Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 489 The living conditions of officers and soldiers of the Great Ming Guards (Part 8)
The main force of the Guards does not participate in local civil affairs.

Therefore, after Bao Shuo, the county magistrate of Wuqiao County of the new faction of the Ming Dynasty, took office, the officers and soldiers of the two battalions of Chen Zhenhui and Lin Renshu only camped in the suburbs of Wuqiao County to rest and wait for new orders before receiving new military orders.

Although the Guards’ revenge against the Manchu rulers and the gentry who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty was particularly cruel, as a modernized army, they are still very disciplined. Once the military occupation of Wuqiao County is over, they will leave the city and concentrate outside the city to rest. It is not to disturb the people, and officers and soldiers are not allowed to enter the city without permission.

However, the quality of life during the rest period of the Guards is also good. Let alone the high protein content of the food, each Guards battalion-level unit has its own band and various clubs, and these bands and various clubs are uniformly organized. As an art troupe, there are naturally many women in it.

Although in this era, most women are raised in boudoir.

However, many women among the low-level people and refugees were also absorbed into the army by the Guards. Some women who were talented in singing and dancing or were more keen to show their charm in front of others would be incorporated into the art troupe together with some recruited men. Of course it's mostly women.

Men and women match, work is not tired.

To keep a strong army alive at all times, the army cannot be kept tight. Sometimes a woman's soft singing is more likely to inspire the army than money.

The Guards are no exception, and they also need the presence of women.

But the Imperial Guard is different from the classical army, and the women of these art troupes are not soldiers in the classical army, they have the same status as other officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard.

What's more, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards in the Ming Dynasty are already of the gentry class, and they also pay attention to the etiquette of gentlemen, and most of them have a cultural foundation, and they have a strong interest in both elegance and vulgarity. The officers and soldiers of the Guards became more and more different.

The officers and soldiers of the Guards also naturally felt that they were different from ordinary troops, and spontaneously maintained their image.

Coupled with strict military discipline, although the Guards have an art troupe, they will not fall into corruption.

As for whether high-ranking officials will unspoken rules, officials from the Military Law Department will supervise and supervise competitors.

But even if there are dirty things behind the scenes, it is more likely that Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai and is willing to beat Huang Gai, and no one can prevent such things from happening.

During the non-training period, officers and soldiers can gather to sing, dance or even play ball. The entertainment life is very rich, and military-civilian friendship will also be organized.

Although it is said that rape of women and children will be directly shot, but no one knows whether there will be a short-term love affair or even a misfire during the military-civilian friendship.

At this time, in the laughter of the military-civilian friendship in the outskirts of Wuqiao County, Chen Zhenhui didn't know how many young men and women were flirting with each other, but he knew that it was this youthful atmosphere that kept the Ming's guards always energetic and different from other troops. The same style, after all other armies only relax and satisfy themselves through looting and rape.

However, Chen Zhenhui, as the commander, would not let his officers and soldiers relax too much. He began to organize the officers and soldiers to sing together. For a while, the songs describing the life of the army or singing the praises of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian rang out outside Wuqiao County. song.

This can both relax and brainwash, and continue to maintain the centripetal force of the army.

Chen Zhenhui was originally a talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. He would compose some lyrics and music to inspire morale and promote the belief of loyalty to the emperor, and he would also take the initiative to play the piano and sing to the officers and soldiers.

And Lin Renshu didn't dare to lag behind, the entertainment life of his artillery battalion was no simpler than that of Chen Zhenhui's infantry battalion.

The treatment and quality of life of the guards officers and soldiers made ordinary people envious, and even the generosity shown when the guards mobilized the people to work for themselves let the common people know that being a guard might be very rich.

Bao Shuo also established the Recruitment Office of the Second Corps of the First Army of the Guards, and began to recruit recruits in Wuqiao County. The living conditions of the Guards had a great impact on the people of Wuqiao County, and many people came to recruit.

However, the assessment of the Guards was extremely strict, and not many were selected.

"Not everyone can join the Guards. Do you know what it means to enter the Guards? It means that you are already a Ming soldier, an official, and you will be called a master. Not only do you have to pass the physical fitness test, you also have to pass the physical fitness test. You have to pass the next month's intensive training, and the outstanding ones will be incorporated into the guards. What are you doing in the intensive training? You need to study, learn etiquette, and shoot cross-country. It is the most basic requirement to distinguish between left and right."

A recruit office said this to the common people who came to apply.

This caused many people to be discouraged, but some people who wanted to try stayed to accept the assessment of the freshman office. Once they passed the assessment, they would be sent to Shandong for training.

A life of rest is always short.

The main theme of the imperial army was still blood and fire, and soon Liu Xiyao sent a new order, and the battalions of the Second Corps continued to march towards the town further north.

The First Corps and Second Corps of the First Guards Army also started the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army in this way.

At the front of the war, gunfire filled the sky, while at the back of the war, the Ming occupied area was full of singing and a stable social order, while at the back of the war, the Manchu occupied area was full of complaints and public anger that was about to riot.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Zhu Youjian entered Wuqiao County.

Although he said he was going on the expedition himself, it is naturally out of his turn to fight the enemy, and he is not even in charge of large-scale command. He is only responsible for appearing in the towns recovered by the Northern Expedition to let the people in the north know that Daming is back. The emperor of Ming Dynasty is back!
And this time the return of Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty brought them no misery but blessings.

The common people in Wuqiao County did feel this kind of blessing.

Therefore, the people inside and outside the city shouted very piously when they saluted Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian only waved his hands and skillfully used magnetic language to let the common people feel the care of his emperor, so as to achieve his goal. Become the purpose of the gods they believe in.

Zhu Youjian is used to this method and enjoys it very much, which also gave him the motivation to realize the unification of the Northern Expedition as soon as possible.

On that night in Wuqiao, he immediately summoned Zhou Yuji, Li Mingrui and other high-ranking officers of the First Army to start deducing whether the next strategic deployment needed to be changed.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian has also been paying attention to the latest progress of the guards from all walks of life.

"Your Majesty, he is very satisfied with the steady progress of the two corps of the First Guards Army in the direction of North Zhili. For example, the First Corps has recovered Qingyun, Yanshan and other counties, and the Second Corps is occupying Wuqiao County. Afterwards, cities such as Ningjin and Anling have been recovered."

"The Second Army of the Guards is still at sea, and it is estimated that it will land at the designated location ten days later. The Third Army of the Guards has all crossed the Yellow River on October [-], and the Fourth Army of the Guards has left. Huguang, the news of the Seventh Army of the Guards in the southwest direction has not been sent back, but it should not be a big problem."

(End of this chapter)