In Lintao City, Jing Sili was gradually on track in organizing and training the new army.
The original imperial army of the Song Dynasty was a system with a hundred people as the capital, five capitals as camps, five battalions as the army, ten armies as the compartments, and one color capital, camp, army, and compartments.
If it is not military, the second level of the compartment is generally left empty.
After the implementation of the General Art of War, the units were changed to teams, departments, generals, and armies, so that daily military training was not based on the "battalion", and deployment was not based on the "command" unit.
The battle is based on the "team", and the dispatch is based on the "general".
The original garrison of the Forbidden Army on Xihe Road and the garrison of the Forbidden Army were disrupted by all the numbers of the Forbidden Army. They were supplemented by strong Tibetan soldiers, rural soldiers, archers, and recruited troops.
The best of the 10,000 people are selected to form the "Enlisted Soldiers", which is also a field army.
Soldiers who have not joined the army are responsible for setting up camp, cooking, transporting baggage, and garrisoning the city.
When soldiers who have joined the team are lost, they will be replaced from soldiers who have not joined the team.
The soldiers who join the army are given generous treatment, including one meal of meat every day and extra money and food. Of course, they are also given strict training.
Soldiers who have joined the team practice once a day, and soldiers who have not joined the team practice once every three days.
Soldiers who join the team and fail to pass the training will be dismissed as soldiers who have not joined the team. Soldiers who have not joined the team but fail to pass the training will be dismissed as soldiers who have not joined the team.
In addition to Jing Sili, Miao Shuo, and Wang Junwan, each general also has a deputy general.
At the same time, Zhang Yue also implemented a staff system, that is, selecting Taixue students from the martial arts of Taixue to serve as staff members. Most of these people were students of Zhang Zai. They gave up the opportunity to take the Jinshi examination and took military positions.
Zhang Yue reported to the court to give these people the opportunity to transfer to official positions. Although the Song Dynasty had separate paths for civil and military officials, there were only a very small number of officials who could transfer their civil and military qualifications to each other.
Zhang Yue opened up the exchange of cultural and military resources, and also attracted outstanding Tai students to join the army.
Jing Sili is now under the jurisdiction of Xihe Road, Miao Shuo is under the jurisdiction of Xihe Road, and Wang Junwan is the supervisor of the road.
The power to recommend and select them was in the hands of Zhang Yue and Wang Shao, while Gao Zunyu was once again excluded from the center of power without any surprise.
Because Jing Sili was Zhang Yue's confidant, and his subordinates were all trained by Guangrui Army and Jingyuan Road troops, the disarmament and reorganization was completed in just one month.
After Zhang Yuezhi completed the compilation, he immediately invited Cai Yanqing, the transfer envoy of the capital, to come and review it. Cai Yanqing also rushed from Qinzhou to Lintao for the military parade without saying a word.
Cai Yanqing was not alone. He was accompanied by two people. One was Cai Ting's son, Cai Tianshen, who was now serving as an envoy to inspect various states and counties in Shaanxi. The other was Zhang Muzhi, who was in charge of Qinfeng Road Prison.
Immediately Cai Yanqing and Zhang Yue inspected the school grounds with several people. Zhang Yue also very thoughtfully arranged for the leaders of the large and small Tibetan tribes near Xizhou to parade together.
But I saw three thousand Song troops entering the army, arranged in a line with five teams in a formation.
Looking from a distance, there was an aura of chilling. Jing Si stood on the general platform, waved his flag, and beat the drums from left to right.
Three thousand Song troops came forward and shot three arrows in a row, but they saw the arrows shooting forward like countless migratory locusts covering the sky and the earth.
Zhang Yue said to Cai Yanqing: "The soldiers who join our army all use strong bows and strong crossbows. They can fire at least nine bows and shoot twelve arrows without losing power."
Cai Yanqing said: "The so-called bravery and effectiveness of firing nine bows is nothing more than that of the Fourth Army."
Zhang Yue said: "Guang Rui's army is an elite army. The men and horses on Jingyuan Road are also battle-hardened. The Baojie Army on Xihe Road is also a forbidden army. There are also many Tibetan troops, rural soldiers, archers, and recruits who dare to fight." Scholars, Jing Qianjia also selected these 3,000 people from among the 20,000 people."
Upon hearing this, Cai Yanqing said sincerely: "That's good!"
Cai Yanqing heard that the officials wanted to implement the art of war in all roads in Hebei, but he encountered strong opposition from the grassroots generals and state and county civil servants.
In the army, there are often one hilltop or another, with the command as the unit doing their own thing, and they are unwilling to be disrupted and reorganized again.
The generals were used to having empty pay, and their incomes dropped sharply after the reorganization.
The soldiers were also lazy and unwilling to drill on weekdays, and they just muddle along day after day.
At the same time, local officials were not willing, because officials could mobilize soldiers at will, and civilian officials could also gain certain benefits from the supply of military supplies for stationed troops and horses.
But once the military power is transferred to the generals, it will be troublesome. Therefore, when the art of war was first introduced in Hebei, there were many obstacles.
Officials, including Wang Anshi and Cai Ting, became angry because of this and issued orders to reprimand Hebei military and political officials and ask them to speed up the progress.
Why is there no obstacle to bringing the art of war to Xihe?
Cai Yanqing thought to himself, if the officials and Mr. Wang knew about this, how much they would appreciate me!
Just as Cai Yanqing was thinking about it, the drums sounded loudly again, and three thousand Song troops came out with guns and knives one by one. At that time, they were stabbing, and the sound of killing suddenly broke out. Cai Yanqing clearly saw that the expressions of the leaders of the left and right Tibetan tribes suddenly changed. They all seemed very shocked.
Zhang Yue said to Cai Yanqing: "The military strategy is based on Li Jing's formation method. Each group has one person who is the bravest, strongest and good with the spear as the flag leader. The flag leader will choose two compatible people as his left and right. Then one person will lead the battle and the other will support it."
"When one person in a group touches the enemy, four people should come to his aid. If one group touches the enemy, a small group should support him. If a small group touches the enemy, a squadron should support him. If a squadron touches the enemy, a large group should support him. Those who cannot rescue each other will be severely punished."
Cai Yanqing asked: "Are they all Tibetan soldiers and Han soldiers training together?"
Zhang Yue said: "Since the prince was stationed in ancient Wei, he has adopted the method of joint training of Tibetan and Han armies. Nowadays, the mixed training of Tibetan and Han armies is already familiar."
Cai Yanqing was overjoyed and said: "I heard that the Tibetan and Han soldiers along the Jingyuan and other roads are divided into separate armies. In every battle, the Tibetan army drives forward and the Han army defends the city. Now that the Tibetan and Han armies are united, the battle and defense can be unified." For the great good!”
Immediately, the drums stopped and all three thousand Han troops retreated. Then the cavalry of one thousand cavalry in each group on the left and right formed into groups of five and five like infantry, and then they immediately started shooting on horseback.
But seeing horses like dragons and soldiers like tigers, smoke and dust suddenly filled the school grounds.
Cai Yanqing laughed and said, "This is a heavenly soldier descending to earth!"
When the leaders of the left and right tribes saw this scene, they all had pale faces, and later they became more respectful.
After the review, Zhang Yue hosted a banquet in Lintao City for Cai Yanqing, Cai Tianshen, and Zhang Muzhi.
Lintao City was originally the residence of Qingtang Qiang, and there were wooden-walled houses everywhere, but Zhang Yue's residence and restaurant are now tile-walled houses.
After Zhang Yue entered the city, he started a wine business in Lintao City and asked his laid-off soldiers to open the restaurant.
Not only the Han people are happy to come here, but also the Tibetan people like to come here.
After observing the troops, Cai Yanqing's expression was so happy that it was beyond words. He went up to the restaurant and saw the people of the Han and Tibetan groups sitting around without any barriers, and he was even more happy.
After everyone took their seats, Cai Yanqing said: "Jinglue has been in Lintao for only a few months, but he has become so popular! I admire you, I admire you! I dedicate this glass of wine to you, Cai!"
Zhang Yue picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "Shuai Cao Cao, doesn't this make me feel ashamed? I have nowhere to hide."
After the two had a drink together.
The soldiers then brought the roasted mutton to the table. Cai Yanqing said: "This is not flattery. I have seen the effectiveness of military training on Xihe Road. I am going to report it to Beijing immediately to let the officials know what happened here." Condition."
Cai Yanqing was glad that he came to Xizhou and got on the fast track to Xihe's military success. Over the past year, how many people Zhang Yue had promoted and made rich was not only Cai Yanqing, but everyone in the world could see it.
Not to mention taking the lead in implementing the art of war on Xihe Road, the fact that he was able to capture Hezhou this time and seize the wood again is also a demonstration of the effective implementation of the art of war.
So it's not a problem for Cai Yanqing to be promoted to Zhizhigao based on his merits. After a few more years of work, he might even be admitted to the Privy Council like Cai Ting.
After Cai Yanqing finished speaking, Cai Tianshen suddenly said: "Zhang Jinglue, I heard that since the capture of Lintao, the Tibetan people have repeatedly robbed our army's food road. I don't know why Xizhou has done nothing yet? If the food road cannot be maintained, how can we talk about conquering Hezhou? Woolen cloth?"
Cai Tianshen and Zhang Muzhi are both of great background. Cai Tianshen is not only the son of Cai Ting, the deputy privy envoy, but he also has a prestigious position as the visiting envoy.
Wang Anshi first established three departments of regulations, and then when the reform was implemented in Sinong Temple, he sent a large number of officials such as Changping envoys, prime ministers, and visiting envoys to the local areas to supervise the implementation of the new law.
Cai Tianshen now happens to be serving as Sinong at Sinong Temple.
This visiting envoy will not be embarrassed wherever he goes, because he is an envoy under orders, and officials below the supervisory level can be promoted, which is like an imperial envoy.
Cai Tianshen's reputation was very bad. He relied on the reputation of the visiting envoy and his father to dominate. When he arrived in Xijing, even the Henan magistrate Li Zhongshi and the transshipment envoy Li Nangong had to be humble in front of him.
Once when he paid a visit to the Shenyu Hall of Yingtianyuan, Cai Tianshen stood in front of Zhongshi Li and Li Nangong regardless of his official rank. He was as if he was the leader of Henan officials. Sima Guang, who was demoted to Xijing, did not accept this and gave a loud shout. The boy carried it to where he should stand.
So Cai Tianshen was led to the back of a tax supervisor. After suffering this big loss, Cai Tianshen finally calmed down a little.
Zhang Yue heard Cai Tianshen's question and said calmly: "Since the capture of Lintao, our army's food routes have indeed been plundered a lot. It's just that the soldiers were not trained at that time and the place was not familiar and we did not dare to attack easily. Within a few days, I just arranged for General Jing to train troops to suppress the bandits.
Seeing Cai Tianshen still want to speak, Zhang Yue directly interrupted him and said: "I will show no mercy to thieves and bandits. Governing Xizhou is a purpose. Although those who follow me are weak, we must help them; those who disobey me, although they are strong, must not be ignored." hoe."
Cai Yanqing had always been disgusted with Cai Tianshen. When he saw Zhang Yue losing face, he took the initiative and said, "Zhang Jinglue is really wise!"
Zhang Yue and Cai Yanqing left Cai Tianshen with nothing to say.
At this time, the Qinfeng Road Prison was mentioned. Zhang Muzhi, a member of the staff, said: "Zhang Jinglue, this time I heard in Qinzhou that there was a man named Yuan Zhongtong under the Jinglue Department. His original name was Yuan Guan, but I don’t know why his name was changed, and now he has become a court official. I heard that he is quite corrupt, could this matter be related to the Economic Strategy Department? "
Let me remind you that the prison is on the same level as Caotai, the transfer envoy of the capital. It is responsible for the supervision of the prison and even manages no less places than the transfer envoy.
Therefore, it is completely reasonable for him to ask about Yuan Zhongtong.
Zhang Yue said without hesitation: "Zhang Tixing, these are all rumors. They are secret spies of Dangxiang, Mu Zheng, and Dong Fei who are deliberately spreading in Xizhou in order to shake the morale of the army. This department has absolutely nothing to do with it."
Zhang Muzhi smiled when he heard this and said: "It turns out that I don't want the Economic and Strategy Department to capture Hezhou. I understand."
The topic changed below.
During the dinner, Cai Yanqing and Zhang Yue stood up to change their clothes.
Cai Yanqing asked Zhang Yue in a low voice: "Du Zhi, do you know why these two people want to embarrass you just now? They want to share the future success of Hezhou from your hands."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, I already knew it.
(End of chapter)
