Chapter 24: Expansion of the Army
At noon that day, Pang Yue set up a banquet in the best restaurant in Ganzhou Town to entertain the gentry, and even Qian Lu, the prefect of Ganzhou, took time out of his busy schedule to accompany him. In the face www.biquge.info of Pang Yue's warm hospitality and the presence of the prefect, the gentry were naturally moved. At the banquet, Pang Yue's bold amount of wine made everyone breathtaking, so everyone drank very happily and talked very happily.
During this period, Guo Yangmin, Yang Youcheng and Sun Shuming once again expressed their gratitude to Pang Yue on behalf of all the gentry, and promised on the spot that if there was anything that needed help in Ganzhou Town in the future, they would definitely do their best. Subsequently, when they heard Pang Yue say that Ganzhou Town was preparing to recruit troops again, they said that they would definitely help Pang Yue mobilize more local young adults to join the army after they returned.
In this regard, Pang Yue naturally felt full of joy. You must know that now the soldiers in Ganzhou Town are only half of the quota, which is nothing at present, but if there are only so many people when the Qing army goes south again next year, it will be a bit troublesome. Therefore, the matter of recruiting troops has become urgent. This time to recruit troops, because Ganzhou Town has already made a little famous, coupled with the strong support of the gentry, it should be much easier than last time.
In the afternoon, Pang Yue personally accompanied the gentry to the school outside the city to watch the drill of the officers and soldiers. Although for the sake of secrecy, Pang Yue ordered only to carry out queue drills and formation changes, the high-spirited state of the officers and soldiers and their uniform movements still amazed the gentry who came to visit.
"The soldiers and horses under General Pang are really an elite division! Guo is really an eye-opener! On the edge of the school field, Guo Yangmin praised again and again.
"Brother Guo's words are wrong!" Sun Shuming said with a smile, "This is not just an elite division, it is simply a journey of tigers and wolves!" I'm afraid that the Guan Ning Army back then was just like that! ”
The rest of the people were also gossiping and praising and praising them.
Facing this scene, Pang Yue's heart was also full of emotion. Although in the original history, the gentry class of the Han people finally took refuge in Jiannu, it is undeniable that there were also many loyal and righteous people in this class, such as Hou Dong and his son who organized the righteous army to resist the Qing Dynasty in Jiading and refused to shave their hair, Wang Yongzuo and Zhu Tianlin who raised the banner of rebellion in Kunshan, Wu Risheng and Sun Zhaokui who formed a sailor to resist the Qing Dynasty in Taihu Lake, Jin Sheng, Qiu Zude, and Yin Minxing who insisted on opposing the Qing Dynasty in southern Anhui, and Chen Bangyan, Zhang Jiayu, and Chen Zizhuang who set off an anti-Qing wave in Guangdong. These people have a lot of property in their families, and they have even gained fame, and if they are obedient to the people, they can completely maintain their original superior living conditions. However, in the face of the iron heel of the alien race, they still stood up, destroyed their families and relieved their suffering, and threw themselves into the great struggle to defend the dignity of the nation without hesitation, and many of them even sacrificed their lives for it. It's a pity that due to the lack of a strong core within the Han people, the feat of the righteous eventually turned into a tragic song.
Today, the reason why Pang Yue brought the gentry to visit the drill in Ganzhou Town was to indirectly enhance their confidence in the Ming army, and he had to give it a try no matter what the effect was. However, the overall effect this time was still good, and after the visit, the gentry couldn't help but look at Pang Yue and the officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Town.
The next day, the gentry who had rested in Ganzhou for a night came to bid farewell to Pang Yue, and left a large amount of gift money before leaving, no matter how Pang Yue excused himself, they insisted on giving it. In particular, those gentry who had relatives who had died at the hands of thieves, or who had relatives who were rescued by Pang Yue, even more excitedly claimed that if Pang Yue did not accept it, they would kneel in front of the general army's yamen and not get up. Seeing that it was difficult to accept the hospitality, Pang Yue had no choice but to accept it "reluctantly". Afterwards, Pang Yue asked people to count it, and the total amount of gift money was more than 30,000 taels! Now, the shortage of funds in Ganzhou Town has been alleviated to a certain extent. …,
On the fifth day of October, the general army of Ganzhou Town
"My lord! Good news! Wei Yuan shouted excitedly as he rushed into Pang Yue's study.
"What's the good news? Fun for you? Pang Yue said unhurriedly while drinking tea.
Wei Yuan's face was full of joy: "The few adults who went out to recruit are back, and they have gained a lot this time!" According to your previous instructions, all the recruited strong men have been concentrated in the school field in the city, it is said that there are more than 6,000 people, hehe, our Ganzhou Town will be full! ”
"Oh? Is it? Pang Yue's heart was suddenly happy, he had just sent a recruiting team out a few days ago, but he didn't expect the result to come so quickly, so he immediately waved his hand: "Go!" Check it out! ”
When he came to the school yard in the city, Pang Yue found that it was already full of strong men still wearing various costumes, and since they had not received any training, the queue was chaotic, and groups of officers and soldiers were struggling to maintain order.
"My lord, my subordinates have finally fulfilled their mission! We've recruited all the soldiers we are short of! Zhang Yunli, who was in charge of the recruitment work, hugged his fist at Pang Yue and said, his face was only happy.
Pang Yue smiled: "Zibin has worked hard, this time it went well, right?" ”
Zhang Yunli nodded: "It's much better than last time!" This time, I heard that it was our Ganzhou Town that recruited troops, and the young and middle-aged people in all counties were very active in joining the army! The local gentry and landlords were also very supportive, and Guo Yuanwai and Yang Yuanwai enthusiastically mobilized for us, and also exempted part of the land rent of the tenant families who joined the army. As a result, young adults who came to apply for the recruitment came one after another. According to statistics, there are more than 6,400 recruits in this batch, and if it weren't for the adults' previous instructions to their subordinates to prefer shortage to abuse, it would not be a problem to recruit a few thousand more! ”
"Yes, this time you have made a great contribution to Ganzhou Town!" Pang Yue said with satisfaction.
"Hehe, why did you say that?" Zhang Yunli excused himself, "The recruitment of troops can be so smooth this time, and it has to be due to the fame of the soldiers in our town through the battle of Jiulong Mountain, in the final analysis, it is due to the good command of the adults!" ”
Pang Yue smiled and waved his hand: "Don't talk about this." Zibin, you go on, arrange the food and lodging of the recruits as soon as possible, and seize the time to organize the recruits into the camp. I hope to see the full Ganzhou town in the shortest possible time! ”
"Don't worry, sir! Now that time is pressing, subordinates naturally dare not delay at all! Zhang Yunli said with confidence.
Looking at the recruits on the school field who were full of curiosity about everything and were looking around, Pang Yue was very excited, he had waited for so long and finally recruited all the soldiers in the establishment! Although the current 12,000 people are not very many, as long as they are trained rigorously and equipped with sophisticated weapons, they will certainly be able to play a decisive role in the war situation in southern Jiangxi in the future.
Next, the assignment and training of recruits quickly got back on track. Due to the consideration of the adaptation of the recruits, Pang Yue ordered that the recruits be trained separately in the first seven days, mainly with queue training and physical training as the supplement, and they were given preliminary military discipline education, and they were introduced to the various reward systems of Ganzhou Town. At the end of these seven days, the recruits will be screened again, and those with good physique or outstanding performance will be added to the combat soldiers, and the rest will be added to the auxiliary soldiers. At the same time, because of the increase in the number of people, the barracks and the school field were a little crowded, so Pang Yue, with the cooperation of Qian Lu and Huang Wenyuan, recruited a large number of craftsmen, in addition to building some barracks in the city, and expanded the original school field outside the city. Before the expansion of the school field outside the city was completed, all the recruits were trained in the school field in the city, because it was mainly queue training, but it was also turned over.
In the afternoon of that day, after Pang Yue went to inspect the training of veterans, he came to the school field in the city. At this time, Wang Zhangtang, who was transferred to train recruits, took advantage of the rest time to come to Pang Yue and proposed that he wanted to go to the Flying Tiger Battalion. …,
"You did a good job in the Gangfeng Battalion, why did you suddenly remember to go to the Flying Tiger Battalion?" Wang Zhangtang's request made Pang Yue feel a little surprised.
Wang Zhangtang scratched his head and smiled: "If you go back to the adult, it's nothing, I just feel more happy to kill the enemy right away!" ”
This simple answer made Pang Yue laugh: "Happiness is happiness, but have you ever ridden a horse before?" Not everyone can ride a war horse well. ”
Wang Zhangtang patted his chest and said: "This adult can rest assured, I used to have several horses at home, and I often rode horses when I went out to visit relatives." In the past month, after receiving exercises every day, I often go to the Flying Tiger Camp to borrow war horses to practice riding, although I am not as proficient as Shi Qianzong, but it is no problem to control the war horses. ”
"So you've been preparing for this for a long time!" Pang Yue said, "Since you want to go so much, then I can promise you." I have to warn you, though. If you remain in the Stronghold Battalion, I am prepared to elevate you to the position of general by the middle of this month. If you go to the Flying Tiger Camp, then you can only continue to do your Baizong. How is it? ”
Pang Yue's proposal really made Wang Zhangtang difficult, firstly, he really wanted to change his career to become a cavalryman and enjoy the pleasure of charging into battle, and secondly, his official addiction was not small, and the temptation of being promoted to the next level was not small for him.
Seeing that Wang Zhangtang was in trouble, Pang Yue comforted: "Don't worry, think about it slowly." Think about it and come back to me! ”
At this time, Wang Zhangtang, who had been meditating for a while, finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "My lord! I've got it figured! Just go to the Flying Tiger Camp, and the hundred will be the hundred. ”
"Okay, I'll transfer you to the Flying Tiger Camp tomorrow." Seeing that Wang Zhangtang had made up his mind, of course Pang Yue would not have any objections, anyway, whether it was the Gangfeng Battalion or the Flying Tiger Battalion, they were all under his control, so he didn't have to worry about the outflow of talent.
"Don't forget, sir, you promised to build me a fine iron spear!" Wang Zhangtang hurriedly added.
Pang Yue smiled: "You kid are still worried that I won't be able to rely on your account?" Don't worry, I'll send someone to you in two days! ”
"Thank you, sir!" Wang Zhangtang's face bloomed with a smile, "Then your lord, you are busy, the training is about to start again!" I'll go first! ”
Pang Yue nodded, and smiled secretly in his heart, this Wang Zhangtang has no other hobbies, he loves two, one is official positions, and the other is armor and weapons, which can be regarded as special hobbies.
On the school field, the recruits who had rested for a quarter of an hour began to form a team in the voice of He Ling of the officers, and the next training item was to stand. It was this seemingly inconspicuous standing posture that made the recruits who had just enlisted in the army feel uneasy. Originally, when they first heard about this training program, they were still jumping with joy, didn't they just stand? Who wouldn't? I knew that I could eat three meals just by standing a few times, and I should have come to join the army a long time ago. However, after the officers announced the rules and after a morning of "real stationing", the recruits realized that they had underestimated the project. Don't look at it as a simple standing posture, there are a lot of rules alone, such as "the head should be straight, the neck should be straight, the chest should be straight, the abdomen should be straight, and the legs should be clamped", etc., in short, you must stand straight and not move casually, otherwise, the leather whip in the hands of officers and law enforcement sergeants will be drawn at any time.
Looking at the recruits who stood straight on the school field and didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, Pang Yue nodded with satisfaction, although the current Ganzhou Town was still very young, he saw hope from these simple soldiers! Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has never been afraid of any enemy! This people have industrious and kind people, and have a fine tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. Although the general character of this people is mild-mannered and seemingly non-aggressive, when times of danger come to an indeavour, it always bursts out with great potential that is unimaginable to foreign enemies! If it weren't for the problems of the ruling group, which led to the lack of a strong core of the entire nation, how could the Jiannu and other alien tribes pick up the opportunity?
"In the future, I will do my best to change the history of suffering of the Chinese nation!" Pang Yue made a powerful voice in his heart, "Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, I will move forward!" Because standing behind me are hundreds of millions of outstanding Chinese compatriots! They are my back! ”
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