Chapter 282: The Fifth Reorganization of the Jinzhou Army

The remaining 1,200 people each drew 500 to the left and right two battalions of the infantry army, so that with those more than 500 captive soldiers and more than 100 Changping veterans, the shelves of the left and right battalions of the infantry army were barely erected.

Wang Tiande's 360 men were also incorporated into the left battalion of the infantry army, so that the strength of the infantry of the two battalions once again reached 2,000 people. Because Shao Wu, the commander of the left battalion, moved troops to Jinzhou, the battalion officer was temporarily replaced by Song Qing, the commander of the battalion, and Li Dashan was still the commander of the right battalion.

Qi Sanbao had 500 people under his command when he was in Shahe, and there were only 240 people left in the first battle of Xiaoguantun, and when Shahe was reorganized, he was reorganized into a logistics baggage battalion, and this time he was still a baggage battalion, and the remaining 200 old and weak Sichuan soldiers were also transferred to him.

Cao Bianjiao's wolf cavalry has not been expanded, because the current shortage of soldiers is too large, and there are too few skilled sergeants, and most of the Changping soldiers who can be used as wolf cavalry have also died, and the remaining more than 100 people have to serve as team sentinels, so Shi Dayong has no soldiers who can expand the wolf cavalry for the time being.

Jiang Wanli's light cavalry was basically reimbursed in the first battle of Xiaoguantun, and there was no need to form it, but Shi Dayong arranged another 50-person reconnaissance cavalry team. In addition to his 18 horse thief brothers, the other 32 people were squeezed out of Shi Dayong's own personal army and the original light cavalry battalion.

When the army is out, this scout is like eyes and ears, how can a person have no eyes, and if he loses his eyes, his eyes will be blackened, and the enemy will not know what to do under his nose.

Peng Dazhui took the order of the appointment of the scout officer, and it could be seen that he and his brother horse thieves had become more and more accustomed to the Jinzhou army.

As in the reorganization of Shahe, the left battalion of the infantry army was all firearms, but this time it was different. Shi Dayong filled the captive soldiers and Wang Qi's subordinates, as well as those who passed the training of the 1,000 Sichuan soldiers, that is to say, the left battalion of the infantry army was already proficient in the use of firearms compared to Shahe.

The right battalion of the infantry army uses cold weapons, mainly spears, axes and shields, and is mainly used to cooperate with the left battalion of the infantry army in wartime.

As for the candidates for the battalion officers of the pro-military battalion, Shi Dayong appointed Jiang Wanli, and the battalion was divided into four teams, each team of 200 people, the team officers were Guo Cheng, the battalion officer of the Chongqing battalion, Li Gu, who was born in Songshan, and Wang Fei, the battalion officer of the Chengdu battalion, and the other was Lin Junyi, a young man from Changping who did not want silver in Jinzhou on the same day.

Shi Dayong admires Lin Junyi, a young man, who has been killed in previous battles, although he is a little immature, but in some respects he seems to be old enough to match his actual age. Therefore, when considering the four candidates for team officers, Shi Dayong chose him.

Except for the pro-soldier battalion, the appointment of the officers of each battalion Shi Dayong was delegated to the battalion officers, except for the left battalion of the infantry army because Shao Wu was absent, and the general Song Qing was temporarily promoted to take over the place, Shi Dayong asked a little more about it, and the officers of the right battalion of the infantry army and the baggage battalion appointed him without asking.

The 800 Sichuan soldiers in the pro-military camp Shi Dayong put a lot of effort into the configuration of weapons, and what he allocated to Guo Cheng's team was the rebel army's new firearms captured from Shahe, while Li Gu's team was allocated to the Ministry of Industry's firearms obtained from the Beijing camp. And Wang Fei's team is worthy of ten eagle guns (big pole guns) and 160 guns used by the original Jinzhou army. Lin Junyi's team of soldiers is all long knives.

The cotton armor is matched with the right battalion of the infantry army, the left battalion of the infantry army has no armor except for the officers, and the baggage battalion is not equipped with armor because it does not bear the main battle most of the time. The wolf cavalry have their own heavy armor, and naturally they don't need it.

In terms of weapons, there were still many unused, more than 600 spears, 800 guns were not used, and the four medium cannons that had been handed over from Chen were not used. These ordnance supplies are under the responsibility of the baggage battalion.

The Jinzhou army now has a total of more than 700 war horses, in addition to more than 200 wolf cavalry and reconnaissance cavalry, Shi Dayong has allocated horses to the officers of each battalion. In addition, there are dozens of soldiers in Lin Junyi's team who can ride horses, and Shi Dayong also equipped them with horses to protect themselves.

This reorganization is already Shi Dayong's fifth reorganization of his subordinates, the first time was in Songshan, when the second battalion of Wuyong was formed, and the last was crippled outside Dalinghe City. The second reorganization was in Jinzhou when the reinforcement, that time was mainly for the 3,000 Changping children who came to join themselves for reorganization, and then even without training on the battlefield, although not disabled, but the main force of the Songshan Army suffered a lot of losses. The third time was in the defense of Jinzhou, that time was to reorganize their own descendants and the rest of the Ming army in the city, when the Jin army attacked the city, the battalions suffered great losses, and many Songshan veterans were killed in Jinzhou City. The fourth time is the recent reorganization of Shahe, and this time it is the only time that Shi Dayong has reorganized his troops without his own casualties. It's a pity that the subsequent battle of Xiaoguantun once again caused the Jinzhou army to suffer heavy losses.

The fifth time it was reorganized, and every time it was reorganized, there were fewer and fewer familiar faces, and it was definitely impossible to say that Shi Dayong did not feel sad.

However, the battle still has to be fought, and this road still has to go on, either to fight the world to be peaceful, and the four Yi are afraid to obey, or to fight an army to destroy and die. It is impossible for these two to be combined, either right or wrong, black or white, in Shi Dayong's dictionary, there is never a middle way, let alone a curve. All he wants is a result.

The previous reorganizations were carried out by Shi Dayong according to the time and the appropriateness, and the military system was only for the convenience of command, and did not follow the military system of the Liao army much. The same is true for the appointment and dismissal of officers, it can be said that his previous reorganizations were all made by Shi Dayong himself, who set up a frame and sang a grass stage opera, and could not get on the stage.

After four busy days, the battalions were basically reorganized in place, and the appointments of officers were also in place one by one.

The proportion of officers is somewhat interesting, the officers from the old battalion in Songshan account for less than 30 percent, while the officers from the Changping army account for 40 percent, overpowering the old army in Songshan for the first time. The officers of the Sichuan army also accounted for 20 percent, and the remaining 10 percent were Yuan Chen and sometimes rebels.

In a series of personnel appointments and dismissals, Zhao Xueqi's name was truly known to the whole army for the first time, and he was appointed by Shi Dayong as a counselor.

Generally, in the army, there are either counselors or clerks, what kind of officer is this counselor?

Shi Dayong's definition of this position is that in addition to helping himself sort out the documents and regulations, he is also responsible for recording rewards and punishments for the drills of the whole army.

The function of the former is not surprising to everyone, Guo Cheng was previously acting as a clerk in the Deng Yuan army, which is equivalent to the chief general's staff master. What is the latter Chinese book, the generals really can't figure it out. Some say that this Zhao Zhongshu is our general's military advisor, and some say that Zhao Zhongshu is a military discipline officer like the Weisu Suppressor.

There is everything to say, but one thing is very clear, that is, after Zhao Xueqi got this appointment, especially after he had the power to reward and punish the results of the training of the officers and men of the whole army, he suddenly became a hot big man in the Jinzhou army.

It's a bit incredible that a showman who came over anyway became a big shot, a big guy who could be feared by soldiers.

The reason why this is so is that Shi Dayong has set a new rule, that is, each battalion must conduct a training assessment on the day every day, and then carry out certain rewards and punishments according to the assessment. If a soldier is good at loading, firing and hitting, he will be rewarded with a piece of bread, and if he is very good, he will be able to eat an extra bowl of rice at night. If you don't qualify, then your rations will have to be deducted appropriately. Even those who are excellent for many days in a row can get a piece of meat.

In these years, disasters have been everywhere, and it is a great thing to have enough to eat, and it can be said that it is rare in the world to supply soldiers and horses like Jinzhou Army who supply three meals a day.

Being a soldier in a war is to fill your stomach with your life, so whether it is a captive soldier or a Sichuan soldier, they are very sensitive to this military regulation. This sensitivity is not to reject resistance and then mutiny, but to become active.

Training is the duty of a soldier, and if you train the guys in your hands well, you will be able to save your life if you really go to the battlefield in the future. It's good now, in addition to saving your life, you can also eat better and eat more, so why not do it.

On the day when the new military regulations were handed down, all the camps in Pingdugou were all lively, and the soldiers practiced extremely hard, and everyone wanted to become qualified and excellent, after all, they had just eaten a full meal for a few days, and who wanted to be hungry in the blink of an eye.

The hardest performance belongs to those captive soldiers, after the eleventh killing, they were frightened by Shi Dayong, and they suffered a lot, training the same every day, but they could only receive half a ration, and at night this stomach was so hungry that the stomach was screaming, and the taste of empty stomach pain and empty pain was very uncomfortable. Seeing that people were full of bread and rice, the eyes of these captives turned green. I regret that I shouldn't have run away that day. I thought that I would be half starved to death in the army in the future, but I didn't know that General Lu Dao had a kind heart and gave them a chance to eat well, and who could practice without working hard.

Every evening, Shi Dayong had to listen to the reports of the generals in the tent, and whenever he heard the reports of the soldiers who were fast in their hands and feet, the drills were diligent, and the queues were complete, he would nod his head very happily and express his approval.

However, the happiest person in the entire Jinzhou army is Zhao Xueqi, because his power is too great, although he is puzzled why he was appointed as a counselor, but Zhao Xueqi's adaptability to enter the role is indeed very strong, he enjoys the eyes of those soldiers looking at him, and enjoys the soldiers' title of "Lord Zhao, Lord Zhao".

A pen in his hand seems to have the power of life and death, with a wave of the pen, some people can be happy to the sky, but some people have a sad face like a dead father, begging grandpa to tell grandma, please be kind to yourself, and deduct less rations, the feeling of being high up made Zhao Xueqi realize for the first time what it is like to have power in his hands.

But he didn't know that when he was pretending to be a tiger in front of the soldiers every day, there were always a pair of cold eyes staring at him.