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

Chapter 239
The social chaos in the late Ming Dynasty was mainly manifested in military and political chaos.Of course, this army also includes the peasant army, that is, the bandit armed forces in the official mouth, as well as the armed forces of the Tartars outside the Great Wall (Manchurian Tartars, Mongolian Tartars).

The status of the army in the late Ming Dynasty was constantly changing due to reasons such as being captured in battle, mutiny, desertion and so on.The regular army that originally belonged to the government, when fighting the rogues, if they were defeated and captured, or deserted, they would turn into rogues.

The opposite is the opposite.Originally they belonged to thieves, but they were arrested by the government because of fighting, surrendered to the government, and after being recruited and incorporated, they became the regular army of the imperial court.

There are also some clowns who can be soldiers for several rounds in their lifetime, such as the notorious Wu Sangui, Li Chengdong and others, there are not a few such people.

It is well known that Wu Sangui first served as a soldier for the Ming Dynasty, then served as a soldier for the Qing Dynasty, and finally served as a soldier for himself, which also caused Kangxi's rebellion, but he only served as the dew emperor for a few days, and then disappeared.

Li Chengdong became a thief first and then a soldier. When he was a soldier, he first served as a soldier for the Ming Dynasty, then served as a soldier for the Qing Dynasty, and finally served as a soldier for the Ming Dynasty. Now this Li Chengdong is still an inconspicuous thief under the command of Madman He and Gao Jie. surrender.

The identities of these people are like fantasy chameleons. In a short period of 20 years, even my parents probably don't know them anymore.

Therefore, it was a normal phenomenon among the armies in the late Ming Dynasty to collect captives and reorganize them into armies.It was a means for the imperial court to appease them instead of being unable to suppress them.It is also a way for various warlords to expand their strength.

Zuo Liangyu, a great warlord in the late Ming Dynasty, did the best job in this respect.From a general officer with only tens of thousands of horses, in just a few years, he became Wuchang Bo with an army of 80.It is true that most of his troops were adapted from captives.

Now Ji Dong is going to adapt the prisoner, and this is not the first time he has adapted the prisoner. He has already had several successful experiences, so he is very familiar with the road.

However, Lin Yi's collection of prisoners is absolutely different from Zuo Liangyu and others. It is definitely not just a matter of touching his head. First of all, he must follow the principle of voluntariness and never force any prisoner to serve as a soldier with him to fight.If these captives are unwilling to serve as soldiers, they will be registered in the register after being educated, and they can be released and dismissed on the spot as long as they promise not to fight against the court in the future.

The reason why these captives should be registered in the register before they are released and dismissed is to prevent them from being smart and going back on their promises in the future. If they are captured as captives a second time, there will be no chance. a means.

In addition, the captives who are willing to stay and serve as soldiers with Lin Yi have to pass the physical examination. They are definitely not put into the basket or eaten. If the physique is too poor, the old, the old, the sick, and the disabled, Lin Yi will persuade them. Walk.

After some screening, these captives can become Ji Dong's soldiers, and then Lin Yi will not discriminate against these captives. They are all equal in terms of military discipline and treatment, and they are treated equally, with clear rewards and punishments.In order to maintain the stability and iron discipline of the team.

Furthermore, Lin Yi's army does not support idlers. In addition to fighting, it is training. Whether it is a logistics soldier or a front-line combat soldier, there are no soldiers who do not train, and there are no veteran soldiers. Including himself, he also insists on practicing martial arts to maintain his combat effectiveness.

This is Lin Yi's application of the special forces experience and military experience of later generations to ancient times.

Now the more than 8000 thieves and captives have begun to accept adaptations according to Ji Dong's previous policies.

Among them, more than 3000 captives, that is, the part of Li Guo and Hao who were captured from Laohukou who waved the flag, have undergone a change of mind after these days.At first, I thought that if it fell into Ji Dong's hands, his head might be beheaded, or he might be recruited.Because in the past, after the army was beaten and captured, it was nothing more than these two situations.Among these people, of course, there are veterans who have changed, and there are also thieves who have been differentiated and integrated.

But then they discovered that they were being treated like never before.They were not interrogated, their heads were not beheaded, and they were raised like this, with three meals a day, as long as they didn't make trouble, honestly, no one made trouble for them.

At first glance, these prisoners were really nice to be Ji Dong’s captives. Among the troops who guarded them, those regular soldiers who were reorganized from thieves, and those they knew were mainly those who had lived in the stars, shot down the sky, and others. Luo Rucai's old subordinates, some of them had fought side by side, came and went, contacted in private, they also knew about Lin Yi's policy on treating prisoners, and felt that these people were doing well, and many people were anxious to wait. Hope to be adapted by Ji Dong as soon as possible.

These days, if you eat food and serve as a soldier, you can hang out with someone. As long as you have food and drink, now with Ji Dong, you not only have food, drink, but also money to spend. Why not do it?Everyone has a way, who wants to tuck his head in his trouser belt and be a thief?

Therefore, when Lin Yi's generals announced a change in the policy of treating prisoners, these people scrambled to sign up and ask to stay, even fearing that Lin Yi would not want them, few of them were willing to be released and dismissed.

Everyone used to be thieves and followed Li Zicheng, but now they are all captives. So many people scrambled to take the lead. Due to the herd mentality, it caused a sensation. As a result, they all asked to stay and become the court The regular army followed Lin Yi and turned their guns over to beat their old leader Li Zicheng.

Even these thieves who were recently captured in the First Battle of Nanyang received an enthusiastic response.I heard that those who don't want to be soldiers can be released on the spot and forget the past.Some people were dubious, and asked to be disarmed and returned to the fields, not to live a life of fighting and killing, and to be obedient citizens of the court, so some of them signed up.

After the first screening, more than 6000 people were willing to stay, and only 2000 people were willing to be released or dismissed.

However, among these captives, more than 200 people were beheaded first in public. The reason was that after registration, inquiry and verification, these 200 people were released people who had been captured by Ji Dong before, and now they were caught again. It was She Tatian and Luo Rucai's old subordinates who were caught by Lin Yi and released. They ran to Li Zicheng's side, and now they were arrested again and their identities were checked. That's their bad luck.

Therefore, according to the established policy, Ji Dong cut off their heads in public to teach other captives a lesson.

Then for the remaining 2000 people who were caught for the first time, after being educated and registered, these [-] people were released in batches and dismissed. For the previous crimes, they will never be blamed. These people really feel that they have picked up a big deal. , I really didn't dare to be a thief anymore, I was disarmed and returned to the fields, and went to be an obedient citizen of the court.

Then the remaining 6000 people underwent medical examinations, and nearly [-] people were disqualified and were persuaded to leave. These people were also released on the spot and dismissed, went home to farm, and took their children.

The remaining 5500 people are qualified, and then they will be reorganized and organized into battalions, and they will be issued armor, weapons, horses, and food and salaries.After several major battles, more battalions with more casualties were formed, and fewer battalions with fewer casualties were recruited, and then they were educated in military discipline.

In this way, after the casualties and reductions in the war and the increase in the number of captured prisoners, after offsetting the increase and decrease, Lin Yi now has a total force of 25000.

That is to say, after the Battle of Baishuihe, after the recruitment of Luo Rucai's army, there were 22000 troops, and after these few battles with Li Zicheng, all the war casualties and reductions were supplemented, and there were another 3000 troops.

Just like a snowball, the more Ji Dong's army fights, the more troops there are, not the fewer.

Of course, the complicated work of recruiting prisoners cannot be completed in three or two days. Lin Yi handed him over to Zu Keyong, Wang Jian and others to take charge of the specific work.

Three days will come in the blink of an eye, and today is the time we agreed with Tian Jianxiu to replace someone with a knife.

Lin Yi also made preparations, put the standard battalion and the musketeer battalion on alert, and he personally led the guard battalion to escort Li Guo, and met Tian Jianxiu five miles away from the camp gate.

The two sides stopped more than 100 meters apart, which is a relatively safe distance for both parties.

Seeing Lin Yi on the opposite side and Li Guo in charge, Tian Jianxiu was full of joy, and saluted Lin Yi, "The general is indeed a trustworthy person, don't you come here all right?"

"Hehe, with each other, General Tian's demeanor is still the same." Lin Yi smiled and bowed his hands on the horse, as a return of the courtesy.

After the two sides greeted each other, they got to the point and began to exchange people with knives. Tian Jianxiu waved his hands to signal, and the two soldiers nodded in agreement, and drove a carriage towards Lin Yi...

(End of this chapter)