In the regency palace of the imperial father in Beijing.

"Now let's talk about military rations." Dolgon said, "The grain harvest in Liaodong has not been good in recent years, and although some have been looted after the occupation of Beizhi, there are not many. ”

"At present, the total amount of public grain in each banner is more than 900,000 stones."

"This time, the eastern and western armies attacked at the same time, with a total strength of 160,000."

"Such a large-scale expedition can be described as an unprecedented event since the founding of the Qing Dynasty."

"However, the number of troops sent is large, and the consumption of grain and grass will also increase sharply, with an army of 160,000, plus more than 100,000 head of war horses, mules, horses and donkeys and other livestock, the daily consumption of people eating horses and chewing is a huge amount."

"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to expect the Eight Banners Treasury to provide all the grain and grass."

After a pause, Dorgon said, "This king only provides you with 300,000 stone of military rations and a corresponding amount of forage, which is about enough for you to last for half a year. ”

"If the war is not over for more than half a year,"

"Then the food and grass needed in the future can only be raised by yourself."

[Note: Yangzhou 10th, Jiading Three Massacres and Qing soldiers slaughtered Sichuan, raising food is also one of the reasons]

Hearing Dorgon's words, instead of being angry, the nobles of the Eight Banners, such as Duoduo, Azig, and Tan Tai, were very happy, because raising their own food meant that they could slaughter and plunder.

This is the traditional craft of their Eight Banners.

Azig said with a smile: "Old Fourteen, don't worry, grain and grass are by no means a problem, just with the steel knife in the hands of our Eight Banner Athletes and a big bow, are you afraid that you won't be able to raise food?" It's just a joke. ”

The rest of the Eight Banners echoed one after another, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Obviously, the Eight Banners nobles present were very keen to do this kind of thing.

Dorgon nodded and said, "Then you can each go back and prepare." ”

……

At this time, he was in Xuzhou.

Goo Eun-seok has already left, and Kim Hyun did not leave this time.

Jiannu is about to go south, and Jin Xuan's 3,000 cavalry will no longer be able to go out with Plug Yinxi, but must return to the frontal battlefield to prepare for a big battle with Jiannu.

Chongzhen took Kim Hyun back to the hall again.

On the other hand, he asked Jin Xuan: "Jin Qing, the training of the cavalry has not fallen, right?" ”

"Nope." Jin Hyun said, "In the past three months, the minister has not relaxed for a moment the training of the cavalry under the standard. ”

After a pause, Jin Xuan said confidently: "When he first formed the army three months ago, the minister didn't dare to say big things, but now the minister can pat his chest and assure the saint that if the same number of cavalry is fighting, whether it is the Eight Banners iron cavalry of Jiannu or the light cavalry of the Mobei Mongolian tribes, the minister's three thousand elite cavalry are not afraid." ”

After the Battle of Xiazhen, Kim Hyun selected another 300 veterans from them.

So now, the cavalry under Kim Hyun has recovered to three thousand people.

Jin Xuan's 3,000 elite cavalry and Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding are all cavalry, and they are the most well-equipped.

After the last victory in Xiazhen, the Ming army captured a large number of war vests, so the weapons and equipment of these two cavalry have been greatly strengthened, and they are no longer lost to the Jiannu white armor soldiers.

Among them, Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding per capita triple armor, chain mail, cotton armor plus the outermost layer of iron armor, weapons in addition to waist knives, horn bows and long-handled broadswords, Chongzhen has added an additional three-eyed gun, it can really be said that it is armed to the teeth, even if it is a white armor soldier facing Jiannu, it can also fight.

Of course, most of the time, Yiding doesn't wear triple armor.

Only in extreme circumstances will Yiding wear triple armor to the battlefield.

Because when wearing triple armor, the endurance of the war horse will be greatly reduced, and it will not be able to fight for a long time.

To put it bluntly, when wearing a triple armor stomach, the eight hundred Yiding will also become real hoplites.

Heavy cavalry like this will charge once, and the distance will generally not exceed a kilometer.

In addition, there are so many weapons in the Eight Hundred Yiding, so in addition to the war horse, there is also an additional pack horse.

The 3,000 elite cavalry under the command of Kim Hyun only had two layers of armor, the inner layer of chain mail and the outer layer of cotton armor, and the weapons were waist knives, long-handled broadswords, and Lu Mi guns, and there were no bows and arrows and pack horses.

From this, it can be seen that Chongzhen gave these two cavalry different uses.

Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding was biased towards heavy cavalry, while Jin Xuan's 3,000 elite cavalry was more inclined to dragoons, and could also be used as light cavalry when necessary.

"Good!" Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this.

"When I have time, I must review it myself."

"The soldiers have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Kim Hyun said happily, "Why don't you do it today?" ”

"Not today." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "I still have to rush to collect grain today, and the more than 10,000 mu of grain, more than 1,000 mu of sweet potatoes and more than 100 mu of potatoes should also be harvested." ”

……

At this time, in the prefect's yamen in Shanyang.

Fan Zhongjie personally handed a roster to Mao Xiang and Yan Yingyuan.

"This is the last month or so, Shanyang County recruited a total of 30,000 people, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a township Yong should be a liter of rice a day, a total of 4,000 stone before and after."

"In addition to these 4,000 stone rice, there are still 96,000 stone rice in the treasury."

After speaking, Fan Zhongjie handed over another account book.

"Now that you two are here, the book and the books will be handed over to you."

Mao Xiang took the roster and account books, and then turned around and glanced at Yan Yingyuan, feeling a great responsibility.

Because from this moment on, the 30,000 villagers in Shanyang County were handed over to them.

If these 30,000 villagers can't form a combat force after a month, and then lead to the collapse of the Huanghuai defense line, the two of them will become sinners of the Ming Dynasty, and they will really have no shame to see Jiangdong's fathers and elders at that time.

Yan Yingyuan asked Fan Zhongjie: "Dare to ask Fuzun, is there really 30,000 townsmen?" ”

Yan Yingyuan didn't believe it, but he was just a villager in Shanyang County who could really recruit 30,000 people.

After all, the civil and military generals of the Ming Dynasty have always been unreliable, so it is likely that they are just making false reports and paying rice.

"No wonder you don't believe it." Fan Zhongjie did not feel offended, but said with a smile, "At the beginning, the government also didn't believe it, you need to know that the total number of many small counties in my Ming Dynasty is only 10,000 or 20,000, although Shanyang County is a densely populated county, the number of registered Chengding is only more than 50,000, and it is really unbelievable that 30,000 Chengding can be recruited as Xiangyong." ”

Speaking of this, Fan Zhongjie said again: "However, there are indeed 30,000 chengding in this county who are recruited as township warriors, which is also due to the propaganda of the national disaster drama troupe, and now it is a farmer's leisure, so the number of strong men recruited is extremely large, in short, if there is a false report, even if it is only one person missing, this government is willing to lead the army!" ”

Fan Zhongjie's words were extremely tough.

Yan Yingyuan was immediately in awe, because it was this kind of person that he admired most in his life.

At that moment, Yan Yingyuan arched his hand and said: "Don't blame the Mansion, this is the duty of the subordinates, not to intend to offend the majesty of the Mansion." ”

"Little friends are serious." Fan Zhongjie smiled and said, "It's all for the sake of the saints, and it's all for the Ming court, so it should be cautious and careful, and this government won't be so stingy." ”

Mao Xiang asked again: "Dare to ask Senior Brother, where are the 30,000 Xiangyong now?" ”

"It's stationed in Liu Lingtai." Fan Zhongjie said, "It is being led by the canonical history of Shanyang County and the two conductors of Dahewei to do some of the most basic queue drills. ”

"In this way, my brother will leave it alone." After Mao Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Yan Yingyuan said to Fan Zhongjie again: "Fuzun, the 96,000 stone rice is temporarily kept by Lao, and when you and Brother Bijiang rectify the township, you will send someone to take it away." ”

"Well said." Fan Zhongjie happily agreed.

"Farewell." Yan Yingyuan turned around and left again.

When he got out of the palace, he said worriedly: "Brother Wanheng, 30,000 villagers, only you and me, but you need to train them into an army within a month, how difficult it is." ”

"It's really hard." Yan Yingyuan nodded solemnly.

Then he shook his head again: "But it's not that difficult." ”

"Huh?" Mao Xiang said in surprise, "Brother Wanheng already has a plan in his heart?" ”

"Hmm." Yan Yingyuan was not pretentious, nodded and said, "Relying on the two of us alone, it is absolutely impossible to train 30,000 villagers into an army within a month." ”

"So we have to find a group of helpers first."

"Of the 30,000 villagers, I don't believe that there are not many literate among them."

"Even if there are only 300 literate children among them, you and I will have 300 extra helpers."

"In this way, you and I only need to be responsible for training these 300 children, and then each child will be responsible for training 100 villagers, and 30,000 villagers can be trained into an army in a short time."

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Mao Xiang's eyes lit up and he exclaimed.

"Brother Wanheng, you are really good, why didn't I think of it?"

"Such trivial things are not worth mentioning." Yan Yingyuan smiled and waved his hand, and then said, "The most important thing is to mobilize the people to build the platform, and this matter needs to rely on Brother Bijiang." ”

"It's easy to say." Mao Xiang said with a smile.

"Although Shanyang is not Rugao, my Mao family also has a lot of friends here."

"So it doesn't matter whether it's people or money, after all, the construction of the Huanghuai defense line is also to protect Shanyang County, to protect Huai'an Mansion, and even more to protect the Ming Dynasty!"

Soon, the two came to Liu Lingtai, twenty miles northeast of Fucheng.

Still far away, they heard bursts of shouts and killings, and then a huge military camp appeared in front of the two of them.

I saw that thousands of thatched huts had been erected on an empty river beach clearing, and on the river beach next to these thatched huts, Xiang Yong in various costumes was practicing.

The "weapons" in the hands of the villagers are also varied.

If you were someone else, you would only feel speechless when you saw such a scene.

But when Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang saw this scene, they instantly felt a surge of blood surging into their heads.

From this moment on, the two of them are the commanders of these 30,000 villagers, once Jiannu comes to attack, they will lead these 30,000 villagers to resist, and the husband should be like this!

At about the same time, the other sixteen scholars also received their respective townsmen.

In the nine counties of Huai'an Prefecture, a total of 200,000 township warriors were raised this time.

In the next period of time, eighteen soldiers, including Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang, will train these 200,000 villagers, and strive to organize them into an army in the shortest possible time.

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