Shunzhou Mansion is in hand, the three northeastern provinces of Youzhou have all fallen into the hands of the Huolin Army, in addition to the Weizhou Mansion is also occupied by the Yan Army, the land that was taken away by the Yan Ya tribes in the past has been taken back seventy percent in more than a year. The strength of the Huolin Army once again shocked the outside world. Some people no longer underestimated this private army, and began to notice this.

Zhao Xun suppressed those wang clans in Shunzhou City, and then went north to contact with the Khitan Daji Department, although there was no deep friendship, but also established friendly diplomatic relations, at least for Zhao Xun, Zhenbei Fort is much safer, become the basis of trade with the north, the war horses, cattle and sheep of the northern tribes are all needed by Zhao Xun, these things to Youzhou City as soon as they change hands, then you can double the profit.

In addition, the rise of commercial laws under the rule of the Huolin Army, the unification of taxation and the disappearance of thieves and bandits also led to the prosperity of commerce. Due to the rise of commerce, a new industry has also emerged under the rule of the Huolin Army, the dart game.

The so-called dart game is an institution that receives money from people and relies on martial arts to protect people's property or personal safety.

Under the rule of the Huolin Army, there were six major dart games, which not only passed on the territory of the Huolin Army, but also gradually became unblocked in other provinces in Youzhou. At the beginning, there were private guards who guarded the passage of merchants' property to various places, and then because the Huolin Army strictly controlled the private guards of large households, the guide zhì dart bureau was also invited to visit the home care home.

Among the six major dart games, one of them was established by Zhao Xun in order to protect the White Feather Firm under his name, which corresponds to the White Feather Firm, all for business and intelligence. The remaining five dart bureaus are secretly supervised by the metropolitan government and are composed of veterans, and these dart bureaus are also responsible for some intelligence and supervision work.

In the successive wars, many soldiers were discharged from the army due to injuries, and some were placed in various counties as county soldiers and went to various towns and towns to do inspections. But there were still some soldiers who were not properly placed, and it was the soldiers who were organized by Zhao Xun to open a dart bureau. First, find a way for your subordinates to live, and secondly, reduce the things that these soldiers behave violently and are difficult to manage after returning home.

Counting the rest of the people of all ethnic groups, there are already nearly two million people under the rule of the Huolin Army, and because of the liquidation of the population and the implementation of some policies, the population is still increasing. It is precisely because of this that many generals and colonels immediately attacked south and took down the last state capital. However, considering the successive battles, coupled with the need to reorganize the two soldiers, Zhao Xun and everyone discussed, and decided to integrate the army first, and then thundered and took Weizhou Mansion.

During this period, Li Muzhi, who learned of the victory in Shunzhou Mansion, contacted Zhao Xun again and asked Zhao Xun to prepare for the war. After Zhao Xun, who did not know the reason, replied to ask, Li Muzhi also gave some explanations. After reading Li Muzhi's answer, Zhao Xun decided to expand the army at the same time as this reorganization.

At the beginning of August, the generals of the Yan Ya army gathered in the capital of Yanzhou, waiting for the reorganization plan approved by Zhao Xun and the military advisors.

When the generals gathered and convened the generals of the three governments, Zhao Xun announced the reorganization order: "After the reorganization, the Shunzhou Army will be integrated into the Huolin Army." The infantry army totaled five prefectures, front and back, left and right, one prefecture and three capitals, one capital and three battalions, one battalion of 1,000 people, one capital of 3,000, and one mansion of 10,000 people, of which the extra 1,000 people were auxiliary battalions. Among them, Li Chenfeng, the general of the Zuofu Mansion, Zhao Ning, the deputy general, Zhang Ju, Nangong Hao, and Tang Niu, the commanders; Xue Lei, the general of the right government, Zhang Meng, the deputy general, Xu Zheng, Liao Kai, and Deng Keng; Zhao Xiong, the former military general, Qin You, the deputy general, Zhu Tear, Xu Qian, and Sun Liang of the commanders; Li Xu, deputy general Yang Qiu, commander Zhao Ning, He Fang, and Zhang Wei; Zhongfu Military General Bao Muyang, Deputy General Zhao Fei, Lieutenants Xie Tong, Ni Duan, and Jin Yan. ”

Among them, the Zuofu Army was stationed in Yanzhou Mansion and was mainly responsible for the situation of the Beihai Departments in the north. The Youfu Army was stationed in the Shunzhou Prefecture, and again, the focus was on the north. The Zhongfu army is stationed in the Yingzhou capital, and your direction is on the side of Haizhou Mansion. As for the front and rear provinces, you will go south with Pontus and completely sweep away the Ya army. Zhao Xun looked at the generals and said.

"My lord, what about our cavalry? We're not short of horses now......" Han Meng, the captain of the Guards Battalion, asked loudly.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "Cavalry, naturally I will not forget jì, eight cavalry battalions, each battalion expanded to a capital, three thousand people, among which the non-commissioned officers are supplemented by the cavalry in the Shunzhou army in the past, and knights are recruited from each battalion. The captains of each battalion were promoted to captains, of course, you are the lowest-ranking light cavalry captains, and if you want to be promoted, you must fight well. The captains of the cavalry battalions all had smiles on their faces.

"The Guards Battalion, the Furious Front Battalion, the Heavy Armor Battalion, and the Heavy Cavalry Battalion are equal, and they are also three thousand people. Han Meng, the commander of the guard battalion, and Hu Xiang, the captain of the Zuodu; Zhao Mang, the commander of the Nufeng Battalion, and Luo Yi, the commander of the Zuo Battalion; The rest of the men shall be promoted to one level. ”

"By the way, officers at all levels of the ministry, except for those who have been promoted due to their conspicuous appearance in the battle, those who are insufficient will be reported by the ministry, and after verification by the Supervision Department and the Military Verification Department, they will be appointed by the Metropolitan Government."

"As for the five battalions of the cavalry, since joining our Huolin Army, they have been very good, so the army has been expanded to 3,000 people. and the rest are equal to each other, and there is a camp and a capital of business. Keep up the good work for the few of you. Zhao Xun said to the five lieutenants.

"Died for adults!" The five captains said in unison, they thought that the expansion of the army was none of their business, but they did not expect that they could also expand the army, and their official positions would naturally be raised by one level.

After listening to Zhao Xun's words, Yang Wangzhen, the political envoy, frowned and said, "My lord, your expansion is too fast, right?" Isn't it ......" Not only the soldier Yang Wangzhen, but several other civil officials also frowned.

Zhao Xun explained with a smile: "It's okay, our territory will expand soon, don't forget, whether it is north or south, it is an enemy, and it is a foreign enemy, whether we are not recognized by the imperial court." However, there is one thing they cannot deny, we did not attack the imperial court, we fought a foreign enemy, and what we regained was the lost territory of the imperial court. Now, what we need to do is to expand ourselves, the stronger we are, the better, so that others dare not move lightly. ”

After a pause, he said: "Besides, now there are rebellions in Liangzhou and Xuzhou, and we are now the reality of development." Besides, the land of the two provinces lost in the land of the Liao River is still waiting for us to take it, how can there be more. ”

When Yang Wangzhen heard this, he said: "Since this is the case, the subordinates will agree to expand the army at that time, but we have successively exempted part of the land taxes of the three prefectures, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to supply military rations at that time." ”

Zhao Xun said coldly: "In the past, all the departments of the Divine Sect came to us to get everything, and now, it's time to replace us." Raising so many soldiers and horses is not for them to be used as decorations. ”

"Yes, my lord is right, it's time for us to take revenge." Hu Xiang took the lead in speaking, and the rest of the generals also clamored to kill the territory of the Yan army, robbing money, food, and women.

Looking at these warlike Huolin troops who were not afraid of the Evil Army, several government envoys looked at each other, both excited and worried. Excited that the Huolin Army dared to fight outside, worried that if one was not good, there would be a bad situation. After all, fighting in the land of Sanfu, the Huolin Army has the foundation and support of the people. But except for the three provinces going north, the people there are enemies.

Situ Liang's face was full of excitement, and his eyes were full of energy.

"The Zuofu Army is stationed in Anyuan County and its surrounding forts to defend against the Pingzhou Prefecture army." These then ordered.

Hearing Zhao Xun's order, some people were delighted, and some people were puzzled.

"Don't you understand? Although the imperial court did not make a decision on us, although we defeated the army and regained the territory. However, what we have done here has already made many people dissatisfied, and many powerful people have lost their rights, and those who have interests have lost their interests. No one can guarantee that the south will suddenly attack us. If they don't come to beat us, we will do it, or we will beat me back. ”

"So, ladies and gentlemen, we can't relax now, we have defeated the army of the three provinces, but there is still one province that still exists. Of course, for everyone, this house may not be a problem. However, the Ministries are planning to establish a joint state, and when the time comes, their first target will be us, which is the first choice of the new national prestige. So, that's another reason for me to expand my army. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice. In fact, the more important reason, Zhao Xun did not say, and he can't say that the incident did not happen, and no one would believe it if he said it.

Looking at the generals who were all full of excitement and eager to raise their guns and fight with the Yan Yan Army now, Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Everyone, do you have any opinions?" Let's discuss and improve together. ”

Li Lingfeng smiled, stood up and said, "My lord, according to the last general, there is nothing wrong with this plan, I don't know how much time my lord has left me to prepare." In this military expansion, many teams have to add more than 20 percent of new recruits. According to the practice in the army, if a group of ten people is mixed with a new soldier, then the combat effectiveness of the army will not drop much, if two new soldiers are added to the ten people, then the combat effectiveness will be at least one percent, and according to this ratio has been increased, when there are three new soldiers in ten people, then his combat effectiveness will drop by at least about half. In addition, because of the expansion of cavalry, we will have to transfer manpower from various battalions, which will reduce the combat effectiveness of each unit a lot, and we need a period of retraining. ”

Zhao inquired: "Give you a month, you must train well, maybe, there will be action at that time." If any of the training units are not good, then there will be no need to participate in the war. ”

In addition to the reorganization of the army, the merit appraisal of each army has also begun to be carried out as a condition for the selection of officers after the reorganization. Rewarding money, rewarding money, and rising positions, many soldiers because of their outstanding appearance, but also reported their deeds, and the whole army sang it......

Throughout August, the Huolin Army's troops moved frequently, which made the Weizhou Mansion extremely nervous, for fear that the Huolin Army would be killed. Because the Shunzhou Mansion has been resolved, the Huolin Army has no worries. The current Huolin Army is located in the north and east of Weizhou Mansion, and if it is united with Li Muzhi, Weizhou Mansion is surrounded on all sides, so he must not be careless.

During this period, the commander of the Weizhou Prefecture sent envoys many times to contact Zhao Xun, hoping to get along peacefully, and even offered to Zhao Xun, but Zhao Xun refused.

Compared with cavalry, infantry troops are much more troublesome. The cavalry only needs to charge, but the infantry needs to take on multiple tasks, defending the city, besieging the city, and field battles. Originally, Zhao Xun's plan was to soften the cavalry and the infantry together, but in the end, considering that they would have to fight with the northern tribes, and in the field battle, the infantry army did not play a big role, so they were divided and built. When there are conditions in the future, there will be additional cavalry in the infantry army.

In the infantry army, each infantry is equipped with a set of armor, a spear, a horizontal sword, a bow and arrow, and a shield. Five people are in a team, ten people are a tithe, fifty people are a team, two hundred people are a sentry, and a thousand people are a battalion.

The extra 1,000 men were auxiliary battalions, which were mainly responsible for camping, digging ditches, and operating large equipment. It includes the operation of various catapults, ladders, flying towers, cloud carts, rushing carts, chariots and large bows.

There are many kinds of equipment in the army, especially the infantry army. Not to mention anything else, there are several kinds of crossbow arrows captured from Shunzhou City. Because the north of Shunzhou City is according to the Khitan, there are a lot of crossbows in the treasury. And among the guards, there are more crossbows. There are arm open crossbows, horn bow crossbows, wooden single crossbows, large wooden single crossbows, and winch crossbows. Among them, the range of the Fuyuan crossbow can reach 300 steps, about 450 meters. The range of the arm crossbow is also 220 steps, the range of the horn bow is 200 steps, and the range of the single bow is about 160 steps. The largest winch crossbow requires dozens of people, and even has to be equipped with horses to pull, and its range can reach a terrifying 600 steps, but Zhao Xun has never seen this kind of crossbow.

For Zhao Xun, such a thing as a crossbow arrow is definitely a big killer, but he knows that the powerful crossbow of the Qin State is rampant in the world. Of course, this is what Zhao Xun saw on TV in his previous life. According to those soldiers who came out of the guards, among the Longxiang army, there is the largest winch crossbow, which must be pulled by hundreds of people, and the range of this crossbow is also terrifyingly nearly 700 steps, more than a thousand meters away, which is definitely the strongest and farthest long-range weapon in this era.

This kind of thing, once it becomes an establishment, and it is guarded by infantry troops in front, it is definitely the natural enemy of those northern cavalry, but unfortunately, how much is this thing in Zhao Xun's hands.

In fact, what Zhao Xun values the most is the heavy cavalry, but unfortunately, this kind of thing not only has high requirements for people, but also for war horses, and Zhao Xun finally got three thousand qualified.

Heavy cavalry with one man and two horses. One horse is equipped with a horse armor and the other is not armored, as a normal ride. In addition, each cavalryman was armed with a bow, a crossbow, two pots of arrows, a horizontal sword, and a cavalry spear. The body is covered with an inner armor and a layer of bright light armor on the outside.