The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 142 Reforming the Military System
Jiang Tao knew that Wang Junyi and others must have recruited many craftsmen. If they were all moved into the base, the speed of the Black Tiger Army's production of firearms would double.

However, he didn't know whether Wang Junyi and others could withstand the double-layer encirclement and suppression of the powerful landlords and the Qing army. The Qing army outside the mountain had some surprises, and they couldn't let them have the energy to divide their troops to wipe out the base area of ​​the Black Tiger Army.

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It was not until evening that Wei Donglai rushed over. When Jiang Tao talked about the reform of the military system, both Cheng Zhang and Wei Donglai readily agreed.

However, Wei Donglai added: "General, although our Black Tiger Army has good military discipline, it will definitely expand in the future. At that time, there will be mixed dragons and snakes, and there will inevitably be lawbreakers. At that time, the generals of the army will not be able to take care of them at all, so we must establish a military law department. , All the strong armies in history are strict in military law and clear in rewards and punishments, so that thousands of soldiers can fight bravely without fear of death, and only then can they do nothing wrong."

In the past, the stalls were small, and most of the commanders of the armies were cronies. Although he verbally emphasized strict military discipline many times, he did not have a special supervision department. It doesn't matter, the war is hard to control.

Jiang Tao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly asked: "Military division, tell me quickly, how should the military justice department work?"

"You can specially select five hundred elites, choose a stern and selfless military judge, who will supervise the battle team during wartime, and supervise the military discipline of each army in peacetime. The chief general is not allowed to intervene, and the law of joint seats must be implemented. If someone in a team violates the military order, everyone has the right to report and supervise. If it is not the same as violating the military order, the whistleblower will be rewarded for his merits!"

After Wei Donglai finished speaking concisely, Jiang Tao nodded slightly. Although he was a little bit against the joint law, relying on self-consciousness is unreliable. Only by governing the army according to the law can people's greed and desire be eradicated. Thinking that Jiang Shitian is not afraid Coupled with the increasingly cold eyes, he already had a candidate for the chief of the Military Jurisdiction Department in his heart.

Finally, it was decided: get rid of more than [-] navies, and order Jiang Bao to select [-] elites to form the Black Tiger Guard.

Jiang Shi was in charge of the Military Justice Department and selected 500 people.

Jiang Xin reorganized the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry with a staff of 800, of which 300 were rangers and were in charge of investigation.

Jiang Yan served as the commander of the artillery battalion, with a staff of 500, including [-] tiger squatting cannons and several bronze cannons for training temporarily.

The remaining soldiers and horses are four thousand iron spear battalions, three thousand sharp spear guards, one thousand blood clothes guards, one thousand archer battalions, and one thousand logistics battalions.

The chief general of the Iron Spear Battalion is Jiang Wudao, the deputy generals are Niu Mang and Xueyan; the chief general of the Sharp Spear Guard is Jiang Wuji, and the deputy general is Luo Feng; Then Qi Datou, who just returned, will be the chief general.

In fact, he came to Dashan as early as a month ago, and brought back the corn and other seeds needed by the base, but there was a blockade by the Qing army, so he couldn't bring them there at all. Finally, he met Wang Dashan who was attacking the county in Anhui, so he was safe. Returned to base.

As a result, there was a serious lack of armor. Only the Black Tiger Guards, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Blood Clothes Guards were equipped with mountain pattern armor or chain mail, and the rest of the soldiers and horses could only be equipped with black military uniforms.

At this time, the blood clothes guards' equipment has been replaced by rattan cards and Qi's knives, and the logistics battalion has a waist knife. As for the sharp gun guards, only a thousand or so have muskets, and most of them are Mielu blunderbusses, so they can only train first.

Wei Donglai and others all asked to equip the Black Tiger Army with distinctive armor. Jiang Tao thought about it, but he didn't agree: "The future will be the era of guns and cannons. First, our craftsmen are limited, and we are rushing to make guns now. Second, ordinary armor is basically It can't stop the shooting of muskets, and the existing armor is relatively fine, so it is difficult to manufacture in large quantities. Third, the way of fighting in the future will undergo earth-shaking changes. The range of muskets and artillery will increase, and heavy armor will drag down the march speed."

In fact, he plans to equip his soldiers with combat vests. Although he despises the Tartars, the cotton armor of the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty has a certain bulletproof ability, which gave him some reference. The armor of the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties is very thick cotton armor. Some Eight Banners soldiers wear cotton armor on the outside and iron armor on the inside.

The production method of the cotton armor is: wet the picked cotton, beat it repeatedly to make a very thin cotton sheet, and embroider several such cotton sheets into a thick and solid cotton cloth. There is an iron armor between the two layers of cotton cloth. Secure with brass nails.

The battle vest Jiang Tao imagined is actually similar to this cotton armor, except that the innermost layer is decorated with a layer of leather and silk, and it can only protect the torso, but it is light in weight and has a certain defensive ability. It is easy to pull out the arrow without bringing out the flesh, but now there is not enough silk, cotton, leather and other materials, so it can only be put down for the time being.

In fact, in order to prevent the green battalion soldiers from becoming bigger in the Qing Dynasty, most of the green battalion soldiers did not have armor. Jiang Tao sighed that the strength of the Black Tiger Army was still too weak.

In this way, the soldiers who joined the Black Tiger Army first became officers at the squad leader level at least, but the combat effectiveness of the army plummeted.

Jiang Tao had no choice but to personally supervise the training of each battalion, or run in full armor, or practice formation, or practice fighting, or live ammunition shooting. It was in full swing, especially the Iron Spear Battalion and Sharp Spear Guards, who practiced assassination for two hours a day.

Until sunset, the lieutenants of each army could not rest. They had to learn five Chinese characters first, and Jiang Tao personally taught them, and explained some military tactics and battle examples, as well as the history of the Han people.

After the lieutenants of the military schools have finished taking notes, they have to go back and teach the soldiers under their command. Some soldiers are dishonest and think that they are just soldiers, and they are not sour talents. big.

When Jiang Shi took the military justice department to investigate, they revealed their secrets. A total of three school lieutenants and more than ten small captains violated the military order. Jiang Tao had spoken first, and immediately dismissed these ten people from their posts, and directly expelled the army and sent them to the mine. labour reform.

Only now did the soldiers of the Heihu Army who had just joined the army know the ruthlessness of military law. Most of these generals were bloody elites, and a few of them were old people from Heihuzhai. If you have enough food, your family has no worries about food and clothing. So what if you are a little bit harder and tired?

As for the garrisons in other places, there are documents to teach them. They didn't take it seriously at first, but now they are serious.

The Black Tiger Army has undergone compulsory learning, but in half a month, everyone can at least know dozens of Chinese characters, at least write their own names, and the most important thing is that everyone knows why they are fighting?Live in a low voice, or live in a proud way?Is it the glory of the ancestors, or is it a slave who has no food and clothing?

Protect the land, protect the people, protect the country, kill the bullies, kill the traitors, and kill the Tartars!

Jiang Tao took the opportunity to put forward the policy of three protections and three killings, publicized the glorious history of the Han nationality and the history of blood and tears in the army, and directly pointed out the shortcomings of the Han people's inertia, greed for pleasure, and hypocrisy. You must treat your compatriots kindly, and tell the world with iron and blood that Huaxia is also unreasonable. The blood debts owed in the past must be paid in blood. Huaxia also has fierce people, and Huaxia is not easy to bully.

The officers and men of the Black Tiger Army felt the same way, they were no longer passive in training, they were all enthusiastic, and they demanded to go out to kill the Tartars, their fighting spirit was commendable, but at this time the combat power was far from enough, Jiang Tao was waiting, and if he didn't come out, it was all. Going out of the mountain will severely injure the Tartars, and once you go out of the mountain, you will establish earth-shattering achievements.

After training from morning to night, the Black Tiger Army not only became darker and stronger, but their mental outlook also changed with each passing day, and their combat effectiveness was gradually restored.

Jiang Tao thought of the importance of political workers, so he selected one of the lieutenants in each school. They are all excellent learners. Jiang Tao himself trained them. Their mission is to strengthen the ideological work of the soldiers. They are the instructors of the army and coordinate the soldiers. Contradictions between the soldiers, caring about the family and psychological changes of each soldier, ensuring that there is only one voice in the army, and stimulating the will of the soldiers to fight. Anyway, everything is to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. As long as the school lieutenant does not rebel, these political workers They are not allowed to intervene in the military, but they can be counseled in the military. Jiang Tao directly promoted these excellent students to be captains, on the same level as school lieutenants.

Captains violated the military law and were directly punished by the Military Judiciary. The chief general in the army could not remove the captain's post, nor could he interfere with the captain's position. It can be said that the captain is independent from the army and closely connected with the army.

There is another advantage of this, which is to prevent people from rebelling. Jiang Tao took a fancy to this point, but now that Wang Junyi and other generals are out, will someone turn against him for power and wealth in the future?

He really didn't know the bottom line, but he was also worried about the White Tower. Even if he knew that someone would betray him, he couldn't ruin the good situation of anti-Qing now. Eh, why did he become suspicious? Could it be that he was also attracted by power?

Jiang Tao suddenly felt wronged. He has been busy developing the strength of the Black Tiger Army. He didn't even have time to pursue the woman he was attracted to. With the supervision of the Military Judicial Department, I should go to the military academy for inspection.

(End of this chapter)