Liu Qian, a native of Daizhou, Shanxi, was once a general of the Ming Dynasty, and after the Qing army occupied Shanxi, he has been actively involved in anti-Qing activities.If it is according to the evolution of history, he will raise troops in Daizhou to respond after Jiang Xiang is correct, support tens of thousands of people to resist the Qing army, and be exterminated by the Qing army after Jiang Xiang's defeat.Now, because of the peace talks between the north and the south, the anti-Qing forces in the north with the aim of restoring sight have suddenly fallen directly into a trough.The Ming Dynasty abandoned the north and recognized the Manchus, which caused the anti-Qing forces in the north to suffer a heavy blow, and they fell apart one after another.Among the forces of Daizhou Restoration of Sight, there were traitors, Liu Qian was implicated, and before the Qing army was arrested, he fled overnight, begging all the way, and then fled to Jiangnan.After the Ming and Qing dynasties negotiated peace, there was a period of time when a large number of Han people fled south, and the Manchu Qing did not stop this, and there were 20,000 Yuyuan troops in Shandong alone, and there should be more than 100,000 people in the entire north who fled to Huainan and Huguang.For the Manchus, although they lost a little population, they eliminated internal hidden dangers.If these people who are interested in the Ming Dynasty are prevented from fleeing south, these more than 100,000 people will hide in the Manchu-controlled areas, which will contain a lot of Manchu energy and troops, and now these people leave the north, which will undoubtedly reduce the cost of Manchu rule, as well as the cost of maintaining stability.Of course, the Manchu Qing Dynasty didn't really just watch these people escape, and the Qing court took the opportunity to send a lot of personnel in order to spy on the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty and cultivate secret piles, blending in with the people who fled south, blending into the Ming Dynasty, and even being absorbed by the Ming army.Liu Qian cleaned up, had a meal with his wife and children at home, and then carried a burden on his back, said goodbye to his wife and children, and went to the barracks to report.Out of his own shack, not a few steps away, there were a few men with burdens on their backs, standing at the corner of the street waiting, all acquaintances who had escaped from the Daizhou area."
I knew that my brother was also in the army!"
A black man, laughing loudly.Liu Qian smiled slightly at a few people, "It's not early, the military discipline in Donghai Town is strict, and if you go late, you will be punished, let's hurry up." ”After speaking, Liu Qian and a few people rushed to the barracks while talking and laughing, and they were all a little happy and looking forward to becoming a member of Donghai Town."
Brother Liu, wait for me!"
A tall, thin man suddenly caught up from behind.Liu Qian turned his head to look, but it was Yang Zhenwei, who was an officer of the Green Battalion, but he was forced to flee because of collusion with the anti-Qing forces.Liu Qian and his entourage were able to escape from Daizhou to Jiangnan smoothly, thanks to Yang Zhenwei's care."
It's General Young!"
Liu Qian hurriedly clenched his fists and arched his hands.Yang Zhenwei waved his hand, "Brother Liu, don't call it that in the future, now so-and-so, like the big guys, are the new army of Donghai Town." ”Under the temptation of Juntian and the momentum of the Propaganda Department, the recruitment point, which was originally unattended, was surrounded by the brave recruits.In Jiangdong, an acre of land can be sold for more than ten taels, and ordinary people work hard for a year, except for expenses, it is difficult to accumulate a tael of silver.Therefore, if you want to buy one acre of land, you must accumulate it for at least ten years in Jiangdong, and there must be no famine and disease in the middle, otherwise you will have to start all over again, and you will even be saddled with debts, and you will never have the opportunity to buy land.Now Donghai Town has given 30 acres of land to the army, which is almost an industry that many poor people can hardly obtain in their lifetime.Of course, the thirty acres of land given by the feudal government are not in Jiangdong, but in Nanyang, and the value of thirty acres of land is actually not as good as one acre in Jiangdong, but the people did not think so much.From March to October, in more than half a year, Donghai Town only recruited more than 6,000 people in Jiangdong, and now in less than half a month, nearly 30,000 people have been recruited, which has far exceeded expectations.Because Donghai Town formulated a southward strategy, Zhao Ming was ready to attack the Netherlands and Spain to seize the colonies of Liangyi in Nanyang, and the Qing army was attacking Liaodong and Korea, and it was contained, Zhao Ming's few troops, Zhao Ming urgently needed the army of the new curtain to form a combat force as soon as possible.Therefore, Zhao Ming immediately ordered that Wang Chaoxian and Wang Yi preside over the training of the new army, and Tang Tong, Li Benshen, Yu Yin, Han Zhaoxuan and other generals should also participate, so that the generals will train an army that can barely fight within three months.In the south of Suzhou, on the edge of Taihu Lake, Donghai Town has set up a new army camp covering an area of more than 1,000 acres.At this time, the camp was covered with white military tents, more than a thousand tents, and 10,000 new troops were stationed.The 5,000 recruits from Suzhou, mainly the new army of workshop employees, have already taken the lead in stationing in the camp.The training model of the new army in Donghai Town is to send elite veterans to serve as small flag and chief flag officers to train new soldiers.The time is three months, each small flag officer, need to train eleven subordinate soldiers, but also need to train a deputy small flag officer, after the training, the new army is scattered into each battalion, and the small flag officer to train another new army, another three months of training.At this time, Liu Qian, Yang Zhenwei and others received military supplies such as cotton armor, weapons, quilts and kettles, and distributed military tents.There are twelve people in Donghai Town, which happens to be inhabited by a team of soldiers, Liu Qian and Yang Zhenwei are the first register, so they were directly appointed as deputy Xiaoqi to assist Xiaoqi officers to train the new army, and after the training, if they are qualified, the two will be promoted to Xiaoqi officers.At this time, Liu Qian finished receiving the military funds and came to the tent, and the ten new soldiers in the camp put things at will, chatting excitedly, and seemed particularly excited and excited to become a member of Donghai Town."
Xiaoqi is coming later, everyone hurry up and pack up!"
Seeing this, Liu Qian hurriedly ordered.When the soldiers heard the words, they hurriedly cleaned up.At this time, the curtain suddenly opened, and a cold wind blew in the face, and several officers wearing armor walked in, but it was Zhao Ming who came to inspect, and the frightened soldiers quickly stood up straight one by one and did not dare to speak.Zhao Ming lifted the soldier's bed and looked at the quilt, the thickness was okay, it was all cotton, it should be quite warm, so he immediately checked the armor and ordnance received by the soldier, and couldn't help but bow slightly: "Mr.
Chen, the logistics are doing well." ”Chen Mingyu smiled and said, "These have been prepared for a long time. ”At this time, Zhao Ming swept over the faces of several new pawns, everyone lowered their heads, only Liu Qian did not squint, and couldn't help but smile and said to Wang Chaoxian: "Among your new pawns, there are many talents.There is a deputy flag Yang Zhenwei in Division A and Division B, which seems to be not bad, and Liu Qian, who is Division C, is also a talent, you have to train it well.After March, there will be a big competition among the various units of the New Army, and I think your chances of winning are higher than Wang Yi!
”Wang Chao glanced at Liu Qian first, and smiled at Zhao Ming: "The prime minister can rest assured, the humble post will definitely live up to expectations, and a group of talents will be cultivated for the prime minister." ”Zhao Ming smiled, but at this time, the curtain was suddenly provoked again, and the cold wind blew everyone's necks shrunk, and they all looked sideways, and they saw Gao Huan, the military intelligence department, and walked quickly to Zhao Ming's side, and said urgently: "Prime Minister, there is news from Shanghai that Mr.
Cheng Bicheng has arrived in Taiwan with three sea ships. ”()