[Chapter 316] Strictly control your own one acre and three-point land

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The number of steel bars is actually very small, mainly used to build turrets. First, the steel of the White Army was very tight, and except for military purposes, it was basically impossible to meet the needs. Second, the craftsmen basically did not know how to use steel bars to build various buildings in later generations. They were all used to stone buildings. Arches and other things, and it was not difficult. At that time, the stone arch bridges were not cut corners and were of good quality, and they could be used for hundreds of years. For example, Zhaozhou Bridge and other things.

The design of Zhenyuan Pass is only one city gate. Behind the city gate, there is also the so-called urncheng. The urncheng is actually a space with walls on all sides. What is the function of the urncheng? If the enemy uses a siege hammer to break through the city gate, they still cannot directly enter the city. On the contrary, they will be shot by weapons from all directions behind the main city gate. Caught off guard, they may fall out in a very short time.

In the era when there were no firearms, the enemies entering the city were mainly shot by arrowheads. After the muskets were available, the arrowheads were gradually replaced by muskets. For the white-clothed army, the weapon that was better used in the city was actually explosive packs. Dozens of explosive packs were placed and bombed without any difference, and many enemies were all turned into powder.

However, with the gradual popularity of firearms, the main role of the urn is gradually being lost. If the attacker uses weapons such as cannons, the city walls and urns will be broken. In the face of powerful cannons, the urns are also fragile. In the Xiangyang City back then, there was also a complete urns design, but under the bombardment of the Huihuns of the people, it did not last long. It can be seen that equipment and facilities are secondary. People are the most important.

In ancient times, it was quite difficult to build a pass fortress. Fortunately, the emergence of pulley sets greatly enhanced the work efficiency. The biggest difficulty in construction at that time was how to transport large pieces of stones, or strips of stones to high places. Under normal circumstances, it was necessary to build trellis or pile up inclined platforms, which resulted in half the effort with twice the effort. With the pulley sets, all of this became easier.

The most optimistic estimate is that by March, Zhenyuan Pass will form a basic prototype. It will be basically completed in half a year. In other words, if the Tatar cavalry continues to move south from here after half a year, what they encounter will no longer be the temporary barracks of the White Army, but a solid pass. For the nomadic cavalry who lacks the ability to attack, a solid pass is simply their nightmare.

However, Xu Xingxia estimated that after the fortifications in Zhenyuan Pass were completed, there would probably be no Taurus cavalry to go south from Zhenyuan Pass. Unless they were stupid and wanted to find abuse from here. If they still wanted to enter Ningxia Town, their only choice was to detour. Either enter from the south of Ningxia Town and take Shengjin Pass, Wanhudui and other roads. Or, they entered from Helan Mountain and took Dalikou, Suweikou, Chimukou and other roads. No matter which road they took, it was obviously not as convenient and fast as Zhenyuan Pass. In other words, in the future, if the Taurus cavalry wanted to harass Ningxia Town, the difficulty would be greatly increased.

In fact, without the threat from Zhenyuan Pass, the areas around Heishan Camp were already very safe. Dahankou, Suweikou and Chimukou were all canyons in the middle of Helan Mountain, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the White-Clothed Army dispatched some of its troops, it could completely block it. For example, Suweikou and others, as long as a small team of White-Clothed Army and more than one hundred people, they could completely block thousands of Tartar cavalry.

From a strategic perspective, the next six months will be very critical for the White Army. As long as the fortifications in Zhenyuan Pass are successfully completed, the main force of the White Army will be freed up to use it in other directions, and even planning an active attack on the Tartar tribes. Within half a year, the White Army will transform from a strategic passive to a strategic initiative. This is a fundamental change.

Xu Xingxia, who came from time to time, had a much deeper understanding of history than others. He could easily apply the experience summarized by historians in later generations to practice. Countless historical facts prove that in troubled times, if you want to seize one side or to conquer the world, you must have a place to settle down. In the words of later generations, it means that you have a solid base. If not, the fate will be very bad.

Why did Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao, Li Zicheng, Hong Xiuquan and others fail in history? The big reason is that they did not make up their own place of residence. The territory they occupied may be large, and the population they controlled may be large, but not many could be truly utilized. Resources must be converted into combat power. If resources cannot be utilized, then what's the use of controlling no matter how many resources they have?

Based on this understanding, Xu Xingxia took very strict control measures on his own acre of three-point land. He further strengthened the control ability of the garrison system. The garrison system of the Ming Dynasty was originally very strong. As for the army, if the control ability was not strong, how could they go to the battlefield? How to fight? The commander of the guard controls thousands of households, deputy thousands of households, thousand households, thousand households control hundreds of households, general flags, hundred households, general flags control small flags, small flags control military households, layer by layer, one by one, one by one, more stringent than the baojia system of the private households.

Based on the original garrison system, Xu Xingxia increased the number of 100 households and small banners. Originally, one thousand households had only ten hundred households, and Xu Xingxia increased it to more than fifty. Similarly, the number of small households under each hundred households increased from the original ten to more than fifty. At the same time, the number of military households under each small banner also increased to more than fifty. Originally, a full thousand households had only more than one thousand military households and a population of about seven or eight thousand. However, in Zhenshuobao, the Thousand Household Office was completely perverted and an alternative existence.

After the second batch of Han slaves were released, there were 60,000 or 70,000 military households under Xu Xingxia's jurisdiction. Such a huge number naturally brought about a large increase in managers at all levels. It is impossible to set up a new management structure. Releasing so many slaves is already messy. A brand new management structure, if placed on it, will inevitably lead to chaos. Xu Xingxia decisively adopted the original garrison structure, but only increased the number of management permissions at all levels.

In the past, the Qianhu used the decimal system, and in Xu Xingxia's hands, it became the fifty-decimal system. After the number of hundred households and small flags increased, a committee was established at each level, and each hundred household or small flag was a member of the committee. However, as a member of the Standing Committee, there were only seven people. Most of the matters at the same level were basically decided by the seven people in the Standing Committee. If it was a particularly important matter, the whole committee was convened to hold a meeting and study it together.

The purpose of this is mainly to reduce the pressure on superior management personnel. After all, if a hundred households want to manage fifty small flags, it is impossible to be busy. Generally speaking, each small flag is still done internally. In order to prevent major mistakes and serious consequences, Xu Xingxia absolutely does not allow anyone below to make a decision with a slap in the forehead. They must discuss with other members of the Standing Committee, or even all members, and make collective resolutions.

The benefits of collective resolutions are obvious. The military households and small flags under Xu Xingxia are basically uneducated. They don’t know if they have a big word, and they don’t know if they have a shoulder pole, let alone have seen any world. It is indeed too difficult to rely on them to make decisions alone. They probably feel very stressed. They make a mistake by making random decisions and the chances of making mistakes are too high.

As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. There are at least seven people at the Standing Committee at all levels, that is, at least seven people discuss together. When considering the problem, the seven people must be much more comprehensive than one person, and the pros and cons analysis in the middle will be much more detailed. The resolutions they make may not be the best, but they are definitely not the worst. For Xu Xingxia, as long as the people below make the worst resolutions, it is enough.

As long as the current White-Clothed Army develops steadily and does not make big mistakes, its combat effectiveness will definitely become stronger and stronger as time goes by. In just one year, the White-Clothed Army has the ability to defeat the active attacks of the two Tartar tribes. Such a development speed is definitely incomparable to all other forces. Xu Xingxia has enough confidence that in time, the White-Clothed Army will definitely surpass the *** Iron Cavalry of that year and sweep the world.

Of course, blind optimism is not enough. While developing, you must always pay attention to the changes in the surrounding forces. The military strategy is full of information. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Although Xu Xingxia has never seen professional Bingpiao astronomy, it has basically become his private intelligence network, and can be used at any time as long as he needs it.

The original Jinyiwei Grassland Intelligence Network was not paid attention to by the superiors, and the funds allocated every year were quite small. Every life was actually very tight. Intelligence work was originally a burning money. Without money, where did valuable information come from? After Xu Xingxia intervened in Jinyiwei, he immediately invested a large amount of silver on the Grassland Intelligence Network. In just a few months, tens of thousands of taels of silver were smashed.

All the Jinyiwei secret stakes that were given strong supplies became active. With sufficient funds, it was much easier for them to obtain information. To be honest, in terms of playing tricks and being scheming, the rough people on the grassland are really no match for the Han spies. Many times, they sell themselves and help others count money! Through the Jinyiwei secret stakes, various situations related to the grassland were delivered to Xu Xingxia.

On this day, Wang Qinian came to the Black Mountain Camp and routinely reported the movements of the grassland to Xu Xingxia. This kind of report is basically once every three days. If necessary, it can be reported at any time. Wang Qinian said that the only condition that the Hellerkin tribe had not fulfilled was that Tesna was not sent here. Hellerkin's explanation was that Tesna was no longer under the control of the Hellerkin tribe, and she had already gone to Lin Danhan of the Tumot tribe.

"Lin Danhan?" Xu Xingxia frowned quietly. He really didn't like Tesna and Lin Danhan to get entangled. Because when Tesna came to Lin Danhan, there was definitely nothing good. She was very arrogant to incite Lin Danhan to provide assistance to the Helejin tribe. With her beauty and charm, and her shamanic background, Lin Danhan would definitely be fascinated by the sacred background. He had already coveted the three grassland beauties such as Tesna, Wuyunna, and Namuzhong. Now that the beauty is here, how can you not try to please me?

Objectively speaking, Lin Danhan was definitely a character south of the desert at that time. He was of the pure golden family's bloodline, and in terms of innate bloodline advantages, he was even better than others. Although Genghis Khan had passed away for many years, his might still affect everyone on the grassland. As his orthodox descendant, Lin Danhan had lofty ideals since he was a child, hoping to reunify the grassland, gather the power of all grassland tribes, sweep across all directions, and enter the Central Plains. Even if he could not surpass Genghis Khan, he could at least stand shoulder to shoulder with Genghis Khan.

After inheriting the Khan throne of the Tumot tribe, Lin Danhan frequently made tough voices to the surrounding tribes. Under his pressure, the surrounding tribes all surrendered. The Tumot tribe became the most powerful tribe of the ***. In fact, if it weren't for Lin Danhan's defeat, the Later Jin Tartars in Liaodong would have no possibility of rising. The ambitious Lin Danhan and the equally ambitious Later Jin Tartars would never have been able to wear the same pair of pants.

Unfortunately, Lin Danhan seems to have to make a wrong choice now. If he really sends troops to aid the Helejin tribe and tries to control the Bayannur grassland, then there is no doubt that in the near future, the White Army will have a strong conflict with him. If he still can't see the situation clearly and continues to make things difficult for the White Army, it will inevitably lead to the rise of the Later Jin Tartars in Liaodong. I wonder if this has changed the historical process again?

When the White Army fought with Lin Danhan, the fisherman must have benefited from the Later Jin Tartars. This was really a depressing thing. Originally, Xu Xingxia's plan was to rely on Lin Danhan to suppress the Korqin tribe, divide their connection with the Later Jin Tartars, and curb the rise of the Later Jin Tartars. Now it seems that it is very likely that because of Lin Danhan's greed and lust, there will be a completely opposite change and the Later Jin Tartars will be cheap. Once the Korqin tribe and the Later Jin Tartars are in a relationship, Lin Danhan will probably have the will but lack the ability to curb the other side.
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