The situation is chaotic everywhere now. How can we still maintain high-pressure control?
The people present knew that every time Li Xiang said a noun, it meant that there would definitely be a big move next, but they really didn’t know what this big move of Li Xiang would be?
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Chang Sunze is Li Xiang's younger cousin, and the two are relatives, so Chang Sunze can ask questions that others dare not ask.
"That means building military outposts everywhere, one every 1,000 to 1,500 meters. Build roads along the way that allow for rapid movement. Use these outposts and roads to strictly block off each area, especially those severely affected by the fighting. All personnel passing through will be subject to inspection."
In today's era, this method can be said to be very novel. In fact, Li Xiang also learned it from the Fuso people. Although it is not necessary to build that kind of artillery tower, simple military strongholds must be built. Only by forming all areas into a dense network can this area be well controlled.
When everyone came to the map next to it, Li Xiang had already asked someone to make a simple model. This thing was made of a combination of wood, brick and stone structures to prevent it from being burned. It could attack areas within dozens or even hundreds of meters. In addition, each stronghold could be connected to each other. Once one place was attacked, another place could immediately provide support.
Several people looked at each other. It was obvious that Li Xiang's advanced method stunned them. After all, they had never seen such a thing before. However, they had all been on the battlefield for quite some time, so they naturally knew what this arrangement could bring to the entire Nanyue Kingdom.
This will definitely lead to poor local economic circulation and even make life difficult for the people, but this is also your own fault. If you had not attacked our army, how could such a result have happened?
"Your Highness, if that's the case, then we might not have enough troops. According to your requirements, almost every large village should have two or three strongholds. How many soldiers should be stationed in each of these strongholds? Aren't you going to lead some skilled warriors back to the capital? So we definitely can't leave too many people here."
Chang Sunze said with some concern that doing so would certainly be able to control most of the war-torn areas in Nanyue, and we could send special people to continue fighting in a small part of them, but if we did so, a large number of troops would be left here, and we might not see any results in a short period of time, and it would also cost a lot in the long run.
"In each sentence, I plan to assign 20 to 50 people, distributed according to their size. Of course, one-tenth of them will be pure Tang soldiers, one-tenth will be local conscripted Nanyue soldiers, and the rest will be Fusang and Goguryeo in the east. In this way, we only need to leave a small number of troops to play a management role. Of course, we must set up Tang military camps around these strongholds and retain 2,000 to 3,000 fast-moving troops. If a large number of people are needed, we must ensure that our troops arrive within a day."
Li Xiang often said that those who are not of my race must have different hearts, so when setting up an army, you must be careful. It's not that you don't need the vassal armies of neighboring countries, but you must be on guard when using them. If you let them be stationed in a certain stronghold alone, I'm afraid Li Xiang won't be able to do it.
"This is a pretty good idea. It can save our troops and keep the local area under control. Besides, the armies of various countries are too chaotic in South Vietnam. After they are all settled in the stronghold, they can be effectively managed. However, there is a problem with language. They can't communicate with each other."
During these battles, Huo Qubing had already felt that the combat effectiveness of the Fuso people could be said to be ranked first, and the people of Goguryeo were the most obedient. As for the local South Vietnamese troops, they could only help transport some tools and so on. If you want to count on them to go to the battlefield, you have to admit defeat in advance.
But the language aspect is the most troublesome thing. The top leaders of various countries can speak Chinese, but the ordinary people at the lower levels cannot. If we expect them to learn Chinese, it will be a very difficult thing.
"This isn't something that can be reformed in a short period of time. You can announce to these people that whoever can learn Chinese early on will be promoted to team leader, managing ten people. If they make contributions in the future, they can be promoted even faster. Those who can't speak Chinese will be eliminated from the promotion process."
As soon as Li Xiang said this, everyone understood that Chinese is a very important hard indicator. It depends on whether you want to be promoted. If you want to be promoted, you will have to pass the language test even if you don’t eat or sleep, otherwise you will always be a soldier.
Take the current vassal state army for example. If they are just soldiers, it will not bring much improvement to their families. Most people will just reduce their working hours by one to two hours a day, which is just a small benefit among the original slaves.
But if I become a team leader, then people over 75 years old will not have to work, and people under 10 years old will not have to work either. Other personnel can reduce their work by one hour a day, which will be a great benefit for my family. I can also have one day off every seven days.
In modern society, if someone used workers in this way, he would probably receive complaints countless times. However, in today's era, even the most stringent terms are only available to the families of officers in the vassal army. As for ordinary soldiers, forget it.
"If that's the case, there's definitely going to be a surge in people learning Chinese. These guys aren't fools. The most important thing is to make life easier for their families. Otherwise, who would bother coming back to fight? For the sake of their families, these people will definitely study hard."
Wei Shutong has been dealing with the soldiers who have joined the army during this period, and of course he knows what these people want to do most. After this news came out, these people had to learn Chinese desperately, strive to join the ranks of officers as soon as possible, and let their families live a better life.
