Time is a wonderful thing. Not only is it invisible, but when you feel that you are not busy enough, you will always feel that it passes quickly. Before you know it, it has been more than half a month since Yang Ji returned home in triumph. The people of Zuoying were sent away as soon as possible. They were busy every day. In addition to arranging manpower to go to two counties in Guazhou and one county in Yizhou in advance to make preparations, they also had to arrange money, food, officials, and supervisory officials.
After sending away the people from the left camp, they dispersed the Turks from the right camp and did not allow them to live with familiar people. Then they were divided into two and placed in the left and right camps respectively. Then the young and strong people were placed in the left camp. Select them and let them work nearby; and the wages are the rations for their family. If these young adults cannot complete the tasks set for the day, their rations will be deducted. Of course, there will be no additional rewards for completing the set deadline. .
Turkic women were also gathered together, and the female workers from the Tiangong Department took them to do textile work every day. This was not only to create items for the government, but also to cultivate their survival skills. After they and their families were resettled, Being able to use these skills to subsidize the family income can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
The above are the first things to do, followed by rewarding meritorious personnel, solving the backlog of military and political affairs, and then meeting with officials from various states in Liangzhou one by one who came to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion to report on their work.
Although Yang Ji, who is the shepherd of Liangzhou, is a local emperor with monopoly power, many things need to be left to his subordinates. If he has to intervene in everything, the custody will be exhausted, just like his father who died young, but As a superior person, if you don't ask about everything and don't know everything, you will easily be ignored by your subordinates. Yang Ji does not ask himself to become an encyclopedia, but at the very least, he must know what major events are happening at the moment, and he must know the cause, process, results, the backstage of both parties, and the role played by officials in this incident...
More importantly, Yang Ji's goal is to manage Liangzhou into a world that truly belongs to the Yang family, so the crucial node of officials needs to be controlled personally. He is not worried about the general system, and he does not say that he promotes generals one by one. , that is, Yin Shishi, Xue Shixiong, Mai Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong, Wang Xingben, Yao Junsu, Gao Junya, Wang Bian, Wang Wei, Zhang Xutuo, Zhang Dinghe, Dugu Sheng and other "veteran generals", all of them They were loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and all of them in history were the deadliest of the Sui Dynasty; even Li Jing, who was famous in the Tang Dynasty, although he was not reused by the Sui Dynasty, he was also sincere to the Sui Dynasty. He and the Governor of Mayi Wang Rengong was the first to discover that Li Yuan had ulterior motives and reported him. For this reason, one person died and another almost died...
But in the civil service system, except for the officials in the prefectural and pastoral offices directly controlled by Yang Ji and the most powerful officials in Ganzhou and its western states, it is difficult to say about the officials in the eastern states. After all, the civil service system has always had complex people and diverse ideas. For these people, the skill of the superior is important, but often a small thing can make a person make a completely different choice.
Yang Ji wanted to build Liangzhou into the foundation of the Yang family, but he was also worried that the Sui Dynasty would lead to troubled times. Therefore, the ability of the civil and military officials who held important positions in his hands must be on the one hand, and their loyalty must be to the point where he can rest assured.
With his "eyes in the sky", he even thought about transferring Yin Shishi and other 'veteran generals' away from Liangzhou, not because he didn't need them, but because he knew that Yang Guang needed such loyal talents more. But these days, Yang Ji has been following Pei Ju, and he has learned a lot from Pei Ju about the relationship between ministers that Yang Jian and Yang Guang could not teach him, or that they did not know, and thus he has learned a lot about the officialdom, the political power, and the cruelty of political struggle. Have a deeper understanding.
However, in addition to being fierce and loyal in fighting, this group of loyal generals also has a fatal characteristic - that is, they are all ignorant when it comes to power struggles, and they know less history than Yang Ji. , became famous all over the world more than ten years earlier. If these generals who are targeted by some interested people go to other places, they will definitely be suppressed from all aspects. Chu's tragic death occurred in the official struggle.
So if you keep them by your side, at least they won't die tragically in political battles. If the world really turns into troubled times, the generals you retain will be the white jade pillars of the Sui Dynasty.
Of course, if their meritorious service reaches a certain level and they can directly enter the capital and become generals of the Sixteenth Guards Palace, or become governors or general managers of a certain state in the east, Yang Ji will definitely be happy to send his most sincere blessings.
Because when the official reaches that level, even if he is persecuted, the court will repeatedly investigate and finally sentence him and convict him.
On this day, Yang Ji took a break from his busy schedule and came to Beida Camp. In the distance, you can see the dust rising from the military camp and hear the rumble of horse hooves.
The heavy and messy sounds of horses' hooves on the ground and the neighing of war horses have not stopped since early morning. The shouts have been echoing over the military camp, and from time to time, there will be curses.
"Listen to me. Since you are cavalry, you must behave like a cavalry. At any time, you must not forget the war horse under your butt. Whether the war horse is obedient or not will determine whether you will die or die on the battlefield. Live, you must always treat your war horse as your ancestor. Only in this way can it help you perform meritorious service on the battlefield and help you save your life. In addition, war horses are human beings. During training, you must learn and work hard again and again. To achieve the unity of man and horse, you can watch my demonstration..."
The speaker was an old man with a beard. He had a burly figure, a tanned face, and a short, gray beard. His furry eyes revealed a pair of tiger eyes. He looked exactly like the old Zhang Fei from the old version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms." His voice was loud and powerful, comparable to Zhang Fei's.
This is Liangzhou soldier Murong Sanzang. Murong Sanzang was from Changli in Yingzhou. When he was seventeen years old, he was the groom of Emperor Xiaozhao of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Later he attacked the Duke of Jueyan County and was awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi and Wuwei for his military merits. General. In 577, the Northern Zhou army invaded Yecheng. Gao Wei, the empress of Qi, appointed Murong Sanzang to stay and guard the Yecheng palace while he fled. At that time, all the princes and ministers of Qi had surrendered to Zhou, but Murong Sanzang still led the imperial guards to resist the invaders. The Zhou army did not surrender to the Northern Zhou Dynasty until after the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Murong Sanzang was imprisoned in a cell.
After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian appointed Murong Sanzang as the governor of Wuzhou, named him the founding county magistrate of Yewang County, and then made him the governor of Liangzhou (Wuwei County) and the ambassador of Liangzhou Road. In the ninth year of Kaihuang's reign, he went on an expedition to Lingnan as the deputy of Xiangyang County Duke Wei Gu. Since Wei Yuzhong, who was commanding the army in front of the battle, was killed by a target, Yang Jian made Murong Sanzang the commander-in-chief of the military, the commander-in-chief of the march of Guangzhou Road, and the governor of Guangzhou.
After the peace of Lingnan, Murong Sanzang entered the court and served as a general. However, not long after, Kuozhou was often harassed by Tuyuhun. Yang Jian saw that Murong Sanzang was extremely familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou, so he immediately appointed him as the governor of Kuozhou. During the Great Sui Dynasty, Mao guarded the frontier. He recruited the people within the state and kept the people in peace. In terms of external operations, he repeatedly defeated the Tuyuhun army that entered Kou Kuo state and made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he was granted the title of Jiajin Ziguanglu doctor and moved to Liangzhou as a military officer.
The Bingcao was actually mainly responsible for handling military affairs, but Murong Sanzang spent most of his life fighting in the south and north, and conquering the east and the west. He simply couldn't sit still and had no patience to sit in the official office and deal with mountains of military affairs. After obtaining Yang Ji's consent, he simply ignored the military affairs and came to the military camp to train troops, becoming Liangzhou's military training general.
Murong Sanzang may have been a "civilian" for too long and was depressed for too long. When he received the new task of training soldiers, he was like a dead tree blooming with spring. He was full of energy every day and worked hard to pass on his combat experience to the soldiers.
Even though he was facing a group of soldiers returning from the battlefield, he still took the trouble to teach these basic battlefield common sense:
"The strength of the cavalry lies in its strength, and where does this strength come from? It's not the people on the horse, but the horses under their butts. If the cavalry wants to exert its strong power, the key lies in the horses, not the people. . But no matter how smart the war horse is, it is still a dumb beast. So what you have to do is to train again and again, learn how to cooperate with it, use its momentum and its bumps to exert force. As long as you do it This step is the initial unity of man and horse."
"You also have a fatal flaw, which is that you use up your own strength when sprinting. This actually doesn't make much sense. Because the cavalry's full strength under rapid impact is at least more than that without war horses. Half, that is to say, when you fight on horseback, you only need to use half or 40% of your strength. But many people are afraid that they will not be able to kill the enemy, so they use all their strength to thrust out the weapons in their hands. The power is certainly much greater , but it takes a lot of time to regroup or withdraw weapons, and the charging horses and the enemy will not give you time to draw your weapons, so when the cavalry kills the enemy on the battlefield, they must at least stay Three points of strength, so that you can achieve ease and continuity."
"Of course, when two riders are facing each other, the power generated by the two-horse war horses is at least twice as much as that of one person. Sometimes, even if you leave only three points of strength, it will cause deep damage. It is wedged into the opponent's body. Weapons such as horse spears, spears, and spears are impossible to pull out. So at this time, you must release the long weapons in your hands, pull out the war horse, and chop off the opponent's arm. You must remember that the sword cuts the arm, not the head."
"Why cut off the arm instead of the head? Because when the opponent's long weapon misses your body, he also wants to kill you with the sword. When you cut off the opponent's head, he is not completely dead yet, and the sword in his hand is still intact. With the posture of chopping you up, with the increased speed of the war horse, the sword of the headless corpse can still kill you and chop you."
"After you chop off the opponent's arm, the two horses pass by each other. What you have to do at this time is to draw your long weapon from the opponent's back. By taking advantage of the horse's momentum, your long weapon will come out of the opponent's body. After that, you can stab the one behind you, and the sword in your other hand can not only block the enemy's weapon, but also cut off his hand. ..."
"Although merit is recorded with the head after the war, killing the enemy is the most important thing on the battlefield. At this time, you must not put yourself to death just for a head..."
After Murong Sanzang said these words, he did not ride on the bloody horse that Yang Ji gave him. Instead, he brought a war horse at random. He got on the horse with agility and rode the horse in the school field, beating the speed of the war horse. Raised to the extreme, Ma Hao punched out with the force of the impact, and a fixed wooden man penetrated him.
His surging offensive continued, one blow after another, stabbing down ten wooden men in one breath before he stopped, then turned his horse's head, came to the front of the military formation, and shouted loudly: "That's right, that's it! The cavalry has Have the courage to defy everything. No matter you are faced with thousands of troops or mountains of swords and seas of fire, you must rush forward without any scruples. Only by crushing all the enemies in front of you can you persevere until the end. If you are afraid to move forward, If you do, the cavalry behind you will also knock you down. So on the battlefield, the cavalry has to advance or retreat, life or death."
"The only way you want to survive the battlefield is to train more. The training I'm talking about is not only training your physical strength, familiarity with horses, weapons, and armor, but also your courage to move forward!"
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“Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ,” the desolate and long horn sounded. The cavalry on the school field was divided into two under the leadership of their respective generals. The two armies facing each other quickly formed neat cavalry square formations, and gradually gathered together. Formed into two overwhelming attacking squares.
The gaps between the columns of the two armies were relatively wide and staggered. This was because Murong Sanzang was preparing to have the two armies clash in order to train his soldiers to be courageous. It is powerful and will not hit one place. At the same time, it is also training the soldiers' horses to familiarize them with the battlefield and adapt to the battlefield, so as to prevent the horses from being frightened by the huge shouts during the battle.
"Pass my order!" Murong Sanzang climbed up to a tall arrow tower and shouted: "Instruct the soldiers of both armies to charge towards each other at full speed."
"Dong, dong dong, dong dong dong." The powerful sound of war drums echoed in the vast military camp. The two cavalrymen rushed toward each other amidst the thunderous sound of thousands of large drums beating simultaneously.
The momentum created by the two armies was enough to destroy everything. It was like dark clouds sweeping towards each other, making the world change color. The huge sound of horse hooves and shouts of killing were like muffled thunder caught in the dark clouds, making the earth tremble. got up.
Point general on the table!
Zong Luohu, who was following Yang Ji, was extremely shocked when he saw this scene. Although he had traveled extensively and killed countless people over the years, and had even seen tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops engaged in large-scale battles, when he saw his own people doing this, The life-threatening "collision" still shocked my heart.
Zong Luohu knew that during a battle, if a cavalry horse stumbles or falls off the horse, it is equal to death, and his body and that of the horse will become an obstacle to the robe behind him and trip him up. However, the old general, But letting 20,000 elite cavalry charge at full speed, aren't you afraid that some soldiers will fall off their horses and cause a large number of casualties?
Yang Ji asked: "Are you surprised? Shocked?"
"Very unexpected and shocked!" Zong Luohu nodded fiercely.
"This army has a total of 35,000 people, 70% of whom are Han, 10% are Qiang, and the other 20% are Sogdians, Western Regions, Xianbei, Tiele, and Turks. The last 20% are in Renshou. Three years ago, they were still our enemies. After they became prisoners, they used their military merits to transform themselves from slaves into first-class people, so they are now the people of the Sui Dynasty and the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, no different from other people."
Yang Ji smiled and introduced to Zong Luohu: "Generally speaking, these are the best soldiers I selected from all the armies in Liangzhou. They are also the most powerful army in Liangzhou at present. Each of them is brave. He is good at fighting, and everyone's loyalty can withstand the test. At critical moments, he can be used as an army of 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers."
Before Yang Ji took office, the organizational structure of the Liangzhou Army did not change significantly, but the personnel were always at full strength. However, the Liangzhou Army has been fighting since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, so the Liangzhou Army is a continuous force. A strong army optimized in battle.
Yang Ji had been fighting for so many years, and he always had a strong army of royal soldiers around him. Every time they entered the battlefield at a critical moment, they could play a role in turning the tide, so he decided to select the strongest men from the powerful Liangzhou Army. , to establish an elite among the elite.
Regarding Yang Ji's decision and intention, the Liangzhou military and the governors of various states also fully supported it. They were all veterans who had fought for many years, and naturally knew how useful it was to have an extremely brave army in their hands. When Yang Ji's selection criteria and quotas from each state were sent to various places, the generals and general managers of each state cooperated fully to select the most fierce soldiers under their command, and then sent them to Ganzhou to form the elite army in front of them.
These soldiers have experienced hundreds of battles and have no shortage of fighting power, fighting spirit, experience and courage against the enemy. What they lack is just a little bit of skill and coordination. As long as they are equipped with sophisticated equipment and undergo a period of training, their combat power will surely increase again and they will become a powerful force like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Although they are now training riding skills, Yang Ji also has high requirements for infantry combat. He hopes that the army will be mounted with tiger and leopard cavalry and white horses as loyal followers;
Although the requirements are ridiculously high, there are such armies. For example, the Xiaoguo Army formed by Yang Guang is this one.
The reason why Zong Luohu was brought here was because Zong Luohu was once a well-known horse thief leader in Liangzhou. He had "special operations" experience that orthodox officers did not have. He hoped that Zong Luohu would use his experience as a thief leader to lead Create a group of instructors who are proficient in "guerrilla warfare".
After listening to Yang Ji's introduction, Zong Luohu was speechless. He looked at the two armies passing by and said to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, the Liangzhou army was famous for its ability to fight in the Sui Dynasty, and this army He is the best among the best. If he is trained into an army, he will definitely be a force that will scare the enemy and be the king of soldiers."
"You are thinking too much!" Yang Ji said calmly: "There are thirty-five thousand people here, but these are just the preliminary selected strong soldiers, and I only need twenty thousand or even five thousand in the end. In a word, that is It’s better to be deficient than to have excess.”
Yang Ji plans to build a direct army that is absolutely loyal to him. Naturally, the number should not be too large. After he selects the strongest soldiers, he will then focus on training the eliminated soldiers, brainwash them, and then let them serve as low-level generals in other armies. Official, in this way, Liangzhou can be under his control from bottom to top.
"..." Zong Luohu didn't know what to say when he heard this. After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said: "I heard what the king said, are you still not satisfied with the strong soldiers selected from all over the country?"
"Of course!" Yang Ji said matter-of-factly, and then said to Zong Luohu: "There is only one way for a soldier to prove his ability, and that is actual military merit. This is true for soldiers, and it is also true for generals. Even I was favored by my predecessor. The governor of the state tried every means to make things difficult for him (Qu Tutong), and he almost lost control of the army."
"Even me, the prince, is like this; you are no exception." Yang Ji looked at Zong Luohu, who was gradually becoming excited, and said seriously: "The only way you can get recognition from the Liangzhou military is to perform meritorious services."
"I admire you. Not only do I think you have the ability to be a general, but I also give you a chance. But whether you can become a general depends on your own military merit!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zong Luohu was very grateful. As the Prince of the Sui Dynasty and the Mu of Liangzhou, Yang Ji treated him so favorably to a 'surrendered general' and 'traitor', which really touched him, although he didn't say anything in his mouth. There are so many flowers, but even if Yang Ji lets him go through fire and water, he will not hesitate.
"The opportunity I give you is a copycat in Liangzhou!" Yang Ji said to him: "We still have many vicious thieves in Liangzhou. These people are either foreigners in the country who are not convinced by Wang Hua, or thieves supported by Tuyuhun and Turks. "
Yang Ji pointed to the trained soldiers and said, "I will give you four thousand soldiers from here. You can use them to destroy the thieves in the territory. As for the general information of the thieves, I will let someone give it to you."
Fighting bandits is naturally not a whim of Yang Ji. The bandits in Liangzhou are fundamentally different from those in the Central Plains. The bandits here are all ruthless bandits that the military has been unable to exterminate over the years, let alone a general with an orthodox background. No, even Mai Tiezhang, who was born as a thief, felt extremely painful. In addition, he wanted to harm Tuyuhun again, so these cancers have not been completely eradicated.
The remaining ones are not a serious problem, but if they are not removed, they will always be a cancer for Liangzhou's public security.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will never give up even if I die." Zong Luohu said solemnly.
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