Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

In the 33rd year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of February in the 18th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, after a winter of rectification, Zhu Jin, who consciously regained his vitality slightly, sent aid to suppress Chen Liang in Zuozhen and Zhu Tiangui in Zuozhen, Louchuan, and went north to recover Dinghai.The Qing army noticed that Zheng Jun's navy was making a comeback, so they mobilized more than a hundred warships to fight. However, both Chen Liang and Zhu Tiangui were naval veterans, and they were by no means comparable to the idiot Xiao Chen. Fortunately, there was a strong wind, and the Qing army was able to escape into Wuhumen by taking the opportunity.Seeing that the Qing army avoided entering Neijiang, Zhu Tiangui and others did not dare to pursue them lightly, and led the army to Haitan to moor them.

Although the navy has won a valuable victory, it does not mean that all problems have been solved for Mingzheng.At the beginning of March, Liu Guoxuan asked Zhu Jin to suspend the monthly salary of civil and military officials for half a year, so as to reward the army generously and restore the fighting spirit of the army. Zhu Jin promised this, and the morale of the Zheng army on the Siming and Haicheng lines recovered slightly.

However, new blows came one after another, and the right admiral Yang Xian finally died of illness in Qiongzhou because of old age and exhaustion.The news spread to Siming, and Zhu Jinxiu expressed his condolences in person one day, but before he could dispatch a minister to take over, Geng Jingzhong led his army to march west again, capturing Gaozhou, Dianbai and other cities in one fell swoop, guarding Zu Zeqing Just to save yourself.Geng Jingzhong took advantage of the victory and pursued. Chen Qing from Yiwei Town had just arrived in Qiongzhou at this time, and was unable to organize northern aid at all, so Leizhou also fell into Geng Jingzhong's hands.

However, Geng Jingzhong did not dare to cross the sea easily because of the might of the Zheng army's navy, so Qiongzhou was lucky. Qinghe Zheng Xingying and others were helpless, and the situation in Qiongzhou had deteriorated so far, and they were no longer able to provide Siming with enough food and fodder.

In this regard, Zhu Jin, who was having a headache for the huge cost of reorganizing the army, had no choice but to sacrifice the magic weapon of additional levy again, forcing the people in Siming, Haicheng, and Kinmen to send two buckets of military food every month for expenses. However, the people of the two places who originally had enthusiasm for Ming and Zheng gradually developed disgust and resentment towards the existence of Zheng Jun.

The only good news for Zhu Jin is that Zheng Kezang officially married Chen Xianqiao at the end of March of this year under the arrangement of Dong Guotai, and what made him even more happy was that Zheng Kezang's concubines Tong Chunniang and Fang Yuniang appeared successively phenomenon of pregnancy

"Under the prince's shop, in view of the road conditions of the officers, I think it's wrong for you to use a four-pound gun." The chief artillery instructor Yi Shilao, a Frenchman, told Zheng Kezang and the people around him in strange Hokkien dialect. Military attache Quan stated his practical experience. "But the four-pound cannon's Willie is too heavy, and it can be matched with the first-level battle. However, if the battle expands to a real level, it is necessary to set up a separate six-pound or [-]-pound artillery team."

Zheng Kezang stroked the beard he had grown after marriage—even though he was not used to it, this beard still made him look more dignified—then he looked at He Gan, who pointed at him Nodding his head, he agreed with Yi Shilao's opinion, so Zheng Kezang made a decision: "Since this is the case, the establishment of the first town of Boy Scouts will be determined in this way."

Zheng Kezang made a final decision, and others naturally dare not question it any more, so the establishment of the first town of Boy Scouts was formally written.

According to this establishment, the first town of Boy Scouts will temporarily govern two teams, two battalions and one team.Among them, Kunlun has three battalions and one team, which is a purely cold weapon force composed of black slaves. The first label of the Boys' Battalion consists of two spear battalions, a sword and shield battalion, an artillery team equipped with three two-inch long guns, and a baggage team. The remaining battalion is equipped with six three-inch long guns and three three-and-a-half-inch long guns, while the other battalion is a supply battalion, and the remaining team is a light cavalry scouting team.

"The town control system is tentatively designated as the commander of the third rank, the deputy commander of the town is the commander of the third rank, the Tongzhi, the supervisor is the guard of the fifth rank, the governor of the town, and the Sima of the Rongzheng is the experience officer of the sixth rank. In addition, each town will have four staff officers, From Liupin Zhongxian Xiaowei to Wuyi General Wuyi, each standard also has two staff officers, one of whom is awarded Liupin Zhongxian Xiaowei (Note: Wu Sanjie in Ming Dynasty, the same below, the former First conferment, later promotion) or Zhongwu Xiaowei, and the other is Zhengliupin Zhaoxin Xiaoxin or Chengxin Xiaowei." Zheng Kezang said while paying attention to the expressions of the people in front of him from the corner of his eyes. "Give Sun Youlao the deputy control of the first town, and He Gan will be transferred to Kunlun Biaobiao, and each will be awarded the captain of Qingche (honored officer)."

Sun Youlao was originally from the third rank. Although the promotion this time is in line with the name and reality, He Gan doesn't seem to suffer. , it should mean that he will be promoted to a higher rank soon, so although he lost the control of the Boy Scouts' First Battalion, he has crossed the natural moat between the third and fourth ranks, and the gains outweigh the losses. .

"Yu Ping was appointed as the first commander of the Tongzi Battalion, Chen Le was promoted to the first township supervisor, and General Wu Yi was appointed as the chief staff officer of the first township by Kuching, and Ying Tainong was transferred to the deputy battalion officer of the Navy Battalion." The four named also followed suit. Kneeling on one leg in front of Zheng Kezang like Sun Youlao and He Gan. "Chen Tang was promoted to Sima of the first town's military administration, and Gu Kai and Zhao Huang will succeed the two battalion supervisors." These three are also the instructors of the boy camp, so they naturally know the rules. "He Fa, Gao Min, Gu Le, Chen Tong, Sun Yu, Huang Tao, Xi Daping." Another seven instructors knelt down behind the predecessors one by one. "Everyone is promoted to battalion officer." After these battalion officers kowtowed and retreated, Zheng Kezang's gaze fell on the head of the Frenchman. "Yi Shilao, are you willing to become an officer of the Ming Dynasty?"

Yi Shilao was not even considered a non-commissioned officer in France, but now he has the opportunity to become a battalion officer. Naturally, he is very willing, but he still has a little cunning: "Shop, of course I am willing, as long as I don't be late This fifth-rank battalion width is similar to what military money in the French Kingdom Army?"

Military money?Zheng Kezang was almost not amused by him, but when Yi Shilao asked a question, he always wanted to give an answer, so he thought about it.In his design, the boy scout army has about 1 people in one standard, and one town should govern 700 to 1 standards and several battalions directly under it. It killed 3 people, which is roughly equivalent to the brigade in Napoleon's era. The chief is usually a brigadier general.If you want to calculate it this way, the third rank is a brigadier general, the second rank is a major general, the second rank is a lieutenant general, the first rank is an admiral, and the first rank is a marshal.From the third rank is a colonel, from the fourth rank is a lieutenant colonel, from the fourth rank is a major, and from the fifth rank only a captain.Although judging from the number of troops, the Boy Scout battalion is actually the later company, but in this way, the sixth rank can only be regarded as a warrant officer, and the seventh rank and eighth rank are not even sergeants. It is really in line with the actual situation in China today. The difference is too big.

"It should be equivalent to a major." Zheng Kezang thought for a while, and finally decided to raise the corresponding military rank by one level. Of course, this is not a kind of trickery but a kind deception. "That's right, it's equivalent to a major in the French army."

"Oh!" Yi Shilao's eyes lit up. "I am also a famous school officer, a mid-level officer, a mid-level officer in China, I must tell my children and grandchildren that their grandfather was a major in Eastern China!"

Zheng Kezang finally couldn't bear it anymore. Fortunately, he still had the ability to control himself, so he hurriedly pinched his thigh heavily with his hand, using the sudden pain to divert his attention so as not to listen any longer. He couldn't help it Laughing out loud swept away the original solemn atmosphere.

"Retreat," Zheng Kezang, holding back the pain from laughing, rebuked Yi Shilao sullenly, and then he reported eight more names. "Qiu Tang, Feng Gao, Feng Hui, Ma Yiyuan, Tu Qing, Cao Yi, Yin Long, Bao Shifen." These people did not work in the boy camp from the beginning, but were the remaining officials in the abolished towns. Ke Zang's selection of them to serve as boy scouts was also based on the idea of ​​expanding the basis of Tong war, and to prepare for possible future struggles with Feng Xifan. "You have never served in the Boys' Battalion before. Now that you are able to serve as the Deputy Battalion Officer, you need to learn how to command the army from your peers and superiors. You must not be arrogant because you are an old soldier."

"No!" The eight men responded in unison, the momentum was quite strong, at least a lot of the floating dust on the roof was shaken off.

"Let's go down and do things." Zheng Kezang waved them back, and then called the remaining and promoted young staff officers, team leaders, squad leaders, and even assault officers into Xuanma one by one. Already crumbling.

However, Zheng Kezang, who was just married, did not return to Anping immediately. Instead, Sun Youlao, He Gan and Yu Ping called in: "The first standard has just been expanded and needs to be retrained. Therefore, it is Lao Hebiao who deterred the Northern Society. gone."

"Please don't worry, my descendants, the Zhensu in Zhuluo County will be handed over to my subordinates." Naturally, He Gan would not have any objections, on the contrary, he still needs to use the martial arts of Pingding Shefan to establish his position in the Kunlun bid. "If these clubs dare to make any changes, it is necessary to burn the Longwei club again."

On the contrary, Zheng Kezang was satisfied with He Gan's murderous words. This is an era of national fusion that was described by shameless literati later as singing and dancing. He said: "Okay, very good, if it is really possible to ensure the peace of the northern border, Yu will definitely ask his father for He Biaotong's credit."

"The first standard is to speed up the training and reorganization, and resume routine patrols before September." After taking care of He Gan, Zheng Kezang gave Yu Ping instructions again. "The situation of Siming and Haicheng is unknown. Maybe the situation is urgent, and even the Boy Scouts will go to the battlefield." Yu Ping is also an old man from the Boy Scouts to the Boy Scouts. He naturally understands Zheng Kezang's inner anxiety, so he also does it. After making the promise, Zheng Kezang immediately set his sights on Sun Youlao. "Master Sun, you will come up with a general strategy with the military staff. When the first team training is completed in September, I will compare the Kunlun team with the first team to see which unit is more capable of fighting!"

Sun Youlao was a little dizzy. In this era, military flag deduction is still a blank in the world, so he doesn't know what Zheng Kezang's so-called comparison is. He asked with a firm tone: "Shisun means to have a match between Kunlun Bid and First Bid?"

"That's right, do one," Zheng Kezang pointed. "All kinds of situations are fine, whether it is an encounter on the march, or one side defends and the other side attacks, or fortifications, all kinds of situations, as long as you encounter them on the battlefield, you and the staff military plane can set up a battle, but you don't need real swords and guns That's all."

"Subordinate, subordinate understands"