Emperor Liu Hong

() The training of soldiers and officers is not difficult to solve, but the reform of the military system is a bit troublesome for Liu Hong.

Liu Hong has never been a soldier, nor is he a military fan.Therefore, he knows very little about the military.It is not an ordinary difficulty for him to come up with a complete military system all at once.

Liu Hong, based on the fragmentary military information in his mind, after much deliberation, did not know how much mental work was spent, before he reluctantly came up with a reform plan.

However, Liu Hong knew that this thing was definitely just a matter of theory.If it is carried out in this way, the consequences will be unpredictable.

But Liu Hong has a solution. He has no military knowledge, but he can find someone to discuss it.There are a lot of people with military knowledge, so why don't you find a few and ask them?

Besides, the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.Even if they were not sure whether the reform plan he made would work, they could always give some reasonable suggestions.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong began to recruit people.Although Liu Shu and Sangong Jiuqing don't know much about this aspect.But their status is high enough, such a thing will definitely leave them behind.As for the others, Liu Hong recalled the history and decided to call Huangfu Gui, General of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, Zhang Huan, General of Du Liao, and Yin Liying of Henan, to help him as a staff officer.Originally, Liu Hong wanted to find Duan Jiong, but now, Duan Jiong is still desperately fighting with Xian Lingqiang, so Liu Hong can only give up.

After the crowd came, Liu Hong handed over the plan he had made to the crowd and asked them to give their opinions.

According to the actual situation of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong divided the army into field army and national guard in terms of plan.

The field army is responsible for foreign operations and border defense, and is divided into nine military regions.The National Guard is only responsible for the internal defense of the states, and assists in patrolling and arresting major criminals.

The National Guard is a compulsory soldier with a three-year military system.The people of the big man have reached the age of eighteen, and unless there are special circumstances, they must join it.However, the National Guard generally does not mobilize.Because they are all composed of local youths from all over the world.Therefore, they have no residence, and they are not much different from ordinary people, and they live in their own homes.It's just gathering together for training in spare time and at a specific time.

The field army is a regular army.From now on, his recruitment will only be carried out in the National Guard.

Everyone has no opinion on the Field Army, but they don't quite understand the National Guard.Veteran Huangfu Gui asked directly: "Your Majesty, if you are in the National Guard, if you are like ordinary people, can you still be counted as an army?"

"Old general, I think so." Liu Hong began to explain to them, "This National Guard is not an army, it can be regarded as a militia organization. The reason why I want to form it is to let the whole people accept it. Some necessary military training. You can defend yourself at ordinary times, and if you join the army, you can quickly adapt to life in the army."

"Oh, Your Majesty is very thoughtful about this point." Huangfu Gui nodded, expressing his affirmation, and then asked: "Then what is Your Majesty's purpose in obtaining these military ranks?"

"That's how I think about it." After speaking, Liu Hong explained again: "When soldiers go to the battlefield, they only rely on generals to command, which has many disadvantages. Especially when there are too many people, they often cannot command. Especially If there is an accident with the general, the army will immediately be in chaos. In order to prevent such things, I have made this rank, the position is clear and clear, so that people can know it at a glance. In this way, on the battlefield, the commander with a high position and a low position , whether there are generals or not, it doesn't matter."

As soon as Liu Hong finished speaking, Zhang Huan expressed his approval, "Your Majesty's idea is good. It easily solves the problem of commanding the soldiers and makes the battle a lot easier."

"Yeah, good idea."

"It's a good idea!"

Others also agreed.

At this time Taiwei Liu Ju said, "Your Majesty, the military rank you got is very good. But isn't it too cumbersome for Your Majesty to divide it into five grades and eighteen grades?"

Liu Hong didn't think too much about this aspect, but referred to the military ranks of later generations, and made a five-grade eighteen grades: the fifth grade is divided into four grades, divided into privates, corporals, sergeants, and sergeants, and the fourth grade is also divided into four grades. Four levels of warrant officer, second lieutenant, lieutenant, captain, the third level is divided into three levels, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel, the second level is divided into five levels, brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, general, the first level is divided into two levels , Marshal and Grand Marshal.

Among them, the Grand Marshal can only be served by the emperor, and no matter how powerful the others are, they can only be awarded the rank of Marshal.And it's not that you can't be named a general for military merit, Liu Hong doesn't want such a funny thing to appear in his army, such as singing generals and dancing marshals.

Before Liu Hong could answer, Li Ying spoke, "Master Taiwei, it is the most wonderful thing for His Majesty to divide the ranks of generals into so many levels. This will allow all soldiers to see the hope of rising. If there are only a few After a few levels, people will feel that it is difficult to advance, and they will lose the motivation to fight hard."

"Yes, it is."

Liu Ju nodded, and the others also expressed their approval.

After these things were clarified, it was time for the main event, Liu Hong messed with those military management departments.In order to facilitate the management of the army, Liu Hong set up the Military Aircraft Department in the plan to manage military affairs as the highest management department of the army. The emperor is the generalissimo and the highest officer of the Military Aircraft Department.

The military aircraft department has a staff department: research operations, formulate strategies, and place spies.

Political Department: Education of sergeants, supervision of military discipline.

Logistics Department: Produce and purchase military supplies to meet the needs of the army.

Military courts: responsible for cases concerning the military.

Military divisions, battalions, regiments, divisions, and corps are divided into military and political officers.

Military chief officers are responsible for military activities such as military command and training of soldiers. In the military, they have absolute power.

The chief political officer is the instructor of the company, the instructor of the battalion, and the political commissar of the regiment, who are used to educate the soldiers at all times to ensure that the army will always be loyal to the emperor.The political chief is only responsible for political work. Even if the military chief is dismissed, he will be temporarily replaced by the next-level military chief to wait for the reappointment of the superior, and the political chief will not take over.

The regimental commander and above do not directly lead troops, and the training is based on the company. The army is not a permanent military unit, it is only temporarily set up during wartime, and will be revoked after the war.

And in order to ensure the safety of the army, all officers are regularly rotated, once every three years as a rule, and the officers will be assessed before the rotation.

Liu Hong's military reform was too far ahead, and no one saw any loopholes.Although a lot of suggestions have been put forward in terms of details, but whether it is suitable or not can only be implemented after the research and rectification are carried out slowly.

However, Liu Hong is already very satisfied with how he got it. With so many talents not finding any faults, his reform is basically considered a success.He thought, the ones who still threaten him now are the private soldiers of each family.If they were removed again, his throne would be completely safe.

Liu Hong brought Liu Fu, Zhang Huan, Huangfugui, Duan Jiong, and Li Ying into the Military Aircraft Department and let them take charge of the formation of the new military department.

They are very happy to be reused.Those new military departments are also being formed rapidly.But at this time.The training of the army has reached a certain level.Next, it is necessary to carry out actual combat training, otherwise it will not become a strong army.

Now that Liu Hong is the emperor, he doesn't need to be as troublesome as before, and he has to go to the customs for an actual battle.Now he can just let the army go to suppress the bandits. As long as all the bandits in the big man are wiped out, the army will be trained.

There is a special department for the rectification of the army, which is the post station.Originally, it didn't matter, it was all owned by the imperial court. Now that the military and government are separated, its management power is not clear. Whether it belongs to the army or to the court, after all, it can be used in both ways.

Liu Hong attaches great importance to the post station, after all, he knows that the downfall of the Ming Dynasty in later generations was caused by Li Zicheng who came from the post station.

After some research, Liu Hong finally decided to change the station into a post office.The management of the post office belongs to the imperial court, but the military can use it for free, and it is still the priority. As long as it is expedited, it is still according to the previous rules. If you are in a hurry, you can hurry up to [-] miles. After all, military matters are not trivial.In normal times, it would be a waste for the post office to be idle. He could completely deliver letters for civilians, and the money he earned could also be used for normal maintenance. It was absolutely killing two birds with one stone.