You can't force yourself to do things that you are not good at. Wan Lei is self-aware and knows that he is not a war genius, let alone a military expert. Therefore, he focuses on organization, which he is good at, and as for formation of troops.
Work such as training troops to charge should be done by those who are good at it.
As the military commander of Beiping City, Li Yuan inherited his father's position in his early years and served as the commander of the Weizhou Guard. He had been in the military for many years and could be regarded as a veteran. Although he had surrendered to the Yan rebels, after Zhu Di's death, he became a veteran again.
The imperial army was demoted. The imperial court was in the midst of employing people, so of course it didn't treat a little shrimp like him. After being demoted several levels in a row, it was still sent to guard the border.
Ordinarily, such a general with a stain on his life should not be the commander-in-chief of Beiping City. However, Tie Xuan really had no choice. After searching through the entire Beiping City, he was the one with the highest military rank. He was the only one who had actually fought and killed the enemy.
, so, at any rate, we have to use him. The only thing we can hope for now is that he can learn from his shame and act bravely, so as not to be degraded again.
In fact, Li Yuan himself was very conflicted in his heart. From a moral point of view, if a loyal minister does not serve the two masters, his ministerial integrity has been compromised. However, the surrender of Tatar is different from the surrender of Yan. The surrender of Tatar is not only a matter of compromised ministerial integrity.
Instead, he wanted to be pointed at his spine and scolded as a traitor. Not only would his face be disgraced, but his ancestors would be scolded for eighteen generations. He would not surrender unless he had to. So, he decided to give it a try first.
, I really couldn’t win, so I broke the pot and threw it away.
Wan Lei didn't expect Li Yuan's conscience to find out and he would not surrender. No, before dawn, he came to the military camp, woke up the sleeping militiamen, and then stood at the front desk to act as the "military political commissar"
The character, of course, relies on more than just deception.
"Everyone, when you come to this military camp, your duty is to protect your home and country! Think about it, who is in this city? Your relatives are there! Your friends! Can you bear to let them fall under the iron heel of the Tatars?
?" Wan Lei stood in front of tens of thousands of troops and said seriously, then came to a silent soldier and asked loudly: "Can you bear it?"
"I can't bear it!" The soldier in question was from Zhaozhuang. He was the only father of Zhaozhuang who listened, and the only father of Zhaozhuang was Wan Lei. He would yell and answer whatever Wan Lei said.
Without even blinking, the soldiers listened and responded in unison.
"Yes, no one can bear it. However, the Tatars are outside the city now. They will attack Beiping and will not stop until they crush Beiping. They will not only kill all the resisters, but also turn all surrenderers into
Slaves, do you think we still have a way to retreat?"
"We would rather die in battle than surrender!" Some people in the army began to shout with arms raised, and others also agreed.
"Okay! Beiping City wants warriors like you. Now, read out the military regulations." Wan Lei took out a pre-prepared military regulations and began to read them. Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 56, concise and to the point, summed up as surrender.
Kill without mercy, those who bravely kill the enemy will be rewarded generously, and those who unfortunately die in battle will be generously compensated for their families.
Of course, Wan Lei would not do anything like writing bad checks. After the military regulations were read out, they began to select officers to turn this militia into an organized and disciplined new army. This selection was also relatively simple, it was based on physical fitness, respectively.
It's running and arm wrestling. This kind of competition is all based on strength. There is nothing worth complaining about.
After two rounds of competition, 3,000 strong men were selected as captains of ten. These captains were free to choose their subordinates, and the soldiers were also free to choose their superiors. Those who were not selected were forcibly assigned. Soon, 30,000 new soldiers were selected.
The army became three thousand eleven-man teams that could fight independently.
Then there is the ability to nominate centurions. Each ten-centurion can vote to nominate others or themselves. The one with the most votes is the centurion. Then there is the ability to nominate the centurion. After these layers of selection, soon,
This new army has a pyramid-shaped command system. Li Yuan looked at it and secretly felt that Wan Lei was not simple.
Of course, this command system is temporary. In the future, there will be rewards and punishments. Promotions will be given for meritorious service, and demotions will be punished for delinquency. Everything will be done in accordance with military regulations. However, this army that was just raised yesterday has suddenly become a regular army.
, regardless of its combat effectiveness, at least it is no longer a ball of loose sand.
After finishing the army command system, Wan Lei left dozens of commanders of thousands and three commanders of ten thousand behind. Those centurions, ten commanders and so on were responsible for leading the training of their soldiers. They had to train until dawn.
Eat food.
"General Li, the new army has been formed. I leave it to you now. You will be responsible for how to train and fight in the future. Of course, they were summoned by me, and I must be responsible for their lives. We cannot let them die for no reason.
, so I also ask General Li to train them well and arrange them reasonably to go into battle to kill the enemy."
"That's natural. Please rest assured, Brother Wan, I will definitely love them as much as I love my own brothers and feet."
"That's good. I still have some things to do, so I won't disturb General Li." After Wan Lei finished speaking, he left the dozens of captains to Li Yuan, asking him to recognize them and at the same time raise his prestige, while he himself
He waved the three captains aside.
"Zhou Gui, Zhao Quanjie, Li Yu." Wan Lei looked back and forth at the three new captains in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "You were promoted by the robes, and you deserve your reputation. This time, as long as you will be
If Beiping City is defended, your future will be limitless. While I congratulate you, I also want to remind you: Don’t let down the expectations of the leaders."
"Mr. Li reminded us that we dare not forget." Zhou, Zhao and Li hurriedly said with hands in hand.
Wan Lei shook his head and asked: "Do you really dare not forget? Then let me ask you, what do the robes expect from you?"
"We will live and die together, and we will protect the city of Beiping," Zhao Quanjie said hurriedly.
"Well, yes, this is the common expectation of our military and civilians. However, there are a few people who are at odds with the others. They either want to surrender or escape. What do you think we should do with such people?"
"If you engage in military law, you will be severely punished!" Li Yuzhen said in a loud voice, and Zhou and Zhao also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, what I'm waiting for is your words. From now on, no matter who in the city dares to open the city gate and surrender, you have the right to deal with them. Kill those who deserve to be killed, and punish those who deserve to be punished. You will never tolerate it!"
"Yes, I will obey!"
"Okay, you will report to General Li now, and you will be his subordinates from now on. As long as you are not asked to surrender in Kaicheng, you must obey orders." Wan Lei waved his hand and let the three people leave. As for their future future
Whatever your fate, you can only decide on your destiny.
Wan Lei still hopes that they can survive. After all, they are regarded as potential stocks. Wan Lei now knows their faces first, which is regarded as a long-term investment. In the future, if they really get involved, it will be much easier to win over them.
To protect Peiping, Wan Lei never forgets to build a personal organization. The organization he wants to build is different from ordinary rebel organizations. It does not use violence to seize imperial power as its purpose, but uses peaceful evolution as a means, just like that
Like Freemasonry, it hides behind the scenes but controls the world.
Of course, the soldiers who should be won over still have to be won over. Even if some senior officers cannot be used for their own purposes, they cannot be used as tools for the emperor's children to suppress the people. This is Wan Lei's "good intentions". When civil rights and imperial power
When a conflict arises, as long as the elite of the Ming Dynasty can be made to switch sides or remain neutral, the emperor and his son will be fine.