As soon as the sun and wind started to set in the east, horns sounded from time to time around Xinye, and several armies began to gather.

Zhang Jun was stationed on the high slope of Ma Gao. He watched the flags flying and several armies in good order. He couldn't help but nodded secretly. Assembling tens of thousands of armies seems easy, but in fact it is very difficult to maintain order. How is the order of an army? It will directly reflect

its combat effectiveness.

Zhang Jun was still satisfied with the initial appearance of Wang Xiaolie's army.

With the sound of drums, the army began to form a formation. Zhang Jun, as the vanguard, led his subordinates to the slope. After the formation was completed, Zhang Jun rode to the front of the formation and sang the promise loudly to the slope.

Zhang Jun saw that the cavalry lineup below was neat and the soldiers were in high spirits. He couldn't help but applaud. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "Let them demonstrate it."

Wang Xiaohunting received the order and sent a messenger down, ordering Zhang Jun to send ten men to shoot back and forth.

Zhang Jun sang the promise. He selected ten soldiers, each went to the east and west sides, and rushed towards his position. In the process of charging, he used arrow branches with arrowheads and shot at each other. In terms of the number of arrows hit,

The one with more hits wins.

With the sound of drums, the knights on both sides galloped forward. When they were fifty steps apart, they fired arrows one after another. When they reached Zhang Jun's side, all ten men reined in their horses and stopped without a single mistake. Each man shot six to ten arrows.

Wait, most of them hit.

Zhang Jun looked at it and couldn't help but praise: "Look at their superb riding skills and their accurate shooting, which is no less than that of veterans with many years of experience!"

After saying that, he said to Wang Xiaolie: "Look at your military formation, it looks very neat. The soldiers who have just been here are superb in their riding and archery skills. They can be considered a strong army. But their armor is a bit old.

Some are even damaged. I wonder why?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "We were originally King Qin's army, and we didn't have enough ordnance. We have too many people, and many of the ordnance and armors were captured. How can we be picky? Now there are more than 20,000 people, and there are only more than 6,000 armors. The rest

We could barely scrape together enough leather armor. There were more than 5,000 crossbows, which were collected from armor warehouses in several nearby states. It's not that we don't want the sergeants to use them, it's just that it's difficult to handle."

Zhang Jun said: "It's really not easy. I will keep this in mind and will find a way in the future."

Whether it is iron armor or hard crossbows, it is not easy to make. How many days has it been since Wang Xiaolie built a workshop in Xinye? The quantity is not enough for a while. There are enough swords and guns in the army now, and real weighty ordnance, such as iron armor and hard crossbows, are available.

Far from enough.

Zhang Jun retreated, and Niu Gao and Shao Ling each led their own troops and changed various formations in front of the mound. The flags were neat and orderly, and all the soldiers were high-spirited. Although the armor on their bodies was a little worn, the whole army was as powerful as a rainbow.

Zhang Jun is young and is actually not familiar with military affairs. Watching Wang Xiaolie's army today is just for fun. In his eyes, the neat military formations and the high-spirited soldiers are rare. As for the real combat effectiveness,

It's not something that can be seen in this situation.

The drill did not end until noon. Niu Gao and Shao Ling retreated with their troops, while a group of reviewing officials were still in high spirits on the mound.

Wang Yan said: "The army I just looked at is incomparable. All the soldiers are tall and strong, and they are not recruited casually. If there are enough horses, good weapons, and training properly, we can become a strong army."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The soldiers here are all recruited as soldiers, and they are well fed, so they naturally look taller."

"Are they all recruited according to the soldier's pattern?" After hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help but shake his head. The soldier's pattern has been out of use for a long time, especially at this time, as long as each army can recruit soldiers, how can it be so strict?

The soldiers of the Song Army are mainly ranked according to their height. The first class is the Tianwu First Army, which is 5.8 feet tall. According to later generations, it is required to be more than 1.8 meters. The second class is Pengri, Shenwei and Tianwu First Army.

The second level army requires 5.75 feet, which is more than 1.78 meters. The third level is Longwei, which requires 5.7 feet, which means more than 1.77 meters.

These four armies are the main forces of the Song Dynasty, including the four armies of Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei and Shenwei. Their commanders, the commander of the four compartments of Pengri Tianwu and the commander of the four compartments of Longshenwei, are all in charge.

One of the troops.

Wang Xiaolie only occupies several states and cannot meet the same requirements as the four main forces. Instead, the main force is fifth-level or above, and the height requirement is more than 5.6 feet, which is more than 1.74 meters in later generations. These main forces,

They are all required to wear iron armor, hold a big axe, and can charge directly into the battle. The second level is the sixth, seventh, and eighth-third levels of the Song Army, which require 5.4 feet, which is more than 1.67 meters. The rear ones are 5.35

Those who are taller than 1.66 meters tall are miscellaneous soldiers.

The second-class soldiers, Wang Xiaolie, are mainly used as crossbowmen. The third-class soldiers are used depending on the situation.

Such physical conditions were unique among the armies at this time. Moreover, Wang Xiao's hunting army ate better and paid attention to nutrition, so the soldiers were all very strong. It was precisely because of the extremely strict selection of candidates that the entire army looked at them

It looks very impressive.

After listening to Wang Xiaolie's introduction, Zhang Jun nodded: "That's how it should be! Only by carefully selecting soldiers and training them intensively can they become a strong soldier! Some generals now only think about gathering numbers in the army, regardless of whether they can or not.

How dignified it is to go into battle!"

Liu Ziyu and the others on the side also nodded secretly. Regardless of whether they are physically qualified or not, as long as they join the army, they have to take care of one's food. If there are too many unqualified people, the army's combat effectiveness will naturally be weak, but it will cost a lot of money and food.

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Wang Xiaolie was not familiar with other armies and did not know the situation in other armies. He just followed the Song Dynasty system, made some slight changes, and implemented it according to the actual situation. However, he did not expect that the military system at this time would be very chaotic and would be incomparable to others.

When the army retreated, the entire scene was silent. The vigorous scene just now seemed as if it had not happened.

Regarding military affairs, Wang Xiaolie mostly relied on the system and slowly figured it out without much practice. In fact, he was not sure what he should do during this military parade. Seeing that no one blamed the military parade for being bad, he felt relieved.

Nowadays, military parades actually mainly focus on whether the troops are in order or not, whether the formation changes smoothly or not, whether the orders are executed resolutely, and whether the flags are scattered. If it can be well organized, it is considered a strong army.

Zhang Jun is also unfamiliar with military affairs. Although the armor and equipment in Wang Xiaolie's army today are a bit worn out, they are generally satisfactory. Only Wang Yan is experienced in the military. It can be seen that Wang Xiaolie's army

Not very skilled.

Back in the Yamen, Wang Xiaolie hosted a banquet. Zhang Jun led the people to sit down at the table and drink and celebrate.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Jun said to Wang Xiaoxing: "Looking at your military appearance today, few people in the world can compare with it. I come from the southeast, and although there are many famous generals there, it is difficult for you to enforce such orders and prohibitions in your army. So.

It seems to me that in a few years, you can become a powerful force in the world!"

Wang Xiaolie hurriedly said he didn't dare.

Zhang Jun said: "It's a pity that you don't have a lot of money and food here, and there are no military reserves. The soldiers' armors are worn out. It's really a pity. Now I'm going to Sichuan and Shaanxi, where there are a lot of ordnance reserves. It's not as difficult as you here. Let's do this. I'll allocate an army from the army.

Thousands of crossbows are my thoughts."

Wang Xiaolie hurriedly thanked him. The strong crossbow was the superior weapon of the Song army. If used properly, it could greatly enhance the military strength. Most of the crossbows in Wang Xiaolie's army were collected from armor warehouses, and some were taken from Yang Jin's army.
Chapter completed!