Chapter 34: Speaking of Differences

Now I want to focus on the matter of speed and strength, in the past, the king considered that you were stationed in various places, and each army was responsible for the strategic task independently, so the various arms of the army were fully equipped. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info However, now on the grassland, this seriously affects our strength, and also affects the speed. In order to consider the large-scale combat against the Xiongnu, I asked for a major readjustment of the whole army, and the readjustment of several armies on the grassland, and the unified naming of the army for the convenience of command.

First of all, Wu Kui's army was the first army, the spear army, and the whole army was dominated by cavalry pikemen, with three divisions, and at least one division was the heavy cavalry, that is, the ironclad division. The spear army specially set up a forward cavalry regiment and a cloud and thunder regiment to be used as a pioneer.

Second, Li Xiao's whole army is the second army, the long knife army, the whole army is mainly cavalry broadsword, and there are also three divisions, including two light cavalry divisions and one ironclad division. The Long Knife Army also set up a cavalry regiment and a cloud and thunder regiment.

Third, Ma Biaojun is the third army, and now Commander Ma Biao is responsible for repairing the city in the southeast, and after the city is repaired, Ma Biaojun is changed to a logistics transport army, responsible for river transportation from Lianghu City to this place, as well as the safety of vehicle transportation. In addition, transportation from Xiuwu to this place must also be fully managed.

Fourth, Hao Zhanjun is the Fourth Army, which is still called the Che Zhan Army, and there are three divisions of the Che Zhan Army, one division is the Long Arrow Division, and the other is the Che Crossbow Division, which specializes in launching flying mines. One division is the decisive division, and above it is the broadsword spearmen, which are used for the final battle.

Fifth, the original army of our horse aid was the Fifth Army, which was changed to the Saber Army, with three divisions, one ironclad division, and two light cavalry divisions, all of which used swords. The military department is directly subordinate to the same cloud and thunder regiment. Now I am still the commander of the army. ”

Zhang Meng's special operations division, Wu Han's independent division, is now Hewang's special army, after this battle, they returned to Pingzhou Mansion, I won't talk about it here, does anyone have any questions? ”

Ma Yuan's words, although the voice was loud, but the effect was greater, and the hearts of the generals were filled with huge waves. As soon as Ma Yuan took office, the intensity of this reform was unimaginable, although everyone felt that it was reasonable, but there was always something awkward in their hearts.

After a while, Li Xiaoquan said: "Ma Yuan, no, Marshal Ma, I have two questions I want to ask, first, I am very happy that the ironclad division is equipped, but can it be equipped all at once?" Second, it is not so easy to change the arms in our hands all at once, how long will it take for you to form combat power after such adjustments? ”

Ma Yuan smiled and said: "Commander Li, this question is a good question, I think all the generals also have this kind of question." I will answer here in a unified manner, my goal in this adjustment is to target the Huns, and now we have to fight long-distance and large-scale battles, and we must have large-scale various warbands to improve in speed and strength.

As for the adjustment of the troops, the spear army and the long knife army are both relatively difficult branches, and there is an ironclad division in the middle, and the requirements are even higher, so I decided to rest for two months, and the commanders of all armies, divisions, regiments, and battalions at all levels will not be changed. From the company commander downwards, all soldiers and officers at all levels can re-select their own units and choose their own suitable commanders and branches.

During this month, all of us here must re-practice the operations of the large corps and learn to adapt to the new training methods and new combat methods. ”

Seeing that Ma Yuan made up his mind to readjust the armies in Pingzhou, they knew that Jiang Hexing was behind the permission, so no one dared to make a mistake.

After taking the stage to pay homage to the commander, Ma Yuan and the commanders of the various armies were busy adjusting back and forth, disrupting almost all the soldiers of each army, and readjusting the troops according to their personal wishes and assessing their abilities.

At the beginning, they were recruited according to geography, so there were a lot of things that you had to train, so it was true that a lot of talent was wasted.

The army began to get busy, disrupting the previous order and branches, and for a while, the army was busy and happy.

Jiang Hexing was about to leave, called Ma Yuan to his camp, and asked with a smile: "Ma Yuan, are you used to these two days?" Will they be at their disposal? ”

Ma Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "It's not true to say that you are completely obedient, and if you want to say that you dare to disobey military orders, you haven't yet." It is estimated that everyone can't turn all at once, and after a long time, it's good to get used to it. ”

Jiang Hexing nodded and said: "Prestige is built day by day, and it can't be established all at once, take your time." In two days, Zhang Jie and I will go to repair the city, and you will be completely in charge, and your prestige will be established faster. You are also a smart person, I won't talk much about this, you used to be able to lead a group of people to follow you to herd horses and sheep at a young age, and you have a lot of confidence in how to build authority. ”

Ma Yuan nodded, with a serious face, and looked at Jiang Hexing: "Don't worry, Ma Yuan will definitely be able to lead the team well." ”

Jiang Hexing said: "I want to talk to you about the Huns today, you used to sell horses in Beidi County, and you should have dealt with them a lot. ”

Ma Yuan smiled slightly: "I have come into contact with a few, all of them are merchants who sell horses, maybe they have lived in Han for a long time, and they are not much different from Han people, except for being able to drink alcohol, I can't see much difference from us." ”

Jiang Hexing said: "It seems that you are in contact with some Sinicized Huns, and the difference between you and us is not too big." My strategic goal is relatively large, which is to completely eliminate the Xiongnu. This would never have been possible without an in-depth understanding of the Xiongnu. ”

Ma Yuan immediately said: "King He, please tell me your views on the Huns, and I will make comprehensive arrangements according to your wishes." ”

Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "I specially called you over today, which is exactly what I meant." What are the Huns, they are a former Hu tribe, which has grown and expanded step by step, annexing all the surrounding Hu tribes. You know that on these thousands of miles of grassland, there are hundreds of tribes, large and small. And it was the Huns who united them and developed into a vast Xiongnu Empire. ”

Ma Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, Mao Dunshan unified the desert back then, and only then did the Xiongnu Empire exist. This Mao Dun Shan can be described as a generation of heroes. ”

Jiang Hexing said: "Well, it is this Mao Dun Shan Yu."

Jiang Hexing said: "When we fight against the Huns, we must first understand the Huns. Learn about their history, about their history of their dealings with the Han people, and why they are the way they are.

At first, the Xiongnu were just some loose nomadic tribes, and later Mao Dunshan Yu killed his father Tou Manshan Yu and began to unify the Xiongnu. He conquered Donghu in the east, drove the Yue clan in the west, and swallowed Lou in the south. At this time, Liu Bangzheng and Xiang Yu were inseparable, and Mao Dunshan Yu took the opportunity to annex many areas in the northern part of the Qin Dynasty.

Eating these places is not counted, Mao Dunshan Yu and successively conquered the northern tribes such as Hun Geng, Qu She, Ding Ling, Qi Kun, and Xin Li, and established a Xiongnu Empire with a very wide area.

Later, the Xiongnu committed the border, and Han Gaozu personally conquered and was besieged in Baideng. Later, the Han Dynasty had to rely on peace to protect the northern border, but the Huns did not restrain because of this, and often came to the Han land to plunder. ”

Ma Yuan nodded and said, "I also know some of these, and I still know a little bit about their history." ”

Jiang Hexing smiled and said: "Since you know, the wars between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu from the past dynasties, I won't talk about it much." Presumably, the heroic deeds of generals such as Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Li Guang, and Cheng Buzhi are even more understood. ”

Ma Yuan said: "For the generals, admiring these sages, how can they not know about these predecessors." ”

Jiang Hexing asked: "Well, let's take a look at how these seniors fought the battles, and summarize the gains and losses, which is very beneficial to our next actions." By the way, what do you think is the root cause of our conflict with the Xiongnu? ”

Ma Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Jiang Hexing with wide eyes, and after a long time, he didn't say a word, lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

Jiang Hexing's fingers tapped on the table, looking at Ma Yuan, who was contemplating, the lights swaying back and forth, reflecting Ma Yuan's heroic face.

After a long time, Ma Yuan raised his head and said: "He Wang, the root cause of our conflict with the Xiongnu is not only because of Wang Mang's recklessness. You see, from the end of the Qin Dynasty to the present, the Huns have committed countless border crimes. Every time, it was a large-scale plunder, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. After Emperor Xuan, the Xiongnu and Han dynasties were relatively calm. There are several reasons for this, one is that the Xiongnu themselves are weak, the second is that the Han Dynasty is much stronger than the early Han Dynasty, and the third is that they are close to each other, and each time the imperial court gives the Xiongnu a lot of things. They just don't have to fight, they can get a lot of things. ”

Jiang Hexing looked at Ma Yuan appreciatively and said, "It seems that you have also heard a lot of things about the Huns in Beidi County?" The conflict between us and the Huns is actually a clash of civilizations and a clash of ideas. ”

Ma Yuan was stunned for a moment, some didn't react, and looked at Jiang Hexing blankly.

Jiang Hexing said: "The Huns live by herding cattle and sheep, and if a family of five people is a family, they need hundreds of cattle and sheep to feed the family. We Han people often have floods, droughts, locust plagues, etc. On the grasslands, too, there are all kinds of disasters, droughts, locust plagues, and snow disasters are also fatal.

It is also extremely difficult to survive on this grassland. When the catastrophe comes, how can you live, rob, rob other people's cattle and sheep, so that you can survive. In addition, to keep the young, to keep the healthy people, to let the old, weak, sick and disabled die, so that the only cattle and sheep can ensure that some young people in good health can survive.

Such a harsh environment has formed a culture that is completely different from the culture of our Han region. Think about the process of unifying the Xiongnu, first killing his father and then his wife, can this be accepted in the Han land? ”