A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 942: Xuanwu Army System Numbers, Wei Bo's Seats

In the first year of Wende, after Bai Yi took over the four places of Xuzhou, together with the previous states, he now had ten states.

In order to defend such a large territory, Bai Yi had to reorganize the military forces.

Because the expenses for officers and soldiers were too high, Bai Yi had to abandon the mercenary system of ordinary soldiers led by lieutenants and majors.

Instead, lieutenants and other officers were used as mid-level officers.

For example, the special cavalry organization under the Xuanwu Army.

The highest commander was naturally the military commander Li Kerang, and he had a deputy, Du Yuhou Yusheng, who assisted him in commanding the cavalry.

Next are the five commanders in the front, back, left, right and center, called "the generals" and "the general envoys".

Each of them led between several hundred and one thousand cavalrymen, and each was equipped with a deputy commander-in-chief and a Yuhou as his deputies.

Under them are the commanders of the left and right camps, called "commanders", and each camp has more than 250 to 500 people.

There were ten du under the camp, including the left du, the right du, etc., with a du head, and each du had a hundred people.

Each city is divided into teams, usually two teams, the left team and the right team, with a team leader of 25 to 50 people.

Below them are a group leader of ten people and a squad leader of five people.

For example, an ordinary cavalry knight would report his number to the outside world as "Cavalry Front Command, Left Camp, Left First Command, Right Team, A Team, Left Team XXX".

This was the reform that Bai Yi carried out to address the chaotic military organization after he captured the four areas of Xuzhou. Most of the other armies were similar.

The number of majors and colonels was greatly reduced, and there was no need to maintain huge expenses for officers and soldiers.

Today's Xuanwu Army has different organizations according to their actual conditions.

The state army had a small number of troops, no more than 5,000 in number, but they were scattered throughout the state. Therefore, there were camps directly under the army, usually with ten camp commanders, and the army chief was called the "military envoy."

There are also divisions and teams under the camp.

The soldier may be "Xuzhou Army Left Fourth Battalion Rear Capital Left Team B Right Team XXXX"

The special ones are the armies of Bianzhou and Songzhou, each with 10,000 people, so they are divided into left and right wings, each with ten commanders, for a total of twenty camp commanders.

The soldier may be "Songzhou Army Right Wing Right Third Battalion Front Right Team A Group Left Five So-and-so"

The elite of the numbered armies are the field armies under Bai Yi. The larger ones, such as the Xuanwu Army headquarters, have tens of thousands of troops, while the smaller ones, such as the Xuande Army, have only 10,000 or 20,000 troops.

The Xuanwu Army headquarters was divided into the rear court army, infantry, and cavalry, each with a military commander, assisted by a deputy military commander and a duyuhou.

Among them, there were 10,000 rear-court troops, 30,000 infantry, and 5,000 cavalry.

Under the rear yard army, there are left and right wing commanders, each with 5,000 men. Under them, there are five commanders-in-chief, front, back, left, right and center, modeled after the cavalry.

Then came the battalion commander, the captain, the team leader, etc.

The same goes for the infantry, which is divided into left and right wings, each leading 15,000 men.

However, there are further armies under the infantry wing, namely the First Army, the Second Army, and so on to the Sixth Army, each with 2,500 men.

Then come the battalions, the cities and the teams.

The soldier could be "Infantry Left Wing First Army Front Camp Back Du Wu Team Left Wu So-and-so"

As for the military organization of Xuande and other numbers, such as the infantry organization.

As a result, the Xuanwu Army's organization was able to adapt to the vast territory again, and there were no longer more officers than soldiers as before.

August of the first year of Dashun (the second year of Longji)

The civil strife in the Wei Bo army caused by Jiedushi Le Yanzhen finally reached a critical moment.

Le Congxun, son of Le Yanzhen, led an army of 30,000 and besieged Weizhou from Xiangzhou, but failed to take the city for half a year.

In order to fight against Le Congxun, Wei Bo's Yabing supported the general Zhao Wenbian as the regent.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenbian refused to fight with Le Congxun, and Wei Boshi's soldiers killed him because they did not know what Zhao Wenbian intended to do.

At this time in Weizhou City, Weizhou Military Headquarters, such a huge vassal state actually had no master.

Dozens of military representatives nominated by Wei Bo soldiers gathered in the military government to discuss what to do next.

Although most of these representatives were officers, there were also ordinary soldiers. Look at them gathered together, not wearing armor, all wrapped in cloth and blue clothes, like a group of elegant young men.

As the only old vassal state remaining in the world, Weizhou is naturally different from other vassal states.

The dozen or so powerful vassal states at that time, including the Jiedushi of Shuofang, Hebei, Henan, Youzhou, Hexi, Longyou, Jiannan, and Lingnan, have all disappeared in the torrent of history.

Only Ziqing, which existed in name only, Chengde, which was falling apart, and Hedong, which was being used as a wedding dress for outsiders, were left.

Only in Weizhou, except for the annual change of the military governor, everything else is no different from decades ago.

The group of soldiers who had picked up swords and spears and followed An Lushan and Shi Siming into Chang'an are now wearing silk and satin and talking about the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period.

The land allocation system for soldiers implemented by the Xuanwu Army created a new military class, which was largely modeled after the Wei Bo military manor system.

"Everyone, Liu Hou was not of one mind with us and is already dead, but Le Congxun's soldiers are still outside the city. There should be some rules."

As the eldest brother of the group, General Ahn Sun-bin was the first to bring up the topic.

"In my opinion, since Zhao Wenbian is not capable, we can just push for another Jiedushi, who is just a title anyway."

"As long as we work hard and you are strong, why should we be afraid of a little Le Congxun?"

Someone stood up and spoke as if he was ignoring the 30,000 soldiers outside the city, as if they could be wiped out in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, there are many people, but they are just a mob. How can they compare to us who practice martial arts all day long?"

"If Zhao Wenbian hadn't been so timid and afraid to leave the city, he should have captured Le Congxun last year and asked him how he started this unjust war."

"As long as there is a leader, I guarantee that I will capture and kill the boy in my camp."

Most of those present were military estate owners with considerable wealth and land. Each of them had hundreds of professional warriors under their command, who practiced martial arts all day long and were not comparable to ordinary people.

An Xianbin was also confident in the elite of his own soldiers, but after all, they were outnumbered now. At most, Weizhou City could send out 3,000 soldiers, and any more would be useless.

But even if we defeat Le Congxun's 30,000 troops, how many people will we lose?

You must know that in the past, people like him were used as elite soldiers, but now there are no large number of servants to provide cover.

If these core soldiers suffer heavy losses, how can they suppress the villains?

Although he thought so, Ahn Sun-bin couldn't say it because this was not his place to have the final say.

"In this case, who do you think can be the successor to Wei Bo?"

As soon as this was said, everyone looked at each other, and no one was willing to take the responsibility.

This position is not an easy one to sit in. If one slightly angers the soldiers, life or death or destruction may occur in a moment. This has been common in the past.

"Hehe, I think General Tian would be the right person. Wei Bo was founded by General Tian. General Tian is a descendant of the Tian family, so he should be the ruler of Wei Bo."

When Tian Chengbin heard someone propose to him, sweat broke out on his forehead and he sternly refused.

Are you kidding? Others may not know how the Tian family died, but don’t you know it yourself?

It was with great difficulty that we preserved this branch of ours. If anyone else took the throne, the Tian family of Wei Bo would be extinct.

"This is not possible, and that is not possible either. Is there no man in Wei Bo who dares to take on this task?"

Someone with a bad temper stood up and looked around loudly, which caused everyone to look at him sideways, and then they said in unison:
"Why don't you come?"

The big man tensed up immediately and said with a wry smile, "I can't do that. You know I'm not destined to do that."

"Luo Hongxin, since you dare to make such wild statements, why don't you dare to take responsibility? Could it be that you are also a person who does not keep his word?"

When someone provoked him, Luo Hongxin blushed and said angrily, "Why not? Although I am a rough man, I also know the words of the saints. How can I be a person without faith?"

As he said this, he was about to walk towards the high seat beside him.

That was the exclusive seat of the Wei Bo Jiedushi.

The first military governor of Weizhou, Tian Chengsi, the last military governor of the Tian family, Tian Bu, Le Yanzhen, and Zhao Wenbian also sat on it.

In the fifty years since Weizhou Town was established, nearly twenty military governors and governors have sat in office, but except for the first generation, Tian Chengsi, none of the others had a good end.

Just as Luo Hongxin was about to sit on it, someone shouted, "Wait!"

(End of this chapter)