The World of Yellow Sky

"How is the matter of establishing a military academy handled?"

Xu An turned his head to look at Yan Zhong, he did not forget his business, he came to Jinyang City to supervise the military academy of the Yellow Turban Army.

Yan Zhong bowed his hands and replied: "The affairs of the military academies have been roughly arranged. Because of the occupied space, Duke Ming made a plan to set up two military academies, one in the city, and expropriated one In the house near the government office, another military academy was set up outside the city, using an old camp built by our army before, and all the facilities have been arranged properly."

Xu An arched his hands and thanked, "Please trouble the military division."

Then Xu An discussed several details with Yan Zhong, and Yan Zhong also answered each one for Xu An.

In the house, Gong Du, Zhang Yan and others were all at a loss, what kind of "military academy" they had never heard of or seen.

Naturally, Xu An also noticed the expressions of the generals. This time, the construction of the military academy is for these generals to contribute more or less, and this is also a matter of the army, so there is no need to hide anything.

"The so-called 'Military Academy' is a school for training generals, just like the 'Meng Academy' opened in Bingzhou now, and there are schools like 'Daotang', but the students trained in the 'Military Academy' People are military officers and generals, not ordinary people who can read and write, nor are they civil servants and Fu Zhu."

Xu An knocked on the desk to attract everyone's attention, and then explained.

Xu Huang and Zhang Yan glanced at each other. They had a good relationship and understood quickly. It sounds like this military academy is a place to teach them the art of war.

"After I finish speaking, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me again."

Xu An raised his hand and stopped a group of generals who were hesitant to speak.

"The reason why I set up a military academy is to improve the combat power of my Yellow Turban Army. There is still a big gap between our army and the Han army. Our army's training time is not shorter than that of the Han army, and even exceeds the training of the Han army. time, but at the moment of the same military equipment, it is still somewhat inferior to the Han army."

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I've searched for a long time, and I finally found out that a big reason lies in the officers, the team rate, the commander, and the officers."

Xu An's face was serious, he looked around at the generals in the house, and then continued to speak.

"Most of the officers in our army are promoted from ordinary soldiers. They don't come from aristocratic families, have no powerful backgrounds, and don't have anyone who can read and write."

"Before they joined our Yellow Turban Army, many of them were just traffickers and ordinary civilians. Although they experienced battles, they survived the battlefield and became team leaders and village chiefs..."

Everyone's expressions changed a little, and they all heard some implication of Xu An's words.

Powerful families have knowledge, so they are qualified and have the capital to receive education.

Ordinary people can't even read and write.

All the people here, in fact, many of them are from a not simple background.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou belong to wealthy families, while Lu Bu's family is in decline, but his family education is acceptable.

Both Zhang Liao and Xu Huang came from humble backgrounds. Before joining the Yellow Turban Army, they also served as county officials.

Only He Man, Gong Du, Liu Pi and others are from real grass roots.

Up to now, both He Man and Gong are illiterate, only Liu Pi can.

Xu An's literacy is also thanks to Zhang Liang's teaching.

Ordinary people may never see engraved bamboo slips in their entire lives, let alone receive knowledge.

Those bamboo slips about leading troops to fight are basically in the hands of various aristocratic families.

Hao Zhaoshan guarded Chen Cang with the strength of a thousand people, and resisted Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops. He created a miracle, relying on the experience accumulated on the previous battlefield, but also relying on family learning.

"Army training has regulations in our army. I wrote a book "Infantry Exercise Code" specially for training. There are many training methods in it. You have also made some suggestions and added them. So now the training effect of my Yellow Turban Army is better than that of the Yellow Turban Army. Far superior to the ordinary Han army."

"Whether it is the arrangement of the battle formation, the speed of marching, or the reaction to the battle, they are far better than the Han army's county soldiers."

In the house, when they heard Xu An's words, all the generals couldn't help but nodded secretly. Even Yan Liang and Wen Chou didn't think Xu An's words were wrong.

Although the soldiers under the two of them are the elite of Jizhou, they have also seen the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, not to mention the extremely famous soldiers and elite soldiers in the Yellow Turban Army.

Simply speaking, the ordinary soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are definitely stronger than the soldiers under his command.

The marching speed of the Yellow Turban Army is also faster than that of the ordinary Han Army.

In fact, in many cases, the strength of an army can be seen just from the speed of its march.

Because the reasons that affect the marching speed of an army are basically crucial.

From willpower, tenacity, morale, to logistics, supplies, and finally to organization, discipline is all factors that affect the speed of a new army.

"Training is taught, so the training of our army is better than that of the ordinary Han army, but the officers of the Han army have received far more education than the officers of our army."

"No one taught our officers how to fight, nor taught our officers how to lead troops. They climbed up from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They survived the battlefield. The battlefield is their school, and the enemy is theirs. teacher."

"They survived, they made military exploits, but their experience is also extremely limited. They survived only to prove that they are qualified soldiers, qualified fighters, not qualified officers. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Their experience is not enough to keep them alive and make them qualified to lead the troops under them."

Xu An said in a low voice.

"So I plan to set up two military academies in my Taipingdao territory."

"The first one, named 'Taipingdao Army Officer Academy', teaches the most basic knowledge of combat and military leadership, and specializes in training middle and lower-level officers, that is, officers from the rank of army to the rank of military marquis."

"It just so happens that Bingzhou is still peaceful now, and the war has come to an end. We still have some time. My plan is to rotate all the officers in my Yellow Turban Army from the rank to the rank of military candidate to enter the academy to study."

In the house, there was some slight commotion.

Today, in the Yellow Turban Army, the standing army is about 4, and there are more than 2000 officers at the rank of military rank, counting the positions of principal and deputy.

If you count the officers in the military station, then I am afraid that there will be even more people.

Xu An stretched out three fingers, and said in an unhurried manner: "Considering the military strength that our army needs to maintain to defend against the Han court, the number of officers enrolled in the first phase is tentatively scheduled to be 1000. Among these 1000 officers, there will be Three departments."

"The first department is the team leader department, the professor team leader, the second department is the chief department, the professor chief, and the third department is the military marquis. Due to time constraints, the schooling period is one year."

What troubled Xu An the most was actually the textbook issue of the Army Academy.

"I wrote a new book called 'Army New Book' for teaching purposes, but I think there must be some omissions in it. The purpose of telling you is that you can also write a related experience of leading troops. Serve as a teaching material to better train officers for our army."

Lu Bu has been a military officer for a long time, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou are also military officers. Gong Du, Zhang Yan, He Man and others are also managers or middle and lower-level managers. They all have their own unique experience , can come in handy.

On the other hand, Xu An also ordered the Eagle Wolf Guards to secretly collect useful experience and methods of leading troops from middle and lower rank officers.

Although Fu Zhu in the army is independent, it is also related to the Eagle Wolf Guard system. They also collected the experience of some middle and lower-level officers who are good at leading troops, recorded it, and sent it to the Eagle Wolf Guard.

The Eagle Wolf Guard also sent a special person to sort out the records, and the problem with the teaching materials was sorted out.

Xu An raised his head and scanned the people in the house again.

"As for the second military academy, I plan to name it 'Jianwutang'."

"'Jianwutang' and 'Taipingdao Military Academy' are both 'military academies', but they have different targets."

Xu An showed a smile, scanned the group of generals in the house, and sneered even more when he saw Gong Du and He Man.

Gong Du instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what Xu An was trying to trick, and He Man was also a little apprehensive.

Xu An said with a smile: "Jiangwutang is the school where I teach the senior officers of the Yellow Turban Army, that is, above the rank of military commander, and of course you generals are also included."

Chapter 465 Dividing the defense zone

The faces of the other people in the house were fine, but the faces of Gong Du and He Man instantly turned bitter.

Among the generals in the room, only two of them are illiterate!

The word knew them, but they did not recognize the word.

Gong Du put on a bitter face, and said hesitantly: "Ming Gong, I don't want to go to that lecture hall... I have always been a good vanguard, and I know how to fight cavalry..."

"Stop."

Xu An raised his hand, stopped Gong Du's words directly, looked at the embarrassed Gong Du, and couldn't help feeling amused.

In the house, most of the generals of the Yellow Turban Army were people who were not used to covering up. Now, looking at the embarrassed Gong Du, no one cares about the etiquette, they all laughed out loud.

Gong Du has a carefree temper, is used to going straight, and can basically get along with anyone. The generals present can be regarded as Gong Du's friends, and there is no need to shy away from anything.

Even Yan Zhong, Xu You and Pang Bo, who wanted to be more reserved, couldn't help laughing, and laughed along with everyone.

Xu An pointed at Gong Du and cursed with a smile.

"Gong Du, Gong Du, after so many years, you are still the same, you really haven't changed at all."

"I sent seven or eight talismans to teach you how to read, and you drove them all back. This time, you don't want to run away again. You are the first one on the list of the first session of the Martial Arts Hall."

Xu An said helplessly: "Liu Pidu is already the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard. You are still standing still. It is okay to command the troops of one department, but you are in a hurry when you command the troops of the two departments. You must go to Wutang."

Yan Zhong also said with a smile: "The study in the martial arts hall is actually not difficult, it's just some art of war. General Gong has no fear in killing the enemy on the battlefield. Is it possible that he is afraid of a few broken books?"

Gong Du only felt a headache for a while, and he really would rather go to the battlefield than let him read and write.

It is easy to kill the enemy and lead the army on the battlefield, but when it comes to reading and writing, he feels his head grows big when he sees a book, his eyes are straight, and he doesn't even want to look at it.

He Man on the side was also a little restless, as if he was on pins and needles.

"He Man, hold back your words."

As soon as Xu An saw He Man's expression, he knew that he, like Gong Du, wanted to evade, so before Gong Du wanted to speak, he said directly.

"You, Gong Du, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, the four of you, none of you can escape, don't think about those messy things, get lost and go to the lecture hall to study hard."

With a bitter expression on his face, He Man lamented, "This... I haven't said anything yet, and I'm not going to say no..."

"Hey, if both Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao go, I won't be afraid, hahaha."

When He Man sighed, Gong Du's brows were beaming with joy, and his color changed instantly.

Now it is a foregone conclusion that he will go to the lecture hall to read and write, there is no way to change it, it would be nice to have a few more good brothers who will back up together.

Share the blessings and share the troubles, this is a good brother.

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy."

Xu An looked at the gloating Gong Du and sneered.

"By the way, Liu Pi will also serve as the first supervisor of the lecture hall, and the students with the worst academic performance will be punished. Students who violate discipline such as absenteeism will naturally be punished."

Gong Du's smile froze on his face, he turned his head mechanically, looked at Xu An, and then showed an expression uglier than crying.

"This...isn't necessary..."

Although that old boy Liu Pi has been friends with him for many years, he doesn't want to be restrained by Liu Pi.

It is precisely because he is a good friend for many years that Liu Pi will definitely show no mercy to him, and there will really be no good day by then.

He had to inspect both his studies and his daily life, and Gong felt that his head was as big as a bucket.

Everyone looked at He Man and Gong Du, and laughed again.

"After much deliberation, only Liu Pi can cure you."

Xu An avoided Gong Du's sight and said helplessly.

"Now all the generals and schools are basically literate, and the literacy classes held in the trilogy are also quite effective. More and more people are literate. The four of you have dragged on until now you can't even read. This time, I must give you four Personal problems solved."

"As a general or a school lieutenant, I can't even understand the secret report with military information, and I need a civil servant or personal guard to translate it. This is a big taboo."

Xu An shook his head, illiterate and ignorant of military strategy, Gong Du can only be a cavalry general forever, He Man can only be a charge general forever, and will never be able to become the leader of an army.

Gong Du and Liu Pi entered Taihang Mountain together with him.

Liu Pi was born as a Yellow Angel, he cared about the status of Xu An and Xu An.

Everyone called Xu An a great virtuous teacher and Duke Ming, but Liu Pi was the only one who always called Xu An the lord since he became a great virtuous teacher.

But Gong didn't stick to details, and his relationship with Xu An was different from that of Liu Pi, but more like a brother.

Back then, it wasn't He Man who fought to the death, and I'm afraid Xu An would not have had him today.

So Xu An has been intentionally improving the status of Gong Du and He Man, and wants to give Gong Du and He Man more power, but due to the limitations of the two, there has been no good way.

At present, factions in Taiping Dao have begun to take shape.

The Yellow Turban faction, Bingzhou faction, Sizhou faction, Jizhou faction, and factional disputes have also begun to show some signs.

Although Xu An's current status is unshakable, and the disputes among the four factions are not fierce, he still needs to plan ahead.

Party strife, factional strife, and benign competition are fine, but once it becomes vicious, it is by no means a good thing. The Yellow Turban Army will fall into internal friction and will be unable to expand at all.

The factions are fighting each other, in order to fight for power and profit, eliminate dissidents, and even do everything they can.

Internal strife will rapidly deplete strength, and many things that have happened in history have proved this point.

With the Eagle Wolf Guard in hand, Xu An can temporarily control the Sifang faction, and the current Sifang faction has not grown.

Xu An wanted to promote Gong Du, He Man, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and other old Yellow Turban Army generals, because he knew very well that these people would always be the most staunch supporters.

As long as he has been a great virtuous teacher of Taiping Dao, he has always been a general of the Yellow Turban Army.

"That's how things settled."

Xu An knocked on the desk with his folding fan, stopping the slightly noisy generals.