Chapter 376 Cai


Chapter 376 Cai

When Zhang Chong returned to the back house, Zhao E was sitting on the side waiting for Zhang Chong with a smile.

Obviously, Zhao E did not listen to what Guo Zu said, but asked someone to heat up the millet porridge and continued to wait for Zhang Chong to come back from the morning meeting to eat.

Looking at the delicious pickles and millet porridge on the table, Zhang Chong picked up a bowl and drank from it as soon as he sat down.

When Zhao E was filling up the tank for him, Zhang Chongdong glanced at Guo Zu beside him and gave him a quick look to indicate what's the problem?

Guo Zu gave Zhang Chong a careful look and tried hard to tell him something, but in the end he failed.

Because Zhao E had already placed a bowl of hot millet porridge in Zhang Chong's hand and said with a sweet smile:

"Zhang Lang, it's time to drink porridge."

Zhang Chong immediately looked at his nose and heart, took the porridge and started working again.

When the atmosphere was about to become awkward, Zhao E suddenly spoke:

"Zhang Lang, what do you think of the eldest sister of the Cai family?"

Zhang Chong was stunned, who is the eldest sister of the Cai family? Does Cai Yong have several daughters? I thought it was Cai Wenji.

When Zhang Chong was thinking about this question, Zhao E said:

"Zhang Lang, we have been together for so long. I know very well what kind of person you are. So Zhang Lang, don't think too much. I just think that Sister Cai is a good person and can be the mother of our Taishan Army. So I I really don’t mind.”

After saying this, Zhao E looked at Zhang Chong with tears in her eyes.

Zhang Chong was a little confused at the moment. To be honest, he felt that Zhao E was his Red Luan star. In front of her, he was always the same as that young boy back then, pure and sincere.

He knew what Zhao E meant and also knew her concerns.

Although Zhao E and he had been together since the Taishan period, in the end Zhao E felt that his status was despicable and he was not worthy of Zhang Chong's wife. Therefore, Zhang Chong repeatedly mentioned that he wanted to make her his wife, but Zhao E refused.

This time, Zhao E didn't know where she got the news that Cai's daughter had entered the palace, so she brought it up again. Obviously, she wanted Cai to enter the military palace and become his head wife.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chong felt distressed and angry with Zhao E.

He grabbed Zhao E's hand and said seriously:

"Zhao E, that Mr. Cai was also a drunken joke. But you must not say this. It will hurt Ms. Cai's face. I never thought that Mr. Cai would give away his daughter like this. It’s really embarrassing to come in. But if he does this, I can’t send him back, because this girl will gossip too much later.”

After looking at Zhao E, Zhang Chong decided:

"Let's do this. Miss Cai will stay with you later. I will send a letter to the foreign government later. From now on, you, Zhao E, will be my official wife, Zhang Chong."

Zhao E opened her mouth wide and wanted to refuse again.

But this time Zhang Chong became overbearing:

"I don't want you to think, I want me to feel, that's it."

After saying that, Zhang Chong glanced at Guo Zu, meaning to tell him to get out of here.

Guo Zu knew that he had gotten into trouble and hurriedly retreated.

After that, Zhang Chong picked up the shy Zhao E and ran back to the back room.

……

Half an hour later, Zhao E was exhausted and lay in Zhang Chong's arms with her head tilted.

Seeing Zhang Chong thinking as a sage, Zhao E asked curiously:

"Zhang Lang, what are you thinking about?"

Zhang Chong sighed and told Zhao E the plan he had made during the morning meeting.

When Zhao E heard that Zhang Chong wanted Zhao Yun to return to his hometown to raise the team, she felt nervous, but she knew the seriousness of the matter, so she did not show her emotions.

Zhang Chong and Zhao E said:

"Zilong is a good man. Don't think that she is your brother, just treat him as a weak one who needs to be protected. But in my opinion, he will definitely be the top general of our army in the future, so I have to train him well. .”

Seeing that Zhao E was still listening carefully, Zhang Chong elaborated again:

"Letting Zilong return home this time is an opportunity for him. He made many meritorious deeds in the Handan War before, but his qualifications in the army are too young. Although there are many people in the army because of his relationship with me, Many military officials are approaching him, but none of them can become his team. So this time I asked Zilong to go back to his hometown to recruit a group of companions. "

Zhao E said to Zhang Chong warmly:

"Zhang Lang, I support all the decisions you make. And I know that my younger brother is determined to make great contributions, so even if Zhang Lang doesn't care about Zilong, he will take the initiative to ask for help because of Zilong's temperament. So I don't. The only thing I’m worried about is that I have an elder brother who is now a county official in Changshan. I don’t know if Zilong will conflict with him when he returns home.”

Zhang Chong hummed, keeping this in mind, and then hugged Zhao E and took a nap together.

……

In the afternoon, the officials who had made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Xiangguo and the Battle of Handan all entered the military mansion with joy.

Guan Yu, who was walking in the front, led the military officials of Zuo Xiaowei's group who had made meritorious service, and those behind him were many officials of the Central Guard Army and the Assault Cavalry System.

It can be said that the generals are as bright as the stars and the fighting generals are like clouds.

Among the crowd, Li Hu also walked with bowed legs and a smile. As he walked, he said to Xu Huang:

"Gongming, have you ever thought about this day?"

Xu Huang, who was carrying Wu Bian, was tall and thick. Hearing what his old boss said, he said respectfully:

"How could people like Huang Cao Ke and others have imagined that such a day would happen?"

Li Hu laughed loudly, hugged Xu Huang and entered the palace in high spirits.

No wonder Li Hu was so happy. This time, their flying dragon and flying tiger cavalry really fought well.

Less losses and greater military success.

They first defeated the front-line enemies of the Bai people, and then in the process of marching eastward to Julu, the first wave broke into Julu City. It can be said that they fought very beautifully. This time the two of them must have achieved second-class merit.

The army can be roughly divided into three functions: A, B, and C. Only one village can have a quota for third-class merit, and only one department can have a quota for second-class merit. And first-class merit is not common, it must be one with outstanding merit.

In fact, in this Northern Expedition, perhaps only Guan Yu in the entire army had the opportunity to obtain first-class merit, because this time the southern part of Julu and the northern part of Zhao were expanded, which together was the size of a county.

Among the generals, Zhao Yun was also there, but he was walking very far behind, behind Chen Cheng, Han Hao, and Zhang Kai.

This time, the three of them were also lucky. Because they were the first to break the stronghold under the nose of Qu Shuai, Chaoge gave him a second-class merit. You must know that Li Hu and the others fought so many battles, and together they only had one .

Would you say the generals are envious?

Of course, Zhao Yun is the most envied by all the generals. This time he captured Guo Dian, the governor of Julu. It can be said that he got the biggest fruit of this battle. He still doesn't know how high he will be promoted. But after being envious for thousands of times, the generals were still thinking more about what achievements they could obtain and what rewards they would receive.

After all, the Taishan Army still implements the holy treasury system, and all seizures belong to the holy treasury. These commanders and generals are all poor, waiting for every reward to improve their lives.

Guan Yu led Dian Wei, Li Damu and the others to the front. As soon as they came in, they saw Qu Shuai sitting in the hall, looking at them with a smile.

Zhang Chong saw that his tiger generals were almost here, so he quickly stood up and asked the generals to take their seats.

After hearing the order, the generals also sat down in order according to their military rank, and then each looked at Zhang Chong expectantly.

Zhang Chong didn't mince words or talk nonsense, he directly began to reward the military merits that had been calculated.

The development of the military system of the Taishan Army was far earlier than the development of the political system, and it was naturally more mature and perfect.

It has its own set of regulations in terms of establishment and corresponding rewards and punishments.

After several major integrations and reorganizations, the Taishan Army formed a field army structure of five military captains and ten battalions of assault cavalry, and on the periphery there were garrison troops and field guards as local grassroots forces.

The garrison troops are divided into two types: city and village.

There are five hundred soldiers in the upper city, three hundred soldiers in the middle city, and one hundred soldiers in the lower city. The stronghold is a military stronghold that guards various important roads, and it is also divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. A superior stronghold has fifty soldiers, a medium stronghold has thirty soldiers, and those below thirty are inferior strongholds.

These garrison troops have their own strength and organization, and are also standing military personnel in various places. However, these garrison soldiers are not responsible for large-scale war expeditions, and their establishment is also subordinate to various counties and counties.

This is especially true for the field guards. They are just rural soldiers from various places. In addition to catching most of the thieves, their more important role is to supplement the military resources of the Fifth Military Academy.

Therefore, those who really fight in the world as the Taishan Army are the current captains of the Fifth Army and the Assault Cavalry of the Tenth Battalion, with a total strength of about 30,000.

As for the field army, under Zhang Chong's design, the Taishan Army is very different from the current Han system.

The Han system of field army was a system in which generals commanded troops to go on expeditions.

In other words, when the Han Dynasty encountered a war, it would usually appoint one or more military officials as temporary generals and then lead the troops to go to war.

It is different from what most people believe that under the Han Dynasty's democratic system, there were strong soldiers everywhere. The real military system of the Han Dynasty was also a policy of strong cadres and weak branches, which was the same as that of the Song Dynasty in later generations.

The Han generals stationed heavy troops in the capital, set up barriers on all sides, and moved the powerful families from all over the world to live in the three auxiliary mausoleums. If there is trouble on all sides, generals will be appointed and dismissed, five battalions of knights will be sent out, and good families from six counties will go out to fight.

In other words, the core armament of the Han Dynasty was the central North and South Armies. Once there was trouble in the world, the North and South Armies would be the core and the local prefecture and national soldiers would be the periphery to form a conquest army.

Once the general is pacified, he will resign and resume his original position. In other words, the position of general is a temporary system. Although this general number is divided into odd numbers, heavy numbers, and miscellaneous numbers, they are all temporary.

The advantage of this general expedition system is that it makes it easier to control the army, but it is not conducive to troubled times.

The field military system designed by Zhang Chong is to regard the captain as the leader of an army, and it is a permanent one. Whether it is a wartime expedition or a settlement, the captain is responsible for training and war operations.

But the captain was not responsible for recruiting soldiers, which was different from the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty often recruited troops on its own, but the recruitment department of the military government was responsible for all the recruitment of troops for the Taishan Army.

At Zhang Chong's request, the strength of the Taishan Army was based on field-protecting soldiers as the core, with recruitment as the main body, and surrendered troops as the supplement.

Needless to say, the field guards were established by Zhang Chong during the Taishan period. These people are considered semi-full-time armed forces. Although they are also responsible for farming, they spend most of their time training in the military formation.

The earliest field guards have been there for at least four years now, and they have been taking turns every two years, and they have been taking turns for two years. It can be said that in the follow-up battles of the Taishan Army, the greatest potential for reinforcements was these land-protecting soldiers who had been affected by the land.

They are loyal and have combat skills, and will increasingly become the main force of the Taishan Army.

As for the recruitment of field guards, Zhang Chong planned to send ten soldiers from one government.

What is a government? That is to say, in a certain place, ten settlements constitute one government. These settlements usually have about a hundred people, and the field guards also have about ten people.

In other words, one of ten people can be recruited from the field guards to the fifth military school captain. In this way, the best can be selected without depleting the local armed forces.

These ten soldiers of a mansion will serve as the most basic combat units, that is, what is the most basic combat unit? This is all done together from training to distribution.

The reason for this is the consideration of practical factors.

Linguistically, the language and interpersonal relationships among the ten settlements are familiar. Therefore, these ten people have regular contact with each other, and they know each other better.

Therefore, when these people arrive in the field army, they have more internal cohesion and can become the most basic combat unit on the battlefield.

The field guards are for the rural population, while the so-called recruitment is for the urban population.

The Taishan Army now controls many cities, and most of the large numbers of homeless or poor settlements in the cities who are unwilling to move to the countryside have joined the army.

This type of source of troops is recruitment. The units that recruit soldiers are also based on the city and county where they are located. The Taishan Army will recruit many of these local soldiers during wartime because it is easier to obtain local support.

For example, when Guan Yu's army entered Julu, they recruited the local poor to supplement the war losses. The training of this type of soldiers is neither as good as that of the surrender troops nor as good as the field-protecting troops in the rear, but they play a huge role in stabilizing the place.

However, this type of soldiers will be eliminated many times after the army is stationed. The outstanding ones will stay in the army, and the rest will be sent home after their service.

There is also a special soldier in the field army of Taishan Army, namely Hu Bing.

This part mainly exists in the Tenth Battalion Assault Cavalry.

It is undeniable that there are relatively few Han people who are good riders. In the past, the cavalry soldiers of the Taishan Army came from the original Pu Di and Cavalry slaves.

For example, last year when Zhang Chong attacked Chaoge on a snowy night, Han Gang, his little cavalry slave, had this kind of composition. However, even in the Han Dynasty, this type of people was still a small group and was not enough to constitute the military cavalry of the Taishan Army.

In Hebei, in addition to the excellent cavalry and soldiers of the Han family, there were also many miscellaneous barbarians, such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, etc. The first Hu cavalry recruited by the Taishan Army were captured soldiers during the war. For example, in several battles with Youzhou Tuqi, the Taishan Army absorbed many outstanding cavalry.

Later, after the Taishan Army took root in Hebei, some Hu tribes in Jixi often had Hu tribes who could not survive and surrendered to the army. This was another part of the supplement.

For the Hu people, they are also accustomed to relying on Han forces to live their lives. Because in the past, when the Han Dynasty had trouble, they would be sent to beg Zhu Tanhou, and if nothing happened, they would be allowed to graze within the territory.

However, whether it is the Huayi debate in the army or Zhang Chong's vigilance against history, the proportion of Hu cavalry in the sudden cavalry is not high, and it can only be regarded as an additional supplement.

If the Taishan Army really wants to obtain excellent cavalry supplements, it still has to wait until it captures northern Jizhou and Youzhou.

(End of chapter)

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