Chapter 31 Military Art

The Tongchuan Army Camp is under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou in Tongguan County, but because it is only 100 miles away from Chang'an, it has always had peripheral military equipment in the capital area.

As the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an has its defense not only for the city defense, but also for the surrounding counties and counties, but almost no war occurred in Guanzhong.

If Tongguan and other fortresses have been thrown away and war will start in Guanzhong, it will basically be a situation where the situation is hopeless.

The garrison in this place is now the Shence Army. Last year, Li Longji was elected emperor in Luoyang and was tense. Xue Chongxun took the opportunity to transfer the Shence Army from Longyou to Guanzhong in the name of strengthening internal defense and stationed there.

If there is an emergency situation a hundred miles away from Chang'an, you can reach the capital city one day and one night, which adds a lot of weight to Xue Chongxun's voice in Chang'an.

Now he has to use the reform of the military system to further mobilize troops to the city, which is equivalent to putting Tang Ting's heart in his palm.

The Shence Army, named as the Shield Army, was responsible for the city defense of Chang'an, which was essentially different from the Nanya soldiers who took turns to join the army in the past.

The government soldiers were directly controlled by the Nanya Office, and their role in internal struggle seemed relatively loose. Just like Empress Wei transferred 60,000 government soldiers to Beijing for alert a few years ago, but they did not play any role. They were unwilling to participate in the civil war at all, and whoever obtained the regime would surrender immediately.

The system of taking turns to go on the stage is also difficult to effectively control by those in power, and it is not enough to appoint one of his own people as the head coach.

The Shence Army was a professional soldier recruited as a kid. From top to bottom, he was controlled by the Flying Tiger Regiment's general group as an iron bucket. He was often brainwashed. He had a promising salary and had a promising nature. He was similar to the personal soldiers of the shogunate. Xue Chongxun's orders were more effective than the orders and imperial edicts of the Ministry of War.

In terms of nature, if the imperial guards are an army that is loyal to the emperor, the Shence Army is an army that is loyal to the king of Jin.

Therefore, Xue Chongxun attached great importance to this group of people and went out of Chang'an to visit him. The next morning, the third day of April, arrived in Tongchuan.

This is his first time to come to Tongguan County. China is really big and he has never visited many places in person.

After receiving the consultation, General Yin Ci transferred the entire army to the school ground outside the barracks early in the morning to wait. A total of about 4,000 people were arranged in a group of regiments. The crowd was as big as two polo courts, and the momentum was quite large.

When the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Regiment guarded Xue Chongxun's pinewood carriage to the front and back, Yin Ci brought dozens of generals to greet him on horseback.

They all turned over from their horses and held their fists to pay their respects to Xue Chongxun. Xue Chongxun also greeted him with courtesy.

He looked up and looked around for a while, and saw that the barracks were facing a mountain facing a river. There was an arrow tower post built at the entrance of the camp. The wooden buildings and tents inside were in order. He thought that Yin Ci was at least very serious in governing the army.

Xue Chongxun changed his horse to inspect the school ground, and the generals also boarded the horse and followed him. Yin Ci made a horse to report on the daily training time and events.

How about the soldiers’ food?Xue Chongxun asked a small question in front of thousands of soldiers.

Yin Ci said: If the military supplies are sufficient, you can get a meal in three or five days.

From today until you enter Chang'an City, you must have a meal every day, and you must be full of food. It is strictly forbidden to deduct military pay. Strengthen training and military discipline. I will ask the Ministry of War to continue to increase military expenditure. You can just list the accounts clearly.

Xue Chongxun said.

The prince's compassion for the soldiers made the Shen Ce army move. We wish to work hard for the front and horses, and live up to the high hopes to train diligently to become an elite army of the Tang Dynasty.

When the generals heard that they would increase their military expenditure, they were overjoyed, and they followed Yin Ci and said good things one after another, which made people feel so comfortable.

I will protect everyone outside, but those who ignore military laws in the army will be punished severely, so General Yin will let the army run.

Xue Chongxun said seriously that in my heart, Shen Ce Army is not only an elite, but also one of the best aces in the world. Ying Biao is famous in history and Tiger Ben is as famous as the Han Dynasty.You should practice your skills first, and in the future, I will take you to be a king and a marquis from all over the world.

After some incitement, the army became excited, and the shouts came one after another, and the mountains quickly became lively.

Seeing this, Xue Chongxun didn't have much effort and rode his horse to the camp. The generals also followed into the barracks, shouting the soldiers to bring wine and food to the central army's large account for entertainment.

The generals surrounded Xue Chongxun and took the money and took the upper hand. He picked up the wine bowl and then cooked one first. Everyone started drinking the wine in a noisy way.

Sanniang wore a hat and covered her face without saying a word. Everyone guessed it was the prince's close servant. She kept following Xue Chongxun without leaving any steps, and ignored others asking her to drink, and then everyone was too lazy to pay attention to her.

After three rounds of drinking, Xue Chongxun talked about the main business: All the generals present, so I said it to the point of view.

Yin Ci and others hurriedly clasped their fists and said: Let's listen to the prince's instructions.

Xue Chongxun said: The order to dispatch troops must pass through the provincial and military departments. It is a bit of a mess, but it is too soon.There are still some days when you don’t need to train swords, guns, and archery. Just practice the queue well.

A general smiled and said: We understand what the prince means. Now there is no war to be transferred to the capital, so we should be more glamorous and beautiful, and have a better face in front of the officials and the people in the capital.

It’s not OK to have a horse shit skin on its face.As soon as Xue Chongxun spoke swear words, the generals laughed out loud.

But he didn't say that the general was wrong. Anyway, that's what it meant, and continued: At first, I watched it casually on the school field for a while, but the queue was almost there.

When Xue Chongxun stopped, Yin Ci hurriedly said to the generals: Don’t just drink!Remember Xue Lang's words, we are going to Beijing to garrison this time, so people must not underestimate it.

A man interrupted: If you have to look good, you cannot follow the army with your baggage, otherwise the pot, pot, pot, pot, iron shovel, would not look good.

Xue Chongxun said: The baggage is only allowed to be transported to each city one after another. In a few days, the Ordnance Department will transport new weapons and new clothes. You have to clean the things for you and the clothes must be ironed with an iron.When you enter Mingde Gate and walk from Zhuque Street toward Tai Chi Palace, you must be neat and uniform. If you look horizontally and vertically, you must step on the drum beats, don’t listen to the fire.

They are all martial artists, but Xue Chongxun doesn't care much about his words. He can make the generals feel more friendly when he thinks about it.

Yin Ci patted his heart-protecting glasses and said confidently: Don’t worry, Xue Lang, just to walk in a queue, you can practice it in less than ten days and half a month.

Xue Chongxun nodded: Very good, we are not just trying to save face. When we pass by Zhuque Street, we will watch the court officials and foreign envoys. Taking out the momentum can shock the opponents and defeat the enemy without fighting. The role of this cannot be underestimated.

After hearing this, the generals agreed, and Xue Chongxun looked at Yin Ci and said earnestly that he had high hopes for him.

At night, the soldiers set up bonfires to slaughter cattle and sheep, gathered together to drink, and Xue Chongxun was bound to gather with everyone again.

It was very lively in the barracks, and he felt much better. He drank a lot of alcohol at night and fell asleep quickly.

The sound of trumpets rang out early in the morning. When Xue Chongxun came out of the tent, the genius was just dazzled, and a layer of red and yellow clouds appeared on the east side.

In the morning light, he looked in the direction of the horn sound and saw a row of soldiers plucking their cheeks and whistling the huge military trumpet. The camp became lively and could see the walking soldiers everywhere, which was full of vitality.

When the sun rose, the smoke was lingering among the barracks, everyone was already making meals.

Yin Ci and other generals also came to the tent where Xue Chongxun lived to meet and talk, and everyone was in a good mood.

As Yin Ci said, I can give everyone a full meal and let them practice queuing, equestrian archery, but Xue Lang is relieved, and he will definitely not embarrass you on the day he enters the city.

Xue Chongxun and the generals had breakfast together, intending to stay in the army for a day to see their training.

The general immediately adjusted the practice items and removed all the targets and other objects on the school field, so that the generals and team members would lead their own troops to practice.

The shouts and drums on the school ground were noisy, and this scene reminded Xue Chongxun of the military training in his memories, which was also so lively.

He walked around and watched with Yin Ci and others. When he stopped casually, the two generals next to him hurried over to greet him, which was probably the head and the deputy team.

Xue Chongxun ignored them and walked along the front row of soldiers. The soldiers stood up straight without saying a word.

He walked to the end of the team and stood there. The soldier at the end was a young teenager with his beard not growing. At this time, Xue Chongxun stood in front of him, making him very nervous. He widened his eyes and looked ahead without daring to move.

Xue Chongxun reached out to straighten his helmet and suddenly shouted: Look to the right.

The young man looked east in a daze, not knowing what had happened.Xue Chongxun pointed at the queue with his arm and said: Look to the right and straighten the formation.

After hearing this, the troops turned their heads one after another, and the line swayed.

Do not move the five people on the far left. Their positions are the only way to follow the others, and try again.

The team was shouting in turn, and the pace of the troops moved for a while and it turned out to be even more neat.The generals accompanying Xue Chongxun praised them one after another, and Xue Chongxun said calmly: Practicing the queue well is not useless to fight.

He continued to walk around the school field, thinking for a while while walking, and simply ordered all the troops of the army to be temporarily commanded by the deputy team, so that the team would gather in a corner of the school field, and generals above the school lieutenant watched from the side, and Xue Chongxun himself trained those teams.

Raising your head, raising your chest and raising your abdomen, standing at the right time and running, etc. are nothing more than simple things like military training.

But even such a simple thing can greatly improve the appearance of the queue.

The advantages of modern queue drilling are just like its production organizational form, and the rules are more refined and accurate, which is precisely an idea that is difficult to appear under the ancient loose economic model.

Although there is no need to require too much neatness in the queue in actual combat, being able to achieve neat and coordinated organization will undoubtedly be of great benefit to increasing military cohesion.

At noon, Yin Ci couldn't help but say: Which family did Xue Lang's military strategy come from?

Xue Chongxun smiled and fooled: After Erlang returned to Hedong, he found a broken ancient book of military arts in his ancestral home. He gave it to me without any interest in military arts. I took a look when I had nothing to do.

Yin Ci looked envious and couldn't say he wanted to borrow it, because in ancient times, military tactics were the same as martial arts secrets, and the rules were only passed down to children and could not be forced to others.