Since the integration of the towns in the northwest of Beijing and the beginning of the eastward march, the slave tribe began to participate in the war in the Central Plains.
Their designation was "Guards and Guards", and there were only about 10,000 people at first, but the number gradually increased.
This number is still very deceptive. People who don't know the inside story will definitely think that this is the number one elite unit under Shao's account.
Of course, people within the Shao Xia regime would not think so. However, after knowing that the palace slaves were the private property of the commander-in-chief, they generally would not embarrass them too much and would only allow them to participate in some side battlefield battles or serve as garrisons in occupied areas.
Troops, or escorting food and supplies.
This is what Li Tangbin did back then.
The Momo, Dangxiang, Tubo, Qiang and other tribal soldiers recruited from the Helong area were regarded as "wild dogs" by him, so he used them to death. The most brutal siege battle was left to them, and the result was that
They died in the city, died in the suppression of rebellions, and countless people deserted and fled. The "Wild Dog" troop structure was often disabled after being beaten, and then new recruits were recruited from the rear to replenish the force.
The palace servants were "house dogs", and Li Tangbin was very careful in using them, which can be called "loving". In the end, even Shao Shude couldn't stand it anymore, and directly reminded Li Tangbin to let the guards and soldiers participate in some valuable activities.
fighting.
This step into battle is the point of no return.
For the first time, the guards and soldiers experienced the ferocity, cruelty and despair of the war in the Central Plains.
The enemy troops are coming in an overwhelming array, and we are firing thousands of arrows. Why can't their position waver?
If one person dies, the back row will be replaced.
The powerful crossbows were fired again here, and the enemy suffered more casualties. There was a big gap in the formation, and the back row made up for it.
And when the enemy's bows and crossbows fired, this side collapsed...
The person who collapsed was hit by a "volley of thousands of arrows" from our own side. Damn you, isn't this forcing people to die?
But that's how fighting is.
Fighting in an array, how can one party collapse so easily?
If it really collapsed after a few hits, there would be no need for Li Siye to charge with bare blood to boost morale, and there would be no need for Ma Lin to rush straight into the enemy formation and risk his life to fight.
It was against this background that the guards and pro-army soldiers were trained step by step in cruel wars. If it weren't for the generous rewards from the imperial court, if it weren't for the sophisticated weapons and armor issued by them, if it wasn't for the saints who selected a large number of experienced officers to guide the training, and if it wasn't for the strength of the main force of the imperial army,
They may not be able to hold on and rebel.
But people are very adaptable.
How did the people of Henan behave when the Anshi Rebellion first broke out? How good are the people of Henan today in fighting? Over the past few decades, the guards and pro-army troops that have experienced two generations have become stronger and stronger, and their establishment has become larger and larger, from more than 10,000 to
The number of people gradually expanded to more than 50,000, and they conquered the Western Regions bravely and fought bravely. During the war, they even obeyed orders to farm, which made the officials in charge of money and food in the court overjoyed and made the saint extremely satisfied.
This is Shaw's private property, a family heirloom intended to be passed down to future generations.
Well, there was a scattered cry from the grassland: "Lost! Defeated!"
During the martial arts lecture, Shao Family Heirloom faced the attack of the strongest soldier in the world. After holding on for a while, he was defeated.
Shao Shude had no expression on his face.
Shao Chengjie, however, felt quite angry and said, "We still need to put everything in order before we send it to the battlefield for training."
His father had already given him a family heirloom, so he naturally took the side of the guards and the army. Seeing that they were defeated so completely, it was inevitable to be angry.
He is an old martial artist, and he directly pointed out the shortcomings: "If we can have an elite army at this time, there is no need to have more, two thousand people are enough. If we launch a counterattack and curb the pursuit of Tianxiong's cavalry, we can save more energy."
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The Tianxiong army shook the position of the guards and caused it to collapse. The cavalry charged immediately, seizing the opportunity perfectly, directly breaking through the interception of the guards' cavalry, and outflanked them from left to right.
It's time to "herd the sheep" down.
The opportunity for the bodyguards to retreat and the inability to organize a counterattack was a great regret in the eyes of the prince.
However, he also understood that bodyguards and soldiers were not professional warriors. No matter how elite the warrior was, if he worried about his livelihood and spent a lot of time on farm work, his level of eliteness would be limited. He could fight in ordinary situations, but it would not be enough to cope with high-intensity battlefields.
The intensity of the battles that the Tianxiong Army participated in was naturally very high.
"With Erlang taking care of the family business, my father will feel relieved." Shao Shude smiled happily after hearing this.
How could he not care about the troops he single-handedly raised?
Although we know that after Taiping, the Forbidden Army will inevitably degenerate, but there are also three levels of depravity.
Falling from 100 to 80 is degradation, falling to 60 is degradation, and falling to 20 or 30 is also degradation.
But different depravities have vastly different combat capabilities.
Those who are frightened away by the enemy's drumming are zero points.
A unit that is chased and dispersed by 17 people will receive negative points.
It is unacceptable for Shao Shude to degenerate to this level - in fact, it is relatively rare in history.
Erlang is the heir who came out of the war years. During his reign, he was able to restrain the degeneration of the Forbidden Army to some extent. If the national strength allowed, he could participate in several wars and let the Forbidden Army accept the baptism of blood and fire. Then the speed of degeneration would be
will be slower.
Shao Shude is now more and more satisfied with Erlang.
Thinking of how he had been dissatisfied with his son in the past, he felt a little emotional. Maybe it had something to do with his mood. At this time, everything had come to an end, and he felt that Erlang was quite good.
Different historical periods require different monarchs. The one with the strongest ability may not necessarily be the most suitable. The one with slightly less ability, but with characteristics and very suitable for the times, can of course be used.
The martial arts lecture ended quickly.
The cavalry of the Tianxiong Army walked around the defeated bodyguards and dispersed laughing.
It is you who kills people but also hurts your heart!
The palace supervisors from all the palaces came in with a gloomy look on their faces, rectified the defeated troops, and gathered the defeated troops.
Any use of force is likely to cause casualties, but not many.
Today's "big battle" involving tens of thousands of people, with dozens of casualties and casualties, is acceptable, but the ugly scene makes them feel sad who had been lucky before.
Any army in Daxia, even if they know that the Tianxiong Army is powerful, they still have some thoughts in their hearts, what if I can win?
Now a big defeat has indeed confirmed the "what if", the probability of one in 10,000, can be ignored.
"Greetings to Your Majesty, Crown Prince." Dozens of people including the palace supervisors and others bowed down at the foot of the high platform and shouted loudly.
Shao Shude took a glance and found that Shi Jiantang, Shao Zhili and Meng Zhixiang were the main ones.
The former is now the Palace Supervisor of Yongding Palace, Shao Zhili is the Palace Supervisor of Changxia Palace, and the latter has just been transferred to the Palace Supervisor of Hongyuan Palace. The three of them are the most successful and famous among the nine palace supervisors.
"Get up." Shao Shude said, holding his hands up.
After saying this, he gestured to the prince with his eyes.
The prince understood and stepped forward and said: "All the troops who participate in the martial arts lecture will be rewarded. Those who are killed or injured will receive additional compensation."
This is what it should be.
Lectures on martial arts were quite popular in the Tang Dynasty, and were even watched by a large number of ordinary people. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he lectured on martial arts many times, and the people watching blocked the roads. There was no way, in an era when entertainment activities were scarce, it was really nice to see the army giving lectures on martial arts——
Not to mention watching martial arts lectures, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, hundreds of thousands of people watched the wars. Not only men watched, but also "ladies from Yecheng" watched, which was a big deal.
In addition, martial arts can indeed improve combat effectiveness to a certain extent. Although it is not a real sword fight, the posture is genuine, and you can effectively examine your own shortcomings and correct them.
Therefore, it is time to give out rewards and increase your prestige by the way, why not do it?
Soon, dozens of messengers rushed to the front of each formation and announced that "the prince is distributing rewards", and cheers resounded through the sky.
Shao Shude sat back on his chair and signaled again.
The prince responded and quickly came down from the high platform. Accompanied by the palace supervisors, he inspected various ministries.
There is no fool among those who serve as Palace Superintendent, Ten Thousand Households, or Thousand Households. Although the official edict has not yet been issued, they all know what it means to be a saint.
This is about handing over power. From now on, the bodyguards and soldiers will have two masters: the saint and the prince.
Now, let the prince show his face in front of the soldiers to increase his prestige so as not to be too abrupt in the future.
Shao Shude sat on a chair and watched silently.
The prince was very familiar with these scenes. He had his own methods and mature style, and he was no stranger to playing them. Shao Shude looked at them for a while, then withdrew his gaze and began to think about the future of the palace servants.
Currently, they are managed by an agency called the "Military Guards Division" under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Yes, the Guards and Military Department is a military organization. The palace servants are also controlled by military law. Under the Guards and Military Department, there are official positions such as Palace Supervisor, Ten Thousand Households, Thousand Households, and Hundred Households - each level has deputy positions.
The number of people varies.
It can also be seen from here that it is basically learned from the Tubo "Ru-Dongdai" system.
The Tubo people have wing chiefs, including ten thousand households, one thousand households, one hundred households, and small generals. The wing chiefs manage one to several ten thousand households. They are very high-ranking officials and are generally held concurrently by big nobles.
Under the Ru-Dongdai system, officials at all levels managed the military and civilians, and the organization was very tight. It was a powerful opponent that the Central Plains regime had not encountered in thousands of years.
The Jurchens encountered in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Mongols encountered in the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations had similar organizational systems to the Ru-Dongdai system of Tubo. However, the Jurchen and Mongolian economies, population, and equipment were far inferior to those of Tubo, and their strength was at a disadvantage. But how can I put it?
Well, they are lucky, and Mongolia's luck is even better.
What the Daxia slaves adopted was a variant of the Ru-Dongdai system, and everyone at that time could see it. After all, the Tang Dynasty had just passed, and many people knew about the situation in Tubo.
The palace supervisor is equivalent to the wing chief of Tubo and manages at least 10,000 households.
The ten thousand, one thousand, and one hundred households under the Palace Supervisor are the same as the old Tubo system, except that the lowest level "Lequkan" (junior general) is missing.
The Guards and Military Division, which directly manages the palace supervisors, is equivalent to Tubo's aristocratic meeting - whether it is a "noble meeting", a "national meeting" or a "royal meeting", it all means the same thing. The grassland people like to do this thing, tribal democracy.
Make it.
Shao Shude felt that with the development of the Palace Slaves to this day, it was necessary to make the Guards and Military Department separate and independent, and to upgrade its political status. Although in the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, the governor basically did not care about the Guards and Military Department, this organization was its own
One body, directly obeying the emperor's orders.
At this moment, the "Jianji Palace" was newly built in the Beiting area, as the tenth slave tribe, mainly composed of the surrendered Uighurs, Geluolu, Turks, and Xigasi people.
The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the Guards and Military Department should really be upgraded.
What should I call the chief officer?
Although the people are still governed by military law, the title "Commander" is definitely not appropriate.
After much deliberation, only "inspection by the bodyguards and military commanders" is the most suitable.
I don't have direct command authority, I can only "check", which seems appropriate...
The cheers of the sergeants on the grassland were still endless. Shao Shude closed his eyes and bathed in the warm sunshine.
The feeling of gradually being relieved of a heavy burden is quite... novel.
