Chapter 72 All things are difficult at the beginning
In the face of death, the strong men of all ethnic groups chose to surrender. [Zhao Qiang does not care whether they are willing or not, nor how much they hate himself, because to him, these people are just cannon fodder to expand territory, and their value only exists in Russia
The existence of human beings. If the Russians disappear from this land, they will lose any use value. It sounds like this is a very cold-blooded decision, without a trace of human nature in it, and it will even make people reviled and hated, but Zhao Qiang
He had to do it because he had no other choice.
The total number of strong men of various ethnic groups plus the Oroqen people has already overwhelmed the Han soldiers. In the future, there will be a group of foreigners attracted by the wealth of gold and silver. Before a large number of Han people are supplemented, Zhao Qiang's army will be mainly composed of foreigners.
, and the number of Han soldiers will be absolutely weak for a long time. Such an army is suspected to be a deformed army, and a deformed army means unrest, rebellion, and backlash, so at the beginning,
All hidden dangers must be nipped in the bud through an effective means.
Zhao Qiang is not a saint. He can't think of any benevolent and righteous means to transform these foreign races into an army that obeys his orders. Therefore, the only way he can think of is to consume. Use the Russians to consume these strong men, and then use these strong men to consume the Russians.
Those who died in front were replaced by those behind, round after round, until the Russians were completely defeated.
Anyone with braids on the back of their head has a certain identification with the Manchus. This identification must be erased by Zhao Qiang, otherwise there will be the danger of civil strife. In Zhao Qiang's plan, the most ideal source of soldiers is actually people living in Xibo
The natives of West Asia. These people did not know anything about the Manchus and had never been ruled by the Manchus. They did not even know where neighboring Korea was and where the invading Russians came from.
Simplicity, primitive living habits, and savage-like bravery are all characteristics of an excellent soldier. Zhao Qiang believes that as long as he offers a sufficient price to seduce these natives and let them take up arms to fight the Russians and Manchus, it will not be
Difficult thing. Only when these indigenous troops replace the strong men of all ethnic groups who were governed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty can the hidden dangers be truly eliminated. Of course, Zhao Qiang’s ultimate goal is for the Han army to replace these indigenous troops, but the prerequisite is that these indigenous troops must fight for him.
A large enough territory, especially access to the sea, must be obtained, otherwise large-scale immigration will be impossible. Of course, if these indigenous troops are strong enough to challenge the Eight Banners of the Qing army outside the pass, then Zhao Qiang will naturally be willing to lead them south and stage a show
The war of "using barbarians to control barbarians" is a good show. If we achieve a complete victory by then, then the tens of thousands of Wu's old troops outside the Pass can be mobilized. They are trained soldiers, but now they have no courage and blood.
With the victory of the army and the majesty of the Wu army, if these people don't know how to rise up and resist the Qing government, then they are really slaves, and they don't want to be.
The big shop bullies the customers, and the big customers bully the shop. The plan is a plan. The goal at this stage can only be to rely on the strong men of various ethnic groups and the foreigners they have attracted to deal with the Russians, seize the city and supplies from them, and support the next stage of the war.
Target. Therefore, after being frightened by iron and blood, you need to be comforted by gentleness.
The big stick is usually broken down together with the carrot, and it is very easy to break. After the strong men of all ethnic groups had their braids cut off, Zhao Qiang asked Wei Ji to distribute rewards to these strong men at the standard of one tael of silver and one pound of meat per person. He also informed them.
In a few days, we will fight the Rakshasa people. If you cut off one Rakshasa head, you will get a Rakshasa woman. If you cut off two heads, you will get additional gold and silver rewards. Those who have accumulated five levels of beheadings can be promoted to
Small flags, etc.
The bloody heads of his companions were still on the ground, looking at the silver and pieces of meat in their hands. Hearing the very tempting reward, the resentment of cutting off the braids slowly dissipated from the strong men. Seeing that the fire was almost over, Zhao Qiang ordered each battalion to disband.
Let hundreds of households bring people to the training grounds of each battalion for training to prepare for the upcoming battle.
Although the Russian fortress was not big, there was a lot of open space around the fort. Qian Lin had already ordered training areas to be divided for each battalion around it. After each battalion arrived, they immediately went into training.
The gun camp was a fully-staffed Han military camp, and it was also Zhao Qiang's hope. Therefore, he was particularly attentive to the training of the gun camp. He tried his best to pass on what he knew about fire gun shooting to Wu Sihe, the commander-in-chief of hundreds of households.
Banners, the Russians have sufficient gunpowder stored in this stronghold, which can be used by the gunmen battalion for three to five battles involving more than a hundred people. Therefore, Zhao Qiang is not worried about the consumption of gunpowder at all, and tries his best to allow each gunman to have as much gunpowder as possible.
Five to eight actual launches.
To support war with war is Zhao Qiang's policy. Gunpowder, grain, gold and silver must be snatched from the Russians through fighting. Only when his strength is so strong that there is no opponent within a hundred miles, can he consider logistics production and mining.
Everyone wants to be able to handle all the supplies themselves without running out of food, but Zhao Qiang has no way to do it at the moment, so he won't force it. Things have to be done step by step. How can you become fat after one bite?
Although time-travelers have advanced knowledge and insights, they are definitely not omnipotent, because time-travelers are also ordinary people. Having ten people under them is completely different from having hundreds of people, and having thousands of people is completely different. The increase in military strength and the expansion of the territory mean that the responsibility of the person in charge is huge.
The burden is heavier, there are more things to consider, and the things to deal with are more troublesome.
Zhao Qiang was just a freshly graduated college student in his previous life, but now he was in charge of so many people, dealing with so many things, worrying about this and that, and he was very exhausted mentally and physically. His head was spinning all the time, for fear that he might have missed something.
Blunder.
After inspecting the women of all ethnic groups and the Rakshasa women in the fort, and giving Wei Ji several more reinforcement orders, Zhao Qiang went to the Gun Camp to hold a simple meeting. In addition to hundreds of households and general banners, there were ten small villagers who participated.
Banner. At the meeting, Zhao Qiang warned everyone that whether everyone can gain a foothold in this land and defeat the Rakshasa people depends entirely on the performance of the gun camp. Therefore, everyone from the gun camp to hundreds of households, down to the soldiers, must take responsibility.
If you have the heart and determination to die, don't be afraid of the hard work and monotony of training. Only by practicing diligently can you save your life and defeat the enemy on the battlefield. Otherwise, everyone will die and be buried.
The officers are all veteran soldiers, the longest serving in the army is eighteen years. Now everyone has adapted to the return of their status. The military affairs of the past are still vivid in their minds. Naturally, they know how important what Zhao Qiang said is, so after the meeting, each of them
Then he was busy urging the soldiers to practice diligently.
Qi Zhuang's cavalry battalion now has only seventy-two horses, and there are only forty-three Han soldiers who can ride. Of the remaining twenty-nine, fifteen are Oroqen people, and the other fourteen are strong men of various ethnic groups.
After Zhao Qiang came out of the gun camp, he rushed to the cavalry camp training ground in the east of the fort. After watching one of their charge drills, he was a little disappointed. He shook his head and asked Chen Wei to bring the Cossack cavalry over.