Chapter 64: Establishing Rules
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An army, if it does not have serious discipline and rules, will inevitably be reduced to a rabble.
Chao Chong attached great importance to the construction of the army on Liangshan. This is an armed force that you can fully control, and it is the capital to settle down in this world, and it is worth the effort.
Chao Chong mixed the original Chao Guard's 100 Pu sword soldiers and 50 archers, and 1,000 soldiers from Erlongshan and hundreds of minions from Liangshan, so as to realize the mode of veterans leading new soldiers and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
It was organized into 2 cavalry, 4 infantry, and 1 navy, a total of 7 soldiers, and the rest of the old and weak minions, the old ones stayed in the mountains to do sundries, or enriched into the administrative system. When the young soldiers are damaged in battle, the recruit battalion selects soldiers for rapid replenishment to avoid the decline in combat effectiveness.
Similarly, in this way, the heads of each capital will no longer have the right to recruit troops independently, and they can only go to the new barracks to transfer troops if they need to replenish their troops.
After the basic establishment of the troops was completed, Chao Chong made detailed regulations on military discipline, military style, military appearance, training, and rulings on combat merits.
In terms of military discipline:
These soldiers have no culture, and they can't remember the military discipline that is too cumbersome. So Chao Chong only formulated eight military laws!
Article 1: Obey the command in all actions, and those who do not obey the order will be killed!
Article 2: Kill the enemy bravely, and kill those who retreat from the battle!
Article 3: Care for comrades-in-arms, and abandon the wounded in private fights!
Article 4: Unity of thought, those who talk nonsense are chased!
Article 5: All seizures must be returned to the public, and those who compete for private possession will be beheaded!
Article 6: Clarify military merits, reward and punish those who are unfair!
Article 7: Alcohol is forbidden in the army, and those who drink alcohol are not banned!
Article 8: Care for the people, rob and disturb the people!
With these eight military disciplines, it is simple and easy to remember, no matter who it is, as long as it makes a mistake, it will never be merciful.
In terms of military style:
After waking up in the morning, we will do housekeeping and bedding tidying.
Every morning before training, the group sings three songs, namely "Qin Feng", "Breaking the Formation", and "Chaotianque".
Three songs need to be sung before breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, namely "Military Discipline", "Military Style", and "Military Appearance".
After resting for half an hour in the evening, the ideological education class begins. Storytelling.
Military appearance: mainly military salutes, uniforms, flags, and ranks.
The military salute is:
The long body stands upright, representing the dignity of the soldier and never giving in;
Holding a weapon in the left hand, it means that the soldier is always vigilant;
The right hand is clenched into a fist and clapped on the heart, representing the sacrifice of one's loyalty.
The military uniforms are:
Uniform pitch-black cloth clothes. Leather armor, iron armor and above equipment.
The military flags are:
Leopard Tao rides, a three-zhang leopard Tao flag.
Long Xiang rides, a three-zhang flying dragon flag.
Infantry battalion, a three-zhang Canglong flag.
Water barracks, a three-zhang Xuanwu flag.
The military ranks are:
a back flag behind the chief; The captain has two back guards; The three back flags of the capital, the head of the sect, and the marquis of Yu. No text is written on the flag, and the flag pattern shall prevail.
Training:
First, we must train in the army. Including standing in line arrangement, dividing the team into groups, distinguishing companions, advancing and retreating, standing and lying and other common sense. Then there is the lineup, the count, the walk, the run, the turn, and the salute.
The second step is to practice martial arts. The head of the capital or the head of the sect urges the soldiers to practice some simple moves, three moves of spearmen, three moves of sword and shield soldiers, and collective salvo of archers, and the skillful use of them is also not small.
In terms of military merit ruling:
The combat effectiveness of a unit derives to a large extent from the system of rewards and punishments. Units with clear rewards and punishments are generally relatively strong in combat.
How to achieve fairness in rewards and punishments? Is there an officer who is free to rule according to his likes and dislikes, or does he abide by a certain system?
Chao Chong referred to the calculation method of military merits in the Qin Dynasty and formulated a fixed system of ruling on military merits.
First of all: the military merit ruling will be calculated from now on, and the previous credit of all people will be cleared. Military merit is calculated according to the number of enemies killed, killing 1 enemy, counting 1 point of military merit, and cutting off the enemy's left ear counts. 1 captive is counted as 1 military merit. Those who participate in the war but have no military merits will only receive a monetary reward.
Second, the battlefield should be cut off as a unit, cooperate with each other, and advance and retreat together. The number of war dead in Shizhong was greater than the number of military merits, and the commander was dismissed.
Third, the team implements the captain responsibility system. The number of war dead in the team is greater than the number of military merits, and the captain is dismissed.
Fourth, the capital is responsible for the implementation of the system. If the number of war dead in the capital is greater than the number of military merits, the head of the capital will be dismissed, and the head of the sect or the marquis of Yu will take over.
Fifth, the list of levels
0 points of military merit, for the soldiers, only care about food and clothing, no money.
2 points of military merit, for a one-star soldier, in charge of food and clothing, 2 yuan per month.
4 points of military merit, a two-star soldier, in charge of food and clothing, and 4 yuan per month.
6 points of military merit, for a three-star soldier, in charge of food and clothing, 6 yuan per month.
8 points of military merit, for a four-star soldier, in charge of food and clothing, 8 yuan per month.
10 points of military merit, for a five-star soldier, in charge of food and clothing, 10 yuan per month.
Those who have 10 points of military merit can retire at any time. It will continue to be paid for 3 years.
Soldiers who are disabled are calculated according to the military merit halved, and the salary is paid until the end of the day. For soldiers who die in battle, their families will be given a ten-year allowance based on their full military merits.
Above.
As soon as the article on the military merit list was posted, it immediately caused an uproar in the army. The soldiers knew exactly how they were going to get rich. Moreover, there are corresponding arrangements for discharge, disability, and war death, and there are no worries. Most of the soldiers on the mountain are bachelors, but there are still relatives under the mountain. If you can make military merits and get money, you can also help your poor relatives, and even if you die in battle, you can also create a wealth for your relatives in your hometown.
Now the living expenses of the Great Song Dynasty in January need about 1.5 yuan, living in the county, you can earn 4 yuan a month, you can live a good life, if you can earn 10 yuan a month, it should be a very nourishing kind of life.
The officers felt some pressure, and if their own troops were to die too many in a battle, they would be dismissed, which would be too humiliating.
Wu Song and these all-level officers were gearing up to see who could break through 10 points of military merit first.
10 points of military merit for ordinary soldiers, may be a number that cannot be reached in a lifetime, but for generals of the level of Lin Chong, Wu Song, Luda, Shen Tu, Yang Zhi, and Thunder, it is almost a task that can be completed in one battle, the difference is only who completes it first!
In order to facilitate the calculation and verification of military merits, Chao Chong had to spend three days to implement the identification of Arabic numerals in the army.
From 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
After that, each soldier is given his or her own unique military number.
Lin Chong's number is 0001, Yang Zhi's number is 0002, Thunder's number is 0003, Wu Song's number is 0004, Luda's number is 0005, Shi Qian's number is 0007, Liu Tang's number is 0008, Ruan Xiaoer's number is 0009, Chaoyang's number is 0010, Shen Tulie's number is 0011, Dongfang Xiao's number is 0012, Li Kui's number is 0013, Chao Sheng's number is 0014, Ruan Xiaowu's number is 0015, Ruan Xiaoqi's number is 0016, Cao Zheng's number is 0017, Zhang Laojiaotou's number is 0018, Li Zhong's number is 0019, Zhou Tong's number is 0020, Lu Fang's number is 0021, and Guo Sheng's number is 0022.
In other armies, soldiers and so on are given a lifetime number for each person.
Of course, the honor and wealth represented by the level of military merit cannot be underestimated, so Chao Chong asked Du Qian, who was in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Logistics, to cast iron plates one by one, a round iron plate the size of a fist, engraved with the soldier's lifetime number, and then a horizontal sword through the five stars. The stars are white. It means that everyone is a soldier with 0 combat merits.
Whenever a level is reached, the blacksmith is asked to plate a star with brass to represent a level up. Such an iron medal can be worn by him all the way to level five.
Military discipline, military style, military appearance, training, rulings on combat merits, soldier numbers, and other matters made Chao Chong's head dizzy, and after ten days, it was basically straightened out, and the troops entered the regular stage.
At this time, Chao Gai hijacked the Birth Gang and occupied Shuibo Liangshan, and the matter also spread all over Jingdong West Road and Jingdong East Road.
Cai Jing, who got the news, immediately urged the Jeju government to send troops to exterminate Chaogai. Jeju Prefecture Yin hurriedly dispatched troops.
At this time, we have to talk about the military establishment of the Great Song Dynasty.
Before the Song Dynasty, the country had a small population, and in order to alleviate the financial pressure caused by the excessive army, the army used a small number of elite standing soldiers, and then in wartime, the whole country mobilized and conscripted the militia, and those standing soldiers were used as grassroots officers. In this way, the army can be expanded more than tenfold in an instant. Enough to meet most of the needs of the war. The common people are also very armed because they are often conscripted.
During the Han and Tang dynasties, it was said that a standing soldier could defeat ten grassland soldiers, and a militia could defeat three grassland soldiers.
Although the legend is a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen that the quality of the soldiers at that time was very high.
In order to alleviate social contradictions, the Great Song Dynasty allowed the landless population to move freely, do business freely, and incorporated the criminal youth into the army, so up to now, the Great Song Dynasty has a total of more than 80 standing forbidden troops, and the militia regiments organized by the township are innumerable.
As a result, the standing army has put tremendous pressure on the state's finances, and the quality of the soldiers has also been lowered to the point where only three standing soldiers can win a victory over one steppe soldier.
The establishment of the troops of the Great Song Dynasty adopted a five- and ten-level system, which was divided into four levels: army, general, department, and team from high to low. 50 people for a team; 10 teams for one section; 5 for one general; The number will be an army.
The general is the basic tactical unit of the Great Song Dynasty, with a quota of 2,500 soldiers, plus some logistics soldiers and horses, totaling about 3,000 people. The garrison in Bianliang, Tokyo is called the Central Forbidden Army, and the garrison in the state capitals is called the box soldiers, and there are a total of 92 general box soldiers in the country, and each general is called the capital supervisor. For example, Huang Xin, the town of Sanshan, is the chief officer of the Qingzhou Mansion, and the commander of the soldiers and horses.
The army is a frontal combat unit, and the chief officer is called the commander of soldiers and horses. There are a total of 23 roads in the Great Song Dynasty. 1 army is stationed on each road, and several generals and horses are under command. For example, Jingdong East Road governs 8 prefectures of Qingzhou, Yizhou, Mizhou, Weizhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou, Qizhou, and Zizhou, with a total of 4 generals. Qin Ming, the head of the soldiers and horses.
Not every state capital has a general stationed in the state, and Jeju, as an ordinary capital city, only has its own regimental training troops. The regimental training made Huang An.
Huang An got the order of Fu Yin and secretly called him unlucky, but he had to send a regiment to train soldiers and servants, and he gathered enough more than 1,000 people to come to Liangshan.
The capital city of Jeju is in Jinyeong City, east of Yangsanbo, which is also the focus of Shi Qian's Intelligence Department.
Chao Chong reported the news to Chao Gai, and Chao Gai wanted to bring Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Zhu Gui, Du Qian and others to discuss countermeasures. Chao Chong stopped: "The two military divisions have the right to staff the military, but Zhu Gui, Du Qian and others belong to the administrative staff of the six departments, so it is not appropriate to participate in military discussions. It is sufficient to inform them of the situation afterwards. ”
Chao Gai agreed, so he only recruited Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, so Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, and Chao Chong discussed for an afternoon, set a strategy to lure the enemy in, and discussed the specific details.
Afterwards, Chao Chong returned to the barracks and began to deploy troops.
After the three drums, the generals gathered, and Chao Chong announced the news that Jeju regimental training envoy Huang An was about to attack.
When everyone heard this, they were not afraid, but they were eager to try to see who would accumulate 10 military merits first.
Chao Chong said: "Huang An came from the east, with more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and they took the initiative to attack, and they must need hundreds of ships. To snatch the fishermen's boats and anchor them, they needed a suitable place, and I guess the most suitable place was the lake in Shijie Village. If they come by boat, their horses will stay on the shore. I am short of horses in Liangshan, so I will send it intimately, and Huang An can also be called: timely rain. ”
The crowd laughed.
Chao Chong said: "I order, Lin Chong Leopard Tao Cavalry, Yang Zhilong Xiang Cavalry, prepare three days of dry food, set off immediately, take refuge near Shijie Village, hide their whereabouts, and wait for the Huang'an army to enter the waters of Liangshanbo by boat, immediately seize the horses on the shore, and block the waterfront." Above. ”
Lin Chong and Yang Zhi knelt down on one knee and said, "Take the order!" ”
Chao Chong said: "The reeds and beaches in the waters of Liangshan are like a labyrinth. I'm afraid that the Huang'an fleet will get lost in the water and give up halfway through the attack. Nguyen Thi Thi Thiong needed to send someone to lure him into becoming impatient in the water. It is also necessary to smoothly lead its fleet to the golden sand beach at the foot of Liangshan. and assembled the navy to stand by outside the golden beach, and when they saw the wolf smoke burning on our shore, they immediately killed and attacked the convoy of the officers and soldiers. Above. ”
Ruan Xiaoer knelt down on one knee and said, "Take the order!" ”
Chao Chong said again; "The rest of the infantry are leading the troops in the golden beach, and we have to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers!"
Lei Ting, Wu Song, Luda, and Liu Tang knelt down on one knee and said, "Take the order!" ”
All plans stopped, just waiting for Huang An's soldiers and horses to come.
But a plan is a plan, and things can never go 100% according to your plan. Originally, it was only a day's journey from Jining to the edge of Liangshan, but Huang An took a thousand soldiers and horses to grind and grind, and it took three days to rush to Shijie Village.
They walked all the way, and the people scolded all the way behind.
Lin Chong and Yang Zhi had been waiting for two days on the outskirts of Shijie Village, and the three days of dry food they originally brought were left for one day, if they couldn't wait for Huang An to come, Lin Chong and they would have to rob the nearby villages, but in that case, their whereabouts would be undoubtedly exposed.
Fortunately, God favored Huang An and the others finally arrived in Shijie Village when Lin Chong was running out of dry food. The boats that collected the fishermen were very smooth, and these officers and soldiers could not fight a war, but they could rob the people, and they were familiar with the way, and in less than a day, they robbed 200 fishing boats, large and small. Early the next morning, he went into the water and drove to Liangshan Bonai.
After eating all the dry food, Lin Chong and Yang Zhi, who were almost exposed, held back their anger and immediately started to act.
Although the leopard Tao cavalry and the dragon cavalry are cavalry, but Liangshan lacks horses, two hundred cavalry, only to be equipped with less than twenty horses, the soldiers are taking turns to get on the horse to be familiar with riding, if you want to talk about riding, it is actually non-existent.
The captain of the first team of the Long Xiang Cavalry came out and said to Yang Zhi: "Dutou, there are still 100 officers and soldiers in the village, if they attack like this, they can certainly win, but the soldiers will not be trained for a long time, and the casualties will be heavy." Good steel is applied to the blade, why don't we gather twenty horses and lead them under the leadership of a brave leader. The non-horseless sergeant attacked head-on, and the sergeant on horseback made a detour and attacked from behind, shaking the hearts of the officers and soldiers, and then extinguishing them with one blow! The casualties must have been much smaller. ”
Yang Zhi laughed and said, "Good plan! ”
Lin Chong has been in the army for many years, so he can naturally see the benefits of this plan, and agrees: "It is indeed a good plan." Who is this person? ”
Yang Zhi said proudly: "Qiu Huan, the captain of the first team under my command. Originally, he was born in the forbidden army, and he was unhappy for his friends, so he killed Shangguan by mistake, and fled to Erlong Mountain without thinking about himself, and later became my subordinate. This time, I selected the cavalry, and I transferred it. ”
Dongfang Xiao also beheaded Shangguan and a group of soldiers because he was dissatisfied with Shangguan's order to slaughter the village, and was framed by the army for betraying the country and fleeing to Western Xia for glory, saying: "The villain in the forbidden army is in charge, and it is difficult for heroes to perform, so it is better to be happy and revenge!" ”
Qiu Huan has always admired Dongfang Xiao, the head of the sect with a little melancholy but high martial arts, and he is also very useful in his heart.
Lu Fang also thought this suggestion was good, so he said, "Then who is the centralized commander of this cavalry?" ”
The cavalry is fast and powerful, so it is naturally easier to obtain military merits. Since the Leopard Tao Cavalry and the Long Xiang Cavalry are two troops, there is naturally a competitive relationship.
Lin Chong was still more generous, and said: "Since the idea is from Long Xiangqi, then you should use the horses uniformly." Chao Yang, transfer the horses to the dragon horse! ”
Chao Yang didn't care about this and nodded in agreement.
After all, Lu Fang was arrogant and a little angry, but looking at the generous Lin Chong and the silent Chao Yang, weren't they all angry? I wanted to speak up, but I was soft-spoken, and finally swallowed this breath.
Yang Zhi likes fame, how can he miss such an opportunity to be in the limelight. He Lin Chong pushed twice, and then happily accepted the war horse ridden by Leopard Tao, and organized it into twenty knights, led by Yang Zhi, Dongfang Xiao, and Guo Sheng, and whipped around the back of the village.
Lin Chong led all the remaining infantry sergeants to attack from the front.
The officers and soldiers left behind in the village heard the sound, came out to take a look, and were shocked, why did there be so many thieves! The officers and soldiers left behind hurriedly set up defense at the entrance of the village, while Lin Chong approached slowly with the walking sergeants.
The officers and soldiers did not have sophisticated strong crossbows, only a few archers shot arrows, and it didn't play much role, Lin Chong led people to within twenty steps, exhaled and made a peace, suddenly accelerated, and led everyone to start charging.
The three generals Lin Chong, Chao Yang, and Lu Fang pierced through the defense line of the officers and soldiers like sharp knives, and the infantry sergeants behind them cooperated with each other to kill the enemy. For each kill, he covered his companion to cut off the enemy's left ear and put it into his arms with joy.
The officers and soldiers resisted step by step, complaining bitterly in their hearts. At this moment, only the sound of horses' hooves was heard behind the village, and Yang Zhi, Dongfang Xiao, and Guo Sheng led 20 cavalry roaring like a flood, and the officers and soldiers suddenly collapsed and fled in all directions.
The leopard cavalry and the dragon cavalry began to chase the officers and soldiers like ducks, and the officers and soldiers did not even have the courage to turn around and resist when they fled.
The battle was a complete victory, killing more than 80 people and capturing more than 20 people. More than 200 good horses and more than 300 bad horses were obtained, and the problem of leopard Tao riding and Long Xiang riding war horses was solved at once.
Some sergeants were about to snatch good horses and ride them, but Lin Chong scolded: "Presumptuous! Have you forgotten the military law that all seizures have to be attributed to? ”
Only then did the sergeants restrain themselves.
Considering Chao Chong's order to block the waterfront, Lin Chong and Yang Zhi discussed it, and then temporarily selected two hundred good horses to be ridden by the sergeants. After the victory of this battle, it will be officially distributed.