Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 105 Army Customization
A year ago, the territory directly controlled by the Tang court was only Jingzhao Mansion. At that time, Jingzhao Mansion was in decline after the war, and the population was less than one.

Then he fought against Fengxiang with Li Maozhen, abducted Wang Xingyu, the envoy of Binning Jiedu, and forced Han Jian in Huazhou to surrender.

Now they have controlled Tongzhou and the four states of Baoda, and eliminated the main force of the Dingnan Army.

The territory actually controlled has been fully expanded, with more than [-] armored soldiers and a population of more than [-] million under its rule.

This is the confidence of the emperor.

In the lobby, Li Ye could discuss unscrupulously how to dismantle the Baoda Army, and discuss how to reorganize the Tongzhou Army in front of Wang Xingyue.

As for the three thousand old and weak men sent by Wang Chongying, Li Ye didn't take a fancy to these people at all, but the weapons and armor of the Hezhong Army were not bad, as expected of Wang Chongying, the rich man, even the old and the weak were all wearing armor, and the weapons were considered good. There are two to three hundred pairs of horn bows made.

You know, you can't buy a high-quality horn bow with a hundred guan.

These weapons must be left behind.

Anyway, the emperor bullied Wang Chongying once and twice.

If Wang Chongying dared to blow up his hair, Li Ye would not be afraid at this time. Zhu Zhen and Yang Shihou, the two generals around him, still gave Li Ye a great sense of security.

There is a salt pond in the river that produces millions of stones a year, and only three thousand stones are paid to the court every year. Uncle can bear it, and neither can aunt.

Pooh!
When Xishu is taken back, the first thing to do is to take back the salt pond in the river.

It's just that when he thought of so many soldiers, the emperor became worried, and it would definitely not work to let them go back to farm. Under the general environment of this era, soldiers are being raised.

Hands accustomed to holding knives and guns, let them get farm tools. In all likelihood, as soon as the emperor left, they put down their hoes and went up the mountain to become bandits.

Thinking of the fact that there are 200 million soldiers in the feudal towns all over the world, how can they be settled with so many people?
We can only take one step at a time, reorganize the ones in front of us first, and get rid of the old and weak, so that these people can be used as soldiers in the prefectures and counties, and it should still be possible to catch thieves.

His Majesty's thinking is very clear. First, the young and strong among the surrendered troops will be given priority to make up for the battle damage. If there are more, a new army can be formed. The Youhuwei Army is also in the planning plan. With 3 people, there are more than enough troops.

"I want to build a new Youhuwei Army, govern ten capitals, and give Du Chongwei the commanding officer of the Weiwei Army. The officers of each capital, school, and team will come from the left and right Shenwei Army and the original Baoda Army, and the soldiers will be selected from the Baoda Army and the Tongzhou Army. "

"promise!"

Li Ye paused, and said, "Sun Dezhao, the governor of the left, step forward!"

"The end is here!"

"Pick out those who are good at riding and shooting from the Baoda Army and the Tongzhou Army, and give priority to replenishing the eight guards of the cavalry. This time, there are more horses and armor captured. The eight guards of the cavalry will give priority to replenishing the horses. They are customized according to one man and two horses. The armor is also given priority to the cavalry. Especially It's horse armor, first give priority to equip three or five cavalry guards."

"promise!"

Most of Li Ye's cavalry used to be light cavalry. In this battle, it was considered a shotgun replacement. Equipping [-] heavy armored cavalry is not a big problem. This is a sharp weapon on the battlefield.

"Commander Zhu Zhen of the Zuohuwei Army stepped forward!"

"The end is here."

Li Ye said: "The Zuo Huwei army fought bravely this time. I am very relieved. The specific rewards will be determined after discussing with you. 4000 people."

At this time, Zhu Zhen felt warm in her heart. After all, Zuo Huwei's army was not directly related to His Majesty. She thought that the Zuo Huwei's army lost four thousand soldiers, and the emperor would not replenish his supply of troops.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly!

"promise!"

Li Ye continued: "Commander Zhu, I have an idea, whether the newly recruited 4000 people can be compiled into the 'Generals' you mentioned.

The eight guards of the cavalry picked up the remaining war horses, and I will give you two thousand horses. When you arrive in Chang'an, I will order you to be the supervisor and assign craftsmen to build armored chariots with blades on the sides. What do you think? "

Zhu Zhen said: "Your Majesty, the final general will train the chariot army that has been unparalleled in the world for His Majesty."

Li Ye nodded. He was also looking forward to what the chariot built by Zhu Wen would look like.

We must know that since the late Warring States period, with the rise of cavalry, chariots have gradually withdrawn from the stage of history. Compared with cavalry, chariots are cumbersome, inflexible and other disadvantages are infinitely magnified.

It is natural for Zhu Wen to dig out these old antiques as a secret weapon against Li Keyong's Hedong cavalry, so let's wait and see.

"By the way, Commander Zhu, there is one more thing."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"I want Huo Cun, the commander of the left tiger's army, to serve as the deputy commander of the right tiger's army, what does General Zhu think?"

Although Huo Cun could be transferred directly, Li Ye still asked for Zhu Zhen's opinion first. Zhu Zhen must understand the reason.

As for why Huo Cun was transferred, it was because Li Ye wanted to turn the Youhuwei Army into heavy armored infantry, instead of the light armored infantry trained by mandarin duck formations like the previous Tenth Army.

Zhu Zhen returned very happily.

"The Zuohuwei army is all soldiers of His Majesty, and the general will obey the order."

"it is good!"

As for the formation of the Silver Spear Army, Jingyuan still has [-] soldiers, which is enough for Yang Shihou to choose.

The source of soldiers for the Silver Spear Efficiency Army must be brave enough, and the strictest military regulations will be implemented. All soldiers will be engraved on their faces, and they will be "cut with swords".

The size of the whole army is limited to 3000 people. If they die, they will be replenished from Jingyuan. Only after three battles can they not die, can they retire or join other troops. For the soldiers of the army with silver guns, leave a thought.

After discussing the military affairs, Li Ye left Jingxiang behind, and the others paid out first.

Before leaving, Zhu Zhen took a look at Jingxiang, and sighed that this person is really simple in the emperor's heart, and Yang Shihou, both literary and military, are people whom His Majesty relies on.

Seeing the crowd leave, Li Ye said to Jingxiang: "Now we have Tongzhou, Yanzhou, Fangzhou, Yanzhou, Danzhou, five prefectures and 24 counties.

As the governor of Tongzhou, I appointed Zhuang Huan, the county magistrate of Chaoyi, and the rest of the officials, big and small, I want to follow the old ones, and adjust them gradually after the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials. "

"Your Majesty, for the sake of stability, this is the only way to go."

"In the future, I will no longer set up the position of Jiedushi, and the governor of the state will not have military power. Dazhou will have 1000 city defenses, Zhongzhou will have 500, and Xiazhou will have 200. Xiangbing is not allowed to have armor."

Jing Xiang frowned and said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, if the bandits suddenly arrive, what should we do?"

"I will let the soldiers station in various passes, and set up military forts at the critical crossings of the states. The military and government must be separated."

Jing Xiang frowned and said: "The military forts and passes are not subordinate to each other. If there is a war, the imperial court can choose a general to control the army, so that there will be no danger."

"Good, very good!"

(End of this chapter)