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

Chapter 428
Not long after Emperor Chongzhen granted Wang Dou the title of Zhongyong Bo and put up the seal of "General Conquering Captives", the matter spread throughout the northern kingdom, especially the teahouses and restaurants inside and outside the capital, which were full of people talking about it.
The affairs in the capital have always been leaked from all directions, even if the government has something to keep secret, it will soon be spread through various channels, and there is no such thing as a secret.Therefore, the news of Wang Dou Feng Bo's hanging seal was transmitted to all directions at a fast speed.
On February 14th, 25th year of Chongzhen, Xuanfu Township, Yanwu Field in the northeast suburb.
Xuanfu Town is known as "the head of nine towns". Pointed into the clouds. You don't need a bow and knife to fight against tigers, but you are born with swords and halberds to embrace generals."
The parade platform of the teaching field is built on the hillside, backed by the vast mountains, overlooking the flat and vast teaching field, and overlooking the magnificent Xuanfu town from a distance, which can be said to take advantage of the terrain.Although there is a martial arts arena not far from the South Pass of the town, but not many town officials are willing to practice in such a small venue.
At this time, the parade platform was full of various generals and officers in top helmets, all of whom were engrossed in watching the drill of the sergeants below.The slogans on the teaching field are loud, and the spearmen of the brigade may be practicing marching in line, arraying the assassination technique.Or a large group of bird blunderbusses practiced shooting non-stop, the smoke filled the air, and the sound of blunderbuss was deafening.
Looking at the sergeants on the drill below, Yang Guozhu showed a look of relief and emotion on his face. From the 12th year of brewing in Chongzhen until now, his [-] new troops have finally been drilled.
For this army, how much painstaking effort did I devote?Not only did they invest all the money and food they received, but they went straight to the teaching ground when they left "Zhenshuo Mansion" every day, and sometimes they even spent food and lodging on the teaching ground. practiced out.
This army is completely modeled after Wang Dousun's township army. Those who join the army are all kind and young, and each of them is given a part of the land. After five years, they can retire and get all [-] mu of land. The disabled are given life-long pensions.The armor, weapons, and all the blunderbuss used by the officers and soldiers are all carefully crafted at their own expense.All kinds of expenses caused the large amount of silver and money he was allocated back then to be thrown on this army.
In order not to be flashy, Yang Guozhu, who has been in battle for a long time, also used battle training to let the army see the blood of the bandits in batches. He even went out of the fortress a few times to fight the Mongolian rangers to exercise his combat power to the greatest extent. In this way, the army finally became successful. .
Yang Guozhu divided the new army into three battalions, all of which were infantry, and there was a governor in the army to appease the officials. There are 5000 soldiers under his command.
Not only that, most of the main barracks are veterans of hundreds of battles. Due to the large number of horses and mules, the [-] veterans and one horse army, although their military discipline is not as strict as that of the new army, their combat strength is needless to say.
Looking at the teaching field below, not only Yang Guozhu was delighted, but all the generals around him raised their eyebrows and were full of enthusiasm.
Guo Yingxian, the general of Yang Guozhu's army, opened his mouth and laughed loudly: "Grandma, these recruits are finally fucked... It looks okay, but the cost is a bit high..."
As soon as Guo Yingxian said this, all the generals around him were chattering: "Yes, the cost is indeed high, not to mention the Ma Jun, the military salary of these recruits alone costs 10,000+ taels of silver a year, and Gunpowder for bird guns, a dozen lead is money."
"Yeah, the medicine is too expensive..."
Of course, Yang Guozhu's new army can't refuse to pay the army like Wang Dou did, and there is no gain from killing the enemy for the time being, and they are paid in real money every month.
In order to prevent the officers from eating empty salaries and drinking the blood of soldiers, Yang Guozhu also followed the style of the Qi family army, distributing the general salaries to each soldier and distributing them himself. Although some generals were secretly dissatisfied, Yang Guozhu persisted.The effect is obvious. These new soldiers have enough food and their morale is very high.
The military salary of 5000 people is a big expense, and there are many more, such as gunpowder and pellets for the bird gun soldiers...Yang Guozhu also set up a private gunpowder factory to specialize in the production of gunpowder.
Wang Dou's method is from later generations' method of collecting nitrate, which is simple and cheap, while Yang Guozhu can only follow the method of producing gunpowder in Daming at this time.
The production of gunpowder at this time is expensive, and it is necessary to add a large amount of gray water, gelatin, egg white, radish, etc. to absorb and remove impurities in the gunpowder, which costs a lot.
This is also the reason why many military leaders were unwilling to use firearms at that time. Regardless of the quality problems, continuous investment was required. It would save time and effort if you randomly summoned some soldiers and gave them waist knives and spears.Moreover, the troops come in this way quickly and the momentum is great. When people hear that you have hundreds of thousands of troops, they will be intimidated at once. Even if you can't fight, you can intimidate a large number of people.
Just like Zuo Liangyu, who later claimed to have an army of one million, but in fact the number of troops in the army that could fight was only [-] to [-], but the court believed that it was important, and there was nothing he could do if he was domineering and rude.
The generals talked a lot, lamenting that it is not easy to raise an army. The food and salaries in the town are only so much, and it is too difficult to maintain an army of 5000 people. Somehow, the topic suddenly turned to Wang Dou:
"Well, I don't know how General Wang trains his troops. Half of the blunderbuss soldiers in his army, where did he get the gunpowder?"
"His army does not need to pay, which saves a lot of money. Maybe the money is used for gunpowder research."
"His blunderbuss can break through heavy armor with a hundred steps. Our blunderbuss is far inferior. It should be a matter of medicine. Commander, can you buy a batch of blunderbuss bullets from Donglu?"
"The town has long had this idea, but General Wang is out leading the army, and those people on the East Road can't decide..."
Hearing the mention of Wang Dou by the generals, Yang Guozhu felt complicated. His new army also used fixed-loaded ammunition in paper tubes, but the power was far from comparable to the bird guns used by the Shunxiang Army. drug problem.
Speaking of Wang Dou, Guo Yingxian yelled: "My little brother, now he is in the limelight. I heard that he led the army to the south and beat up 10,000 intruders in Luoyang and ran away like dogs. My little brother is really not easy."
When this topic was brought up, the generals discussed excitedly for a while, saying that Wang Dou would definitely be rewarded when he came back, and he would become a member of the Governor's Mansion.
Yang Guozhu felt a little tired suddenly, and was about to go into the school building behind to take a rest, when he saw a bodyguard rushing over, saying that there were disciples from the capital's mansion outside the teaching field reporting important information to the commander-in-chief.
Yang Guozhu asked his personal guards to bring them in, wondering in his heart: "What's the matter, so anxious?"
The staff of the mansion was set up by Yang Guozhu in the capital, and it was dedicated to reporting various developments in the capital. The news was delivered faster than the mansion newspaper, and there was Ruotang newspaper.
Soon, the son of the mansion came in and reported to Yang Guozhu that he was Yang Guozhu's confidant, and all the officials and generals in the parade platform were also generals under Yang Guozhu's command.
Yang Guozhu was still calm at first, but the more he listened, the more moved he became, and asked the servant carefully, and finally stood there for a long time, rewarded the servant with a few taels of silver, and let him go down to rest.
The military parade has exploded, and all the generals are chattering: "Wang Dou Xiangyang great victory, beheaded and sacrificed the thief, the emperor specially rewarded him, hung the seal and sealed him, and gave the army number and battalion number?"
"Uncle Feng, this reward is too heavy. As General Zhenshuo, the commander-in-chief has not yet been granted an uncle."
"That's right, the commander-in-chief is Doctor Ronglu, the governor of the left, and Wang Dou is the same. The world officials are on the same level!"
"Otherwise, Wang Dou will bear the seal of the general who conquered the captives, and he will be the commander-in-chief of the regiment training in Xuanfu Town, and stationed on Jiedong Road.
"The commander-in-chief is noble, and Wang Dou is a respected man. After being named uncle, he is considered a noble man now."
"Indeed, when the imperial court is honored, all officials bow to each other. When a first-rank official sees the prince's son-in-law, first-rank officials stand on the right and bow two times. The prince's son-in-law can only salute on the left. Wang Dou now has an honorable status."
"Beheading and killing the thief is a shocking feat. The emperor hates the thief the most. Wang Dou named him uncle. It was unexpected and reasonable..."
The generals are just arguing, and many people have strange expressions. Wang Dou was promoted to the left governor, made an earl, and there are many troops. There are two powerful generals in Xuanfu Town. Can the two tigers live in peace and calmly?
Of course, many of them had fought the enemy side by side with Wang Dou, and had a deep comrade-in-arms friendship. It's hard to say this, but this thought can be seen on many people's faces.
Yang Guozhu also had a complicated expression on his face, looking at the direction of the east road for a long time, lost in thought: "Wang Dou, he...is sealed."
Only Guo Yingxian was heartless, didn't have so many thoughts, just took a breath: "This kid, is he sealed?"
He suddenly remembered something, and laughed openly: "That kid Zhang Guowei, relying on Governor Zhang's backing, fought with Governor Ji. When Governor Ji's son-in-law comes back, I'll have fun watching it."
When this matter was mentioned, all the generals on the stage showed expressions of gloating.
After Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of Xuanda, took office, the new official took office three times. Unexpectedly, the towns were full of depression.
For Wang Dou's sake, all parties gave face, and the prestige-increased Governor Ji Laolao took control of Xuanfu Town to prevent Zhang Fuzhen's tentacles from extending in.Zhang Junmen is ambitious and is about to do a big job to repay the holy grace. Ji Shiwei's attitude makes Zhang Fuzhen extremely dissatisfied.
It happened that the commander of Xuanfu Township, "Qian Shuguan", one of the top snakes in Xuanfu Township, Zhang Guowei, the deputy general, took refuge in him, and Zhang Fuzhen was overjoyed. .
With Governor Xuanda's support, Zhang Guowei kept stumbling Governor Ji, showed embarrassment, and vented his anger towards Wang Dou on Ji Shiwei head-on.
Of course, he might be intimidated by Wang Dou's military strength, even though Wang Dou was not around, he didn't dare to do anything to Dong Lu.However, the people below did not live up to expectations, or they misunderstood the meaning of Zhang Du's commander, and coveted the wealth of the East Road. A thousand generals under his command actually led his own troops to rob bandits and rob the vicinity of Bao'an Prefecture. A Tunbao.
The development of the matter was very dramatic. Before the regular army of the Shunxiang Army in Baoan Prefecture was dispatched, the general manager was defeated by the local Tun Ding.
This time the hornet's nest was broken, not only Ma Guoxi, the soldier of the East Road, was furious, but Ji Shiwei, the governor of Xuanfu Town, was also furious, and the Shunxiang army on the East Road was even more furious. Thousands of troops assembled, and they were about to enter the town to seek justice.The atmosphere in Xuanzhen was tense for a while.
False robbing of robbers and looting by troops, no matter where the troubles arise, Zhang Guowei and others have no reason, let alone the reason is often on the side of the powerful?
(End of this chapter)