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

Chapter 441

After the Jingbian barracks system, banners, and uniforms were finalized, Wang Dou also announced the appointment of the battalion leaders who were most concerned by everyone.
As expected, Gao Shiyin was appointed as the general of the forward Zhuque battalion and participated in the post of general.
Wen Fangliang was appointed as the general of Zuowei Qinglongying, and participated in the post of general.
Zhong Xiancai was appointed as the general of Youwei Baihuying, a guerrilla post.
Han Chao was appointed as the general of the guard Xuanwu Battalion, a guerrilla post.
In the lower battalions of the Chinese army, Zhao Xuan, the general of the artillery battalion, took the post of general.Li Guangheng, the general of the cavalry battalion, participated in the post of general.Wen Daxing, the general of the Sharp Whistle Battalion, joined the rank of general.Sun Sanjie, the general of the supply battalion, although Sun Sanjie did not fight much, but he guaranteed the food and grass of the whole army, worked hard and made great achievements, and was also awarded the guerrilla post.
The positions of Zhong Tiaoyang and Xie Yike will be determined again.
It's almost May, and the rewards from the Ministry of War will come down soon. At that time, the commanders of the generals and the guards will be awarded.
The guards are like the National People's Congress of the later generations, the place where the military officers of the Ming Dynasty retire and relax. Many officers and generals who were dismissed from the camp also returned to serve in the guards. If they want to have some ambitions, it is serious to lead a battalion. , especially in the Jingbian Army.
Most of the missions in the battalion were recommended by the battalion commander, and with Wang Dou's current status, it was impossible for the imperial court to reject it.
However, in terms of food and grass supply, there may be some wrangling.
After the Qing army entered the bandits in the 11th year of Chongzhen, according to the imperial court’s proposal for military training, the governor-general trained 500 soldiers, and the general soldier trained [-].
However, there will be 2 people under Wang Dou's command now, how can the court pay real money?The maximum amount of food and wages for 1 people will often be in arrears.Fortunately, Wang Dou does not rely on the court for food, and he can solve the problem of food and payment by himself.
Currently, for Wang Dou, the most worrying thing is the issue of the soldiers in each battalion.
Among the battalions, as far as Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion is concerned, although it is one battalion, it is impossible to organize it as an ordinary battalion. There will be nearly a hundred artillery pieces in his battalion, and one person is in charge of each cannon.
The most important ones are the observation hand, the aiming hand, the rest of the loading hand, the ammunition hand, etc., the technical content is not high.These years Zhao Xuan followed Wang Dou in the South and North Wars, there were not many other things in the artillery battalion, but there were many skilled experts, so his battalion was easy to say.
As for Sun Sanjie's supply battalion, most people only need ordinary soldiers.
What annoyed Wang Dou was the nights of the sharp sentry battalion and the cavalry of the cavalry battalion.
The technical content of both of these is extremely high, and not ordinary soldiers can be selected.In particular, now that all battalions have increased their night-free establishments, where can they be found?
According to the situation of the military training department of the shogunate, Lin Daofu, the ambassador of the military training department, said that after the establishment of the military training department, it will be divided into infantry, cavalry, artillery, sharp whistle, and guard battalions. Among them, the infantry drills have achieved remarkable results.
Now each of the forts has a strong army, practicing in leisure time and farming in busy time. Several years have passed, and they all have certain military skills. Dozens to hundreds of people.There are as many as ten thousand of these people. If they stay in the camp for a while, they will almost be able to fight.
For the rest, nights are not collected. Over the years, more than 200 people have been trained and there are not many cavalry after selecting suitable candidates from various piers on the east road and the road.
Lin Daofu also said that in fact, there are many swordsmen and horse thieves in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Even under the command of the old general of the East Road, there are also many servants, and they also have some cavalry.
As soon as Lin Daofu's words came out, there was a heated debate among the people. Everyone said that these old generals had a lot of good soldiers. If they entered the camp, they would definitely bring down the soldiers in the camp.The reason why foreign troops are often defeated by thousands of miles is because these people take the lead.
However, Lin Daofu has a different opinion. He said that these people can also be reformed. If the Jingbian Army had many servants who joined the army, they have become excellent soldiers in the Jingbian Army. They do not have the bad habits of the Ming Army. Become generals, such as Tian Qiming, Wen Daxing, Tian Zhijue and others.
With the current military prestige of the Jingbian army, it is like a sea. They are like a drop of water. Only they can integrate into the camp and become a part of the army. There is no reason for all the soldiers to be led down by them.
Among the opponents, Gao Shiyin was particularly resolute. He had a bad experience in the past, so he knew the nature of such people. Lin Daofu was also a rigid person, who thought he was justified and would not give an inch.The two argued so much that they were about to fight, and almost ate the army stick in court.
Wang Dou also hesitated in his heart. Indeed, many servants in the Ming army had outstanding personal skills, and many of them were excellent candidates who would not be recruited overnight.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, the battalion reorganization is still the old method. The new army enters the camp and becomes the new second-class army. large crowd.The vacancies of the first-class army will be filled by outstanding soldiers of the second-class army, and they will become part of the new first-class army.
In addition, Li Guangheng's cavalry battalion selected good cavalry sergeants from various cavalry infantry troops to fill up a battalion.
Wen Daxing's sentinel battalion also selects elite fighters, and they don't even accept the nights of training these years, and they gather three generals, 600 people.
As for the nights of the establishment of each battalion, it will not be established for the time being, and will be filled up slowly in the future.
Wang Dou's guard battalion will not be expanded for the time being. There are still six teams of 300 people, three teams of Lumi gunners, and three teams of sword and shield players.
The east road is quiet, so it is a pity that Zhong Tiaoyang and Han Chaoyuan's first-class army defended the city, so Baoan Prefecture will be guarded by the second-class army in the future.In the land of Laishui, in addition to retaining one first-class army, the other four generals are also served by second-class troops.From now on, the sergeant who guards the city is called the battalion, and the second-class troops of each battalion will be transferred in rotation.
Zhong Tiaoyang, Yang Guodong, Wu Zhengchun, Shen Shiqi, Gao Xun, Lei Xianbin, Huang Yujin, Yin Yijin and other ministries were also incorporated into each battalion.
The new battalion was formed, and a large number of generals were promoted. Wang Dou appointed the battalion commanders, and the rest were selected by the staff department and the township department, and finally reported to himself for approval.
After everything was settled, everyone was happy, especially Gao Shiyin, Wen Fangliang and others, who actually led a battalion of more than 3000 soldiers.
At this time, in the Daming battalion, there are so many lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas in each general battalion. Most of them can only lead more than 1000 people, and 2000 people is considered very good. In comparison, I am naturally happy, let alone the world. The first strong army.
In particular, Shen Shiqi came out triumphantly, and soon after he was promoted, he was unavoidable as a garrison, only Yang Guodong was quite depressed.He was busy with Lu Duchen's affairs and stayed in Yixing. When he returned to the East Road, the general had already set off.
Now Wu Zhengchun, Gao Xun, Shen Shiqi and others are about to be promoted, and he is still a first-class army general. How can he be reconciled to being in the supervising battalion?He secretly made up his mind that this time he might go out with the army.
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After the general's mansion meeting on April 14, 26, the shogunate was operating at full capacity, recruiting soldiers from various forts, and the armor factory, military uniform factory, and quilt factory on the East Road were also fully operational, which attracted waves of enthusiasm.Countless households cheered and cheered that their children were finally going to join the army.
The generals and generals of the original armies on the East Road were even more excited, and they asked to join the Jingbian Army, and the voice of going out to fight with them became louder and louder.These generals, they are not qualified to see the busy Wang Dou, the generals under Wang Dou's command are the objects of their activities.
Qianhu of the security guard city acted as the commander-in-chief Zhuang Yuzuyuan and Zhao Xuan as a good friend, and visited Zhao Xuan's place for several days, as well as the guard of the guard city Xu Zucheng.
Xu Zucheng's original relative, Yang Dongmin, wanted to go to war very much. There was also Li Shouqin, the son of Li Yi'an, the former defender of the Acropolis -- after Xu Zucheng was appointed as the garrison of the Acropolis, he took refuge in Xu Zucheng.Xu Zucheng had no more than a hundred family members at that time, and Li Shouqin led nearly four hundred family members. It was because of Li Shouqin's support that he could quickly gain a foothold in the Acropolis.
How could Xu Zucheng not pay attention to the opinions of the two?
Relying on his friendship with Wang Dou in the past, Xu Zucheng posted to the General's Mansion day after day, and Wen Fangliang's uncle Wen Shiyan, who was entrusted by the security guards, also kept going to his nephew Wen Fangliang's place.
Li Jinsheng was guarding Yanqing Prefecture, Huang Changyi was guarding Huailai, and Wang Yide was guarding Yongning City. Although they only wanted to live in peace, they had relatives and nephews, and they also wanted to make military achievements in the future.There has been a precedent, Tian Qiming, the pro-general of Tian Changguo, the Qianzong of Yuanzhou City, and Zhang Tanggong, the former Zhang Gui's family member, are now serving as officers in the Jingbian Army, with a bright future.
Huang Changyi, Li Jinsheng, and the generals of the Daobiao Battalion were bothered by Huang Changyi and Li Jinsheng.
Back then, Wang Dou didn't reorganize them, and the Daobiao Battalion was directly led by Ma Guoxi, who was in the army. Wang Dou still wanted to give Ma Guoxi this bit of face.
But at that time Ma Guoxi took the opportunity to reorganize the Daobiao Battalion, and he was also disgusted with the old, weak and remnant soldiers in the camp.Therefore, the number of soldiers in the Daobiao Battalion is 1000, and there are less than [-] people after the establishment. Most of them are young and strong soldiers, and their combat power has increased.
There used to be guerrillas in Huailai City, but Mao Bin, a guerrilla on the East Road, was promoted to be a general, and Wang Dou soon became a guerrilla again, so there were only defenders and Daobiao battalion in Huailai City.Due to the tranquility of the East Road, the officers and generals of the Daobiao Battalion have had nothing to do in Huailai City these years, and seeing Wang Dou flourishing, they have a strong desire to follow the army and seek military exploits.
Ma Guoxi does not want the Daobiao Battalion to join the Jingbian Army, but the generals of the Daobiao Battalion have different opinions. Everyone can see clearly that there will be no good results if they are isolated from the Jingbian Army system on the East Road. If they join the Jingbian Army The army must have a good future. The combat power of the Daobiao Battalion is better than those of the garrison, right?
On the second day of May in the 14th year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou breathed a sigh of relief. On this day, he was in the mansion to watch the worship posts and congratulatory gifts from all parties.
Not long after Wang Dou returned to the East Road, congratulatory gifts were sent from all parties, such as the participating generals in Xuanfu Town, the deputy commanders stationed abroad, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, the officials and generals of the towns and cities, and even the Guwang Mansion. , as well as Wang Pu, the general of Datong, Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of Xuanda, and others, all sent people to send gifts to congratulate Wang Dou on his promotion to Uncle Zhongyong.
Wang Dou's father-in-law, Ji Shiwei, the governor of Xuanfu Town, even sent letters from his confidantes, and accompanied his second son Ji Zhongkun to meet Wang Dou.Ji Zhongkun was still working as an official in Yanqing Prefecture, and he had a lot of contempt for Wang Dou back then, but now his attitude has changed, and he is extremely affectionate.
Ji Shiwei's remaining sons and daughters, such as Ji Boqing, the eldest son of Ren Guangchang County Magistrate, and others also sent people to congratulate them one by one.
There is also "Qian Shuguan", Zhang Guowei, the commander of the Xuanfu Township, also sent someone to bring a heavy gift, but Wang Dou turned him away.
Zhang Guowei's subordinates dare to rob their own territory?What a guts!In the land of the East Road, Wang Dou has put in countless painstaking efforts. Anyone who touches this land, no matter whether he intends to or not, will have to pay a heavy price.
In addition to a lot of congratulatory gifts, there is a large stack of greeting cards. There are so many people asking to see Wang Dou. Among the greeting cards, there are Weicheng guard Xu Zucheng and others. In fact, Wang Dou knows their intentions. Regarding this, he has something in his heart. I have made up my mind that if I have nothing to do today, I will meet them.
But then, Wang Dou changed his mind, because there were more important people to receive him, and Wen Daxing led him in, and sent Yebushou General Zonglong Er from Liaodong, and Yebushoujia Chang Yu Maoer and others, They brought back important information about Liaodong.
"What, the thieves made a lot of cannons, and also trained a lot of blunderbuss soldiers?"
Wang Dou couldn't help being moved.

(End of this chapter)