At noon on the 10th day of the first month of June, the leaders of the coalition forces at all levels, the "Zaisheng" and the responsible persons of the militia temporarily elected by the eight major Bansheng in the Dabansheng area, held a military meeting on the second floor of the Meidaizhao Liuli Palace.

Da Norbu first informed everyone of the latest information on the Manchurian army.

In the early morning of the ninth day of the sixth month, the Manchurian army divided into two routes south of the Kuku and Tun ruins. The two armies were divided by the Luliang Mountains at the end of the grassland, all the way through the east side of the mountain range along the southeast direction to the Ming Dynasty's Hukou, all the way to the west approaching Dabansheng.

The Manchurian army marching west numbered about 5,000 and was divided into two armies, the north and the south. The north branch goes west along the foot of Daqingshan Mountain, and the south branch goes southwest along the Dahei River to the mouth of the confluence of the Heihe River and the Yellow River. Both routes are densely populated areas of the steppe.

Along the foot of Daqing Mountain, from Kuku and Tun to Dabansheng is the shortest route, a total of 150 miles. According to Norbu, the Manchurian army had absorbed a large number of slaves on foot, and that the march was up to 30 miles a day. It was calculated that it would take five days for the Manchurian troops of the Northern Branch to arrive at Dabansheng, that is, on the evening of June 13.

In other words, the time left for the coalition forces to prepare was only three days.

The ready-made forces in the hands of the coalition forces, in addition to the three battalions of 600 light infantry, were the two wings of the cavalry of the big and small Norbu.

The cavalry on both wings had just been formed, and in terms of experience, it could not be compared with the Eight Banners of Manchukuo, which fought every year; In terms of equipment, except for bows and arrows, there is basically no armor for the protection of the cavalry on both wings.

The Great Norbu penetrated deep into the eastern outpost and lost 37 men in only a few skirmishes with the Manchurian soldiers. Lin Dan Khan's Chahar elite still had to go around when they encountered the Manchurian army, and it can be concluded that the cavalry of the coalition army could not fight the Manchurian soldiers at all.

The two wings of the allied cavalry were the only ones that could compete with the Manchurians in the number of horses. The cavalry of the Great and Small Norbu had more than a thousand arrowmen each, and if you count the mother-in-law and aunt who accompanied the army, the number could reach 1,800 or 900, and the total number of the two wings would be nearly 4,000 horses. It is estimated that the number of Manchurian soldiers and horses advancing westward will not exceed this number.

"Wait", Sun Yi interrupted the meeting, "why are there women in the cavalry on both wings?" ”

Mozhigen replied: "Tabunang, it is the habit of Tumut for my aunt to go on the expedition with her husband. Tumut fought without distinction between high and low, and his wife was in charge of managing the army's luggage and clothing with the army, and at critical moments, she would ride alongside the men and shoot the enemy. ”

Sun Yi was stunned.

Also in the Ming Dynasty, women within the side wall were popular to wrap their small feet, and outside the side wall, there were three ladies at the east outpost and a red lady at the west post, and ordinary women not only undertook the logistics support of the army, but also charged into battle!

That's too big a gap.

Zhu Junshi thought that he had already understood the various customs of the Jin Kingdom, and he introduced to Sun Yi: "Master, the mother-in-law of the Jin Kingdom is very different from the small-footed woman of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming people once praised a poem:

A team of red makeup is under the yin mountain,

Messy and drunk.

Outside the Seychelles, the women's army,

The side does not graze the black yarn horse. ”

"Poor Dao studied the legal code of Altan Khan of the Jin State back then, and found that the Jin State was very kind to his mother-in-law and aunts."

"The Code stipulates that a pregnant woman who causes a miscarriage shall be fined nine animals per month according to the number of months of pregnancy."

"Whoever strikes his wife with a sharp wood or stone tool shall be fined 39 for livestock; Anyone who whips, punches or kicks the animal shall be fined 19."

"Whoever pulls his wife's braids shall be fined five animals; Whoever tears his clothes shall be fined five animals; Whoever abducts a girl shall be fined ninety-nine for cattle and shall be punished with a rod; Parents who coax their daughters into marrying will be fined 99 for livestock. The daughter fled home and was not guilty. ”

"Therefore, it is said that the men of the Jin Kingdom are mostly subject to women." Zhu Junshi complained: "Women usually serve in the morning of chickens, and when they are angry, they roar like lions. ”

Mo Zhigen disagreed with the military advisor's statement: "Why doesn't the military advisor see our Tumut's mother-in-law usually working like a man? ”

Mozhigen asked rhetorically: "The Tumut resident and semi-nomadic tribes are coming, and our mother-in-law not only has to whip and graze, but also lambing, milking, walking, felt-making, sewing, wine-making, tanning, child-rearing, and housekeeping, which point is lost to men?" ”

Zhu Junshi nodded first in agreement: "The status of women in the Jin Kingdom is not their feminine nature, and the husband is also narrow-minded. ”

But Zhu Junshi added: "When it comes to male marriage and female marriage, if the woman is displeased, the husband will marry as she wants, and the husband will endure it and dare not speak." This is a reversal of the norm. ”

Sun Yi was even more surprised, Zhu Junshi's words meant that the Tumut women of the dynasty could also divorce independently!

Sun Yi confirmed to Qiqige: "Is what this Taoist priest said right? ”

Kikige replied, "Yes! In the future, if you don't want me anymore, or if I don't want you anymore, I can take my big board to ascend to the city and marry someone else. ”

Sun Yi Khan.

I thought I owned a city, but I didn't expect Mei Dai Zhao to be Qiqige's private property! Theoretically, he is actually a "soft rice eater"!

However, starting from the legal principles of later generations, Mei Dai Zhao belonged to Qiqige's pre-marital property, and he did not participate in it.

On second thought, let's eat soft rice if you eat soft rice.

In fact, it was precisely because the women of the Ming Dynasty could have their own private property that their family and social status were guaranteed. Otherwise, the women of Tumut will become small-footed women like the Ming Dynasty, and this battle will not be fought.

Next, to learn about the situation of the Eight Great Plates, Sun Yi specially asked for an explanation of the situation of women.

The original population of the eight boards was more than 30,000, and the current population is nearly 20,000, ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 per board. If you count women, each plate liter can raise around a thousand militias.

Sun Yi gasped. There are 8,000 militia in eight bansheng!

Morrigan said it was nothing at all. The rule on the steppe is that there are no taxes in peacetime, but when it comes to war, all the people are soldiers, but the problem is that there are not so many weapons equipped with militia.

Manchukuo's 20,000 troops were able to run rampant in the steppe, and one of the main reasons was that the people on the steppe were not organized. So even if there are no weapons, Sun Yi has to put up the shelves of the militia.

The militia of each board refers to the earliest three-three system of the Wolf Mountain and River coalition army, with forks, shovels, hoes, spears, swords and shields as a team, and the three armies with archers as a row. The three platoons plus the corresponding women were then organized into a squadron, the three squadrons into a squadron, and the three squadrons into a wing.

The militia of the Eight Pillars is called the First Militia Wing until the Eighth Militia Wing, and the person in charge is called the "Wing Commander", referred to as the Wing Commander. Correspondingly, the original eight boards without specific names were named the first board to the eighth board, referred to as "one board" to "eight boards".

The main task of the eight militia wings is to guard the rear, cover the transfer of civilians, and go into battle to kill the enemy when necessary. Once that time comes, the militia will exchange numbers with the Manchurian soldiers, and a single force of militia will resist one Manchurian soldier.

In addition, the young and strong were summoned from the eight boards, and the ninth wing was established in combination with the monks and soldiers called by the original Meidai. The Ninth Wing does not want women, but will focus on equipment. Considering that Sarang Taiji had previous experience in tribal management, he was appointed as the wing commander of the Ninth Wing.

The nine wings were nominally combined into a battalion, called the "Big Board Battalion", and the nominal battalion commander was Kikige.

In the same way, good hands were drawn from the left and right flanks of the large and small Norbu cavalry to ensure that one man and two horses were ensured, and an elite cavalry wing was established. The formation of Dabansheng's cavalry wing was completely modeled after Jiuyuan, and it was equipped with new weapons from Wolf Mountain as much as possible, and adopted the new tactics of Wolf Mountain, with the former commander of the second battalion of Wolf Mountain and River Battelle as the wing commander.

The cavalry wing and the original left and right flank cavalry were combined into the "Dajin Kingdom West Sentinel Cavalry Battalion", with Mo Zhigen as the battalion commander.

The current task of the left and right flanks of the cavalry battalion is to quickly inform the people on the east side of Dabansheng to move. The cavalry on the left flank of the Great Norbu was still responsible for the east direction of Dabansheng, and the cavalry on the right flank of the small Norbu was responsible for the direction of the estuary of the Yellow River and the Heihe River.

In view of the combat power of the cavalry on the left and right flanks, Sun Yi instructed the two of them not to fight at the beginning and not to escort the people. Give full play to the strong mobility of the Mongolian light cavalry, alert the people as much as possible, and inform the people to immediately move to Daqingshanli, to Dabansheng, and to the west bank of the Yellow River.

After the Manchurian army had completed half of the distance, the left and right flanks could choose the opportunity to carry out harassing attacks, delayed attacks, and confusing attacks against the Manchurian troops, and gradually widen the guerrilla radius.

Abahai's westward army was divided into two routes, and Sun Yi faintly felt that there might be fighters here. The 3rd Battalion and the Battelle Wing, which is being formed, must be ready to attack at any time and respond to possible fighters.

At the same time, the Zai Sheng of the major Bansheng made preparations for the transfer of the people and tried their best to resettle the influx of refugees.

Dabansheng's refugees this time are different from the past. In the past, refugees dragged their families with them, carrying food or accompanying livestock. This and much larger refugee in the foreseeable future are dominated by women who do not have enough food to eat.

Abahai's strategy of killing the man and leaving the women and children behind was shameless, but it was effective, and Sun Yi could only bear it.

The traditional method of resettlement of widows in the steppes is to be adopted by male relatives. At this time, Sun Yi deeply felt the rationality of the existence of this custom, but it was a pity that these widows had no male relatives.

For the thousands of widows who are currently pouring into Dabansheng, the eight large bansheng can each bear a part of the rations, but these thousands of widows cannot be allowed to sleep on the streets!

Sun Yi sighed deeply: "Remarry!" Encourage these widows to remarry! If you want to marry a daughter-in-law in the eight big boards, hurry up and pick a beautiful start! ”

"Ga Li Guang", Sun Yiyi, "Aren't you three battalion veterans arguing for women every day?" Tell them that as long as they can afford it, as long as the woman is willing, she can marry as many as she wants, and she doesn't want a penny of dowry, and the matchmaker's money can also be saved, and the wedding money can also be saved. ”

Li Guang muttered: "The three battalions are full of strength, so how much can they marry!" ”

Sun Yizheng said: "How many count!" ”

A man shuddered in the corner.

The Goudan brothers were ordered to Dabansheng, one to take care of Mo Rigen, and the other to form a health team in Dabansheng. As a person from the "headquarters", Goudan was already excited to be lucky enough to attend this meeting, and now he heard that there was such a good thing about his daughter-in-law falling from the sky, and he was almost speechless with excitement.

Because of the "historical reputation problem", it is very difficult for the dog brothers to ask for a daughter-in-law in Langshan River. He has almost made up his mind to be a bachelor for the rest of his life, and he will "marry" an electrode as an aunt.

The dog trembled and said: "I am willing to share my worries for my father!" I'm going to marry one...... No...... Two ...... No...... Three mothers-in-law! ”

Sun Yi praised the dog fiercely: "Good! ”

Sun repeatedly glared at Li Guang fiercely: "Look at people!" As the commander of the third battalion, did you take the lead in marrying a few? ”

Ga Li Guang dodged Sun Yi's gaze, shook his head and said, "I don't!" I'm going to marry a yellow flower girl! ”

Qiqige suddenly opened his mouth and begged Sun Yi: "Brother Yi, you take the lead in marrying a few!" ”

Sun Yi shrank at that time and muttered: "I'm just working hard, so how much can I marry!" ”

Kikige replied, "As many as you want, I don't have too much anyway." ”

Sun Yi suddenly felt that the custom of inheriting the grassland was a virtue, and he was still some distance away from this virtue of "sacrificing oneself for righteousness".

Sun Yi dodged Qiqige's eager gaze, and suddenly had an idea: "Qiqige, it's better for you to marry more!" ”

Qiqige was surprised: "I'm a woman, how can I marry my aunt?" ”

Sun Yiyi: "The three ladies have a women's army, and you also set up a women's army!" ”

There are now thousands of widows in Dabansheng, and there are widows who will come later, and a refugee camp will eventually be established. Instead of calling it a refugee camp, it's better to call it a women's army.

In the women's army, women can be organized to do some front-line labor, such as making backpacks for the third battalion right now;

In the Women's Army, women can also be trained in skills, such as asking Goudan to organize a health team responsible for ambulance. With the current combat strength of the allied forces in Daban, it is estimated that the casualties will not be small once they come into direct contact with the Manchurian troops. The people of the grassland do not shy away from corpses, and there are innate superior conditions for studying human body dissection.

The concentration of widows will also help the Second Staff Department to come forward to heal their psychological wounds and achieve a smooth transition for remarriage.

With the formation of the army, women will soon be able to self-govern. With the strength of the Tumut women, they don't even need escorts when they are transferred, and they can even be organized in batches to marry the wolf mountains and rivers where there are more men and fewer women.

At that moment, Sun Yi announced the establishment of the "Women's Army", and Qiqige served as the commander. The Women's Army temporarily has two battalions, each of which chooses a suitable location as a camp, and the food is supplied by the eight major bansheng.

The commander of the first battalion of the Women's Army is the dog brothers, who are responsible for forming a professional medical female soldiers; The commander of the second battalion is the capable aunt of the Eight Plate Promotion. There is no limit to the number of people in the second battalion, and in the future, with the increase in the number of refugees, the third and fourth battalions will be formed......

Zhu Junshi stroked the fan and praised it, which showed that the coalition army was a benevolent and righteous army. It is suggested that since Brother Goudan is the commander of the female soldier battalion, the original name is slightly indecent. From now on, the surname of the dog brothers is Gou, and their previous nicknames must be kept secret.

Camp Commander Gou was almost crying with gratitude.

However, Qiqige admitted the truth and solemnly objected: "The first battalion of the Women's Army must be soldiers, and I will personally be the commander of the first battalion." The hygienist of the dog is in the back row! The second battalion is the second battalion for the sanitary corps, and the third battalion for the other female soldiers. ”

Sun Yi replied: "Okay, you are the commander, you have the final say!" ”

Sun Yi added in a whisper again, "I don't have to divorce me in a fit of anger, and I have to move out of Meidaizhao." ”