Long Guangning received Ma Hanshan's charter for establishing the New Army. The charter was written in detail. It first clarified the purpose of establishing the New Army and made some requirements for him as the emperor. Ma Hanshan stated that if the emperor could not fulfill these requirements, the New Army would
It's impossible to build.
The first requirement is determination, the second requirement is power, and the third requirement is funds... These issues were verbally discussed by Ma Hanshan at Leifeng Pagoda that day, and Long Guangning also agreed to them one by one. So, these are
None of it is a problem.
Mahanshan's charter stated that the first unit established by the New Army was designated as the First Division of the New Army, and its temporary garrison and training site was Chengzhou on Lizhou Road. The charter stated that Chengzhou was selected as the temporary garrison and training site.
It's because Ma Hanshan appointed Meng Lianggon as the first division commander of the First Division. Haha, he really did not shy away from relatives when he promoted talents.
He was such a person who did not avoid relatives. He not only made his sworn brother Meng Lianggon the commander of the First Division, but also made his militia leader Shi Hualong the chief of staff of the First Division.
The division commander is in charge of operations, and the chief of staff is in charge of politics and life. Originally, the two of them had to exchange their positions, but for this newly built army, no one knows what a division commander is and what a chief of staff is. The main reason is that Ma Hanshan does not
I don’t want my own men to stand out. If this unit makes military exploits in the future, people will definitely remember the division commander.
Ma Hanshan just likes to be like this. He asks his people to be low-key. They must be low-key. Should they be low-key?... In fact, he is not low-key at all. When has he ever been low-key?
?Every new product launched shocks the world. These days, people in Lin'an Prefecture and surrounding prefectures are talking about four-wheeled carriages, special zones and Mahanshan. The four-wheeled carriages that were once abandoned by our ancestors are now being used by Mahanshan.
Picked it up, and... also built a wheeled carriage that could be turned and would not tip over. The whole Lin'an was boiling, and life was about to be changed again.
Ma Hanshan knew that Long Guangning asked him to form a new army because the Wagangzhai militiamen not only destroyed a battalion of Hu soldiers, but also destroyed an army of Hu soldiers at Raofengguan. In the battle of Raofengguan, hundreds of officials in the court, including
The local officials in Xingyuan Prefecture, Jinzhou, and Shiquan County all thought that the vanguard officer Meng Lianggon led 200 soldiers to wipe out 4,000 to 5,000 Hu troops. This was simply a myth, so some people who were not stupid guessed that this
There was something else going on inside. But except for Long Guangning and some people from Wagang Village, no one knew that this battle was actually carried out by hundreds of militiamen... what Dasong people call rural soldiers.
Of course, even if you tell them that it was a few hundred militiamen who did it, no one will believe it. A few hundred rural soldiers killed thousands of Donghu people? The Hu soldiers are just paper.
It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not, but Long Guangning believes it. Therefore, he is even more urgent to build a new army. Only tens of thousands of such an army can sweep across Donghu.
With such an army, there is hope for Dasong to regain his lost territory and for him to become a sage king for thousands of years.
It didn't matter to Long Guangning what divisions and regiments were mentioned in the charter, who would be the division commander, who would be the chief of staff, etc. He was very happy to see it and kept thinking in his mind that it was correct. It was correct. But when he saw the back
When it came to the selection of troops, the army budget, and the military salary budget, he frowned and murmured, "It's difficult, it's too difficult, oh, there are so many, too many..."
Ma Hanshan does not plan to recruit troops from society. Firstly, such a mobilization of troops will soon spread throughout the country. Those capitulationists will definitely find 10,000 reasons to impeach the army. Secondly, this new army of several thousand people
, Ma Hanshan was intended to be used as a surprise soldier. If he went out in a loud voice, he would no longer be a surprise soldier.
The first source of troops is the Forbidden Army, and the second source of troops is the border army, that is, the Xiang Army in the border town. Ma Hanshan looks down on the Xiang Army in other places. What makes Long Guangning angry is that Ma Hanshan even has height and weight.
All have strict requirements.
Soldiers of the New Army, male, age 18 to 26, height 5 feet to 5 feet 5 inches, weight 110 kilograms to 125 kilograms. Female, age 16 to 22, height
He is 4 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 95 kilograms to 110 kilograms.
In ancient times, except for those in the "rich families", whether they were untouchables or soldiers, they were all malnourished, and their height and weight were basically short and thin. Therefore, Ma Hanshan noted later, as long as the height reaches 100%, the person is energetic and flexible.
, it’s okay to be a little underweight.
Although Long Guangning didn't know the situation of his imperial army, he knew that the imperial court had always recruited soldiers as long as they were not crippled and could run and jump. There were no special requirements for height, height, fatness, or thinness, as long as they were not too fat, too thin, or too thin.
As long as they are short, the body shape of the soldiers is very different whether it is the Forbidden Army or the Xiang Army.
Well now, there are regulations regarding height, shortness, fatness and thinness. So... how do you choose?
There are roughly two sources of soldiers in Da Song. One is recruitment. The first is recruitment. The first is the second generation of soldiers and generals, and the second is ordinary people. The second source of soldiers is criminals.
Get tattooed and then serve in the army.
In modern times, soldiers are respected and called sons. But in ancient times, soldiers had a very low social status and were almost equal to untouchables. Therefore, good boys did not become soldiers. In ancient times, most people who took the initiative to become soldiers did so because their families could not let the blame go.
They became soldiers in order not to starve to death. Therefore, when the government could not recruit soldiers, they often assigned them to soldiers and recruited them by force... just like the Chiang Dynasty, they recruited strong men.
It doesn't matter whether you recruit soldiers or capture strong men. As long as the army has sufficient food and pay and the generals are capable, you can train an army that can fight. However, the biggest drawback of Dasong's military system is that it is lifelong. Anyone who becomes a soldier
, either die on the battlefield, or die in the barracks. Because of this, Dasong's redundant troops are very terrifying, and some generals are on empty pay. The so-called Dasong's million-strong army is actually a group of remnants with no fighting ability.
weak.
Ma Hanshan's selection only requires height and weight. Among the hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops, some can always be selected. However, this little bastard actually wants to select female soldiers. It is really unreasonable. I can't bear it and my aunt can't bear it. How can there be women?
Soldier, even if there is Mulan, she is just one. Besides, what does it mean to have a few little ladies among a group of big men? What kind of place do you think the military camp is?
Humph, it couldn't be that this little bastard took the opportunity to find a woman, Long Guangning said to himself when he saw the place where Ma Hanshan was going to select female soldiers. Suddenly, he thought of a word exclusive to the emperor, "selecting concubines"...
Damn you, you actually took this opportunity to find a woman...
In addition to height and weight, the soldiers selected by Ma Hanshan also had to be literate. This really stumped the emperor. How many of the millions of officers and soldiers in Dasong were literate? If they were literate, would they still become soldiers?
?
Yes, in this society, people who are well-read and literate are superior to others. People wearing Confucian shirts can walk on the road facing those who are illiterate.
Difficult, this is really difficult.
Long Guangning continued to look down. After the selection standards, there was the army budget, as well as the salary regulations for officers and soldiers in the army. How much soldiers should be paid, and how much general officers should be paid. Ma Hanshan made all the regulations. It was really detailed enough. No wonder he wrote
It took me nearly ten days to write it.
Although he felt that Ma Hanshan doted on these Qiu Ba too much, Long Guangning compared it with those civil servants who talked all day long and did nothing, and he silently accepted it. Because, compared to those who live by talking, these people may die on the battlefield.
The salaries the soldiers received were actually very low.
"Come here, tell me about Li Dangchen, tell me about my experiences." After reading the new army charter written by Ma Hanshan, Long Guangning really couldn't make a decision on the selection of soldiers, so he decided to pass on his experiences and ask for some opinions.
After a while, Li Dangchen arrived first.
"Li Qing, please order each division of the Imperial Army to prepare detailed information on the soldiers, including their age, weight, height, and origin." Long Guangning paused and then said, "Do this in secret and don't make it public. Also, tell them,
If the information mentioned is not true, I will chop their heads off."
"Yes, I will draw up the edict right now." The imperial edict that is not approved by Zhongshu's disciples is the Zhongzhi. Zhongzhi is usually drafted by the emperor himself or by the eunuch.
"Don't draft the decree, just pass it down orally." Long Guangning glared at Li Dangchen and said, "Don't make it public, understand?"
"Chen, I understand." Li Dangchen thought for a moment and said.
Li Dangchen went to the camp of the Third Division of the Forbidden Army. Not long after, the veteran general Bi Ji came into the palace.
"Your Majesty, if you summon the old minister to the palace, are you going to start an army to fight against Hu?" Bi Jiyu guessed that if the emperor summoned him to the palace at this time, there must be something big going on.
Bi Jiyu was very happy these days, because the emperor suddenly had "calcium" and his bones became hard, and he had to deal with Dong Hu, so he was happy.
"Give me a seat." The little eunuch moved a brocade pier for Bi Jiyu. Long Guangning waved his hand and rushed the little eunuch out of the hall and asked him to guard the door. Then he handed Bi Jiyu the Constitution of the New Army from Ma Hanshan.
look.
Although Bi Jiyu was old, the old guy had good eyesight. He quickly read the charter and looked up at Long Guangning in great surprise.
Build a new army? The emperor actually wants to build a new army. Is he really trying to make trouble? Great, great, the emperor’s ambition is finally back. This time, is he no longer hiding behind? He wants to rush forward
To the front?
Long Guangning was the most courageous emperor after Song Dynasty moved south, and he was the first emperor who dared to think of the Northern Expedition. Unfortunately, although he was courageous and courageous, he could not restrain the capitulationists. Even Han Xiang Na Shilin
When Qingliu was operating, he did not dare to stand up. In the end, the Northern Expedition fell short of success and was poorly prepared. Not only did it not win, it also caused Han Qizhou to die in humiliation, and Song Dynasty was also humiliated to pay compensation.
The past is heartbreaking.
From then on, Long Guangning failed to recover, and allowed the historians to do whatever they wanted. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually regained his glory, and... and this time he went into battle in person...
"Your Majesty... the new army... are going to defeat the Hu?" Bi Jiyu stuttered, trembling, and stood up unsteadily.
"Yes, build a new army. I want to build a new army. Not only do I want to defeat the Hu, I want to restore the Han and Tang Dynasty territories of the central powers. I want to revitalize the country..." Long Guangning walked down the steps and stepped forward to help Bi Jiyu.
explain.
"It's so...great...I can't believe...I can't believe that this old minister can actually see the emperor regain his authority...good...good..." Bi Jiyu turned around and wiped his eyes that were blurred by tears and said, "Your Majesty, please give me the decree.
, I can still ride a horse and carry a sword. As long as I can kill the enemy, I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces."