Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 473 Upgrade
Yishan, on the Daxian Mountains.

As the Muling Pass was closed, Meng Xian, a member of the Zuoxie General of the Shence Army who was covered in blood, climbed up the pass and looked into the distance.

A fire dragon meanders from the mountains.

"There must be tens of thousands of people here, so they came so fast!"

Meng Xian chuckled, "Unfortunately, it's still late. I just finished this dish and I'm full."

The [-] Tatars raided the battalion and were almost completely wiped out. This battle was unexpectedly fought, and the gains were great, but the Left Association suffered little loss.

In this battle, there was mental calculation and no intention, occupying a favorable location, and outnumbering the few, especially the artillery and firecrackers.

Jin Jingyu, chief of staff of the Left Association, told Meng Xian, "In this battle, 370 Tatar captives were beheaded, 83 people were captured, and more than 400 sets of armor were captured. Our Association participated in the battle with 130 soldiers, [-] auxiliary soldiers, and the township militia. There were more than [-] fighters, and [-] and seven people were killed..."

The battle damage was within Meng Xian's acceptable range. In this battle, the auxiliary soldiers did not actually contribute much. The militiamen who were conscripted were actually to help transport food and equipment, and did not participate in the battle.

Two thousand warriors against five hundred Tartars, to have such a result, is already very good.

"I've always said that Tartars are nothing more than that."

"Wipe all the brothers who died in battle and restrain them. The weather is hot. They will be cremated tomorrow, and then send the ashes and relics back to Laizhou. They will be taken back to their hometown for burial in the future."

"The injured brothers should be healed quickly, they are all heroes of the country."

Facing the main force of the Boluo army who was rushing over, Meng Xian was not afraid.

Muling Pass is the most dangerous pass in Shandong, where only one man guards the pass.

The Muling Pass built by the State of Qi back then had a solid wall built with mountains and rocks, but it was not enough. A second line of defense was built ten miles north of Muling Pass. The second line of defense went north from the east side of Taiboding. , passing Caoshan, Taipingshan, Chengdingshan, Jieyueshan, Woniushan, etc., turned a big bend in Linqu, and joined the first Great Wall at the border of Juxian County and Yishui. Mulingguan is the core of the fifty-mile radius, the city of the Great Wall.

The pass of the Second Great Wall is named Daguan, and not far to the north of Daguan is Xiaoguan.

Daguan, Xiaoguan, Muling Pass, three lines of defense and three passes constitute a complete defense system in depth.

The city walls and passes are all built on top of mountains and meandering along the mountains. They are actually very similar to those mountain cities in Liaodong outside the pass, but they have an earlier history. Although they have gone through thousands of years, they have basically not changed much.

Meng Xian has very strong self-confidence. With these three barriers, Boluo's 1 horses can be blocked from passing.

If he insists on attacking by force, then let him hit his head and break his blood.

"Make a group of those village braves, serve as a reserve team, and distribute them to various battalions to fight together. When you are free, you can also open up some wasteland and plant some corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and sorghum on the mountain. Let's do a good job. A long-term plan."

In fact, the three thousand township braves were all hungry people not long ago. After the Ming army's imperial camp Shence Town invaded Qingzhou Prefecture, they also provided relief along the way. Some young men were selected as township braves, which not only maintained local order, but also assisted in transportation. And so on, and the auxiliary soldiers themselves, because they have received more training, can also serve as battalion supplementary soldiers or reserves at any time.

Muling Pass is only a [-]-mile radius surrounded by these three passes. In fact, there are many valleys. Of course, it is no problem to open up wasteland and cultivate land. There are even some ready-made mountain lands that can be cultivated.

While preparing for the defense, he can cultivate wasteland and cultivate land at the same time. Meng Xian is obviously preparing for a long-term defense.

Jin Gongyu, the commander-in-chief of Shence Town, was still attacking Qingzhou Fucheng at this time. The Zuoxie led by Meng Xian actually came directly to seize Muling Pass. They didn't even fight Linqu City, and handed it over to the rear troops.

This kind of use of troops is also somewhat risky, but Meng Xian believes that the real enemy is Boluo, not the thousand shrinking turtles in Linqu City who dare not fight, so he just ignores them.

Now Meng Xian is actually surrounded on all sides, but he doesn't think it's a big deal. He only regards Boluo from the north as an enemy. As for the unconquered cities such as Linqu and Anqiu, he doesn't pay attention at all. There are follow-up troops to solve it.

He just needs to guard Muling Pass.

The only problem they have now is the problem of food and grass.

The entire army now has nearly 6000 soldiers and militiamen, and they only brought food and grass for less than a month when they came. If Jin Gongyu and other brother troops in the general town can't quickly clear the north of Qingzhou Prefecture and send them food and grass in time, then they will come Sometimes I can't hold on.

Of course, he believes that these are not problems.

Because even in the capital city of Qingzhou, there are actually not many soldiers capable of fighting.

It is only a matter of time before the cities are wiped out. The only thing to worry about is the direction of Jinan. I don't know when the Tartar reinforcements will come.

But for Meng Xian, these are not what he needs to consider. He is just a general in Shence Town. Do not care.

"Old Jin, do you think it would be a waste to throw away those hundreds of Tartar corpses like this? Why don't you drag them back and marinate them into jerky in case they are not needed? If there is no food supply at that time, we can still Satisfy your hunger?"

Jin Jingyu is Jin Gongyu's brother, and he almost felt sick when he heard this.

"It's disgusting, and it's not at this point. Although there are mountains here, you can still hunt and fish, and even get some wild vegetables to eat with food.

I'm sure supplies will arrive soon. "

But Meng Xian said carelessly, "Didn't I say that just in case, salt it in the sun, or smoke it with fire, if there is a real need, it's better than eating soil."

"Are you serious?" Jin Jingyu asked.

Seeing that everyone seemed disgusted, Meng Xian waved his hands, "Forget it, these tartar meats are probably sour and not tasty. Let's arrange for Xiangyong to hunt and gather wild vegetables. Be brave and manage well, and train when you have time."

"The armors, knives and guns seized this time should be added to the battle barracks, especially those armors. There is a big difference on the battlefield with or without armor. Multiple armors are equivalent to three more lives."

The Tartar army rushed forward.

The generals of the Ming army stood on the Guancheng tower talking and laughing, no one took them seriously.

They had just experienced a bloody battle, and with 2000 people annihilating [-] Tartar strikers, they really didn't take the Tartars seriously, and no one was afraid of the Tartars.

This Jiangdong army has become an elite, with high fighting spirit, tempered in the flames of war.

"We don't have cannons, and Boluo came all the way, and we don't have cannons either, so we don't have to panic at all. The Great Wall on such a mountain is dangerous and narrow. Boluo, let alone 1 people, even if there are [-] people, it won't spread out. No matter how many soldiers, It’s also a refueling tactic. Don’t panic, don’t panic!”

"Hahaha!"

Meng Xian called Wen Hu, "Can you still move?"

"That's not to say, I just tried an appetizer just now, just to warm up."

"Aren't you hurt?"

"Tartars can hurt grandpa too."

"Okay, then you lead the team out of the customs at night, and watch the Tartars carefully."

After sending Wen Hu out of customs.

After Meng Xian made the city defense deployment again, he went to visit the wounded soldiers.

"Everyone's military achievements should be remembered well, verified as soon as possible, and the results of the military achievements should be announced as soon as possible. This can also boost morale."

Jin Jingyu nodded, "This is all skilled work, I understand."

The imperial court attaches great importance to military merit, and the imperial battalion also attaches great importance to military merit, and they are very particular about timeliness. They will not delay the credit for too long. Send out the rewards.

The military merit reward system is also constantly being improved.

For example, different enemies correspond to different rewards, how much beheading can be upgraded, and how many beheads can be exchanged for silver rewards, etc. For real Tartars, it is now ranked first in rewards.

Cutting off a Tartar's head alone will directly advance to the first level. Of course, in order to avoid the unreasonable thing of cutting off ten heads and eight heads in one battle, and then advancing to ten and eighth levels, so now There are more detailed additions.

For example, in the same battle on the same day, if one kills a real Tartar alone, the soldier can be directly promoted to a higher level, and those who exceed it can only be converted into silver rewards.

According to the latest military merit system, the head of the Eight Banners Tartars is rewarded with 30 taels of silver for each head, and the other ranks are divided by five taels of silver.

Today, Wen Hu leads the sentries of ten people who annihilated the Tartars during the day and night, and Wen Hu kills three of them by himself, but these three people are not all beheaded alone, but are beheaded by his comrades, so the rewards are different in terms of merit. be lower.

According to the rules, the one he killed alone can be directly promoted to one level, and the other two levels, because they have already been promoted to one level, can only be rewarded with silver. The two heads are 60 taels, and they are shared with comrades. The specifics are up to you. Gong and co-gong, the main one can get more points.

If the co-slasher does not have other slaying skills, he can still get promotion qualifications based on this skill, but compared to independent slashing, the promotion is different.

For example, one level of slashing alone is a direct upgrade to one level, while the second level of coordinating chopping is generally only one level, which is equivalent to half a level. As for the others, you can only receive rewards.

Wen Hu just made meritorious deeds during the day, and encountered a big battle at night, and gained a few more levels. Although they were not in the same battle, they were still in the same day, so the gains at night can only be converted into silver rewards, and cannot be upgraded.

And even if he is promoted, he will be promoted in rank, not directly in martial arts. Wen Hu is still a squad leader, but his rank can be promoted.

To be promoted first, and then promoted to the position, the rank is promoted according to merit, but the position must have a position.

As officers, there is another important indicator of their first merit, which is the number of beheadings of their subordinates.

For example, as a sentry officer, if his subordinates fight in the same battle on the same day, he can only be promoted to a higher level if he beheads a real Tartar at level [-] or above.As a battalion officer, his subordinates must be beheaded ten levels before they can be promoted to one level. This refers specifically to the Eight Banners soldiers. If there are others, the number must be increased accordingly.For example, when suppressing thieves, the subordinates of the sentry officers have to cut [-] ranks at a time, and the subordinates of the battalion officers have to cut [-] ranks before they can be promoted to one level. If it is not enough, they can only be rewarded accordingly.

This increasingly strict and detailed military merit award standard is actually for the purpose of being more standardized and reasonable.

Otherwise, if Wen Hu fought two battles today and beheaded more than a dozen people, among them, the one who was beheaded alone had three ranks, so he couldn't be directly promoted to three ranks.

If this is messed up, the morale of the army will be messed up.

The most important purpose of meritorious service is to stimulate the morale of the army, not to disturb the morale of the army. Soldiers beheaded to upgrade, and when they are promoted to sentry officers, they can't simply beheaded to upgrade. It depends on the number of beheads of their subordinates. The ability can also be upgraded.

Meng Xian, as a general in Xiezhen, commanded one association, two bids and four battalions. Today, he killed more than 300 Tartars and captured nearly a hundred. According to the system, it is completely enough for him to be promoted to a higher level.

Here is the promotion of the Wu San class. There are [-] levels in the Ming Wu San class, and there are also points for initial grants, promotions, and additional grants.

However, the original five-army governor's mansion and the capital's guard office existed in name only, especially after Zhu Yihai completely abolished the guard system, the set of governors, command envoys, and chief Qian also lost their original responsibilities, and now they are sorted out by Zhu Yihai It later became the military rank of military officers.

The small flag of the ninth rank is the small flag, and then the general banner of the eighth rank. The seventh test is for a hundred households, and the six hundred households are for the sixth rank, and the thousand households are for the fifth rank. All command the affairs, all the three ranks command the Tongzhi, and all the second ranks command the envoys,

Then there is the matter of the governor of the second rank, and the same knowledge from the governor of the first rank.

The highest is the first rank of the five armies and the left and right governors.

This set combines the five capital governor's mansions, capital commanders, and guards to integrate the ranks of military generals in the Ming army.

Thirty-level martial arts rank, fifteen-level military rank, the casual rank is equivalent to the fixed salary of this product, and the military rank matches the military position.

The new military position system is from the first-rank admiral, the second-rank general soldier, the second deputy general, the third general, the third guerrilla, the fourth capital division, the fifth defense, the six thousand chief, the seven sentry chief, the eighth general, and the ninth team total.

The lowest-level team leader is to manage a 12-member team and confer the title of a small banner.

Because of Wen Hu's repeated violations of military regulations, he was demoted to the rank of team leader, and if he makes new achievements this time, he can be promoted to a loose rank.

Then you can be promoted. If they have a deputy position vacancy, you can be promoted. After the promotion, you will be promoted to the corresponding title.

In the future, if you make more meritorious service and upgrade, you will be able to rise to the head of the post, and manage hundreds of people.

For the horse army and navy, the corresponding ranks are higher.

Meng Xian is a general of the third grade, his military rank is Commander Tongzhi of Zhengsandu, and his rank is General Zhaoyong.

This time, he will be promoted to General Zhaoyi, who is still at the third rank, and next time he will be promoted to General Zhaowu.

The third grade is divided into three levels, the initial award, the promotion award, and the additional award, and there are three promotions.

Wait for the military achievements to be reported, and then report to the Ministry of War after the imperial battalion inspection. After going through the procedures, you can be promoted.

After being promoted to the official rank of this rank, he can enter the vacancies of the rank of deputy general of the second rank. When there is a vacancy such as a lieutenant general, he can be promoted. If there is no vacancy for a while, he will temporarily continue to serve as a general.

The promotion of casual rank is based on the combination of seniority and military merit. There is no military regulation, but if there is no fault, it will be automatically promoted after a certain number of years. This is the standard for salary.

The military rank basically matches the military position,

First rank, then post, title matching.

Of course, military ranks and military officials have their own ranks and salary subsidies.

As long as you have the ability and the soldiers you lead can fight, you can be promoted.

Meng Xian's original rank is a loyal and brave general of the third rank, his rank is the commander of the capital, and his position is the general of the imperial battalion association.

"My contribution today is enough to advance to one level. I hope the Tatars will be more sensible and attack the city again tomorrow, so that we can advance to another level tomorrow." Meng Xian said with a smile.

Jin Jingyu was a little envious of Meng Xian, he was the chief officer, and it was easier to be promoted, while their adjutants had much more difficult conditions.

"It's not easy for you to go up to another level. The higher you go, the more Tartar heads you need. I think Boluo is the cogent prince of the Tartars, and it's impossible for him to rush to his subordinates." 1 people keep hitting the wall, and give you thousands of records, right?"

Meng Xian also thought about it, "It seems that it is quite difficult to advance to another level here at Boluo."

"Be content, this time more than 300 people were beheaded, nearly a hundred were captured, and their 500-man battalion was annihilated. We can already laugh. If it weren't for Boluo's underestimation of the enemy and his danger, we would have defended the city and fought to destroy the [-] Tartars. easy."

"Indeed, it's a pity," Meng Xian rubbed his chin, "Do you want to take those Tartar captives to the city, and when Bo Luo comes, we'll chop them off in front of him, and provoke him, saying Maybe he desperately came to attack the city, maybe we can kill him a thousand or two, and upgrade to another level?"

Jin Jingyu looked at Meng Xian helplessly, "Big brother, I'll call you big brother, okay, our task is to defend Muling Pass and prevent Boluo from going north. We can't talk about it."

"It's better to be safe."

Meng Xian was admonishing, "Okay, okay, anyway, I'm enough to advance to a level, I'm satisfied."

(End of this chapter)