Chapter 346 The first day
There are two sets of military uniforms for the new army, one is a gray-white training suit. This kind of training suit with very thick fabric is worn for daily training, and the other is a combat uniform, which is a red military uniform with blue and white. This is worn during combat to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops on the battlefield filled with smoke.
In addition to military uniforms, there is also a set of quilts, two sets of underwear, two pairs of leather shoes, a pair of cloth shoes with a layered bottom, as well as a tooth jar, a basin, toothbrush, towel and other detergents. Each person also sent a hundred pieces of straw paper to wipe the butts. Finally, there was a single bag with needles and threads inside, and a pack of sugar. This is all about Zhu Hai and his new recruits. The new recruits had no weapons and had to be given weapons after half a month of training.
Among the four members of the Ma family, Ma Lao Lao is the youngest, only in his twenties. He has never seen these things. He has never seen them before. He has not even seen the poorest military households. Unexpectedly, the new army is all sent out, even underwear and socks. He can't help but whisper: "My mother, I'll send everything, how much does it cost!"
Unexpectedly, the company commander Zhang Fei heard this, and he sneered: "Do you think this is the military households of those garrisons? You care about everything here, including the thin-skinned coffin army after your death!"
Zhu Hai is nothing new. The Imperial Guard Division wears better than this. As the prince, he still knows something. The equipment cost per new soldier is about 100 taels, and it will cost 150 taels per year to maintain it. If he dies in battle, he will have 200 taels of silver and 50 acres of land. Even if he is disabled and retires, he will also receive a monthly subsidy of ten taels of silver.
Of course, the new army seems to have great investment, but its combat effectiveness is indeed ten times that of the ordinary Ming army. It is worth it in this way.
Zhang Fei stood by and watched the five guys finish getting their military uniforms and supplies, and said, "Follow me, I'll take you to the barracks."
The camp of the Third Regiment is on the north side of the playground, with dozens of rows of tents. Each tent is 150 meters long and ten meters wide. Because the weather is hot, the curtains on one side are open, and you can see the soldiers lying or lying inside if you are far away.
Zhang Fei came to the tent marked with the first battalion of the Third Regiment and shouted: "Xiang Lao San! Xiang Lao San!"
A middle-aged man in his forties came out of the tent and saluted: "Report to the company commander, and report to the third squad in a row and three squads!"
"These five people are new to you. They are assigned to your class. You can take them around and get to know your comrades!"
"Yes! Sir!"
After Zhang Fei finished telling him, he swayed his big butt and crawled into his small tent. As the company commander, he had his own independent space.
Zhu Hai was about to salute and said to the third brother: "Zhang Dadu is gone, we don't use this set. Since we are all brothers in the same class, just call me Xiang Lao San! What are your names?"
Zhu Hai said, "My name is Ma Hai!" "Ma Da, Ma Er, Ma San, Ma Si!"
He looked at the three-year-old Ma family and said, "Are you brothers?"
Ma Da replied: "Return to the chief, no, we are all refugees from Huguang. We became sworn brothers on the way to escape and took care of each other!"
"You are from Huguang? My fellow villager, I am from Changsha, which mansion do you belong?"
"Squad leader, we are from Wuchang!"
"Wuchang? Then you should be fellow villagers with His Majesty the Emperor!"
Ma Da laughed and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor is from Wuchang County, and we are from Tongcheng County, two hundred miles away from Wuchang!"
Xiang Lao San nodded and said, "I said, if you really belong to Wuchang County, you can still come to be the big-headed soldiers? I heard that everyone in Wuchang County, Guangzhou is doing well." Xiang Lao San said, leading five people into the tent.
"This tent is the territory of our company. We are in Class 3, and there are ten people in each class. You will be full when you come. These five upper and lower bunks are our residences. Each person has a box to store miscellaneous items and the toilet is outside. You can prepare first, change your clothes, and you will run five miles to the evening in a while. You must persevere. Zhang Dadu is so ruthless that if you can't persevere, the whole rank will be punished."
Zhu Hai was very curious about why the company commander Zhang Fei called Zhang Daduan and asked: "Squad leader, why did the company commander call Zhang Daduan and Kuan? Isn't he called Zhang Fei?"
"He founded Zhang Fei himself. He was originally a farmer from Fuzhou, Jiangxi, so he was called Zhang Dadu. Later, he joined the new army and learned some culture. He insisted on changing his name to Zhang Fei and said he wanted to be Zhang Sanye, haha! Zhang Sanye is as big as his butt!"
Zhu Hai was thinking about what Xiang Lao San said, Zhang Fei was indeed very big butt, and he couldn't help laughing.
"But you can't say this in front of him. He knows he's going to get angry!"
"Yes, please don't worry, the squad leader!"
Zhu Hai and Ma Da picked an empty bed, where Zhu Hai slept on the upper bed and Ma Da slept on the lower bed. The next step was to clean up the bed. As the prince, Zhu Hai had done this, and Ma Da helped prepare it.
Zhu Hai also put on the training suit with the help of Ma Da. Zhu Hai has a good genes and a tall and slender body. He looks a bit heroic and cool when wearing the training suit. The squad leader next to him said to the third child: "Boy Ma, it's really a waste of not seducing a young woman like this!"
Zhu Hai blushed and said, "There is a squad leader laughing!"
At this time, a fat man from Class 3 came over and said, "Brother, I have a sister who is not married yet. How about you go and see?"
He scolded the third brother: "Xu Youcai, get away, look at your pig's appearance, how good can your sister be?"
Xu Youcai said, "That's not necessarily the case, what if Brother Ma likes fat?"
"Little brother, how about it? You are going to marry my sister and my family will give you a dowry of twenty acres of land!"
"I'm sorry, I'm already engaged at home and I'm about to get married next year!"
When Xu Youcai heard Zhu Hai say this, he said regretfully, "What a pity!"
Zhu Hai was inspired by Xu Youcai, and he couldn't help but think of his young fiancée, Ma Ning'er, who was far away in Guangdong. Ma Ning'er is Ma Mingyuan's legitimate daughter, and he is thirteen years old this year. The two were engaged before they were born. At that time, in order to get Ma Mingyuan's help, Zhu Hongsan could even let Zhu Hongsan be a son-in-law for Ma Mingyuan himself.
Although the two were arranged marriages, Ma Ning'er was not as domineering as her aunt Ma Xiaofang. She received a lady education since she was a child, and she was very gentle and charming. Zhu Hai was very satisfied with this marriage.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hai couldn't help but sigh in secret. I don't know when I will go back to Ganzhou this time, and I don't know if I can catch up with the wedding date set next year.
Just when Zhu Hai was feeling sad, the sound of a military call came from outside the tent, shouting to the third brother, "Everyone is ready, if you don't have five military call, you will lose your head, hurry! Quick!"
Fortunately, I told the third brother that I had to train for a while, and Zhu Hai had already put on his clothes and would have to make a fool of himself. Although he couldn't lose his head, being punished on the first day of his arrival would make him lose points in his father's heart.
The afternoon five-mile running is not a special training, it is just a normal training. In the training outline formulated by Zhu Hongsan, there are two five-mile runnings every morning and afternoon, and there are fifteen-mile cross-country once a week and live-fire confrontation every month. Because the new army is located in Guangdong, there are really no war horses, and they can only impose the physical fitness of training soldiers and use a pair of fleshy feet to compete with the Qing Dynasty horses.
Zhu Hai followed the brigade to the playground when he called the third military call. Most of the other troops had arrived. All the troops had arrived at the fourth military call. After the fifth military call, 18,000 people stood silently all over the playground.
After the officers on duty of each regiment, the situation was reported to the Officer's Officer's Office, and the officers on duty of the General Administration wanted to report to the Division Commander Ma Liang.
"Report to the sir! There are 18,544 officers and soldiers in the Fourth Division, and there are actually 18,528 people, 15 people with sick leave, one person with casual leave, two people with vacation, and all the rest are here. Please give instructions from the sir!"
Ma Liang nodded and said, "Okay, the training begins!"
Ma Liang ordered that more than 18,000 people began to run routinely before supper based on various groups.
Zhu Hai used to know the training process in the Imperial Guard Division, but he never followed him. After all, he had to take into account the identity of the prince. But it was not possible to get here. Who knew that he was the prince? What's more, Zhu Hongsan had strict orders to strictly prohibit Zhu Hai from exposing his identity. There was no way Zhu Hai had to grit his teeth and persevere.
In fact, Zhu Hai's physical fitness is much better than others. After all, he has been rich in clothing and food since he was a child, and he is very nutritious, while other recruits are much worse. It is said whether he can have enough food when he was a child. However, Zhu Hai has never run such a long distance, and his legs seem to be not his own when he comes down from five miles.
Zhang Fei kept observing Zhu Hai, but he didn't expect that this kid could hold on for the first time running, so he couldn't help looking at him with admiration. After running, he saw Zhu Hai going to sit down, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Don't sit down, sit down after running, do you still want your legs? You have to walk slowly!"
Zhu Hai nodded and insisted on taking a few steps. Not to mention, the feeling of needle-punching on his legs after taking a few steps was greatly reduced.
In the stands, Ma Liang and Ma Rufeng stared at the recruits. Ma Liang said: "Rufeng, these recruits still need to increase their training. Jiangxi is becoming more and more unstable. Jin Shenghuan can't tell when to take action, and don't be dragged down by these recruits!"
Ma Rufeng nodded and said, "Don't worry, the teacher, I will double their training volume. I will organize them to practice muskets in half a month."
"Half a month has been a bit long, and it will start in ten days! Guangzhou's orders are coming to put Jin Shenghuan's soldiers back to 30,000. This means that Jin Shenghuan is about to take action, and it's impossible not to prepare early!"
Ma Rufeng was stunned and asked, "Give Jin Shenghuan 30,000 people? Really?"
Ma Liang nodded, "Really, the emperor's imperial edict! I just received the order from Lord Zhang in the afternoon to prepare 30,000 strong people for Jin Shenghuan."
"Today is the second day of June. These people will be handed over to Jin Shenghuan as early as the end of June, which means we still have one month left!"
Chapter completed!