Chapter 103 Group Training
"One...two...three...four...one, two, three, four..."
Accompanied by consistent slogans and neat footsteps, the training in the Dingwu Army camp is now in full swing.
The entire Nanjing Right Guard was responsible for the training of the new army, and the establishment of nearly 50,000 people forced Chen Cao to open three large camps in divisions around Jubaoshan. For this reason, Li Maocai's workshop worked overtime to build cement houses. .
Each camp is only five miles apart. In the first division camp, the new division commander Tang Kainian is training with the new recruits. Looking back at last year, he was just a thousand households in the right guard. Now he is a high-level division commander, and his career is promising.
"You all remember, uncle gave you everything." Tang Kainian was reprimanding a company under his command: "If it weren't for uncle, you would still be untouchables and you would never be able to turn around in your life, but now the opportunity has come and you can make a lot of money. , make great achievements, and as long as the Tatars live forever, each of you will have the opportunity to gain glory and wealth."
I don’t know how many times the commanders of the three divisions and officers at all levels have said this, but it inspires people every time. People who are used to being poor want to make contributions, gain glory, wealth, and honor their ancestors, but for such things, they have to sacrifice their lives for talents. Can.
"Practice," a company commander shouted loudly with a pointer: "You don't need to practice fighting in the first three months. You only need to stand in military posture and run. Who the hell dares to fall behind? You are not allowed to eat lunch today. , if a soldier makes a mistake, the whole squad will be punished, if one squad makes a mistake, the whole platoon will be punished, if the whole platoon makes a mistake, the whole company will be punished, and so on."
A platoon leader kicked four of his men one after another and cursed: "My uncle has set up a bonus to fight for the advanced company platoon. You don't want this money, but I do. After the Liaodong battle, I became a platoon leader from a young soldier. You see, I am your role model. If anyone is caught by the picket team and makes a mistake, I will not be able to eat pork and cabbage tonight, and I will train with weights for twenty miles tomorrow. If you are tired or tired, get out of here."
There are training teams in various positions in the camp, and it is very noisy. However, if you look carefully, each queue is only in order, not like the chaos when the guardsmen gather.
Chen Cao led his people on a patrol. After the new army was formed, it had to leave Japan before August this year. There was not much time left for him.
"Uncle..." Zhao Xin walked over with a proud look on his face astride his sword, and then said: "Uncle, all the people you wanted have been captured."
"Arrest?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows in surprise, then grabbed Xin Zhao: "You bastards, do you treat them like Song Yingxing?"
Xin Zhao looked aggrieved: "Uncle, it's definitely not possible. They are much more difficult to deal with than Song Yingxing. They are all looking forward to death. If we don't find some weird excuses, my subordinates really don't have the strength to get them here."
"Where is Sun Chuanting?" Chen Cao stared at Zhao Xindao.
Xin Zhao handed over his hand: "They are all in Zhenfu Prison."
"You bastard..."
Chen Cao rushed from the military camp to Zhenfusi, passed through the heavily guarded backyard, and arrived at Nanzhenfusi's prison. As mentioned earlier, Nanzhenfusi did not have Zhenfusi prisons, only large prisons, and the prisons were neatly arranged in a row. of houses.
"Uncle, all the important people on the list have been found. The remaining few are in the three sides or Liaodong and are difficult to mobilize." Zhao Xin stopped in front of the prison door: "Sun Chuanting scolded you uncle before he came. He is a lackey of the eunuchs and will not die a good death."
Chen Cao glanced sideways at Zhao Xin: "I am a member of the Eunuch Party, and you are the serious lackey of the Eunuch Party..."
Xin Zhao: "..."
"I want to see Uncle Dingwu."
As soon as Chen Cao entered the prison, several people in the prison shouted.
"This is Hong Chengchou, the current official of Zhejiang University." Zhao Xin pointed at the man who shouted.
Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were of the same age and were just thirty this year. In February of the fourth year of Tianqi, they were only thirty-one.
"Why did you lock Mr. Hong in there?" Chen Cao frowned, he wanted to hit someone.
Zhao Xin pointed at him and said: "Lord Hong didn't give any face, thinking that he would definitely die if his subordinates came to find him, and then he made a lot of nonsense in Hangzhou City, saying that he would kill himself to become a benevolent person, so his subordinates found a tainted witness, hehe..."
Chen Cao asked people to quickly release all three people in the prison. Except for Hong Chengchou who was slightly respectful, the other two people had angry expressions.
After Chen Cao sat down, he raised his hands towards Hong Chengchou: "Master Hong, I'm really sorry. The people under my command are all vulgar warriors and can't stand the stimulation. If there is any offence, please bear with me, Master Hong, and also you two adults." Be patient."
"snort..."
"This is Sun Chuanting, the former official's examination doctor, and this one is Lu Xiangsheng, a member of the household department..." Zhao Xin pointed to the remaining two people.
Chen Cao bowed his hands to the two of them politely, then turned to stare at Hong Chengchou and said: "Master Hong, please don't misunderstand me. Nowadays, the Tatars in Liaodong are powerful and there are many civil unrest in Shaanxi. I have been ordered to form a new army. The arrow is on the string, and with Mr. Hong’s true talent and practical learning, I thought he would be more than just a mere tutor in Zhejiang.”
Hong in history was not a good person, he was a speculative figure, but his knowledge was indeed very high. If it were not for the wrong time, he would definitely be able to shine if he was placed in the Yongle Dynasty.
Sure enough, when Hong Chengchou heard what Chen Cao said, his eyes lit up and he immediately handed over his hand: "It is a blessing to be able to work for your majesty. If Uncle Dingwu doesn't dislike it, I will be willing to listen to Uncle Dingwu's orders."
"It's easy to say," Chen Cao smiled and clapped his hands: "Now Liaodong is in ruins, the Tatars are resisting outside, Guangning City is newly built, and the new Liaodong Manager Zhang Heming and Lord Zhang are stationed in Guangning City," Chen Cao said He looked at the tall Lu Xiangsheng and the medium-sized Sun Chuanting with interest: "None of the Dukes of Lin and the upright ministers in the East Dynasty are willing to go to Liaodong. The bureaucrats under the name of the Jinlue Mansion are far behind, and people like Lord Hong are being sent to support them. Mr. Zhang.”
Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly turned red and he lowered his head uncomfortably. Sun Chuanting was better. Although his master was Sun Chengzong, this man, like Lu Xiangsheng, was a famous figure with lasting righteousness. Otherwise, Wei Zhongxian would not have He took power and resigned and returned to his hometown.
Hong Chengchou was stunned for a moment. Although Liaodong was dangerous, Xuanji felt that it was indeed an opportunity, so he handed it over: "I have been studying in Zhejiang for several years, but I feel that I have not achieved much. Today, I am appreciated by my uncle and can do things for His Majesty. It is really a great honor for me. blessing."
"Okay," Chen Cao said, stroking his hands, "I will write a letter of recommendation in my own hand, and then arrange for Jin Yiwei to take you to Liaodong in person. You can go back and prepare with peace of mind."
Hong Chengchou held up his hand and said, "I'm going to lower my rank to Mr. Xie..."
"Master Sun doesn't like that I, Chen Cao, am an eunuch?" Chen Cao changed his eyes and looked at Sun Chuanting.
Even though Sun Chuanting has an awe-inspiring righteousness, his actual identity now is that of a commoner. Although he was detained by the Jinyi Guards, he actually did not suffer much on the way here: "The common people have seen Uncle Dingwu."
"Since the Donglin Party took control of the government in the late period of Emperor Shenzong, the Sarhu was defeated, Guangning fell, civil unrest in Shaanxi occurred repeatedly, the government had no money and food, and the Tatars became powerful, various chieftains rebelled one after another, and Korea and Mongolia lost their , Yili also made Li, Sanbian and other places in turmoil. Shandong and Henan suffered from severe droughts one after another, refugees were everywhere, and people died of hunger everywhere. In Shaanxi, people even exchanged their children for food. Mr. Sun, these things have happened since the Donglin Party came to power. Yes, what do you think?"
Chen Cao's words were heartbreaking. These were all the so-called chaos during the prosperous Ming Dynasty whitewashed by the Donglin Party. Sun Chuanting only knew some of them. How could he know so much like Chen Cao? With so many thoughts in his heart, he fell into silence. .
Chen Cao then turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng: "Zhang Wenda has a very good relationship with Ben Bo. You can ask him about this. Ben Bo knows that you are a Jinshi, but you are skilled in bow and horse. It is better to be a civil servant in the court. To be a military commander, anyway, the current rule of our Ming Dynasty is to control military force with civility."
Lu Xiangsheng's tutor was Zhang Wenda. With this relationship, Chen Cao felt that it would not be a big problem to recruit him.
Sure enough, in the late Ming Dynasty, when qualifications and origins were very important, Lu Xiangsheng became worried. Zhang Wenda was a veteran of the Donglin Party, and Chen Cao was an eunuch. The bad thing was that the relationship between Chen Cao and Zhang Wenda was that of the Central Government. Everything you know.
Chen Cao knew that Lu Xiangsheng was in trouble, so he said: "You two, if I don't tell you what is there and what is not, just observe it in our Dingwu Army. In three days, I will discuss with you the issue of where to stay. Xin Zhao, you must treat these two adults with courtesy."
"yes..."
After leaving the Zhenfu Division, Chen Cao thought of the others and turned to look at Zhao Xin: "Where are the others? Why did you arrest just three of them?"
Zhao Xin knew that Chen Cao wanted to ask, and had already planned: "My subordinates ordered people to search among the armies in Liaodong, and they found Huang Degong. He was under the command of Zhao Ledong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, and he fought at a young age. But he was extremely brave. It was said in the Jizhou army that when he was fifteen years old, he secretly drank alcohol and was scolded by his mother. Then he followed the army to Liaodong with a long knife and chopped off the heads of two Tatars. After hearing this, Zhao Zhijiao rewarded him. I gave him ten taels of silver, and now he is the general banner."
"Have you caught him?" Chen Cao looked at Xin Zhao with a smile.
Zhao Xin was paralyzed by Chen Cao's gaze, so he laughed dryly and said: "He is right. His subordinates found him and told him the background of the matter. This boy immediately agreed to join our Dingwu Army. He is coming now." On the way."
"Well done," Chen Cao patted him on the shoulder: "Where are Zuo Liangyu and Liu Liangzuo?"
Zhao Xin handed over his hand: "The two of them are also stationed in Shanhaiguan in Liaodong. My subordinates have already received the transfer order from the Ministry of War and sent a letter. I believe they will arrive soon."
"Well," Chen Cao's request for these people is not unreasonable, especially Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng. If he cannot become one of his own, he will definitely be blocked by these two people on his way forward in the future.
"Where's the food?" Chen Cao thought about this: "Is there any delay on Shen Zhuangling's side?"
"The people in the Duke of Guizhou's Mansion deliberately pretended to be strange, but my subordinate and Lao Zhang went there with muskets. A lot of food came, and there was also a lot of rice seeds from Annan."
Chen Cao thought thoughtfully: "Let's go to Shen Ji."
