Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 831 I'm Not Afraid of Enduring Hardships

On the way back, both Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong chose to remain silent. It is true that the loss of a loved one is sad, but as descendants, we can only hide this sadness in our hearts and turn it into strength to complete the unfinished business of our elders.

In the next few days, under the pressure of Zhu Cihong, the household department urgently transferred grain and grass from Lianghu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Shandong and other places.

From the capital to Datong, it is divided into two routes, one goes west to Xinjiang, and the other goes northwest to Beihai. Two grain and grass supply lines are slowly formed.

And Liu Hongjian was not idle either. Apart from urging the craftsmen of the Ordnance Institute to produce new breech-loading guns and mortars as soon as possible, he also went to the Imperial Guard camp to order troops.

After two years of continuous conscription, the imperial guards have replenished the number of soldiers in the most glorious period of the Beijing camp, a full 34 people.

It's just that Liu Hongjian didn't intend to take all of them with him. Beihai and Xinjiang have already dispatched more than 6 people from the Northeast and Mongolia, and the original garrisons in the two places are enough to defend.

It's just that Liu Hongjian's expedition this time is not for defense. He wants to solve the problem of the northern border forever. The Raksha Kingdom claims to have an army of 18, but Liu Hongjian really knows how many there are.

In general, there are bragging talents all over the world in this matter. For example, if you only have 15, you will claim 12, and you will only have 18, but you will claim [-].

Although the territory of Luocha Kingdom is not small, its population is pitifully sparse. It is already Liu Hongjian's bold estimate to send 12 troops.

For this expedition, Liu Hongjian planned to draw 8 people from the Imperial Guards, and then [-] people from the garrisons in Beihai and Xinjiang.

Compared with the previous major battles of the Ming Dynasty in the past 300 years, the number of people is actually not that many, which has reduced a lot of pressure on the Ministry of Household Affairs.

After all, fighting is burning money. An army of 10 people needs at least 20 strong people to work, that is, the household department must prepare food and grass for at least 30 people, not counting horses and ammunition.

Although the number of soldiers has decreased, Liu Hongjian has his own requirements, that is, all the [-] troops must be equipped with war horses, and each person has more than one horse.

Liu Hongjian couldn't stand the slow march. Without horses, it would take at least two months to walk from the capital to Beihai.

One of the reasons why farming peoples have been unable to kill nomadic peoples for hundreds of years is the problem of war horses.

Without horses, even if you win a battle with nomads, you will not be able to pursue the enemy, and if you are defeated, you will not be able to escape the enemy's pursuit.

Liu Hongjian didn't think too much about it, he just wanted to go faster and faster, otherwise he would get war phobia after fighting a battle for three or four years.

Daming has been short of war horses since Zhu Chongba's period, and even created the so-called horse politics that harmed the country and the people. This problem was not resolved until Liu Hongjian brought Menggu and Northeast China into his territory.

Liu Hongjian asked the household department to recruit at least [-] war horses, which were standard equipment in the powerful tribes of nomads back then, one for riding, one for carrying supplies, and the other for changing horses during long-distance marches.

The reason why Liu Hongjian had to go personally to order troops was not because the morale of the imperial guards was too high.

You must know that since Liu Hongjian led the army, the Ming Dynasty has never been defeated. Most of the soldiers who followed Liu Hongjian to conquer the world at the beginning have now become low-level generals, and many of them have even won the title of knighthood.

Victory!It is the fastest and only channel for soldiers to improve their treatment.

"What the hell, why are you squeezing? If you squeeze any more, I'll go back to my hometown!" Liu Hongjian frowned and said angrily.

Every morning, the barracks of the Praetorian Guards was in chaos for a while, and the desks responsible for selecting soldiers were always surrounded.

"The purpose of going to the north is to avenge our ally Chahar Khanate, so there is no silver reward, and the pension is 200 taels per person plus tax exemption for 20 years.

The Raksha Kingdom is very powerful, don't get in the way if you're afraid of death, get out of here quickly! "

Liu Hongjian stood on the table and explained to the soldiers. Of course, the first half of the sentence was for Porochi.

As for the fact that this war was for Chahar, perhaps only the simple Borochi would believe it.

Bo Luochi was standing on the side of the barracks, he was a little dazed looking at the dark-faced Ming soldiers, Da Ming was really too powerful.

This Shahe camp alone has a full 20 troops, and the Fengtai camp not far from here is said to have more than [-] soldiers, and this is only the soldiers defending the capital.

Bo Luochi felt extraordinarily bitter at the moment. If Daming could set off earlier, would his Chahar Khanate be...

"I have a brother in my family. I'm qualified. Why don't you write my name?" A thick-faced man raised his voice a little anxiously.

The low-ranking general in charge of the selection didn't speak, but pointed to the selection conditions written on the sign, and the man glanced at him and left.

Due to the large number of soldiers, there can only be one of the three or four people, so Liu Hongjian specially made the selection criteria.

Those who are the only child in the family will not be included in the priority selection queue.

Those who have brothers in the family but are not married and have children will not be included in the priority selection queue.

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In the past, such requirements were enough to make the officials of the imperial court yell at them endlessly. The soldiers were not just going to fight on the battlefield, and the imperial court supported them. How could there be so many conditions.

But it's different now. No one dares to comment on the military affairs, and it's up to Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong to decide.

It was also Liu Hongjian who cared too much about the safety of the soldiers. He paid them food, clothing, housing, transportation, military pay, etc. strictly on time and according to the amount, plus the uncompromising pension system, so that all soldiers had no worries.

It doesn't matter if they are unlucky, their parents and children will be raised by the imperial court, and their ashes will be placed in the Hall of Martyrs in the center of the capital, where they are admired by all the people.

It is precisely because of this that even though Liu Hongjian canceled the reward for this expedition and added many selection conditions, the soldiers in the barracks were still desperate to participate in this war.

After four days of screening, Liu Hongjian finally selected more than 34 soldiers from the 3 imperial guards, including 6000 cavalry grenadiers, more than [-] musketeers, more than [-] infantry grenadiers, and more than [-] soldiers. artillery.

Bringing artillery is also a last resort. This time the war will definitely take the city and conquer the territory. Without powerful artillery, it is difficult to remove the nails one by one.

"Seven days later, I'm still here, the king will take you out, so hurry back and pack up and meet your family.

Remember, don't embarrass your ancestors on the battlefield! After finishing speaking, Liu Hongjian sighed and returned to the meeting hall.

"Your Majesty, fighting is not about going out to enjoy yourself, you have to think about it." Liu Hongjian frowned.

In the conference hall, Zhu Cihong stood expectantly in front of the window and stared at the soldiers outside the window in a daze.

"Didn't we all discuss it? I'm not afraid of suffering." Zhu Cihong said without hesitation.

"Oh, forget it, you won't believe me if I tell you. In two days, I'll talk to the Empress Dowager and see if she can agree with you to go."

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(End of this chapter)