Zhang Cheng sat on a chair and ordered Wu Zhizhong: "Old Wu, you will lead these thousand new troops and station them at the school grounds of Yunzhou Fort. These sergeants will regain their physical strength and grow strong and strong."
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Starting tomorrow, you will start training them in separate units. By the way, He Zhenfu left you weapons, right?"
"Returning to the general, when He Zhen passed through Yunzhou, he left behind 200 war horses, 100 bird muskets, ten tiger crouching cannons, five Baizi muskets and small Franco cannons, and two men from Chen Dakuan's team.
More than a hundred infantry troops are also left to serve as infantry instructors." Wu Zhizhong answered.
"Well, that's right. These new troops will first practice spear formations, and then they can use their individual strengths to regroup and practice. Those who are careful and quick will be prioritized as firecrackers, and those who are suitable for riding horses will be classified as cavalry. The rest will follow their respective positions.
The long divisions are artillery, shield troops, spearmen, etc.
Also, Lao Wu, where will you place those craftsmen?"
"General, there are still a lot of iron ore, lead ore and other mineral deposits on this north road. A silver mine was discovered in the mountains to the west. Now, two miles north of the fort, there is a fort that is almost deserted, with only one hundred households left.
Leading more than a dozen military households to live there,
After looking at it, Ambassador Shi Tiegen felt that Tunbu, which is close to the Baihe River, is suitable for building workshops, so we placed hundreds of craftsmen's households there. Now the houses and craftsmen's houses have just been built, and construction will start soon."
Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction. He was familiar with the Baihe River all the way. At this time, the water volume was abundant and the flow rate was stable. The workshop would be located by the Baihe River so that water conservancy could be used in the future.
He said to Wu Zhizhong: "That's right, Old Wu, I won't stay in Yunzhou for long. I will set off for Dushi tomorrow to hand over all Kaiping Guard matters with Liu Shen. You can do more work here in Yunzhou, especially
Shi Tiegen, but if you have any needs, you have to do your best to satisfy them."
"General, don't worry. Zhizhong will definitely work hard. However, we don't have many iron ingots from the town. Should we ask Liu Quan to transport the iron ingots over here?" Wu Zhizhong asked tentatively.
"It's not necessary for the time being. There are still iron ingots here, so let's use them first. The road is rough, it's unsafe if there are too few people, and it's wasteful if there are too many people. Let's talk about it later.
By the way, the most important thing for you here is to thoroughly explore those mineral deposits and recruit some military households to mine them first, especially the silver mine. Don't have any scruples. Today, the Holy Spirit has told me that I can do things cheaply. Go boldly.
Just do it.”
After Zhang Cheng ordered Wu Zhizhong, he turned to Chen Zheng and said: "Chen Zheng, you stay here at the west campus of Yunzhou Fort. First, assist Lao Wu in training the one thousand new troops. When the army is ready, you will
Come and lead this army.
You choose twenty of the original knights under your command to stay, who will serve as your bodyguards and cavalry instructors in the West Campus. Chen Dakuan will be under your control. Old Wu will be responsible for all affairs in Yunzhou, and the focus should be on the workshop.
, you have to pay more attention to practice.
For the remaining knights, you hand them over to Wang Tieren and he takes them to Dushi."
Chen Zheng seemed a little reluctant, but he readily accepted the order loudly.
Zhang Cheng looked at Wang Tieren and said to him: "Tieren, how many good things have you brought back to me from the capital this time?"
"General, that Yu Shi was really helpful. His housekeeper was also outside helping to make contacts for days. In the end, more than fifty households were willing to move to North Road. I also led them to purchase some high-quality seeds. Now they are all staying temporarily.
Over there in the workshop, wait for the general to dispatch you," Wang Tieren said excitedly.
Zhang Cheng was very satisfied. He instructed Wang Tieren: "These farmers still want you to escort them. When the knights scattered outside return, you take them to escort these farmers to Dushi Castle. I will take the lead."
, waiting for you over there."
Seeing that everything here was almost arranged, Zhang Cheng was relieved. He turned his head and looked at Yunzhou Guard Chi Yuan and said: "Chi Guard, you have been here at Yunzhou Fort for many years, and the situation in all parties is also different.
I am most familiar with them. They stay here, but they still need you, a local snake, to take care of them."
Chi Yuan was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly stood up and left his seat, clasping his fists and saying: "General, you really broke Chi, I don't dare to make this joke. I fell in love with Brother Wu at the first sight, and I have the intention of meeting each other late, but I have an order,
Chi Yuan will definitely do his best."
Looking at Chi Yuan with a sincere face, Zhang Cheng was also very satisfied. He asked again: "Chi Shouwei, how many sergeants do you have under your command now? How many available garrison troops are there in the garrison around Yunbao? You
Is there a number?"
Seeing Zhang Cheng's direct question, Chi Yuan also hesitated. After a long time, as if he had made up his mind, he said: "Back to the general, although I am serving as a guard for Yunzhou Fort, I only have less than 300 soldiers who can be mobilized at will.
There were only a few dozen servants inside, and they were fairly powerful.
As for the surrounding garrison, there are almost no troops that can be mobilized. If we are full, we may be able to recruit about five hundred people. However, they lack training and have insufficient weapons. They are no different from ordinary people."
Zhang Cheng also shook his head. He knew that what Chi Yuan said was indeed the actual situation in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty. Money and food were insufficient, armaments were inadequate, and military households were fleeing one after another. So there was no point in defending.
If there is an enemy invasion, we can only resign ourselves to fate, either fleeing into the mountains to hide, or fleeing to the fortress to hold on. We can only survive by hand. If we can avoid starving, we are lucky, but how many people can do that?
Food and clothing!
He looked at Chi Yuan. Although he didn't have much contact with him, he felt that this person was very sincere, unlike Wu Youlu, who was hard to fathom. At this age, he couldn't help but say:
"Chi Shou, I want to eliminate the banditry on the North Road, recruit those military households who fled into the mountains to return, reclaim the wasteland, vigorously cultivate the land, recruit young men, and train the new army. Are you willing to help me succeed?"
Chi Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of Zhang Cheng's words. He quickly stood up again, knelt down and said: "Chi Yuan is dedicated to serving the country and does not want to live a mediocre life. However, he has no choice but to protect himself. Now he can
If I meet a general, I am humble enough to be willing to be driven by the general and go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Zhang Cheng smiled with relief and said: "General, I don't need you to go through fire and water. As long as you do your best and be loyal to me, I will never treat you badly. You have been guarding Yunzhou for some years. If you can make some new achievements,
, or you can upgrade to another level and change places!"
No matter how slow Chi Yuan was, he should have understood at this time. He knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Chi Yuan is willing to be loyal to the general and only act according to the general's orders, but he will be driven by the general. There will be no words. If you go against what you said today,
, let Chi Yuan die without a burial place!"
Zhang Cheng smiled, and he smiled with great satisfaction. No matter what era it is, there will always be a group of passionate people. If they are scattered everywhere, they will be like a little starlight. Although they cannot light up the night sky, they will still bloom.
The most beautiful moment.
However, once they meet people with the same beliefs and gather together, it will change the world!