On June 15th, Li Zhi rode horseback in the "Yi Ziying" military camp in the west of Susong County.
The so-called Yizi Camp refers to the 60,000 rebels brought by Li Dingguo. The origin and history of these 60,000 people are completely different from Li Zhi's Huben Army. Li Zhi is not prepared to integrate these people into the Huben Army all at once, which would be detrimental to Huben.
The soldiers carefully selected by the army are unfair.
These 60,000 people form a single army and will undertake different goals from those of the Tiger and Ben Army. Mountain warfare and forest warfare that cannot be carried out by the riflemen of the Tiger and Ben Army will be carried out by this new army.
As a new army, as a bandit army that surrendered, the Yizi Battalion naturally had to prove itself in the most dangerous place before it could be recognized by everyone in the Tianjin system.
However, Li Zhi is not Li Zicheng, and of course he will not treat these people as cannon fodder. Although this Yizi battalion will be used in the most dangerous places, Li Zhi will still equip them with the most advanced weapons. Every time they charge against the enemy
, are all opportunities to make meritorious deeds, not traps to die in battle.
In the military camp, the soldiers from Yizi Battalion stood on both sides of the road, looking at Li Zhi with some excitement and some nervousness.
This month, the soldiers of Yizi Camp have had enough to eat, and the faces of these soldiers who were born as bandits have become much better.
The life of a bandit is very hard. Although sometimes you can have wine and meat when you invade a city, most of the time the bandits run in the mountains to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the army. The bandits have very little luggage, so they can kill wherever they go.
They grabbed whatever they could, and many times they couldn't get enough to eat, so starvation was a common occurrence.
But after surrendering to Tianjin King Li Zhi, truckloads of food were transported from Susong County. They were all white rice noodles. When made into noodles, they were very sweet. The soldiers of Yizi Camp were considered
I am no longer hungry, and I can even eat one meal of meat every week.
For the bandits, this was a very good day. The thin bodies of the bandits quickly became rounder, and their bodies looked much stronger than before.
Li Zhi rode on his horse and saw a strong army.
Not only were they well fed, the soldiers in this unit were also equipped with sophisticated chainmails. These chainmails were captured by Li Zhi from the Manchu army. There were originally hundreds of thousands of them, and they had been piled in Fanjiazhuang's warehouse.
Although the chainmail originally had gaps caused by rifles, after repairs, it is now complete.
These chain armors are very light, with an average weight of only fifteen kilograms, but they are very effective against hacking. Li Zhi tested it with a Japanese samurai sword. Generally, an adult holding a samurai sword to chop can only cut through the chain armor.
A small gap.
Only a straight stabbing movement could completely break through the chainmail of these Manchu soldiers. However, compared to chopping, stabbing was relatively easy to dodge, which greatly improved the soldiers' chances of survival.
Along with the chainmail, the fine steel forged knives produced by Fanjiazhuang were distributed. These forged knives are made of the best steel and forged by steam engines. Their quality is much better than the other-name swords in the hands of thieves. Even if
It cannot be said that it can cut iron like clay, but it is extremely sharp.
Li Zhi could tell from the expressions of the soldiers that the soldiers of Yizi Camp had trust in Li Zhi because of these armors and forged knives.
The soldiers of Yiziying are also human beings, and they will also consider Li Zhi's thoughts. They understand that Yiziying, as a desperate bandit army, has done many evil things in the past, and it is impossible for them to receive the same treatment as Li Zhi's Tiger Army.
What the soldiers of Yizi Camp feared most was that Li Zhi would sacrifice them all as cannon fodder.
Li Zhi can definitely do that.
But the armor and forged swords handed out by Li Zhi gave these soldiers something to look forward to. Since Li Zhi had given the Yizi Camp soldiers such good equipment, he was not prepared to let these former bandits die in battle easily.
The soldiers looked at Li Zhi with a little more gratitude.
No one wants to be a bandit who runs around with no fixed place to live! Most of Li Dingguo's 60,000 bandit soldiers are farmers who have nowhere to go, and some are soldiers who have been bullied by corrupt officers and have no food and clothing. But they also become thieves in order to survive.
. Now that Li Zhi has given them the opportunity to serve as officers and soldiers, they are naturally excited.
Even if you are sent to fight in the most dangerous places, you will not die easily with these equipment, and it is better than being a thief.
Li Dingguo walked behind Li Zhi's horse, raised his hands and said to Li Zhi: "Your Highness's chainmail and forged swords are very encouraging to the soldiers of Yizi Camp."
Li Zhi smiled when he heard Li Dingguo's words.
Li Zhi said: "Tell your soldiers! Not only will I equip them with chainmail and forged knives, but I will also equip them with two muskets each, and I will also equip them with mortars. I guarantee that you will kill them."
When you enter the mountainous area, the weapons in your hands can defeat the enemy."
Li Dingguo was stunned and asked: "What is a gun?"
Li Zhi looked at Li Dingguo, smiled, and pulled out a gun from the waist of the guard next to him. He aimed at a large flagpole three meters away and shot it.
Li Zhi was also a veteran with guns, and the bullet accurately hit the target. With a "pop" sound, the bullet broke the flagpole, and the big flag with the word "righteousness" on it fell down.
Li Zhi blew the gun's muzzle, inserted the gun back into the guard's waist, and said, "Commander of Yizi Camp, how about this handgun? When you encounter enemies in the mountains and forests, shoot them one by one!"
Li Dingguo saw the power of the blunderbuss, his face turned red, and he knelt on the ground excitedly. He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Shengming! Your Majesty attaches great importance to our Yizi camp and allows me to use sharp weapons. Our sixty thousand soldiers are willing to charge into battle for you. Enter
Under the mountain of swords and the sea of fire, the liver and brain will be wiped out, no matter what."
Li Zhi looked at Li Dingguo and smiled: "Do you know what a mortar is?"
Li Dingguo knelt on the ground and replied: "The general will never know!"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "You will know when the weapons are delivered. They are powerful weapons for attacking enemies in mountainous areas."
After hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Dingguo was silent for a while. After a few seconds, he said loudly: "Your Majesty! Now Yizi Camp has surrendered to the King. Your Majesty sees Yizi Camp so highly that he wants to build Yizi Camp into an unparalleled power.
Army, the last general dare not specialize in it!"
"May the King send generals to take charge of the brigades of the Yizi Camp! The last general is willing to be a pawn in front of the formation and charge into the battle for the King."
Li Zhi looked at Li Dingguo who was kneeling on the ground and laughed.
"Li Dingguo, you are a sensible person!"
Patting the long sword scabbard on his waist, Li Zhi said: "But I am not going to disrupt the formation of Yizi Battalion. Because I need your Yizi Battalion to exert its strongest combat effectiveness to attack the enemy for me!"
"You should continue to be the commander of Yizi Camp and the general of this army. You must train these 60,000 people for me into a strong army that can charge into battle."
Li Dingguo knelt down and shouted: "As long as the king gives the order, our Yizi camp will enter Annan Burma and kill those barbarians!"
Li Zhi nodded, shook his head, and said: "Before we go to Indochina, I need you to take the Yizi Battalion to Japan. The samurai guerrillas in the Koshinetsu Mountains are a stick in my throat. Please help me remove this thorn."
