Chapter 371 Sharpening the knife to the cattle and sheep (3)
The generals born in Songshan did not have artillery background, and they did not know much about how to use artillery. Among the generals, there were two who were artillerymen, but Dayong was willing to hand over the artillery battalion to the generals. As the battalion officer, he preferred Shao Wu, who was a veteran in Songshan.
Following his old subordinates, Shao Wu was ordered to return to Jinzhou to mobilize troops, so Dayong thought again and again and chose Song Qing as the temporary acting battalion officer.
The candidates from the five thousand households also selected three officers from Songshan, namely Dong Zhong, the former Songshan Commander, Wu Guoqing, the former Songshan Guard Zuoqianbao Hundred Household, and Yang Li, the former Songshan Guard Signing Officer. The other two were appointed to
Gao Huai and Shen Yi, who were in charge of the artillery of the new firearms army among the reduced generals. In addition, Dayong assigned more than a dozen instructors to the newly established artillery battalion. These instructors were Portuguese soldiers who were captured by the rebels after the Dengzhou city was broken.
officer.
In order to enable the new firearms army to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Sun Yuanhua not only purchased cannons and matchlocks from Macao with a large sum of money, but also hired a group of instructors and craftsmen. When the city of Dengzhou was destroyed, Portuguese officer chief instructor Xi Teixeira Correa and
11 of his men died fighting for the Ming Dynasty, and 15 others, including Fiske, served the rebels. After Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongming killed Mao Chenglu and surrendered, Fiske and others became prisoners of the Jinzhou Army. For these people who came all the way to the East to make a fortune
Dayong did not pay much attention to the aliens, and had no intention of killing them or releasing them. Originally, he wanted to wait until the imperial court sent people to take over Dengzhou and hand them over to the imperial court for disposal, but now he has the opportunity to let them use their talents.
Opportunity.
The use of matchlocks is no longer required by these foreign instructors, but the use of artillery still requires more effort from them. Like Sun Yuanhua, Dayong also paid these Portuguese officers heavy wages. Like those young men working in the fields, Dayong
They also clearly told these Portuguese officers that they could leave as long as they served in the Jinzhou Army for three years, and they would be given travel expenses. Fix and others were very satisfied with this condition. They had not settled in the country, so if they had a way, they would
They would not come all the way to the East to seek wealth at the risk of dying at sea. After being captured by the rebels, they did a lot of things for the rebels to save their lives, and also committed a lot of murders and looting. It turned out that
They thought they could take advantage of the situation to make a fortune, but they didn't want the rebels to be defeated so quickly by the Ming army and become prisoners. Thinking of what they had done before, Fix and others had no idea of survival. They didn't want this
Instead of punishing their crimes, the Ming Dynasty's mutilated general continued to hire them with huge sums of money. This made many Portuguese people feel grateful and expressed that they would serve the Ming Dynasty and the general wholeheartedly.
After Fix and others paid the bill with gratitude, Dayong turned around and told Guo Yi: "When the three years are over, chop up these white bastards and feed them to the dogs." [
There were originally more than a hundred craftsmen from Macau. Unfortunately, after the rebels entered the city, they showed no mercy to these compatriots who looked the same. Except for three translators and seven craftsmen who had been staying with the Portuguese officers, everyone else was
Kill. After the artillery battalion was established, Dayong also retained these craftsmen for the future maintenance of firearms. In addition, he found some craftsmen among the prisoners. After gathering a hundred people, he found a site in Shuicheng as the weapons maintenance bureau of the Jinzhou Army.
However, the current maintenance bureau is still empty. There are not many weapons for them to repair, and there is also a lack of raw materials and tools. Dayong is not very proficient in this aspect, so he wants to sort out the maintenance bureau after Ma Zhong from Jinzhou comes over.
We are trying to develop this maintenance bureau into an arsenal for the Jinzhou Army. For now, let’s support this group of people and give them some small tasks of making and repairing farm tools.
There are two new firearms battalions, each with 4,000 men. The soldiers are equipped with a new matchlock gun, a waist knife, and a cotton armor. The two new firearms battalions are still named after the Firearms Left Battalion and the Firearms Right Battalion, and the battalion officers are respectively
They are Jiang Wanli in the left camp and Li Dashan in the right camp. Four of the eight thousand-household candidates were Jinzhou officers, and the remaining four were appointed by surrendered generals Li Zhongfu, Zheng Tai, Xiang Chong, and Du Dao. Hundreds of households and general banner officers were appointed.
It's basically half to half. This arrangement is to attract these surrendered generals to serve the Jinzhou Army with peace of mind. After all, many of their original subordinates are included in these reorganizations. If none of the surrendered generals are used, it will inevitably cause concern to these surrendered soldiers.
Moreover, Dayong believed that these surrendered generals and those soldiers were not really worthless waste. The fact that they were able to cause such a big disturbance in the North and scare the officers and soldiers into fleeing at a distance proved their combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the failure was just a result of encountering a stronger Jinzhou Army. As long as they are transformed and integrated into the large group of Jinzhou Army, these people can still exert a strong combat effectiveness that cannot be underestimated.
It would definitely be unsightly to let a sheep lead a group of wolves, but to let a wolf lead a group of sheep would be impressive. Moreover, the Jinzhou Army is not a wolf, but a group of wolves. These surrendered soldiers and generals
They are not a group of sheep, they are wolves that once fought with Donglu. As long as their wolf "nature" is awakened, they will still be a pack of wolves that make their opponents fearful.
The supply camp was also expanded, with a total of 1,000 soldiers, 4,000 auxiliary soldiers, and 5,000 households. The battalion commander was Qi Sanbao from Shahe, and Wang Tiande served as deputy commander to lead the 1,000 households.
The battalion is equipped with 300 auxiliary carriages, large and small. For now, the task of the baggage battalion is basically to transport food and grass, and does not need to be involved in the war. The weapon configuration is a new matchlock gun for the combat soldiers and a waist knife, and the auxiliary soldiers only wear old-style fire guns.
One stick, no additional weapons.
The above four battalions, the artillery battalion with 5,000 people, the two infantry battalions with 8,000 people, and the transport battalion with 5,000 people, total 18,000 people. Together with Cao Bianjiao's wolf cavalry, the fifth army has a total of 20,500 people.
Dayong's personal barracks has not been moved, and it still has 800 people. The four battalion officers Guo Cheng, Li Gu, Wang Fei, and Lin Junyi all have the title of Qianhu, and they are still directly led by Dayong. The reason why he did not expand his personal barracks is
Because Dayong did not want to use all resources to build his own soldiers like other generals of the Ming Dynasty and neglect other soldiers, most of the soldiers in the army could only be reduced to auxiliary soldiers. In this way, it is difficult for the army to be united on the battlefield.
Once the guard team is defeated, the winner will be decided. Dayong is obviously not satisfied with this battlefield model. He hopes that his soldiers are all the same elite and can fight equally on the battlefield instead of being reduced to
A character who cheers for the flag.
Guo Yi was not transferred to the camp by Dayong. Dayong continued to keep him by his side to command 50 personal guards. This arrangement was because Dayong felt that Guo Yi was too young. Counting the false years, Guo Yi was actually only 16 years old.
, Dayong still wanted to keep him with him for a few more years before letting him go. Guo Yi had no complaints about this arrangement. When he was 11 years old, he went to serve Dayong's brother Dazhi. After Dazhi died, he went to Dayong's side. Subconsciously, he had already
Brother Dayong regarded him as his elder brother. After witnessing the tragic death of Dazhi, Guo Yi did not want to see Dayong die in battle again, so he thought of staying with Dayong. If there is danger in the future, he might be able to block it for Dayong.
A fatal arrow.
After this reorganization and expansion of the entire army, the total number of soldiers in the army is nearly 21,500. At present, Dengzhou's grain reserves are 2.6 million shi, and one shi of grain is about 120 kilograms. Excluding the common people, it is enough to support the Jinzhou Army for ten years. Counting the common people, it can also support the Jinzhou Army.
At least four or five years. In addition, the farming is in progress. Unless something big happens, there is no need to worry about the food shortage problem that Dayong has always been worried about.
The reorganization took seven days. During this period, Dayong never left Shuicheng. It was not until the reorganization was completed that he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go to Qian Dagang's Dengzhou Navy to have a look. Unexpectedly, Song Guanglan in the city sent someone in a hurry.
He came and told him that someone from the capital was coming.
Someone has come from the capital? The imperial edict has arrived? Dayong was startled. Gao Qiqian probably hasn't arrived in the capital yet. The capital didn't send people to Dengzhou so quickly. Could something have happened?
Thinking of the hard work he had put into Dengzhou and the Jinzhou Army these days, Dayong couldn't help but feel excited. He was very afraid that the imperial court had sent people to take over Dengzhou, and he was also afraid that the imperial court would order him to return to Jinzhou after learning of his actions, and his hard work would be wasted.
Pour into the water.
The surrendered generals also knew that someone was coming from Beijing, and they all ran to Dayong's military tent. They were all very nervous. Dayong comforted them with a few words, winked at Cao Bianjiao and Jiang Wanli, and remained silent.
The "sexy" one rode back to the city with his own bodyguards.
Before they arrived at the city gate, they saw Wang Hui, Song Cheng and other demoted officials already waiting there. When they saw Dayong's figure, they ran over as if they were seeing their father and mother. You said something to me,
All they said was that they had worked hard these days without any merit. Now the imperial court sent someone to ask General Shi to fulfill his promise to them and save the lives of their whole family.
Dayong himself didn't know what the people from Beijing were doing, and he was worried, but he still calmed down the demoted officials, telling them not to worry and to go about their own errands. He was responsible for everything. Shi Dayong was not a trustworthy person.
Having said that, none of the demoted officials can feel at ease. They can still comfort themselves when the matter is not over. Now that things are about to come to an end, how can they comfort themselves and say that it is okay. Moreover, the people escorting people from Beijing are Jin Yiwei.
A group of soldiers, which made them even more afraid. In the Ming Dynasty, most of the officials who committed crimes were arrested by Jinyiwei. Now it is Jinyiwei who comes to Dengzhou. Although Jinyiwei and Dongchang have been abolished after the emperor ascended the throne, but
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and a tiger that loses its hair can also bite people. They have committed treason that is more serious than corruption and bending the law. How can we not be afraid!
After a few more words of comfort, seeing that the demoted officials were still frightened and uneasy, Dayong ignored them, raised his whip and entered the city. After entering the city, he went straight to the governor's office. The people sent by Song Guanglan reported that Lord Song had already moved the capital to the capital.
All the visitors were arranged at the governor's Yamen.