Wolf soldiers originated in the mid-Ming Dynasty and were local armed forces formed by Zhuang Tusi at that time. Also known as "fairy ice". But in Xiangxi, it is usually called wolf soldiers together with Tujia soldiers. Wolf soldiers come from Huguang and Guangxi provinces. Huguang has two toast red seedlings, Yongshun and Baojing in western Hunan; In Guangxi, Yaozhuang was recruited from Nandan, Donglan, Nadi, Tianzhou, and the two governments of submission and grace. In addition, there was a soldier in Guanman, Guangdong, who was good at making long-term machetes and was also recruited by flying.

Wolf soldier system originated in Ming Dynasty, which is an important part of the military system in Ming Dynasty. Wolf soldiers, especially soldiers from Guangxi, are tenacious and brave, and have a good record in "suppressing thieves" and "resisting Japan" in the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the lack of effective control measures, military discipline is chaotic, and there are many acts of burning, killing and looting, so that the people are more afraid of wolf soldiers than thieves, and they are also called monkey soldiers and ape soldiers in Guangxi. According to historical data, the rough textual research is as follows-

The beginning of wolf soldiers

From the beginning of the wolf soldiers to the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, they simply failed to pass the exam. The Collection of Literary Works in the Later Period of Dong 'e (Yao Ying) and Works of Wuling Zhao Gong (Shen Qi) said: "In the 19th year of Jiaqing, I moved to Guangxi to investigate the system of wolf soldiers, and the public replied:' Wolf soldiers did not take the exam at first, but only took the exam. It has been here for a long time. Case study: Eight years of Qianlong and twenty-one years of inspection of military sites reported by various prefectures and counties. In addition to wolf soldiers, there are also names such as local soldiers, local brave soldiers, fortress soldiers, ploughing soldiers, and caressing soldiers. It cultivates acres of land with different quantities, and its defensive deployment is no different from that of wolf soldiers. "

Textual research on "A Record of Ming Yingzong" in the winter afternoon of the second year of orthodoxy: "Shan Yun, commander-in-chief of the Guangxi Department and commander-in-chief of the army, said:' People from Pingnan County, Zhou Xun Province, went to the minister's office and said that Zhou Xun was haunted and robbed residents from time to time, and the barren land beside the mountain was occupied by thieves. The local officials around the Yangtze River have a large population and few people, and their wolves are brave and thieves are afraid. After choosing the leadership of the Committee, he came to the village to plant wasteland near the mountain and cut off the road where thieves haunt. However, after a few years, thieves will be trapped and the place will be peaceful. I have been visited by officials of the Third Reich Division, and I am sincere about it. As I said, I'm here for help. I'll assign a local official to divide the troops between Tianzhou and other government houses. "

This is Lu's first record of wolf soldiers. According to this, the wolf soldiers are obviously the self-defense armed forces of Guangxi ethnic minorities, and they were used by Guangxi local government to "suppress thieves" in the second year of orthodoxy.

13 years later, in the first year of Jingtai, recruiting wolf soldiers became a common practice and began to fight in the province. "A Record of Ming Yingzong with a Record of Jingtai" In the first year of Jingtai, in March, Mao Yi said, "Guangdong left step is playing: Wu Changneng, the thief leader of Gaoyao County, tried to correct the people and rob and kill the countryside, and wanted to attack Zhaoqing with Huang Xiao, a friend thief. The headquarters commanded Peng Ying and others to lead the government troops and wolf soldiers to attack their nests, break their nests and behead more than 1,700 members of their party. "