Chapter 11: The King's Mandate (II)
After lunch, the soldiers with families left the barracks one after another and returned home to enjoy the day's vacation. After checking the garrison, Chen Wen returned to his room and began to revise the training plan for the next stage based on the results of the first phase of training.
In the first phase of the training, the main purpose of the training for recruits is to strengthen the recruits' knowledge and understanding of military laws and regulations, so that they can understand military orders and golden drums, improve the confidence and loyalty of recruits by telling military history and the battle history of the palace behind Siming Mountain, and strengthen the physical fitness of recruits. Judging by the training results, the first few items are not bad.
Although it seems that there are a lot of military laws and regulations in the Nantang battalion, and some additions and decreases have been made after the war, although it seems that there are many of them, if you obey the orders of the officers and can be integrated into the robes, the basic daily regulations will generally not be violated, and the military laws of those battle formations are not effective at the moment.
As for the golden drum order, the Nantang battalion was not large, so Chen Wen never used complicated flag language like other Ming troops, and relied more on golden drums and some simple flag languages to command the battle. Since there are not many books to learn, most of the recruits can also know the meaning of the flag language and the golden drum during the random inspection of each team.
During the training, Chen Wen organized a number of officers and soldiers who had performed well in the Battle of the Imperial Palace. Under the background of a fiasco, in the face of the elite of the green battalion of the Qing army, which was five times its own, the Nantang battalion resolutely evacuated the Siming Mountain in order to cover the people, and the battle went through several twists and turns, and finally the Ming army defeated it in the face of the artillery fire of the Qing army.
This kind of story is the most popular among the people, especially when this war is still happening in front of their eyes, not only the people love to talk about it, but even the storyteller has specially made up a new paragraph, and then quickly spread in the Tiantai Mountain area.
Although these recruits were not seen with their own eyes, almost all of them came from the common people who were spared thanks to the defeat of the Qing army by the Nantang battalion. Listening to the stories of these combat heroes now, my blood is boiling, and the training after that is more able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and the effect is not bad.
In view of the necessity of brainwashing, Chen Wen pondered whether to toss a literary troupe out and publicize it in the form of storytelling, drama and other performances, so as to achieve the effect of inspiring people.
The content does not have to be all in Nantangying, the stories of some heroes of this era can also be used, and the stories of the heroes of the Han family in other dynasties who resisted the barbarian invasion can be widely publicized, just like he once told the ancient times at the foot of Dalan Mountain, it is necessary to promote nationalist ideas with the defense of Yixia and the stories of the heroes of the Han family.
It's just that because there is no stable base here, this army is almost unable to raise it. The economic basis does not exist, and this highly feasible plan cannot be put on the agenda for the time being, so it seems that it is better to wait another six months.
Unlike these effective training programs, physical training does not show anything at all in half a month, coupled with the reduction of the proportion of meat intake due to economic problems, the physical strengthening speed of these recruits is bound to be incomparable with the veterans who were trained with a meat dish a day in the old camp of Dalanshan. But for the time being, this can only be done, after all, the economy does not allow it.
Compared to these recruits, veterans are much simpler, those who have not been promoted still maintain their positions in the queue, and those who have been promoted can adapt to their new positions, and they understand the regulations, military orders, etc., so it is much easier than recruits.
Next is the second stage of training, Chen Wen thought for a moment, and felt that physical training should continue to be grasped, and this stage of training has also added the use of weapons and equipment, which should expose more problems, just like the last time the army was expanded, especially the use of bird guns, which needs to be paid strict attention to.
Chen Wen copied these down and prepared to discuss them after all the officers returned to the camp tomorrow evening. After the copying was over, it was already evening, and since Zhang Jun had gone home, he ordered a new young soldier to summon Qi Xiufeng.
After a while, Qi Xiufeng followed the young soldier to Chen Wen's face. After the last fraud case, Qi Xiufeng was punished with three punishments: fines, dismissal and cane punishment due to poor supervision. The position of quartermaster has been changed to Sun Yu to take over, and after Qi Xiufeng recovered from his injuries, he was arranged by Chen Wen under Sun Yu to assist in the management of military quartermasters.
This is actually unreasonable, but there are too few scholars in his hands now, and the officials in the old camp are also under Wang Jiang. Although due to the fall of the base area, these old camp officials no longer have their previous affairs, but these tens of thousands of people are still under the supervision of the Ming Army of Dalanshan, and they have a lot of affairs in their hands, and it is not bad for Chen Wenneng to ask Sun Yu to come.
After the young soldier turned around and went out, Chen Wen looked at the white-faced scholar in front of him, and it seemed that not only was he not depressed by the setback, but he felt much more mature, and he could only vaguely see some of the fledgling childishness.
"Cheng Jun, these days with Master Sun, can you have any insights?"
Hearing Chen Wen's question, Qi Xiufeng hurriedly replied: "General Hui, I have benefited a lot from following Master Sun during this time. In the past, the method of managing the military quartermaster alone was quite unsatisfactory, but the head of Mengsun did not hesitate to teach him, and he learned a lot, especially how to supervise his subordinates, and I think that in the future, there will be no more such things as last time. ”
Supervise subordinates?
Chen Wen smiled secretly in his heart, he knew that Sun Yu was not a person with a weak temperament or a lot of suspicion. This person's method of supervising his subordinates is very simple, with only one word - "diligence".
Others may check the inventory once a month or two or once a quarter, but Sun Yu will check it every half a month at most, and often conduct spot checks from time to time. This kind of labor intensity is not something that all officials can bear, but Sun Yu doesn't care, because in his eyes, these are the people's fat and people's ointment, and it is impossible to tolerate those corrupt officials to covet it.
In the final analysis, Sun Yu's set is still based on his nature, or it is done by morality, and it needs to be improved by relying on the system. It's just that the logistics of the Ming army in Dalanshan here, including the logistics of the Nantang battalion and the rest of the rear battalion, are still under the jurisdiction of the old battalion of Dalanshan, and Chen Wen has no intention of challenging Wang Jiang's authority, because he can't guarantee that he will definitely do better than Wang Jiang.
It's just that on the issue of Qi Xiufeng's appointment, since Sun Yu has taken over the quartermaster department, it is not good to let Qi Xiufeng live under him for a long time.
Cheng Jun immediately understood, and the general would have spoken bluntly. The matter of military quartermaster has been taken over by Chief Sun, and there have been no mistakes or omissions during this period, and it is intended that it will continue to be managed by him......"
Hearing this, Qi Xiufeng's face was a little unnatural, after all, that was his former job, even if he had expected it, but after hearing this decision, he still felt a little unpainful in his heart. It's just that since Shangguan has an order, as a subordinate, he can only obey the arrangement, otherwise it will only be more detrimental to his future career as Gu Shouli told him in private.
The unhappiness on Qi Xiufeng's face was fleeting, but it entered Chen Wen's eyes, in fact, even if he didn't look at him, he could imagine Qi Xiufeng's state of mind by relying on his understanding of him. So, Chen Wen's next sentence came out of his mouth.
"Since the beginning of the formation of the army, the military judge has been concurrently served by the pacification soldiers. After this expansion, the number of pacification troops has also increased, and the general is busy with general affairs, and he has no energy to supervise. Therefore, the general decided to give you a month to thoroughly understand these military laws and regulations, and if they are correct after a month, you will be appointed as the military judge of the battalion. ”
Originally, Chen Wen himself served as a military judge only to strengthen the implementation of the military law regulations, but it has been half a year since the Nantang Battalion was formed into the army, and the military law regulations have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so there is no need for him to do this errand that offends people anymore. Then, out of the mental skill of not doing it, it is inevitable that Qi Xiufeng will take up this responsibility.
From a quartermaster to a military judge, the difference of one word is a world of difference, but for Qi Xiufeng, he was dismissed after making a mistake, and being able to regain trust is the most important thing at present, and in the Nantang camp, the quartermaster will be subject to strict supervision, and the military judge sounds more authoritative.
"If you are lowly and go back to study the military law regulations, you will not live up to the general's trust."
I hope so.
Next, Chen Wen chatted with Qi Xiufeng for a while about the principles of the use of military law regulations, and then prepared to go to dinner, but at this moment, the pro-soldier came in and told Chen Wen that Wang Xiuquan was back.
Wang Xiuquan had previously been sent to meet with Lu Jianguo, and handed over the details of the battle of Siming Lake and the good news of the battle behind the palace of Siming Mountain. After all, it seems that troops are about to be sent to regain lost territory, and there must be a bigger name to gather people's hearts, otherwise it is really difficult to say a garrison with guerrilla ranks.
This time, Wang Xiuquan brought back six people, except for the two who were said to be the descendants of Li Wenzhong, the king of Qiyang, the remaining four should be just followers. After Chen Wen heard the words of Li Wenzhong's descendants, his face was quite unnatural, after all, he used the name of his ancestor to deceive and eat and drink for a long time, and when he met the main master, he would naturally be a little weak-hearted.
Since the Qin Cha came with the edict, it was inconvenient to talk before the edict was read, so Chen Wen and Wang Jiang, who met halfway, took them to the Chinese army hall in the temporary camp to read the edict.
At this time, in the hall of the Chinese army, the officials of the old battalion had already arrived, but Chen Wen's subordinates rushed over because of the holiday, only one single, Li Ruixin and Yin Yue, and even Wu Dengke was not there. Seeing that Wang Jiang and Chen Wen had signaled that the people had arrived, the two Qincha glanced at each other in surprise, and then began to read out the edict.
First of all, the fiasco of the Battle of Siming Lake, Lu Jianguo, who originally thought that Wang Yi would inevitably be martyred, had ordered Dong Zhining to prepare a good nickname for Wang Yi, but now that Wang Yi was only captured, then the matter of the nickname was not mentioned, but it was just a nominal gift to the soldiers who died in the battle, and the rest was just a verbal reward. Who let the landlord's family have no surplus grain, the court of Lu Jianguo still wants to be raised by the righteous teachers in eastern Zhejiang, and it would be good to give some nominal gifts, plus some gifts.
Then there is the reward for Wang Jiang, starting from managing logistics for Wang Yi on Dalan Mountain, to covering the retreat of the people after the fiasco of the Battle of Siming Lake, and then to the strategic work of the battle behind the palace of Siming Mountain. These are very in line with the way the imperial court rewarded the war in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and the civil officials of the supervising army will always have merit as long as they win, regardless of whether they have merit or not.
After hearing this, Wang Jiang's face was already quite ashamed, and his eyes were full of apologies when he looked at Chen Wen, but what was greeted was Chen Wen's kind smile.
No matter what you do, your boss will always get more rewards, and this is eternal. Wang Jiang has always given Chen Wen great support, and Chen Wen has already experienced the shoulder manager who didn't care about anything in the company, "the credit belongs to him, and the problem is yours".
In view of the capture of Wang Yi and the martyrdom of Feng Jingdi, Lu Jianguo's edict changed the official position of the head of the Wang Jiangdo Department and the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the governor of Zhejiang and other places, the right attendant of the Military Affairs Department and the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, and also gave Shang Fang the sword, and the specific task was to supervise the army Siming and Tiantai Zhulu Yishi. Of course, according to the convention, Wang Jiang's mother was also promoted from a lady to a lady, which raised a level in the class of the wife, and it can be regarded as a mother more expensive than a child.
After Wang Jiang's thanksgiving, Chen Wen's reward, the fiasco of the Battle of Siming Lake led to Chen Wen's praise and painting failure, but Lu Jianguo still praised two sentences. And then, there is no then......
In contrast, after the Battle of Siming Lake, Chen Wen had actual credit for covering the retreat of the people, and the subsequent battle behind the palace of Siming Mountain and the "defeat" of the Shaoxing Green Camp in Beizhang Town also had the credit of breaking the enemy. Therefore, Lu Jianguo decided to promote Chen Wen to the chief military officer, hang the seal of the general, give Shang Fang the sword, and still be in charge of the military affairs of the Nantang battalion.
In the previous merit report, Chen Wen only mentioned Wu Dengke, Li Ruixin and Yin Yue, the three thousand generals, and he did not write about the low status of other officers.
In fact, Chen Wen also reported the idea of reducing the influence of Lu Jianguo, after all, that time he was excluded and led to a fiasco, and he still remembered it vividly, and the sequelae left behind caused his trust in the other Ming armies to plummet, so it was also necessary to try to prevent it in his eyes.
This time, the three thousand generals under Chen Wen were also appointed as deputy generals, and it is estimated that if Chen Wen has strong troops, it should not be a problem to give the knight, and these three officers can also sit in the position of the general soldier of the regimental training, or even the position of the general soldier of the seal, just like those Ming army generals in eastern Zhejiang. However, the strength of the Nantang battalion is really small, and it is under the jurisdiction of Wang Jiang, so there is no need for promotion so quickly.
was promoted, even if there was no salary increase, Chen Wen was still relatively happy, after all, it would sound better to say it when he began to regain lost territory. It's just that just as he was about to get up after he finished thanking him, the leader took out another edict and continued to read it.
“…… Qin ordered the capture of the general Chen Wen, the chief military officer of Dalanshan, who was diligent in the king's affairs and brave and brave, and specially ordered him to lead the troops and horses of his headquarters to enter the guard, in order to fulfill the responsibility of the guard. ”
PS: This week, I unconsciously seem to owe two chapters.,I'm embarrassed to think about it.,Try to make up for it when you have time.,Forgive me.。