Xue Tong naturally didn't know that Lu Yao still had such thoughts, he just wondered: "What does Daoming want so many guns to do?" ”

Lu Yao shook his head, drove the ambition of 100,000 musketeers out of his mind, and replied: "In the past few days, I have observed the ordnance used by the officers and men of the whole army, and it is really varied. There are as many as two to eight or six kinds of spears, more than ten kinds of knives, and other shields, spears, lances, swords, axes and other weapons, all of which are mixed. Although multi-class coordination is the way to win, it doesn't come that way! What's more, the key to governing the army, the first thing is to unify the order, neat and serious, if the soldier armor system is not even, where can we talk about the word neat? ”

Xue Tong listened attentively, Lu Yao pressed the bridle, and continued: "Old Xue, I have thought carefully, from now on, regardless of the cavalry of our army, there are only three types of infantry soldiers: pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, and crossbowmen, among which pikemen are the most important. I plan to get rid of the substandard ordnance as soon as possible, and train a group of capable pikemen first, with Lao Xue, Gao Xiang, and Guo Huan each leading one hundred and twenty people. ”

Xue Tong nodded and said, "You are right, taking advantage of the break in the war at this moment, it is time to have a good training." ”

Lu Yao turned sideways, looked at Xue Tong with blazing eyes, and said: "Guo Huan is proficient in marksmanship, and he is good at training soldiers, I know his ability, so I plan to make Guo Huan take charge of everything." In addition, Fei Cen and Xu Mu were appointed as the deputy team members of Guo Huan and Gao Xiang, and specifically carried out the training of soldiers. Lao Xue, who of your subordinates should take on this role? Or who deserves to be promoted? Recommend it to me. ”

Xue Tong thought for a moment and said, "There is indeed a candidate." Xie Yuan Duc Xin, a native of Ji County, Hanoi, is an old acquaintance of mine, who was also the leader of the Bingzhou Army in the past, and now he is temporarily serving as the chief of the army under my subordinates. He is not only brave in battle, but also very good at general affairs, and I have a lot of places to borrow from him on weekdays. What's even more coincidental is that Xie Yuan is good at using spears, so he can take on this role. ”

Lu Yao smiled and said: "This is very good, tomorrow I will inform the whole army of Guo Huan's responsibilities and the appointment of the three team deputies." Lao Xue, the training of the soldiers is not comparable to ordinary things, and you have to worry more about me. ”

Xue Tong arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, I will do my best." ”

The two rode across the street and talked about trivial matters. Although Xue Tong looks rough and heroic, he is rough and meticulous, thoughtful, and by no means brave in vain. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he already understood another meaning of Lu Yao's actions.

Lu Yao's original troops were almost completely lost in the previous war, and after the establishment of Jicheng, Shen Jin, Gao Xiang, Deng Gang and others who joined the army were either Lu Yao's old friends or his old colleagues. They each have a number of old subordinates and old friends, and they have formed a small circle in the army, which makes it difficult for Lu Yao to be like an arm and a finger when leading the army. This force is not like the men and horses led by Lu Yao, but more like an alliance of officers from the original state army, and Lu Yao can only control the entire army through those officers with prestige. The day before yesterday, Gao Xiang and Shen Jin openly violated Lu Yao's military orders to slaughter the people and rape women, but in the end, Lu Yao did not punish the two, which is an example. *

This time, Lu Yaosha eliminated redundant troops and reorganized the soldiers, which is the way of an upright general, and no one can say a word. And he appointed Guo Huan as the general manager in the name of training pikemen, and during the training, who went up and down, who had to be promoted, and who was belittled, all fell into the hands of Guo Huan. Who is Guo Huan? He has followed Lu Yao for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is Lu Yao's henchman. Through Guo Huan's hands, Lu Yao was able to firmly grasp these hundreds of people, and he no longer had to worry about others.

And the appointment of the three vice-presidents is not simple. Fei Cen and Xu Mu are both Lu Yao's old troops who recently came to join the army with Guo Huan, and any one of them serving as Gao Xiang's deputy will weaken Gao Xiang's control over his subordinates. Take 10,000 steps back, if Gao Xiang wants to violate the military order in the future, the deputy of the team will not be able to pass this level. The appointment of Xie Yuan can be seen as Lu Yao's trust in Xue Tong himself, and it can also be seen as an exchange of interests: to promote Xue Tong's subordinates in exchange for Xue Tong's support for the appointment of the other two, so as to suppress Gao Xiang's possible dissatisfaction.

Since Lu Yao returned to Jinyang, he began to rectify the establishment. As the captain of the pro-soldiers, He Yun actually colluded with others without permission and committed a big taboo, so he was immediately released as the chief. Shen Jin, as an officer, violated military orders, so although he was still the commander of the cavalry, the cavalry team was not expanded, and the number was only fifty; Lu Yao's direct subordinate soldiers are all cavalry, but there are as many as 100 people.

Most of Shen Jin's cavalry did not participate in the battle against the main residence of Guo's Dock Fort, and it was mainly Gao Xiang and his subordinates who acted recklessly that day, so the treatment of Gao Xiang was the most severe, and the new deputy was in charge of the training of 120 pikemen, which was enough to cut off two-thirds of Gao Xiang's troops.

Xue Tong couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. He suddenly reined in his horse and said with a wry smile: "Daoming, you are really scheming!" Good means! ”

Lu Yao was slightly stunned, then leaned over and patted Xue Tong's shoulder, and said with a straight face: "The eldest husband is in troubled times, and only the strength and courage of the soldiers under his command is the foundation of his life." Whether you have made a career or died and your soul is all derived from this, and you can't ignore it. Lao Xue, I hope you will worry more for me! ”

Xue Tong sighed, and arched his hand with a solemn face: "Don't worry, I will do my best." ”

Compared with the previous answer when Lu Yao asked Xue Tong to focus on military training, the last two sentences of the two of them were literally identical, but the meaning was very different. Lu Yao listened to Xue Tong's answer, looked up to the sky and laughed, extremely happy; Xue Tong also laughed. The two of them spurred their horses and walked away.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong returned to the camp with ten bags of gun heads, and the next day they announced that they were about to start training.

In fact, it is clear to every experienced officer that this quiet time will not last long. The Hu people were ferocious, and they had previously sat back and watched Yue Shigong occupy Jinyang, but it was too severe to organize a military operation of sufficient scale. Once the climate warmed up, the Hu people's livestock could be fed and lambs raised, and their armies could pick wild wheat and wild fruits for food. The city of Jinyang will immediately become a battlefield for the two armies to compete.

Therefore, although some soldiers who were accustomed to a loose life had quite a complaint about Lu Yao's arrangement, in the end, every officer was enthusiastically involved in this large-scale military training at the beginning of the first year of Yongjia.

In order to be effective, the training routine must first be based on actual combat. The second is that generals must reward and punish strictly and be supported by the army. Neither of these is a problem for Lu Yao.

Deng Gang was a very good quartermaster, he led his subordinates to drill into the mountains and forests twice, and then collected the hundreds of wooden poles that Lu Yao needed, carefully handled them, and then connected them to the head of the spear to make a spear two feet long. The reason why the shape of Zhangliu or Zhangba is not used is mainly due to the fact that there are many mountainous areas and dense forests in Bingzhou; When fighting in complex terrain, a gun that is too long is cumbersome.

Although Guo Huan's marksmanship taught to the soldiers is not a secret skill, it is the most suitable for killing the enemy in battle. As long as you master the basic stabbing and blocking tricks, after thousands of repetitions every day, you can be very proficient and ready to go. In addition to the marksmanship practice of the daily morning exercise, the second exercise in the afternoon and evening arranged the skills of queue and cooperative combat, including the mutual cooperation of two people, three people, one team, one tithe, and one team, and even the complete pikemen formation of 300 people.

In a short period of three to five days, more than 10 officers and men became ill from exhaustion or were injured in the intense training. Many soldiers gradually complained, and there was even a phenomenon of passive confrontation training and the flight of soldiers.

Such a situation had long been expected by Lu Yao. On the one hand, he strictly imposed military law, clarified the iron law that all fugitives were beheaded, and executed six escaped and captured soldiers in a few days, shocking the whole army; Taking advantage of this opportunity, he further strengthened military discipline, slightly adapted the original military law, and formed a more concise dozen laws and regulations, requiring every soldier to memorize them by heart. On the other hand, Lu Yao personally participated in the training by example, and took care of the ordinary soldiers with food and lodging, especially the sick and injured soldiers.

He went deep into the soldiers, constantly cheered for the soldiers, worked hard to incite the soldiers' hatred for Hulu, and blew the happy life after the extermination of the Hu people. In addition, Lu Yao also sent people to hunt wild beasts in the mountains and forests outside Jinyang City, and provided the soldiers with a large number of game meals such as roe deer, yellow sheep, wild boars, and hares every day to replenish their physical strength.

This has been the case since ancient times, and it is natural to form a strong group with unity of mind by setting goals and visions, organizing like-minded companions, and being subject to military law and appropriate treatment. Such a group, with rigorous training and effective equipment, can immediately become a strong army that can defeat the attack!

While the training of pikemen is progressing actively, Lu Yao has not forgotten about other arms. Ten days later, Blacksmith Han personally sent a number of newly made swords and shields, and he began to form a formation of sword and shield soldiers.

Lu Yao remembers clearly that when he was studying in Luoyang, there was also a lot of argument about winning with a spear array. This view is bizarre, as if it only needs to build a well-equipped, fearless pikeman, and a single class of troops can fight the whole world without an opponent.

At first, Lu Yao was also quite confused by this argument, but after experiencing countless battles himself, he felt ridiculous. Without the cover of a shield, a spear formation facing a bow and crossbow is a dead end; Without short weapons such as knives and axes, it would be a complete tragedy for pikemen to fight in the streets, in battle, in battles in battle, and in encounters; As for using a spear formation against the cavalry, it is even more funny, the light cavalry is moving in all directions, how can the pikemen change their formation to deal with it? The method of cavalry shooting, can the pikemen have a countermeasure? Unless the enemy general loses his mind and has to use light cavalry to charge the spear array head-on, a single spear formation will not please at any time.

Spears, swords and shields, bows and crossbows, and light cavalry, these four basic arms must be comprehensively configured and flexibly used, which is the royal road in the era of cold weapons. For example, when the two armies are arrayed, it is first and foremost an important force to defend against each other's arrows; When the formation is changed in battle, it is the main force of the outer cover; For the enemy army that infiltrates or breaks through into the large army array, the sword and shield soldiers will annihilate it to protect the flanks of other troops; And when the battle enters the melee stage, the melee lethality of the sword and shield soldiers can be fully utilized.

There happened to be an officer in Lu Yao's army who was very good at using knives, and Xue Tong was also. He took care of the training of the sword and shield soldiers.

After the beginning of spring, the climate was slightly warmer, and the hardships of the soldiers eased somewhat. According to the results of the training, Lu Yao held several meetings in a timely manner to show his merits and awards. Although the prizes were nothing more than leather armor and short knives, they greatly boosted morale and aroused a sense of competition among the soldiers, and the progress of the training became smoother and smoother.

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