Chapter 495: Army Formation Ceremony
Regardless of the actions of the Australians in Jiading and Yangzhou, Houjin consciously chose not to conflict with them, and this choice was also made under the premise that Australia was unwilling to join this big melee, otherwise this war would have happened regardless of whether Houjin was willing or not.
In fact, for all the forces in the south, they all hope that the Australians and the Houjin army can directly confront each other, so that at least a little time can flow for the integration of the southern forces, everyone wants to integrate whom, but in the end no one wants to listen to anyone, and this situation can only be solved through war.
But what will the outbreak of war bring, all parties know that Houjin is under heavy pressure at this time, and as long as there is any change in all parties, it will be taken advantage of by it.
The old Zheng family has stated that there will be no military action in the near future, and expressed support for the Australians' immigration plan.
Both sides were avoiding further escalation, and by this time Houjin's army had taken Xuzhou, which had no choice but to surrender without reinforcements, and Azig's next target was Yangzhou.
In addition, Wu Sangui's army had already moved south to Jiading and approached Zhejiang, and at this time, King Lu urgently mobilized his loyal troops to meet the enemy, and it can be said that a major war between the two sides was about to break out.
In Liangguang, King Gui, who proclaimed himself the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, announced the establishment of a new army in Liangguang.
The number of troops of the new army was expanded to a reinforced regiment of 2,000 based on Shen Youlong's 200 escorts, and all weapons and equipment were Australianized. And even the military uniforms and military caps have a serious camouflage uniform style adopted by the Australian army.
Although King Gui has a lot of complaints about this kind of fancy clothes, Shen Youlong is determined to use this kind of military uniform designed by himself, he believes that the reason why the Australian army can be so strong is not completely dependent on the advanced weapons and equipment, and there is a complete set of rationing system in it.
Take this garment as an example, it definitely has its effect, the Australian military uniform uses a multi-pocket pull-up uniform, and most importantly, the cloth can be air-dried quickly. This is the linen clothes worn by the Ming army at present.
Lao Shen was in high spirits at this time, and he also got a set of general uniforms customized from Australia, and specially made a few badges on his chest as embellishments, with a big-brimmed hat on his head, a long sword in his hand, a revolver pinned to his waist, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet.
Originally, this outfit had a cool feeling no matter how you looked at it, but the pair of cloth shoes on her feet were greatly discounted, which made Lao Shen's image drop a lot in an instant, and the escaped Tianzi King Gui was wearing an Australian customized general's mansion quite magnificent. It tastes like a general.
The new army was established, and he, who was the commander of the world's soldiers and horses, naturally came to the stage to speak, and after he finished speaking, it was Shen Youlong, the protagonist, who spoke.
Lao Shen's speech is much better than that of King Gui, and when he came to power, he directly came to the classics, the country broke the mountains and rivers, the thieves entered Beijing, the Tartars entered the customs, etc., and used the allusions of the Han and Tang dynasties to quote the classics. It was a soldier under his hand who flickered oh oh scream.
Drive out the Tartars and return my rivers and mountains, drive out the Tartars and return my rivers and mountains.
This classic slogan was specially sent by Zhang Tianwen to Shen Youlong, and he heard that his new army was established and held a ceremony. So he sent him such a congratulatory message, Shen Youlong felt that this was the most appropriate for the ceremony, so he said it at the end, but he didn't expect the response to be very big.
Many of these recruits had fled from the north. Although I didn't experience the burning, killing and looting of Houjin's entry into the customs, I also heard some of the later refugees talk about it.
At this time, their dissatisfaction with Houjin all erupted, so the shouts were deafening. This murderous aura alone scared the spies of those various forces.
According to the advice given by Australia, if Shen Youlong wants the army to be more combative, he can recruit those refugees who have a blood feud with the Houjin army.
The establishment of the Liangguang New Army, under the attention of all forces, Shen Youlong became the focus of attention for a while, Tang Wang criticized him for supporting the army and self-respect, and the law violated by the private army, while King Lu sang the opposite, praising Shen Youlong's new army for recovering the Ming Dynasty.
The protagonist didn't speak, and the two supporting characters started a war of words, Tang Wang knew that Shen Youlong couldn't take refuge in himself, so he dared to say this, if Shen Youlong could win him over, he wouldn't open his mouth like this if he was killed, but King Gui, Cheng Biting Jin, who was killed halfway, didn't know what method he used to get Shen Youlong to support him.
King Gui is good, and he does not ascend the throne as emperor, but proclaimed himself a generalissimo of soldiers and horses, what the hell is this, ah, although he did not explicitly say that he inherited the throne, but it also shows at least one thing, this guy is not willing to be lonely.
As soon as Chongzhen died, he fell into a power vacuum, so that many careerists have their own ideas, Zheng Zhilong supported the Tang King just to mix up the position of the first minister of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid it is not so simple, he wants to learn from Cao Cao to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
Since everyone has ideas, it can only be solved by force, but the sudden appearance of Houjin at this stage has left all parties free up to fight.
The establishment of the Liangguang New Army will upset the balance of power in the south, this is absolutely certain, the Liangguang New Army inherited from the Australian Army, even if the combat effectiveness is not as strong as its master, but at least half of it, this is at least certain.
Moreover, judging from his armament, he completely used firearms, and the 26-pounder cannon was equipped with a lot of equipment, and only 2,000 people were equipped with more than 300 guns, which far exceeded the number of other forces in the south.
Such a powerful force is around, which also makes others feel the huge pressure, originally just worried about the power of Houjin, but now they have to be on guard at any time to be around such a powerful force.
If you want to say that the only person who is not worried may be the strongest Zheng Zhilong, although Guangdong and Fujian are close, he can attack the other party's dock at sea, so even if Shen Youlong wants to expand his power, he will not hit himself first.
The ceremony of the establishment of the Liangguang New Army naturally could not escape the eyes of Houjin's careful probe, they sent the news back, Dolgon felt for the first time that Houjin wanted to unify the southern Liangguang will be the most tricky place, the artillery and firearms used here are the most, and it is also the closest to the Australians, and the purchase of Australian equipment can be transported directly by the sea, so Dolgon ordered to continue to monitor the movements of the Liangguang New Army. (To be continued.) )