Volume 2 Washing Horses and Quicksand Chapter 2 Joining the Army (II)

When the big guy waited for the sixth brother to finish his opinion, the law enforcement army had already begun to call the number. Zhang Bingzhong answered the order, led everyone to the foot of the mountain, and quietly waited for the horn of the charge.

With a "beep", the horn sounded, and the trumpet sounded again. The four teams assembled at the foot of the mountain set off on time, and it didn't take long for the other three teams to run in front, and only the team led by Zhang Bingzhong trotted steadily all the way. I saw that the three teams gathered together in the middle of the mountain for a while, scuffling and fighting, and did not let each other go.

Just as the sixth brother's team ran forward, the three teams had already been entangled together and surrounded in all directions, blocking all the roads up the mountain. I only heard the sixth brother shouting loudly, "Interspersed with detours, left and right armor guards". Perhaps it was too smooth to break through from the flanks, and the team of the sixth brother was quickly discovered by the temporary team of the other three teams. I only heard Zhu Yiwei shouting: Stop the four teams, they are about to bypass us and break through alone. Suddenly, the other three teams were fighting for each other, and the sixth brother's team had now become the target of public criticism. When everyone came around, I only heard the sixth brother say: Continue to maintain this speed, don't mess up because they catch up. Break through steadily, don't stop.

In the other three teams, there were also people with super speed and strength who hurriedly ran forward to intercept them, and at this time, the six people who were guarding on the left and right, as if they had been discussed, suddenly separated, and naturally formed a fan barrier. Seeing that Li Dingfang and Zhang Juntong were about to run under the tree where the flag was hung, Bingzhong and his two brothers, Li Dacheng and Luo Youcai, gave a hint of a look, signaling them to strengthen their defense. I quickly flashed out of this fighting circle, found a highland soil slope, and stood on the high ground with my feet, held my breath, pulled out the carved arrow that had been prepared behind him, bent the bow and arrows with his left hand, and made the bow full of strength. I only heard a whoosh, and I was watching the pennant hanging on the tree fall in response. Seeing the situation, Li Dingfang jumped upwards and stretched out his hand to grab it, and held the pennant firmly in his hand. When all the team members led by Bingzhong saw this moment, they all cheered together. "We won, we won......" Everyone ran forward, hugged Li Dingfang together, and happily threw him up, and then threw the sixth brother up, which was an affirmation and praise for his strategy and strategy.

The academy team that won this game came to the bottom of the mountain very consciously. Sit on the side of the hill and wait quietly for the other teams to compete and fight. After waiting for a long time, all the teams have finished the game, and everyone came to the front of the point platform under the leadership of the team leader. On the general platform in the barracks, there were six teams of team members who captured the flag and were immediately named team leaders by Captain Ma, and all those with excellent results in the individual subject assessment were named team vice-presidents, and Zhang Chongzhong undoubtedly became the team vice-president. In this way, a team of nearly 300 people was organized into six teams and a team of 50 people, and Zhang Bingzhong and other college classmates were all organized into Li Dingfang's team. Because Li Dingfang's team performed outstandingly, especially in the Battle of the Capture the Flag, the team was quite organized, and he was appointed by the general to become the general's personal team.

Since coming to the Shuai Zi Battalion, Zhang Bingzhong knew that the examination questions of this recruitment coincided with the formation of the army. This battalion is divided into a small flag to manage ten people in the battalion, and five small flags under the general flag. 1,000 households govern 100 households, and 100 households govern 2 total banners gathering 112 people. One guard has jurisdiction over 5,000 households, and one army has jurisdiction over seven guards. The post is only a command post, and the general soldier must lead three guards, and the head must only manage one guard. The position of general is shared with the accumulation of military merits.

The army of the Ming Dynasty is roughly divided into two kinds, one is the guard system, the southern Ming army guard system is to set up guard garrisons in military important places throughout the country, the guard has an army, a guard is 5,600 people, and there are thousands of households, hundreds of households, general flags and small flags and other units in order, each guard is subordinate to the five military governors, and is also subordinate to the military department. The source of the army is the hereditary military household, and each household sends one person to serve as a soldier in the Zhengding Zhiwei Station, and the soldiers take turns guarding the garrison and the tuntian, and the income from the tuntian is used to supply the needs of the army and generals.

Its goal was to raise soldiers without consuming the country's financial resources, but after Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, due to social stability and relative peace, the officers of the guard began to occupy the military land and exploit the soldiers, and the living standards and social status of the soldiers became lower and lower, and the deserters gradually increased, so the armament was gradually abandoned.

The second is the battalion sentry system, the Ming Dynasty recruitment system began in the orthodox years, and the guard army is different, the recruitment is not hereditary, although it is a soldier, but it belongs to the civil register. Upon completion of the period of service, he shall be discharged from the army. In the beginning, the recruits did not have a formal establishment like the Guards, and they were often expanded or downsized as needed. The recruitment of troops is completely a combat unit, unlike the guards who need to transfer some soldiers to work in the tuntian mission. The food supply for the recruited soldiers comes entirely from the direct expenditure of the state treasury, not from the tuntian, and the salary is also higher than that of the army and the people in the garrison. In the Jiajing period, the cavalry, infantry and chariot soldiers began to have a formal establishment - the battalion and sentry system. Generally, five people are a team, two teams are a team, three teams are teams, three teams are sentinels, five posts are general, and five general are battalions. There were three men in each battalion. This is the battalion and post establishment of the Ming Army in the south, there are slight changes in the north, but it is roughly the same, such as Qi Jiguang's Jizhen Army establishment, twelve people are a team, three teams are flags, three flags are bureaus, four bureaus are divisions, two divisions are departments, three departments are battalions, and the number of people is also about three people. This was the main form of army formation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The officers and their entourage of the Northern Army of the Ming Dynasty were in the late Ming Dynasty, and the division of labor between the guard army and the battalion sentry army also began to be divided, and the guard army was mainly responsible for garrisoning, law and order, training recruits and tuntian. The battalion sentry army is mainly responsible for mobile operations. Therefore, the guard army became a regular soldier, and the battalion post was a mobile surprise soldier. In the Wanli era, in order to fit this division of labor, if the guard army wanted to participate in the war, it had to be incorporated into the battalion sentry system, and at the same time, the officers of the guard post were only responsible for the training and daily management of soldiers, not responsible for commanding the battle, and the battalion post officers were responsible for the training of soldiers. The establishment of the guards officers assigned to the battalion post also had to comply with the establishment of the battalion post, so the main combat units in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were the battalion sentry army. However, if we want to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the two, we should still talk about the ability and ability of the generals.

In addition, it is necessary to make it clear that whether it is recruitment, conscription, or the system of guards, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, advanced and backward, but different management measures should be adopted in response to different situations. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the advantage of the system is that when the productive forces are destroyed and the social output is weak, the system can effectively save military expenditures, ensure the self-sufficiency of the army, and reduce the burden on the people. However, the defect is that, on the one hand, in addition to fighting, the garrison army also has to assign some soldiers to engage in the task of tuntian to ensure the supply of military food, so the garrison army is divided into the defender and the tun army, of which the defender is the combat force, and the tun army is responsible for the group. On the other hand, because the guard army is hereditary, once the peace period is long, it is easy for the old and the young to mix in the army, and the combat effectiveness is easy to decline. At the same time, if the officers encroached on the fields that the state supplied the army, the soldiers would become the personal serfs of the military commanders, which would result in fewer defenders and less combat. Therefore, the design of the guard system is similar to the government soldier system in the Tang Dynasty. It is used as a system to maintain a large demand for armament when social production is not restored. The advantage of recruiting soldiers is that the soldiers who recruit soldiers can have more choices, and they do not necessarily have to recruit from the military households. At the same time, the source of recruitment is mostly from civilian nationality, so it can be replenished quickly after loss. In addition, the recruitment does not need to be engaged in the task of tuntian like the Weisho army, so the recruitment can be regarded as a full-time soldier, which determines that the recruitment can mobilize more combat soldiers than the Weisuo army under the same amount, and at the same time, the salary is higher, which can make the soldiers more motivated to fight. However, while the advantages are obvious, the disadvantages are also obvious, due to the separation from production, then the food, military salaries need to be directly responsible for the state finance, therefore, compared with the guard army, the maintenance cost of the battalion sentinel army, which is mainly recruited, is higher. Once the country's fiscal deficit or bankruptcy, it is difficult to ensure the sound of recruitment, which is particularly prominent in the Ming and Wei periods. In addition, compared to the Weisho Army, it is also unstable, because they are from the civilian nationality, so they do not have the military status of the Weisho Army, so when they are not needed, they can be dismissed at any time, and stability cannot be guaranteed. What is more critical is that whether the recruits can be used or not depends entirely on the recruiters and the generals in charge, if the training is satisfied, they can become the backbone force, if the training is poor, the combat effectiveness is very low. More importantly, due to the irregular source of soldiers, the recruited soldiers are also uneven. If the selection of those responsible for recruitment is poor, the proportion of low-quality soldiers recruited will also increase, so that the army is more likely to mutiny and collapse. (Note: This phenomenon broke out frequently during the Wanli period)

Let's say that as soon as Li Dingfang's team caught up with the general Chen Hongfan, they began to fight in the south and in the north, and never stopped. Zhang Bingzhong has worked hard from the beginning in this team, not only being able to cooperate with Li Dingfang to convey tasks and carry out orders, but also to help his fellow disciples solve some worries. These ordinary actions, coupled with the excellent performance in capturing the flag, made Captain Ma see it, but he secretly wondered how to train Zhang Bingzhong into a general who can really go to the battlefield to capture the flag. Therefore, in the future, whenever there is a matter of controlling bandits and quelling chaos, they will be encircled and attacked with Bingzhong. It didn't take long for Captain Ma to ask the general Chen Hongfan to bring the elite team of Li Dingfang and Zhang Bingzhong to his side.

According to the notice of the war report, it is said that there is a green forest in the Hannan area of this Guanzhong in response to the mob riot and will want to rise up. The gathering place was in Fuguixianzhuang in Hannan, and General Chen Hongfan ordered Ma Xiaowei to lead two teams of men and horses to extinguish and arrest the suspect. This rich and virtuous village is also a local wealthy and wealthy family in the local area. As the saying goes: the more rich and noble people are, the more they will want to be richer and longer. At the same time, the rich and dazzling will also make people unable to find the direction and goal of survival in their daily life.

This rich and virtuous village, it is based on the clear river water, the natural environment is unique, by the mountains and rivers, the scenery is gorgeous, the river and Zhuangzi reflect each other. The villa has a northern folk wooden architectural style, the decoration is simple and natural, and the artificial waterfall, artificial lake, suspension bridge, pontoon bridge, curved bridge, cloister and so on constitute a perfect scene. It is precisely because of the beauty that the fortifications are also in place, and at the same time, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

When Captain Ma Qima received the military order, it took two or three days on foot to reach the ground of Nirvana Estate. When Captain Ma took everyone to the vicinity of Zhuangzi, he sent out a horse to explore, and after inquiry, he found that there was only one road leading to the north and south of this villa, and there was a high-walled gatehouse standing in front of the village. If there is no evidence and forcible entry into the village to take people, it is easy to fall into a passive situation, and there is even the possibility of being surrounded and annihilated. At this moment, Zhang Bingzhong stepped forward and whispered a few words in front of Captain Ma, only to see Ma Qi nodding again and again. Therefore, the two groups of troops retreated five miles and set up a fence as a sentry post according to the suggestion of the sixth brother just now.

A few days later, Captain Ma got the news that it was said that a spy from the Green Forest had come to contact Fugui Villa to discuss when the matter would be revealed. Therefore, he hurriedly passed down the order to strictly guard the fence and sentry, and could not easily let go of a single person.

Today is Zhang Bingzhong and Li Dacheng on duty, and the two of them cheered up and carefully checked the various people passing by. Suddenly, a peasant man wearing a felt hat came not far away, and Xiao Liuzi recognized him at a glance with sharp eyes. It turned out to be the green forest around Jinji Ridge and the hero Wang Daliang, who was the hardcore brother of the third master of the city patrol horses. Xiao Liuzi was about to step forward to say hello, only to see him wink at Xiao Liuzi. Xiao Liuzi couldn't help it, and naturally waited for Wang Daliang to pass over the post and investigate. The soldiers checked very carefully and found nothing, so Wang Daliang was about to go. He walked over safely, but Xiao Liuzi's heart was always uneasy. Thinking about it in his heart, thinking carefully about his identity as Wang Daliang, is it the person who came to inquire about the news? Xiao Liuzi is probably sure that that is the case. If this is the case, then what should we do? Then I couldn't help but think of the words of the third master of Ma Ma who patrolled the city, "In this world, a person lives for a mouthful of food, as for how he eats this meal, it depends on what is the environment around him? If it is white, it will be dyed white, if it is black, it will be dyed black......" "People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, ......" and many other wise sayings. Although the truth is so easy to say, but what should I do now? Xiao Liuzi pondered in his heart, if there is really no way, he can only resign himself to fate, and then talk about it, take one step at a time!

In the evening, Li Dingfang and Zhang Jun took turns with the two of them, and I don't know if Wang Daliang will turn back today, which makes Xiao Liuzi have a glimmer of hope, hoping that Wang Daliang will not be the one who reported the news. If you have been on the job in his hands, you can still say one or two in the past, but if you pass in front of others, you don't know what the result will be. When Xiao Liuzi was full of ambition, Zao'er ran up and asked, "What's the matter?" Sixth brother, do you have something on your mind? Zhang Bingzhong nodded immediately and shook his head again. He smiled stupidly at Li Dacheng, thinking that this honest and honest brother couldn't know one or two, and if he knew this, he might not know how big a basket would be stabbed. Although Xiao Liuzi didn't say anything, Zao'er's eyes were seen in his eyes and put in his heart. I knew that there was a problem with the man wearing a felt hat just now, but what the problem was, Li Dacheng couldn't think clearly for a while.

A few days have passed, and Zhang Bingzhong has spent time in anxiety. One day at lunchtime, I don't know who said a word: Last night, Captain Ma caught a fine work, and he didn't open his mouth when he was killed during the interrogation overnight, what a tough guy! As soon as Zhang Bingzhong heard this, he was shocked and broken! Could it be that Wang Daliang was caught? So, he walked alone to the interrogation room, and Li Dacheng saw that the sixth brother had set up his head and walked forward alone, and hurriedly followed. "What's wrong, Sixth Brother!" "It's nothing, I'll take a look." Xiao Liuzi replied absentmindedly, but he went straight to the interrogation room. As soon as he entered the house and looked up, he saw Wang Daliang tied to a pillar. Seeing his old friend being tied up, Xiao Liuzi's heart was in sharp pain like a knife, and his face only changed slightly. It was precisely this little detail that just made Li Dacheng look at it, and then look at the person who was tied up, it was indeed the man who wore a felt hat that day. Li Dacheng thought to himself, sure enough, there was something wrong with these two people.

Looking for a place where no one was, Li Dacheng found Zhang Bingzhong and asked: Sixth brother, who is this person? Why did your face change as soon as you saw him being tied up! Xiao Liuzi couldn't stand Li Dacheng's questioning, so he explained the relationship between Wang Daliang and the third master of the city patrol horse and horse in the original way. "It's not easy, let's let it go!"

When Zhang Bingzhong heard Li Dacheng say this, he laughed and scolded: It is a capital crime to let go of the enemy before the battle, and you don't understand this! Li Dacheng replied unwillingly, isn't it that Wang Daliang did not admit it? What is there to worry about? Such a casual sentence reminded Zhang Bingzhong that the sixth brother was determined to release him and let him out overnight.

At night, Zhang Bingzhong came to the room alone, met a fireman and asked: Is there anything else that can fill the stomach? The fireman pointed to it casually and looked for it on the stove. So, Bingzhong was in front of the stove, and left. About the third watch, as soon as Xiao Liuzi turned over and put on his coat, he went to the toilet first, and there was no one in the four corners. was about to rescue Wang Daliang, but found two black figures coming out of the interrogation room. Xiao Liuzi hurriedly hid with a cat, only to hear one of them whisper, Sixth Brother asked me to save you, you should leave quickly! As soon as he heard this voice, he knew that it was the upright brother Li Dacheng. Xiao Liuzi quickly stood up and stopped them. Said at the moment: Zao'er, why don't you discuss with me and act alone? It's too dangerous, do you know? Li Dacheng smiled and said to the sixth brother: It's okay, everything has been done. At this time, Xiao Liuzi hurriedly took out a bag of things from his arms and stuffed it into Wang Daliang and said: Bring it, just in case. Don't talk much, hurry up and leave at night, there will be a period later. turned around and pulled Li Dacheng to his barracks, and said as he walked: You stupid boy, do something out of the ordinary. If there is an accident, don't be strong, these are all done by your sixth brother. Did you hear it? Dacheng only heard a hehe smirk, and thought to himself, aren't you here either?