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Chapter 208 Building a New Army

The idea that more people are more powerful has run through the history of Chinese society for thousands of years, so in wartime, the forces of all parties exploded infinitely.

However, the wealth and productivity of a country in a purely agricultural society are limited. The more soldiers there are, the worse the equipment will be, and the combat effectiveness will naturally not be much higher.

Then a strange phenomenon appeared. When many forces have few people, they are victorious in all kinds of battles, and the weak defeat the strong.When the power grows, the army increases, but after repeated battles and defeats, they are quickly wiped out.

Some far-sighted forces will also train elite soldiers, such as Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry, and Gongsun Zan's white horse righteousness.It also existed in the Tang Dynasty, the most famous being the Modao team, which can be called the peak combat power of the cold weapon era.

But this army only has a tactical role when fighting a war, not a strategic one.

Anyone who has known the history of the Modao team knows that this army is wearing heavy armor and holding a heavy Modao, and its harness is broken like never before.It sounds domineering, but it consumes a lot of energy.

A well-trained Mo Dao hand can't wield a few knives before getting bored and can only retreat to rest.It's okay to rely on them to open the gap in the enemy's formation in an instant, but if the battle lasts a little longer, they will be exhausted to death.

Therefore, their role is very limited. They can only implement specific tactics, and they cannot be counted on strategically.

What Yue Shan wants to build is an elite army that can determine the strategic direction. He will use all the power of the whole country to arm tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and hand them over to the most skilled commanders to lead them to gnaw hard bones.

After gnawing down the hard bones of the enemy, the follow-up work of cleaning up the remnants, occupying, ruling, etc. will be handed over to the ordinary army.

This is not a tactic that Yue Shan imagined out of thin air. Later generations of Western colonists used this tactic to incarnate as locusts to establish colonies everywhere.

What is the total population of these "small countries" such as Britain, France and Jose?How many armies can they build?
They just used limited resources to arm a small number of elites, and let the elites fight around to defeat the main force of the invaded country.The rest of the matter can be known by just reading the history books. Only a few hundred people can colonize a huge country.

At that time, some Westerners made an account of Man Qing, as long as they spend millions of silver, they can form a modern army of 10 people.

With this army in the Qing Dynasty, it would be able to become a land power, and it would have the capital to negotiate terms with the great powers, and various unequal treaties could be forcibly abolished.

It's a pity that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been rotten to the bone. They would rather sign unequal treaties again and again, and would rather pay the big powers dozens of times the money than spend those millions of taels of silver to form an army.

When they were slapped again and again and woke up and wanted to do this, the country was subjugated.

Although the great powers are hateful, their thinking is worth imitating.Concentrate resources to create an invincible army, with a number of [-] to [-] is enough.

At the time point of the early Tang Dynasty, the Sasanian Dynasty was becoming more and more decayed, the Arab Empire was still a bean sprout, and other powerful forces were also at a low ebb due to various reasons.Give this army a map of the world and they can absolutely sweep the globe without regard to occupation.

Yue Shan has had this idea since the day he crossed over, and he has been understanding the military situation of this era, and designed what this army needs according to the era.

Now I finally have some ideas.

Select the most elite soldiers from the whole army, draw the most capable officers and generals, wear the best armor, carry the best weapons, receive the most lucrative salary, and eat the best food.

This army must be able to climb mountains and ford water, use bows and crossbows for long-range attacks, use knives and guns for close combat, and be able to fight with horses and without horses... It can be said that this is an army trained according to officers, that is, It's not as good as the legendary special one.

Hearing Yue Shan's description of this army, Li Shimin opened his mouth wider and wider, looking at him like he was watching a ghost.

"Is there really such an army in the world?"

"Of course there is. As long as you follow the standards I said, you can even build an army stronger than this." Yue Shan said affirmatively.

No one knows if it will be successful, let's talk about Li Shimin first.According to this standard, even if you can't build the kind of army you describe, at least it is an elite that can win every battle.At that time, Li Shimin will not hold himself accountable.

Don't look at Li Shimin's disbelief on the surface, but the greed in the depths of his pupils is still hard to hide.It can be said that any capable emperor would be tempted by such an army.What's more, a person like Li Shimin who was fooled into wanting to be the co-lord of the world.

"But the plan to find you cost a lot." Li Shimin shook his head.

"It must have cost a lot, otherwise the world wouldn't be full of such armies." Yue Shan said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You will really give me problems." Li Shimin had a headache.

Of course he wants such an army, but the cost is too high, so big that even he, the emperor, dare not make such a determination.The point is that there has never been such an army in history, and he is not sure whether what Yue Shan described can be realized.

If it's fake, isn't that cheating?

Yue Shan also saw his hesitation, and immediately came up with a countermeasure: "How about this, let's use the 100 people from the military academy as an experiment, as long as the saint allocates enough military supplies to me."

Li Shimin's heart was moved immediately. He could still get the supplies of a hundred people, so he regarded it as an experiment.If you don't succeed, it won't hurt your muscles and bones. If it succeeds...

But thinking of the identities of those 100 students, he thought for a while and said: "No, most of the [-] students are too young, and some of them are not capable of force. In this way, I will select [-] qualified students from the imperial army in the name of forming a hundred knights. Soldiers come out and hand them over to you for training."

Baiqisi is the benefit Li Shimin promised to Yuan Cong's imperial army long ago, and the formation at this time will not attract attention.As for who will be in charge after the formation is completed, that is the emperor's business, and no one else has the right to comment.

It can be said that this is the most unobtrusive way.Otherwise, if you rashly give Yueshan two hundred soldiers, it may cause quite a commotion.After all, this is at the feet of the emperor, and the transfer of every soldier is a sensitive issue.

"One hundred is not enough, two hundred is best, at least 150. In this way, those who are injured or unsuitable can also be replaced. Those who are eliminated can also be used as reserves. Once there is a battle loss, they can be replenished in time." Yue Shan said.

"Okay, just 200 people." Li Shimin is not a person who cares about every detail, so he made a final decision and said, "But I will give you one year, and you must build a strong army for me."

"It doesn't take a year, but in half a year, the saint can see a completely different army." Yue Shan promised.

(End of this chapter)