On the second day, Yang Siqiao came to find Wu Yanzhi's report.

For him, he was very happy to be able to go on the expedition with Wu Yanzhi. Because he entered the palace before he was ten years old, he rarely left the palace on weekdays.

This time, he followed Wu Yanzhi, but he went from Guan to Hedong, and maybe to Youzhou and Yingzhou. If you take the Shandong line when you come back, then the entire northern part of the Great Zhou has run a circle. This is of course very attractive to him, a eunuch who has grown up in the palace.

Also, his position in the palace is low, his income is meager, and he can't see any hope of promotion for the time being. Many eunuchs can't do their current positions! But this position is too low, and there is no other income, what if you are old?

The eunuch is old, and if he does not have a certain amount of savings, his life in his later years will be very bleak. If you want to change this situation, you can only achieve a high position of more than five grades, and then you can earn more money!

"See Wu Dashuai!" When Yang Siqiao saw Wu Yanzhi, he hurriedly made a big salute.

At this time, the commander of the army is the general manager, and it is okay to call him the commander.

"Brother Yang is exempt! Hurry up, please sit down and serve tea. "Wu Yanzhi is very enthusiastic.

It is very difficult to win a war if you don't mingle with the generals and non-commissioned officers! Of course, there is also military discipline, and without military discipline, it is impossible to win a battle with scattered sand.

After all, Wu Yanzhi has been a corporate executive and is a person with a high IQ. Although it is a science and engineering study, the knowledge of literature, history and philosophy is still relatively rich.

He looked at Yang Siqiao's expression and could see that he was very excited. I thought, that's fine. This person is extremely brave, with him, Yao Kuan, and Yufei, the probability of winning has increased a lot.

"Brother Yang, the last time I was drinking, I heard you say that I wanted to seek meritorious promotion, but this is Brother Yang's opportunity! If you win the battle, I guarantee that Brother Yang will have no problem wearing a scarlet shirt! Wu Yanzhi said with a smile.

Scarlet clothes? Yang Siqiao was overjoyed: "The humble position must be the marshal of the martial arts to obey the order!" ”

"Good! For the time being, you will serve as a staff officer of the army, and if necessary, I will let you lead an army into battle alone! By the way, what does Brother Yang think about defending against the Turks and flanking the Khitan? ”

"Marshal Qiqiwu, I think that Ashina is silent and untrustworthy, and he is extremely cunning! He has been coveting the states of Hequ for a long time. Now that Li Thief and Sun Thief are jointly rebelling, I think he may take the opportunity to make trouble in Hequ, but it is not known, so he must be guarded against.

Of course, they are mainly cavalry, and as long as we hold the city and defend it with heavy bows and crossbows, it is unlikely that they will capture the city. Even in places where it is not convenient to build a city, you can also build a wooden gate city and establish a defensive village. Of course, the weapons are still bows and crossbows.

However, if they could not take the city, they would attack the peasants outside the city and kill and plunder on a large scale. Therefore, the meandering area of the Great River is actually very important! ”

After he said that, seeing that Wu Yanzhi was very satisfied, he paused, took a sip of tea, and then continued on the topic just now: "As for the Khitan, there is actually no need to worry about it at present, after all, they are few people, they are strong men, and it is estimated that there are only twenty or thirty thousand at most.

Of course, in the land of Youyan in Hebei, there are vast pastures and fertile land. If he is allowed to sit big, he will definitely become a confidant of Da Zhou. If he can defeat him this time, he would suggest that all his people be moved inward.

Speaking of how to defeat them, he thought that General Cao and others would be able to meet them head-on, and the commander of Wu could go out of the Flying Fox or the military capital to attack the rear of the Khitan and capture the families of his soldiers. Then it will be rebellious, divided and disintegrated! In this way, you will definitely get the full credit.

Of course, the action must be hidden! It is necessary not only to prevent the Turks from ventilating and informing, but also to prevent the Turks from sneaking attacks. Of course, as long as the Turks are defeated, everything is not a problem. ”

"Good! Unexpectedly, Brother Yang had such a thorough grasp of the battle situation, and he would definitely be able to obtain full success in this expedition. In the evening, we got together with Li Gong and others of the Si Affiliated Temple, and rested when we were drunk. Wu Yanzhi said with great joy.

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Six days later, west of Luoyang City.

The sun is scorching.

1,200 cavalrymen lined up neatly, waiting for Wu Yanzhi and others to review. These people came from more than two dozen Zhichong Prefectures, and each military government was led by a Commander Guoyi of Zhichong Prefecture or a special general.

Wu Yanzhi took a closer look, these people were all light cavalry selected according to their own requirements, that is, the soldiers were all wearing Mingguang armor, but the horses were not wearing armor.

In the Tang Dynasty, the cavalry under the government soldier system, there were two management modes for this war horse, one was to give a subsidy of 25 yuan to the soldiers, so that the soldiers could buy horses and raise horses by themselves; The other is that the state has a horse herding superintendent, which specializes in raising and training war horses.

In practice, it's a combination of both. Because when cavalry fights, they have to lead horses to battle. The horse can also carry food, weapons, sundries, and so on.

Like Wu Yanzhi's 4,000 cavalry, in fact, there are only 3,000 cavalry who really fight, and the rest of the 1,000 people are responsible for logistics, such as raising horses and transporting supplies.

Of course, if 3,000 elite cavalry exert their might, they can defeat 100,000 soldiers. In the era of cold weapons, momentum is very important, and formation is very important.

When the two armies face each other, if one side retreats, it will inevitably collapse in an instant, and the so-called "defeat is like a mountain" is the reason.

Wu Yanzhi's two deputies, a Zuo Wei Zhonglang general named Li Quanyi, thirty-nine years old, is a Goguryeo; Another right-leading guard will be named Zhang Shang, forty-two years old.

After the three of them inspected the army, Wu Yanzhi said some clichés such as receiving awards for meritorious service and abiding by military discipline as usual.

After finishing, Wu Yan said: "General Li, you are fully responsible for this march." Tomorrow we will set off, and after arriving in Chang'an, you and General Zhang will conduct a cavalry assessment of these soldiers.

Pick out a thousand people who are better at riding and archery, as a vanguard battalion, and let Captain Yu and Staff Officer Yang lead it. The rest of the cavalry formed a rear team, with General Lee in charge of the central army; General Zhang is in charge of logistics, grain and grass, etc.!

We are responsible for military discipline, and we must strictly control it, and we will never spare those who violate military discipline! Please General Li urge all soldiers to learn to sing military songs again! ”

"Yes!"

Subsequently, Wu Yanzhi dined with these soldiers. Those soldiers were very moved, especially when they heard Wu Yanzhi say: "From now on, I will take turns to go to my own group and dine with you", most of the soldiers were so excited that they burst into tears!

In ancient times, there were strict hierarchies, and it was still very rare for a third-grade Yulin general and a county prince like Wu Yanzhi to be able to share weal and woe with soldiers!

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In the Tang Dynasty, under the government military system, the basic organization of the army was:

1. Fire, 10 people; There was a man who was the chief of the fire; (In ancient times, it meant that ten people had a stove and ate together, and the leader was, of course, the fire chief)

2. Team, 50 people; The chief officer is the team, and the ninth rank is down; Team vice-president, from the ninth grade;

3. Brigade, 100 people; The chief officer is the brigade commander, from the eighth grade;

4. Regiment, 200 people (some say 300, it should be wrong); The chief officer is the lieutenant, from the seventh grade.

Further up, it is roughly equivalent to the "division" and "brigade" level of later generations: (1) in the Sixteen Guards, led by the Zhonglang General and the Lang General; (2) In Zhichong Mansion, it is the Commander of Zhichong and the Captain of Guoyi; (3) When marching and fighting, it is divided into armies and chambers; The carriage is higher than the army;

In the Kaiyuan period, a large number of standing border soldiers and festival envoys were set up later, and after the destruction of the government military system, brigades and regiments did not exist, and teams and regiments were still retained. Replacing them with adjutant generals and other positions is also to improve the treatment of officers.