I’m The King Chapter 963: :Huanghuang Hanwei (eighty-seven)
Recruitment! Veteran Zou Zhang speaks loudly.
He was originally resisting Cheng Siwei's offensive on the Linzi front line. Although Cheng Siwei was taught by him, one was old and weak, and led an army that was improvised. He is young and strong, the young is born out of the blue and the blue is better than the blue. When the two confront each other, Zou Zhang is just struggling to support him. He wins less and loses more. He was able to rush back to Linzi at this time, thanks to the sudden emergence of the Red Scarf Army in Gaotang. As a result, the battle between the two sides showed a delicate situation, and Cheng Siwei's attack stagnated.
At this time, the attention of both sides has shifted to the direction of Gaotang. Whoever the Red Scarf Army of Gaotang falls to will gain the upper hand in this civil war.
"Recruitment, he recruited for free, why can't we?" Zou Zhang stood up and said, "What's more, we have a righteous name that the second son doesn't have. The second son abandoned our army last year and was eager to return to the country to seize power , provoked domestic and civil wars, and thought that the people were cast aside by the people, whether it was Gaotang or Jimo, but they were just silent in front of his soldiers. A loyal and brave man like Chen Dai has not surrendered to him so far. The scarf army is also the people of Daqi, and I believe that there must be loyal people who want to go to the court. As long as we arrive in Gaotang with the imperial envoys, I believe that the red scarf army will choose our side."
"Where do these thieves have any loyalty?" Tian Yuanyuan said with a wry smile.
"In addition to righteousness, of course there must be benefits!" Zou Zhang said: "My lord, why are you stingy with rewards at this time, these are all false, and Gao Tang's return to the embrace of the court will definitely change the domestic offensive and defensive trends. Keeping peace is real. At that time, we will have the three capitals of Gaotang, Pinglu, and Linzi, and the second son will only be trapped in Jimo, and the momentum of attack and security will change, and victory can be expected.”
Tian Yuanyuan stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he finally raised his head: "The old general is right. At this time, why don't you begrudge me the gift of the title? I will enter the palace immediately and ask the king to seal this The leader of the Red Scarf Army is waiting for you, and he is called Gao Tang Hou. Send envoys to go there on a festival to show solemnity."
"My lord is wise!" Everyone in the house responded in unison.
Just when Jimo and Linzi decided to recruit the Red Scarf Army in Gaotang, the Red Scarf Army in Gaotang started a vigorous sweep. In the rear of Lu, there are mountains of military equipment, food and grass piled up here. On the day the city was destroyed, because the fall was too fast, before Zhu Wei could respond, Gao Tang had already changed hands. In fact, Zhu Wei had never thought about Gao Tang. I will throw it away from my own hands. Now these things are all cheap for the Red Turban Army.
The joyous Red Scarf Army began to work as a hard porter, and there was an endless stream of carriages every day to transport these things back to Rao'an and Penglai Island, the two base camps of the Red Scarf Army.
Issuing the Announcement of Safeguarding the People, Emphasizing Civil Affairs, Resettlement of the Refugees, and Sending the Refugees Home A large number of people from the Han Dynasty arranged these things with ease, and calmed Gao Tang who had just experienced the war with great efficiency, and restored a peaceful life, except for the arrow holes on the city wall and those who were killed. The blackened walls and the urban wind in the city have been cleaned up, just like before. If you don't look carefully, you can't find that there has just been a life-and-death struggle not long ago.
Bai Yucheng doesn't care about civil affairs. Someone will do these things. The soft-boned Gao Tang stayed behind Wang Yan, and finally survived, thanks to the staff officer Zhao Yi'an. First surrender the Second Young Master, and then surrender the Red Scarf Army, no matter where the First Young Master Tian or the Second Young Master Tian, there is no place to live. If you want to survive, you can only hold the thigh of the Red Scarf Army. In the eyes of the King, the Red Scarf Army is really not a big leg, but for him now, as long as it is a leg, he will hug it. Such a person is easy to use and easy to do. , I am afraid that he is more careful than his own people, because he is very clear that if he cannot show his value in front of the new master, he is afraid that he will be abandoned immediately. With swords drawn.
In fact, Zhao Yi’an’s estimate is not wrong. Those who come from Han are all students who have just graduated from school, plus some low-level officials. Because they are required to be familiar with the folk customs of Qi, this is optional. The scope is much smaller. These people have no problem doing specific things, but when it comes to overall planning, they can't get on the table. And Wang Yan, the former left-behind, has been in the top position for a long time after all, so he will be in charge. It is most suitable to lead this group of novices.
Wang Yan also lived up to Zhao Yi'an's recommendation. He led these people to do a great job. In a very short period of time, Gao Tang under the control of the Red Scarf Army returned to calm, which also made Bai Yucheng look at him with admiration.
This person's character is not good, but his political ability is not bad.
Bai Yucheng is busy with one thing now, expanding the army. At the beginning, there were tens of thousands of refugees who came to Gaotang City with him. It is very clear that if I want to gain a foothold in Gaotang, the first thing I have to show is force. Only when I show my strong muscles, the two neighbors will not dare to think about me.
At this moment, the real strength of the Red Scarf Army, in addition to the 5,000 core combat strength of the Red Scarf Army, is the 10,000 newly recruited young men. Of course, it will take time for them to form combat power. However, Bai Yucheng said However, he maintains an extremely optimistic attitude. In his army, there are a large number of low-level Han army officers. These Han army officers who have changed their names and disguised their identities to enter the Red Turban Army will be the greatest guarantee of his troops' combat capabilities.
At most half a year, there will be an extra mighty division on the land of Qilu.
The 30,000 armed forces that Niu Fuchen inquired about were actually just adding some local militias to train and strengthen the people. Bai Yucheng fully learned the experience of the local rule of the Han Dynasty and allowed the countryside to organize militias for self-defense. Of course, the militias of these militias The control must be in the hands of the Qilu Legion. The most important role of these militias at the moment is to attack the routs and bandits. As soon as the war is over, there are countless routs on the ground in Gaotang. These people are not good at fighting, but they will harm the village. Their specialty, Gaotang is the base used by Bai Yucheng to manage the entire Qi State, and he also hopes that in the next year, the Qilu Army will be self-sufficient, and there is no need to send supplies from the west of Liaoning. These guys cannot be allowed to endanger the village.
10,000 young men are stationed outside the city, and the military training is in full swing. Those soldiers who have been tortured on Penglai Island have changed from rookies to veterans after fighting a few battles. Let them train these soldiers The new recruits were another task they received. These guys took up their duties happily. Instead of carrying a knife, each of them held a white wax pole. This is what they learned from Hutou. Everything they experienced on Penglai Island, Naturally, it was originally returned to these recruits.
The training methods they used to gnash their teeth and scolded on the island are now being used more vigorously on these recruits. If the instructor scolds them, they will naturally not be pulled down. I understand that what the instructor taught them with the whip was originally used to save their lives. Naturally, they will not keep their hands at this time.
What's more, Bai Yucheng also gave the dispatched trainers another guideline, reviewing every ten days, and eliminating unqualified soldiers every day. After one month, the trainers can train a soldier who meets the standard If he has a company, he is the company commander. If he can train a battalion, he is the battalion commander. With this goal, these trainers will not work hard.
On the temporary school ground outside the city, whips and swearing were flying together, wailing and laughter coexisted.
"Could the training methods be too aggressive?" In the distance, several war horses stood side by side, and Zhao Yi'an looked at the somewhat inhumane training methods on the school field with some concern, and said to Bai Yucheng: "Master Hou, hurry up If you don’t reach it!”
"This is not our homeland. I can't afford to wait for powerful enemies to watch around." Bai Yucheng shook his head and said, "I also know that this training method will destroy many people, but those who can stay will definitely become tigers and wolves. This division. Besides, these training methods are not so cruel, how my special brigade trains, you must not have seen it?"
"Young master's deeds, I have heard of them when I was in school. Many of your battle examples are now in the textbooks we study!" At this time, the special brigade is selected, but they are already the elite of the army. Not long ago, these people were just farmers and small traders. Aren't you worried about stirring up mutiny?"
"You think too much!" Bai Yucheng chuckled, "Now Gaotang is waiting for prosperity, and there is nothing you want, and the only food that can stabilize the morale of the army and the hearts of the people is in my hands, as long as I take care of them If they are full, they will persist no matter how hard it is. What's more, my military salary of two taels of silver per month is solidly distributed. If they don't serve as soldiers here, where will they earn these two taels of silver? "
Zhao Yi'an made a sound in his throat, two taels of silver, in the mainland of Han, the basic salary of an ordinary soldier in the regular army is one hundred taels of silver, this is not counted as a reward after winning a battle. , the soldiers of the Qilu Legion are not as high as the local militiamen of the Han Kingdom.
"I know what you're thinking?" Bai Yucheng laughed and said, "This is the only way to do it now, but I will increase their salary with each victory. I guarantee that their salary is not worse than other legions, otherwise I will not be a commander for long."
"Master Hou is far-sighted!" Zhao Yi'an nodded in admiration. "According to the report from the Overwatch Council, since both sides want to recruit us, I'm afraid it will be here in two days, so Lord Hou has to prepare."
"What's there to prepare for!" Bai Yucheng shook his head disdainfully, "Isn't it just pretending to be a gangster's vicious and arrogant, seeing the money, and hearing about the rich salary of a high-ranking official? Want to prepare? I’ll come as soon as I wipe my face.”
Listening to Bai Yucheng's words, Zhao Yi'an burst out laughing.