"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Cai, the captain of Qingchao, said immediately: "I deeply believe that it is no longer appropriate to judge merit solely by the head!"
"I feel the same way!" Su Jian, the captain of the strong crossbow team, cried and said: "In the past, merit was judged by the head, and the strong crossbow soldiers have been suffering for a long time!"
Li Ji, the Marquis of Quzhou, also nodded with deep sympathy and said, "That's true. I was in the army and I heard that the generals may have this opinion. They all said: Only the head is used to judge heroes, and heroes are ignored!"
Many princes also felt the same way, especially those generals who had served in the crossbow troops.
Everyone remembers that after every war in the past, over the issue of heads, various military services would stage several full-scale military campaigns.
It has even happened that on the battlefield, when the enemy was facing a formidable enemy, they were at odds with each other over a few heads.
But, as the saying goes, the butt determines the head.
Naturally, those who benefit the most from the current beheading system are the cavalry and officials.
Especially the cavalry, because of the system, took a lot of advantage.
Therefore, when the Qiannu generals were complaining one after another, the emerging military aristocrats and some generals with cavalry background were all looking angrily.
If it weren't for the emperor's presence, these guys might have had a fight with the crossbow officers.
Even so, everyone snorted from their nostrils to show their dissatisfaction.
Seeing this situation, Liu Che also rubbed the sun.
This matter will not be easy to figure out in a short time.
Liu Che knew that the system of beheading to accumulate merit had been prevalent for two thousand years in history, and was still flourishing even during the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
This is not without reason.
The first point is that compared to other methods, beheading is actually the fairest method for calculating military merit.
However, this system has developed to this day and must be changed.
The reason is simple - in the future, the Han army will fight to Mubei, the Western Regions, Central Asia and India.
If we continue to use the beheading system to accumulate merit, there will definitely be trouble.
It could even lead to disaster!
For example, in history, part of the reason for Li Ling's defeat was due to the unreasonable system of accumulating merit by beheading - originally, when Li Ling left the fortress, Emperor Wu sent the veteran general Lu Bode, the strong crossbow captain, to lead thousands of troops.
Serve as the rearguard, support and support him.
According to the arrangement, Lu Bode should go out of Juyan and go to the vicinity of Junji Mountain to meet him.
But, the fact is - when Li Ling's army was surrounded by the main force of the Huns in the canyon of Junji Mountain, they fought bravely and shot all the 500,000 arrows they brought.
The thousands of troops led by Lu Bod are still waiting in Juyan...
And Lu Bode is a veteran, he can even be said to be a famous general!
He followed Huo Qubing as the right governor of Beiping and fought for most of the world. Later, he led General Fubo to destroy South Vietnam as a guard officer!
Fighting from the north to the south, and almost all over the world, it can be said that he has made great achievements!
Originally, such a veteran general with rich experience and great military exploits, serving as Li Ling's queen and the main general who supported Li Ling, could safely bring back Li Ling's troops who left the fortress no matter what.
But the fact is that for several months before and after Li Ling left the fortress, he resisted and delayed the main force of the Huns for several days just in Junji Mountain.
And in Juyan, which is only a few hundred miles away from the canyon area where Li Ling's troops were surrounded.
Lu Bode's troops, who were supposed to have arrived to meet him, have only advanced no more than two hundred miles in the past few months, and have not even left the Yanbian Wall!
Snail speed is not enough to describe Lubold!
This tragedy tells Liu Che that if the current beheading system continues.
In the future, there may be many Li Ling-like tragedies.
The cavalry in the front fought passionately, while the infantry and supporting troops behind were crawling at a snail's pace.
This happened countless times during the Han-Hungarian War in history.
More than one Li Ling fell into trouble because the reinforcements and response troops did not arrive in time or simply watched the fire from the other side.
The biggest reason for all this, in addition to personal grudges and the decline in the quality of the army in the later period of Emperor Wu, was the lack of enthusiasm of the rear troops.
After all, no matter how well the cavalry in front fights, it has little to do with the army behind.
If this is the case, why should we be so active?
Wouldn't it be better to move forward slowly?
Since the Battle of Mayi, Liu Che has been exploring the reform of the first-level merit accumulation system through the military judge system.
Up to now, through repeated attempts and different pilots, Liu Che has almost come up with a plan.
"In recent years, I have ordered the imperial officers and censors to try out various calculation plans in various departments of the army..." Liu Che said slowly: "After deduction and verification, now I almost have an idea!"
Liu Che looked at his generals and said: "You are all generals who have experienced battles for a long time and know military affairs well. Please listen to them all and then tell me the pros and cons of this..."
"I plan to implement a system of equal division of heads in the army in the future, which will allocate heads in the form of seven combat soldiers, two auxiliary soldiers, and one brave soldier..." After saying that, Liu Che asked Ji An to carry out a screen.
On the screen, a table has been used to list the head distribution method after a battle.
All the generals gathered around, looked at it, thought for a moment, and then nodded.
Even the cavalry commanders and officials were very satisfied.
Because the form on the screen was very detailed, after the battle, soldiers were not allowed to cut off the heads at will, and they could only be cut off by the tunnel camp.
The heads cut off in the Tunnel Camp will be distributed after the statistics at the Military Judge's Office are completed.
The table lists a method of distribution if there are one hundred heads.
First, divide the hundred heads into three parts.
The maximum 70% is divided equally among all the soldiers who rush into battle to kill the enemy. Whether they are cavalry or infantry, as long as they attack and charge, they can share the credit equally.
The remaining 30% will be divided into two parts.
Twenty percent of this amount was distributed equally to all auxiliary troops, including the baggage troops who transported grain, grass and equipment in the rear, and even the cooks and grooms who fed the horses.
The remaining 10% will be allocated to those who died in battle or to the soldiers who fought the bravest and performed the most outstandingly.
This new head distribution system is a distribution method that Liu Che has continuously explored through hundreds of military officers and civilian soldiers accompanying the army over several years.
Of course, we also made reference to Qi Jiguang’s actions in history.
In this way, it is basically possible to prevent the behavior of decapitating people in front of the enemy for the sake of their heads during combat. Although such behavior has never happened among the Han army's field troops,
However, similar situations have been repeated in the county soldiers and militia. There is no way. The Han family has the highest military merit. The military merit of the Han Dynasty is the same as the imperial examination achievements in later generations, which is a symbol of wealth, status and status.
But now, with this military merit distribution system, such things can be prevented.
What is more important is to strengthen the unity of the military, avoid internal strife between various units, and at the same time mobilize the enthusiasm of the logistics troops.
With this military merit system, Liu Che believes that even the logistics troops and civilians will be very motivated!
