In the fragrance of rice flowers, there is a sound of frogs.
A group of camp captains were holding torches and spearing fish at the lake. There were a lot of fish coming out at night, and they swam to the shoals on the shore. The experienced captains were spearing fish with one hand and a torch in the other. , fold a few willow sticks and pass them through the gills of the fish into strings, and you will gain a lot.
Zhu Yihai waved a fan with one hand to drive away mosquitoes. Although he had sprinkled mosquito repellent on his body, there were still too many mosquitoes at night in the Jiangnan water town, and they roared like a swarm of fighter jets passing by.
The surrounding piles of smoke mixed with Polygonum odorifera only made the situation a little better.
"Will the Tatars come?"
The bachelor Shen Chenquan asked, he did not doubt the loyalty of Yan Wo Gong, but he just felt that he might not be able to deceive the Tatars.
Zhu Yihai believed it. There were too many gentry surrendering these days, and it was abnormal for them to refuse to surrender. Therefore, it was not outstanding for Yan Wo Gong to pretend to surrender at this time. Moreover, he had a detailed discussion with Yan Wo Gong. I found this person to be thoughtful and very adaptable.
Yan Laosan united many cowardly squires to surrender. This was actually to be expected. After all, they had not been here long. Under the current situation, these people, who have a lot of property and usually live a good life, do not want to follow. It is human nature to die together with the Ming Dynasty that is about to sink.
It was an accident for Mr. Yan.
However, although he supported Zhu Ming before, he never thought of taking this path. Now he took this step to save his uncle. But it also shows that Yan Igong is a loyal and filial person. What else can such a person do? Don't worry.
Even Zhu Yihai thought about the future through this incident.
In future struggles, we can still adopt a multi-pronged approach.
"Wen Zhong, how is the selection of military judges in each battalion? This matter must be implemented as soon as possible. The army must not only be able to fight bravely, but also be reliable in listening to commands. These must have a reasonable supervision system."
Zhu Yihai has always advocated the system, and rule by man is not as reliable and stable as the system.
"According to His Highness's request, we are still selecting, and some people have been initially arranged."
Zhu Yihai requested that every battalion sentry team should implement the supervision and law enforcement of the army, and it is best to use full-time scholars. This requirement is not easy to meet. Although there are many new recruits in the army now, and there are a large number of loyal gentry who give up their pens, they can be arranged to do this full-time job. In fact, many scholars were not willing to supervise the army and enforce the law.
They are full of enthusiasm for serving the country and want to abandon their writing and join the army to kill the enemy. However, things like supervising the army and enforcing the law are contrary to their original intention.
On the other hand, such full-time deputy supervisors and law enforcement officers are actually on a different level from the lieutenants and generals of the army.
Many people resisted.
"I am ready to improve our current military organizational structure. If we want to gain a foothold in Wu, we must integrate the current troops and horses to become cohesive and smooth up and down."
Zhu Yihai's plan was to establish a Battalion Affairs Office, a Supervision Office, a Food Desk Office, and a Procurement and Editing Office in the military. Among these four organizations, the Battalion Affairs Office was equivalent to the headquarters, responsible for issuing orders and laws. The Supervision Office was responsible for supervising the military's law enforcement, which was equivalent to In the Military Police, the Grain Station Office is responsible for equipment logistics, while the Acquisition and Editing Office is responsible for intelligence.
Otherwise, there are now eleven battalions with more than 10,000 troops, and the command will not be smooth. There are more troops, more territory, and the local rural militia groups have to be commanded, so the organization must be more detailed.
Zhu Yihai also hopes to strengthen ideological and military training in the military. For example, a training course for officers and non-commissioned officers should be held under the Battalion Affairs Office to train young and loyal backbones in the military in batches. Generals such as Zhu Yihai and Zhang Mingzhen will also return
You can personally teach, even cultivate feelings, and get closer to each other.
On the other hand, some more talented people from the military or local areas are also recruited to the camp office to help with tasks and strengthen their training. In the future, they can be decentralized to each battalion to work independently.
Furthermore, the main job of the Battalion Affairs Office is to issue orders, which is equivalent to the military headquarters. It is responsible for formulating combat plans and studying strategic deployment, so it will definitely recruit a group of professional people to serve as staff officers.
By improving the central decision-making brain, the soldiers and horses of each battalion below can exert higher combat effectiveness.
The Grain Platform Office was established by Zhu Yihai in Ningshao before. The purpose was to separate warfare and logistics. The generals were only responsible for training troops and fighting, and dedicated personnel were responsible for supplying grain, fodder, and military pay. They not only performed their duties, but also formed a certain relationship with the generals who led the troops.
restriction ability.
If you have soldiers but no pay, you can only obey and rely on the court.
It can also guarantee real troops and real pay.
The Supervisory Office has also just been established, responsible for supervising military discipline, enforcing military law, supervising war, etc. Each full-time deputy is also responsible for the ideological trends of the soldiers, strengthening the ideological education of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and even responsible for agitating for propaganda, controlling public opinion, etc.
For a regime, especially one in the current state of collapse, if it wants to regain a new life, ideas and public opinion are also an important battlefield. It would be very terrifying if others were allowed to control public opinion.
The Acquisition and Editing Office is the military intelligence department. There will be specialized intelligence staff, as well as detectives, detectives, etc. Each battalion must not only have night guards and troopers, but also train and recruit more spies, and even develop undercover agents.
We must place spies in various camps, local township militia groups, and even prefectures, counties and villages to establish a strict military intelligence network.
Everyone performed their duties everywhere, and they all obeyed the orders of Zhu Wu, the admiral of Jiangnan.
The Battalion Affairs Office consists of battalion martial arts halls, non-commissioned officer training courses, and staff departments. This department actually controls military and political orders. Zhu Yihait appointed Bachelor Shen Chenquan as the assistant manager of the Battalion Affairs Office.
The logistics department was responsible for food and wages, and Yu Dafu, the general envoy, also served as the assistant manager of the food platform.
Shen Wenzhong was appointed as the Assistant Manager of the Supervision Office, and Chen Qianfu was appointed as the Assistant Manager of the Acquisition and Editing Office.
Chen Qianfu had just arrived from Shaoxing. After Zhang Guowei and other academicians returned to Shaoxing to meet Zhu Yihai, they immediately raised a batch of weapons and food, which was finally transported across the sea by Chen Qianfu.
This Chen Qianfu is also a strange person. He was from Zhejiang. He lost his mother when he was four years old. He was a member of the Hangzhou Health Bureau at the age of twenty-four. When he was twenty-five, he proposed to marry the eldest daughter of the Meng family in Shaoxing. Later, when he saw how beautiful his sister-in-law was, he insisted on marrying her.
This sister-in-law is a concubine, but my father-in-law agreed despite being tortured.
He was bohemian and unthrifty, and was called a madman. However, he laughed and said that these are troubled times, and a gentleman only seeks great integrity and does not seek small faults.
He came from a poor family, but he liked to talk wildly and make shocking remarks. However, this man also had the ability. He married the daughter of the Meng family, a wealthy family in Shaoxing, and even later married his sister-in-law. He achieved a high level by eating soft rice. But he
He was indeed capable. The year after marrying the Meng sisters, he won the election.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he passed the imperial examination at the age of 26.
After passing the exam, he failed to pass the Jinshi exam several times, but he traveled around and made many friends.
In the 16th year of Chongzhen, he was granted the title of official in Kaifeng. Shangshu requested an audience with his Majesty, but Chen Henan was not allowed to gain or lose. After Li Zicheng broke through Kaifeng, Henan prefectures and counties fell into disgrace. The king of Zhou and local officials fled one after another, except for Chen Qianfu, a young man. A small promotion official brought out a portrait of Ming Taizu and recruited local warriors to resist Li Zicheng.
When Li Zicheng was defeated in the 17th year, Chen Qianfu contacted the local generals in Henan and recovered a lot of lost territory. Hongguang proclaimed himself emperor and appointed this outstanding man as the censor and military supervisor of Henan Province. Later, Chen Qianfu escorted the child concubine to Nanjing, and the child concubine called herself She was the first wife of Prince Fu's wife, but after Chen Qianfu was sent to Nanjing, Zhu Yousong refused to admit it and was imprisoned. Chen Qianfu was implicated and imprisoned.
The Qing army crossed the river, Hongguang fled, and Chen Qianfu was able to escape from prison and returned to Shaoxing from Nanjing. With the help of his father-in-law's family's money, he once again recruited troops and horses to fight against the Qing Dynasty on the front line of Qiantang.
Zhang Guowei and others raised a batch of grain and equipment, and Chen Qianfu took the initiative to ask for an escort.
Along the way, he successfully delivered all the money, food, and weapons to Zhu Yihai. No weapons or civilians were lost at all. The hundreds of Shaoxing volunteers he recruited were still very strong, and even his team of servants still had many who were from back then. Veterans recruited in Henan.
After chatting with him, Zhu Yihai also felt that Chen Qianfu was a very good person and very capable, but he just liked to make shocking remarks in a surprising way, and his words had a bit of a UC shock factor, which was full of headlines.
But the difference from ordinary Donglin talkers is that this person can not only come up with headlines, but he also really has something in his mind. He can not only ask questions, but also provide solutions, and even list the solutions for you. One, two, three, top, middle and bottom options for you to choose from.
However, he was very handsome. Even when he was wearing armor, he looked like a handsome Confucian general in ancient costume. He was only thirty-five years old at this time. It can be said that he was really old. When I think about the history, this man later committed suicide by drowning himself with Meng's double beauty. Zhu Yihai couldn't help but sigh.
If he hadn't been born at the wrong time, this person could be said to be a winner in life.
Zhu Yihai didn't care what others thought about Chen Qianfu, so he immediately appointed him as Taipusi Minister, and then asked him to stay and serve him. He also asked him to be the assistant manager of the editing office and responsible for military intelligence.
This kind of bohemian and well-connected person is very suitable for intelligence work. He can make friends with all kinds of people, and he can mingle with businessmen.
"As for the military camps, I plan to slightly modify the camp system. Originally, one battalion was ordered to have a thousand people. I plan to change it to one battalion with five hundred people. In addition, there will be thirty-six captains for every one hundred people. A total of one battalion will be captains. One hundred and eighty, including battalion officers and assistants and servants, totaling forty-eight, and each has a certain number for carrying gunpowder, etc."
"In addition to training and combat, the soldiers in the camp no longer undertake errands and miscellaneous tasks. The captains are specialized logistics and miscellaneous personnel who serve as military support. This can not only reduce the burden on the soldiers, but also speed up the army's marching maneuvers and strengthen Combat strength."
"Another advantage is that when marching in the future, you don't have to recruit men and women at the last minute to avoid disturbing the people."
Regarding these, the four civil servants who are now appointed to help with military affairs, Shen Chenquan, Yu Dafu, Shen Wenzhong and Chen Qianfu, all agree. Although they are civil servants, they are definitely not as good as Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen in leading troops and fighting, but they must be better at handling these. Those generals.
Zhu Yihai believes that it is necessary to improve the organization and optimize the structure. At the very least, good logistics support, sufficient food and salary, and reasonable pension and aftermath work can be done so that the soldiers can fight and work hard at the front with peace of mind.
"Several of Mr. Yan's nephews are also loyal and brave. I have specially recruited them to the editorial office to help as servants. If Mr. Yan unfortunately dies for the country, I will take good care of them." Chen Qianfu's subtext was that he had already Some young people from the Yan family stayed as hostages.
"Qing Shen, I have prepared a secret edict for archiving. I have given Yan my father-in-law a Jinshi background and the title of editor of the Hanlin Academy. The secret edict will not be made public for the time being."
"Chen Qing, you are personally responsible for liaison with Yan Wogong. Remember to be cautious."
While they were talking here, Yang Boxing, a guerrilla from the Yulin Front Camp, came over to report, "Your Highness, Mr. Yan's son is back, and the matter is settled."
After hearing the news, Zhu Yihai immediately summoned Yan Wogong's son who had just returned from Zhujiazhuang.
After hearing the story, not only Zhu Yihai became excited, but everyone else was also excited. They didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly.
"Will the Tatars really come?"
"The thief Li has completely trusted my father. They will come to attack the camp here at Ma Yao Lake at midnight tonight. The Tatar guerrilla Jishha will personally lead 500 Tatars. In addition, Li Yuchun will also gather his servants and 500 veterans. The cavalry came with him, and his general Li Yuanshan was responsible for staying behind at Zhujiazhuang."
Qianqi, Zhu Yihai burst out laughing.
Originally, Zhujiazhuang was cooped up, with nearly 5,000 troops and horses, and it was not easy to fight. After all, Zhujiazhuang was not a castle, but it was still a manor. Now the Tatars have temporarily reinforced it, dug ditches and added horses to stop them.
Now if they are willing to come out, they should come out in the middle of the night, separate one thousand cavalry, and leave 3,500 people to stay behind.
Then, whether it is the one thousand cavalry or the three thousand five hundred people, their strength will be greatly reduced.
"Okay, Yan Hanlin has made great achievements, and now it's up to us."
"Zhang Shuai, are you sure?"
Zhang Mingzhen, who had been sitting silently, stood up and patted his chest armor, "Your Highness, when it comes to staff intelligence and supervision, I am not very good at military affairs, but when it comes to fighting, I do my best. The two armies are fighting. , Only the brave will win, there are only a thousand Tartars and traitors, I will let them never come back."
Zhu Yihai was very satisfied with this answer and stood up and said, "Take the king's flag that I have made for Zhang Shuai!"
The pro-military army brought two things.
A command flag made of blue silk cloth and a gold-lacquered wooden plaque.
"Zhang Shuai, this is the king's command flag given to you by your orphaned relatives. If you get this flag, the army can do things easily. Kill it first and then report it!"
In the Ming Dynasty, there was the Shang Fang Sword and the Wang Ming Banner. The Wang Ming Banner had similar functions to the Jie Du Jie in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Jie Du Jie in the Tang Dynasty, holding the power of life and death.
The royal flag of the Ming Dynasty consists of four flags and four tiles. Each flag is made of broad silk, four feet long and one foot nine wide. The spear is six feet five long and three inches and two cents in circumference. Each flag is eight inches long and has a crouching tiger cover. Seven points.
Flags and tokens are not allowed to be made without authorization outside the country. They must be ordered by the Ministry of War, manufactured and issued by the Ministry of Works.
You are not allowed to use it in your spare time. You will be inspected and returned to the official position after class.
At first, it was only awarded to the chief military officer who went on an expedition, and civilian officials could not grant it. Later, it was gradually awarded indiscriminately. Not only the chief military officer went on an expedition, but also the deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, etc. who led the troops and horses in the attack could also receive the royal order. Flags, and later the governor who oversaw military affairs, because there were no flags and the advantage of killing first and reporting later, it was difficult to mobilize the generals, so they also asked for flags.
Later, even soldiers and soldiers were able to ask for flags ordered by the king. However, most of them asked their superior governors to grant them flags. The governor had four flags and four orders, and they were given one flag each to get an advantage.
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During the Hongzhi period, there were 300 flags, each with a number. Later, hundreds more were added during the Zhengde, Jiajing, and Longqing dynasties. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were thousands of royal flags in the imperial court.
There are no longer even four flags and four cards, eleven governors of the Beijing Camp, ten assistant commanders each of the Beijing Camp and the general soldiers with seals, eight admirals, six assistant military affairs, five deputy commanders each, and staff generals.
, guerrillas each have three sides, and the governor, military commander, and even the eunuch who supervises the army can also grant flags.
Although the flags are indiscriminate, their power is always there.
To supervise an army on the battlefield, one must rely on flags.
Even when Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, although he asked Shang Fangjian to kill him, in fact, before killing Mao, Yuan still set up a table to burn incense, first asked for the king's order flag, and then used Shangfang sword to kill him.
Especially civil servants, after being awarded flags, they have the power to reward and punish, mobilize troops, and supervise. In addition to taking charge of military affairs, they can also be used for government affairs and the collection of money, grain, and taxes.
Officers who are not needed in battle are allowed to engage in military law, and can be killed directly with flags and cards.
Therefore, these generals and civil servants who have the right to own flags generally have flag officers who are responsible for keeping and handling the flags, and when necessary, are ordered to use the flags to mobilize troops or enforce the law.
Before, when Zhu Yihai came to the throne to supervise the country in times of crisis, everything was done by a grass-roots team.
There is no king's order flag to be awarded. To Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Zhiren, they undressed their own swords and then awarded them as Swords of Shang Fang. In fact, this is not a formal Sword of Shang Shu.
This time Chen Qianfu came from Shaoxing and specially brought a batch of Wangming flags newly made by Zhang Guowei, Yu Ying and others for Zhu Yihai to use.
Zhang Mingzhen took it and found that it was ten flags and ten orders, which was the standard for a general military officer, one level higher than an admiral.
"This is the first royal order flag issued by Gu. Zhang Shuai can use this to order the army to act expediently. If there are those who are not needed during the battle, they are allowed to engage in military law and kill them with the Shangfang sword given by Gu."
Zhang Mingzhen solemnly took it and handed the king's flag to his wife and nephews, Ma Chengtuma Gongtu and his brothers. They were originally captains of his army's servants and were now specially appointed as flag officers.
Zhu Yihai took out four more flags and awarded them to Shen Chenquan, Shen Wenzhong, Chen Qianfu and Yu Dafu respectively. The four leaders were responsible for military and political orders, logistics and food, supervision and law enforcement, military intelligence and reconnaissance, etc. It would undoubtedly be convenient to have this flag.
many.
Each of their royal flags has six flags and six orders.
Finally, a pair was given to Yang Boxing of Yulin Front Camp, with four flags and four orders. Yulin Camp, as military police, is very special and has the power of law enforcement, so it was specially awarded.
Zhu Yihai also took off his own sword and gave it to Yang Boxing. The king ordered the flag to be paired with Shang Fang's sword, so that there would be no general in the army who could not be killed.
"Tonight, Zhang Shuai is responsible for commanding the battle, General Yang is responsible for supervising the battle and law enforcement, and Shen Qing and others are responsible for logistical support."
Zhu Yihai stood up and looked up to the east. The sky was still dark and pitch black.
"The dawn is right in front of us. Let's celebrate the victory with you at dawn."
Zhu Yihai refused everyone's advice to persuade him to leave this place and retreat to a safe place. Not only did he not leave, he also had six lanterns added to his admiral's banner to make it more conspicuous and attract the Tatar traitors.
"Everyone, please go. I will sit under this flag and wait for the morning."
"Don't worry. If it's not safe to be alone on a boat in the lake, how else can it be safe? Besides, we are the ones hunting tonight, and the Tatars are the prey. How can any hunter be afraid of the prey!"
