Indeed, as Director Wang said: start now.
In mid-May, Sima Yue reorganized the Forbidden Army.
There were not many Imperial Guards soldiers whom he won over, just over 20,000.
With such a small number of people, not to mention restoring the old establishment of the Suwei Seventh Battalion and the Yamen Army Battalions, the three battalions were reluctant to come out.
The current situation of the Forbidden Army is that many of its establishments are disabled or even completely gone. Various departments are seriously short of establishments and have few heads.
This state is not suitable for battle and must be reorganized.
After everyone in the shogunate discussed it, they felt that it was most appropriate to organize it into two battalions, the left and right, plus some independent troops, such as the Youzhou Cavalry Governor, etc., to form the new Forbidden Army.
It is terrible if the organization is not perfect, and you will suffer big losses on the battlefield.
As a result, the plan for the reorganization of the Forbidden Army was finalized.
The two guards on the left and right each have eight to nine thousand men, both on foot and cavalry, with heavy armored infantry, light infantry and heavy cavalry - the men are armored, but the horses are not.
In addition, Youzhou's sudden cavalry supervisor has thousands of armored riders - both men and horses are wearing heavy armor.
The Knight Cavalry Army was reduced to the Knight Cavalry Governor, with a strength of 2,500 men, who were light cavalry - men were equipped with leather armor, and the horses were not armored.
Sima Yue also recruited some Forbidden Army soldiers who had retired at home and asked them to come back to help train new soldiers.
but not now.
Because only the money and food from Yuzhou will enter Beijing at this time, and the money from other places has not yet arrived. He did not have enough money and food to recruit new soldiers on a large scale and organize them into an army, so he had to make preliminary preparations first.
Among several army meetings, Shao Xun only attended one and provided some decent suggestions.
He just lamented that dialectical thinking is useful at all times.
Even though Luoyang has all kinds of disadvantages, there is one thing that is difficult to match in other places in the country: it has extremely abundant craftsman resources, a huge weapons reserve, and a steady stream of foreign scholars arriving in the capital. They will bring a large number of Goods were consumed, and as soon as they arrived, merchants formed teams to go to Beijing to provide various supplies...
This reminded Shao Xun of a person in history: Han Jian.
This man once kidnapped Tang Zhaozong to Huazhou, and then all the officials went to Huazhou to attend court, and the nobles and nobles also followed. Scholars from other places rushing to take exams, officials on business in Beijing, and even all kinds of people all flocked to Huazhou. Han Jian took the opportunity to collect business taxes, counting the money until his hands cramped.
Of course, the Western Jin Dynasty lacked a complete commercial tax system, and commercial tax was another matter, but the craftsman resources were too precious. From low-end farm tools to high-end brocade clothing and even luxury goods, there are corresponding talents. As long as Luoyang is not blocked and all kinds of raw materials can enter Beijing, they can make everything for you.
This is a precious treasure that the refugee army cannot get even with their eyes widened and their mouths drooling.
In addition, Luoyang has another advantage that I have to mention: it is the headquarters of the imperial power, and the power of the aristocratic families is greatly suppressed.
In the chaos of war, a big-headed soldier could kill a member of a wealthy family, which was difficult to do in a local area. This was what Pan Tao meant when he asked Shao Xun to be careful when he went to Yingchuan County.
Jingcheng is Jingcheng, it is a magical place.
After the meeting, Shao Xun stayed in the military camp and worked hard to train his troops.
He personally led ten teams.
After reorganization in February, there are -
Huang Biao, the leader of the first team, had a full strength of fifty people, infantry;
Yu An, the leader of the second team, has a full strength of fifty people, infantry;
Zhou Ying, the leader of the third team, has a full strength of fifty people, infantry;
The leader of the fourth team, Yao Yuan, has a full strength of fifty men, infantry;
Zhang Gu, the leader of the fifth team, has a full strength of fifty people, infantry;
Qin San, the leader of the sixth team, has a full strength of fifty people, infantry;
The leader of the seventh team, Wang Queer, had a full complement of fifty men and led Luoyang coolie recruits;
Jin San, the leader of the eighth team, has a full strength of fifty people and leads the young soldiers;
Mao Er, the leader of the ninth team, has over 56 people and leads young soldiers;
Li Zhong, the leader of the tenth team, was dissatisfied with the number of forty-two archers.
Counting him and Supervisor Wu Qian, the total of the whole building was five hundred, and almost half were veterans - of course, these people were only considered veterans in this era. In Shao Xun's view, their skills and experience were still not enough.
There is also a teaching team of thirty people, with Chen Yougen as the team leader. Strictly speaking, they are not the soldiers of the building, they are a bit like Shao Xun's personal soldiers, although he is definitely not qualified to be a personal soldier at his level.
These thirty people were all carefully selected and could be considered the elite among the old troops.
He was given a pair of iron armor, a crossbow, a heavy sword (not all of them have been equipped yet), a ring-headed sword, and a horse.
Relatively speaking, they have higher skills and richer combat experience. They often help Shao Xun share the training pressure and lead 500 soldiers from the main building and another one.
There is also a new owner of that building. He is a man named Gao Yi. He is young, in his early twenties.
This person was one of the conditions for Wang Bing to give in.
After a little inquiry, I learned that he was not from a noble family, but was a descendant of a horse merchant in Wancheng. He was tall and had outstanding strength.
As for appearance - it can only be described as "Kui Jie", but it's quite "masculine" anyway.
Shao Xun didn't know why Wang Bing owed favor to the Gao family. Could it be that he owed them a large sum of money?
You are buying and selling your official position! Although the official positions of building owners and their like are originally reserved for local powerful and powerful businessmen who have no family background.
Shao Xun agreed without refuting Wang Bing's face.
After all, Gao Yi is physically fit to be a strong man carrying flags or charging into battle, and his family background is not bad. He is actually equipped with armor, weapons, two war horses, a riding horse, and two pack horses. Each of the five parts also has horses and weapons, which is indeed the standard style of local powerful businessmen.
If he is willing to come to Luoyang to "die", then come.
The building commanded by Gao Yi is called the "front building". It has a full complement of 500 people, and at least 200 soldiers were forced by Shao Xun.
The people who passed through were not trustworthy, such as team leader Zheng Gouer, governor Yang Bao, etc. Shao Xun asked them to report something. This was a test. If Yang Bao directly defected to Gao Yi, he would naturally look good to him in the future.
It's not that simple to gain Shao Xun's trust.
After everything is settled, it’s time to train.
Shao Xun put more energy into the "back building" where he was the owner of the building, and he personally paid close attention to it and set strict requirements.
As for the front building, he sometimes used his identity as Lieutenant Sima to intervene to adjust the content and direction of their training, and select people for assessment.
Gao Yi was generally more cooperative, maybe Wang Bing said something to him.
What's more, if you ride alone into battle, catch a thief and come back, you can show it off? Don't talk about Jizhou soldiers not being prepared that day. If it works, it will work. If it doesn't, it won't work.
Overall, the Qianqian Army is slowly getting on the right track. Individual skill training, golden drum flag recognition, and various military formation and tactical drills are taking turns. They are racing against time, hoping to have a better chance of winning when the next war comes.
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"Have you thought about everything? Answer the questions one by one." On the training ground, Shao Xun looked at the young soldiers gathered and asked.
"I'll come first." Wang Que'er did his job and talked eloquently: "The whole army passes through a dangerous area. The key is not to be ambushed. Then we need to send more sentries as a warning."
After a break from training, Shao Xun asked an "application question": How to safely pass through a narrow and dangerous area?
This is an old tradition, just like when he asked his subordinates how to deal with the cavalry in Piyong.
Fifteen-year-old Wang Que'er is already the leader of a fifty-man army.
Those honest coolies were submissive to him and would kneel down at every turn, which had already nourished his spirit. There was a question to answer, and he was the first to stand up and give a plan.
"What if the sentry was killed quietly?" Shao Xun asked.
"Then send more."
"Do you have any idea of how much is too much?"
"There must be at least dozens of people..." Wang Queer replied somewhat unconfidently.
"How to distribute these dozens of people?" Shao Xun asked.
"Send in every direction."
"How far will they disperse? How many people will be sent at how many miles? How many horses does each person bring? How many days of water? How to contact each other? What if a team of sentinels loses news and fails to contact them within the specified time? Deal with it?" Shao Xun asked a series of questions, all of which were details, which made Wang Queer frown and didn't know how to answer for a while.
"That's the problem..." Shao Xun smiled, then pointed at Wang Que'er and said to the others: "The sentry investigation is not a matter of one sentence. In fact, it is very complicated. Many of you are just like Wang Que'er. Likewise, we only focus on the general outline and not on the details, but details often determine success or failure. Now that we have introduced the matter of sentinels, each of you will write a strategy on how to carefully arrange the sentinels and submit it, and I will personally correct it."
"No." Everyone responded.
"Now -" Shao Xun said again: "We will treat this as the sentinel has been dispatched reasonably and no longer consider this issue. Is there anything to add?"
"Master Shao." Jin San stood up and said loudly: "When passing through a dangerous section of the road, the entire army must wear armor and carry weapons to pass."
In ancient times, during battles, one would not wear armor when marching, as it would be too tiring.
The bow is also unstrung. Otherwise, if it is tightened all the way, the bow string may become loose when it is time to strike - this is a consumable material.
Long pole weapons, like armor, are not carried with you, but placed on baggage vehicles.
You can tell by just walking with a spear on your shoulder. It's fine for a short time, but over time, the thief consumes his energy and his speed is still slow.
The most important thing is that there is no formation when marching.
Therefore, troops in a marching state are very fragile. Once they are attacked, they will be at a great disadvantage.
Jin San is right when he says that soldiers need to be fully armed when passing through dangerous sections.
Don't be too troublesome in war. If you are lazy, you may give the enemy an opportunity. You can't expect him to fail to seize it every time.
"What is the specific method of passing?" Shao Xun not only looked at Jin San, but also turned to the others, looking at them with encouraging eyes.
"Master Shao." Lu Heigou suddenly stood up and said, "Maybe some people can be sent to occupy the high ground on both sides, halfway up the mountain or something in advance, and then the whole army can be neatly dressed and pass quickly."
"It's best to pass by in a fighting formation. You can't just run by randomly." After receiving encouragement from Shao Xun, someone else said.
"I think we should send some elite soldiers to clear the way first, pass quickly, and form formation on the opposite side to cover the main force of the brigade behind them from passing. After everyone has passed, we can resume marching."
"I think……"
One after another, people came forward to express their opinions.
The smile on Shao Xun's face became more obvious.
That's it, that's it!
Everyone participates in it, discussing and deducing with each other, and the truth becomes clearer and clearer as the arguments are made. Moreover, such a format will also make a deeper impression on the teenagers, and the effect will be better than simply attending classes.
"Now to summarize." Shao Xun said: "The first one is to send out sentries from a distance to carefully check whether there is an invincible army group nearby; the second one is to send a small group of people to the high ground immediately to search the deep places in the woods. Check to see if there is an ambush, and take the opportunity to stand guard on the mountains on both sides; the third rule is to select the best soldiers and open the way first. After passing through the dangerous area, choose a location to form an array with swords and guns facing outward to cover the following troops; the fourth rule is to dress the whole army neatly , line up in combat formation, quickly pass through dangerous road sections, and then disarm and disperse after ensuring safety; Article 5..."
"Write everything down?" After Shao Xun finished speaking, he turned to look at team leader Yu An and asked.
"I've written it all down." Yu An wrote down the key points quickly - he would have to reorganize, polish and copy them later.
"Eat some water." Shao Xun nodded and said, "After burning incense, each team will return to their respective teams and start practicing archery."
"No." The teenagers responded loudly.
