Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 77 Formation and Training ([-])

At the same time that Wuzhai Fort started a bumper harvest, Huang Laifu was also preparing for formation and training.

On the 15th, Huang Laifu gave the newly recruited flag soldiers a five-day holiday. On the 20th, the recruits who had the holiday returned to Wuzhaibao one after another.

Xinglingzi Xiaoshan Village, Zhang Dasan's family.

This is a low mud house, but at this time there is a big bucket of noodle soup on the table, as well as some vegetables and fish.In a small mountain village, this kind of life is enough to make people envious. Compared with the previous life of the Zhang family, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.Intentionally or not, these days, there are more people coming to the door than before.

These are all the An Jiayin that Zhang Dasan brought back from joining the army in Wuzhai Fort, and the cloth and rice noodles from Wuzhai Fort improved his life.And the five taels of Anjia silver, if used sparingly, would be enough to last the Zhang family for several years.

The meal was finished, and at this time, the third son's father, third son's mother, and his daughter-in-law who started the family three years ago were packing their bags and making final preparations for Zhang Dasan's trip.The third son-in-law and daughter-in-law were all crying, quite reluctant.The third son was crying and told Zhang Dasan what to pay attention to.Zhang Dasan was quite impatient when he heard this, he had already flown back to Wuzhai Fort with all his heart, and just said: "Got it, I know mother, these children know it all, so you don't need to say it."

Seeing the old woman explaining things endlessly, the third son's father also said: "A dead old woman knows how to cry. It's a good thing for San'er to go this time. No one else can ask for it. Why cry? It's a woman's short-sightedness. You don't know, then Lord Qianhu in the castle is so kind, and the third son follows him to do things, it must be true." The third son's father laughed out loud.

After the third son's father went to Wuzhaibao for this military meeting, he thought it was a very correct decision for his son to go to Wuzhaibao to join the banner army, and he became a staunch supporter of Zhang's son from then on.After joining the army, his son not only received generous military pay every month, but also various military benefits, which was enough to keep his family alive, which was much better than digging food in the field. He also brought back five taels of Anjia silver. life is no problem.

Besides, this time when the new soldiers returned home with their families, the officers and military households of Wuzhaibao sent them back with drums and gongs all the way, and also brought rice, flour, cloth, etc. At that time, even the village chief was alarmed, and the villagers gathered around to watch The envious expression at that time made the third son's father still happy when he thought about it now.This big-headed army has heard a lot from the third son's father, how miserable it is usually, only this time the soldiers of Lord Qianhu of Huang Laifu in Wuzhai Fort have such glory, everyone is a hero, this soldier is worth it.

"Aren't I happy, old man, you know how to talk about me." After hearing the words of the third son's father, the third son's mother wiped away her tears, and said back to the third son's father.

"Okay, okay, it's getting late, the third son should hurry up." The third son's father didn't argue with his wife, he just laughed.

The family sent Zhang Dasan out of the house and left at the intersection of the village. Along the way, the villagers who heard the news greeted Zhang Dasan warmly, and they all sent Zhang Dasan to the village entrance together.

Everyone said: "Third son, do your best and don't embarrass us in Xinglingzi Village..."

Zhang Dasan's face was full of radiance and brilliance, he said: "Don't worry, folks, Dasan will never embarrass you."

He said to his daughter-in-law who was holding his three-year-old son: "Cuizhi, take good care of your in-laws, I'm leaving."

He knelt down and kowtowed to the third son's father and third son's mother a few more times, stood up, straightened his burden, looked up to the sky and walked away proudly.

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And this situation is constantly happening in various mountain villages, in various village forts, and in various civilian forts.The newly recruited flag soldiers bid farewell to their families and entered the barracks of Wuzhai Fort with all kinds of thoughts and dreams.

On the afternoon of August 1590, 8 AD, the Wuzhai Fort barracks were on the horse farm.

As the sergeants came one after another, Huang Laifu also started to form the formation of the sergeants. Wuzhai Fort is the guard army, so of course it is not easy to overstep.

Although Huang Laifu sent away all the old oily officers in the Wuzhaibao Banner Army, according to the agreement on that day, the young Sheren in their family still took their places, but fortunately, these Sheren officers They are all young people in their teens and twenties, and they don't have the bad habits of their parents. Huang Laifu can slowly train them to ensure the vitality of the Wuzhaibao new army.

Huang Laifu also needed these family officers. After all, these people were from a family of military generals, and they were much better than some ordinary civilians who had never practiced martial arts, whether it was physical or understanding of the army.Huang Laifu also had no place to find those excellent officer seedlings.

Although Huang Laifu has previous memories, and his father Huang Sihao also passed down some knowledge of generals, in general, he is still a rookie in military training. I also carry it with me, and take it out to look through it when I have time, but compared with other people, it is not that outstanding.Fortunately, in Qi Jiguang's actual record of military training, the military training is really detailed. Let's explore together and make progress together.

According to the agreement that day, He Chaoxun and Deputy Qianhu, who were in charge of farming and camp operations in Wuzhaibao, stepped down and were replaced by his 20-year-old son He Ruzhen, who assisted Huang Laifu in training troops.

The two governors in charge of military discipline, Sun Gui and Han Ming, stepped down and replaced them with their sons Sun Xiaobao and Han Hu.Among several hundreds of households, Jiang Baihu and Yang Baihu, Li An, Li Cheng, Han Bing, Su Rui, Li Chun, Ma Wencai, Xu Shou, Wang Tang and other hundreds of households withdrew and replaced them. Son, or young person in the family.

Of course, these officers are now the backbone of the Wuzhaibao army.As for Jiang Dazhong and Yang Xiaolu, in addition to their 20 servants who each lead Huang Laifu, they also hold the positions of two hundred households that their father retired.This is the case with the ten hundred households. As for the general flag and the small flag, Huang Laifu plans to wait until the formation of the army according to the martial arts of the banner troops, and then slowly select from the banner troops.

From the morning of the 20th, according to Qi Jiguang's method and in the order of first come first served, Huang Laifu ordered that among the officers, only He Ruzhen and Yang Xiaolu, who could read a few words, brought Wang Qinian and Zhou Wendong together as deacons temporarily. , Registered information for each of the banner troops who came, and prepared a lot of white cards to make a military book.

When each flag soldier arrives, let the deacons fill in the white card or paper one by one according to the name of the sash belt issued to each person during the army selection that day.The person who fills in the flag five times is the No. [-] card, the person who fills in the year, appearance and hometown is the No. [-] card, the person who fills in the scars and martial arts is the No. number plate.There is one table for each card, and one number is tied vertically. The remaining numbers are set up separately in the open space.

After filling out the white cards, the sergeants lined up to receive their military uniforms, and each was issued a set of military fat jackets, combat shoes, military trousers, and sergeant fur hats.These days, Huang Laifu sent his servants to buy them urgently from Xiwei, Kelanzhou Town, his adoptive father, Commander Liu Jingchun, and temporarily bought 1120 sets of winter clothes for the soldiers.

The military uniform has to be paid for by himself, and Huang Laifu has no choice.Counting on the superiors of the Ministry of War, these guards don't know how many years to issue military uniforms. They make them themselves. The military households in Wuzhaibao have not made military uniforms yet, so they don't know how to start. Besides, the time is tight.But fortunately, the adoptive father had some stock in stock, otherwise, Huang Laifu would have asked these soldiers to wear some clothes for training.

With a tense and excited expression, Zhang Dasan watched the sergeants in front receive their military uniforms from the servants one by one. When it was his turn, he hurried up and handed over his waist badge. The servant saw it Zhang Dasan glanced at his waist badge and shouted loudly: "Sergeant Zhang Dasan, a pair of military uniforms...take it."

As he spoke, he took a large piece of oil paper from a servant and put it in Zhang Dasan's hand. On a table next to him, a literate servant wrote down Zhang Dasan's name in an account book, remembering him Received a set of uniforms.

Zhang Dasan excitedly took the big oil bag in his hand and walked to the side. Although he was itchy in his heart, he saw that although the surrounding soldiers were whispering to each other, everyone looked excited, but no one dared to open the oil bag in his hand. Dare to move.

After every 20 people received their military uniforms, a servant led them to a bathing room next to the barracks, where they were allowed to take a bath and change clothes. Organize your appearance.

"It's so comfortable!"

In the big bath room, there are steaming steam in several vats, and there is a large stack of wooden basins next to it. The 20 people are all naked, and each of them took a wooden basin and scooped a wooden basin with a spoon. The hot water, everyone washed up, and many people made strange noises of comfort.

Zhang Dasan also washed comfortably, washing off the greasy body. North Shanxi is close to the Great Wall. Although Wuzhaibao is a place rich in water compared to North Shanxi, water is still very precious in general. Many people haven't washed it for half a year. A bath is a very normal thing.And if it is a nomad outside the Great Wall, it is rare to take a bath twice in a lifetime.

After taking a bath, he opened his oiled paper and looked at the brand new military jacket, combat shoes, military trousers, sergeant's fur hat, etc. Zhang Dasan couldn't help touching it excitedly, what a wonderful thing.After putting on the military uniform again, everyone looked at each other with smirks.

But at this time, these sergeants wearing new military uniforms are more energetic than before. He looks like a farmer, and he only hopes that after training in the future, they will have the temperament of a soldier.

Since the formation will not start until tomorrow, the various banner troops who returned to Wuzhaibao today are still sleeping in various barracks. It will not be until tomorrow to determine which small banner, which hundred households, and banners they belong to. which room.

After dark, Zhang Dasan was arranged to sleep in a barracks, but he didn't fall asleep until very late. He thought in his heart, what will be like tomorrow, and what will his future life be like for himself What about?
(End of this chapter)