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"The current situation of the new army of soldiers...... Zhang Cheng, tell me about it. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen's gaze turned to Zhang Cheng with a look of encouragement.

Since taking over Shi Song's 3,000 private soldiers, Zhao Junchen has attached great importance to Zhang Cheng and Liu Manniu, and has spent a lot of effort to win them over.

Liu Manniu has a resolute and resilient personality, and he is a rare brave general, but unfortunately he has never read a book, he can't read a few big characters, and the upper limit is not high; Zhang Cheng's personality is softer, but it is rare to be an all-rounder who can write and martial arts, his vision and knowledge are extraordinary, thoughtful and thoughtful, if he is properly trained, he may become the general soldier of a town in the future, which naturally makes Zhao Junchen pay more attention.

At this time, Zhao Junchen handed over the opportunity to introduce the new army to Zhang Cheng, which was also a means of training, allowing Zhang Cheng to show his ability in front of everyone.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Liu Manniu was still calm, Li Pi was envious, Zhang Cheng probably guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts, got up and saluted Zhao Junchen respectfully, his eyes were full of respect and gratitude.

Then, Zhang Cheng said slowly: "Seven days ago, under the order of Lord Qincha, the new army of soldiers was formally formed, initially mainly composed of elite soldiers of the Huamachi battalion, after the former general soldier Shi Song was ambushed, his 3,000 private soldiers all joined it, and there were more than 400 private soldiers of Zheng Yu, the current chief soldier of the Huamachi battalion, more than 300 private soldiers of the deputy chief soldier Qian Bao, and more than 200 private soldiers of the general Bao Hongjie, plus thousands of households all handed over 100 private soldiers, a total of 4,570 people, all of whom were well-armed. A brave man who can fight well! At this time, because the soldiers in the new army were all from the Huamachi battalion, although they originally belonged to different camps, they were familiar with each other after all, and they were clearly based on the 3,000 private soldiers of the former commander-in-chief Shi Song, so the drills, integration, command, etc., on weekdays, were all considered smooth......

“…… In the past three or five days, as the elite soldiers of Yulin Town and Ningxia Town have rushed to the Huamachi camp one after another, and have joined the new army of soldiers, the scale of the new army of soldiers has become larger and larger, so far, a total of 2,130 elite soldiers in Yulin Town have joined the new army of soldiers, and Ningxia Town also has more than 1,870 elite soldiers to join the new army of soldiers! The number of troops has reached more than 8,500 people! This is just the first batch of troops, with the official letter of Lord Qincha, not only Yulin Town and Ningxia Town but also follow-up troops to join, Guyuan Town and Gansu Town will also have a large number of elite soldiers to join the new army! According to the estimates of the humble position, according to the current progress, the size of the new army will eventually be about 23,000 people! This number is only the main battle elite soldiers, if Lord Qincha adds a batch of auxiliary soldiers to the new army, the final scale can even reach 30,000 people! ……”

“…… It can be expected that after the formation of the new army is completed, once the integration is completed, it will be the largest and strongest army on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, compared with the elite cavalry of the Mongols, the new army is not only not defeated, but also has obvious advantages in armor logistics, only the number of horses is relatively small...... Even a field battle is enough to defeat a Mongol army of the same size! ……”

Hearing Zhang Cheng's statement, everyone present nodded lightly, and their faces were happy.

No matter what kind of mind Zhao Junchen had in order to form a new army of soldiers, it is undeniable that after the establishment of this strong army, the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are no longer a plate of scattered sand, not only those military leaders who support their own troops do not dare to perfunctory orders of the governor's palace at will, but when they fight with the Mongols in the future, the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu also have their own trump cards and backbones!

However, Zhang Cheng suddenly changed his words, his expression became serious, and he said: "However, as the scale of the new army of soldiers is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of troops is increasing, the problems are gradually increasing!" The humble post has summarized some, and the main problems at present are five points!

First of all, the integration problem, the soldiers of the new army come from different military towns, they are not familiar with each other, and there is no tacit understanding and cooperation at all, and it can even be said that the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers......

The second is the issue of factions, according to the different origins, the soldiers of the new army are now subconsciously holding each other together, divided into different factions, the soldiers born in the Huamachi camp are one faction, the soldiers born in the Ningxia military town are one faction, and the soldiers born in the Yulin military town are another faction, within the different factions, but also according to their respective origins and backgrounds subdivided into many small circles, small factions, so many factions, naturally there are constant conflicts, serious internal friction, and there are often group fights......

Again, the powers and responsibilities are unclear, the military attaches of this new army of soldiers have a total of 17 100 households and 35 general flag officers, but there is no military attache with more than 1,000 households, let alone a higher town guard officer, staff general, and general soldier! It stands to reason that with the size and role of the new army, there should be at least one general soldier in charge! Now, the seventeen hundred households are not convinced by anyone, and there is a lack of a leader who is expected by everyone! The three of them, Liu Baihu and Li Baihu, were reused by Lord Qincha, and assisted Jinyi Wei Qianhu Lord Hong and Baihu Mao to train the new army, but unfortunately the prestige was insufficient, and they still couldn't convince the public, unless Hong Qianhu and Mao Baihu were in charge in person, otherwise the orders could not be implemented at all......

Fourth, there is a serious shortage of experienced military attachés! Although the border armies around the country have handed over a group of elite soldiers, they are all low-level soldiers, and there are not a few military attachés! When the elite soldiers of Ningxia Military Town and Yulin Military Town arrived at Huamachi Camp, there were two thousand households leading the troops, but these two thousand households soon returned to their respective military towns, but they each left three hundred households, and the ability of these hundred households was only average. At present, the strength of the new army is as high as more than 8,500 troops, and there will be many more in the future, but the number of military attaches is less than 100, and there is a lack of effective commanders and commands, and the entire army is a mess......

Finally, there is a serious shortage of horses! When the Ningxia Military Town and the Yulin Military Town offered their elite soldiers, not only did they not add enough military attachés, but also did not add enough horses...... At present, there are only 2,100 horse teams in the new army of soldiers, of which 2,000 horses are still from the Huamachi camp, according to this trend, I am afraid that after the formation of the new army of soldiers, the size of the horse team will not exceed 3,000 people! With such a large number of horses, I am afraid that I will suffer a lot of losses when fighting against the Mongols......"

After hearing Zhang Cheng's detailed explanation, all the civil and military officials present had serious expressions.

According to Zhang Cheng, the problems of the new army are too many and too big! Even if such an army is composed of elite soldiers and strong generals, it cannot be pulled into the battlefield at all, and even if it is forced to go to the battlefield, I am afraid it can only exert three or five percent of its strength!

Just when everyone was pondering, Zhang Cheng continued to conclude: "So far, the problem of the new army of soldiers has been very serious! And it is foreseeable that with the continuous replenishment of follow-up troops, these problems will not only not be solved, but will become more and more serious! Nowadays, just to stabilize the new army of soldiers and prevent chaos, it has already consumed a lot of energy, so with the idea of humiliation, the top priority at present is to find a way to integrate the new army as soon as possible, and to add a large number of capable military attachés, and to clarify the rights and responsibilities of military attachés! Otherwise, let alone a war with the Mongols, even a long journey may cause this army to disintegrate and fall apart! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Cheng bowed to everyone present, and then returned to his seat.

After listening to Zhang Cheng's introduction, Zhao Junchen looked satisfied and nodded lightly.

For the situation of the new army, Zhao Junchen is also very clear that his satisfied attitude is not for the recent situation of the new army, but for Zhang Cheng's remarks, which is not only well-organized, but also clearly found all the main problems of the new army.

Then, Zhao Junchen's gaze turned to He Zhang, and said, "Old General He, what do you think about the problem of the new army?" Is there a solution? ”

At this time, He Zhang also looked at Zhang Cheng with admiring eyes.

In the border army, it is rare to see a military attache with such a keen eye and clear mind as Zhang Cheng, and even He Zhang does not have a few such talents around him.

Then, He Zhang said to Zhao Junchen: "I hope Lord Zhao can rest assured, this general has led the army for many years, and he can be regarded as having some experience, the lack of integration of the new army, the many factions, and the unclear rights and responsibilities, these three problems are not difficult to solve!" As long as the general takes over the new army, he will start to subdue the factions, clarify the rights and responsibilities, and after some drills, the integration will be solved! It's just that the lack of military attachés and the lack of war horses still need Lord Zhao to find a way himself, and the general has no means to make something out of nothing! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said: "I am working to solve the matter of adding military attachés and war horses, and the Huamachi camp still has some remaining strength, if it really doesn't work, you can also let the forbidden army support some...... However, I want to know how long it will take General He to solve the integration, factions, powers and responsibilities of the new army? ”

After He Zhang pondered for a moment, he said, "One month is enough!" ”

The size of the new army is about to reach more than 20,000 people, and He Zhang can integrate it in a month, which is already extremely fast.

However, after hearing He Zhang's answer, Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Now that the Mongol invasions are becoming more and more frequent, maybe when the new army of soldiers will be needed to go into battle to kill the enemy, a month is too long!" ”

He Zhang also understands the urgency of the war situation, don't look at the Mongols are still just a small fight, but it's just a temptation, maybe when they will make a big move, there is really not much time left for the new army of soldiers!

So, after He Zhang was silent for a moment again, he gritted his teeth and said, "It will take at least twenty days!" The new army of soldiers and follow-up troops are constantly replenished, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the run-in is becoming more and more difficult, Lord Zhao, this is already the limit! ”

However, Zhao Junchen was cold and said slowly: "Ten days! I'll give you ten days at most! Ten days later, I need to see a strong army that can go to war! ”

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