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Chapter 209 0206 [Army]

Looking at the dispersing soldiers of the armed guards, Du Yuhou looked hesitant, but finally couldn't help but said: "Excuse me, sir, how should we arrange it?"

Hearing this, Han Zhen glanced at the middle-level generals of the armed guards and said: "Huang Kai will stay in the army, and the rest will be released to the fields. If you don't want to farm, you can also go to the city to find a job."

During the time when Liu Qi was in charge of the Wuwei Army, he only discovered that this person was still valuable for training, while the rest of the generals were terrible.

Strategy and courage, don't touch anyone.

On the contrary, he is very proficient in flirting, eating, drinking and gambling.

What's the use of such a person staying here? He's not even qualified to be a big-headed soldier. He's wasting food in vain.

Farming and working?
The face of Du Yuhou suddenly became extremely ugly.

I thought he was an official after all. Although he was a low-grade military attache, how could he be insulted like this?

Thinking of this, he said unwillingly: "I want to see Commander Yu!"

Han Zhen was too lazy to talk nonsense and just made a gesture.

The next moment, the sound of tearing cloth was heard.

An arrow accurately hit the chest of Du Yuhou and came out through his body.

Blood flowed out and soon stained the ground of the school ground red.

The soldiers of the Armed Guards on the school grounds were all holding the reward money and watching indifferently. Some even showed joy and wanted to clap their hands in applause.

These generals often bully themselves, and they deserve to die.

Han Zhen said coldly: "You are so shameless, kill them all!"

He promised yesterday that he would not kill them, but only if they were sensible and obedient.

If a fool bites someone in the face, he will not be lenient.

As soon as he finished speaking, the remaining generals of the armed guards fell to their knees.

"Forgive me, sir, but I am willing to work, I am willing to work!"

"Me too!"

"I will listen to my husband."

If the official is gone, he is gone. How important is his life?

Han Zhen waved his hand, and the Qingzhou Army soldiers outside the school grounds lowered their crossbows.

Seeing this scene, the generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "Thank you sir!"

After that, they left the school grounds one by one, packed up their belongings, and left the military camp with the retired soldiers.

Watching the people leave, Han Zhen turned his gaze to Huang Kai and said, "I heard that you are good at martial arts?"

Gollum!

Huang Kai swallowed, clasped his fists and replied: "My husband, I have learned some gun and stick kung fu, but I can't compare to Liu Dutong."

"Readable?"

Han Zhen asked again.

In fact, almost all people who practiced martial arts in ancient times were illiterate.

Being poor in literature and rich in martial arts is not just a matter of words.

Those who are able to learn martial arts are from well-off families, and they are not far behind in studying.

As far as knowledge is concerned, it may not be that good, but it is no problem to be able to read and write and do some simple arithmetic.

Take Liu Qi for example, although he looks like he is dying when he hears reading, in fact, his literary quality is not bad, at least much higher than Han Zhen.

In fact, this guy can even compose poetry.

Sure enough, Huang Kai replied: "I went to elementary school in my early years."

Han Zhen ordered: "In that case, you can serve as the commander of the cavalry camp."

"Thank you, Xianggong!"

Huang Kai looked happy and quickly bowed to thank him.

Although he is only a small captain, he is a cavalry battalion.

……

The Hu Cao of the county government office had already received his orders.

Not long after, Hu Cao joined the army and Wang Weizhong led two hundred subordinates to the outside of the military camp.

After borrowing tables and chairs from the military camp, they began to register and divide the fields for these soldiers who had been discharged and returned to the fields.

All Han Zhen had was fertile farmland. After all, with the appetites of officials like Liu Mi and Zhao Ting, low-grade dry farmland could not be of interest to them.

Not to mention good weather, even if there are fewer disasters, if we implement the rotation planting method, we can harvest at least one stone of grain per acre of land in a year.

If you are more diligent, plow deeply, weed, and irrigate frequently, it is not uncommon to produce two dan per mu.

After paying [-]% of the rent, what is left is enough to feed a family of five for a year, and there is still some savings.

Of course, the most important thing is that there were no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes under Han Zhen's rule, otherwise no matter how much the output per mu is, it will be in vain.

"That's not right. My husband just mentioned that the rent was [-]%. How come it's [-]% for you?"

Suddenly, a scream rang out from the noisy crowd.

This scene immediately attracted unkind looks from countless retired soldiers.

Qi Meng's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Fifty percent of the rent is dry land. Among the fields allocated to you, there are three acres of paddy fields. Rice can be grown in paddy fields, and the yield is higher. How can it be compared with dry fields?"

For a moment, the soldiers who were still looking unkind suddenly suddenly looked at him, and looked at the soldier with deep envy in their eyes.

That's a paddy field!

Shandong is prone to drought and paddy fields are scarce, so it is particularly valuable.

Champa rice can be grown in paddy fields. Even in the north, it can be harvested twice a year. How can the yield be comparable to that of wheat and corn?
Moreover, rice is a precious food in the north. One stone of rice can almost buy two stones of corn.

Besides, my husband had promised that after seven years of renting, these fields would belong to them.

They know how much an acre of good paddy field is worth.

At this time, Qi Meng continued to say: "If you think the rent is high, I will replace the three acres of paddy fields with dry fields. In this way, the rent will only be [-]% in the first year, okay?"

"I won't change, I won't change!"

The retired soldier shook his head repeatedly.

What are you kidding?

When the paddy fields were replaced by dry ones, his arm was only chopped off, but his head was not damaged.

This is the benefit Han Zhen gave to the wounded soldiers.

After all, paddy fields were scarce and one acre for so many soldiers was not enough, so it was decided to allocate them to the wounded.

Do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequity!

They were given to the wounded soldiers, and the others would complain a little and say bad luck.

Of course, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and there will always be people who harbor resentment, but a few people can't afford to cause trouble.

After handing over the retired soldiers who had disarmed and returned to their fields to Wang Weizhong for resettlement, Han Zhen began to deal with the prisoners of war of the Ganchi Army.

Surrounded by soldiers, Han Zhen stepped forward to the prisoners of war.

Compared to the anxious armed guards yesterday, these prisoners of war who dared to attack the army were much calmer.

Because they knew very early on that these Qingzhou troops would not do anything to them.

Counting the days, it is estimated that those prisoners of war who stayed in Shouguang and Changle have returned to their hometowns to reclaim wasteland.

Anyway, I don't have to worry about my life, it's nothing more than being a soldier and farming.

Looking around, Han Zhen didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "Many people must have heard what I just said. I repeat, join our Qingzhou Army, you will get a monthly salary of [-] yuan, three meals a day, and one meal every three days." If you eat meat, you will be rewarded for your merits and punished for your mistakes! Those who do not want to join the army, stand up!"

Dare Chijun, you look at me, I look at you, no one stands up.

All kidding aside, three meals a day is enough for them to stay.

In fact, when the incident first started, they had had enough to eat for several days.There were few people at that time, so every time someone robbed someone of money or food, Zhang Wanxian would distribute it on the spot.

But as the number of people increased, and seeing that it was impossible to sit back and eat nothing, Shi Wenhui proposed to centralize food and distribute it according to needs.

Soldiers who are going to fight can only eat enough food the day before, otherwise they can only eat five cents full at ordinary times.

Once this person has experienced the feeling of having a full meal, it is not easy to make him hungry again.

In particular, Zhang Wanxian has always trained the Gan Chi Army as a wolf army.

Even if Han Zhen didn't send troops to attack Zhang Wanxian, it wouldn't be long before the Dao Chi Army would be in civil strife.

Wolves that don't have enough to eat will eventually turn around and eat their owners.

After waiting for a moment, when no one stood up, Han Zhen couldn't help but smile and nodded: "In that case, I'll take it as your agreement. My name is Han Zhen, Commander of the Qingzhou Army. From now on, you can call me Commander, too. He can be called the county magistrate."

"I don't care how you were in the Ganchi Army before, and I don't care what rules Zhang Wanxian has set. Now that you have joined our Qingzhou Army, you must abide by the rules of our Qingzhou Army. My rules are very simple, that is, obey, absolutely. obey!"

The smile on Han Zhen's face gradually faded, his eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he said loudly: "After the order is given, I don't want to hear the word no, but obey the order! Do you understand?"

The nearly [-] dare Chijun felt frightened when he saw it, and they quickly said: "I understand."

Listening to the sparse answers, Han Zhen suddenly shouted: "I didn't hear clearly!"

"understand!"

The prisoners of war suddenly shivered in fright and roared at the top of their lungs.

Seeing this, Han Zhen showed a satisfied look and ordered: "Go to the cafeteria for breakfast first, and meet at the school grounds in half an hour!"

After half an hour.

After breakfast, the prisoners of war from the Ganchi Army, the Wuwei Army, and the Qingzhou Army, totaling more than [-] people, lined up neatly and stood quietly on the school field.

There are still more than a thousand soldiers in the military camp in Linzi County.

Now the total strength of Han Zhen's troops, even if not counting the auxiliary troops, is close to 3000.

There are still 7000 men short of the scheduled [-] regular troops.

These 7000 people can only be recruited slowly from the people of the county and city.

After asking Nie Dong to read out the military order as usual, Han Zhen began to reorganize the army.

The cavalry battalion remained independent, and the cavalry was selected as before, with elites drawn from the infantry.

Regarding this point, both Nie Dong and Wei Da agreed.

As a veteran of the Western Army, they know very well how important an elite cavalry is!
Therefore, the cavalry battalion has always followed the elite strategy.

Each one is carefully selected for their physical fitness and courage.

In addition, Han Zhen established a separate scout battalion among the original three infantry battalions.

In this battle, the scout battalion made a great contribution.

If the scout battalion had not neatly eliminated all the eyes and ears of the Gan Chi Army, Nie Dong's surprise attack plan would not have gone so smoothly.

The scout battalion numbered one thousand, and Luo Jing was promoted to commander of the scout battalion due to his outstanding military service.

The selected soldiers from the Wuwei Army and the Ganchi Army were all broken up, mixed into small teams, and distributed among three infantry battalions.

At this time, Han Zhen's strategy of elite soldiers finally showed its usefulness.

Using the old to lead the new, and using the veterans who have been carefully cultivated as the backbone, a large army can be formed immediately and quickly gain combat power.

Moreover, these veterans are all literate.

Even a rough guy like Nie Dong, who is not very talented, has mastered five to six hundred characters, and there is no problem in normal writing and communication.

I was busy until the afternoon before the general's affairs were properly arranged.

Inside the White Tiger Hall.

Nie Dong, Liu Qi, Xiao Wu, Zhang He and other generals above the battalion level are all here.

Han Zhen said slowly: "We have received a letter from Linzi County. The firearms workshop is operating normally and can currently produce [-] firearms per day. In three days, the first batch of firearms will be delivered to the dock. You will then send troops to respond."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Firearms are finally coming!
Liu Qi couldn't help but ask: "County Magistrate, how many firearms are there in the first batch?"

"The first batch of firearms numbered three thousand."

"So much?"

Liu Qi frowned.

"Ah!"

Han Zhen sneered: "Three thousand would be great, Wei Dalian doesn't want to give you any!"

The soldiers in Linzi County also need firearms training.

Liu Qi curled his lips and couldn't help but glance at Nie Dong, meaning he wanted him to discuss with Wei Da to see if he could give them more.

However, Nie Dong ignored him and didn't look sideways at him.

Han Zhen ordered: "After this batch of firearms arrives, priority will be given to the veterans of the cavalry and infantry battalions for training. The new troops will wait for the time being."

Training with firearms is a luxury, especially for an army of more than 1 people, which consumes an astonishing amount of firearms every month.

But it won’t work if you don’t practice.

This thing is not a sword, gun, sword or halberd. If you operate it improperly, you will kill a group of your own people.

This thing was invented by Han Zhen himself, but to be honest, Han Zhen himself didn't know what to do.

Each fuse is hand-twisted by craftsmen, and there is no accurate estimate of how long it will take for it to explode after being ignited.

This requires a lot of practical operations so that soldiers can accumulate experience.

Moreover, war horses also need to become familiar with the loud noise when firearms explode.

Otherwise, when we get to the battlefield and a round of firearms is thrown over, the enemy army will be in chaos, but the horses on our side will also be frightened.

Only by allowing war horses and military livestock to fully adapt to the sound of firearm explosions can they be used on the battlefield.

Han Zhen added with a serious look: "You all know the power of firearms, so you must be careful when practicing. Safety comes first."

"The last will be saved!"

Everyone nodded in unison and clasped their fists in response.

"I have another errand here..."

Before Han Zhen finished speaking, he saw Nie Dong and others standing up, scrambling to ask for orders.

"The final general is willing to go!"

After looking at a few people, Han Zhen's eyes finally fell on Zhang He and ordered: "Leave this job to Zhang He. I promise you a thousand infantry to capture Sunjia Town!"

The last time Zhang Wanxian was wiped out, Zhang He was not responsible, so this time it will be treated as compensation.

Moreover, he also had the intention of training Zhang He.

After all, actual combat brings true knowledge.

Zhang He looked happy and responded quickly: "The last general has taken the order!"

Han Zhen warned: "Remember, I don't care what method you use, you must capture Sunjia Town within five days, and you must not expose it to attract the attention of Zichuan County!"

Sunjia Town is not in Qingzhou, but in Zizhou next door.

Fifty miles away from Zichuan County and located at the foot of Mount Tai, it is a dangerous pass.

In fact, the towns in the Northern Song Dynasty were basically passes with dangerous terrain, and patrolling or forbidden troops were stationed there.

Han Zhen had two purposes in taking Sunjia Town.

The first step is to open up trade routes. As long as Sunjia Town is captured, a trade route can be opened along the Taishan Mountains, bypassing Jinan Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture, to transport war horses.

Secondly, it is to serve as an outpost to prepare for the battle with the Western Army in a few months.

To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the battle is defeated by then, holding on to this place can still stop the Western Army's attack and buy time for an escape!
Therefore, Sunjia Town must be won.

"The county magistrate is relieved, the general will definitely live up to his mission!"

(End of this chapter)