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Chapter 515 Establishment of the Volunteer Army

In mid-September, the [-] troops from Hengshan finally arrived at Tianji Pass.In addition to bringing abundant troops, the large army also brought a large amount of military equipment. Among them, what excited Hou Mingfeng the most was the two hundred artillery pieces that were carried this time.

With so many cannons, Tianjiguan will be as stable as Mount Tai and invincible.At this time, Hou Mingfeng could finally start to formulate his counterattack plan.

At this time in Huazhou, Lin Yifan also received letters from the Western Regions, including a report from Hou Mingfeng.

After reading this report, Lin Yifan took a deep breath. He never expected that the people could spontaneously form a militia, just like the guerrillas he remembered.However, this militia is not the same as a guerrilla.They are more independent and have no political goals. What they seek is nothing more than profit, which is similar to mercenaries.If he really wants to make an analogy, he feels that this militia is more similar to the colonial army that arose in the age of navigation, relying on the support of the state to plunder and invade foreign countries.

Lin Yifan closed his eyes slightly, and there was a wave of turmoil in his heart, and he was quite hesitant about this.If this militia group is used well, it is a sharp weapon for Hengshan's external expansion. If it is not used well, it will cause warlords to separate themselves and support their own self-respect.But if he gave up, he felt that it would be a pity. The Western Regions and even the western lands are extremely vast. If the Hengshan Army alone guards them, it will not be completely stabilized within a few hundred years.Once a powerful country rises in the surrounding area, the Central Plains will be beyond reach.

But if you join the militia, you can help the army stabilize the control area and prevent the enemy from invading.Even, the militia can be used to encroach on and expand a little bit.

Even, Lin Yifan turned his mind on the Huazhou gentry.These gentry have money, food, and manpower.If it is allowed to organize a militia group and participate in foreign wars.As long as he promises great benefits, he can be driven to work for Hengshan.What's more, in his plan to transform the gentry, he originally planned to let the gentry move some of them to settle in the border areas, expanding the living space of the people in the Central Plains.If it is promised to the gentry that the military exploits obtained by killing the enemy can be exchanged for a large amount of land, and then the rewarded land is allocated on the border, it will force them to do their best to drive the enemy farther in order to keep the land.

But what worries Lin Yifan the most now is how to make these militia groups a help to Hengshan instead of a hidden danger?

After thinking for a long time, Lin Yifan finally decided to allow the existence of the militia, but the number must be limited to less than a thousand.At the same time, the military must transfer a non-commissioned officer to a militia regiment with more than [-] members as a regimental deputy. He is mainly responsible for the internal system construction of the militia regiment, as well as propaganda and recording military achievements.However, the combat command of the militia regiment is still held by the head of the regiment. The dispatch of non-commissioned officers does not involve commanding operations, but has the right to participate in decision-making.

At the same time, the militia was included in the establishment of the Volunteer Army, which was not directly commanded by the military, but controlled by the military.In other words, accept the command of the military in the general direction, and fight wherever you point.As for the performance on the battlefield, it depends on the ability of each regiment.

In order to stimulate the militia's desire to fight, Lin Yifan even promised that any militia with outstanding combat capabilities and killing a large number of enemies may be exceptionally promoted to a regular army establishment and enjoy military treatment.At the same time, he admits that all the spoils he obtained in the battle are his own and do not need to be handed over.

But with some incentives, there must be constraints. The militia can be said to be a quasi-Hengshan Army, and it still represents the face of the Hengshan Army to the outside world.If he is allowed to act unscrupulously, not only will he not be able to help the army defeat the werewolves of Xijin, but it will also arouse the resentment of the people of the Western Regions, and then become hostile to Hengshan.If so, Hengshan won the recognition of the people of the Western Regions with great difficulty, and there will be nothing left.

For this reason, Lin Yifan formulated three military regulations for the militia. First, they must not bully the people of the Western Regions.Second, innocent people should not be killed indiscriminately.Third, do not kill each other.This last point, Lin Yifan was really worried that they would fight for their own interests, and the knife would turn inward.

Anyone who violates these three regulations, the militia group will be disqualified, and everyone will be punished.Hengshan will also pursue his responsibility, confiscate his family's land and property, and expel him from Hengshan.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yifan passed his plan back to Huayuan City, and ordered Babu to perfect the plan.He is going to apply this method of warfare to the vast grasslands in the north.

Now the Donghu people have returned to Sirius City and are gathering troops, hoarding food and grass, and preparing to take revenge on Hengshan.Although Lin Yifan firmly believed that Hengshan would be able to stop the Donghu people's attack, the pressure on Hengshan was also very heavy.At present, the two prefectures of Anxia have started the second round of conscription and are preparing to go to Xiayang Pass for garrison.This move has made the two states that have harvested autumn have begun to strain their manpower.In this regard, after the eight departments discussed, they had to hire the people of Huazhou to go to Anxia and Anxia to assist in the harvesting. At the same time, they hoped that these people could see the prosperity of Anxia and ease the difficulty of immigration.

The battle against the Donghu people was not accomplished overnight.With a vast territory, the Donghu people can attack when they advance, and they can flee thousands of miles away when they retreat. Most of the Hengshan cavalry are gathered in the Western Regions, and it is impossible to severely injure the Donghu people on the grassland.As for Luo Feng's previous record, it can only be said that it can't be done anymore.

But the news of the militia from the Western Regions gave Lin Yifan the hope of bringing down the Donghu people.As long as the Hengshan Army can hold back the main force of Donghu, a large number of militia groups will flood into the grasslands, attack their rear, plunder the population, cattle and sheep, etc.The Donghu people's economy is inherently fragile. Once they lose their supplies and population, how can they maintain a huge army, and how can they compete with Hengshan?
More importantly, Lin Yifan hoped to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of the gentry in Huazhou and reduce the size of his family.

The reason why Lin Yifan wanted to weaken the gentry so eagerly was also related to the situation in the Central Plains.Today, Cao Jun officially invaded and occupied the south of Yanzhou, occupying the land of three counties, and formally declared war on Yanming and Mingzhou. An army of 20 went north in an attempt to seize the land of Yanzhou.Qi Rui in Yanzhou had only experienced several battles, and his vitality was severely injured, with only a few hundred thousand soldiers left, so he was no match for Cao Jun at all.

Mingzhou knew the truth of the dead lips and the cold teeth, and immediately stood on Yanzhou's side, gathering an army to prepare for support.However, the Ten Cao Army stationed in the capital and the powerful Longjiang Navy immediately dispatched to harass the southern part of Mingzhou, forcing Yang Mingyuan to strengthen his troops to defend the north bank, making it too few troops to support Yanzhou to stop Cao Jun's advance.

Now the hope of the two states is placed on Hengshan's side, sending envoys one after another to ask for help.However, Hengshan can't help at the moment, it's just supporting the two states with a batch of supplies and weapons.

As for sending troops to Zhongzhou, when Huazhou was not yet stable, Hengshan really didn't dare to go out lightly.And Cao Jun also expected the threat from Hengshan, and had already laid down heavy defenses at Tianjing Pass. It would not be easy for Hengshan's army to capture this pass.

In order to contain Cao's army, Lin Yifan did not fail to act. He had sent envoys to Leizhou to persuade old general Feng to send troops to contain Cao's rear. In return, Hengshan would assist him with a large amount of military equipment.

But now, Lin Yifan is also eager to weaken the strength of Huazhou's gentry and stabilize Huazhou, so that he can spare no effort to support Yanming and Mingzhou from the side, and maintain the situation of multiple checks and balances.He knew very well that once Cao Jun occupied Yanming, eight out of ten of the Central Plains would be occupied. With the huge population and abundant material resources, as long as a period of recuperation was needed, they would be able to crush Hengshan in terms of overall strength.At that time, Hengshan will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, how can we cope with the general situation of Cao Jun?

Therefore, Lin Yifan had no choice but to speed up the pace of stabilizing Huazhou, so that Hengshan could spare no effort to deal with possible crises in the future.The Huazhou gentry is the obstacle that restrains Hengshan's large manpower and material resources.

(End of this chapter)