Before Qian Chen arrived in Jinzhou, Zhang Jinping took Chen Dong and other soldiers, as well as some soldiers' family members, to Chengdu in the south.

In ancient times, if a soldier was sure to be out for several years, he often had his family members to follow him.

It doesn't have to be a wife, it can also be a brother.

For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son inherited the military status, and the second and third sons were military surpluses, which was equivalent to the younger brother being an auxiliary soldier to the eldest brother. The military salaries and loot that the eldest brother received are often placed in the brothers' hands, otherwise they can't fight with a few catties of copper coins.

In the army, there are also places to store money, but soldiers are easy to be hacked when they die, and the money is often not delivered to the family, or only part of it is given to the family.

Family members accompanying the army can not only alleviate the homesickness of the soldiers, but also make the soldiers more assured of their money.

These family members are not allowed to enter the barracks and are often concentrated in the vicinity of the barracks. When they are not training, soldiers can live with their families, and the troops can save some military rations.

When Zhang Jinping and his entourage arrived in Lizhou, they met soldiers from the north.

The troops from Hanzhong were sent back by Zhu Ming to two armies (6,000 people). These people can be stationed near their hometowns, which is not only convenient for reuniting with their families, but also for these 6,000 elite guards to defend the Han, otherwise it will be difficult to carry the soldiers of the Western Army.

As for Chengdu, Zhu Ming organized the auxiliary troops into three regular armies (mostly Jianmen officers and soldiers who surrendered), and recruited some young people in Shuzhong as auxiliaries.

"Mom and Daddy take care!"

Before Jia Meng, Zhang Jinping said goodbye to his parents.

She was going to go to Chengdu through Jianmen, while Zhang Gen and Huang went to Langzhong.

Huang advised: "When you see your husband, you should be a virtuous helper, and your current status is not ordinary. ”

Zhang Jinping said: "My daughter can save it. ”

Zhang Gen said: "If Zhu Chenggong is close to women, one or two are okay, and if you have more, you should advise." The foundation is new, and you can't indulge in pleasure, otherwise the good situation will inevitably be ruined. ”

Zhang Jinping said: "My husband is not a womanizer. ”

"People change," Zhang Gen said, "he occupies most of Sichuan at a young age, and when he is complacent, he will inevitably have other preferences." ”

"Remember, daughter." Zhang Jinping bent down and saluted.

"Well, go ahead."

Zhang Gen turned around and boarded the boat and went down the Jialing River.

He, Xu Fuyan, and Liu Ying did not say that they were willing to be thieves, and Zhu Guoxiang did not discuss with them.

After observing the administration for a period of time, everyone's mood was relatively relaxed, and even occasionally casually pointed out the mistakes and omissions in the administration.

One day, Zhu Guoxiang set up a banquet to invite guests, and he didn't talk about serious things during the whole process, only talking about some old anecdotes.

The invited guests were all very happy, and Zhu Guoxiang suddenly announced the appointment.

The three of them were stunned for a moment on the spot, looked at each other, and accepted it with the boat, everything seemed natural.

Now thinking of the situation at that time, Zhang Gen couldn't help but sigh that his father-in-law was too powerful, and it was like a spring breeze to get along with him.

Everyone was half-drunk that night, and it was inevitable that they were a little impulsive, but their minds were clear. Coupled with the understanding when observing politics, as well as Zhu Guoxiang's personal charm, such a major choice can also come naturally.

When you don't drink, if you change to other formal occasions, the three of you will never agree so easily!

The Jialing River flows slowly, and sleet falls in the sky.

Zhang Gen was a little impatient, he had been an official for 30 years, and he was always constrained by others, but now he can finally let go, as if his career is ushering in the second spring.

However, it was said that Zhang Jinping traveled to Jianzhou City and met thousands of people who went north.

Chen Dong was quite curious, and stepped forward to ask the official: "In the middle of winter, why do these people help the old and the young to go north?" ”

The official replied respectfully: "Lizhou has suffered a military disaster, the population is sparse, and there are too many unemployed people in Chengdu, so the general will send a few thousand to fill Lizhou." He also bought paper clothes and quilts, and distributed some military rations to them, and then asked the wealthy families in Chengdu to donate some food, which will definitely allow these people to settle down in Lizhou. ”

Wei Liangchen said: "This good law is also, if Mr. does not change his original intention, he will embezzle military rations and resettle the people." ”

Chen Dong said: "Mr. migrated thousands of people to the north and recruited troops in Chengdu, and there are only a few unemployed vagrants left who want to come to Chengdu. ”

The best sources of soldiers, of course, are farmers and miners.

However, the "urbanization rate" in the Song Dynasty was very high, and many young people who lived in the country came from the countryside to work, which was not much different from the peasants. (The Ming and Qing dynasties were different, and a large number of new towns were developed across the country, which could absorb the surrounding landless peasants without having to rush into the cities like in the Song Dynasty.) The rise of towns in the Ming and Qing dynasties built and improved China's rural economic ecology. ）

When everyone came to Chengdu, there was indeed good law and order, and there were no unemployed people.

They went to meet Zhu Ming, and each of them obtained official positions, Chen Dong and a few others stayed under Zhu Ming to do things, and the rest were assigned to various states and counties as officials.

"Husband!"

Zhang Jinping smiled, the husband and wife have been separated for almost three years.

Zheng Yuanyi and the two children did not come, and they will talk about it after Sichuan settles down.

Zhu Ming dragged his wife to the back house, Zhang Jinping quietly observed for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "My husband is away all the year round, so I didn't take a concubine to take care of my daily life?" ”

"I'm so busy all day long, how can I have time to take a concubine, just hire a few maids to take care of it," Zhu Ming had a headache when he thought about it, "Finally, dozens of scholars have come over, and they can share a lot of government affairs." ”

Zhang Jinping was quite happy, and said: "The husband should still take a concubine, there are many famous families in Shuzhong, and it is good to find one or two marriages." It can not only serve the husband, but also win over the big family, killing two birds with one stone. ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "These prestigious families in Shu are not comparable to small families. Even though I occupy most of Sichuan, they usually cooperate with my decrees, but they still treat me as a thief. There are a lot of people of all ethnic groups who have done the three dukes of Zaifu, and they are easily unwilling to give up the benefits of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are counting on the return of the imperial army next year. ”

Zhang Jinping said worriedly: "Can the husband be sure to resist the officers and soldiers? ”

Zhu Ming smiled: "If it was the Western Army a few years ago, I would still be a little scared. What is the Western Army today? Even if he came back from the Hebei battlefield, there was a serious shortage of soldiers, and he had to go back to Shaanxi to replenish it. What is the difference between the temporarily replenished Western Army and the rural soldiers who were directly brought to Hanzhong to fight? ”

"That'll be fine." Zhang Jinping said happily.

"Don't say that, I'll go take a shower first." Zhu Ming called the maid to boil the bath water.

Zhang Jinping's face was crimson, and he went to take care of the bath soup himself, and he could guess what he wanted to do in the daylight bath without thinking about it.

After entering Chengdu, Zhu Ming has not rested, and today he directly gave himself a half-day holiday.

The couple was tired of staying at home for half a day and a night, and they woke up refreshed the next day.

Zhu Ming rode to the school field outside the city, which was originally a training ground for Houshu, and also a training ground for the Sichuan Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army of the Great Song Dynasty.

The school field is too small, there are too many soldiers, and there is no way to train at all, so the various armies can only rotate.

Today is the Teng Xiang army training, including non-combatants, also to practice horsemanship, and to enter the battle at any critical moment.

In this mountain cavalry formation, Zhu Ming referred to the Guanning cavalry and the Napoleonic cavalry.

Each 25-man unit is organized into a basic combat unit, with the captain in the front, the supervisor in the back, and the standard-bearer and herald closely following the captain. The two tithes are divided into four vertical and five horizontal arrangement, and the two tithes are on the left and right of the captain. 4 captains, leading the troops in the rear of the chief's flank. This is the grassroots establishment of the Guanning cavalry.

During the battle, the five horizontal lines could be turned into two horizontal rows to increase the width of the battle, so that it became the basic battle formation of Napoleon's cavalry.

The Tengxiang army had 2,500 soldiers divided into 100 combat squads.

They can be arranged in any combination, but no matter what the formation, there will always be officers in the front and back, left and right. Captains, supervisors, standard-bearers, and commanders will lead their cavalry forward, backward, or change direction according to the higher-level command flags, and these junior officers are the core of the cavalry unit.

As for the specifics, it is according to the European cavalry standards of the Napoleonic era.

Between the cavalry, the lateral distance was three feet. Every four cavalry squads should form a large group, and there should be enough space in the middle to prevent them from being crowded together at critical times.

When the cavalry marched, the footwork was also strictly set, divided into slow walking, fast walking, and running.

These are all summed up in the blood of the European countries in the Napoleonic era. Prior to this, the European cavalry was more densely formed, constantly adjusting from actual combat.

As for the cavalry of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Ming asked the commanders of the horse armies of the Xiang army in various places, and the cavalry interval did not seem to be strictly regulated, and they were roughly arranged based on experience.

Since there were no clocks, the drip could only be used to keep time, and the speed was measured based on the distance traveled at a fixed time.

At this moment, four hundred cavalry were training, and the rest of the cavalry were resting.

After the two columns of 400 cavalry were arranged horizontally, counting the gap between the four brigades, the width after unfolding was 240 meters.

"Woo woo~~~"

There was light snow in the sky, and as the trumpets sounded, the captains of the squads ordered the flag-bearers to raise their flags.

At the beginning, it was a slow march, and the formation of each row was relatively neat.

Then the flag order changed, and the cavalry began to march briskly, and the horizontal formation was curved in the shape of an earthworm. Some are fast, some are slow, and they can't be uniform.

This situation is normal on the battlefield, but it is necessary to try to be as standard as possible when training.

At present, some of the Tengxiang army are Han cavalry, and some are barbarian cavalry. The former hadn't ridden much of a horse, and the latter hadn't been in a row much, so it was too difficult for them to train them to walk in unison.

"Woooooooooo ~~~~”

The sound of the trumpet became short and rapid, and the standard-bearer also increased the frequency and shook the small flag, and the four hundred cavalry immediately accelerated their charge, and the rush turned into a plate of loose sand. Some of the cavalry of the first column had been mixed with the second column.

The sound of trumpets and flags changed again.

The two brigades on the left and right, from the outermost commander, led the squad to slow down and change direction, and the squad leader accelerated to the front to lead the troops.

The two brigades in the middle gradually stopped their horses, and all turned around and became in the front. The last eight supervisors temporarily lead their respective teams to charge in the opposite direction.

Four hundred cavalry made three tactical changes, and instantly caused chaos.

There are even many cavalry soldiers who can't figure out where their squad leader is. When this kind of light cavalry goes to the battlefield, it can only bully weak chickens, and it is difficult to make tactical moves quickly.

You have to train slowly.

(End of chapter)