As soon as the sun rose, the sound of horse hooves came from the west gate of Qinzhou, and a large group of people rushed out of the gate.

In spring and autumn hunting, it was found in ancient times. The king used this to observe the martial arts. As the prefect of Qinzhou border, Xu Ping chose this day of clear and refreshing autumn to go to Sanduchuan to hunt in autumn. At the same time, he recruited nearby foreign tribes to conduct inspections.

The Weihe Valley Road from Qinzhou to Fuqiang Village is extremely steep and unfavorable to pass. This time, Xuping did not follow the Weihe River, but followed the tributary of the Weihe River, and went west to Zhuyu Mountain and then north to enter Fuqiang Village.

When I arrived at the foot of Zhushan Mountain, it was already dark, so Xu Ping ordered a camp to rest here for a night.

Seeing the soldiers around him busy, Xu Ping said to Cao Keming beside him: "This foreign water is the road to Zhuge Wuhou's march into Tianshui County after leaving Qishan. It was in the Mumen Road not far from here that ambushed Zhang He."

Cao Keming nodded: "Yes, this time I led the Shu army north, and there are many ruins of Wuhou's northern expedition on the road."

"You are now stationed in the Qishan area. After a while, when Yu Zang Huama left the Xicheng City, you will take your troops along the old Wuhou Road to Fuqiang Village, and then along the Wei River to the west and enter Guwei. There are many fortresses in that area. I have arranged food and grass in Yaer Gorge Village, which is enough for you to use. There are several large tribes in Guwei, so you must be careful."

Cao Keming thought for a while and said in embarrassment: "I don't have many soldiers and horses, only 10,000 people. I wonder if I can shock those large tribes and foreign tribes. The Shu soldiers are not good at fighting, and they always feel a little uneasy when facing these foreign Qiang."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Who wasn't the one who brought the Shu soldiers when Wu Hou went to Qishan? Who dared to say that they could not fight? Even before facing the Cao Wei army head-on, they just said that they were slightly weaker than the elite of Wei, and the local border troops in Tianshui were not their opponents. When Qishan and Sima Yi faced head-on, they had a lot of gains, and even the elite of Cao Wei were no match for them. Thousands of years have passed, but now, can it be reversed if they can fight!"

Cao Keming smiled bitterly: "Wuhou's heroic life is not comparable to us ordinary people?"

Xu Ping shook his head repeatedly: "We can't say that, we can't compare to Wuhou. We just say that we can't use a corner of Sichuan and Shu to threaten Longyou without falling into a disadvantage. But if the Shu soldiers led by him are worse than the foreign troops in Qin and Long, we can only blame us for being too incompetent! During the Three Kingdoms, whether it was Wei or Shu, any partial army could sweep the Qiang. At this time, we actually thought that the Qiang was good at fighting and had to rely on their military power. It was really shameful to say! The descendants were unworthy, and even the ancestors were shamed and protected. We could not do this! What Shu soldiers could do for a thousand years, but we could not do without reason."

Cao Keming just smiled bitterly, what could he say? It was indeed the case a thousand years ago, but the reality now is that the soldiers in the northwest can fight more than the soldiers in the Central Plains, and the more they can fight the northwest. There must be some reason, but he still can't figure out this.

Xu Ping looked at Zhu Yushan not far away and sighed, "The battle between the army is not about fighting each other on the streets. What is needed is not about strength, but about unity and orders. The Shu soldiers could fight a thousand years ago because the Prime Minister spent nine years to train the Shu army into an iron army. What about us? We are still calculating about how much armor the soldiers can wear and how many stone bows they can open. Alas, the difference between these is unreasonable. The war depends on bows, crossbows, swords and guns, not about competing strength. Even if the body is a little worse, how useful can the two armies face off against each other? Protector, when you go back this time, you will choose one of the ten people in the army.

I sent it to Qinzhou for training. The new house I built in the capital is quite large, with many empty spaces around it. I once planted watermelons in the field. The people who were invited to plant it at that time were said to have been wandering from the Chuanxia area. They worked in the field, and they were extremely orderly and neat, just like marching and fighting. The Han people could not fight? It was ridiculous! It was not that the Han people could not fight, but now the people who led the troops would not fight! Compared with the Fan Qiang, the Han people were born to keep order, and they should be the most suitable source of troops. In turn, it can only be said that we did not make any progress compared to a thousand years ago, and the military system degenerated to the point where the Fan Qiang was a thousand years ago!"

These days, Cao Keming saw the troops garrison here in Qinzhou, which was exactly the same as the soldiers he had led before. He didn't know if this was the army of the Central Plains dynasty a thousand years ago, but it was certain that he could fight more than the soldiers he led.

The deterioration of military system and culture is not uncommon. No matter how it happens, it is this result. Xu Ping has been thinking about this problem more recently, and he couldn't help but not put much effort into it. After all, his reform of the military system has not been tested by actual combat. After thinking about it, he still firmly insisted on his own ideas.

According to the knowledge learned in previous lives, Europe was the Roman Empire at about the same time as the Han Dynasty. The Roman Empire collapsed from the invasion of barbarians, but it is generally recognized that no one thinks that barbarians are stronger than Rome. After the invasion of barbarians, the same thing actually happened in Europe, with a significant deterioration of military culture and systems. The rise of the knight system, the clumsy combat process, and the extreme emphasis on individual martial arts and scattered military discipline were the mainstream of that era. It was completely incomparable to the clear and artistic battle command of the Roman legion before. Although the firearms in Europe were a symbol, the transformation from a scattered army that was similar to tribal soldiers to a modern and modern army that was strictly disciplined and relied on overall combat was the foundation.

The same thing has not happened in China? The Anshi Rebellion is a landmark event. Since then, the military culture and system have undergone major changes, and the standards for strengthening the army have gradually shifted to the personal courage of generals and soldiers. This culture has even continued to flourish in Xu Ping's previous life. When it comes to whether the army can fight for this thousand-year-old, it is necessary to be obsessed with wearing more armor and how many stone bows are used. How useful is it before thousands of troops?

"At this time, the ministers talk about soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers. However, looking at historical books, I have never seen any major disadvantages of saying that soldiers and generals do not know each other. Emperor Wu of Han governed the Western Regions. General Wei Qing and champion Hou Huo Qubing made the most contributions. Do they know each other with their subordinates? Both of them were from foreign relatives, because Wei Zifu suddenly took the lead to a high position. According to what people say now, their soldiers and generals do not know them, and they should lose their troops and territory. What is the result?" As he said, Xu Ping shook his head repeatedly. "Why would we think that the soldiers and Qiang soldiers can fight a thousand years later, but the Han people are weak and unbearable to fight? Because we use the methods of the Fan and Qiang tribes to lead the army and use their methods to fight, isn't that the case? Wei Huo made great contributions because the military system of the strong Han was sound at that time, and the order of the General was smoothly transformed into the army's marching and combat. Can we still do it now?"

Cao Keming vaguely guessed why Xu Ping repeatedly talked about this question today and tried to ask: "Jings General wants to use Shu soldiers?"

"Not bad! The Privy Council wrote a few days ago and said that recently, the two routes of Huanqing reported that Dangxiang may have a large-scale attack in that area this autumn and winter, and the imperial guards transferred to the northwest can only be transferred there first. We need to use troops from the imperial guards stationed in the four routes of Chuanxia. When we fight Yu Zanghuama, we have enough troops now. But once we occupy the Xijun City and advance to the two states of Lanhui, we will face Dangxiang directly, and the troops will not be enough. Our current troops, including the 10,000 people you have brought, and the 50,000 troops will be included in the Shunde Army. This has already trained the imperial guards stationed in Qinzhou and the wing soldiers, and there are no other troops available. If we want to face Dangxiang head-on in the two states of Lanhui, it is not enough if we don't have 10,000 people."

Xu Ping did not want to oppose the traditional concepts of this era. As long as there was a way, why cause trouble? But now that we have reached this point, we have to transfer Shu soldiers who are generally believed to be unable to fight to enter Long and fight Dangxiang. The Fan and Qiang tribes who went west still had their troops, but Xu Ping did not want to use them. It was no other way, and the risk of governing Fanxiang was too great. Rome was destroyed by barbarian mercenaries, and the Kaiyuan prosperous era ended with Hu soldiers and generals. Xu Ping did not want to be sold by his subordinates one day. The Panluo branch of Xiliang was also a generation of heroes, but was tempted and killed by the allied Dangxiang Qiang, and died in a cowardly manner.

As long as we return to the old road of emphasizing discipline, emphasizing systematic combat, and emphasizing combat command, there is no saying that the Han people are not good at fighting. Compared with the nomadic Fan Qiang, the Han people are born to abide by discipline, and even most of them have military laws to farm.

Xu Ping's military training in Qinzhou for more than half a year has already achieved results. Xuanwei and Guiming Shenwu's army have a new look. The most feared thing about doing things is that there is no rules to follow. Now that the system has been established, it is much easier to form a new army. How long is the new recruit period for Xu Ping's previous life? It's only three months to half a year. Compared with the complexity of the weapons they used, it's enough to train a new army for half a year. As long as there are veterans as backbones, the combat power should not be much different.

The same goes for the saying, it is not that the Han people are not good at fighting, but that the Han people are not good at fighting under this backward and strange system.

Cao Keming thought for a while and said, "Jing Zheng, it is not easy to transfer Shu troops into Long. Originally, there were not many troops from the four routes of Sichuan Gorge, and there were many settlements of corvettes there. I dared not allocate all the imperial guards stationed in the berth. There were not many people who could enter Long."

Xu Ping said: "Catch new recruits. Let the Shuzhou Army recruit good families to join the army without tattooing. If they don't have any tattoos, they can be allowed to be discharged from the army and return to the local camp and field affairs. If they have military achievements, they will arrange errands of the same rank in the camp and field affairs. I have reported this to the Secretariat and the Privy Council. They have agreed, but we should just take the Lanhui Prefectures as a letter of submission. When the war is over here, we will draw effective personnel from each army as recruitment envoys and go to Shu. The prefectures and counties will help form a team, and we will train again after arriving in Qinzhou. The specific strategies will be discussed later."
Chapter completed!