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

Chapter 455 Convergence March

These cavalry came rumbling, and the momentum was extraordinary.
When Yang Guozhu saw Wang Dou, he shouted from afar: "Guoqin."
Wang Dou went up to meet him: "Shuai Yang."
Yang Guozhu reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "Finally in time, our two armies will meet!"
Wang Dou saw that his face was covered with sweat, and all the generals behind him were also sweating profusely. It's no wonder he wasn't tired in the hot weather, wearing armor all over his body, and marching in a hurry.
Guo Yingxian, the Chinese army general behind Yang Guozhu, looked at the sun even more, and cursed: "Damn it, the sun is so bright at this time, I would rather go out in winter than come out in hot weather."
Seeing the snorting of the horse under his crotch, and the wet sweat when he touched it, he stroked the horse's head distressedly, and shouted to Wang Dou: "brother, brother waited to meet you, but even after running for several miles, he was not out of breath. one time."
He took out the coconut ladle on his waist and drank half a pot of water with a rumble.
Wang Dou exchanged a few words with this straightforward and stupid brother, and said to Yang Guozhu: "Shuai Yang has worked hard, how many troops have been dispatched for this expedition?"
Yang Guozhu said: "5000 people, [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, how many are your Jingbian troops?"
Wang Dou said, "The same 5000 people."
Yang Guozhu shouted loudly: "Good!"
The veteran looked excited: "So, I will send troops from Xuanzhen, with a total of 3 troops, to assist the towns, and our army is the worst!"
Guo Yingxian took off his helmet at this time and used it as a fan.But it showed a bald head, and all the hair was shaved off because of the summer expedition.He is square, and his head is also square, but even the top of his head and even his cheeks are covered with scars from knife wounds.
He roared like thunder: "You also have 5000 people, that's great, now it will be even more powerful to fight the Tartars."
The generals behind Yang Guozhu were equally excited and discussed with each other, brimming with joy and pride.
At this time, Yang Guozhu saw Wang Dou's handsome flag, his eyes lit up, and he praised: "The flag of Guoqin is impressive, good."
Wang Dou's handsome flag is a huge flag, two feet high, made of refined wood and steel, and the flag is one foot larger, made of red silk, bordered by golden silk, and decorated with beads on the tassel head, it is extremely gorgeous.There are blue dragon, white tiger, red bird, and basalt patterns in the four directions of the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the flag. In the middle of the flag, there are golden waves, sun and moon patterns.
As soon as the wind and waves blow, the flag billows, giving people a feeling of passion and enthusiasm.
Originally, this kind of flag was generally called the Zuo flag, and it was only used when camping. Qi Jiguang once said: "This cannot be used in the formation, it is very important!"
This kind of flag, no matter how strong the flag bearer is, can't resist it, so the logistics department specially built a handsome flag car for General Zhenglu, erected the big flag on it, and pulled it with two strong horses.
Not only that, but there are also many large drum carts in the Chinese Army Commander's Camp. The diameter of the drums is three meters. These huge war drums are all placed on the drum carts and pulled by horses.
In the 11th year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou had dispatched Yuanrong chariots and Wanggan chariots, and he dispatched them at this time as well.
Today's Yuanrong chariot is built stronger and can even prevent artillery fire. Of course, it is heavier and requires four strong horses to drag it.The height of the pole is as high as 20 meters. Standing on the Diao Dou, the sergeant can see the surrounding movement for tens of miles.
As Wang Dou's status became higher and higher, his equipment also improved more and more.
Looking at the huge Jingbian army commander flag in front of him, and the golden waves of the sun and the moon flag, not to mention Yang Guozhu, it is the generals of the town, and their eyes are all turning around on the flags. The passion and vigor displayed in them is that They all felt excited.
Uncle Zhongyong is really unexpected and often surprises people.
Guo Yingxian's eyes widened even more, and he didn't know what he was muttering.
Yang Guozhu reluctantly looked back, Wang Dou's new tricks came out one after another, and he couldn't finish feeling, so let's just focus on the present.
He smiled and said, "Guoqin, let you see the soldiers I train."
Wang Dou followed him, and in the distance, the sound of orderly footsteps sounded, but it was Yang Guozhu's infantry who also followed.
On the winding official road, those sergeants, densely packed, are coming in neatly lined up one by one.
It can be seen from a distance that their firecrackers are all wearing red cotton armor, and the pikemen are all wearing red waist armor. In their arms, the blue side of the mandarin duck jacket is exposed, alternating green and red, and the color sense is very moving.
Wang Dou's heart moved, and he took out the binoculars to look carefully. In the mirror, these soldiers were young and strong, all wearing cloud-winged helmets.In terms of military appearance and military posture, it is much better than Yang Guozhu's regular barracks.
Seeing Wang Dou's serious attention, Yang Guozhu smiled and said, "Guoqin, what do you think of my soldiers?"
Wang Dou praised sincerely: "He is indeed a good soldier!"
According to Wang Dou's eyes, and after analyzing the information obtained, Yang Guozhu's new army still has some shortcomings.
If the cultural level is not high, the soldiers may not be able to comply with and understand the regulations.And after the soldiers have been trained, has the level of grassroots officers improved?Regulations, systems, tactics, and battle formations all require cultural support.
Why to fight, to improve the will to fight, requires spiritual understanding, professionalism, military management, and the improvement of a series of systems, all of which require culture.
However, it was extremely difficult for Yang Guozhu to train the new army like this. According to Wang Dou's judgment, he should have the level of his Shunxiangbao army in the ninth year of Chongzhen.It can be seen that the training level of these soldiers is good and their morale is high. If they can survive a few bloody battles, the rest of them will be qualified sergeants.
If Ming's soldiers had this level, in fact, it would be enough to fight against the Tartars.
They cannot be compared with the Jingbian army. Wang Dou came from a later generation and knew the importance of culture. Almost [-]% of the soldiers in the army are at the level of scholars (not reciting poetry, but referring to literacy rate), there are many intellectuals, It is always difficult for foreign troops to reach.
Seeing Wang Dou's praise, Yang Guozhu was relieved, and the generals behind him also looked very pleased.
Uncle Zhongyong is famous for running the army and training the army. To be recognized by him is to acknowledge everyone's hard work.
Seeing the new troops coming in neatly, Yang Guozhu said with emotion: "It's not easy to train these new troops. There are enough soldiers to eat, and the fields are divided...especially the fields. I spent a lot of money to reclaim wasteland around the town. If you take ten mu of land and retire after five years, you can get all the land fifty mu, so it is a sergeant's heart!"
Anger suddenly appeared in his eyes: "Hmph, those powerful merchants and gentry in the town are eating vegetarian food in their corpses, not doing business, but their eyes are on the plowed fields..."
This general must make a statement: "Unless I die, the soldiers will not even try to take a single cent of their land!"
Speaking of this matter, all the generals under Yang Guozhu's command were angry. Wang Dou didn't need to listen to Yang Guozhu's explanation, he already understood what was going on.
This is too common. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has extremely favorable policies for reclaiming wasteland. For newly opened fields, the tax reduction or exemption for three or five years is just for nothing. In many places, it is even stipulated that those who reclaimed wasteland will not be paid for ten years.
However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Seeing those wastelands harvesting grain, many officials and dignitaries can't wait to come to collect taxes, and even use various means to seize them.
In this way, who is willing to reclaim wasteland?So in the border town of Daming, there are deserted beaches everywhere, but no one is willing to go to reclamation.
Wang Dou looked coldly, and said: "Land is the life of a soldier. The reason why our Jingbian army dares to fight is that every soldier has land and every household has food. If Shuai Yang has any difficulties, just say it, and my Wang Dou first A stand up and support."
Wang Dou was famous for his fierceness, killing warriors, literati, businessmen, and eunuchs, just like killing chickens, so few people dared to attack him.
Yang Guozhu is different, he lives in the old circle, has too many worries, and is wary of the mouse. The environment of the town is also very different from that of Donglu.
When Wang Dou said this, Yang Guozhu was relieved, and he said, "Don't worry, I can still handle it."
Looking at his new army with fascinated eyes, he said: "It is also thanks to Guoqin who gave me the fine-crafted bird guns and powerful medicines, so that the combat power of the soldiers can be improved to a higher level."
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At this time, the new troops were getting closer and closer. Looking at Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou seemed to have temporarily appointed a battalion of new troops as the supply battalion. Behind them were densely packed unicycle chariots, all of which were light carts. In front of each cart, There is also the right shaft bar, which has holes. Obviously, there are hardwood cards that can be disassembled, and they can be inserted in time of war.
At this time, these single-wheeled chariots were full of all kinds of luggage, including tents, food, weapons and ammunition, etc. Some chariots were pulled by horses and mules, and most of them were pushed and pulled.
The east road is flat and solid, so it is relatively easy for these chariots to push.
Yang Guozhu looked at these chariots and said with emotion: "When I built these chariots, I didn't expect to use them. Thief slaves use a lot of firearms. After using the chariots to fight cards, they can effectively prevent gunshots and reduce casualties of soldiers. It's just a long way. , it is not easy to transport to Liaodong."
Wang Dou also sighed with emotion: "It's not easy."
This time the Jingbian Army went to battle, the supply battalion also used a large number of chariots in addition to horse-drawn carriages, but unlike the one-wheeled chariots of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the current Jingbian Army chariots are tall and strong, and need to use horse mules , rather than human push and pull.
However, although there are horses and mules, it is not easy to transport the luggage all the way to Liaodong.
Seeing the continuous gathering of the two armies, from Yulinbao to the official road in Huailai, to the official road in Yongning, all the armor and banners are black and dense.
Under the iron helmet, there are all hot-blooded men. In this situation, who would not be proud of sentient beings?
Seeing that both sides are cheering for the friendly army, from today onwards, they are comrades in arms fighting the enemy side by side.
Wang Dou smiled and said, "Shuai Yang, I have something to give away."
Waving his hand, a handsome flag car that was the same as his own was pulled over, with the same height, the same shape, the same two-foot flagpole made of fine wood and steel, and the same two horses.
Looking at the handsome flag car, Yang Guozhu's eyes showed excitement, and he said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Guoqin has a heart, Guoqin has a heart."
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Soon, the Yang character flag was raised, juxtaposed with the sun, moon and waves flag, flying high in the sky together.
Looking at the two huge handsome flags, all the soldiers cheered. Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu stood on the handsome flag car. The roar of the [-] soldiers was like a raging sea.
Seeing the soldiers cheering for a long time, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu looked at each other and smiled.
Wang Dou waved his hand violently, the marching drums sounded, and tens of thousands of soldiers started their steps again, mobilized their horses, and headed towards Badaling and Liaodong like an endless torrent of steel.
Looking at the marching army, Yu Gui, the general of Nanshan Road who had long been forgotten by everyone, sighed: "This is called the king's teacher, and it is called the army."
But at this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded hurriedly, and Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, howled like a mourning concubine from behind: "Oh, uncle Zhongyong, brother Yang, wait for the little brother."
"Oh, wait, little brother..."

(End of this chapter)