In the morning, in a barracks, a knowledge competition was underway. The members of the two participating teams each had a copy of the "Dan Ban Defense Regulations" and took turns to ask opponents according to the rules of the competition.

Many soldiers sat aside as listeners and listened.

Dan Ban refers to the palace city. The Dan Ban Guard Protection Regulations are a set of palace ban rules compiled under the leadership of the general. The imperial guards and guards of the palace city must remember the relevant content.

But rote memorization is boring, so each battalion held regular knowledge competitions to randomly check the soldiers' understanding of the regulations.

When asking a question, randomly click one person from the opposite team to accept the question. After the questioned answer is finished, the referee will determine whether the answer is correct or wrong.

There are ten people in a team, each of whom can ask questions three times.

The two teams have completed their questions, and the referee counts the number of times they answer incorrectly, and the team with fewer times is the winner.

The loser must wash clothes for the winner for ten days.

If there is no winner, there is still a second half: the game tells ghost stories, and the audience will vote to decide the winner.

All kinds of competitions with rewards and punishments will be held regularly.

This competition system was set by the General. In the past six months of implementation, it has been very popular among the soldiers of the imperial guards, which has added a lot of fun to the boring military camp life.

Outside the room and by the window, Emperor Xiao Xun, wearing military uniforms, saw that the atmosphere in the room was very lively. He was very happy and wanted to go in and experience it, but was persuaded by the general Li Li who was accompanying the visit.

Because as soon as the emperor entered, the soldiers could not let go.

When it comes to the ghost story, the soldiers will not dare to make up stories randomly because the emperor is present.

Xiao Xun walked forward along the gravel road and passed the playground. He saw many soldiers running in a circle or conducting various training under the supervision of sergeants. He felt refreshed and happy.

This is what the general calls "vigorous" and the active atmosphere of the military camp, which makes people feel endless "energy".

Only by strolling in the military camps can he truly feel that he is preparing for the Northern Expedition, rather than coming to Huaiyin to travel around the mountains and rivers.

In the future, he will be in charge of the Northern Expedition, and the Central Army will follow him and will be engaged in combat if necessary. Therefore, the Central Army's battalions cannot be like a good person, and they must be trained, like a warrior.

The general's rectification of the Central Army actually started to lay the groundwork last year. After arriving in Huaiyin, he increased the rectification efforts and achieved remarkable results.

Every time Xiao Xun made a temporary attempt to inspect the imperial guards, he ordered a few soldiers to shoot arrows with two stone bows, and his grades were good.

He knew that to shoot the arrow well, he had to practice for at least one or two years. Those who could drive two stone bows must have strong arms. If they change to spears, swords and shields, they can still be used well.

Therefore, Xiao Xun believed that the general's army was really improving the combat capabilities of the imperial guards.

Instead of what some ministers muttered, the general was to reorganize his army to eliminate dissidents, and had no intention.

Seeing the ring ahead surrounded by crowds, Xiao Xun knew that the martial arts competition was going on, and when he was intrigued, he squeezed into the crowd.

He was wearing military uniforms. Although he was a little younger, he looked like a soldier and was inconspicuous. If it weren't for the burly Li Li who was cutting the way forward, he wouldn't have squeezed in at all.

Huang, who was following behind and accompanied the patrol patrol, suddenly had an idea when he saw the emperor's back: Why not give you a trip and let you reunite your father and son?

In a sense, Huang is Xiao Xun's enemy who killed his father, because the strange monkey that caused Xiao Daqi to seriously injure was Huang.

Although this matter is a secret, for Huang?, since he did it once, he doesn’t care about doing it once.

As the general of the Imperial Army, he is in charge of some Imperial Army and helps his brother-in-law Li Li to control the palace ban. It is not impossible to do anything.

However, Zhang Ying said that the time has not come, so Huang is peaceful and loyal to him.

In his opinion, his brother-in-law's ideas are always unique. Although he is willing to suffer from face, he is finally getting closer to the highest position step by step.

Now, it is a good trick to make the little emperor happy, leave Jiankang and stay in Huaiyin, so there is no need for them to go to extremes.

Think about some of the things Zhang Ying analyzed for him, Huang? Some expectations:

The emperor stayed in Huaiyin and lived in Huaiyin as his place. The wealthy families in the two Huaizhou would not miss this opportunity to approach the center. In a few years, the situation would change.

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In the official office, Li Li convened an assistant to summarize the recent achievements of the army reorganization, summarized the experience and lessons, and prepared for the second phase of the army reorganization.

What is the second stage?

Institutional reform: to achieve separation of generals and soldiers, to control soldiers, to avoid "soldiers as generals", to prevent problems caused by a certain imperial guard general, which will lead to abnormal movements in the entire army.

However, the separation of generals and soldiers will lead to the disadvantage of "generals do not know the soldiers, and soldiers do not know the generals", which will lead to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

Therefore, it is not a big problem for Li Li to apply a "patch".

Because the "soldiers' management" system that has been piloted in Xuzhou for many years, many lessons have been summarized, and many effective measures have been taken to eliminate the negative impact, and there are ready-made "patches".

Li Li believes that for the central army, the requirement for being the first is loyalty and reliability, not combat effectiveness.

Only by achieving the separation of generals and soldiers can the probability of the imperial guards turning against each other as much as possible.

Moreover, the existing central military system is actually implementing disguised separation of generals and soldiers, which is the result of continuous evolution over the past hundred years.

Since the Liu Song Dynasty, the central army has formed relatively stable: the guards in the capital were based on six armies.

The six generals of the six armies are the leader, guard, left guard, right guard, cavalry, and guerrilla generals.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Gaozu (Xiao Yan), the cavalry and guerrillas were divided into the left and right, and the Yunqi and the Ranger General were also appointed.

In addition, there are four generals of the Left Army, Right Army, Front Army, and Back Army, called "Four Army".

There are also the General of the Hu Ben Central Army, who are the three generals of the Pushe, the Yulin Supervisor, the Tunqi, the infantry and cavalry, the Yueqi, the Changshui, and the Shore Prison.

And the two generals of the accumulated shooting and powerful crossbow.

There are also close servants called ban defense, left and right swords, left and right hubs, namely guards, most of whom are eunuchs and military officials.

The left and right guards of the central army guarded the palace, and the rest of the troops guarded the capital. When necessary, they were ordered to go out to fight. The war ended and they returned to the city to garrison.

The commander of the central army is the general who commands the "inner army", that is, the part of the army guarding the palace (the imperial palace) in the central army.

Among the central army, the general of the guards commanded the "outside army", that is, the part of the army guarding the capital outside Taicheng.

Under normal circumstances, the commanders of the various army are all vacancies. If they take office or leave, they will not affect the composition of the soldiers in each battalion.

Therefore, it is the "main general of the camp and the flowing water", which is a general in a sense, and the soldiers are separated.

But it is also true that the separation of troops led to the decline of the combat capability of the central army.

The emperor appointed generals of the imperial guards, and political considerations (power game) were higher than military considerations, so it is no longer surprising that the generals of the imperial guards themselves have poor military capabilities.

The most typical example is when Hou Jing was in rebellion, the central army of Jiankang, who performed extremely poorly.

Because most of his commanders were scholars trusted by the emperor, rather than generals who could actually fight.

For example, Wang Zhi, who was ordered to guard the Yangtze River, was appointed as the Caishiji, led his army to run away without waiting for the replacement of troops to arrive, resulting in no one guarding Caishiji, and Hou Jing's rebels crossed the river calmly.

For example, Yu Xin, who was ordered to guard the Zhuque Gate in the face of danger, can be called "the first-class in the world" in literature, but he can't fight at all, and he doesn't even have the courage to face the enemy.

Therefore, the rebels shot the scattered arrows and fled, causing the Suzaku Gate to fall instantly.

Li Li reorganized the army and implemented the sergeant management of soldiers, but instead improved the combat capabilities of the central army while ensuring the loyalty of the central army.

As for those who do not understand military affairs, they are appointed as the chief general of the imperial guards, that is another problem.

While enhancing combat effectiveness, we must also strengthen the "main job" of the imperial guards: guarding the house and protecting the hospital.

There are so many Chinese troops, but in fact, the division of labor is simple, there are only three types:

The first type is where the emperor is, he will follow him.

When the emperor was in the palace, he would guard the palace, guard the gates, and when he went out, he would be a follower, guard on the left and right, or guard the outside world.

The second type is that no matter whether the emperor is in the palace or not, he guards the palace and the gates, which is equivalent to a guard house.

The third type is to guard the capital (excluding Taicheng) in normal times and go to war when necessary, which is equivalent to a warrior.

Therefore, the training standards for soldiers in various battalions of the Central Army are all in accordance with the requirements of the war soldiers.

The guards practiced "needed personnel protection" and worked together.

In the second half of the meeting, Li Li once again emphasized: "Military education for soldiers and generals is imperative. The cultural course has been held for more than a year and can start the assessment."

"People who fail the cultural exam cannot continue their studies and learn more military knowledge. How can they be qualified for promotion?"
Chapter completed!