Two days later, Xiangwu City.

The cracks in the city gate have been repaired, and the traces of the white mortar are still fresh. The city gate was reinforced, and the thick wooden strips were firmly nailed to the gate one by one with large iron nails. On the original foundation, the tower was raised by five feet with sandbags, stones, and loess, and most importantly, the number of patrol guards was doubled, and it was defended day and night.

“…… Well, except that the walls in this place could be a little taller, in general, it is indeed a good improvement. On the city tower, Gao Yue inspected back and forth, and Han Yong and a group of civil and military officers accompanied him. In addition to Li Bao's absence, he was still in the barracks warehouse, the warehouse repair had reached the end of the period, and it was about to end, so Li Bao simply stayed there to supervise the completion.

When Sun Long heard this, his anxious heart also stabilized a lot. A few days ago, Gao Yue and Han Yong suddenly visited various matters of the city defense, and they were found to have omissions in various places on the city tower. When Team Master Jia, who was dismissed on the spot, came to report to Sun Long with a sad face, Sun Long and Li Bao were directing the repair matters on the spot in the arsenal at that time, and they were very busy.

Listening to what the team leader said before and after, Sun Long knocked the unlucky team leader to the ground with a punch. His subordinates stabbed Lou Zi at him, and he only felt deeply uneasy in addition to his anger. So he didn't care about the barracks warehouse, and after discussing and explaining with Li Bao, Sun Long hurried to the city wall in a hurry, and personally came to grasp the repair work everywhere, and finally completed it within the time limit required by Gao Yue, according to the quality and quantity.

"Lord Sun." Gao Yue stopped and looked back and shouted.

Sun Long's heart jumped again, and he hurriedly stepped forward in two steps, and said respectfully: "What does the lord command?" ”

"I heard that you punched Naja team leader that day?"

Gao Yue seemed to be smiling on his face, but he looked at Sun Long with doubts in his heart, he didn't know what Gao Yue's intention was to suddenly mention this stubble, he couldn't figure it out eagerly, and he didn't dare to hide it, so he simply said honestly: "Ah." Yes. After the subordinates heard about the inspection of the lord of the Najia team that day, the subordinates hated him for being negligent and slack, and they were annoyed that they had made mistakes and betrayed the trust of the lord, so in a hurry, they punched the leader of the Jia team. ”

Gao Yue heard that he had not concealed it, nodded and said: "In the future, if a sergeant makes a mistake, in the subsection, we, as officers leading the troops, should regard the soldiers as brothers and sisters, and teach more; In major cases, those who violate military discipline will naturally be punished according to the law. Don't insult or beat the soldiers in private. It must be known that the soldiers are also dignified men, and they also have self-esteem and decency, if the superior officials are inconsiderate and wantonly forced, it is easy to cause the military to be discouraged and centrifugal. ”

Sun Long said awe-inspiringly: "The lord's lesson is extremely true. Your subordinates should keep it in mind in the future. ”

Gao Yue saw that he was a veteran and was reprimanded by himself in front of everyone, and he was a little embarrassed, so he was relieved again: "It's not a lesson, it's really an exchange of experiences." I know that Lord Sun is a calm and capable veteran, so I don't need to say more. It's just that you are wise and have a thousand thoughts, so I just picked up the missing and made up for it. ”

Gao Yue waved his hand, signaling that Sun Long had no problem, and then turned his head to look around, and saw that on the transparent arrow tower, a soldier cut his face regardless of the cold wind, standing straight, and looking straight into the distance. Gao Yue thought for a while, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, you see that the soldiers are so dedicated to their duties, how can we not take more care. How many kings and generals have passed down their achievements in ancient times, and they all rely on thousands of soldiers to win them? ”

He paused, and then said, "I want everyone to remember that we ourselves used to be the most ordinary soldiers. ”

This time, not only Sun Long, but even Han Yong, all the military attachés bowed down and said yes.

Han Yongmo rubbed a thick mustache on his lips, agreeing with Gao Yue's words. He was the lowest soldier back then, no one cared about it, no one paid attention to it, and when he got to today's position, he felt that it was not easy, and he had more love for the soldiers in his heart.

He stepped forward and said, "My lord, in the barracks, it is reported that the night is cold, and some soldiers have fallen ill due to the cold. The subordinates suggested, is it to add an extra bedding, or to light a fire at night to keep warm? ”

Gao Yue thought for a while and said, "To enter the army, you have to be prepared to endure hardships. How can a man become a qualified soldier without much training? Too comfortable and comfortable, not good for the combat effectiveness of the army. In this way, in the boot barracks, extra beds and bedding. Each person in the barracks can be given an extra blanket, and a fire can be lit for warmth, but it is necessary to arrange manpower to take turns to be on duty at night to prevent fires.

"Speaking of which, I'll ask again." Gao Yue said to Han Yong: "You are in charge of the military, how many soldiers are there in the recruit camp now?" How many warriors are there in my barracks? ”

Han Yong was confident, and said unhurriedly: "I was about to find an opportunity to tell the lord about the situation." I have a total of four counties under the jurisdiction of Longxi County, and now the two counties of Xiangwu and Shouyang are under my direct control. In addition, the two counties of Didao and Lintao, after receiving the text from the county, have all expressed their support on the table, but the real intention is unknown. ”

At the beginning, after Gao Yue entered Xiangwu City, he sent a letter to his subordinates in the name of the right to know Longxi Taishou, and Di Dao Lintao two counties, neither resisted, nor expressed submission, but just ignored it and watched silently.

Later, the imperial court issued a decree, Gao Yue sat down in Longxi Taishou, and once again wrote all the places, this time after the two counties received the text, they soon went back to the table, expressing their obedience, but the two counties did not come to Xiangwu to meet Gao Yue, and also politely refused Gao Yue's request to recruit soldiers, to put it bluntly, quite a bit of independence.

Gao Yue's face sank, and he sneered and said, "The grass on the wall can be punished. I know the matter of the two counties, so I won't mention it for the time being, and I will deal with it after I conquer the people of Wudu. He motioned for Han Yong to continue.

"Yes." Han Yong said, "Today, I have 2,327 soldiers in Xiangwu City. There were 1,500 new recruits in the boot camp. According to the news of Shouyang County, there are 700 soldiers in Shouyang County and 800 in the new barracks. Other words. Han Yong looked back at the generals and said word by word: "The current strength of our army is more than 5,300 people in total. ”

Now in an extraordinary situation, the two cities of Xiangwu Shouyang have set up new barracks in addition to the war barracks to recruit and preliminarily train new recruits. After a certain period of time, select the fresh force with excellent quality, strong and brave martial arts, and organize them into the war barracks, and then eliminate those who have bad conduct or are weak and sick, and the rest will be used as general city defense patrol forces.

Gao Yue paced with his hands in his hands. Everyone knew that he was thinking about planning, so they dared to disturb him, so they simply stood still and waited silently.

After a long time, Fang listened to Gao Yue and said, "That's it." When the conquest of Wudu is completed, I intend to divide the army into three parts. First of all, among all the soldiers, select people who are particularly brave and strong, and who are in the prime of life, to form a regular army, which can be called a forbidden army. The forbidden army is divided into three armies, horses, infantry and bows, and its main responsibility is to conquer battles and conquer cities, and it is the main attacking force and elite force in our army. Enjoy the best treatment, but also face the most rigorous training and testing. ”

"The rest can be responsible for city defense, logistics, labor, public security, road and bridge construction, ordnance, transportation reclamation, etc., etc., etc., and so on, this part is also a regular soldier, which can be called a box army. The source of soldiers of the Xiang army can be eliminated and demoted from the forbidden army, or those who have retired from the army at an advanced age, they can also be recruited from the local government. Enjoy two-thirds of the treatment of the forbidden army. Similarly, if the performance is outstanding or the quality is outstanding, the Xiang army can also be promoted to the forbidden army. ”

Gao Yue's mind opened, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, as straight as he talked.

"Finally, it is the internal government, the internal government soldiers, there is no restriction on the source, the forbidden army and even the local government, you can do it. However, the review and selection should also be extremely strict. As I mentioned last time, the internal and external duties of the internal government can supervise the military discipline of the forbidden army and enforce the punishment of those who violate military law. He also enjoyed two-thirds of the treatment of the forbidden army. However, in view of the particularity of this ya, it can be rewarded on the basis of treatment. These three parts are not subordinate to each other, and are under the unified jurisdiction of the Privy Council. Now the scale is still small, and the Privy Council will not be established for the time being, and we will leave it to a later date. ”

Gao Yue's eyes were shining, and he said with a blazing gaze: "What do you think?" ”

Although everyone present couldn't digest his words for a while, they were all stunned and frowned on the spot and secretly pondered, but they still understood the general meaning a little, and they couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

During the Wuhu period at the end of the Jin Dynasty, the form of the army was roughly the same as that of the Western Jin Dynasty, with the positions of Chinese army, foreign army organization, governor, general and so on. The Chinese army is directly under the central government, organized into armies and battalions, mainly to defend the Beijing division; The foreign army is the army under the command of the governors of the states directly under the central government. In terms of the source of military service, the Hu regime mostly implemented the tribal military system in which all the people of their own ethnic group were soldiers, and then plundered the young and strong of other ethnic groups, coerced them into groups, and forced them into the army.

In a word, it was not until the Northern Wei Dynasty that the Wei lord Tuoba Tao drove his own expedition and attacked the city of Xuyi in the Southern Song Dynasty, and wrote a letter threatening the guard general Zang Qian, and also wrote: "...... The soldiers I sent to attack the city today are not our people, the northeast of the city is Ding Ling and Hu, and the south is Diqiang, so that Ding Ling is dead, and the thieves of Changshan Zhao County can be reduced; Hu death can be reduced and the state thief; Qiang's death can reduce the thief; If you can kill as much as you can, it will be very good for me, and I will see your wisdom again! ”

The soldiers I sent out were all Ding Lingren, Hu people, Di people, and Qiang people, and their death in battle was equivalent to removing the scourge for me, so you can let go and kill them. The Northern Wei Dynasty was built by the Xianbei Tuoba Department, and before the sinicization, the tribal atmosphere was strong, and they all unified the north, and they often used the set of rules and regulations on the grassland. When the army was marching and fighting, it drove the mixed army of Hu and Han, relying on their sharpness, to attack alternately, which can be seen from this.