It's November in Hebei, and winter has already entered. Waves of autumn wind from the north begin to invade the south. The sky and the earth are filled with yellow leaves blown up by the wind. The sky is desolate and cold.
Li Chengzhong left Youzhou, went south along the Yongji Canal, passed Yongqiu, passed through Wuqing, and arrived at the Qianning Army. After the Qianning Army inspected the repaired Liangtai Camp, they continued along the canal and crossed Changlu, arriving at The destination of this trip is Cangzhou City.
Cangzhou is located between Hebei Road and Henan Road, straddling the flat Bohai Corridor. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Since ancient times, wars have been frequent here, the people are in danger, and the people are warlike. It is known as a "far and evil county". There are many rangers in the city, which is one of the excellent sources of soldiers for the Lulong Army.
Accompanying Li Chengzhong to Cangzhou were the cavalrymen from the three headquarters of the Zhongnanhai Guard Battalion. The remaining two capitals remained in Youzhou, the First Guard Military Staff Office and the First Guard Judge's Office.
Because it is located on a plain, the city wall can be seen ten miles away from the city. A large group of people has been seen in front of the post pavilion. It is a group of civil and military personnel coming out of the inner suburbs of Cangzhou City.
Qihuobai mobilized the guards from both capitals to fly forward and spread out far away to act as police. He followed Li Chengzhong closely with his own troops, opened umbrellas, marshalls, gate flags and other military guards of honor, waiting for the other party to greet him.
A dozen cavalry galloped from the opposite side and came to Li Chengzhong. They were Zhong Shao, the commander of the Cangzhou military capital, Liu Jinhou, the military commander of the capital, Liu Shenjiao, the governor of Cangzhou, and other senior civil and military officials. These people dismounted and ran for a few steps, and they all fell to Li Chengzhong's horse. Next, he knelt down and bowed down to Li Chengzhong.
The Cangzhou Army was a heavy punch from Lulong Jiedu Mansion to the south. Zhong Shao and Liu Jinhou, who formed this fist army, were both close subordinates of Li Chengzhong. They were meritorious generals who had risen from the Yingzhou Clan. Li Chengzhong quickly dismounted and fought with his own hands. He helped them up. Logically speaking, they often met Li Chengzhong. In the past, they only gave a one-armed military salute when they met. Li Chengzhong was very puzzled by his behavior today. After helping the two of them up, he quickly called Liu Shen and other civil and military officials. Please get up quickly." After a long time of hustle and bustle, the noise will be over.
"Old Zhong, Old Liu, why are you doing this?" Li Chengzhong asked in confusion.
Both Zhong Shao and Liu Jinhou were not good at words. In Feng Dao's words, they were "quick in action but slow in speaking." When Li Chengzhong asked questions, they only answered respectfully, "Yes, yes."
Liu Shenjiao was originally a minor official in Guo Bingcheng's office, and was later hired by Li Chengzhong to Yingzhou to serve as the magistrate of Jin County. In today's world, it is difficult to be a civil official, but under Li Chengzhong, Liu Shenjiao did quite well. Shu Chang. Li Chengzhong only set the general strategy and rarely interfered in specific civil affairs. At the same time, he strictly prohibited his generals from interfering in local affairs. As the saying goes, "the military orders the army to go out, and the government orders the government to go out." When Liu Shenjiao served as the magistrate of Jin County, the people governed All matters such as city construction and financial planning can be reported to Feng Dao, and governance is very smooth.
After the Yingzhou Clan entered the military and political stage of Lulong, Liu Shenjiao, as a political general of the Yingzhou Clan, immediately moved to Cangzhou to be the governor. In less than three years, he suddenly became the governor of a state from a small official in one room. It was so strange. It felt like two lifetimes. Every time he heard others call him "Liu Shijun", he felt quite emotional. Speaking of it, Li Chengzhong had "the kindness of knowing and meeting him" and "the virtue of good appearance". He sincerely hopes that Li Chengzhong will be promoted steadily.
The reason why everyone knelt down and bowed to Li Chengzhong was entirely because of Liu Shenjiao's suggestion, and the basis for Liu Shenjiao's suggestion came from Han Yanhui.
The imperial court wanted to "follow the example of the Warring States Period" and the news that the emperor wanted to enthrone the kings had spread all over the world. Han Yanhui was an important link between Lulong's military and political systems. Under his strong encouragement, everyone from Zhang Xingzhong to below in the army, and from Feng Dao to the government officials
, one after another began to communicate secretly, and for a while, private messages to various officials were flying all over the place, causing "Youzhou paper to be expensive".
Of course Liu Shenjiao hoped that Li Chengzhong could seal the country. Once the country was sealed, he would become an important minister in the country. He immediately seconded the suggestions of Feng Dao, Han Yanhui and others, co-signed the "Requesting the Country" memorial sent to the court, and at the same time urgently convened
Cangzhou civil officials "unified their understanding" and communicated with generals such as Zhong Shao and Liu Jinhou.
Because of this, there was a scene of people kneeling and worshiping outside Cangzhou City. From Liu Shenjiao's half-covered explanation, Li Chengzhong finally understood what these people were thinking, and couldn't help but feel funny. In such troubled times, power must be
Relying on strength, only how strong Lu Long is, how much power he, Li Chengzhong, has, so he does not value this formal thing.
However, when he entered the city of Cangzhou surrounded by Cangzhou civil and military personnel, sat in the high hall of the governor's office, and saw the awe-filled and slightly fanatical eyes of the generals and officials along the way, he realized that this form
What was going on was not as simple as he originally thought. What everyone held towards him was their piety in the face of the "King Father"!
Although it was not very cold at the height, the feeling of looking down at the heaven and earth was as refreshing as ever! Li Chengzhong couldn't help but have some expectations for the future.
The focus of Li Chengzhong's trip to Cangzhou was military, so after briefly listening to Liu Shen's report on civil affairs, he immediately went down to inspect each battalion. He worked non-stop and spent a total of five days going down to each battalion to inspect the conditions of each battalion.
Prepare for war, understand equipment and food, and encourage soldiers to fight bravely.
After the inspection, Li Chengzhong returned to the governor's office in Cangzhou City and held a military meeting.
"According to the layout of the General Staff Office, as the commander has seen in the past few days, the Cangzhou Army is in a pattern of lightness in the south and weight in the north. In the south, Gonggao, Dongguang, Husu, Leling, and Wudi are relied upon to build a first-line defense.
Among them, Gonggao faced Chengde, Dongguang, Husu, Leling faced Wei Bo, and Wudi faced Xuanwu. Each county deployed a capital force to guard, totaling one battalion. After that, Nanpi and Rao'an were the second line.
The first and second battalions are stationed in the right compartment. The remaining two battalions in the right compartment, the entire left compartment, and the old battalion of the Cangzhou Army are all stationed in Cangzhou City, which is the main force of the Cangzhou Army. Each battalion is composed of a mixed organization and can fight independently."
Zhong Shao held a bamboo stick in his hand and explained to Li Chengzhong on the huge sand table.
The so-called mixed organization means that each battalion contains four infantry and one cavalry, including mixed arms such as spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, archers and cavalry. It can independently carry out garrison, march and small-scale combat. It is different from the mixed organization.
Another type of organization is the wartime organization, which means that the battalions are re-divided and the troops of the same arms are deployed together to form strong barracks, sword and shield battalions, archery battalions and cavalry battalions to meet the needs of large-scale army battles. In
Within the Lulong Army, every battalion-level officer must be proficient in the combat capabilities of the two organizations, so the officers of each battalion are also the most important backbone of the Lulong Army.
"How is the combined military exercise going?" Li Chengzhong asked.
Daily training, exercises, etc. related to the army are the responsibilities of the deputy capital commander. According to the military system of the Lulong Army, the capital commander and the capital education envoy are military-level officers. Generals who are not fifth-grade or above cannot serve. There is a deputy capital commander in the army.
In addition to assisting military-level chief officers, this position also serves the purpose of manning high-level reserve generals.
During the time of the Yingzhou Dudufu, Li Chengzhong only had one regular military establishment under his command, and the deputy commander of the Yingzhou Army also had the rank of general. However, after moving to Youzhou, the five armies were expanded. Although the court was indiscriminately bestowing famous weapons, it was impossible to give Li Chengzhong so many generals.
Therefore, the deputy commander of the Fifth Army was demoted to the sixth rank of Zhaowu Xiaowei, which was the same rank as the chief officers of the chamber, but his status was higher than that of the chief officer of the chamber.
Of course, the above is the normal structure of the Lulong Army, but there are exceptions. For example, Li Chengyue, deputy commander of the Cangzhou Army, participated in the new senior commander training of Bailangshan Military Academy and officially joined the Cangzhou Army in June.
Became the deputy commander of the Cangzhou Army. He was a guerrilla general appointed by the imperial court. He was of the same rank as Zhong Shao but higher than Liu Jinhou. However, as a newcomer, he needed a transition period to integrate into the new Lulong system, so at this moment he was appointed deputy commander with the rank of general.
All commanders.
Wang Sitong is in the same situation as Li Chengyue. Wang Sitong, like Li Chengyue, participated in the new advanced command training of Bailangshan Military Academy and is now assigned to the Mozhou Army as the deputy capital commander. In Bailangshan
In the new second senior command training class of the military academy, there are also old Lulong generals such as Gao Xinggui, Gao Xingzhou, Zhao Ba, etc. After graduation in October, they will join the Yingzhou Army, the Youzhou Army and the Huaiyue Allied Army to serve as
The deputy capital commander will be appointed as a military-level commander when the opportunity arises in the future.
Incorporating Lu Long's old generals into the new army system is an important part of Lu Long's military system. These old generals have rich experience in leading combat operations. It is impossible for Li Chengzhong to abandon them. It would be a huge waste of talent. And appoint them
These old generals are also Li Chengzhong's commitment to the wealthy families of Youzhou. In order to ensure the unity and loyalty within Lulong, he must fulfill these commitments.
After listening to Li Chengzhong's question, Zhong Shao signaled to Li Chengyue and handed the bamboo stick to Li Chengyue. Li Chengyue came to the sand table, held his hand between Nanpi and Rao An, and said: "The Cangzhou Army will be established in July, and the establishment will be full.
, mainly composed of the left wing of the original Yingzhou Army and some veterans of the Huaiyue Allied Forces, supplementing the regular soldiers of the original Yier Army, with high combat effectiveness. In July, our army was between Nanpi and Rao'an.
Chencun in Chencun launched integrated rotation training among battalions, focusing on mixed-organization training..."
The bamboo stick moved on the sand table and pointed at a place in the east of Cangzhou City. Li Chengyue continued: "In August, a month-long large-scale wartime drill will be carried out in Jing'an, east of Cangzhou City. First, the left wing, then the right wing.
In mid-September, the two compartments will be combined with the old camp for a ten-day training..."
Then he turned the bamboo stick to the northwest: "In late September, the entire army marched to Changlu to conduct cooperative exercises with the Huaiyue coalition. In mid-October, General Xieli sent three cavalry battalions and two infantry battalions to cooperate with our army.
A real-force confrontation was conducted. Chief Zhou of the Operational Training Department came to Changlu in person, organized the officers of the Operational Training Department to conduct research and judgment, and finally judged that our army won!"
The Cangzhou Army is a Category A regiment of the Lulong Army. It is responsible for the important task of fighting against the Wei Bo and Xuanwu coalition forces. It can quickly form combat effectiveness. In addition to recruiting a large number of veterans from the original Yingzhou Army as the backbone, most of the new recruits are the elite and capable members of the original Yi'er Army.
After Li Chengzhong warmly praised the senior officers of the headquarters, he began to learn more about the situation of his opponents.
At the end of the military meeting, Li Chengzhong visually watched Yang Keshi, who was accompanying the Yuhousi Military Command, and Yang Keshi stood up, took out a copy from his arms, and said loudly: "Order No. 3 of the General Administration of Military Staff in the second year of Tianfu!
"
All the generals made a "crash" sound and stood up one after another without squinting.
"The order was passed to the Cangzhou Army's Zhong Shao, Li Jinhou and other departments to choose the opportunity to launch operations from November 15th to 30th. The combat objectives are: Cheng Gongxin Department of Wei Bo Army stationed in Anling, Dezhou, and Li Gong's Department stationed in Jiangling, Dezhou.
Give a weakening blow! The combat code is Qiu Shou. The Cangzhou Army must report the combat plan to Yuhou Division before November 10th. This order! Yuhou Division Military Command!" (To be continued...)