On the way back, Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong both chose to be silent, although it is sad that their relatives have left, but as a descendant, they can only hide this sadness in their hearts and turn it into strength to complete the unfinished business of their elders.

In the next few days, under the pressure of Zhu Cihong, the household department urgently transferred grain and grass from Lianghu, Liangguang, Henan, Shandong and other places.

After going from the capital to Datong, it was divided into two roads, all the way to the west to Xinjiang, and all the way to the northwest to Beihai, and the two grain and grass supply lines were slowly formed.

And Liu Hongjian was not idle, in addition to urging the craftsmen of the ordnance institute to produce new rear-loading guns and mortars as soon as possible, he went to the camp of the Praetorian Guard to order troops.

After two years of continuous conscription, the Praetorian Guard has replenished the number of soldiers in the most glorious days of the Beijing camp, which is 340,000 people.

It's just that Liu Hongjian doesn't plan to take it all, Beihai and Xinjiang have now transferred more than 60,000 people from the northeast and Mongolia, plus the original garrisons in the two places are enough to defend.

It's just that Liu Hongji's expedition this time is not for defense, he wants to solve the problem of the north forever, the Rakshasa country is known as an army of 180,000, but how many Liu Hongjian really has in his heart.

Most of the world's talents in this matter are bragged, for example, if there are only 100,000, they are called 150,000, and if they are only 120,000, they are called 180,000.

Although the territory of the Rakshasa country is not small, the population is sparse and pitiful, and it is already Liu Hong's bold estimate to be able to send 120,000 troops.

On this expedition, Liu Hongjian planned to draw 80,000 troops from the Praetorian Guard, and then 20,000 from the garrisons in Beihai and Xinjiang.

Compared with the major battles in the past three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the number of people is actually not large, which has reduced a lot of pressure on the household department.

After all, fighting a war is to burn money, and an army of 100,000 people needs at least 200,000 people to work, that is, the household department must prepare at least 300,000 people of grain and grass, not counting horses and ammunition.

Although the number of soldiers has decreased, Liu Hongjian has his own requirements, that is, these 100,000 troops must all be equipped with war horses, and each of them has more than one.

Liu Hong gradually couldn't stand the slow march, and it would take at least two months to walk from the capital to Beihai without war horses.

One of the reasons why the farming people have not been able to get rid of the nomads for hundreds of years is the problem of war horses.

No war horse, even if he wins with the nomads, has no ability to pursue the enemy, and if he is defeated, he has no ability to escape the pursuit of the enemy.

Liu Hong gradually didn't think about it so much, he just wanted to be faster and faster, otherwise he would be afraid that he would suffer from war phobia after three or four years of fighting.

The Ming Dynasty has been short of war horses since the period of Zhu Chongba, and even created the so-called horse politics that brought disaster to the country and the people, and this problem was not solved until Liu Hong gradually incorporated Menggu and Northeast into the territory.

Liu Hongjian demanded that at least thirty war horses should be requisitioned from the household, which was standard among the powerful tribes of the nomads in those days, one to ride, one to carry supplies, and the other to change horses during long marches.

The reason why Liu Hongjian needed to go in person to order troops was not because the morale of the Praetorian Guards was too strong.

You must know that since Liu Hongjian led the troops, the Ming Dynasty has always been undefeated, and most of the soldiers who first followed Liu Honggradually to fight the world have now become low-level generals, and even many of them have even obtained knighthoods.

Exploits! It is the fastest and only channel for soldiers to improve their salaries.

"What the hell, what are you squeezing? No matter how much you squeeze it, let Lao Tzu go back to his hometown! Liu Hong gradually frowned and said angrily.

Every morning, the Praetorian Guard's barracks were in a state of chaos, and the tables responsible for selecting the soldiers were always crowded.

"This expedition to the north is to avenge our ally the Chahar Khanate, so there is no silver reward, and the pension is two hundred taels per person plus twenty years of exemption from taxes.

The Rakshasa country is very powerful, don't get in the way if you're afraid of death, hurry back to the side! ”

Liu Honggradually stood on the table and explained to the soldiers, of course, the first half of the sentence was for Polochi.

As for saying that this war is for Chahar, perhaps only the simple Polo Chiken believes it.

Polochi was standing on the side of the barracks, he looked at the Ming soldiers who were in a daze, Daming was too powerful.

This Shahe camp alone has 200,000 troops, and the Fengtai camp not far from here is said to have more than 100,000 troops.

Polochi felt extremely bitter at the moment, if the Ming Dynasty could go out earlier, would it be his Chahar Khanate......

"I still have a brother in my family, I am qualified, why don't you write my name?" A thick man pulled his throat and was a little anxious.

The low-level general in charge of the selection did not speak, but just pointed to the selection conditions written on the sign, and the man glanced at his mouth and left.

Due to the large number of soldiers, there can only be one place among the three or four people, and Liu Hongjian specially made the screening conditions.

Those who have only children in the family will not be included in the priority selection queue.

Those who have brothers in the family but are not married and have children are not included in the priority selection queue.

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If it was in the past, this kind of requirement was enough to make the officials of the imperial court insult endlessly, and those who were soldiers did not go to the battlefield to fight, and the imperial court raised them, where were there so many conditions.

But now it's different, no one dares to put a beak in the military, and it all depends on Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong.

It is precisely because Liu Hong gradually cares too much about the safety of the soldiers, and pays them strictly on time and in accordance with the amount of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and military salaries, coupled with the uncompromised pension system, so that all the soldiers have no worries.

If you come back, you can get ahead, even if you are unlucky, it doesn't matter, the court will raise their parents and children, and their ashes will be placed in the martyrs' shrine in the center of the capital, which is admired by all the people.

It is precisely because of this that even though Liu Hong gradually canceled the reward for this expedition and added many selection conditions, the soldiers in the barracks still wanted to participate in this war.

After four days of screening, Liu Hongjian finally selected more than 80,000 soldiers from the 340,000 Praetorian Guards, including 30,000 cavalry grenadiers, more than 30,000 musketeers, more than 10,000 infantry grenadiers, and more than 6,000 artillerymen.

Bringing artillery is also a last resort, this war will definitely have to conquer the city, without powerful artillery it is difficult to remove the nails one by one.

"Seven days later, still here, the king will take you out, and you should all hurry back to pack up and meet your family.

Remember, don't embarrass your ancestors when you go to the battlefield! Liu Hong gradually sighed and returned to the conference hall.

"Your Majesty, fighting a war is not about going out to enjoy happiness, you have to think about it." Liu Hong said with a frown.

In the conference hall, Zhu Cihong stood in front of the window with an expectant face, looking at the soldiers outside the window in a daze.

"Haven't we all discussed? I am not afraid of hardship. Zhu Cihong said without hesitation.

"Alas, forget it, you don't believe it, I'll talk to the Queen Mother in two days, and see if her old man can agree to you going."

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Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty

Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty