From this day on, Vientiane began to patrol and garrison the foreign expeditionary camps.
Improve military discipline, strictly enforce discipline, clean up all injustices and inappropriate behaviors in the army, and promote warriors who dare to fight, are capable of fighting, and are willing to fight.
In order for the sergeants to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the battle, Wanxiang applied to King Shan Yin to establish a "retirement system" and a "pension system."
'Anyone who has served in the military for eighteen years can voluntarily apply for termination of military service, be assigned corresponding military ranks based on his or her combat meritorious service, and receive sufficient military pay, and return to his or her place of origin for distribution.'
'Any sergeant who is disabled and unable to continue fighting or who is killed in action will be given certain subsidies and land to himself or his family in accordance with the corresponding military system. If their children join the army, they can inherit the order and reduce the rank of three.'
The military ranks mentioned here refer to the 20th rank of military titles such as "Gongshi, Shangzhao, Hairpin, Bugeng, Dafu, Guandafu, Gongdafu, Gongcheng, Wu Dafu, Zuo Shuchang...".
If a sergeant is awarded the tenth-level military title "Zuosu Chang" for his meritorious service after being killed in battle.
Then his first child who joins the army will be directly awarded the seventh-level "Gongdafu" military title according to the system of reducing his military title by three.
The second child who joins the army can be awarded the fourth-level "No Geng" military title, and so on.
Don't think that military titles are useless because they don't have actual military duties.
First of all, different military titles represent different military pay.
Secondly, you can receive a military title as soon as you join the army, which represents your father's contribution to the country.
It may only affect your salary in normal times, but when it comes to conferring military ranks, whether you have a military title or not, and the level of your military title will directly affect your future.
The biggest benefit of military nobility is that when you obtain a military nobility of level 9 or above, you will automatically become a noble.
Once you become a noble, your place of origin will be granted thirty acres of tax-free prime land by the state.
And even if the nobleman who granted the land died in the line of duty, the eldest son would inherit the land for thirty years.
These two suggestions immediately touched the hearts of all the soldiers in the Suzaku Kingdom, and gained her unprecedented support.
It is said that when Zuo Prime Minister Yuan Jiang saw this proposal, he was discussing matters with several officials. He kicked the table over after just one glance and blurted out one sentence.
'Why is this book not written by me?'
At this time, the military system of the Suzaku Kingdom was a lifelong military service system. Once you join the army, you will be a soldier for life.
This is an extremely inhumane military system, which means that once you join the army, you cannot fulfill your filial piety to your parents, marry and have children to continue the family line, and basically cannot return to the place where you gave birth.
However, since foreign wars require a large number of sergeants to fight, no one has ever thought of retiring serving sergeants.
Wan Xiang's two suggestions not only ignited the fire in the sergeants' hearts and boosted the morale of the soldiers, but more importantly, reversed the sergeants' war-weariness.
From the 200th year of the lunar calendar to the current year 291, the Suzaku Kingdom has been in continuous war for more than ninety years.
In these ninety years of war, countless Chinese people have fallen on lands outside the kingdom.
The enthusiasm of the early days of the war has long since disappeared in the Suzaku Kingdom. Even if a big victory is achieved, there will no longer be a grand celebration of thousands of miles of red streets.
Both the civilian population and the military were feeling war-weary.
In recent years, whenever there is a military conscription, some draftees will self-mutilate their bodies.
Regarding this point, the DPRK and China also see the huge crisis hidden behind it, but they have no good solution.
Wanxiang was used as a "war supervisor" to patrol the four sides because the forty battalions engaged in foreign campaigns were extremely war-weary.
But this problem that has plagued the DPRK and China for a long time was unexpectedly solved by Wanxiang in this way.
King Shan Yin and his ministers made detailed calculations and found that although this method would increase the kingdom's financial expenditure, it was not as huge as imagined.
Now, not counting the garrison of each city, the kingdom has established forty large camps to the outside world. This is a force of 20 million people, equivalent to half of the kingdom's population.
It is not because so many sergeants are needed for foreign campaigns, but because sergeants cannot retire and there are too many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the army.
In order to replenish fresh blood and ensure combat effectiveness, foreign expedition commanders can only constantly propose to the country to send more troops.
This repeated cycle of vicious cycles led to the formation of such a bloated military system.
If we really want to compare, the overall combat effectiveness of these forty battalions may not be as good as the original twelve battalions.
Every sergeant needs to be equipped with corresponding weapons and equipment and military pay. This expenditure alone accounts for 90% of the country's taxes every year.
Because of this reason, the growth of the Suzaku Kingdom's national power has become much slower in recent years.
At the same time, due to the lifelong military service system, sergeants fighting abroad basically only obey the orders of their superiors, because they cannot escape the control of their superiors.
Once someone has a second mind, it will be a disaster.
Any king would probably be unable to sleep at night if he thought about an army of 20 million people outside his control.
Wanxiang's two suggestions solved all the troubles at once.
After retired sergeants return to their place of origin, they will naturally be brought back under the control of the country.
If a person joins the army at the age of eighteen and serves for eighteen years, when he retires, he will be in the prime of life. Such people with strong military qualities are definitely a valuable asset to the country.
When used in local areas, it can strengthen the local defense capabilities and play a vital role in suppressing bandits or calming down public security.
Moreover, the retirement of the old, weak, sick and disabled can also streamline the army, improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and save a lot of military expenditures.
The most critical thing is that these two methods can greatly reduce the influence of each battalion chief officer on the sergeants.
It can not only reassure countless people far away in the capital, but also reduce the suspicion and pressure faced by external commanders.
Just two suggestions can drive a country's strategy, which is why Yuan Jiang kicked the table in anger when he saw these two suggestions.
After a few simple court discussions, King Shan Yin immediately issued an edict to the whole country and promulgated the "sergeant retirement system" and "pension system."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The promulgation of these two systems suddenly triggered the kingdom's second wave of military participation.
Countless young people wrote petitions asking for a fight.
They are eager to fight and obtain higher military titles, not only for themselves but also for their families.
Echoing this are the garrison camps in each city.
Military merit can only be obtained on the battlefield. Local defense is indeed relatively safe, which also means that there is basically no possibility of rapid promotion and title.
Just relying on seniority alone, ordinary sergeants will never get ahead. Countless garrison sergeants requested from their respective commanders to be transferred to the front line for combat.
This wave greatly boosted the morale of the Suzaku Kingdom.
When these two systems were spread to the frontline battlefields, countless white-haired soldiers howled and spontaneously knelt in the direction of the capital.
The reputation of King Shan Yin and "Princess Zhuque" Wan Xiang reached a peak.
In just one year of adjustments, the forty battalions for foreign expeditions were reduced to twenty-eight.
Nearly six million soldiers returned to the place they dreamed about day and night.
And with the enrichment of these people, the kingdom's internal control has reached an unprecedented state.
At the same time, Wanxiang continued to patrol back and forth between the camps.
Whenever there is a war, no matter how powerful the opponent is, she will be the first to charge, the first to break into the enemy's formation, and the first to kill through the enemy's camp.
When the golden and red flaming flag points forward, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, countless soldiers will shout the name of "Valkyrie" and launch a frenzied charge.
After three years of patrolling and training in life and death, Wanxiang's strength has also improved by leaps and bounds. Even opponents with the strength of the soul will be burned to ashes by her Nanming Lihuo.
You must come first in every battle, I am invincible!
Wanxiang's tough, fearless, and brave fighting style has won the fanatical support of countless soldiers.
By the time the four-sided patrol was over, Wan Xiang had become the most admired person by everyone in the army.
Originally, the patrol on all four sides was over, and Wanxiang was going to return to the capital to resume his duties.
But when the imperial court sent a message ordering him to return, Wanxiang responded directly with a brief memorial.
‘As a member of the royal family, I eat rich and delicious food, and wear brocade and silk fabrics. All my income is supported by the common people. Every time I think about it, I have trouble sleeping and eating.
Now that the foreign invasion has not subsided, and all the soldiers in the army are fighting for the country, how dare they return home lightly?
Although Wan Xiang is just a woman, at this time when the country is employing people, how can we be so generous with her? I just want to be buried in horse leather!'
When this memorial was sent back to the capital, it aroused heated discussion in the country.
Although Wanxiang is not the biological daughter of the monarch, she is still given the title of "Princess Zhuque".
In the eyes of the Chinese people, Wanxiang is a member of the royal family. A princess is actually willing to fight on the front line for the country. It must be said that Wanxiang's move has won high praise for the royal family.
But Yuan Jiang and other court officials secretly complained.
Their original intention was to use external force to destroy Wanxiang, but unexpectedly, Wanxiang actually gained prestige in the military.
The name of 'Valkyrie' has already spread throughout the kingdom's three thousand cities, how could they not be secretly frightened.
I thought that after the Vientiane patrol was over, I could call him back to the capital to downplay the impact, but I didn't expect that he didn't listen to the recall, which was a bit troublesome.
At this time, Wanxiang's reputation was at its peak. Without a suitable reason, he could not be forced to return. After all, Wanxiang was serving the country.
And from his unwillingness to return when called upon, it can be seen that he is a very independent person.
In the following years, Yuan Jiang and other court officials also tried their best to get Wanxiang to return to the capital.
Weddings, birthday celebrations for the king, birth of children by the queen, and a series of other methods were used on Wanxiang one after another.
At first, Wanxiang would reply with explanations, but later on, when he gradually took control of the military, he did not even bother to respond to the orders from the capital.
After Wan Xiang joined the army, he started as a lieutenant and was promoted to a general in just three years.
It took another five years to become the commander of the first battalion.
When he became the battalion-level commander, Shan Yin issued a decree to establish the "Suzaku Camp", with Wanxiang personally leading a battalion of soldiers and horses.
In these years, those young people in the country who had awakened the power of Nanming's Lihuo gradually joined Wanxiang's command under the influence of the same source of aura.
Another ten years later, Wan Xiang not only became the commander-in-chief of the ten battalions on the northern front of the Suzaku Kingdom, but also had a battalion that commanded all the direct troops of Nanming Lihuo.
Since then, the Wanxiang Army has become more powerful.
From this moment on, the pace of the Suzaku Kingdom's northern campaign suddenly accelerated.
Because everything likes the color red, all the sergeants of the 10th Battalion on the Northern Front wear red robes.
When the red waves are surging, encountering mountains, landslides, and water, no force can hinder their progress.
In the 327th year of the lunar calendar, the Beida camp had advanced the front to the bank of the Ruoshui River.
Weak water is a natural danger, it is not floating like a goose feather, it is endlessly long, it is several miles wide, and it cannot be forcibly crossed without human power.
This place is already one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital of the Suzaku Kingdom, Flame Bay City.
From this we can see how far Wanxiang has traveled.
After trying several times and finding that it was impassable, Wanxiang built the city "Weushui" next to Weishui, leaving three thousand soldiers and horses to garrison it, while he led his army back.
...
Autumn of the 336th year of the lunar calendar.
In the sky, the [Qi Banner] is still fluttering in the wind, but the cyan light and purple light in the flag are getting brighter and brighter.
Since the 'Tao Demon War' in 2000, one hundred and thirty-six years of war have made the situation clear.
These purple rays of light in the flag are the practitioners and ‘demons’ who have been eliminated in this war.
Due to the defeat of the forces they supported, these outsiders who had left the mark of the true spirit in the "Deed Banner" were imprisoned in the "Deed Banner".
At this moment, thousands of practitioners living in the [Qi Banner] are chatting.
Of course, apart from this, there is nothing else for them to do.
There is a benefit in [Contract Banner], that is, you are no longer subject to various rejections and restrictions in this world.
Although it was imprisoned within the [Deed Flag], it seemed to have built a palace inside it, and all the eliminated cultivators lived in it.
Through the thin golden light curtain at the edge of the palace, practitioners here can roughly see various war scenes taking place in the 'mountain and sea realm'.
From time to time, other colleagues could be heard talking in low voices.
Jin Le Zhenjun has a fair complexion, always has a smile on his lips, and looks gentle and gentle.
At this time, he was chatting with some practitioners. He accidentally lowered his head and saw the scene displayed below through the light screen. He thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and asked:
"Friend Mingxin, this battle seems to be basically clear. I wonder which side you think can win the final victory?"
This issue has been discussed countless times before, but Zhenjun Mingxin was only absorbed into this [Concord Flag] a few days ago and has not been discussed with him yet.
True Lord Mingxin said without hesitation:
"In my opinion, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' supported by Taoist Ruyi can achieve the final victory!"
Next to him, Zhenjun Yuanji sighed softly and said:
"Although I also hope that fellow Taoist Ruyi can win, judging from the current situation, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' is the most mediocre among the four super large forces below. If you want to win the final victory, I am afraid..."
He shook his head and did not continue.
This group of people were all rescued from the [Shura Blood Sea Formation] by Zhang Ke, and they have always had a good impression of Zhang Ke.
But looking at the matter, many people are not optimistic about the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’.
After more than 130 years of fighting, the ‘Shanhai Realm’ basically presents a situation where the four major forces are competing against each other.
Divided by region, the 'Luo' Kingdom supported by True Lord Feihong of the Eastern Region is basically unified.
The land of the Western Regions is controlled by the Wanling Tribe controlled by the ‘Heavenly Demon’ Jiuluo, who has already swept away the land of the Western Regions.
The Northern Territory is also controlled by the 'Heavenly Demon', and the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe supported by Aqiluo has taken over all the surrounding tribes.
The most powerful one in the Southern Region now is the 'Suzaku Kingdom', but there are still many countries and tribes in the Southern Region that are fighting against the 'Suzaku Kingdom', and they have not been wiped out like the other three major regions.
The reason why Genji Zhenjun said that the "Suzaku Kingdom" is mediocre is because of the special power displayed by each.
True Lord Feihong of the Eastern Region borrowed many rare treasures such as the 'Moonlight Spring' to guide a large number of humans and creatures to awaken their innate supernatural powers.
The most special among them are some human races whose bloodline power has been inspired by the 'Moonlight Spring'.
After being catalyzed by the exotic treasure, these humans gained extremely strong vision and perception, and were able to hide their bodies in the moonlight, becoming natural marksmen and assassins.
They like to operate at night and kill silently.
Often, most of the people in a tribe are killed, and the rest of the people are still sleeping and don't know anything about it.
In the process of unifying the Eastern Region, these human races made great contributions.
In addition to these sharpshooters, Feihong Zhenjun also formed a puppet army that is good at frontal combat.
The ‘Heavenly Demon’ of the Northern Territory, A Qiluo, followed the route he took to meet True Lord Feihong, and also greatly improved the individual abilities of the supporting forces.
To put it bluntly, this is a world where supernatural powers manifest after all, and Akiluo believes that the final battle depends on personal strength.
Therefore, the ‘Lihun Mountain’ tribe she supports has the smallest number of people, but the strongest individual strength.
The 'All Spirits Tribe' in the Western Regions was dyed with Jiuluo's 'Blood of All Spirits', and countless creatures were transformed into strange creatures.
Such as werewolves, vampires, orcs, dwarfs, dwarves, giants, cavemen, etc.
These strange creatures are not only bloodthirsty, but most of them also have unique racial abilities, and Jiuluo has hundreds of 'celestial demons' who have taken refuge in them.
These 'demons' also supported their own forces. Over the past three hundred years, through a series of means, all the tribes in the Western Regions were controlled by Jiuluo.
In terms of the number of soldiers and horses, among the four major forces, Jiuluo is undoubtedly the first.
Compared with the other three parties, the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ supported by Zhang Ke is somewhat mediocre.
Although the "Suzaku Camp" controlled by Vientiane is considered a surprise force, all the soldiers in the battalion have awakened the "Nanming Lihuo".
However, although 'Nan Ming Li Huo' is powerful, it depends on whose hands it is used. It may be difficult for these young people who have practiced for less than thirty years to have a big effect.
Apart from this, the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ has no other bright spots, so Lord Yuanji is not optimistic about the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’.
Regarding this, Zhenjun Mingxin has his own opinions.
He smiled and said:
"Fellow Taoist Yuanji, I have a different view than you. I think the 'Suzaku Kingdom' will definitely win, and it will win with dignity."
As soon as these words came out, even some people who were talking in the distance were attracted and turned to face each other.
Jin Le Zhenjun asked thoughtfully:
"It turns out that Taoist friend Mingxin values the 'Suzaku Kingdom' so much, no wonder he gave up the 'Jinhe Tribe', but I don't know why you are so sure."
Zhenjun Yanyun on the side couldn't help but touch his nose when he heard this.
Back then, the two of them agreed that when the war started, the three battles would determine the ownership of the 'Golden River Tribe'. However, after two hundred years of development, True Lord Yanyun found that the tribe he supported was no match for the tribe supported by True Lord Mingxin.
In desperation, he could only guide the tribes he supported to merge into the "Golden River" as agreed.
However, he found in the [Concord Flag] that True Lord Mingxin actually took the initiative to order the ‘Jinhe Tribe’ to surrender to the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ a few days ago, which made him a little dissatisfied.
In his opinion, even if he takes refuge, he must find someone reliable. Isn't True Lord Feihong's 'Luo' Kingdom hundreds of times stronger than the 'Suzaku Kingdom'?
But how could the defeated general put forward his demands, not to mention that he had been imprisoned in the [Contract Banner] more than a hundred years ago and could not communicate with the outside world at all.
When he heard Zhenjun Jin Le's inquiry, he wanted to hear Zhenjun Mingxin's explanation.
I heard True Lord Mingxin chuckle and say:
"He who is good at fighting has no great achievements!"
"Fellow Taoists, I wonder if you have ever heard this sentence."