The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 828 Chasing the Central Plains
He Yongqing used to hang out with Huang Han in the capital, and the elders often saw him. He even drank with Xu Guangqi and Zheng Guochang.
"Brothers, you are all good, because not only did you not choose to surrender and become a slave, but you also saved that stupid governor of the five provinces to come to Tongguan.

In order to prevent spies from mixing, I ordered everyone to put down their weapons and accept the investigation. Once the investigation is passed, all of you have the opportunity to be recruited as the 'Red Banner Army'. "

Sure enough, as expected, the two thousand cavalrymen who managed to escape back were very upset.

Knowing that the next step is to disarm and enter Tongguan to accept the reorganization of the "Red Banner Army", they all cheered and jumped off their horses one after another.

Seeing that the effect was so good, He Yongqing said again: "Brothers, it is well known that the 'Red Banner Army' is well-paid and well-equipped, and it is also well known that the 'Red Banner Army' is brave and tenacious, starving to death and not looting the common people.

In the 'Red Banner Army', there are no cowards and no good looks. Do you have the confidence to become the glorious 'Red Banner Army' cavalry through selection? "

These two thousand or so Ming army cavalry are actually elite, with good cavalry skills, otherwise how could they outperform 90.00% of the five teammates and come to the west gate of Tongguan?
At this time, I learned that everyone may become a member of the "Red Banner Army" with the best treatment and repeated victories due to a blessing in disguise. They all said in unison: "Be confident, the 'Red Banner Army' will win all the battles, and the general who conquered the captives is mighty!"

No Ming army was willing to look at Xiong Wencan more, which made the governor of the five provinces shudder. He mustered up his courage and asked:
"Bold, this official restrains the five provinces, and the governors have to bow down. You dare to be so rude. Is there any law for the king?"

Huang Huiwu drove his horse forward, stretched out his single arm, picked up Xiong Wencan and threw it on the ground, yelling and cursing: "You are as stupid as a pig, you dare to play the role of official power after losing 20 million yuan from the imperial army, have you ever thought that the emperor might have a chance?" The Nine Clans of Killer?"

Seeing Xiong Wencan fall into the mud, all the Ming soldiers cheered: "Good, good! The 'Red Banner Army' is doing well! It is indeed this damn thing that killed hundreds of thousands of troops."

Xiong Wencan, who fell into disgrace, trembled with anger, unable to speak for a while...

A town governor of the "Red Banner Army" said loudly: "Everyone waits in line to register your name, place of origin, position, etc. During the waiting period, don't make any noise, all stand at attention, and follow the officer to sing the military song.

Ready to start,' angry and crowned leaning on the railing, resting in the rain.Lift our sight, the sky and shouts, grand, vehement. '"

Nine out of ten cavalrymen of the Ming army are veterans, and their service period has reached more than three to five years.

But for some reason, they might have been intimidated by the powerful aura of the "Red Banner Army", they all stood up straight at this moment, and sang in unison: "Thirty fame and dust, eight thousand miles of road clouds and moon..."

Some people were even tearful, the kind of happiness that not only narrowly escaped death, but finally found an organization was rippling on their faces.

The proud "Red Banner Army", the invincible "Red Banner Army" is the group that every Ming army yearns for, and it is twice the result with half the effort to contain and incorporate the defeated soldiers.

As for how to deal with Xiong Wencan, who has always been in a high position and cultivated enough official air, it is simpler. Just stuff him into a wooden cage prison car and starve him for two days, and wait until he has the consciousness of being a prisoner.

In the next few days, almost every day, several groups of hundreds of thousands of rout soldiers called for the pass at the west gate.

He Yongqing and Huang Huiwu recruited a total of nearly [-] soldiers and civilians, a small half of them were Ming soldiers, and cavalry accounted for more than [-]%, and they got more than [-] war horses and draft horses.

This is quite normal. The mob who went out was as high as 25. Apart from the recruited rogues, there were as many as 15 Ming soldiers and horses.

When the Ming army suffered defeat under normal circumstances, nine out of ten infantry could not get away, and only the cavalry had a chance to escape.

When they left the customs, all the Ming troops saw the fortified walls, strong soldiers and strong horses, and saw the red flag fluttering. They knew that there was a battalion of the famous "Red Banner Army" in Tongguan to assist in the defense.

Of course they ran in this direction after being deflated. It is not surprising that less than one-third of the cavalry successfully ran to Tongguan.

He Yongqing was so happy that he could see his teeth but not his eyes. He was simple-minded and only recognized the patriarch and not the court.

He didn't care about the court's loss of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. He was complacent about having more than [-] horses and about [-] Ming troops.

He Yongqing, Gu Kui and the other four were selected by Huang Han as personal bodyguards because of their outstanding martial arts and outstanding riding and fighting skills.

With war horses and seven or eight thousand Ming troops with riding skills, I believe He Yongqing will soon train thousands of cavalry.

In the future, the frontal battalions in the mainland will not be all B-type battalions with insufficient cavalry. After half a year, at least six battalion leaders will be able to obtain the A-type battalion establishment.

On the day He Yongqing took over Xiong Wencan's defeated army, he realized that too many troops could be accommodated. He wrote a report in time and sent it to Shanhaiguan in an expedited [-] miles.

The "Red Banner Army" headquarters is required to allocate at least [-] cavalry commanders, and it is stated that the cavalry will be expanded to at least [-] generals, and the headquarters is asked to replenish equipment in time.

Although Sun Yingyuan was envious that the "Red Banner Army" had gained tens of thousands of troops, he did not open his mouth to argue with He Yongqing, because his deputy general had enough troops, and if he expanded the troops on a large scale, where would the food and salary come from?

What's more, the "Red Banner Army" can give the cavalry soldiers a monthly salary of two or four silver coins, five buckets of polished rice, how can he afford it?
People go to high places, and the "Red Banner Army" is well-known and well-paid. It is well known that when the "Red Banner Army" makes a high-profile statement to accept troops, how can there be Ming soldiers who are so stupid as to follow him?

The efficiency of the "Red Banner Army" was extraordinary. On the third day after He Yongqing's report was delivered to Shanhaiguan, [-] officers transferred and promoted from various battalions set off.

They galloped directly from Datong to Tongguan from Shanxi. Since they could get supplies along the way, they could change horses, but it only took eight days.

At the same time, the food and equipment transported by Sifang Express also arrived one after another. In order to increase the speed, most of these materials were temporarily allocated from the Shanxi Front Army, and they could be replenished to Fang Liandong at that time.

The idiom "competing for the Central Plains" expresses the importance of the Central Plains region. Sending military officers to incorporate the Ming army to form the inland "Red Banner Army" is more effective.

Of course, Huang Han wanted to squeeze out his manpower, so he not only appointed the commander of the [-] cavalry that He Yongqing requested, but also gave him [-] more.

Shaanxi will definitely be lost. Without reinforcements, Xi'an, which is seeing its food running out, will definitely not be able to hold on. Not counting the rogues who pretended to surrender, the Ming army will lose no less than 25 soldiers and horses.

It is impossible for the Ming court to gather so many troops within one or two years. The soldiers of the capital camp have to guard the land of Gyeonggi. At this moment, Chongzhen absolutely dare not fill this housekeeping force into the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)