In March, the spring breeze brings warmth, and all the troops in Jinyang are ready to go.~
This time, it was not that all the troops from the two states came out in full force, but it was undoubtedly the strongest military strength since Li Po led the army on the campaign.
More than 30,000 cavalry and nearly 60,000 infantry formed the entire southward army.
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the composition of the cavalry army. Since returning from the northward grassland last year, the cavalry army has undergone another expansion, and more and more Turkic descendants have entered the cavalry army.
The Turks account for an increasing proportion of the cavalry under Li Po. This is an indisputable fact. The Hu people in the north are natural cavalry. Their potential in the border areas is gradually exhausted, and the population is also greatly reduced. Today, the Turks surrender
It has become the main source of cavalry for the three counties of Daizhou.
After some training, these Turkic descendants were able to quickly adapt to military life, but they still had various instinctive resistance to the strict military discipline.
The combat effectiveness of the cavalry army after this expansion will have to be tested by war.
In terms of military strength, when Li Po led his army north to Yunzhong that day, he mobilized almost all the cavalry troops in the two states to form a cavalry army of more than 30,000.
Now more than 30,000 cavalry troops have gathered in Jinyang, but there is still room for the garrison in various places. It can be seen that the cavalry army in northern Shanxi expanded rapidly in the second half of the 14th year of the Great Cause.
Compared to cavalry, the expansion of infantry is even more severe.
The composition of an infantry army is roughly divided into several parts.
The army was built with the core of the infantry brigade expanded from the old foundation of the Heng'an Town Army and the Youzhou infantry, supplemented by the soldiers of the Tang Army and the soldiers of the two prefectures.
In more than a year, the infantry under Li Po's command has doubled.
Li Po was not sure about his combat power, but his infantry generals were full of confidence, not for any other reason than because apart from the Tang army's surrender, most of the other troops had experienced the Battle of Liaodong.
baptism.
This may be the most precious and only gift that Sui Emperor Yang Guang left to the Central Plains Empire during his three expeditions to Goguryeo.
Of course, this gift also exudes a strong smell of blood. If it weren't for these Sui soldiers who returned from Liaodong, the world might not be as chaotic as it is now, right?
What they brought to the rebel kings everywhere was the experience of the Sui army's expedition, which helped them train more capable soldiers. As a result, the rebels began to defeat the officers and soldiers one after another, and saw the dawn of fighting for supremacy in the world.
As one of the princes, Li Po was actually no exception.
The Heng'an Zhenjun Infantry Army when he started is the most typical example. Those who started to help him lay the foundation were all Shandong and Hebei people who followed the wind and snow in Liaodong back to Yunnei.
Later, he entered Hebei to suppress the rebellion under Yang Yichen. When the Yuchi brothers surrendered, the infantry of the Heng'an Town Army was basically formed.
At that time, Ma Yi was undoubtedly dominated by cavalry, and the infantry was only in its infancy.
When Li Po led his army to defeat Luo Yi and moved the people of Youzhou into the three counties of Daizhou, the infantry finally had an opportunity to expand.
Not only did the defenders of Yanmen Tower join in one after another, but the surrender of talents from Youzhou was the main source of army expansion.
Youzhou's infantry was famous all over the world for its fierceness, and Youzhou was also the starting point of the conquest of Liaodong. Countless Youzhou soldiers were stained with blood under the Liaodong city, but many Youzhou soldiers returned to their homeland.
The first expansion of the infantry was actually to recruit soldiers from Youzhou and government soldiers.
The second expansion was when the Tang army surrendered.
Needless to say, this kind of recruiting and recruiting traitors goes without saying. In these troubled times, those who would rather die than surrender will almost lose their heads, and most of the rest are just outsiders.
Although Li Po keeps talking about loyalty, he also understands in his heart that loyalty has always been a powerful accessory, and betrayal seems to be human nature.
The Tang army's use of reduced troops was indeed not very reliable. Deserters might appear during the battle, but if it turned into a large-scale rebellion, it would be impossible.
When the soldiers of the Tang army were captured, he also did a lot. He replaced the generals of the Tang army, selected those who did not want to continue serving in the army, and made them civilians.
As for the various means to appease the morale of the military, let alone that.
Most of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were from Bingzhou did not have much choice. Loyalty was undoubtedly a luxury for ordinary soldiers. They did not take the lead in making trouble, and there were not many things to remember in the past. As long as they could feed themselves.
I can bring some rice back to my family, so for them, there is no such thing as betrayal.
In fact, it was also during the battle in the 14th year of Daye, and the subsequent reaction of the Tang army's surrender of soldiers, that Li Po had the impression that the Tang army was nothing more than this.
There was no cohesion, let alone the soul of the army. The attraction that Li Tang had for the aristocratic families when he rose was obviously not reflected in these ordinary soldiers.
The reason why the Tang army was able to capture Chang'an with overwhelming force was not because of how strong the Tang army was, but because there was something wrong with the enemy.
Of course, as time goes by, if more resources are occupied and used well, the gap between Li Tang and other princes will gradually widen.
But now, they have just crossed the starting line.
Li Po summoned the generals from various ministries to the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion for discussion. Such a military meeting in front of the station, say it is important, it must be important. Who is the forward, who is the rearguard, and who is unlucky to escort the grain and grass, will be announced here.
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To say it's not important is actually not that important, because everyone has already figured it out beforehand, and such an important matter won't leave you guessing or get everyone involved in a quarrel.
The Tang army surrendered soldiers and two thousand cavalry to escort grain, grass and weapons. During the discussion in the Wei Mansion, someone proposed recruiting civilian men, but Li Po personally rejected it.
The merger of the two prefectures was initially decided. There were too many standing troops, and spring plowing had to be prepared later. In addition, he had personally promised to the people of the two prefectures that he would exempt Daizhou from taxes and corvee for three years, and exempt the merged prefecture from money and grain for two years. Now it is too unreasonable.
Once the time comes, you will go back on your word. Do you think that everyone is ignorant of numbers?
Moreover, from a long-term perspective, it is extremely unwise to conscript civilian laborers. The Great Sui Dynasty was destroyed by corvee service. People all over the world feared conscription like tigers. Now wars are so frequent. If we continuously conscript conscripts, the foundation of the two states will be merged.
Sooner or later everything will be ruined.
The conscription of corvees will be something that will happen in the future, but it is a bad idea to do it now.
If he was not in a hurry to send troops, Li Po would have wanted to get some people from the Turkic prisoners of war in Mayi to transport grain, grass and baggage.
Therefore, when transporting logistics baggage, they all become soldiers and are escorted in a serious manner.
The two commanders-in-chief, Xue Wanjun and Wang Qing, both became general managers of logistics, which meant there was no shortage of pack horses. Otherwise, almost all the infantry would have to become grain transport officers.
After that, no one had any objections. After such a long time, everyone knew that the general manager "loved the people as a son" and his desire for peace was so strong that the warriors felt a little uncomfortable.
The vanguard of the infantry was under the command of Yu Wenhuo. This surrendered man from the Tang Army was reused in this battle, which made Xue Wanche, Yu Chixin and others a little dissatisfied, but they also knew the general manager's considerations.
Yuwen's wok was presented to Yuci, which was actually a great achievement, but the reward was not outstanding. Now that he is taking on an important task, in addition to the consideration of winning people's hearts, there is probably also the consideration of his loyalty and talent.
Nearly everyone has been through this process, and they can understand it, so after arguing for a while, and seeing that the manager has made up his mind, there is nothing more to say.
The central infantry army was commanded by Chen Yuan, and the brothers Yuchi commanded the left and right armies.
Needless to say, the cavalry is full of talents. Luo Shixin and Wang Zhibian each lead 2,000 cavalry as the sharp edge, Yu Chigong, the infantry group each leads 5,000 cavalry as the left and right, and Xue Wanche as the central officer.
Shi Najihu assisted him, and Liu Jingsheng retired as the queen.
Of course Li Po will sit in the middle of the army and become the center of the entire army.
The mixing of infantry and cavalry is actually out of the question. The Daizhou cavalry are too strong and have outstanding military exploits. They are not easy to mess with. The infantry generals cannot compete with them now.
And the current left and right guards are also formed with the cavalry generals as the core. When the battle starts, the cavalry will have fun, except for the battle of attacking and defending the city, the infantry will probably have nothing to do.
These arrangements were completed in military discussions one after another in January and February. No one except Li Po himself could change these results.
This last military meeting was more like a podium tailor-made for Li Po.
All the generals arrived one after another, and there were soldiers standing with swords inside and outside the governor's palace. It can be said that they were murderous and heavily guarded.
Li Po, who had been waiting for a long time, looked at the generals in helmets and crests in the hall, and listened to the sound of metal friction coming from time to time. He was proud but also full of pride.
Today, with a large number of soldiers and warriors gathered, let alone the Tang army in the south, even if the Turks come at this time, he can fight them head-on.
This is what he has achieved by leading troops for several years and fighting in the north and south. The military force has always been strong, elite and obeys his orders...
(Monthly pass, some book friends always feel that the protagonist's innovation ability is not enough, especially in weapons and tactics. Acao has actually explained a lot in the previous article. This is a more reasonable situation.
If nothing else, this is the war period at the end of the Sui Dynasty. From the time the protagonist entered the Heng'an Town Army, there have been wars every year. It is not easy to keep a full stomach. You want him to reform technology?
Let’s just talk about it now. With two states and almost four counties, book friends, do you think the place is big enough and the population is large enough? Is it enough to support your random innovations?
In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty also lasted for about six or seven years. As he wrote about each war, Ah Cao himself felt more and more that it was a hell on earth. It was a waste of time for the people to live without it. There was still time to do it.
Innovation?
Of course, what Ah Cao writes is an Internet article, not history. It is inevitable to open a golden finger. But from the beginning of blood, Ah Cao has been striving to write more rationally. If he really comes up with a thermal weapon, I think book friends will want to
You’ll probably think about giving up the book for a while, right?)