After Yang Feng and the others all arrived, Tong Yuan released the last assessment, that is, tug-of-war.

Tug-of-war is not only a test of strength, but also a matter of teamwork.

In fact, tug-of-war had already appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and then it slowly began to be common in the military and spread to the people. However, in this era, it is more often referred to as "hook strong" or "hook". By the time of the later Tang Dynasty, the "play of hooking" had been named the modern "tug-of-war".

Under the arrangement of the military officials waiting for the army, the whole army will be gradually eliminated and promoted in groups of ten people. Tong Yuan had already asked Hu Cong to prepare twenty thick ropes in advance and set up a banner as a boundary to decide the winner. After all, the Dong family has too many materials, and it is very easy to prepare these materials.

Under the setting sun, in the midst of drums and shouts, the tug-of-war began.

The rounds went on very quickly, and soon only half of the number remained. After another round, there were only more than 700 people left. Tong Yuan ordered these people to continue the game, but they all wrote down their names and origins. It also means that they have advanced.

In the end, there are four groups of people left, and these four groups can be regarded as having experienced several battles and mastering some rules. Hu came over from this time and quietly told Tong Yuan that of these four groups of people, three groups were Xu Huang's soldiers, and the other group was Yang Feng's personal guards.

I saw that at this time, Xu Huang's subordinates were competing with Yang Feng's personal guards. On one side of them, they were no more than six feet five inches to seven feet tall, and they looked very mediocre. On the other side, there were all men over seven feet tall, and two of them were estimated to be more than eight feet tall.

In fact, in the tug-of-war experience of later generations, people who are strong and powerful, thick, muscular, and weigh more will have an advantage in tug-of-war. At the same time, it is best to make the height of the personnel basically the same, so that the height of the center of gravity is relatively unified, so that everyone can exert force and move together.

In addition, in the process of tug-of-war, it is best for all staff to grasp the rope steadily, not high and low, and not to sway left and right, so that the direction of force is also consistent. Coupled with the right distance between people and the simultaneous exertion and panting under the shout, this can maximize the power of the team.

Now these two groups of people are just two types, on the one hand, the height is relatively consistent, the tacit understanding is high, and they rely on synchronous force to breathe, and little by little they redeem the disadvantage at the beginning.

On the other side are tall and big, and at first glance they are people who often eat meat and are more powerful, but because of the different centers of gravity and lack of coordination, they seem to be able to win with some more force, and they are being dragged over little by little.

After a few breaths, Yang Feng's personal guard gradually deflated, and was instantly pulled over sharply.

"Bell, bell, bell!"

The sound of Mingjin sounded, and since there were only eight groups left, no one shouted the results, but used Mingjin to indicate that the victory and defeat had been divided.

Xu Huang's subordinates looked very excited, they were just people from the same street in the county town, and they actually defeated Yang Feng's personal guard, who had been a veteran for many years. If it weren't for the loud bang, they wouldn't have believed it.

A moment later, it was this group that won the first place. Tong Yuan then ordered that all the forty people in the first four groups be promoted to the first rank and directly incorporated into the new army.

In the end, runners who fell behind and who were undisciplined at the beginning were directly assigned to the tunhu, and if any of them had passed three rounds of tug-of-war, they could stay as appropriate.

The eliminated people really can't help it, or they have poor discipline, and they don't have outstanding performance in running, strength, and teamwork. In short, a total of more than 600 people were marked out in this way.

In this way, the preliminary reorganization of Yang Fengbu was completed. The rest of the ministries also tried in this way, but the proportions were adjusted. In the end, a total of 5,500 people were selected, of which more than 500 were good at long-distance running or team strength.

Tong Yuan's initial plan was to distinguish the new army from Juntun and other Han armies in terms of management. This army is planned to be called the Dreadnought Army, in order to distinguish the Tuntian soldiers and horses from the county soldiers, of course, the soldiers and horses under his and Dong Bai's command are also unified as the Xiliang New Army, or directly called the New Army.

Although the military establishment at this time was chaotic, it was generally regular. Five people are a team, two teams are a team, two teams are a team, five teams are a tun, five tun is a song, two songs are a song......

In order to distinguish the standing armed forces from the garrison army or other armies of the Han Dynasty, Tong Yuan planned to adjust the establishment slightly. The grass-roots units of the army commanders, the chief officers, and the team leaders are not adjusted, but plan to start changing them from the tun level, and the military tun and the people's tun will retain the tun commanders, and the new army will not be set up.

He plans to build this dreadnought, all of which will be built in a five-fold increment. The specific plan is that five teams will be one battalion, five battalions will be one brigade, and five brigades will be one guard. This kind of establishment combines a little experience of later generations, and it is convenient for memory management, and most importantly, it has not changed much from the establishment of this era.

Battalion 1st floor. There was one lieutenant in the battalion, who was in charge of his position, and his salary was set at 400 stones. Set up a hundred chiefs, who are the deputy positions of the battalion, and have hundreds of stones.

There are five wardwards and five counselors in the battalion, and their positions are the same as those of the chiefs. The Chief of Service was in charge of the logistics of the 1st Battalion; The counselor was responsible for the mobilization and ideological work of the first battalion of soldiers and horses. They had no subordinate soldiers and horses, and they acted with the teams on weekdays.

For example, logistics production materials will be produced and transported by logistics troops in specialized military cantonments, and the battalion service chiefs are responsible for docking the materials to the battalion teams. And they will accept the leadership of the military officers of the logistics system at the next level.

The battalion has a small number of soldiers and horses such as reconnaissance and escort. A battalion of soldiers and horses is generally about 300 people. Although the number is small, it is also an elite who has been out of production, and it is an important tactical unit of the newly formed Dreadnought Army.

In addition, in order to prevent the military officials from supporting private soldiers and troops, and to promote trade in the jurisdiction. The whole of the New Army was paid 2 to 10 stone of millet or wheat per month, and the rest were given 5 baht, gold and silver, and even jewelry. After all, in troubled times, food is far more important than money and jewelry.

Above the battalion are brigades.

The brigade has a lieutenant, with a full post and a thousand stones, who is the chief officer of the first army. Set up to join the army, deputy position, Yi 600 stones. In addition, there are two deputy positions of military instructor and quartermaster officer of the brigade, who are at the same level as the commander, both of whom are 400 stones, and are responsible for the political ideology and equipment and logistics of the brigade's soldiers and horses.

Take the military instructor as an example, he usually acts together with the captain and the army. Twenty-five counselors of the brigade distributed in each battalion were convened as needed to understand the ideological situation of each team in the battalion and to absorb suggestions and ideas from the lower levels. Then, in accordance with the overall direction of the New Army and the Dreadnought Army and the orders of the Guards and Brigades, we will carry out the mobilization and construction opinions. In this way, an effective ideological mobilization system has been established.

Each brigade also has several directly subordinate combat teams, such as scout teams, baggage teams, and guard teams, with a full strength of about 1,600 people.

At present, it is planned that Hu Lang'er, Huang Yu and Yang Feng will serve as captains of three brigades respectively. The remaining two brigades remain vacant for the time being, to be replenished at a later date.

Bathroom 1st floor. Wei set up one general, two thousand stones. One lieutenant, 1,500 stones. In addition, there are three deputy generals, the deputy general of military service, and the deputy general of political and religious affairs, all of which are more than 1,500 stones.

In the deputy position at the health level, unlike brigades and battalions, the main responsibility for mobilization and logistics work at this level is becoming more and more heavy. The requirements for the personnel holding the corresponding positions are higher, so they are also deputy positions, only slightly lower than the deputy generals.

There are guard battalions, special operations battalions, and reconnaissance battalions directly under the guard, and if they are fully staffed, they will reach 9,000 soldiers and horses. Of course, the current full-fledged guard is not full, and there are only more than 5,000 people.

Tong Yuan planned that he and Zhang Lu, Zhang Ji and others would serve as the chief and deputy of Wei Zhong, and Xu Huang would become the lieutenant of the battalion directly under Wei. As for the names of each department, it will be handed over to the subordinates to discuss and come up with a plan first.

At the moment, he just breathed a sigh of relief with the generals first, and let everyone see if it is feasible. As for the final decision, it will have to wait for the affairs of the Mintun, the economy, and the counties to be properly arranged.

Hu Lang'er and Huang Yu followed Tong Yuan step by step, and admired his analysis and decision-making, and of course fully supported him. Zhang Lu himself has very few soldiers and horses, and he is very satisfied with being able to serve as the deputy of Weizhong.

Only Yang Feng, who is a school captain himself, is not from Xiliang. This time, Xu Huang and others were not descendants, and the elite soldiers and horses were transferred away because of their promotions, and they felt a little helpless. However, Tong Yuan rewarded dozens of catties of gold and silver, and promised that after he would be promoted in the future, he also fully supported it.

After the initial selection and reorganization, it was training and ideological work, and at present, he is being trained by the generals who are familiar with the soldiers and horses. He often rewarded the generals, and patrolled the barracks, chatting with the soldiers.

This kind of hands-on and respectful behavior was rare in this era, and the soldiers thanked him for his safety and supplies, and now they often came to talk and feel his genuine feelings and equal respect.

Tong Yuan hoped that the entire new army, especially the newly established dreadnought army, would be able to be more equal in daily life and obey orders at the beginning of the war, but would also seek everyone's opinions when making suggestions and involving the interests of non-commissioned officers.

Obeying orders is not simply obeying superiors, nor is it ignoring orders and lacking discipline, but being able to be flexible. Even if sometimes the opinion is not necessarily correct, it is true enough to increase the cohesion of the whole army.

In this way, at the tail of this summer, Tong Yuan walked between the barracks and the administration. The military camp gradually had a new breath, and many generals and military officials, including Yang Feng, also began to imitate Tong Yuan, and the spiritual outlook of this soldier and horse was subtly changing.

Before dealing with administration, there is one more important military matter to be done, that is, Xu Rong and his soldiers and horses.

Xu Rong temporarily led hundreds of soldiers and horses from his headquarters to garrison Yaxian County, but he was actually in a neutral state for the time being.

After the Chang'an Incident, as Xu Rong said, Li Dao and Guo Yan could not let such a non-descendant and threatening person control the soldiers and horses. Therefore, he was not reinstated like the other two of the five tiger generals of the Dong family, Duan Xuan and Hu Zhen, and continued to master the soldiers and horses.

Now his whereabouts and stays are completely unknown, Tong Yuan made a special trip to Yaxian County to visit Xu Rong.