Chapter 595 Qianniu Guard and Huben Guard (please vote and subscribe)
With so many recruits' lives at stake, Yingrui and Xuetu did not dare to be careless. They quickly sent people to blast those soldiers who were lying on the ground to rest. Some who were too tired to move were also carried back to the barracks. After recording the assessment results of all the soldiers, Luo Chong directly ordered the entire battalion to rest, and let the soldiers go back to lie down for the remaining half of the afternoon.
After arranging personnel to patrol the barracks, Luo Chong began to select soldiers according to their assessment results with the examiners.
The assessment results were recorded in the form of a form, with 25 people in each team, which recorded the specific parameters of their six assessments in detail. 160 report cards were summarized on the long table in the meeting hall. Luo Chong gave the number of indicators for the entire division process, and then the examiners, that is, the clerks brought by Luo Chong, screened according to the results.
This time, a total of 4,000 new soldiers were recruited. Luo Chong was going to set up two guard posts, with 1,782 people in one guard post, and 3,564 quotas for the two guard posts. This left more than 400 people unassigned, so a group of scouts, or scouts, would be added to each of the two guard posts. The remaining dozens of people would be assigned to the logistics branch, so that everyone could be arranged clearly.
First, there were two groups of cavalry, with a total of 310 people, one on each side of the two guard posts. They would be directly selected from the top to the bottom according to the balance beam assessment results. As soon as Luo Chong said this, the clerks below began to count the heads and directly picked out the top 310 people with the best sense of balance.
In order to achieve a fair distribution of strength between the two guard posts, the distribution method implemented the ABAB system, and the two guard posts were assigned in turn. Ying Rui and Xue Tu had no objection to this.
Next is the quota for the two scout units, which also has 310 people. The selection criteria are the top 500 fastest runners, and then the 400 with the best eyesight are selected from them, and then 310 people with excellent balance are selected. The distribution method is the same as above, and they are also filled into the two guards in turn.
In addition to one cavalry unit and one scout unit in each guard, there are ten units of 155 people in each unit. The distribution of the arms is 30% sword and shield soldiers, 30% spear and halberd soldiers, and 40% archers, in order to maintain absolute long-range strike power.
Therefore, the remaining three arms must be selected from the archers. The archers and officers of the two guards have a total of 1,392 people. Priority will be given to those with good eyesight and strong arm strength, and then they will be filled into the two guards in turn.
The next is the sword and shield soldiers, with a total of 1,082 people. The selection criteria are that soldiers who run fast, have sufficient endurance, and have a good sense of balance are given priority.
Finally, there are the spearmen, who also have 1,082 vacancies. They can only be selected from the remaining people who are most accurate in hitting wooden balls and those who react quickly to extortion, and they are also selected from the top to the bottom. In
addition, because the weapons of the spearmen are also different, they have to be subdivided. Each guard post must set aside a group with the worst performance to form the long spearmen. These long spearmen are different from the previous long spearmen. The long spears they use are seven and a half meters long. Such long spears are naturally not used to stab people, but to form a formation to resist cavalry.
The remaining two groups are used to form the large halberd soldiers. The main weapon, the iron halberd, is three and a half meters long, serving as the previous long spearmen.
In this way, the regular soldiers are divided, and only 126 people with the lowest performance in all aspects are left. They are also divided into two teams evenly and added to the logistics arms of the two guard posts.
Luo Chong and a group of people spent more than two hours assigning the arms, and then continued to pick out the best performers from each arm to serve as officers. Half of the officers of the two garrisons were former veterans, and the rest were outstanding recruits. This was considered a promotion for veterans who had served for several years. The lowest-ranking veteran was promoted to the position of section chief, which was equivalent to Shu Da's position in the army before. However, at that time, the Han tribe only had one regular army.
After the reorganization, the two guards each had 2,151 people, among whom the extra people were the highest officers directly appointed by Luo Chong, the veterans who were re-arranged, that is, the group promoted to officers, and some civilian and logistics personnel arranged by Luo Chong, such as clerks, craftsmen, military doctors, etc. Finally, the two guards were officially awarded numbers.
Qianniuwei, with a total of 2,151 people, was under the jurisdiction of a cavalry unit of 155 people, a scout unit of 155 people, a pass of sword and shield soldiers, a total of 541 people; a pass of spear and halberd soldiers, a total of 541 people; a pass plus a unit of archers, a total of 696 people, and a total of 63 people in the logistics flag.
Chai Duoduo, the former cavalry flag, served as the commander of Qianniuwei, Tan Jian, the former archer flag, served as the deputy commander, Ying Rui, the former county magistrate of Fumaguan County, served as the guard Sima, and Zong Nian, the former Hanyang County Criminal Office Secretary, served as the Qianniuwei military officer.
Two of the four highest officers were airdropped, and two were promoted from below. The commander only had the power to command troops but not the power to mobilize them. In wartime, he was responsible for commanding the war and could make all the decisions. In peacetime, he could only mobilize a unit of troops. The deputy commander was responsible for assisting in the command.
The military commander only had the power to mobilize troops but not the power to command them. In peacetime, he could control all the troops of the entire guard, including the commander, deputy commander and military officer. Their duties were to collect battlefield intelligence, conduct internal counter-espionage, coordinate logistics materials, provide medical treatment for the wounded and sick, record military merits and rewards and punishments, and educate soldiers ideologically and culturally.
The military officer was responsible for: intelligence analysis, tactical support, march route planning, providing opinions on station selection, training outline planning, and daily training person in charge. The
reason why Luo Chong made such an arrangement was to clearly separate the military chief and political chief of the troops, so that they could check and balance each other, which was convenient for him to control. One was in charge of military affairs and the other was in charge of life. The functions were clear and each performed their duties.
As for the reason for appointing these top officers, it was because Luo Chong planned to station the Qianniu Guards in the new city on the grassland and let them be responsible for the construction and defense of the new city on the grassland. Therefore, Chai Duoduo, the former cavalry general flag, was selected as the military chief. He had more experience in cavalry tactics, so even if he fought with the nomadic tribes on the grassland, he would not suffer because he could not figure out the opponent's routine.
Tan Jian, the former archer general flag, was appointed as the deputy commander because he had experience in leading archers. Infantry and cavalry confrontations rely most on strong crossbows, so he was appointed as the deputy commander.
Ying Rui was appointed as the guard Sima because he was the patriarch of the Eagle Clan and was good at taming giant eagles, which was more convenient for intelligence work. Secondly, he was a county magistrate for a year and a half and had more experience in personnel management, education, and logistics coordination. Finally, it was because Luo Chong trusted him. Although Ying Rui did not have any outstanding advantages, he was obedient enough and honest. Luo Chong trusted him to control the power of troop movement.
As for joining the army, it was a civilian position, and one could just find an officer who had management experience, was relatively smart, and was good at making plans. In fact, the power was not that great, so Luo Chong directly picked a skilled officer from the Criminal Department in Hanyang County.
The other guard post was called Huben Guard, and its staff was the same as Qianniu Guard, but Luo Chong made Xue Tu the commander of the guard, and made him the military chief of the guard. This arrangement was mainly because Luo Chong planned to change all the members of the Huben Guard into engineering soldiers after the war, responsible for the future construction of various places. Of course, they still had to fight when it was time.
(End of this chapter)
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