Chapter 13 The plan ran aground

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 13 The plan ran aground

A Han army messenger appeared on the horizon.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

In about half a stick of incense, the messenger had arrived in front of Zhang Yue.

"Uncle Zhang Du, this is given to you by the military lord..."

The messenger carefully handed Zhang Yue a bamboo tube sealed with wax.

"Send this brother down to have a rest..."

Zhang Yue gave instructions while taking the bamboo tube.

When the wax seal was opened, there was a letter written on silk.

There wasn't much handwriting on the letter, but Zhang Yue read it for a long time.

After a long time, he slowly collected the letter and turned around to find the messenger.

"Please tell the military prince that I will not let him down..."

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed, and a standard Han army fort appeared on the hill named Longjiao Qiu.

The Dunbao is located on the top of Longjiao Hill. The city wall is about one foot high and one foot wide (1.5 meters). Due to the construction period, the wall is not very high. Only the gate height reaches one foot and three feet.

But don't underestimate its defensive power, because if you want to attack the fort head-on, you first have to climb the 200-meter Longjiao Hill.

The total length of the fort is about 150 steps. A spring is right in the center of the fort. 10 barracks were built on the north side of the fort, mainly for the residence of soldiers.

To the east are the stables, where the war horses usually stay. The stables are relatively large. This is also Zhang Yue's small ambition. He hopes to slowly train all his soldiers into cavalry.

Now we have fully entered the era where cavalry dominates. In this vast northwest land, if you want to make a difference, cavalry is the best choice.

To the west of the pier are warehouses and command posts, which are used to store grain, grass and various weapons and equipment.

To the south is the gate. Zhang Yue plans to build another road going down the mountain in the future so that once there is a warning signal, the defenders can attack quickly.

During the process of building the fort, Zhang Yue also gained a detailed understanding of his subordinates. Although his subordinates were small, their composition was extremely complex, including Han people, Qiang people, Wuhuan people, Yuezhi people, and even

Donghu people.

Faced with such a complex personnel composition, Zhang Yue naturally did not dare to take it lightly. He did not want the first army under his command to become like the Austro-Hungarian Empire Army in later generations, which lost people's hearts before the war started.

Taking advantage of the time spent building the fortress, Zhang Yue finally thought of a way to unite all his men, which was to "turn the Hu into a Han!"

In fact, this is also an old method. The Zhou people relied on this method to expand from a small place like Zhouyuan to the entire Zhuxia.

Now Zhang Yue also plans to use this method. Since ancient times, Eastern civilization has not used blood as the criterion for distinction, but has used cultural identity to distinguish between Yi and Xia.

In order to achieve his goal, Zhang Yue planned to try the method of night school in later generations.

He planned to conduct normal military training for the soldiers during the day, and after the military training, he would spend half an hour teaching the soldiers to read and write.

Zhang Yue made a plan in his mind and did not act immediately. Instead, he cautiously found Li Si, Cai Ting, and Zhang Hao.

"What do you think..."

Zhang Yue did not hide anything from the three of them, but revealed his plan in full.

"Uncle Dub, this is inappropriate..."

Zhang Hao first raised objections.

His reason is that reading and writing are of no use in improving the combat effectiveness of the army, but are a waste of time.

Zhang Hao's opposition was within Zhang Yue's expectations, so he was not surprised.

Zhang Yue listened carefully to Zhang Hao's words and did not immediately refute. Instead, he turned his attention to Li Si.

Li Si looked at the three of them but frowned and said nothing, but it could be seen from his expression that he was opposed.

Zhang Yue has always felt that Li Si is a very mysterious person, definitely not an ordinary person. So after thinking for a while, he stood up and bowed to Li Si: "Sir, please give me some advice!"

Naturally, Li Si did not dare to make excuses, so he immediately stood up and returned the salute: "Uncle Du wants to transform the barbarians into Han men by educating the soldiers. This idea is good, but now is not the time!"

Zhang Yue was stunned, then he cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please speak clearly!"

This time Li Si accepted the ceremony calmly and said: "Since Your Majesty deposed hundreds of schools of thought to only respect Confucianism, Confucianism has become the only prominent school in the world.

Nowadays, there are two most powerful schools among the Confucian schools, one is the Gongyang school and the other is the ancient literature school. Does the commander know the difference between these two schools in foreign affairs?"

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "The Gongyang School advocates great revenge, but I don't know about the Ancient Literature School!"

Li Si said: "Of course, the Gongyang school has always advocated great revenge, the inner sage and the outer king, while the ancient literature school advocates non-war. But the two schools also have something in common, which is "precious China". If the fort commander really does this

, there is no need for these two factions to take action, as long as any official from the Gongyang School or the Ancient Literature School takes action, we will die without a burial place."

Zhang Yue was sweating profusely when he heard this. He had indeed thought improperly before. Fortunately, Li Si reminded him in time.

"Thank you sir for saving my life!" Zhang Yue bowed again.

Li Si hesitated for a moment: "Dubo's idea is actually not wrong. It may have miraculous effects, but it's not the right time yet. If Dubo can become two thousand stones and guard one side by himself, this can be regarded as a good strategy..."

After discussions with the three people, Zhang Yue had to temporarily give up his original plan.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the autumn of the second year of Taichu, and Zhang Yue decided to start training troops.

After recalling the military training methods of later generations and the current training methods of the Han army, he decisively chose the current training methods.

The training methods of the Han army's infantry were mainly based on the "Sima Fa", combined with the methods of Wu Qi and Gongsun Yang.

The cavalry training method is based on Li Mu's method and improved by Wei Qing and others. It can be said to be the best troop training method in this era!

At present, there are 30 soldiers and 24 horses in the entire Dunbao. According to the Han army's organization, it can be divided into three soldiers. Zhang Yue divided the three soldiers into one cavalry soldier and two infantry soldiers.

The infantry training was his own responsibility, while the cavalry training was left to Li Si.

About twenty former horse thieves gathered together at the foot of Longjiao Hill. Everyone was excited and curious. Although the weather had begun to turn cold, they still laughed and talked non-stop.

Zhang Yue looked at them one by one and found that each of these soldiers stood crookedly and staggered. Not only could they not compare with the real Han soldiers, but even the ordinary farmers in Guanzhong were better than them.

Zhang Yue lamented in his heart that sergeants who have not been strictly trained are just a mob. It seems that they should be trained from the most basic formation first.

In the era of cold weapons, strict formation and strict discipline have always been very important. Those who can maintain a strict formation are tigers and wolves. Without formation, there is a mob.

Zhang Yue looked at the messy scene in front of him and was not angry. This was what he expected.

He believed that after a period of training, this group of rabble would naturally transform into an elite division...
Chapter completed!