Chapter Eighty-Eight: Silent Night Thoughts

Night, Yecheng, Yu Wenwen in the palace is working hard to write, there are many words and numbers written on the paper, that is he is combing through the various resources in his hands, as the so-called knowing himself and knowing the enemy, he has to remind himself from time to time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the past three years, the trajectory of history has recently shifted slightly, and the dynasty that should have perished has continued, but the dynasty that should have been the protagonist has also appeared on the stage of history.

The change in the timeline has invalidated Yuwenwen's ability to be an unpredictable prophet, and he can no longer confidently take targeted measures in advance to avoid the situation deteriorating in his unfavorable direction, and the only thing he can do is to enhance his strength.

If there are 20,000 elite cavalry, 50,000 elite infantry, marching, logistics mules and horses, and 100,000 servant troops to ensure the supply of food and grass, you don't have to think about any strategy.

Seven or eight years ago, the Zhou State attacked Qi, the Zhou army did not exceed 170,000 each time, and finally the Zhou State destroyed the Qi army no more than 200,000, of course, this is a real soldier, and there is no routine doubling of water.

The strength of the prefectures and counties in Shannan is much worse than that of Shandong (east of the Taihang Mountains) and Henan, especially in terms of population and farmland, the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion and the Xiangzhou Governor's Mansion are OK, after all, they are areas developed during the Han Dynasty, while the Jiangbei Prefectures are much worse.

The development of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River at this time was not like that of the Two Song Dynasty, not only was there few people, but even much land was not cultivated, and the grain grown was simply not enough to raise too many off-duty soldiers.

If you conscript people for military service, it will be okay for a short time, but it will be as troublesome as delaying the agricultural time for a long time.

If the battle is defeated and the casualties are heavy, a large number of agricultural people will be lost, the harvest will be small that year, and there will not even be enough manpower to farm the next year.

Just like playing basketball, the starting five of a team are super strong, but the level of the bench players is not enough, it is okay to play one or two games, and it will be over sooner or later if you play a season.

Now that Zhou and Sui are facing each other, if no one can win quickly, they can only rely on national strength to confront each other, and seize each other's flaws when reducing their own flaws, in this case, Yuwenwen is not very optimistic about his own side.

Emperor Yang Jian of Sui is Emperor Wen of Sui, and his ability to govern the country is in the forefront among the emperors of the past dynasties, and now he is the foil of the Long Group, and the probability of problems itself is very small, on the contrary, the hidden dangers on the side of the Zhou State are much greater, so the longer the time drags on, the more troublesome it is.

The trouble is not only for the court of the Zhou State, but also for the clan, the situation is also very delicate, among which there are various possibilities Yu Wenwen has thought a lot, and the only thing that can break the situation is his own strength.

Not only the strength of his father and brother, but also his strength cannot be bad, it is now the middle of July, according to the schedule, the angels of the imperial court should have arrived in Shannan, then the Bazhou Military Government can be officially established, and the subordinates can follow the steps with the arrangements made by Yu Wenwen before leaving.

After the establishment of the military government, there were three kinds of soldiers in Yuwenwen's hands: state and county soldiers, recruited soldiers and government soldiers.

The names of the military systems of various countries are slightly different, but the essence is not much different, and they are all divided into Chinese and foreign armies. The Chinese army, also known as the Taiwan army, is the forbidden army of the palace, the Northern Zhou Dynasty implements the government soldier system, and the government soldiers also rotate to stay in the palace, and when necessary, they go out to fight.

However, the Chinese army is not only a kind of government soldiers, but also a separate forbidden army.

The foreign army is the state and county soldiers, the town soldiers, and the soldiers are mostly world soldiers, conscripts, and conscripts.

The state and county soldiers are local troops, and the soldiers are mainly the local people of the state and county, and the state assassins and county guards lead the state and county soldiers, and obey the superiors, that is, the governors and governors in charge of the military affairs of the states.

The town garrison, the town and the border defense, mainly to the local people or recruitment, led by the town general (equivalent to the state assassin history), the commander (equivalent to the county guard), and between the town and the garrison and fortification (the key place of the defense), the fortification lord led the army to guard.

Bazhou is located on the southern border of the Zhou State, and confronts the Chen State across the river, so the state and county soldiers and the town soldiers are integrated.

Now there is a new military government under the command of the general Yu Wenwen, the military government trains 4,000 soldiers, and a series of military positions need to be appointed, and the specific list, Yu Wenwen has been drawn up with Daxingtai Yu Wenliang before leaving for Yecheng.

Therefore, the relevant personnel have already begun to prepare for relevant matters, and after the official order of the imperial court, even if Yu Wenwen is not there, the establishment of the military government can be started immediately.

The general, under the jurisdiction of the two Kaifu Yitong generals (referred to as the Kaifu generals), the Kaifu general's strength is 2,000 people, under the jurisdiction of the two Yitong generals (referred to as the Yitong generals), the Yitong generals belong to the army of 1,000 people, under the Yitong there are the metropolitan governor, the commander of the capital, the governor of the capital, all personnel are selected from Shannan Prefecture.

Kaifu Yi and the two generals, one of them is transferred to Daxingtai, the other is Shi Wansui, the commander of the Hulin Army with outstanding military achievements, and there are four generals of Yitong, two are transferred to Daxingtai, and two are selected generals of the Hulin Army: Liang Dingxing and Chen Qijin.

There are also the Metropolitan Governor, the Shuai Governor, and the Metropolitan Governor, all of whom were selected from the Bazhou Prefecture and County Soldiers, the Hulin Army, and the Township Soldiers who had made great achievements in the previous year.

Xiong Dali, Xie Liangdou, and others, the lords of the Hulin Army, were awarded the commanders and governors by virtue of their military exploits.

The general, the Kaifu general, and the Yitong general must have adjutants, and the adjutant of the general's mansion, Changshi, Sima, and Silu are the seven lives, and these important positions are appointed by Daxingtai, and the rest of the adjutant officers are selected from the soldiers of the Hulin Army.

The adjutant of the Kaifu general Shi Wansui, the Yitong general Liang Dingxing, and Chen Qijin, among them also have important positions such as Changshi, Sima, and Silu, and these three positions were appointed by the general Yuwenwen, and the rest of the adjutant officers were selected from the Hulin Army and the state and county soldiers.

Yuwenwen spent three years training the Hulin Army into his own talent pool, so the skeleton of the establishment of the new military government in Bazhou could be quickly built, and the residents of Wuchang County who moved to Bazhou, as well as some of the soldiers of the Hulin Army, who had land, were incorporated into the government to form an army.

The 4,000-strong number of troops was quickly filled, and with those experienced veterans joining, it was foreseeable that the progress of the preparation and training of government soldiers would be faster.

The government soldiers first saw the prototype, and the Hulin Army, which was stripped of its backbone, was not idle, the fifth brother of the unified army Chen was promoted to the other general of the sixth life, and Tian Zhengyue and Hao Daring were promoted to the commander of the fifth life, although they were worse than the general of the Kaifu and Yitong of the nine lives, but their identities were equally important.

The Hulin Army under their command is a recruit of Gongyu Wenwen of Xiyang County, which is said to be a private soldier, but the generals of the Hulin Army have a serious military position, which is all for the purpose of preparing for the future: After Yuwen Wen was promoted to the commander-in-chief, the Hulin Army under the command of other generals was the pro-army in charge.

The governor led the army to fight, and the state and county soldiers under the command of the state assassin were a major combat force, and the governor also had an army directly under him, except for the army led by Sima, that is, the army of the generals at the level of other generals and commanders.

Of course, that was later, Yu Wenwen calculated that he had more than 10,000 soldiers on his books, deducting the state and county soldiers who guarded the house, the 4,000 government soldiers who had not yet formed an army, and the 2,000 recruits of the Tiger Forest Army, and the rest were 3,000 veterans of the Tiger Forest Army.

With 3,000 veterans, even if they don't attack, they can hold the border of Bazhou, but this year, the crops of Wuchang and Yingzhou on the opposite side are finished, the harvest is equal to nothing, and the grain has to be transported from other places.

Yingzhou is very important to Chen, from the Three Gorges all the way to the east, the south of the Yangtze River is the land of Chen, if Yingzhou is lost, then the land will be cut off, the most convenient Yangtze River waterway is cut off, the land connection is still in but the mountains are the majority, it is much more difficult to dispatch troops in a short time.

Therefore, Chen Guo must hold Yingzhou no matter what, just like the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty must defend Liaoxi and protect the country no matter what.

However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty continued to enter the prison, and even went deep into the Shandong border to plunder the population and property, and then swaggered back to the Guanwai, and continued to suck blood to strengthen themselves, the Ming Dynasty became weaker and weaker, but could not give up the Liaotu, and could only desperately hold on.

Yuwenwen didn't have a good impression of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but he didn't delay learning this strategy, and the results of Bazhou's farming would not be obvious until several years later, so Yuwenwen wanted to keep harassing Yingzhou on the opposite side, robbing people and grabbing grain, in other words, sucking Chen Guo's blood.

As long as Chen Guo still has a breath, he has to mobilize manpower and material resources to support Yingzhou, and the garrison cannot be less, but if there is more, he must supply a large amount of grain and grass, which is a heavy burden on logistics, but it is impossible to abandon Yingzhou.

Unless the Jiangbei Zhou army is broken, but the strength of Chen Guo's naval army is greatly damaged, the main force has to defend Jiankang, and the large army cannot be drawn to move westward immediately, and it will take a few years for the strength to recover, not to mention that they may not be able to break through the hedgehog-like Wuzhou Shu and Yanji, so they can only grit their teeth and consume.

Yuwenwen, as the dominant party, used the power of a state to consume the other party, and the national strength of Chen Guo was slowly consumed, and Yuwenwen even thought maliciously that Chen Guo would not levy "Ying's salary" and then force the people to rebel.

He calculated the current situation, and by next year, the new recruits of the government soldiers and the Hulin Army will be trained, and the 9,000 troops plus the friendly troops will directly cross the river and toss, if the Chen army is hit hard, it should be powerless.

After tossing a few times, Yingzhou will become a ripe fruit and can be picked.

Nine thousand soldiers, sounds like a lot, but compared with those powerful private soldiers, it may not be, when he was drinking and having fun with people a few days ago, he heard that a person in Henan brought his own troops when he took office.

Of course, it is a big family as a strong backing, and it is not surprising that in this era when the private soldiers of the trilogy can be inherited from generation to generation, but Yu Wenwen is very confident in his soldiers, and it is not too easy for the private soldiers of the trilogy to fight conscription, and his soldiers are not fish belly.

Yu Wenwen no matter how powerful his private soldiers are, his military training is three days off and one day off, there is meat and salt in a sudden, the military salary is good, the rewards and punishments are clear, and he is fully confident to compete with these troops.

The only deficiency is that there are too few highly qualified people in the Hulin Army, and the military government established this time will set up two generals who open the mansion, but only Shi Wansui can get his hands on it, and the two candidates for the general Yitong can barely make up two people.

Shi Wansui was already a general before he was a general, and he had a lot of military achievements in the past two years, Yuwenwen strongly recommended that he could convince the public, but Liang Dingxing and Chen Qijin were very reluctant, and he relied on 'brushing his face' to push them up.

The rank of the general of Kaifu Yitong and the general Yitong is nine lives, this is already the next top high-ranking official, Yuwen Wen has to take into account the 'influence', so the action of stuffing people into the military palace can only be stopped.

Shi Wanzai, the general of the Kaifu, has two generals under the jurisdiction of Liang Dingxing and Chen Qijin, as well as the governor of Dadu, the governor of Shuaidu, the governor of the capital, etc., with a strength of 2,000 people, all of whom are men and horses of the Hulin Army, accounting for half of the military government's troops, and are considered to be the descendants of Yuwenwen.

Another Kaifu general, and the two Yitong generals under his jurisdiction, even the generals below the Dadu Governor, were all arranged by Daxingtai, after all, his father was the actual principal of Shannan, and there were also subordinates to promote.

In this way, the government soldiers are somewhat different from the Hulin Army, after all, the Hulin Army is Yuwenwen's own army, and he can prohibit the generals from bringing their own troops, but the government soldiers cannot, because in the army of this era, it is normal for generals to have troops.

The generals of the trilogy are very likely to abandon the soldiers and flee for their lives at a critical juncture, but the generals can also take the lead in the bloody battle with the trilogy, and there are pros and cons to the private soldiers of the trilogy, Yu Wenwen does not like this phenomenon, and thinks that it is a tumor of a healthy army, whether it is benign or malignant, it is not a good thing.

But he can't change anything, he can only do his own thing in his own Hulin Army, with the increase of the number of troops under his jurisdiction, there will be more and more generals, and even the number of troops exceeds the number of ordinary soldiers.

In this era, many generals are the original leaders of the township soldiers or heroes, and they bring their own township soldiers and subordinates into the sequence, even if the imperial court gives the official positions of the governor, the commander of the capital, and the governor of the capital, but these generals are still the first masters of their subordinates.

It still retains the nature of a private soldier, and to put it bluntly, "the subordinates of my subordinates are not my subordinates, and the superiors of the superiors are not my superiors." This kind of army is a bit troublesome to command, and there are hidden dangers.

The head of the township soldiers, Haoqiang, was incorporated into the government soldiers, and was generally awarded the titles of governor of the capital and the governor of the marshal, so his superiors, such as the general Yitong, could actually only command to the level of the governor of the capital, and it was absolutely impossible to command the grassroots soldiers beyond the level.

Because the commanders and governors are only subordinates of the generals in their positions, in fact, these original private soldiers only listen to the governors or governors of the capital, that is, they only listen to the orders of their lords, this feeling of poor command makes Yuwenwen extremely unhappy.

Even at a critical time, the Metropolitan Governor and the Shuai Governor can command their subordinates to 'go down', after all, for the Shuai Governor and the Governor, the Lang Lord is their backbone.

Lord Lang said that whoever he kills will be killed, even if it is General Yitong and General Kaifu, the level deterrence in the normal army is completely useless, this situation makes Yuwenwen think of the situation in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

The festival degree abolished the emperor, the tooth general abolished the festival degree, the tooth soldier abolished the tooth general, and then the soldiers were lawless, did not listen to the command in the war, and the military discipline was regarded as child's play.

If the treatment is worse, they will make trouble, and if they are not allowed to make a fortune, they will make trouble if they are not allowed to slaughter the city, and the new festival envoys will be rewarded, and if they do not send them, they will mutiny, and they will be rewarded before going into battle, and they will mutiny if they are not issued.

The reputation of the soldier has been so ruined by the five generations of soldiers, coupled with the implementation of the imperial examination, joining the army is no longer the choice of a good family, participating in the imperial examination and becoming an official is the goal of life, and there is no longer a pen from Rong.

Private soldiers are prevalent in the army, this situation is not something that can be reversed by Yu Wenwen today, he only struggled for a moment before he was relieved, and after retracting his thoughts, he looked out the window at the night, and couldn't help muttering:

"I don't know if it's going to be okay tonight." (To be continued.) )