Daming kill

Chapter 64
The night Li Ping was promoted to guerrilla, his entire camp was in chaos for a while.

Whether it's soldiers in the army or craftsmen in the security battalion, everyone eats their stomachs full, and everyone happily enjoys the noise, especially those with "chief" in their positions are all excited around Chatting together in groups, it seems that they are about to be promoted soon.

But Li Ping didn't make any trouble, and he quickly returned to his residence on the grounds that he wanted to rest.For a man recovering from a serious illness, his behavior was certainly very reasonable.

But Li Ping didn't fall asleep, and took the opportunity to think about things quietly. He was drawing a blueprint for military expansion.

He likes to be prepared for everything.

As the size of the team grows, more command levels will inevitably appear, and the command model will also change. He must consider how to continue to hold on to all the troops, instead of allowing his subordinates to be loose like Zhao Jin and Zuo Menggeng. of the Union Army.

He doesn't like Zuo Liangyu's style of commanding troops, he hopes to have absolute control.And if you want absolute control, you have to change.

His thoughts began to travel through time and space, looking for answers in history, especially modern history.

The next morning, Shi Ming and Wang Chengwu, who had received the news of Li Ping's promotion, all came to congratulate him. Even Liu Shixiong and Zhao Meiling followed along, except for Zhao Jin who did not show up.

In the afternoon, Duan Qiang organized the corporals of the whole battalion to take the exam as well, but this time Li Ping did not show up, but stayed in his one-acre three-point land to rest and continue to think.

After dinner, Song Baolai, Duan Qiang, Hu Zhongshan and Ma Yong all came to meet together as agreed yesterday, and Li Ping entertained everyone with cut tobacco to see if there was anyone who liked it.

Yesterday, he forgot about it.

Duan Qiang, Hu Zhongshan, and Ma Yong all said they didn't have this hobby and shied away, but Song Baolai's eyes lit up immediately, and he yelled that Li Ping was not mean enough to hide such a good thing. Old smoking gun.

Seeing Li Ping and Song Baolai sitting on the chairs leisurely rolling the shredded tobacco with paper, Ma Yong and others looked at them curiously, but Li Ping didn't take it seriously, thinking they were just curious.

After seeing that Li Ping rolled it up and lit it for two puffs, Ma Yong finally couldn't help asking: "Sir, are you unable to find the cigarette rod? I can try to find a way to look for it. It shouldn't be difficult."

Li Ping was stunned immediately, it seems that this guy knows this thing.He was busy asking a series of questions about the smoke, and said that he heard that it was imported, but he had seen it rarely before and didn't know much about it.

Ma Yong really knows something, not only has he seen others smoke, but also a leader of the bandit army he once voted for loved it very much, and asked him to collect it everywhere, so he knows more.

As far as he knew, the opium was brought from the Franji red-haired people in the south a few years ago. It is said that there are more plants in the south, and there are many people who eat tobacco.

However, this food occupies good land, so the current emperor banned smoking shortly after he succeeded to the throne and strictly ordered that those who violated it be beheaded. As a result, fewer people eat it, but it has not been banned, and many people still eat it secretly.Especially now that the war is intensifying, and gradually no one really cares about it.

It is not common now, mainly because the commercial roads are cut off and it is not easy to buy, and the stomach is not full, so there are naturally fewer people who can smoke, but there are probably quite a lot of Jiangnan with better conditions.

However, other people usually eat cigarettes with tobacco sticks, and they also use bamboo tubes and water bags. This is the first time he has seen those who use paper rolls like Li Ping and Song Baolai.

Li Ping finally understood that the end of the Ming Dynasty was really an era when new things emerged in an all-round way, and the great geographical discoveries of the Europeans were like opening a magical treasure with a golden key.

But Daming is dead!

"It's refreshing and helpful for thinking. It takes a lot of effort to inhale with a pipe, and it's so enjoyable...cough cough...cough cough..." Li Ping, who was explaining, was interrupted by his sudden cough.

Although he had smoked several more during the day, his body still hadn't adapted.

Embarrassed, Li Ping spat out the smoke in his mouth, and complained to Song Baolai: "This paper is really not good. It will be torn and torn as soon as you smoke it. It's too choking. You have to think of a way to improve the paper. Add some kind of filtering thing.” After finishing speaking, he thought to himself: Before this thing is improved, you can’t smoke more, just get addicted.

Song Baolai was also depressed there!Tears flowed down from being choked, and she just said with a sullen head, "Got it, I'm in a hurry than you."

Li Ping asked Duan Qiang and Hu Zhongshan if they knew about lighting the cigarette, but they knew far less than Ma Yong, they had just seen it.So Li Ping didn't say any more about it, but asked everyone to report the situation first.

Hu Zhongshan has already visited the Zhuangzi, and connected with the manager in the Zhuangzi. They have received the order and are just waiting for the handover.

The Zhuangzi is backed by Wanshan Mountain and occupies a large area. It is said that it used to be an outsider. There are only a hundred good houses, and it should not be a problem to squeeze thousands of people.Now there are hundreds of farmer and military guards inside, and they will be transferred to other places when Li Ping comes to receive them.

Ma Yong also made preliminary contact with those groups of troops who were brought over.

Among the three groups, one group had just moved from Juzhong in Henan Province to the south. The leader was a man named Han Jiu, about 30 years old, and there were more than 300 people. There were no women in the team.Many of these people used to be miners in Henan. Because they lost their jobs during the war, they had to run south to seek work.

The other group is the team pulled up from the surrounding area. The leader is a young scholar named Zhou Wen. There are five or six hundred soldiers alone. There are also many women and children. Because they don't cooperate well, the exact number is not clear.They are the largest group, occupying a forest, and it seems that there is a lot of land planted in it.

There is another group of bandits who are newly cast.They gathered together to roar in the mountains and forests for a long time before, but they have never made any name.There were not many people, only about two hundred people, and the leader was a thin middle-aged man named Tian Shuisheng.

These three groups are generally dressed in tatters and are very thin. They don’t have a single horse or mule, and they don’t even have a few decent weapons. They look like refugees and beggars. dinner.They are generally wary of Mayong, but they dare not offend him. They only accompany him with smiling faces, and are not enthusiastic.

Ma Yong was most impressed by Han Jiu's miners. Although their bodies looked weak, they had a good foundation.The weak are hungry, as long as you adjust it, most of them should be strong men, and the number of available soldiers is estimated to be about 200.The others are not as good, but it is estimated that they can gather 400 people.

When Ma Yong talked about this, Song Baolai became a little curious. He could understand that there were more than 1000 adult men in these three groups. This kind of supplement is a real deal!The soldier got it easily, without any effort at all. Given his understanding of the morals of the officers and soldiers during this period of time, he was a little surprised.

After hearing this, Li Ping put down a big stone in his heart, so he explained to Song Baolai: The reason for giving him these soldiers is that he is still recovering from his injuries, and there is no place to recruit soldiers. If he does not find some troops to supplement his strength, spread the word I'm afraid it's not good-looking.This soldier was easy and solid, but he paid his life for it. If Zuo Liangyu didn't even have this bit of courage, no one would give his life to him in the future.

Li Ping was worried that this soldier was all forced from other people's army. Now it seems that although it is not much better than the refugees, it is his favorite, and it is much easier to manipulate and absorb.

Duan Qiang was the last to report.

When organizing the assessment in the afternoon, he not only tested the corporal leaders, but was also shrewd for a rare time. After reporting Li Ping's approval, he added those ordinary soldiers who wanted to have a try to the assessment. There are several.

Although the results of the assessment are still far from satisfactory, there are some gains.For example, in the summary after the war the day before yesterday, the soldier who was specially praised by Li Ping did very well in the exam, and got No. 3 in the total score.

So Li Ping became interested and asked Ma Yong if he knew the situation of this soldier. Of course Ma Yong knew, especially since Li Ping had asked him to pay special attention to him the day before yesterday.

This soldier is called Du Sanjiang, and he has just turned sixteen.He was originally a clerk in a grocery store in the city of Xiangyang. It is said that his family is from the countryside of Xiangyang, and his relatives are still alive.It is said that his family is somewhat related to this grocery store, so he worked as a clerk in the grocery store the year before last, and was called in by He Zhuzi and the others.

Du Sanjiang could read some words, he was well-regulated in his actions, and he also had a personality. He also killed an enemy in the battle that day, but he was not outstanding in other aspects.He almost went to the security camp at the beginning because he was young and thin, but he was reluctantly allowed to try out because of his strong demands. down.

After learning about the situation, Li Ping hesitated for a moment, but he still gave everyone a thorough understanding of the military expansion draft he was thinking about, so that the three generals under him could have a psychological preparation first.It is also to draw a picture of their future while it is hot, so that they can feel at ease and be more motivated.

Li Ping's initial idea is to continue to implement the organizational structure of the battalion's direct control of the post, and does not plan to add a new level in the middle.

The name of the "battalion" in the Ming army was a bit messy, and "battalion" was often referred to as one's own or someone's unit, regardless of whether it was a battalion-organized unit or a general or sentry, or even a team.

Of course, Duan Qiang, Hu Zhongshan, and Ma Yong will no longer serve as post chiefs, but will be promoted to work with him to manage the entire army, that is, to form a battalion organization or a headquarters.

For this plan, Li Ping referred to the small regiment system of our army during the Anti-Japanese War, that is, each regiment directly controlled 4 to 6 companies and had a complete regiment organization.This structure is more suitable for his troops whose strength is not enough to fill 9 companies, and it also meets his needs for absolute control of the troops.

Of course, Li Ping didn't take Zuo Menggeng's words about supplying 1000 soldiers seriously. It would be good if 1000 of the 500 men were qualified.

For the original three outposts, Li Ping planned not to make big moves, but to transfer some key officers and soldiers from them to the newly created outposts, and at the same time make up a small amount of shortfalls in troops.This can not only ensure that there are old troops who can rest assured, but also effectively control the new recruits.

Since it is military expansion, it will naturally involve a lot of personnel adjustment issues.

Li Ping intends to hand over the adjustment and appointment of all officers above the captain to Duan Qiang, and it will become his main work in the future.The adjustment and deployment of soldiers below Shichang (including Shichang) will be in charge of Ma Yong and will also be one of his main tasks in the future.

Of course, the officers and soldiers who have made meritorious service in this battle and those who have excelled in the assessment must be promoted and used in the adjustment.This also requires Mayon's sentry to complete the evaluation and sorting out of military exploits as soon as possible, and come up with a detailed list.

In the future, Hu Zhongshan will be in charge of eating, drinking, loosing and barracks for all troops (excluding Song Baolai's support battalion), that is, the chief logistics supervisor of the troops.In this military expansion, the army's logistics and the production-oriented support battalion led by Song Baolai will be fully separated.

Such a plan is actually the set of decentralization and control and more refined management in later generations. Song Baolai immediately understood a little bit, but Duan Qiang, Ma Yong and Hu Zhongshan were a little dizzy when they first met.However, there is no doubt that everyone's power has increased a lot at once, and the three of them couldn't help but smile on their faces.

As for taking over the villa, Li Ping planned to go there tomorrow, and he had to go in person. They had to move to the new camp as soon as possible, and they had to take Zuo Menggeng's instructions seriously.

I heard that Li Ping would go to take over the villa in person tomorrow, and Song Baolai also clamored to go with him.There are too many miscellaneous things in his stall, and some workshops have certain requirements for location selection, so it is very meaningful to plan ahead.

Anyway, the important matters had already been discussed, so Li Ping simply asked the others to hurry up and get busy, leaving Song Baolai alone to continue talking, and he only spoke after everyone else was far away.

Song Baolai thought that Li Ping didn't want him to go with him, and he didn't want to refute his face in front of everyone, so he waited quietly.But unexpectedly, Li Ping said cigarettes after he opened his mouth.

It turned out that Li Ping had seen the production of handmade cigarettes when he traveled in time and space, and he could roughly recall a lot of fragments. He wanted to give Song Bao some reference.

Then, Li Ping drew a vague sketch under his hard thinking.Although many details are incomplete, Song Baolai looked at the picture for a while, but he roughly understood the principle.

It's just that the material of the filter tip is a bit troublesome, so the two of them had a wild daydream, thinking about cotton, asbestos, multi-layer paper, and even activated carbon, anyway, they can experiment.

As for whether it can absorb nicotine, there is definitely no way to test it, but as long as it can be sucked comfortably, it is enough to filter out a little e-liquid.

As he was talking, it was completely dark in the eyes of the sky, Song Baolai couldn't sit still anymore, he still had a lot of things to arrange, he had to go.

But when he left, he unceremoniously took away half a bag of shredded tobacco.

(End of this chapter)