New Army of Qin State: It was founded by Che Ying, the national commander, during Shang Yang's political reform. There are three steps:
First, it will take three months to complete the task of selecting soldiers and destroying the old army. According to Wei Yang's strategy of "cutting the old and editing the new, doing both", in order to complete the alternation of the old and the new as soon as possible and prevent the sudden outbreak of war. Che Ying, with ten officers, traveled around the barracks of Qin without stopping, and selected more than 20,000 officers and men one by one, and properly received all available military equipment. Within three months, a new army embryo was initially formed and the transformation from the old army was completed.
The second is to recruit more than 20,000 new recruits from young people in various counties. Because of the encouragement of the military, the applicants came enthusiastically, which greatly exceeded. In the face of the influx of army, Che Ying reported to Wei Yang for approval and formulated two military laws: First, only people from a family of three or more were recruited, and the only son and the second son did not recruit even if they had extraordinary skills. Secondly, the standard of Wei's "ranks" was strictly investigated and selected.
Third, update equipment. The new army in the Warring States period was mainly marked by the application of refined iron. Iron soldiers, armored weapons and iron weapons must be made of pure iron in order to maintain their absolute advantage over copper soldiers. Qin is short of iron materials. According to the original strength of hundreds of thousands, it is impossible for Qin to establish an "iron army." However, the number of troops has been reduced to 50,000, and the iron ore flowing into Qin from Shandong countries since the political reform can also be managed. Wei Yang ordered that, except farm tools, all the iron and iron materials that could be collected should be turned over to the government and handed over to the trench camp in Che Ying. At that time, three families of Qin used a kitchen knife, the only iron wheel hub on the ox cart, the iron incense burner in the ancestral hall of the rich family, and a small amount of iron weapons left by the old army, all of which entered the weapons field of Chencang Canyon together. Che Ying sent an effective assistant to supervise the manufacture of weapons, armor and harness. During the year, the fireworks in the canyon stayed up all night, and the leather bag exploded like thunder, and the tinkling hammering almost drowned Diao Dou's voice.
When these things were ready, Che Cai Ying began the real army training.
Starting with a fire, Che Ying first selected a group of young generals in the army. Che Ying's choice focused on the candidates of thousands of commanders. Thirty thousand cavalry need thirty commanders, twenty thousand infantry need twenty commanders, and all new troops are fifty commanders. According to figures, there used to be more than 100 commanders in Qin Jun. However, due to frequent wars, it was too late to exhale and lay off employees in time, so most commanders became "veterans" over 40 years old, and many of them were "veterans" who came out of slavery. Without titles, they could never be promoted again. When he began to select officers and men from the old army, Che Ying repeatedly screened, leaving only more than 20 battle-hardened young commanders, more than half of whom needed to be selected from the new army.
Che Ying's solution is to break the identity and appoint people on their merits. Although the new law of Qin dynasty has eliminated the identity barrier in the army, there is no longer a distinction between soldiers and veterans. However, the prejudice gap between soldiers from noble, common people and new freemen cannot be eliminated in a short time. What Che Ying wants to do is to break this prejudice, especially to eliminate the contempt of aristocratic civilian officers and soldiers for the children of new freemen. To do this, you can't just rely on rhetoric. The most solid way is to test your skills and be competent.
The position of commander-in-chief does not need to be proficient in the art of war, or even illiterate. The most important qualities he needs are excellent ability to organize and direct small-scale actual combat and excellent personal combat skills. Che Ying ordered military officials to make a picture of "Hexi Mountains and Rivers" with an acre of land in a secret area, and then sealed it with rocks. After that, 200 brave men who passed the individual fight were taken to the reduced "Hexi Mountains and Rivers", and everyone was allowed to walk into the "Hexi Mountains and Rivers" one by one, and completed two military examinations in front of the whole army 16 generals-to identify the direction of the mountains and rivers and immediately tell the most favorable offensive and defensive terrain.
After a day of rigorous training in the hot summer and winter, this new army has become a veritable iron army. Cavalry are armored swords, not only with horseshoes, but also with iron masks on their heads. Infantry is divided into three groups: five thousand strong archers, all equipped with strong bows and hard crossbows with more than twenty stones; Five thousand spearmen, all iron spears, plus a fine iron dagger; Ten thousand main battle infantry, a broadsword with a thick back and a wide blade weighing eight pounds, and a three-foot shield wrapped in hardwood and iron. Soldiers' armor has also changed completely. Knights have double breastplates and red tassels. Infantry has three layers of armor, and iron guns have no tassels. The whole army is divided into the left, middle and right armed forces, and they can fight independently. Zuo Jun has 8,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry; 8 thousand right-wing cavalry and 5 thousand infantry; Zhong Jun has fourteen thousand cavalry and ten thousand infantry. Another 10,000 trench soldiers were adapted from chariot soldiers to escort food and materials.
Qin Jun Elite Infantry: Qin Jun's elite infantry division, each with five weapons: left-handed iron shield, right-handed spear, left-handed machete, right-handed bow and arrow jar, and a strange wooden pestle on his back.
Armored heavy cavalry: This is the essence of Qin Jun fighters. The horse is wearing armor (lined with iron), and the knight is wearing more than 60 kilograms of refined armor, with only two eyes exposed; Different from the light cavalry, each heavy knight has a epee, an iron spear more than ten feet long and twenty long-range arrows. Such cavalry should only carry out strong charge in vilen with flat terrain, and should not fight in mountainous areas.
Iron Eagle swordsman: In old Qin Jun, iron eagle swordsman was famous all over the world, and there were only a few hundred soldiers in the whole army. After Sima Cuo became a general, he established the iron eagle sharp system while retaining the simple drawing system of the iron eagle swordsman. This iron eagle sharp-edged warrior is not only skilled in fencing, but also proficient in horse fighting and foot fighting. He is also proficient in any weapon. Wei Guowu is the most elite soldier in the world. The world calls him "Wei Wuzu". Riding is called elite by "Tiger Knife Knight" of Zhao State and "Fighting Knight" of Qi State. After the Qin reform, the new army was born in the war to recover Hexi, and was exclaimed as a "sharp division" by the world. Sima Cuo founded Tieying Ruishi in this name: dismounting is based on surpassing Wei Wuzu, and riding is based on surpassing Anlo Zhao knights and riding with Xiongnu. Tie Ying Ruishi's simple Rafah is extremely harsh: first, physical quality. Wu Qi trained Wei Wuzu to hold a spear, carry 20 long arrows and a hard bow with iron tires on his back, and carry rations for three days, with a total weight of about 50 kilograms. People who can sprint 100 miles in a row and immediately engage in fierce fighting can be considered as soldiers. In addition, Sima Cuo also added full armor, wide dagger, fine iron dagger and cowhide shield, with a total weight of about 80 kilograms; After this, you can enter all kinds of martial arts; Step over Wu, ranking first in the infantry of the new army of Qin, and riding over Wu in the cavalry of the new army; After the individual simply pulls through the customs, he has to go through various formations and weapons. So one by one, anyone who can become as sharp as an iron eagle is almost an invincible warrior! Qin has 200,000 new troops, but Iron Eagle Ruishi has only 1600, and half of them are in Tian Lei's Thousand-Man Team.
Qin Jun's Heavily Armored Infantry: Heavily Armored Infantry is the real elite of Qin Jun. If compared with Qin Jun itself, Qin Bujun's sharp fighting power is still above Qin cavalry. Not to mention Qin Bujun's strong crossbows and various large-scale offensive and defensive equipment, Qin Bujun had surpassed the famous Wei Wuzu phalanx before and during the Warring States Period. There are two reasons for this. One is that Qin Jun's weapons and armor are more advanced, and the other is that Qin Jun's military tradition is highly encouraged by the military system.