Chapter 1631: The Tianshui Army Camp, the Treatment of Soldiers
Chapter 1631: Tianshui Army Camp, Treatment of Soldiers
This condition seems simple, but the harm it caused to the people of the Song Dynasty in the North is difficult to describe!
The people of the Song Dynasty were not afraid of the suppression of the Jin State or the destruction of the Jin people.
After Jingkang, how many people with lofty ideals would rather die than rebel against the Jin Dynasty?
In the northern land, how many rebels fought with their blood and lives?
Have you ever seen that even during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, there were still loyal people like Xin Qiji?
However, before the people of the Song Dynasty gave up, they were directly betrayed by the imperial court.
After Yi Guan moved south, the short-lived peace of the Song Dynasty came at the cost of the heartbreak and despair of tens of millions of people in the north! Why could Wan Yanyong appease the people and gain domestic stability?
Without him, the Song Dynasty court had already broken the hearts of the people, and the people were no longer willing to return to that despairing and cold court.
It was only a few decades and two generations, but many people had forgotten their ambition to restore their homeland. Countless people went directly to the Jin Dynasty. If Wan Yanyong could bring the Jin Dynasty to its peak, the Song Dynasty's court would at least
Half the credit!
Hateful and pathetic...
Zhang Hua sighed. The stupidity of the Song Dynasty court made people helpless and collapsed. Thinking about his own experience, if the Song Dynasty court was not corrupt, who would be willing to go far away?
However, nothing can go back now.
"These people of the Song Dynasty, if you treat them well, they will treat you very well! Therefore, as long as our soldiers and horses do not deliberately rob them, they will not have too much resentment towards us! In this way, we
There could also be fewer enemies.
Otherwise, we will be fighting and fighting in the front, and they will cause chaos in the rear, which will also be a trouble for us."
After Zhang Hua finished explaining, he started thinking about the geological survey map again! The next battle in Lintao Mansion will definitely not be as smooth as before. It will even become a deadly battle like a flesh and blood millstone. He must plan in advance...
In the Tianshui Army camp!
The number of soldiers and horses gathered under Shen Tang's command is now about 50,000! Among them, there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from Shao Hongyuan's army (some of them stay in the jurisdiction), more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from Bian Xi's army, 10,000 from Xin Qiji's army and Tianshui army! Since the reunification of troops,
Although he has not yet gone into battle, Shen Tang has not slacked off.
All troops and horses are required to conduct drills every two days, and anyone who dares to slack off will be severely punished by military law.
In ancient times, soldiers and horses did not practice every day. Generally speaking, if they drilled every three days, they were already elite soldiers, and if they drilled every five or ten days, it was common practice.
It is not uncommon for some generals to slack off in their military affairs and not train their troops.
Why were the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty sometimes vulnerable? It was not that the court paid less, but that these soldiers and horses were not only not in battle formations, but also had little training, so there was no way to go to the battlefield.
One of the main reasons for this is the problem of food and grass supply! Whether it is fighting or training, it requires a lot of physical strength, and naturally more food is needed. Even if the military pay and food and grass distributed by the court are not a lot, except for
In addition to the losses on the road and the hands of officials, not enough of it actually ended up in the military camp.
However, Shen Tang was extremely harsh on this. In addition, the court seconded many caravans to help transport grain and grass this time. Not only was the loss much reduced, but there were even fewer people who dared to take action! At the beginning, there were still some
The local officials along the way wanted to withhold some of it, but Shen Tang directly asked the court to stop the officials. So far, the grain and grass dispatched by the court from various places were all in full, and even slightly exceeded.
Shen Tang is not stingy with his soldiers and horses! He eats enough food every day. Although he may not necessarily eat well, he can keep all the soldiers full.
Under such circumstances, if the soldiers drilled diligently, there would be no complaints.
A small part of the soldiers in the Song Dynasty were convicts, and most of them were recruited!
First of all, the recruitment meeting will first pay a part of the settlement fee. According to records, during the reign of Zhenzong, the settlement fee given to the recruits was one piece of silk and one piece of cloth! This price is really not low.
In addition, as long as you become a soldier of the imperial court, your entire family will also become a military dependent! Military dependents will accompany the army on weekdays, and the imperial court will build houses near the camp for the military dependents to live in! Of course, during wartime, when the soldiers go out to fight, the military dependents will stay in the camp. In the camp.
Take the Xin Family Army as an example. The family members of the soldiers of the Xin Family Army lived in the place where they were stationed. However, during this expedition to the north, their family members stayed at Yongkang Camp and would not go north to Tianshui with the army.
Moreover, when soldiers go on an expedition, the imperial court will allocate food and grass to their families separately. If conditions permit, priority will be given to arranging work for the family members.
As for the treatment of soldiers, in addition to normal military pay, other guarantees are complete.
If someone is injured due to the war, the imperial court will not only provide a one-time subsidy of twenty to thirty taels of silver, but will also distribute food, cloth and other materials at half of the military salary every month. If the war is over, the person will die of injuries within fifty days. Yes, subsidies will still be given according to the benefits of those killed in action.
When a soldier dies in battle, in addition to the cemetery and burial expenses, the court must provide a pension to his family. If the family is old or young and helpless, the court must provide comprehensive assistance and care.
Moreover, this kind of care is lifelong.
Although it is said that a good man should not be a soldier, for poor families, becoming a soldier is definitely a way to survive.
However, because of the corruption of officials, although the policies are excellent, they cannot be fully implemented! Which of the officials, officials, and generals in the army has not enriched themselves by the blood of the soldiers?
As Shen Tang's army had such strict officialdom, the three armies were naturally grateful for Shen Tang's kindness, and all of them died.
After Wang Yingchen rested for a few days, he set out on the road again. This time he had to visit all the major state capitals and arrange auxiliary troops, supplies, food and other things in advance to prevent being caught off guard when the war started! He was in the military camp In a few days, I saw the majesty and majesty of Shen Tang’s soldiers and horses, and I almost felt excited!
He has seen soldiers and horses from various places, and he has also seen the imperial army guarding Lin'an, but no soldiers and horses can compare with the soldiers and generals under Shen Tang, which also makes him full of confidence in this war!
Encouraged, he issued a military order to Shen Tang, and he would never let events in the rear affect the army's expedition! Then he hurried away with his guards and entourage! He was a civil servant, but he was not timid, and even now he was not prepared for the next step. The upcoming battle is full of expectations.
In addition, Shen Tang had people build a huge sand table in the camp! Mountains and rivers were displayed on the sand table. Every day he would summon all the generals in the army to come. Each side would hold gold, and the Xia Zhan flag would be placed there. Fighting is deduced on the sand table, and then comparative analysis is conducted based on the battle reports returned.
This not only allowed everyone to know a lot more about the Xia and Jin generals, but also gave everyone a deeper impression of the situation in the north!
The war in southern Xinjiang went more smoothly than Shen Tang imagined. The troops of all parties advanced steadily and fought several battles with the ghost soldiers of Luo's Ghost Kingdom, all of which were victorious.