After a shower, the sky is clear, the air is fresh, and the lush green grass all over the mountains is dotted with all kinds of unknown wild flowers. Just looking at it from a distance, you can feel that the flowers and wild grass in the mountains and forests are especially delicate and delicate.
Accompanied by bursts of dense footsteps, nearly four thousand soldiers marched forward under the azure blue sky. At this time, Xiao Tang rode his horse to a high slope. He looked towards the march and saw these soldiers.
He stood with a gun in his hand as he marched neatly along the winding mountain path. His military appearance showed no trace of chaos. He also looked pleased and nodded with satisfaction.
When they heard that Xiao Tang planned to lead the new army in person and went to the battlefield again, generals such as Luo Jian and Guan Sheng advised Xiao Tang that this move was not appropriate. In particular, Luo Jian advised Xiao Tang:
"In specific battles, generals usually assess the situation on their own before the battle and adapt to changes. Because war opportunities change rapidly, even if everything is clearly thought out, there are still times when good or bad fortunes are unpredictable. The Commander-in-Chief should also sit in the center of the county government and must not rush to the front line repeatedly.
What's more, when the new army is first established, even if the commander-in-chief really wants to unite the army and supervise the battle, the generals of the various departments should coordinate to ensure that nothing happens."
However, Xiao Tang insisted that he must lead this new army. He also said that except for Xu Jingshuai, commander Xu Jie, who led 5,000 troops to guard Tongdi County, the troops from all walks of life were to set up camps and fences to intercept and gather in Hedong.
The thieves in the middle of the road all have important military affairs. By commanding this newly established force, he can also control the key places in the foothills and wild ridges where thieves gather with the officers and soldiers of other tribes. After all, thieves
People will not just be beaten passively. If a leader among the rebels realizes that something is wrong, leads his troops to escape before the officers and soldiers encircle them, and continues to roam and wreak havoc on the border of Hedong Road, then how long will this battle continue?
After all, Luo Jian only came here under orders to assist Xiao Tang in selecting and training the new army, appeasing the people in the local towns and counties affected by bandits, and other official matters. The final decision-making power still rested with Xiao Tang, so Luo Jian saw that
Xiao Tang was very insistent, but had no choice but to let him go.
But how long does it take to turn a group of new recruits who have never experienced war into a well-trained army? One year? Two years? Or is it only a few months?
If in troubled times, when the heroes are killing each other, the number of troops cannot keep up with the population consumption in the war, and the powerful forces of all parties will capture young men in order to strengthen their own forces, and only put a spear or spear into the hands of the hungry refugees.
If it is a short sword, it can be regarded as a soldier. If an army is full of poor people in troubled times who are gathered together just to fill their bellies, their combat effectiveness will naturally be lackluster. But in times of war, there are
Many armies who have been in and out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood several times, and whose reputations for being brave and good at fighting have been passed down to future generations, are their predecessors. They were just those hungry people who were just trying to survive in a world where human life was as cheap as a dog.
For example, the army formed during the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period was just a group of Han disaster victims wandering around the north and south of the Yellow River. However, in later generations, due to the fierce and unstoppable fighting, the disaster victims' armed forces became famous in the history of ancient Chinese wars.
The begging army.
And Xiao Tang not only wanted this army to beg for a living, but also wanted the soldiers of this army to know that as long as they fought bravely, they would naturally live a better life.
Nowadays, the new refugee army selected from all over Hedong should only be classified as a military member of the Xiang Army. Not only can they not have barracks in the military camp for themselves and their families, but their salaries and military pay will also be greatly reduced. Now Xiao Tang is ordered to do so.
The selection and training of military health ensured that these new soldiers were included in the Forbidden Army. The money and food received by Guanzhi was enough to support several members of the family. Moreover, when family members wanted to return to their former homes, the family members of the newly recruited military health personnel also wanted to return to their former homes.
Priority can be given to the unclaimed land after the bandit disaster in my hometown.
Not only that, Xiao and Tang also increased five times the regulations on pensions for new soldiers killed and wounded in the war. (Since the Qingli period, the Song Dynasty court stipulated the grade standards for giving money and materials to the families of fallen soldiers, and issued an edict: "From now on, no one in the military academy will be killed in battle."
For descendants, they will be given money to their families: 70,000 for the commanding envoy, 60,000 for the deputy commander, 60,000 for the military envoy, and 50,000 for the deputy military and horse envoy." During the reign of Xining, the Song Dynasty also followed the Baojia system for preferential treatment.
, the edict: "From now on, if Baojia dies in a fight with a bandit, his family will be given a sum of fifty thousand; those who have household taxes will still be exempted from the three-year training. Those who are disabled or ill will be given a sum of thirty thousand. Those who are injured will be given a sum of twenty
Thousands. Those who were injured, five thousand"), and various rewards were set up according to the level of military merit, drill and assessment, and other original rewards of the Song Dynasty were "should be the official of the soldier's family, the general should add cash, repair the house, and provide enough food."
, "Returning to his hometown as a peasant soldier, he will be given a year's payment, he will be asked to buy cattle, and he will be exempted from rent and tax, and he will be a permanent enterprise" and other preferential treatment regulations will not be discounted at all, which also makes the new army's death
Things have been guaranteed to the greatest extent, and there is no need to fear death without fighting during the killing because of worries about the food and clothing of the family.
Of course, Xiao and Tang arbitrarily revised the military's pension and reward system for generals, which was very unruly. However, most of the military commanders in the Song Dynasty are not very regular, but other army generals and military officials
Almost all of them deducted soldiers from the army in order to line their own pockets, and used every possible means to pay for the food, salary, and pensions of the fallen soldiers. However, Xiao Tang did the opposite. Although the salary of this new army was still at the level of the ordinary Forbidden Army, it was in terms of welfare.
The provisions on preferential treatment and settlement of military health and family members are enough to make almost all the soldiers of the Imperial Guard jealous and envious.
But no matter how much benefit you get, you will naturally have to suffer a lot before.
Wang Jin is now entrusted by Xiao Tang to train the new army. Although his original position is the same as Lin Chong's, he is the spear and stick instructor of the Forbidden Army.
Functions such as setting up formations and reviewing troops were divided. At that time, Gao Qiu, who had not yet prospered, was overthrown by Wang Jin. Wang Sheng, who had long since passed away, became the instructor of the Forbidden Army Governor (in the original work, Gao Qiu wanted to seek revenge on Wang Jin. The first
The sentence is: "Is that guy of yours the son of the military commander Wang Sheng?") Wang Jin, who had been taught by his father Wang Sheng since childhood, was not only proficient in eighteen kinds of martial arts, but also mastered the "Martial Arts General Essentials"
In the Song Dynasty, many military officers and generals who were responsible for teaching and military duties, such as instructors and martial arts edicts, had already memorized the must-read classics.
Although he lacked experience in combat, Wang Jin was able to teach middle- and lower-class officers in the army, as well as generals who had recently joined the army, how to conduct training, troop formation, marching and camping, ancient and modern formations, communications and reconnaissance, military terrain, and infantry and cavalry applications.
, he can be said to be an expert in all kinds of important military matters such as city attack and defense. He also wants to make the best use of what he has learned throughout his life, so he is not merciless when training this group of soldiers and horses. Wang Jin can also roughly understand Xiao
Why was it that when the Tang Dynasty selected these new troops, most of them were rural farmers who were down-to-earth and worked hard, and then promulgated the military punishment regulations, but the assessment did not meet the standards, the instructors talked noisily when giving lectures, and even laughed in a low voice when marching, etc.
Anyone who behaves will be held accountable for their actions and beaten out of the battle. Needless to say, in the time of war, it is even more unambiguous to be executed for disobeying military orders.
Originally, these common people brought their families and children but were desperate. If the religious thieves really occupied most of the Hedong Road Prefecture, they might even go to Tian Hu to beg for their lives. Now I have given these soldiers and their families a way out.
A way to survive. As for how to build you into an elite soldier who is good at fighting, at least it only allows you to rely on strict military regulations and disciplines and maximize your combat power. I have tried my best...
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Xiao Tang secretly thought to himself: Now we only need a few battles and experiences on the battlefield to turn you lambs, who were once oppressed by ruthless thieves, into a bloodthirsty wolf pack that can scare the enemy.