Chapter 1216 Sudden Reform

A visit to Jingzhou seems to be just an outing for sightseeing, but after arriving in Wancheng, the whole meaning suddenly becomes dignified.That night Ma Chao summoned Wen Cheng, Ma Dai, and even Gao Shun who had come from Yingchuan Kuaima to have a secret talk, the content of which was known to no one except the four of them.The guards at the outer gate could only vaguely hear Ma Chao's impassioned declaration, or the sinister smirk in the inner room, and in the end, it was probably Wen Cheng, Ma Dai, and Gao Shun who clasped their fists to lead the order. The emotion is deep, and it is full of vigor and grandeur.

Early the next morning, Ma Chao took Ma Dai with him, and then left Wancheng at full speed.

However, this solemnity seemed to be only a flash in the pan, and everything disappeared at dawn.On the whole, Ma Chao's trip to the south seems to be a farce that is neither salty nor dull, just like a stone thrown into a big lake, without even a few ripples.Except for bringing back a peerless beauty and family brother, everything was eerily quiet—compared to the last trip he went to Xuzhou to lead troops to attack Cao Cao, it was really too low-key.He was so low-key that the world couldn't believe that he, a person who could start a war wherever he wanted, had never been in Jingzhou.

But soon, the world quickly lost interest in this boring conjecture.Because not long after, Chang'an quickly broke out two explosive news that shocked the world's attention.

One is the name of the peerless beauty who appeared next to Ma Chao for no reason, and it spread all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an at some time—that woman who is as quiet and elegant as a fairy is actually Sun Ce's fiancée, Da Qiao!

People's imaginations about this kind of gossip between men and women are generally endless, and those who care about things can't help but link the news of Sun Ce's assassination with this.As a result, whenever the people of Chang'an passed by Yongwang's Mansion, they couldn't help casting admiring glances at that magnificent mansion: It is indeed the pride of our Chang'an, even robbing other people's wives is so domineering!What Jiangdong Xiaobawang?Compared with our King Yong, he is simply a complete ten-year-old Luther!
However, this kind of news is groundless at best, and the world will be very happy to hear it.And Ma Chao himself didn't respond at all to this, which inevitably made the good people a little bit less interested.But the other piece of news is too lofty compared to this one: the giant beast of the Ma family, which has been dormant for more than a year and a half, suddenly showed a ferocious face!

Chang'an issued an edict, and the six prefectures and two places started conscription and military preparations at the same time!
This recruitment of troops to prepare for war is different from the previous step-by-step reforms.Ma Chao seems to have premeditated, with a swipe of a pen, turning all the Ma family's rule into several war zones. While developing the wealthy areas with few soldiers, they each provide troops and strategic equipment for the corresponding frontline positions.For example, Yongzhou has long been peaceful, and the entire economy is also the most active place under the Ma family's rule, but it will become a strategic backup for the Hanzhong area.And Liangzhou will also provide Hanzhong with the powerful Xiliang iron cavalry.The two prefectures and one place are like horns and sharp knives, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Yizhou. Liu Zhang, who is far away in Chengdu, is frightened and is considering whether to take the initiative to surrender to the Ma family.

In addition to the Hanzhong front line, the Ma family also has five front lines this time: the Yingchuan front line, the Nanyang front line, the Bingzhou front line, the Jizhou front line, and the Youzhou front line.Each front line is commanded and trained by the highest official generals in a unified manner.As a result, it also led to the Ma family's trump card battle group, which changed from the previous Chang'an hegemony to blooming everywhere.

On the Yingchuan front, the ace troops are naturally Gao Shun's soldiers; on the Bingzhou front, Zhang Liao's Yanbei Cavalry; on the Jizhou front, mainly Quyi's pioneers; Youzhou is the most dazzling, with the main ace Baima Yicong , as well as the first-line troops Youyan Jingqi and Wuhuan War Cavalry...Of course, in Liangzhou, where the Ma family raised troops, there are the world-shaking heavy armored cavalry and the famous Xiliang iron cavalry outside the pass.

Only on the Nanyang front, there has never been an ace combat power.After Ke Wencheng thought hard, he broke the rules and took an unusual path.With the help of Nanyang's well-developed iron smelting and foundry industry, Wen Cheng plans to build a special force that wins with equipment: this force does not follow the route of elite death battles, but mass-assembles crossbow carts, sharp crossbows, and Sutie swords, and strives to make his troops The overall combat power of the legion is superior to the major princes, and it is expected that quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.

This reform of the military system still follows the four-level organization of the main battle group - conventional combat force - county soldiers - militia.Attracted by the abundant financial support and the treatment of soldiers of the Ma family surpassing the current soldiers of all previous dynasties, this conscription has reached the highest level in the history of the Ma family, setting countless records since the Han Dynasty.For example, there are the most active military enlistment in history, the first precedent of recruiting female soldiers in history, the most indiscriminate race in history to enlist in the army, and the people's most bizarre methods to enlist, etc...

In Chang'an, Ma Chao naturally has the most powerful guards, but there is no ace battle group that makes the enemy fearful.However, objectively speaking, the close guard combat power in Chang'anli is the core strength of the entire military system of the Ma family.Although they are only divided into two types: Ma Family Elite and Ma Family Elite Cavalry, the armored weapons and logistical support they are equipped with are more than double the conventional combat power of all states and counties.That is to say, Wen Cheng's reform of using science and technology to revitalize the army is nothing more than picking up on Ma Chao's wisdom.

The scope of the selection of the Chang'an Guards covers the entire Ma family, which means that recruits are generally screened from various levels at various levels in various places, and they are recruited directly after reaching ace combat strength. However, the sources of troops that are not very suitable for the ace's combat power will be sent from various places to Chang'an for retesting to form the most elite Majia Guards.

At first glance, Chang'an's guards seem to be inferior to the main force of the aces everywhere, but in fact it is not the case.For example, the selection of heavy-armored cavalry in Liangzhou and military soldiers in Yingchuan, the load-bearing capacity is definitely a big difficulty; and the Jizhou Xiandeng dead soldiers are the most wonderful, and those soldiers must be a little bit smarter; joining Baima Yicong is the most beautiful, but recruits His unnatural appearance became a barrier...

In this way, Chang'an's guards are recruited with the most comprehensive abilities, the most flexible minds, and the most proficient in craftsmanship.At the same time, because he joined the army in a different place, his obedience and discipline are also extremely high.

Therefore, the conscription order of the Ma family immediately attracted the attention of all the princes of the Han Dynasty.In particular, the Cao family, who had just concluded an alliance with the Ma family, was even more desperate.Cao Cao personally ordered Xi Zhicai to make the Jing'an Cao elite lurking in Jizhou show up to find out the scale of the Ma family's conscription.After all, the last time the Ma family dispatched a total of 40 troops, the whole Cao family was shocked.And if the Ma family went crazy this time.It is conceivable what an aggressive and ambitious prince will do next.

After paying the price of three hidden strongholds being uprooted and 5000 Jingan Cao elites committing suicide, Cao Cao finally got the data on the scale of the Ma family’s Jizhou conscription: This time, because the supply of the ace team is really huge, it is the first time that the Ma family has divided the two battalions into two battalions. More than [-] soldiers were reduced to a large battalion of [-] people.As for the regular combat power, Jizhou's conscription scale is [-].

After Cao Cao got this data, he frowned for a long time, and kept silent to the stars that night: Any boy who can count can calculate that there are about 25 professional soldiers in Jizhou, and about 40 in the other four states of the Ma family. , which adds up to [-] combat power.Chang'an is the center of the Ma family, and its close guards can never be less than [-].Calculated piecemeal, the Ma family's conscription broke through the [-] mark in one fell swoop.

The 40 is different from the last Northern Expedition to Yuan Shao. That time, the Ma family mobilized all the forces in the Sili area, and spent a lot of money to hire foreign corps and foreign cavalry to make up 40 miscellaneous soldiers.But this time, once there is a war in the Ma family, only one military order is required, and 40 professional combat equipment can be continuously sent to the battlefield immediately. Once the war machine is in precise operation, it may be the end of any prince in the Han Dynasty...

"Ming Gong, don't worry, what Ma Chao has done this time seems to be aggressive, but it is actually a willful and reckless way to seek disaster." Xun Yu came out of Sikong's mansion, seeing Cao Cao's appearance, he couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade him.

"Wen Ruo said that what Ma Chao has done this time, the combat power of each state may be reduced to a private part of the state herdsman, and the Ma family will be out of reach from now on, and the foundation will be in chaos?" Cao Cao sighed, seeing that Xun Yu's eyes were obviously just a fluke of hope , couldn't help but said sadly: "I have been fighting with Ma Mengqi for many years, but have you ever seen him make such a major mistake in any major change?... Wait, within half a month, Ma's new order will inevitably follow, And when these new recruits condense into real combat strength in a year or two, then..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's eyes became more gloomy, and he said helplessly: "The horse will not die, and I will have no burial place..."

(End of this chapter)

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