Chapter 100: Army Building

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Compared to the hardships of the Caojian Navy, Han Xian, as the deputy commander of the Taiwan Army and the actual manager, was much more relaxed.

However, since Qin Hao came back, his workload has doubled.

First, he accompanied him to watch a military parade in Hsinchu County. As the first territory developed by Qin Hao, Hsinchu has developed the fastest and is no longer the same as it used to be.

Three coal mines were discovered in succession in Zhinei, and the water resources are also rich. Hundreds of water wheels have sprung up and are used in industrial equipment on both sides of the river. Therefore, it naturally merged with several other villages on its own. In addition to the recent batches of immigrants, the population has exceeded 30,000. At Zhuge Xuan's suggestion, Qin Hao officially renamed Hsinchu Village as Hsinchu County.

The area where the troops were reviewed was the cement road from Hsinchu to Keelung Port.

On the cement road that could accommodate three carriages in parallel in the past, the troops were assembled here in teams and battalion columns, and the troops faced south uniformly. At the same time, the people and guests were allowed to watch. In order to make the guests see more clearly, Qin Hao also set up a viewing platform.

On the far right is the military flag of Chen Hu's camp, vermilion. On the far left is Li Yi's camp, cyan. Han Xian's flag with a gold border and gold lines, yellow flames, red background and white moonlight, is flying on the review school at this moment. As the army officer that Qin Hao values ​​most, his treatment is naturally different.

The color of the military flag is red as the background color. According to Zhuge Xuan, on the one hand, according to the theory of the five elements, it represents the south, the virtue of fire, and the red. Secondly, it is the red flag of the Han family, so that people will not forget the Han family Miao descendants.

Previously, the flag Qin Hao played was the children of the Han family, so naturally he had to use such a flag. As for whether to directly push the Ming Dynasty to establish a new dynasty in the future, or wait for the Qing Dynasty to enter the pass and chase the emperor of the Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty all over the map before helping and saving the Han family Miao descendants, Qin Hao has not thought it through yet.

He looks only eighteen years old now, it's too early, so there's no need to worry too much.

As Qin Hao's personal soldiers, the Shuntian Death Soldier Battalion, the first army led by the Army Chief Han Xian, has reason and qualifications to stand at the forefront and accept his inspection.

Shuntian Battalion has a total of three battalions, more than 3,000 people, all of which are main forces, without any idle troops. As an important unit under Qin Hao, it was established by absorbing the strongest soldiers in the entire army. Those standing upright troops are like tigers, and their deep eyes are like fighting out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, which makes the people watching around shudder.

Ten meters to the left of Shuntian Battalion is the flag of the Qi Family Camp. The Qi Family Camp is now divided into three battalions, front, back, left, right, center, vanguard, assault, and artillery, with a total of three battalions and 3,000 people.

At the front of their column were four six-pound cannons and eight Portuguese cannons, also known as sub-cannons, organized by the battalion's artillery. In addition, there were six-pound cannons, eight-pound cannons, and twelve-pound cannons in front, which represented short-range, medium-range, long-range, and ultra-long-range firepower coverage strikes.

The newly forged carbon steel cannons were wiped by the gunners like a bronze mirror.

The gunners holding ramrods and wool brushes stood upright behind the cannons with their chests puffed out. Dozens of drivers were very aggrieved in the last row of the battalion column, comforting the ponies responsible for pulling the cannons and ammunition carts.

The Qi Family Army formed by Qi Jiguang was the first organized firearms unit in ancient times, with matchlock guns and tiger squat cannons. As the chief officer of the Qi Family Army, Chen Hu naturally had a special liking for cannons.

Qin Hao also believed that cannons were the gods of war, and delivered all the cannons he made to Chen Hu, so the number of artillery in the Qijiaying army was unprecedented, and the artillery was arranged all the way to Keelung Port.

Looking to the left from the artillery battalion, there are the flags of the seven battalions of the Qijia Army, including the front, back, left, right, center, vanguard, and assault. The flags of each battalion are also on fire, and the Qijia Army is roaring like a red bird in the clouds.

The last to be reviewed was Li Yi's blue army. There were no swords forged with fine steel, and no cannons that resounded through the sky. It felt like being raised by a stepmother, but the army still had a heroic and unrivaled temperament, which made Qin Hao admire it and also planned his next step.

Now Shuntianying, Qijiaying and Li Yi's troops have a total of 7,000 people, which is twice the number of the new army formed before. The expenditure is really a bit high, so it is necessary to digest part of it internally and reform the troops.

When the review carriage was about to enter within ten steps to the right of the camp flag, a loud swan sound was heard in the queue, and everyone saluted with guns.

Han Xian, Chen Hu, Li Yi and other battalion officers were all wearing helmets and armor, with brand new silk brocade battle robes outside their breastplates, and the four black feathers on their heads were also very neat.

The team officers below the battalion commander were dressed almost the same as the battalion commanders, except that they lacked battle robes, and the soldiers held their own weapons and stared at Qin Hao's slowly approaching review car.

Suddenly, a forest of guns appeared above the sea of ​​people!

The long gun tips flashed the light of the sun!

Qin Hao waved to the soldiers of each camp in the car, and the crowd shouted, "Who distributed the land to us?!" Thousands of people answered loudly: "It was the general!"

"Who gave us generous military pay?!"

"It was the general!"

"Whose food do we eat?!"

"Eat the general's food!"

"Whose guns do we carry?!"

"Carry the general's gun!"

"Whose orders do we obey?!"

"We only listen to the general!"

Qin Hao was very satisfied with the training quality of the new army. The morale and combat effectiveness were good.

At the same time, in order to face the increasing number of Ming Dynasty immigrants (Qin Hao planned to transport a batch of refugees back to supplement the population every time he transported salt), Qin Hao ordered the establishment of a militia guard, that is, a police force, to separate the military and the police, one for combat and the other for management and patrol.

First, to reduce the number of troops. The proportion of the army and the people was too disparate. It was originally to reduce conflicts. Now the territory is thriving and not many people are willing to make trouble. It is time to reduce some military use and increase civilian use;

Second, the total population of Zhulin County and Keelung County is more than 50,000. In addition to the continuous influx of population, it is also a troublesome thing to have no special yamen to manage things. Reforming Li Yi's troops is definitely the best choice.

The above sentence, the following run legs.

In order to complete Qin Hao's order, Han Xian slept later than a dog and got up earlier than a chicken these days. After the glory in the front, it is natural to suffer in the back.

The first thing was to first divide Li Yi's 1,000-man army to be used as a police force.

The training over the past few months has made him look at Li Yi with new eyes. He is a talent that can be cultivated. If it weren't for Qin Hao's order, he really couldn't bear to divide Li Yi's troops.

After all, one is the front line and the other is the back line. Who doesn't want to go to the front to make merit? After Han Xian promised that after the reform of the police force was completed, he would transfer Li Yi to his own camp to work, Li Yi reluctantly agreed.

As for the second thing, it is to find suitable weapons for Shuntian Camp. The number of artillery and matchlock guns in Chen Hu's Qijia Camp is really embarrassing if he still uses cold weapons such as spears and swords.

Although Han Xian was born as a Shuntian death soldier, his brain is not dead. He knows that the world of guns and cannons will be in the future. Cold weapons can only be used as auxiliary. It is pedantic to use them as the main force. Naturally, he thinks of ways to transform his Shuntian Camp.

Recently, he heard that Li Chun had already made accessories for flintlock rifles, so he planned to go and have a look to see if he could find a batch of firearms.

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