The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 313 Restructuring the Army
In fact, Liu Chan had already agreed with Guan Xing that his trip northward would be limited to twelve days.On the night of that day, he would lead his troops to launch a strong attack on the Fortress of Anzhong.If Guan Xing didn't show up with Sun and Lu's troops in time, then Liu Chan would retreat immediately.Because with his current strength, it is almost impossible to win Anzhong by force.

Therefore, in the following days, Liu Chan was indeed very uneasy.He kept praying to the heaven in his heart, that Guan Xing must be able to successfully surrender to Sun and Lu's thieves!
However, while Liu Chan was apprehensive, he was not just idle in the commander's tent. After all, as the commander of an army of nearly 2 horses, he had to deal with a lot of official duties every day.

Moreover, after experiencing the positional battle with Lu Jian and this siege battle, Liu Chan once again discovered many problems in the army.In particular, there were still many loopholes in the "United Association Military Discipline Agreement" formulated before, so Liu Chan immediately started to revise the military discipline, and announced it one by one, soliciting the opinions of the soldiers.

Since these military regulations are related to the vital interests of the soldiers, their response to this is quite enthusiastic.Then, after Liu Chan sent people to collect the opinions, he then made a decision based on them, and the effect he achieved was indeed much more perfect than what he had thought of.

Second, there is the issue of military training.Except for the wounded and sick who needed to be recuperated, half of the men were dispatched to be stationed at the foot of Anzhong City every day.Just like when they were besieging Fancheng, they had to train arrays or physical training there, and they couldn't stop no matter the wind or rain.

In fact, the soldiers are now very accustomed to Liu Chan's training method.Because they found that after training, not only their physical fitness increased, but their bodies also became more flexible.

The other half of the troops staying in Dazhai are actually training.It's just that Liu Chan paid more attention to physical training for them. He ran with weights in the morning, and in the afternoon, generals with martial arts skills taught them how to use various weapons.

The reason why the training methods of the two halves of the army are different and the intensity of the training is also different is because the troops staying in Dazhai are protected by the camp and do not have to worry about being attacked by Zhao Yan's army.However, half of the troops outside Anzhong City had no protection, so they mainly went to demonstrate in the past, constantly using their active energy to wear down the vigor of the enemy soldiers.

So relatively speaking, the training of soldiers under Anzhong City is much easier than staying in Dazhai.

The third point Liu Chan wants to rectify is about the command system of the entire army.Today, Liu Chan's army is completely hierarchical, that is, senior officers lead lower-level officers, and lower-level officers lead ordinary soldiers.

Such a vertical command system, in fact, has been generally applicable to later generations.After all, as long as there are not too many levels, and the order of the top commander is issued level by level, it is applicable if there is no excessive loss of information.Moreover, in this era, it is completely impossible to implement the informatization of the army, and it is even more impossible to implement a horizontal command system.

However, Liu Chan still discovered one, the limitations of the age of this vertical military command system.That is, the military command of an army is too concentrated, and it can even be said that it is completely in the hands of the general.

The generals of this era, on the one hand, have the habit of fighting generals before the battle; secondly, they have the preference to personally lead troops to charge.Just like in the Battle of Anzhong, the three chief generals of Liao Sheng actually led the troops to the city to fight. As a result, after the battle, all three of them were injured.

The more serious incident is that once the army's chief general suffers casualties, the original complete army command system will become inoperable due to the loss of the leader, just like a computer losing its CPU, or even completely collapsed.As a result, a good army with full combat effectiveness suddenly became defeated because of one person!
As for the way to deal with this kind of army, although the army of the later Ming Dynasty was weak, it actually had a more conservative way to deal with it.That is, it is strictly forbidden to lead the army and fight against the enemy without authorization;

Secondly, a well-arranged power transfer procedure-the sequence designed by Liu Chan based on this is: the main general cannot command the army to fight, and must transfer power to the military division or deputy general; The captain or general of the battalion, and then the chiefs of the villages.

In this way, no matter how the army is defeated or dispersed, they will be able to find their new commander.It is absolutely impossible for the whole army to be defeated because of the defeat of one person!

Liu Chan named this regulation "Jiangjie Order".But when Liu Chan released it, the whole army was in an uproar.

In fact, unlike the Soochow army, a very large part of the army of the Shu Han belonged to private troops, and those were almost private armed forces.Most of the Shu Han army came from the recruited standing army, so most people still support the setting of the transfer system of military command power.

The reason why they find it difficult to accept Liu Chan's rule is that the generals have long been used to charging forward.Now Liu Chan wants them to hide behind the soldiers and accept protection. Many people feel really aggrieved.

As a result, some people couldn't help it immediately—it wasn't Xiong Ping, who liked to take the lead in fighting, but unexpectedly, Liu Chan's cavalry joined the army, Gai Meng!
Gai Meng has been recuperating since he suffered multiple stab wounds and an arrow wound in the battle against Lu Jianjun.However, this person was rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and he was able to walk around alive and kicking in less than two days, so he immediately came to Liu Chan from Dazhai in the rear to listen to him.

In fact, the relationship between the generals in Liu Chan's army is quite strange.First of all, Mr. Ma Liang was originally a military advisor under Guan Yu's command, so now he is transferred to Liu Chan's command, so he is naturally a military advisor.However, he hardly ever advised Liu Chan. Instead, he did his best to help Liu Chan handle the internal affairs of the army. He became a "Minister of Internal Affairs", not a military adviser at all.So Ma Liang's number two in the army was replaced by Guan Xing instead.

And Gai Meng, a cavalryman joining the army, is actually not like joining the army who is good at counseling military affairs.Although he looks fair and clean, he is a thorough general who is good at leading the cavalry to charge into battle!The reason why Liu Chan asked him to join the army was simply because he himself had little confidence in using cavalry to fight against Cao Wei's army, and he needed someone familiar with this way to provide him with advice.

But now, Ma Liang is in charge of affairs in Dazhai in the rear, Guan Xing has gone north to Xuanyuan Mountain, and the two No. [-] figures are gone.So, invisibly, Gai Meng, a fierce general, suddenly became the number two figure in the Dazhai army here, one rank higher than Liao Sheng, Liao Hua's deputy general.Such a situation really made Gai Meng feel a little dumbfounded, because he is a general who has just joined the army and came here not long ago!

But it is what it is.Therefore, at the request of the generals, Gai Meng asked him to report the situation to Liu Chan on behalf of everyone.And everyone seemed to be worried about him, so they asked Meng Xi, the most resourceful guy, to come along with him.

After Gai Meng and Meng Xi passed the pass by the guard, they opened the curtain of the handsome tent and walked in.He saw that Liu Chan's head just lifted up from the desk at this moment, looking in the direction of the door.Shizi was obviously reading something just now, and he didn't stop until he knew they came in.

Gai Meng and the two immediately came to the hall to greet Liu Chan.After Liu Chan excused the two of them, he stood up from the commander-in-chief, stretched his muscles and bones, and asked, "Do you have something to say to me now?"

Gai Meng nodded and said, "Exactly."

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and then said to the two of them: "It happens that I'm tired too, so you two go out for a walk with me. Let's talk while walking."

Gai Meng had already seen Liu Chan's habit of talking about affairs while taking a walk, so he immediately said, "The general will follow orders."

Then, Gai Meng quickly walked to the door curtain and opened the door curtain for Liu Chan.A brilliant light suddenly entered the tent, leaving a white shadow on the ground.This Gai Meng's personality is more tactful than Meng Xi's, as expected, there are subtleties in roughness.

Liu Chan walked out of the handsome tent, the bright autumn day outside made him feel a little dazzling.But the fresh and slightly cool air lifted his spirits involuntarily.Liu Chan then took a long, deep breath, feeling very refreshed.

Therefore, Liu Chan chose a direction randomly, and said to Gai Meng and Meng Xi, "You follow me."

On the way, Liu Chan asked: "If you have something to do, why not talk about it now."

Then Gai Meng said: "Your Majesty, the generals in the army have quite a few complaints about the 'command order' issued by you."

Liu Chan stopped immediately, and first looked at Gai Meng, who quickly lowered his head.Liu Chan looked at Meng Xi again, but Meng Xi didn't bow his head, but dared not meet Liu Chan's eyes.

Liu Chan knew that these two people had ghosts in their hearts, so he asked: "So it's not that you two are going to report this to me, but the generals recommended you to come here?"

Gai Meng and Meng Xi didn't expect Shi Zi to be so perceptive and guess right all at once.Gai Meng and Meng Xi looked at each other, and then hurriedly said: "My lord, in fact, the general does not agree with this rule." He answered very cleverly, and changed the topic immediately.

Liu Chan nodded, stepped forward again, and asked, "Then tell me why you don't agree."

Gai Meng followed up and said: "Your Majesty, the generals charge forward, the morale of our army can be boosted, and the combat power of the soldiers will be stimulated even more!"

How could Liu Chan not know such a view?Liu Chan then asked Meng Xi, "What do you think?"

Meng Xi hesitated a little, and said: "The first part of the 'Command Commandment' is indeed very good, but the latter part, which prohibits the general from charging with the army, seems too absolute..."

Seeing that Meng Xi was vague, Liu Chan asked him to walk side by side with him, and said, "Please explain in more detail."

Meng Xi stepped forward to Liu Chan's side and said, "My son wants to protect the leader of the army, and his purpose is really very good. But one is as General Gai said just now; the other is the situation that the master will face when fighting in front of the battle. Intricate and complicated. Just like the battle with Lu Jianjun that day, the battlefield is sometimes divided into three theaters, and sometimes it is divided into two theaters. If the chief general is not at the forefront and keeps giving orders to the forward army, our army will be defeated at that time!"

Liu Chan nodded upon hearing this, and what Meng Xi said was indeed reasonable, so he asked, "If this son still insists on carrying out the 'Command Commandment', how can you improve it?"

Meng Xi said: "The problem lies in the second half of the 'Ordinance'. It seems that it can be amended to read: the chief general commands the battle, and is not allowed to charge ahead unless it is absolutely necessary."

Liu Chan didn't nod this time, because the wording of "under unavoidable circumstances" was too vague.In terms of terminology, the "discretionary power" is too large, and it often ends up as a mere formal display. This situation is most obvious in the legal aspect.And such a situation is of course unbearable for a practical person like Liu Chan.

Liu Chan then said bluntly: "Meng Xi, it's inappropriate for you to do this. I think it can be changed to, if it is absolutely necessary, the general can ask the commander in advance, and he can only attack after obtaining permission."

Meng Xi nodded when he heard that, the Shizi's method is indeed safer.But Gai Meng suddenly asked: "What if the general leads the troops to fight alone, without a commander to supervise the battle?"

Liu Chan smiled and said: "The so-called 'generals are not subject to military orders abroad'. Your general can lead the army alone, so you need to discuss all military affairs with the lieutenant general or the army. Doesn't the commander still feel relieved to delegate power to him at this time? What about such a commander? Obviously unqualified, you must be dismissed!"

Gai Meng nodded, saying so, the son still gave the general who led the army a lot of autonomy.

The three of them then walked and discussed again, hoping to express this order more precisely. After all, Liu Chan's expression just now was still not precise enough.

After the three of them walked for a while, they suddenly heard a woman shouting and fighting in front of them.

Liu Chan was taken aback when he heard that, someone dared to fight in the barracks, and it seemed to be between women?
(End of this chapter)