Jiang Hua wore armor and knelt on the chariot. The surrounding railings were filled with soldiers. County Wei Yan personally drove the car to the military camp in the north of the city under the attention of everyone.
"It seems, I remember that thirty years ago, when the old monarch passed away and the first doctor succeeded to the throne, this was the scene!"
"Yes, at that time, the old monarch and the big monster that suddenly came out died together. The previous monarch returned from overseas in a hurry. At that time, the previous monarch was wearing this suit of armor and walked around the city three times. It was so similar! "
“It worked back then, and it will definitely work this time!”
"Yes, it will definitely work this time!"
Amid everyone's discussion, Jiang Hua arrived at the camp outside the city. At a glance, soldiers wearing armors entered the camp one after another. These soldiers came one after another, some were longer, with as many as two to three hundred people, and some were shorter, with only thirty or fifty people.
Seeing Jiang Hua, everyone clasped their fists and saluted: "Greetings, Young Master!"
In this era, the relationship between monarch and ministers is more like partners. When everyone comes together, they stay together, and when they don't, they leave. Most people speak freely and their etiquette is simple.
Kneel down and salute, very rarely. Only when worshiping heaven, worshiping ancestors, and when the Emperor of Zhou succeeds to the throne, will the ceremony of kneeling on the ground occur. Other times, just taking a knee is considered a courtesy. Usually the monarch grants territory to the vassal, and the vassal kneels on one knee to show loyalty.
As for the soldiers in front of them, they are just paying their dues as soldiers, so they can clasp their fists and salute. However, in this era, there are not many places willing to pay soldiers. Therefore, soldiers still cherish this job very much.
"These soldiers are all county soldiers. The soldiers in Yancheng are generally divided into three categories. The first category is the rural soldiers in the township. They are mainly responsible for maintaining order and regularly clearing away wild beasts nearby. Sometimes, a monster may suddenly appear somewhere. There was a tide of spiritual energy, and after one night, there were many huge beasts there."
In the thirty-sixth township of Yancheng, there were as few as 300 township soldiers and as many as 600 township soldiers. In total, there were more than 10,000 soldiers. Looking at the roster in front of him silently, Jiang Hua continued to listen to County Wei Yan's introduction.
"The second category is the county soldiers. Elite soldiers are selected from the rural soldiers and recruited from the county. The county soldiers are wearing heavy armor and are smaller in number, but relatively elite. The county soldiers are mainly responsible for protecting important places such as the county, Dashi Pass, and ports. place."
The county soldiers are very good at fighting, but they are very expensive. Yancheng usually only has 5,000 soldiers. However, the maximum number of county soldiers is ten years, so in an emergency, it is still no problem to recruit veterans and gather 10,000 troops.
"The third category is the personal guard, which is personally in charge of the first doctor. The personal guard is its own entity, and the young gentleman should know it better than I do."
Yancheng invests a lot of money into the personal guards every year, so in the eyes of outsiders, the personal guards are undoubtedly very powerful. But Jiang Hua knew that about half of the resources of the personal guards were invested in Dongning Island overseas. In addition, a considerable number of the personal guards died in the capital together with the former doctor Yan. Today's personal guards are not much better than empty frames.
"In addition, there is a Taoist palace in Yancheng. Many Taoists have their names in the Taoist temple. When they encounter monsters, they will take the initiative to slay them. This is the responsibility of Taoist Changkong, and I don't know much about it."
On weekdays, County Weiyan, County Chengyu and Taoist leader Changkong were the three most powerful people in Yancheng.
But at this moment, it has been more than half a day since the death of Xian Dafuyan, but Taoist Changkong is still missing. Many people have thoughts about this.
Some people think that Taoist Changkong may have thought that the king was powerful, so he ran away. From this they concluded: Taoist people cannot be trusted.
Considering this situation, Jiang Hua took the initiative to explain: "Uncle Master is inviting friends. At this critical moment, every friend and every strength is important."
After a while, the chariot arrived at the Chinese army's tent.
"Chen County Wei Yan..."
"The Lord of the Army..."
"My army Sima..."
A long time ago, the military system in the world was the Zhou system. The emphasis was on a team of five, with five corps as two, four taels as pawns, five pawns as brigades, five brigades as divisions, five divisions as armies, and one army as ten thousand taels. There are 1,500 people, and the emperor controls six armies, totaling 75,000 people.
But soon the princes discovered that this military system was not suitable for everyone. Those who were very stubborn and determined not to reform suffered great losses, and some even had their country destroyed by the big monster.
In the end, the princes changed the military system one after another to suit themselves. Chao Kingdom is no exception. It is this flexible bottom line that makes the princes become stronger and stronger.
Therefore, the Yancheng Jiang family's bottom line is also very flexible. Today's military system in Yancheng is based on multiples of two and five.
There is one team leader for five people, and one chief for ten people.
A team of 50 people will lead a team, and a team of 100 people will lead a camp.
There is an army of 500 people and a marshal of 1,000 people.
Above the army commander is the school captain, but the school captain is the position held by Yancheng officials in the past dynasties. Even the county captain Yan is just a military commander. It's just that, as a military commander, he oversees the entire army.
"The alchemist..."
"The Warlock..."
In addition to military officers, Jiang Hua also saw a Taoist group unique to Yancheng. To this day, Taoist people have long been deeply integrated with Yancheng. They are inseparable from each other. Even the core army has Taoist figures.
The main role of these Taoists is to hold the long-refined standard magic weapons and act as eyes and ears. During the war, they can use treasures in time, receive military orders from superiors, and cast spells to conduct reconnaissance when necessary.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Everyone knelt down on one knee, and some even clasped their foreheads directly on the ground. Jiang Hua sat on the main seat of the camp and directly accepted this ceremony, which was regarded as a confirmation of his status as king and minister.
"Gentlemen, please rise."
As Jiang Hua's first order, everyone obeyed. Even if they prick their heads in normal times, no one would show it at this time.
"Today, Shaojun is here to observe Sun Tian's subsequent raid on Dashiguan." County Weiyan introduced.
"I'm just here to observe. If you have any ideas, feel free to implement them. Everyone can speak freely. This time I will not be guilty of speech crimes." Jiang Hua said directly.
County Lieutenant Yan bowed his hands towards Jiang Hua and looked at everyone: "Get on the sand table!"
A warlock came out, held a crystal and began to cast a spell. After a few breaths, the colorless and transparent crystal automatically floated in the air, and the terrain near Dashiguan began to appear inside.
At first, there was only Dashiguan itself. After a few breaths, the entire camp was filled with the terrain near Dashiguan, and the officers who had been prepared began to look for key points in the dynamic projection in front of them.
Looking at this scene, Jiang Hua couldn't help but nodded. Yancheng's military construction is indeed beyond expectations. Although there are many shortcomings, there are also many bright spots.
