The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87 The Garrison Battalion

This honor is really great, because not all the mothers or wives of civil servants and military generals can get imperial orders. This is a gift from the Holy Son of Heaven, and the proportion is extremely low.

From now on, Huang Han's mother will be the court's orderly wife, and she will receive salary and preferential treatment every year, completely catching up with the benefits received by scholar-bureaucrats.

Huang Han also had the rank of military officer from the third rank, the captain of Qingche Wuxun, and the general of Huaiyuan Wusan, and finally stepped into the threshold of a general.

In fact, Dongshengwei has long since lost its initial glory and has survived in name only. Dongshengwei was set up in the early Ming Dynasty in the Tumed Mongolian activity area in the north of Hetao. It was originally Dongshengzhou in the Yuan Dynasty.It was established at the beginning of the first month of the fourth year of Hongwu, and moved to the vicinity of Datong in July of the fifth year of Hongwu.

In the 35th year of Hongwu, Zhu Di, who came to the throne through the "Battle of Jingnan", adjusted his military strategy and moved a group of guards outside the border walls and border areas inward. Moved to Zunhua County.

Huang Han got his wish and became the Yongping garrison general, and he also had the title of commander of the Dongsheng Left Guard.

At the end of the ceremony, just as the emperor was about to return to the Forbidden City, Huang Han said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am so grateful for the great grace of the emperor, and I can only make new contributions to repay the favor of the Holy Son of Heaven. I request that I leave the capital today and continue to look for opportunities for war." Attack and kill Jiannu. Please allow your majesty."

Chongzhen heard that Huang Han was not going to stay in the capital, and wanted to go back immediately to kill the enemy. He was a little moved, he said: "I agree, Aiqing must be careful, I will wait for Aiqing to win again!"

"My humble minister, thank you Lord Long En! My humble minister asks for an order to gather the Ming army that has been scattered outside the capital to make up for the Yongping garrison. I implore the Holy Son of Heaven for permission."

The Yongping garrison camp has been destroyed by Jiannu, and the territory is also in Jiannu's hands. Huang Han, the new official, has no territory and no soldiers in the defense, which is indeed a big problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Huang Han avoided arguing with the Ministry of War and directly imitated Liu Zhilun to recruit soldiers by himself, and he went straight to heaven, causing other civil officials and generals to slander.

But the young and energetic emperor likes to solve problems in person. When Huang Han asks for an order, and it is not difficult to do, of course he is happy to give an answer on the spot.

He already liked Huang Han, a general who seemed to have no intention of killing the enemy. Not only did he agree with Huang Han to select fighters from the stragglers near the capital, but he also instructed the Ministry of Households to allocate food and salaries to this daring army according to the number of soldiers. .

The food and salary of only a thousand people can't help the Ministry of Household Affairs. Of course, Li Biao, the Minister of the Household Department, will not add to the trouble when the emperor is rarely happy. He stated that he will pay the full amount of food and salary. Money and food to recruit soldiers.

That afternoon Huang Han went out of the city to station, and he divided his troops into seven general banners to publicize outside the city.

Soon the news spread that the popular Huang Shoubei promised to pay the full salary and pay the recruited soldiers on time.

There were different opinions in the camps outside the capital city that accommodated the lost soldiers. The news that Huang Han was going to select cavalry with skillful bows and horses and brave infantry to join the "Red Banner Army" shocked many Ming soldiers.

Jin Yiwei was also happy to help, Li Ruolian personally took dozens of school captains to several Ming army camps to help coordinate.

There is no general who doesn't like cavalry who are skilled in bow and horse, and Huang Hanlai's cross-cutting is bound to cause conflict.

Only with strong cavalry can you have mobility, and it is possible to complete the raid.

In the battle between the Han nationality and the grassland nation, the Han people suffered heavy losses. The reason is that the Han people did not have strong cavalry, and defeating the enemy was nothing more than repelling the enemy, while being defeated by the grassland nation meant that the entire army was wiped out.

It is impossible to train a peasant who has never ridden a horse into a cavalryman who is skilled in bowing and horses without three to five years of hard training.

Now that there is the emperor's will, and the emperor's own army is here to negotiate, of course Huang Han must make full use of this great opportunity to try to recruit some cavalry with high military value into his command.

Although those generals who have suffered defeats think that they are of higher rank than Xiao Xiaowei, the commander, they are popular generals who have made many achievements. It is best not to make any discordant moves at this time. Army" came to the camp to choose people.

Fortunately, the "Red Banner Army" has high corners of their eyes, and they don't want to use their guns. Even if they are proficient in bows and horses, they won't take them in. Although there are thousands of Ming soldiers who volunteered to sign up for selection, Huang Han only accepted three in the end. One hundred cavalry, seven hundred infantry.

Huang Han still spoke from the facts, and used real money and food to clarify his attitude towards Pao Ze. He immediately asked Zheng Xiaowen to register the name and place of residence of the Ming army he accepted and pay three months' full salary.

The Ministry of Households did pay the rations for 360 soldiers, and it was issued according to the number of cavalry, three infantry and seven. However, Huang Han understood the rules of Ming Dynasty officials, so he didn't dare to take the full amount, only dared to take [-]%.

Huang Han got the money and rations from the Ministry of Households, which was not enough, so he had to take out some captured silver to make up for Zheng Xiaowen's shortfall caused by the factual payment of [-] newly joined Ming army rations.

These 1000 troops are all veterans of the Ming army, but at this time they are recruits from the "Red Banner Army". True and folded colors.

Ninety percent of the Ming army's family was not nearby, and they chose to take Zhese. When they got the baihuahua three or five taels of silver, everyone's spirits were lifted.

These people were originally three or four hundred "Red Banner Army" soldiers who were carefully selected from thousands of Ming troops who had actual combat experience. Even the infantry could ride horses and were strong.

But most of them have been in the army for several years and never knew that their monthly pay would be so much.

Because they are not the servants of the chief general, the military salary they get is already half of the full amount after being exploited layer by layer, thank God.

Huang Han personally led the servants to carry out propaganda, talking about the rights and obligations of the "Red Banner Army", especially emphasizing the military discipline of the "Red Banner Army", so that every big soldier knows that the most important military discipline of the "Red Banner Army" is "starve to death". Nor plunder the common people."

The bitter ordinary soldiers come from the common people, and the Lord General’s request that everyone love the common people will of course be recognized. Moreover, the Lord General also solemnly promised that the soldiers of the "Red Banner Army" battalion will be fully paid in the future, which means that every time the soldiers are paid, they will be able to get what they want. The breadwinner works hard for money.

The camp of the "Red Banner Army" was full of joy and laughter. The well-fed and well-fed battalion soldiers surrounded the servants in groups of three or five and listened to their stories about the surprise attack on Zunhua. They learned that each of the soldiers who participated in the attack on Zunhua took at least 40 taels of snowflake silver was stuffed into the pocket, and everyone's eyes were red.

Damn, it turns out that selling your life to Huang Shoubei is so valuable!It seems that it is really possible to get promoted, get rich and change families by following this brave and skilled adult!
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