Chapter 36 1 The Big Wave God is Coming
Chapter 36 A large wave of gods will come (please read it later)
Hearing that someone wanted to join the army, coupled with Hua Gao's visit, Lu Jin was immediately unhappy, but soon regained his composure, with no joy or anger on his face, and said to the soldier who reported the news, "Please ask them to enter the city."
"Yes!"
After the soldiers agreed and left, Lu Jin made arrangements for Yu Tonghai.
"Tonghai, go and confiscate the property in the palace, and see if the Tartar prince took any valuables with him when he escaped. Send all the spoils here for confiscation.
"We have won three battles and three victories. The soldiers are exhausted these days, but we are not rich now and cannot afford to pay the soldiers. But we still have to celebrate. After the raid, Brother Yu will use the money to buy some meat and vegetables in the city and give the soldiers a good meal. After the meal, we will go to attack Lu'an tomorrow."
"Yes!" The father and son immediately accepted the order.
Lu Jin added, "Although we cannot afford to pay the soldiers, we have land now. There have been many disasters in recent years and many people have died. There is a lot of wasteland in Luzhou. We can give the soldiers land and let them recruit tenants to cultivate it. If the soldiers who died in these days have family members who are still alive, we can give them a few more acres."
"This is good!"
"This way, everyone will have nothing to worry about when they go to war."
Lu Jin's proposal was immediately unanimously approved by all the generals.
He nodded, and then instructed Yu Tingyu and his son, "Don't force buying and selling, trade fairly. You can eat more meat and have enough rice, but you are not allowed to drink. We still have to march and fight tomorrow, don't get drunk and fall into an ambush."
"Yes!" The father and son responded again.
"Go."
After the two left, Lu Jin looked at Zhang Huan again.
"Zhang Huan, you go too. Mr. Bao has already posted the notices to reassure the people. Go and kill that Tartar prince now."
"The general will obey the order."
After Zhang Huan left, Lu Jin asked everyone in the hall again.
"I've heard that Luzhou Horse Farm is famous. The Tartars have returned to pasture after abandoning farming, and they've raised a lot of horses. Where is this Luzhou Horse Farm, and how many horses are there?"
Bao Heng immediately stood up and said.
"My Lord, please allow me to report. Due to the successive disasters in recent years, there are only a few horses left at the Luzhou Horse Farm. There may only be four or five hundred left now."
"Is that all?" Lu Jin frowned.
Bao Heng could only explain, "My lord, you don't know that the Tartars' horse policy is a tyrannical one, and the horse farm's pastures were all taken by force."
It turns out that the way the Mongols established a horse farm in Luzhou was to drive the horses to other people's farmland to graze on crops. As long as the horses ate your crops, your land became my pasture.
Do you think the Tartars only robbed the land? Pah! They robbed people as well!
Not only your land will be my pasture, but your people will also have to become herders for me, that is, shepherds. If you raise the horses well, you can still survive. If you kill them, you will have to pay all your property and sell yourself into slavery.
It was with such brutal means that the Mongols built a horse farm in Luzhou.
But in recent years, there have been successive disasters, and people can no longer survive and are ready to rebel, let alone horses.
Bao Heng suggested, "If you want to raise cavalry, you might as well buy horses from the people. The former treacherous minister Bayan banned horses and prohibited Han people from doing this or that. He even abolished the imperial examination system.
"But after Tuotuo became prime minister, he changed the reign title to Zhizheng, restored many benevolent policies, resumed the imperial examinations, and lifted the ban on horses among the people, so Han people could also buy horses. Over the past ten years, Luzhou has maintained a horse farm, and many people have horses at home."
"I see." Lu Jin nodded.
Lu Jin had some understanding of Boyan, this anti-Han lunatic. He openly proposed to kill all the Han people from the five major surnames. Even the Mongolian nobles couldn't stand his crazy behavior. Is he a fucking lunatic?
Of course, this was related to the fact that he was defeated by a Han Chinese official named Fan.
Moreover, this guy also proposed many prohibitions against the Han people, such as the iron ban. The Han people were not allowed to possess iron tools. Even the kitchen knives used for cooking had to be shared by ten households. After cooking, the knives had to be handed over to the Mongolian master for safekeeping.
An old farmer in Shanxi was anxious because he had to wait in line to get a knife to cook. One day, he picked up a piece of iron on the road, and even knife-cut noodles were born because of this.
Lu Jin sighed. As long as he could buy horses, it would be fine. He couldn't build cars in a short period of time. Horses would still be the most powerful mobile force on the battlefield for a long time in the future.
Thinking of this, he looked at his only cavalry commander again. "Ye Sheng, are you good at training cavalry? I heard that the Tartar cavalry is very powerful. What tactics do they have?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Sheng immediately stepped out and replied.
"My lord, there are actually three types of Tatar cavalry tactics: the first is diffuse shooting, the second is digging the formation, and the third is manggudai.
"Diffuse shooting means sweeping through the enemy's formation, with arrows flying like locusts, and shooting arrows at the enemy's formation. After the enemy's formation is broken, the heavy cavalry will break through the formation. The heavy cavalry and armored cavalry will take turns to charge the formation until they break through the formation and completely break the enemy. This is called breaking through the formation."
Lu Jin was very interested in this and asked, "What is Mang Gu Dai?"
"Manggudai is a Lu language, meaning 'wolf pack'." Ye Sheng thought about it and thought about how to translate it more appropriately, and then said.
"Manggudai is a company-level cavalry squad of several hundred people that repeatedly harasses and uses a seesaw tactic. This is mainly used to deal with enemy cavalry."
"Very good, it seems that you know a lot. Are you willing to train cavalry for me?" Lu Jin said with satisfaction when he heard it.
"I dare not ask, but it is what I wish for." Ye Sheng immediately clasped his fists and said.
Lu Jin glanced at the Chaohu generals again, "Who else is good at cavalry warfare?"
Zheng Yong, who had just surrendered a few days ago and helped lure Zuo Junbi out of the city, immediately stood up. He had joined the Chaohu Red Army for several days but had not received a proper job. Seeing that Luzhou City had been taken and the team was developing better and better, he immediately recommended himself.
"General, I am good at riding and shooting!"
"Very good. You two go take over the Luzhou Horse Farm, and then take out some money and food from the public treasury to recruit soldiers and horses from the people. First, form two cavalry battalions and put them directly under my command."
"We obey your orders!" The two men immediately accepted the order.
On the other side, Hua Gao and Xu Yong were also brought into the city after being informed.
Although the two had seen Luzhou City before, it was still quite new to them. This was Luzhou City under the rule of the Red Turban Army!
The two were led by soldiers to the Marshal's Mansion. Along the way, they saw many people on the street, gathered in groups, reading the notice to reassure the people.
On a street beside the Jindou River in the city, Yang Jing, Marquis of Yingyang, who had fought for the Ming Dynasty in wars, persuaded the Mingxia regime to surrender, and conquered the entire Sichuan Province, was standing in the crowd dressed as a Confucian scholar and reading notices to the people.
"Our Shengwu Army follows the will of heaven and responds to the will of the people. We put an end to the chaos, punish the tyrannical Yuan, expel the Tartars, and restore China. We establish principles and disciplines, help the people, and do not harm the people. All the people in Luzhou do not need to panic.
"If you encounter any of our soldiers doing anything illegal, you can come to the Marshal's Mansion and beat the drum to complain. I will definitely make the decision for you. If it's a minor offense, you will be severely punished. If it's a serious offense, you will be beheaded. The people in the city are welcome to supervise."
When Yang Jing saw the slogan above, his heart was suddenly filled with emotion. He was born into a Confucian family and had been studying since childhood, but he did not like chapters and sentences. Instead, he was more interested in military strategies. He had read a lot of military strategies, and he was strong and proficient in martial arts. When he saw the bold words of the Shengwu Army, he immediately wanted to join the army.
"Our Shengwu Army is looking for talented and brave men. We sincerely invite those with insight to join us in our great cause. Anyone who has strategies to keep the people safe and the ability to defeat the enemy can come to the Marshal's Office to recommend themselves. But those who have strengths will be given important positions."
On another street, in history, Pu Ying, the Marquis of Jinshan, who followed Feng Sheng in the Northern Expedition in the 20th year of Hongwu, was responsible for the rear guard of the entire army when returning. As a result, he was ambushed by the Yuan army and failed to break out after fighting hard. He committed suicide by disembowelment after being captured and died heroically. He was also reading the notice to reassure the people.
Looking at the recruitment information above, I suddenly had the idea of joining the army.
Hua Gao was walking along with Xu Yong, who fought for the Ming Dynasty in history and was posthumously named Duke of Cai. When the two saw Zhang Huan beheading the Tartar prince in the street, they were shocked.
There was nothing wrong with killing the Tartar prince; it was a very normal thing for the rebel army. What surprised them was that the former enemy general Zhang Huan was actually surrendered by the Chaohu Red Turbans.
'How on earth did they win?'
Xu Yong's eyes lit up and he became more interested in joining the Shengwu Army.
A large wave of divine generals is about to attack, and Lu Jin also expressed helplessness.
It's not that he has any obsession with famous generals, but these people are right there. In this land of Huaixi, throwing a brick can hit a few dukes and marquises.
As long as you post the recruitment information, people will come on their own. After all, they are the only rebel army within a few hundred miles, and Guo Zixing will have to wait until next year to start the uprising.
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(End of this chapter)