Chapter 1009: Yesterday's old army is not enough to ask, is it cold and sharp? Sword tests Tiannan

So a thousand imperial guards quickly recruited them and then started militarized training.

On the contrary, the work of recruiting combat troops encountered many obstacles.

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On this day, Shen Mo accompanied the old general Fan Dejun and Fan to test the newly arrived weapons.

The old general inspected the armor and swords and guns, and saw that the pieces were made of fine and strong, sharp and tough. They were several times better than the elite weapons used by the royal family before, and the old general couldn't help but be shocked.

Then, he picked up one of the four thousand steel arm crossbows transported by Shen Mo and conducted a test shot on the shooting range.

After shooting several crossbow arrows, the veteran general was immediately surprised to hold the steel-arm crossbow in his hand, watching it up and down.

The steel-arm crossbow sent by Shen Mo is already their second generation product. All the wooden components on it are walnut wood, while the core crossbow arm is forged by carefully smelted spring steel.

In Shen Mo's design philosophy, this kind of crossbow will be served in the hands of soldiers with relatively low cultural levels and will be in a harsh combat environment for a long time.

Therefore, at the beginning of design, Shen Mo determined that this weapon must be simple, solid, powerful, and durable.

Therefore, the finished weapons they have now looked quite rough and heavy, but they are extremely durable.

After General Fan finished shooting the crossbow arrows, he was surprised to find that the arrows he shot were still strongly penetrated 200 meters away, enough to penetrate the armor of this era!

This is amazing! You should know that in this era, the most sophisticated crossbow range is only 100 steps, which is about 160 to 175 meters in later generations.

Moreover, the bows and crossbows of this era have great limitations. For example, the bow strings often break, and the cow horns, tendons, and animal glue used on the crossbow arms will immediately fail when it reaches a high humidity area or when it encounters rainy days.

However, Shen Mo's steel arm crossbow uses steel bowstrings, which are similar to the bicycle gate lines of later generations, and are twisted with extremely thin steel wire.

If this is maintained well, it will not rust, let alone raining, even if it is soaked in water, it can still be shot!

What's more, it has a huge advantage in range.

You should know that in this era, the range of the horn bow is about 120 meters. In other words, when this infantry unit of Xinsong holds this steel arm crossbow to fight other troops, the opponent has to endure nearly 80 meters of harsh areas that cannot counterattack before entering the range of his own bow and arrow!

Therefore, when General Fan saw this steel-arm crossbow, he was so surprised and shocked.

After that, the two of them talked about military weapons. The topic slowly turned to recruiting new combat troops.

According to Shen Mo's opinion, the old army must be eliminated and they will go home to make a living.

Their new Song regime's armed forces should be re-enlisted and trained by the peasant army. They should build a 10,000-man cavalry unit, 4,000-man crossbow shooter, and 3,000-man infantry army.

This unit does not need to be stationed in various places quickly, but when war breaks out at every location, it will go to the battlefield in a fast and maneuverable way to resolve the battle.

This can maximize the combat effectiveness of the army, and at the same time, the court does not need to support more than 100,000 troops to protect its own territory.

When General Fan heard this, he frowned.

The old general was thinking in his mind: If these more than 100,000 troops were laid off, it would be difficult to ensure that there would be no chaos!

In fact, the military quality of the Southern Song Dynasty was relatively low, and its combat effectiveness and fighting will were extremely low, so the old general himself knew about this.

What's more, they are still in a peaceful and prosperous place in Jiangnan, and there is no need to contact the war. In this environment, there is no need to talk about combat effectiveness.

However, these more than 100,000 troops are not good at fighting, and they are very good at making money! If they really force these soldiers to become angry, they might be able to rebel for you.

When General Fan told Shen Mo about his doubts, he saw Shen Mo shook his head and said, "This is exactly why I want to lay off these troops!"

"When fighting, there is no combat power. When you want to mobilize them, you are extremely slow. Instead, you are all like wolves and tigers when you want food and money. What is the use of such an army?"

"But since the veteran general is worried that they will cause trouble, this problem is easy to solve."

Immediately, Shen Mo turned his head and smiled at General Fan and said, "Then let the troops I brought to hold a military exercise. Draw all the officers from Fuguang and let them see with their own eyes, and they should be honest."

When General Fan heard this, he nodded, thinking that Shen Mo's idea was good.

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Although this old general is in a high position, because he has been in the military for a long time, he certainly knows how terrifying the combat effectiveness of Shen Mo's army is.

This time, the Mozi Camp that went south with them, 500 people could kill 30,000 iron kites. What kind of strong army would be able to do this?

Now, if these 100,000 people are pulled to the battlefield and encounter a thousand iron cavalry with iron cavalry with thousands of people in front of them, it will be enough to drive them all over the mountains and fields!

The old general nodded immediately and agreed to Shen Mo's idea.

After that, the new Song regime's actions to recruit new recruits began to accelerate.

As time goes by, slowly, the conflict between this new regime and the local government finally showed signs of gradually intensification.

Now Lord Lu Yue's "Seven Policies of Pingjiang" has gradually begun to be promoted. After selection, Zhao Yurui's harem instantly had twenty-seven or eight concubines.

Each of these concubines has a family of nobles and wealthy families from Fuzhou and Guangzhou. This action to attract supporters through marriage has begun to show results.

In addition, when the new dynasty was first established, these local officials were also promoted and reused.

According to Shen Mo's observation, the group of people who showed signs of instability were precisely the family of officials and scholars here for generations.

There are many children like them and they also hold academic privileges. Because of this, there are many children in the sect who are mingling in the officialdom. One of the families has seven or eight children, and it is not surprising that they are officials in Lin'an and various places.
Chapter completed!