Chapter 377: Expanding the Army
Whenever someone behaved like this, it always drew tears from the other temporary auxiliaries, and from these words, they also seemed to think of some of the painful experiences that had happened to them.
The grievance meeting is exactly a method proposed by Yang Chendong to train soldiers. Let everyone express the grievances that have been accumulated for a long time, which can not only make the depression in the body discharge, but also shorten the distance between each other more quickly. After such a back and forth, it is natural that everyone's relationship will become more intimate.
This change is carried out unconsciously, and by the time some people find out, they already like the atmosphere. Not only is there unity and friendship between comrades-in-arms, but also mutual respect, and they are not discriminated against in any way because of their low background, and more importantly, they can eat meat every day, and they still eat three meals a day, and they are all fed in a short period of time.
Badaojiang was also infected in this atmosphere. In a grievance meeting, he also took the initiative to stand up and say some injustices he had experienced and seen. When it was said that a local landlord took a fancy to a woman, so he forced the woman's husband to kill her, and finally forced the woman to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and he killed the landlord's family in a fit of rage, many of the participants shed tears, and were very angry about the righteous act of Badaojiang, and then they were indignant and said that they would eradicate the bad magnates in the world.
In such an atmosphere, Badaojiang also liked this place, and began to pay attention to the lives of those cold fronts and auxiliary soldiers. He found that these people are very disciplined, friendly to others, and more importantly, they are all very strong, and most of them are literate and sensible.
This kind of discovery made Badaojiang surprised. It's not that he hasn't seen the Ming army, and it's not that he hasn't dealt with it, but it's the first time he's seen an army like this. Especially once when he saw a cold front actually soak the feet of a temporary auxiliary soldier in hot water, saying that this would remove the fatigue of the day, he was really shocked. Is there really such a good army in the world? If so, isn't that his goal, his paradise on earth?
The more I learned, the more frightened I became, not only Badaojiang, but gradually more people knew that the cold front in front of him was not a Ming army, but a mercenary invited by Emperor Nanming. They could be above some of the Ming armies; Their combat effectiveness is amazing, and their military discipline is strict; They train hard and have strong military qualities; They eat well and are well treated; At the same time, they also have the strongest firearms in the world, which outsiders call the world, and so on...
All of this made Badaojiang deeply shocked and began to envy at the same time. When he finally couldn't help but ask an auxiliary soldier if he could one day become a real auxiliary soldier, or even a cold front that everyone envied, he got a positive answer. "As long as you are willing to work hard, as long as you obey military orders, anyone can hope to have a good future here."
It was this sentence that made Badaojiang completely let go of the burden in his heart, and he made a decision in his heart, that is, he must perform well and strive to be able to make meritorious contributions in the next battle. And at this time, in addition to training with Leng Feng and the auxiliaries, he also began to take the initiative to learn literacy, he heard that if he wants to become Leng Feng, it is necessary to read and read, because there is a very mysterious sixth young master who said that there will be no future for an army without culture.
Although I don't know what this so-called future is, but even if everyone does it, he will also learn together, maybe there will really be a future of his own?
Two thousand temporary auxiliaries were transferred to Yang Chendong's door, so that the original army of 1,200 people was strengthened to 3,200 people, just waiting for the run-in to be completed, those 2,000 people should be able to exert a lot of combat effectiveness.
Just two thousand prisoners were selected, and the ratio of one-fifteenth made Guan Ying and Ma Wei breathe a sigh of relief. What they are afraid of is that Lord Qincha will collect all 30,000 prisoners, so in this case, the strength will naturally be available, but whether they can form combat effectiveness in a real war still depends on two words. There is also a big problem of 30,000 people eating and drinking.
Fortunately, Yang Chendong only accepted 2,000 people, but it didn't put too much pressure on them. On the fifth day of the victorious battle, Lu Youfu, the political envoy of Guangdong, finally arrived at the city of Guangzhou, and handed over the 28,000 captives to him.
After getting rid of the burden of the captives, Guan Ying and Ma Wei came to Yang Chendong together to discuss whether they could stop resting and chasing the poor.
For the arrival of Guan Ying and Ma Wei, Yang Chendong had already expected it. The three of them met in the military tent, except for Yang Er, the guard who followed behind, there was no one else in the tent, and Yang Chendong finally spoke.
"Two generals, but I don't know what you mean by chasing the poor?" Yang Chendong asked puzzled.
When asked about the matter, Ma Wei looked a little excited, and said with his hands on his hands: "My lord, the yellow bandits outside Guangzhou Mansion have been defeated, and they have retreated to Zhaoqing Mansion at this time. I heard that the remnants of the army are being collected, but it is difficult to attach the people under the defeat, this is the time when we take advantage of the victory to pursue, if we can quickly come to the city, just like the speed from Ganzhou to Guangzhou, it must be deterred to the other side, and it is inevitable to win the battle. At that time, after the yellow bandits were hit hard one after another, it was really unsustainable, and they must leave, and we could return Guangdong to a peaceful and prosperous era. For this matter, the last general and General Guan have already made preparations, and all the food on the road has been prepared, which is enough for the army to use on the road. ”
As soon as Ma Wei finished saying this, Guan Ying, who was standing on the side, also took the initiative to come out and said: "Yes, the last general has prepared enough meatloaf, and there is still a surplus for the army to reach Wuzhou Mansion, which Lord Qincha can rest assured." ”
At this moment, Guan Ying's mentality has already slowed down. Originally, Kuang Ye Shangshu arranged for him to follow Yang Chendong's side, so that he needed to study the side, so that he could become a general in the future and become the cornerstone of the Nanming Army, even Guan Ying himself thought like this.
But on the way from Ganzhou to Guangzhou, Guan Ying's mentality has changed somewhat. After he saw the strength of the mercenaries, the original comparison in his heart was much weaker. Especially after learning that Yang Chendong broke the 80,000 army of the Yellow Bandits with a rapid march of 800, he knew exactly where the gap between the two sides was.
Yang Chendong is indeed like a god in his use of soldiers, and he is ashamed of this. But what he admires even more is the mercenary's own strength, with such a strong army, as long as the commander is not a fool, it must be difficult to lose the battle. In this case, it is better for him not to meddle in military affairs, to do a good job in logistics, and then to study on the sidelines. When the matter in Guangdong is over, he can report to Kuang Ye Shangshu, the same selection of people in the army, and the same training of the same elite soldiers, and he will be his own general in the future, which can be of great use.
Guan Ying was convinced, and so was Ma Wei. The two hit it off, and they all found Yang Chendong to ask for troops.
The two Nanming generals all had the same opinion, and Yang Chendong's eyes narrowed into a slit at this time. The performance of these two people is exactly in response to the old saying, "Sweep the snow in front of the door." ”
As Ma Wei said just now, if the yellow bandits are seriously injured, they may leave Guangdong, so this place will be safe, but what about other places? What about Guangxi, which is close to Guangdong? And once you withdraw from Guangxi, what will happen to Yunnan? If he is brought together with Zhu Huixuan and others, wouldn't it be a new problem?
Yang Chendong could think of these things himself, he didn't believe that Ma Wei and Guan Ying couldn't think of it. Especially the latter, as a member of the military department, Shang Shu Kuang Ye is a person who is extremely valued, he would not have expected such a situation?
But they still want to send troops to Wuzhou Mansion, so they have to say that they know that Gu did it.
Thinking that when there was chaos in Guangdong, Guangxi did not send troops to help, but on the contrary, it also planted heavy troops in the cities adjacent to each other, in order to prevent the Yellow Bandit Rebellion from entering other places. Such a practice can naturally bring peace to Guangxi temporarily, but in this way, the pressure on Guangdong will only be greater, and the yellow bandits will not be able to go anywhere else, so they can only cause chaos in Guangdong. This kind of separate approach is very hurtful, and this is why Ma Wei now asks for the Yellow Bandits to be blasted out of Guangdong, as for where they went, he doesn't say it, and he doesn't think about it. Even Guan Ying is a performance of pretending not to know.
One chopstick was slightly broken, and ten chopsticks were broken continuously. It's about the power of unity.
The relationship between Guangdong and Guangxi is a full illustration that the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Northern Ming Dynasty are not compatible, and the disagreement between the various prefectures and government offices below the Southern Ming Dynasty is that in the long run, the internal consumption is too large, how can it not be chaotic, how can the people live a good life, and how can it not die?
Spending oneself by others, Yang Chendong thought of his own Yang system. Initially, all parties are united, but what if it takes a long time? What happens if the territory grows larger and the population increases? Will there be people who support their own troops, and will there be people who also have the idea of sweeping the snow in front of their doors?
Presumably there must be, that is, the line predicted the emergence of these problems, how to solve them, to know that the current traffic is too underdeveloped, there is something in one place, often know that a long time has passed, which is not conducive to the management of a large area of the territory, so how to do the best, I am afraid that it also needs to think about it. In short, the mistakes that happen to others cannot happen to oneself, otherwise, I am afraid that even if it becomes strong, this situation will not last for a long time.
Yang Chendong pondered for a while and didn't speak, Ma Wei and Guan Ying were anxious, and after the two glanced at each other, they whispered in unison, "My lord, when do you think it's better to send troops?" ”