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

Chapter 93 The Backstory of Wei Zhenyu

Under the assembly order, thousands of people from Shun Township New Castle and Old Castle gathered outside the castle, standing in a dense crowd.Not only that, but even the sergeants of the four outposts of Nashun Township Fort were gathered together and neatly arranged in the center.

The military households were all talking to each other, not knowing what happened.

Soon, Wang Dou, the defender of Shun Township Fort, strode forward accompanied by a group of officers. Beside him, Lin Daofu and Zhen Fu Chi Dacheng looked serious, and the official Feng Dachang also had a rare expression on his face. .

Only Han Zhong behind Wang Dou was downcast, and his elder brother Han Chao just stared at him with mournful and indisputable eyes.Only Wen Fangliang couldn't help laughing. He looked at Han Zhong and Han Chao, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.

When Wang Dou came in front of the military households, he didn't speak, just waved his hands, and everyone followed behind him.

Wang Dou led the crowd to the nitrate gathering place in Shun Township Fort, and there was a strong smell of urine. Many people involuntarily sniffed, but Wang Dou didn't change his face.

He looked there for a while, then turned around, his face was full of pain: "Today, a few sergeants violated the regulations in the fort because of convenience, and didn't go to the designated latrine to go to the toilet. My heart aches, there is a senior officer in here."

Many eyes were on Han Zhong, Han Zhong lowered his head, and low laughter came from the military household below.

Wang Dou raised his voice: "I've also heard that not only sergeants, but also many male and female military households are convenient to go anywhere, and it is stipulated that there is nothing in the knowledge castle."

Immediately, the laughter below disappeared.

Wang Dou said loudly: "The reason why I stipulate that you can't defecate anywhere, you have to go to the toilet at a fixed point. Keeping the inside and outside of the fort clean and tidy, and the military appearance is strict, this is one of them. The most important thing is that this saltpeter can produce saltpeter, Make it into gunpowder and use it to kill enemies on the battlefield!"

Wang Dou's voice was impassioned: "How many lives of brothers and sisters can be saved as long as there are a few extra catties of gunpowder in wartime?"

He said loudly: "I'll stress it again, not to defecate indiscriminately is a major matter related to the life and death of our Shun Township Castle!"

He turned to Han Zhong and said, "Officer Han, what do you have to say?"

Han Zhong stepped forward dejectedly: "There is nothing to say about the humble job, let the adults handle it."

Wang Dou sighed: "It's because of my lack of strict discipline that I let you make big mistakes. Forget it, I won't punish you today. I just want you to understand the reason for what I said today."

He said: "I am the lord of a castle, and I have the responsibility to take care of you. Today, I will personally demonstrate and let you know how precious it is to take a pee!"

As he spoke, he walked into the stinking dung heap, took off his belt, and pissed on a dung heap in front of him.

Han Zhong and the others shouted, "My lord!"

With tears in his eyes, Han Zhong also stepped forward, stood beside Wang Dou, and also urinated on the dung pile.

Officers came up one by one, Lin Daofu, Chi Dacheng, Han Chao, Wen Fangliang, Sun Sanjie and others.

Soldiers came up one by one, and all the women below were so ashamed that they turned their faces away, wanting to look but not daring to look, only one man, with a tragic expression on his face, stepped forward one by one.

From then on, no matter how many troops came out of Shunxiang Fort, on the day of forming an army, it became a ritual for the whole army to urinate on the manure field. Countless fierce battles, the name of the Shun Township Army, Wei Zhenyu Nei!

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On May [-]th, the ninth year of Chongzhen, on the wall of the old castle in Shun Township.

The Shun Township Old Fort is located at the foot of Busan. The city wall is high and thick, covered with blue bricks, and the city is considered very strong.There is an urn city outside the fort gate, and a 50-meter-long and [-]-meter-wide bridleway is built inside the fort gate. Once there is a war, the army's chariots and horses can go directly to the city from the bridleway.

Wang Dou inspected the defense equipment on the fort wall, and all the officers and officers followed behind him.The defensive equipment of Yishun Fort, in addition to a large number of rolling wood and stones on the city, there are also several large and small bronze cannons and several sets of copper and iron Francophones on the top of the Shunxiang Fort.

Those big and small copper cannons are not very powerful, and the range is estimated to be only more than 100 paces. Those few copper and iron Francophones should be able to shoot as far as a hundred feet.

However, although there are artillery, there is a lack of gunners in Shunxiang Fort. When Wang Dou formed a new army, there were a few gunners among the old and weak soldiers who were abolished.There are also some craftsmen in the castle who can also shoot.Wang Douji formed a team of city defense artillery, all of whom were young and strong soldiers, and appointed a team officer to let the old and weak gunners teach them how to shoot, but the chances of actual shooting are few, and the quality of the guns is also worrying, I don’t know What will happen when there is a war.

Wang Dou stood on the tower of the south gate, just looking at Busan not far away. It is rumored that Busan was the place where the Yellow Emperor held a meeting with representatives of various tribes after he was expelled from the north. It is very famous in history.Looking at Busan, Wang Dou was in a turbulent mood. He wondered if the ancestor heroic spirits would protect them, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, when he fought bloody battles with alien races?

Lin Daofu's voice came: "After the construction of the new castle in Shun Township, according to the situation of the new castle, it will not be easy to attack outside the castle. The officials judged that if there are Dongnuliu thieves attacking the city, they will definitely attack the south gate of Shun Fort! "

Everyone nodded. In ancient times, the city gate was the main target of the enemy's attack, and outside the west gate to be built in the new castle of Shunxiang Castle, there were full of potholes, and it was very difficult to walk. The soldiers didn't have the patience to fill in the pits and attack the city.

Wang Dou also nodded, and he said: "That's right, this south gate must be the main attacking place of the bandit army, from now on, we will strengthen the city defense.

He looked at the crowd: "From today onwards, except for the new formation of two sentries, the four sentries of Shunxiang Fort will take turns defending the city!"

Everyone took orders, Han Chao and Han Zhong clasped their fists together and said, "Please teach me the strategy!"

Wang Dou pondered for a while, and said: "The only way to defend the defense is to defend it. I see that every time the bandits come to the forts, they are either panicked or unable to defend. They consume energy day and night, and often get tired and fail!"

"Everything will be established if it is planned, and it will be abandoned if it is not planned. It is advisable to distribute the opportunity first to determine the direction of the city.

He said to Han Chao and Han Zhong: "You two first charge the city to the crenels, and calculate the number of equipment in each place, one by one. Then distribute according to Wu, how many people are needed for each crenel, and Buddha wolf should be used for each dangerous place. How many machine guns, how many firecrackers, how many gunmen, how many gunmen, make a book and show it to me, if it is feasible, I will handle it. After that, I will practice for several days every month. If there is an unknown dispatch and panic in the face of the enemy, the general will deal with it!"

The two took their orders solemnly.

Soon Shun Township Fort laid down detailed military laws and orders for defending the city, ordering the entire army.

In addition, starting from May, Wang Dou also began to rectify the Huodun under his jurisdiction, repelling the old and weak of the pier army, selecting the young and strong, and preparing all the pier and so on.

He also ordered Chi Dacheng, the governor, to inspect various places.

Everything is in preparation for war.

……

Since May, more operas have been performed in front of the Yuhuangge stage at the East Street of Shun Township. There is a big drama almost every few days, which makes the military households in the castle very happy. During the show, everyone was very happy, especially when watching the show, the stage would give away some snacks such as fruit snacks, which made every time the stage started, there was a sea of ​​people in front of the stage.

On the stage, there were also sergeants from Shun Township Fort. They would often pick out some sergeants with loud voices to sing on the stage,
They all sang the military songs of the Shunxiang Army, such as "Song of Encouraging Soldiers", "Song of the Shooting Army", "Song of Marching", etc. Among them, the military song "Man Jianghong" of the Shunxiang Army is the most popular. There was a majestic singing on and off the stage.

For watching operas and listening to songs, both military households and sergeants are welcome, but to the surprise of the military households in the fort, this troupe seems to be fixed in Shunxiang Fort. In addition to the great drama of the Taizu of this dynasty expelling the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty, there were more opera programs written and performed by them, most of which reflected the tragic situation in various places when the Mongol Tartars and the Later Jin Tartars invaded.Every time I watched a play, there was a lot of gnashing of teeth and curses from the audience, and even the actors who played the Tartars received a lot of blank stares.

The same is true of the drama staged on the stage today. Several actors on the stage who played the role of the Houjin soldiers, after breaking through a civilian fort, carried out a tragic massacre. They robbed the villagers of all their wealth, food, chickens, ducks, iron pots, etc. things, and took all the women away.

The heroine is a girl named Su Niang. Her father, mother, brother and sister were all killed by the Tartars. She escaped on the way to captivity, and then hid in the mountains, living a life without people and ghosts. Wear less, all hair is white.It was not until many years later that Master Wang accidentally discovered Su Niang and rescued her during the process of going into the mountains to destroy the bandits, and Su Niang turned from a ghost into a human again.

The finale was very touching, and the actors were very skilled, which made the audience in the audience burst into tears.Over the years, Mongolian Tatars and Later Jin Tartars invaded from time to time, and many of them lost their families. From Su Niang, they seemed to see what happened to them in the past.

In the end, the drama came to an end in the majestic Shunxiang army song "Man Jianghong", but the people in front of the stage were still reluctant to leave for a long time, and suddenly a loud voice rang out: "Never let Su Niang's tragedy be staged in Shunxiang Fort!"

Immediately, there was a howling sound from the audience, and countless arms were raised.

"Kill all the Tartars!"

They all shouted: "Kill all the Tartars!"

"Defend the family and the country!"

The voice came from afar. On a tall building next to the stage, Wang Dou nodded with satisfaction, and said to the person next to him: "The results are remarkable. After a few days of performances, the military households in the fort and the sergeants at all sentries are all mobilized. , thank you, boss, you have contributed a lot to the production of the theater repertoire!"

Beside Wang Dou, apart from a few tall guards, there was also a middle-aged man standing.This middle-aged man is nearly forty years old, his left arm is broken, and there is still a deep scar on his face. At this time, his face is full of tears, but he is very excited. The drama just now touched his heart .

This man is Xie Youcheng, a native of Tongzhou, who is now the owner of the Yuhuangge Theater in Shun Township. Jin Jun was severed and was slashed on the face. At that time, he passed out. When he woke up, his family's corpses and blood were all over the ground.

He will never forget the scene of his family's death, he will never forget it.His heart is full of hatred, deep-seated hatred for Hou Jin.

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Old White Bull:
There is one more tonight.

(End of this chapter)