I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 31: Reorganizing the Army and Destroying the Heavenly Status

Looking down at the trembling Wu Ping, Wang Chao smiled almost imperceptibly.

It's true that he had an imposing presence.

However, it might be somewhat different from what Wu Ping imagined.

That was the dynasty's application of the Soul-Suppressing Power.

It is a soul-suppressing and mind-shaking technique.

That's why Wu Ping's feelings were so strong.

"Do you know how to manage an army?"

"what?"

Upon hearing Wang Chao's question, Wu Ping was momentarily taken aback.

However, he still instinctively replied:
"I know a little, but I'm not an expert."

Although he thoroughly enjoyed the flattery from his servants and attendants, Wu Ping was still well aware of his own character.

If he really is the kind of person who is proficient in military affairs and is the reincarnation of a martial saint.

He wouldn't still be a militia commander in his thirties.

This position doesn't even qualify him as a formal official.

After taking another look at Wu Ping, the dynasty had already given up hope on his abilities and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, he doesn't seem to have the right to be picky now.

"Um"

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Chao finally spoke:
"I need an instructor here."

"Ah~?"

Wu Ping was stunned again, and hesitated slightly.

Is this an attempt to recruit him?

To be honest, he had no intention of changing careers.

just
"What? You don't want to?"

Seeing Wu Ping hesitate, Wang Chao narrowed his eyes, his aura suddenly surged, and the power of the Soul Suppressing Force pressed down on Wu Ping once again.

"Humph!"

"Hey!"

Meanwhile, Wang Dahu and the others sitting on either side all snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied with Wu Ping's hesitation, seemingly ready to kill him at any moment.

Sensing the change in the atmosphere around him and the chilling aura enveloping him, Wu Ping felt as if he were in the dead of winter. He shivered and instantly came to his senses, finally realizing his current predicament.

"Your Majesty, your subordinate Wu Ping greets Your Majesty."

Without saying a word, Wu Ping knelt down on the ground. He hesitated for even a fraction of a second, which would be a disrespect to his own life.

Seeing Wu Ping kneel down decisively, Wang Chao withdrew his Soul-Suppressing Power and a smile appeared on his face. It seems that this person is very sensible and has a good eye for things.

"Haha, very good! With Mr. Wuping by my side, I will surely be like a tiger with wings."

Wang Chao laughed loudly, walked down the steps, and helped Wu Ping up.

Enveloped by a spiritual field, and sensing the fear it emanated, mixed with various thoughts of betrayal and escape, Wang Chao remained unconcerned.

He didn't expect Wu Ping to surrender sincerely right away.

All that's needed is for Wu Ping to earnestly explain what he knows about military training and the current military system.

If Wu Ping really surrenders in the future, it would be better to join them.

If not, it's just a matter of cutting it again.

"Come, come, Instructor Wuping, please have a seat."

Wang Chao pulled Wu Ping's arm forward.

"Yes, yes, Instructor Wuping, sit here with me."

Sitting opposite Wang Dahu, Wang Sanshun smiled and waved repeatedly.

This guy knows about military affairs; he knows more than those roughnecks like Wang Dahu.

Therefore, it is possible for him to become his staff officer, his first subordinate.

Naturally, he had to appear more enthusiastic.

Of course, that would have to be after proving his loyalty.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to enter such an important department as the General Staff.

After Wu Ping sat down, somewhat flattered, Wang Chao immediately got straight to the point.

"Instructor Wuping, may I ask how the army of our Great Ming Dynasty is organized and structured? Could you tell us about it?"

"hehe."

Wu Ping forced a smile and managed a slight grin.

At this point, does he have the right to say no?

In any case, the military organization of the Ming Dynasty was not a secret.

The reason why the dynasty and the others did not know was simply due to the restrictions of the household registration system, and many people had never even left the area around their village in their entire lives.

Even though education was popular in the Ming Dynasty, most people were able to learn basic literacy.

However, after the recruitment of militia has been neglected, how much do they still know about matters involving military organization?

Therefore, when the dynasty asked, everyone shook their heads, indicating that they were only willing to obey the dynasty's orders.

After glancing at Wang Chao and the others, Wu Ping organized his thoughts.

"Our Great Ming Army"

After Wu Ping's explanation, the dynasty gradually gained a clear understanding of the organization of the Ming army.

Generally speaking, the Ming army consisted of two main components.

First, there were the most famous garrison troops of the Ming Dynasty.

The ranks of the military officers in the garrisons, from lowest to highest, were: Junior Flag Officer, General Flag Officer, Hundred-Household Officer, Thousand-Household Officer, Garrison Commander, and Commander-in-Chief, all the way up to the Five Military Commissions.

The officers and soldiers of the garrison were mostly hereditary, and the soldiers themselves were registered as soldiers and military households, serving as soldiers for generations and stationed in one place.

Secondly, there are the regular battalion soldiers.

Military officers were ranked from lowest to highest as follows: battalion commander, centurion, garrison commander, guerrilla commander, adjutant general, deputy commander-in-chief, and commander-in-chief, directly under the Ministry of War.

Soldiers were not required to have household registration, and their service period was short, not lifelong.

The military system was a battalion-and-squad system, generally consisting of five men in a squad, with a squad leader.

Two groups of five make up a group of ten, and each group has a leader.

The positions of sergeant and squad leader were basically filled by senior sergeants.

Three squads form a team, each with a captain. The team typically consists of thirty to fifty people, led by a junior officer or a senior officer.

Three teams form a sentry post, each with a sentry officer.

An infantry squad consisted of 200 men, and a cavalry squad consisted of 100 men; the squad officers were basically probationary centurions or centurion officers.

Above this, five outposts formed a team, led by a commander, which was also the lowest independent tactical unit in the Ming Dynasty's wars.

If they are infantry, there are 1,000 men; if they are cavalry, there are 500 men.

It is roughly equivalent to a battalion-level unit today.

Following that was the battalion, with five teams forming a battalion, led by a garrison commander, who was the garrison officer in charge of defending the camp and key locations. He was also the lowest-ranking battalion commander, equivalent to a modern regimental commander.

Above these ranks are Assistant General, Commander-in-Chief, and Admiral, which will not be detailed here.

In addition, there was a special team, namely the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard (Jinyiwei) belonged to the military but was directly under the emperor. They were the emperor's eyes and ears to monitor the entire country and were an extremely special intelligence agency with great power of life and death.

Of course, that refers to the heyday of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

By the time Prince Xin, Emperor Chongzhen, ascended the throne, the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were essentially rendered useless.

After listening to Wu Ping's story, Wang Dahu, Wang Sanshun, and the others nodded repeatedly, appearing very excited.

"Yes, yes, I've heard of them, I've heard of them: corporal, platoon leader, captain, sentry officer."

Listening to the discussions, Wang Chao was speechless. Why didn't any of you say anything when I asked him?

In fact, during the peak of the recruitment of militia, many people were aware of this general military structure.

After all, the basic military regulations, such as recruiting and training militia, would inevitably spread.

However, as the system of recruiting militia gradually fell into disuse and decay, these things that were irrelevant to their lives were naturally forgotten.

Even if they knew some things, most of them were vague and ambiguous.

However, looking at everyone's performance, the dynasty felt more and more that following the military regulations that everyone was familiar with and that were more deeply rooted in people's hearts might be more conducive to consolidating his status as the ruler of the world.

Of course, some of the future military training methods that I know can also be integrated into the current military training.

After all, training transcends time; we just need to remove some outdated elements.

For example, firearms training.

After all, they can't get their hands on that stuff right now.

Moreover, the dynasty believed that the key to their victory lay in the extraordinary power he possessed.

As long as you possess extraordinary power, military regulations and such are secondary, okay?

At least in this ordinary historical world, this is true.

Next, the dynasty reorganized its army, which had grown to over a thousand men.

Apart from the logistics personnel, the area was divided into five outposts, each commanded by a single person.

Wang Dahu, Wang Shi, Wang Erniu, and Li Shu were the four leaders of the four outposts.

The other outpost was directly under the dynasty's command, and was essentially his personal guard.

The remaining people were assigned to logistics.

Besides basic training, he was responsible for everyone's meals and some basic construction.

However, when Wang Chao arrived here, he discovered something that gave him a headache.

That is the status of a [battalion commander].

It's not that a battalion commander can't become a platoon leader or a sentry officer.

After all, they are essentially the convergence and evolution of the consciousness and cognition of all living beings.

For example, the [Leader] rank, if not for the dynasty's forceful suppression, would have initially shown a tendency to become a [Mountain King].

The battalion commander was no exception.

Almost immediately after the reorganization was completed, the "battalion commander" had already been distorted and transformed into a "commander" and a "platoon leader" under the shock of everyone's perception.

That's right, the rank of "Battalion Commander" was directly split in two, becoming "Chief of Staff" and "Company Commander".

The ranks of "small flag officer," "hundred-household officer," "thousand-household officer," and even "general" were equivalent to modern military ranks.

Corporal, squad leader, captain, as well as sentry officer, battalion commander, and general, etc., are specific official positions.

However, in ancient times, the division was not so strict.

For example, captains, sentry officers, and battalion commanders are usually addressed as squad leaders, battalion commanders, or centurions, while it is rare to directly address them as captains or sentry officers.

The "Ba Zong" was called "Qian Zong," which was basically a combination of "Qian Hu" and "Ba Zong."

Therefore, the rank of "Battalion Commander" was directly split into two, becoming "Thousand-Household Commander" and "Company Commander".

Of course, they can also be combined into one to become "Qianzong".

There's no need for that.

Moreover, separating military ranks and positions is more conducive to the standardization of the military.

Of course, this was not something that would give the dynasty a headache.

What troubled the dynasty was that when he wanted to evolve other officers, centurions, captains, flag bearers, etc., he was completely unable to do so.

It seems that it is because they belong to the general category.

Therefore, the countless perceptions of officers, centurions, captains, flag bearers, and so on, after entering the dynasty's consciousness space, spontaneously merged into the heavenly status of "thousand-household commander" and "company commander," and could not be independently formed.

With a mix of thoughts swirling in his mind, Wang Chao finally gritted his teeth and unleashed a burst of Soul-Suppressing Power.

"boom!"

"click"

The immense suppressive force instantly descended upon the celestial status of the [Thousand Households] and [Commanders].

Cracks spread rapidly across it.

"boom!"

Ultimately, both collapsed and disintegrated, transforming into the most basic cognitive awareness of both.

Since it cannot be used by me and has become an obstacle to my work, there is naturally no need to keep it.

"Om~!"

The divine power and strange energy suddenly surged, instantly unleashing a suction force that swept it away and divided it up, making it grow larger in an instant.

Furthermore, due to the inherent ruling characteristics of the Heavenly Position, divine power and treacherous energy were subtly given a foundation and core, instantly strengthening them.

At the same time, at the center of that divine power and eerie aura, a power stronger than any other began to emerge.

The author is not an expert in history, so please point out any inaccuracies and forgive any mistakes.
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