"I am willing to join the army and do things for the general." Someone quickly realized that although the general could manage food, it was a problem to manage more and less. If you choose to join the army, the amount of food would definitely be sufficient.

And there is also money, and money is very attractive to anyone, let alone those hungry refugees.

As for the death to the battlefield, they didn't care at all. They had seen many people who were starved to death and frozen to death, and many of them were born next to them. They were probably sleeping together the night before, but when they woke up the next morning, their bodies became as cold as the ground.

They are already numb to death. They have such a good opportunity to get rid of the threat of starving to death at any time. As long as they are not stupid people, they will seize this opportunity. Moreover, they may not die in battle when they join the army. If the situation is wrong, it is not impossible to continue running away.

After joining the army, the chance of dying on the battlefield is not necessarily higher than the chance of starving on the streets, and you can also eat a full meal. Those who have never been hungry will never experience how happy it is for those who often go hungry.

They are not lazy people, they are just vulnerable groups who leave their hometowns. They don’t want to work for others. Although the general in front of them can give them food, if the general is not well fed enough, they will definitely take care of their subordinates first. Becoming his subordinates means having an iron rice bowl.

"I'm willing, as long as I give you food, I can do whatever I want."

“I do, too”

"I want to join the army, too."

...

With the first one, there is a second one. More and more people want to join the army. They also wanted to join the army before, but the government had high requirements for recruiting soldiers and few people were recruited. Only a few lucky people among them could enter the army and no longer worry about three meals a day.

It is said that the people in Dengzhou are slightly better. Lord Sun, the governor of Denglai, recruited a large number of soldiers in Dengzhou, and more than 10,000 people could eat the food of the court. They were very envious, but they were not lucky. The destination they chose was Laizhou, but they wanted to join the army but the others refused to accept it.

Kong Youde didn't expect that there would be so many people who wanted to join the army. He originally thought that it would be good to have more than 1,000 out of five thousand people, but nearly half of the refugees in front of him had this idea and wanted to enter the army to eat military rations.

The age and gender composition of these 5,000 people is not like ordinary people, and is of all ages and classes, but mostly young men. Due to the poor living conditions, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled are eliminated.

Young women can be maids for others, or simply make up their minds and sell them into brothels by themselves, or are sold into brothels by their husbands or parents, and will not be so displaced.

Kong Youde cannot accept all such people as the order. There will definitely be more than three thousand such refugees, and there will definitely be more and more people in the future. If all those who want to join the army will be admitted, they will not improve much combat effectiveness in a short period of time, but will instead form a huge burden.

So he only gave Xiong Wenbin a thousand quotas and asked him to be responsible for recruiting. After the recruitment was completed, all of these thousand people could not be under his command. Among them, 600 of them were scattered and supplemented to six battalions including the Infantry Battalion, Artillery Battalion, and the Musket Battalion. The remaining 400 people belonged to him, and these 400 people were not organized for the time being.

However, Kong Youde planned to be assigned by his personal soldiers, and the grassroots officers were also arranged by these senior officers. He wanted to control this new army. Xiong Wenbin gave him the first feeling, but this did not represent his loyalty.

"If you want to join the army, come here, don't be crowded, come one by one, everyone has a chance."

Then, at Kong Youde's instructions, Xiong Wenbin began his recruitment work. After all, he worked as a member of the Qianlong General and did these work smoothly, and the army under Kong Youde also began to camp.

I have to say that Xiong Wenbin, ten people with good abilities, chose this camping site for refugees, is very suitable. In a valley, the cold wind from the northwest was blocked by the mountains. With the ignition of the bonfire, even at the coldest time of the year, it will basically not freeze to death.

This camp is very large and can accommodate 20,000 to 30,000 people. However, the refugees have little energy and cannot establish effective defense. Kong Youde dared not take it lightly, because it is only fifteen miles away from Laizhou City, and it only takes a quarter of an hour for the cavalry to raid over, and it must be prevented.

After starting camping, the first thing to do is not to build a tent, but to cut down trees first. The soldiers first cut down two rows of trunks, one long and one short row, burn the bottom of the trunks and buried half into the soil. The long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, and the short trunks are arranged in a row inside. Then, wooden boards are set up between the two rows of trunks and divided into two upper and lower layers. In this way, the part of the long trunks grows into a guard wall. The upper layer of the wooden board allows soldiers to patrol and keep watch, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and allow soldiers to rest.

Then some of the trees were sharpened, arranged in a row, inserted into a long tree, and supported by short wood to make a horse-resisting rifle to defend against cavalry attacks. A temporary outpost was also built on the surrounding hills to observe the surrounding situation.

I basically didn't do this before, because the army either stayed overnight in the city at night or was safer when there was no enemy situation around. Even if there were enemies around, they were just some guards. They were given ten courage and did not dare to attack at night.

The situation in front of me is different. Fifteen miles away, there are at least 10,000 soldiers inside. I can't guarantee that they will play a difficult tactic like night attack.

Night combat has not been a simple matter since ancient times. Even in modern times, night combat is not something that ordinary troops can accomplish, let alone this era.

There are basically no two armies fighting at night. Not to mention anything else, just how to command the army at night is a difficult problem. Once the troops on both sides fight, the main general is limited by his eyesight and cannot distinguish between the enemy and us at all. How can he command the battle?

More importantly, most soldiers in this era suffered from night blindness and could not see clearly at night, so it was difficult to start a night battle.

However, there are many cases of elite small groups of people raiding enemy camps, such as Li Xun's attack on Caizhou at night and Di Qing's attack on Kunlun Pass at night. However, such night attacks have particularly strict requirements on the army and generals.

However, once the night attack is successful, the attacked side will definitely be defeated or even wiped out. It is not only the incoming army that is inconvenient to command at night, but also the defenders. Once the enemy breaks through the defense, it will be a rhythm of instant collapse.
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