In the courtyard next to the Yamen of the Teaching and Reading Chamber, Thirteen Lang and Yao Shouxin sat opposite each other, and on the other two sides were Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi.

Thirteen Lang took a sip of wine, took a sip of a snail, threw it down and said: "Now the establishment of the army has been decided, and the battalion Tianxiang army is organized into an army, in addition to the promotion, Yang Zhan is the main army leader, Liu Zhan is the master of the same army, I don't know if I want to make up for Yu Hou and the like, the four of us, I am the cavalry master, Yao Jiaotou is the artillery master, and the two of you are each the division master." It's very different from what we used to think. There is also a master, I don't know who it is. ”

Zhao Zi said: "Yang Dujian and I don't have anything, nothing more than bringing infantry." But the two of you are an unprecedented system, and we still don't know too much about what it is. Each artillery battalion and cavalry battalion in the army has its own command, and there are commanders on it, how do you manage it? ”

Thirteen Lang said: "Didn't I make it clear a few days ago, the brigade has a battalion of artillery and a battalion of cavalry, all of which are under our control. Only in time of war will they be incorporated into the brigade, and we will send men to fight with the brigade master. ”

Yang Wenguang said: "At that time, who will be in charge of whom? You are higher in rank than the traveler, and you will not be able to listen to him when the time comes. ”

Yao Shouxin said: "It's not that complicated, if you really let the first brigade attack, the imperial court will inevitably appoint the main general, and naturally they will all listen to the main general." If it was only a brigade attacking, the accompanying artillery battalion and cavalry battalion would naturally listen to the brigade master, and we would just send someone to accompany the guide. ”

Yang Wenguang nodded, and asked again: "But in peacetime, there are also cavalry and artillery in the infantry, so who cares?" ”

Yao Shouxin said: "All the artillery in the army is under my control." The cavalry in the same army is under the control of the thirteenth brother. However, those who are included in the infantry corps, the cannons and horses are under our control, and the gunners and riders are under the control of the commanders of the infantry. ”

Yang Wenguang and Yue Zi shook their heads together, they both felt that the management in the army was too chaotic now, how to adapt to it for a while? They are all people who have led troops to fight in battle, and they are used to being in charge of everything and saying everything in the battalion. Now there are many levels, and there are multiple professional systems, and professional officers are led by both the commander and the upper ranks, which is no longer as concise as it used to be.

Thirteen Lang raised his glass and said, "Drink, drink!" Anyway, the regulations have already been issued, so let's go back and study them slowly. I have a total of nine battalions of cavalry under my command, and now I don't even have horses, let alone people. When it is full, there is still no shadow. ”

The cavalry is the most lacking in assembly and manpower, and with the strength of the camp and field work, how can it be possible to get the equipment of nearly 10,000 cavalry? Anything else can, there is no way to do it, nearly 10,000 cavalry is also a strategic force in the world, and it hurts to dispatch the Sanya Forbidden Army, not to mention the camp and field affairs. Du Zhongxiao used countless methods, and the camp field army could be used for cavalry horses, and it was only less than 2,000 horses so far. This is still the result of having its own horse farm and breeding for many years. Of course, there are special horse farms, and with the passage of time, the improvement of horse breeds will lead to faster and faster reproduction speeds, but Du Zhongxiao can't wait. Chen Qin has done a good job on Hedong Road, and has become the management official of several state horse farms around the Volcano Army, breeding tens of thousands of horses over the years. However, the real horse breed with good character and stable quality was only made the year before last, and it cannot be used on a large scale now.

There are more than ten people in the Thirteen Lang Army who use one horse, and it is not easy for him to ensure training, and he can't think too much about the rest.

After drinking for a while, Yao Shouxin said: "In fact, the most difficult thing is my artillery. There is an iron prison there, and there is no shortage of artillery in the army, from top to bottom, almost everything. Although the tiger squat cannon and the like were assigned to the infantry battalion, the management and combat regulations were still written by us, and we had to patrol them frequently in peacetime. As for the artillery used above the brigade, it is even more complicated. It is said that there are many envoys and utilities in artillery, but I didn't expect that it would have the same establishment as the cavalry, where would I think of so many people? Now it seems that there are still fewer people. ”

Zhao Zi said: "That's it, what if there are few people? At present, there are schools in the army, all kinds of technical arms, and there are all kinds of teaching leaders and teachers. It is really difficult for us infantry to set up first, second, and third class soldiers, and to require a certain amount of utility. ”

Yao Shouxin shook his head and smiled: "Eunuch, you all have a school, and there is a special army to teach, what is there to learn?" However, artillery is not so easy, and in a few years, those who can learn are basically selected, and it is difficult to select people in the army. However, the current plan is to only select people from the state army where the garrison is located, and it is not known whether anyone will come. ”

Thirteen Lang listened impatiently and said, "What you say is a trivial matter. What about my cavalry? Cavalry only fights on horseback, and there are physical requirements. The establishment of the nine battalions, the battalion and the field are full of troops, except for the envoys who were selected by you, the utility, all of them were selected, and there were only 5,000 people. Where do I find the rest? This is Jingnan Road, which is close to Jinghu, not along the third road, where is there anyone coming? ”

After speaking, he raised his glass and just drank with a few people.

The cavalry was indeed the most difficult, not only did they not have horses, but the knights also had requirements. The Xiang army was originally selected by the forbidden army, and the requirements were lowered, and a cavalry could not be selected out of ten people. After coming to Jingxi Road for a few years, many of the former teenagers have grown up, and they have a good life, and their height is obviously taller than their parents. Rao is like this, Thirteen Lang's cavalry is still nearly half of the difference, and he himself doesn't know where to make up for it.

The establishment of the infantry has changed the most, and Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi are very uncomfortable. But in fact, there is no shortage of personnel, and there is still a surplus, as long as they make up the establishment according to the results of the selection a few days ago. As for the lack of envoys and utility, there are schools anyway, and excellent people are selected to study. However, artillery and cavalry are not easy, and the shortage of personnel is a shortage, and there are no soldiers to make up for it, so they can only rack their brains to find a way.

The cavalry is given height and physical strength, which is a hard condition, and if you can't choose it, you can't choose it. In addition to ordinary cavalry, the shortage of ironclad cavalry is even more powerful. With the support of the iron supervisor, Du Zhongxiao has already made iron armor according to the establishment of the army, and there is still a surplus, but not so many people wear it. There are even fewer horses that meet the requirements of the ironclad cavalry, and they have been selected in recent years, that is, they can form a scale of two or three hundred people.

Artillery, on the other hand, requires intelligence, and there is no way to do the same. It's not that if you run a school, you can learn it when you go in. In order to become an artilleryman, it is necessary not only to be able to read and write, but also to have the ability to learn to read and write. In this era, it is easy to find people who settle accounts, and people who can learn those mechanical and geometric knowledge are really scarce. As the priority artillery in the army, Yao Shouxin has selected all the personnel in the army in the past few years, and almost all the people who are suitable for artillery have been selected, and they can only do this if they are given money and food. If we increase further, we will only be able to recruit talents from the society, and there is not much time left, and I don't know how many people will be able to learn by then.

Technical arms are more expensive than ordinary soldiers, and this is the case. Everyone is selected and professionally trained, and the lack is not something that can be made up casually. Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi knew about the officers, and Shisanlang and Zhao Zi knew about even the ordinary soldiers.

All the battalions and field affairs and the box army were reorganized into an army, with three divisions under it. The name is based on the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the content has long been different. At that time, there were thousands of people in an army, and more than 10,000 people were gone, but now they are running for 50,000 people. All of them can pose a great threat to a country. Of course, Du Zhongxiao did not have the ability to match, and it was the three infantry divisions that were really neat, and the supporting artillery and cavalry were lacking a lot. However, for the new army, artillery and cavalry are strategic arms, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness, and can only be matched while fighting.

Yang Ji and Liu Ji were the military masters, and Du Zhongxiao was promoted as a minister. When he really sent troops, the commander should have his own headquarters and staff officers, as well as other baggage, intelligence, law and discipline, and so on, but now he has none of them. There is no way, everything is just beginning, so I can only temporarily sort out a box that can be suitable for war.