The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 476 Formation of the New First Army

Under the strong pressure of the Qin army, three days after the recovery of Taiyuan City, all the more than a dozen counties under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture were recovered.

All the forces of the Dashun Army were uprooted, and the Dashun Army was defeated and fled in all directions.

The entire area east of the Taihang Mountains fell into the hands of the Qin army.

On the one hand, Baishan sent people to report the victory to the imperial court, on the other hand, he appointed officials and generals at all levels on the spot to organize and train the township brave regiment to defend the place.

After leaving a man to garrison Taiyuan City, Baishan continued to march westward after five days.

After Jiangchuan in the capital city received the good news from Baishan, although he was overjoyed, he was not too surprised. After all, the strength of both sides is there, and it is normal to have the help of new guns and artillery to crush and push all the way. It is not normal to win.

The complete defeat of the Dashun Army is only a matter of time.

When the good news came, court officials also wrote letters to congratulate Jiang Chuan.

There is a voice of praise among the ruling and opposition parties.Regent Jiang Chuan's prestige is growing.

Even many people who had complained because of Jiang Chuan's various thunderous methods before had to keep their mouths shut.

After the emperor, empress dowager and others in the palace heard the good news from Taiyuan Mansion, they were even more silent, relatively speechless.

If this kind of victory is achieved in their hands, then of course they will feel excited and happy, but now that Jiang Chuan, the traitor and thief in their hearts, is regent, the greater Jiang Chuan's achievements, the less hope they want to turn the tables, of course they are not happy stand up.

After this period of tempering, Jiang Chuan gradually acquired the basic qualities of a politician.

On the one hand, he sent people to post notices in various parts of the capital announcing the great victory in Taiyuan. On the other hand, he also selected officials from the imperial court and sent them to Taiyuan Prefecture to act as temporary officials of the county and state capitals to stabilize the local order.

And announced that these newly liberated places will be exempted from any tax within three years.

This series of measures has made Jiang Chuan's reputation continue to rise.

Not only is his reputation soaring in reality, Jiang Chuan's reputation in the fortress base is also skyrocketing every day, which is gratifying.

A series of measures in the front and rear have quickly stabilized these newly restored areas.

At the same time as Baishan marched westward, as the first pure firearms unit of the Qin Army, the new experimental army was also formally established.

In order to distinguish it from other troops, the New First Army is completely different from other troops of the Qin Army in terms of military system, military rank, and military uniform and weapon training content.

For example, in terms of military uniforms, the other firearms units of the Qin Army were still equipped with the red military uniforms provided by the fortress base.

But today's New First Army all adopt gray-green short military uniforms, big-brimmed hats, Y-shaped armed belts, leather boots, etc.

The specific image is basically the same as that of British soldiers in World War I.

And the ones mentioned above are mainly military uniforms, and there are also short-sleeved shorts for training uniforms, socks and so on.

As for the stricter distinctions, such as winter uniforms, summer uniforms, training uniforms, and even dresses, etc., Jiang Chuan does not intend to make these now.

One is that it is not necessary at present, and the second is that the current industrial level of the base cannot reach it.

The third is that the budget is limited, so it can only be used temporarily as a combination of regular clothes and training clothes.

The advantages of adopting the military uniform of the modern army need not be mentioned.

But with this set of military uniforms, there was a problem.

The problem is the hair problem.

After all, Han people in this world still retain the habit of growing their hair, and all men wear buns on their heads.

If you want to continue to keep the hair bun, then the big-brimmed hat that matches the new military uniform must not be used.

This problem is indeed a headache.

Jiang Chuan is well aware of what a bun means to the Han people.

The so-called body, hair and skin are received by parents, and they dare not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.this concept.It has flowed in the blood of the Han people for thousands of years.

It is easier said than done to change overnight.

In the original history, the Qing army attacked the Central Plains and ordered the people to shave their hair, and shouted the tough slogan of keeping their hair but not their hair, and keeping their hair but not their hair.

what's the result?As a result, it triggered a vigorous anti-Qing movement among the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

This is how the tragic historical tragedies such as the three massacres in Jiading in Yangzhou on the tenth day and the massacre in Jiangyin city happened in this way.

After decades of massacres, suppression and coercion, most of the Chinese people have shaved their hair.

Of course, there are also a small number of them, the national scum who have forgotten their ancestors and cling to the Qing Dynasty.Spontaneously shave off their hair, leaving the money rat tail of Man Qing.

Jiang Chuan is not Dorgon, and the imperial court is not the Manchu government. Naturally, he can't use the Manchu government's mandatory order to keep their hair. Fortunately, he doesn't want all the people in the world to cut their hair.

All he wants is for the 1 members of the new army to cut their long hair and have the kind of crew cut common in the army.

And with long hair, there are indeed a lot of troubles in reality.

The benefits of having a flat head, as a modern person, is very well understood.

In the end, Jiang Chuan proposed a plan after discussing with Bai Mu and Liu Ji.

The plan is very simple. It is to let the direct soldiers of the fortress base who serve as officers and non-commissioned officers of all levels of the New First Army cut off their long hair first and make it into a crew cut.

With the leading role of officers at all levels, other recruits recruited from among the common people will not have much resistance.

Moreover, Jiang Chuan also promulgated a king's order: All soldiers who are willing to take the initiative to cut off their long hair and keep a crew cut will be rewarded by the imperial court with ten taels of silver.

Soldiers who are not willing are not reluctant, but they must withdraw from the new army, and they will never be allowed to join the army.

The direct soldiers of the fortress base naturally obeyed Jiang Chuan's words.

Soon, Bai Mu, the commander of the new army, took the lead in cutting off his long hair and leaving it with a crew cut.

The ancients did not have the habit of cutting hair, so there are no barbers in the whole capital.

Therefore, the hairstyles of the officers are all cut with the help of needlework scissors.

Hair cutting is a technical job, there is no doubt about it, so the hairstyles many people cut out are similar to those eaten by dogs, with uneven holes.

In the end, Jiang Chuan thought of a way and transferred some military doctors and nurses from the army to help these new soldiers cut their hair.

Because in war, many people will hurt their heads, so military doctors and nurses also have to learn the skills of cutting hair. I didn't expect it to be useful here today.

In short, a vigorous hair-cutting movement was launched in the New First Army.

Under the leadership of the officers and the stimulation of silver, the rest recruited new recruits from ordinary people.They also cut their hair and kept their heads flat.

However, the New First Army is going to adopt closed training, so the hair-cutting movement of the New First Army did not spread any rumors, so it did not cause waves in the capital.

Wait until the new first army has finished cutting their hair.

The soldiers put on brand-new gray military uniforms and tied up their armed belts. They were all handsome and mighty. The awkwardness caused by cutting off their long hair for many years in many people's hearts was also relieved a lot.

(End of this chapter)