Anti Qing

Chapter 100
The former battalion's army expansion operation in Xiangyang was expected to be fully recruited in seven days, but it only took three days in the end.

If it weren't for the lack of civil servants, the process of appointment and dismissal while probationary, would have been shorter, and the school grounds outside the city were overcrowded almost all day long.

Even the miscellaneous servants in the army are only provided with food and are not included in the establishment book, and the soldiers and civilians in the ragged city are all overwhelmed and want to join.

The enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians in the city to join the army was beyond Li Zijing's expectation.

But thinking about it, it's relieved. In today's troubled times, refugees have no roots and no prosperity. Everyone is like a fish on the chopping board, which can be kneaded at will.

After joining the army, at any rate, he was in a group and had the ability to protect himself.

What's more, the Dashun Army is under the banner of Li Zicheng, it is a rebel army that rose up in troubled times, and the main generals in the army are all from humble backgrounds.

Li Zijing had to admit that the smooth expansion of the army was due to the bonus of Li Zicheng's name.

At first Li Zijing thought that the reason why Li Zicheng was able to respond to everyone was because he had the convenience of the slogan "Welcome the King Chuang, and don't pay the king when the King Chuang comes".

But from Tongguan all the way to Xi'an, and now Xiangyang, Li Zijing found that this was not the case.

Li Zicheng is indeed a very charismatic leader.

For him now, Li Zijing's feelings are very complicated.

On the one hand, Li Zijing doesn't have much brotherhood with Li Zicheng.

On the other hand, Li Zijing now realizes more and more that what Li Zicheng did in Xi'an was very painstaking.

Li Zicheng's contributions to his subordinates are often not put on the table.

He doesn't like to put on a show, but likes to give silently.

This kind of devotion is difficult for people to discover at the beginning, but after it emerges later, the effect in people's hearts is immediate.

As a result, many Dashun generals did not hesitate to abandon their wives and children in order to follow him to build a great cause.

This is also why, as Dorgon said, as long as Li Zicheng survives, the Qing Dynasty cannot truly rule the world.

Li Zijing clearly remembered the blood-spitting scene a month ago.

On the battlefield, in a desperate situation, when Li Zicheng's big blue banner rose against the wind, the soldiers of the Dashun Army felt as if they had been beaten to death.

Even if they knew that the braided army was in front of them, they still dared to howl and rushed forward without thinking about their own safety.

Ma Shiqi, a famous official in the late Ming Dynasty, commented on Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, which can be described as sharp, concise and incisive.

"Dedication, what people fear; breaking through, what people attach to."

This was an evaluation from a minister of the Ming Dynasty who sneered at the rogues. Now that Li Zijing recalled it, he took it seriously.

In the troubled times, there were many leaders of the rebel army who rose up. At first, they were all very powerful, but in the end, without exception, they had already disappeared.

They are both rebels, but their banner is not enough to make people join.

All kinds of great kings, all kinds of great commanders, now there is only one left, and that is Li Zicheng, who is "attached to people".

The reason why people are attached is actually very simple, because Li Zicheng is really a leader of the peasant army who directly belongs to ordinary people.

The place where his Dashun army appeared was the end of the landlords and gentry.

Because of this, the landlords, officials and gentry spared no effort, and did not hesitate to lose their homes, but also to contact any possible forces to eliminate this last rebel army.

All the gentleness of the Dashun Army was given to a group of people, that is, the lowest level of ordinary people in the troubled times.

The former battalion was expanding its army in Xiangyang, and Li Zijing knew in his heart that many people didn't even come here for the stipulated benefits.

It was Li Zicheng who stood firm in Xi'an and the Dashun Army who stood firm in Xi'an and brought them together under this big black banner.

Especially after the Battle of Tongguan, Li Zicheng defeated Duoduo and led the Dashun Army to regain a foothold in the northwest, becoming the only Han force in the north that could compete with the Qing Dynasty.

For many people, it was a matter of pride to become a member of the Dashun Army and fight against the landlords and officials who did all kinds of evil.

Li Zijing was sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, flipping through the book of martial arts.

Even he didn't know that in his heart, his attitude towards Li Zicheng and Dashun was undergoing an unknown change.

After a long time, Li Zijing put down the general requirements of martial arts.

This military book from the Song Dynasty is indeed not enough in some places for today's use.

For example, in this military expansion, Li Zijing read the general book of martial arts day and night, and after much deliberation, he decided not to recruit troops according to the method of the Song Dynasty.

The conditions for recruiting soldiers in the Song Dynasty recorded in the General Book of Martial Arts are really strange.

The Song army recruited soldiers based on height as the first criterion. The higher the height, the better the place to be assigned in the army.

If you are tall, you can even join the Imperial Army as soon as you become a soldier. This is the Song Army.

Li Zijing thought about it for a long time during that time, but he really didn't understand why this was necessary for the current front camp.

After thinking twice, Li Zijing chose to recruit troops in his own way.

Of course, Li Zijing doesn't have any fixed regulations yet, and everything is operated according to Yuan Ming's ideas in cooperation with later generations.

Simply put, it is mainly young and strong.

Maybe it's because the standard is relatively wide, young people are fine, so the recruitment work went smoothly, and many people met the requirements.

Li Zijing still doesn't know the pros and cons of this method of recruiting troops, and everything will be known later.

But fortunately, the task of expanding enrollment has been successfully completed.

After recruiting 2 people, the establishment of the front battalion will be changed.

The remnants of the former battalion who had followed Li Zicheng back to Xi'an consisted of 450 soldiers.

Among them, there are [-] old men and [-] elite riders. Now counting more than [-] men from Wu Zhaosheng's department, the total is less than [-].

These less than [-] veterans all survived the Battle of Tongguan, and they also moved to various places before, which is the foundation of the former battalion.

Before the enrollment expansion, most of them were ordinary soldiers with only arrow clothes and no armor.

But after this expansion of enrollment, Li Zijing decided to promote all the soldiers of the former front battalion, including more than [-] under Wu Zhaosheng's subordinates, to the old base, that is, the backbone of the army.

The original [-] veteran soldiers will choose a day to test their riding and archery skills, and those who meet the requirements will be promoted to the Jingqi Battalion.

Those who do not meet the requirements will stay in the old base camp and continue to serve as the old base.

But their status is a bit embarrassing. After the expansion of enrollment, the number of bosses in the former camp has increased tenfold, and many of them were once their subordinates.

The former subordinates are now on an equal footing with him, this is not something ordinary people can accept.

But in the army, the strong are respected, the horses are limited, and the selection criteria of the elite cavalry battalion are also the most stringent. It is not just about qualifications and military exploits.

The Dashun Army selected veterans, most of them valued seniority, followed by military exploits, mainly to ensure the loyalty of the army, and to exist as regular soldiers.

But Dashun's fine cavalry is completely different. It is the most basic requirement to be proficient in bow and horse, which is not inferior to the Manchu cavalry.

The fine cavalry are often arranged to fight against the Manchurian cavalry. If the requirements are not strict, it will become a one-sided situation on the battlefield.

The defeat of Jingqi will deal a serious blow to the morale of the rest of the army.

In addition, every elite rider needs to be physically stronger than ordinary people.

It is standard equipment to be able to wear a full set of iron armor that can easily cost forty to fifty kilograms, and to fight for more than ten miles without losing combat power.

All kinds of requirements are almost strict, one in a thousand.

Jingqi is destined to be an extremely rare existence in the Dashun Army. A team of 1000 Jingqi can easily defeat a mob of [-].

Their input will even determine the direction of a battle.

On the day when the striker was selected from among the original [-] veteran soldiers, Li Zijing would personally be present and supervise to show his importance.

In addition, Li Zijing also decided to form a standard battalion after the expansion of the army.

The hundred elite cavalry led by Hao Yaoqi were originally the elite of the elite. After Li Zijing formed the standard battalion, they were ready-made descendants.

These 100 people were all promoted to the standard battalion pro-army on the spot, with Li Zijing as their entourage.

Hao Yaoqi, the Captain of Jingqi, was also officially promoted to General Zuo Guoyi after joining Chuangying for more than ten years.

He and Wu Zhaosheng, General You Guoyi, will serve as Li Zijing's right and left deputy to assist in managing the camp affairs.

After the expansion of the army, the garrison of the former battalion gradually began to show signs of prosperity, and the smoke of people reappeared in the battalion, a new atmosphere.

Just after Li Zijing made intensive arrangements for the expansion of the army, the promotion of various ministries, and the integration of matters, a Ming army quietly set off from Yunyang City.

This Ming army stopped its banners and drums, and camped outside the city of Junzhou, which is only more than 120 miles away from Xiangyang, and sent many Yebushou disguised as refugees to Xiangyang.

(End of this chapter)