Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1001 Expansion of the Army
Zhang Dawei shook his head and said: "It's not enough just not to cause trouble, you have to find a way to make your subordinates become real comrades-in-arms and trust each other. I know that it is difficult to solve this problem now, but if you don't solve this problem , we will not be able to fight the enemy with peace of mind on the battlefield in the future. Just imagine, in the current state, when the three brigades of cavalry charge forward, will they be at ease with the infantry of the first brigade of infantry behind them? Or the infantry of the first brigade of infantry? The pawns are attacking the fortifications, will they trust the elite cavalry of the third guerrilla brigade on both sides? They don't trust each other, and we have already lost this battle before it has been fought."

The four brigade commanders faced each other silently.

"The third cavalry brigade must have a good relationship with the other two brigades. Start with the four of you, and then think of ways to integrate the soldiers below. They are all soldiers. I think there will be many ways to think about it." , I hope that in half a year at most, what I can see is an intimate and trusting army, not the current look of suspicion." Zhang Dawei looked extremely solemn at the end of his speech, and was close to scolding.

The four brigade commanders were awe-inspiring and solemnly promised.

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Since May of this year, the westward expedition to the Hexi Corridor, followed by the battle with the Tubo people and the Song army, in four or five months, has greatly changed the number, composition and characteristics of Xiangfu's army.

The nine armies of Xiangfu Kingdom lost a total of nearly 3 people.Among them, there are only more than 200 people left in the White Tiger Army, and Wen Zitao, the commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade, is the only top officer left.In addition, the White Wolf Army suffered heavy losses in an ambush battle with the Song Army, and another 7 rebels were killed by Kou Zhun.The Suzaku and Qinglong armies also suffered certain losses in the battle with the Tibetans, especially the Suzaku army lost nearly half.However, the Western Expedition to the Hexi Corridor won the Tubo in Liangzhou, the Uighurs in Ganzhou, the Longjia in Suzhou, and the Guiyi Army in Guazhou, with a total of more than 11 surrendered troops.In addition, the Hehuang Tubo [-] surrendered troops.And this time, about [-] Song Guo surrendered troops in the attack on Minzhou and Xizhou.Xiangfu Kingdom has increased its army by more than [-] this time.

With such a reduction and addition, the number of Xiangfu country's troops has increased by more than 8 troops.

In the previous wartime state, it was impossible to reorganize and train these newly added troops.Now that the war is over, Song and Liao will not dare to send troops to attack in a short time, so reorganization and training of troops must be quickly put on the agenda.

In the second year of Tianding, on October [-]th, Ye Chen issued an order to the military headquarters to reorganize and train the entire army.

Among them, on the basis of the original four brigades and two directly affiliated battalions, each of the nine major legions added a cavalry brigade and an infantry brigade, with a total increase of 1 people.After the addition, each legion will have six brigades and two battalions, specifically three cavalry brigades, three infantry brigades, and a reconnaissance battalion and an engineer battalion directly under the legion staff.A total of 3 people.

Among them, the completely disabled White Tiger Army was based on the 1 people in Hehuang led by Han Tao and an infantry brigade of the White Tiger Army who participated in the Western Expedition, and more than 11 people were selected from the newly added 1 troops .The head of the White Tiger Legion will be Han Tao, the deputy head will be Wen Zitao, the only surviving commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade of the White Tiger Legion, and the chief of staff will be Jiang Shan, the commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the White Tiger Legion who participated in the Western Expedition.Responsible for stationing the newly-built Qingzhou and Hezhou in the Hehuang area and the Taozhou under construction.

After the addition and reorganization of the other eight legions, the strength of the original 3 also increased to [-], and the garrison areas were also greatly adjusted.

The Volunteer Corps is led by regiment leader Huang Dongqiu and deputy regiment leader Yelu Hanye, stationed in Guazhou and Suzhou.Responsible for the defense of the Xizhou Uyghur Empire in the Western Regions, and according to Ye Chen's will, take Shazhou back from the Xizhou Uyghur Empire within one year.

The Qinglong Legion is led by Zhang Dawei, the head of the army, and Yang Yanqing, the deputy head of the army. They are responsible for stationing in Minzhou and Xizhou, facing the [-] troops gathered in Qinzhou on the Qinfeng Road of the Song Dynasty, and are ready to send troops to retake Minzhou and Xizhou at any time. .

The Suzaku Legion, headed by the head Deng Chongxuan and the deputy head Wang Chao, is in charge of stationing in Lanzhou, Liangzhou, and Ganzhou in the eastern half of the corridor in Hexi, ready to support the Volunteer Army in the west and the Qinglong Army and White Tiger Army in the south at any time.

In this way, the four major armies of the Xiangfu Kingdom, the White Tiger, the Azure Dragon, the Suzaku, and the Volunteer, were all concentrated in the south and west of the country.The other five armies are mainly stationed in the hinterland of the country and directly facing the [-] Northwest Frontier Army of the Song Dynasty in the east, Shangjing Road in the north of Daliao, and Xijing Road in the northeast.

Among them, the White Wolf Army, led by Li Guangshun, the head of the army, and Zhe Yuxuan, the deputy head of the army, stationed in Longzhou, Yanzhou, and Huangwan Pass, directly facing Dakou Village in the Song Dynasty and Qingzhou, the headquarters of the Northwest Frontier Army behind it.The Black Wolf Legion is led by the head of the army, Tuoba Gelu, and the deputy head of the army, Zhang Biao. They are stationed in Fuzhou and Fengzhou, facing the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom and Jiazhou of the Great Song Dynasty.The Zhelan Legion was led by the head of the army, Zhe Yuxun, and the deputy head of the army, Tuo Basen, stationed in Yinzhou and Linzhou, facing Wuzhou, Xijing Road, Liao Kingdom.The Xuanwu Legion, led by the head of the army, Zhan Xiongwu, and the deputy head of the army, Yelulu, moved from the original station in Yinzhou to the area of ​​Qinghe Prefecture, which is mainly under construction in Zhenxi Fort, Zhendong Fort, and Qinghe County, facing the Shangjing Road of Liao Kingdom.As for the Tianwei Legion, it is natural to garrison Xia Jing.

In addition, according to the latest regulations of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Heavenly Guard Corps, Special Brigade, and Dark Guard are special types of troops, and the other eight major legions are second-class troops.In addition to these two types of troops, a third type of force, the City Defense Army, was established. It was stipulated that the state could form a city defense brigade, responsible for the city defense and security tasks of the state, with a staff of 5000 people.The county can set up an urban defense battalion, which is responsible for the urban defense and public security tasks of the county seat, with a staff of 500 people.The weapons and equipment of these three types of city defense troops are uniformly distributed by the military hub, but the military salaries are paid by the state and county finances.Of course, these three types of troops have obvious differences in terms of military pay, treatment, weapons and equipment.As for the training of the city defense army, the military center will select officers who were injured in several wars to serve as the chief officer and be responsible for training.

After Ye Chen issued an order to the Military Hub, Yang Jiye, who had returned to Xiajing for some time, signed the order. Chief of Staff Zeng Shangfei led a total of more than 300 staff officers from various divisions of the General Staff Department and more than 100 people from the Training Department to establish this reorganization coordination The command group went to each legion to be responsible for this matter with the staff of each legion.

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The former Wusheng Army, now the newly built Taozhou has an extremely important strategic location. It is located on the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The key.Therefore, this time Ye Chen decreed that the investment in the construction of Taozhou City was quite large. Not only was the majestic Taozhou City built, but he also made great efforts to immigrate all 20 Tubo people from Hehuang here, reclaim wasteland, grow food, build houses.As the Tubo immigrants began to settle here, in addition to the Tubo people gathered in the city, villages would form outside the city, scattered around Taozhou City.

Zhang Bo first received Ye Chen's decree and was released from the prison of the Overwatch Council and stayed at home for a few days, and then he received Ye Chen's imperial decree to make him the magistrate of Taozhou, he couldn't believe his eyes.The agricultural research envoy he single-handedly recommended and promoted turned out to be the legendary demon king, and he assassinated the queen, causing serious injury to His Majesty. Although he was also the one who was being used and didn't know about committing such a felony, he thought that he would never do it this time. He will be pardoned by His Majesty just like the time he sheltered the secret agent of the Song Dynasty last year. According to his inference, even if he does not die this time, he is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison, and the best result is to be placed under house arrest.

However, what he never expected was that His Majesty the Emperor still did not give up on himself. Although he was stripped of his title and demoted to three ranks, he was still reused again.From the imperial decree, he knew the significance of establishing Taozhou. After the completion of Taozhou, it will actually become the Qingzhou to be established from Lanzhou to the south, Longxi and Hehuang in the area of ​​Xizhou, Minzhou, Hezhou and the center of Qingtang City. If he guessed correctly, because the land area of ​​Xiangfu Kingdom has increased sharply in the past six months, another level must be established between the imperial court and the prefectures and counties, such as the "Road" of the Song Dynasty or the "Road" of the Liao Kingdom. The level (Lu and Dao are equivalent to the provinces of later generations).And if roads are built in Longxi and Hehuang, then Taozhou is likely to become the location of the road.

While Zhang Bo was surprised and grateful, he was a little apprehensive, but after being apprehensive, he was incomparably excited.As an official who has just passed his 40th birthday and is in his prime, he doesn't have any ambitions, but after being implicated by Cui Xi this time, his heart also cooled down, but what he didn't expect was that, His Majesty the Emperor gave him another chance.

Along with Ye Chen's imperial decree came a secret letter from Ye Chen. In this letter, Ye Chen explained that Tubo should be transformed from nomadic pastoralism into settlement, and that the original herding in Tubo should be mainly grazing, and agricultural reclamation should be supplemented by agricultural reclamation. In fact, it is necessary to gradually change the living habits of these inland Tibetans and bind them to the land. This policy will be a long-term one, and it may take several years, or even ten years, to show results. , but the first thing Zhang Bo has to do now is to build houses for these Tibetans who moved inland, let them give up their tents first, and gradually change from the most basic living habits.

Time was tight and the task was heavy. After Zhang Bo received the imperial edict, he took two guards and hurried to Taozhou on the same day. As for his family, he could only live in Xiajing first, and wait until he was done with work. Pick them up again.

After arriving at Taozhou City, which had just started construction, Zhang Bo didn't have time to appreciate the vast difference between Taozhou's grassland scenery and Xiajing's, so he went straight to the government office of the state capital and immediately held an emergency meeting.

20 Tubo people will migrate in batches within two months. According to Ye Chen's request, he will separate these Tubo people from the same tribe, and then divide them into Taozhou city and outside the city reasonably and fairly. Every time a group of people came, he would organize, help, and guide them to build their own houses, and at the same time, he would also select some people to reclaim land and build cities.

(End of this chapter)