The trenches stretched out like a noose, enclosing Meizhou City, tightening it tighter and tighter. First to the west, then to the north, to the south, and finally to the east, they were about to close, completing the encirclement.
The artillery on the top of the city was firing continuously. The trench surrounding the city had a very reasonable tilt angle, and it was almost difficult for solid projectiles to kill people in the trench.
The Yimin Xiangyong who dug trenches have adapted to such harassment, and there are Ming army soldiers on guard and lookout. If there are artillery shells coming, and a whistle blows, the Yimin Xiangyong will squat down and lower his head, and perhaps the more unlucky ones will be lifted up.
They are covered in dirt, but most of them can't even touch a hair.
Xiaoqi Tang Ji patrolled the trench with his soldiers, not paying attention to the artillery on the city. Unless a group of artillery bombardments were fired at the same time, it would be almost impossible for such a single artillery bombardment to accurately hit the target.
Things that were accomplished. After several battles, Tang Ji was already experienced and became an officer.
"I heard that being a soldier in Sichuan not only gives you salary and land, but also gives you a wife!" A soldier took off his shoes and poured out the soil inside, with an envious look on his face, "Sir, do you know about this?"
Tang Ji was still a little uncomfortable with it. This soldier was from his hometown. He used to call him Brother Tang, but now his name has been changed and his attitude is also different.
"This doesn't seem that simple, right?" Tang Ji shook his head and said, "Actually, if you calculate it carefully, you can be a soldier for one or two years, with military pay and rewards, and you can get a wife. One year is ten acres of land.
If you plant it well——”
"Hey, sir, that's enough, we don't have any reward!"
"Sir, I earned it through hard work. There's no point in being jealous."
"During the war, didn't you fight hard?" Tang Ji suddenly became serious, "The slogans shouted during the drills were all nonsense? If you were afraid of death, you would have cut off your own legs before going into battle. Don't fucking do it on the battlefield.
Drag others down."
Several soldiers were stunned for a moment, not fully prepared for Tang Ji's sudden change of attitude.
"You are greedy for life and afraid of death. If you run away in the middle of battle, do you all remember what the military regulations are?" Tang Ji's face became even more gloomy. "When you are a soldier, you have to fight, so you can't be afraid of death. If you are afraid of death, get out quickly to avoid harming others or yourself.
When they joined the army, they were all shy and held their heads high. They could speak better than they could sing, but they only thought about getting paid by the army and working in the fields?"
"Sir, you see what you said, brothers are not like that." A soldier explained with a smile: "We are not new recruits, and we have fought in this battle once or twice. No one is pretending to be a coward, right? Then
Everyone remembers the military rules. If you make a big mistake, not only you, but your family will suffer as well!"
If you escape from battle, your crime will be investigated according to military law and you should be executed! The family members of the criminal will be deprived of all preferential treatment by the military, and the tax exemption will be doubled; the family members will be included in the criminal record for five years. People are not allowed to leave the place of residence without permission; the family members are not allowed to serve as officials for ten years
, not allowed to be an official...
The benefits of joining the army are becoming more and more generous. The social status is also rising, but the punishment measures are also quite severe. Although the criminal status is not explicitly stated as a lowly status, it is also very different from the lowly status, but once it is classified, it is indeed a
It was a huge blow. Not to mention the status, financial punishment, the gap and changes in status. It was also a kind of mental torture.
Zhu Yongxing does not agree with the basic traditional system of the army that has been in existence since ancient times: "Serving as a soldier, eating food, receiving pay to support the family". Yes, he has been trying his best to reverse the discriminatory social status of soldiers, and he has also been trying his best to achieve generous treatment.
But there is a premise. That is, there is no need for soldiers just to earn a living. In other words, soldiers have the responsibility of soldiers, and those who fulfill their responsibilities are good soldiers, and they can accept the treatment given by the government without any guilt. But those who fail to fulfill their responsibilities are good soldiers.
Yes, if you can't complete your job, you can either get out of here with self-knowledge or pay the price for your actions.
Therefore, after Zhu Yongxing left Burma and entered Yunnan, the Ming army basically adopted a recruiting system instead of recruiting troops forcibly. Even if there were initial financial difficulties, Zhu Yongxing used land as compensation and formulated a series of aftermath compensation measures. The name code marked the price.
It can also be understood this way. If you come to be a soldier, well, since it is voluntary, you must know that being a soldier means fighting, and there will be casualties in the war. If you can bear it, sign and join the army; if you are hesitant, go back and think carefully.
"If you are a soldier, don't be afraid of death; if you are afraid of death, don't be a soldier." This sentence is the slogan most often shouted by the Ming army. This kind of regular indoctrination is to make the soldiers understand that since they voluntarily choose this profession, they must fulfill their duties and responsibilities.
, you have to make sacrifices.
Military law is like a mountain and military discipline is strict. When he was in Yunnan Province, Zhu Yongxing repeatedly proved it with actual facts and used bloody deterrence methods to maintain it and form a habit. Up to now, this practice has been quite perfect and has penetrated into the bones of every veteran. And
Most of the veterans who fought with Zhu Yongxing in Yunnan Province, excluding those who died for their country and those who retired, are already the backbone of the army, and some have even been promoted to mid-level officers. They have passed on this concept to their subordinates, and in the military law and military discipline
Under the supervision of regulations, we will continue to maintain them.
This is the professionalism that a professional army should have, and the strict discipline that Wang Shi should have. Zhu Yongxing knew that this was just the beginning, and it did not meet his expectations at all. But he had taken a gratifying step, and it was enough
This made him happy.
Speaking of punishment and family, Tang Ji knew that these soldiers were still conscious, and he felt very proud that he could repeat almost all of the missionary officer's words.
"Okay, okay, it's good for everyone to understand." Tang Ji turned his head and listened to the horn. It was indeed time to eat, so he waved his hands and said, "You guys go back to the camp to eat. After you finish, bring my share over. I'll
Wait here."
"It's not cold anymore." A soldier who knew what was going on said quickly: "In this case, I will bring two portions of rice over and eat with the commander."
"Okay, thank you for the hard work." Tang Ji was not a very scheming person, so this feeling of flattery was very useful.
The soldiers turned and walked away. Tang Ji found a suitable place, sat down and waited, looking at Meizhou City from time to time. Regarding the siege, Tang Ji participated in the battles in Xinhui and Guangzhou. Compared with these two cities,
, Meizhou City is not particularly strong. Therefore, Tang Ji felt that there was no difficulty in capturing Meizhou. But he was quite puzzled, why did the Qing army always stay in the city waiting to be ganged up on? Is it just that?
Is there no other way to play?
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a loud noise on the top of the city, white smoke rose, and a cannonball flew over. It was either an outburst of character, or outstanding shooting skills, or it was just blindness. The cannonball seemed to be hitting Tang Ji.
Ah, no. Tang Ji suddenly jumped forward, rolled and crawled into the trench, and suddenly knocked down the man who was digging in the ditch, and was pressed under him. (Unfinished)