Chapter 21: Recruitment
After two battles, although both battles were victorious, and their own losses were small.
Especially in the second operation, the troops did not lose a trace of personnel except for a slightly larger consumption of ammunition.
And as the battle continues, the combat capability of the troops is getting stronger and stronger, and if they are given enough time to grow into the elite of a hundred battles, it is only a matter of time.
However, victory could not hide all the problems, and in these two battles, the troops still exposed many problems.
During the first battle, the troops were obviously so nervous that they launched an attack without receiving an order, resulting in more than a dozen casualties.
Although the second time was much better, Cheng Jin showed an unconvincing attitude towards Wang Sirui, if it wasn't for Wang Sirui's tough attitude at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The eldest battalion, before dawn, the troops were all assembled.
In addition to the first group of soldiers who were sent to lure the enemy, they had nothing to gain, and the soldiers of the second and third classes each carried three or four rifles on their backs, and their bodies were full of ammunition and food.
With the addition of the first capture, Wang Sirui now has enough supplies to expand the force to two companies.
And with the previous two experiences, the coalition will definitely not give Wang Sirui the same chance as before. Therefore, it is unlikely that Wang Sirui wants to continue to fight next.
Besides, Wang Sirui didn't plan to keep fighting like this.
The troops are always being depleted, there are few replenishments, and if they continue to fight like this, they may be wiped out after the next battle.
Again, the main force of the coalition army has basically arrived in the capital, and it is difficult for Wang Sirui to play any role behind enemy lines with only a few dozen people.
Therefore, Wang Sirui plans to take this opportunity to train his troops and expand his troops at the same time.
However, before that, there is still a very difficult problem that Wang Sirui needs to solve.
"Squad Leader Cheng, what crime should I be guilty of disobedience on the battlefield?" Before Ma Sanru came back, Wang Sirui took the lead.
Although the result is developing in a good direction this time, Cheng entered the battlefield to disobey orders, which also sounded the alarm for Wang Sirui.
Although Wang Sirui has always been very opposed to the strict command of the army, it has been proved that mercy is not the truth. In the past, Wang Sirui was a little too benevolent, so Cheng Jin had the idea of disobedience.
"Big ...... My lord...... I'm ......" Hearing Wang Sirui ask himself, Cheng Jin was a little nervous for a while.
Although his intention to disobey the order was not obvious, and in the end he still did not disobey, but that thought was real.
won the battle, so Cheng Jin forgot about that incident for a while, but now that Wang Sirui suddenly mentioned it, Cheng Jin's heart suddenly shook.
"As a squad leader, my right-hand man, but he disobeyed orders at critical moments. What would you do if your soldiers didn't follow your commands? Wang Sirui continued to ask.
"Light...... The light is punished, and the heavy is beheaded. Cheng Jin responded with some trepidation.
In fact, what he said was much lighter, the ancient army has always had such a rule, those who disobey on the battlefield will be beheaded. If this affects the entire war situation, even the family will be held responsible.
However, with the successive defeats of the Qing Dynasty in recent years, the punishment affecting family members has rarely occurred, and most of them have exiled their families or left early on their own.
"Now that it's the time to employ people, there is no need to cut off your head, and I believe that deep down you don't want to disobey orders." Wang Sirui said lightly, without waiting for Cheng Jin to say words of thanks, Wang Sirui's voice changed, and he continued: "However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped. You shall be removed from the post of squad leader, and demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier, and shall be fined for one month, and shall be divided equally among the fifty-three brethren as a reward. Cheng Jin, do you have any objections? ”
"Adult, the little one has no objection, and he is willing to be punished!" Cheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he could save his life, everything was okay.
If he was cut down by Wang Sirui like this, then Cheng Jin would be regarded as capsizing in the gutter. Being cut by the enemy, that is called heroic martyrdom, being cut by Wang Sirui, that is called escaping from the battle, belongs to the deserter series, if it is reported, his family will also be implicated.
Fines for one month and demotion to ordinary soldiers is undoubtedly the best result for Cheng Jin.
Besides, the current troops, except for the soldiers, are squad leaders, which is nothing more than a downgrade, and when the troops are expanded in the future, they have to use him to advance, because others can't take them.
The army originally consisted of 57 people, but after the first battle, three people were killed, and after Wang Sirui, there were just 53 people left.
"The second squad leader will be replaced by He Xin for the time being, and now we will rest and recuperate, and we will transfer after the reconnaissance team returns." Wang Sirui hastily ordered the next second shift, and then ordered to rest.
And the troops did not have much rest this night, they originally practiced until dark, and they were called up by Wang Sirui not long after lying down, and they were busy all night, and it was the time of fatigue at this moment.
After a while, more than 30 people lay on the ground and fell asleep, and some of the soldiers who had been assigned to guard also began to be a little drowsy.
The soldiers were all asleep, but Wang Sirui couldn't sleep, and he had to plan for the next livelihood of the troops.
However, due to the lack of manpower, no matter what he does next, it is not in line with Wang Sirui's interests.
It was not easy to bring this army a little bit of appearance, although the number was a little small, but Wang Sirui was also very reluctant to let them die.
But at the moment, there is no fighting in the suburbs, and the next battle will mainly shift to the south and the capital. If Wang Sirui wants to fight, he must move closer to these two aspects.
But then again, if Wang Sirui chooses to move closer, then he will have to face the main force of the coalition army.
According to later sources, the number of coalition troops entering the capital was about 16,000 to 18,000, the remaining about 10,000 were in Tianjin, and nearly 20,000 were expanding the war to the south.
And in the face of such a huge number of coalition forces, let alone a battalion, even if Wang Sirui was given the strength of a regiment, he did not dare to take the initiative to cater to it.
However, there are so many good things in the capital, if they are wantonly divided by the foreign powers, no matter what, Wang Sirui's psychological side is still very unhappy.
What to do? It has become a tangle for Wang Sirui for a whole night.
Early the next morning, Ma Sanru led more than 20 people to sneakily return to the eldest son's camp.
Although their actions look a little funny to Wang Sirui, he has to admit that at least they still have a certain sense of anti-reconnaissance, and what they lack at present is only some experience and skills.
"My lord, I happened to meet them on the way back, so I brought them back." Ma Sanru said excitedly.
Wang Sirui frowned slightly, "Orion? ”
Looking at the appearance of these people, they are somewhat similar to Orion, and each of them carries a **** behind their backs, which is the basic line of Orion.
It's just that these people still aroused Wang Sirui's vigilance. At this time, it is a troubled time, even if Orion has a gun in his hand, he will never dare to walk outside with a gun in his hand.
Therefore, as for how Ma Sanru met these people, Wang Sirui was a little skeptical.
"Back to the adults, the younger ones are the hunters of Yanqing, and their ancestors have relied on this craft for generations. Nowadays, foreigners are extremely arrogant, killing my Chinese people everywhere, and the small ones are in their eyes and hurt in their hearts. Therefore, the Orions in our village were organized to march east together to resist the foreigners. Helplessly, the foreigners are strong and strong, and the guns are mighty, and the small ones never dare to approach, so they can only follow all the way, looking for a suitable opportunity to shoot.
And I just happened to meet this adult today.,After discussing with you below.,I think it's better to join the adult's side.。 After all, you are a patrol battalion, and you are also more experienced in combat, and a few of us are stragglers, and I don't know what to do when we go out, right? A man in his thirties in the lead stepped forward to complain.
'Humph! Wang Sirui snorted coldly in his heart.
Generations of Orion, can you say this? The sentences are so meticulous that people can't find a flaw, but they seem to have forgotten that the real Orion is rarely educated, and the speech is always straight to the point.
Only some cultured people, in order to show their noble status, will speak around the bend. However, at the moment of formal employment, as long as the other party has no bad intentions, it is not impossible to accept them.
"I don't care who you were before? Once you join my army, you will have to forget who you were and you will not be allowed to communicate with anyone outside without my permission. In short, after you come, you have to listen to me, let you go east, you can't go west. Yang Feng Yin violates this kind of thing, and it is best not to think about it in your heart.
After joining, the monthly salary is two and a half of silver, those who are willing to do it stay, and those who are unwilling to seek another job, the temple here is small, and there is no room for a big Buddha. Wang Sirui knocked on the side of the warning.
Orion? Who would believe this identity? Although they were really Orions before, what appeared on the battlefield now were either the Boxers or the Qing Army, or they were foreigners, and there were no other people.
Regarding the fate of the Boxers, Wang Sirui is very clear. He didn't want to put a Boxer hat on his head because of these people, so some ugly things had to be said in advance.
"My lord, please rest assured, after following you, we will be regarded as soldiers of the patrol battalion, as long as you say a word, the little ones will naturally dare not disobey." The lead man complimented.