Chapter 367 Soldiers, young and strong, old and weak
There are currently five soldiers and horses that Dayong can disband near Dengzhou. One is his Jinzhou army, which was expanded with 800 soldiers from the south, with 4,600 soldiers; the other is the young and strong prisoners captured in Pingdugou. This part
There were more than 4,000 people in the original people, but more than 700 were slaughtered and eaten on the way to Dengzhou, leaving less than 3,500 people. The third was the Dongjiang soldiers captured after the Battle of Zhuqiao and the main force of the rebels who came to surrender from Zhaoyuan.
This group has the largest number of soldiers, with nearly 50,000 people. The fourth is Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongming's troops who surrendered in Laizhou, and among them there are 2,000 Dongjiang soldiers under Mao Chenglu, with an estimated number of about 12,000. The last part is the ones who boarded the
The state navy has a total of 6,000 troops under Qian Dagang. The five troops and horses add up to nearly 100,000. This number is definitely not something that Dayong can afford, and it is also something that the court will never allow. If you want to raise it,
One hundred thousand soldiers, unless the entire Liao Town is in Dayong's hands, he will not be able to do it even if he racks his brains.
Moreover, since Songshan, Dayong has always followed the path of elite soldiers. He firmly believes that it is not the number of soldiers but the elites. A small number of elite soldiers can play a far greater role than tens of thousands of mobs. The wars since going south have fully proved this.
Jinzhou's own army, Dayong, will definitely not lay off the five men, and he does not intend to lay off the Dengzhou Navy, because he still needs to rely on the navy's warships. Excluding these two groups, the remaining three groups of men will bear the brunt.
After careful consideration, Dayong decided on the principle of abolition. First, he recruited the surrendering generals such as Geng Zhongming, Geng Zhongyi, Li Zhongfu, Xiang Chong, Gao Huai, Lin Tai, Du Guo, Shen Yi, and Liang Dao to his temporary military tent.
Tell them frankly that the Jinzhou Army cannot afford to support their soldiers and horses, and the imperial court will not allow them to continue to have their own private soldiers, so it is imperative to abolish their soldiers and horses.
"Whether you want a head or glory, it all depends on your thoughts."[
Dayong is not worried at all that any of the surrendered generals here will resist the order to disarmament. These five-to-six senior generals in the rebel army are actually mostly generals, and he is a serious Jinzhou general.
In comparison, the level difference is not even 1 or 2 points. Moreover, these upstarts have been scared to death by themselves, so how can they have the courage to bargain with Shi Dayong. (First post:)
"Those people under my command are all strong men brought from Shandong. It is difficult to serve as auxiliary troops. Keeping them is a waste of food for our Jinzhou Army. If the general doesn't mention it, the general will have already wanted to disband them." First.
The first person to express support was Xiang Chong, who had more than 4,000 people under his command. He was a knowledgeable and understanding person who knew how many bones he had in his body and who his future wealth depended on. So as soon as Dayong finished speaking, he
Be the first to respond to the call.
Xiang Chong took the lead, followed closely by Gao Huai, Lin Tai and others, and expressed their support one after another. Some of them were jealous and shouted that Xiang Chong had taken the limelight away from him. You must know that after Shi Dayong surrendered, in front of him
There are not many opportunities to show loyalty.
Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongming were a little worried at first, fearing that after their troops were laid off, they would have no status in the Jinzhou Army. However, seeing Gao Huai and others rushing to support the disarmament, they could only express their support. What else would they do?
?Gao Huai, Xiang Chong and the others agreed to be laid off, plus nearly 50,000 people. He and his two men only had more than 10,000 men, and the real soldiers were only more than 3,000. Without those guys attacking them in order to claim credit, the cavalry of the Jinzhou Army would
Can wipe them out.
Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongming remember clearly how the three thousand Liaodong cavalry outside Xiaoguantun were defeated, and how miserably they were defeated. They are a little scared now thinking about it. If they had made up their mind to follow Mao Chenglu that day
If we make a fuss together, we might end up meeting Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde under the underworld.
Geng Zhongming is actually the chief culprit for the destruction of Dengzhou City. He is ranked high on the list of rebels who must be killed by the imperial court. He is still known as a remnant of the rebels. If Dayong does not clear his name for one day, he will live for a day.
He was unsettled. If he wanted to continue to resist, he no longer had the strength and courage. At the moment, he could do nothing but obey orders honestly.
Dayong was a little surprised by the quick response of the surrendered generals. He originally thought that someone would stand up and negotiate a price with him, but now it was good. He responded completely without even using the prepared threats. Seriously.
Hello, hello, everyone. It feels like I've been bored and made a "three pieces" and all the players are dying.
"Well, since you all understand the righteousness so well, I have nothing to say. I know all your merits. I will definitely fight for you from the court."
Not wanting to cause trouble, Dayong stopped talking nonsense and asked Lin Junyi to tell the surrendering generals the abolition plan.
First of all, each general will truthfully report the number of soldiers under his command, whether they are wearing armor or not, whether they are gun soldiers or other arms, and whether they were Dongjiang soldiers. After that, all these soldiers will be accepted by the Jinzhou Army and transformed. Correspondingly,
The Jinzhou Army will also allocate a group of officer positions to place these surrendered generals and their trusted officers, and will also give them rewards. During Lin Junyi's introduction, Dayong specially interrupted to tell the surrendered generals that these officers
He would definitely report the appointment to the Ministry of War. Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the surrendered generals suddenly shone, and their hearts suddenly came to life.
After the soldiers gathered together, the remaining people counted how many young and strong people were raped, how many bandits were attached to Green Forest, and how many old and weak people were there to make up for the number. After the number of people was counted, all the young and strong people were transferred to farming.
Military households, the old and the weak will be resettled in Dengzhou City, and those who want to return to their hometowns will be given money to go back. As for the bandits and thieves who robbed their homes, they will all be accepted by the Jinzhou Army.
arrange.
After Lin Junyi read it out, Dayong asked the generals if they had any objections. They all said they had no objections and that everything was left to the general's disposal. At that moment, Dayong asked them to go back and make statistics. After the statistics were compiled, the Jinzhou Army would coordinate with Dengzhou officials to deal with them.
After three full days of statistics, the ministries reported truthfully 14,000 soldiers (including selected bandits), 35,000 young and strong, and the remaining 17,000 old, weak, sick and disabled. More than 4,000 of the 17,000 old, weak, sick and disabled chose to return home.
, after giving them the money, Dayong gave them another ten taels of silver, telling them that this was a reward for their previous expedition to the west, which was regarded as fulfilling his promise.
Many of the 35,000 young people also want to go home. Their origins are very complex, including those from Beizhili, Shandong, Denglai locals, and even some from Hebei and Gyeonggi. Regarding their requirements for returning home
, Dayong refused after consideration, and told them clearly that if they wanted to return to their hometown, they must first cultivate land in Dengzhou for three years. At the end of the three years, the Jinzhou Army would pay travel expenses and reward them with silver to return home.
This condition does not allow for bargaining. Whoever is not willing can directly serve as a follower of the army and civilians. With such a strict order, the young man who wants to return to his hometown has no choice but to agree to stay in Dengzhou. Fortunately, it can only last for three years at most. After three years, he will
Being able to go home and get a considerable amount of money is much better than returning home empty-handed now. Besides, farming for three years is much better than working as a civilian husband for the army, which can happen at any time.