The battle in which Zhao Kai sent troops to attack Yanmen and Fanshi was just a show. The number of gold thieves stationed there was not large, and they were all vassals of the Han army. Seeing Zhao Kai leading tens of thousands of people to kill them, how could they dare to resist? He immediately ran away.
So Zhao Kai almost won without a single blow! And Ta Kai had no intention of crossing Yanmen Mountain to visit Datong Mansion. After leaving Zhe Yanzhi and two thousand soldiers and horses behind, he led the army to win and return.
In the early morning of June 18th, the army led by Zhao Kai passed through Xinkou Village, the north gate of Taiyuan, and settled outside Xinzhou City at noon that day.
The reason why they set up camp in Xinzhou so early was not because Zhao Kai's army was exhausted from marching for days and had to rest early. But Zhao Kai plans to finalize one more big thing before arriving in Taiyuan!
This major event is the formulation of a military merit and honors system that will be implemented in conjunction with the military service system - the Twelve Ranks System!
To put it bluntly, the government's military system means that soldiers are given land to serve as soldiers, and soldiers are exchanged for fields, and a piece of land is used to bind the soldiers. A similar military system had already existed in the Song Dynasty, that is, the camp archers in Shaanxi and Hedong. Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun both served as archers in their early years, and later became regular soldiers and joined the Forbidden Army.
The combat effectiveness of this kind of camp archers is actually pretty good, but they are not strong enough to hang Xixia up and fight.
They can't take care of Xixia. If they want to rely on them to attack Huanglong, it will definitely not work!
Therefore, when Zhao Kai was implementing the government army system, he also discussed and formulated a military merit and title system with his confidants that could fiercely fight for government troops and utility (recruitment of troops).
According to Zhao Kai's historical knowledge, after the direct attack on Huanglong, it is very likely that there will be Genghis Khan's predecessors and even the Great Khan himself to deal with... The golden thief is already so powerful, and there are also the abnormally powerful Mongolia behind him. Just rely on A government-armed system may not work.
So Zhao Kai dug out the military meritorious figures from the pile of old papers. In the future, as a soldier, you can not only divide the fields, but also have enough opportunities to be promoted and make a fortune after making meritorious service!
With two powerful medicines that inspire Han warriors to fight, they should be able to destroy Huanglong first, then level the grasslands...and finally colonize the whole world, right?
By the way, before going straight to Huanglong, the two big things of dividing the land and getting promoted and making a fortune (currently Zhao Kai is not able to divide the land for as many as 90,000 soldiers, let alone grant many official positions). , it should be possible to ensure that the 90,000 soldiers will work together to lift Zhao Kai to the throne of the world's supreme king!
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"General Tiance has arrived, and all civil and military officials are respectfully welcoming him!"
As the thunderous roar of Dong Jingang, the leader of Zhao Kai's soldiers, sounded in the lobby of Xinzhou Prefecture, everyone in the lobby stood up in awe. They saw Zhao Kai wearing a long black hat and a long sword hanging from his waist, coming from the back hall. He turned around with a straight face.
I have to say, this Mad King still looks very similar! Zhao Kai was originally a tall, strong, and well-built man. After these few months of killing experience, the original scholarly atmosphere and elegance have long since disappeared. The eyebrows are full of madness and murderousness, and coupled with a neatly trimmed beard, they look even more fierce and sturdy.
To the bureaucratic generals of the Tiance Army, Zhao Kai was already a king comparable to Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The mad king and so on... For them, the story has turned over. Because of military issues, it doesn't matter whether you are crazy or not, winning or not is the last word!
In history, the things Li Shimin did would have made historians criticize him as crazy if he wanted to blame him, but if he did it, he would be wise and mighty!
Now Liu Yanzong has been shot to death, She Yema has been picked up by a gun, Wanyan Zonghan has been tricked into running away, the siege of Taiyuan and Pingping Army has been relieved, and the entire territory of Daizhou has been recovered without bloodshed just now!
It can be said that after Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he was the most capable king.
So the king is not crazy, the king is really the chosen king!
The people gathered in Xinzhou Zhizhou Yamen today are all convinced by this king. Most of them were actually a little afraid of the king. When they met Zhao Kai's eyes, everyone lowered their heads and saluted, not daring to breathe loudly... just for fear of Zhao Kai's criticism!
The king Zhao Kai did not always do good things to the people below him, such as "sharing the world and dividing the fields." This "madman" would often scold and curse others with a straight face. And he scolds everyone, even in public, which sometimes makes the people below him very embarrassed.
But he won't scold and discipline people randomly, there must be a reason! Usually related to the military. Which unit's training is lax, which unit's team is loose during the march, which unit's food is too poor, which unit's equipment and armor are not well maintained, which cavalry horse looks thin and long...everything Anyone he sees will be criticized and punished!
There are four major agents around Zhao Kai, and there will always be at least one following him with a notebook. Zhao Kai said that whoever made what mistake must be recorded in the notebook. When the military discussion comes, Zhao Kai will take out his notebook and find fault!
This method of disciplining subordinates was rough and direct, and was completely different from the tortuous official rules of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the civil servants under Zhao Kai were very uncomfortable. Fortunately, most of the military officers under him were from the middle and lower levels, and they did not dare to say anything in front of him, the "Chosen King".
For example, Han Shizhong was originally a general and an official with the rank of ambassador. After following Zhao Kai for several months, Tiance is now the leader of the front army, and all the rank-and-file officers have gone to the regiment for training!
Huang Wuji and Xiang Ke, two confidants who had followed Zhao Kai for many years, one was promoted to the commander of Tiance's central army, the other was promoted to the commander of Tiance's front army, and their rank-and-file officers also came to the regiment training envoy!
Li Xiaozhong, who had just joined Zhao Kai's staff, had a prosperous official career. He was appointed deputy commander of Tiance's army, and his rank reached the rank of deputy minister, the largest among the twelfth-level hengxinglang.
There are also two veteran generals, Liu Yan and Yang Weizhong, who have also grown old and depressed. Now they have been promoted to military counselors. Their ranks are all rampant doctors, and they have also added Yaojun.
Yue Fei is still the general of Tiance's army. After solving the siege of Taiyuan, he was promoted to one level. When he reached the 12th level, Gongwei Lang, the youngest among the 12-level Hengxing Lang, also joined the Hengxing!
As for the other generals under Zhao Kai, as long as they can fight, rush and make meritorious deeds, their promotion rates in the past few months have been as fast as rockets!
These military officers have all been promoted to this level, who is still dissatisfied? Who else is unfaithful?
In addition to generous promotions for his subordinates, Zhao Kai also befriended eleven people including Chen Ji, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun during the conquest of Daizhou. Among these eleven people, in addition to being in charge of Sima Si (equivalent to the staff officer Chen Ji of the Ministry), and the others are commanders, deputy commanders and generals who directly lead the troops!
Zhao Kai, the king, is not only a little crazy, but also quite down-to-earth. If he says he will share the world, then he really means sharing the world!
Today's military discussion is about further promoting the good thing of "sharing the world", so I won't use a small book to find faults and teach others, so as not to ruin everyone's happiness.
After Zhao Kai sat down on the chair grandly, he smiled and said: "Everyone, sit down!"
He offered to sit down, and the person below him sat down in a dignified manner. There was nothing to be polite about.
After spending time with him for a long time, everyone below knows that this king is a straight man. Although he can lie to others, he will not test people's hearts in a roundabout way.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Zhao Kai spoke again: "Our sweep of Daizhou went quite smoothly this time... The performance of all the armies was very good. It seems that the hard training in the past few days has paid off. ,not bad!"
No one would be scolded or punished... The people below were relieved.
Oh, except for Yue Fei, he has always been very relaxed, because he is much stricter in running the army than Zhao Kai, and it is not easy to serve under him!
Zhao Kai paused and then continued: "Since the siege of Taiyuan, the Gu family has been discussing with everyone the establishment of the Twelve Orders of Tiance... This matter is quite big. But similar systems have been implemented in ancient times, and they were quite successful.
Therefore, from Gujia's point of view, the military merit system is just to make an idea and then implement it resolutely. So there is no need to discuss endlessly, why not finalize it today!
Whether you agree or disagree, tell me! Speak freely, Gujia wants to listen to your heart! "
