Chapter 133 Meeting
He won a battle and saved more than 80 of his brothers, more than a dozen women, and more than a dozen hostages from other villages. The soldiers who won the flag for the first time all smiled happily and were even more confident in the Tianque in their hands. Even if they were against the Mongolian tars, they had the confidence to fight with them!
Originally, it was the hall where the copycat poles gathered, but now a few big red candles were lit. Zhang Yang sat in the chair of the big head of the house and looked at the smiling people under his men. There was a trace of worry in his heart.
Winning is not arrogant, defeat is not disiry, this is the response. Now this atmosphere is easy to breed pride, and arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
"Our action is relatively successful this time. I would like to ask you to tell me what is the key to our success this time and what else is not perfect." Zhang Yang said.
"Brother, it goes without saying that our weapons are so advanced that we are invincible. Look at those archers at the top of the city don't even have a chance to fire bows and arrows. They are completely beaten. With our Tianque, it is enough to sweep thousands of troops." Tang He said carelessly. He
Zhang Yang didn't have any expression, and then asked, "What's your other people's opinion?"
"Brother, the main reason for our victory this time is that our Tianque has a long range, so that the other party has no power to fight back." Bian Yuanheng also said.
"Shixin, Shiyi, what about you two?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Of course, it's our Tianque, brother, when will you play with these things? If there are any other advanced weapons, let's take them out!" Shi Xin said.
Shi Yi also nodded.
It is estimated that all people now attribute today's achievements to Tianque. This can't be said to be wrong. If there is no Tianque, these people alone can't help but have the poles of a strong wall. However, the success alone is attributed to an advanced weapon. It can't help but say that these people are still rats. An inch of light.
"Everyone forgot that it is not one or two advanced weapons that determine the outcome of the war, but the people!" Zhang Yang began to correct everyone's point of view: "There is no strict training, no efficient and accurate shooting. Even with advanced Tianque, isn't it a fire stick?"
"Yes, the eldest brother is so right!" Tang He first reacted: "In the past, when I was in the Red Turban Army, the army was eager to have as many people as possible. As long as they came to participate, whether they were qualified soldiers or not, they would be given weapons and compiled into the army. Although the number of people was large, the combat effectiveness was not high. Every time, they relied on the tactics of the sea of people to fight, even if they won, they would be a tragic victory. . At the beginning, the eldest brother started the elimination system, but I still didn't understand. Now I understand that the eldest brother's idea is to be high and unqualified soldiers, which will only increase our burden. What we need is elite soldiers.
"It makes sense." The others nodded thoughtfully.
Without this elimination system, everyone will not train hard. In the end, everyone who stays is excellent in shooting and can shoot the target so accurately in 200 steps. In the battle of their own team, they are indeed very powerful.
"We have advanced weapons, but advanced weapons need to be used by people. In our hands, this weapon can exert the greatest power. On the contrary, even if our Tianque is captured by the enemy, they will not use it. In their hands, it will not play a role, so it is decided to win the war. Negative is not only weapons, but more importantly, people. Zhang Yang said that these words naturally plagiarized his assertion that even in the modern era of information warfare, people are the factor that determines the surname. No matter how advanced the weapon is, it needs to be controlled by others.
This speech made everyone start to speak. The most important thing that determines the outcome of the war is people!
"In addition to this, the most important thing is discipline." Zhang Yang continued to enlighten: "Without strict discipline, our team can only be reduced to a miscellaneous peasant uprising army. It plunders everywhere to support the war. In the end, it will also be full of grievances. For example, the reason why Qin was able to unify the six countries during the Warring States Period depends on the strict discipline of its troops. The army is not affectionate. In the place, we are all good brothers in private, but as soon as we go to the battlefield, if anyone doesn't listen to the military order, don't blame me for being ruthless. When Zhang Yang said this, there was a sense of killing in his tone.
"Yes, big brother!" Everyone said together.
This is a wave of power. If you want to lead a good army, the subordinates must absolutely obey the superiors. Zhang Yang doesn't want his subordinates to have self-respect and empty themselves.
"The two I just said, after you go back, tell your team that they have now been trained to shoot accurately with a range of 200 steps. Their next requirement is that they are excellent within 300 steps and can't get off the target within 500 steps! In addition, the issue of discipline must be clearly conveyed. What I need is absolute obedience, and I will never tolerate any soldier**!"
"Yes! Big brother!" Can't you get off the target within 500 steps? Excellent within 300 steps? After going back, I'm afraid I have to brush a few more people, and I have to work harder.
Zhang Yang's face softened and continued, "Next, I want to talk about the development of our army."
Development? Everyone raised their ears. After such a long time, it only expanded to less than 100 people, and the development was too slow. In particular, Tang He, who had stayed in the rebel army, felt that the more people, the better. He used to be a thousand households, but now, it is ten households.
After this period of accumulation, Zhang Yang felt that he could further expand the scale and really fought a big battle. No matter how sophisticated his team was, he could not set off too much waves in the sea of the rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
During this period, the output of Tianque should be another 50 or 60, so he wants to expand his troops to another 50 or 60 people.
"Old Uncle Liu recruited more than 80 people, as well as other people who came out of the prison. As long as they are willing to join us, they can be recruited temporarily. Dingchen is still responsible for the training. In the training, the unsuitable people are eliminated, and the remaining 70 people are enough. Those who have been eliminated go to the base to work. Another advantage is that people who work in the base also have a certain military quality. Once needed, they can also be called into the team.
"Yes, big brother, no problem." Tang He grinned. During this period, he found fun in training and trained others like bears. He just felt that there were too few dozens of people. It would be good if there were hundreds of people.
At the end of the year, Zhang Yang estimated that the size of his troops would reach about 500 people. At that time, this force would be enough to set off a wave of Gaoyou.
"Dingchen, leave your people here first and give them to Lv Zhen's command. You go back to the port of killing to train this group of newcomers. After training, you can arrange the garrison." Zhang Yang went on to say that Furongzhai is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a good military base. Since he has conquered it, of course he has to use it for himself. There should be no problem to accommodate a team of 500 people here.
I heard that his brother was going to transfer to Lv Zhen. Tang He was a little unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. He just emphasized the discipline. He didn't want to be killed by the monkey because he didn't obey the order.
"The next problem is the military pay of our troops." Zhang Yang said that since he was a standing army, he wouldn't let them work on the production line or go out to rob. Although he didn't care about their food, he had to have a sage. On the production line, each person costs about 20 cents a day. When you get here, it will naturally be a little higher, 30 cents a day, one or two yuan a month!
"Ordinary soldiers, one or two ribs of silver every month, and the captain of each team can also have one or two pieces of silver allowance." Zhang Yang said.
That is to say, everyone can get two taels of silver every month? This is a big amount! Everyone is happier, except Shixin.
"Brother, why is it so much? Every time we buy and sell, we can earn hundreds of taels or even thousands of taels of silver." Shi Xin said.
"Get out of here if you don't want to do it." Zhang Yang refused his fourth brother, and a word made Shixin speechless.
"In addition to the usual pay, what's more important is the battle." Zhang Yang then said the point, "Every time you kill an enemy, the bounty is two taels, kill a Mongolian tatarter, and the bounty is five taels."
Wow, it's still cost-effective to fight. It's much higher than the usual pay money. Shixin, a money fan, has made up his mind to fight a few more battles. As for the usual pay money, it's drizzle. However, he is destined to be sad, because Zhang Yang's main job is to go out to do business.
If you want soldiers to fight bravely, hatred of the enemy is a big aspect, because the court's discrimination against the Han people, the landlord's oppression of tenants, and class antagonism are very serious. Therefore, even if Zhang Yang does not give rewards, as long as he is full, he will recruit enough soldiers. However, he wants to be professional. In the formalized military road, these reward systems must be established. There are rewards and punishments to convince the soldiers.
"Also, it's a pension issue." Zhang Yang said.
When it comes to these two words, everyone's hearts are sinking. Although Tianque is very advanced, it is inevitable that there will be casualties in war, and no one can avoid this problem.
"Anyone who is disabled, fifty taels of silver, and one who dies, one hundred taels of silver." Zhang Yang said.
Seeing their nervous look, Zhang Yang felt that he was a little depressed when he said this question, which was inconsistent with his original intention, so he had to change his tone: "So, everyone must take care of their lives. It's very valuable. One hundred taels of silver!"
Everyone laughed at this sentence.
"I don't care about my old soup. If it's really gone, I can't spend this hundred taels of silver by myself. I'd better keep it!" Tang He said.
"Yes, that's right, we don't want it."
The atmosphere is lively again.
The organization of the army is still relatively chaotic for the time being. It is divided into various teams. After expanding a group of soldiers, Zhang Yang can officially solve various organization problems for the army. What should his own army name? It's really a headache. Red Army? It's just a word difference from the Red Turban Army. It's not good. People's Liberation Army? These two words have not been liberated these days. When the book is used, there is less hatred.