Outer Dynasty, Pawn Division.

Zhang Deng looked at Fu Ding, as well as his leader, Zhao Bao with a serious demeanor, Nuo Nuo for a while, and couldn't help but say: "It seems that there will be a war between your two countries?" Aren't you worried that your country will be attacked by our country and the Qi country? ”

Fu Ding looked at Zhao Bao, who smiled and said: "This point, the king has already explained, if your country is willing to be the king, then Zhao and Yan will become firm allies of Zhongshan Kingdom." However, if we use this as a threat to force our country to return the house, it is absolutely unacceptable. Not to mention how to explain to the people of Zhao State, even if it is a soldier of Zhao State who died under the house city, he can't explain it. I also ask your envoy to convey this point to the Duke of Zhongshan. ”

Zhang Deng's face remained unchanged, in fact, he had already prepared for this, the bottom line of Zhongshan was that as long as he was willing to admit Zhongshan as king, all conditions could be negotiated, even if Zhongshan was ceded to Zhao. But negotiation is negotiation, and it is impossible to retreat to the bottom line in one step, and there must be some buffers. He must see Zhao's determination to go to war to deepen his own assessment of the situation. Of course, this kind of thing can't come from his own mouth, and he must return to Zhongshan and get the affirmation of the king of Zhongshan.

"In that case, I will convey Zhao Guo's attitude back to China to the king." Zhang Deng paused, and then said: "I believe that your lord will make an answer that is acceptable to both countries." ”

Fu Ding and Zhao Bao glanced at each other, knowing in their hearts that this was Zhang Deng telling them that they hoped that the two sides would be able to maintain the current situation before the results came out. This also made the two of them know Zhang Deng's bottom line somewhat in their hearts. It's just that it's inconvenient to say it directly.

"In this way, we will wait for the messenger's good news." Fu Ding and Zhao Bao also returned the gift one after another.

Zhang Deng was just about to get up, but as if he had thought of something, he turned to the two and said, "I am here today, I don't know if I can meet you in person to express Zhongshan's admiration for Zhao Guo." ”

"I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do this." Zhao Bao said, "From today onwards, the king has entered the camp of Arrow Ridge, and the specific time of return has not yet been determined, but all government affairs will be handled in the camp." ”

Arrow Ridge Camp.

Since the last time Zhao Yong came, there have been earth-shaking changes here.

First of all, the entire battalion was divided into three parts from the inside out. The outside is the infantry battalion, in the middle is the chariot battalion, the inside is the cavalry battalion, and the innermost is the camp tent.

According to the suggestion of the Bird Guanzi, the infantry battalion and the chariot battalion were camped on the left side of the cavalry battalion, with the cavalry battalion as horns, and in the middle was the general's tent, which was responsible for the overall training of the troops.

Zhao Guang, the chief military officer of the Jianling battalion, is still Zhao Guang, and his main job is to be responsible for the training of the three major battalions and to supervise the training matters as a whole, but in each battalion, there is a lieutenant who is responsible for specific training matters.

And after he left, the post of cavalry lieutenant was handed over to the newcomer Li Zhuo. After the tempering of two battles in his life, Li Zhuo came to this cavalry team called "Baijin" with the spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and Zhao Yong brought out his idea of cavalry, so that Li Zhuo trained the first cavalry that could complete combat missions alone, with both mobility and destructive power, becoming a veritable cavalry unit. Because of this position, Li Zhuo also became the youngest lieutenant in Zhao State.

After discussion with Wu Guang and Zhao Bao, the other two troops in Jianjian Ridge also completed the repair, and the infantry soldiers were named "roll armor", and the training methods and equipment used were all taken from Wei Wushu. In fact, among the three Jin Dynasty, the foot soldiers are the most elite existence, not only because the people in the land of the Three Jin Dynasty are fierce, and the soldiers are strong and reliable, but most importantly, the terroir of the Three Jin Dynasty has created a different quality of soldiers in this land. And this time, Zhao Yong selected 5,000 foot soldiers through the selection method of Wei Wushu to carry out the training of Zhao Guowu's soldiers.

These 5,000 foot soldiers are all heavily armoured, holding long ge, carrying large shields, bronze swords hanging from their waists, and crossbow arrows and other equipment. Therefore, the selected soldiers must be able to complete the weight-bearing test, and they must carry out high-intensity weight-bearing training every day, and of course, crossbow shooting is also an essential training item. Although Zhao Yong had no experience in military training, it did not prevent him from using the method of military training in the future. Zhao Yong specially set up a weight-bearing training for the "roll armor", requiring all "roll armor" people, starting from the morning training, must carry a weight of one jun (Qin and Han Yijun is equal to 30 catties), except for eating, can not be relieved, to complete long-distance running, bow and arrow shooting, soldier drills and other tasks. Even so, in the face of Wei Wushu's weight record of sixty catties, it is still relatively small.

"In other words, under normal circumstances, Wei Wushu is carrying a weight of sixty catties?" Zhao Yong looked at Zhao Shan—this is also an old general in the Zhao clan, like Zhao Xi, he is already over the age of six, but he is still strong. The only difference is that Zhao Xi is a general of the cavalry, and he wins more by experience, while Zhao Shan thinks that he is too old, and it is more appropriate to do some training and training work. Because he followed Zhao Suhou to participate in many battles with the Wei army, he was found by Zhao Yong to train "soldiers with curly armor".

"Yes, Wei Zhiwu's soldiers take it by degree, the armor of the three genera, the crossbow of the twelve stones, the negative arrow is fifty, the top is placed on it, the crown is with a sword, and the food for three days is won, and the day is in the middle of the day and tends to a hundred miles. Not only that, but all soldiers must be able to fight immediately after arriving at their positions. In this way, Wei Wushu's reputation for winning a hundred battles was achieved. Zhao Shan said while explaining to Zhao Yong the reason why Wei Wushu dominated the Central Plains, at least in the eyes of this battlefield veteran, the strength of such a force is quite terrifying.

"A hundred miles a day, but also immediately into battle." Zhao Yong nodded, "It is indeed very powerful." The two of them were next to the Roll Armor Battalion, watching all the soldiers running with weights, the entire playground was full of dust, and in this scorching weather, anyone who ran was sweating, but Zhao Yong's selection criteria were to let 10,000 soldiers run with weights and run until the end, and as many soldiers could be left, as many soldiers could be used. During this period, if you can't run, you will be considered to be automatically withdrawn, and the soldiers who withdraw will be transferred to the logistics unit. However, the remaining soldiers will become part of the Roll Armor, and will not only receive three acres of high-class land, but will also be exempt from all forced labor and taxes. With such a welfare package, it is worth everyone's hard work.

"Indeed, back then, Wu Qi took Wei Wushu as the main force, and 50,000 foot soldiers broke through 500,000 Qin troops, which shows that it is not a lie." Zhao Shan's gray hair was fluttering in the wind, looking at the soldiers who were running, but he thought in his heart, can he train these soldiers into elite troops like Wei Wushu?

"Old general, don't be too sad, although we may not be able to train a strong army like Wei Wushu, but we can train an elite infantry soldier belonging to my Zhao State, and it is also okay." Zhao Yong looked at the old general and couldn't help but comfort. The Zhao people were aggressive, and they were even more excited when they encountered a strong enemy, so this old general had the intention of fighting with Wei Wushu, but he was also like most Zhao people.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed." Zhao Shan saluted the junior and said. He is a pure soldier, and he is not very sensitive to politics in his bones, but he has a desire to serve his family, so he can go out of the mountain without Zhao Yongsan's invitation. However, this did not delay his concern for the army. "Your Excellency, the old minister has some words, please also ask your lord to be clear."

"Old general, please speak." Zhao Yong's use of the Zhao clan began to get better, and he liked to use some pure people to do things, rather than having a lot of extravagance in politics like Zhao Cheng. Of course, this is not to say that Zhao Cheng is wrong, but such an approach will only make Zhao Yong more wary of him. On the contrary, a pure soldier like Zhao Shan and Zhao Guang don't have to worry about being too big.

"Since the last time Jun Shang left Jianjian Ridge, the entire battalion has changed, especially the current training, which is much more intense than before." Zhao Shan said this, afraid that Zhao Yong would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "It's not that I have any complaints about this matter, but I feel that the king's method of leading troops seems to be different from the previous dynasties. ”

"What's the difference?"

"It should be different." Zhao Shan thought for a while, but still said, "Before the first monarch, the army of Zhao was convened, and it was based on the county and county, and the people of the county were gathered. Most of the people of Fu nationality are based on agriculture on weekdays, and they train during the slack season every year, and at the beginning of the war, they are mobilized before they are mobilized, and after a short training, they immediately go to the battlefield. Then he looked at Zhao Yong, "However, listening to the opinion of the king, it should be that he wants to establish a long-term military service force like 'Baijin' and 'Juan Jia', and for such soldiers, they must also be exempted from conscription and taxes." The old minister is dull, and he really can't think of any benefit to such an arrangement, except for bringing a heavy burden to the country. ”

Zhao Shan didn't know, he said that the question he raised was precisely a kind of change that was taking place in this era, that is, due to intensive military operations, the country was increasingly required to establish a professional military system, as an important force to ensure national security, and to put it simply, it was to develop a standing army on the basis of all the people being soldiers.

Although the standing army was a necessary part of a country in Zhao Yong's view, during the Warring States Period, the standing army system was just beginning to rise, and the first country to establish a professional military standing army system was the Qin State. Although Shang Ying was not the first reformer to use the military title system, it is undeniable that Shang Ying's 20-level military merit title system was the most complete, systematic and operational title system in various countries during the Warring States Period. Through such a title system, Shang Ying established the standing military system of the Qin State, and it can be said that the soldiers of the Qin State were able to sweep the sea, which is inextricably linked with such a systematic and complete military merit title system.

What Zhao Yong saw was that Zhao Guo, who did not have a military merit title, did not have a set of his own standing army system, and he now established a basic standing army system through the training of "100 gold" and "roll armor", and then, through this system, formulated Zhao's military merit system.

This is an important part of Zhao Yong's military reform, except for Fei Yi and Que Guanzi and Pang Cong, even Wu Guang does not know.