"Husband, it's time to get up!"

Listening to the sound of chickens, Da Qiao, who was sleeping outside, pushed the sleeping Huo Jun and said.

"Hmm!"

Da Qiao saw Huo Jun respond lightly, and then reached out to hold his sister in his arms and rubbed it. Da Qiao was quite helpless, compared to himself, Huo Jun seemed to be more infatuated with his sister. Fortunately, Huo Jun didn't particularly like it, and always tried a bowl of water.

Huo Jun rubbed on the bed for a while, played with the second daughter, and then got up slowly and dressed under the service of the second daughter and the maid.

As Jiangling stabilized, Huo Jun's wife and concubine also followed and settled in Jiangling. Since his wife and concubine entered the city, Huo Jun, who has not known the taste of meat for a long time, has also indulged a little, working military affairs during the day and working on the bed at night.

After all, there are few ascetics in this world, and there are many greedy people in the world, and there are different values in between. However, playing is playing, how can Huo Jun fall in love with the gentle hometown for a long time, and he should give priority to the major affairs of Qi governing the military and politics.

In the twelve counties of Nanjun, there are Pang Tong and Sima Zhiju county government directors, and with the gradual arrival of local county magistrates and young officials, the colonel led troops to recruit as chaotic bandits, and Nanjun gradually became peaceful. The next Namgun needs time to heal and recuperate.

Huo Jun didn't have to worry about the political affairs of Nanjun, and Huo Jun, who had time to spare time, focused on the army.

Since the beginning of the lower Jiangdong, Huo Jun's corporal has been constantly expanding. When Liu Qi ruled the left side of the river, Huo Jun commanded the water division and marched 10,000 people.

However, with the outbreak of the Battle of Chrysostom, a large number of prisoners were recruited. Huo Jun moved to Zhennan County to guard Jingchu, so the number of soldiers further swelled.

At this time, Liu Qi gave Huo Jun 20,000 soldiers to guard Nanjun. On the previous side of Poyang County, due to the decrease in importance, and Liu Bei was in Jiangdong, Liu Qi only gave 3,000 soldiers.

Of the 20,000 soldiers, nearly half of them were the previous non-commissioned officers. He also received more than 5,000 prisoners from Jiang and Han, and the remaining 5,000 or 6,000 people recruited the people of Liangjia as soldiers on the spot.

The 20,000 men were not all gathered in Gangneung, but were stationed separately. For example, Xu Sheng led 5,000 people to Tun Public Security New Town, Huo Yuan soldiers 2,000 people to Tundangyang, and Gao Xiang soldiers to 3,000 Tun Huarong. The remaining 5,000 people were stationed in Linfu, Shishan and other counties near the mountainous barbarians.

Around Gangneung Fortress, only 5,000 people were stationed. And these 5,000 soldiers were organized by Huo Jun as the Chinese army. The Chinese army is subordinate to Huo Jun, and there are three generals under the account, Ding Feng, Yu Shao, and Gao Xin, who are the generals of the Chinese army.

Huo Jun called the Chinese army the 'Gang Army', and those who were not elite could not enter the army, and all armor, weapons, and bows and crossbows were given priority to this army. Ding Feng and Yu Shao, two young outstanding generals, each commanded 2,000 foot soldiers; Gao Xin is a brave cavalry from the Bohai Sea, commanding thousands of horsemen.

As for why Huo Jun called the Chinese army the Chinese army, it has a special meaning in Chu culture.

It is a brown bear, and it is a pit viper. These two animals, the Yi and the Yu, are of great significance in the Chu culture. For example, the bear is the totem of the old Chu State, representing bravery; The snake is the god of the underworld in the Chu culture, representing death. There is a "Book of Songs" that says: "Wei Xiong Wei Zhen, Wei Yu Wei Snake." ”

Now under Huo Jun's account, the army is called the 'Beifu Army', and the Chinese army is called the 'Qianyu Army'.

Riding out of the Gangneung County Palace, it didn't take long to arrive at the military camp in the north of the city.

On the morning of the turn of summer and autumn, Sergeant Qi had already begun to drill along the barracks road. Carrying heavy armor, carrying spears and crossbows, and carrying fifty arrows, one hundred and fifty miles away, that is, the requirements of this army. Those who do not meet the standards in March will be released from the army and the benefits of becoming a soldier will be cancelled.

"Is there any progress in the sergeant?" Huo Jun was in the armor and asked left and right.

The requirements of the army were high, and soon after the formation of this group of troops, many of the sergeants who were incorporated into this army could not meet this standard.

Ding Feng tended to follow and replied: "General Qiyu, there is plenty of rice, fish and meat, the family is divided into fields and houses, the heirs are enrolled in school, and the sergeants are united, all of whom want to serve the general." Although the training is hard at this time, the Chinese sergeants do not want to be expelled from the army. ”

The treatment of the army is not ordinarily good, and ordinary sergeants can only ensure that the acres of land are in place and exempt from taxes at home. However, in addition to these most basic, sergeants can eat fish and shrimp every two or three days in the army.

Huo Jun recruited scholars and set up the Qiang Yu Military Academy, and the children in the sergeants' families could enter school for three months per year to learn scriptures and knowledge. At the same time, Huo Jun also set up a military medical house, and military households had benefits for treatment; In terms of living, there is also a subsidy for military households to buy salt.

All in all, Huo Jun learned the welfare of the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. These people who don't know what welfare is in the late Han Dynasty make their eyes shine. If you fail the assessment, you have no face, and you have no face when you return home.

In the early years, Huo Jun wanted to get these things. However, he did not have this capital at that time. Now sitting in Nanjun, with Jing Chu as the backing, complete resources and sufficient taxes, he can afford to play like this.

Huo Jun told Ding Feng and Yu Shao: "Military discipline must be paid attention to, since I left the city from Jiangling and entered the military camp. There seem to be merchants and prostitutes around. The sergeant should keep himself clean, and if Jiang Inspector finds that there are miscellaneous people outside the camp, you and others will also be punished. ”

"No!" Ding Feng and Yu Shao received the order in a deep voice.

The military camp is close to Gangneung, and there are many people. The sergeants were well paid, and there were 5,000 people, so it was easy for merchants to gather around the barracks.

Historically, the military discipline of the Song Dynasty was lax, and the military camp directly became a bazaar. If you let the businessmen fight, what kind of war can they fight?

Huo Jun came from later generations and was very strict with the military discipline of the sergeants. Once military discipline is slackened, how can we talk about defeating the enemy in battle?

After inspecting the infantry of the Qi Army, Huo Jun went to inspect the cavalry who were trained by Gao Xin. Shiren, who had previously served under his account, returned to Liu Bei's account after the Battle of Chrysostom.

There was a shortage of horses in the south, and there were only 600 war horses under Huo Jun's army before. At present, many were captured in the Battle of Chrysostom, and Huo Jun's army of 20,000 people was equipped with 1,500 horsemen. Among the 1,500 cavalry, Huo Jun transferred 1,000 cavalry into the Qi Yu army, and 500 cavalry were under the command of various departments.

Gao Xin came from Bohai and rode under the Yuan family. For the training of the cavalry, he is quite skilled. In terms of cavalry drills, Huo Jun was arranged by Gao Xin.

Gao Xin's way of training his cavalry is almost modeled on the northern cavalry, that is, hunting. He often led a large-scale cavalry to hunt rabbits and foxes, and trained the cavalry and archery ability in sports warfare.

In Gao Xin's words, people don't move the target, and they can ride and shoot safely!

In addition to hunting, in hand-to-hand combat with cavalry, Gao Xin let the cavalry practice chopping around the camp, and there were often simulated battles.

Today's cavalry trains for melee combat and drills around the camp.

Huo Jun called Gao Xin to his side and asked, "What is the old Cao clan's cavalry in the army?" ”

It is far more difficult for a cavalry to expand rapidly than a cavalry. Huo Jun's way of expanding his cavalry relied on the captured Cao army's cavalry. There were many cavalry soldiers of the Cao army captured in the Battle of Jinkou, including Han people from the north and Wuhuan people. These surrendered horsemen are basically fragrant buns, and they are often used as horsemen in the army.

Gao Xin subconsciously looked at the Cao clan's pawn who was practicing, and said, "General Qiyu, in terms of skills, the pawn is particularly spicy. Among the three of riding archery, riding warfare, and riding skills, the northern cavalry is generally the first, and the southern cavalry is the last. And the south is not good at spears, and can only fight with the ring head knife. ”

There are two most difficult things for cavalry, one is to use the bow on the horse, and the other is to use the spear on the horse.

The southern cavalry cavalry battle is mostly charged with guns, and if you duel with the cavalry, you will often have to draw your sword in close combat because the spear is too long, which is not conducive to combat. But this is only a matter of technology, if you can fight with a gun on a horse, who wants to fight with a knife in close combat, after all, an inch is long and an inch is strong.

For example, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, why the Liaodong cavalry was not as good as the Jurchen cavalry, it was not that the Jurchen cavalry was invincible, but that the Liaodong cavalry had fallen. In close combat, the Liaodong cavalry could not use guns in close combat, but only fought with sabers. The lancers fought with the saber cavalry, and it was clear who won and who lost.

"Is there a solution?" Huo Jun asked.

Gao Xin shook his head and said, "Only the hand is familiar!" ”

After a pause, Gao Xin said: "General, Cao's army was captured due to defeat, although he is willing to serve our army today, but because his hometown is in the north, the morale of the army is not high. Xin thought that it was better to choose a woman for them to marry, and with the heart of a soldier, they could also settle in Chudi. ”

"Choosing a woman to marry?"

Huo Jun pondered for a few moments and said: "This matter can be done, and when the festival is found, let the soldiers and the people who have no wives in the army gather to marry." ”

In times of war, there are often more women than men. Let the Nanjun government tie the bridge, and let the sergeant and the widow and girl go on a blind date, one can be used as the welfare of the army, and the other can also appease the homesickness of the soldiers.

"The matter of the cavalry is too much for Lao Linjia to worry about!"

"No!"

Gao Xin didn't say much, and after answering Huo Jun's question, he returned to the team to supervise the cavalry practice.

For Gao Xin, Huo Jun is quite recognized. In addition to being able to command the cavalry and fight bravely. He is cautious and rarely reckless. Therefore, Huo Jun thought twice, let Shiren return to Liu Bei's account, and helped Gao Xin to serve as the cavalry governor of the Qi Army.

Just as Huo Jun was inspecting the barracks, Jiang Ji hurriedly came and brought Liu Qi's advice.

Jiang Ji presented Liu Qi's letter and said: "General, Liu Zhang of Yizhou ordered Fa Zheng and Meng Da to send troops to Jing Yang, each with 2,000 soldiers and horses, and 100,000 stones of grain and grass, wanting to serve our army as a royal Cao. Today, a letter came, and the king asked the general, where are Meng Da's 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed? ”

I had to say that Fa Zheng and Meng Da were fast, and as soon as they got Liu Zhang's order on the front foot, they led the troops to come with food on the back foot, for fear that Liu Zhang would regret it.

Unpacking Liu Qi's letter and browsing it, Huo Jun asked: "I remember that Liu Jingzhou wrote a few days ago, Cao Cao Yu Shouchun soldiers and horses, but is this the case?" ”

"Exactly!"

Jiang Ji nodded and said, "Liu Yangzhou is worried about Jiang Zuo's early peace, and he writes to the envoy. The letter said that if Cao Cao's strength is great, the soldiers and horses of the four counties are difficult to stop, please send the soldiers and horses of Yuzhang, Luling, and Poyang counties to support, so that the king will promise Yangzhou's request. ”

Liu Bei had just returned to Jiangdong and was busy reassuring the people, and before the army could be integrated, news came that Cao Cao was going south.

In a hurry, Liu Bei wrote to Liu Qi about the matter. Of course, Liu Bei was just in case, and he would not ask Liu Qi to send troops unless he had to.

After all, Liu Bei is not a subordinate of Liu Qi, and if he asks Liu Qi for help too much, he will not only be unable to get by in terms of face, but also veto the equality of the status of the two families. Allies are allies, and now that Er Liu has separated, how can they be together like before.

Huo Jun pondered a little and said: "The letter and the envoy, Yannan County and Jiangxia are worry-free, and 100,000 stones of grain and grass are left as baggage, so that Meng Da will lead 2,000 soldiers and horses from Yizhou to Jiangdong to assist Liu Yangzhou Yucao." ”

The smoke of the Battle of Chrysostom was beginning to dissipate, and Huo Jun led the army to sit in the town, Cao Cao did not dare to attack for the time being, and it was useless to keep Meng Da's soldiers and horses. It is better to let Meng Da and Fa Zheng go south to Jiangdong, which can be regarded as Huo Jun's change of direction to help Liu Bei.

ps: Beiwei Army, Beiwei comes from the Western Xia language, and Han means 'snake and eagle army'.

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