The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 202 Will be the soul of the soldier

The snow had stopped and the sky had completely cleared.The entire sky seemed to have been washed by water, tile-blue and tile-blue, as clean as a huge piece of blue jade.

People who had been suffocated in their houses by the heavy snow for several days came out of their homes one after another, breathing the fresh and cold air after the snow.People began to clear the snow with their noses flushed from the cold, while naughty children were playing, playing snowball fights, making snowmen, laughter and screams of ice and snow falling into their necks from time to time.

The nearly [-] prisoners of the Ming army who were captured became the main force for clearing the snow in the valley under the supervision of Jiang's army.

Although these soldiers of the Ming army were not good at fighting, they all worked very hard, with an atmosphere of enthusiasm.Some people even got so hot and sweaty that they simply unbuttoned the top buttons of their cotton robes and let go of their arms to work hard.

The reason why these soldiers of the Ming army worked so hard was because they were convinced by the tyrannical fighting power of the Jiang family army, and because Jiang Chuan had now become the Marquis of Wu'an of the Ming Dynasty, so they didn't have much psychological resistance.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jiang Chuan did not mistreat these captives.Except that they were not issued with knives, guns and weapons, there was no shortage of cotton clothes or food for them.

This made the flustered hearts of these Ming army prisoners quickly settle down.After all, no matter who he hangs out with, whether it is Governor Yuan or Marquis Wu An, it is enough to have clothes to wear, food to eat, and not to go hungry or cold.

It would be even better if they could lead them to victory and promotion.

But now it seems that the newly promoted Marquis of Wu'an obviously has this ability.Not only the Tartars who fought were frustrated again and again, even Governor Yuan, who led them to fight on the Central Plains battlefield with nowhere to hide, returned home in front of this man, which has already proved his ability.

The military is a place that respects the strong.The strength of ordinary soldiers lies in their ability to kill more enemies than others on the battlefield and allow them to live longer.

So being a good general means being able to lead your soldiers to kill and injure the enemy as much as possible, and let your soldiers die as few as possible.

And these soldiers of the Ming army have verified through their own personal experience that Marquis Wu'an is a strong man, a strong man among generals.

With these factors, they naturally wouldn't have too much resistance. On the contrary, many people admired this young and brave Lord Hou in private.

Moreover, they heard gossip that Marquis Wu An intends to select outstanding people from among them to join the Jiang family army. Once they join, they will receive the same treatment as the Jiang family army officers and soldiers.

Of course, this news was released by Jiang Chuan to test and appease these Ming army prisoners.

According to the feedback from the eyeliner planted among the captives, the soldiers of the Ming army were still very interested in this news.After all, this is a promising way out, and he is joining a brave army that has won many battles in Liaodong and has never lost a single defeat since it became an army. This is what everyone yearns for as a soldier an honor.

These feedbacks made Jiang Chuan more confident about incorporating the Ming army.

The winter in Liaodong is too cold to go out to fight, and this time can just be used to incorporate and digest these Ming troops.

The meeting held today is to discuss how to better incorporate and digest these Ming armies.

Those who attended the meeting were Jiang Chuan, Liu Ji, Ran Wu, Bai Shan and Shan Jia, and no one else.

At present, the Jiang family army's organizational system is relatively simple, so there are only a few people in each military meeting.

After Jiang Chuan talked about the topic, he heard them start to speak.

Shanjia's personality is relatively straightforward, and he was the first to speak: "The combat effectiveness of these Ming troops is too poor. If they join our army, they will definitely become a drag and affect our combat effectiveness. According to the general's opinion, it is better to let them be a heavy soldier, or Being a cannon fodder during a siege will eventually be considered inappropriate in the main force.”

Bai Shan also went on to say: "What General Shanjia said is reasonable. These soldiers of the Ming army will be defeated at the first touch of our army. If we use them to fight, I am afraid that they will be defeated as soon as they meet the enemy on the battlefield. Instead, they will disrupt our army's formation. , the gain outweighs the loss."

Ran Wu took it over and said: "My lord, if you want to recruit, the general thinks that you should select a small number of elites from the prisoners of the Ming army to form a separate battalion and become our army's servants. When going out to fight, use them as guards, Guard, escort food and grass, and even test the defensive firepower of the defenders as the vanguard during the siege. The main battle has to be carried out by our headquarters, so it is safer."

After the three generals finished speaking, they all looked at Jiang Chuan.

Liu Ji didn't speak for a while, but also looked at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan knew that these generals under his command looked down on the fighting power of the Ming army. This time, he wiped out the entire Ming army through actual combat. Naturally, he had no confidence in the fighting power of the Ming army.

Shanjia is the most direct. Although Baishan is stable, the meaning is just as straightforward.Ran Wu is the most mature, although his words are a little more tactful, but the meaning is similar.

Regarding this point, he was already prepared in his heart, nodded noncommittally, and looked at Liu Ji again.

"My lord, the so-called soldier is the courage of the general, and he will be the soul of the soldier. Whether the combat effectiveness of an army is strong or not, the source does not lie in the soldiers themselves, but in the general who leads the army. If a person who is good at training and using soldiers, given time, he will also You can train a mob to become a tiger and wolf army. If it is an incompetent general, even if you give him an elite army, I am afraid that the army will be defeated.

The last time we fought against the Ming army, it has fully demonstrated this truth.Yuan Chonghuan cannot be regarded as an incompetent commander. At least 2 of his [-] troops are elites who followed him to destroy the bandits.The two generals Cao Bianjiao and Hong Chengchou were not incompetent, but why were they defeated by our army with a few, and finally the whole army was wiped out?

The fundamental reason is that Yuan Chonghuan regards himself very high, and underestimates the enemy and advances aggressively.Although Hong Chengchou was cautious, he still misjudged the battlefield situation.Cao Bianjiao fought bravely, but was cautious, so he was taken advantage of by our army and eventually defeated.These three are considered good generals in Ming Dynasty, but they cannot be regarded as famous generals.Generals like this can still fight against bandits like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.But once they encounter a real strong enemy, they can only return home in a big defeat.

Therefore, Ji believes that whether an army is elite or not depends on the general and not the soldiers.Now, since the lord intends to recruit the prisoners of the Ming army, Ji agrees very much.As long as we do it right, these nearly [-] captives might become another elite army under the Lord's command. "

Liu Ji talked eloquently, reasoned, presented facts, and finally concluded his statement. After speaking, he looked at Jiang Chuan.

Liu Ji's words also made Ran Wu and the other three generals think about it. They were silent for a while, and finally turned their eyes to Jiang Chuan, waiting for his decision.

　This chapter makes up for yesterday's third update.There are three more updates today, which is today's update.

　　
　
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