Chapter 130: The Birth of the Female Barracks
Establishing a female military camp was not a sudden idea by Di Lie, but a long-standing idea... As a modern soldier, no one understands the role of female soldiers better than Wen Wen. More importantly, in Tianshu City,
There is no shortage of female soldiers.
There are more than 3,330 young women in Tianshu City, and more than 90% of them are in the blooming age group of 15 to 25 years old. These women, regardless of whether they were originally born as ladies of the big family or the jasper of a small family, can survive
Surviving a thousand miles of hardships, with this physical quality, without the need for a national audition, she is already the best among women in this era.
With so many qualified soldiers, it is possible to draw one out of two to form two or three female military battalions with different functions.
When Di Lie routinely brought up this army-building plan at a military meeting, it was immediately opposed by some military and political leaders. The most intense opposition was from the right governor Chen Gui.
"Since ancient times, women have never been heard of forming an army. For women to wear armor and go into battle to fight with men is like feeding sheep to tigers. It is really absurd..." Chen Gui finally swallowed the "Tang".
On the military side, Guan Zhongyong also weighed his words and said: "There was a women's army in the previous dynasty. The barrier of our Tianshu City was called Niangzi Pass before. That was because Li Sanniang stationed her army here in the early Tang Dynasty.
It got its name. It’s just that the so-called Women’s Army are all strong men. It’s just because they are under the command of Mrs. Li San that they are called the ‘Women’s Army’...”
Although Guan Zhongyong did not explicitly object, it was clear from his words that even a women's army, which was extremely rare in the previous dynasty, was just a regular troop under the command of a strange woman with noble birth and some military talents.
It is completely different from the real "Women's Army".
The other military personnel did not say anything, but they had a look of disapproval on their faces.
But Zhang Jue vaguely guessed something: "The city lord's intention is that if a female army is established, it should be an all-firearms army that will only kill enemies from a distance and will not participate in close combat."
Di Lie's sullen face relaxed a little. He nodded and said, "What Zi Rui said is exactly what this city lord thinks. Throughout the ages, the patterns of war have been constantly refreshed, and new types of arms and tactics have been constantly introduced. Before the pre-Qin period,
. Chariots are widely used, and the chariots are no more than a small country. Only a thousand chariots can be called a strong country. Only ten thousand chariots can be called a big country. But infantry can only be called a small country.
The vassal of the chariot. When two armies are fighting, what you see is the contest between the two sides' chariots. The infantry is nothing more than lining up behind them, waving flags and shouting. If one side loses, they go up to capture prisoners... But the appearance of Wei Wu soldiers changed
All this happened. Wei's heavy infantry used its powerful combat effectiveness to tell other countries at that time that infantry is the king of decisive victory on the battlefield."
Di Lie twisted his body, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and continued: "Of course, there were cavalry in that period, but what was the cavalry back then? A useless thing among the weakest. Just a group of mounted infantry and crossbowmen. Who?
Can you imagine that the future battlefield will be dominated by cavalry? The emergence of heavy armored infantry ended the thousand-year dominance of chariots on the battlefield; and the development of cavalry eventually became the nemesis of heavy infantry..."
"After thousands of years of battlefield selection, there are only three major arms left. Cavalry, infantry and crossbowmen. Under normal circumstances, there is a triangular relationship such as cavalry overpowering infantry, bows overriding cavalry, and foot overpowering bows. Of course, this mutual restraint
The method is not absolute. If you grasp the distance well, or according to the
If you defend in danger and have enough arrows in storage, the cavalry and infantry will die in front of the crossbowmen. But once they get close, the crossbowmen will turn into powder in an instant under the iron hoof... However,
Now there is a fourth branch of arms on the battlefield - Musketeers!"
Di Lie's eyes were shining brightly, he clenched his fist and shook it hard, and said: "Having said all this, I want everyone to understand that the musketeers are a brand new unit. As long as a relatively strong defense is built, the infantry and archers can be completely suppressed.
; against crossbowmen and cavalry; it can compete with all known arms without falling behind - this has been
It has been confirmed in several actual combats. More importantly, the musketeers have an advantage that all other arms are hard to match - the simplicity of musketry drills can make any team of recruits practice it in just two to three days.
It takes three months to complete basic training and form combat effectiveness - even if this new recruit team is composed of a group of female soldiers..."
The martial arts team in Tianshu City looked at each other, and no one said anything for a while.
Chen Gui was still a little unwilling, or puzzled, and said: "The musket created by the city lord can indeed be called an enemy-killing weapon that has changed the mode of war, and even women, old and weak, can use it to kill the enemy and destroy the enemy's elite.
.It’s just that... I still have many strong men in the city, and there are enough weapons, armor, money, food, etc. It’s not a problem to expand another three or five battalions. Why do we have to have women... this?"
Di Lie's eyes glanced past Chen Gui's face, and then he glanced at his martial arts squad members one by one. From their faces, Di Lie saw various doubts, confusion, and disapproval...
Di Lie slowly withdrew his gaze, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Don't underestimate women, their role on the battlefield is by no means what you can imagine... Well, let alone other things, our teaching camp's
When the night school was first opened, it used male teachers, but later it was changed to female teachers. Compare before and after, what is the effect? - Commanders here, you have experienced it yourself..."
When Di Lie said this, the faces of his generals suddenly became embarrassed.
He Yuanqing even stretched out his arms, patted Gao Liang's shoulder hard, and laughed loudly: "Our senior commander has the deepest experience in this regard. There is a teacher named Mrs. Xu who has repeatedly given small tutorials for him alone."
.Among the ranks of our battalion commanders, this guy’s chemistry class score is ‘excellent’...”
Everyone suddenly burst into good-natured laughter.
Meng Wei even said: "Mrs. Xu is indeed good. She is from the palace, knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and virtuous... How about brother Gao, do you want me to help you..."
He Yuanqing chuckled and said: "I don't have to worry about the matchmaking. They have already been together. If you are willing, Lao Meng, you can ask a matchmaker for Brother Gao..."
Meng Wei slapped his thigh: "Okay, this matchmaker. I've made up my mind, brother."
The two of them settled on a beautiful thing in a one-on-one reply. Only Gao Liang blushed slightly, hehehe.
Di Lie smiled and said: "Look at this situation, a lot of personal problems of the commanders have been solved, and good things will happen soon... Well, this matter woke me up. The first condition for us to recruit female soldiers is,
All famous beauties with owners will be eliminated."
Di Lie immediately straightened his face and said solemnly: "I intend to establish three female military camps. They are a combat military camp, a medical camp, and a propaganda camp. Each battalion will have five people. Now everyone will vote by a show of hands."
Most of the people in the military team are indispensable for the female barracks that Di Lie left. Anyway, you are the city lord, and you have the final say. Only a few, such as Chen Gui, Guan Zhongyong, Zhang Li, Shi Zhihe and others hold the
Opposing attitude. However, after they understood the functions of the medical camp and the propaganda camp, their stance couldn't help but soften.
Yes, there is indeed a great need for medical soldiers on the battlefield. A complete battlefield medical care system can greatly increase the survival rate of soldiers. Women have a natural advantage in caring for the wounded. Although this so-called medical barracks is unprecedented,
But, indeed, it’s very good.
As for the so-called propaganda camp, its functions are actually art promotion, singing and dancing, and laboring the army. This directly reminds Chen Gui and others of the camp prostitutes in the Song Dynasty army... To be honest, all the military and political leaders of Tianshu City who are here are here to establish the propaganda camp.
At first, no one thought how important the propaganda of female female soldiers would be to the morale and fighting of lower-level soldiers. They just naturally connected it with the prostitutes in the Song military camp.
To put it this way, it is not unacceptable... As for the so-called war barracks, it may only exist as a foil for the two female camps. The city lord's roundabout strategy is clearly revealed...
The result of the vote by show of hands was unanimous.
Di Lie then signed a military order:
A women's combat barracks was established, named "Tianjiao Camp", with five approved soldiers.
Establish a field medical battalion, designated "Angel Camp", with an approved number of five to eight soldiers, which can be increased or decreased according to specific circumstances.
An art propaganda camp was established, named "Tianlai Camp", with five approved soldiers.
Since then, the three women's battalions, the most beautiful scenery in the military camp and the most wonderful thing in the Tianzhu army, were officially established.
There is also a small episode here. Some officials pointed out that "angel" usually refers to the internal servants in the palace, that is, the eunuchs. Generally, when the internal servants leave the palace and announce the decree to the foreign officials, the officials give the internal servants the honorific title.
, so there were objections as soon as Di Lie came out. But Di Lie waved his hand and said, "It's called Angel Camp. Eunuchs are nothing like angels!" If it were a men's camp, such a camp number would be a little uncomfortable, but for a women's camp, it's not.
It doesn't matter anymore.
If female soldiers were recruited elsewhere, Master Di Lie would have to list one, two, and three conditions, but for this special group of women in Tianshu City, all of this is not a problem. Almost every one of them
, are the most elite sources of female soldiers left after experiencing double elimination by nature and man-made.
When it comes to choosing female soldiers, the physical fitness of these women is nothing to say. Even if they are not as good as men, they can at least be ranked among the tens of thousands of women of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention, they and the Jin people have the same water that covers the East China Sea.
, the overwhelming hatred that is difficult to eliminate. This unforgettable hatred will make them more determined and brave warriors than male soldiers.
When it comes to selecting female medical soldiers, more than half of these women are discerning and talented. If they learn medical knowledge and nursing techniques, they will get twice the result with half the effort.
To choose a female art soldier... Oh my God! Just think about the composition of these women: royal daughters, married women, palace maids, official family members, singers, tribute girls... If you want to find out a few of these women who have some bad looks,
Those who don’t know how to sing and dance are really difficult...
Therefore, Di Lie only set a threshold for this recruitment: in addition to women who are married or engaged, any woman between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five who holds a Tianshu City household registration can sign up.
Participate in selection.
As soon as the recruitment list for female soldiers was posted, it stirred up waves and became a hot topic in Tianshu City recently.
On the first day, under the leadership of Zhu Wanting, women who had just had an abortion and whose body bones had not yet fully recovered appeared at the recruitment office. After the selection, almost all of them passed smoothly, except for a few due to minor reasons.
They were dismissed due to childbirth injuries. These women were unwilling to give up and surrounded the recruitment office for a long time and refused to leave. This made the interviewer Ye Die'er quite helpless and had to ask Di Lie for instructions.
Di Lie's instructions were to rest for three months and wait for the next batch.
After receiving such a reply from the city lord, the women who were brushed off were satisfied and left.
Under the demonstration effect of Zhu Wanting, the former imperial concubine, the thoughts of the noble ladies of the clan also came alive. After getting the tacit approval of Empress Zhu, first the palace maids, then the county heads, princesses, and finally even the Emperor Ji and the concubines
They all went to apply...
Naturally, this was strongly opposed by a group of princes led by Yue Wang Zhao Si. Xiangcheng Bo Zhao even took people to the recruitment office to question the crime because one of his nieces was recruiting. As a result, he just pulled his niece out of the recruitment.
When he was at the gate, soldiers from the security battalion invited him to "drink tea". He drank this tea for half a month, and the charge was to sabotage the recruitment work.
After "killing" Xiang Chengbo's "chicken", the Yue King Zhao Si and a group of "monkeys" saw that they were serious about it, so they had to stop their activities and did not dare to show their heads again except tightening the restraint on their own children.
Except for this small episode, the recruitment of female soldiers went smoothly. A week later, the three major female battalions were fully occupied.
Immediately, a unique training kicked off. (You are welcome, your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter completed!