Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 79
Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, Zhang Dasan was sleeping soundly, when he suddenly heard the shrill sound of a horn outside, and then heard the voices of the servants yelling outside: "Get up, get up, a bunch of dogs. They're all up."

Then I heard a mess of sounds, followed by crying, it was a few servants rushing into the barracks, carrying military sticks, and it was easy to beat the banner soldiers who were in a hurry.

Xiaoqi Zhou Dajin woke up, and shouted to the bannermen in the room: "Get up, get up, or everyone will be beaten later."

Everyone got up in a hurry, put away the bed and folded the quilts, and under the leadership of Zhou Dajin, they went to wash their hands outside the barracks one by one.

There is a large stone ditch outside the barracks, and beside the ditch is a row of wooden shelves for everyone to put their faces and so on.Not far from the wooden frame, there is a hand press well, which is being pressed by a flag soldier, and water is flowing out continuously.

Zhang Dasan knew what the Huang Laifu hand press well was called. I heard that it was invented by Master Qianhu. You don’t need to draw water from the well. You just need to hold the iron handle and press it a few times, and the water will come out by itself. magic.Right now, the Huang Laifu hand press well has blossomed outside the inner fort of the fort. I heard that many forts outside the Wuzhai Fort have purchased and installed Mr. Huang’s hand press well. Even the old village head of his own village is said to be preparing for it. Install this hand press well.

At this time, the ditch was already full of people, and all the soldiers from hundreds of households were washing their faces here. After receiving the water, they either put their face plates on the wooden stand to wash their faces, or put them on Go to the high rocks everywhere, squeeze into the ditch to wash your face.Zhang Dasan didn't have time to express his admiration to Mr. Qianhu, so he followed everyone in the banner to line up beside the hand press well to get water.

Water in northern Shanxi has always been precious. When the bannermen are at home, they have to go to far away places to fetch water when they are at home. Now there is drought everywhere, and many old wells have dried up. It is even more difficult to use water.Generally speaking, some people with good family conditions have water cellars, and the water in these cellars is usually not used easily.

Usually when everyone is at home, it is very rare to wash your face and take a bath. If there is a face wash, the whole face of water must be used by the whole family.After the adults have finished washing, it is the children's turn to wash.After the children washed their faces, the adults washed their feet, and after the adults washed their feet, the children washed their feet, until the water could no longer be used, and then poured it out reluctantly.

At this time, each flag soldier received a plate of clear water one by one, and they were a little reluctant to use it to wash their faces. Everyone had an idea that if this plate of water was taken home, it would be fine.But at this time there were servants roaring from all over the place, urging everyone to move quickly, everyone didn't dare to think too much, they hurriedly put the snow-white facecloth into the face plate, and began to wash their faces.

After washing up, all the Banner soldiers followed Xiaoqi's queue and lined up to have breakfast in the restaurant where their hundreds of households were.In the morning, there are big steamed buns, meat buns, and bean curd, so that everyone is full again.

After the bannermen had eaten to their heart's content, they went back to their houses to get their weapons, and then went to the horse racing field.

On the stage, Huang Laifu was already standing there, he was wearing armor, with a calm expression.Deputy Qianhu He Ruzhen, the two town governors Sun Xiaobao and Han Hu, and a group of servants, and the miscellaneous people stood behind him.Each hundred households led their own banner army and stood below.

Huang Laifu ordered the counting, and each hundred households began to order their own sergeants. The provincial order filled out the form for each small flag, and sticked it for each general flag, and then everyone went to Taiwan to submit.Seeing that the total number of sergeants was good, Huang Laifu began to lecture loudly.

"Everyone's life has passed these two days. It can be said to be two words, comfortable. You are all wearing new military uniforms, sleeping on new bedding, and eating enough meat and rice. Let me ask you, before you were at home, Have you ever had such a good day?"

All the flag troops shouted: "No."

Huang Laifu shouted: "Speak louder."

All the flag troops shouted: "No!"

Huang Laifu nodded, and said: "No, but have you ever thought about it, where did the silver and white flour come from? It was all earned by the soldiers and civilians of Wuzhaibao. They are windy and rainy, every day You have to work endlessly, and the money you earn is just to support you. And you sit on your hands every day, you don’t need to work hard, you just get your monthly salary comfortably. I will support you for a few years, but I hope you will kill the enemy once or twice. If you are not willing to train hard and fight the enemy bravely, then what is the use of supporting you?"

Huang Laifu shouted loudly: "If that's the case, don't blame me, Huang Laifu, for being ruthless. My military discipline and law in Wuzhaibao are ruthless."

The above words are adapted from what Huang Laifu said when he made Qi Jiguang train Qi's army. Needless to say, the effect is still very good.All the bannermen below were stunned when they heard this. Although Sir Qianhu is young, I heard that he is not yet 20 years old this year, but he has a majesty of his own. Everyone joins the army to eat food, isn't it just for Lord Qianhu?If you don't work hard, isn't it ungrateful?

Moreover, Huang Laifu's words made everyone forget that they were in the army, not at home.Now that I am a sergeant, I will use weapons to kill the enemy in the future.Everyone couldn't help but stood up straighter, and unconsciously, a lot of the original relaxed look was swept away.

Huang Laifu looked at everyone's expressions with satisfaction, he glanced at everyone again, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

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The barracks in Wuzhai Fort are relatively smaller than the racecourse. If the flag troops of Wuzhai Fort train for training, they will go to the arena outside the fort.

And from this day on, Huang Laifu led more than a thousand flag troops to start intense and rigorous training.

According to Qi Jiguang's training method, the training is divided into several stages.

The first stage is to line up first, identify various flags and orders, and recite military discipline, military etiquette and camp regulations.

This first stage, Huang Laifu estimated that it would take two months, maybe two months is not enough.After all, the Wuzhaibao Banner Army is basically [-]% illiterate.Moreover, there are not many veterans, and most of them are recruits. It is not easy for them to be familiar with the front, back, left, and right, to recognize various complicated flags and orders, and to recite various military discipline and camp regulations.

However, this first stage is very important. It is related to the strength of the army and the unity of orders in the future.According to Qi Jiguang's military training method, he attaches great importance to the training of banners and orders. He believes that "orders, banners and drums are essential to governing the army. Famous generals in ancient and modern times used troops, and there was no unrestrained order. They did not use golden drums, flags and banners to fight against victors."

For this reason, he formulated numerous orders for marching, fighting, and camping, and required soldiers to memorize them by heart.Those who can't read will listen to the literate people in the team to teach and explain, and when it's time to practice against the enemy, they must follow every word.Usually, Qi Jiguang often slaps soldiers on his back, and if there is one thing he can't remember, he has to beat him.If each soldier commits a minor fault and deserves to be beaten, those who can recite one will not be beaten.

After repeated practice in this way, finally in the actual combat, all the officers and soldiers truly have one eye and one ear, and the ears only listen to the sound of the golden drum, the eyes only see the color of the flag, and at night they see the double lights of the brilliant move.

If the golden drum does not move, even if the master and general say what they want, they are not allowed to obey, even if the gods come to say what they want, they are not allowed to obey, they just blindly follow the orders of the flags and drums.If the beating of the drum should advance, even if there is water and fire in front of it, if the beating of the drum can’t stop, one must go forward into the water and into the fire. Order returned.Only in this way can the strong and the weak work together, and all people will be united to conquer the strong and overcome the strong, and be invincible.

After Qi's army became an army, they were invincible and invincible all over the world. This is also inseparable from the clear banner and unified order.Regarding the actions of this generation of famous generals, Huang Laifu naturally followed suit.

Before Qi Jiguang ruled the army, the directions of various flags in Ming Dynasty were indicated by using southeast, north and south, but most of the troops at this time were illiterate and did not distinguish between east and west.After Qi Jiguang ruled the army, he switched to a more practical method of raising flags front to back, left to right, specifically:
When the yellow flag is raised, it is in the middle, and everyone in line must look in the middle.When fighting, if the yellow flag is raised, it means that the Chinese army wants to change, and all teams must listen to orders and implement them.

When the red flag is raised, it is the front, and everyone in line must look forward.If in battle, if the red flag is raised, it means that the soldiers in the front team will be changed, and the front team will obey the orders.

When the black flag is raised, it is the rear, and everyone in line must look back.If in battle, if the black flag is raised, it means that the rear troops want to change, and the rear troops obey orders.

When the green flag is raised, it is left, and everyone in line must look to the left.If in battle, if the green flag is raised, it means that the left team wants to change, and the left team will obey the orders.

When the white flag is raised, it is to the right, and everyone in line must look to the right.If in battle, if the white flag is raised, it means that the right team wants to change soldiers, and the right team will follow orders to implement.

If these five flags are all raised, each team must stand upright and prepare to obey orders.Wherever the flag is pointing, everyone will go in that direction. The flag will not stop until the flag is lowered, and everyone will not sit until the flag is lowered.The banner is clear, the order is unified, the flag is not raised, the ground is the ground of faith, even if the gods call to move, they are not allowed to obey and move.

In addition to the flags, there are also various orders and golden drums in the Qi family army.Various commanding instruments include: suona, gongs, polo, step drums, beating drums, mingjin, cymbals and so on.

If in the military camp, the officers heard the sound of blowing locks, it means that the Lord General has asked the officers to come to the army to discuss various matters.

If the sound of the gong is heard, all the sergeants will sit down and rest on the spot.

If the sound of Polo is heard, all the sergeants will stand up and stand with their weapons.

If you hear the sound of the step drum, everyone should move forward, and walk ten steps with each sound of the drum.

If you hear the sound of trumpets blowing into a single swing, it means that each team and each flag should be evacuated, and each small flag should be about one foot five feet apart.

If during the march, everyone hears the sound of the horn, it means that the cook is about to start cooking.After the trumpets sounded for a second time, everyone began to eat.The horn sounded three times, and everyone began to set up camp.

If during the march, everyone hears the voice of Phnom Penh, the scouts will immediately go in and out, and go to all sides to reconnaissance.

If you hear the trumpet blowing like a swan, the sergeants will let go of their voices and shout.

If they hear the sound of beating drums, all the sergeants will charge forward bravely to fight the enemy.

If the sergeants hear the sound of gold ringing when they are fighting the enemy, they must stop fighting the enemy.Hearing the sound of gold ringing again, all the sergeants retreated.

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In addition to these basic banners and orders, Qi Jiguang also ordered countless military discipline and military salutes.Huang Laifu naturally moved all of them. Based on Qi Jiguang's military training method, he formulated a comprehensive Wuzhaibao military discipline, military etiquette and battalion regulations.

The first rule of military etiquette is to be respectful and humble, and to stop suddenly overstepping.

Usually in the army, when the small flag sees the general flag, it needs to bow and stand.When the general flag saw hundreds of households, he knelt and bowed.When a hundred households see thousands of households, they see Huang Laifu himself, and they need to bow and kneel.Usually in the teaching field, if the subordinates meet the superiors, and those who ride horses on the way, they must dismount.

Usually when there is nothing to do in the place, the small flag, the general flag, and hundreds of households sit together, and they are allowed to treat each other with nostalgia, but they must sit sideways, and they are not allowed to sit shoulder-to-shoulder.

When the superior gave the task, Xiaojun knelt down and listened to Xiaoqi's order to hand it out.Where the small flags are white, kneel down and listen to the general flag.The general flag knelt down and listened to the awards from hundreds of households.A hundred households kneel and listen to a thousand households give orders.

For the usual official documents and military records, showing off one's own merits, etc., only the small army is allowed to hand over the small flag, the small flag is handed over to the general flag, the general flag is handed over to a hundred households, and a hundred households are handed over to a thousand households.Suoyue is not allowed to hand over directly to the superior, and must be satisfied with his status as a subordinate. If there is any disobedience, he must be handed over to the military law.

In addition to military salute, it is military discipline.

The military discipline of the Qi family army is very strict. Qi Jiguang said back then: "...Soldiers are things that kill thieves, and thieves are things that kill people. Don't the people want your thieves? If you are willing to kill thieves and obey military laws, If you don't disturb him, why don't you flatter you? It's just that when you go to a place, the people are only afraid of thieves, and you have robbed them. I once killed him, why didn't his people avoid him, why didn't he close the door and lock the house? Just like last year, when I went to Taizhou, because it was difficult for all the soldiers to control them, the people along the way also suffered. The soldiers had nowhere to stay, no place to cook, and How many were killed by the captain of the official sentry when they were accused by the people. For example, this year, my own soldiers are stationed at Chengtou. Walking drums, walking one by one, passing by the people who heard about it, killing pigs and cattle, selling wine and rice, waiting..."

Because of Qi Jiguang's strict military rule, wherever the Qi family's army went, they were very popular with the people. Everywhere they went, the people would kill pigs and goats and line the streets to welcome them. Three, a division of benevolence and righteousness, a division of might and might, that stood side by side with the Yue family army and an army in later generations.Qi Jiguang has also become a national hero and has been respected by the world for hundreds of years.

For Qi Jiguang, Huang Laifu respected, admired, and envious.He stipulated that the Wuzhaibao Banner Army should not bully the weak at ordinary times, drink and fight violently, be loud and rude, trample on people's fruits and crops, and trample on people's huts.Those who violate the above points will be punished with ten army sticks to fifty army sticks.

For the above punishments, the Qi Family Army also punished them with Guaner Youying. Huang Laifu finally changed to beating the army stick, and he didn't know whether his approach was progressing or lagging behind.

For those who rape, prostitute, and steal other people's property, it goes without saying that they will be beheaded for public display.There are crimes in the above, but if the people who are accomplices and the same banner make a move, the rest will be exonerated.The first to reward each other, if mutual concealment, the army of the same flag will sit together with military law.

In addition to these military discipline and military regulations, Huang Laifu also stipulated that fighting in the army is strictly prohibited.

The sergeants of the two sides fought twice, regardless of whether they were straight or straight, they were beaten when they were tied, and then they were investigated and punished.If a sergeant fights with another officer from a hundred households, no matter whether it is straight or straight, he will be tied up first, and the lowly one will be punished for not keeping his duty, and then cut straight.If in the same hundred households, the sergeants fight with the superior, or the small flag, the general flag fights with the hundred households, no matter whether it is straight or straight, it is considered as beating parents, and it is handed over to the marching law.

In peacetime, noise is strictly prohibited in the army, and whenever there is any action, it has its own banner and golden drum.If there is no order to speak, it must be strictly dealt with, especially at night, and no noise is allowed.

Gambling is prohibited in the Wuzhaibao army, and those who violate it will be severely punished.

In the Wuzhaibao army, it is strictly forbidden to lie and confuse, so as to shake the hearts of the people, and those who violate it will be severely punished.

All the soldiers in Wuzhai Fort dismounted and gave way when they met civil and military officials on their way.If you are practicing in the camp, those who follow the orders of the golden drum should only listen to the orders and do not have to avoid them.

Sergeants in Wuzhaibao should carry the weapons they should have with them, and they should be maintained frequently.Although a bow and an arrow must be written on the flags, if there is any loss, it will be seized and dealt with at the granary, and it will be sent to the military for serious punishment.

Among the sergeants of Wuzhaibao, for the family members of the cavalry, the saddles and bridles of their horses usually need to be checked once a month.

In addition to these, Wuzhai Fort also has some regulations such as making a covenant of evasion, distributing military pay, and checking merits and demerits.

If there are sergeants who run away in each small flag, all the small flags will sit together, half of them will be sent to prison, half of them will be taken into custody, and their monthly rations will be taken away.If he doesn't get any money for a year, the small banner leader of the banner will be tied up again, sent to the banner army, and will receive half of the rations. Only when the escaped person is caught can he resume his original post of monthly rations.

For the merits and demerits of the sergeants on weekdays, there is always one leaf for each hundred households, and one leaf for every hundred households.Anyone who meets the general banner, small banners and sergeants who are hardworking will be recorded once.All sergeants who disagree with the military law in verbal disputes with others will be demerited once.Every three months, the merits and demerits are handed over to thousands of households, and rewards and punishments are similar.

For the monthly ration rewards of the sergeants, Huang Laifu stipulated that all of them should be distributed by himself. At the end of each month, the sergeants gathered in the teaching field and gave them by roll call, and Huang Laifu handed them over to them one by one.

Finally, the health problems of the sergeants. If any sergeant is sick, the people with the same banner today should report it to the small flag leader. The small flag will check the priority and report to the general banner. Reported to Huang Laifu's office to see the doctor's approval, and Huang Laifu personally cared for him and brought some supplements to express his condolences.

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The above is Huang Laifu's military training method according to Qi Jiguang, and all the banners, orders and military regulations formulated, and there is a small booklet.

These various regulations, not to mention the ordinary flag soldiers in Wuzhai Fort, even Huang Laifu himself was dizzy when he saw them, and he couldn't remember them in a mess.However, this is a necessary leading method in the army. In this era, besides these banner orders, what other leading methods are there?

Huang Laifu issued a strict order that every officer in a hundred households must memorize these banners, orders, military regulations and disciplines within one month.Each general banner and small banner must memorize these things within forty days.Ordinary flag soldiers must also memorize these things within 45 days.And the entire Wuzhai Fort Thousand Household Banner Army must actually familiarize themselves with the meaning and actions of these things within two months.

Otherwise, severe penalties will be imposed.At that time, Huang Laifu pulled his back, and Baihu made a wrong one, and he was beaten with a three-army stick.The general flag is wrong, and the second army is beaten.The small flag and the ordinary flag army carried the wrong one, and they were hit with an army stick.

Of course, memorizing the regulations is also beneficial.For example, in the future, ordinary comparisons of martial arts, failure to do the tricks, minor faults, etc., can be rewarded and punished by the treaty, and those who can recite the five articles will not be hit with an army stick.

Huang Laifu asked people to copy these regulations into many pamphlets, among the ten hundred households in Wuzhai Fort, and one hundred small flags.Every hundred households, every general banner, and every small banner has a volume.In free time or at night, each banner gathers together, and those who can read will read by themselves, while those who cannot read will listen to the explanation taught by the literate people of the banner.

All of a sudden, the entire Wuzhaibao barracks was immersed in an atmosphere of learning, but what made Huang Laifu embarrassed was that the illiteracy rate in the Wuzhaibao Banner Army was too high. Except for Huang Laifu, only three people could barely read.

(End of this chapter)