to sign up stand to the left.

As soon as the voice fell, someone stood to the right.

Hurrah.

Someone took the lead, and immediately most of the people stood over.

There were less than a hundred people looking at each other, trembling and hesitating.

These hundreds of people originally didn't want to join the strong army.

Although the treatment of the Qiangdi army is good, everyone has seen the attack on Chaigoubao just now.

This is tantamount to rebellion!
Then, Zhao Cheng also said that he was going to fight the Tartars next.

These frontier soldiers' fear of the Tartars has gone deep into their bones.

Although the Qiangdi army is powerful, they feel that they may not be stronger than the Tartars.

What's more, the strong land army only has a few hundred people.

How many Tartars are there?

These hundreds of people went to beat the Tartars... didn't they die?
But now most of the people have stood over, only a few hundred of them are left. If they don't stand over, they are afraid that they will be liquidated.

The moment they hesitated, Zhao Cheng had already spoken:

"Okay! The number of people has exceeded the limit. I only accept two hundred reserve soldiers."

While the hundreds of people let out a sigh of relief, they felt a little bit lost, and some doubted their choice, did they miss something?
Next, Zhao Cheng selected 700 people from the more than 200 people who signed up.

These more than 700 people are all young and strong, and 200 people are selected from them, which can be regarded as elites.

They are all young, have good physical fitness, and have a certain fighting will.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was extremely low. As far as the reasons were concerned, Zhao Cheng never thought it was because Han'er was not good at fighting. Han'er was naturally greedy for life and afraid of death...

Absolutely not.

It's really the imperial court that's so fucked up.

Even fighting desperately is of no benefit... Who would want to fight desperately?
What's more, I usually don't have enough to eat, I'm exhausted from hunger, and I dress like a beggar.

The status of being a soldier is low, and military households are the most looked down upon, without any sense of honor.

Being so ravaged, how can he still have the courage to fight?How can you still defend your home and country?

After the Ming army took refuge in the Qing Dynasty, they immediately became extremely brave... This fact is enough to explain everything.

Zhao Cheng must have a good arrangement for the millions of Ming troops when he conquers cities and territories in the future.

Adapt part, dismiss part...

This was Zhao Cheng's intention.

This time against the Huai'an Army, it was his first attempt to reorganize the Ming Army.

After selecting 200 people, Zhao Cheng distributed firearms on the spot, each with a Mines rifle and a saber.

As for the revolver, there are none.

In addition, a detachment of the strong land army was dispatched, disrupted, and mixed with them, bringing the old with the new.

After the reorganization was completed, Zhao Cheng's army became 600 strong land troops, [-] reserve troops, and more than [-] Huai'an troops.

Those Huai'an soldiers who were not selected had disappointed expressions on their faces.

Especially when they saw the selected people get their guns, they all felt even more envious.

They were their companions just now, just like them, they all used spears and big knives, or three-eyed guns and other equipment!There are even very few Lumi guns.

In a blink of an eye, all of them took up the kind of firecrackers that the Qiangdi army called rifles.

They have seen with their own eyes just now how sharp this rifle is, and it can kill enemies hundreds of steps away.

"My lord, if there is a war and we have made meritorious service, can we be allowed to join the strong army?" asked a young man who was not selected.

"of course can!"

Zhao Cheng agreed without hesitation.

"As long as you are brave enough to take the lead and make great achievements in battle, I can even let you skip the stage of reserve service and directly become an official Sergeant of the Strong Land Army."

In the Huai'an army, many people immediately showed eager expressions.

Seeing this, Zhao Cheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Sure enough, the Ming Dynasty frontier army was not incapable of fighting, as long as they were given benefits and let them know that the battle was meaningful, they were willing to fight with all their might.

Zhao Cheng arranged for two teams of strong land sergeants to teach the Huai'an army and teach them the military rules of the strong land army.

Then, Zhao Cheng gathered the captains of several sub-units of the Qiangdi Army, as well as the chief banner officer, and held a meeting.

In a large marching tent, small horses were lined up in several rows, and the generals of the Qiangdi Army sat upright, looking at Zhao Cheng with piercing eyes.

"Calling everyone together today is an important meeting. Although it has not been a long time since our Qiangdi Army was established, we have fought several battles, big and small.

From the bandit Luo Sanpao, the troublemaker Li Zizhen and other rebellious soldiers, to the bandits lighting lamps, the tartar Hulu Niulu, and today's siege battle..."

(End of this chapter)