Chapter 294 First Round Elimination
According to Mr. Li, the overall plan will not be released until after the New Year at least.
Ouyang Shuo pondered for a while, and said, "Can we design the city wall first?"
"Why is that?" Elder Li was puzzled.
"The city wall is the core of the planning. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and corvee labor must be collected for construction. There are still four months before the spring sowing. I hope to complete the construction of the city wall before the next spring sowing."
"That's right." Mr. Li nodded in satisfaction, highly appreciating Ouyang Shuo's act of caring for the people.
Young people are awesome, Mr. Li sighed in his heart.
"The old man immediately summoned the students and rushed to work overnight, trying to come up with a design plan for the city wall within a week."
Ouyang Shuo clasped his fists together, "Thank you!"
The two had an in-depth communication on some design requirements and specific needs of the city wall. Unknowingly, the sun was setting outside the window, and Ouyang Shuo got up to say goodbye, and turned to leave the office.
"I'll see you off!" Sun Xiaoyue chased after her.
The two walked on the green path, looking at each other silently, and neither of them wanted to break this rare tranquility, perhaps it was just like the old saying: at this time, silence is better than sound.
"Ouyang!" Before leaving, Sun Xiaoyue hesitated to speak.
"how?"
"Forget it, it's nothing!" Sun Xiaoyue said discouragedly, and turned back first, her steps flustered.
The breeze blows by, causing ripples in someone's heart, disturbing the heart of which boy or girl...
Ouyang Shuo looked at Sun Xiaoyue's back, and sighed softly, with a melancholy expression.
Back at Hou Mansion, just in time for dinner.
In the courtyard, Binger has already finished school, playing with Xiaobai. Xiaobai is the little white wolf presented by Luo Shixin. He is very close to Binger, they are inseparable, and even go to school with him.
Ouyang Shuo wondered if Bing'er had any psychic talent, and why all kinds of spirit beasts were so close to the little girl. No matter if it was Nian Beast Cub or Black Fang, there was no exception.
"Brother, you're back!" Bing'er ran over. During this time, the schoolwork was well arranged, and the little girl's rebellious period seemed to have passed, and she became much more well-behaved, which made Ouyang Shuo very pleased.
"En." The siblings chatted and laughed as they walked into the side hall for dinner.
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After being promoted to the county seat, Ouyang Shuo's busy state continued. He was busy summoning waves of civil servants and generals every day to discuss the military and political affairs of the territory.
Things in a county are so complicated.
Although Ouyang Shuo had set the general tone before, and the specific government affairs were in charge of the three major departments, there were still some things in the process that required him, the lord, to make his own decisions.
The transferred officials would go to the Marquis of Lianzhou to bid farewell to Ouyang Shuo before taking office.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo couldn't belittle these important ministers who were guarding the territory. He would meet each of them in person and teach them face-to-face, so as to reassure them and strengthen their aspirations.
Fortunately, with the practice of "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", Ouyang Shuo's energy became more and more abundant. After discussing politics during the day, he could stay alone in the study room at night, writing vigorously, planning for the next step of the territory's development.
Ouyang Shuo's busyness made all the girls in the mansion feel distressed. Song Jia also came back from the sect specifically once, and personally instructed Zisu to prepare a supper every night and send it to the study.
On December 9th, Ouyang Shuo summoned Bai Qi and Zhao Sihu.
The Shanhai County City Guard Brigade was reorganized into the three master regiments, and Zhao Sihu suddenly became a polished commander. These days, he was busy cooperating with the military affairs department's conscription, and was summoned by Ouyang Shuo, who hurried over.
In the Battle of Eishi Ridge, Ouyang Shuo was impressed by Zhao Sihu's military command ability, so he specially presented the secret book "Five Tiger Sword Classic" as a reward.
Two months later, Zhao Sihu had already glimpsed the door, and he faintly exuded the might of a fierce tiger.
"How is it? Is the conscription going well?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"It's okay, everyone's enthusiasm for joining the army is very high. The physical fitness of the youths in the territory is also very good, and most of the applicants can meet the standards." Zhao Sihu was a little excited.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, the various territorial characteristics of the Shanhai Territory have gradually become powerful, this is the background.
After exchanging pleasantries, Ouyang Shuo started to get down to business, and said, "Call the two of you over, there are two matters."
Zhao Sihu clasped his fists in both hands and said, "Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
To be honest, Zhao Sihu was not sure about the position of the City Guard Brigade, and he didn't know what Junhou thought. It is naturally desirable to be able to get the opportunity to be taught face-to-face by the monarch.
"The first is the establishment of the Shanhai City's city guards. My idea is to form a city guards regiment with a deadline of half a year. What do you two think?"
Zhao Sihu is the person involved, so it is not easy to express his opinion, but he is secretly excited in his heart. He didn't expect that Junhou abolished the three major city guard brigades, but made a bigger plan.
Bai Qiqiu nodded and said: "With the scale of Shanhai City in the future, a city guard regiment is definitely not too many."
As Bai Qi said, how could Shanhai City, as the heart of the territory, not be heavily guarded. Although Ouyang Shuo didn't think that anyone would be able to attack Shanhai City, it was an invisible deterrent and security guarantee.
Otherwise, how to stabilize the hearts of the people in Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo is not a person who is eager for quick success, and he will not expand the army recklessly. Setting a deadline of half a year is to give the territory a buffer, so as not to cause too much burden on the territory's economy.
After the integration of the three cities, 1,310 refugees are registered every day, and 40,000 people can be added in a month. Because urban integration is just wishful thinking of Ouyang Shuo, it has not been recognized by the system. Therefore, when calculating the upper limit of urban population, the three cities are still calculated separately.
"Although the city guard division is a division formed from scratch, I hope that the combat effectiveness and military quality of the city guard division cannot be weaker than the three master regiments. As for how to train, the two generals will be in charge."
Even with Zhao Sihu's courage, he was a little embarrassed to hear the request of the prince.
As we all know, if a new army wants to form a real combat effectiveness, in addition to daily hard training, actual combat is also very important, and even the key to success or failure. However, given the fighting situation in the territory, a field division is stationed on each of the three most threatening sides, and no matter how many rounds, it will not be the turn of the city guard division to go to the battlefield.
"What, is there any difficulty?"
Zhao Sihu gritted his teeth, and said: "The general is a rough man, just tell the truth. If it is only about training, the general is not afraid of anyone; but if it is compared to actual combat, he dare not make sure that he will miss the important event of the prince."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, turned to look at Bai Qi, and asked, "What's the solution, General?"
"The only way is to send the city guard divisions, with brigades as units, to the camps of the three master regiments in turn to participate in actual combat." Bai Qi was unequivocal.
"Okay, let's do it like this. The formation of the City Guard Division will be under the overall command of the general, and Zhao Sihu will be responsible for the specific implementation." Ouyang Shuo made a final decision on the command.
General Bai Qi became the right arm of Ouyang Shuo's army, and he was in charge of almost all the military affairs of the territory. On the contrary, the Military Affairs Administration, under the light of Bai Qi, was dimmed and gradually reduced to a logistics department.
A general like Bai Qi is not suitable to be in charge of the Military Affairs Department, the battlefield is his destination. The original intention of Ouyang Shuo to set up the Military Affairs Department was also to hope that the Military Affairs Department could effectively check and balance the generals in the army and form a balance. Otherwise, the generals in the army will be like wild horses that have run wild, easily out of Ouyang Shuo's control.
It's a pity that because of the lack of a talented person, the Military Affairs Department has been half-dead, which made him very disappointed.
With the continuous expansion of the territory's army, Ouyang Shuo no longer had the energy to do it himself like before, personally participating in the specific army formation, and could only delegate power to the generals.
The result of this is the weakening of his control over the army. Fortunately, among the brigade commanders of the three master regiments, they are basically the old divisions he single-handedly promoted, and there will be no problems in a short time.
Ouyang Shuo put aside his thoughts, and continued, "The barracks of the City Guard Division will be moved to the outer city. The barracks in the core area will be vacated for the Guards Brigade."
Zhao Sihu nodded. He had long expected that there would be such a day. With the different positions of the City Guard Division and the Guards Brigade, it was decided that the two armies would be one for the outside and the other for the inside. It would be a matter of time before the core area was handed over to the Guards Brigade. .
When Lianzhou Hou's Mansion and Shanhai Mansion divided the security jurisdictions, the foreshadowing had already been laid.
The Imperial Guard Brigade is another trump card for Ouyang Shuo to control the army. As long as this most elite army is firmly in his hands, he will have the confidence to meet any challenge.
When the master regiments stabilize, it will be time for the expansion of the Imperial Guard Brigade.
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On December 10, the first year of Gaia, the new barracks in the western suburbs.
Of the 3,250 soldiers who participated in the election, excluding those who died in the Battle of Changping, there were still 2,470 elites left. They will usher in the first round of assessment. The subjects of the assessment include the five-kilometer weight-bearing run, the single and parallel bars, the 400-meter obstacle run, and push-ups.
During the recruit training period, all soldiers have repeatedly trained related subjects and are no longer unfamiliar. The key to the assessment is whether the soldiers can meet the standards set by the teaching team.
According to statistics, the soldiers who participated in the selection were all ranked above the eighth-rank elite soldiers, and the tenth-rank elite soldiers accounted for more than 10%, making them the strongest elites in the territorial army.
Ouyang Shuo came to the new barracks and witnessed the whole assessment process, accompanied by Bai Qi.
According to the feedback from Viper, the leader of the teaching team, Bai Qi's entry into the new barracks gave them a lot of inspiration. Some assessment standards were revised more reasonably under Bai Qi's suggestion.
After a day's assessment, only 1,845 soldiers passed, and the elimination rate reached 25%.
Soldiers who are eliminated will return to their original troops.
After the assessment is over, the mission of the new barracks in the western suburbs is completed, and it will be dismantled the next day. Soldiers who pass the assessment will be transferred to the established training base for a new round of devil training.
Inspired by the modern training mode of the new barracks, Bai Qi has already started to compile the army training outline and the army code of conduct, which are ready to be implemented in the whole army.