Chapter Five Hundred and Nineteen: Forming Cavalry
Dan slowly opened, and Wang Zhijin's heart beat. Then a little eunuch left... Xiao. He asked Wang Zhijin and his group: "Who is Wang Zhijin Qianhu?"
"Father-in-law, that's right." Wang Zhijin immediately came out of the crowd and bowed to the little eunuch.
The eunuch whispered: "Let's go, the emperor summoned me to ask."
Wang Zhijin felt a sudden sensation, with some confusion and a hint of excitement. He neatly put on a new military uniform, then took off his sword and handed it to several friends behind him. The little eunuch led the way, and Wang Zhijin immediately trotted and followed.
This kind of pilgrimage mood is uncomprehensible to many people. The new emperor's power and victory news are repeated, with the restoration of the country, and the rise of factories one after another. In addition, the rendering of the mansion is at its peak. Especially in the army, it is not an exaggeration to the officers and soldiers even worship. Wang Zhijin is one of them. His excitement can be imagined. Wang Zhijin is a small person. His extravagant desire is not high. He only hopes to fight well and work hard in the night school.
To read the text and write, take his soldiers well, and after he is discharged from the army in the future, according to the Ming Dynasty, the military officers can be directly arranged for the job of civil servants after he retires from the army, but the premise is that he must pass a relatively simple written test, at least he must have a certain cultural foundation. This is also the reason why Wang Zhijin always holds books in his spare time and does not miss every night school class. He was originally the son of a craftsman, but now he has become a employed official and has the opportunity to read the text and write, so he naturally cherishes it.
But now, he was a small officer and the son of a craftsman, but he was summoned by the emperor. This glory was not easy. At this moment, his heart was beating very fast, and even his military boots were on the white marble stone bricks, he did not dare to step hard. He always felt that everything in front of him was not very real. The towering palace was right in front of him, and he probably wouldn't even dream of this scene.
"Emperor, Wang Zhijin, the Qianyuan official has arrived, and he is waiting outside the hall for the thug. Eunuch Bu is the first to enter the hall
Zhu Jun raised his hand: "Come in."
Then, Wang Zhijin, who was nervous, came in carefully in military uniform, and did not even dare to raise his eyes. He walked to the front of the hall respectfully and knelt down: "Long live the king, the emperor."
Zhu Jun, who was sitting in the golden hall, felt a little real. The first time he saw this jin. Qianhu, he had a bad impression of him, because a gentle and gentle general who could not even behaved in front of him, might not be able to guard one side and become a member of the party. Although I thought so, Zhu Jun did not show any dissatisfaction. His face was still calm and his voice was still calm, and I even had a little gentle meaning: "Wang Aiqing doesn't have to give this great gift. Come on, bring a stool for Wang Aiqing."
Zhu Jun stood up and walked down the Golden Hall. The Golden Hall in Zhongdu was obviously much smaller than the Golden Hall in Nanjing Imperial Palace. In a few seconds, Zhu Jun walked to Wang Zhijin and looked at him for a while. At this time, the little eunuch brought a Jindun. Gong Zhijin carefully bowed down and sat down. When he raised his eyes slightly, he found that the emperor was standing beside him and looking at him. His expression was both awkward and a little nervous.
"There is no need to be nervous that Zhu Jun's voice is still soft: "You did a good job in the battle of Shengjing."
Wang Zhijin couldn't help but be stunned. He originally thought that the emperor summoned him, but he just asked a few questions about the news of the victory, but the emperor opened his mouth and praised Wei. It was obviously not to solve the problem. He calmed down and pursed his lips. Finally, he regained some courage and tried his best to suppress the trembling voice, saying, "Your Majesty, I will make a decision to thug and refuse to listen to military orders, and have not yet asked for punishment. The emperor praised it.
Zhu Jun then looked at the umbrella operator and said casually: "The court doesn't know much about the situation in Liaodong. You have been working there, so I guess you are familiar with it. Since that's the case, you will tell me carefully."
Wang Zhijin nodded, looked at Zhu Jun with a stern look, but didn't know where to speak. However, when he came into contact with Zhu Jun's encouraging eyes, he finally got up the courage. He started with his Beiyang Navy and was sent to North Korea and Beiting to transport supplies. Then he talked about the Koreans he was in contact with, the habits of the hunched people, and the shape of the Beiting area. What season is the frozen season? What season can you cruise? In the ocean covered with floating ice
Things to note when sailing, and mentioned the combat habits of the Beiyang Navy and Marine Corps and the southern troops. How different are there on both sides? Finally, the topic changed and finally talked about the Liaodong Battle. During this period, he was a little stuttering at the beginning. However, every time he touched the emperor's eyes, he always saw the emperor listening seriously, occasionally nodding, or throwing his eyes with encouragement. He signaled him to continue speaking, and Wang Zhijin's restraint gradually faded.
"Emperor, Liaodong is mostly based on plains. The snowy girl is a fertile field. If she attacks the city and defends the city, it is naturally good to use the Fire Mirror Team and the Cannon Rong as the main attack. However, in real field battles, the alien races outside the pass come and go like the wind with their cavalry and have a sharp offensive. If it is just a formation of infantry, defense will naturally be no problem. However, if it is to take root in Liaodong, it is impossible for the Caoji tribe to lose coolness. Most of the Manchu and Mongolian tribes live by grass and have no fixed gathering points. It is probably very difficult to defeat them completely. The ordinary infantry has not yet come into contact with them, and those alien races may have quickly left the battlefield as soon as they raise their horses. Therefore, the last general thinks that the most urgent task is to form a group.
When Zhu Jun talked about his plan to form the Liaodong Legion, Wang Zhijin immediately talked about his own opinions. Zhu Jun slightly pointed his head and then raised a question: "The races outside the pass are mostly nomadic. They have been companions of horses since childhood, so they can form the most fierce cavalry without training. After all, the Han people mainly focus on farming. Regarding the cavalry system that has lost its scale, Lian did not consider it. It is just that using Han cavalry to attack cavalry outside the pass is tantamount to hitting stones with eggs. Therefore, Lian has put a lot of effort into firearms, hoping to use the benefits of the Han people to counter the frontiers of the pass.
Ren, as Zhu Jun said, was not unthinking about the issue of forming cavalry, but the southern terrain was mostly hills and lakes, which was not suitable for cavalry mobility, and Han Tai was more suitable for firearms. If he wanted to form cavalry, not only did he have no experience in humming to train, but he was not even a match for the alien race outside the pass who carried himself and was companion with horses, even if he was formed, he was afraid that he would not be their opponent. However, now Liaodong is revived. If he only wanted to defend the city, it would naturally be a hunch. However, if he wanted to infiltrate the Han forces into the countryside, it would be absolutely impossible to have no cavalry.
"Emperor." Wang Zhijin let go of the gang after talking to Zhu Jun. Although he did not understand astronomy and geography, nor did he know what to do with his historical biography, he was very experienced. At this time, he saw Zhu Jun frowning and silently, and said, "I thought that although our Han cavalry cannot fight with those fierce Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, it is not completely malaria. During a big battle, the cavalry can support the flanks. The central army is equipped with fire commands and artillery. When the iron cavalry outside the pass rushed to the front of the formation, it will not be effective. What's more, if the cavalry outside the pass fled, they can also go out to pursue the cavalry. Even if they encounter small-scale harassment from the thief, they can still deal with it."
Zhu Jun couldn't help but lit up his eyes. His original thoughts were quite obsessed with him. He always thought that since he had formed a cavalry, he would naturally have to fight against the enemy. However, the idea proposed by Wang Xijin, a small Qianhu, made his mind clear. To put it bluntly, the cavalry was the auxiliary. The cavalry could not be the main force, and still use infantry as the central army. However, no matter how low the cavalry was, at least he could perform some tasks of harassment, side attack, pursuit, and cleaning the battlefield. The biggest advantage of cavalry was that they could not win when fighting against powerful cavalry. But let them clean up those small tribe assembly?
People like Wang Zhijin were thin-skinned at the beginning, but when they let go, they talked a lot. Then they said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to form a cavalry. As long as there is a team of strong soldiers, you can find some backbone who is skilled in equestrianism. When Weichen was in Liaodong, there was a tribe in that wing. They claimed to be the Wulilen people. Their tribes had not had a large population, but they had made a living by hunting since ancient times. Later, they were oppressed by Manchus. The raccoon skins and bear galls they hunted every year must be paid tribute to Manchus. When they learned that we were Han people who were anti-Manchus, they provided us with a lot of help. The Wulilen people have always been brave and good at equestrianism, but they were too small. They were always bullied in conflicts with the various tribes in Liaodong. If they recruited these people to practice cavalry, it would be no problem."
The so-called Wulilen people are actually the Oroqen people of later generations. The people of the Ministry of Luluchun mainly live in the forest area of Daxinganling Mountains. The terrain is between the altitude and thugs. "It is the high-altitude mountainous area. The average annual temperature is below zero Celsius. The vast Xing'an Mountains live in deer, hug, stalk, back leopard, wild boar, bear, fox, shua, otter and other prey. Various fish grow. This superior natural environment is the best natural hunting ground,
The Oroqen people who hunted provide a rich source of food and clothing. The Oroqen people are mainly engaged in hunting, supplemented by fishing, collection and handicrafts. Hunting is mainly for men, and sometimes women also hunt with them. Hunting tools include bows and arrows, horses and hunting dogs, etc., almost every Oroqen people are excellent hunters, as long as they are men, they are proficient in riding and shooting. For them, horse riding and archery are the foundation of life. If prey cannot be captured, it means hunger.
But these "Wulin, although people are brave, they are extremely miserable in thousands of years of history. The Ranshou tribe has always been surrounded by various beasts, and the population of the tribe has always been around tens of thousands. Most of the rest have been eliminated by nature's victory. The thousands of surviving abandoned warriors are all the elite among the elites. However, no matter how elite they are, they are useless. The small number of people and the lack of strong organization, some surrounding strong husband tribes often oppress them, first the Liao people, then the Meng people.
The ancients were Manchus, and these powerful tribes needed to attract skins, bear galls, hides, deer and wild boar meat. These were often entrusted to them. Every year, their hunting centers must contribute most of them to satisfy the ambitions of the large tribes that were difficult to fill. Once they could not get them, powerful tribes would come one after another and rob them, which has been like this for thousands of years. The difference is that these "masters who oppressed them have changed batch after batch with the rise and fall.
After the rise of Manchus, the Wuyangling people who were in Liaodong were in a miserable situation. There were more and more rare treasures that needed to pay tribute every year, especially the Manchus gradually stopped hunting. The nobles were the most important to attract skins and deer stolen, so naturally they extorted these hunting tribes more and more.
Wang Zhijin had contacted some Wu Liling in Liaodong and knew very well about their life situation. At this time, he proposed to recruit Shuliling people to form a riding curtain. He had always buried his thoughts in his heart.
Wang Zhijin secretly made a thousand households, after being tempered by the war and broadened his horizons with the eastern expeditions, he was naturally not a fool. He understood that it was a matter of time before the Ming Dynasty formed a cavalry. After all, it was absolutely impossible for the terrain of Liaodong without cavalry. It was natural that a group of backbones were needed to form a cavalry in blood, so he kept his heart. Originally, a small person like him, even if he had any suggestions, he could not put forward it. He was just slowly hidden in his heart, but at this time, the hero had a place to use his skills.
For the Ming Dynasty, it is naturally no problem to recruit some Mongolians to practice cavalry, but there are too many Mongolians. They are a threat to the Ming Dynasty. If they let them practice cavalry, the loyalty of this cavalry may not be completely guaranteed. If one day the Ming Dynasty fights against the Mongols, then the newly built cavalry of the Ming Dynasty will be in an embarrassing position. The Wuzhenling people are completely different. Their numbers are too small and it is impossible to threaten the Ming Dynasty's land. They are always subordinate to each other and have no history of pride. Many of them have no strong organization. If they recruit them, as long as they give them enough benefits and give them certain preferential treatment, they can do things for you wholeheartedly. Even a hundred years later, through the strong enough culture and economy of the Han people. Once they adapt to the life of the Han people, they will start to use the Han people to wear the Han people's clothes and finally fully integrate.
In addition to the above points, the Wukueleng people have almost all the characteristics of nomadic peoples. Moreover, since they do not raise cattle and sheep in captivity, they hunt around, and their riding and shooting skills are more familiar than those of the Manchu and Mongolian tribes. In terms of riding and shooting, how can the herdsmen be compared to the hunters?
The Wulilen people proposed by Wang Zhijin quickly became interested in Zhu Jun. He couldn't help but look at Wang Zhijin. This great man was quite thoughtful. He nodded and then shouted expressionlessly: "Wang Zhijin listened to the order."
Zhu Jun shouted loudly, Danhu almost fell Wang Zhijin from the Jindun. He quickly knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "I will listen to the order."
Zhu Jun slowly looked at the eunuch Bingbi behind the palace. The eunuch Bingbi who used to be powerful was now weakened by Zhu Jun and no longer had the right to assist the emperor Zhu Chuang. He had only one of a clerk. The eunuch Bingbi was followed by the emperor. Whenever there was any strife or imperial edict, he would immediately remember the group of officials to seal and verify. Therefore, when he heard Wang Zhijin's words, the eunuch Bingbi stood up and picked up the paper and pen that had been prepared long ago.
"The Beiyang Navy, Yu Zhizhi, visited Liaodong and Korea all year round. In the Liaodong battle, a thousand people helped the people, and the Chahar people made great efforts. The joint was very relieved. Today, the school entrance examination in front of the palace was even more ill-fated. The joint was deeply enlightened. He awarded the Longxiang Medal and led the Liaodong Legion General. He respected this.
Wang Zhijin couldn't help but be stunned. Not to mention taking the governor of the Liaodong Legion, this dragon inlaid medal was a great surprise. The medals designed by the court were divided into four types, and the highest place was the jade medal. A three-clawed silver dragon was carved in the middle. The name of the dragon mule was the second-class made of gold. The two-winged golden tiger was carved in the middle, called tiger wings. The third-class recommended silver was made of silver, and the mysterious one was the Qilin, called Qilin. The last one was made of brass, and the poisonous snake medal with a long snake was carved in the middle.
Among them, there were many Qilin Medals and Viper Medals. Anyone who rushed to the enemy and made meritorious services could be distributed according to the rules, but when it came to the time of the Tiger Wing Medals, the imperial court would not give it easily. Over the years, there were only a few dozen people who were lucky enough to be awarded the Tiger Wing Medals. This was a case of frequent wars. If there was no war to fight one day, it would be difficult for anyone to receive a medal in ten years. The highest-ranking Long Xiangxunmao. There were only tens of thousands of people in the Ming army who had received medals. It was Wang Qiu, who had been in the death camp. Wang Qiu had always been desperate for war in the past, so he was lucky to get one. Since then, it has never been in the past five or six years.
He has been to the traitor, but now, Wang Zhijian has obtained the medal. Not only are there grades, but each grade has certain regulations. The winner of the police, such as the lowest level of the poisonous snake medal, can be exempted from taxes. The winner of the Qilin Medal can not only be exempted from taxes, but after retiring from the army, the court must allocate some rice and grain for supply. After retiring from the army, the whole family must be honored. Not only can the entire family be exempted from taxes, but it can also be promoted first in the army. Even if you return home, the local officials must bring enough silver and rice to express their condolences. Basically, the whole family is respected for the rest of their lives, but also has no worries about food and clothing.
This Dragon Inlaid Medal is naturally even worse. Based on the preferential treatment of the Tiger Wing Medal, the court will send someone to the court to the banquet every year at the celebration. The emperor personally invites the children and grandchildren to receive certain preferential treatment. In short, it is not only honor, but also a real benefit. Basically, if you get a Dragon Inlaid Medal, it means that the descendants of the grandchildren of the medal can receive great preferential treatment from the court, and can also receive high respect from the neighbors, and have no worries about food and clothing. Because of this, the court will never issue such medals indiscriminately.
Chapter completed!