Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 279: Combination of Soldiers and Hunters, Military System, and Hunting by Name
The fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of Daxia.

At daybreak, in the top floor hall, all the Great Xia Cold Protection Class gathered together.

Xia Chuan, Yuwen Tao, Chen Yingyuan, Peng Bo, and Yuan Cheng, the top five rewards in the martial arts competition in the cold-resistant group, as well as the Yangyuan Dan for Chen Yingba and others behind them, have all been distributed.

Xia Hong glanced at the people below, and finally set his sights on Xia Chuan and the six department chiefs and others behind him.

"Xia Chuan, tell me, how many people in the Digging Realm are there in the camp right now?"

After the martial arts competition, the next step is to deal with the specific matters of building the army.

Everyone's face brightened, and they pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Xia Chuan's expression became serious, and he clasped his hands and said, "Captain, there are 782 people in total."

The night before yesterday, Qiu Peng's inference in his report was that after the martial arts competition, there would be more than 600 people at the Digging Realm. Obviously, he still underestimated the cultivation level of the current population in the camp.

"782 people. According to the military formation regulations of Longshan and Zhaoyang, our number is still insufficient. But right now, Longyou is in urgent need of troops and we can't delay any longer. We can only make an exception and transfer 218 people with the highest cultivation level in the Digging Realm to put the Yunjiao Army's reorganization regulations together first."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, except Yuwen Tao, who looked embarrassed. He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Leader, I have something to say..."

"You mean, these 1000 people are the elite backbone personnel of the hunting team. Once they are withdrawn, the strength of the hunting team will be greatly reduced, the hunting income will drop sharply, and the supply of meat in the camp will be affected, right?"

Yuwen Tao nodded, and the expressions of the cold-resistant-level warriors also changed slightly.

indeed!

782 people at the highest level of the Digging Realm, plus 218 people at the highest level of the Digging Realm. It goes without saying that these people are either captains of the hunting teams or backbone members of the intermediate hunting teams. The withdrawal of these people will indeed greatly affect the hunting ability of the camp.

Once the income from hunting decreases, the impact will be huge. Camp needs, craftsmen, logging, even jurisdiction and people's livelihood, almost all the other five departments will be affected.

Qiu Peng, Yuan Cheng, Mu Dong and the other five chief executives all reacted.

"Don't worry, I've already thought about it!"

Xia Hong smiled slightly. Building the army was not a whim. He had been planning it a year ago and was confident at the moment.

"At this stage, Daxia still relies on gathering and hunting to survive. Hunting is especially important because it concerns everyone's cultivation resources. Therefore, even the army still has to hunt. In fact, to some extent, the army gathers the strongest people in the camp, so their hunting tasks are more difficult than those of the hunting team..."

What military system does Daxia use?
Xia Hong had been thinking about this question before he established the army.

Given the cruelty of the Ice Abyss world, when the camp's survival is in crisis, it is no surprise that everyone will be mobilized as a soldier, but this is not necessary when the camp is operating normally.

Conscription system, fubing system, military household system, united soldiers, integration of soldiers and farmers, militia, recruited soldiers, garrisons…

Xia Hong has a lot of military systems in his mind, but it has to be said that there is really none that is suitable for the current situation of Daxia.

First, the total population of Daxia is only over 110,000, which can eliminate many options; secondly, the selection of soldiers has a standard of cultivation, and the high standard of the Digging Realm limit can eliminate a large number of systems;

Finally, it is even more impossible to go by the household registration situation. Considering the fact that Bingyuan's cultivation determines everything, a system like the government soldiers and military households will inevitably foster an extremely terrifying special interest group. In the future, it will most likely become the same as the elite system before the Hive, which is even worse.

Xia Hong thought about it and finally decided to take into account the actual situation of the camp.

The purpose of the army is nothing more than to expand territory and defend the country.

In fact, to sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence: while maintaining one's own inherent territory, acquire more new territories.

To put it bluntly, territory is resources.

After sorting this out, Xia Hong's thoughts became clear.

"From now on, Daxia will adopt a military system that combines soldiers and hunters."

Soldiers and hunters combined into one!

This is the system that the Daxia army must abide by in the future. When everyone present heard these four words, they immediately pricked up their ears and listened to what followed.

"Soldiers and hunters are one. To put it bluntly, soldiers and hunters are common. The army is not only responsible for patrolling the territory of Daxia and fighting external battles, but also cannot give up hunting.

To sum up, there are three points:
First, from now on, all members of the hunting department will be equivalent to the army's reserve forces, and all personnel will be available for selection by the army;
Second, the army's biggest mission is to fight, and they cannot waste time in the mines, so they don't have to bear the ore surrender quota, but when there is no war, the hunting mission will be heavier;
Third, the two are nominally the same, but compared to the hunting department, the army's mission is obviously heavier, so the soldiers can't be as lazy as they were in the hunting department, coming and going freely. Currently, only Xia Chuan is qualified to lead the army. I won't go into details about the specific military strategy, and we'll talk about it in private."

There is no benefit?

The three points Xia Hong mentioned are just to illustrate the characteristics of the integration of soldiers and hunters.

The cancelled coal and iron handover targets have all been transferred to the cold beasts, so the overall situation is still similar; and the last third point clearly emphasizes that after joining the army, people will have less personal freedom, which is obviously a disadvantage.

One has to break through the 30,000-jin limit to join the army. It's impossible that the stronger a person is, the worse the treatment in the camp, right?
Knowing that Xia Hong had more to say, everyone did not show any reaction and just waited quietly for him to continue.

"Of course, the military has a heavier mission, so the pay is naturally better. Now I will focus on the pay after joining the military..."

What Xia Hong said next was what everyone was most interested in.

"First, the army only needs to hand in half of its hunting gains, and the rest can be distributed among themselves. Secondly, the army does not need to pay for weapons, armor, and healing pills, as they will all be distributed by the quartermaster department. Finally, all soldiers will receive 1000 contribution points, 3 blood essence pills, and 50 kilograms of beast blood every month. These are fixed rewards for joining the army."

After these three benefits were announced, everyone below began to breathe faster.

The price of a set of 3500-forged armor is currently points in the Supply Department.
The Hundred Forged Weapons are cheaper, at 2000 points;
Blood Sore Pill is an upgraded version of Gold Sore Powder. Strictly speaking, it is a cold-resistant healing pill. For the Digging Realm, it is a healing sacred product. The current price of one pill in the Supply Department is 200 points.
Blood Essence Pill is a cultivation pill used at the Digging Realm Limit, 700 points per pill;
One pound of beast blood is worth 20 contribution points, and 50 pounds is worth 1000 points.

Not to mention consumables such as armor, weapons, healing pills, etc., the fixed military rewards every month have a total value of 4100 points.

As long as you become a member of the Yunjiao Army, you will get so much contribution points every month!
"Don't get excited, I'm not done yet..."

Seeing the excitement on everyone's faces, Xia Hong smiled and continued, "After each battle, rewards will be given based on individual battlefield performance. Of course, the specific contribution points will depend on the actual situation of the war."

In addition to the fixed reward, rewards will also be given based on performance on the battlefield!

Hearing these words, more than 90% of the people at the Cold Resistance Level present began to feel their hearts pounding.

In the battle in Longyou in April, except for Xu Ning, Yue Feng and Zhu Ling, all the other members of the Yuhan-class present today, including the four new members including Chen Yingyuan, participated in person.

They all know very well how much contribution points they can get after a war.

"What I'm talking about is just the treatment of ordinary soldiers in the army. Xia Chuan, tell us about the specific military system!"

Upon hearing the voice, Xia Chuan's expression brightened up and he immediately nodded and stood up.

He was determined to build an army. Ever since Xia Hong told him about this, he had already considered it in advance with Wu Shuang, and he reported it to Xia Hong after the martial arts competition ended last night.

Xia Hong asked him to speak at this moment, which obviously meant that he agreed with his opinion and asked him to say it out loud for everyone to consider.

“According to the leader, we should develop the hunting team first, at least wait until the hunting team is promoted to a high level before forming an army. However, the current situation is special, so we can only draw people from all the hunting teams to build the Yunjiao Army first, and then consider other things.

Since it is based on hunting teams, the military system should naturally revolve around hunting teams.

I propose that 20 men form a team, with a captain; five teams form a battalion, with a commander; nine battalions plus an elite scout battalion form an army, with a unified commander. According to my initial idea, all commanders should be of the Warm-resistant level, but the current camp strength does not allow it, so we can only settle for the next best thing. Except for the commander of the scout battalion who requires the Warm-resistant level, the rest of the positions in the army will be based on competition. "Xia Chuan's proposal was obviously carefully considered.

The smallest unit in the army is the team, which consists of 20 people, which is exactly the same as the number regulation of low-level hunting teams;
According to the hunting team promotion rules originally formulated by Yuwen Tao, the number of people in the senior hunting team was limited to 100, which just corresponded to the battalion-level unit.

In an environment like Bingyuan that is full of dangers, a scout who is familiar with the environment, or good at detecting the environment, is often the key to victory in a real battlefield. The configuration of nine combat battalions plus an elite scout battalion is of course reasonable.

The leader of the scout camp must have the ability to withstand the cold. This requirement is quite reasonable. After all, you can't expect a scout who can only go out at night to spy on the enemy's situation and environment.

"Very reasonable, I agree with Si Cheng's proposal!"

"I agree. This military system is in line with our previous combat habits in the hunting team, and it will not affect our combat effectiveness after the formation of the army."

"I agree."

"Agree!"

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Snapped!
Xia Hong stood up from his chair and said with a smile, "Okay, let's stop here for the army building. What I said is just to give you a preliminary plan. The subsequent details will be discussed by Xia Chuan and the six departments. Once the charter is issued, you can show it to me. From tonight, after the military system is announced, the Yunjiao Army can draw personnel from the Hunting Department."

"I obey my orders!"

Xia Chuan led the six officials to bow together.

"There is one more thing. On the ninth day of last month, I said that I would let the eight of you compete for the garrison positions at Wushuang, Hanqiong and Fengchao for a month. Today is the fourth day, and there are only five days left. You should manage your time well. After five days, you will have to make a decision to replace your people to garrison Longyou."

The eight people who competed for the three garrison positions last month were Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, Lin Kai, Lu Yang, Huang Yong, Hong Gang, Chen Yingyuan, and Peng Bo.

Xia Hong said at the time that within a month, the three people with the highest contribution values ​​would be able to serve as garrisons at these three outposts.

There are only five days left, and we can see some signs from the reactions of the eight people.

Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo arrived late, so it was obvious that they had little hope. Among the remaining six, Meng Yi and Lu Yang looked determined to win, so they should have secured the victory. The other four looked a little nervous, and it was obvious that they were still in a competitive state.

Xia Hong was concerned about quickly selecting the three garrison commanders. He didn't really care who would be stationed there. Noticing that Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan both looked a little depressed, he thought for a moment, smiled and said:

"The Yunjiao Army has already exhausted the current Digging Realm limit of the camp, and the matching weapons and armor have not yet been found. I estimate that it will take a long time to put the establishment of a second army on the agenda, but I can set the qualifications for the establishment of the army for you first..."

If Daxia wants to gain a foothold and develop in Bingyuan, it certainly cannot have only one army.

The qualification requirements for forming an army, that is to say, whoever meets the requirements will have the qualifications to establish a second army!
When everyone heard Xia Hong's words, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Especially Yuwen Tao, who had just lost to Xia Chuan, clenched his fists and looked at Xia Hong, his eyes full of anticipation.

"What Xia Chuan said just now is correct. According to the normal development trajectory, you should have to wait until your hunting teams are promoted to advanced levels before you are qualified to form an army. Now Yunjiao is only a mid-level hunting team, but it has been formed into an army. This is an exception. There will be no such thing in the future.

So next, whoever is promoted to a senior level first among the hunting teams under the hunting department will form the second army."

Advanced hunting team!
All the cold-resistant soldiers present immediately turned their eyes to Yuwen Tao.

Yuwen Tao knew what everyone meant, and immediately said, "I have already formulated the assessment method for the promotion of intermediate teams to advanced teams. All you need to do is hunt down three different species of advanced cold beasts within a single month!"

Upon hearing this request, everyone's expressions instantly became nervous.

Only Chen Yingyuan, Peng Bo and four others remained calm.

Obviously, these four people have confidence.

This is not surprising. Although there are many people at the cold-resistant level in Da Xia now, they have not yet tried to hunt high-level cold beasts. Even the only two people who have seen high-level cold beasts with their own eyes are Yuwen Tao and Yue Feng.

The two had met before because of a previous beast tide in the Arrow Bamboo Forest. A high-level Snowmane accidentally entered the Mirror Valley, causing many deaths. If he hadn't arrived in time to stop it, the casualties would have been even greater.

Unlike the cold-resistant beasts of Da Xia, Peng Bo, Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing have not only seen but also hunted high-level cold beasts. It is normal for the four of them to be confident.

"Okay, Xia Chuan will stay in Xiacheng for the time being. I'll give you five days to work with Qiu Peng and Mu Dong to handle all matters related to the establishment of the army. After the Yunjiao Army is fully established, you can go directly to replace Wu Shuang's garrison. After that, you can train the troops and garrison in Longyou."

"I obey my orders!"

After Xia Hong finished his instructions, he called out their names directly, "Yuwen Tao, Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, Peng Bo, Wu Tianxing, Luo Yuan, Xu Ning, Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng, the nine of you, get ready after nightfall and follow me into Hongmu Ridge to hunt."

Hunting in Redwood Ridge?

Chen Yingyuan and the other four who were named did not react at all, but Yuwen Tao, Luo Yuan and the other four were stunned for a moment, and then became very excited after they reacted.

Lin Kai, Lu Yang and the other cold-resistant-level warriors who were not named all showed disappointment on their faces; even Xia Chuan and Qiu Peng were the same.

The leader is going into the mountains to hunt again!
With Xia Hong's current strength, if he wants to go into the mountains to hunt, his target will definitely be high-level cold beasts. Following Xia Hong, being able to obtain high contribution points is secondary. The key is to be able to see him take action with your own eyes and appreciate the leader's true strength, which is also a great thing.

"Among the people named, the weakest Yue Feng also has the power of three manes."

"It's still about strength. Bringing us along won't help much, so the leader..."

"The strength is still too weak!"

………………

Lin Kai, Lu Yang, Zou Yuankai and others who had long wanted to go hunting with Xia Hong, clenched their fists slightly, with expressions of disappointment and reluctance.

Xia Hong saw everyone's expressions. He knew what they were thinking. Although he found it funny, he still tried to comfort them:

"Okay, everyone, practice harder. You will have many opportunities to go hunting with me in the future. I will lead the team out tonight. First, we will expand the exploration range of Redwood Ridge. Second, I will take you to see the high-level cold beasts so that you can have a better understanding and have fewer casualties when hunting in the future."

After Xia Hong finished speaking, he waved his hand and everyone bowed and left.

The most that can be considered as establishing the army is the establishment of the charter.

It is impossible to truly have a formal army like Longshan and Zhaoyang in one fell swoop. The most direct problem facing us at the moment is equipment.

It is not an easy task to collect a thousand sets of hundred-forged armor and weapons. If Xia Chuan is given five days, he can at most set up the Yunjiao Army. It is definitely impossible to form a complete army.

"Not only armor and weapons, but also bows and arrows. The Longyou Army and the Blood Guard Army are equipped with thirty-stone strong bows. The weapon forging workshop can make bows of this level, but making a thousand of them is not such an easy task."

Xia Hong frowned slightly. These were just the basics. If he remembered correctly, the arrows used by the Blood Guards were all blood red in appearance, which proved that they were not using simple wrought iron.

"Li Xuantian is probably at the level of a ten-mane warrior. Those blood-colored arrows could have threatened him and the other four cold-resistant warriors..."

Forming an army is just the first step.

How to improve combat effectiveness is another big problem!

Xia Hong turned around and looked at the map of the Great Xia territory behind the main seat and sighed slightly.

(End of this chapter)