Luo Youdu has always been concerned about the combat effectiveness of the army.
As a person with strong military theory, he has some experience on how to build a strong army.
A truly strong army, regardless of equipment, is nothing more than an army composed of two types: one is based on advantages and relies on the evil of human nature.
Most professional soldiers in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were like this.
They are ruthless to their enemies and not merciful to their own people.
On the battlefield, they are life-threatening lunatics. After the battlefield, they do everything from looting villages to bandits.
But the fighting ability is really strong.
The Five Tiger Generals of Hedong: Zhou Dewei, Fu Cunshen, Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan, and Guo Chongtao really used Khitan as an experience package to start their business. Even the recognized idiot Liu Rengong also played with Khitan.
If Du Chongwei had not selfishly surrendered to the enemy and surrendered 100,000 troops to the Khitan, Yelv Deguang might not have been able to take control of the Central Plains.
There is also an army that relies on steel-like discipline and is blessed by faith.
This kind of army is more heroic than the previous one.
No matter how bad the environment is, you can overcome it with your steely will; no matter what the enemy is and how big the equipment gap is, you have the belief that you will win.
Just like the heroic troops who entered the imperial court in later generations...
The army that Luo Youdu took over was a strong army that had transformed from the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Compared with before, Luo Youdu strengthened military discipline and imposed countless restrictions. When it comes to the desire to fight, it is definitely not as good as before.
However, their own combat effectiveness is still there, coupled with the most sophisticated equipment and adequate food and salary, the Luo Yu Dynasty's army still maintains its peak combat effectiveness.
But if you don't have long-term worries, you must have immediate worries.
The overall strength of the Luo Yu court is getting stronger and stronger, and there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to use troops in the future.
Once this group of veterans retires, the imperial court's strength will inevitably decline significantly.
Because there is no chance to train troops like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms...
The most typical example... is the Song Dynasty.
Since Zhao Kuangyi's two Northern Expeditions destroyed all the elites of the Song Dynasty, even if they had the most powerful cold weapons and equipment, their military strength would still collapse.
In just one hundred years, 2,000 Song troops were defeated by 17 Jin soldiers.
The final analysis is that the regular army of the Song Dynasty had no soul. It had neither the ruthlessness of the five generations of professional soldiers nor the discipline and glory of the regular army.
Having learned from this mistake, Luo Youdu will naturally not make the same mistake again.
He publicized the hard work of border soldiers and the heroic deeds of border generals in newspapers over and over again, just to spread a belief to the world.
Joining the army is a very honorable thing. We should avoid the ridiculous idea that a good man should not be a soldier or a good man should not hammer nails.
If joining the army and defending the country become a travesty, the country will basically be hopeless.
Luo Youdu wanted to give soldiers a special kind of honor, so that soldiers with military merits would become role models in villages and towns, just like scholars who were admitted as scholars.
These are things Luo Youdu is already doing.
Of course, the most critical thing is the thoughts of the soldiers themselves.
Without the motivation of profit, only by stimulating their patriotism and stimulating their personal glory can they maintain their due combat effectiveness.
Political commissars responsible for life and ideological work are indispensable.
Luo Youdu did not expect to be able to reach the level of the strongest light infantry in later generations, but as long as he was 20 to 30% strong, he would be enough to deal with any enemy in this era.
Of course, arranging political commissars in the army can also prevent the possibility of rebellion by generals to a great extent.
Although political commissars do not care about military affairs, they are responsible for life and ideological work, and can easily gain the trust of soldiers.
Although they have no command authority, they cannot command the army, but they can form a unique force in the army and prevent the commander-in-chief from becoming a monolithic force.
As far as the imperial court was concerned, the implementation of the administrative committee system had all the benefits and no harm.
The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the mood of the military, to prevent them from having uneasy thoughts and causing turmoil.
Shi Shouxin took the initiative to propose this time, which was a good start, and he could try the effect.
Luo Youdu said: "Brother Shi is loyal to the country, has no desires and demands, and is an example of a military minister with sincerity. I will grant you the title of Jian Zhongshu Ling and the title of Duke of Wei."
Shi Shouxin was a little confused. He didn't know why he was promoted again and was promoted to a knight.
Shi Shouxin was originally the Duke of Yao, but now he was promoted to Duke of Wei. Although they both hold the title of Duke, their meanings are different.
Looking at the ignorant Shi Shouxin, Luo Youdu laughed happily and said: "Brother Shi, don't leave in a hurry. Please wait for me for a while and deal with the things at hand. You and I will have a good drink."
He liked Shi Shouxin's character, his free and easy way of life, he didn't care about his own power as long as he could live up to his reputation.
He doesn't care at all about having another political commissar in the army, as long as the political commissar can help him solve his troubles and not affect his daily playing football and leading troops to fight in wartime.
Luo Youdu quickly found a political commissar Fan Zhigu for Shi Shouxin.
Fan Zhigu also had another name, Fan Ruoshui. He was from Chizhou in the south of the Yangtze River and his ancestral home was Chang'an, Jingzhao.
Historically, he invented the Yangtze River Floating Bridge. He failed in the imperial examination in Jiangnan, so he planned to abandon the Southern Tang Dynasty and return to the Song Dynasty. He suddenly had a whim, built a Yangtze River Floating Bridge, and presented Jiangnan to the Song Dynasty as a gift. He spent several months fishing on the Caishi River.
, took a boat loaded with silk ropes and calculated the width of the Yangtze River.
Luo Youdu also followed this allusion and used the Yangtze River Floating Bridge to control the lifeline of the Southern Tang Dynasty, thus achieving a great victory.
In this life, Fan Ruoshui did not have the merits of the Yangtze River Floating Bridge, but he became an excellent leader during Cao Bin's southern expedition and provided a lot of help to Cao Bin. After the war, Cao Bin even paid tribute to him.
Luo Youdu took advantage of the situation and arranged Fan Ruoshui to the Imperial Camp Division to serve as the political commissar of the Party's Longxiang Army.
Fan Ruoshui also changed his name to Fan Zhigu.
Fan Zhigu was talented and courageous. He understood the true meaning of a political commissar and achieved great results.
This time we are trying out the political commissar system for the first time in the front office of the palace. We need someone with work experience, and Fan Zhigu is the perfect candidate.
Fan Zhigu also quickly got into work mode.
Fan Zhigu easily solved the chores that Shi Shouxin couldn't handle.
However, there are many shortcomings in the military camp. For example, individual military tents are old, some have holes, and some are dangerously shaky.
Generally speaking, in this case, as long as you report to the court and hand over the old military account, you can get a replacement immediately.
But even if you know many things, you will be too lazy to do them because you are afraid of trouble or feel it is unnecessary.
If there are holes in the military tent, just use a piece of cloth to plug it. The military tent is shaky, just hold it up with a spear...
But once Fan Zhigu came, these makeshift problems no longer existed.
Shi Shouxin's basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation have all improved to a higher level in a way that is visible to the naked eye.
In addition to receiving patriotic education, Fan Zhigu would also send letters to soldiers in the military camp, organize some activities, and invite some official prostitutes and court servants to sing and dance.
Of course, they sang patriotic songs and danced military dances like "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation"...