There were constant minor frictions between the new army and the old army, and in addition to the various rumors spread by the old oil soldiers who were forcibly discharged from the army and were later accepted by the generals of the old army as elite veterans and incorporated into their own troops, these old oil soldiers thought that the new army had smashed their jobs, and naturally held grudges, and all kinds of smears and incitements provoked the emotions and hatred of the soldiers on both sides.

As a result, the small frictions between the old and new armies have become more frequent, and basically the old army deliberately finds fault and provokes, but fortunately, the officers and men of the new army can restrain themselves, and even rarely go out of the camp, even if they go out of the camp, they are accompanied by high-level officers, so the old army does not dare to cause trouble.

It's okay to beat ordinary soldiers, but to beat senior officers, that is, to challenge the authority of the imperial court, the commander can't protect the calf anymore, even if the boss doesn't pursue it, Inspector Hong can't pass this level, nine times out of ten he will cut off his head, kill an example, no one is stupid enough to joke about the guy who eats on his neck.

However, after a long time, some of the actions of the new army made many soldiers of the old army ashamed, and some were even grateful, and no matter how much others instigated and fooled, they were not fooled, on the contrary, they even called the soldiers of the new army brothers, and such a result made the generals of the old army and those who were dissatisfied with the new army dumbfounded.

Under the command of military instructors and political work officers, the soldiers carried the felled trees to the homes of the common people, and used their free time to help them build new houses, repair old houses, pigsty, chicken coop fences, and open up wasteland, so that the local people were grateful, and when they mentioned the new army, they all gave them a thumbs up.

As long as the soldiers of the new army appear near the village, the simple and kind people will bring water and tea to welcome, and even protect the soldiers of the new army, and beat away the old army Qiu Ba who want to bully them.

The people are simple and kind, who is good to them, they are grateful, who is bad to them, they remember it in their hearts, the nearby villages and market towns, and even the county towns and prefectures, the attitude towards the new army and the old army is completely the area of heaven and earth, the young men of the new army are all good people, and the Qiu Ba of the old army are all bastards who harm them.

In Liaodong, the imperial court implemented the policy of Liao people guarding Liao soil, therefore, the army guarding the border is mostly Liao people, local people, almost every family has sons and brothers as soldiers, these Liaodong soldiers have been mixed in the old army for a long time, and they are contaminated with all kinds of vices, but most people's conscience has not been extinguished, they look at how the brothers of the new army treat their families, their hearts are full of gratitude, and the hostility towards the new army in their hearts is gradually eliminated. Little by little, they were transformed.

When some soldiers of the old army in the same village took advantage of the holiday to visit their hometowns, they gathered together in groups of three or five, sat by the fire, and listened to the stories told by the political work officers or brothers of the new army while drinking.

"Do you know that the emperor is now rewarding meritorious heroes, why don't you don't reward land anymore?"

"I don't know." The soldiers of the old army all shook their heads, although this kind of reward was too far away for them, but people were born with a blazing gossip heart, and everyone was curious and wanted to hear it.

"The emperor said that the land is the state-owned property of the Ming Empire, not personal, and should be distributed to the common people to cultivate."

"Really? Don't lie to us. ”

"What's in it if I lie to you? It's not that the emperor doesn't want to immediately distribute the land to the people of the whole world, but there are many constraints, so he can only come slowly step by step, let's not talk about it from afar, let's just talk about this Liaodong......"

"Most of you, the land at home is pitiful, you all rely on helping those gentry rent the fields, go out to do some chores to earn money to support the family, I am also from a poor family, like you, I can't eat two meals a day...... If you can get a little more land, life will naturally be better, just say that we soldiers, the soldiers are all for mixed food, our recruits are okay, the same welfare, but our new army is full, there is fish and meat to eat every few days, and the monthly salary is paid in full, your old army will be miserable, and all kinds ......of delays will be deducted."

There are many, many small gatherings like this, and a large number of political work officers will haunt the villages, and they only need to take out a little silver, buy some wine and meat, and spend a little bit of tongue, and they can successfully brainwash the soldiers of the old army with all kinds of penetration, and the main content of the failure is basically that you have been treated unfairly, and only by implementing the new system can this unfair treatment be eliminated, however, this matter is not urgent, wait patiently, the implementation of the new system in the whole army is an inevitable trend, and no one can stop it.

With the tireless brainwashing work of these political work officers and the various tasks that the soldiers of the new army voluntarily do for the local people, the friction between the soldiers of the old and new armies has become less and less, and sometimes the soldiers of the old and new armies can even be seen sitting in the small wine shops drinking and chatting happily.

This kind of situation is not what those generals of the old army want to see, being an official is to make a fortune, it is normal to eat empty salaries, as long as the superiors are not strictly checked, it is basically fine, but the matter of deducting soldiers' salaries and silver can not be hidden, they are all the same welfare benefits, the soldiers of the new army are paid in full, the food is full, and they can eat meat every three or five days, and the soldiers under them are deducted from their salaries and silver under various excuses, and the food is even worse, the fish and meat are not to mention, and even the oil and water in the dishes are pitiful, and it is good to eat fragrant white rice every three or five days.

There was no comparison before, and naturally there was no harm, but now there is a comparison, and the contrast is too obvious, these things that drink the blood of soldiers can't be covered, so that all the officers who drink the blood of soldiers are as big as a fight, and they hate the new army to the bone, cut off people's financial routes, and are no different from killing their parents, and this feud is just knotted, and it is getting deeper and deeper.

The generals in charge of the army gathered together from time to time to discuss countermeasures, the most important thing was to fool the soldiers under them, and now the barracks were full of resentment against them, and this soldier was a little difficult to bring, in the final analysis, it was all the foolish pen of the new army.

After a certain period of accumulation, any contradiction will inevitably erupt when it reaches a critical point, and the contradiction between the new army and the old army will finally erupt after the beginning of spring after the accumulation of autumn and winter, and the fuse that detonated it is the change of equipment of the new army.