The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 417 The National Mobilization ([-])
"Hey! Brothers, stab to the right!"

"What's the matter, what's the matter? What was your posture when you walked just now? What? Did the skin in your buttocks break after you were tied to the horse for the whole process for a day?"

In February 272 A.D., amidst the chilly spring, the Wuzhang Plain not far to the west of Chang'an was full of enthusiasm.

According to Guan Yi's instructions, the Jihan government recruited 17 new recruits this time.While expanding the standing army to an unprecedented scale of 5000, it also caused the proportion of recruits who had never been on the battlefield to exceed that of veterans for the first time since the founding of Ji Han.

It's not that there are veterans like Zhang Yi who raised objections: so many recruits are recruited at a time, can they train for a year or two more before dispatching troops.But as soon as such a suggestion was put forward, before Guan Yi could open his mouth, Mi Zhaohe, the chief economic officer, came back: What was this recruit before?It's a farmer.Conscripting them into the army is a subtraction in terms of income.The government is responsible for the eating, drinking and drinking of recruits after enlisting in the army, which means that they are adding money in terms of expenditure.If this plus-one-minus situation cannot be effectively resolved in five or ten years.If you don't need others to fight, the government itself will go bankrupt.

Therefore, after the conscription came, it was necessary to start fighting as soon as possible.Do you feel sorry for the soldiers?Isn't there still half a year left?Hurry up and train hard!
After hearing this, Zhang Yi and the others couldn't refute, so they had to go back to Wuzhangyuan and pulled all the students out of the academy.Then they and the veterans sent by Da Sima Mansion were all put into the recruit team as instructors.

"Shoot the gun! You must concentrate on it and move forward! This is the essence of my big man's salt worker's spear formation. Although you have not worked as a salt worker in Zigong Pavilion, you can't fall into the prestige of this spear formation! You! You! You! The three of you Well, what did you hide when the 'enemy' wooden knife slashed at you just now? If you hide like this, the array in this row is all messed up!"

"But, Instructor Huo, if I don't hide, the knife will hit me, and I will die in battle."

"Bastard! Before he hit you, didn't the spear of your comrade on the left have already stabbed him? How could he still cut you? It was you who forgot to shoot because of your dodge, but the comrade on your right was shot by the enemy." 'Hacked to death'. No need to say, come here, serve me with a military stick!"

After the crackling [-] army sticks were beaten, Huo Biao looked at the three recruits who could not be trained temporarily because of the army sticks: "It's cheap for you, military medical officer, take them down to apply medicine. Chief Wang Qu, Let them make up for the training during the day at night."

"promise!"

"Listen to me! In war, you must enforce orders and prohibit them, and you must absolutely trust your comrades-in-arms. Only in this way will you have a greater chance of surviving on the battlefield. Of course, in war, how can you not die? ? Taking what happened just now, if the comrade-in-arms on his left didn’t kill him with a single shot, he might be hacked to death if he didn’t dodge. However, when he dodged like this, the entire battle line loosened And our spearmen lose their array on the battlefield, it is really useless, and they can't even run. Therefore, this evasion will not only kill him, but also all of you! Such a person, the training ground The army is batoned above, and on the battlefield is the cancer of the whole army! I have made it clear to you that if anyone breaks the regulations, the army batons will be doubled! The training will also be doubled! Do you understand?"

"No~~"

"Louder, I can't hear you clearly!"

"Report to Captain, I will understand!"

Not far from where Huo Biao was training the spearmen, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi rode side by side, half relieved, half anxiously watching the intense training scene.

"Boyo, how long have you and I known each other?"

"Well, it has been 44 years since Jiang Wei returned to Han, and it has been 35 years since he really worked with Bogong."

"Yeah, after three or forty years, in the last seven or eight years, the changes have been so great that I, an old man, really feel dizzy."

"Hahahaha, is Bogong going to praise Zifeng again?"

"He has been praised enough, so I won't say more. It's just that Boyue, these recruits, will they really be able to go to the battlefield after half a year?"

"Hehe, I think it's possible." Pulling his beard, Jiang Wei pointed at his horsewhip: "Bo Gong, you can see that Zifeng's method of training soldiers is different from those of us old people. When the prime minister was here, After a recruit joins the army, he first practices swords, then guns, then rides, and then bows and arrows...No one can fight at all for two or three years. But Zifeng's military training is divided into categories. For example, the spearmen, two After the month's marching training, I started to practice stabbing, and finally added a strengthening of the order and prohibition, and it was considered complete. With such a small amount of content, in my opinion, half a year is too long. However, it is this spearman who has a very short training time , You can fight right away on the battlefield, and you can play well. I can only say that Zifeng's talent is really a gift from heaven."

"Well, spearmen are very simple. These new recruits will practice for a few more months, and then they will be able to go to the battlefield after mixing with veterans. But what about crossbowmen? What about cavalry?"

"Hahahaha~~~Bo Gong, have you been serving as sacrificial wine in Wuzhangyuan for too long, and forgot to go out and take a look? It's at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain not far to the southeast, where bow and crossbow training is done. A few days ago, Richeng (Laizhong) wrote to me, saying that the new crossbowman training is very boring, and he no longer wants to do it.”

"Oh? Why is that?"

"In the new training syllabus, whether it is archers or crossbowmen, accuracy is not required, and individual archery is not allowed. It is only required that all soldiers can launch salvos in a uniform manner, and the bows and arrows shot must fall according to the password. In a certain area. That's enough."

"Hiss~~ Da Sima is planning to use the quantity of bows and arrows to make up for the lack of quality of the shooter."

"Of course. Hey, when will my big man be able to fight so regardless of the cost? This is really a bitter happiness."

"Hehe, well, the problem of the crossbowmen has been solved. What about the cavalry? The cavalry can't be as crudely made as the spearmen and the crossbowmen, can they? Don't say that you fought all the way in Youzhou with cavalry. Zifeng's main force, although there are many mountains and rivers outside and inside Bingzhou, but I heard Yuan Jian said before that there are many flat lands in Bingzhou, and cavalry combat is indispensable."

"Well, Bo Gong, have you forgotten that Ma Zhongying has been grazing in Xiping for almost four years? The staff there, once recruited, are natural cavalry."

"However, out of the 7 people there, 6 are soldiers from the former Jin Kingdom!"

"So what? It's been four years. After we took Guanzhong back then, the famine problem hadn't been resolved. Zifeng hurriedly sent Wen Ciqian to wipe out the Qifu tribe. Most of the captured women were sent to Xiping. Over the next year, these Jin prisoners have already married wives and had children in Xiping. Besides, let’s not say that my big man now has a low tax rate, and the official’s political style is also relatively good. Living in my big man as a commoner is far better than living in Jin Wu Comfortable advantage. You and I have both experienced the era when the Supreme Emperor was in charge and Huang Hao was in chaos. My family in Yizhou was suppressed by Emperor Zhaolie and the prime minister for so long in the past. Ugly. Think about it again, these Jin captives have been with us for four years, what are they left in their homes in the eight states of Kanto? In this way, do you even have to ask which country they are loyal to?"

"That's it. Hey, that's not right, Boyue. Speaking of government affairs, I have been the prefect of four counties before, and I was also the governor of the army. Why do you feel that you have surpassed me in government affairs now?"

"Zifeng has a saying that 'live and learn'. Over the years, the country has become stronger and stronger, and the use of troops is no longer as stretched as it used to be. Wei is of course interested in this, and naturally wants to learn more."

"Hahahaha~~ That Zhang Yi is being lazy."

The two old men were laughing and laughing, but suddenly they heard the guards next to them yelling: "Stop whoever comes!"

"Huo Biao and Zhang Sheng of Wuyuan County College asked to see the General and General Cheqi."

"Bo Gong, I know Huo Biao, Shao Xian's grandson. Who is Zhang Sheng?"

"Well, this man is the son of Jingzhao Zhang, the great-grandson of Zhang Ji. He is the thirteenth son in his family, so we call him Thirteenth Lang in the academy. This son is very talented in military strategy, and he commands the battle. As cunning as a fox, he has the demeanor of Boyue."

"Oh, then we have to see each other, left and right, let them come here."

After a while, two healthy young men stood in front of the two old men.

"General, I will ask for something!"

"Hehehe, why, this time, you want to join the army?"

"Of course! I also ask the general to complete it."

"Well, you are all students and haven't finished your studies yet. So, it's up to Bo Gong to decide whether to let you go or not."

"Boyue, these two are indeed the best of my Wuzhangyuan Academy. The old man agrees that they will go out with the army. After all, soldiers can be trained, but real generals are made."

"The sacrificial wine is right! General, we are determined to follow the example of Ma Zhongying, and we are willing to expand the territory for the great man!"

"Good ambition! But, even so..."

"General, do you still need to ask Da Sima for approval? Where is Da Sima? I'm going to petition him!"

"Hahaha, Da Sima has just been happy with Zhang Wa recently, how can I have time to do these things. Besides, such a trivial matter has to bother Da Sima, so isn't Da Sima exhausted? I mean two things, First, in the entire Wuzhangyuan Academy, only the two of you are allowed to join the army as a special case, and everyone else will stay in the academy to continue their studies. Second, it seems that the two of you haven’t signed your name yet? It’s about to go to the battlefield, how can you do without a crown? If the two of you don't dislike it, the old man and Bo Gong will be your crowning men, right?"

"Ah? Thank you General! I can't thank you enough!"

(End of this chapter)