Chapter 305: Imagination of the Professionalization of Soldiers
Hatred can blind the mind and make people lose rational judgment. New and old hatreds are added together. Even if he is famous for his intelligence, Changsun Chong will inevitably fall into it.
Changsun Chong returned from Yang Fan's barracks angrily, and Changsun Chong's cold eyes flashed with cold light from time to time.
Under such "humiliation", Changsun Chong decided to take a crazy step. Thinking of the "goodwill" Duan Zan had sent him not long ago, his eyes became firm.
As long as this plan is successful, this bastard Yang Fan will never come back during this western expedition.
Yang Fan knew nothing about Chang Sun Chong's plan, but even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.
If his body is upright and he is not afraid of a crooked shadow, he will not be afraid of ghosts and monsters. What's more, he has more important things to arrange.
When he walked out of the barracks, he saw Wang Xiaojie standing not far away, looking at something with great interest and looking a little inexplicably excited.
"Xiaojie, what are you looking at?" Yang Fan walked forward and said hello.
Taking a closer look, it turned out that the soldiers of the left camp were training in battle formations under the leadership of Zhai Changsun.
Yang Fan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhai Changsun to be so self-disciplined. No wonder he could train such powerful soldiers.
"I've seen the young master!" Wang Xiaojie looked back and sighed: "The Tang Dynasty has such a powerful army. No wonder it can conquer the barbarians. All the nations come to court. It is really Xiaojie's honor to fight against the foreign tribes with the young master this time."
Yang Fan chuckled and joked: "Does Xiaojie regret joining the Yang family's bodyguard? He missed a good opportunity to make a name for himself."
"The kindness of the young master is as great as the sky, and Xiaojie never regrets it..." Although he knew that his young master often made jokes regardless of his superiority, Wang Xiaojie still hurriedly explained.
Yang Fan patted Wang Xiaojie on the shoulder and interrupted: "Xiaojie, there is no need to explain. I have never doubted your loyalty. Besides, no man wants to shine on his family. Don't worry, you will not regret it if you follow me."
Wang Xiaojie had tears in his eyes and tears of gratitude. A soldier dies for his confidant. As a subordinate, what could make him more happy than to be recognized?
Looking at the Zuoying soldiers who were practicing military formation in the distance, and at Su Dingfang who was leading a group of soldiers to do push-ups, Yang Fan asked: "How does Xiaojie think these Zuoying soldiers compare with Su Dingfang leading the five hundred sergeants?"
Wang Xiaojie said without hesitation: "If there is a life and death battle now, General Su will be completely defeated!"
Yang Fan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised: "Oh? What's the reason?"
"Lack of bloodiness." Wang Xiaojie was very sure.
Looking at the group of new recruits being trained in a formal and disciplined manner, Yang Fan gently nodded.
For soldiers, although orders and prohibitions can greatly improve combat effectiveness, it is only a prerequisite.
If you don't even dare to kill a chicken, even if you obey the advice, you will be nothing more than a weak shrimp on the battlefield.
However, Yang Fan brought these people with him this time just to let them see the cruelty of the battlefield.
After all, the battlefield is the furnace where soldiers' iron will is tempered.
Yang Fan asked again: "What if 'Phantom' is compared with Zuoying?"
‘Phantom’ is the code name for the guards who passed the loyalty test. As the leader of this special force, Wang Xiaojie certainly knows the ins and outs.
He raised his head and said proudly: "Of course, the Phantom is far superior to the many. Xiaojie can guarantee that the Phantom can annihilate all these soldiers in mountain battles. Even if it is a head-on battle, one against ten is not a problem. If
Use the weapons assigned to us by Master...hehe..."
Seeing Wang Xiaojie's disdainful look at the end, Yang Fan was not shocked, but smiled happily.
As a leader, you need to have such arrogance. Furthermore, Yang Fan also roughly knows the strength of this special forces unit.
What's more, if the special forces equipped with revolvers can't defeat the soldiers of the left camp armed with cold weapons, it would be a joke.
Of course, these revolvers Yang Fan will not be equipped on a large scale in the army. On the one hand, they are expensive to exchange, and on the other hand, they are intended to be used as a weapon.
However, in Junyangfang, Yang Fan had ordered the workshop to secretly build the Suifa pistol.
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For a relatively backward thermal weapon such as the Suifa pistol, when the time comes, it can be equipped into the army.
After all, thermal weapons are a powerful weapon against cavalry.
Although Suifa Pistol is also very backward in Yang Fan's opinion, it is more than a thousand years ahead of Leng Weapon.
Seeing that Yang Fan was silent, Wang Xiaojie continued: "Sir, after Xiaojie's observation, there seems to be something different about these Zuoying soldiers. They are far more elite than the soldiers stationed in Zuoweiwei."
Yang Fan chuckled, nodded and said: "Of course, as the saying goes, there are specialties in the profession. No matter what you do, you can only do your best if you concentrate on it. The same goes for the soldiers. These Zuoying soldiers belong to the imperial guards and can be called
They are professional soldiers, and Zuoweiwei's soldiers are government soldiers, so of course these soldiers will be slightly inferior."
Speaking of the imperial military system of the Tang Dynasty, although it created a brand new military system, it actually had big drawbacks.
That is, it is easy to cause the overall military quality of the soldiers not to be very high.
The government army system emphasizes serving as soldiers in wartime and serving the people in leisure time, which determines the upper limit of government soldiers.
It is unrealistic to expect a group of farmers with hoes to have high military literacy.
Then why were the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty able to take root in the Tang Dynasty and even be able to travel across the world?
In fact, it also has the background of the Tang Dynasty.
On the one hand, once you become a soldier, you can get land without paying taxes.
On the other hand, becoming a soldier may gain military merit and become a noble, so the soldiers in the army can serve their lives.
Of course, the prerequisite for these is to have a relatively wise emperor, and His Majesty Li Er just meets the conditions.
In Yang Fan's view, no matter how the military develops, it must eventually become professional.
Letting professional people do professional things is the trend of development. The powerful and big countries in later generations will have their own professional soldiers.
Although the Tang Dynasty had a vast territory, the area it actually controlled was not very wide.
On the one hand, this is because the number of troops is limited; on the other hand, the soldiers who guard the border in the Tang Dynasty are all government soldiers.
Once there was no war, the soldiers had to return home to farm, which greatly restricted the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's territory.
This is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty did not station troops in the vassal state.
After all, if your own country has no soldiers to guard it, how can you station troops in the vassal state?
This led to the fact that although the Tang Dynasty was powerful, it was often invaded by surrounding countries. The most fundamental reason was the lack of military resources.
Wang Xiaojie frowned and said with concern: "Doesn't that mean that the government army system is flawed? But if all the government soldiers become professional soldiers and only receive pay but do not farm, then the cost to the court will be astronomical."
Wang Xiaojie was able to become a world-famous warrior. Although his knowledge was a bit short-sighted, his brain was still good after all, and he suddenly thought of the problem.
If the military is to be professionalized as Yang Fan said, this is obviously not feasible. After all, the court cannot have so much money to support the army.
It's just that if the military is really professionalized, it's exciting to think about it. Wang Xiaojie is full of imagination about this vision. He believes that that day will definitely come and it will definitely be realized.
For example, these guards, who are paid on a monthly basis, although they are not soldiers, are powerful enough to defeat these government soldiers, and the benefits are obvious.
Looking at Wang Xiaojie's troubled expression, Yang Fan gave him an idea and said: "Okay, these are not things we should consider. Now just do your job. You go and give the order. Today's training will end early. Tomorrow
Cook at the third watch and set off on the fourth watch, no mistakes."
"I will obey the general's orders!" Wang Xiaojie smiled innocently at Yang Fan's friendly gesture and said mischievously.
If those special forces soldiers saw Captain Devil's expression, their jaws would drop in shock.
Maybe Wang Xiaojie would show such stupidity in front of Yang Fan!