The result of Su Dongpo's inquiry to the Liao delegation was disappointing, Wu Haowen was not crazy, and Su Zhe and Lin Ji were not teased by Zhang Jue.

The Heqing army of the Liao State was indeed beaten by Gao Yu!

And more than 500 armored cavalry of the leather room army died...... According to Xiao Delide, now the Liao lord Yelu Yanxi is already furious, and he must see Gao Yu's head to dissipate his anger!

In other words, Gao Yu's head is already at risk of moving.

However, the southwest of the Great Liao Kingdom is surprisingly well-behaved these days, and he really doesn't want Gao Yu's head at all.

If there is one sentence to describe their attitude, it is that national harmony is as great as the sky! Not to mention Gao Yu's head, even the head of an ordinary Song Jun, they didn't dare to move it.

And Gao Yu himself didn't know about the battle of Youmingtangchuan, and he didn't know that his head was a little hanging.

After the Liao army retreated from Mingtang River, he also left Mingtang River, and also took 10,000 combat soldiers and a group of knight officers, and at the same time transferred a group of Hedong Army to Wu Haogu to complete the task of building the city.

And he himself took 10,000 combat soldiers, knight officers, and warrior officers to Tongwan City, where Shuofang Luzhi was located.

He has to train a "Gao Family Army" to defend his head!

Because the "Combat Mansion Soldiers" performed well in the Battle of Tongwan, the imperial court finally made up its mind to do a big deal. So he gave Tong Guan and Gao Yu a big edict, and asked them to use the "combat government soldiers" that originally belonged to the jurisdiction of the three direct jurisdictions of the emperor as the basis, and run Shuofang government soldiers - how can they train tens of thousands of soldiers?

Therefore, Gao Yu discussed with Wu Haogu and brought 10,000 combat soldiers, plus a group of knight officers and warrior officers (there were also many warriors who were promoted to officers because of their military exploits), and brought them back to Tongwan City.

Just when the servant Hou Menghou Qingtian led a group of imperial Shi Tai guards all the way to the west.

In the vicinity of Tongwan City, it is in full swing of military training.

The recruits of the brigade have changed into brand-new linen jackets, heavy paper armor and rattan hats, and hold wooden sticks, wooden shields, bows and arrows, and other weapons in their hands. Tens of thousands of people were divided into several large formations, standing neatly on the school field outside Tongwan City, in front of them were officers in neat uniforms and swords hanging from their waists, and they actually had an elite bearing.

These recruits are all selected from the government soldiers recruited from Shaanxi, Hedong, Henan (Fu) and other places, and the total number is more than 30,000 people!

That's a lot! It's not an easy task to pack up so many recruits.

Fortunately, Gao Yu also learned the ancient method of martial arts, and also selected a group of military scholars from the Imperial Knights to form his own military command, and also let his henchman Yang Kebi be in charge of this military command.

Many of the commanders of this military machine have already participated in the training of the last combat government soldiers and have gained a lot of experience. On this basis, more rational methods of establishment and training have been formulated.

In terms of establishment, the original four levels of "straight," "command," "capital," and "ten generals" have been changed to six levels, including "general," "department," "battalion," "team," "fire," and "shi."

Moreover, it has adopted the method of "three three formations" (this is proposed by Wu Haogu), that is, one general has three departments, one has three battalions, one battalion has three teams, one team has three fires, one fire has three tithes, and one has about ten soldiers.

That is to say, a fire has about 30 soldiers, a team has about 90 soldiers, a battalion has 270 soldiers, a division has 810 soldiers, and a general has 2,430 soldiers - this is only the number of front-line combat soldiers, not including the auxiliaries at all levels and the commander's guards and heralds.

One of the chiefs is the commander of the government soldiers and horsemen (in the design of military command, the horsemen are only a rank, higher than the soldiers), while the fire commander, the deputy of the team and the captain of the team are at least miscellaneous military officers, and from the battalion preparation to the top are all military attaches with official status.

In addition, from the beginning of the team level, a different number of auxiliaries, escorts, and heralds will be deployed. These troops will have deputy positions at all levels, that is, team deputies, reserve deputies, department deputies, and deputy generals under direct command.

At the subordinate and general levels, military units will be assigned to assist the commander-in-chief in commanding and training troops.

At the general level, it was planned to be attached to a light cavalry battalion for reconnaissance. Now that there are horses, there is no shortage of horsemen...... It is impossible for cavalry to be found from the soldiers. And it's a little late to start training now, and the work of the light cavalry is really difficult to master.

In addition to the cavalry and the most basic pikemen, the soldiers who are being trained (including the 10,000 old battle soldiers) also have two types of troops: swords, shields, and bows and arrows.

The three arms of spears, swords and shields, and bows and arrows will all be organized in a "pure team" manner, with only one type of combat at the team level and mixed at the battalion level. Each battalion consisted of a squad of spearmen, a squad of sword and shield men, and a squad of archers.

In other words, archers accounted for only one-third of the total number of soldiers in the government, far less than more than seventy percent of the other Song armies.

Tongwan Chengtou, Tong Guan, Gao Yu, Xue Sichang and others were all watching the training of recruits under the city from afar.

It is said that it is a new recruit, but in fact it is not completely new. In order to speed up the training, Gao Yu's military commander Yi drew up a method of "mixing the old with the new." 10,000 old government soldiers and less than 15,000 new government soldiers were mixed into 10 temporary generals.

Because of this kind of old and new, and a large number of officers and junior military ministers as the soul and backbone, the soldiers of the new government have made rapid progress, and now they have adapted to strict training and can obey orders.

In the comfortable and cool breeze in summer, Xue Sichang said softly: "I really didn't expect that the soldiers could practice like this...... Ten generals! If the auxiliaries and cavalry are fully equipped, I am afraid that there will be more than 40,000 people. If you use the forbidden army, you will have to pay more than 100,000 yuan a month just for military salaries! If we can replace all the forbidden troops in the whole country with government soldiers, we can save more than 1 million yuan a month and 145 million yuan a year. ”

Gao Yu didn't look back and said: "Of course the soldiers saved money, I think when I was in the early Tang Dynasty, how much was the annual income?" If you want to use military recruitment, you won't kill Li Shimin to death? However, the government military system we are currently implementing is also insufficient...... The government soldiers only served for 5 years, and they were counted from the time they enlisted in their hometown, and the days they came and went were also counted. The time that I can really stay in the barracks is four and a half years.

This soldier has to hurry up and practice! Otherwise, nothing will be used? And to train recruits frequently, it is difficult to become military attachés and junior military ministers. All of them have to be good, otherwise they won't be able to support the army.

This government soldier of ours is a provincial soldier who is not a general! ”

Gao Yu is still very smart, and he has now seen the advantages and disadvantages of the "new government soldiers".

The advantage is the "military province". If the whole country replaces the forbidden army with government soldiers, then more than 10 million yuan can be saved in a year.

You must know that the annual income of the Great Song Dynasty is only more than 60 million! After saving 145 million, it will be much more relaxed in terms of financial use.

However, at the same time as the "military province", it will not be able to be saved!

In order to support the ten generals in front of him, Gao Yu had already drawn out three hundred and thirty or forty knights or warrior officers from Wu Haogu. In addition, 13,400 meritorious veterans were also promoted from the ranks to serve as team leaders, team deputies, and fire commanders.

Gao Yu sighed: "It's not enough right now!" The previous government soldiers were all students of the Military Science Department. They all studied for four years, and trained on the battlefield for at least a year, and some of them had led soldiers before joining the Military Academy...... It is not at all the same thing as the team that is now promoted from the old government soldiers. So now this government soldier is not able to fight without the old government soldiers, at least not for now. ”

"If you have to use the students of the Military Academy, wouldn't it cost six or seven hundred?" Xue Sichang shook his head, "There aren't so many in total, and you have to leave a little for Wu Chongdao, right?" ”

Gao Yu smiled bitterly: "If you want to replace all the forbidden troops in the country with government soldiers, tens of thousands of officers from the Military Academy Division also want it." Moreover, cavalry cannot use government soldiers, at least they have to recruit soldiers, and knights are even better. In addition, the deputy and the fire commander must be miscellaneous military ministers, at least 20,000 people! If there are still sappers, then there are more recruits and officers, where to find them? ”

Tong Guan nodded quietly, Gao Yu really understands now!

If he can avoid the catastrophe in front of him, he will probably become a generation of famous generals.

……

"Hou Yushi, the camp of the three direct armies in front of the emperor is in front!"

Hearing the voice of the Yinzhou official leading the way, Hou Meng lifted the curtain, poked his head out, and looked towards the front of the official road.

I saw an earthy yellow castle made of rammed earth, which had appeared in the distance. The twilight sun shone on the castle, reflecting a hint of golden color. And the surrounding is a green grassland, and some cattle and sheep are flowing slowly, showing some abundance.

"This city has always existed?" Hou Meng asked.

"No," replied the Yinzhou official, "this is just built, and there is no official name yet, and it is only called Mingtang City at the moment."

Wu Taiwei has been busy building cities these days, not only building Mingtang and Mingchuan next to Mingtang River, but also going deep into Dijinze to build Dijinze City, and I heard that he also sent troops to Henan to build Shuozhou City. ”

"Henan?" Hou Meng frowned slightly, "Isn't it farther away?" He is not afraid that the soldiers and horses sent will be attacked by the Khitans? ”

The little official smiled: "I don't know this little bottom, Hou Yushi saw Wu Taiwei and asked himself." ”

The little officials who accompanied Hou Meng to Mingtang City were sent by Su Chi from Yinzhou, and at the same time, Su Chi also sent a fast horse to report to Wuhao Gu. Before this, the messengers sent by Su Dongpo and Zhao Ji had already arrived in Mingtang City and informed Wu Haogu of the purpose of Hou Meng's coming to Shuofang.

Therefore, Wu Haogu has now sent all the Jurchens and false knights who participated in the "Battle of Mingtangchuan" to "Henan" to cover the construction of Shuozhou City.