Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 76 Infantry Combat Order

There are actually not many backlogs of military affairs. They are either some old trivial matters or some trivial matters that no one can sort out, involving several other overseas Chinese states.

Not to mention Liu Daogui, even if Huan Hong came, he might not be able to figure it out.

All that remains is the transfer of officers.

After Huan Chengzhi's death, changes also occurred in the middle and lower-level military officers.

Tan Shao of the Right Department was promoted to Yanzhou Official, and his brother Tan Zhi was sent from Jingkou to serve as the Right Department Sima.

There were no commoners in the upper ranks, and no gentry in the lower ranks, which led to the solidification of official positions and ranks. The commoners were trapped below the seventh rank, but had fixed positions.

The Right Division has almost become a branch of the Tan family, and no one can penetrate it. Now that Tan Pingzhi is a favorite of Wang Gong, Liu Daogui does not have much idea about the Right Division.

The biggest changes are at the front.

In addition to Yuan Can, there were also Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhenzhi, Yuan Ling and other descendants.

It seems that the Yuan family has made a big bet in the struggle between the two factions in the court, otherwise they would not be so favored.

Liu Daogui dealt with the problems that could be solved in a few days, and there was nothing he could do about the problems that could not be solved. He could only send them to the Sima Office and let Yuan He solve them. After all, he was only a military officer with limited authority.

Many documents were obviously traps, and having learned from the last lesson, Liu Dao avoided them.

While looking through the documents in the warehouse, I accidentally found a volume of "Infantry Combat Order".

The Jin Dynasty inherited the Wei system, and the system of leading troops at home and abroad originated from Cao Wei. It is not surprising that there was Wei Wu's "Infantry Combat Order" in the treasury.

"If anyone in a squad does not advance, the squad leader will kill him; if the squad leader does not advance, the squad leader will kill him; if the squad leader does not advance, the captain will kill him."

"The commander of the troops will stand behind with his sword drawn, and anyone who disobeys orders and fails to advance will be executed."

"If one unit is under attack and the rest do not come forward to rescue, they shall be executed."

The more Liu Daogui watched, the more he thought it was amazing.

Only those who have fought in wars know how insightful these regulations are. The difference between the elite and the mob lies in military law.

In a great battle, with thousands of enemy troops rushing towards you, it is very important to understand how the front-row soldiers can avoid collapse and how the back-row soldiers can avoid fleeing.

Military law is the backbone of the army.

Emperor Wu of Wei was not a pale-faced scholar who spoke nonsense, but a heroic ruler who had fought in bloody battles. The military orders he left behind were all obtained through practice and tested by countless wars.

Liu Daogui believed that the reason Cao Wei was able to rise in the Central Plains, defeat the strong with the weak, defeat powerful enemies such as Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu, and sweep away all the surrounding ethnic groups was largely due to the military laws formulated by Emperor Wu of Wei.

The reason why the Jin Dynasty was so weak after moving south was that it never truly had control of military power.

Military power was dispersed among high-ranking immigrant families such as Wang, Xi, Huan, Xie, and Yu, as well as several local powerful families in Jiangdong such as Zhu, Shen, and Zhou.

In this situation, it was a pipe dream for the imperial court to unify military law, as it did not even have the military power in its hands.

For the Sima family to have been able to sit on the throne for more than seventy years, it was already a blessing from their ancestors...

The Northern Army's military power was fragmented. Liu Laozhi, He Qian, Zhuge Kan, Gao Heng, Liu Gui, and Sun Wuzhong were all powerful individuals with their own troops or refugee leaders. They were all held together by the abilities and prestige of Xie An and Xie Xuan...

Wang Gong, the governor of Jingkou, also relied on these Northern Army generals to command the Northern Army...

Liu Daogui regarded it as a treasure, as every word left behind by a great leader was a legacy of wisdom and accumulation of experience.

In just six or seven hundred words, it not only contains military laws, but also the methods of deploying troops and forming battle formations.

On the battlefield, there was no clamor; all men listened to the drums clearly. When the flags were waved, they advanced; when ...

The two anti-bandit campaigns in Lanling County also benefited from the Northern Army, and the fact that the opponents themselves were a motley crowd made it so easy to win.

This time, when they went north to Lanling, the soldiers burned, killed, looted, and did everything they should and shouldn't have done. Less than two months later, this group of people were clamoring to return, not taking Liu Daogui, the military officer, seriously at all...

The way to control soldiers is to use both kindness and severity, and to balance leniency and strictness. Blindly showing kindness will only make soldiers lose their sense of awe.

Liu Daogui silently calculated in his mind that the framework of the city had been set up, but it needed management and investment, so there was no benefit for the time being.

The top priority right now is to consolidate military power.

The central troops of the conqueror, the front wing of the Yuan family and the right wing of the Tan family could not move for the time being.

The left wing ultimately belongs to Gao Xun. Although they have a close relationship, it is not his own.

Up to now, Liu Daogui actually only has those twenty-odd troops. If he can control the rear, he will have a real team.

In the rear were Zhao Lunzhi and Li Damu, who accounted for half of the troops.

The only thing that can bring the various departments together is military law. Liu Daogui also wants to establish his authority in the army through military law, which will make it much easier to control them in the future.

The basis of power is the people’s hearts, and the basis of the people’s hearts is interests.

Both the front and the right were composed of ordinary soldiers, not of aristocratic families.

The noble families didn't care about their lives at all, but just used them as tools to fight for power, not to mention bringing them benefits.

Liu Daogui has proved to them through concrete actions that he can bring sufficient benefits.

As long as the hoe is wielded well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down!
Taking advantage of the absence of Huan Hong and Yuan He, Liu Daogui ordered all units to train in the name of recruiting soldiers from the central army.

As expected, there was no movement in the front and the right side was dawdling.

Only the left and rear units strictly followed the rules, sweating profusely on the training ground under the scorching early summer sun.

The two departments together had a total of 757 people, and the actual number of people present was 757, with not a single person absent.

Liu Daogui entered the camp for inspection. Everyone worked extremely hard, as if they wanted to use all their strength.

During this period, Li Damu brought back shiploads of seafood, which allowed the soldiers to fill their stomachs and become more energetic.

After practicing for more than half an hour, the soldiers gathered together and looked at Liu Daogui eagerly.

However, Liu Daogui's first words deflated their spirits. "We are the Northern Army, and we should act like the best army in the world. From now on, we must abide by military law."

"Wouldn't it be difficult for us to join the army?"

"What is military law? We all obey the soldiers. If they tell us to go east, we go east. If they tell us to go west, we go west. We won't even frown!"

Someone immediately objected loudly.

He showed great respect for Liu Daogui in his words, but he just didn't like the constraints of military law.

"I'm not trying to embarrass you, but I'm setting a rule. From now on, everyone will follow it. Rewards will be given for merit, and punishments will be given for faults. It's clear and transparent, isn't that better?"

Liu Daogui explained patiently.

If the old soldiers of the Northern Palace are equipped with Wei Wu’s military law, their combat effectiveness will definitely be raised to a higher level.

"That seems to be the case."

"We will do whatever the army says."

The soldiers looked at each other, and when they heard the words "rewards for merit", their eyes lit up and they nodded in agreement.

Strict military law is actually beneficial to everyone. It allows all people in the army to form a collective, rather than relying on bravery to charge forward.

(End of this chapter)