A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 107 Rage

According to Lin Daofu, the Shunxiang army also captured 110 sets of armor from the Qing army, all of which were the best ironless cotton armor, iron cotton armor, willow leaf iron armor, chain mail armor, etc.The Qing soldiers' workshops stretched for more than ten miles under the city of Shenyang, and their management was strict, so all the armor they forged were excellent.

If these armors are divided into cotton armor and iron armor, the number of armors will double, because many Qing soldiers wear double armor.Sadly a lot of the armor is broken and needs to be repaired before use.There are also some captured round shields, knives and guns that are also full of holes and gaps, and they all need to be repaired.

However, the results this time have been very rich.

After listening to Lin Daofu's words, everyone was overjoyed, beheaded 140 seven ranks, and captured them for nothing, including many Tartar officers.With such an outstanding record, when the military merits are awarded...everyone will be smiling.

In the Ming Dynasty, the military exploits of capturing and beheading the Mongols were the most important. After the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty, the military exploits of capturing and beheading the Manchurians were the most important.Ordinary sergeants, if they captured and beheaded the first rank of the gold soldiers, and now they are Qing soldiers, they will be promoted to the first level, and they will be rewarded with silver and cloth, up to three levels.

Leading officers, there are 500 generals and thousands of commanders, and their subordinates have captured ten slaves and thieves, and they will be promoted to one level, and each additional ten will be promoted to one level.For every [-] people who lead the army, they will be promoted to one level, and for every additional [-] people, they will be promoted to one level.Up to three levels in total, the second level is actually awarded, the first level is acting, and silver rewards are awarded.

Wang Dou used Qianhu as the defensive officer, which was actually the general of the defense. There were more than [-] soldiers in Shun Township, and the rest were only considered strong, not counted in the soldiers of the Baoan Prefecture Guard.Since Wang Dou took the lead in this battle, with so many beheads, he might have to go up three levels in a row.Even if his seniority is low and he has just been promoted, but he has strong military exploits, at least he can act as a commander of the guards and serve as the moral commander of a certain big city.

It's okay for Han Zhong and Sun Sanjie to be promoted a few levels, and everyone else has some rewards, so everyone is happy for a while.

Wang Dou asked Lin Daofu to instruct Li Maosen, the head craftsman, to repair the captured armor immediately. Whether it is cotton armor or iron armor, if there is a hole, immediately put some thick iron leaves to repair it. These armors may be repaired soon. In the future, it can also be used to protect the lives of soldiers in Shunxiang Fort.

Lin Daofu solemnly agreed, but then he said in a low voice: "My lord, the casualties of our army in this battle have been calculated."

He flipped through the document in his hand, and said: "Including the young and strong auxiliary soldiers, the sergeant of the left post who defended the city and participated in the battle had a total of 74 casualties. The sergeant of the left post who defended the city and the left city wall had a total of 49 casualties. Among them, 27 were killed, nine were seriously injured, and the rest were in varying degrees of severity. The outpost sergeants defending the right wall had 25 casualties, 15 were killed, four were seriously injured, and the rest were in varying degrees of severity. I have ordered Heal the wounded."

According to Lin Daofu, the largest number of casualties occurred in the first wave of arrow rain by the Qing soldiers. At that time, there were more than [-] casualties at the head of Shunxiangbao.

Moreover, the bows and arrows of the Qing soldiers were vicious, and many of their arrows hit the vital points of the soldiers of Shunxiang Fort. Their arrows were long and heavy, penetrated extremely deep, and had strong armor-piercing power. Many of them were shot in the body. The sergeant, due to bleeding, soon lost the chance of rescue.

The ensuing battle at the top of the city wall was also very tragic, with people killed and injured one after another from each team.Especially the sergeants of Team A on the left post, they had no more than 17 people in the whole team, and the number of casualties was only [-]. They were already disabled and needed to be reorganized to supplement the sergeants.

Listening to Lin Daofu's words, everyone's hearts were heavy. Han Zhong slapped the table with his fist, hating himself.

Wang Dou also fell silent. In this battle of defending the city, his own casualty rate reached one-seventh. It is estimated that the exchange ratio with the Qing soldiers was three to one. If it was in a field battle, the exchange ratio would be even greater.Although the results are brilliant, but his capital is small, and he can't afford the loss.

In fact, some casualties could have been avoided, but there is no way, the experience of war must be accumulated by human life and blood.

After a long time, he looked at Lin Daofu and said: "The soldiers who died in battle should be well cared for, the injured should be treated properly, and those who have made military achievements in battle should be rewarded and promoted immediately!"

Lin Daofu saluted solemnly: "My lord, don't worry, I'll save you from being an official."

Wang Dou stood up: "I'm going to condolences to those wounded soldiers."

Leaving Han Chao behind, Lin Daofu patrolled the city, and Wang Dou took Han Zhong, Sun Sanjie, Wen Fangliang and others down the tower.

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At this time, Shunxiang Fort has become a large construction site, and the streets are full of young and strong military households participating in the guards. They assist the soldiers in the defense, manufacture and transport the defense equipment, etc., and run back and forth non-stop.Even many strong women are no exception.

Shunxiang Fort has organized them all. There were more than 600 households in the old fort of Shunxiang, with more than 400 males and more than 700 young and strong males. Most of them have been compiled as Shunxiangbao. Left and right sentry new troops.In addition, Wang Dou took in the victims and established a new castle in Shun Township.In addition to the [-] new army households sent to Jingbianbao, there are more than [-] households in Xinbao, and more than [-] male households.Among them, five hundred young men were selected, and two new troops were formed again.

During this time of Jianbi clearing, Shunxiang Fort moved into 1000 households in various forts, with a population of more than 500, including more than 50 men.In the old fort of Shun Township, there were no spare young and strong men, so the men in the new fort, together with the Tunhu Dingkou who moved into the two forts, were all young and strong men among them to form auxiliary soldiers.With [-] people as a team, most of the team held knives and guns. A total of more than [-] teams were formed. They were led by the general banner of a hundred households in Xinbao and the chiefs of Tunpu, under the unified command of Lin Daofu, and jointly assisted in the battle. Soldiers guard the city and fight.

Each team is led by an officer, and each team has its own assigned tasks.Strong women also form teams, appoint team leaders, let them work with men, make defense equipment, etc.The weaker women are also busy doing laundry and cooking for the soldiers and civilians, and making some simple utensils.

Their supervision is in charge of Chi Dacheng, the governor.When someone slacked off, Wang Dou ordered Chi Dacheng to behead them on the spot in accordance with the military discipline and military laws of the Ming Dynasty.Furthermore, the gathering of Qing soldiers outside the city is related to their own life and death, and no one dares to be careless.

The whole castle worked together to tide over the difficulties.

For the new [-] households, they were arranged to build shacks in the vacant areas of the old and new forts, and then they were organized to work and defend the city every day.After arriving at Shunxiang Fort, their trembling mood relaxed. The military households in the fort and the four sentinel brothers strictly observed military discipline, and they did not bully students or run amok.Don't rob them of the only belongings they brought from the original forts, work every day and have enough to eat. Compared with their original lives in the various forts, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

If it weren't for the Tartar soldiers outside the city, this kind of life would have been perfect now, and many of them wanted to stay in Shunxiang Castle after the war.

After a series of raids and seizures, Wang Dou had more than 4000 taels of silver in stock, more than 1000 stone grains and rice, and hundreds of pigs and sheep in addition.Some time ago, he spent more than 1000 taels of silver and some grain and rice to build the new castle walls of Shun Township and Jingbianbao.However, the remaining money, food and rice are enough for the entire fort to spend this year.

Wang Dou's painstaking efforts finally came in handy.The four sentry soldiers can eat and drink freely every day, and there is also a large supply of meat. All the military households and men and women who assist in the battle in the fort can eat their fill.Coupled with the strong organization and the same hatred, although there are Qing soldiers gathered outside the fort, the morale inside the fort is high, especially after the victory in the battle just now.

Surrounded by guards and officers, Wang Dou strode across the street. When he saw Wang Dou approaching, the soldiers patrolling the street and the busy auxiliary soldiers saluted him respectfully, their eyes full of respect.It is precisely because of Wang Dou's leadership that Shunxiang Fort was able to resist the enemy and protect the safety of the entire fort's soldiers and civilians.

At the entrance of the East Street, Jia Duonan, the head of Zhouzhuang, was calling loudly to his team of young men to carry the rolling wood and rocks to the city. Under the sunlight, his scalp became more shiny and shiny. His sharp eyes saw Wang Dou , he hurriedly nodded and came over, repeatedly calling the defender.

Wang Dou glanced at him, remembering this person, he said: "So it's Jia Tuntou, how is the morale of your army?"

Jia Duonan said loudly: "High, very high, especially after hearing about the victory of the brothers in the city, the brothers in the team are all eager to fight, and they also hope to go to the city to fight the Tartars."

Wang Dou nodded and said, "Very good, work hard."

Jia Duonan repeatedly said: "The humble official understands, don't worry, my lord."

After Wang Dou left, Jia Duonan smiled smugly at Lu Xianyang, the head of the teahouse nearby, "Brother Lu, how did I behave just now? Your Excellency seems to be praising me."

Lu Xianyang and Jia Duonan were young and strong in the same team. He touched the big tumor on his chin and said, "Look at the look on your face. Your Excellency is satisfied with Brother Jia. This is because Brother Jia is smart and we are lucky." , was working hard, and was met by an adult."

He murmured: "It seems that the adults have paid attention to us. If this continues, maybe we two brothers will have the hope of being promoted in the future."

Both of them laughed happily, and then called Jun Zhuang to work loudly.

Wang Dou came to the front of the thousand-household government hall, the area was open, and there were many big banyan trees with luxuriant branches, which was quite shady, so the healing place for the wounded soldiers was placed here.After the wound was bandaged, the sergeant who was not seriously injured was carried into the barracks to rest, and the medicine was changed every few days until the wound healed.

When Wang Dou came here, under the banyan tree in the venue, there was a simple bed, and there was a bloody smell and bursts of groans. Inside, Wang Tianxue and many medical apprentices were busy. Prepared a large number of boiling water vessels, as well as wound medicine, sharp knives, etc., for these wounded soldiers to dig and cut arrowheads, wash the wounds, apply medicines and bandages, etc.

There are more than [-] wounded and seriously injured here. Seeing Wang Dou and others coming, many wounded soldiers struggled to sit up. Wang Dou hurriedly let them lie down. Wang Tianxue also came up to welcome them. .

Wang Dou asked, "How are the soldiers injured?"

Wang Tianxue shook his head and sighed: "It's okay for the rest, even the dozen or so people who were seriously injured, I'm afraid they won't be able to save their lives, and the students are also powerless."

His voice was exhausted, and the Confucian shirt on his body was extremely wrinkled. Since the war started, he has been busy all the time, and he is very tired.In the past two days, it was rare for him not to drink too much.

Although the weather was hot, due to the timely treatment, the wounds of most of the lightly wounded soldiers would not be inflamed, and many of them survived after cleaning and bandaging.These sergeants will become valuable treasures in the army,

However, the 13 people who were seriously injured were either shot by arrows in their eyes, throats and necks, or were deeply cut or stabbed by Qing soldiers’ weapons during the battle at the top of the city. Several people died on the spot while still carrying it.

Wang Dou stepped forward to comfort the wounded and let them recover from their injuries. The soldiers nodded excitedly.Wang Dou looked at some of the seriously wounded in front of him. They groaned loudly. Many of them were dying. He still had to watch them die. For the first time, he felt his own helplessness.

A low cry sounded from the side, but there were two seriously wounded who couldn't hold on anymore and slowly swallowed their breath again. Wang Tianxue sighed, waved his hands, and asked a few auxiliary soldiers to carry their bodies away and put them in a coffin. After the execution, they will be buried in a unified way in the future.

Wang Dou stared blankly, and suddenly he heard a soft calling: "My lord, my lord."

But it was a badly injured musketeer from the left whistle B team. He was hit by eight sharp arrows from his forehead to his face. His face was densely covered with arrows, and even his eyes were shot blind. He looked like this, Naturally, there was no possibility of treatment, but he was very stubborn, and after being lifted, he kept struggling and refused to die.

He was groping hard with both hands, Wang Dou stepped forward to hold his hand, and said softly: "I am here."

The seriously injured musketeer firmly grasped Wang Dou's hand, and a sharp arrow hit each of his left and right lips. It was quite difficult for him to speak, and he said intermittently: "...the adults will divide the fields for the small family, the small ones Willing to die for the adults. It’s just that there is only a young wife and a daughter under the age of [-] in the family. Lord Wanwang will take care of him..."

Han Zhong shed tears, jumped up suddenly and said loudly: "Brother, don't worry, I will take care of your wife and daughter."

Wang Dou also said softly: "Don't worry, I will..."

Having said this, he stopped talking suddenly, but saw that the seriously injured gunner had already died, only a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Wang Dou stood up with a long sigh. After this battle, I don't know how many warriors will die.

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Outside the city of Shunxiangbao, leaning against the hills and plains in the south of the city, the Qing soldiers outside the city had already set up a large camp.A large area of ​​tents, one color of pure white with red flags inlaid, is very strict.Teams of sentry soldiers of the Qing Dynasty came in and out of the camp, and teams of unarmored followers went back and forth between Dongfang River and the camp of the Qing soldiers, carrying water for cooking and feeding the horses.

The Eight Banners Army set up their camps quite well. Since the time of the old slaves, they marched and hunted. They set up fences in winter and dug trenches in summer. They also herded horses in the fences.At this time, in front of a large tent with a large banner erected high in the camp, there were thunderous roars and whipping sounds from inside the tent.

In the tent, Najia Lazhangjing was waving his leather whip, but he beat the Niuluzhangjing who was lying on the ground furiously, and the Niuluzhangjing next to him were silent and did not dare to move.

The result of this battle was far beyond Najiala's expectations. The casualties were so heavy. Those warriors who lost were the best of the banner, and they were buried under this small city of thousands of households. Najialazhangjing It is conceivable that Rao Yubaile Abate's anger at that time, thinking of that horrible scene, Najia Lazhangjing's anger rushed straight to his forehead.

(End of this chapter)