A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 76 Law and Love

For the 430 seven young and strong, Wang Dou used the original Jingbian Fort veterans as officers, and organized them according to the battalion at that time.

There are 11 people, one armor, two corps leaders, each in charge of a corps of firecrackers and pikemen, plus one armor leader.

The five armors form a team, with one captain.

The four teams form a whistle, with one whistle chief.

The two sentries are one general, and there is one person who handles the general.

The supply team, artillery team, and cavalry team will be formed later. If the number of troops increases, the sentry and general units can be expanded.In addition, each Jia has a team flag, each team has a squadron flag, each post has a team flag, and Bazong has a general flag.Wang Dou has greatly reduced the complicated banners in the original army.

Each captain has two guards plus a flag bearer and a drummer.

Each whistle chief has four guards plus two flag bearers, in addition to two drummers.

There are always eight guards, four standard bearers, and four drummers.There is also a military discipline officer leading five disciplined sergeants.

According to Wang Dou's regulations, Han Chao and Han Zhong each led a sentry, and Wang Dou himself served as the general.Chi Dacheng, the town governor, served as the military disciplinary officer. From now on, all disputes and laws in the army will be judged by the military disciplinary officer. Officers are not allowed to punish sergeants in private, except for hitting the army stick during training.

The guards next to the officers are dispatched by the headquarters, and the officers are not allowed to add guards in private. If they need to add guards, they must report to Wang Dou for approval, which means depriving the officers of the way to add servants in the future.

The formed new army consisted of all soldiers, plus guards, standard bearers, drummers, etc. of the officers, so the total number of the new army was more than [-].The young men of Lian Shun Township Fort, together with the veterans brought from Jingbian Fort, just formed a new army, and Wang Dou named it Shun Township Army, a resounding name.

As for the more than [-] old soldiers of Shunxiangbao, let them continue to maintain their original status.

Seeing the bustling formation of the new army over there, the servants of these officers saw it in their eyes and felt uncomfortable.

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After the new army is determined according to armor, team, sentry, and general, each sergeant has a waist card, especially the leader of the first armor. Who is poor and who is rich, who is strong and who is weak, call out the name, and the boss must know.

When all the reunions were assembled, what was placed in front of Wang Dou was the list of soldiers of the new army in Shun Township.

Looking at the new army in front of them, Wang Dou, Han Chao, Han Zhong and others were very excited. This army will be their capital in troubled times in the future.

After forming the army, the two new post chiefs, Han Chao and Han Zhong, gave lectures to the sergeants. Wang Dou personally presented the flags to each armor commander and captain. These former Jingbian Fort sergeants were all promoted to officers, and they were naturally excited. Excited, they told Wang Dou that in the future, the flag is with the people, and the flag is dead and the people are dead.

Strict organizational discipline is the key to becoming a strong army. After forming an army, Wang Dou issued some regulations and military regulations that were originally summarized in Jingbian Fort to the officers. All the sergeants must memorize them within three months. In the future, if a sergeant recites a wrong sentence, he will be beaten with five army sticks, and an officer will be given double punishment if he recites a wrong sentence.

If there are officers and soldiers who are illiterate, Wang Dou can find some civil servants to teach them in the afternoon or evening. In short, they must learn by heart.

In addition, Wang Dou also plans to imitate Beiyang's "Song of Encouraging Soldiers" and "Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention" of later generations, and compose a "Song of Encouraging Soldiers" according to local folk songs and polls. Subtly instill the concept of military discipline into the sergeants.

On the second day after Shunxiang's army became an army, Wang Dou asked the soldiers to clean up their barracks a little bit, and the most important thing was to buy some coal so that they could have a warm and comfortable environment when they went back.

From the third day, Wang Dou started a month-long systematic and rigorous training for them. During this month, they learned how to stand in line, how to walk on the beat of drums and other formation drills.

Like the sergeants of Jingbian Fort, these young men of Shunxiang Fort did not have any basic concept of formation at the beginning. Although each team was led by veterans of Jingbian Fort, they still stood crookedly, with no distinction between left and right.

Only the old soldiers of Shunxiangbao will be better.

For this situation, Wang Dou and others have long had experience in tying ropes to the right feet of each soldier, so that the situation will be better.

However, during the queue training, Wang Dou and the others were not polite, as long as the soldiers lined up crookedly, the officers would fight with their sticks.After one morning, the recruits were all crying for their father and mother.

In particular, the captains of each team were originally the sergeants of Jingbian Fort. How can you be polite now that the daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law?The army stick in his hand just danced like a whistling wind, which made people feel terrified.

As for the old army of Yuanshun Township Fort, the eight guards beside Wang Dou watched them. These people were all veterans of Jingbian Fort. They were all tall and big. Slapping them, the servants were all crying and howling, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

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Lin Daofu came here in a hurry after hearing that Wang Dou started to train soldiers today, he was very surprised how Wang Dou used to train soldiers in Jingbian Fort, he had to check it out.Seeing such a training scene at this time, he couldn't help turning pale, and said to Wang Dou: "My lord, is it too strict for the soldiers to practice like this?"

Wang Dou sighed: "People's hearts are fleshy. The soldiers are suffering. How can I not feel sad? It's just that discipline in the army is the top priority, and an upright and upright division can be invincible! How can you develop a strong man without strict training?" Army? This is how our Jingbian Fort army was trained."

"However, all kinds of corporal punishment have been canceled in our army. The sergeants violated the rules during drills, but they were only punished with batons. This is already considered compassionate to the soldiers!"

Lin Daofu nodded and stopped talking. After that, he looked very carefully, only staring at Han Zhong and the others who kept roaring next, silently remembering it in his heart.

The governor, Chi Dacheng, had been standing behind Wang Dou with a stern face, and the five disciplined soldiers behind him were also tall and burly veterans selected from the Jingbian Fort army.They just stood behind him with their hands behind their backs.

After the drill in the morning, when the kitchen consisting of some women and old and weak men in the fort brought food, all the sergeants smiled. There was a big bucket of rice, a big bucket of broth, and a bucket of mutton and pork. Can you eat it?Even the old soldiers of Shun Township Fort may only eat meat during the New Year's Eve.

Before practice this morning, everyone was full of grains and rice, which made everyone very happy. Unexpectedly, there was still meat at noon. Everyone laughed and laughed for a while, forgetting the pain of the previous practice, and just lined up to get the meal.

Queuing up to receive meals is also one of the regulations in the army, even the officers are no exception.A few officers in charge of the old army and some strong servants wanted to jump in line. Seeing that Wang Dou and Han Chao and Han Zhong were all in the same queue, how could they dare to jump in line? Probe into the brain, hoping to get my turn sooner.

After receiving the meal, everyone sat together in groups of three or four, and while eating big mouthfuls, they also laughed at each other for how many military sticks the other party had received, while they themselves received less, and the teaching ground was full of laughter and shouting.

Wang Dou sat with Han Chao, Han Zhong, Xie Yike, Lin Daofu, Chi Dacheng and others, and Xu Lu also ran over holding his job bowl.Everyone sat together, and they ate deliciously. Although Lin Daofu was a vice thousand householder, he rarely ate meat, so he took the opportunity to eat a lot, and Xu Lu was so full of oil.Only Chi Dacheng is better at eating and meeting. Just like him, he eats every bite very steadily.

Seeing Xie Yike sitting next to Wang Dou, Xu Lu wondered who this young man was. After asking Han Chao softly, he found out that this was Wang Dou's brother-in-law.Previously, Xie Yike stood in line like everyone else, and because he did not stand neatly, he was also hit with a lot of military sticks, even his brother-in-law, which made Xu Lu shocked by Wang Dou's stern and selfless face.

When Xie Yike heard Xu Lu's voice, he didn't care, he shouted: "As long as there is meat to eat, what does it matter if you are beaten with military sticks?"

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Lin Daofu was actually worried about Wang Dou's generous food for the soldiers. According to this, the cost of raising soldiers would be high, but now that he has relied on Wang Dou, Wang Dou will be responsible for the food and salary. Go ahead and fix it.

In fact, Wang Dou knew that he had a hard time. Although he had 3000 taels of silver in stock in Jingbian Fort, he didn't know if it would go on like this, and he might only be able to support it until the beginning of next year.The matter of food and salary has always troubled him deeply. In front of everyone, he can only maintain a calm and confident look.

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Too much is too much, especially now that the weather is cold, Wang Dou does not practice in the afternoon, but organizes the soldiers to study military discipline regulations.

This made the new soldiers in Shun Township complain to the sky. They were all illiterate. It would be better for them to practice beating with batons if they could read and write.But this is Wang Dou's rule, they can only frown and listen to those boring military discipline regulations.

After training day by day, after ten days, everyone stood in line, and they basically looked alike, and the number of people who didn't distinguish between left and right was also greatly reduced.However, as the training intensity deepened, although they could eat enough meat every day, the fear of training among the sergeants also deepened. It was too bitter in the cold weather.

But Wang Dou said before the drill, whoever dares to be a deserter, after being caught, will not only be severely punished by the army, but also their family members, and their field allocation will be canceled immediately, and even their whole family will be expelled from Shunxiang Fort. Up to this point, the new army gritted their teeth and persisted.

But not everyone could persist. Fifteen days later, Han Zhong came angrily to report to Wang Dou that three of his sentinels sneaked out of the barracks yesterday and fled back home.Now they have captured him and are waiting for Wang Dou to deal with him!

Wang Dou couldn't help being furious!
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The cold wind pierced through the bones, and the snowflakes danced wildly. At this time, on the teaching ground of Shunxiangbao, the two new soldiers and the old soldiers of Shunxiangbao were all arranged in formation, just standing quietly on the teaching ground.Each of them held a long spear in their hands. Although they hadn't started to learn how to shoot, they were already practicing how to hold a spear in formation. Hundreds of long spears protruded out, and the spears stabbed like a forest!
In front of all the troops, there were constant "cracking" sounds at this time, and Chi Dacheng, the governor, decided that each of the three deserters should be punished with thirty army sticks.

The three sergeants were Jiao Jiugao, Chen Chenzhong, and Han Wenhuan. All three of them were knocked down to the ground, and the disciplined soldiers around Chi Dacheng were executed one by one. , just hit the buttocks of the three of them fiercely.

The screams kept coming, and the faces of all the soldiers in the field were pale. After the thirty army sticks were beaten, the three people's buttocks were covered with blood and flesh.

Chi Dacheng's expression remained unchanged. After the execution, he cupped his hands to Wang Dou and said, "My lord, the sergeant who violated discipline has already been punished. Please show me, my lord."

Wang Dou remained silent, and the eight burly veteran guards of the former Jingbian Fort standing behind him also stood upright with cold faces!
After a while, Wang Dou said: "Chi Zhenfu, remember what I said, if anyone dares to be a deserter, he and his family should all be expelled from Shun Township Castle!"

With Chi Dacheng's rigidity, he couldn't help being moved. This kind of cold winter season drove their family out of Shun Township Castle, which...

He hesitated and said: "My lord, their laws are unforgivable, but the circumstances are justifiable. According to the officials, it is still..."

Lin Daofu was standing beside Wang Dou at this time, he couldn't bear it and wanted to persuade him.

Wang Dou stood up abruptly, his armor clattered, and he shouted sharply: "In our army in Shun Township, military discipline is the first priority. It’s all understandable, why should I be an army in Shun Township Castle?”

He said coldly: "Expulsion!"

The three sergeants were lying on the ground and moaning, but now after hearing Wang Dou's words, everyone struggled and begged, with tears in their eyes: "My lord, I know I was wrong, I beg you to forgive me this time!"

Wang Dou kept a straight face and said nothing. At this time, a few strong guards came out from behind Wang Dou and escorted them out of the teaching field like eagles catching chickens. The cries of the three people in the distance continued to be heard: "... My lord, spare the little ones..."

Needle drop could be heard in the arena, and even the old soldiers of Shun Xiangbao turned pale.In the silence, Han Zhong's snarl came from time to time: "I don't want softies in my army. If there are those who want to be cowards, just say it, and you can be like them, get out!"

Everyone stood quietly, and after an unknown amount of time, there was a sound on the road beyond the teaching ground, and everyone turned their heads to look.But three sergeants and more than a dozen people were all driven out of Shunxiang Fort. Among these people, there were old and young, they were carrying simple packages, and some young women were holding babies in their hands.

In the cold wind, the baby just kept crying, and several women couldn't stop crying to comfort him.There were some old men and elders beside them, who just glared and cursed at the three sergeants, scolding them for being shameless and causing their family to suffer. Originally, the family could share the land and live a good life, but now it's all over.

The three sergeants were all limping, and they were mournful, their heads bowed, and they just regretted it.

A group of people walked by the road, surrounded by some Shun Township residents, everyone pointed at them and looked at them with disdainful eyes. Under the eyes of everyone, the group was even more ashamed!

Hearing the baby's cries getting more urgent, and those women's cries coming from afar, Wang Dou sighed a long time, his heart is still not hard enough.

He said to Lin Daofu: "Master Lin, take some people to the storehouse to get some silver and rice grain, catch up with them, and give each household two taels of silver and two dou of rice and wheat. Although they can no longer stay in Shunxiang Castle , but with those money and food, their life will be easier. As for their future, it depends on their fortune."

Lin Daofu made a deep bow, and said solemnly: "The next official takes orders!"

After walking a few steps, the tall, middle-aged officer turned around again: "Your Excellency runs the army rigorously, with compassion in his heart, I admire you!
With that said, he hurried away.

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When Lin Daofu came back, he was full of sighs and emotion, and said: "After these households received the grain and rice, they all cried bitterly, and the three soldiers cried bitterly, regretting too much. They all said that they were still Shun. A member of the Township Army, I hope to return to Shun Township Castle one day!"

Wang Douchang sighed and said, "Continue to practice!"

Han Zhong stared and shouted: "Array!"

Immediately, there was a sound of "Wow!", all the sergeants in the teaching ground stood up straight, everyone looked serious, and leaned their spears on their shoulders, and no one was not serious!Several columns and teams are all neatly arranged, even those old Shunxiang Fort troops are no exception.

Spears were like a forest, and a chilling killing spread.

"go ahead!"

Hundreds of spearmen marched forward. They raised their arms and swayed their arms in unison. Their steps stepped on the ground, and there was a neat bang!

"go ahead!"

The soldiers of Shun Township marched in formation, with an indomitable momentum!

Lin Daofu was fascinated by the sight, and he let out a long breath: "A strong army can be achieved!
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The training in the future was still very hard, and some sergeants were still crying secretly at night, but everyone persisted.

As the training progressed, their temperaments were also changing rapidly, each of them exuded the heroic spirit of a soldier, and their eyes were full of vigor!
Shun Township Army has one day off every [-] days, and two days off every month.Whenever these people come home, people are always amazed, when did the young man in his family become so heroic? Son husband, really appropriate.

The Shunxiang Army consisted of two people, and three people as a rule. Walking on the street, each of them stood up straight and kept their eyes straight. Every move showed a heroic warrior, and many men and women cast surprised glances.Is this still the free-spirited, sallow, emaciated, insensitive Ming army in everyone's impression?
Looking at the heroic men in their own family, and now that the wasteland in the castle is being reclaimed smoothly, many families have the opportunity to live a good life, and each family asks their men to practice hard and strive to be more energetic, so that they don't get trapped like the previous three families. Drive out of Shun Xiangbao, they can't afford to lose this man.

One month after the Shunxiang army practiced, at the beginning of the twelfth month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou also brought a few followers to the city of Baoanzhou.

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At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the battalion system and the guard system were basically integrated. Ninety percent of the frontier generals were battalion officers during the day and guard officers at night. Therefore, a guard city often had a commanding department and a garrison office.

However, guard officers are worthless, especially in the nine border areas. Sometimes one thousand households have three or four regular thousand households, and seven or eight deputy thousand households. The commanders and envoys of the guards are all selected by the commander.The deputy commander-in-chief is already the official of the guard of the capital commander and envoy, and the commander-in-chief must be assigned to the governor's office of the governor's mansion before he can be appointed.

According to the annals of Xuanfu Township, there were only 35 or [-] officers in Xuanzhen Township at the end of Ming Dynasty, all of whom were selected from hundreds of households.The defense officer is actually the abbreviation of the defense commander and the defense commander.Conduct Officer is the abbreviation of Conduct Command.

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Now it is updated at [-] o'clock every evening, and it is two chapters combined into one chapter, and the number of words will be between five and six thousand words.In this way, you don't have to wait until very late, and I can have a good rest at night, conceiving articles, woohoo.

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