Nanhaizi
Thousands of sergeants are training hard. After nearly a month of training, the Yulin Army has begun to take shape.
Zhu Youzheng discussed issues of military law, military regulations and the overall military system with British Duke Zhang Weixian in the big tent.
Based on Zhu Youxiao's ideas, the Yulin Army he personally formed was destined to be epoch-making.
The military laws and regulations of the Yulin Army that he personally formulated are very strict, and the requirements for these sergeants are extremely high.
"Anyone who disturbs the people, kills good men for meritorious deeds, deserts troops, embezzles, retreats from the battlefield, or disrupts the morale of the army will be executed. Both generals and soldiers will be treated equally!"
As long as these points can be achieved, not to mention being invincible, at least being the best in the world will not have any problems, because the army in this era, whether it is the Ming army, the slaves or the Mongols, they are more like bandits.
Zhu Youxiao will personally select 300 sergeants from the entire army and transfer 200 cavalrymen from the Jinyi Guards, a total of 500 people, to form a law enforcement team to officially control the entire army. From now on, whenever there is a reward or issue, the law enforcement team must be present. It is directly under the leadership of the general of the Yulin Army, while the Tiqi of the Jinyiwei are under the control of the eunuchs who accompany the army.
The eunuchs sent by Zhu Youxiao to accompany the army were not the eunuchs who served as emperor Chongzhen's military supervisors in history.
He only gave the eunuchs accompanying the army the power to supervise and monitor the generals of the army. They had no authority to govern the affairs of the army. If major events happened, they could report to the emperor at any time. The reason why eunuchs were sent was to let all the sergeants know whose soldiers they were. Whoever makes the sound, eats whose food, to avoid the old story in history that soldiers only knew about generals but not about emperors. In layman's terms, they are doing ideological work in the army.
It is impossible to build an army like that of later generations. As long as orders and prohibitions can be implemented, Zhu Youxiao already thinks it is very good. After all, people's thinking in this era is too limited.
"Old Duke, come with me to announce it!"
By the time Zhu Youxiao arrived at the square, the entire army had been assembled, and the sergeants were eagerly waiting for the emperor to give them a lecture in person.
When Zhu Youxiao stood on the high platform, the whole army knelt and shouted:
"Blessings to my Emperor!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at the mighty Seven Thousand Yulin sergeants in front of him and said with a smile:
"Flat body!"
"I have only one thing to do today, and that is to announce the military law, military regulations, and military system of the Yulin Army!"
"Wang Banban, declare the decree!"
Wang Chaofu took three steps forward and read loudly:
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, Zhi said: The Yulin Army is officially organized as the emperor's personal army, directly under the Ming Emperor. The military regulations of the Yulin Army are as follows: Anyone who disturbs the people, kills good people for meritorious service, deserts, embezzles, retreats from the battle, and disturbs the morale of the army We will all behead and make a decision, and both generals and soldiers will treat him equally!"
"The military structure is as follows: the entire army is divided into four major battalions, two major divisions and the law enforcement team. The four major battalions are Xiaoqi Camp, Huben Camp, Taishan Camp, and Shenji Camp. The two major divisions are the Logistics Division and the Staff Division. In three days, the entire army will A grand competition will be held, and those who win and advance will be selected by His Majesty as generals!"
After the imperial edict was finished, Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and announced loudly:
"I have only one request for you. Orders and prohibitions must be followed. All officers and soldiers must remember one sentence. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders!"
All the sergeants shouted:
"I will obey His Majesty's holy will and swear allegiance to His Majesty the Ming Emperor to the death!"
Zhu Youxiao drew out his long sword and pointed at the sky and shouted:
"The Ming army is mighty!"
The soldiers shouted:
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
It is really majestic. The British Duke Zhang Weixian has lived for decades, and this is the first time he has seen an army with such high morale. The British Duke naturally knows the power of the Qi family's army, but he has never seen it before. Unexpectedly, he is now over fifty years old. Being able to see such a majestic army made my whole body feel excited.
Next, Zhu Youxiao personally selected the members of the law enforcement team in the army, and ordered Wang Chao to assist the army for two months, which was equivalent to rewarding all the sergeants with five taels of silver!
Then based on this month's training, the four major battalions were officially organized and trained. The food of the Yulin Army can be regarded as the best in this era. Three meals a day, everyone has a full meat tube at noon, and there is also broth in the evening, plus a month's food. Strictly training the entire army has brought about earth-shaking changes.
The Xiaoqi Battalion barely managed to organize 800 people. After all, it was a cavalry service. There were too few people riding horses in the Ming Dynasty, let alone building an elite cavalry regiment. Moreover, nearly 600 of the 800 people were originally from the original army. There are three thousand cavalry battalions in Beijing. Cavalry is too precious in this era, just like pilots in later generations.
Taishan Camp was built by Zhu Youxiao to build heavy armored troops. Taishan Camp had many more people than Xiaoqi Camp. There were nearly two thousand people whose physical fitness and physique had reached the standard. After all, eating so much meat every day was not free. .
Huben camp is composed of infantry and crossbowmen. The infantry includes spearmen, long sword soldiers, shield soldiers and sword and shield soldiers (short sword and shield soldiers, close combat arms). A total of 3,000 people have been trained.
The Shenji Battalion is not trained from the Yulin Army. Zhu Youxiao currently has no one who is proficient in firearms, let alone well-made firearms. Zhu Youxiao's idea is to mass-produce flintlock guns and then equip them. Unfortunately, The Ming Dynasty has not developed flintlock muskets. If it wants to equip the army as soon as possible, it can only buy a batch from Europe and then imitate and improve it itself.
Although some firearms such as blunderbuss and matchlocks are still the protagonists of this era, the firearms produced by the War Bureau cannot satisfy Zhu Youxiao, and the newly developed flintlock gun is not even as powerful as the former.
But its advantage is that it is more convenient and easier to use than other firearms. The arrival of the Little Ice Age has made the climate environment of the Ming Dynasty worse and worse. Whether other firearms can be used in the harsh environment of Liaodong depends entirely on God.
The flintlock gun will not be affected, and it can basically be used even if it rains or snows. Therefore, what Zhu Youxiao needs more is the flintlock gun, but now he can only build a batch of sophisticated firearms to use first, at least Let the soldiers use it skillfully.
The Post Department and Staff Department Zhu Youxiao haven't completed their plans yet, but the Logistics Department is easier to handle. He plans to select candidates for the Staff Department from all over the country through an imperial edict in a few days. Not to mention recruiting all the geniuses from all over the world, at least Choose a group of people who can be used.
But this all requires money. Now just to maintain the army of 7,000 people, it has cost him more than 200,000 taels in more than a month. Now even the army's armor, flags, weapons, etc. are old.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to completely change his clothes, but he only had more than ten million taels of internal money left. Zhu Youxiao had to leave at least eight million silver for turnover, because the war was coming. If I remember correctly, During the Tianqi period, there would be a large-scale chieftain rebellion in the southwest, comparable to Yang Yinglong during the Wanli period, and this rebellion was not basically put down until the Chongzhen period.
"Old Duke, tomorrow you go to the 3,000 Battalion to mobilize 4,000 war horses. Not only the heroic cavalry battalion must practice equestrian skills, but the heavy armored soldiers must also be proficient in equestrian skills. Other sergeants must also train every day in order to cultivate elite cavalry!"
Zhang Weixian bowed to the side and said:
"I will do it in person tomorrow!"
Cavalry is the top priority. Without cavalry, it is impossible to take the initiative to attack Liaodong and Mongolia. It can only huddle in the city and wait for others to fight like in history, without any initiative in war.
