Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 201
When Lin Yi left Miyun this time, there were only 8000 troops. Now, after several months of suppressing bandits, excluding the casualties and casualties of the war, the number of troops has not decreased, but has more than doubled.

Moreover, Minister of the Ministry of War and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet Yang Sichang have already agreed to their establishment, and the problem of food and payment for so many new people will be solved. No matter how empty the imperial treasury is, or how difficult the Emperor Chongzhen is, it is necessary to increase troops and increase food and payment to suppress bandits. Yes, it will save them from recruiting troops again, and they will definitely support it with all their strength. Yang Sichang's statement on this aspect is basically equivalent to Emperor Chongzhen's statement.

There is no need for Ji Dong to raise food and pay for them privately.

To increase so many soldiers all at once, if it wasn’t for the imminent suppression of bandits, it would be evidence of a double-mindedness towards the imperial court. Treason is not allowed.

Now Ji Dong has nothing to worry about. It can be said that for him, the government and the public environment are very good, and he can throw off his arms and do something bold and drastic.

Ji Dong reorganized the 22000 men and horses, disrupting the original sequence. The guard battalion and the women's battalion remained unchanged, and the remaining men and horses were organized into six battalions, which means a total of eight battalions.

The average number of battalions from the first to sixth battalions is about 3500 people.The first battalion is the Musket Battalion, under the command of Dongsheng, with a total of 3600 people, all of whom are all guns.

The second battalion is still designated as an artillery battalion, with a total of 3400 people, led by Wang Qi. The red cannons pulled out this time and a few tiger squatting cannons have more than 80 cannons. In addition, there are more than 20 cannons in Miyun’s hometown. The red cannons are in stock, and Ji Dong now has more than 100 red cannons.

The third battalion is the standard battalion, led by Gan Bao, and the number has also increased to 3500, and all of them are cavalry. The standard battalion still has archers, musketeers, and shield players, and they are equipped with dual weapons. Their squad It is mainly the combination of the original Guanning Iron Cavalry and Tianxiong Army.

So they are designated as the standard battalion, because this is Ji Dong's ace battalion, relatively speaking, it has a complete range of troops and the strongest combat effectiveness.

The remaining four battalions and five battalions all have 3000 troops. The fourth battalion is commanded by Jiang Xingyuan, the fifth battalion is commanded by Yang Fang, the sixth battalion is commanded by Wang Jian, and the sixth battalion is still in charge of food, grass and supplies, with a total strength of 4000.

This is the largest battalion, because it has to supply the 22000 people with food, ammunition and other logistical supplies.

After this reorganization, among the general soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, regardless of the number of soldiers or the overall combat effectiveness, Lin Yi's team was among the best.

But I dare not say that it is second to none, because Lin Yi knows that Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao, etc., are all very powerful, whether it is in terms of the number of soldiers, or in terms of combat effectiveness , are all famous.

Seeing that the other battalions have increased in number, but the women's battalion still has dozens of them, Xiaoying and Zhezhe came to Lin Yi for advice, asking to recruit female soldiers and increase the number.

Lin Yi comforted them with a smile and said, "You think you have too few officers and soldiers, don't worry, there will be a chance to increase the number of women's battalions for you in the future."

"You can keep your word. Our women's battalion has to increase to 3000 people. We also want to fight. We will never lose to the men's battalion."

"All right, all right."...

To expand the team so much at once, we must first maintain stability.Of course, this depends on military discipline. More than 1 people were born as thieves, and it took half a month to rectify discipline.No matter who they are, everyone is equal before the military law.As far as this iron rule is concerned, no one has any complaints.

As Lin Yi's deputy general, Zu Keyong is in charge of the discipline and training of the entire army, Wang Jian is in charge of logistics, and Lin Yi is in charge of overall work.

After a month of training, all the gangster spirits on these rogues were eliminated, and more than 1 rogues were integrated into Ji Dong's regular army.

Next, the training began, and each battalion chose its own location. On the north bank of the Baishui River, more than 2 people trained all their members.

Including Ji Dong himself, he must practice martial arts for more than two hours every day.

Of course, Yang Sichang couldn't stay where he was with the three general soldiers, because the three general soldiers did not participate in the battle with Luo Rucai at the Baishui River, so there was no need to stay and train the troops.

Yang Sichang urged them to go to Xing'an to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong.

A few months later, in May of 1640, the news came that Zhang Xianzhong was defeated in Gouping Pass and Xing'an and fled into Sichuan. Long and the troops from Sichuan continued to pursue and encircle Zhang Xianzhong.

Yang Ge led Zhu Dadian, the general soldier of Nanjing, and David Hu, the general soldier of Baoding, and entered the Nanyang area of ​​Henan Province to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's troops.

Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, was rebelled by refugees because of the famine in Shandong. Yang Sichang asked him to take his troops back to Shandong to suppress the uprising.

Ji Dong knew that a turbulent era was coming.Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Huang Taiji from Liaodong, these staunch enemies of the Ming Dynasty, are all serious problems for the court.As one of the chief military officers that the imperial court relies heavily on, it will be a matter of time before they face off against them.

The imperial edict of the imperial court or the military orders of Yang Sichang and Zheng Chongjian will arrive soon.

Therefore, Lin Yi stepped up to train his men and horses. In addition to practicing martial arts every day, he also personally went to each battalion to guide the training.

The training of the Eighth Battalion actually doesn't need him to worry too much now, because it has formed a rule for veterans to lead new soldiers, but he still has to go to each battalion every day.The soldiers trained very hard, and they were very excited. After several months of training, Ji Dong was very satisfied. The more than 1 thieves who had been recruited not only got rid of the gangsters, but also improved their combat power. , basically on par with Ji Dong's original team.

In other words, after several months of rectification and training, more than 1 Luo Rucai's bandits have been digested and absorbed by him, and they have all become his new fighting power.

On this day, Lin Yi was directing the training in the women's battalion, when suddenly the imperial decree arrived, and the eunuch Lu Jiude from the East Factory was the eunuch who delivered the decree.

Ji Dong is certainly no stranger to this person.This is a rising star among the eunuchs. He is an eunuch of the Beijing camp. He is well versed in the armor of soldiers. He has supervised and suppressed thieves many times. He can be called a military general among the eunuchs. Huang Degong, and later Gao Jie and others, all followed him. They made outstanding achievements in suppressing thieves and won the trust of Emperor Chongzhen.

According to the original historical development, after Wang Chengen hanged himself with Emperor Chongzhen, the northern capital of the Ming Dynasty fell.Lu Jiude traveled to the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River, and Shi Kefa, who stayed in Nanjing, helped Zhu Yousong, the little blessing king, to the throne of Nanming emperor. He was known as Emperor Hongguang in history, and opened the curtain of the Nanming regime.

Now he came to pass the decree on behalf of Emperor Chongzhen. A group of thousands of Beijing soldiers, pulling large carts and small vehicles, traveled a long distance from Beijing to southern Shaanxi. The purpose was of course to reward Lin Yi's army.

Ding Qirui, governor of Shaanxi, came with him.Master Ding Futai heard that the angel officer was coming. He greeted Zheng Tongjian, the governor of the three sides, from the front line of suppressing the bandits in southern Shaanxi.

Lin Yi, Zu Keyong and others hurriedly lined up to take the angel officer and the governor into the barracks. After the Xiang'an row was arranged, Lin Yi, Zu Keyong and others knelt down to receive the order.

Lu Jiude read the imperial decree loudly with his unique voice:
According to the heaven, the emperor said.Thieves poisoned the living beings, and the people lived in water and fire.I cherish the country in my heart, miss the common people, and amnesty the world.However, these thieves have owed the grace of the saints, are capricious, do not change their thieves' nature, and do not abandon their evil. They can only send heavy troops to wipe them out and restore peace to the world.

Lin Yi, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, did not satisfy my hope, and he followed the order to suppress the bandits. Royal wine royal meat and the army.This!
"I thank the Lord for your kindness." Lin Yi kowtowed to the imperial edict, and after Lu Jiu finished reading, he gave the imperial edict to Lin Yi.

Ji Dong knew that the rank of the general who suppressed thieves was of course not small, at least much higher than the current general of Miyun.After being granted the title of General Ping Zhai, he would be an earl if he advanced further, otherwise He Renlong wouldn't have lost his life because of such a title.

It is said that He Renlong made many military exploits in the process of besieging and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong.Yang Sichang once promised him that he would be named General Ping Bandit, but later Yang Sichang actually gave Zuo Liangyu the general Ping Bandit.He Renlong was very annoyed. From then on, he also followed Zuo Liangyu's example. He obeyed the law and disobeyed the law. up.

Now that the imperial court has named him the general of suppressing bandits, it shows what an honor it is, and he even rewards him with flying fish suit, which is a kind of official uniform second only to the boa suit, which looks really powerful.

After Lin Yi received the order, he immediately issued an order to unload the imperial wine and meat, and held a banquet to reward the three armies.

(End of this chapter)