back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 68
Wang Shao was originally a person who was good at analysis in history. Based on the information provided to him by Lu Chengqi, he concluded that the Khitan people must have reached the city of Youzhou in about [-] days.He had passed the imperial examination before, but he was transferred to the imperial army because he did not have a sergeant.Therefore, I am relatively proficient in the art of war and strategy.In addition, after studying at the Royal Military Academy for more than a month, I have my own unique insights into leading soldiers.

But the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Wang Shao still lacks experience. He is both excited and uneasy about leading the army.Although Lu Chengqi valued him very much, he was willing to entrust the imperial army to his leadership.However, Da Shun Dynasty had always been extremely wary of warriors. If he lost the battle and hurt Lu Chengqi's face, even if Lu Chengqi wanted to protect him, the ministers in the court would definitely not let him go.Not to mention that he would have to enter the Ministry of Criminal Justice for questioning, and if it was serious, he would be demoted and exiled.

But at this moment, Wang Shao is just over [-] years old, it is the period of vigorous blood, and it is the period of eagerness to make contributions.Coupled with the fact that the Forbidden Army has been reborn, this idea is even stronger.

As for the soldiers of the imperial army, after being brainwashed by Lu Chengqi and the officers of the Royal Military Academy for more than a month, they have become extremely loyal and patriotic, and they can't wait to throw their heads and blood on the battlefield immediately.Of course, it has something to do with Lu Chengqi's reform of the pension system.Lu Chengqi clearly told them about the pension system: "If those who are injured and cannot go to battle, the imperial court is responsible for arranging them to find another job; The imperial court brought them up, including going to school. There is enough food and pay every month, and those who kill more enemies will not only be promoted, but also rewarded with money and silver."

There must be brave men under heavy rewards. Even soldiers who have not received much training will definitely become a strong army immediately after hearing this kind of treatment, let alone the forbidden army who have passed strict discipline training?
Now they are eager to go to the battlefield to make contributions, so that they can seal their wives and children, and gain a good family background.Even if they die, they don't have to worry about the future, and they are even less afraid of death.In fact, most of the Forbidden Army are orphans.The conscription policy of the previous dynasty meant that there was a famine, and the strong refugees were filled into the forbidden army. Many of the forbidden soldiers came from such backgrounds. They had no parents, no wives and children, and they were even more desperate to fight.It's just that when it comes to training, it's very difficult.Most of these people are ruffians. After entering the Forbidden Army, they became prostitutes.When Di Qing and the officers of the Royal Military Academy were training, they cut off the heads of many prostitutes who disobeyed orders, and they restrained themselves.After more than a month of training, I have initially formed a reflex to obey orders unconditionally, because in training, if I don't obey orders, I will be punished with corporal punishment and not be able to eat;They were terrified of military discipline, so naturally they didn't dare to disobey orders.Coupled with Lu Chengqi doing ideological work every two days, they have now become a professional soldier with faith and obedience to orders.

No, when Wang Shao took care of the infantry, he was ordered to advance 20 miles a day. As the saying goes, "Soldiers are expensive and fast." If you drive [-] miles a day, you can't guarantee that you will reach Youzhou City within [-] days.

In the past, with such an order, the barracks had already caused a lot of trouble.But now, Wang Shao found that these women seemed to have changed, becoming taciturn, with an unexplainable temperament on their bodies, they did not resist such orders, and resolutely obeyed them.Wang Shao said with emotion in his heart: "The training of the Royal Military Academy is really extraordinary. With such an army, why not make contributions?"

But here Lu Chengqi, ever since he bid farewell to the imperial army and returned to the palace, he doesn't think about food and drink every day, and he can't take his eyes off the map of Youzhou for a moment.The maps of this era have no direction at all, and no precise scale. They can only be approximated based on experience.

Using the memories of later generations, Lu Cheng probably knew that Chang'an was more than 2000 miles away from Youzhou. If he marched according to ancient times, he would travel fifty miles a day, which would take at least one and a half months.This is the marching speed only when the weather is good.

According to this marching speed, if you go to the city of Youzhou, you may not even see the shadow of the Khitan people.Lu Chengqi made up his mind and felt very uneasy.Although Youzhou City has high walls and thick walls, sufficient food, grass, and soldiers, it can hold for a year and a half.But the battlefield is changing rapidly, who can guarantee that Youzhou City will not fall if it wins?Although Wang Shao is capable, the speed of the army's march is uncontrollable. Can he catch up with the battle in Youzhou?
In fact, Lu Chengqi was missing one key thing, and that was officialdom.Lu Chengqi once ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to rebuild the important official roads and post roads that had been in disrepair for a long time, and fill the roads with gravel.Although it cannot solve the national road problem very well, it is still useful for troop deployment.What's more, under the supervision of the Supervision Department, the official roads along the Yellow River have been repaired very smoothly.In addition, from Chang'an to Youzhou is a road related to the lifeline of Dashun. The Household Minister Lin Zhenzhong did not dare to neglect it, and ordered the officials below the Household Department to strictly repair it.

With the support of money, the original yellow mud road has become a yellow mud road paved with gravel.Although the essence has not changed, but in rainy days, it is not difficult to move an inch.In this way, the speed of the march was finally accelerated.

In addition, the officers of the Royal Military Academy paid great attention to exercising the physical fitness of the imperial army, and often physically punished them to run around the camp. In fact, they were passing on the suffering they had suffered to the soldiers they led.The result is that the well-nourished imperial army, under effective exercise, has grown rapidly in physical fitness, and it is nothing to march a hundred miles a day.

The ancients didn't have much concept of mileage. Wang Shao just rushed on the road, and he was able to travel hundreds of miles a day under the condition of heavy food and grass, which can be regarded as a pioneer in marching.Although this speed seems to be nothing now, but in ancient times when going out was basically by walking, and communication was basically by roaring, this speed was already very remarkable.

You must know that this 20-strong army not only has [-] soldiers, but also has a large number of auxiliary soldiers, close to [-].Although the imperial army claims to have [-] troops, in fact, the number of people in the camp is more than [-], because the auxiliary soldiers accounted for more than half of them.Although auxiliary soldiers are not combat soldiers, they can also fight on the field.Their job is to transport food and supplies, and to take care of wounded soldiers and logistics.To put it bluntly, it is the second-line troops. After the first-line troops retreat, the second-line troops will go up.

Under the drag of the auxiliary soldiers, they can still travel hundreds of miles a day. Well-trained can no longer explain the problem. It can only be said that this is indeed a strong army. Even the auxiliary soldiers have received formal training and have not held back.They didn't complain about the training, but learned to read at night, at least everyone had to learn their own names, so they complained.The officers of the Royal Military Academy also survived in this way.Lu Chengqi believes that an uneducated army is not considered a strong army.After more than a month of study, there are not many people in the forbidden army who are illiterate.

In fact, these 2 people are the real elite of the Forbidden Army. I don’t know how many of the Forbidden Army saw them being selected to go to the battlefield, their eyes were full of envy.They also wanted to have the opportunity to make contributions, and secretly targeted these expeditionary imperial troops.With a goal in mind, the rest of the forbidden army trained harder, just to be able to go to the battlefield as soon as possible, make military achievements, and seal their wives and sons!
At some point, the Forbidden Army has transformed into a strong army close to the modern army, which is what Lu Chengqi really wants to see.

How strong is it?Then let the enemy test it!

(End of this chapter)