Qiming 1158

Chapter 65 Shengjie army must be the army of peasants

The strategic plan of the first phase of the Restoration Army was a success.

By the end of May, the entire East Shandong Road was quickly occupied by the Restoration Army, and the Jinting forces were either killed or injured. Whether it was the town defense army or the Jin people in the village, those who were killed were killed, and those who escaped were all lost.

The military-style armed forces of the Sheliang Army basically have no resistance. Following the officials, they descended and turned into soldiers of the Restoration Army, completing the turning point of their lives.

One hour ago, they were the officers and soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, fighting for the interests of the Jin Kingdom, but now they are the soldiers of the Restoration Army, fighting to expel the Hulu and restore China.

In other words, do they really know what is Hulu and what is China?
Of course, it doesn't matter.

Taking this opportunity, Su Yonglin cleaned up the complicated situation in the area under his control.

The West Route Army under the command of Su Yonglin currently controls Jinan Prefecture, Tai'an Prefecture, and Zizhou. The total number of landlords, gentry and other armed forces who joined the West Route Army reached more than 3.

But he did not incorporate these armed forces into the Shengjie Army.

These armies were all pulled up by the landlords and squires. The army was basically made up of tenants, and there were also a small number of people in the market. They were untrained and unusable, and they all had the nature of private soldiers or mercenaries. They were incorporated into Shengjie. The army is just blocking itself.

The Shengjie Army can never change the attributes, it must be the [peasant's army].

So Su Yonglin decided to let them form an army alone, and belong to the West Route Army under the Restoration Army instead of the Shengjie Army.

Su Yonglin chose to simply and rudely appoint the leaders of the local gentry who had been appointed as county magistrates by him as generals according to actual needs.

As for the bugle, it was reported to Zhao Kaishan symbolically, and it was given directly. Anyway, it was not an important matter. Zhao Kaishan did that before.

For example, Qin Yuanzhi, the magistrate of Zhangqiu County, was appointed as the commander of the Wude Army.

Ma Houde, the magistrate of Jiyang County, was appointed as the commander of the Wujin Army.

Changqing county magistrate Yao Wenyuan was appointed as the commander of the Wuqing army.

Etc., etc.

It is equivalent to adding another code to these local tyrants, and handing over the local military and political power to them in exchange for their military obedience and political support.

After this set of operations, the local tyrants were officially included in the command sequence of the West Route Army under the Restoration Army, and were deeply bound to the Restoration Army. It was not that simple to escape.

This is the same in Jinan and Zizhou.

As for Tai'an Prefecture, because the landlords and squires did not respond with troops when they marched, they responded after the Shengjie Army defeated the local Jin Army, so they did not receive any reward.

Su Yonglin asked Su Haisheng, Su Jue, and Han Jinggui to divide their troops to take charge of the three counties in Tai'an Prefecture and master the main forces, while the landlords and squires maintained the status quo.

The division of interests after the war was basically comprehensive and met the needs of most people, so Su Yonglin's arrangement has been praised a lot and is very "popular".

The military forces of the three states therefore all obey Su Yonglin's command.

Landlords and squires from all over the country have stated that they will follow Su Yonglin's orders and will follow him to fight against gold.

It's good to listen to this kind of words. Su Yonglin didn't expect them to contribute much. What he could really rely on was Su Yonglin's own Shengjie army and the peasant association under the leadership of Shengjie army.

The Shengjie Army needs to expand.

We are expanding our army in Tai'an Prefecture, and we are also expanding our army in Jinan Prefecture.

Su Yonglin ordered the recruitment of soldiers in Jinan Prefecture, recruited able-bodied soldiers to enter the Shengjie Army as individuals, and incorporated them into the Xuanwu battalion commanded by Zhang Yuejing, and also selected recruits with excellent physical fitness to be directly incorporated into his own personal guard.

There is nothing to accuse.

In the eyes of many people, the army also has to be divided into direct line and non-direct line, and the Shengjie Army is obviously Su Yonglin's direct line army.

Therefore, Su Yonglin basically gave all the weapons and equipment he had obtained along the way to the Shengjie Army, and the other armies had no objection.

Including the armor and divine arm bow that were in short supply before, these two battlefield weapons were obtained in large quantities by Su Yonglin, and it was more than enough to equip [-] famous Czech soldiers.

There was also news from Tai'an Prefecture that the recruitment of troops was progressing steadily.

After acquiring the land, a large number of peasant households joined the army enthusiastically. Now the three battalions in Tai'an have reached over a thousand troops, and the number is still increasing.

In Tai'an Prefecture, a total of 67 villages were liberated. Including the household registration of self-cultivating farmers, a total of 130 farmers were brought under the control of the Shengjie Army, and the base of the Shengjie Army was further expanded.

In addition to the more than 6000 households in Yizhou, the population directly controlled by Su Yonglin has reached more than [-] households.

In less than two months, his actions have brought about 10 people under his governance to accept his leadership and organization.

This news was what Su Yonglin wanted to hear the most.

In this wave, he plans to expand the Shengjie army to [-], and then come to a period of major training to prepare for the next wave of larger army expansion.

The ratio of experienced veterans to new recruits should not be too large. If it is too large, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the army. Su Yonglin of other armies will not care, but the Shengjie Army must have restraint in this regard.

Xin Qiji refused when Su Yonglin planned to appoint him as the commander of the First Army.

He hopes to be able to do things by Su Yonglin's side, which is more meaningful than being the commander of the First Army.

He also didn't want the more than 1000 rebels he raised with all his wealth, and let these 1000 good-quality rebels be broken up by Su Yonglin and organized into the Victory Army, and he himself became a military counselor beside Su Yonglin.

Time entered June, and more and more news was gathered on Su Yonglin's side.

He was very pleased to find that even if the main force of the Restoration Army did not officially attack the East-Shandong Road, many areas along the East-Shandong Road were already filled with the Restoration Army.

The reason is very simple. The landlords and squires of East Shandong Road have been deeply inspired by the rebellion on Shandong East Road, and they have taken action one after another.

The consequences of the ten years of peace have been fully tasted by the golden people.

In addition, Zhao Kaishan smashed the Yidu Tongjun Division without talking about martial arts, and shattered the possibility of unified command of the Shandong Jinjun, so that the Jinjun in all parts of Shandong could not act in a unified manner, and could only fight independently.

The outcome of fighting each other is, of course, being expelled and killed by the armed Han landlords who have an absolute advantage in this area.

Ginting's rule in Shandong has been shaky and on the verge of collapse in less than two months.

Once the news is widely spread, it will not take half a year to arouse more disaffected people who are eager to try.

The world is undergoing a drastic change.

A few days later, on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, Su Yonglin was arranging the training of new recruits of the Shengjie Army when he suddenly received an order from Zhao Kaishan, asking Su Yonglin to bring some of the main generals of the West Route Army to Yidu Mansion for a meeting.

Indeed, the scale of the Restoration Army is rapidly expanding. At this time, it is necessary to hold a meeting to straighten out everyone's relationship and location.

And listening to what happened on the East-Shandong Road, Su Yonglin felt that Zhao Kaishan might have the idea of ​​making further progress on the East-Shandong Road.

Jin Ting's reaction was really slow, although he would eventually react, but if he didn't seize the moment, he would definitely regret it.

Su Yonglin had already ordered Su Changsheng to go north to the Hebei region to find out about Ginting's movements. Although he didn't get anything so far, he really wanted to know if Wanyanliang, who was far away in the Central Capital, knew about it.

What would he do if he found out about this?

(End of this chapter)