Chapter 178: Archery and Horse Shooting
Not counting the more than 2,000 horse bandits who were recruited, the main force of the Guoxing Asuo Department has also reached more than 1,000 people. The cavalry battalion was all in order, and Nash's third company of infantry also arrived to reinforce it, as did most of the baggage and artillery. Because Guo Xing'a was worried that the main force of the lineage was too small and would not be able to suppress the absorbed horse bandits, he transferred all the troops who had finished changing their outfits to train. The so-called murder and arson for help and Zhao'an, the horse bandits also became thieves because they couldn't get along, and since they could do it anyway, they didn't have the heart to fight back. 、
As for the command of the incorporated troops, the best choice was originally Tan Shaoguang's, but it was really reassuring to let the former rebels lead a group of newly surrendered bandits. Although Guo Xing'a still trusts Tan Shaoguang, he is actually a little uncertain in his heart, not to mention that even Tan Shaoguang himself does not agree except for him. In addition, these horse bandits are all strong in martial arts, can ride and shoot well, and if they are used well, they are an elite, and if they are not used well, they will be elbows and armpits. After some thought, Goxinga decided to send a man who knew cavalry and would never have a problem with loyalty - Bozhitu.
The two people who knew the cavalry the most in Goxinga's troops were Ji Ying, a Manchurian from Guanwai, and Bo Ritu, a Mongol from the steppe, of which Bo Ritu was even better than Ji Ying. Although the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty claim to be the archery and horse riding to determine the world, neither the Eight Banners themselves nor various documents agree with this statement. The Eight Banners or the Manchurian Eight Banners, they are not a group of cavalry, but a group of strong infantry who can ride horses and maneuver.
In fact, analyzing the original living habits of people of all ethnic groups can also initiate the reasons. The Mongols are all herdsmen on the steppe, so they are known as a people on horseback, and they are natural cavalrymen with superb riding skills. The Manchurians were not nomadic but fishing and hunting people, although they also roamed on horseback, but more often they fought tigers and bears in the mountains and forests, so their bows and arrows were accurate and brave, but in fact, compared with the Mongols, they were not good at riding and shooting.
Bo Ritu has always been asked to follow Guo Xing'a like a shadow, and although he is very repressed, he has also learned a lot of modern systems and ways of thinking. In the face of more than 2,000 surrendered troops, Bo Ritu's request to Guoxinga was to allocate enough political cadres for him. Goxinga has been working hard to train political cadres for a long time, but there are still great difficulties in mass production. On the one hand, he could only transfer two squads from the guard platoon to Bo Ritu, and disperse these people as political cadres among the horse bandits at hand, which became a sharp weapon for Bo Ritu to divide the horse bandits and enhance his cohesion. On the other hand, all the political workers of the various departments accompanying the army were notified to be transferred to Bo Zhitu in a centralized manner to carry out a surprise attack on the political education work of the surrendered troops.
Before Ding Stick, Li Qiao and others returned to obedience, Bo Ritu was like a fish in water in the old horse bandits, and he played all the scenes such as loving soldiers like sons, sharing weal and woe, etc., and was deeply loved by the soldiers. He knew that most of these soldiers would not be included in the main force, but would exist as a second-line force, and with the precedent of Fengsheng'a, Bo Ritu was also looking forward to the appointment of the regiment commander. And he also has a careful eye, Fengsheng A's side will never become the main force, but these troops are not necessarily. The main reason why the troops who have been reduced to the second line can only enjoy the second-line treatment is that the number of weapons reformed is not enough, and they cannot be equipped with new equipment, so they can only assist the main force in combat. But new equipment is being produced every day, in more and more quantities, and it will not be long before the commander of the second-line army will be upgraded to the commander of the main force. Although everyone is currently under his rule, he has a certain advantage, but it is not ruled out that Goxinga will drag on until the weapons are in place before reorganizing these surrendered troops, so he must get Goxinga's approval before Goxinga splits these surrendered troops.
The arrival of Ding Stick and others disrupted Bo Ritu's plan a bit. Although Bo Ritu disrupted the original organization of the surrendered troops early on, and even the pro-soldiers who came over with a few people were disrupted and settled, but the prestige of these people was still very high, although they could not respond to every call, at least they could affect the execution of Bo Ritu's orders. Let Ding stick and others convince themselves as a leader has become Bo Ritu's top priority.
"I've seen the battalion commander!" Ding Stick and the others were assigned a company to take with them, but the scale of this company was a bit large, with nearly 400 people in each company. Bozhitu still bears the title of battalion commander, but he has six giant company commanders under him.
"You're welcome, our second cavalry battalion has a bright future, you should cherish the opportunity in front of you!" The number of the surrendered troops is the second cavalry battalion of the provisional formation, but the number is three times that of the first cavalry battalion. Although the temporary equipment is still the gap between the officers and the bandits, once this gap is leveled, he will immediately surpass Mu Shun and become the backbone of the cavalry.
"Yes!" Several people were inevitably a little weak, and they were still immersed in the pain of being forced to land, and their brains were about to fly away.
"The Counselor is still directing people to carry the stolen goods of Wang Da's pole, let's play for a while!" Bo Ritu doesn't care, he has to be convinced by these few horse bandits.
"Play?" Ding Stick and the others didn't believe that it would be so easy in Guoxing's troops.
"We're cavalry, let's go!" Bo Ritu said provocatively.
"How?" Several people have not yet integrated into their new identities, and when they saw Bo Ritu's provocation, they were all eager to try.
"Everyone just met, play a little and increase your feelings! There are two flags here, and there are also two dragon flags on the mountain over there, so you can come out and compete with me to see who can change the flag first and run back!" Bo Zhtu said, pointing to a high ground about five miles away.
"The battalion commander has a good mount, we are doomed!" Wang Benming said unconvinced, Bo Ritu's attention is horse racing, but they have all seen the speed of the official army and the Yanma, how do they win this kind of race.
"Hey! How could it be a race mount! Once the flag was drawn, we began to select our own horses from among the herd. "Bo Zhi has a picture of a group of ordinary war horses resting.
"Okay, I, Li Qiao, will compete with the battalion leader!" Li Qiao listened to Bo Ritu's statement, and his heart of strength rose for a while. Bo Ritu is not just a test horse, but a comprehensive comparison of Soma's ability, immediate kung fu, and the degree of tacit understanding with strange war horses.
Li Qiao was the most knowledgeable person among the horse bandits, and everyone had no objection to him, and after dividing the flag, both of them rushed to the horses. The two seem to be on a par with each other, and the time is about the same, Li Qiao also grabbed the lead, and after running, he was slightly better than Bo Ritu, but he saw Bo Ritu's kung fu on the flag change. There were still more than ten steps away from the dragon flag, and Bo Ritu threw the flag in his hand, just knocked the dragon flag out and then firmly inserted it in the position of the dragon flag. Moreover, Bo Ritu did not slow down the horse at all, and directly copied the dragon flag with a yaksha to explore the sea, and then drew a circle and galloped all the way back. Li Qiao lowered the speed of his horse, stopped at the dragon flag and changed the flag, and then hit the horse again and ran back, more than ten meters behind Bo Ritu.
"I'm convinced!" Li Qiao admitted that Bo Ritu Xiangma was not as good as him, but his kung fu and tacit understanding with the war horse were far better than him.
Bo Zhitu can't help it, where can a gang of horse bandits understand what tactical and strategic planning, know what is called troop cooperation, the only thing that can convince them is only archery and horse archery. He also wanted to repeat his old tricks, but no one responded, for the position of the head of the regiment, Bo Ritu could only be cheeky and took the initiative to perform archery for everyone.
Watching Bo Ritu change into various postures on the galloping war horse, stretching his bow and arrows hard, Ding Stick and others frequently shouted hello to show encouragement. After Bo Ritu hit the heart with ten arrows in a row, it was even more sensational, and a large number of soldiers gathered and cheered. Bo Ritu was very moved, he really loved these soldiers, they were so cute, he hadn't felt such satisfaction for a long time.
He also performed this stunt for Guo Xing'a, but Guo Xing'a was not interested at all, let alone shouting that he was about to fall asleep. And Guo Xing's words are very hurtful: "What's the use! I'll knock you down with one shot, believe it! You're going to be able to shoot so accurately on your horse one day, come back to me! ”
Bo Ritu enjoyed his happiest time since following Guo Xing'a, who was meeting with a colleague, or ally officer, Wang Yicheng, the commander of the Dushikou Green Battalion.
"Yun Shuai Huwei, the lower officials are obedient! This big pole has been a disaster in the territory for many years, and my generation has returned from several encirclements and suppressions in vain, which is really ashamed. Yun Shuai's army is everywhere today, and in less than an hour, all the bandits of Wang Da Pole will be annihilated, it is really a divine soldier descending from heaven! Wang Yicheng was sweating profusely, and his body was also covered with dust when he was running, and he praised Guo Xing'a, but his eyes kept staring at Brother Zongzi who had been wailing and struggling after being executed in the tent.
"It's just a trivial matter, Wang Dusi came over in such a hurry, didn't he come to congratulate me!" Of course, Guo Xing'a remembered Xiao Wang's words, and Wang Da Pole and the green camp in Dushikou were a little unclear. Guo Xing'a didn't think about dealing with the green camp in Dushikou, it was none of his business, and he didn't care, but he was still a little surprised that the people from Dushikou came up so quickly.
"Hui Yunshuai, but there are some passes, Wang Da Pole has done all kinds of evil, and once kidnapped the relatives of a wealthy businessman in Dushikou, and he has not been able to find it so far. Therefore, when the lower official came, he wanted to ask Yun Shuai to give this big pole to the lower official, so that the lower official could go back to investigate the whereabouts of the rich businessman's relatives. Wang Yicheng said a little embarrassed, this excuse was made up by him temporarily, and there are too many loopholes.
"No hostages were found in Wang Da's camp!" actually wants people, Guo Xing'a thinks it's a little funny, how much does this green camp buddy charge Wang Da pole every year, and some of them don't want to die.
"Yun Shuai, Wang Da Pole has to hide both money and things, so the lower officials must ask for a confession from him!" Wang Yicheng is also thinking of a way, Guo Xing'a is obviously suspicious, and he must come up with something to exchange people back.
"He really likes to hide things!" Guo Xing'a sincerely admired, he dug out more than 80,000 taels of silver, more than 4,000 taels of gold, and countless antiques and jade from the cellar of Wang Da's pole.
"Please Yun Shuai......" Wang Yicheng is also a character in the local area, begging in a low voice, he feels that the other party should give this face.
"What a pity! Wang Da Pole is dead! "The money in the cellar has been collected, and Guo Xing'a has not bothered to care about the affairs between the green camp and the bandits, he is going home.
"Yun Shuai, but ......" Wang Yicheng knew that this person with blurred flesh and blood was Wang Da Pole from the first sight, so he also subconsciously pointed his finger at Brother Zongzi.
"I'm going to pull out the camp and go back, and I'll tell you again, Wang Da Pole is dead!" Guo Xing'a said impatiently, and at the same time, Fuquan walked to Brother Zongzi's side and cut his throat with a knife in front of Wang Yicheng.
"Don't send it!" Guo Xing'a waved his hand at Wang Yicheng, who was stunned.
Until Guoxing's army packed up and left, Wang Yicheng still stood in place, unable to believe the cruel facts in front of him. After a long time, he walked to the crooked neck tree with the support of his entourage, looking at the empty cellar, Wang Yicheng's heart was bleeding, and twenty years of business and savings were ruined.