The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei and Chen Ziming took this opportunity to take down a large number of Confucian officials, and then promoted a large number of thoughtful, capable, and loyal officials to Liu Bei.

The influence of Confucianism in the Liu Bei Group has reached a downturn, but the biggest component is the children of Confucianism. After all, the Han Dynasty still respects Confucianism. This will not change in a while, and there are not so many suitable officials. take their place.

Moreover, these people are not ignorant of current affairs. A large number of high-level officials such as Sun Zhao, Chen Deng, and Feng Ji are all descendants of the Confucian clan, and Chen Gong, Xu Shu, Liu Ye and other ministers who Liu Bei relies on are actually born in Confucianism, so It is absolutely impossible to eliminate the influence of Confucianism on the government, at least not now.

"This is the content of this military reform." Chen Ziming handed over a copy of the military reform that he had prepared long ago to Liu Bei. Although there was not much turmoil in the military during this Confucian riot, some of its defects were also revealed, so Chen Ziming immediately seized the opportunity and carried out military reforms again.

"Very good." After reading it, Liu Bei said to Chen Ziming with satisfaction: "After this, Confucianism will be nothing to fear."

"Then let's begin..."

Soon, the soldiers and horses in the Liu Bei Group were restructured again, but there were no major trends, such as not much change in the establishment, and most importantly, several aspects were added.

The first is the military merit system. Any promotion within the army will be based on military merit. Without military merit, no matter how strong your background is, you will not be able to be promoted. This cuts off the possibility of a large number of generals turning the army into private troops.

The second is to strengthen the education of the army. Of course, it is not to teach Confucianism, but to let the soldiers be literate, and then learn some thoughts of loyalty and patriotism, as well as laws and regulations. Anyway, it is to let the soldiers have their own thoughts, and these thoughts are useful. guided.

The third is to strengthen the ideological propaganda of the nationalization of the army. The army belongs to the emperor and the great man. It is no longer the private soldiers of a certain general.The retired soldiers will be properly placed by the state.

The last is the adjustment of the generals. Some influential, capable, and loyal generals will be the only important tasks. Guan Yu will continue to be the No. [-] figure in the military.

Then there are Zhang Fei and Gan Ning, who served as the number one generals of the army and navy respectively.

It is divided into layers below, and generals at all levels are in place one by one, commanding each other without interfering with each other. It is no problem to lead troops to fight, but there is no chance to lead troops to rebel.

The reason why Liu Bei said that Confucianism would pose no threat in the future is because of the most important one, that is, retired generals will be assigned to various places to serve as leaders of prefectures, county soldiers, or militia leaders in villages.And those who are capable and educated will be placed in important positions.

Although these are small officials, they are much worse than local officials, but these people have fully grasped the most basic power, and they will guide the direction of the people.

It is not obvious yet, once Liu Bei's more than 100 million soldiers and horses have retired to the localities one after another and completely occupy the grassroots, who else in the world will follow the Confucianism to make trouble, and those clans will not dare to lie and oppress the grassroots people wantonly.

That is, countless pairs of eyes that are finally the emperor and the big man, staring at the whole world, what can a group of scholars do to this world.

In order to strengthen the status of the military and enable the military to compete with civil servants in terms of status, under Chen Ziming's plan, a large number of generals were promoted.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Gan Ning were appointed as the three major generals of the Han Dynasty, with the same rank and treatment as first-rank officials.

Then there are the twelve generals who protect the country, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Zhang Jai, Xu Huang, Pan Zhang, Zang Ba, Xu Sheng, Chen Dao, Gao Lan, and Zhang Ji.

Behind them are the twenty generals of the town, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Guan Hai, Li Yan, Zhang Xiu, Qu Yi, Zhou Cang, Mi Fang, Yan Gang, Pei Yuanshao, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Sun Guan, Su You, Shi Huan, Zhang Nan, Jiao Touch, Jiang Yuqu, Ma Yan, Wang Zhong.

Further down is a group of young generals, but their grades are not low, but they are completely overshadowed by the group of fierce men above.

The three generals, the twelve generals who protect the country, and the twenty generals who protect the country completely envelop the fierce generals of the Liu Bei Group.

Of course, with the expansion of Liu Bei's territory and the expansion of his sphere of influence, these lists will increase. For example, Ma Chao, Pound and others who have secretly taken refuge in Liu Bei, once they have made great achievements, it is a matter of course that they will be appointed as generals in the future.

As for a group of fierce generals like Gao Shun, Guan Hai, Li Yan, Zhang Xiu, Qu Yi, etc., it is very possible that they will be promoted to another level in the future.

Dian Wei, feel at ease, but Liu Bei's guard commander is not expected to lead the army, and he may be promoted in the future after hard work, but compared to Gao Shun and others, it is a bit more difficult, after all, his military achievements do not grow very quickly.

Although this military reform did not change the total number of legions at the first level, it reformed the configuration of arms within the legion, and each legion has established a corresponding proportion of arms.

Light infantry, heavy shield soldiers, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, crossbowmen, heavy soldiers and other arms are all configured, especially a variety of professional arms have been added, such as bed crossbowmen, catapult soldiers, chariot soldiers, etc. Of course, medical soldiers are indispensable.

On the premise of the configuration of multiple arms, some biased arms have also been established, such as the cavalry corps mainly composed of Qiang cavalry, which are prepared for future attacks on the grassland.

Two mountain corps have also been established, and the number of mountain corps will be increased in the future. Needless to say, there are many mountains in the south, and most of Yizhou and the surrounding areas of Yizhou are mountainous, requiring a large number of soldiers who are good at mountain combat. Corps.

Of course, sailors are also indispensable. After all, there are many rivers in the Central Plains. It is impossible to get rid of the navy when fighting in these places. In addition, the warships of the navy in many places cannot enter, so it is necessary to establish some sailors who are familiar with water.

After the military reform, the military power will be firmly held by Liu Bei, and those who should be cleaned up will also be cleaned up by this opportunity, so as to avoid problems in the future.

"The dark guard urgently reported that Cao Cao personally led [-] troops to attack Hanzhong, while Zhang Lu in Hanzhong ordered Ma Chao to lead [-] troops to stop Cao's army in Ziwu Valley." The military reform has not yet been completed, but Cao Cao has already begun to take action.

Chapter 378

Chapter 378 Taking the initiative to attack

"[-] Hanzhong soldiers blocked [-] Cao's army, really..." Seeing the secret report sent by the secret guard, Chen Ziming was speechless for a while, what was Zhang Lu thinking? .

"Zhang Song..." Chen Ziming knew what the problem was. It seemed that Zhang Song had been bought by Cao Cao. He not only hinted at Zhang Lu's surrender many times, but also persuaded Zhang Lu when Zhang Lu sent Ma Chao to stop Cao Cao. Give less troops to prevent Ma Chao from becoming bigger.

Originally, Zhang Lu wanted to give Ma Chao [-] soldiers and horses, but in the end he only gave [-]. With [-] poorly equipped Hanzhong soldiers and horses against the [-] Cao army, even if Ma Chao had a favorable position, it would not be so easy to block it.

"It was ordered that Zhang Xiu of Liangzhou immediately lead [-] soldiers and horses to go down the Wei River and station troops outside of Chencang. Once the Ziwu Valley is lost, let him lead the army to pass through Chencang and enter Hanzhong to stop Cao Cao." Chen Ziming's order was sent out soon. However, the journey from Linzi to Liangzhou is far away. After leaving Qingzhou, you have to cross Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Silizhou to get there. No matter how fast the messengers are, it will take more than ten days.

"Brother, I'd better go to Liangzhou to sit in town." After thinking for a long time, Chen Ziming had to give up the comfortable life of being with his wife and children, and asked for orders to go to Liangzhou.

Liangzhou is too far away from Linzi, if there is any change there, it will take almost a month to go back and forth, which is a joke for Bingguishensu.

"Alright..." After Liu Bei thought for a while, he also nodded in agreement. It is indeed the best choice for Chen Ziming to sit in Liangzhou.

Only Chen Ziming and Guan Yu are qualified to sit in Liangzhou. The others are not very suitable. Guo Jia's resourcefulness and prestige are enough, but his health is not good enough to endure the suffering of Liangzhou and other bitter cold places. recuperating at home.

As for the others, whether it was Xu Shu or Chen Gong, their strategy was a bit weak, Liu Bei was worried, Tian Feng's resourcefulness was not weak, but his power and prestige were not enough. After all, Liangzhou soldiers and horses were prepared to enter Yizhou.

Chen Ziming set off, the rear was stable, and there were a few perverted advisers to help plan, even if Cao Cao attacked with all his strength, he would not be afraid, and without Chen Ziming, it would not have much impact.

This time Chen Ziming will take over Yizhou before he will be a teacher, so he not only brought Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Shenpei and others, but also the newly reorganized Huang Zhong Army.

The Huangzhong Army is a mountain army. They are good at fighting in the mountains. Among them, there are more crossbowmen. The purpose of taking this army is to attack Yizhou.

Moreover, there is also a Zhang Liao army in Liangzhou. It is no problem to take Hanzhong, but it may be a little insufficient to attack Yizhou.

When the soldiers and horses led by Chen Ziming were still on their way to Liangzhou, fierce fighting had already begun at the gate of Hanzhong, Ziwu Valley, and Cao Cao had already ordered the army to attack the Ziwu Valley pass defended by Ma Chao.

"The combat power of Hanzhong soldiers and horses is far inferior to our army, and the armor in hand is also far inferior, but this level is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can only be attacked from one side, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. With this, at most [-] soldiers and horses can be attacked. The city is very unfavorable to us, do you have a good strategy to break through?" Cao Cao frowned and looked at the level that could not be conquered for a long time, and calmly asked the counselors around him.

"Prime Minister." As Cao Cao's confidant and advisor, Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao again, and when he heard Cao Cao's questioning, he immediately said, "Ziwu Valley is a dangerous place, and it is the gateway to Hanzhong. If Zhang Lu has [-] soldiers here, we will be helpless." Come back with success."

"But now there are only [-] soldiers and horses in this area, and the combat power is extremely poor. I look at the casualties. Within five days, Ma Chao's [-] soldiers and horses are only one or two left. How can he be a prime minister with a hundred thousand troops."

In the face of such a dangerous situation, what is the use of a high-level strategy? It is not just a way of attacking by force, filling it with human life, and one day it will be taken down.

"Five days..." Cao Cao frowned and said nothing after hearing this. Five days is already very good to win such a dangerous level, but Cao Cao is definitely too long.

"Prime Minister, don't worry. According to secret intelligence reports, Liu Bei is cleaning up. His rule is unstable, so he won't invade for a while. The Jiangdong army is all going south, and there is no threat to us." The thin Xi Zhicai saw Cao Cao's intentions at a glance. I was worried, so I spoke out to comfort.

"Order the army to tackle key problems day and night..."

Three days later, in the Ziwu Valley checkpoint, Ma Chao looked at the siege army moved by ants below with bloodshot eyes, his face was full of evil spirits, and his right hand held the spear tightly.

"Young general, the soldiers and horses in the city suffered heavy casualties and are very tired. If this continues, I may not be able to last long." Ma Dai also had red eyes and a tired face. It could be seen that he hadn't rested for a long time.

"Is there any news about reinforcements?" Ma Chao asked Ma Dai without squinting his eyes.

"No..." Ma Dai's answer caused a flash of murder in Ma Chao's eyes, which quickly disappeared. After defending the city on the first day, Ma Chao sent someone to ask Zhang Lu for help, but it had been three days. , there is no news yet, which means that Zhang Lu has no intention of reinforcing here at all.