Chapter 131 Return to the dock
Before leaving Guangchengze, Shao Xun pointed to the east with his riding whip and said: "To the east from here is Xiangcheng County, Yuzhou. There are no big gentry in this county."
After speaking, he pointed to the road again and said: "To the south of Guangchengze is Nanyang. There are many noble families, such as the Liu family, the Fan family, the Le family, the Zong family, etc., which should not be underestimated. If in the future, In this settlement, we must be careful in the direction of Nanyang. Once conditions are met, several key passes must be built and guarded. "
Nanyang is a basin. There are three post roads out of Nanyang to the north. This has been the case since the Han Dynasty.
Well, there seems to be Yin Lihua's bathroom in the mountains beside one of the roads.
Most of the wars, large and small, took place on these three roads, and both Liu Xiu and Liu Bei left their deeds here.
Just stick to these three roads that are not easy to walk, and you will basically be fine.
As for the small road, I don’t care about it. There is a certain number of mobile troops left in the rear that can be extinguished at any time.
"The key point of defense is still the east." Shao Xun said: "If Yingchuan, this 'den of thieves', dares to steal my armor, I will settle the score with them sooner or later."
"I obey the general. Order." Everyone responded in unison.
Shao Xun nodded.
Now, these core subordinates of his are unified in thinking, which is very important.
Previously in Xuchang, when Sima You and He Lun wanted to enter the city, Huang Biao really couldn't stop them, no matter whether they were civil or military.
In terms of writing, Sima You is the special envoy of Sikong, and He Lun is the commander of the expedition army. Do you listen to orders or not? Do you want to rebel by disobeying orders?
As long as you don’t want to rebel on the spot, you have to obey orders.
On the military side, Huang Biao's 1,000 men could not even stand on one wall of Xuchang.
What's more, the soldiers had different thoughts when facing the governor. Unless you call everyone together and tell everyone clearly that starting from today, I will rebel, and you will eliminate those who are unwilling to rebel with you and unify your thoughts. Only then will it be possible for everyone to be firm and unified.
Shao Xun himself didn't express his attitude publicly at that time, so don't blame the soldiers for not being able to stop He Lun.
Although he didn't say it clearly now, his attitude was very obvious. I have snatched so many armors and want to expand the army. I have to wait and act.
Those who don’t want to join the gang can leave alone - Li Zhong did not leave after all. After a long conversation, he seemed to be able to accept Shao Xun as a powerful minister. As for whether to go further, he remained silent.
This person is available now.
In the future, whether it is to quell chaos or fight against the Huns, Li Chong will do his best, there is no doubt about this.
Even in the fight between powerful rivals, he would side with Shao Xun.
Talents are rare. I hope he will change his mind in the future, so that everyone can have a happy ending.
After seeing the scenery of Guangchengze, the group headed north at lightning speed. Tu General Erlang returned to Luoyang, while Shao Xun turned to Yiyang halfway.
When approaching Yunzhongwu, I heard a bell ringing in the distance.
The refugees who were working in the fields stopped one after another and rushed to the carriage parked on the roadside with picks and shovels. They took out weapons such as spears and ring-headed knives on the spot, and several small bosses such as village leaders He even put on his leather armor and started to string his bow.
Drums for gathering troops also sounded in the dock.
After a while, more than a hundred soldiers in neat uniforms lined up, equipped with guns, bows, knives, and armors. The more than 20 people in the front row even held long-handled axes, wooden halves and other long-handled blunt axes. weapon, ready to knock the knight off his horse.
Very well trained.
Shao Xun dismounted from a distance.
Tang Jian and other fifty knights also dismounted and surrounded Shao Xun.
"It's Master Shao, collect the equipment." The leading officer yelled.
The faces of the fort residents relaxed, and the guns and knives in their hands slowly dropped.
"Don't move!" Shao Xun shouted, slowly approaching the hundreds of silver spear soldiers who lined up, and looked carefully.
After one or two years of training, the soldiers are completely different from the inside out.
The team leaders stood there motionless, the recognition flags on their backs whirring in the mountain wind.
On the flag is a tiger with teeth and claws, which seems to indicate their style, like a tiger descending from the mountain, tearing the enemy into pieces.
The soldiers took the team leader as the center line, and even though the ground was rough, they still lined up neatly.
When holding the spear in his hand, it was neither loose nor tight, just right - Shao Xun still remembered how they looked when they were new recruits, clutching the barrel of the gun so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"Keep half of the people, and disband the rest!" After looking around carefully, Shao Xun ordered.
“No.” The leader of the team shouted loudly: “Draw the team into formation and move forward.
Disbanding and retreating also has rules and regulations, and it is also a kind of training.
For example, on the battlefield, what should the enemy cavalry do when they go around the rear of the formation to attack?
Many infantry formations may not be able to withstand it directly, but in the Tang Dynasty, there were strict regulations: draw. Team.
A team of fifty people has two officers. The chief officer is called "Team Leader", commonly known as "Team Leader", and the deputy is called "Team Deputy".
The team leader runs to the rear. , the deputy of the team pushes up to the front, draws one team from another team, one team faces forward, and the other team faces behind, then moves forward or retreats a hundred steps, stands
Arrange the swords and guns, hold the bows and crossbows, and prepare for battle. Prepare.
Shao Xun asked half of them to stay and half to leave, just to check their training situation.
Now it seems that they are quite satisfied, but they are doing well. On the battlefield, facing the overwhelming barbarian cavalry, it is probably not possible to be able to be so smooth when the mood is extremely tense
One day we will get a cavalry team to come over for training, scare these people, and let them familiarize themselves with the cavalry's fighting methods in advance.
"Let's all disperse, you stay." Shao Xun waved his hand and said.
“No.” The governor ordered one person and asked him to take his troops up the mountain and back to the village, while he stayed.
"Your name is Hou Feihu, right?" Shao Xun asked.
There are two governors in the first building of the Silver Spear Army. One is Lu Heigou and the other is Hou Feihu.
In comparison, the black dog is still more powerful than the flying tiger.
And Black Dog is only a dozen miles away from Shao Xun's hometown in Donghai, while Feihu is from a neighboring county.
"Yes." Hou Feihu replied respectfully.
"Have you fallen behind in training while I was away?" "Practice your skills every day, one exercise every three days, and one session every ten days, never slack off."
"After the soldiers got married, did they do their best in training?"
"Back to Master Shao, if you cheat and play tricks, the military stick will fall."
Shao Xun laughed.
These student officers are really ruthless.
When the coolies first joined the army, they knew nothing. Facing the student officers who already had a good foundation in skills, they respected them as gods.
This kind of coercive seed planted from the beginning, watered by long-term strict military discipline, has given the soldiers a bone-deep fear, and their obedience is quite good.
Eating some military sticks is commonplace for them, who are thick-skinned and thick-skinned.
"Practice hard." Shao Xun warned: "Remember, you are recruiting soldiers and serving as food for the soldiers. You must be ready to go out to fight at any time."
"Nuo. "Hou Feihu responded loudly.
Shao Xun was silent as he watched the soldiers leaving in formation.
Recruitment benefits are relatively good, and they are more suitable for all-weather operations.
They can fight during the busy farming season.
In the middle of winter, you can still go on an expedition.
He remembered that during the melee in the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was extremely cold one year, and the snow was several feet deep on the flat ground in the winter, but the soldiers still fought bravely to pursue and defeat the enemy.
When it was freezing cold, the soldiers could not pull their bows, or even broke the bow strings, but they still had to fight.
Being able to withstand severe cold and scorching heat, being able to go on expeditions anytime and anywhere without being restricted by farming seasons, this all-weather combat capability is the biggest advantage of recruiting troops.
Recruiting soldiers will of course lead a family and a career, and there are even those who do not marry and have children, because they are well treated.
In the Tang Dynasty, when the era of recruiting soldiers was launched on a large scale for the first time, the annual reward for a recruited soldier - there was no military salary, only clothing, food, and money. On New Year's Day, Spring Society, Double Ninth Festival, Autumn Society, On important festivals such as the winter solstice, the money is distributed - more than 20 guan in cash. With this kind of treatment, it is no problem for the whole family to eat and drink well, including multiple concubines.
Silver Spear Army recruits one after another want to marry wives and have children, this is no problem.
The difficult thing is that if we want to transfer in the future, the cost will increase unnecessarily, which will be quite big.
But you can't stop them from marrying, it goes against human nature.
In this matter, I can only watch while walking.
After entering Yunzhongwu, Shao Xun did not rush to check the archives, but first took a look at the Wubao which was under construction.
The overall shape is rectangular, with turrets on the four corners, two stories higher than the top of the wall. Each can stand dozens of people, and crossbowmen are usually arranged to shoot from a high position.
Only the south wall has a door and a gate tower.
The gate tower and the turret are connected by flying stacks to support each other.
There are also patterns of swords, guns, swords and halberds painted on the outside of the city wall. I don’t know where the painter hired them from. It’s a bit wasteful to be honest, but it looks quite mighty.
Anyway, the money will be paid by the Pei family in the later stage, so it doesn’t matter. For their family, building a half-finished dock is not an investment at all.
However, the Pei family did not take this money seriously, and Shao Xun was still very grateful to them.
At least, many of the people they sent were familiar with the design and construction of Wubao. It is clear where the warehouses are located, where the water wells are arranged, how the roads passing through the army are built, how the internal rooms are arranged, etc.
They even requested that a shorter city wall be built outside the courtyard wall, somewhat similar to the Sheep and Horse Wall.
Dig trenches outside the sheep and horse wall, bury spikes, and use a suspension bridge to pass. Storing livestock within the sheep and horse wall can make the entire Wubao interior cleaner, more hygienic and more livable.
In short, he is very experienced and most of his opinions have been adopted.
Yunzhongwu will almost be completed before winter this year.
The entire Wubao has three floors, upper and lower, with nearly two thousand rooms densely built, and there is a certain margin for new construction.
The room is not big, so it is not a problem for a family of five to squeeze in.
The soldiers' rooms are slightly larger and have better living conditions.
The best one is of course Shao Xun’s building, which has two entrances and even a garden.
This...
I didn’t even mention this request, but the Pei family’s “designer” arranged it?
It's a little wasteful, but it looks really cool and reflects his status.
After seeing the internal structure, Shao Xun climbed up to the door again and looked down into the distance.
Yunzhongwu itself is located on a platform, facing ditches on three sides, and only the south side has a mountain road leading down.
The road up the mountain is narrow and difficult to walk.
In Shao Xun's view, the biggest advantage of this fort is not how strong it is, but the fact that the terrain limits the enemy's strength, making it difficult to deploy any troops.
Even if 100,000 people come, he can only send one or two thousand soldiers in batches, like adding fuel to the fire, while others can only watch.
The enemy can besieged for a long time, but the cost is extremely staggering. Rather than that, it would be better to negotiate.
Historically, there are many fortresses all over the north. Some were breached by the enemy, while others stood safely for hundreds of years, miraculously surviving the entire Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Those who can survive for a long time either have strong combat effectiveness and have the advantage of martial arts, or the terrain is difficult and difficult, making it impossible for the enemy to exert their strength advantage, or both.
Yunzhongwu at least occupies a dangerous terrain. As long as the defenders dare to fight hard, the Huns may not be able to take them down.
Next year, construction of Jinmen dock will begin, and Tanshan dock will also take off.
The financial pressure is so great that Shao Xun wants to sell some weapons and armor.
But I can’t bear it after all, so I’d better borrow money first. If that doesn't work, then use the money prepared for military expansion.
(End of this chapter)