Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 159 Restructuring in Chengdu (must read, otherwise I won't understand later)
Li Ye has been thinking, what is a strong army?How to build a strong army.

Fighting with cold weapons tests the toughness and endurance of the army more than hot weapons.

Persevere for one second more than the opponent without collapsing, that is victory.

So how to improve the resilience and endurance of the army?
"Your Majesty, I have heard that Zhu Wen said that there are four things to rely on. One is to rely on military discipline. If military discipline is not clear, the soldiers will be scattered and unable to fight.

The second is to rely on the master general, the soldiers will be of the same heart, and their strength can break gold.

The third is to rely on pensions, and if the pensions are heavy, the soldiers will have no worries about the future, and they will sacrifice their lives to serve the king's order.

Four rely on actual combat, a soldier of hundreds of battles, still never slack, confronting each other on the battlefield, without fear or discouragement. "

Li Ye nodded and said, "Many people know this method, but how many people can really do it!"

The next day, the whole army held a grand sacrifice. His Majesty the Emperor personally set up a sacrifice for the dead of the Zuo Huwei Army, Zuo Yulin Army, and the Eighth Cavalry Army. All civil and military officials in Chengdu worshiped.

Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the country, where they died in battle.

The joint burial mausoleum is regulated according to the system of the county king. A pair of stone horses, a pair of stone tigers, a pair of stone elephants, and a pair of stone lions. , Fight bravely.

Every soldier who died in battle, his name, place of origin, and achievements are engraved on the monument of merit.

There are more than 400 spirit plaques in front of the tombstone, all of which are densely packed.

"These spirit cards will be invited back to Chang'an, and those enshrined in the Martyr's Shrine will be worshiped at all seasons."

"Ah! Your Majesty is very kind to the soldiers."

"It's more than that?"

"What else?"

"Families of the soldiers who died in battle will receive the bronze medal of 'House of Loyalty'. With this plaque, the family does not need to pay land tax for three years. The imperial court also rewards guests every year, which has never been cut off."

"Your Majesty said that he would rather detain the living than let the martyrs shed blood and tears."

Which of the vassal soldiers of the various towns present is not envious, serving as a soldier in each town, and if he dies, he will get a ten-coin pension. Hereafter.

His Majesty's routine is more than that.

This is the first military merit award.

There is a Datang Royal Military Merit Medal, which is divided into three classes, the Datang Royal Military Merit Medal First Class, Gold, Second Class Military Merit Medal, Silver, C Military Merit Medal, and Bronze.

There are collective military merit medals and individual military merit medals. The collective military merit medal is a one-foot-sized (about 30cm) gold medal, weighing 26 taels and eight coins.Longqi wrote "charge into battle", "indestructible" and other words.

The personal military medal is one and a half inches (about 5cm) in size, with a tassel strap underneath.

These medals have not been made yet, and they will be handed out after they arrive in Chang'an. Now they are just a wooden model.

As for how to award it?
For example, this time Zhu Zhen's troops took over the Zuohuwei Army with three sides and four capitals, and they won the "indestructible" Dragon Banner, and the Silver Military Medal of the Great Tang Royal Class B.

When fighting against Wang Jian's main force, he lined up at the front and acted as the forward general of the three capitals of the Zuolin Army. He won the dragon flag of "charging and falling into battle" and the second-class military medal of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Among the six cavalry armies, Zhu Yezinu Zuo Xiao's army also won the second-class collective medal for military merit.

As for individual medals, there are more.

As for the rewards, except for the Sunshine Award, everyone has it. Li Ye rewarded the troops, and the rewards were never evenly distributed.

The main offensive army, or the main defensive army, must have higher rewards than the non-main army. Among the main offensive troops, those who charge in the front formation must be much higher than those in the rear formation.

Calculated in this way, the highest one can get thirty consecutive rewards, while the lowest one can only get two or three consecutive rewards.

Even so uneven, and no one dissatisfied.

If you want to get a lot of rewards, you can, just go forward and fight with a knife, and you can get a bronze medal and a third grade for beheading an enemy soldier, and you will be rewarded with two pennies to block the enemy's horse formation, as long as you do not die, It is the first-class merit of gold quality, not to mention the twenty pennies, and the military merit can be turned three times.You can raise [-]% of the military salary for the first rotation, and [-]% of the military salary for the third rotation. This is paid monthly, as long as you continue to be a soldier, you will always have it.

In the new military system, the soldiers are also different from the previous ones. Those who just came in are the ninth-class soldiers, and they are paid [-] yuan a month. After three months, those who pass the training are promoted to the eighth-class soldiers, and the monthly salary is [-] yuan. Finally, those who pass the assessment will be veterans, who will be promoted to seventh-class soldiers with a monthly salary of [-] yuan.

When you reach the seventh rank, if you want to go up, you can't be old by qualifications. You can either make meritorious service on the battlefield or win awards in the whole army.

Those who win the prize will also have the opportunity to be promoted to the team leader and school commander.

His Majesty the Emperor has personally opened up the promotion channel in the army. As long as you dare to fight hard, you will have unlimited opportunities, and the military merit is no longer decided by the commander alone. It was issued without objection.

For each soldier, the rewards this time are different from the previous ones. In the past, they were all in kind. How much money should be distributed, how much silk should be distributed, and the signatures should be checked on the spot. After receiving it, it is over. The subsequent transportation must be coordinated by the whole army, or you can find a way .

But this time there are more options.

"This is the Datang royal exchange ticket, His Majesty's property. With this ticket, you can exchange money directly in Chang'an. The soldiers of the Great Tang Dynasty use this ticket without any fees. It is very convenient."

"Could it be true, can you really get money?"

"Your Majesty's Chrysostom, can you still pay your money?"

Some people shook their heads secretly, feeling that it was unreliable, and some people took the redemption ticket nervously. In the end, only [-]% of the people chose to use the redemption ticket, while [-]% of the people still chose to take money and silk cloth.

Such a result was also expected by Li Ye. The traces of Li Keyong and Huang Chao's looting of Chang'an are still there in the previous escapes to the west. The royal family's credibility is not enough!
Set up sacrifices for the dead in battle, set up rewards for those who made meritorious deeds, and after one thing is done, you can lead the army to pacify Dongchuan.

That is to present the flags for the newly established two armies.

The military numbers of the two armies are designated as the left Zhenwu Army and the right Zhenwu Army.

Zuozhen Wujun, the military commander is Yang Sheng, the former Jiedu envoy of the Weirong Army. The whole army governs ten capitals, ten schools in each capital, ten teams in each school, and 11 people in each team. It has 2000 people in charge of the transportation team and 300 horse teams under its direct control. , a total of 300 people.

Youzhen Wujun, the commander of the army is Hua Hong, and the organization is the same as Zuozhen Wujun.

Each of the two armies has a general and school, and they are selected from the Zuo Shenwei Army, Zuo Huwei Army, and Zuo Yulin Army.

Among a total of more than 15 troops, 3 to [-] are selected, and there are still many sources of troops to choose from.

There are too many soldiers.

Those farmers who had never been on the battlefield were directly let them go back to cultivate the land, and the tens of thousands of the former Wang Jianjun who had looted the village and had lives in their hands were mostly tattooed on the face by His Majesty the Emperor and sent to the mountains to dig. mine go.

Everything is settled, His Majesty the Emperor can't wait any longer. It's late autumn now, the frost has just passed, and the weather is getting colder. The soldiers have not yet prepared their winter clothes.

The emperor ordered Du Rangneng and Zhang Chengye to transport the winter clothes to Shu as soon as possible, and ordered Cui An to sneak into Dongchuan to hurry up.

In September of the first year of Dazhi, Wuji, it is appropriate to go out.

Li Ye led the Zuohuwei army, and the Sixth Cavalry Army marched out, ordering the military rations transported from Hanzhong to be hoarded directly in Mianzhou.

The imperial army was dispatched, but Dongchuan was in turmoil.

Uncle Cai returned to Dongchuan in embarrassment with [-] troops.

Gu Yanlang saw the bloodstains on Cai Shuxiang's face, and heard that the Hanzhou army was gone, and his younger brother Gu Yanhui was detained by the emperor. He almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, and he was bedridden that day.

The next day, Cai Shuxiang was summoned on the couch.

"Things are difficult, if you make a careless move, there may be a catastrophe, what can Uncle Xiang teach me?"

Uncle Cai is still suffering from three bloodstains, and he doesn't know what to say, he has stayed behind closed doors for the past few days, recalling the scenes of that day, he still shudders.

"The commander-in-chief pleaded guilty to the emperor, and wanted to give up Dongchuan, and he has kept the family small. What do you think, Uncle Xiang?"

Cai Shuxiang looked at Gu Yanlang, wondering if Gu Yanlang was sincere or false.

"Why don't Jieshuai wait for the news from Chengdu. Wang Jian is rebellious, and there will be a battle with the court. If Wang Jian wins, he must rely on the power of Dongchuan. At that time, what worries Jieshuai?"

A few days later, when Cai Shuxiang saw Gu Yanlang again, Jie Shuai seemed to have gray hair overnight, and the wrinkles on his face looked extremely old.

Talking is out of breath.

"Wang Jian is defeated!"

Although he had expected it, Cai Shuxiang was still very surprised.

"Failed!"

"Really lost!"

"The [-] army fought in the field, and they would collapse if touched, and the [-] defenders in Chengdu surrendered without a fight."

"This!"

"How does His Majesty deal with Wang Jian and others?"

"After being hanged, the owl's head will be spread everywhere!"

"Forehead…………"

Both of them felt the sadness of the death of the rabbit and the death of the fox.

(End of this chapter)