Fufeng Song

Xue Tong wondered, "Why does Daoming want so many guns?"

"In the past few days, I have observed the weapons used by the soldiers of the whole army. They are really varied. There are as many as two to eighty-six types of spears, no less than ten types of knives, and shields, spears, lances, swords, axes, etc. Weapons are all of different types. Although it is said that the coordination of multiple arms is the way to win, it is not like this!" Lu Yao walked slowly on his bridle, and said slowly and thoughtfully: "Not to mention that the key to governing an army is the first If the orders are unified, orderly and solemn, if the armor system is not uniform, how can we talk about the word order?"

Xue Tong listened attentively, and Lu Yao continued: "Old Xue, I have thought about it carefully. From now on, regardless of the cavalry in our army, the infantry will only have three branches of pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, and crossbowmen. Among them, the pikemen are the most important. I plan to eliminate the substandard ordnance as soon as possible, and first train a group of capable pikemen. Lao Xueyou, Gao Xiang, and Guo Huan each lead 120 people. "

Xue Tong nodded and said: "You are right. Taking advantage of the intermission of the war at this moment, it is time for a good training."

Lu Yao turned sideways, looked at Xue Tong with piercing eyes, and said, "Guo Huan is proficient in marksmanship and good at training soldiers. I am well aware of his abilities, so I plan to make Guo Huan take charge of the matter. In addition, appoint Fei Cen and Xu Mu Guo Huan and Gao Xiang are the lieutenants of the two generals, responsible for the training of soldiers. Old Xue, which one of your subordinates is more appropriate to take on this role? Or who is worthy of removal? You may recommend it to me."

Xue Tong thought for a while and said: "There is indeed one candidate. Xie Yuan Xie Dexin from Jixian County, Hanoi is my old acquaintance. He is brave in battle, and he is very good at common affairs. I usually rely on him. What's more, Xie Yuan is good at using long spears, so he is suitable for this task."

Lu Yao smiled and said: "That's very good. Tomorrow I will inform the whole army of Guo Huan's responsibilities and the appointment of the three lieutenants. Old Xue, the training of soldiers is a trivial matter, and you should take more care of me." The heart is."

Xue Tong cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry Daoming, I will do my best."

The two rode their horses through several streets, talking about trivial matters.Although Xue Tong's appearance is rough and bold, but there are subtleties in roughness and meticulous thoughts, and he is definitely not just brave.Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he understood another meaning of Lu Yao's actions.

Lu Yao's original troops were almost completely lost in the previous war. After Jicheng was established, Shen Jin, Gao Xiang, Deng Gang and others who joined the army were either Lu Yao's old friends or his old colleagues.They each have old subordinates and old friends, forming a small circle in the army, which makes it difficult for Lu Yao to lead the army like one arm and one mind.This army is not like the troops led by Lu Yao, but more like an alliance of officers from the original Bingzhou Army. Only through those prestigious officers can Lu Yao control the entire army.In the past few days, Gao Xiang and Shen Jin blatantly violated Lu Yao's military orders to massacre civilians and rape women. In the end, Lu Yao did not punish them at all, which is an example. *

This time, Lu Yaosha eliminated the redundant troops and reorganized the soldiers. This is the upright way of generals, and no one can say no.And he appointed Mr. Guo Huan to be in charge in the name of training the pikemen. During the training period, it was up to Guo Huan who went up and who went down, who was promoted and who was demoted among the hundreds of soldiers.Who is Guo Huan?He has followed Lu Yao for many years, so it is no exaggeration to say that he is Lu Yao's confidant.Through Guo Huan's hands, Lu Yao can firmly control these hundreds of people, and he no longer has to worry about others.

And the appointment of the three deputy team members is not easy.Fei Cen and Xu Mu are both Lu Yao's former troops who recently joined the army with Guo Huan. Either of them serving as Gao Xiang's team deputy will weaken Gao Xiang's control over his subordinates.Taking a ten thousand step back, if Gao Xiang violated the military order in the next day, the team deputy would never be able to pass this test.The appointment of Xie Yuan can be seen as Lu Yao's trust in Xue Tong, and it can also be seen as an exchange of interests: to recruit Xue Tong's subordinates, in exchange for Xue Tong's support for the appointment of the other two, so as to suppress Gao Xiang's possible dissatisfaction .

After Lu Yao returned to Jinyang, he started to rectify the establishment.As the captain of the personal army, He Yun committed a big taboo by secretly colluding with others, so he was immediately exiled.The officer Shen Jin violated the military order, so although he is still the commander of the cavalry, the cavalry has not been expanded, and the number is only fifty; Lu Yao's direct soldiers are all cavalry, but there are as many as a hundred people .

Most of Shen Jin's cavalry did not participate in the battle against Guo's Wubao main house. Gao Xiang and his subordinates were the most reckless on that day, so Gao Xiang was dealt with the most severely. The training cut off two-thirds of Gao Xiang's troops.

Xue Tong couldn't help sweating on his forehead.He reined in his horse suddenly, and said with a wry smile: "Daoming, you are really scheming! Good means!"

Lu Yao was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and patted Xue Tong on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "A man is in a troubled world, and only the strong and brave under his command can survive. Whether it is meritorious service or death, it all comes from this. There is no room for slight negligence. Old Xue, I hope you will take more care of me!"

Xue Tong sighed, cupped his hands solemnly and said, "Don't worry Daoming, I will do my best."

Compared with the previous conversation when Lu Yao asked Xue Tong to focus on military training, the last two sentences of the conversation between the two are literally the same, but the meaning is quite different.After hearing Xue Tong's answer, Lu Yao looked up to the sky and laughed, extremely happy; Xue Tong also laughed.The two whipped their horses and left in the dust.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong returned to the camp with ten bags of gun ends, and the next day they announced the upcoming military training.

In fact, it was clear to every experienced officer that the present period of peace would not last long.The Hu people were brutal, and they had just watched Yue Shigong occupy Jinyang, because the famine was too severe to organize a large-scale military operation.Once the climate warms up, the Hu people's livestock can get pasture, and the lambs can be raised smoothly, and their army can also pick wild wheat and wild fruits for food.The city of Jinyang will immediately become a battlefield for the two armies to compete for balance.

Therefore, although some soldiers who were accustomed to a loose life had some complaints about Lu Yao's arrangement, in the end every officer enthusiastically devoted himself to the big military training at the beginning of the first year of Yongjia.

For military training to be effective, first of all, the training routines must be appropriate and must be based on actual combat; secondly, the generals must be strictly rewarded and punished to win the support of the army.Neither of these is a problem for Lu Yao.

Deng Gang is a very good quartermaster. He took his subordinates to drill twice into the mountains and forests, and collected hundreds of wooden poles that Lu Yao needed. long gun.The reason why the shape of Zhangliu or Zhangba is not used is mainly because Bingzhou is mostly mountainous and densely forested; when fighting in complex terrain, a too long gun barrel is cumbersome.

Although the marksmanship taught by Guo Huan is not a secret skill, it is most suitable for killing the enemy in battle.You only need to master Ji's tricks such as piercing, stabbing, blocking, etc., and after thousands of repetitions every day, you will be able to become proficient and fluent.In addition to the marksmanship practice in the morning cao, the second cao in the afternoon and evening arranged formations and cooperative combat skills, including the cooperation of two, three, one army, one even, and one team, and even the cooperation of 300 people. The complete pikeman stacked battle method.

This time, the training requirements were extremely strict and bitter. In just three to five days, more than ten soldiers got sick from exhaustion or were injured in the intense training.Many soldiers gradually complained, and even passive confrontation training and soldiers fleeing.

Such a situation had already been expected by Lu Yao.He devoted himself to the military camp all day and all night. On the one hand, he strictly enforced the military law and made clear the iron law that all fugitives would be killed. In a few days, he executed six soldiers who had escaped and were captured, deterring the entire army; Strengthen military discipline, slightly modify the original military laws, and form more than a dozen more concise laws and regulations, requiring every soldier to memorize them by heart.On the other hand, Lu Yao set an example by personally participating in the training, boarding and lodging with ordinary soldiers, especially taking care of sick and injured soldiers meticulously.

He went deep into the soldiers again, cheering them on constantly, trying hard to incite the soldiers' hatred towards the Hulu, and bragged about the happy life after the extermination of the Hulu.In addition, Lu Yao also sent people to hunt and kill wild animals in the mountains and forests outside Jinyang City. Every day, the soldiers would eat a lot of wild game such as roe deer, gazelle, wild boar, and hare to replenish their strength.

This has been the case in running the military since ancient times. Establishing goals and visions, organizing like-minded companions, coupled with the constraints of military law and appropriate treatment, will naturally form a strong group with one heart and one mind.Such a group, after strict training and effective equipment, can immediately become a strong army to defeat the invasion!

While the training of the pikemen was actively progressing, Lu Yao did not forget about other arms.Ten days later, Tiejiang Han personally delivered some newly made knives and leather shields, and he started to form the sword and shield soldiers.

Lu Yao clearly remembered that when he was studying in Luoyang, there was a rumor that the long spear formation won the battle.This kind of view is very bizarre, as if it only needs to build well-equipped, fearless pikemen, and a single unit can fight all over the world without opponents.

At first Lu Yao was quite puzzled by this argument, but after experiencing countless fights, he realized that it was ridiculous.Without the cover of a shield, the pike array is a dead end for crossbows; if there are no short weapons such as knives and axes, the pikemen are completely tragic in street fighting, climbing battles, and encounters; It's even more funny, Qingqi wandering around, how will the pikemen change their formations to deal with it?Can the pikemen have countermeasures against the method of cavalry running?Unless the enemy general gets mad and insists on using light cavalry to attack the spear array head-on, otherwise, a single long spear array will never be able to please.

Spears, swords and shields, crossbows, and light cavalry, these four basic arms must be comprehensively configured and flexibly used to be king in the era of cold weapons.Take the sword and shield as an example. When the two armies are in formation, it is firstly an important force to defend against the opponent's arrows; when the formation changes during the battle, it is the main force of the outer cover; The sword and shield soldiers annihilated them and protected the flanks of other arms; and when the battle entered the melee stage, the melee lethality of the sword and shield soldiers was even more fully utilized. <Afterwards, the weather got warmer, and the hard work of the soldiers eased.According to the results of the training, Lu Yao held several conferences in time to award awards for meritorious service.Although the prizes were nothing more than leather armor and short knives, they greatly boosted morale and aroused the sense of competition among the soldiers, and the progress of military training became smoother.

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