Within three miles south of Prince Yan's Mansion, there were originally several military camps, two of which were the Youyima Army Camp in front of the palace, a water army camp, a right army horse infantry camp, and a teaching ground.
However, because of King Yan, the three commanders of Longwei, Yunqi and Wuqi who were originally in the city of Ma Junsi came together and changed the camp to one of the Youyi Majun strongholds. Zhao Mengqi called it ' Dragon Riding Battalion', and also explained that each of the three commanders took one word, which is fair!
There is also a Youyima army camp that was replaced by the Huangcheng Siqin barracks, with more than a thousand soldiers. The water army camp that is not close to the river has not been moved, with more than 300 sailors stationed there.
The last remaining large campus naturally became the Yanwangwei barracks. However, the original barracks obviously could not meet the needs of five thousand soldiers. Nowadays, construction work is being stepped up in a separate area.
Since he was building an army from scratch, Zhao Mengqi did not recruit all 5,000 people at once. He only selected 500 people in the first batch.
Originally, according to Qi Jiguang, the military god of the Ming Dynasty, the best source of soldiers should be farmers' children who are honest, willing to endure hardship, have little experience and are highly obedient, but Zhao Mengqi still regarded literacy as the most important condition.
Therefore, among these five hundred people, more than one hundred are from the "citizen" class in Lin'an City, nearly two hundred are from Lin'an Forbidden Army families, and nearly two hundred are Taihu refugees, descendants of nobles, clans, and others. Class, but civil servant families are very rare.
It seems like a hodgepodge, but one advantage of young soldiers is that they are highly malleable. As long as there are suitable training methods, it does not seem difficult to train into an elite soldier.
At least Zhao Mengqi himself seemed confident, but did he have military experience?
In fact, his only military practice was the military training when he was studying. However, thanks to the development of information in later generations, as a military enthusiast, he still knows a lot of common sense about the military. It is no problem to talk about military affairs on paper.
In addition, the military-related books of this era were no secret to him. He read them carefully in his spare time and had a general idea.
As for how the soldiers will be trained in the end, only God knows.
At this time, the five hundred young recruits, under the somewhat rude training of two hundred 'instructors', stood together, looking uneasily at the general ordering platform directly north of the school ground.
These instructors were all recruited by Zhao Mengqi from the Imperial City Division, Ma Jun and Dianqian Banzhi. They were all literate junior officers to assist him in training his troops.
Five hundred recruits are equipped with super luxurious equipment and two hundred instructors. This kind of serious waste of resources is something that only Zhao Mengqi can do in this era.
On the stage, Qu Moxuan stood next to Zhao Mengqi, with depression written all over his dark, thick face.
When King Yan invited him here before, although he felt that asking him, a 'important general of the imperial court', to train hundreds of recruits was simply pulling a plow for a thousand miles and was overqualified, he still came happily.
Unexpectedly, after arriving here, King Yan gave him the title of advisor to the instructor group, saying that he would do the training himself and let him help from the side.
It's not that he, Qu Moxuan, looks down on King Yan. This military matter is not just smart and useful. Many regulations and details are exchanged for blood and human lives on the battlefield. If this is messed up casually, the consequences will be disastrous.
But King Yan looks stubborn now, so let's let him suffer and hit the south wall first. When he realizes the difficulty of training troops, won't he value himself more after I take over?
That's right, just wait. It is estimated that King Yan's claws will be numb now, and he may not be able to figure out what to do next.
Qu Moxuan looked at Zhao Mengqi for making a fool of himself. He crossed his arms and looked at King Yan, "Your Highness, everyone is here. Please give me your instructions on what to do next."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Mengqi was so confident, "Military training is nothing more than several aspects of army building, training and operations, involving the selection of soldiers, the establishment of troops, flags and drums, armor and equipment, the appointment of generals and schools, military etiquette and military law, and the formation and maintenance of combat arrays." Knots and their training, etc.”
Lao Qu was stunned when he heard this. It seemed that King Yan was really prepared. There was nothing wrong with what he said, but it was probably just like those big turbans, that is, he was talking in general terms.
However, I heard Zhao Mengqi continue to say, "As for the selection of troops, the reason why my requirements are different from those of other troops is that I have my own plans. You will gradually know this in the future. Now that this step has been completed, that is the formation of the troops." Yes, I also want to be different from the current military system in this regard."
The composition of the army of the Song Dynasty was very complex, so there was no unified standard for army organization.
Roughly speaking, "one hundred people are the capital, five capitals are the camps, five camps are the army, and ten armies are the compartments." The capital is divided into horse and infantry.
A battalion is also a command, with a commander and a deputy commander. It is considered a basic combat unit. The squad within the squad has the same status as the battalion.
Then there is a military capital commander, also called the military leader, with Du Yuhou as his deputy. The upper chamber is actually not permanent, and the boss is also called the capital commander.
Later, it evolved into four levels: "team, department, general, and army". The military has control and leadership, generals have generals, deputy generals, and reserve generals, departments have generals, and teams have support teams, escort teams, and flag leaders. The leader.
It may be that the reform is incomplete, or it may be intentional by the court. Anyway, the old and new organizational methods are implemented differently in different armies, and the two organizational methods are even parallel.
This was unacceptable to Zhao Mengqi. He believed that the organizational structure of the army should be clear, so he did not intend to adopt either of these two establishments.
"Laoqu, pass the order and ask the instructors to divide the recruits into groups of six."
After Qu Moxuan finished conveying the general's order, he asked Zhao Mengqi in confusion, "Six people in a group?"
Of course he would be surprised. The name was 'Wu'. Shouldn't it be five people? Why did King Yan want six people?
"Yes, six people. As the most basic structure, during combat, the corps commander can divide his strength into three parts, one on the left, center and right. It should be the most convenient for taking command at the same time."
For normal people, facing left, center and right should be the easiest way of thinking to adapt to.
Qu Moxuan was noncommittal about this idea and asked, "Then His Highness will also have a different formation in the back?"
"Yes, there are two corps and one group, a total of twelve people, three groups and one platoon, three platoons and one company, not to mention the company commander and company instructor, three companies and one battalion, not to mention the battalion commander, the battalion instructor, the direct subordinate group, and the orderly soldiers, the total is about The three hundred and fifty combat soldiers will then be assigned with logistics and civilian duties, and they can serve as an independent combat unit."
Qu Moxuan thought for a while, and found that the details were a bit different from the current establishment, but the number of men and horses in the first battalion was not much different from the battalions of other troops. It was not impossible for King Yan to give it a try.
"What about the organization behind it?"
"In the back, there are about three battalions as a regiment, three regiments as a brigade, and three brigades as a division. Basically, a division has 10,000 people, so it can stand alone."
The organizational term Zhao Mengqi seems to be used by later generations, but in fact, the Chinese army has been using these organizational units for a long time, but the number of people is slightly different. It is just that in the Tang Dynasty, a regiment was larger than a brigade. A brigade had one hundred people, and a brigade had a hundred people. The regiment is the third brigade. Zhao Mengqi changed this to suit his own habits.
It can be seen that Zhao Mengqi intends to imitate the three-three system, but after all, it is the era of cold weapons, and actual combat needs should be considered more. This establishment definitely needs to be tested and perfected in actual combat, but it can still be used for military training, at least there are no old songs. I think something is wrong.
Moreover, such an organization is conducive to future expansion. With two corps commanders in one group, it is easy to split into two groups after new recruits are added, and a certain degree of combat effectiveness can be maintained.
P. When a cold becomes serious, it becomes very uncomfortable. This chapter may be a bit boring, but I have to explain it. The plot will start next. I don’t know when the cold will be better. Don’t wait for updates these days. Save up for later. Look, I'm sorry.
