Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 412 Preparation
In Liu Ziyu's study, Zhen Yuan and Liu Ziyu are sitting opposite each other.While drinking tea, chatting gossip.

After chatting for a few words, Zhen Yuan said: "Before coming here, the Privy Councilor was afraid that Wang Xiao would be arrogant if he won the gold army in a row, so he ordered the councilor to mention it. Why did the councilor not mention a word when we arrived in Xiangyang, but instead gave in to him everywhere?" I think that although Wang Xiaolie's attitude is respectful, he is extremely confident in himself when he speaks, and he doesn't listen to the counselor's words. Some words even seem a little too much."

Liu Ziyu sighed: "Waiting, before arriving in Xiangyang, including the Privy Councilors, they underestimated Wang Xiaolie. Only after arriving here, did they truly believe that Wang Xiaolie's army is the unparalleled force in the world, the Great Wall that the court relies on, How can we not bear to let him? If someone else has 8 soldiers under his command and made countless military exploits, how can we allow the two of us to sit here? Now we know that after Li Yanxian was merged, Wang Xiaolie actually has more than [-] soldiers. The [-] men are all soldiers who can fight and dare to fight, is there any general in the world who can lead troops like him?"

Zhen Yuan bowed his head and remained silent.After a while, he said: "He is a leader after all. So what if there are more soldiers under his command? Just like the Qudu Tong of Shaanxi, how domineering before? How dare you say a word now!"

Liu Ziyu shook his head, and said with infinite emotion: "Qu Duan is leading soldiers from the imperial court, so of course he must obey the orders of the imperial court. Wang Xiaolie's soldiers were brought out by himself, how can it be the same? Don't say it is Zhang Shumi, it is the imperial court , have to bear with Wang Xiaolie for a bit!"

Speaking of this, Liu Ziyu held the tea bowl in his hand and looked out of the window, lost in thought for a while.When they set off, both Zhang Jun and Liu Ziyu thought that Wang Xiaolie was no different from the rest of the appeasement envoys.The big victory in Guanzhong was just a fluke, and it was just a chance to attack Jingzhao Mansion.When he arrived in Jinzhou, Wang Yan reminded him not to equate Wang Xiaolie with other people.This big victory in Guanzhong was achieved by Wang Xiaolie, without even using his full strength.After entering Dengzhou and hearing people talk about the army, I was convinced that it was a completely different army.

After being silent for a while, Liu Ziyu said: "Besides, under Wang Xiaolie's rule, the people are happy and happy. They are different from other places. They are all good at running the army and governing the government. How can we equate Wang Xiaolie with others? With Wang Xiaolie With hunting in the back to support, there will be no great difficulty in guarding Sichuan and Shu."

Zhen Yuan said: "I always feel that a pacifier, what can he achieve? It's just that the imperial court can't manage it for a while, and it uses its power as a national fence. The power of the pacifier is too great. Once there is no control, It is not the blessing of the imperial court."

"Why don't I know?" Liu Ziyu felt helpless. "Now Wang Xiaolie occupies eleven prefectures, with [-] soldiers under his command, and there is a faint tendency to separate one side. It's just that Xiangyang and Dengzhou are located in the west of Beijing, and the imperial court can't do it. What can we do? Now the Jin army is [-] Shaanxi is threatening Sichuan and Shu. They are about to use Wang Xiaohun's army to preserve Sichuan and Shu. The situation is like this, so this is the only way to do it."

After Zhen Yuan heard this, although he still didn't agree with Liu Ziyu in his heart, he couldn't think of any other way.

The Zhenfu envoy Si Yamen, Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian, Wang Ruohai, Shao Ling, and Niu Gao discussed the next reorganization together.This time is different from the previous few times. It is no longer a simple rectification, but a major change in the establishment of the entire army.

Wang Ruohai said: "The Zhenfu has always said that the whole army should be reorganized upwards and downwards based on control. The law of war has been practiced for many years since the Xining period, and it is indeed of great benefit. But how to extend it, I can't figure it out. "

Wang Xiaolie said: "The control of our army comes from generals, of course there is no doubt. However, the number of generals in the imperial court is one level, and the number is uncertain. It is said that there are 500 generals. In fact, time changes and the number of people is different. The tasks to be performed should be different. Different. We can’t do this. Deliberately limit the power of the general to prevent the commanding officer from becoming big and disobedient. It’s wrong to do so. It’s not right for the general to be monopolistic, but the command organization must have enough authority. I said control is the foundation. , expanding upwards and downwards, means that the first-level control organization is complete, and it can complete the campaign independently or participate in the campaign as part of it."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said: "The reorganization of the army cannot be taken for granted, but must have a basis. What basis? Specifically, it is how the army fights, how it is managed, how it is stationed, and so on. For example When talking about grassroots units, it must be related to the military formation, and a military formation is a basic combat unit. After deciding on this level, the higher-level units will follow in order."

Li Yanxian said: "When Cai Ting practiced the general's art of war, there were 120 and [-] people in a row, which was extremely strict."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We have been marching and fighting for many years. We have studied it. It is most suitable for a group of about 100 people. 500 people are the capital. There are no cavalry in the capital, only infantry. Five capitals form a battalion. What is a battalion? The place to be stationed. That is to say, a battalion of [-] people is stationed together. In addition to the infantry in the battalion, the Chinese army has one more cavalry. As a result, the battalion has become a separate combat unit. However, the battalion lacks reconnaissance, supplies, etc. , and cannot fight alone, but must be subordinate to the control. When the control is achieved, the command system is basically complete."

Li Yanxian said: "Why don't the battalion have reconnaissance and supply troops? In this way, the battalion can also fight alone."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Because there are only 500 people in the battalion. If they are incorporated into the reconnaissance and transportation departments, the number will increase greatly, and the top-heavy will be heavy. It is appropriate to include more than [-] people under the control."

Li Yanxian thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded.

Wang Xiaolie only remembers the name of the military establishment of the later generations, and there are also classifications such as strategy, campaign, and tactics.I really don't remember how to divide it, what unit belongs to what level.It doesn't matter if you don't remember, according to the actual situation and your own understanding, according to this principle, the army at this time should be reorganized.In fact, what is the use of remembering?The equipment and tactics are different, and the organization will also be different.

Seeing that everyone stopped asking, Wang Xiaolie said: "My idea is this. There are about 3000 people under the control, and they are called regiments. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were regiments at the same level, but the number of people was small. Come to us, The number of regiments has increased and their status has increased. Five regiments form a division, and five divisions form an army, which is the army of our Zhenfu Commissioner. Under the regiment, 500 people form a battalion, 100 people form a capital, and about ten people form a team— —”

Li Yanxian couldn't help frowning: "Now the imperial army has a team of hundreds of people, which is quite a number."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The imperial court is only at the third level, and we are at the sixth level, so we can't compare. Basically, ten people form a team, and ten teams have one capital. If there are more than ten teams, there is a five-five system until the army. The whole army is like this. Reorganization."

Wang Ruohai said: "In this way, a capital of 500 people, a battalion of 500 people, and a regiment of [-] people—"

Wang Xiaolie waved his hands again and again: "It can't be calculated in this way. I'm only talking about the approximate number, and the number is not fixed. The specific number of people depends on how many people are in the most basic army formation, how many commanders are needed, how many scouts are needed, and how much luggage is needed. And other personnel, to calculate the number of people. There are also different levels of cavalry, artillery, and how many people there are. That is to say, each army has different configurations and different numbers.”

Wang Ruohai nodded, feeling a little understanding in his heart.Wang Xiaolie's reorganization is different from the previous Song Dynasty army, and it is no longer so casual.Instead, the number of people is calculated based on the actual battlefield and the conditions of fighting and marching.Theoretically speaking, this reorganization has some similarities with the Art of War during the Xining period.It's just that there are different principles and different actual situations, and the results will be quite different.

Reorganizing the army was something Wang Xiaolie had thought about for a long time.It's just that we don't fight wars and don't know much about military reality, so this matter cannot be carried out.Regardless of whether it is based on this era or the previous life in memory, it is impossible to follow the cat and draw the tiger.

After clarifying the establishment of the army, Wang Xiaolie said again: "Compared with the past, there will be a lot more officers in our army. According to my estimation, the ratio of soldiers to officers is about one to five. Let's not talk about those below the battalion level. The regiment and above set up a headquarters. There are about seven people in the headquarters. Take the regiment level as an example. The chief is the commander, and there is another capital supervisor who is the same as the commander. The commander commands the battle, and the capital supervisor is in charge of military merit and military law And things like money and food in the army. To put it bluntly, the capital prison is mainly for internal affairs. It is necessary for soldiers to obey orders consciously, not to have troubles, to be able to fight, but also to dare to fight! In wartime, they command together with the commander, and they are also officers. "

Wang Ruohai tried to ask: "According to what Zhenfu said, isn't this the former military supervisor?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right, it was changed from the Supervising Army. However, this Supervising Army is not temporarily dispatched from the superior, but a normal formation at the first level in the army. Able to control, civil and military omnipotent. In the early stage, let’s take it step by step.”

This is actually the political commissar in Wang Xiaolie's memory.But in this era, people don't understand what a political commissar means, but they understand what it means to supervise the army.In the army, this position is actually necessary.Especially when it comes to the equality of officers and soldiers, the situation of fish and water between soldiers and civilians, etc., this post is even more indispensable.China has set up supervisors in the army since the pre-Qin period, of course it is not for nothing.Among the official positions of military generals in the Song Dynasty, the official positions such as Qianju and Dujian were originally supervisors of the army, but gradually became commanders of the army as time evolved.

Wang Xiaolie's appointment of dual chief officers is of course different from the previous army supervisors.The supervising army was sent by the superior, even the emperor, with extremely heavy authority, slowly encroaching on the commander's power.The establishment of dual chief officers is just a different division of labor, and they are both responsible to the superior.

Wang Xiaolie hesitated for a long time to set up a supervisory army.The position of supervising the army has been criticized a lot in history, and many defeats are related to them.The establishment of a supervisory army in the army can easily arouse the disgust of the commander, thinking that they are here to monitor.With so many disadvantages, the past dynasties still have to be established, which shows that this position has its own meaning.After careful weighing, Wang Xiaolie decided to set up this position with reference to the political commissars of later generations.

Wang Xiaolie said: "For this position, the first level is the military envoy, the battalion level is the prison, the regiment level is the capital supervisor, and the division level is the jurisdiction. It is the same as the commander, commander, control, and capital officer. Commanding together, they are the dual officers in the army. Their decisions generally go through the headquarters. This is the meaning of the existence of the headquarters. The army is no longer commanded by the commanding officer alone, but is commanded together by the headquarters .”

Regarding the headquarters, Wang Xiaolie has talked about it many times.Chen Yuyi and the others were half-understood and did not understand why they did so.Up to now, everyone finally understands why they do this and what is the significance of doing this.Although I can't fully understand it, I understand it roughly.

Wang Xiaolie said: "In addition to the two chief officers, the third person in the regiment-level headquarters is the deputy commander. Generally speaking, what I plan now is that the deputy commander is also the commander of the Chinese military battalion, and at the same time raises a line of affairs. That is It is said that if the commander on the battlefield unfortunately dies in battle, the deputy commander will take over the position of the commander, not the governor. This is called the order of command, the order of positions."

Wang Ruohai nodded and looked at Li Yanxian.Now in Wang Xiaolie's army, Li Yanxian is the commander of the central army, and also in charge of a line of affairs. He is Wang Xiaolie's deputy chief, that is, the deputy governor.The Zhenfu envoy has great independence, and of course there will be no supervisory army.

Seeing that everyone did not speak.Wang Xiaolie said again: "Under the deputy commander is the staff officer, who is in charge of military training, combat and other affairs. Under the staff officer, there are the left commander and the right commander. In addition to the affairs of the headquarters, the left commander is also in charge of the front and left. For the two battalions, the right commander is also in charge of the affairs of the right and rear battalions. This is just a different division of labor. The left and right commanders are regimental headquarters officials, and they are by no means the commanders of the two battalions. They should not be confused!"

The rest of the people looked at each other and finally understood their roles.The one in the room now, Wang Xiaolie is the governor, commander and supervisor at the same time.Li Yanxian was the deputy, Wang Ruohai was the staff officer, and Shao Ling and Niu Gao were in charge of the front, rear, left, and right armies.He was talking about the headquarters of the regiment. In fact, Wang Xiaolie also explained clearly the responsibilities of the chief officials of the Zhenfu envoy.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Although there are two chief officers, the most important responsibility of the first army lies with the commanding officer. It is not uncommon for the commander to have an accident when swords and guns are used on the battlefield. As far as the regiment level is concerned, the commanding officer has an accident. , the deputy commander takes over. If the deputy commander has another accident, the left commander will take over. If the left commander also has an accident, the right commander will take over. If there is an accident, the deputy commander, front, left, right, and rear of the Chinese army will take over. Commanders take over in turn."

Everyone nodded.Since the commanding officer of the Chinese army is a deputy, the deputy commanding officer is in charge of the actual affairs.In terms of status, the deputy commander is the same as the commander of the other four armies, and the ranking is even higher.

"At the regiment level, the four armies are in charge of the left and right commanders. At the battalion level, they are the left and right commanders. At the first level, they are the left and right section levels. At the division level, they are the left and right commanders. At the army level, they are The left and right are the Marquis of Yu. In our army, Niu Gao is the Marquis of the Left and Shao Ling is the Marquis of the Right."

Niu Gao and Shao Ling looked at each other, and finally understood their duties.According to Wang Xiaolie's arrangement, the two are officials of the Zhenfu Envoy, but they are in charge of the daily affairs of the two divisions.The office is in the Zhenfu envoy, not in the division below, and there is no own yamen.

In the final analysis, although Wang Xiaolie knew that the most suitable establishment in this era was the five-five system, but he never forgot the three-three system in his memory.The setting of deputy control and left and right commanders has the meaning of three-three system.

Finally, Wang Xiaolie said: "At each level of the headquarters, there is still one person who has not been mentioned, and that is the secretary. The secretary is responsible for daily chores, including the use of the minister's money. When there are important meetings, he will record them. The seal of the headquarters , let him take charge. In other words, the secretary in charge does a lot of things, but his power is very limited. The secretary in charge of the Zhenfu envoy has always been an unworthy person, so please pay more attention."

Everyone looked around, there were five people in the room.Wang Xiaolie plays two roles, and there is still one person short.Needless to say, the worst thing is to be in charge of the secretary.Although the power is not great, the secretary in charge is a member of the headquarters after all, and his rank is not low.For a while, I really couldn't find the right person.

(End of this chapter)