Chapter 121: Organizing the Army

After arranging the surrounding situation, Zhang Xuan focused on the large-scale surrender of troops.

Most of these large surrendered troops were Hunan natives.

After Hunan was captured by Zhang Xuan, except for a few, not many of these people fought to the end for the Ming Dynasty, and many people still wanted to eat together.

That's right, after Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion in Hunan, after the conquest of the Xia army and the Ming army, the people's livelihood withered, and the military salary given by Daxia was very timely.

It's better than the common people.

In order to reduce the interference of the soldiers to the people, Zhang Xuan ordered the army to be stationed in the south of Changsha for training. and was presided over by Deng He.

After Cao Zongyu and Gao Yigong went out one after another, Zhang Xuan took a series of civil and military officials out of Changsha City to inspect the whole training.

Among them, there is an official who needs to be specially introduced, that is, the new Changsha prefect Zhu Rongfan.

Zhu Rongfan is a side descendant of the Ming Chu king, when Zhang Xianzhong occupied Wuchang, he fled into Zuo Liangyu's army, claiming to be the king of the county, and later Hongguang ascended the throne in Wuchang, he was also listed as one of the clans, and when he retreated from Wuchang, he was also lucky to retreat to Yueyang.

After Zhang Xuan captured Changsha City, the children of the Ming Sect either fled or changed their names and surnames to avoid trouble, and some were even caught and locked up by Zhang Xuan, ready to be sent to Nanjing, and Zhu Rongfan was the only one who lost his sincerity to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan certainly learned that Zhu Rongfan's character was not good, and in the Taiping years, he was just a scoundrel in the market, and when he was in Zuo Liangyu's army, many generals in Zuo Liangyu's army did not like him, which also explained the problem.

However, in order to recruit the overall strategy of surrendering and rebelling, as the first disciple of the Ming clan to defect to Great Xia, even if it was for the sake of the appearance that Great Xia did not mean to kill the previous dynasty's clan, he had to be reused.

It's just that Zhu Rongfan didn't even think about military power or anything, and after Zhang Xuantong was appointed as the prefect of Changsha.

The current situation, the Xia army gathered in Changsha on a large scale, Yao Qisheng and others in Zhang Xuan's shogunate were also in Changsha, and Zhu Rongfan's power at hand was very limited, as if it was not much different from Guo County. He simply followed Zhang Xuan's side, wanting to sell well by Zhang Xuan's side. Zhang Xuan also felt that it was better to accommodate an official of the Ming Dynasty clan in a political sense.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's vassal policy did not support the Ming Dynasty, he had to admit that when the Ming Mansion was about to fall, many children of the Ming Sect still stood up to resist.

Of course, the reason why they do this, in many ways, is that they have no way back.

If the Daming clan surrenders in large quantities, it will alleviate a lot of resistance ability, and the Daming clan does not have backbone anyway. For example, King Lu is not a person with backbone, just King Lu

Son, Zhang Xuan really didn't know what to ask him to do.

In the end, Zhang Xuan still didn't see it, and let King Lu, the Lafayette, go to Nanjing to live idle.

The sun is blazing.

The banner was unfurled, the smoke and dust were rolling, and Zhang Xuan led the group to the front of the camp.

Deng He had been waiting at the gate of the camp for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Xuan coming, he stepped forward to greet him, turned over and dismounted, knelt down in the dust, and said, "The last general greets the general." ”

"Get up, no need to be polite." Zhang Xuan said: "What is the situation in the army? ”

Deng He said: "Most of the officers and men in the army have some foundation, and now they don't need to be too troublesome to train, they just need to strictly regulate military discipline." ”

Zhang Xuan knew that Deng He, Deng He's ability would be like Cao Zongyu, Wang Jincai and others, and he was still a little lacking. However, he is young and old, and he must do a good job in the things he explains, never stealing and playing tricks, and he is an honest man.

Of course, there is also a ruthlessness in his bones, he said yes, there should be no problem.

"Good. Let's beat the drums and get together. Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes." Deng He said loudly.

"The general has an order, beat the drum and gather the general." The soldier standing on the watchtower said loudly, with a feeling of hoarseness. Immediately, a drum sounded, and the dull drum sounded heavily, and Zhang Xuan led the people to roll up the wind and sand and enter the big camp.

Dismount before the point.

Zhang Xuan pressed his sword to ascend to the platform, then turned around and threw off the red cloak and faced the soldiers on the school field.

The school field is huge, almost occupying half of the camp, and a large number of soldiers have walked in from all directions, but it looks a little messy, and it seems that the students are not as neat as the students after three months of military training, but Zhang Xuan is already quite satisfied with this appearance.

The training time is still short, and it is not as neat as the military training of college students in later generations. But after all, after experiencing the battle array, many people have killed people and seen blood, plus a large number of low-level officers of the former Xia Army were promoted to various departments as officers, after a period of cultivation, the spirit of the defeated army has gone better. It looks murderous. And a bit of deterrence.

After the "dong ----" three-way drum, the last drum sound remains, and the long aftertaste. The world is quiet.

Deng He saluted Zhang Xuan, stepped forward and said loudly: "The army is practicing martial arts." ”

A herald occupies one side, waving the command flag.

The army moved in response to the flag, and the departments were divided into battalions. Drill the formation and formation on the school field.

Zhang Xuan's eyes just swept slightly. Knowing that the formation is very important in the battle formation, but it is not the most important point, just looking at the spirit, these troops are still unable to fight a tough battle.

Deng He seemed to see what Zhang Xuan meant, and said: "General, this time the departments are reorganized, and the departments still need to be refamiliarized. ”

"There is still some time

between, not in a hurry. Zhang Xuan calculated the time and said, "There is probably a month or two left." ”

Deng He said: "The last general, please rest assured that after a month, these soldiers will definitely look new." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I don't worry about you doing things." ”

In fact, Zhang Xuan's requirements are not too high, after all, not every army must become an elite soldier in a hundred battles. Even if it could, the Great Xia finances would not be able to afford it now.

Zhang Xuan adapted all the departments this time, in addition to Gao Yigong's department and Cao Zongyu's department, Wang Jincai, Deng He, Cheng Jikong, Feng Guangyu, and Xu Du respectively. plus Zhang Xuan's pro-soldier headquarters. There were about 70,000 people. If you add Cao Zongyu and Gao Yigong, two people.

In total, there are about 120,000 people.

Among them, the old and weak soldiers and the remnants were placed near Changsha City, or incorporated into the water division.

There is no difference in the physical fitness of the rest of the people.

Under the rigorous training, these soldiers have no problem coping with ordinary warfare.

The people who are really used to urge the enemy to attack Yu Zhengrui have to use Zhang Xuan's old department. So the current situation, although Zhang Xuan is not too satisfied, he is not too disappointed, it can only be said that it is expected.

"Newspaper. General Cao sent news that he had entered Hengyang City. General Cao asked the general whether to continue south? ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Tell Cao Zongyu and let him make his own decisions." ”

Zhang Xuan had already discussed with Cao Zongyu before Cao Zongyu went south, and the key points had been explained to Cao Zongyu, and Cao Zongyu's natural place was important.

However, Cao Zongyu's request for instructions was just a matter of habit.

"Report, General Gao Yigong came to report that he had captured Changde Mansion and blocked Yinxi and retreated into Xiangxi. General Gao asked for orders to continue the pursuit. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Accurately." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Zheng Lian. ”

"The lower official is here." Zhang Xuan said: "I sent a letter to Yao Qisheng and asked him to send people to appease various prefectures and counties in Xiangxi. ”

"Yes." Zheng Lian said.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Today is a double happiness. It seems that within a few days, this Huguang province will enter the territory of Great Xia. ”

Zheng Lian said: "Congratulations to the general, this southern expedition can be regarded as a complete merit. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's not enough." ”

The smoother the war, the bigger Zhang Xuan's heart will be. Before the southern expedition, Zhang Xuan only defeated the enemy first, but after defeating Changsha. See that Nanming's internal situation is numerous, especially the internal conflict that broke out in Kenneng. made Zhang Xuan's mind bigger and bigger.

Do not advance the territory of Bactria to the South Pole in the sea. For Zhang Xuan, it is not perfect.

It's just halftime now, Zhang Xuan sharpens his minions, waiting for the second half to come.