The crowd was like a crowd, and you hugged me and ran to the place where the cannon sounded.

Deng She and Zhao glanced at each other and didn't care too much. You don't need to ask to know, you must be sure that Wang Zongzhe is ready to execute and behead Yin Quan. Because the guards of the law field, Wang Zongzhe was transferred through the Privy Council, therefore, Zhao Guo also knew about this, he paused slightly, and continued to report on the matter of running a military academy.

It was a big project, divided into three steps, according to Dunsher's plan.

The Pyongyang Military Academy is only the first step, and it is mainly responsible for training low-ranking officers such as the Ten-Commander, and after graduation, they can be promoted to the rank of deputy Baihu. Subsequently, he will also set up two more campuses in Liaoyang and Gaizhou. Gaizhou's is an intermediate school, which is open to enrollment at the level of 100 households; Liaoyang's is a senior school, which only enrolls more than 1,000 households in the army, and Deng She himself serves as the principal.

Compared with the Pyongyang Military Academy, the military academies in Gaizhou and Liaoyang will also have their own focus in the arrangement of courses due to the different targets of their enrollment.

Gaizhou Military Academy. In addition to physical training, he mainly teaches more advanced art of war, combat examples, tactics, simple strategy, self-cultivation, and national history of all dynasties.

The war example class teaches the war examples of the past dynasties. The tactics course, derived from the battle examples, teaches the distinction and essentials of attacking and defending cities, infantry and cavalry field battles, involving how to cultivate and improve morale, and what choices should be made when facing Jedi. In the strategy course, simple strategies are taught, such as the influence of the right time, place, and people on the battle, and the great detour, not thinking about the gains and losses of one city and one place, etc., and conducting war game deduction.

Self-cultivation class, in short, is to teach "the way of the general". There will be five virtues, "wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness", and the cultivation class will work this. Don't expect everyone to become famous, at least improve the quality of the generals, give them a clear direction, and know where to go. There is more formal weather.

The national history course is the most controversial subject. Many people don't understand, thinking that soldiers are not historians, and what does the duty of a soldier have to do with national history when killing enemies on the battlefield? Moreover, most of the generals were illiterate, and it was too difficult to teach.

Deng She insisted on his opinion, he said: "The mirror can be dressed properly, and if you read history, you can see the gains and losses." "By studying history and absorbing the lessons of historical figures, we can understand the truth of being a human being, and understand the way to be a general and a minister. There is also a deeper meaning, in history, there are endless famous generals who are patriotic and resist foreign insults, and learning from their deeds is conducive to cultivating the generals' national outlook, knowing honor and shame, and strengthening the cohesion of the army.

To this end, Deng She specially organized people to compile "Heroes of the Past Dynasties", as a textbook for national history courses, imitating the popular way of interpreting classics and history at that time, using popular words to tell the stories of heroes, and the significance of the time and the evaluation of future generations.

Even, he not only took care of the generals, but also specially rewrote a military song, called "Yanhuang Song", and taught the soldiers to sing it to boost morale and enhance morale.

This course was personally led by Deng She, and the teachers were selected from the Department of Suppression and Pacification, and became an independent system.

Liaoyang Military Academy.

Physical training has been downplayed in favor of tactics and strategy. There are several courses such as tactics, strategy, military system, national history, and 100 schools.

He mainly teaches the art of war, such as the "Seven Books of Wujing" compiled in the Northern Song Dynasty. Further lectures on the gains and losses of the military system of the past dynasties, the strategies of the countries of the past dynasties, and the advantages and disadvantages of the military affairs of the past dynasties (why is it prosperous?). Why is it weak? And so on. It includes the advantages of the military of the Mengyuan and Yuan dynasties, and at the same time teaches and studies some essential expositions on the military, the relationship between the military and the government, and the way of using troops in historical books and Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohistism and other schools.

Because the Liaoyang Military Academy only recruits more than 1,000 households in the army, the number of people in each phase is small, tentatively 20 people.

"The military academies in Pyongyang, Gaizhou and other places are all supervised by you, hurry up, and within the next month, each academy will start to officially recruit students."

"At the beginning, the junior school was just that. In the two middle and senior schools, the teachers are a little nervous. ”

"After the school in Pyongyang was built, Moon Hwa-kook was in charge. If you cover the state, you will be responsible. As for teachers, some senior generals in the army can be temporarily transferred to teach as substitutes. ......, I think you are qualified to give lectures, and you have a lot of experience and experience. Among the generals of Goryeo, many are both civil and military; Among the generals of Meng Yuan, there are quite a few, who are familiar with the strength and weakness of the Hu people's soldiers, and they can all use them. ”

Under Deng She's hands, there are fierce generals, and there are not many people who are proficient in Tao Strategy. Many of the generals were born in famous families, and they may not succeed in fighting, so it is more than enough to talk about theories, such as self-cultivation and military system.

Zhao Guo had doubts, he asked: "Yes, use the generals to give lectures, can you rest assured?" Even if you can rest assured, will students and students listen to them? "In the past, his subordinates were defeated, but today they have become gentlemen, and it is difficult to have majesty. If students can't respect their teachers, there is no way to talk about re-education.

"Tactics, exercises, such practical subjects, they don't need to talk about it. Just talk about some theories, it doesn't matter. What happened to the defeated men? Everyone has strengths, and I can use them to my advantage. Absorb the strengths of others, it is indispensable. Not only do they teach theory, but they can also be invited to teach literacy.

"......, the dignity of the teacher is a problem. So, when the class starts, you and I will go with us to remind the students and cheer up the gentlemen. ”

"That's all it takes."

After saying this, Zhao Guo changed the topic. The Privy Council has been very busy lately, and from a distance, it has been busy with military schools; Closely, busy recruiting. He reported to the military academy, and he should talk about recruitment. As far as the current situation is concerned, the focus of the work of the Privy Council is more on recruitment, because it involves the use of troops after the year, which is imminent.

"After a few days of selection, more than 4,000 people have been recruited. This matter is specifically the responsibility of Lord Tong and his ministers. According to the current progress, at most half a month, we can recruit enough 10,000 people. In addition, Lord Tong also put forward an opinion, in view of the fact that in the previous battles, our cavalry suffered great losses and could not be replenished, he said that he was willing to go to Shuangcheng to recruit Jurchens who were willing to join the army for the Lord to supplement them. ”

The Jurchens were good at riding and archery, and they could form combat effectiveness without much training. Continue to recruit him into the army, Deng She already had this idea.

It's just that before the Liaodong War, he recruited many Jurchens into the army. If there are too many recruits and too urgent, will it arouse the dissatisfaction of the Jurchens? After all, the Twin Cities Rebellion has only been subsided for a few months, and if too many Jurchen strong men are transferred to the army, it is easy for people with good intentions to misunderstand, thinking that the province is "reducing Ding" in disguise, which may cause riots. He hesitated. Therefore, it has never been mentioned.

At this time, after listening to Zhao Guo talk about Tong Shengyang's initiative, Deng She was overjoyed and said: "It is rare for my second brother to have this heart. He stood up, walked around the hall twice, and asked, "Did he put forward this proposal alone, or did the Jurchens in the army put it together?" ”

In the Haidong army, the Han people were the mainstay, the beauty people were supplemented, and the Jurchens formed an army alone. Tong Shengyang raised nearly 10,000 Jurchen cavalry under his command, coming from the Jurchen departments in the province. If this proposal had been made by them jointly, the matter would have been a big deal.

"Returning to the lord, it is jointly proposed by more than 100 Jurchen officers from various ministries."

"Very good!"

The civil affairs are not smooth, but the military is smooth. Deng She's heart is open.

What does this mean? It shows that his policy towards the Jurchens has been very successful in the recent past. It is not in vain that he undresses and clothes, pushes food and eats, treats everyone equally, does not discriminate, and Tong Shengyang becomes a brother, treats him as a family, gives him a high position, steps on the glacier, breaks the arrow and swears, and the good intentions of the two are not negative.

He asked, "If you go to Shuangcheng to summon the Jurchens to join the army, how much can you get?" Do you have any estimates? ”

Zhao Guo once sat in Jiashan and was familiar with the situation of the Jurchen tribes, he was very modest and said: "There are ministers in Guanbei first, and then there are General Zhang. General Zhang is far better than his ministers, he is light on wealth and heavy on energy, heroic and benevolent, and his ministers have heard and heard, and he is admired by the Jurchens.

"Since he took the town, many Jurchen tribes in Guanbei have come to vote, and the roads have heard of each other, and there is an endless stream. So far, there are nearly 100,000 Jurchen people in Guanbei. With the call of Lord Tong and the Jurchen officers of various departments in the army, it may be difficult to recruit tens of thousands of troops, and it will not be a problem at all. ”

Thousands of elites, not a small number.

You know, cavalry is no better than foot soldiers.

The infantry soldiers invested small, and they were all over the rebel army, and many of them were not even worthy of weapons. If you can give another weapon and learn some formations, you will be considered an elite soldier. It's easy to replenish, there are people everywhere, breaking a few cities, coercing some Ding Zhuang, and it seems to be huge.

Cavalry is not, and the training cost is enormous. Just a war horse, the investment is not small. It must also be equipped with a simple vest, and it must be carefully fed and taken care of by a special person. Not to mention the training of the cavalry, the rationing of armor, and the provision of weapons. The investment in bows and arrows is also very large, and a good bow, like a good horse, is hard to find.

High investment, naturally high returns.

The cavalry came and went like the wind, and it had a unique advantage in field battles. The reason why Deng She was able to win the first battle of Liaodong was, in the final analysis, all dependent on the mobility of the cavalry? He has been a horse thief since childhood, and has a unique love for cavalry, and when he heard this, he was excited, and said, "Wonderful! In this case, without further ado, tomorrow, I will ask my second brother to take a few people to Shuangcheng and strive to recruit 5,000 people within a month! ”

"Summoned, the summoned people, are they still all under the command of Lord Tong?"

Zhao Guo's question has a deep meaning.

Deng She glanced up at him, groaned slightly, and said, "After replenishing the losses in the second brother's army, I will personally command the rest." ”

"After the spring, we will use troops against Goryeo. Does the battle plan need to be drawn up by our Privy Council now? In recent days, the minister has collected a general situation of the garrisons along the northern border of South Goryeo, such as the virtual and the real, and listed them for the lord to see. ”

Deng She took it and looked at it at a glance. The upper column is very detailed, a number of garrisons in a certain place, a number of cavalry, foot soldiers, and sailors, and a certain general, including his temperament, what his preferences are, how strong the city is, the number of Dingkou in the city, and the difficulty of predicting the attack.

In fact, Deng She already had such a similar piece of information in his hands, which was collected by the General Administration Department. However, the focus of the two lists is different. This part of the Privy Council focuses on the military; The part of the General Administration Department focuses on civil, economic, and political affairs.

Once the two pieces of information are integrated and complement each other, they will be more able to know what to expect.

Deng She didn't say anything first, and asked, "What happened to the few things I asked the Ordnance Lifting Division to develop?" ”

"Mines have been developed. Mines have also been improved to make them easier to carry. That Cui Yu is worthy of the lord's reuse, and he is very good at firearms, and the mainland generals are full of praise and admiration for him. He previously presented a book of firearms manufacturing to the lord, I wonder if the lord has read it carefully? ”

Dunshe nodded.

This Cui Yu is not very old, but his attainments in firearms are very outstanding. At the beginning, he came to defect and gave Deng She a copy of "Fire Attack Artifact", saying that he got it from his master, and there were many jaw-dropping and unimaginable firearms written on it, which were divided into land battles, water battles, ambushes, camps, sneak raids, city defenses, attacks and so on.

Inspired by it, Deng She gave him several feasible suggestions based on his personal experience and told him to go down and study.

Later, the Ordnance Lifting Department was established, and Lu Qianshi was appointed as the chief officer, and Cui Yu served as the adjutant.

Zhao said: "Lord Cui is obsessed with firearms, and he almost doesn't go out of the door of the Ordnance Lifting Division every day, eating and living inside. Most of the firearms of the main bus generation were successfully developed. The Privy Council originally planned to stay after New Year's Day and present it to Deng She for viewing, but since Deng She asked, he made a brief introduction and said, "First, the first one, the Flying God Fire Poison Dragon Spear."

"This gun is one and a half feet long, can be cast in copper and iron, and can hold a bullet in the barrel. There was a sharp blade on the barrel, on which poison was smeared. Two poison canisters were tied to the barrels. When the enemy is far away, it can be projectiled; a little farther away, spraying and spewing flames and poisonous smoke; When close, it can fight with a blade. One instrument with three uses, unpredictable.

"The next time, the next one, a hundred sons. It is four feet long, and the charge is one liter and five he. There is a spout on one side of the gun body, which is more than a foot long, and it is loaded with 100 shells. There is a lead behind the gun, and there is a shaft at the tail of the gun that can be rotated. In case of the enemy, the cannon can be placed on the square wooden frame, ignite the lead, the cannon body rotates on eight sides, and hundreds of shells are fired in turn. Continuously, the sound is earth-shattering. The minister once watched that this cannon was enough to reach a hundred strong soldiers.

"The first, the third, the Heavenly Fire Gourd. It can not only burn and blow up the enemy, but also cast poisonous smoke to confuse the enemy's eyes and poison the enemy, which can be described as a sharp weapon for attacking the city and the village. There are also forty-nine arrows flying cheap arrows, which can fire forty-nine arrow clusters at the same time, compared with Zhuge crossbow, it is more amazing, the arrow is poisoned, and the throat is sealed with blood.

"In addition to these, Master Cui is also very good at gunpowder rationing. Compared to the commonly used dosing method, the ingredients are significantly reduced, and the efficiency is enhanced. I really know the appropriateness of medicinal properties, and I have the magic of fire attack. ”

Deng She's heart was itching, and he almost couldn't help but want to go and see it immediately. He barely held back and said with a smile: "One Cui Yu can be worth 10,000 cavalry." Spread my words to him, and he should pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and not be too tired. To show his achievement, he was rewarded with wine and money! Tell Hong Jixun to pick a few beauties and send them to serve my great heroes. ”

Zhao Guo and Deng She have similar personalities, are self-aware, respect people with skills, and admire Cui Yu very much. He agreed with a smile and said, "However, there is one thing that has to be reported to the lord." ”

"Come on."

"Although the sample was successfully developed, firstly, the craftsman battalion was insufficient, and secondly, the time was too short, and the use of the soldiers also needed more training. In the short term, it is afraid that it will not be possible to form production and it will be difficult to equip the army. Even if you can use troops in time for the spring, I'm afraid there won't be many of them. ”

Deng She attaches great importance to craftsmen, and every time he attacks a place and takes a city, he must use local craftsmen to join the army and fill the craftsman camp according to the proportion. There are those who know the craftsmanship of craftsmen in the army, and they all use them regardless of their background.

Despite every possible effort, the economy of Liaodong is not developed, and the number of craftsmen is not large after all, and the number of craftsmen in the camp is less than 1,000 so far, of which the number of blacksmiths is even less. There are a lot of apprentices and miscellaneous workers, more than 2,000 people, but the handicraft work can not be learned in a day or two, and there is no teacher, so it is unbearable to use.

"There's no way around it, and it's useless to be in a hurry. Fortunately, a trade agreement was made with Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the envoy of King Cheng had promised to help us buy and sell craftsmen privately and send them for my use. After persevering this year, by next year, the apprentices will also be released, and the situation will be much better. ”

Deng She waved his hand and said: "As for the use of troops after the spring, it is only Gaoli, why worry about it." No firearms, just as easy to win! ”

Don't use an elephant to crack a nut? Deng She didn't think about using these advanced firearms to deal with South Goryeo at all, he wanted to keep them and use them to give the enemy a surprise blow when they should be used. He advised: "Keep in mind that the secrecy of the craftsman's camp must be done well, and without an order, not a single idle person is allowed to be put in and released!" It is strictly forbidden to have contact with outsiders, including craftsmen involved in the manufacture of firearms. ......, especially the protection of Cui Yu, is more important, select a few people from my guard team and fill him in the guard. ”

After listening to two good news in a row, Deng She was in a very good mood and said, "There is still a day of vacation tomorrow." After sending away the Goryeo envoys, he summoned the generals to discuss the use of troops in South Goryeo! ”

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1. Interpret the classics in a way that was popular at the time.

"The ancient scriptures and history were explained in colloquial language to make it easy for the reader to understand, which at the time was called 'Zhishu' or 'Zhijie', which later became known as vernacular writing.

"'Mr. Lu Zhaixu is "Zhu Wengong University Straight Talk" and "Tang Taizong Zhenguan Political Dignitaries Straight Talk", all of which interpret his old texts in the current language, making it easy for people to read.' 'Mr. Lu Zhai' is Xu Heng, a master of science in the early Yuan Dynasty,......。 ”

"The history of 'straight talking' can be represented by Zheng Zhensun's "Straight Talk". …… Based on the "Zizhi Tongjian", and then recorded in other historical books, "the things of antiquity are deduced and added to the front, and the records of the Song Dynasty and the Liao and Jin Dynasty are attached to the back", which can be said to be a concise general history written in the vernacular. ......, the book's account of the Battle of the Rivers:

"'Xie Xuan sent people to say to Fu Rong: Every time you come here from afar, and now you are forcing the water to set up a formation, this is to hold on for a long time, not to fight. If you move the formation a little back, it will not be good to wait for me to pass the decisive victory. The king of Qin discussed with the generals,......, so he led the army to retreat. ’”

2. Decrease the din.

The ethnic policy of the Jin Dynasty was cruel, and the Mongols were subjected to "Ding reduction". The upper limit of male members of each Mongolian tribe was stipulated, and the excess part was slaughtered once every three years.

From the Jin to the Qing Dynasty, to the Qing Dynasty, this ethnic policy was still consistent in essence, but it was changed to an excess part, and it was necessary to become a lama.

3. Flying God Fire Poison Dragon Spear, etc.

These firearms can be seen in the "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation".

This book is signed by Cui Yu, and before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was recorded as an advanced firearm that was rare in the world at that time, and there was a method of dispensing gunpowder. However, later generations have also incorporated some new content in the copy. For example, this poisonous dragon spear and Lianzhu cannon should really appear in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Cui Yu, a native of Dongning, was the governor of the early Ming Dynasty, in charge of the Shenji battalions, specializing in guns. Zhu Yuanzhang is unknown, but he knows that he once cast forty fire dragon artifacts, which are as powerful as flying dragons, and they played an important role in the Battle of Poyang Lake.