"So, thank you very much Li Shangshu. Why don't you open the city gate quickly and recruit soldiers?"
Lin Fan said.
"Come here! Open the city gate and let the young men come forward. As long as they are willing to join the army, their families can receive food!"
Li Jiantai said.
"Yes! Sir!"
All the soldiers took orders, opened the city gates, and let the victims come forward. Those young men had not had a full meal for several months. At this time, as long as they joined the army, not only would they be able to have enough to eat, but their families would also have enough to eat.
Rice, they will definitely be willing.
In just one day, Li Jiantai recruited 70,000 people. On the second day, he directly recruited more than 40,000 people, which added up to 110,000 people.
Li Jiantai felt very happy in his heart. However, there were enough people, and the weapons stored in the warehouse could also be used. With some rusty weapons, there were enough for these people in front of him.
However, these people were originally disaster victims who joined the army just to have a good meal. How to train them at this time is a big problem!
"Sir! That's not good! Those newly recruited soldiers are unorganized and undisciplined. They just find a place to squat after eating all day long, and they don't obey orders at all to train!"
"Sir! Someone was making trouble. Several people got into a fight over a steamed bun. Many people were booing and almost killed someone. How should we deal with this?"
"Sir! Just now, a soldier entered a civilian house, stole other people's property, and ate one of their chickens. This matter has been reported to the government!"
"Sir, some soldiers entered people's homes and defiled their wives. Now, the people in the city are very unhappy about this, but what should we do?"
Message after message reached Li Jiantai's ears.
Li Jiantai suddenly felt that if this matter was not handled well, the people would panic and the capital might be in chaos again.
"Alas! I have no choice but to go find Lin Fan again."
Li Jiantai gritted his teeth and went directly to Lin Fan.
"Master Lin, you must help me this time!"
Li Jiantai found Lin Fan and said in a deep voice.
"kindness?
Li Shangshu, haven't you recruited enough soldiers?
Moreover, the old, weak, women and children have also received grain and seeds and gone back, is there anything else you need my help with?"
Lin Fan asked.
Li Jiantai usually calls himself Lin Fan the best, but today he actually calls himself Master Lin, which shows that he is in quite a lot of trouble.
"Master Lin, those victims are unorganized and undisciplined. Now the entire military camp is in trouble. There are so many of them that I can't control them!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
"Well! Is there such a thing?
Those who are unorganized and undisciplined will be killed directly. Li Shangshu, don’t you even understand this?"
Lin Fan asked in a deep voice.
However, Lin Fan was relieved when he thought of Li Jiantai's identity. This man had been a civil servant before. If Chen Yijia had not died, it would not have been his turn to be the Minister of War.
However, even if he is a civil servant, he should not not understand this truth. Nowadays, more and more people are making trouble. With only his 5,000 people, he may not be able to control so many people.
"This... Mr. Lin, I managed to recruit these soldiers. It would be a pity if I killed them!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
"Hmph! As a woman, have you ever seen any commander-in-chief like you?
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, you should be decisive in killing, those people are looking for death, you let them die completely!"
"If someone was making trouble at the beginning, you would kill them directly. Now these soldiers may have become honest by now. It would be better for you not to be willing to kill people, causing them to become more and more chaotic!"
"If my guess is correct, I am afraid that the morale of the army of these 5,000 men in your hands is also unstable. These are 110,000 people. If they are not managed well, won't this capital city be attacked in an instant?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
Li Jiantai, as the Minister of War, was scolded by Lin Fan, an eighteen-year-old boy, but he did not dare to say a word. Lin Fan stood up and said: "Come here! Send ten thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and ten thousand brocade guards to follow me!"
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After that, Lin Fan left the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry camp. He originally wanted to transfer some of these people to join the Jinyi Guards, but now it seems that this is not necessary at all.
Even if these people are intimidated by themselves, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to become elite soldiers. Just like Li Zicheng, who came from the peasant uprising and now looks brave in battle, but once they taste the sweetness, they will all turn back to being greedy for life and afraid of death.
generation.
This is also the reason why Li Zicheng did not have many elite soldiers. Lin Fan came to the military camp with 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry and 10,000 brocade guards. At this time, a group of soldiers sat together in groups of three to five.
"Hey! Do you know?
Yesterday we went to a commoner's house, and his wife was really fair and beautiful, incomparable to my mother-in-law who died of starvation, and the feeling was beyond words!"
"Hey! Which house are you going to?
Our brothers are also going to have fun tonight, there is something good, but we have to share it with us!"
"Brothers, don't worry. I will take you with me tonight. Now, we are counting on you to guard this city. We can play whatever we want!"
"Hmph! These people in the imperial court didn't think of us when they were enjoying themselves. Now that we need soldiers to defend the city, they think of us instead. We want to enjoy ourselves too!"
"Hehe! They think that we will fight King Chuang desperately. I think they are blind. When King Chuang comes to kill again, we will open the city gate and surrender!"
These people sat around chatting together, laughing, and did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously at all.
Even when they saw the Hubaoqi and Jinyiwei, these people just stood up slowly, with smiles on their faces, and said casually: "I have seen the general! I have met the Lord Shangshu!"
These people didn't know Lin Fan's name yet and could only call him General.
Lin Fan looked coldly at the people present and said: "Who is breaking military discipline and breaking into people's homes? Stand up honestly!"
kindness?
After hearing what Lin Fan said, everyone present was silent. They all looked at each other without moving. They all knew that Lin Fan was here to hold him accountable, so no one dared to come forward.
Lin Fan also noticed that these people were not going to admit it, so he pointed out the people who laughed just now and said: "Tiger and Leopard Riders! Cut off the heads of these people!"
"Yes! Sir!"
The soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry stepped forward, pushed those few people to the ground, and chopped off their heads.
hiss!
At this time, these soldiers were completely frightened. They took a few steps back one by one and looked at Lin Fan warily. Lin Fan said: "In the past few days, whoever has been to the people's homes has come forward honestly. No one has come forward."
, who knows, please report that person to me, otherwise, I will kill 10,000 people first!"