Chapter 41: The New Army Becomes an Army
At the beginning of November, after more than half a year of intense training, the new army finally completed its entire training plan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
A grand ceremony for the establishment of the new army is about to begin, and the Gaochang civil and military forces led by Yang Han and Wei Shuo gather in the school field.
Early in the morning, a total of 12,000 cavalry of the New Army gathered in the school field, all of them lined up and waited in strict order.
As far as the eye can see, the sea of people is boundless, and one after another neat phalanxes seem to have no end in sight, and flags flutter in the array, hunting in the cold wind.
Among them, the spears are dense like a forest, and the horizontal knives, Mo knives, and sabers shine with dazzling metallic light.
Everyone had never seen such a strict military appearance, and the spirit displayed by the new army made countless people present feel excited.
Under the infection of such an atmosphere, everyone is excited, and some people can't help but talk to each other.
"Captain Wei is worthy of being the apprentice taught by General Du, and as soon as the new army comes out, it is really extraordinary."
"This is called a famous teacher and a high apprentice."
"Isn't it?! Don't look at Wei Duwei's youth, he can't stop other people's great abilities, no wonder Lord Taishou has always been kind to him. ”
Wei Shuo was wearing Mingguang armor, with a horizontal sword at his waist, and a black cloak, standing majestically at the forefront, full of heroic spirit, Xu Zhao, Li Wei and other generals were lined up on both sides.
The auspicious time had arrived, and Wei Shuo, who was dressed in military uniform, walked up to Yang Han and asked, "Your Excellency, the soldiers have been prepared. ”
"Let's get started!"
"No!"
Wei Shuo rode a white high-headed horse, and strode along the avenue to the parade platform under the escort of elite horses.
He first bowed to the civil and military forces behind him, and then turned his horse's head and stood in front of the high platform, facing the soldiers of the new army on the school ground.
Wei Shuo got up and pulled out the horizontal knife, the tip of the knife was obliquely straight into the air, and roared angrily: "The military parade ceremony has officially begun!" ”
Immediately, a long horn sounded suddenly, and the originally noisy school field instantly fell silent.
Then came the dull sound of war drums, heavy and shocking, neat and regular.
The same one after another, wave after wave, from a distance, kept rolling over the school field.
At the same time, to the sound of rumbling war drums, there was a faint sound of clattering horses' hooves and rumbling wheels.
After hearing the sound of war drums, everyone immediately became solemn and raised their eyes to the east of the school field.
I saw that under the illumination of the sun, sixteen chariots of the Spring and Autumn Period were arranged in a square array, slowly galloping from east to west.
In addition to the mule and horse drivers, there was a huge war drum on which stood a shirtless sergeant who beat the sheepskin drum with his drumsticks and gave a commanding sound.
When the chariot galloped past the center of the viewing platform, Wei Shuo withdrew his horizontal knife with a swipe and stood in front of his chest.
Except for the sergeant who raised his right arm and saluted the chariot, the rest of the crowd stood in solemnity.
After the chariot, sixty junior officers of the New Army in bright armor, carrying a huge military flag, walked slowly through the square with neat steps.
What is worth reading is the chic sun and moon Tonghui military flag, which was made by Wei Shuo, a traverser. According to the explanation he gave, this sun and moon flag means that the sun and the moon shine together, and the world is bright!
Immediately behind the official formation of the army were the new saber and shield soldiers, dressed in standard equipment - paper armor, with their left hand holding the small round shield in front of their bodies, and their right hands holding snow-bright horizontal knives, standing on the right side of their bodies, walking in front of everyone with neat steps.
Sword and shield soldiers, light cavalry, spearmen, Mo swordsmen and other troops walked past the school field one by one, each time causing everyone to cheer like the sky.
When all the squares passed through the viewing platform, all the squares were lined up in a neat and horizontal row, and assembled into a long rectangular formation on the west side of the square.
At the same time, Wei Shuo rode a war horse down the viewing platform, and the war horse trotted to the west side of the school with strong steps, and did not stop until the end.
Under the gaze of countless people, Wei Shuo pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, and began to inspect the entire phalanx from west to east.
Seeing Wei Shuo inspecting the phalanx, the officers and men of the new army immediately boiled.
The war drums were the first to beat, and the earth-shattering drums were used to express their welcome and reverence for Wei Shuo.
When Wei Shuo galloped in, the military official array waved the flag vigorously and shouted: "Wan Sheng!" Wansheng! ”
And the sword and shield soldiers, longbow soldiers, Mo swordsmen, and light cavalry behind all shouted: "Wan Sheng!" ”
As Wei Shuo galloped in front of the formation, wave after wave of voices relayed from west to east, and after a while, it reached the easternmost part of the team, and in an instant, the entire school field immediately fell into a rainbow of momentum.
After reviewing the team, Wei Shuo returned to the stage and began his pre-battle speech, his voice was very loud, and it was transmitted far away in the quiet school field.
"In the past year, you have paid unimaginable sweat and completed extremely arduous military training, which also marks the birth of an invincible iron army in Gaochang!"
"Since then, Gaochang has a protector and a guardian saint! The sons and daughters of China living here no longer have to suffer the scourge of war, because we will not let any enemy step into Gaochang again. ”
"This is a new era, we are shouldering a new mission, we want to create a new poem in China!"
"Huaxia Wansheng!" Wei Shuo raised his arms and shouted.
"Huaxia Wansheng!" Soon, there were countless cheers from the school field.
A military parade that the military and civilians of Gaochang remembered was over, but its impact was far-reaching and huge, first with the help of this parade, Wei Shuo's leadership position in Gaochang was established.
Even those who refuse to admit defeat have to bow down in the face of Wei Shuo, who has mastered a strong military force.
It's not that no one is trying to compete with Wei Shuo for the leadership of the new army, but in the face of the new system that Wei Shuo has created, it is impossible for anyone to take control away from him.
Even Li Wei, who was dissatisfied with seven and eight dissatisfied at the beginning, has now become honest and no longer dares to make small moves in private.
It was because Li Wei saw that the new army was completely different from the traditional army he had seen before, and Wei Shuo, as the chief general, did not bother to win over senior generals at all, and he completely controlled the entire new army in the hands of one person by controlling the grassroots officers and adding a strict military supervision system, and no one could shake Wei Shuo's control over the new army.
Sometimes Li Wei couldn't help but think that if Fu Jian had done this in the army, even if there was a fiasco in the water, it would not shake the country's foundation.
After the military parade, Wei Shuo solemnly announced the appointment and dismissal of generals at all levels, among which Li Wei became a commander because of his outstanding performance, becoming a senior general second only to Wei Shuo and Xu Zhao (supervising the army).
In fact, Wei Shuo's means of controlling the new army are very simple, the first is that the training and promotion of generals at all levels are completely institutionalized and standardized, and no one has the right to promote or punish any first-level officers and generals except for relevant departments, which fundamentally prevents the birth of private soldiers.
Second, Wei Shuo also vigorously promoted the policy of balancing power in the army, assigning the four major powers of logistics, command, training, and supervision to different departments, and no general was allowed to meddle in other people's affairs under any pretext. Violators will be dismissed from office in the light of day; The heavier one is killed.
The 12,000 men of the new army were organized into a town by Wei Shuo, and he assumed the post of chief soldier, commanding the four-compartment infantry cavalry, and each compartment had a commander.
In addition, Wei Shuo also set up a joint logistics department, a military supervision department, and a training battalion in the new army to be responsible for logistics, supervision, training, and other responsibilities respectively.
Among them, the supervision power was handed over to Xu Zhao by him, and Xu Zhao was originally unwilling to be the supervising military envoy, and he still wanted to go into battle with Lord Du Lieutenant to kill the enemy.
It wasn't until Wei Shuo explained to him the heavy responsibility of the military envoy that Xu Zhao accepted the appointment with sincerity and actively devoted himself to the heavy responsibility of purging military discipline and strictly guarding against spies.
The establishment of the post of supervising the army in the tun and above was an important step for Wei Shuo to control the army, and it was also an important measure to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.
Moreover, it was precisely the establishment of the prison army at the level of Tun that fundamentally deterred those with different intentions, so that they not only could not make waves, but also had to live in fear every day, for fear that they would be taken away by the prison army one day.