Even Li Zicheng didn't know why his men were attacking more and more. The hundreds of people who followed Li Zicheng to attack Qingyang Mansion at the beginning were just recruits who had just put on the uniforms of officers and soldiers. Before that, they were nothing more than
They are just refugees stranded outside the city of Yan'an Prefecture.
It's good now. After going out with hundreds of people and fighting two victorious battles, the number of these "refugee" officers and soldiers under Li Zicheng increased more and more. If we add the refugees admitted in the city, the number of these people is compared to the entire Nanhaiwei army.
There are more soldiers and horses.
No matter from any aspect, Jiang Wan would not let these people brought back by Li Zicheng enter Yan'an Mansion.
Fortunately, when the refugees from the refugee camp outside the city withdrew into the city yesterday, they did not completely destroy the refugee camp. This simple camp became a temporary shelter for the people Li Zicheng brought back.
Of course, the official name of this refugee camp is not the refugee camp, but "Nanhaiwei No. 4000 Households".
The original subordinates of Li Zicheng who were brought into the city by Bu Zhanni also joined Li Zicheng and others outside the city, and brought the good news of Li Zicheng's promotion to a thousand households to Li Zicheng. It was meaningless. He originally had an official status.
The officers and soldiers of Li Zicheng's department immediately burst into cheers. Everyone was promoted to a level almost flatly. This was simply luck, and they couldn't stop it.
And these were originally the officers and soldiers of Li Zicheng's subordinates. Even the most ordinary soldiers can now basically become a small flag. The other original small flags and general flags will directly become the general flag of Baihu, which will directly become Nanhai.
A mid-level officer of the Guard.
The benefits brought by the improvement of status are obvious, such as better military equipment, higher military pay, and even almost unlimited food supply. This makes the refugees Li Zicheng just brought back beat their chests one by one.
I was blind at the time. If I had chosen not to go to Wang Jiayin, but directly to the officers and soldiers, now they would at least be officers among the officers and soldiers!
Of course, Jiang Wan had to reorganize this suddenly expanded army. After Li Zicheng went to the city to report the situation of the battle, he even gave Li Zicheng face-to-face instructions on how to control this army.
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For example, since it is the establishment of Nanhaiwei's Thousand Households, then Li Zicheng must use people he trusts for each hundred households under his command, and these people Li Zicheng trusts, when appointing the general flag and small flag, naturally also
They have to choose people they trust. If you go down this level, even if someone challenges Li Zicheng's authority in the military, it won't have much effect.
Secondly, since they are officers and soldiers, they must abide by the rules of officers and soldiers. The strictness of military laws must be deeply engraved in everyone's mind. Rewards and punishments are clearly what every general must do.
When it comes to clear matters, when rewards are due, be it gold, silver, or official positions, never be stingy. However, when punishment is due, even if they are brothers and sisters, as long as they violate military regulations, they should be beaten and killed.
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"If this continues and we fight a few more battles, these people will become your real subordinates. At that time, we will discuss how to improve the combat power of Qianhu!"
Li Zicheng listened to Jiang Wan's warning from the beginning to the end. It wasn't until Jiang Wan had finished speaking that he showed his gratitude and bowed respectfully to Jiang Wan: "Your Majesty's kindness, Li Zicheng is really torn to pieces.
It’s hard to repay!”
"I don't want you to be broken into pieces!" Jiang Wan laughed: "Just serve the court well. The world is already so difficult. If we don't support each other, life will be even more difficult!"
"Your Majesty, you are serious!"
Li Zicheng was immediately frightened when he said this. He had seen the combat power of Nanhaiwei with his own eyes, but he knew very well that even if he trained all these thousands of people into his own soldiers, if he fought against Nanhaiwei, this would
The fate of thousands of people will not be any better than that of Wang Er.
He really had an indescribable awe for the seemingly gentle and gentle man in front of him. Now, on top of this awe, there was also a deep sense of gratitude. He knew that if it weren't for the other person,
Even if he hadn't died at the gate of Yan'an Prefecture that day, he still didn't think he would have 3,000 military attachés under his command.
"The situation here is somewhat special. Xu Zhenfu and his people will also pay more attention to your thousands of households. You have to cooperate with Xu Zhenfu in this matter. If there is any disobedience and confrontation, I will never tolerate it.
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"Don't worry, sir. The 4,000th household will always be the 4,000th household of Nanhaiwei. They eat your food and hold your sword. If anyone dares to disobey your military orders, I will be the first to kill him!"
Li Zicheng said swornly, he also thought so in his heart, but at this moment, no matter how many words he said, it was difficult to express the overwhelming feelings in his heart at this moment.
"Go ahead and settle you people down first!" Jiang Wan nodded: "Then, restore everything outside the city. You should clear out the bandits around you, so go ahead and clear them out. Now that we have more people, we can cover a larger area.
Expand some, the salt works need to be resumed, the grain roads need to be restored, and a new camp to resettle the refugees is being built outside the city. There are many things to be done, so I won’t leave you alone. If you are unsure about anything, feel free to report it.
Got it!"
Li Zicheng left with satisfaction, but several other people around Jiang Wan had different expressions.
Jiang Wan gave Li Zicheng too much power, some of which were outrageous. According to this rhythm, it would be possible for Jiang Wan to directly use money and food to raise an elite army of thieves.
"Of course the people who know the bandits best are the bandits!" Jiang Wan dispelled their concerns: "At the moment, it seems that Li Zicheng did not disappoint me. He burned all the food in Qingyang Mansion, and Wang Jiayin is here in Yan'an Mansion again.
Thousands of people have been lost, so I guess there is no time left to disturb us for the time being, so we should consider how to proceed to the next step!"
"Since Wang Jiayin's vitality has been severely damaged, Sir, just kill him right away!" Feng Wanli couldn't help but say, this battle was a move that even Li Zicheng took credit for, but he, the oldest Qianhu, had no credit.
Wei Li, he is really unbalanced.
"After taking over the Qingyang Mansion, where else can those fleeing thieves flee to?" Jiang Wan laughed: "When they recover some of their energy, we can go and fight them, and treat them as new leaders.
If you cut a crop of leeks, haven't you noticed that the bandits, the fourth thousand households, and then your respective thousand households, this Qingyang Mansion is continuously providing troops for our Nanhai Guard!"
"Sir, isn't this some kind of thief-raising thing... or something like that!"
Xu Caining couldn't help but say that among the people around Jiang Wan, she was the only one who had the courage to say this.
"What you want to say is to raise thieves to respect themselves!" Jiang Wan laughed: "Just think of it as raising thieves to respect themselves. If Shaanxi is unfair, my Nanhaiwei will have no reason to return to Beijing. Naturally, it will be convenient for what we need to do next.
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He pointed in the direction of the north: "Don't forget, our enemy is over there. The stronger our strength, the more we can share the worries of His Majesty and the people of the world..."