At the Palace of the Imperial Father and Regent in Beijing.
"Now let's talk about military rations." Dorgon said, "The grain harvest in Liaodong has not been good in recent years. Although some were looted after occupying Beizhi, it was not much."
"Currently, the total public rations of each banner are only over 900,000 dan."
"This time, the eastern and western armies attacked simultaneously, with a total strength of 160,000."
"Such a large-scale expedition can be said to be an unprecedented event since the founding of the Qing Dynasty."
"However, as more troops are sent, the consumption of food and grass will also increase dramatically. With 160,000 troops, plus more than 100,000 war horses, mules, donkeys and other livestock, the daily consumption of horse chews is a huge amount."
"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to expect the Eight Banners public treasury to provide all the grain and grass."
After a pause, Dorgon continued: "This king will only provide you with 300,000 stones of military rations and a corresponding amount of fodder. These rations will probably be enough for you to last for half a year."
"If the war doesn't end after more than half a year,"
"Then the food and fodder needed in the future can only be raised by yourself."
[Note: On the 10th day of Yangzhou, there were three massacres in Jiading and the Qing soldiers massacred Sichuan. Raising food was also one of the reasons]
Hearing Dorgon's words, Duduo, Azig, Tan Tai and other Eight Banners nobles were not angry, but very happy, because raising food on their own meant that they could massacre and plunder.
This is the traditional craft of their Eight Banners disciples.
Azig smiled and said: "Don't worry, Fourteenth, food and grass are definitely not a problem. With the steel knives and big bows in the hands of our Eight Banners athletes, are we afraid that we won't be able to raise food? It's a joke."
The other Eight Banners dignitaries echoed one after another, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
Obviously, the Eight Banners nobles present were very keen on doing this kind of thing.
Dorgon nodded and said, "Then you can each go back and prepare."
…
At this time, I was traveling in Xuzhou.
Du Yinxi had already left, and Jin Hyun did not follow him this time.
Jianu was about to go south, and Jin Xuan's three thousand cavalry could no longer follow Du Yinxi out. Instead, they had to return to the frontal battlefield to prepare for the battle with Jianu.
Chongzhen took Jinxuan back to the walking hall again.
At the same time, he asked Jin Xuan: "Jin Qing, have you fallen behind in the training of the cavalry?"
"No." Jin Xuan said, "In the past three months, I have never relaxed my training on the cavalry under my command."
After a pause, Jin Xuan said confidently: "When the army was first formed three months ago, I didn't dare to speak big words, but now I can pat my chest and assure the Holy Lord that if the same number of cavalry fights, no matter whether it is
Jiannu's Eight Banners cavalry is still the light cavalry of the Mongolian tribes in Mobei, and I am not afraid of my three thousand fine cavalry."
After the Battle of Xia Town, Jin Xuan selected another 300 veterans.
So now, the number of cavalry under Jin Xuan has returned to 3,000.
Jin Xuan's three thousand elite cavalry and Hu Guozhu's eight hundred barbarians are both cavalry, and they are the most well-equipped.
After the last victory at Xia Town, the Ming army captured a large number of war horses and armor, so the weapons and equipment of these two cavalry have been greatly strengthened, and they are no longer inferior to the white-armored soldiers of the Jiannu.
Among them, Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding soldiers each had triple armor, chain armor, cotton armor and the outermost layer of iron armor. In addition to waist knives, horn bows and long-handled broadswords, Chongzhen also added a three-eyed gun.
It can be said that he is armed to the teeth, even when facing the white-armored soldiers who built slaves, he can still fight.
Of course, most of the time, Yiding will not wear triple armor.
Only in extreme circumstances would Yiding wear triple armor and go to the battlefield.
Because when wearing triple armor, the endurance of the war horse will be greatly reduced and it will not be able to fight for a long time.
To put it bluntly, when wearing triple armor, the eight hundred Yiding became real heavy cavalry.
A heavy cavalry charge like this would only charge once, and the distance would generally not exceed one thousand meters.
In addition, eight hundred barbarians had so many weapons and armor, so in addition to war horses, they also had extra pack horses.
The three thousand elite cavalry under Jin Xuan only had two layers of armor, an inner layer of chain armor and an outer layer of cotton armor. Their weapons were waist knives, long-handled broadswords and Lumi guns. They had no bows, arrows or pack horses.
From this, we can see the different uses Chongzhen gave to these two cavalry.
Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding were more inclined to heavy cavalry, while Jin Xuan's 3,000 fine cavalry were more inclined to dragoons. When necessary, they could also be used as light cavalry to directly charge and kill.
"Okay!" Chongzhen was overjoyed after hearing this.
"When I have time, I will definitely review it myself."
"The soldiers have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Jin Xuan said happily, "How about today?"
"Not today." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Today I have to rush to collect grain. It is time to harvest the more than 10,000 acres of corn, more than 1,000 acres of sweet potatoes, and more than 100 acres of potatoes."
…
At this time, he was at the prefect's Yamen in Shanyang.
Fan Zhongjie personally handed a roster to Mao Xiang and Yan Yingyuan.
"This is the number of rural warriors recruited by Shanyang County in the past month or so. A total of 30,000 people are recruited. According to the regulations set by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a rural warrior should support one liter of rice per day, and a total of four thousand shi of rice.
It’s strange.”
"Excluding these four thousand shi, the treasury still has 96,000 shi of pay rice."
After speaking, Fan Zhongjie handed over another account book.
"Now that you two are here, this list and the account books will be handed over to you."
Maoxiang took the roster and account books, looked back at Yan Yingyuan, and felt deeply the great responsibility.
Because from this moment on, the 30,000 rural warriors in Shanyang County were handed over to them.
If these 30,000 Xiangxiang warriors cannot be brought into combat effectiveness within a month, leading to the collapse of the Huanghuai defense line, the two of them will become sinners of the Ming Dynasty, and they will really not be able to see the elders of Jiangdong.
Yan Yingyuan asked Fan Zhongjie: "Dare I ask the governor, are there really 30,000 village warriors?"
Yan Yingyuan didn't quite believe it, but Shanyang County could really recruit 30,000 rural warriors.
After all, the civil servants and generals of the Ming Dynasty were always unreliable in their affairs, so it was very possible that they were just making false reports to pay their wages.
"It's no wonder you two didn't believe it." Fan Zhongjie didn't feel offended, but said with a smile, "I didn't believe it at the beginning either. You need to know that the total population of many small counties in the Ming Dynasty was only ten or twenty thousand. Shanyang
Although the county is a large and densely populated county, the number of registered adults is only over 50,000, but it is really unbelievable that 30,000 adults can apply for the rural warriors."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Speaking of this, Fan Zhongjie said: "However, there are indeed 30,000 people in this county applying for rural bravery. This is also due to the publicity of the National Disaster Troupe, plus
It's a busy time for farming, so there are a lot of strong men applying for recruitment. Anyway, if there are false reports, even if there is only one missing person, I will be willing to lead the army!"
What Fan Zhongjie said was extremely tough.
Yan Yingyuan was immediately in awe, because it was this kind of person he admired most in his life.
At that moment, Yan Yingyuan raised his hands and said, "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. This is my duty. I don't mean to offend the majesty of your Majesty."
"My words are serious, little friend." Fan Zhongjie said with a faint smile, "They are all serving the Holy One, and they are also doing errands for the Ming Dynasty. You should be more cautious and careful. I will not be so stingy."
Maoxiang asked again: "Senior Brother, where is San Wan Xiangyong now?"
"We are stationed at Liulingtai," Fan Zhongjie said. "We are being led by Dian Shi from Shanyang County and two commanders from Dahe Guard to do some basic formation drills."
"That's it, I'll say goodbye here." After Maoxiang said that, he turned around and left.
Yan Yingyuan then said to Fan Zhongjie: "Your Majesty, I have 96,000 shi of rice to keep for the time being. I will send someone to take it away when I and Brother Bijiang have sorted out the country."
"Easy to say." Fan Zhongjie agreed happily.
"Farewell." Yan Yingyuan bowed again and turned to leave.
After leaving the government office, Maoxiang said worriedly: "Brother Jianheng, there are 30,000 local warriors, but you and I need to organize them into an army within a month. How difficult it is."
"It's indeed difficult." Yan Yingyuan nodded seriously.
Then he shook his head: "But it's actually not that difficult."
"Huh?" Maoxiang said in surprise, "Does Brother Jianheng have a plan in mind?"
"Yeah." Yan Yingyuan didn't show any pretense, nodded and said, "It is absolutely impossible for the two of us to organize 30,000 Xiangyong into an army within a month."
"So we must first find a group of helpers."
"I don't believe that among the 30,000 rural warriors, there are only a few who are literate."
"Even if there are only 300 literate children among them, you and I will have 300 more helpers."
"In this way, you and I only need to be responsible for training these three hundred children, and then each child is responsible for training a hundred rural warriors. The 30,000 rural warriors can be trained into an army in a short time."
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Maoxiang's eyes lit up and he praised.
"Brother Jianheng, you are really good, why didn't I think of it?"
"Such trivial matters are not worth mentioning." Yan Yingyuan smiled and waved his hands, and then said, "The most important thing is to mobilize the people to build the gun platform, and we need to rely on Brother Bijiang for this."
"This is easy to talk about." Maoxiang said with a smile.
"Although Shanyang is not Rugao, I have many family friends here."
"So it doesn't matter whether we provide people or money and food. After all, building the gun platform and the Huanghuai Defense Line is also to protect Shanyang County, to protect Huai'an Prefecture, and even more to protect the Ming Dynasty!"
Soon, the two of them arrived at Liulingtai, twenty miles northeast of Fucheng.
Still far away, they heard bursts of shouts of killing, and then a huge military camp appeared in front of them.
Thousands of thatched shacks have been erected on an empty river beach. On the river beach next to these thatched shacks, local warriors wearing various costumes are practicing.
The "weapons" held by the rural warriors are also diverse.
Anyone else would be speechless seeing such a scene.
But when Yan Yingyuan and Maoxiang saw this scene, they instantly felt a rush of blood rushing to their foreheads.
From this moment on, the two of them are the commanders of these thirty thousand warriors. Once the slaves invade, they will lead these thirty thousand warriors to rise up and resist. This is what a man should do!
At about the same time, the other sixteen scholars also received their heroes from their respective villages.
The nine counties of Huai'an Prefecture have raised a total of 200,000 township warriors this time.
In the next period of time, eighteen scholars including Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang will train these 200,000 rural warriors and strive to organize them into an army in the shortest possible time.
