Chapter 477: Shang Gong Fights, Cowardice and Private Fighting
As there were brawls between soldiers in various armies, Liu Juntao also realized the seriousness of the situation, so he discussed with Hu Dexing, the deputy commander-in-chief, and decided to hold a review outside the city of Jinan Mansion to take the opportunity to guide the officers and men of each army.
In this review, all units of the Tiance Army must come to participate, and the generals of all armies must draw a part of the soldiers and horses from their headquarters and rush to the capital of Jinan within the time limit to listen to the transfer.
Each general had to lead a group of soldiers to rush to the city of Jinan, and there were seven armies in the Tiance army, plus the officers and soldiers of the Longxiang army stationed in the city of Jinan, Liu Juntao made up a total of 20,000 soldiers to participate in the review.
After this order was issued by the military headquarters, Liu Juntao ordered the Ministry of Commerce to recruit craftsmen and immediately build a camp in the wilderness five miles south of the capital city of Jinan, and build a high platform in it as the place of this review.
The time limit for the assembly of various departments stipulated by the military department was 20 days, but in fact, by the time of 13 days, the generals of the various departments of the Tiance Army had already led their subordinates to arrive and stationed themselves in the camp five miles south of the city of Jinan.
Therefore, Liu Juntao decided to hold this review in advance.
On this day, the sky is cloudless, although it is already the end of the cold winter season, everything is withering, the wind is cold, but the soldiers of the Tiance Army gathered a full 20,000 soldiers, in the camp inside and outside the formation of standby, just in time for this season, Xiao killing, solemn, mighty and extraordinary, let people see it from afar, and the heart is suddenly angry!
Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, Hu Dexing, the deputy chief soldier, and the ministers of the shogunate all came to the high platform at this time, overlooking the surrounding 20,000 troops.
Hu Dexing, deputy commander-in-chief, took the lead in encouraging the soldiers, and then announced the start of the review on behalf of Liu Juntao.
In the cold wind, 20,000 officers and men began to march in formation, phalanx drills, and other subjects according to the battalions.
The 20,000 soldiers kept changing the items to be reviewed, and it took a full hour and a half for the review to end.
Then, Liu Juntao looked at the 20,000 soldiers who were slightly tired, and said loudly: "All the soldiers practice weekdays, and this town should reward all the soldiers!" ”
"But ......"
As soon as Liu Juntao changed his words, he said loudly: "Recently, this town has heard that there are frequent incidents of private brawls among soldiers in various armies, and they are likely to become more and more intense! Our Tiance Army has always been known for its strict military law and strict military discipline, why are all the soldiers so arrogant today! ”
Since the establishment of the Tiance Army, Liu Juntao has been the heaven in the hearts of all the soldiers, and he has been powerful in the army for a long time.
At this time, Liu Juntao asked sharply, and all the 20,000 soldiers present were shocked in their hearts, and some soldiers who had participated in the brawl lowered their heads with shame.
"This town understands that the court's reward for defeating Warat this time is biased, but this is not a reason for you to be blind to military law!"
"We are the Tiance Army, what is Tiance! Tiance is taken from the Tang Tiance Mansion, which means that our Tiance Army wants to defend the Tang Dynasty and China just like the Tiance Mansion wants to defend the Tang Dynasty! ”
Liu Juntao looked at the silent soldiers and said word by word: "No matter what time it is, you must remember your identity and remember the origin of the word Tiance!" ”
As soon as the words fell, there was no sound in the barracks, and all the officers and soldiers were deeply touched, and the generals of the various armies even saluted one after another, admitting that they were not strict in governing the army.
Liu Juntao asked everyone to get up, and then said: "This town understands that the training in the army is strict, and it is normal for all soldiers to have grievances in their hearts, and this town is not a person who does not know human feelings!" ”
"Therefore, from today onwards, a ring must be set up in each military camp, and all the officers and men of each army who have quarrels and conflicts with others can report to the town's pacification officer, and those who have contradictions can compete in the ring in the camp under the supervision of the pacification officer!"
Hearing this, the officers and men of the whole army were dumbfounded, and the general soldiers actually supported the soldiers to seek revenge on their own!
"But you have to remember: if there is a contradiction, you can go to the ring to duel, and even divide life and death, this is called a public war, the rest of the soldiers are witnesses, and the military magistrate is the verdict! However, after the fight, regardless of whether they win or lose, neither side is allowed to seek revenge on their own, and the contradiction between the two sides will be stopped, otherwise it will be a private fight, and it must be dealt with strictly in accordance with military law! ”
At this time, all the soldiers understood that Liu Juntao, the head of the town, was not against the soldiers fighting each other, but against private fighting!
If you want to fight, then you must come in the open, and you can't fight privately.
Shang Gong war, cowardice and personal fighting, and righteousness!
This is the effect that Liu Juntao wants to achieve, the ancient sages want all the people in the world to be soldiers, and what Liu Juntao wants is to make everyone brave and brave for the country!
At this time, the whole army was shocked when they heard the rumors.
Next, with the end of this review, the various units of the Tiance Army stationed in various parts of Shandong began to implement Liu Juntao's orders and built rings in their respective military camps.
Not only that, Liu Juntao also informed Guo Yongzhong, Minister of Civil Affairs, that he wanted to build rings in various prefectures and counties in Shandong, and allowed the people to fight openly duels.
In the past, the first emperor Fen VI ruled the world and made great achievements, a big reason is that the provisions formulated by the Shang Dynasty at the beginning, prohibiting private fighting, prohibiting private discussions, administrative transparency, and strengthening the army with one people!
It is precisely because of this series of systems that the people of the common kings and the good officials of the ancients in the Qin State were created, and the army of tigers and wolves composed of these kings and people was able to sweep the world, and the Great Qin could finally take over the world.
Liu Juntao was very relieved to learn that all the departments of the Tiance Army had begun to act, and at the same time remembered that the reason why the Ming Dynasty perished in later generations was actually an important reason, that is, the officials and the people in the late Ming Dynasty were too free and chaotic in speech, especially the Qing Discussion of the folk scholars, which created endless internal friction in the Ming Dynasty.
In contrast, Liu Juntao would rather the people of Shandong become silent supporters or radical opponents than their mouths croaking and dragging their feet.
Thinking about diverging, Liu Juntao even thought that in the future, if possible, he could imitate the 20-level military merit title system of the Great Qin State back then, and the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army could obtain the corresponding land, titles, and goods as long as they fought hard, so as to enhance and improve the combat effectiveness of the army under his rule, as well as the martial spirit of the people.
At the same time, Liu Juntao does not have to worry that he will be like the Qin State, there will be no battle to fight one day, at this time, the Tatar region around the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the commerce and trade of Shandong Town, various technologies have been far more advanced than the Great Qin State back then, so Liu Juntao is not worried that there will be no land to divide and no merit to be rewarded at that time!
Even if the chassis of the Tatar Department is finished by then, or no one wants the steppe in the north, there are still North Korea, Japan around the Ming Dynasty, and Siam, Vietnam and other places in the south, so there is no need to worry at all.
It didn't take long for Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department in the capital, to also learn of this change in Shandong Town, although he still had some objections to Liu Juntao's move, after all, once the public duel between the military and the people became large-scale, it was very likely to cause local turmoil.
But Yu Qian also had to admit that this move can make the martial arts of the army and people in Shandong flourish, which is not only conducive to maintaining the strong combat power of the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army, but also can be a sufficient source of qualified soldiers for the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army!
Yu Qian thought about it, and also thought about whether this move could be promoted, but thinking about those imperial historians in the court, Yu Qian finally shook his head and gave up this idea, so as not to set off a new round of disputes between the court and China.