The weather is getting warmer, and all kinds of work in the fields are in full swing. The people live on food, and everyone is looking forward to a good year. On the open field south of Ji County, Yuan Xi led his subordinates to watch the people's army training.

It has been two months since the People's Army was stationed here, and in the past two months, everyone has not relaxed, not only the commanders and instructors, but also the soldiers are full of energy. These people came out of the regular official army and became a ragtag army of the people's army, and they actually had some ideas in their hearts, but the atmosphere of the people's army was quite good, so they also dispelled their ideas.

After Gao Sheng, the general of Yijing's siege of Gongsun Zhan, led his troops to Ji County, he handed over to Yuan Xi and hurried back. In this way, Yuan Xi grabbed the military and political affairs of Youzhou. is also his identity relationship, otherwise Yuan Shao would definitely not put so much power.

The troops given to him by Yuan Shao were all second-rate goods, and the elites were all transferred to the south. I don't want to think that Youzhou is close to the northern Xinjiang, and the desert in the north is full of Hulu, how can you do it without elite soldiers. But at this time, Yuan Shaoman's mind was all about going south, so he couldn't take care of it. Besides, in the land of Youzhou, as long as you hold a few passes such as Juyong, the problem is not very big. The Xiongnu Xianbei people were too busy to take care of themselves, and they would not come to harass Youzhou.

Yuan Xi divided this group of second-rate weak soldiers into two halves, the old, weak, sick and disabled went to Tuntian, and the elite soldiers were incorporated into the people's army. And all the food and salary were supplied to the people's army.

Looking at the two groups of people in front of him, Yuan Xi still frowned deeply.

Zhao Yun pointed ahead and said, "Most of the new soldiers are recruits, and their combat effectiveness is insufficient. Moreover, morale is not high. I'm afraid I won't be able to quickly integrate into the people's army. ”

Yuan Xi said: "What about Lu Fang? Go brainwashing...... Oh no, do the ideological work, you are the commissar and have to be responsible. ”

Lu Fang was also on the side, and said busily: "I'm doing it, but the effect is not ideal." In my opinion, it's better to break up and integrate into a second company. ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's okay, everyone will be promoted." ”

Several people laughed. Whenever the organization expanded, the squad leader was promoted to platoon commander, and the company commander was promoted to battalion commander. There are 2,000 new recruits this time, and Zhao Yun, the battalion commander, is enough to be promoted to brigade commander.

"Still." Yuan Xi advised: "Take your time, the dilution ratio is too large, which is not conducive to organizational construction, I think let's take it slowly." What we have is time. ”

Lu Fang took the order and went down to arrange the work. Yuan Xi's leadership team gradually began to run smoothly. It's just that I always feel that some key roles are missing.

He turned to Tian Chou, who was watching to the side, and said, "Mr. Tian, what do you think of my thoughts about the General Staff yesterday?" ”

After the army was completed, Yuan Xi planned to borrow the staff system of later generations to improve the accuracy of decision-making. At this time, the war was completely dependent on individuals, and each general led a troop, and wherever he fought, the people who led the troops were powerful, and the soldiers were powerful, and the people who led the troops were weak, and the soldiers were weak. It is precisely because there are many excellent generals on Cao Cao's side that he can often win battles. Yuan Xi didn't have any talent here, so he had to rely on planning and collective wisdom to reduce the chance of making mistakes.

Although Tian Chou is not familiar with military affairs, he is well-planned and suitable for being a staff officer. The Germans say that if you have a brain and are diligent, you can be a chief of staff. Tian Chou happens to have both.

Tian Chou shook his head and said, "What you said, I went back and thought about it carefully." While there are merits, they cannot be applied. First, the so-called staff needs to understand every detail on the battlefield before it can formulate a plan, which requires on-the-spot inspections on the front line, but when it comes to actual combat, I am afraid that there is not much time. The ones who know the actual situation best are still those front-line generals. Second, even if you have an order, if you want to give it, you may still lag behind, resulting in a delay in the fighter. Although the former enemy generals did not have such careful considerations, they were able to make decisions at the first time. You know, the fighter is fleeting, and if you have to wait for the order from the General Staff, it will be too late. ”

Yuan Xi had a headache, and the two problems he said were the difference between ancient and modern external conditions. Modern troops have radio communications, which can command the army in real time, and concentrate the wisdom of decision-making, just like the brain connecting to the body, effective and direct. However, in ancient times, we had to rely on heralds, and communication was inconvenient, and it was easy to delay the fighters when they came and went. The role of the general staff is much smaller, and many times it is to close your eyes and fight indiscriminately.

"Uh...... I'll think about this again, and I'll go back and refine it. ”

Tian Chou said: "Instead of thinking about this problem, it is better to think about how to improve the knowledge of generals. ”

Yuan Xi's eyes lit up and said, "I've also thought about this, the generals who lead the troops are the brains of an army. In order to improve the correctness of policy decisions, it is necessary to sum up and learn more from combat examples. I have asked Lu Fang to sort out the ancient and modern war cases, and I will gather the generals to explain them next. In addition, at the end of each battle, everyone had to sum up the gains and losses and pass them on to the whole army for learning. ”

Tian Chou thought for a while and said, "This is not a bad way. ”

Yuan Xi gushed endlessly: "We have to sum up a few principles, individual combat, small team combat, large corps combat, when to defend, when to chase, when to attack, when to break through, there must be detailed rules, compiled into a book, for officers above the company level to study." It is better to have a few mantras that can be memorized by the whole army. ”

Zhao Yun interjected: "Regarding this, there happens to be a person among us who is very familiar with it. ”

"Who?"

"Gao Shun."

Yuan Xi slapped his head, how could he forget this fierce man. Since Gao Shun joined the People's Army, it has been like water entering the sea, and he immediately went to the focus of attention. But in fact, Gao Shun is now like a fish in water in the people's army, not only because of his amazing art, but also because of his amazing art, he is widely praised by the soldiers. In several competitions, his company, platoon, and squad were able to win the three armies. Because of his experience, even the platoon commander of the smiling tiger Li Ping had to listen to him.

"Very good, this matter will fall on Gao Shun."

Yuan Xi said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you also have to step up your training, if you want to marry my righteous sister Diao Chan, you have to pass the pass of Gao Shun." ”

Zhao Yun's face turned red and smiled awkwardly. This tough guy who won't blink in the face of thousands of troops doesn't seem to be able to open his eyes on women.

Negotiate properly. Yuan Xi ordered the People's Army to form two new companies and two battalions. The rest of the people were all stationed in Ji County. The rest followed him south.

Now the area around Yijing is decayed, but the land bordering the Nanpi generation is also vacant. Yuan Xi planned to dig out the land, part of it as a bargaining chip to trade with the Cui family, part of it planned to reclaim it for tuntian, and the rest to encourage the displaced people to claim the land. To this end, he intended to decree that anyone who was willing to cultivate these lands should work diligently within three years, and after three years the land would be his own.

I believe that with this measure, those tenants who are attached to the Youzhou clan can also have a place to stay.