We talked all night and it was dawn before we knew it.
But Liu Hongji was still unfinished. He pestered Qin Huaidao and asked many questions. As for the military aspect, Liu Hongji saw that Qin Huaidao didn't mention it at all, and he was smart enough not to get involved.
The separation of the army and the civilians, and the two-line governance of local and military forces were established by Qin Huaidao in Hanzhou. Tuyuhun left Xu Shiji as the commander, and Tubo was certainly no exception, but the choice of Qin Huaidao was difficult to decide at the moment.
Until noon, generals from all armies came to ask for instructions. The surrendered troops had been appeased. Qin Huaidao needed to make a decision on how to arrange the next steps.
Qin Huaidao cheered up and listened carefully to everyone's report. He learned that only half of the 300,000 city defenders could actually fight. The rest were either injured, old, weak or new recruits.
The injured, old and weak must be eliminated. Keeping them will only affect the combat effectiveness. Many of the new recruits are slaves and forced to join the army. It takes half a year to train into a soldier. Qin Huaidao does not have time to wait for such a long time. They will all be abolished for the people, which is exactly what the local development needs.
Leave the manpower to Liu Hongji to handle it.
We need to select those who can fight for 150,000. If there are too many to support, we should abolish some and reorganize them into government servants, policemen, etc. to maintain public order. Liu Hongji has no one to manage the place.
As for the number of abolitions, it depends on the situation. At least 100,000 can be retained. Twenty-five divisions can be formed. Luo Tong, Cheng Chumo, Fang Yiai, Xue Wanche, and Luo Zhang will each be divided into five divisions, which can be organized into an army. But the officers
It must be Tang people, which means each person has two armies.
For killing so many people in the Tang Dynasty, the chief culprit must be punished, but the others must also atone for their sins!
If it weren't for the old, weak, disabled and new soldiers who would only drag down the combat effectiveness and waste food, Qin Huaidao would definitely drag all the Turks to serve as cannon fodder to atone for his sins. The people of the Tang Dynasty should not be humiliated.
As for the prisoners captured by the Tubo, most of the young and strong men are willing to join the army. Liu Hongji is training them intensively. Once the army is formed, they will be directly incorporated into the armies, which will just make up for the losses of the armies in recent successive battles.
Qin Huaidao explained the reorganization idea in detail. Everyone was overjoyed when they heard it. They all agreed and praised it. They talked about other things and happily went to select soldiers.
Luo Ying was the only one who looked depressed. He didn't get assigned to anyone, but he didn't say anything.
Seeing Luo Ying's face sullen and silent, Qin Huaidao didn't know what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Why, blame me for not allocating some troops to you?"
"No, no, ordinary people can't join the special operations force. They must be from the Tang Dynasty and well-trained." Luo Ying still knew the importance of the special operations force and said quickly.
Qin Huaidao thought about it carefully and said: "There are many young people from the Tang Dynasty who were kidnapped by the Tubo. Select some of them and organize them into an army on a voluntary basis. The special warfare army is only 20,000. This time, we will be fully replenished."
"Really?" Luo Ying was overjoyed. Who doesn't want to have more people on his hands?
"Don't be too happy too early. Take the time to train and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Also, the Hanzhou Army's cavalry has a certain advantage over the cavalry, but it is not obvious. The infantry will still lose against the cavalry without grenades, explosive packs, etc., not to mention grenades.
Explosive packs are not easy to make and need to be perfected," Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Luo Ying's eyes lit up and asked: "What does uncle mean?"
"I'm going to prepare one or two weapons for the special forces and the guard regiment, which can easily kill the cavalry. By then, you will be invincible in both cavalry and infantry combat. With hand grenades and explosive packs, you can defeat hundreds of thousands of people.
Fight, and the chance of winning is very high." Qin Huaidao said confidently, his eyes shining.
"What weapon is so terrifying?" Luo Ying was immediately overjoyed.
Even Luo Wu looked over excitedly, his eyes burning.
Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "The Special Forces have Mo Dao, but Mo Dao is too bulky and suitable for defense, especially in narrow sections. As long as there is a blockage, both men and horses will be destroyed and no one can stop it. However, Mo Dao is difficult to practice and difficult to find."
, is not conducive to large-scale equipment, and the Mo Dao is not suitable for quick attacks and flexible combat. I plan to create a weapon that is no less powerful than the Mo Dao, but is suitable for offense and flexible killing."
"What, what do these weapons look like?" Luo Ying was very excited.
Luo Wu also looked at Qin Huaidao eagerly and pricked up his ears.
Qin Huaidao smiled, the weapons of the world were born because of war, and they were also improved because of war.
Next, they conquered the Turks in the west. The Turks were good at riding and fighting. They were almost all cavalry. Compared with the Turks who grew up on horseback, the riding skills of the Hanzhou army were still inferior. The last battle in Hanzhou relied entirely on explosive packs, grenades and grenades.
, if it were really a horse versus a horse, with a five to five count, the win would be a miserable victory.
Winning the greatest victory at the least cost has always been Qin Huaidao's pursuit.
The best weapon for infantry combat is the Japanese sword. Although the Japanese sword is not a thing, the Japanese sword is still good.
The Japanese sword was improved on the basis of the Tang sword. The blade is about 1.5 meters long. It is bladed on one side. The sword is held in both hands. It can jump and chop. With one strike, it can cut a person into two pieces. Its sharpness and power are great.
It's obvious.
A long blade often means it is easy to break, but Japanese knives are made using the steel-wrapping method, which is similar to making dumplings. The outside is hard steel and the inside is wrapped with wrought iron. Wrought iron is soft and has good ductility, which can ensure long life.
The long Japanese sword does not break when cutting, and the steel on the outside ensures sharpness.
During the Ming Dynasty, dozens of rogues could chase hundreds of regular elite soldiers without killing their opponents. This shows the power of Japanese swords. If Qi Jiguang hadn't come out of nowhere, the Japanese pirates would have done even more harm.
Qi Jiguang invented the Yuanyang Formation to target Japanese pirates, as well as the Qi Family Sword.
The Qi family sword was improved on the basis of the Japanese sword. The style was the same, but it was thicker and more powerful when cutting. The Japanese sword made by the Japanese pirates using the steel-clad method was good, but the process was complicated and the yield rate was very low.
It is low and difficult to manufacture, which is not conducive to large-scale manufacturing and equipment for the army in a short period of time. Therefore, the Qi family knife adopts the steel inlay method.
The steel-embedded method is to embed steel into wrought iron and then make it into a whole. The back of the Qijia knife is made of wrought iron, and the blade is embedded in steel. The softness and ductility of wrought iron can ensure that the blade is continuous, and the hard steel can ensure the sharpness of the blade.
The key is that this production process is simple and can be mass-produced in a short time.
Of course, the Qi family sword cannot stop the collision of war horses, so another weapon is needed, and that is the Ge.
The iron spear has a bifurcated cross-blade, which can be dug, pushed, shoveled, stabbed, wiped, and can even hook the horse's leg. In the Qin Dynasty, the Zhan Ge was a sharp weapon against cavalry.
As long as the handle is strong enough and tough enough, if you hit the horse's hoof hard enough, the horse will not be able to carry it, and the man on the horse will be thrown away. At that time, the Qi family sword will be equipped, followed by an archer or a repeating crossbowman, three people
As a group, we coordinate our operations and ask who can stop them?
Qin Huaidao drew the pattern and talked about the idea. Luo Ying's breathing suddenly became rapid, his eyes lit up, as if he saw countless cavalry roaring towards him, but they fell down one after another, and he stared at the scene.
The drawing said: "Uncle, when will we build such a weapon?"
"Such sharp weapons are of no small importance, and the technology cannot be passed on to others. I will personally direct the people of your Special Forces to build them. I will strive to equip two divisions of the former Special Forces and all the equipment of the guard regiment before leaving. You can collect the scrap weapons and recruit blacksmiths to build the furnace.
Smelt it into iron ingots and collect charcoal and other materials. You don't need them for crafting."
"I understand, let's do it now." Luo Ying went excitedly.
"Uncle, can you really kill cavalry?" Luo Wu asked excitedly.
"Stop talking nonsense. You will know when the time comes. Send people to collect charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur, and try to make more explosive bags to take with you before departure." Qin Huaidao warned.
"Follow the order!" Luo Wu clasped his fists and went excitedly.