Water Margin Survival

Xu Guanzhong's eyes slowly swept over the faces of each leader, and all the heroes present held their breaths, and many of them nodded slightly when they met Xu Guanzhong's eyes. .

Xu Guanzhong didn't know why Shanzhai announced such an important decision in the past, but he knew very well in his heart that letting him, a newcomer, talk in front of everyone was definitely an expression of Wang Lun's regard for him. Establish the authority of the new military division for yourself.Xu Guanzhong slightly calmed down his slightly excited mood, only to hear his unhurried voice resounding in the hall:

"Let's count the horses first. When we attacked the city, we got more than 300 horses, and we captured more than 6000 adult horses from the three racecourses. When we broke the back, we broke through the four states and chased the soldiers. There were more than 7000 horses. There are about [-] horses, including the [-] cavalry who returned to the village after the war, so we have a total of [-] horses in our village now!"

Although the huge herd of war horses sent back to the cottage by the navy dazzled everyone, not everyone knew the exact number of the seizures, so when Xu Guanzhong introduced the details, many people in the hall gasped. Cool.Hey, he actually captured [-] war horses, which is more than twice the number of the previous copycat war horses.

After being surprised, when everyone heard that Lin Chong, Yang Zhi and other five battalions were full of cavalry, and there were only more than 2000 cavalry left, their expressions changed drastically.Although everyone did not participate in the battle in person, we can infer the tragic extent of the battle from the tragic number of nearly half of the brothers who died in the battle.They couldn't help looking at Lin Chong, Tang Bin and others who had returned from the bloody battle with concern.

Xu Guanzhong stayed for a moment, leaving time for everyone to comfort his comrades.After a while, his voice sounded again in the spacious hall:

"About the distribution of these horses, my brother and several of our military divisions have discussed it. First, the Seventh Battalion of the Horse Army, as well as the Panshi Battalion and the Personal Guard Battalion will all be replenished this time according to the specification of 2000 war horses. The rest Of the [-] horses, the eight battalions of the infantry will allocate [-] horses each. In addition, from now on, each battalion of the infantry will be expanded to [-] people. The last [-] horses, of which [-] will go to the cavalry reserve army, and [-] The horses will go to the infantry reserve army, and the last thousand horses will go to the cottage garrison!"

This decision was immediately supported and cheered by the leaders of the infantry.Unlike the infantry leaders who were beaming and cheering loudly, the horse army leaders exchanged glances with doubts on their faces. Although the expected expansion of the army has become a reality and the horses are all in place, where will the personnel come from?

The nine battalions of cavalry, based on 500 men per battalion, are 500 men. When they came back after the breakup, there were 500 men in total. In addition, Lu Junyi, Wen Zhongrong, and Cui Ye brought more than 400 veterans to join. The gap is still around 600 people, which is not a small number.It should be known that cavalry is not infantry, as long as newcomers enter the ranks and go through simple training, they can look decent.

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Xu Guanzhong nodded to Yang Chun, and said, "Boss Yang, let me introduce the situation of the descended troops and the prisoners!"

Wang Lun was also refreshed, and wanted to see if Yang Chun's efforts these days had any effect.The captives who were once tasteless during the retreat have now become an important link in the expansion of the army.It can be said that this moment is also that moment.

Yang Chun bowed his hands to Xu Guanzhong, looked at Wang Lun and said: "The 1000 or 700 soldiers selected by Yang Zhishi and Suo Xianfeng, after going through the test of this journey, can fully show that they are willing to join our Liangshan Army. My brother is in Yukou Of the 530 cavalrymen from Doenzhou and Tanzhou captured in the first battle, 100 were willing to join our army. The captives in Tanzhou and Bozhou captured by the camp and Luti respectively totaled more than 820, and [-] seven People will anyway!"

Yang Chun's numbers are very accurate, it can be seen that he put his heart into it.Wang Lun, on the other hand, was brought into contemplation by the numbers he reported.

Seventy or eighty percent of the captives are willing to surrender?

These people fought against their own side on the battlefield. Except for the Bozhou Army, the others are all elite soldiers from Hebei. They are brave and powerful soldiers. They never thought that they would surrender as soon as they were captured? !Wang Lun pondered for a moment, then asked Yang Chun, "In your opinion, why are these people willing to join us?"

Yang Chun scratched his head, and said: "My little brother guessed, but I can't be sure. It is estimated that the [-]-guan pension of the brothers who died in the Shanzhai made the captives jealous. More than once, my little brother heard people complain, and they said that they were for the court. If you lose your life, in addition to asking the white-haired person in the family to send the black-haired person, you will be exempted from taxes for two years, plus some negligible clothing, rations, and loose money. You won’t have to worry about it for the rest of your life!”

"Do it! That's what you said, but in the end, the family members don't know what is left of the pension!" Suo Chao heard Yang Chun say this, resonated with him, and couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation.As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Bin, Huang Xin and others all spoke in agreement.

In the middle and late stages of the empire, all the joints that supported the operation of this behemoth gradually decayed, and all the regulations on paper were out of shape in actual operation. Seeing the former generals of the imperial army yelling angry words, Wang Lun could already see the hidden meaning of this empire. Great crisis.

It is ironic that these imperial soldiers surrendered because they were attracted by the pensions. For these fierce soldiers, dying for Liangshan is obviously more valuable, and they can sell their lives for a good price.

Wang Lun was silent for a long time.He really didn't know whether to be gratified by his copycat pension system, or saddened by these actions of using the last capital of his life in exchange for the protection of his family for the rest of their lives.

"Brother Zhu Wu, starting tomorrow, I will hand over these people to you!" Wang Lun stood up, walked back and forth under the plaque of "Walk for the Heaven", walked several times, and saw Wang Lun suddenly raised his head ,road:

"You have to let them know that Liangshan is not buying them to die with money, and this is not a business! The people in this village are fighting for themselves, for their relatives, and for thousands of people. We know that we are fighting Do whatever you want, and enjoy it, at the expense of yourself. That’s why we can never back down when facing an enemy several times over, so we, who were ordinary people not long ago, can defeat them, the elite Hebei Imperial Army!” When Wang Lun said this, he suddenly pointed to his temple, looked at Zhu Wu, and said word by word:

"Because we are full inside and know where our tomorrow is, but they are empty inside and have nothing to pretend!"

Seeing this, Zhu Wu stood up subconsciously, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, brother, I will go as soon as the meeting is over, I must tell them this truth!"

At this time, Wang Lun took the tea from Xiao Jiasui, took a sip, sat back on his seat, and said, "These more than 5 people, before leaving Liangshan for Jeju Island, all affairs in the cottage will be left to Xiao Daguan. Responsible. The infantry is also busy expanding its army, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao will go back to the camp to train first, and ask the three leaders Yang Lin, Sun Xin, and Gu Dasao to assist the senior officials temporarily."

"The 5 river workers who are willing to join the army will all report to the garrison after a three-day rest. Among the more than 5000 ordinary people, if they are willing to join the army, they will be sent to the garrison. In this expansion, the nine battalions of cavalry have nearly There is a gap of 500 people, and the infantry army is also the same number. At present, the Hebei army that is willing to surrender is about 7000 people, and there are more than [-] people left. I hope that the instructors Lin and Wang will take it to heart and equip the two armies of the horse and infantry as soon as possible. manpower!"

"Huang Dujian, Deputy General Ding, and Deputy General Gong of the Ma Army temporarily assisted Teacher Xu and Brother Deng to train this large number of recruits; the infantry is also in general, and Lu Tixia and Shi Dalang temporarily assist Teacher Luan and Brother Ma Lin!"

Wang Lun gave the order in one breath, and the leaders involved stood up one after another to take the order. At this time, Wang Jin suggested: "As the saying goes, sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood. My brother has a suggestion, that is, to leave a place in the reserves of each army. A group of experienced veterans, there is no need to expand them into the battalion, if they help us train new recruits, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort!"

Wang Lun nodded secretly when he heard this. After all, this 80-strong military instructor is a veteran. As soon as he took office, he asked sharp questions. Wang Lun turned around and communicated with the three military advisers. After several bloody battles in the Daming Mansion, many brothers were physically disabled. I originally wanted them to go to Jeju Island and learn how to be a capital from Chief Li Yuntou. I am willing to stay in the army as an instructor. In addition, veterans over the age of 40 in each army can also be converted into instructors, and the rewards and treatment are still calculated as soldiers!"

Seeing that Wang Lun not only adopted his own opinion, but also reasonably expanded the suggestion in a very short period of time, Wang Jin couldn't help but secretly nodded.A crippled sergeant is only physically disabled, but his consciousness is still intact, and he can survive the bloody battle. He must have an understanding of the battlefield beyond the reach of ordinary people. For recruits who have never seen blood, these are undoubtedly money that cannot be bought. valuable experience.

Inspired by Wang Jin, Wang Lun had a new idea in a short time. He pondered for a moment, and said: "Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Tang Bin, and Zhang Qing's four battalions have suffered many casualties because of the copycats. It is difficult to restore combat effectiveness in a short period of time by recruiting recruits alone. However, the three battalions of Qin Ming, Xu Ning, and Hao Siwen basically did not suffer injuries in this battle. In this way, the third battalion dispatched a total of [-] cavalry to supplement the above-mentioned four battalions respectively. For the fourth battalion, according to the ratio of three for one, more than [-] veterans will be dispatched to the third battalion with Qin Ming and others, so as to achieve the balance of combat power of each battalion!"

This order involved almost all the cavalry battalions. The commanders and lieutenants of each battalion couldn't help being startled when they heard the words. Naturally, the commanders of the fourth battalion who suffered heavy casualties in the battle at Yukou had no doubts, but Qin Ming was both happy and entangled. Who doesn't want a veteran of that kind of bloody battle?But he had to pay a price of more than 330 people, which made him tangled up for a while.After thinking for a while, he looked at Lin Chong and the others and said:

"Choose whoever you want, and I will never stop you! But I have to choose whoever I want! Do you dare to answer me?" (To be continued.)