Today's military and political meeting made greater progress than the one in January. It not only determined a new and considerable income for the Bafu, which can be used as the material basis for the next military plan, but also reached an aggressive military plan for Heyang.
Although this plan was achieved with some reluctance, especially Yu Jin and Li Bi, even if they could not say that they were acting in a positive and negative way, at least they had the idea of procrastinating a little and waiting and watching.
After the meeting, Li Taifang invited Shuo Hui to sit in his office and exchange his views on the upcoming changes in the situation, because he could see that Shuo Hui was more interested in advancing Heyang.
No matter in public or private, Li Tai felt that it was necessary to talk to Shu Hui. It was best to persuade him not to go anywhere, at least to stay in Kansai honestly this year.
However, Hui Hui is now the governor of the foreign army, and military affairs are extremely busy and heavy. The gathering and dispatching of troops in various states, counties, townships, and regiments need to be carried out by the foreign military government. Naturally, he does not have time to stay in Taiwan for a long time. Li Tai only stayed to follow him.
The Zhitang reporter office discussed several details, and when they came out again, there was no sign of Shu Hui.
So he ordered his subordinates to go to the foreign military headquarters to inform them of the benefits, and he went with Zhao Su. The prince waited for his subordinates to return to Xizhitang and explained the follow-up material handover and warehousing procedures, making sure that the instructions here were thorough.
Then he left Taifu and headed to Houjunjuncheng.
Although Li Tai took over Houjun not long ago, and he took many days off for the wedding, the Houjun Military Mansion still underwent many changes under his management.
The most direct and obvious one is that the original layout of the rear army military city was chaotic and the space utilization efficiency was extremely low. However, after Li Tai took over the military mansion, this situation was quickly reversed.
The streets in the city are straight and horizontal, the residential areas are orderly, and every household has a fixed living space. In the past, many city residents who had to drag their families and live in the wilderness in the suburbs due to lack of space in the city or other reasons finally finally
I was able to settle down in the city.
The urban living environment has been changed, not only because Li Tai spent his own money on large-scale construction, but also because some of the previous ills have been fundamentally reversed.
Although this military city is not large, it can still accommodate tens of thousands of people. However, there was no complete and unified planning and construction before, and many governors and generals privately occupied various convenient areas in the city, so that the land utilization efficiency was poor.
It was so low that even many city residents were not allowed to enter the city.
When Li Tai took charge of the military government, he expelled many middle- and upper-level governors, and naturally all the private affairs of their respective subordinates were swept away. After all important positions were replaced by his own people, many things were done smoothly.
After all, many problems are actually personnel issues in the end.
As soon as Li Tai dismounted in the front hall of the military mansion, Li Mu, the governor of Fangcheng who was left behind, came up to him and reported to him the news that Yu Wenhu was waiting for him in the mansion.
Li Tai was not in a hurry to meet him, but went to the Zhitang Hall first to briefly convey the spirit of today's Tai Fuzhong meeting to the generals. The military goal of advancing to Heyang was not announced to the generals for the time being, but the troops gathered to prepare for war.
The work must begin now.
If future generations want to launch a war, there is still a lot of preliminary work that needs to be prepared. As early as the beginning of the year, the military offices have added new training content, including but not limited to marching, camping, and arraying between plains and rivers.
various projects.
If the army was still dominated by town soldiers before, the training content would not need to be changed in such detail, but now the main body of battalions in the army has been replaced by Guanxi Erlang. Even if they also have some experience in military combat, in Henan, the main body of battalion soldiers has been changed.
There is also insufficient combat experience in places with flat terrain.
In particular, although the main body of the army of the Western Wei Dynasty has changed, the Eastern Wei Dynasty still followed the old style, possessing rich and powerful experience and capabilities in riding, shooting, clutching and attacking, which can better utilize its advantages in the terrain of Henan.
The previous training idea was based on the premise of engaging in combat in Henan. Many trainings focused on plain combat, focusing on the opening and closing of large infantry formations and the coordination of cavalry's advance and retreat.
In view of the situation that the cavalry and archery of Guanxi Erlang were generally weaker than that of the town soldiers, and combined with the combat characteristics of later Sui and Tang Dynasty soldiers, Li Tai also proposed new training content, that is, the infantry should be trained on riding, and their mobility could be improved through war horses, so that they could be put into action quickly.
The battlefield shifted forward and backward, and the heavy infantry with heavy armor and long swords formed a formation.
Who knows the power of cavalry? Li Tai accepted He Basheng's old troops and trained his troops in the pursuit of Jihu in northern Shaanxi. Especially after he obtained three thousand soldiers in Longyou, he could even move in and out of Jinyang freely.
When it comes to cavalry tactics, he is far from a master. Even the series of battles in the attack on Jinyang were mostly due to the situation, and there were still few truly evenly matched battles in the plains.
However, there are many generals who are proficient in cavalry tactics, and each has its own characteristics. Li Tai knew that good luck could not always favor him. While strengthening his military quality, he must also strengthen the power and choice of tactics. The most direct way is of course
It's an equipment upgrade.
He had previously tried to use long-edged swords such as Zhanma Dao, but due to the quality of the ordnance, the effect was not very great. Instead, it added many hidden dangers and variables to the battlefield.
However, with the capture of many skilled craftsmen in Jinyang Palace, there was room for this matter to go further. Almost on the first day when the captives were escorted back to Suizhou, Li Tai became impatient.
Nai carefully arranged the task of forging new weapons, and was no longer limited to his own narrow cognition. He invited all the veterans under his command to participate in the discussion, and proposed several forms that best met the needs of the battlefield and human body dynamics to test one by one.
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The forging of long-edged swords is indeed very difficult for Kansai craftsmen. Even these skilled craftsmen in Jinyang cannot do it easily. After several attempts to improve, the qualification rate and practicality of the swords were gradually improved, and finally
On the eve of Li Tai's wedding, a total of two hundred sabers were sent to Chang'an as a congratulatory gift from the generals in northern Shaanxi.
The blades of these long knives are four feet long, with blades on both sides, and the handles are more than three feet long. The weight of the knife is more than ten kilograms. With one swing of the knife, both men and horses are indeed within the blade, and the actual combat performance is indeed good. But compared with
Compared with Mo Dao in history, there should still be some differences.
It's not that Li Tai doesn't want to continue to improve, but the current form of the long knife has reached a suitable point that can be achieved by various factors such as craftsmanship, cost, and combat style. If the blade is further lengthened, the craftsmanship and cost will increase sharply, and considering
To demonstrate the power of the effect in actual combat, greater tactical adjustments are also required.
Although Li Tai was known as the King of Food in Kansai, he could not regard money as dirt. If the labor, materials and manpower consumed by these two hundred swords were used for other purposes, the ordnance produced would be more than enough to arm thousands of people in battle.
If the consumption in the development and improvement stage is added to it, it has reached a level that cannot be calculated in detail.
Therefore, until it is truly tested on the battlefield and its power is indeed astonishing, Li Tai must invest conservatively. After all, his big brother is gone, and I am afraid there will never be another big brother in this world who prepares such a big gift package for him.
If Heyang is taken as the real target, then the current military training will also have to add some special combat methods such as river bridges and beach grabbing in special terrains.
However, after thinking about it, Li Tai decided to strengthen the cooperation between infantry and cavalry. He ordered his commander Shi Luteng to apply to the Huazhou Governor's Office for a training venue. In the next period of time, he conducted several high-intensity hunting trainings, one for ten days. Although
It's a bit harder, but it's better than not being able to run away when being chased.
At the same time, the military order proposed by the Bafu to gather a large number of armored soldiers must also be coordinated. In this regard, the Chinese army does not need to be as cumbersome as the state and county soldiers. After all, they are all soldiers of the military household. They only need to issue a recruitment order, and they will be punished if they exceed the time limit. There is no need to follow up.
Those local powerful people were negotiating with each other.
However, as the commander of the military government, Li Tai also has to think about the officers and soldiers under his command. Before the situation is unclear, the troops dispatched first will inevitably have to bear greater risks of variables. And if you want to be recruited and dispatched by the Bafu, it is best
The best way is to let Bafu understand that you can't afford me!
So Li Tai ordered the government officials to take stock of the inventory as soon as possible and draw up a list of weapons, supplies and other materials that need to be reported to the government for withdrawal, preferably the ones that the government cannot afford. You won't give me enough supplies.
, I can’t leave even if I want to!
Of course, according to Yu Wentai's behavior, such delaying tactics are unlikely to work, and he has to get out. But now that Li Tai has just bought him millions of stones, food and grass, he still has to completely ignore Li Tai's presence.
It’s really inappropriate to ask for material things!
After explaining these things, Li Tai stood up and walked to the other hall, where he met Yu Wenhu who had already entered the house and was waiting for him.