Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

After the five thousand Guangxi wolf soldiers were settled, they rested for three days. During this period, the recruited scholars read out military disciplines to keep them in mind to avoid making mistakes and being punished. Then they learned Mandarin and read and write.

On the fourth day, physical training such as queue training and running began. Although Guangxi people are thin and short, they are very flexible and have full endurance, especially in the mountains and forests. They are as flexible as agile monkeys. No wonder they are called Guangxi monkeys Number.

In addition to being hard-working and hard-working, the wolf soldiers are also united and obedient. They have highlighted their advantages in the new military training that emphasizes teamwork spirit. The training progress is also very fast. In only half a month, various formal training has begun. Military subject training.

They're all good, they didn't embarrass me. Whenever Zhu Youjian had some time, he would go to the military camp to supervise the training. Seeing the rapid progress of the training of the five thousand wolf soldiers, he couldn't help but grin and praise.

He never treats his loyal and hard-working subordinates with pie-in-the-sky tricks, but gives substantial rewards. The efforts of the five thousand wolf soldiers were rewarded with real money and silver, as well as fragrant and mouth-watering snacks. The meal also stimulated the wolf soldiers' enthusiasm for training.

The life of the poor people is very difficult, and it is difficult to guarantee three meals a day. In order to make ends meet and reduce the burden on their families, many children from farmers choose to become soldiers, and the Five Thousand Wolf Soldiers are no exception, but they did not expect to become the emperor's relatives. The soldiers were treated so well that they almost doubted their life.

Inspired by this, they trained hard, fearing that they would be eliminated if they failed to meet the training targets, and they did not dare to violate military regulations easily. In the future, the Guangxi Iron Army, which will have strict military discipline and will be victorious in every battle, has already taken shape.

Perhaps Zhu Youjian's luck began to improve. Half a month after the five thousand Guangxi wolf soldiers arrived in the imperial capital, five thousand Sichuan soldiers also arrived. They stayed in the military camp, changed their uniforms, and then went through various trainings.

According to the reports from the old eunuchs and the imperial guards who went to Sichuan to recruit troops, the Sichuan military officer, in order to repay the divine favor, not only personally helped recruit troops, but also selected a dozen capable young men from the clan to join the army, and also personally led the troops. He was escorted to the state capital border before returning.

The dozen clan nephews sent by Qin Liangyu were indeed very capable and performed well in training. Zhu Youjian was very satisfied and was appointed as the team officers of each team.

According to the number of personnel, 5,000 Guangxi Wolf Soldiers and 5,000 Sichuan Soldiers can be organized into brigade-level units with three regiments and one battalion. Lan Fang serves as the flag commander of the Guangxi Wolf Soldier Brigade with the rank of major. Due to the lack of independent generals, Zhu Youjian temporarily serves as the Sichuan Army Brigade. The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander are concurrently served by Xu Yu, the commander of the First Royal Regiment.

Zhu Youjian had no choice. Thousands of troops were easy to come by, but one general was hard to find. He not only lacked independent generals, but also junior officers. He could only promote those soldiers who performed well in training to serve as junior officers. He only hoped that they would Can truly grow up in future battles and become the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's new army.

There were Qing troops invading the border outside, and Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other rebels inside causing rebellion. The Ming Dynasty's war machine has been running continuously, and it has been consuming countless human, financial and material resources, weakening the Ming Dynasty. national power.

Zhu Youjian knew clearly the serious consequences of militarism, but he could only let the war machine continue to operate, even to the extreme. There was no way, the Ming Dynasty was at a critical juncture of life and death, so he had to get over the immediate crisis first, and consider the future matters later. .

For every copper he earned from cheating, a small part was invested in scientific research on people's livelihood, and the rest was basically invested in military expenditures, mass-producing the latest Suifa guns, producing imitated and improved Franco machine guns, and flowering artillery shells. , grenades and other munitions.

Like matchlock guns, after being equipped in large numbers with the new army, the soldiers had only gone through a period of live-fire shooting training and had not yet gone to the battlefield. The troops had already begun to replace the matchlock guns.

Customized ammunition, grenades, explosive shells, and explosive packs are all produced with great effort and accumulated in large quantities. Three arms warehouses have been filled with them, and production is still being stepped up.

In addition to weapons and ammunition, a large amount of food such as grain, grass, bacon and dried vegetables is also being stocked. Compressed military rations are also being produced and stockpiled in large quantities. Medical supplies such as gold wound medicine and medical bandages are also being purchased and stockpiled.

Under the guidance of Zhu Youjian, the craftsmen of the Military Research Institute are also working day and night to develop various new weapons, such as breech-loading rifled guns, copper bullet cases, revolvers, etc.

All the soldiers of the First Royal Regiment, the Royal Guards Battalion, the Guangxi Wolf Brigade, and the Sichuan Army Brigade are conducting various military trainings desperately to form an army and prepare for the upcoming war.

All expenses were paid by Zhu Youjian out of his own pocket. No matter how powerful he was in making money, he always made money with his left hand and went out with his right hand. He was still the poorest emperor in the past.

Your Majesty, Governor Sun has issued an urgent secret message.