On August 7, it had been a month since the war with Japan began. The Ming army achieved impressive results both on land and at sea.
On the land battlefield, the Ming army has expelled the Japanese army from southern Manchuria and completely recovered the two provinces of Fengtian and Jilin. It is now fighting the retreating Japanese army in Heilongjiang. However, on the southern front, the Ming army only tightly defends the Yalu River defense line.
There is no intention to cross the river and invade North Korea.
For ten days, the Ming Army's additional troops continued to cross the Shanhaiguan Pass by train and swarmed outside the pass. Now, the Ming Army's mobile combat power in the north has basically been transferred to the northeast and northwest battlefields. For the vast majority of people,
The garrison and public security in the north have been handed over to the newly recruited "Xin Ming Army".
The so-called "New Ming Army" is the former Qing army that was incorporated. Now after a period of training and education, it has been put into use as a second-line army. Within the Ming Army, these people are called the "New Army" and "Northern Army".
Army". Many times, they are simply called "Yankees" in private. Now the Ming Army
Only the gendarmerie troops were left to control the new armies in various places. However, the Ming army gendarmerie stationed in the north did not call them "Yankees" because they were in the north and there were "Yankees" everywhere. They were always "Yankee"
"Onlookers", it would be nice not to be called a "Southern guy".
But after all, these new troops were still Qing troops a few months ago. Although they had undergone two to four months of assault training, and were intensively taught a lot of "modern citizenship classes", they were very concerned about the "country" and the "court".
A refreshing understanding of concepts such as "government", "people", "citizens", "law" etc.
, but still has a lot of old Qing army habits. Not only is the military ruffianism serious, lazy and dodgy, and sneaky, but it also lacks a sense of public morality and a sense of honor. It generally believes that "people who do not serve themselves will be destroyed by heaven and earth" and believe that "moral honor is a magic horse"
"It's all just floating clouds." It's all just talk that sounds nice on the stage, but it can't be taken seriously.
But the Ming army has no choice. The current use of troops is very tight. Fighting on the east and west fronts requires a large number of troops. Maintaining public security and restoring order in the north also requires a large number of troops. Since these surrendered Qing troops are placed here, they cannot be used. Otherwise, they will be huge.
It is a waste of money. And the Ming army has said before that, regardless of the new army or the old army, they are all equal and treat everyone equally.
There is no discrimination. Now that the new troops have put on Ming army uniforms and been given Ming army designations, they are completely equal to the Ming army from the south. There cannot be a relationship similar to that of the "imperial army" and the "puppet army".
Therefore, the Ming Army transferred some old Ming Army troops to form the military police force to manage these new troops as "gendarmes". This is only natural.
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The Ming army invaded the north from the early days of the Northern Expedition. Many troops have been stationed until now, or were mobilized in the north for eastward and westward expeditions. They all deeply felt the huge difference between the Northern Ming and the Southern Ming. Especially the huge difference in people.
When the instructors of the Ming Army taught the new soldiers, they talked about the meaning of life, the value of human beings, and that besides eating and drinking, there are many things worth pursuing in life. Being a soldier is not just
It is for food, but also for the country and the people.
When he was talking about his own responsibility, the new officers and soldiers below nodded vigorously and clapped their hands vigorously. When the words came vividly, some of the new officers and soldiers below took the lead and shouted, "Sir, you are right!" and "Firmly support!"
", "Firmly support!", "Long live Commander x!"
The instructors of the Ming Army had never seen this effect before. They were all flattered at the beginning and walked away with a wave of applause at the end of get out of class. However, after several classes, they discovered that something was wrong. It turned out that no matter who these soldiers listened to, In my class, no matter what I heard, I always "firmly supported" and "firmly supported"
Occasionally, one or two young soldiers who are inexperienced in the world will raise some questions, and they will immediately be attacked by a group of people, saying that he "dare to doubt the instructor", "had ulterior motives", "ulterior motives", or simply said that he "has a conspiracy"
, trying to restore the pseudo-Qing Dynasty." The instructor did not know what to say.
But after class, when these new officers and soldiers gather together to laugh and joke, if occasionally a young soldier talks a little seriously about what is taught in get out of class, he will be ridiculed immediately. Others will either regard him as a fool, or someone will be kind-hearted. Enlighten him: Hey, do you really believe it? Are you stupid? Just say it.
It sounds good, no one is a saint if he eats all kinds of grains. There is no such thing as honor and responsibility. Why would you surrender if you believe in it? Don’t you just live your life for real things? It’s serious to live well and marry a wife. Those who are vain
Whether Ba Nao’s stuff is worth eating or wearing is not something we think about. We still can’t see clearly.
The officers and instructors who had just been transferred from the south felt a huge contrast. They were not used to these new troops for a while and found it difficult to communicate. The values, basic understanding of the world, and moral standards of the two sides were not on the same level.
They were all confused, thinking that they were from the same nation, spoke the same language, and used the same writing.
, the traditional culture and so on are very close, why is there such a big difference? But those officers and soldiers who have been stationed in the north for a long time have a deeper understanding. Not only these new northern troops, but also the northern people are similar. In their view
They all have the same low moral standards, no sense of nationality, and are full of servility.
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Every time the Ming army was stationed in a certain place, a new business would flourish nearby - stealing supplies from the station.
Sometimes the Ming army caught a thief, but they didn't find anything, so they let him go. If it were the Qing army in the past, who would have cared whether they could find anything or not, they would just seize it and ask the family to pay money to redeem the person.
.But the Ming army pays attention to evidence. Let alone not finding anything, even if they find something, they often look at these old people.
The people were so poor that they were released. However, the people who were released not only continued to come back to steal, but also laughed at the Ming army for being stupid. The Ming army would sometimes deal with the adults when they caught them, but they would just release the children if they caught them, and sometimes they would
Give a piece of chocolate. So, many adults directly teach their children to steal the Ming army.
Soldiers of the Ming Army went out to the market and saw apples for five cents a pound. When they saw that some stall owners were wearing Ming Army uniforms and spoke with a southern accent, they immediately asked for two cents a pound. Although the salary of Ming Army soldiers was not high.
, but compared with the people in the north, they are still very rich. Many soldiers of the Ming Army also knew that it was not worth so much money, but seeing that the people setting up stalls were so poor,
Unfortunately, they didn’t care about the two cents, and often just bought it without counter-offering. However, when they went shopping for the second time, they found that all the stall owners asked them for two cents a pound, and they
You can no longer buy apples for five cents a pound. And not just apples, but almost everything, cost the Ming soldiers several times.
There are so many of these things. As long as the Ming army soldiers deal with the local people, they always feel like "dealing with thieves and liars." The Ming army soldiers always can't figure out that when they first came here, the local people
The common people beat gongs and drums, eat pots of pulp, wishing they could treat themselves as relatives. Now they are treating themselves like this, what is going on? It seems that these troops of ours have not done anything to regret the local people!
Later, as time passed, many officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty began to think about finding a way out. These people cheated and deceived people, not because they hated anyone, but because this was their way of life and they had become accustomed to it.
Many officers of the Ming Army lamented: We took over a land where the whole people have fallen. I used to think that it was just the corruption of the bureaucracy and the army in the Beiqing Dynasty. But now after I have been here for a long time, I realized that even the people have fallen.
Nan Ming gradually understood that what they wanted to rebuild was not only the roads and bridges in the north, but also the spirit of the people in the north. Fortunately, the sealed iron cover had been lifted and the sun shone in. Originally, the mold inside was very dark and moist.
He will die soon. Under a normal, non-distorted environment and system, the human mind will gradually return to normal from distortion.