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In addition to the reason, various things suddenly piled up together, both at work and at home, and I feel a little dizzy. I can only ask for your understanding.
In the spring and summer of Yingzhou, the entire military system is carrying out vigorous military training. In addition to the training of newly recruited sergeants and the Huaiyue coalition in the recruit training camp, the left and right wings of the Yingzhou Army under the new establishment are also the focus of training.
Although the training compartments are not yet complete and there are still shortages of soldiers in many military units, their training has been ongoing.
Speaking of which, Li Chengzhong should be the general who loves training the most in this era - absolutely no one. Moreover, his training methods are very systematic and pay great attention to details. He often conducts continuous and large-scale training on a specific subject, such as now.
The training at the northern foot of Helong Mountain lasts for ten days. The major subject is riding, which is subdivided into many smaller subjects. The officers and soldiers participating in the training include not only cavalry, but also all infantry, and even the former Central Battalion, which will be expanded into a logistics battalion.
Logistics are all.
After occupying Yingzhou outside the Pass, Li Chengzhong obtained a large number of war horses from the Khitan Ping and Wu Kui tribes, and also brought thousands of Lingbin horses from the Bohai Kingdom, which gave his Yingzhou army an extremely abundant reserve of war horses. Currently,
Yingzhou has tens of thousands of horses, but not all of them can be used in battle. After selection, only 20% of them can truly meet the tactical requirements of cavalry, and about half can be used as foot soldiers for soldiers. The rest.
The lower ones are rhinos, which can only pull carts or plow fields. Of course, even so, it can already meet the needs of the current Yingzhou Army. In Li Chengzhong's establishment, there are two cavalry on the left and right sides.
The battalion is a two-horse configuration, while all other infantry is a single-horse configuration. That is to say, his army is an army on horseback and has high mobility within a certain range.
After Li Chengzhong traveled through time, he gradually understood the problem of cavalry's mobility. This mobility was not the unconditional mobility he originally imagined. It only existed within a certain range. When the marching distance was too long, the mobility of cavalry was actually no better than that of others.
How much stronger is the infantry? Many long-distance drills and actual battles of the Yingzhou Army have shown that the four legs of a war horse are more delicate than the two legs of a human being, and it needs much longer rest time than a human. If we only look at the running ability within three days
In comparison, the cavalry can far surpass the infantry, but once this stage is passed, if the cavalry is allowed to maintain such a high speed, the horses riding on the cavalry will weaken on a large scale, and even lead to the death of groups.
But in any case, having a highly maneuverable war horse within a short distance can solve the most difficult problem in infantry versus cavalry combat at a strategic level, that is, the problem of being passively beaten and unable to actively attack. In terms of specific tactics,
, and can even cross the gap where infantry can only defeat but cannot annihilate cavalry.
In any era of cold weapon warfare, the most effective way to deal with cavalry is still cavalry.
After riding continuously for half an hour, the infantry of Yidu all dismounted and rested after the command from the capital. They gathered their horses head-to-head into a circle, with the horses of each group of soldiers gathered together, and the reins of the horses were tied with live
They tied them together and then relaxed their muscles and bones on the spot. Some infantrymen took off their pants on the spot, took out the medicinal mud distributed by the logistics department from the saddle, and applied it on their worn thighs.
Salanna, who was watching from a distance, turned red on his face and turned his head. Li Chengzhong smiled, and accompanied him to change the direction of travel. Huye Sibili snorted again with disdain and said: "Even horses can't do it."
Can’t ride well…”
Li Chengzhong already knew why this big man from Western Khitan was full of hostility towards him. To put it bluntly, he was jealous and looked for various opportunities to vent his dissatisfaction. He was no longer the first brother he was back then. He could also see that Salanna harbored feelings for him.
With some kind of sentiment, as a winner, he doesn't need to care about Huyeshibili. What he needs to do is to show his tolerance and generosity.
"Most of them are pus from the soil. I haven't ridden a horse much before, so it makes you laugh."
"They were all pus before?" Salanna was a little surprised, and Huye Sibili was also a little dazed. If these soldiers were all pus before, it seems that Li Chengzhong did have a good way of training soldiers.
"Half of this batch of soldiers were recruited this winter and have just completed training. The other half were recruited last year and have some combat experience."
Salanna was silent, and even after Hu Ye lost Bili, he stopped talking. Both of them knew the details of what the puss among the Han people were like. Compared with their respective tribes, these Han puss had almost no fighting power. Kumoxi and Xi Khitan
Like the Khitan people who are now in power, the men in the tribe learn to ride horses and draw bows as soon as they can stand and walk. They are all taught to fight from birth. If this can be achieved in just a few months
Soldiers, well, regardless of how they are in the battle formation, at least fighting alone is still not enough, but if they can be trained into such soldiers in a few months, then the training efficiency is too terrifying. You know, the Han people's pus
They are everywhere. I heard that in the mainland of the Central Plains, hundreds or thousands of men can be easily recruited from a small place and trained accordingly. What a huge army it must be.
"When you went to fight in the Bohai Sea, did you bring these soldiers?" Salanna asked again.
"I brought some with me, as well as the Waiyo Allied Forces."
"Well, I heard that you formed a Huaiyue coalition, and I also heard that there were Khitans in it."
"There are not only Khitans, but also Bohai people, and Silla people. Well, these Silla people should now be called 'People from Xiongjin Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty', haha. The Khitans inside are from the Wukai tribe, and they are now under my command
.”
"What do you want to do by forming the Huaiyue Alliance Army? Aren't you afraid of their backlash in the future? For example, if the Khitan Wukai Tribe becomes more powerful in the future, what will you do?"
"Backlash? Don't think about this issue for the time being. Although these armies still belong to various ministries, they still have to undergo my training, fight within my system, and must accept my command. As for why the coalition was formed? Don't you think the Northeast is in chaos?
Today, when you are strong, come and beat me. Tomorrow, when I am strong, I will beat you. The beatings will continue, but when will they end?"
"Can your Waiyo coalition solve this problem?" Salanna was confused.
"What the Waiyo Allied Forces solve is combat problems. It is a knife, not the key to solving the problem. Therefore, on top of the Waiyo Allied Forces, there is a Waiyo Yuhou Joint Headquarters, and all parties send Yuhou candidates to join the joint headquarters.
Come from the headquarters. When we encounter problems, everyone sits together to discuss... Sometimes, the struggle for interests does not require the use of knife. There must be compromise. You make a step, I make a step, and many problems can be solved.
Already."
"What if the negotiation fails? What if no one is willing to compromise?"
"Then let's vote at the Yu Hou Joint Headquarters and choose whichever solution gets the most support."
"Sounds a lot like the eldership of each ministry."
"Yes, there is essentially no difference. It's just that the tribal elder system resolves internal affairs of the tribe. The Yuhou Joint Headquarters resolves the affairs between the various tribes. I call this 'democratic politics'."
Salanna thought hard for a moment and then asked: "What if the result of the negotiation is unfavorable to one party? What if they are unwilling to accept the result of the 'voting' you just mentioned?"
"So I set up the Waiyo Alliance Army under the Yuhou Joint Headquarters. This army accepts the command of the Joint Headquarters and exercises executive power according to the results of the 'voting'. If anyone disagrees, it will be resolved by force. I call this 'forced'
implement'."
Salanna smiled, pursed her lips and said: "You have so many new words. When I went to Liucheng, I heard a lot of them. It's a 'workshop base'. It's an 'official area'. What else is 'Xibi'?"
land'……"
Li Chengzhong was stunned by Salanna's smile and almost lost his temper. Huye Sibili made a heavy "hum" sound from his nose again.
Salanna's thoughts have changed rapidly in the past two days. If someone usually showed such a "disrespectful" look to her, she would be very unhappy, but at this moment, she just felt that she was not attractive enough to Li Chengzhong. She was bright
He looked at Li Chengzhong with his eyes. He tilted his head and looked at him for a while, then asked: "What if the result of the 'voting' goes against you?"
Li Chengzhong smiled and said: "Impossible. Currently, there are eleven people in the Yu Hou Joint Headquarters, five from Yingzhou, three from Khitan, and three from Bohai. Only when all the Khitans and Bohai people unite to oppose Yingzhou
Only then will the situation you mentioned happen."
"What if it happens?"
"The Huaiyue and Yuhou Joint Headquarters was established on the basis of the "Huaiyuan Treaty", and affairs must and can only be handled in accordance with this treaty. The first paragraph of the "Huaiyuan Treaty" is to respect Datang as the suzerain and accept Datang's
Leader. If the situation you mentioned really occurs, I have the right to immediately disband it, re-appoint and prepare for the establishment of a new Yuhou Joint Headquarters."
"After all, I still listen to you? Didn't you just say that you respect the results of the 'voting'? Well, you said this is called democracy."
"Any democracy is not left alone and must be within a prescribed framework. Within this framework, I allow the existence of democracy and try to encourage the development of democracy, but if it goes beyond the framework, it must be restricted.
Only democracy under controlled conditions can be effective democracy. Well, I call this 'democratic centralism'."
Seeing Salanna laughing again, Li Chengzhong licked his dry lips and added: "Of course, I will not implement centralization without principles. As I said just now, on the contrary, I will encourage democracy. As long as everyone learns how to
If we solve problems in a democratic way, there won't be so many wars. I don't know if this method can really solve the long-term problem of chaos among all ethnic groups in the Northeast, but at least for now, it is a way of thinking. Since last winter
, Khitan, Bohai and Silla have all stabilized, and there are no conquests or wars with each other, so looking at it now, the effect is pretty good."
When Li Chengzhong said this, he did not point out the most important idea in his heart. In fact, in his mind, the best solution was to assimilate all ethnic groups into the people of the Tang Dynasty and no longer emphasize the independence of each ethnic group.
The individual characteristics of each ethnic group were eliminated and eventually integrated into the Tang civilization system.
"How is it? Are you interested in joining the "Huaiyuan Treaty"? I will reserve a Yuhou seat for you Kumoxi in the Huaiyue Yuhou Joint Headquarters," he looked at Huye Sibili beside him and said:
"Xi Khitan can also give one. By the way, don't think about fighting too much. After all, it often depends on the strength of the tribe."
Huye Sibili's eyes widened, he stared at Li Chengzhong, and said angrily: "Why is there only one? You just said that there are three seats in the Eight-Ministry Alliance, and even the Bohai people have two."
As soon as he said this, Li Chengzhong couldn't help but secretly laugh. Huye Sibili fell into Li Chengzhong's trap with just one sentence. As long as you are willing to come in, you can negotiate how many seats you want, right?