The rain finally stopped, and the spring light of the sun came out to make the scenery more spring.

Guo Shao's daily routine in Tokyo gradually established a routine, and the guards went straight to the office and inspected the military camp; On the first and fifteenth days of the new year, he participated in the court meeting, and took a vacation in October. In his opinion, this "job" is not hard, the intensity and time are very average, and it is a bit easy; The payoff is very rich. In this era when there are still a large number of people who survive by eating chaff vegetables, these high-ranking military generals and civil officials live a pampered life...... Obviously, people at this time want to live like this.

Guo Shao cherishes this "job" very much, learns to be cautious in words and deeds, and silently spends his energy and time in places that others can't see, so as not to cause unhelpful pressure on his colleagues. Of course, he wanted to secure what he had gotten and build a sense of security.

Maybe everyone thinks like him, so when Jiedu made the warlords powerful in the past, he was never willing to hand over the military power, and was unwilling to give up his safety to others and his life to the hands of the central court. But now the center of gravity has shifted in favor of the forbidden army.

After the order, Han Tong, Gao Huaide and others walked out of the lobby. Chai Gui, who was walking behind, said: "The front division of the North Yadian is selecting troops again, and it is booming, and our guard department has no movement at all, should we do something?" ”

Although Chai Gui is the younger brother of the emperor (surnamed Guo) Chai Rong, he does not have much power in the Guards Division, and he said it skillfully, it sounds like a complaint, but the sentence "Our Guards Division" is almost set on everyone on the spot, as if everyone is a grasshopper on a rope.

Han Tong snorted, picked up the shelf and said: "It is the will of the official family to select soldiers in front of the palace. The holy decree didn't let the guards move, what's wrong with everyone being more stable? ”

Gao Huaide said: "There is no battle for the time being, but we must also let the guards maintain their combat strength, and don't let the soldiers think that they can occupy the military status for nothing." ”

The group talked a few words, and when they went to the porch, they bowed and bowed, and each did his own thing.

Guo Shao and Gao Huaide deliberately slowed down their pace and walked side by side with him, but they saw that Gao Huaide was still half a shoulder slower than him, and he did not exceed. Guo Shao turned around and said, "I have some military tactics that I want to ask General Gao for." ”

Guo Shao watched Gao Huaide speak, and took the opportunity to observe his expression quietly. But seeing that his face was indifferent, his face was upright, and he was quite dignified between his throws, he couldn't see anything unusual. Guo Shao was thinking about the matter with his sister, and after watching Gao Huaide's performance, he felt that the secret should not have been leaked, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart...... It's not easy to make everyone's private affairs public, maybe there is also someone's own privacy behind Gao Huaide, who has nothing to do to inquire about those?

There is also a scrivener from the official office by his side, and Guo and Gao are very particular about their words and deeds.

Gao Huaide hurriedly said: "Don't dare to ask for advice." ”

Guo Shao disagreed, and said with a smile: "Although my military rank is slightly higher than that of General Gao, General Gao is from a family of military generals and has a good way of leading troops, so I am afraid that you will hide it and be unwilling to tell me." ”

Gao Huaide said: "If General Guo asks, I will know everything." ”

"Okay, let's go to the signing room and talk about it." Guo Shaodao.

The two walked up to the attic together, and behind it was the warehouse, which was built upstairs to prevent moisture. Since he was asking for the "secret", Guo Shao retreated first.

At the moment, he didn't ask about the art of war, first took out a list from his arms, and said quietly: "Recently, I looked at the old files and saw that some people were 'improper management of the army with a corpse vegetarian meal'...... It is the same as the generals of the Huainan Huaide Army who were transferred back to the previous time, and the generals are divided into a look. ”

Gao Huaide took it in his hand and browsed it for a while, raised his head and said, "There are people from the Ma Military Division." ”

Guo Shao said: "Han Lingkun hasn't returned to Beijing yet. I'll give you a copy so that General Gao has a bottom in his heart, if there are people who know each other in the Ma Jun Si Long Jiejun, they can do this together. ”

Of course, Guo Shao's "improper management of the army" and "talentless" generals only rely on his mouth; Those who mismanaged the army were because they were inextricably linked to Li Chongjin. I had to find a way to kick it away, so as not to be an eyesore in the army of the Guards.

Gao Huaide accepted it, nodded and said: "We discussed it earlier just now, and most of the generals agreed that although there is no war, we must ensure that the military has a strict art of war and a good degree of military governance." Those who are on a vegetarian diet will drag down the elite of the guards and armies if they keep them. ”

Guo Shaodao: "It is this reason, the official family let us take charge of the guard department, and we can't live up to the trust of the official family." ”

Hearing Guo Shao mention the official family, Gao Huaide was thoughtful and nodded yes.

At this time, Guo Shao stopped the topic and asked instead: "I suddenly remembered a thing, above the battle array, if the soldiers are ten thousand and spread too widely, how to convey the military order when the battle is halfway through?" ”

Gao Huaide said straightforwardly: "Send a fast horse to give orders." ”

Guo Shao groaned: "When I was in Haozhou, the first army attacked the city and ambushed it. How is it good for the enemy to send fine horsemen to spread rumors and false military orders in the Chinese army while they are in chaos? ”

Gao Huaide said: "Important military order, send familiar generals." If you recognize someone, you will know the truth and falsehood, and you can also bring a sealed letter. ”

Guo Shao nodded, talked with Gao Huaide again, and after careful questioning, he understood Gao Huaide's habit of leading troops to fight. Gao Huaide did not have a strict command system, except for the order of battle and defense, the specific operation basically relied on the division of power between the deputy general and the general, and the main method of operation was nothing more than arranging the formation, advancing and retreating. There are also some tasks such as raiding and spying, and they are directly ordered to do it.

Guo Shao always felt that he was not very satisfied, such an organizational form was too loose and relied too much on the personal play and prestige of generals at all levels; Military orders issued in conjunction with drums, bugles, and gold can only be simple combat orders. It is difficult to coordinate what tactical goals to achieve and what intentions to follow when the situation changes...... It is no wonder that the generals who can use tactics at this time are more capable, because of the large number of people, it is difficult to command in time, and it is even more difficult for all departments to make any changes together. Therefore, it is the mainstream combat method to fight the strength and weakness in the front. In many cases, before the fight, you can guess the winner or loser just by looking at the layout of the two sides.

Because the army at this time did not have a "general staff". Guo Shao pondered that this may be the reason.

But how to create a "general staff"? Guo Shao found that the herald organization that he had taken for granted before was very impractical, and the presence also dragged down the army's response efficiency, and it was extremely prone to errors. After Gao Huaide said goodbye, Guo Shao didn't turn over the old files today, just sat at the table and pondered the situation of the Battle of Haozhou.

When he looked back, he felt that his original idea was not wrong, but it was not the right way. After listening to Gao Huaide's words just now, Guo Shao gradually had some new ideas, which were more suitable for the actual situation...... Those complicated seals are not easy to use, and can be replaced by "acquaintances" as Gao Huaide said.

(The more Guo Shao thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, if he asked the commanders to send three or five people who knew him, and put these people in the Chinese army to form a herald organization; The Chinese army then sent generals to recognize and manage these pro-soldiers...... When it is necessary to give an order to a certain unit, only one herald needs to be sent over, and they are all the personal soldiers of the generals at all levels, so they can naturally distinguish the true from the false.

Then set up a staff in the military office, and each written military order is signed by the staff; The military commander took the signature and checked the handwriting. It can assist in anti-counterfeiting. ）

He drafted these ideas on paper, wrote nouns, and used lines to deduce internal logical relationships. I think it works theoretically, but I still don't know the bottom of my heart; At that time, the unsuccessful manipulation during the Battle of Haozhou left some shadows on him.

But Guo Shao thought again: every method is thought up by people, and if you don't try, you will never be able to evolve a better method, nor can you verify whether it is applicable; In ancient times, human beings fought with stones and wooden sticks to fight in groups, and later coordinated with each other in chariot warfare and horse foot shooting, all of which were processes of continuous progress, and they could not be learned from their predecessors at the beginning.

The best way to verify this is "drills", which is completely different from the regular calibration and training in this era. At present, in the training on the school ground, they either practice archery on their own bow and horse, or they are arrayed and arranged, and there is no real exercise...... As for how the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army was trained, it was not trained at all, but was tempered by decades and generations of war, and tempered by actual combat experience.

Guo Shao paced around in the signing room, feeling that he could not organize the drill.

First of all, he did not have the right to transfer troops, and to pull the forbidden army out to simulate the battle, he needed the approval of the emperor and the privy envoy, and it took a complicated process from playing to approving the transfer of troops. And apparently the Privy Council will guess your intentions in doing so; What is the purpose? If you don't get the Privy Council to understand, you're in trouble.

Second, the object of the exercise can only be the left wing of the Hujie Army. Only this army is familiar to Guo Shao and easy to deploy. He waited for a horse and a step, and conducted a drill on the left wing of the Hujie Army alone, which was tantamount to declaring to the Manchu Dynasty: The left wing is my territory, my private soldier!

Guo Shao thought about it and decided to keep a low profile, behave the best with everyone, and don't have to take the initiative to cause trouble. At that moment, he took a piece of paper, organized the idea into a document, wrote it out and put it in his pocket, and did not show it.

He pondered about it, and wanted to adapt and improve the role of signals such as drums, trumpets, gold, and military flags. The battlefield is too wide to use these things to command the overall operation, but the use of them separately by each department can indeed be more conducive to coordinating advance and retreat at the command level.

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After lunch and looking at the old files, Guo Shao went to inspect the military garrisons again, as usual. Then I went home, and my routine was very regular.

When she arrived at home, Jing Niang came to see her and said, "The queen sent someone to let Qingxu enter the palace tomorrow and teach her a new method of recuperation." ”

Guo Shao touched his forehead after hearing this, and said in his heart that the emperor is in the palace now, so it's better to be careful. Then he said: "Since it is the queen's decree, you can take Qingxu tomorrow." ”

Jing Niang was silent for a moment, but she didn't ask if she wanted to bring anything to the queen. Since Guo Shao didn't mention it, she said: "I know, I'll go find Qingxu and let her get up early tomorrow." ”