A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 393 Guards, Recruitment

After occupying Henan, the Chinese army temporarily stopped operations and consolidated various places. But despite this, other areas in Dashun still took the initiative to send envoys to contact the Dahua court in Nanjing.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shanxi, Li Zunzu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and others all sent envoys at this time, expressing their willingness to belong to the Dahua court.

It's not that they haven't thought about being independent, but judging from the current strength in their hands, let alone Dahua, even Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi can't compare with them. They have no capital at all, so they can only choose to belong to Dahua.

How can you compete with various forces if you want soldiers but no soldiers, and you want money but no money?

Nowadays, everyone is a slave and others are a fish, and they don’t have many choices.

Yan Quan naturally accepted their surrender, sent soldiers in, and successfully took over the defense of various important places, officially bringing this vast area under his command.

During this period, the Ming army in Shu tried to move northward, hoping to bite off a piece of flesh from the fallen Dashun. However, they were defeated by the Shun army and the Chinese army that arrived later. Not only did they fail to take advantage, but they lost troops and retreated in dismay.

After basically accepting all of Dashun's territory, the Chinese army temporarily stopped.

The newly occupied territory is so large that it will take some time to digest, and the officials have not yet arrived. The army must also stay in the newly occupied area to prevent any accidents when implementing the policy.

These guards number about one hundred thousand, and their weapons are mainly swords, bows and arrows in the inventory. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong, but they are enough to help garrison the place, freeing up more elite troops. , participate in the war.

Of course, all important cities are still garrisoned by formal Chinese troops.

It's just that the Chinese Dynasty has relatively high requirements for soldiers in all aspects, so it often takes a lot of time to train each batch of recruits.

Fortunately, after experiencing several wars, a large number of surrendered soldiers were captured.

Mainly because he serves as a soldier in Dahua's army, and his treatment and status are excellent. All aspects such as pay, food, etc. are formulated by the military department, reviewed by Yan Ling, and supervised by the Military Justice Department. All kinds of measures are very complete. , far surpassing the armies of other forces, and after a series of updates and iterations of weapons, medical treatment, etc., the casualty rate has been greatly reduced. It also plays the role of education and propaganda. While the Chinese army is powerful all over the world, it also sets off a There was a rush to join the army.

In fact, according to such a violent advance and taking advantage of the momentum to sweep the world, Dahua's military strength should be insufficient.

After all, the total military strength of the Hua Dynasty was only 300,000. It was simply not enough to spread it out over this vast area. It was already stretched thin.

The training of new recruits has almost never stopped. It is planned that a new batch of soldiers will complete the training and join the army in the near future, and a new recruitment notice has been posted. The response from the people is quite enthusiastic, and many people are eager to join the army.

As a result, even if the imperial court established some mandatory requirements for soldiers' culture, physical fitness, etc., the recruitment office was still full during every recruitment. Many people were even willing to study and train specifically for this purpose. The source of soldiers was There is no shortage.

However, this was only a stop-gap measure, and conscription continued.

Yan Ling simply ordered that people with clean family backgrounds and good attitudes be selected from these obedient troops, and they were reorganized after being disrupted. He also recruited some young men from the local area, and after a little training and discipline, they formed a guard army.

However, soldiers are more important than large numbers. Yan Ling would rather have a smaller army than the rogue bandit's army of hundreds of thousands, which would be defeated in a single battle. It was this strategy that gave the Chinese army its reputation for victory in every battle.

In any case, Hua Chao still temporarily stopped.

The war in the world has calmed down, but this is only temporary and everyone is actively preparing. Especially the two from the southwest, under the current situation of the enemy, they seemed to have reached a certain tacit understanding. The troops stationed on the border between the two began to decrease significantly, and the main force was sent to the front line to prepare for the attack of the Chinese army. .

They knew that the tiger in the east might make a deafening roar at any time.

What they can do is to take prepared measures before the tigers come down the mountain, hoping to resist them.

In March of the fourth year of Dahua, the tiger's roar shook the world.

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The steam locomotive made a huge roar and moved forward quickly amid the billowing smoke. Inside the locomotive, the soldiers were sitting upright, holding muskets in their hands, waiting to rush to the battlefield. In the carriage behind them, a large number of ordnance and supplies were stacked, ready for the battle.

Above the official road, a mighty army was marching. The soldiers carried firearms and weapons and walked forward in neat steps. The horses behind them pulled the heavy artillery, which reflected the light in the sunlight.

The garrisons in many areas were mobilized, and the defense was taken over by the Guards. After the main forces gathered together, they formed a mighty torrent.

The Chinese army mobilized two legions this time, namely Yan Chengfang's legion and the legion under Qu Yuanju, who had repeatedly made military exploits and became the legion commander. The total strength reached 220,000, with Yan Chengfang as the commander-in-chief.

This is Dahua's largest use of troops. The intention of marching toward the southwest with an army of this size is self-evident.

This is no longer a simple battle to destroy or attack a certain force.

But to completely unify the world.

They were preparing to launch an attack on Daxi in Huguang first.

Zhang Xianzhong prepared a large army on the border of Huguang, reinforced the city, and sent several of his adopted sons to lead troops to garrison in various places. He was well prepared and had been waiting for their arrival.

However, when the Chinese army actually arrived and began to attack the city, he realized that such preparations were simply not enough.

Not long after the war started, Zhang Xianzhong received news that two legions of the Chinese army, one from the north and one from the east, broke through his defense line and broke into the territory of Daxi. One of his adopted sons was defeated and died, and the other led the remnants of the Cang Empress. withdraw.

His carefully built defense line did not last even three days before it was already in tatters. Border cities fell one after another, generals died in battle or retreated, and the army suffered heavy losses.

At this time, the main forces of the two legions had turned and rushed towards Wuchang, his capital in Daxi.

The time has come for the decisive battle.

Zhang Xianzhong was a little frustrated, but he quickly realized this.

He immediately issued an order to gather the remaining Daxi soldiers and distribute them in various city arteries, while he sat in Wuchang, preparing for the final decisive battle with the Chinese army here.

(End of this chapter)