Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

After the new year.

Jing County originally had a military force of 50,000, but now there are only 20,000 left. These soldiers usually go down to work, such as crushing ore and carrying it, which are unskilled jobs.

In response to this, Zhao Sheng also made adjustments. He did not rush to make weapons, but instead increased the production of cement.

Shigang Village can also produce cement of this era.

Traditional cement is made by mixing clay, slag (ash) and calcium oxide together, stirring and grinding.

The advantages of traditional cement are readily available raw materials, low cost, and a relatively simple production process. However, its disadvantages are also quite obvious, such as relatively low strength, poor quality stability, and potentially slower setting time and strength growth than industrially produced cement.

If you want to build a strong and durable city, cement alone is not enough, so this time he fired bricks in Weizhou and used bricks with holes, which can make the cement and bricks fit together well.

At the beginning, Shan Ning, Ma Biao, Wei Wu and Ma Yun were arranged to serve as regiment commanders. All units under Jing County were organized as regiments, and Zhao Long was the supreme commander.

This was also why Zhao Sheng took a fancy to this person's ability. When he went to support Cheng Jushu, he simply mixed the various regiments together and selected three commanders from these regiment leaders.

The number of troops under the command of a governor can often be more than 10,000 people, especially in border areas or military strongholds. In order to defend against foreign enemies or suppress rebellions, the governor may have a large number of troops.

After the last battle, Zhao Sheng discovered that cold weapons, with the support of hot artillery, could intimidate the enemy for a short period of time. Once someone discovered the functions of these weapons, as well as the disadvantages of the weapons.

Then, it will be difficult to have an open battle on the battlefield in the future.

The Luancheng New Army's hot weapons mainly relied on explosive packs, grenades, and six-shot revolver smoothbore rifles. The reason they were able to win was entirely because the enemy did not know the advantages and disadvantages of these weapons.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. The troops sent out this time are fully equipped.

Now, in the hands of the Jing County army, except for more than a hundred guards who have guns, the rest are equipped with broadswords and long spears.

On the one hand, he wanted to expand the army, and on the other hand, Zhao Sheng wanted to build a force that was proficient in the use of cavalry weapons and was not limited to carrying out sneak attacks.

Jing County, the new army camp.

Zhao Sheng sat upright in the middle of the big tent and saw seven people standing on his left and right.

Zhao Long was previously in charge of these people and things, but now that he has taken over all of them at once, he doesn’t recognize many of them.

"Ahem!" Zhao Sheng cleared his throat and looked at Shan Ning and Ma Biao, who still remembered him. "Here's my plan. I want to separate Ma Biao and create a new regiment called the New 1st Regiment."

When the people below heard someone talking, they all perked up. Although they didn't know what official position the person held, they saw that the person was dressed in Confucian clothes and a purple cloak. He didn't look very old, probably in his twenties.

"Let me introduce the number of people in the new regiment. It is about the same as the current one, and can be expanded by up to 50%. The new regiment cannot recruit soldiers directly, and must be deployed by the Prince's Mansion."

Everyone only understood the changes in the number of people in the new group, and knew nothing else.

"For the time being, the command of the new regiment rests with the Princess's Mansion," the voice on the throne hadn't finished speaking when the other side heard, "Shan Ning has been promoted to commander-in-chief. The remaining troops will be under Shan Ning's command. Anyone whose name isn't mentioned, please report yourself."

Zhao Long talked about the experience of fighting with Gan Ning more than once, and he talked more about Gan Ning's bravery and courage.

So this time he promoted Danning's position so that the commander in chief would not be inexperienced.

He had also seen Ma Biao. He was tall, but he could face things calmly and was good at riding and fighting. This was why Zhao Sheng made him the commander of the new regiment.

"Your Majesty, I am Wei Wu!" A man stood up and saluted.

The word "shangwei" originally referred to the person with the highest status at a banquet. Later, the emperor regarded himself as the superior, and the identity of the highest person in the big tent was unknown, so this word could be used.

Shan Ning then remembered that some people didn't know Zhao Sheng, so he quickly stepped aside and said, "General Shan Ning, we were all in the same position just now, and I thought everyone knew you. Please allow me to introduce you."

Zhao Sheng then remembered that he had always been a soldier and had never been a leader, so he really didn't understand what was happening on the scene.

He nodded slightly at Danning to show his agreement.

Shan Ning saw this and said, "Everyone, the person in the upper position is our Dingzhou County Prince Consort and the founder of our new army."

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Prince Consort!"

Zhao Shengxu pressed his hand down: "No need to be polite!"

"Prince Consort, this is Ma Yun and Ma Biao. They joined the army together and are also being recruited together this time."

After Shan Ning's introduction, Zhao Sheng suddenly remembered this person. Although he looked completely different from the one in later generations, the name was hard for him to forget.

He nodded to continue.

These two are the captains Yin Feng and Zhuo Yiyi. However, Captain Zhuo Yiyi currently has insufficient number of people and is mainly responsible for protecting the transportation lines.

Zhao Sheng looked at Yin Feng and Zhuo Yiyi, and the two of them also saluted Zhao Sheng at the same time, and the eyes of the three of them met almost at the same time.

Yin Feng's gaze was steady, and he was not disturbed by Zhao Sheng's gaze at all, while Zhuo Yiyi's gaze seemed ethereal, which made Zhao Sheng's first feeling that this gaze was swallowing people.

Zhao Sheng swallowed, looked at Zhuo Yiyi and asked, "What did Captain Zhuo Yiyi do at home before?"

Zhuo Yiyi looked taller than himself, but the muscles in his arms and buttocks made him look like Mount Tai.

"Your Majesty, I am a Xixia native. Due to foreign invasions, we fled south and finally found refuge here. It was because of your recruitment of warriors that my mother and I were able to survive."

"So, you have been fleeing, or on the way to flee?"

"Yes, along the way we encountered either bandits or invasions by foreign races."

Zhao Sheng knew that the territory of the Great Zhou was not large. According to his memory, the Western Xia should have passed through the Qin territory and reached the territory of the Western Xia. In other words, did the Western Xia still exist in this era?

"Have you ever killed anyone?" Zhao Sheng suddenly asked.

"Yes. When I was seventeen, I participated in the city defense service in exchange for my family's escape. I killed the enemy in battle, and when I escaped from the city, I even cut off an enemy's head, snatched the horse, and escaped."

Zhao Sheng never expected that behind the empty eyes was a fearless heart.

The new army was developed by combining the existing government soldiers with the recruitment of refugees. When these people went out to fight, Zhao Sheng was unsure about them and left these inexperienced people behind.

He was surprised to find that there were some big guys among the people left behind when he brought a team that he thought was relatively good.

But think about it, except for the people brought from Shigang Village who were directly appointed, the rest were selected through layers of selection. They did not rely on tears to gain sympathy, but really fought their way up with swords and guns.

"According to the governor's system, there should be a cavalry regiment. How many people do you have now?"

"Reporting to the Prince Consort, our escort team has 1,100 war horses, along with several men and crossbows. Close combat will primarily be handled by sabers."

After hearing what Zhuo Yiyi said, Zhao Sheng laughed and said, "Then you can't be a cavalry regiment, at most a cavalry battalion."

The others also burst into laughter when they heard this.

Zhao Sheng did not make any changes to the battalion system because they were similar at first. The Great Zhou did not have a regimental system. He wanted to use the term "xiaowei" at first, but was worried that the court would monitor and discover it, so he adopted the regimental system.