In everyone's expectation, Zhi's attempt to capture "Jinyang", which Zhao planned to guard and defend, would take two or three years, and would also cost a lot of casualties.
To be honest, Zhiyao was mentally prepared to fight a protracted war, and was so afraid that she resorted to the deadly weapon of all-people troops.
Another thing, Zhiyao actually went to observe the surrounding areas of "Jinyang", and she really didn't expect that it could be attacked with water.
If Zhiyao had commanded the attack on "Jinyang" in the past, it was most likely that he had been pushed to the limit without any moves, so he might have racked his brains to think about whether he could use water attack.
Of course, if that situation really comes to that, it is more likely that the Wei family will rebel, and the Zhao family, Wei family and Han family will form an alliance to attack the Zhi family, and the water attack will also be used against the Zhi family.
A very realistic thing is that whoever prevented Zhishi from conquering "Jinyang" for a long time clearly fell into a pit. Everyone must seize the opportunity to bury Zhishi directly.
So, sometimes it’s not that others deliberately want to do something, it’s simply that you gave them the opportunity.
Zhiyao, who had received the results of the "Jinyang" war, suddenly felt greatly relaxed. While turning his attention, he had no intention of stopping the training of young people.
Spring sowing has ended, summer harvest has not yet arrived, and Zhishi is not carrying out any major projects, which means that a large number of manpower is actually idle.
At this time, the family has announced that they must gather together. They are the ones responsible for the food, drink, clothing and use of the family. What can they do?
We must understand that the vast majority of people today do not have their own private property. They have been eating from the same big pot since the moment they were born, and even they are the property of the family owner.
Because they have never enjoyed a free relationship, obeying orders is in line with their values, and naturally there is no resistance. On the contrary, because of the special nature of the times, being able to be recruited as soldiers makes most people full of hope and looking forward to change.
The day of your own destiny has arrived.
Nowadays, there is a large military camp radiating from "Handan" to the surrounding area. A total of more than 120,000 young men have been gathered here. In addition, there is a division stationed in "Handan". The peak of Zhi's military strength has made those who know the situation feel.
trembling.
These 100,000 young men range in age from thirteen to forty, with an average age of twenty-two, and they are only "Handan", "Ye", "Hanshi", "Maoshi", and "Qianhou"
, "Qian", "Ren" and other thirteen cities. Among them, the largest number of people were transferred from the newly developed farming areas. The area was at the stage of vigorous development by the Zhi family, and the population was relatively concentrated.
In other places, including "Zhi", "Yuan", "Xianyu", "Qiuyou", "Liuxu", "Lushi", "Huangfu" and other places, the total number of young people gathered exceeded
Two hundred thousand.
In other words, excluding those who were in active service, after Zhiyao issued the order hastily, the governors of Zhi clan executed the order and pulled out 320,000 temporarily armed young men.
Because of the haste factor, 320,000 is definitely not Zhi's maximum mobilization. If we dig hard, we should be able to pull out another 150,000?
Using the figure of half a million, it is actually not excessive considering the total population of the Chi family. It can even be said to be a very cautious number.
Another point is that under the feudal governance model, the mobilization ability will indeed be very strong. The model that can be compared with the mobilization ability is probably the Qin State after the completion of the reform, power was transferred to the countryside, like the mobilization of other unified dynasties.
His abilities are really not very good.
Of course, Zhishi can mobilize and arm 500,000 people, but it will definitely not be possible for the time being to really send them out to fight.
For example, most of the 320,000 people who were temporarily armed could only rely on their familiarity with the terrain in the countryside or the city to fight defense battles. They did not have the ability to fight in the wild.
Regarding this point, we must first accumulate experience in large-scale combat operations, and at least understand the logistics supply chain.
During the Warring States Period, hundreds of thousands of troops were often dispatched to fight. In fact, it was a slow process of accumulating experience, and it did not lead to such a big scene all at once.
For the first time, 320,000 people were able to gather in two months. Overall, Zhiyao was very satisfied and hoped that this good start could continue.
One thing is that fighting with hundreds of thousands of troops, with the current accumulation of food and fodder of the Zhi family, actually cannot be carried out for too long, and it is more intended to scare people.
No, when Zhishi gathered so many people, even if some people wanted to cause trouble, they were immediately frightened and retreated.
Zhiyao has always been in the military camp. While managing various affairs, he has also been responsible for military affairs.
The barracks is very large, and it is certainly not concentrated in one place. It is divided into many areas, with about 15,000 people per camp. It is also two "divisions" as one camp.
In each military camp, many young men wearing colorful clothes can be seen receiving various trainings. At this stage, they are mainly familiar with weapons, and it is not their turn to practice formations for the time being.
Why are there mixed-colored clothes? Who made the assembly go too hastily? Even Zhishi, whose main business is textiles, did not prepare hundreds of thousands of sets of shirts.
Zhiyao, who was patrolling the military camp, saw rows of young men wearing variegated clothes. They held swords and cut, hooked and pecked at the officers' orders.
You don't need to look carefully to find out that the war weapons used by Qingzhuang are all of bronze quality. To put it bluntly, the reserve of Zhishi's iron weapons is not that large, and the inventory of bronze weapons accumulated over a long period of time has been released at once.
"You need to be careful in dispatching grain and fodder, and you can't be slow." Zhiyao was giving instructions to those following the Expo Road.
The most important thing to ensure when mobilizing manpower is the supply of food. The simple fact is that a large amount of farmland was opened in "Handan" more than two years ago, and the food produced is concentrated in the granary built next to "Handan".
Because of the lack of oil and water, an adult needs to eat at least two taels of grains in a normal meal, and the daily consumption is at least four taels.
Of course, only when they are summoned for military training are they provided with two taels of meals. Normally, they only receive such treatment during busy farming periods, and they usually eat less.
Zhiyao asked: "When will the livestock be in place?"
Expo replied: "The cattle and sheep have been urgently arranged. Eight hundred cattle and 34,000 sheep will be approved first. They will arrive in three days."
What are you doing with the cattle and sheep? Zhiyao knows very well that even a bowl of soup with no meat can still add a certain amount of nutrition to people. Furthermore, soup with oil and water can reduce people's demand for grains.
Kill a cow, mince the meat and make soup with the bones. Then add some vegetables and use enough salt to make a portion that can be drunk by hundreds of people. It may not taste very good.
It's a very good food for a strong person.
People like Zhiyao, who grew up rich and wealthy, would definitely not be able to accept the practice of using more salt. Many people may not have eaten serious salt in their lives.
The food in the army is about using more salt and having more oil and water. What matters is not whether it tastes good or not.
In fact, there are many types of salt. Even if there are salt ponds here in Jin State, the quality of the salt is actually the same. If you don't eat salt, you will easily lose strength. If you eat too much salt, you may get sick.
Zhiyao has never been persecuted for eating low-quality salt, so she has never put any thought into making better salt.
This is also a problem of being born too high and not short of money. If you were poor, you would definitely start by making daily necessities. Burning glass, making wine, and salt are all standard for historical time travellers.
Expo Road said: "One hundred thousand shirts have been shipped, is it..."
Zhiyao knew what he was asking, so he shook his head and said, "It can be distributed to those who have excellent training, and it cannot be distributed indiscriminately."
Once there is differential treatment and people understand what is going on, they will deliberately do better, so that if others have it, they must have it too.
Send them all without distinction? I'm afraid they won't be cherished.
This principle is very simple for Zhiyao.
Bo Dao tasted it and praised: "The eldest son is wise!"
They also came to the warehouse where the shirts were stored.
Although it is said to be a battle robe, in fact, Zhishi's military uniform is no longer a style with wide sleeves and a long skirt. It is divided into tops and trousers, and they are both tight-fitting.
The top is naturally red, more specifically called magenta, and still retains the characteristic of the right hem, but it has a buckle and metal buttons; the bottoms are black trousers, with a belt added, or
The style is close to modern belts. There is no technology to tighten the trouser legs and the rubber band is relatively precious. The trouser legs can only be tightened by leggings.
Modern belt? It actually has a metal buckle and a needle. Some holes are drilled into the belt. Which hole is used to fasten it depending on the size of the waist.
Don't think that the structure doesn't look complicated, just in terms of technology, it is definitely a step ahead of the times.
Not only did Zhi's military uniforms change, but his armor and stomach were also changed due to the appearance of metal buckles and some buckles.
In the past, the armor was fixed with ropes, which was not only very troublesome to put on, but also became loose after strenuous exercise. It was even more troublesome to remove the armor.
With the metal buckle and leather buckle, it is easy to wear, will not loosen during strenuous exercise, and it becomes easier to remove the armor.
In fact, those "inventions" also have another effect, that is, when the armor is not worn, the clothes will fit better because of the metal buckles and buckles. Furthermore, those metal structures add to the aesthetic effect.
That's from Zhiyao's point of view of aesthetics. It's hard to say whether other people will appreciate it or not.
However, the person who is the leader of the Zhi family is Zhiyao. He has maintained this aesthetic view again and again, or it may be said that he required such design out of practicality. People of the Zhi family will develop the same aesthetic view as Zhiyao.
After all, it’s not complicated to understand that what goes well up above must be what goes down below.
Zhiyao only put some thought into military uniforms and didn't think much about daily clothes.
In fact, the Zhi family's uniforms are not only different from other countries, but also different from other families in the country. It is not without criticism. Most of them laugh at the old Zhi family's textile industry, which is so big that they can't afford it.
And the characteristic of the wide skirt.
The people of the Zhi family often felt ashamed because they were laughed at at first, but when they got to the battlefield, they discovered the benefits of the new uniforms, and they became secretly happy.
Waiting for the day when various families or countries discover the advantages of Zhi's uniforms, they will definitely follow suit. Zhi Yao has completed the great cause of King Zhao Wuling and contributed to the transformation of Zhu Xia's military uniforms.
