Chapter 703 Champion of the Three Armies Hou Don't look at the current size of the Shang army to maintain more than 500,000 people, in fact, there are many talents, there are too many depressed warriors in the Ming Dynasty, in this era of human life is as cheap as mustard, if you want to change your fate, in addition to reading the sage books, you can only join the whole family army is the best choice.The treatment of soldiers in the Shang army is very good, even in later generations, it is also at the middle and upper level.The property of military personnel is protected by law, and the property of ordinary people is misappropriated or defrauded, and the dispute over the property less than five taels of silver will not be filed.However, when it comes to military personnel or military families, this minimum standard does not exist, even if it is a penny, the case still needs to be filed, the investigation still needs to be investigated, and the handling is absolutely not soft.The same is true for the marriage of soldiers, such as marital infidelity and life style issues, ordinary people are only moral issues, involving soldiers, then in terms of legal issues, will be punished with a penalty of three to five years.Just like now, the farms and pastures in Pak Chin Fu can only be sold to soldiers or military families, who directly include immediate family members, such as parents and children, and even parents-in-law.Qiu Si is actually called Qiu Ningyuan, as early as when Quan Xu did not set up a family army, he had a chance to follow Quan Xu, but it is a pity that Quan Xu was just an ordinary person at that time, and Qiu Ningyuan just wanted to use Quan Xu's way to regain his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, and under the recommendation of Quan Xu, Qiu Ningyuan became under Sun Chengzong.However, as Sun Chengzong was driven out of the capital and returned to his hometown in Gaoyang, as in history, Qiu Ningyuan, as Sun Chengzong's supervising general, was once again driven out of the army.In the sixth year of Chongzhen, Qiu Ningyuan, who had no way out, defected to Quanxu again, at this time, the system of the whole family army had matured, and Qiu Ningyuan could only start as an ordinary soldier.Speaking from the heart, Qiu Ningyuan's command level and actual combat experience are very rich, but it is a pity that his cultural knowledge is not enough, his foundation is too thin, and his literacy is not enough to meet the standards for promotion, so he can only serve as a director."
Liu Yishou, I can tell you clearly, we are soldiers, and the duty of a soldier is to go into battle to kill the enemy, not to think about some messy things!"
Qiu Ning looked at the subordinates beside him from afar, with a serious expression: "I hope you can all have a good night, tomorrow we will start the mission, stay vigilant at all times, and never retreat!"
”The soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "Never retreat!"
”Never retreat is not only the slogan of the merchant army, but also their principle, when there is no order, even if you fight to the end of the battle, you must fight to the end, as for throwing away your robe and running away, not to mention the inside of the merchant army, even in the territory of the Shang country, there is no place for such cowards.The military had a transcendent position within the merchant state, and of course, they also needed to lead by example."
We are now far away from the rear, the ammunition supply is difficult, the bullet must be used as sparingly as possible, although the price of the bullet is very cheap, but if you can save it, you can save ......"
A veteran next to Liu Yishou, showing a mouthful of big yellow teeth, while wiping his rifle with a cotton cloth, pouted and smiled: "A bullet is a penny, kill an enemy for five taels of silver, you think about which one is more cost-effective!"
”At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the water Lianzhu was also the Mosin Nagant rifle, although the rate of fire was relatively fast, after all, it was not a semi-automatic rifle, and the ammunition of an ordinary soldier was one hundred and twelve rounds, which was actually enough, and under normal circumstances, it could meet the consumption of a medium-intensity battle.Of course, since they belong to the reconnaissance division, which is considered a reconnaissance unit, and there is a lot of chance of encountering the enemy and being surrounded by the enemy, these scouts have an ammunition reserve of 180 rounds each, plus four grenade shells per person, and in addition to bolt-action rifles, they also have a machine gun team (equivalent to a platoon), two 60 mm mortars, two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and four 7.62 mm light machine guns.Don't look at the fact that there are only more than 200 of them, in fact, let them fight against the 1,000 musketeers of Jiannu, there is no pressure, if they occupy the favorable terrain, tens of thousands of people will not be able to gnaw at their reconnaissance division.Of course, running out of their bullets and grenade shells, that's another story.Being reprimanded by Qiu Ningyuan, Liu Yishou no longer thought about any fields and pastures, he fell asleep in a daze, and when it was dawn, he woke up and smelled a strong smell of meat, and the two cauldrons in the cooking class were already steaming, one pot was fragrant mutton, and the other pot was the fragrance of rice.Although Beizhen Mansion is far away from Liaoyang Mansion, the grain production of merchants, their supplies have not been affected much, not only meat and vegetables, but also milk tea.A large bowl of mutton soup with cabbage and vermicelli, and a large bowl of rice, soldiers who are accustomed to pasta can take two flatbreads or a chopstick to string a few steamed buns......
Quan Xu's words are absolutely like a holy decree in the Shang Kingdom, he said, even if it is a back, the food must be carried to the front line, as long as a soldier is hungry, the official in charge of logistics will be dismissed on the spot.With the full mobilization of the Shang Kingdom by Quanxu, almost everyone understands that Quanxu is going to compete for the artifact, who dares to drop the chain at this most critical time?
He was dismissed, but he couldn't enjoy the work of the dragon.After a hearty breakfast, Liu burped the kettle with one hand and filled the kettle with coffee, and went to get more than a dozen milk lumps and jerky, after starting the mission, he had to go deep into the middle and upper reaches of the Harha River to reconnoiter and advance, most of them were hungry and full, and then these milk bumps and jerkys would come in handy, and one piece could last most of the day.Liu Yishou had just cleaned up and stopped, and then, the team leader, flag general, and the general manager of the division team had a meeting to implement the decomposition task, Liu Yishou was very envious of those officers who had the opportunity to participate in the meeting, and he hoped that he would be one of them soon.A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.Qiu Ningyuan was an excellent army in the end, the task was arranged simply and directly, the meeting ended quickly, and the troops set off half an hour later.Liu has one more task, taking care of a horse carrying ammunition on its back, and this horse is responsible for consigning ammunition for the machine gun team."
Stay vigilant, battle could break out at any moment, remember your mission, and take out anyone with blades in sight!"
Qiu Ning's loud voice resounded throughout the riverside.Liu was a little embarrassed, he still had to lead the horse, and the rifle was always on his back, so it was a little difficult to stay vigilant at all times.After about half an hour, a merchant army of boats and bridges arrived at the Harha River, where they began to cross the river on inflatable sheepskin rafts and then began to build pontoon bridges.With Liu Yishou and his subordinate machine gun team, they quickly crossed the river on a sheepskin raft, seized the favorable terrain on the opposite side of the river, and set up a guard position.The gunfire rang out very suddenly, and when he heard the gunshot, Liu immediately lay down on the ground, shrunk his body into a ball as much as possible, and he began to look around for the target with his rifle."
Where's the gun?"......
On the other side of the river, on a hillside that is not open, a dozen herders in sheepskin jackets appeared, driving their flocks and trying to get closer.The merchant soldiers did not hesitate to shoot, of course, the mortars and heavy machine guns did not fire, just bolt-action rifles were enough to deal with the opponent at a distance of four hundred meters.Just like a veteran like Liu Yishou, after changing to a rifle, he has fired more than 1,000 rounds of bullets, and the current merchant soldiers, within a range of 400 meters, without using a scope and mechanical aiming, have more than eighty percent of them can shoot three shots and two hits, and even nearly forty percent of the soldiers can ensure that the first shot hits.The dozen or so herdsmen fell in a pool of blood in an instant, who let the merchant soldiers have too many accurate marksmen?
The indiscriminate killing of innocents is explicitly not allowed by the merchant army, but the problem is that the Jiannu took the lead in unruly, they pretended to be ordinary herdsmen or ordinary people, and suddenly attacked when they approached the merchant soldiers.After experiencing a caravan scout unit being brutally dismembered, the so-called harmlessness of humans and animals no longer exists, and Quan Xu gave a clear order."
We are facing a Qing country where all the people are soldiers, whether it is the old man or the child, they have not learned to eat since they came out of their mother's womb, they have learned to fight first, if they don't want to die, they can be the Holy Mother!"
Soon, the sheep became the trophies of the merchant soldiers, and at the same time, the troops began to advance slowly.…… Chongzhen led his Northern Expedition to Zhangbei, a small border town in Zhangjiakou, a major transportation route linking Mengliao, where the Ming army and the Qing state came into contact with each other.Suddenly met the main force of the Qing army, and there was inevitably a burst of chaos.At this time, the Qing army was really not polite, rolling iron horses came all over the field, at this time the northwest wind was blowing, and the Qing army occupied the upper hand, the sharp arrows they shot almost covered the sky, and the Ming army was shot down in rows, and the blood stained the snow red.At the critical juncture, Zuo Liangyu took the lead, leading more than 1,000 of the most elite soldiers of the Zuo family to meet the spearhead of the Qing army's iron cavalry attack, their formation was quite dense, and the armor was also made of fine steel, and the sharp arrows shot them like hedgehogs, but no one was injured and fell off the horse.Zuo Liangyu crashed into the middle of the Qing cavalry like a hurricane, a thousand sabers formed a blue-gray curtain, the cold light Shu rolled, the blood flew and the head rolled, the Qing army was cut to the back of the horse, after a round of fierce fighting, hundreds of corpses were thrown back in embarrassment, and the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted!
Chongzhen was overjoyed, and affectionately pressed Zuo Liangyu's shoulder and said loudly: "Zuo Aiqing is brave and invincible, and he is really the number one general of the Ming Dynasty!"
”Chongzhen was very proud at this time, looking in the direction of Liaodong, and thought to himself: "Even if you don't have Quan Xu, I still have someone to use!"
”Chongzhen was very generous and rewarded Zuo Liangyu with a large number of valuable royal ornaments as a reward.And ordered to enshrine Zuo Liangyu as the champion Hou, which means the three armies of the brave crown.I have a suite at the end of the Ming Dynasty