Chapter 43 Cavalry
There was a rain of rain, and the room was full of spring. After a long time, when the room was quiet, Bumubutai had already put on his clothes and sat behind Dorgon to sort out the scattered pigtail braids for him. Dorgon sat cross-legged there. At this moment, his heart was filled with the feeling of success of conquest and asked, "What conditions do you want me to agree to?"
Bumubutai said lightly: "I just hope the Regent saves his body. Now the Qing Dynasty is relying on you."
Dorgon frowned. He didn't expect Bumubutai to say such a sentence. He originally planned to bargain with Bumubutai where the 20,000 elite soldiers came from. Now it's a bit difficult to speak. Bumubutai seemed to have seen through Dorgon's thoughts and said, "In fact, the 20,000 elite soldiers I mentioned are not to draw other battlefields, but are just near the capital."
"Oh, the capital? There are no soldiers to be adjusted except for Gebush Xianhachao camp." Dorgon asked in confusion.
Bumubutai certainly does not refer to Gebush Xian Hachao. After all, he was the Emperor Guard and the backbone of the Qing Dynasty. Bumubutai said: "We Manchus started their family since Lao Khan. For decades, Aha slaves have been enriched every year. Many of those slaves were originally military soldiers. As defeated soldiers, they invaded the subordinates of their relatives and noble masters. In the past, they were in Liaodong and had few people, so many slaves were farming. But now they have entered the Central Plains, and they have captured a lot of slaves who can farm, but there are not many slaves who can fight. It is better......"
Dorgon was so smart that he immediately understood what Bumubutai meant. Nowadays, there are countless slaves in the Eight Banners. Many of them were once soldiers. If they gathered together, they would be a big force. Although they were incomparable to the Eastern Frontiers, fighting the rebels was still no problem. Dorgon thought for a while and said, "During the national crisis, my relatives and nobles of the Eight Banners should serve the country. What is a mere private slave? If you win, I have some slaves to supply them."
Bumubutai nodded. As long as the Regent agreed and set an example, it was not difficult to deal with. She said: "This soldier is mainly about morale and food and salary. Does the Regent have a constitution?"
"Just just eat for the enemy. As for morale, I will give the slaves the qualification to carry the flag..." Dorgon said.
After hearing this, Bumubutai was overjoyed and raised the flag to these servants. He would not exchange even if he gave a hundred taels of silver. Twenty thousand people and two thousand places could make those people brave.
"Where is the head coach?" Bumubutai asked tentatively.
Dorgon looked at Bumubutai deeply and said, "Let Ajige and Boro make meritorious service."
Bumubutai said: "If a slave leaves the capital, he will inevitably be crazy and perverse. Let's send someone to suppress the camp of Gebush Xianha. Oboi is also a loyal slave, and the late emperor also recognized it."
Dorgon understood that Bumubutai was asking for an official position with him. He remembered the Oboi who was in Shengjing and was in the hall because of the inheritance of the throne. He smiled and said, "Then let's fulfill my sister-in-law's wish."
Jiaozhou.
A group of more than a hundred cavalrymen ran out of the hilly areas and rode on the flat slopes. The weather was surprisingly good today, with sunshine shining, and white light reflected on the snow on the ground. Many people took off their warm leather hats and wore tight shrewd hunting suits, galloping across the hilly areas. Cavalry teams kept gathering. These people were dressed in different clothes, but the horses under their crotch were divine horses, all of which were Yongning horses given to them by the United States.
These cavalry teams were all the leaders of the Yi army who hunted, Ding Weiyue, Ren Qi, Xie Qian and others. Not only did they change their horses, but their equipment was also different from before. Not only were they hung on the waist, there were bow bags and arrow bags, but also flintlock muskets. The sound of bird guns kept ringing in the distance. It was obvious that many people were hunting with their newly obtained muskets.
"Sir Admiral, you see, the wild deer I have hunted is a little smaller, but it is rare to be fat. Let's have a meal later." Ding Weiyue said happily, carrying a dead deer.
Gao Feng took a look and thought to himself that Ding Weiyue was also lucky. He could hunt deer in this remote place. Ren Qi was also extremely envious and said, "I really envy Brother Ding. If I have meat to eat today, I can only eat some pheasants, rabbits, etc."
Gao Feng smiled and said, "It's not easy to eat venison. Just wait a moment, Temoor, go get some deer."
Natmur responded with his hand and swung his whip. Most of the cavalry followed him. The cavalry lined up in two groups and rushed into the reed marsh beside him. The reed marsh became lively in an instant, with whistles and hooves crowing, and pheasants flying around. Soon, wild beasts of reed marsh rushed out and ran along the river. The cavalry rushed out, chasing from the side, and from time to time, they bent their bows and arrows, and shot a few of the fat wild deer and deer, which made everyone amazed.
"The guards of the Admiral are really good." Xie Qian is also a good cavalryman. He thought that riding and shooting is also excellent, but compared with these riders, it is far inferior to those of them. Those people seem to be integrated with horses, and riding horses and shooting archery is so natural.
Gao Feng said: "These are all Mongolians and Jurchens. They have grown up on horseback since childhood. If they can't even hunt, what's the use of me?"
Xie Qian and others looked at each other and knew that there were many foreign soldiers in the United States, and there were very wide sources. There were many Mongolians, Soren soldiers and Qilimi warriors in the north, and Malay hunters in the south, but they never thought that these people worked so hard for the United States.
"Come on, the deer has been hunted. Let the chef clean up. I will wait and watch the show while eating." Gao Feng shouted, and everyone was on the top of the hill. There was a platform. The auxiliary soldiers of the army built a shed with mats and wooden frames. The shed was filled with ovens and fine wine. The chef cut the fresh venison into thin slices of cicada wings and then grilled them with charcoal. All kinds of spices were sprinkled on it, and soon the fragrance was overflowing.
The chef's craftsmanship was really good. Everyone picked up the hot skewers and ate them in big mouthfuls. The adjutants brought the wine jar and filled the people with the most commonly used liquor in the army. Xie Qian couldn't help but shout: "Oh, it's such a good day. It's such a fairy day to drink and eat meat while eating it."
After eating for a while, he was already half full. Ding Weiyue asked, "Sir, I don't know what the program is. If it doesn't work, I'll do it!"
Gao Feng smiled and clapped his hands. The adjutant beside him blew the bronze trumpet. Soon, thousands of cavalrymen came across the river like clouds. Sharp spears and bright flags appeared on the horizon. The winter sun shone on the cavalry's gorgeous armor, cloaks and horse harnesses, reflecting various colors of light, which was extremely colorful.
"Is this the cavalry of the United States? It's really magnificent." Everyone was surprised and couldn't help but sigh.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the cavalry had been arranged and slowly advanced from south to north. The dense wings of the horses scattered and formed a thick wall. The cavalry spears riding tall war horses in the middle were like dense forests, and their armor protected their whole body, like an iron man. With the sound of drums, the heavy horse hooves and the sound of the collision of armor leaves intertwined and merged into a magnificent ocean. The armored heavy cavalry rushed out of the central array, the spears were flat, and the spears were sharp. The gorgeous iron helmets on their heads fluttered in the wind, and the black cloaks on their bodies leaped continuously, turning into a black ocean.
Although the leaders were still hundreds of meters away from this heavy cavalry, their ears were full of the rumble of iron hooves. As the iron cavalry rushed past, the earth was trembling slightly as the horse's hooves flew. More than a thousand cavalry swept by like a tide. Many leaders were quiet, and the venison in their mouths also lost its smell.
The heavy cavalry rushed back and forth on the clearing ground under the mound, and then reorganized the array. When the spear was raised again, the cheers of long live were also heard. By the time the world was completely quiet, it was already afternoon.
"Mr. Admiral, the United States' military is so powerful that it is rare in China and abroad. It is a blessing that we can serve the United States." Ding Weiyue was the first to say. He knew that this was Gao Feng showing his strength to his side.
Retreat from Caozhou to Jiaozhou, the Shandong rebel army finally settled down, and all the rebel leaders chose to become the rebel army. In this way, the rebel army's families were placed in Jimo and Aoshanwei areas. A large amount of land seized from gentry and hereditary officers were rented for the rebel army's families to cultivate free of charge, and they were guarding and helping each other with Qingdao Fortress.
In the past month, the Yi army did not enter the battle, but accepted the selection and inspection of the Beiyang War Zone. The rebels had more than 3,000 or fewer, and there were too many old, weak, sick and disabled people. The Beiyang War Zone would not pay everyone according to the soldiers. A large number of unqualified soldiers were classified as auxiliary soldiers and mates, but there were still more than 6,000 elite soldiers. This army was also a force that should not be underestimated.
Under Gao Feng's instruction, the Beiyang War Zone took out the Qing army seized from various places and collected the equipment of the Qing army to arm the Yi army. A large number of bird guns, armored weapons, swords and spears that the United States looked down upon and did not need to enter the Yi army's army. The Yi army also accepted the military judges and quartermasters sent to the battalion. Then, they received training from the army non-commissioned officers. Although the Yi army belonged to nine leaders, Gao Feng still hoped to organize this army into three battalion-level units and appropriately strengthen artillery, engineers and baggage units.
However, what was really urgently needed by the Beiyang War Zone was the cavalry troops. Yi gathered more than 2,000 cavalry from the army, which was a huge number. You should know that the Beiyang War Zone now has a cavalry brigade and a special battalion, and the cavalry is less than 5,000. Facing the advantageous number of cavalry of the Qing army, it was already at a disadvantage.
After retreating from western Shandong, the Beiyang War Zone entered a state of rest and recuperation. In the area where the actual control areas of both sides were bounded, combat, especially small-scale cavalry battles, remained constant. In the area between the Jiaodong Peninsula and the hinterland of Shandong, there were two extremely important water systems. One was the Jiaolai Canal, which ran through the north and south, and the other was the Wei River, which also ran through most areas of the Shandong Peninsula. These two rivers were almost parallel and served as the absolute control line between the Qing Dynasty and the United States. The large area between the two rivers had completely become a battlefield, and the cavalry of the enemy and our sides fought here for a long time.
Relatively speaking, the United States has the advantage of combat power. Most of the cavalry of the United States came from nomadic or hunting nations, and was very specialized in cavalry. The war horses were also strong and tall, but the number was a flaw. Not only were there a lack of cavalry with skillful combat skills, but there were not many war horses. After all, the United States only had only six years to cultivate war horses, and the cultivation of a large-scale system only took less than four years. In such a short time, a sufficient number of war horses could not be cultivated. In fact, Yongning horses are now just a broad concept, and it is worthy of the hybrid descendants of Mongolian horses and Western war horses. There has not been any successful cultivation of such a horse species, nor has it formed a complete bloodline.
Most of the war horses in the cavalry brigade were either captured or purchased from the Haixi Jurchens and Mongolian tribes through smuggling trade. The former was not stable, while the latter was limited in number. The war horses purchased at high prices were largely used as stallions. The useful war horses also needed to be shipped from Yongning and shipped to Shandong by sea, and transported across the sea, with a very high injury and death rate.
Therefore, in a short period of time, the United States cannot obtain sufficient number of cavalry, so it is even more important to obtain assistance from allies.
"Today I invite you to gather together, I hope you will first go out the cavalry and cooperate with the cavalry brigade to fight the enemy, to defeat the sharpness of the Qing army, and to ensure the peace of Jiaodong." Gao Feng said with his fists.
Everyone looked at each other, and Xie Qian said, "You are polite. You are taking money and eliminating disasters. We have received commissions from your army, which should be effective, but the current situation is that we lack war horses, so we can't use them even if we are strong."
Gao Feng smiled: "There are some war horses, and there are more than 3,000 war horses seized from Shandong and more than 2,000 transported from Jeju. You can choose as you like."
Everyone looked happy. Although many war horses seized and transported from Jeju were looked down upon by the cavalry of the United States, they were also war horses above the horizontal line on the mainland. The cavalry brigade looked down upon, but the leaders of the rebel army regarded them as treasures and hurriedly thanked them. Under the guidance of the adjutant, they went to select war horses one after another.
Wu Mu walked over and said, "Most of the Public Security Army were born in Shandong garrisons, but there were many good cavalrymen who could organize thousands of people."
Gao Feng said: "We have already let the martial arts do it. Unfortunately, no matter what, the cavalry is the weakness of our army. Using our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths is really annoying. I really don't know what the consul thought, why don't I let me fight the enemy in a decisive battle?"
Chapter completed!