Zhang Xiaoqi from the Han Army of the Zhenghuang Banner is also among this group of "Eight Rides and Eight Banners Soldiers". He is now the Wu Zhen Chaoha Soldier of the Han Army of the Zhenghuang Banner, which is also a "heavy soldier", or it can also be called a firearms soldier.

As the name suggests, firearms soldiers are soldiers who use firearms to fight. In today's Eight Banners of the Han Army, each Niulu must provide 40 Wuzhenchaoha soldiers, which are firearms soldiers.

After seeing the truly powerful firearms, Houjin now also began to pay attention to firearms. Not only did he imitate the Hongyi cannon, he also learned from the camel artillery method and created a light saddle-mounted cannon, and also found

Some camels came to carry saddle-laden cannon.

Fire blunderbuss also began to appear in the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Eight Banners Army of Korea. But it was not a three-eyed fire blunderbuss, but a Korean bird blunderbuss.

The so-called Korean blunderbuss is actually the Korean version of the small-caliber Japanese blunderbuss. There are some similar equipment in the Ming army. However, after Zhu Youjian came to power, they have been gradually eliminated.

Zhu Youjian chose the powerful Turtle Dove Gun and the high-precision Rumi Gun for his army. The former is equipped with infantry fire gun soldiers, while the latter is equipped with cavalry in front of the tent and cavalry in front of the palace.

However, among Hou Jin's Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Korean Army, bird guns were still a rare good thing. Each Niulu was equipped with at most thirteen or four guns, and they were all second-hand and third-hand bird guns seized from North Korea.

Therefore, most of the firearms soldiers of the Eight Banners Han Army and the Eight Banners Korean Army did not have muskets to use... They were all firearms soldiers equipped with bows and arrows.

And Zhang Xiaoqi is such a firearms soldier equipped with bows and arrows.

Of course, the so-called Han Eight Banners and Xian Eight Banners firearms soldiers are almost the same as the Manchu and Mongolian Red Armored Soldiers.

Red-armored soldiers do not necessarily have red armor, and firearms soldiers do not necessarily have firearms.

In addition, the Eight Banners Han Army and the Eight Banners North Korea also have special forces similar to the white-armored soldiers, called the Guards. The pay is generous and promotion is easy, but it is difficult to choose a banner with only ten places.

Zhang Xiaoqi was not chosen, so he was just a firearms soldier.

But it is still satisfying to be a firearms soldier. After all, a Niulu can only have forty firearms soldiers at most... Now a Han army Niulu of the Later Jin Army has a population of about 300 households. There are also three to four hundred strong men among them, and

There are only forty places for firearms soldiers, and Zhang Xiaoqi can be selected, which shows that he has worked very hard in the past few years!

Being able to get this position, Zhang Xiaoqi can be considered to be at the upper-middle level even among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. However, in the past two years, the Eight Banners have become eight times eight banners, with a total of 64 flags, and Niu Lu has as many as 1,465, which is really a bit excessive.

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So many Niulu have white armor (army guards) and red armor (firearms soldiers). They all have 10 white armor (army guards) and 40 red armor (firearms soldiers). In other words, white armor (firearms soldiers)

The number of soldiers (Army) is at least 14,650! And the number of red armor (firearms) is as high as 58,600!

The number of people has increased, but the quality of these white armor (guards) and red armor (firearms soldiers) is uneven. Among them, the old Manchu white armor and red armor are very capable of fighting, while the Eight Banners Mongol and Eight Banners Han

Army, Eight Banners North Korea's white armor (army guards) and red armor (firearms soldiers) are a bit fake.

Since they are just a make-up, the treatment of the Eight Banners Mongolia, the Eight Banners Han Army, and the Eight Banners North Korea is not as good as that of the Eight Banners. Even if they are selected as red armor (firearms soldiers), they can only live a makeshift life. Life is not as good as imagined.

OK!

But there is still hope! The Kingdom of Jin still has a system of raising the flag for meritorious service... Zhang Xiaoqi's current dream is to one day be able to raise the Eight Banners.

Only by being carried into the Eight Banners can one become a true Manchu!

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoqi, who was supervising the work of several North Korean wrappers, came to the end again and shouted: "Damn it, haven't you eaten yet? Even if you haven't eaten, I still have to use the strength to feed myself." Come out! Well done, I will go back and fight for a good opportunity for you to go into battle and kill the enemy. Only with the opportunity can we make a contribution and raise the flag, and give him a good life!"

Someone immediately agreed.

"Good job, work harder, and you can survive only by raising the flag!"

"Yes, you must raise the flag!"

A wrapper who doesn’t want to raise his flag is not a good wrapper!

Moreover, with the emergence of the Eight Banners, the non-Manchu Eight Banners' regular members of the Eight Banners are depreciating, and of course the slaves will suffer even more. If they are not promoted quickly, the whole family may starve to death in the next famine!

Shenyang City, Yamen.

The weather in Shenyang is too cold now to hold court meetings outdoors. It would be a big joke if a few people freeze to death.

Therefore, Huang Taiji did not hold a meeting of the Eight Vehicles and Eight Banners, but convened a few political affairs ministers and ministers to hold a small meeting in the Yamen.

This Huang Taiji has also learned bad things now. Although he has long announced that he will personally conquer the army, he has not left Shenyang with his troops after making a big fanfare.

Although he did not leave Shenyang, his troops still went out. He sent out his troops in two groups, one of which was commanded by Beile Abatai. He led an army of 5,000 regular men (selected from 64 banners) and 5,000 coated slaves, and marched westward to the pine forest thousands of miles away to capture the enemy. They are the ones in Xilin City and Qingping Town.

The other group was led by Amin, also with 10,000 people. After leaving Jinzhou, they bypassed the three cities of Songshan, Xingshan, and Tashan, and then raided Beacon Mountain (Beacon Mountain is on a peninsula, and the channel connecting the mainland will be submerged at high tide) , and then walked across the ice to fight towards Juehua Island. Although the attack on Juehua Island failed because of the castle built on the island, Bijia Mountain was occupied by the Hou Jin Army. Amin had people build a stronghold on Bijia Mountain and stationed More than 1,000 people prepared to drive a nail between Songshan, Xingshan, Tashan and Ningyuan.

Although the posture was very good, the Ming Dynasty's response was beyond Huang Taiji's expectations. Zhu Youjian did not return to Beijing at all, but asked a five-year-old (virtual age) nephew of the emperor to go on an expedition in the name of Fujun. He left Beijing and stationed in Xuanfu City.

Although Huang Taiji has not yet left Shenyang City, he has also used the sign of being a chariot himself. As a result, Zhu Youjian asked his five-year-old son to deal with it. Isn't this looking down on others? Isn't this a slap in Huang Taiji's fat face?

Huang Taiji wants to compete for the title of Great Khan of Mongolia, not by proclaiming himself, but by holding the Kuritai Conference. If he can't even defeat a one- to five-year-old child, then why should he be called the Great Khan?

Yes, he felt that there was a certain possibility that he would be defeated by Zhu Cixiang. It was not because Zhu Cixiang was so good, but because Zhu Youjian had already set up an impregnable situation.

Huang Taiji felt that he was like Zhuge Kongming in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Although he was an expert in astronomy and geography, and could do calculations, it was really difficult to open up the situation in the face of Cao Wei's favorable weather and location.

And uniting Mongolia to form a United Manchuria-Mongolia country seems to be the only plan that can fight against the Ming Dynasty.

But to become the Great Khan of Mongolia, you need to have a record of defeating Zhu Youjian, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, you can defeat Zhu Cixiang. But you must not be defeated by a kid like Zhu Cixiang.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache!

"Khan, are you worried that you won't be able to defeat that kid Zhu Cixi?"

The one who doesn't open the pot is the clever Beldorgon.

Huang Taiji glanced at Dorgon angrily, "How could I not defeat Zhu Cihong?"

"Great Khan, it's hard to say." Dorgon said, "Zhu Cixiang just put up a name, and it's Zhu Youjian who is manipulating it behind the scenes!

Moreover, the Southern Army has become more and more stable in the past few years. It does not easily give us a chance for a decisive battle. Instead, it slowly consumes us... We are just like the Shu Han Army in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". We don't even have a chance to get a decisive battle.

easy!"

Huang Taiji frowned, "Old Fourteen, do you have any clever ideas? If so, just tell me!"

"Great Khan, you can treat others with their own treatment!"

"What's the meaning?"

"Great Khan, Zhu Youjian has a son, and you also have a son! Aren't you just sending your son to fight now?"

"Ben Khan's son? Haug?"

Dorgon shook his head, "It's not Hauge, it's Fuquan."
Chapter completed!