After about half an hour of competition, 18 sentinels were finally chosen. Zhu Daniu's good luck did not continue. In the second round of competition, he met Zhang Kuang, who was inferior to him in skills and defeated him cleanly.
Zhu Ping'an was optimistic about Zhang Kuang, Zhang Xiong, Li Yuanye, Wang Sixi and others. Except for Wang Sixi, all others stood out and won the post of sentry leader. Wang Sixi was a little unlucky. In the second round of the competition, he met a tough guy named Zhang Tiesuo. Zhang Tiesuo had studied Zhang Sixi's competition and knew that he was far less agile than Zhang Sixi. In the competition, he deliberately revealed a fatal flaw, tricking Zhang Sixi to come for a close attack, and then he did not hesitate to exchange injuries for injuries, severely injuring Zhang Sixi, and then won the post of sentry leader.
"Congratulations on winning the final competition. I formally appoint you as sentinels of my Zhejiang Army. In the future, you can lead a sentry, and your monthly salary will be three more coins than that of a sergeant..."
Zhu Ping'an congratulated Zhang Kuang and other outstanding sentinels and officially appointed them as sentinels.
"Thank you, sir. We swear to repay your kindness until our death!" Zhang Kuang and other new sentinels knelt on the ground to receive the titles, expressing their willingness to serve Zhu Ping'an until their death.
"Everyone, please stand up." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hand and made a gesture to stand up, then announced to everyone present, "So far, the sergeants, sentinels, and battalion commanders of our Zhejiang Army have all been appointed. This officer will briefly announce the arrangements. In view of the fact that our Zhejiang Army currently has only more than 700 people, the number is insufficient, and the organization will be temporarily adjusted. The number of people in each squad will remain unchanged at 10, and each sentry will be under the jurisdiction of 4 squads. However, the number of sentries and the total number of sentries under each battalion will be subject to the following: The Zhejiang Army has an inspection battalion, and Liu Mu is the battalion commander. He currently leads a squad and is responsible for the inspection of the military discipline of the Zhejiang Army. Except for sentencing to death, he has the right to act according to military regulations; The Guard Battalion, with Liu Dadao as the battalion commander, is currently in charge of a sentry, responsible for protecting his own safety; the subordinate camp is set up with the Cook Battalion, with Liu Daqiang as the battalion commander, currently in charge of a sentry, responsible for the three meals a day and other cooking matters of the entire army; the subordinate camp is set up with the Logistics Battalion, with Liu Dagang as the battalion commander, currently in charge of a sentry, responsible for the food, supplies, equipment and other matters of the entire army; except for the Supervision Battalion, the Personal Guard Battalion, the Cook Battalion and the Logistics Battalion, the rest are ordinary battalions, with Ruofeng, Xia Laoqi, Zhang Hu, Liu Dachui, Liu Dafu and Liu Daqiang as the battalion commanders, each battalion is temporarily under the jurisdiction of a general, each general is temporarily under the jurisdiction of two sentries, and all vacancies will be filled when the army is expanded in the future. "
"Yes, sir!" Everyone would have no objection.
Then, Zhu Ping'an assigned specific sentries to the Supervisory Battalion, the Guard Battalion, the Cook Battalion, the Logistics Battalion, and the General Battalion based on the situations he observed, and gave the battalion commanders and captains of each battalion one stick of incense to familiarize themselves with their subordinates.
Then, Zhu Ping'an gave another order, "Each sentry leader should go to Liu Dagang in the logistics camp to collect weapons, uniforms, bedding, tents and other military equipment for each sentry. In addition, each squad should have a copy of the military regulations and discipline manual. Each squad leader should be responsible for keeping it and lead the soldiers of each squad to study it in the morning and evening. Make sure everyone memorizes it. Anyone who violates the military regulations in the future will be severely punished."
"Yes, sir!" everyone responded in unison.
The sentry leaders of each post led the soldiers to Liu Dagang's logistics camp to collect their weapons, military uniforms and other military supplies.
"Wow, military uniforms! Everyone has the same uniforms. And everyone has two sets. Hehe, I have two sets of uniforms too... Look, don't I look mighty in them? Don't I look domineering?"
"Hehe, don't say it, it's true that clothes make the man. Your son is a country bumpkin. Once he puts on this military uniform, his temperament instantly changes. I just want it..."
After receiving the military uniforms, everyone couldn't wait to put them on. They were so happy that they showed off in front of everyone. Many of them wore them to the riverside to admire themselves. When they saw their reflections on the water, they felt so proud.
Although the military uniforms they wore were old-style uniforms sponsored by Linhuai Hou, they were replacement uniforms and were in good condition and of high quality. Zhu Ping'an also had them washed, so the uniforms looked like new.
In addition to two sets of military uniforms, each person also received a blanket, and each squad received a tent as a place to rest and sleep.
As for weapons, Zhu Ping'an only ordered Liu Dagang to distribute cold weapons to them, a spear and a sword to each person; he did not distribute muskets to them. On the one hand, they had just surrendered and were still in the probation period; on the other hand, they had never come into contact with muskets and had not received any musket training, so even if they were distributed with muskets, they would not be able to use them.
Of course, in addition to the above, each squad also received a military discipline and regulations manual, which was kept by the squad leader.
The title of this military discipline manual is: Four Iron Laws, Eighteen Beheadings!
The specific military discipline and regulations are summarized by Zhu Ping'an based on the "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention", modern military regulations and discipline, Han Xin's Seventeen Prohibitions and Fifty-Four Beheadings, the military regulations in "Wei Liaozi", the contemporary military regulations and discipline of the Ming Dynasty, and the future military regulations and discipline of Qi Jiguang's Qi Family Army, and combined with specific actual conditions, he summarized the "Four Iron Laws and Eighteen Beheadings"!
The four iron rules are: obey orders in all actions; do not take even a single needle or thread from the masses; turn over all spoils to the public; do not demolish houses even if you freeze to death, and do not plunder even if you starve to death.
The Eighteen Beheadings refer to: those who fail to arrive after three drum beats when selecting the generals will be beheaded; those who fail to advance when hearing the drum, stop when hearing the gong, cannot raise the flag, and cannot lower the flag; those who pretend to be sick in battle will be beheaded; those who abandon their weapons in battle will be beheaded; those who disobey their superiors and refuse to obey orders will be beheaded; those who kill civilians to claim credit, and those who rape women will be beheaded... ...
Zhu Ping'an had very strict regulations on military discipline. On the one hand, an iron army must have iron rules, and only a strict military camp management system can create a steel lion; on the other hand, the new recruits under his command were bandits and robbers, and they had to be controlled with severe punishments. "Wei Liaozi" said, "In ancient times, those who were good at using troops could kill half of the soldiers, the next best were to kill thirteen, and the next best were to kill eleven. Those who can kill half of them will have their power spread throughout the country; those who kill thirteen will have their power spread among the princes; and those who kill eleven will have their orders carried out by the soldiers." This is the reason why it is said that a kind person should not be in charge of an army.
After everyone changed into military uniforms, military training officially began.
The first item of military training is formation. Yes, that's right, it is the modern military training program that Zhu Ping'an borrowed: tidying up clothes, reporting numbers in an orderly manner, standing at attention and at ease, turning on the spot while standing still, assembly and dismissal, running in step, changing formations, evacuating in a dense manner, etc.
"Look to the right! Look over there, right, right, get it?! When I shout "Look to the right", the first person to do this is you. Everyone else, turn your head to the right and look at the cheek of the person to your right. Move quickly, don't be a sissy and hesitate to turn your head. Turn your head quickly..."
"Stand at attention! Keep your legs straight, don't make them look like you have bow legs, straighten them! Slightly pull in your abdomen, naturally lift your chest, and look straight ahead..."
Liu Dadao and others were appointed by Zhu Ping'an as military training coaches and began to conduct queue training for everyone.
This kind of military training was the first time for everyone. Just like modern students’ first military training, their movements were not correct, stiff and awkward... Liu Dadao and others had to correct them over and over again. Of course, they were not as civilized as modern instructors. They used whips or sticks to assist in teaching again and again.