Jinyang stands majestically on the bank of the Fenshui River, more than 20 miles east of the city, and there is a military camp on the flat field. The number of village company camps, fence layout, very rigorous. Around the barracks, the military flag is tall, in addition to the "Liu" word flag, there are more "Longqi" military flags.

Liu Zhiyuan ruled Hedong, known as the head of the towns, in addition to the bonus of "Wang Ye Dragon City", the greatest confidence came from the large number of "well-trained" troops under his command.

Initially, Liu Zhiyuan was ordered to leave the town of Hedong, less than a year old, and Shi Jingjiao died. And the young emperor Shi Chonggui succeeded to the throne, and the Khitan was at odds, the two countries swords and soldiers rose up, for the imperial Khitan, Liu Zhiyuan was entrusted as the commander of the northern camp, but because of the mutual suspicion of the monarch and the ministers, there is no name of domination, but there is no fact.

At the time of the collapse of the two countries, for the imperial Khitan, but also to guard against the Shijin court, Liu Zhiyuan recruited troops in Taiyuan, and placed more than ten new armies such as Xingjie and Wujie. It also sheltered a number of stragglers from various states. Last year, it annexed the Tuyuhun people in the territory in a very dark way, seized their goods and livestock, and collected their elite warriors, and their strength swelled dramatically.

Up to now, under the Hedong Festival, the newly established army, plus the forbidden army that originally belonged to the Later Jin Dynasty, such as the prison city, there are more than ten armies, large and small, and more than 50,000 horse infantry troops, which can be called strong soldiers and horses. Of course, these armies also have the distinctive characteristics of this era, with complicated military numbers, chaotic establishments, huge disparities in numbers, and unequal combat effectiveness.

Hedong subordinate title army, such as Xingjie, Wujie, divided into left and right compartments, under which several armies, its soldiers nearly 10,000. These two armies belong to Liu Zhiyuan's descendant troops, after all, they were formed by him personally, and they are well paid and have strong combat power. And those who are outnumbered, there are three or four thousand troops, and there are even more outnumbered. There are even less than a thousand soldiers, but most of them are garrisoned by the counties and checkpoints.

The Longqi Army is also a new army in Jiezhen, with a medium scale, with 3,000 soldiers, divided into three armies, with six battalions, stationed in Taiyuan Mansion, and assuming part of the defense responsibility for the periphery of Jinyang. The soldiers came from different sources, mixed with the Chinese and the Chinese, among which there were elite men and weak people, in short, the good and the bad were uneven. And the change of this army was also after Liu Chengyou took charge of the army.

Initially, Liu Zhiyuan gave Liu Chengyou the command of the Longqi Army, but he did not do it, and there were many criticisms from top to bottom. Some subordinates suspect that Liu Chengyou is young, and he has not shown his talent in martial arts before, and he is arrogant in the army, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to control, but he has been suppressed by Liu Zhiyuan.

Later facts proved that the concerns of the subordinates were not unreasonable, and the officers and men of the Longqi Army were not convinced by the "baby army master" assigned by the superiors, even if he was the son of the king of Beiping. The strong have always been respected in the army, especially in this troubled era where force is supreme, fists are the last word.

When he first took charge of the military, Liu Chengyou encountered a great challenge, the officers despised him, and the soldiers were suspicious, although because of his identity, the people below did not dare to confront him head-on, but the silent confrontation and rejection made Liu Chengyou feel very real. Military orders are difficult to pass, and the situation is issued, which is very sluggish.

In the military of this era, military discipline is generally difficult to describe with words such as "excellent", "good", and "good", and even the worse the military discipline, the stronger the combat effectiveness.

However, in the early days, the Longqi Army was not very strong in combat effectiveness, and the military discipline was particularly poor. They will slack off their troops and often violate laws and disciplines. The station is near the village and town, and it seems that the good are bullied, the people are plundered, and the people's property and goods are bullied, and the sergeants below do not do a lot.

At the beginning, Liu Chengyou behaved very Buddhist, silent and silent, laissez-faire, just silently remembering what he saw and heard. It wasn't until half a month later that Liu Chengyou figured out the situation of the Longqi Army up and down, and the big stick was decisively swung down.

First of all, dozens of disorderly soldiers were arrested and severely punished as typical cases, and those with serious circumstances were directly beheaded and displayed to the public. These people all have a characteristic, they are basically on the battlefield, strong, fierce, unruly, and the backbone of the army. Only these arrogant soldiers dare to act wantonly, and the weak do not dare to break the law and discipline.

Some officers questioned and pleaded for mercy and coerced Liu Chengyou to release him. Liu Chengyou, who had been prepared for a long time, how could he be forced by him again and insist on going his own way. And, in the second step, the knife is slashed at the disorderly officer. With his style, it is not difficult at all to find fault with some officers. Mistreatment of soldiers, acceptance of bribes, disobedience to military orders, contempt of military law......

In those three or two days, Liu Chengyou took down more than a dozen low-level officers such as captains and capital heads, and a battalion commander was also killed by him in the name of "the crime of slow army". Even a military commander under his command who could be called a middle-level officer was asked by Liu Chengyou to be dismissed and transferred.

The attitude is extremely tough, and the methods are very ruthless, and since then, the officers and men of the whole army have really realized that Liu Chengyou, a "pretty man", is clearly a tiger that eats people. Under Liu Chengyou's tough actions, the whole army was solemn, and no one dared to despise him, and with Liu Chengyou's indifferent face all day long, he felt even more majestic and intimidating.

Liu Chengyou was radically tossed in the army, and his accusations and reports of "misdeeds" were constantly transmitted to the Beiping Palace. Liu Zhiyuan's reaction to the dissatisfied voices and complaints was very ambiguous, and he only comforted those wronged officers and soldiers (provided that there was still life left), and rewarded silk money and food as comfort.

In addition, Liu Chengyou was called back to the house to apply for a lot, and there were no more. In fact, Liu Zhiyuan has always heard of the situation of the Longqi Army, and he has long had the intention of rectifying it. Let Liu Chengyou be in charge, no matter what he had in mind at first, but Liu Chengyou's actions in the middle of it still surprised him. In addition to surprises, there may also be appreciation, which is probably one of the reasons why Liu Zhiyuan began to let Liu Chengyou officially participate in the military and political affairs of Hedong.

Under Liu Zhiyuan's "reprimand", Liu Chengyou self-examined, saying that he knew his mistakes, and the consequences were appropriately reined in, and there was no more urgent punishment. After all, his goal has been achieved, and the effect of Liwei has been achieved. As for the generals of the Longqi Army, in the case of fruitless appeal, they could only temporarily succumb to Liu Chengyou's "obscenity".

However, there is no lack of prestige, and it is not enough to be dedicated, and Liu Chengyou still understands the principle of combining grace and power. Blindly playing coercion and ruthlessness will not last long, Liu Chengyou's mind is still very clear.

With the majesty established, Liu Chengyou began to show grace. As a second-rate army under Liu Zhiyuan, the status of the Longqi Army is not high, which is completely realized in terms of treatment, compared with the Xingjie and Wujie Second Armies, it is not a little worse. From Liu Zhiyuan's attention, we can also get a glimpse of one or two, the generals of the first two armies are either relatives of the same clan of the Liu family, or generals of confidants. And the Longqi Army, although there are many old people of the Liu family, is more like a hodgepodge.

Thinking of this, Liu Chengyou began to think about seeking benefits for the soldiers under his account. There is no shortage of food and supplies, military supplies, and from time to time there are rewards for spirits, pigs and mutton. Ordnance, weapons, and armor are also well chosen.

got the benefits, and most of the previous complaints immediately dissipated, and the Longqi army went up and down, looking at Liu Chengyou, he gradually felt that his cold face became cute. However, although the treatment was raised, Liu Chengyou governed the army, but became more and more severe, especially emphasizing military discipline, and under his several suppressions, those thorns were slowly smoothed out.

Over time, the sergeants became familiar with and accepted the commander. Born in a noble place, but there is no smug style; Although he is young, he is very old-fashioned; Impartiality and strictness, without impartiality. Although there is no strong force, its majesty is more awe-inspiring. In addition, Liu Chengyou went underground to the grassroots from time to time, communicated with the team and the fire soldiers, and shared food and clothing, which deceived some of the soldiers.

Because of his strict management of the army, Sergeant Longqi secretly gave Liu Chengyou a nickname - Jun Yanluo. When Liu Chengyou heard this, he immediately sent someone to find the soldier who was the first to spread this number, and rewarded him with ten dollars, indicating that this "elegant number" had achieved a good result. Since then, the morale has been more attached.

After the military discipline was abolished and the morale was attached, Liu Chengyou began to toss again. Not long ago, in order to improve the combat strength of the Longqi Army, the army began to eliminate the old and weak in the army, adjust the vacancies of officers, and use the talents according to their talents. In the army, there were several big competitions, and the capable were promoted, the mediocre were demoted, the strong were officials, and the weak were pawns.

After a few actions, hundreds of brave men and low-level officers were promoted, and these sergeants suddenly had a good impression of Liu Chengyou.

Of course, there are tops and bottoms, and those who have been laid off or demoted "for no reason" will certainly not be convinced, but this time, there is no trouble at all, there is the support of a number of vested interests, and Liu Zhiyuan secretly endorses it, and Liu Chengyou easily suppresses it. Inevitably, he still killed three or two low-ranking officers who were drunk and defied Liu Chengyou's authority.

That is, Liu Chengyou dared to do this, and the identity of the prince of Beiping gave him great confidence. If you toss like this and don't get carried down by those generals, Liu Zhiyuan will suspect that he has different intentions and can't keep him. What Liu Chengyou did smartly was that all his actions were reported to Liu Zhiyuan and explained, and the rectification of the Longqi Army has always been under Liu Zhiyuan's nose.

Under Liu Chengyou's vigorous rectification, the Longqi Army took on a new look, its combat effectiveness rose sharply, and its morale was booming. Up to now, it has the demeanor of a strong army.

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Since the beginning of spring, Liu Zhiyuan's large and small armies have stepped up drills. Under Liu Chengyou's order, the Longqi Army was especially well trained, coupled with his fixed reward and punishment mechanism, and the officers and men worked particularly hard.

The sound of "heyha" in the barracks lasted for a long time, and when it was almost noon, the Longqi sergeants finished their morning training, and then, under the leadership of the commander, they ate in batches with the battalion as a unit. In the back camp, the smoke was still rising, and the men had already prepared the meal.

The soldiers in the barracks today are very excited, last night they pulled in six big fat pigs from outside the barracks, and this morning they killed the pigs, and the sound of a terrible and sharp wail was so pleasant...... Every month, there are always one or two days like this, and Liu Chengyou orders people to reward the army.

In a large pot, boil half full of water, then put in the pork pieces that have been slaughtered to about the same size, supplemented with green onions, peppers, salt, and oil, and increase the heat to cook until cooked and rotten. Although the method is simple, it is a rare "delicacy" for ordinary sergeants.

But even if you divide the meat, there are rules. The strong eat well, the middle eat full, and the weak eat less or even can only follow the broth...... However, no matter what, after a tooth sacrifice, the soldiers showed more or less satisfied expressions.

In a camp tent in the east village, dozens of soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, enjoying the noon rest time. Among them was a junior officer, sitting on a piece of linen cloth and looking at the logo of his uniform. Dutou's surname is Li, and he looks not young, but he is actually in his twenties, with stubble and a fierce face. The skin is rough, the mouth is full of yellow teeth, the helmet is placed on the side of the buttocks, and the legs of Erlang are crossed, and he is using his little thumbnail to pick the remaining flesh between his teeth in his mouth, with a comfortable expression.