On the 23rd day of the first month of the first year of Zhou Guangshun, it was a very important day in the history of the founding of the Northern Tang Army, and on the evening of this day, in the joyful atmosphere of the small year's dinner in the front camp of the Zhangwu Army, a major military system reform quietly started, and the historians of later generations, whether official or civil, almost unanimously believed that this reform had important historical significance for ending the situation of local military division between the five generations of warlords. This was the reform of the military supervision system, which later became one of the three basic military systems of the Northern Tang Army.

Throughout the history of human military development, the history of supervising the army is long and long, and after mankind entered the stage of centralized development, the armed forces of each dynasty have a looming figure behind this system. The more mature and stable the military supervision system is, the stronger the central power's control over the armed forces, and the more the military supervision system is gradually abolished or even eliminated.

Generally speaking, the historical system of supervising the army is nothing more than divided into three modes: civilian supervising the army, military attachés supervising the army, and eunuchs supervising the army. Among them, the military attache supervising the army model has little effect, the civilian supervising military model has significant effects but the side effects are equally significant, and the relative effect is more significant and the side effects are relatively small, which is the eunuch supervising the army model that has been criticized by everyone.

It is difficult to avoid collusion between military generals to deceive and listen to military generals, and it is difficult to avoid the competition for power and profit between civilian officials and military generals in the event of civil and military discord, which will greatly reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of military operations. Therefore, since its birth, the army building system has been struggling to move forward in the resistance and opposition of the military generals.

The simple but unique system of supervising the army that appeared in the Yanzhou army at the end of the first year of Guangshun was a completely new system that was completely different from the above three system models, so that a scholar named Sima Guang a hundred years later believed that the emergence of this system was an epoch-making change and an attempt to truly realize the public ownership of military power. The subsequent development and evolution of this system eventually led to the creation of the first new type of army in history, which was highly praised by the scholar for his profound historiography...... The changes that have not been made since Zhou Wang, the soldiers of Wei Ying, and the guards of Emperor Wen's mansion are all inferior. Therefore, the great cause was made in the late Tang Dynasty, and the whole Liuhe was the old Zhou, and the foundation of the dynasty was laid in this ......"

The core of this system, which was so highly respected in later generations, was only six words - the superintendent army was built on the team.

The ruling king of the Northern Tang Dynasty believed that the reason why the military supervision system in the past dynasties finally failed was because this system was fundamentally a political system that did not belong to the military system itself, and the purpose of this system itself was to monitor and balance the army, and no one wanted to be monitored and checked, so this system went astray from the beginning of its establishment, and appeared as the opposite of the military, so it was inevitable that this system would be destroyed by military generals in every possible way.

Therefore, the ruling king of the Northern Tang Dynasty fully took this into account when designing the military supervision system, and he made the military supervision system a part of the military system, and he broke up the entire military supervision system and integrated it into the military system. Let the supervising army itself become an organic part of the army, and the supervising army is also a well-deserved soldier, but while undertaking combat functions, the large and small supervising military also play an important role in the army's indoctrination and the head of the personnel department and the military justice department.

The promotion of officers and the selection of generals will be nominated and recommended by the commander-in-chief of the unit in charge of operations, but it will be reviewed and reviewed by the chief officer in charge of supervising the work of the army, the former nomination and recommendation is mainly based on the ability and quality of the individual object, while the latter is mainly based on the political integrity and professional loyalty of the subject. At the same time, it will not affect the immediate command of the military commander at a critical moment because of the constraints of the supervising army.

More importantly, the reason why this military supervision system can succeed is not that it relies on simple decentralization and constraints, but that the branches of this system are fully embedded in the military hierarchy system, and the smallest combat unit for setting up the supervision army is the team, that is to say, there is one supervision army for every 50 people, which makes it impossible for any general of the army to completely overthrow the supervision of the army, and it is useless to deal with anyone alone, because the entire supervision system is independently responsible to its own superior leadership department. Unless this system is eradicated, the system will function without anyone. If a general uprooteth out the entire system of overseers in his own army, not to mention that this action amounts to a blatant rebellion, the action itself will cause great losses and damage to the army, and some units will even fall apart as a result......

For example, according to the system, each team has a team supervisor, each battalion has a supervisor, and the battalion and above are called the supervisors, and a general in charge of five battalions of soldiers and horses cannot directly control the army after he kills his own supervisors, because there are still five supervisors and 25 team supervisors in his troops, and the work of these grassroots supervisors will not change because of the death or replacement of their superior supervisors, and they still firmly control each unit.

In order for a soldier to hold the position of captain or chief, he needs to be nominated by the team supervisor, and the team supervisor will review it and finally submit an audit opinion report to his superior battalion supervisor, and the battalion supervisor will approve the appointment of the team leader according to the team supervisor's audit opinion report, or approve or reject it, and the battalion supervisor himself shall be responsible for this decision. Similarly, if a battalion commander wants to promote a squadron commander, he must go through the corresponding procedures, but the final approval of this appointment rests with the superior supervisor.

Of course, this system is not dead, in special circumstances, for example, in the course of a battle, the military commander needs to temporarily appoint a commander, and does not need to report to the higher level of the supervising army for approval, but only needs to obtain the consent of the supervising officer of the same level to be appointed immediately, and the appointment only needs to be reported to the higher supervisory department after the war to make up the formalities. Prior to reporting, the subject will assume the command task in the name of the inspector.

Wei Xun, the earliest officer in the Northern Tang Army, eventually served as the secretary of the guard, the secretary of the military department, and the privy envoy to the governor, which fully proved the strength and effectiveness of the military supervision system. Under the constraints of this system of supervising the army, the Northern Tang Army was not constrained by the laymen of the civilian government, so it was able to carry out its military missions relatively efficiently, but it did not break away from the control of the central government, and eventually led to the vicious consequences of the warlords separating the army and privatizing the army.

Li *, who founded this system, is actually not very proud of his so-called innovation, and in this era, he is afraid that only he knows that the invention patent of this system does not belong to him. In the era in which he lived, this system had become an inseparable part of China's modern military system, and after 80 years of practical testing, it had long been proven to be advanced and effective.

There are many people who believe that the political commissar system is the most effective means for the XXX government to control the army, which is actually a big misunderstanding. The armies of the former Soviet Union and many countries in Eastern Europe also set up a system of political commissars, but this system did not really save the socialist regimes in these countries at a critical juncture. This is because neither these countries nor the Western countries, as laymen, have recognized the essence and crux of the political commissar system.

In any case, this seemingly simple reform directly opened the ****** of the reform of the modern military system, and ultimately ensured that the mighty Chinese army in the 20th century marched from victory to victory, and that this system forged a myth, an undefeated myth in the post-industrial civilization era.

The unfortunate traverser and shameless plagiarist Li *'s own professional attributes make his understanding of this system quite profound, at least in the troubled era of warlords and feudal towns such as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, this system is definitely superior to those military supervision systems based on the so-called "civil and imperial martial arts" as the basic idea. Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin may both be the best of their time, and they may eventually have a panacea that can successfully solve the problem of the feudal town, but they will never surpass this excellent system that condenses thousands of years of wisdom and experience.

To a certain extent, this system cannot be surpassed, at least as a former political cadre from the 21st century, Li * thinks so.

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"The duty of the supervising army, the supervisors, and even the team supervisors is not to monitor their comrades, nor to interfere with and hinder their independent command power and decision-making power in the course of battle; the establishment of the supervisory army is not to oppose the military commander-in-chief, and special attention should be paid to this point in the course of exercising the duties and powers of the supervisors. As the first professional supervisor in our army, I hope that you can clearly understand this point and correctly position yourself in your daily training and operations, otherwise the first person to be cut off by this system will be you, the supervisor, yourself......"

Li *'s extremely serious face and aggressive gaze made Wei Xun a little breathless, at this moment he was not quite able to understand the significance of Li *'s words, but there was one thing he was very sober, the commander was serious, not talking and playing.

"Then whether it's the prison army or the supervisor, what do you have to do on weekdays?"

Wei Xun asked confusedly.

"At present, the day-to-day duties of the supervisors and supervisors are threefold, namely, to examine and approve the appointment of officers and officers of each unit, to formulate and supervise the actual implementation of military law regulations, and to educate officers and men in discipline and responsibility—"

Wei Xun listened for a while with a blink of eyes, pondered for a long time, and said: "That is to say, I have the final say on who is promoted and appointed in the army, and I also have the final say on whose head is beaten with a military stick?" ”

Li * smiled, this former gangster is really very perceptive about this kind of thing, and he didn't use the wrong person!

"It doesn't matter who you say and who you appoint, because both the team officer and the battalion officer have the power to nominate whom, who to promote and who not to promote, they say, and you decide whether what they say or not. To put it simply, you don't have the right to nominate someone as an officer, Shen Chen has the right, but his nomination must be reviewed and reconsidered by you, if you don't agree to this nomination, then his nomination will not be counted, and this person cannot be promoted, if you agree to his nomination, this promotion can be officially counted, and this person can become an officer, understand? ”

"I understand, that is, the good guy is done by Shen Xiucai, and the bad guy is my old Wei to be the ......" Wei Xun said dejectedly.

Li * nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you understand it very well, and the metaphor is also very appropriate-"

"Then how do you know if you should agree to Shen Xiucai's nomination?" Wei Xun said with a bitter face.

Li *'s face became solemn: "Shen Chen's nomination is made based on this person's ability and performance, and you have to assess whether this person is politically reliable, whether he can abide by military discipline and military regulations, and even including the origin of this person, you have to find a way to investigate clearly, and also, you have to establish a file resume for all the officers who have been promoted by you, Shen Chen is responsible for commanding the war, these things should not be done by him, you should do it, it is best!" ”

Wei Xun's eyes rolled back and forth, racking his brains to think, and finally asked another question: "What does it mean to be politically reliable?" ”

Li * thought for a while: "For example, you have to find out whether this person will be a spy sent by the enemy, and for example, now that we have offended the Gao family, you also have to find out whether this person has a secret relationship with the Gao family, and how close the relationship is." Even, in the future, when the team grows larger, you have to find out if this person has anything to do with the court of Bianliang, and so on......"

Wei Xun's eyes suddenly lit up: "The adult wants me to find out whether this person is loyal to the adult?" ”

Li* looked at Wei Xun, he didn't expect someone like Wei Xun to comprehend any advanced concept of loyalty.

He groaned and said in a sincere tone: "Loyalty is not directed against any one person, loyalty is directed at the collective. For example, as soldiers in Yanzhou, we should be loyal to our father Sangzi in Yanzhou; As members of the front battalion, we should be loyal to the army as a collective; As a warrior who lives and dies with others, we should be loyal to our comrades and comrades......"

Wei Xun was dumbfounded.

Li* smiled: "You don't understand now, do you?" ”

He thought about it again and said, "Let's take an analogy, Shen Chen promoted a person, but this person may have been a slave in the Gao family originally, and his background is similar to mine. Even this person may still be a slave of the Gao family, but he fought bravely on the front line, commanded battles with great talent, shed blood, sweat, and made military exploits for Yanzhou, and this person is not very fond of me because of the relationship between father and son in the high servant. So at this time, what do you do? ”

Wei Xun lowered his head and thought for a long time, raised his head and blinked his eyes, and said, "The Inferior Rank Council agrees to Shen Xiucai's nomination and approves this appointment." But the lowly will put an eyeliner around this person to prevent him from privately mobilizing troops to do things that are not good for adults......"

Li * was taken aback, he looked Wei Xun up and down again, and exclaimed, "How did you come up with that?" ”

Wei Xun smiled embarrassedly: "When you were a lowly official, you knew that rewards and punishments should be fair, so that the brothers on the road will obey you." Some people are talented and capable, but such people may often refuse to obey, and the way to deal with these things is that they should be used, but if they break the rules, they will be taught a heavy lesson. Although such people are not intimate, they are really capable, and it is unfair not to use them, whether they are officials or splashers, the word justice must be spoken, otherwise the brothers under them will not accept it......"

Li * nodded with great appreciation: "Nowadays, many officials don't understand this truth, those people have read a stomach full of books in vain, it is better for you to understand the truth."

He exhaled softly: "It seems that there is nothing wrong with choosing you to be this supervisor, and if you can handle the appointment of officers, it is military law, and it is the most suitable for you to be in charge......

Wei Xun hesitated for a moment and asked, "My lord, these things are in the hands of the lord of the battalion in the army. Why do you leave these things to your subordinates? ”

Li * smiled: "What, leave it to you, can't you do it?" ”

Wei Xun shook his head: "That's not what it means, there can only be one commander in the barracks, this is a rule since ancient times, such as the selection and appointment of officers, as well as military law sentencing, these things are all important power in the army, and the commander will never entrust it to others." It's the first time I've heard of someone who has delegated all these powers like this......"

Li * nodded and said lightly: "Do you remember Luzi Pass?" ”

Wei Xun said: "Remember, the Lord authorized Shen Xiucai to temporarily control and command the whole team!" ”

Li * said with a smile: "That's it, everyone collects firewood and the flame is high, there are fifty people in Team C, and now the whole battalion is almost two hundred robes, relying on me alone, covered in iron, how many nails can I make?" Shen Chen is good at dealing with the enemy, you are good at observing people and seeing things, Brother Zhou is good at financial management, and Liu Heng is good at bargaining...... Don't laugh, these are all skills, they are all knowledge. In this world, not only what is said in the book is called learning, as long as you pay attention to everything, it is learning. Although I have been an officer of Team C for a few months, after all, my time in the army is quite short, and it is wishful thinking to lead an army by one person......

He sighed: "This world is dark, there is no military power, anyone can cut you with a knife, we are too few people now, and our strength is too small, so we can do too little, many unfair things, we can only watch and take care of it...... But there is a weak heart, not only us, but Li Observation, whose status in Yanzhou is transcendent and admired by everyone, in fact, it is just a face. There are many things, even his old man can't manage it, let alone us little people? Therefore, we must grasp the soldiers in our hands even more, which is our strength and the basis for protecting ourselves. With soldiers in our hands, no one can help us. Therefore, it is necessary not only to grasp the power of the army, but also to gradually train this army to become stronger and stronger, and to bring it bigger and bigger. I remember that when I first arrived in Team C, there were only about 20 people in the team, and when we went out to patrol Luzi Pass, it was 38 people, before the mutiny, it was 54 people, and now it is 207 people-one day, we will have thousands, tens of thousands of soldiers, at that time, not to mention the Gao family and the Dingyan army, even the court of Bianliang, they will not dare to provoke us easily, and they will also look down on us......"

Speaking of this, he said leisurely: "It's just these, I can't do it alone, if I don't have a group of brothers who can follow me to the soup and fire and have their own strengths, I can't use a single Li * fart." Therefore, not only can I not take power, but I must further delegate power, and only when every brother takes care of this army as if it were his own home, can our team grow from the current situation to a strong army in the world......"

Wei Xun was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Your Excellency, please forgive me for being rude to my humble position—my lord has entrusted such a heavy power to his humble position, so he is not worried about appointing a private person in the army to cultivate his henchmen?" Adults are not soldiers on the first day, nor are they scholars who have just become officials, so they should know the rules in the Zhangwu Army today. If the humble position betrays the trust of the adult, how will the adult deal with the humble position? ”

He asked this question quite boldly, and Li * opened his eyes and thought for a long time, and said with a smile: "Wei Xun, if you can really cultivate a private army of your own party in the army, will it be my turn to deal with you?" I'm afraid that if you don't deal with me at that time, thank God...... I'm not going to deal with you after that's happening, I'm not going to let that happen. This is both to save myself and to save you...... Therefore, you, the supervisor, do not have the right to nominate people, and the officers who are promoted will only be grateful to Shen Chen, who nominated them, but will not be grateful to you, and you want to cultivate party henchmen in the army...... It's so hard......"

Wei Xun touched his nose a little discouraged and asked, "What if Da Xiucai uses the right to nominate to cultivate party henchmen in the army?" ”

Li* glanced at him angrily: "Are you, the prison officer, eating dry food?" If something like that really happens, it will be a dereliction of duty on your part as a prison guard, and I will naturally look for your bad luck......"

Wei Xun nodded: "My lord is really born with the means of leading troops-"

Li * was angry and funny: "This is not a means, it is a system!" ”

Wei Xun asked: "Since he is in charge of military law, does he have the right to kill?" ”

Li * nodded: "Yes, but all death sentences must be reported to me for review, except for the execution of battlefield discipline, but you remember, you have no right to kill the commander of the same rank - no matter when!" ”

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Today's first watch, the second watch is in the evening, everyone is welcome to smash the ticket......