Volume 2 The South Chapter 328 Decisive Victory (3)
"The minister knocks to see His Highness!"
In the evening, Zhu Ci hated to hurry back from the barracks, so that two of the latest news were sent back.
At present, the Qingjiang camp is still very lively, a large number of officers and men of the new army are full of them, and many veterans who are good at management and training have been transferred out to be responsible for training the new army of the sixth battalion of the new army.
Before the end of the year, five or six more battalions will be trained, and with the current financial and material resources, such training is already the limit.
There was not much movement in Nanjing, but it was obvious that Qingjiang was still far behind in military training.
When the training of the Nanjing Forbidden Army is completed, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and other departments will be incorporated and trained...... At that time, Zhu Cihe was already confident that he could fight the Qing army head-on.
Hearing the news of the great victory ahead, these Huaishang children who had just enlisted in the army were very excited and proud!
Although Xuzhou Town is more Qin Army, there are also many Xu Huai children to join it, and the cornerstone of Shandong Town, the Fubiao Army, is also composed of quite Huai Shang children.
As for the Pingyu Army, it is almost all the Huaishang children enlisted in the army, at this time of national crisis, with the tenacity and bravery of the Huaishang children and defeated the strong enemy that the dynasty has been difficult to win in the field for decades, this kind of pride and glory, even if it is an illiterate horseman, it is also a feeling and honor!
In the past six months or so, the treatment and honor of the Pinglu Army and many other aspects have long been in the eyes of people, and the young and strong children in the entire Huaisi area are all looking forward to it, just waiting for the second recruitment of the Pingyu Army.
Because it was clearly stated at that time that the chalk would raise at least more than 100,000 new troops in Huaidi, and the current number is indeed far from it.
Good salary, high honor, generous pensions for the dead and wounded, coupled with the propaganda of the Information Department has been breaking the custom that the so-called good men are not soldiers, at the time of this recruitment, the entire Huaisi land was boiling, and I don't know how many young people heard the news and went to the local recruiting station to apply for the examination.
According to the old rules, according to the speed and distance of running, the maximum bearing capacity of lifting weights, and whether the net worth is innocent, whether there is any fault, how to behave, and a series of means such as paving and insurance can pass the selection inspection.
There are more than one million young people of school age in the Huaisi and Xuyang areas, and there is no certain way to kill people, and they will really make it difficult for those who recruit soldiers in front.
There are also some significant differences between this time and the last one.
The last time the new army was recruited, more than ninety percent of them were illiterate farmers, simple and thick, and very obedient, only a very small number of them had learned a few words, or had learned words and mathematics in the store.
After half a year, more than half of the literate new soldiers have become grassroots military attachés or senior sergeants, and it is easier for them to master the rhythm and pace of the battle, and they can also quickly master the complex techniques and tactics such as oblique cutting formations, and it is only a matter of time before they are further promoted.
The little secret that the army likes to read soon spread, which also led to a lot of over-age readers in the new army to sign up, some of them have passed the children's examination, there are also traders who have accumulated years, etc., of course, such people are mainly persuaded to quit, but the body is barely qualified, and there is no big problem with conduct, and the army is also very welcome to join such people.
On the whole, the quality of the new army this time is far higher than last time.
There was already a great victory, and the new army full of troops looked full of morale, and Zhu Ci's heart was also extremely satisfied.
At this time last year, how dare you think there is such a scene today!
To be able to escape death and steal life is already a blessing to invite heaven.
Step by step, step by step, it seems that you can achieve greater victory, and this state of mind and mood can only be truly understood by those who are really in it.
After hearing that the Secretariat sent someone to urge, he also took a few personal guards, rode lightly, and rushed back.
Anyway, within the scope of this camp, he is not afraid that someone will assassinate and assassinate him.
Everywhere were soldiers patrolling with halberds, and everywhere were knights of the Pinglu Army patrolling with swords...... More than ninety percent of the knights have been transferred to the Henan battlefield, and Wang Yuan, the main general, has already arrived in Henan.
But no matter what happens to Henan, the current strategic attitude is that the Ming Dynasty has gradually regained its disadvantage and is fighting back.
At most, by this time next year, the general trend of the world will be set again!
Don't say fast, in fact, Qingzhi won the world, and the previous operation outside the customs was of course accumulation, but this small nation that took the shit luck really got the world, that is, Chongzhen entered the customs in the seventeenth year to the end of the third year of Shunzhi Jiangnan and Sichuan, Huguang The moment.
Although there was a counterattack by Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo, Nanjing was almost lost at the most dangerous time, but in general, after three years of Shunzhi, the Ming Dynasty had no chance at all.
The world is determined, that is, two years!
For Zhu Cihe, it is these two years!
Seize the strategic initiative, everything is easy to say, and the affairs of the world are not so complicated originally!
"Get up, both gentlemen."
Now for the two big secretaries Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Jiayu, Zhu Ci is polite enough. Dozens of war reports came in almost every day, and in addition to the complicated official affairs in various localities, at least 100 official affairs had to be handled in a day, and there were many intelligence and internal affairs matters, almost all of which had to be approved immediately.
There are always hundreds of small things in a day. If Zhu Ci hated all by himself, he would not be able to withstand it even if he was tired of Zhuge Wuhou.
Therefore, it is still necessary to rely on the Secretariat, which has a variety of corresponding institutions and a special talent reserve, which can deal with the incoming emergencies in the first time, with extremely high efficiency, and the impression on the civil and military officials of the entire camp is excellent.
Now some people are joking, the Secretariat is the military aircraft department of the chalk, as for Chen Mingxia's military department, it is a small cabinet, and the secretariat is to deal with emergencies in the face of the chalk. The military department is the center of the daily affairs of the entire Qingjiang camp, and many small things do not need to go through the chalk, and they are directly disposed of by the military department and Chen Mingxia.
"Your Highness!"
The directors and deputy directors of the two secretariats are all calmly thanking each other, they have to see the chalk dozens of times a day, and they really pay attention to etiquette, so don't do anything.
"What's the news?"
"Back to Your Highness, one is news from Henan." Zhang Huangyan's thin and pale face was full of excitement, and his bloodshot eyes were also full of joy that could not be concealed: "As soon as General Wang arrived in Henan, he crossed the river to invite Haoge, the prince of Dongyusu, to fight, and Li Chengdong, the chief soldier of Henan Town, led the cavalry to follow. Nearly 5,000 of my three battalions rode the Great Broken Slave Cavalry, beheaded more than 700 levels, and beheaded more than 30 military attaches below the level of Xingjing, Your Highness, this is another big victory! ”
This is really news worth urging Zhu Ci to rush back.
In addition to worrying about the Shandong battlefield at this time, Henan is also a place where Zhu Ci is worried about it. Wang Yuan is a brave general, who can make the enemy tremble on a war horse, but it is doubtful whether he can lead a large army to defeat the enemy and win.
Although he had taught this guy enough things, once he faced the enemy, whether it was a natural advantage or an acquired training that worked, God really knows.
Fortunately, now it seems that the Qing army is really weak!
At the same time, it seems that the reinforcement of Shandong is to further weaken the garrison of Henan along the Yellow River, Haoge was originally passively beaten, but now he is even more beaten and disgraced, and keeps retreating north.
Now Wang Yuan led the people to chase and fight, sweeping many places, including Kaifeng, Li Chengdong moved to the area of Xuchang Mansion, if Kaifeng, Xuchang, Luoyang, Guide these strategic places can be taken, then the Ming army can face the battlefield of the Qing army can move hundreds of miles north, and the strategic center of gravity is bound to go north.
"What else?"
With such good news in front of him, Zhu Ci hated to maintain enough composure.
The situation on the battlefield in Henan is really suitable for a general like Wang Yuan!
Imagine the north of the great river, thousands of frozen soils, and everywhere there are plains suitable for large-scale cavalry to fight. In the first battle of Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng relied on tens of thousands of cavalry to seal the officers and soldiers outside the town and cut off the waterway, relying on the cavalry's ability to move quickly.
And the cavalry of the Pinglu Army is not a kind of goods, nor is it an infantry cavalry like the Donglu Cavalry, the entire cavalry of the Pinglu Army is standard cavalry equipment and training!
Of course, there are no spears and halberds, and the kind of cavalry that kills the enemy with spears or spears cannot be trained in a day or two.
The kind of ancient Mongolian riding method that can bend the bow and look at the moon on the horse, shoot back with horseing, or control the speed of the horse to shoot in front of the formation and then turn quickly, needs to be on horseback for a lifetime.
The cavalry combat method of the Pingyu Army is to use short fire as the first assault force, and the saber as the follow-up assault force!
Arrange the cavalry in a wide array, and then strike like a thunderbolt, and when approaching the enemy, the short fire of the musket is fired together, and at a distance of 100 to 50 paces, it can bring a lot of casualties and psychological panic to the enemy.
Now there's the saber thing!
The long, narrow and sharp knife can easily split the enemy in half on a horse, the handle is very easy to hold, and there is a bracer protection, when chopping, nothing can stop you.
With such a cavalry to charge and kill the Qing army that is inferior in strength and numbers, this kind of thing is very refreshing to think about.
Because he understood the power of the cavalry of the Pingyu Army, Zhu Ci hated not to pay attention to the Henan battlefield, although he was very envious of Wang Yuan's gang and wanted to replace him.
"Your Highness, it's bad news, but it's also good news."
Zhu Ci's secretary is not a person who can't stand the chalk, in fact, Zhang Huangyan is very calm, and there is never a little flustery and inexplicable emotional outburst.
But at this moment, this secretariat has a solemn look that has never been seen before.