Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 172 The strongest combat power

Daming Palace, Xuanzheng Palace.

His rank is freshly dressed, soldiers are lined up on both sides, helmet tassels are like snow in the wind, drums and music are played, and all officials congratulate.

His Majesty the Emperor, in front of all the officials, conferred Zhang Huaiding as the King of Zhongyi County, Suo Xun as the fourth-rank Shangqingqi captain, Zhang Huaishen's five sons as the fifth-rank Shangqi captain, Suo Xun and Zhang Huaishen's five sons were all conferred viscounts .

For a while, the generals in Hexi were honored and favored to the fullest.

Also from this day, the Hexi generals entered the Tang military administration as a new force, and appeared in the form of guards and soldiers who the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty trusted.

The next day the emperor announced to all the military forces that Suo Xun was appointed as the commander of the Zuo Xuanjia Army. He had jurisdiction over the Mo Dao soldiers in the three capitals, the archers in the three capitals, and the auxiliary soldiers in the three capitals. , directly under the jurisdiction of 1 light cavalry, a total of [-] people.

In the Sandu Modao Army, each soldier has a Modao, a waist saber, a pair of Mingguang armor, and some other assistants.

Sandu archers are mainly archers, each with a pair of longbows, some arrows, a waist knife, round shield, mountain armor, etc., which exist as long-range forces in the battle formation.

The auxiliary soldiers in the three capitals are mainly used to transport luggage. There are two people and one cart, a total of [-] carts. The auxiliary soldiers are not equipped with armor except for self-defense knives.

A light cavalry, each with two horses, wearing leather armor and protective gear, a pair of horn bows, some arrows, and a waist knife, generally used as the pursuit force and scouts of the rear army.

Suo Xun's opinion was naturally sought for the candidates for the three commanders of the Modao Army. His Majesty the Emperor drew a range, and the two commanders were selected from the Guiyi Army and recommended by Suo Xun.

The other name is appointed by His Majesty the Emperor.

Chang Shide, the former commander of the Three Capitals and Five Schools of the Zuo Shenwei Army, in the Ten Thousand Years War, the five schools were always at the forefront, with more than 100 people, and only [-] people remained in the end. Chang Shide was brave and suffered three stab wounds Not retreating, left a deep impression on Li Ye.

After this battle, Chang Shide went to the third capital of Youyulin Army as the deputy commander of the capital, and now he can just be transferred to serve as the commander of Modaodu.

Meritorious soldiers like Chang Shide have always been the focus of His Majesty's promotion. Li Ye specially compiled the names of these people into a book and paid attention to them all the time.

"Your Majesty, the general wants to transfer two people at the end. One is Cao Han, the deputy defense envoy of Guazhou, and the other is Li Wanqing, the head of the Modao Camp of the Guiyi Army."

Cao Han is from the Cao family in Shazhou, and Li Wanqing is from the Li family in Guazhou, both descendants of the wealthy Hexi family.

Of course Li Ye agreed, this matter would be of great benefit to Datang, but not any harm.

First transfer generals from the river, maybe after several times it will become a practice.

Second, the imperial court can also pull the deputy of the general to the army in Hexi to serve as the deputy.

In the army, you have me, and I have you.

As for the equipment, it will not be ready in a short while, involving [-] mo knives, [-] armors, and there is no shortage of horses, bows, arrows, and waist knives.

What is most lacking is of course people.

Li Ye summoned Sun Weizui to order the commander of the five major armies to choose among the entire army. Anyone who can lift three hundred catties of stone mills can be selected.

He also used the five-army commander-in-chief's mansion to hold a military campaign against the entire Tang Dynasty.

The project for this exam was set up by the Emperor himself, simple and practical.

The prerequisite for entry is to run twenty miles in one hour.

A body that can survive is definitely no problem, and endurance and will are definitely good choices.

Advanced conditions, one is a hundred paces away, ten arrows can hit seven out of ten arrows;

There are also additional questions, the essay test strategy, and those who pass the test can be awarded military officers.

Money touches people's hearts, and for this selection, His Majesty the Emperor will naturally reward him generously.

The sergeant who is selected in the army, the military salary will be increased by five levels (50.00% for each level, [-]% for the fifth level), the emperor will give you land, the officers will give you houses, and servants.

All the good civilians who are selected for the martial arts examination, the starting salary of the soldiers will be raised by three ranks compared with other troops, and those who move their families to Chang'an will be given acres of farm tools, and will be given a settling allowance.

Yanying Hall of Daming Palace.

Zhang Chengye shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it will cost at least 150 million guan, and the Modao armor is not enough, [-]% of the Modao is missing, and [-]% of the Mingguang armor is missing."

"If the household department does not have enough money, it can be paid from internal funds, but it needs to be recorded in the account, and if there is money, it must be paid back."

Zhang Chengye said: "There is no shortage now, but there are still a little less craftsmen. They are constantly making armors day and night. There are only [-] Mingguang armors in a month. There are even fewer Mo knives. You can only make [-] pieces in a month!"

Li Ye shook his head. Although Datang's ironmaking technology is top-notch in this era, it is still too backward, and His Majesty the Emperor has nothing to do.

He also knows a chemical equation for ironmaking, knows how to use coke, charcoal, and lime to remove slag, and the blast furnace that was recorded in the high school textbook. It has been too long and I can’t remember it. I said it, but the technology is still the same as before.

"Take your time. Even if you build a hundred in a month, you can build more than 3000 in three years. If you don't have a Modao, you can train with heavy weapons such as long spears first."

"Your Majesty, the cost of building a long lance is higher!"

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Zuoxuan's Jiajun set up a shelf, and Zhongshumen issued an order to move Cao Han, Li Wanqing, Suo Xun and their own family members to Chang'an.

As for the Youxuanjia Army, His Majesty the Emperor originally wanted to use the Zhang family's lineage to form a heavy armored cavalry, but in the end he gave up.

The reason is simple. The descendants of Zhang Yichao and Zhang Yitan, except for Zhang Huaishen who is currently serving as Jiedushi, no one can take up this responsibility.

Zhang Yichao's son, Zhang Huaiding, came to Chang'an in their twenties in three years. After spending 20 years, they didn't learn any military skills. Li Ye saw that Zhang Huaiding was not a general.

As for Zhang Huaishen's five sons, the eldest, Zhang Yanwu, is only 26 years old. Regardless of his ability and qualifications, he is not enough to be the coach of the first army.

Li Ye planned to put Zhang Yanwu and Zhang Yanli in the imperial army, and train them for a few years first.

After much deliberation, His Majesty the Emperor simply made a decision and took the opportunity to transfer Yang Shihou's [-] Silver Spear Army back, taking Yang Shihou's [-] Heavy Cavalry as the Right Xuanjia Army, and Yang Shihou as the commander of the Right Xuanjia Army.

Li Ye imagined that after the completion of the formation of the left and right Xuanjia Army, with the combat power of the heavy armored cavalry, it should have the power to fight against the Yaer Army used by Li Ke in the East River, and Zhu Wen's Tingdu of the Xuanwu Army. , What if Zhu Zhen's Zuo Huwei army is added?
His Majesty the Emperor made a decisive decision on the military affairs, and the next thing he faced was the military situation of the Hezhong Mansion.

The imperial army stationed at Tongguan, coerced the river, and cut off the outer roads in the river. They also used the records of rebellious officials to publicize a powerful political offensive, and all the generals in the river were all over the place.

On the other hand, Wang Chongying gathered all of Hezhong's troops in Hezhong Mansion, and the rest of the prefectures only left some Xiangbing troops, but they added a lot of troops to various passes.

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty, Wang Chongying must be in a panic at this time. If he sends an eloquent person to the river, he will definitely gain something."

(End of this chapter)