Including expenses for ordnance, uniforms, linens, medical care, meals, training, etc.
In terms of ordnance, whether it is combat or training, there will be wear and tear. When the wear reaches a certain level, it needs to be replaced.
I dare not say that there are too many military uniforms. One set is always needed for each season throughout the year. No matter how bad it is, there must be two sets of guaranteed replacements a year.
The same goes for quilts!
The importance of medical care to an army is self-evident, especially in wartime. A qualified medical system can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.
Soldiers know that even if they are injured, they will receive the best treatment, so of course they dare to risk their lives in battle on the battlefield.
And more importantly, the combat effectiveness of a veteran who has returned from injury is definitely far superior to that of a recruit who has no combat experience.
In terms of food, Zhu Hongyu’s standard is to keep everyone full!
As long as you can eat it, you can eat whatever you want!
Moreover, food expenses are not deducted from military pay. Military pay is military pay, and food is subsidized by the military.
The above expenses add up to an absolutely astronomical figure.
However, Zhu Hongyu doesn't care much about money.
To him now, if gold and silver cannot be exchanged for the combat effectiveness of the army and various combat readiness materials needed to maintain the army, it is nothing more than a pile of pretty stones.
After all, the last person who dared to owe military wages on a large scale had already committed suicide!
If Zhu Hongyu was Chongzhen, even if he did not provide disaster relief, he would still have to spend money to stabilize the army first!
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Mine!
Wang Youcai led dozens of Liberation Army troops to block the pursuers, fought and retreated, and finally retreated to the mine.
Be prepared to stick to their familiar places and wait for help!
The mine is indeed difficult to defend, but if they retreat into the mine, the Spaniards will not dare to pursue them.
The situation in the mine is unknown. How many Spaniards dare to enter?
But Wang Youcai and the others dared to do so, and said that there was no big difference between them going into the mine and going back to their own homes.
The soldiers of the Liberation Army were all miners, and before the uprising, they often wandered around in the mines.
Even without lighting, they could still find where they were in the dark.
But certainly not the Spaniards!
Behind the Liberation Army led by Wang Youcai was a dense mass of darkness, with two to three hundred Spanish soldiers pursuing them.
From time to time, the Spanish pursuers would stop and fire a volley, as if urging the Liberation Army in front to escape quickly!
These two to three hundred Spanish soldiers are all true pure-blood Spanish army soldiers, not mixed-race soldiers.
The team was led by Colonel Robin's adjutant, Captain Kayal.
Captain Kayal is an extremely handsome Spanish-French man with blond hair and eyes like two crystal sapphires.
He has deep facial features, a high nose bridge and thin lips.
He is very good friends with many noble ladies in Manila and has a very close relationship.
"My dear Yada, those lowly Chinese are so cruel, they even chopped off your fingers!"
"Don't worry, I will kill all those rebels to avenge you!"
Kayal said to Yada who was following him.
"It would be even better if you could praise me a few words in front of Colonel Robin and let me move up in rank."
Yada nodded vigorously.
"I will definitely cut off that damn Chinese's head with my own hands. As long as you can help me take revenge, I will definitely praise your bravery in front of my uncle, Colonel Robin!"
Yada looked at the Liberation Army soldiers in front of him who were escaping in embarrassment, with a worried expression on his face, and spoke.
"Captain Kayal, do you think those Chinese rebels will be fooled? I don't think it's that easy!"
Yada and his father Capello were released by Shi Yongxin after the Scotch family paid the ransom.
The Liberation Army kept its promise and did not vote after receiving the money.
However, although the Liberation Army kept its promise, Yada and his father could not swallow this breath!
It's nothing to be extorted for some money. The Scotch family can squeeze it back from the Chinese in the stream.
However, his son Yada had three fingers chopped off by Zhu Hongyu. Capello said he could not swallow this breath.
This revenge must be avenged!
Therefore, as soon as he was released, Capello contacted his brother-in-law, Colonel Robin, the commander of the Manila garrison.
Then, Colonel Robin sent his confidant, Captain Caillard, with five to six hundred Spanish soldiers, into the mountains and forests to prepare for the encirclement and suppression of the Liberation Army.
Subsequently, he also ordered the recruitment of a similar number of indigenous servants to transport food, grass and weapons, and followed the army into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army.
As soon as they entered the mountain, they discovered the migrating family members of the Liberation Army!
Yada wanted to take action immediately against the families of the Liberation Army, but was stopped by Kayal.
First, it was because of Zhu Hongyu's threat that if they dared to attack Chinese women, children, the elderly and the weak, he would massacre the Spaniards outside Manila in revenge.
The second reason is because Kayal knew that it would be useless even if he killed all the family members of the Liberation Army.
As long as he cannot annihilate the soldiers of the Liberation Army, his encirclement and suppression campaign will not be considered a success.
Then, he came up with such a plan to encircle the point and provide reinforcements.
First, a group of men was sent out to pretend to pursue them to attract the attention of the Liberation Army, and then they let the family members go and surrounded the group of men who were blocking them.
Then they hid the remaining troops, waiting for the reinforcements of the Liberation Army to arrive, and finally surrounded the point for reinforcements, and wiped out this Chinese rebel army known as the Liberation Army in one battle.
And the reason why he chose Wang Youcai's group to be the focus of the encirclement was not to choose the two or three thousand family members of the Liberation Army.
To put it bluntly, we are still wary of Zhu Hongyu’s murderous threats!
As long as the soldiers of the Liberation Army could not be destroyed, the Spaniards would not dare to attack the Chinese women, children, the elderly and the weak.
If both sides really let go and massacre each other's civilians, no one can resist this!
Besides, in Kayal's view, as long as he can annihilate the main force of the Liberation Army, aren't those old, weak, women and children at his disposal?
Listening to Yada's suspicion, Kayal shrugged and said.
"My dear Master Yada, it's okay even if the Chinese rebel doesn't fall for it!"
"At worst, we can annihilate this small group of rebels first, and then slowly encircle and suppress the main force of the rebels!"
"Are you still worried that five to six hundred Spanish boys can't destroy a single Chinese rebel?"
Hearing this, Yada nodded thoughtfully.
Two to three hundred Spanish troops formed a formation to pursue them. The Ming Dynasty's Liberation Army fled in embarrassment in front, gradually escaping into the mine.
Unseen behind, more Spanish troops and natives were following closely.
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In the mine, Wang Youcai led people back into the mine.
It was pitch black all around, and only torches could bring them some light.
Wang Youcai leaned against the cold stone wall, breathing heavily.
"Damn it, I'm so unlucky to be bitten by the red hair!"
"Quickly, count the number of people and see how many casualties there are!"