The Shunzhou Prefecture has obtained the three northeastern Youzhou prefectures have all fallen into the hands of the Huolin Army. In addition to the Weizhou Prefecture being occupied by the Marine Army, the land that was seized by the Marine tribes in the past has been successively taken away by the Marine tribes in more than a year. Get back 70%. The strength of the Huo Lin Army once again shocked the outside world. Some people no longer underestimated the army that had risen from private soldiers and began to notice this.

After Zhao Xun suppressed the prominent families in Shunzhou City, he then went north to contact the Khitan Daji Department. Although he did not have deep friendship, he also established friendly diplomatic relations. At least for Zhao Xun, Zhenbeibao was safe. It has become a basis for trade with the north. The war horses, cattle and sheep of all ethnic groups in the north are all needed by Zhao Xun. If these things are transferred to Youzhou City, you can make twice the profit.

In addition, the rise of commercial laws under the Huolin Army, the unification of taxes and the disappearance of thieves and bandits, which also led to the prosperity of business. The rise of business also led to a new business under the Huolin Army, the escort bureau. .

The so-called escort agency is an institution that receives money and relies on its martial arts to protect property or personal safety for others.

Under the rule of the Huolin Army, there were six major escort agencies, which not only passed through the territory of the Huolin Army, but also gradually became smooth in other prefectures in Youzhou. At first, they defended merchants' property and were passed through various places, and then because of the Huolin Army's strictness The private soldiers who controlled the big family's escorts led to the escort agency being invited to guard the house.

Among the six major escort agencies, one of them was established by Zhao Xun in order to protect the Baiyu Trading Company under his name. It corresponds to the Baiyu Trading Company, all for business and intelligence. The other five escort agencies were secretly supervised by the General Administration. , composed of retired soldiers, these escort agencies also undertake some intelligence and supervision work.

In the battles, many soldiers were discharged from the army due to injuries, and some were placed in various counties as county soldiers and went to various townships for inspection. However, some soldiers were not properly placed. This was organized by Zhao Xun and opened the army. The escort agency. First, find a way to live for his subordinates, and further reduce the rude and difficult-to-manage things after these soldiers return home.

Including the other people of all ethnic groups, there are nearly two million people under the rule of the Huolin Army. Due to the liquidation of the population and the implementation of some policies, the population is still increasing. It is precisely because of this that many generals and school officials Everyone suggested that the south attack immediately and take down the last state prefecture. However, considering the successive battles and the need to reorganize the soldiers of the two armies, Zhao Xun and others discussed it and decided to integrate the army first, and then take a thunderous blow. Lower Weizhou Prefecture.

During this period, Li Muzhi, who learned of the great victory in Shunzhou Prefecture, contacted Zhao Xun again and asked Zhao Xun to prepare for the war. After Zhao Xun, who had unknown reasons, replied to inquire, Li Muzhi also gave some explanations. After reading Li Muzhi's answer, Zhao Xun decided to expand the army while reorganizing this time.

In early August, the generals of the Marine Army gathered in Yanzhou City, waiting for the reorganization plan approved by Zhao Xun and his military advisors.

When the generals gathered and summoned the generals of the three prefectures, Zhao Xun announced the reorganization order: "After the reorganization, the Shunzhou army was integrated into the Huolin Army. The infantry army had a total of five prefectures, front, back, left and right, one prefecture, three capitals, and one The capital three camps, one battalion, one capital three thousand, one mansion, one mansion, one mansion, the other is the auxiliary barracks. Among them, the left government general Li Chenfeng, deputy general Zhao Ning, chief commander Zhang Ju, Nangong Hao, and Tang Niu ;The Right Prefecture General Xue Lei, Deputy General Zhang Meng, Chief Commander Xu Zheng, Liao Kai, Deng Keng; The Front Prefecture General Zhao Xiong, Deputy General Qin You, Chief Commander Zhu Lei, Xu Qian, Sun Liang; The Back Prefecture General Deputy General of Li Xu, Yang Qiu, Chief Commander of the Chief Commander of the Central Government, Bao Muyang, Deputy General of the General of Zhao Fei, Chief Commander of the Chief Commander of the Chief Commander Xie Tong, Ni Duan, and Jin Yan."

"The left government army is stationed in Yanzhou Prefecture, which is mainly responsible for the situation of the Beihai tribes in the north. The right government army is stationed in Shunzhou Prefecture, and the focus is on the north. The middle government army is stationed in Yingzhou Prefecture, and your direction is on the Haizhou Prefecture. As for the two prefectures in the front and back, you will follow the chief commander south and completely clean up the Marine Army." Zhao Xun said as he looked at the generals.

"Sir, what about our cavalry? Now we don't lack horses..." Han Meng, the captain of the personal guard camp, asked loudly.

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Cabinets, of course, will not forget that the eight cavalry battalions, each of which was expanded into a capital, with three thousand people. Among them, the soldiers were drawn and supplemented by cavalry from the Shunzhou Army in the past, and were also recruited from each battalion. The cavalry. The captains of each battalion were promoted to the captain. Of course, you are the lowest-level light cavalry captains. If you want to be promoted, you must fight hard." The captains of the cavalry battalion showed a smile on their faces.

"The chief guard camp, the Nufeng camp, the Chongjia camp and the Chongcavalry camp are the same, and there are also three thousand people. The chief guard camp commander Han Meng, the assistant chief guard Hu Xiang; the chief guard of the Nufeng camp commander Zhao Mang, the assistant chief guard Luo Yi; the rest of the people , each level is upgraded."

"By the way, except for those who have shown significant performance in the battle, the officers at all levels of the ministries will be promoted to the post of the institution. If the officers at all levels are not enough, the departments will report to each department. After verification by the Inspection Department and the Military Inspection Department, the Chief Executive Office will be appointed."

"As for the five Marine cavalry battalions, since joining our Huolin Army, they have performed very well. Therefore, the army has expanded by 3,000 people. They are equal to the rest of the capital, and there are changes in the capital. Let's continue to work hard for you guys." Zhao Xun said Five captains said.

"It was the Lord who died!" The five commanders said in unison. They thought that the expansion of the army would be impossible, but they did not expect that the army would be able to expand, so their official positions would naturally rise to a higher level.

After hearing Zhao Xun's words, the government affairs commander Yang Wangzhen frowned and said, "Sir, your army expansion is too fast, right? Isn't it..." Not only the soldier Yang Wangzhen, but also several other civil servants frowned.

Zhao Xun explained with a smile: "It's okay, our territory will expand soon. Don't forget that no matter north or south, it is an enemy, and it is an enemy, no matter we have not been recognized by the court. However, there is one thing they cannot Denied that we did not attack the court, we fought against foreign enemies, and recovered the lost territory of the court. Now, what we need to do is to expand ourselves, the stronger the better, so that others dare not move lightly."

After a pause, he said, "Besides, there are rebellions in Liangzhou and Xuzhou now, and we are now in the actual development. Besides, the two lost lands of the Liaohe land are still waiting for us to take them. How come There will be more."

When Yang Wangzhen heard this, he said, "Since that's the case, then my subordinates agreed to expand the army. However, we will exempt some of the land taxes from the three governments one after another. I am afraid that military rations will be difficult to supply at that time."

Zhao Xun said coldly: "In the past, the militarists and tribes were missing, and now it's time to change us. Raising so many soldiers is not something they can do as decorations."

"Yes, sir, it's time for us to take revenge." Hu Xiang said first, and the other generals also clamored to kill the territory of the Marine Army, grab money, grain, and women.

Looking at these Huolin Army and the warlike Huolin Army, several government affairs envoys looked at each other, both excited and worried. The Huolin Army dared to fight abroad, worried that something bad would happen. After all, in the Three Mansions When fighting in the land, the Huolin Army has the foundation and support of the people. But except for the three prefectures heading north, the people there are enemies.

Situ Liang was full of excitement on his face, and his eyes were full of energy.

"The Zuofu Army stationed in Anyuan County and its surrounding Guzhou Fortresses to defend against Pingzhou Prefecture." These people then ordered.

When someone heard Zhao Xun's order, some people were happy and some were puzzled.

"Don't you understand? Although the court did not make a decision on us, and although we defeated the Marx army and recovered the territory, what we did here has dissatisfied many people and lost many powerful people.

People with rights and interests lose their interests. No one can guarantee whether the south side will suddenly attack us. If they don’t come and beat us, it’s just that, otherwise, I will beat you back.”

"So, you guys, we can't relax now. We have defeated the Martial Army of the three prefectures, but there is still one mansion. Of course, for everyone, this mansion may be no problem. However, Martial

The Ministry is planning to jointly establish the country. At that time, their first goal is us, which is the first choice for the new national authority. Therefore, this is another reason for my expansion." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice. In fact, it is more important.

Zhao Xun didn't say the reason, nor could he say it. The matter didn't happen, and no one would believe it if he said it.

Seeing the generals who were full of excitement and wished they could get on their horses and fight against the Marine Army, Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Everyone, if you have any opinions, please raise them. Let's discuss and improve them together."

Li Lingfeng smiled and stood up and said, "Sir, according to what the generals saw, there is nothing wrong with this plan. I don't know how much time I can leave for me to prepare. This time, many teams will add 20% of the new recruits.

The above. According to the military practice, if one new recruit is added to a group of ten people, the combat effectiveness of the army will not decrease much. If two new recruits are added to ten people, the combat effectiveness will be at least 10%, and according to this ratio, it will continue to be

To add up, when there are three new recruits out of ten, his combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least half. In addition, due to the expansion of cavalry, personnel will be drawn from each battalion, which will cause the combat effectiveness of each unit to drop a lot.

We need some time to train.”

Zhao Xun said: "Give you a month, you must have a good training. Maybe there will be action at that time. If there is a bad training session, you won't have to participate in the battle at that time."

In addition to the reorganized army, the evaluation of the merits of each army has also begun to be carried out, using this as the condition for the selection of officers after reorganization. With the rewards, the positions have increased. Many soldiers have also reported their deeds because of their outstanding performance, and the entire army has sung...

Throughout August, the frequent mobilization of the Huolin Army made the Weizhou Prefecture's Marine Army extremely nervous, fearing that the Huolin Army would arrive. Because Shunzhou Prefecture has been resolved, the Huolin Army has no worries. The Huolin Army is now located in Wei.

In the north and east of the prefecture, when Li Muzhi joined forces, Weizhou Prefecture was surrounded by all sides, so he could not be careful.

During this period, the governor of the Marine Army of Weizhou Prefecture sent envoys to contact Zhao Xun many times, hoping to get along with him peacefully, and even offered sacrifices to Zhao Xun, but Zhao Xun refused.

Compared with cavalry, infantry is much more troublesome. Cavalry only needs to charge, but infantry needs to take on multiple tasks, defending the city, siege, and field battles. Originally, Zhao Xun's plan was to promote cavalry.

It is gentle with the infantry, but in the end, considering that it is necessary to fight with the northern tribes, the infantry will not play well in the field, so it is divided and built. When conditions are available in the future, cavalry will be added to the infantry.

In the infantry, each infantry is equipped with a set of armor, a spear, a horizontal knife, a bow and arrow, and a shield. Five people are in the army, ten people are in the army, fifty people are in the team, two hundred people are in the whistle, and thousands

Artificial battalion.

The additional 1,000 people are the auxiliary barracks, mainly responsible for camping, digging trenches, and operating large-scale equipment, including operating various catapults, ladders, flying towers, cloud vehicles, rushing vehicles, fighting chariots and large crossbows.

There are many kinds of equipment in the army, especially the infantry. Not to mention other things, there are several types of crossbow arrows seized from Shunzhou City. Because the north of Shunzhou City is occupied by the Khitan, there are many inventories.

Crossbows. Among the guards, there are more crossbows. There are arm-opening crossbows, horn-opening crossbows, wooden single crossbows, large wooden single crossbows, and winch crossbows. Among them, the range of the Fuyuan crossbows can reach 300 steps, about 455.

About ten meters. The range of arm-sing crossbows is also 220 steps, 200 steps of horn crossbows, and a single crossbow range is about 160 steps. The largest winch crossbow requires dozens of people, and even a match must be provided.

Only when a horse can pull, its range can reach a terrifying six hundred steps. However, Zhao Xun has never seen such a crossbow.

For Zhao Xun, crossbow arrows are definitely big killing weapons. He knew that Qin's powerful crossbows were rampant in the world. Of course, Zhao Xun saw this on TV most of his previous life. According to those who came out of the guards

The soldiers said that in the Longxiang Army, there was the largest winch crossbow, which had to be pulled by hundreds of people. The range of this crossbow was terrifyingly reaching nearly 700 steps, exceeding one thousand meters.

It is definitely the strongest and furthest long-range weapon in this era.

Once something like a crossbow becomes a system, and with infantry guarding it, it will definitely be the natural enemy of those northern cavalry. Unfortunately, how many of this thing is in hand?

In fact, what Zhao Xun values ​​the most is the heavy cavalry. Unfortunately, this kind of thing not only requires high people, but also requires war horses. In the end, Zhao Xun got 3,000 qualified ones.

One heavy cavalryman has two war horses. One is equipped with a vest and one is not wearing armor, which is used as a daily rider. In addition, each cavalryman is equipped with a bow, a crossbow, two pots of arrows, a horizontal knife, and a cavalry rifle.
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