Chapter 654: Re-fight again in the army

The morning light slowly tear through the darkness of the earth, and a new day has begun.

Zhang Zhun stood alone on the head of Dongjiabao, silently looking at the fields outside. He didn't sleep last night and still had no sleepiness today. War is like stimulant, which can destroy anyone's body. Those who are fittest survive and survive are iron bars.

After two consecutive days of fighting, the sound of guns and cannons around Dongjiabao finally became gradually deserted. The reason why it gradually became deserted rather than stopped completely was that the Hu Ben Army cavalry was still carrying out sporadic pursuits and counter-chasings with the Tartar cavalry. The gunshots of the Hu Ben gun sounded from time to time, which sounded a bit dull and a little lonely.

Although Huang Taiji withdrew his army and gave up the attack, the Tartar cavalry under his command were still cruising around Dongjiabao, trying to continue to put pressure on Dongjiabao. Of course, Zhang Zhun stopped doing it. You were beaten up and didn't go back to recuperate and provoke nearby. Of course I can't tolerate it. He immediately ordered the Tiger Cavalry Camp and the Leopard Cavalry Camp to attack and expel the sporadic Tartar cavalry.

The Hu Ben Army cavalry is not the opponent of the Tartar cavalry for the time being, but the scattered confrontation has taken a great advantage. Relying on the long range of the Hu Ben gun, after firing, it immediately flees away, making the Tartar cavalry cry without tears. Even if the team is against the team, it will not suffer any losses. With the same number of twenty or thirty people, the Hu Ben Army cavalry can basically win. But if there are hundreds of people, it will be a little trouble.

Outside Dongjiabao, there were corpses of Tartars everywhere, and dead war horses were everywhere. The pool of blood had basically solidified and turned into condensed blood pools. The torn Tartar military flag, broken arrowheads, broken armor, only half of the waist knife exposed, as well as scattered leather jackets, and leather hats that were constantly blown by the north wind, forming a tragic scenery on the battlefield.

I could faintly hear sporadic moans, and I don’t know where they came from. The battlefield after the fierce battle is always extremely tragic, and any kind of miracle may happen. If there may be a chaotic pile of corpses outside, there may be Tartars who have not yet died, it is absolutely possible.

Looking at the stacks of corpses, Zhang Zhun felt that his deployment had finally achieved relatively satisfactory results. The three small strongholds, Dongjiabao, Caojiabao and Liujiabao, consumed at least 30,000 Tartars after the arrival of the Tartars. If Huang Taiji had not retreated quickly, the Tartars would have suffered even more casualties. Huang Taiji was not a fool, and he immediately withdrew his troops when he saw the opportunity was not good.

Since there are still scattered Tartar cavalry cruising nearby, the Hu Ben Army cavalry cannot completely remove them in a short period of time. Therefore, it is unlikely to clear the battlefield in the next two or three days. Fortunately, the weather is cold now, and the corpses will not rot, so there is nothing serious. The only regret is that there is no intact war horse on the battlefield. In other words, the Hu Ben Army wants to seize some of the Tartar war horses, which is temporarily unavailable.

After observing for a while, Zhang Zhun came to the military camp of Dingzi Camp.

Dingzi Camp was the main force of this Dongjiabao battle. Under the crazy impact of the Tartars, the losses were huge, including a team, and more than 500 people died in battle. Therefore, after the battle, Zhang Zhun immediately ordered the selection of the best recruits and supplemented them into Dingzi Camp.

Upon hearing this news, the two commanders of the Cangzhou Volunteer Army, Dong Daowu, Dong Huaxia and others, rushed to find Zhang Zhun. They suggested that they should add to the Dingzi Camp, and they swear that they would not behave worse than others. Under the strong request of the Cangzhou Volunteer Army, a large number of soldiers from the Cangzhou Volunteer Army were supplemented into the Dingzi Camp on the spot.

Dong Huaxia, Dong Daowu and others have now become ordinary soldiers and are receiving the most basic training of recruits. The biggest feature of these new recruits in Cangzhou Volunteer Army is that they have a certain martial arts foundation, have good physical fitness, and have no problems passing the basic test. In addition, their cultural level is relatively high. For example, Dong Daowu and the Four Books and Five Classics can basically be recited, and they can almost be considered scholars.

Zhang Zhun came to them and watched their training carefully. The training of the Hu Ben Army started with the most basic queue, and now it is no exception. The first lesson was to stand in the military posture. More than 500 new recruits from Cangzhou Volunteer Army were obviously the first time they had received such rigorous training. With the continuous correction of the instructor, they finally stood in a basically qualified body. However, there is obviously a long distance from the excellent standards.

Although these recruits have relatively good physical fitness and practice standing postures when they are fine, they are obviously not very adaptable to standing in the military posture. After only less than 30 minutes of persistence, people can't help but make small moves. Of course, such time is better than other recruits. For ordinary recruits, it would be good to be able to persist for twenty minutes at the beginning.

"take a break."

"Dong Daowu, Dong Huaxia, come here!"

Zhang Zhun looked at it for a moment, nodded thoughtfully, and then clapped and shouted.

The instructor immediately ordered a rest and then brought the two to Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun nodded, and the instructor saluted and left.

Dong Daowu and Dong Huaxia were wearing the brand new military uniform of the Hu Ben Army and stood in front of Zhang Zhun nervously. After a while, the two remembered that in the Hu Ben Army, the subordinates should stand attentively and salute when they saw their superiors. So they hurriedly stood attentively. The movements of the two standing attentively salute were standard. It seemed that they had practiced this movement privately. Zhang Zhun also returned the salute seriously and then signaled to relax.

"The Tartars have not retreated yet and will fight in the future. What is the situation of your family? Have your parents agreed?"

Zhang Zhun asked slowly.

"No problem."

Dong Huaxia rushed to answer.

“Is there really no problem?”

Zhang Zhun stared at the two of them with a glittering look and asked with concern.

Dong Huaxia wanted to say something but stopped, but she wanted to say something, but she couldn't say it.

Dong Daowu is the eldest son and is relatively steady. At this time, he said calmly: "Governor, we will handle the matters at home and will never drag us back. In fact, my father's tone has become a little loose. As for my mother, she has never opposed it."

Dong Huaxia hurriedly said, "Yes! My father's tone has become a little loose. As long as a while, his thoughts can be reversed. He will definitely figure out the big thing like killing the Tartars."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said cautiously: "You still have to win the consent of your family. Your father is only you two sons. The old man is really reluctant to let go of the battlefield. If there is no one around you, he will always feel lonely."

Dong Daowu said calmly: "Okay! Thank you Governor for your concern. We will definitely work hard. If you have nothing to do, we will go back and continue training."

Zhang Zhun nodded, said nothing, and waved his hand to let them continue to go back to training.

After Dong Daowu and Dong Huaxia stood attentively and saluted, they turned around and left.

"These two guys are still afraid that I will drive them away."

Zhang Zhun smiled and muttered to himself, then shook his head gently.

Since seeing the strength of the Hu Ben Army, the two brothers of the Dong family have been thinking about joining the Hu Ben Army. Later, they did not get approval, so they actively formed a Cangzhou Volunteer Army to assist the Hu Ben Army in battle. Now, the Dingzi Battalion needs to replenish its troops, so they immediately seized the opportunity and snatched all the shares of the soldiers from Zhang Zhun. They also put on the Hu Ben Army uniforms as they wished.

However, their old man and Dong Sanhuai expressed their opposition in a concealed manner. The old man did not have any objections to the Hu Ben Army, but was worried that his two sons would not have a son to command him if they joined the army together, which was inconvenient. Besides, if two people joined the army together, wouldn’t they be defeated? Although he had several wives and concubines and had a large number of children, he only had these two sons, so of course he should attach great importance to it.

The old man means that the eldest son Dong Daowu stays at home, presides over the housework of the Dong family, and inherits his own family business in the future. The younger son Dong Huaxia can join the Hu Ben Army for training, and rely on his own abilities to make a new world. However, for safety reasons, Dong Huaxia should be with Zhang Zhun, be a staff officer or errands, and be exempted from being in the combat unit. The danger is too great.

However, Dong Daowu refused to do it and was unwilling to stay at home. If he was willing to stay at home and inherit my family obediently, he would not have to join the army so actively. So the old man wanted to turn around and let the second son be at home and the eldest son join the army. Of course, Dong Huaxia would not do it. He didn't say anything, but simply packed up his bags and moved to live with acquaintances of the Hu Ben Army.

When it comes to activeness, the second brother Dong Huaxia is obviously more powerful than the eldest. In the past period of time, he has become familiar with a group of officers from Dingzi Camp, such as Huang Liang, Wei Ran, Zhao Yuchen and others. They all agreed that if there is a vacancy in the army, he will be given priority. Now that the opportunity is here, how can he give up?

This makes the old man a little frustrated. It is said that the parents are so arrogant, but it is not good to be a parent. You can't detain both of them in front of Zhang Zhun and under the eyes of Hu Benjun, right? Dong Sanhuai thought, but the wife reminded him that doing so might make Zhang Zhun unhappy, so he cut off his mind.

Zhang Zhun also knew a little about the situation of the Dong brothers. He meant that he wanted Dong Daowu to stay at home, inherit the Dong family's family business, and then let Dong Huaxia come to the Hu Ben Army for training. This was the most moderate plan and could be accepted in all aspects. However, Dong Daowu clearly stated that he would not do it and had the idea of ​​elopement, so Dong Huaxia simply stayed in the military camp of Dingzi Camp and was unwilling to go home.

Well, these two brothers have become role models for joining the army. If others don’t know, they think that the Hu Ben Army is so popular. Even Dong Sanhuai’s two sons have to be silly and have the opportunity to join the army. This fully shows that there are great benefits to joining the Hu Ben Army. As a result, the number of people who signed up for joining the army has suddenly increased several times. Of course, Zhang Zhun cannot suppress such a model. Since he cannot suppress it, he can only slowly persuade him.

In fact, Zhang Zhun was absolutely welcome to the Dong brothers and even the entire Cangzhou Volunteer Army. In the future, the Hu Ben Army would develop in Northern Zhili, and the help of local snakes would be indispensable. Every battalion of the Hu Ben Army has their presence, which is very beneficial for future recruitment and combat.

The army these days is different from those in later generations. It has not been completely professionalized yet, and the concept of rural areas is still very strong. This concept of rural areas is mainly reflected in that if you fight near your hometown, your combat effectiveness will increase by at least 30%. If you leave your hometown, your combat effectiveness will decrease a little.

Why is the combat effectiveness of Guanning Iron Cavalry stronger than other cavalry of the Ming army? It is because they are native Liaodong people, and Liaodong is their hometown. Fighting for their own hometown and for their own land was of course full of courage. When Yuan Chonghuan formed the Guanning Iron Cavalry, he emphasized this point very much and required only the locals in Liaodong. It was indeed very insightful for the Liao people to defend Liao territory.

By the same token, in the hot land of Northern Zhili, the people of Northern Zhili were the most powerful in combat. After Shandong people arrived here, they felt a little too far away from home. There was also an illusion that the interests of Northern Zhili had no close ties with Shandong. If they could be mixed with Northern Zhili people in the army, it would be much better.

"Yang Zixuan!"

Zhang Zhun thought for a moment and suddenly shouted.

"What are the instructions for the sir?"

Yang Zixuan, the commander of the Ding Camp, hurried over and stood attentively saluted.

"Zixuan, how are the training plans for these people arranged?"

Zhang Zhun asked with concern.

"Each person arranges a veteran to teach and guide him. In just three days, they can master the most basic military skills. After half a month, they can basically fight like veterans."

Yang Zixuan answered optimistically.

"no."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"Sir, do you have any instructions?"

Yang Zixuan asked hurriedly.

"Military skills are secondary, don't worry about this for the time being. If you ask the veterans to arrest the discipline of these new recruits first. In addition to the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, you must also start from every bit of daily life. When should you do and what should not be done, you must explain in detail. Strict discipline concepts must be penetrated into their consciousness and into their blood."

"They are all young men who practice martial arts. They have good physical fitness and fast reactions. It is not difficult to master military skills. What they lack the most is discipline. Especially young people are fierce and fierce, full of energy, and are prone to emotional out of control. If they lack the constraints of discipline, problems will easily occur. The Hu Ben gun is not an ordinary firearm. If something happens, it will be a big deal."

"Our troops have always had very strict discipline requirements. We cannot relax just because we have combat tasks. If we are on Lin Bin's side, the three-month recruit training period will mainly emphasize discipline. Others can be put aside for the time being. The same is true for you."

Zhang Zhun said seriously and orderly.

"What sir means is how many kicks out?"

Yang Zixuan actually heard it awkwardly and whispered.
Chapter completed!