I want to be emperor

Chapter 132 Interest is the bond

At present, there are various agencies under the General's Mansion of the Protectorate Army, one counts as the other, but in fact, all of them serve the military.

Not to mention purely military institutions such as the military's staff office, logistics office, ordnance office, military administration office, and two directors.

Even the purpose of existence of various internal affairs is to serve military needs.

The food collection office makes money and food, which is to supply military supplies.

The Industrial Department manufactures ordnance and ammunition, which is also for the supply of military supplies.

The foreign trade department's business procurement is also to purchase strategic materials to meet military needs.

The Office of Civil Affairs established local institutions and appointed officials. On the surface, it was to govern the local area, but in fact it was to better collect money and food to meet military needs.

The entire rural protection army system serves the army.

Luo Zhixue knew this very well, as did Huang Guangmao and Xu Zhixian in the staff office.

Otherwise, when entering the city to fight, the military would not be so quick to send troops to protect those grain requisition officers running around and confiscating them. After all, the confiscated gains will eventually be used for military supplies.

Even Chen Xingkai and other internal affairs officials knew that the entire system of the Rural Protection Army was based on the continuous victories of the Rural Protection Army. Once the Rural Protection Army was defeated, they would also be finished.

Today's rural protection army system is not a regime in the traditional sense, it is just an army, but there are a little more internal affairs agencies serving the army...

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After Huang Guangmao and Xu Zhixian entered the headquarters, they immediately reported today's battle to Luo Zhixue.

It’s just that in this report, the casualties of the enemy and the enemy, which should be the key point, seem a bit unremarkable, because in this siege operation, the rural protection army has so far done so, including the siege phase and the attack after entering the city, Including the liquidation phase, only 18 people were killed and 36 were injured.

As a result of the battle, they killed a total of more than 250 enemies, including the defenders, the gentry and dignitaries in the city who resisted, and captured more than 2000 people. Various enemies.

As for the wounded, they did not count them. Anyway, all the seriously injured died, and most of the slightly wounded were counted directly into the prisoners of war. As for the wounded who escaped, there was no need to count them.

It is worth noting that about a few hundred officers and soldiers voluntarily surrendered to the Township Protection Army under the leadership of some surrendered generals.

The result of the battle seems huge, but everyone knows that the result of the battle is also too watery.

According to the inquiries about the captives and surrendered generals after the war, we learned that there were only about 200 soldiers in the entire Nanyang City, including the soldiers of the generals.

It can be said that it is pitiful!
The rest of them are ordinary guard soldiers who have not received professional military training or even young and strong civilian husbands who have been recruited temporarily.

Against such an enemy, even a big victory cannot move Luo Zhixue's face.

So Luo Zhixue calmly listened to Huang Guangmao's report on their casualties and prisoners of war, but was more interested in their follow-up reports on various military spoils.

Just listen to Huang Guangmao said: "In this battle, we captured a total of 26 artillery pieces, including two old general cannons of [-] jin, one Flang cannon of [-] jin, and five light cannons of [-] jin and [-] jin. [-] small guns under [-] catties"

"Among them, there are only three [-]-jin light guns that are in good condition and meet our military's combat needs. The rest are either damaged or of poor quality and can only be returned to the furnace as iron materials."

"Eighty guns of different calibers were seized, and more than 240 fire guns of various types were seized. We don't use these fire guns. For bird guns, only fifty can be used. The other thirty bird guns and Fire door guns can only be returned to the furnace as iron materials."

"About [-] knives and spears were seized, of which about [-] knives and spears met the conditions for our army to use. The rest of the knives and spears were of poor quality and could only be returned to the furnace as iron."

"A total of 37 sets of iron armor and cloth armor were seized in good condition, and 120 pairs of bows and arrows were in good condition."

Huang Guangmao mentioned the various types of weapons and trophies in more detail, but most of Luo Zhixue didn't care too much, because the available quantities of the captured weapons were too small.

Most of the inferior goods do not know how the Ming army fought with these supplies

On the contrary, Luo Zhixue paid more attention to the batch of gunpowder, saltpeter, sulfur and other raw materials mentioned later, as well as mules and horses.

"Twenty trained war horses and 340 ordinary mules and horses were seized. Among the ordinary mules and horses, there were more than 60 ordinary riding horses that could be ridden. However, these ordinary riding horses have not been professionally trained and cannot serve as cavalry. Fighting on horseback."

"We also seized a batch of gunpowder and raw materials such as saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal for making gunpowder. Although the amount is not large, it can somewhat alleviate the shortage of gunpowder in our army."

Gunpowder and mules and horses are the most urgently needed items for the rural protection army at present, and they are precious strategic materials that can never be too much.

Among the trophies captured by the military today, everything else is added, and it is not as important as either of these two.

The rural protection army can manufacture guns, knives, spears and other cold weapons by itself, and the production capacity is not too low. At the same time, the quality of self-made weapons is better, and it is more in line with the tactical needs of the rural protection army.

As for the seized weapons, most of them can only be used as iron materials and returned to the furnace.

After Huang Guangmao and Xu Zhixian finished reporting today's battle situation and harvest one after another, Luo Zhixue opened his mouth and said: "Today's battle, meritorious soldiers should be promoted, and the rewards should be rewarded. Treating meritorious men well is the best way for our army to protect the countryside." Absolutely, don’t be negligent.”

"In addition, for the defectors and prisoners of war, we will select them and recruit those who voluntarily join the army and meet the requirements. An Yongduo sent someone in the afternoon to say that the fourth mixed brigade is expected to owe [-] people. Supplementary to the [-]th Mixed Brigade."

Huang Guangmao said, "Understood."

An Yongduo and the others began to reorganize many surrendered troops in Zhaozhuang yesterday. Although there are many surrendered troops, not all of them can join, or are willing to join the Fourth Mixed Brigade. There is a shortage of at least 300 people.

This time, just 300 people were selected from the surrendered troops in Nanyang City to add them in order to speed up the formation of the fourth mixed brigade.

"Tonight, except for a small number of security forces on duty, the rest of the soldiers should rest well. There are more important tasks waiting for them tomorrow, and the food supply is also guaranteed. So much rice and a lot of meat have been seized. Let the soldiers have a good meal."

"Remember, anyone can go hungry, but soldiers can't go hungry!"

Hearing this, Huang Guangmao, who was born in the Ming army, couldn't help but mutter in his heart. Looking around the world, there are probably no soldiers in that army, who can eat well with our rural protection army.

The food we consume to raise one soldier is enough to raise three soldiers from the officers and soldiers.

However, at this point, General Luo Zhixue was often dissatisfied with the food supply of the soldiers, and always tried to get more grain and meat for the soldiers.

Luo Zhixue didn't care about this, Luo Zhixue knew better than anyone else why these thousands of people under his command could obey his orders?And fight hard?

Righteous name?

He, Luo Zhixue, was an anti-thief leader, and he had a reputation for righteousness.

All kinds of lofty slogans, such as ending the troubled times and letting China stand proudly on top of the world, come on, almost all the soldiers can’t even read the words, and they don’t even know what the court is. You tell them about ideals and the future, and they don’t listen to them at all. I don't understand, and I don't care.

Not to mention the soldiers, even the generals, few of them would care about these things.

Luo Zhixue had been pondering a question for a long time, how could he attract soldiers to fight for him?And is it to fight the enemy desperately with the head pinned to the waistband?
Especially in the early stage when his power was not strong enough and he didn't have much territory.

In the end, Luo Zhixue chose the simplest and most direct method: lure him with money!

Especially for the ordinary soldiers, Luo Zhixue's method has always been very simple. He never talks about ideals or the future with these ordinary soldiers. His method is just two words: control!
So, to be honest, most of the soldiers in the Township Protection Army came here to work for Luo Zhixue purely for those two meals!

On the contrary, those generals often draw big cakes and promise the future... and this big cake and the future are not family and country feelings, but pure glory and wealth.

Follow Lao Tzu to fight for land, and when the land grows, Lao Tzu will become the emperor. All of you are the heroes of the founding of the country, not only yourself, but also the prosperity and wealth of your descendants.

This kind of loyalty relationship based on interests is naturally abnormal and cannot last long, but before Luo Zhixue had no other choice but to do it this way.

How should I put it, why did these generals under Luo Zhixue become traitors?People themselves also want to rebel to win glory and wealth. If you don’t talk about prosperity and wealth to them, instead you talk about national suffering and the like, and they will look at you like a fool.

What's the matter, do you still want to be a saint?
As for the future, Luo Zhixue will naturally use other methods gradually, and come up with various brainwashing tricks to brainwash them one by one.

He had already ordered the Military and Political Department to set up a military school with the battalion, intending to train the officers in active service in the army.

In Luo Zhixue's plan, apart from imparting all kinds of military knowledge, this accompanying military school will also conduct loyalty education.

For this so-called loyalty education, it doesn't matter what method is used, the important thing is to brainwash...

Time was too tight before, but now after taking Nanyang City, the first batch of students will be recruited for training.

It's just that it will take time for this kind of thing to see results, and don't expect any good results in the short term.

Before the loyalty education achieved results, Luo Zhixue still had to use the word 'interest' if he wanted to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.

Especially now that the Rural Protection Army has just captured Nanyang City, and the surrounding counties are still in the hands of the Ming Army. Strictly speaking, the Rural Protection Army still lacks a stable territory.

At the same time, the Township Protection Army will soon face threats from Hong Chengchou in the north and Lu Xiangsheng in the south.

In this case, Luo Zhixue must ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, even if it costs a lot of money and food!

(End of this chapter)