Chapter 11 Green plum boiled wine

Within ten days, Lin Mengchu, the leader of the Black Dragon Society, successively selected eight major sects, thirty-four martial arts halls, and twenty-two dojos in the capital.

Nothing is broken.

Undefeated and invincible.

Such a hearty victory was never seen even when Yang Lucian moved the Quartet thirty years ago. What's more, Lin Meng still looks like a girl who hasn't grown up yet, which adds to the legendary effect. Some people outside say that Lin Mengchu is a giant man with a height of eight feet and a waist circumference of eight feet, or she is transformed by a thousand-year-old monster, and some say that she is the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.

All kinds of truths that are difficult to distinguish between true and false are spreading in the capital and flowing to the whole country at a rapid speed. At the same time, there was also the news that the Black Dragon Society was valued by a certain prince, and then many Qing soldiers came to ask to participate in the Black Dragon Society. For these Qing soldiers with only five combat strength, Chen Cheng did not refuse.

Of course, he can't give any trust or expectation to these new people. Unless there is something out of the ordinary, all of them are enclosed to do work such as building roads and digging trenches. In his heart, he found a lot of homes for these people.

There are also those who can't stand it and run, and he doesn't bother to care. Those who come to work are given two meals a day, potatoes and sorghum rice can be mixed to feed and clothe, and they can drink some broth for ten days. Salted fish is often supplied, as well as those trial cans and so on. Although many of them don't smell good, and some of them seem to be starting to rot and spoil, there are still some proteins and fats. Many Qing soldiers are just eating for this and working honestly. What if you don't work? One time I found it, I whipped it, I hit it again, and the third time I hit it out.

According to Chen Cheng's conception, the Black Dragon Society's regular force was divided into such parts.

Kind A regiment: 800 people, forced to cut off braids. Three-quarters were armed with Mosina dry rifles and shotguns, cavalry and sappers, baggage soldiers, medical soldiers and other special forces, and a field artillery company (not available).

Type B group: 1,000 people, no hairstyle requirements. Half thermal weapons, generally cold weapons, equipped with a small number of special forces, with a platoon of four Napoleonic guns.

Type C group: 800 people, no hairstyle requirements. All are equipped with cold weapons and a very small number of rifles. There are no attached special forces.

Ding Tuan: The number of people is unknown, and the lack of weapons is actually nothing, just slave laborers who don't have to pay for food.

Further down, there are only the legendary Martians.

In addition to these conventional forces, there is a battle group led by Lin Mengchu, with three hundred people, most of whom are outstanding in martial arts. Li Dayan, Ishida San, Wang Qi and other thirteen Taibao took turns to be in charge of the drill.

At present, there is one group A, two groups B, and seven group C. Two more B and four C regiments are planned to be added within two months. These teams are not yet full, but they retain officers and non-commissioned officers, and it will be before the war that non-commissioned officers will be called in to fill these teams.

In order to get more high-quality soldiers, the Black Dragon will attack aggressively. forcibly annexed the boxers near the west of the city, totaling more than 100,000 people, most of whom were unbearable to fight. After leaving the strong and removing the weak, about 8,000 people were selected to come out. These people are then put into the training of the B regiment as a reserve. The training syllabus is just the minimum training, and on top of that there are basic training, professional training, and maximum training. Although it is only the minimum training, and the organizational form is equivalent to that of the militia, it is also about 15 points of organization when converted into an organizational degree. As for morale, there is plenty of food, well-equipped weapons, uniform uniforms, undeductible salaries on time, and the officers who say "Who feeds you?" before eating every day. Who gave you the sound? The loud questioning at least has a morale of about 50 percent. The morale of the vast majority of the domestic army is much higher, and even compared with the main forces of the great powers, it is not much worse. Of course, if you compare techniques and tactics, there is still a big gap.

Naturally, the process was not smooth, with many interesting and boring things happening, killing a lot of people and shedding a lot of blood. Those who did not want to be annexed either ran to other urban areas, or drove to Cangzhou, Tianjin and other places. Those who stay are basically honest and can be driven.

A month later, the Black Dragon Society's power grew stronger and stronger. On the road from Handan Road to the capital, including Shijiazhuang, Langfang and other places, they are all monopolized by the Black Dragon Society. Many local tyrants and heroes from all walks of life rushed to defeat the Black Dragon Society, which poisoned the people, but they were all ruthlessly suppressed. Their land was then distributed to the poor who had joined the Black Dragon Society, and their shops and property were confiscated. They themselves were paraded through the streets after wearing top hats, and they were beheaded in public to make the people angry. Every time the head was killed, many bored people came to watch. When they see blood splattered everywhere, these people will also applaud loudly. It's just a pity that most of the guys who were killed were like trembling quails, and none of them could sing a few words of "Eighteen years later, a good man again" before they died, which disappointed the big guy.

It was March 1900, and the situation was getting more and more treacherous. The old queen mother in the palace didn't know what she was thinking, and issued a lot of specious and inconsistent edicts, which made people scratch their heads. Then suddenly it snowed heavily that day, and the goose-feathered snow fell, dyeing the earth white.

The boxers who surrounded the capital, You Yong, and the people in the capital, many of whom were frozen to death. There are many dead bodies that are dragged out every day. For such a scene, the natives of this world are commonplace, which year does the snow not kill a few mud legs? Although Chen Cheng couldn't bear it, the Black Dragon Society didn't open a good church, so it set up several greenhouses in the area that it could control, and gave some gruel to those who escaped from other places every day.

However, there are several large coal mines near Handan, and hundreds of tons of coal have been transported before the heavy snowfall. Not only can the coal be used for its own use, but the surplus is also sold to the city. Due to the low price, there are also supporting coal stoves that can be purchased, and the sales situation is quite good.