Chapter 753 Thieves in the Army
Ye Hua once recruited good children to join the army, conducted concentrated training for new troops, and added corresponding cultural courses to break the disadvantages of returning soldiers to generals. He eliminated the warlords and retained strong combat power.
However, with the emergence of firearms, the original military system is no longer enough.
"Your Highness, this time the disarmament should focus on the elite army. Our firearm supply is already sufficient. All the original imperial guards and local wing troops can be abolished, and only a certain number of cavalry is needed. Moreover, in order to adapt to the combat in the firearm era, we need to establish a complete staff system to assist the chief general and command the battle!"
Guo Zongxun learned a lot of skills from Ye Hua, but he had never learned military tactics.
Sometimes Guo Zongxun felt strange. The teacher was named Champion Hou. It was logical that he was the best man in the world. But Guo Zongxun also knew that Ye Hua's martial arts skills were not as good as Zhao Kuangyin, and he could not even compare with most generals. He could not tell how powerful he was in the rushing front of the formation, nor did he come up with many tricks. Even Guo Zongxun felt that the name of his master was filled with water.
But when he really talked about the army with Ye Hua... Guo Zongxun was shocked and provoked. It turned out that the teacher had reached an extraordinary level in military tactics. He was not studying the simple question of how to fight a battle... Ye Hua was studying how to build an army and how to use all national strength to defeat all enemies...
Even without Chai Rong's will, Ye Hua had thought about the issue of reorganizing the army.
In the past, Zhou Bing could only partially prepare firearms, but when the steam engine appeared, it became inevitable that the entire army would replace the firearms.
The power of firearms is very huge, but the disadvantages of firearms are also obvious.
In the era of cold weapons, give soldiers a knife and a spear. As long as the weapon is not broken, it can be shot forever... But firearms are not good. Without gunpowder and projectiles, a musket is not as effective as a fire stick!
Those powerful gods of war can often take hundreds of kilograms, thousands of kilograms... how many animals are needed to pull weapons?
"When entering the age of firearms, what is really tested is logistics capabilities. In terms of military tactics, food and grass will go first before the army moves. In the age of firearms, it is not just food and grass, but also arms, not just before it goes first. It must be timely and sufficient, and almost any consequences may be caused. In the age of firearms, the role of the general is greatly weakened. It is even more difficult to win the more with less."
"To understand the enemy situation, you must also understand yourself. In the face of complex situations, you must have professional talents to assist the main general and coordinate everything. These talents are not staff members, deputy generals, or supervisors... but have been fully trained, have meticulous thinking, strong actuarial ability, can understand all aspects of the army, and provide various alternatives for the main general... I call these professional talents consultants!"
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Wang Pu had been to Youzhou for ten days. On the first day he arrived, he met Chai Rong. The emperor did not look good, but he did not look very serious. The old husband was a little relieved.
After he entered the voyage, he handled various affairs for Chai Rong, and soon everything became orderly. Wang Pu's administrative ability was definitely the best in the world.
Without being plagued by earthly affairs, Chai Rong had more time to rest, and after ten days, he became much more energetic. On this day, he took the initiative to invite Wang Pu to come and walk with him.
In the past, the monarch and ministers often took a walk in the secret residence, and Wang Pu was definitely the one who could make Chai Rong feel at ease.
"Mr. Wang, I asked your granddaughter to marry Ye Xi, so I didn't feel wronged about the child, right?"
If others hear this, they will surely be shocked... The strongest civil officials and the strongest military generals, they became in-laws, and the emperor was instructed behind their backs. What a joke?
Does Chai Rong thinks that his dragon chair is too stable and wants to find some excitement?
No matter what the emperor thought, Wang Pu was quite satisfied.
"Your Majesty, Ye Xi's child is not as arrogant as a young master of the Marquis. He is smart and sympathetic to the weak. If the princess is of equal age, he will be the best choice for the prince consort!"
Chai Rong snorted, "Who said no, there is no way, I can only give you a discount!"
Wang Pu laughed, "Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to the Champion Marquis. It is truly a model for the mutual accompaniment of the king and his ministers throughout the ages. The old ministers were convinced and promising."
Chai Rong chuckled, "Mr. Wang, people who have always had abilities are proud. With Ye Hua's talent, even sages are not taken seriously, let alone the emperor. If I were driven by power, he would have turned against me long ago."
Wang Pu laughed dryly, it was difficult to respond. He and Ye Hua are in-laws now. Chai Rong was too right. For people like Ye Hua, they can only be bound by love and friendship, and they cannot abuse their scheming. Otherwise, they would not know how they died.
Not to mention how many people Ye Hua has defeated, just over the years, industry, education, military system, equalization of fields... step by step, which step can be less than Ye Hua's participation? The Great Zhou Dynasty is today, which is the first contribution!
It is particularly rare that over the past decade, Ye Hua has almost never made any major mistakes. Many things have been planned since more than ten years ago. By the time he discovered it, it was natural.
It seems that he can see through the future!
"Mr. Wang, look, this is the plan for Ye Hua to eliminate the imperial guards."
"So fast!"
Wang Pu hurriedly took it, expanded it and looked at it. The more he looked, the more he became more and more happy he nodded frequently.
"Your Majesty, this method of the marquis is really a matter of planning the country!"
Chai Rong was even more pleased, "Among the ministers, Ye Qing is the first person who knows my intentions best, and you, Mr. Wang, can only be ranked second!"
"With the champion Hou alum, the old minister is satisfied that he can score second place." Wang Pu did not mean to compete at all. The reason was very simple, he was really convinced!
Ye Hua proposed the staff system and suggested that Chai Rong set up a military academy to specialize in cultivating military talents.
When the military academy system was established, all generals and staff members, who came from military academy, were also disciples of the emperor, so they would naturally be loyal to the emperor. As for the original generals, they would be completely eliminated. If you want to protect yourself, you had to integrate into the new system...
Chai Rong eliminated the warlord separatist rule, but did not solve the problem of many generals.
In the current army, the Zhao family, Fu family, Gao family, Yang family, and Murong family are all led by father and son, and their generals are also the heads of the small army. They respond with a hundred responses and are amazing.
The rest are similar to the Shi family, Cao family, Wang family, and Han family. One person is the general and the other is the general. Then they join the army and develop into a huge general.
Chai Rong didn't have many ways to deal with these people... They supported the entire army and had to rely on them to conquer and kill the country, expand their territory, and could not be easily killed. However, the power of these people was increasing day by day, which made Chai Rong very worried.
"Mr. Wang, a few days ago, the imperial army invaded Khitan Shangjing, and Chen Yilun entered the city to comfort the people... As a result, he was surrounded by several soldiers and was scolded, saying that the generals were defeated by the city. The civil servant came over to get the bargain and forced him to drink three cups of apologizing wine before he could finish it!"
Chai Rong did not say anything, but Wang Pu was shocked.
A arrogant soldier is trying to die!
Chen Yilun is a senior official at the level of Shangshu. Even Zhao Kuangyin and others must be polite. How dare the mere soldier make things difficult for him? Could someone be instructed behind his back?
"Mr. Wang." Chai Rong said again: "After taking Shangjing and driving away the Khitan, I have summoned the generals to hunt... I pursued a wild deer, and suddenly an arrow shot. I luckily dodged and shot a guard. He... was poisoned to death!"
What!
Wang Pu's color suddenly changed, as if he was struck by lightning, and his fingers kept trembling.
When hunting, it is not surprising that there are occasional mistakes, but if the arrow is poisoned, it is intentional. Someone wants to assassinate His Majesty?
"Sage, this matter must not be easily exposed, and it should be thoroughly investigated!"
Chai Rong looked at him, "Mr. Wang, how should I check in front of the army at that time and who should I go to check?"
Wang Puchi was stunned for a moment and then figured it out. The army was outside and had just defeated the powerful enemy, and the remnants of the Khitan still existed. If the assassination case was investigated and the people in the army were involved, they would be anxious and jumped over the wall, and they knew what would happen.
Even Chai Rong can only suffer a loss and cannot make a statement.
But since that time, Chai Rong has announced that he was unwell and has reduced the summoning of generals. He then worked in advance and returned to Youzhou for a temporary residence.
After leaving the Khitan, the assassination case was like a thorn, firmly poking Chai Rong's heart.
He still remembered the last time something happened to the Emperor's Horse and he was left behind... This happened again and again, and Chai Rong felt that there was still a big problem in the army!
There should be a group of people who are preparing to target the emperor.
"I left the army in Youzhou and asked the prince to preside over the elimination of the imperial guards just to force this group of people out!" Chai Rong said with his teeth: "I will never tolerate the thief who killed the king and his father! Mr. Wang, you will handle all kinds of government affairs for me, I will continue to recuperate, and let Ye Qing continue to reorganize the army... I guess these people won't wait long, and they will definitely jump out!" Chai Rong clenched his fists, and he was about to kill him!
Wang Pu finally understood what Chai Rong meant. It turned out that he was investigating the traitors in the army in the name of scheming the army! This group of people could assassinate the emperor many times, and they would never have a small force. They had accomplices in front of the army and in the capital, so Chai Rong could not say that... That's why he stayed in Youzhou, took a break with Ye Hua and led the snake out of the cave.
Needless to say, the tacit understanding between the king and the minister is that even if Chai Rong did not give Ye Hua the will, Ye Hua could come up with a plan to surprise Chai Rong, comprehensively reorganize the army and build a military academy, and generals would only come out of the school, and traditional generals would face a catastrophe.
If Mount Tai is under such a pressure, no one will surrender.
Chai Rong knew it, and Ye Hua knew it.
However, Ye Hua was very surprised. The first person to object to his military reorganization plan was his father-in-law Fu Yanqing. The old prince had not asked the truth for a long time. He not only hugged Ye San to play, but also went to listen to operas and drink tea all day long, and also raised two thrushes.
Ye Hua was really unimaginable, how could he care about civilized things!
"Dad, you just let me go if you have something to do, why bother to come here by yourself?"
Chapter completed!