The Filature of the Song

Foreword: At the time of the Northern Expedition in the tenth year of Jianyan, the vanguard was Yue Fei's force of 45,000, the central army was Li Yanxian's force of 40,000, Li Qiong's force of 25,000, Wang De's force of 25,000, the rearguard was Wu Jie's force of 50,000, the left army was Han Shizhong's force of 40,000, the right army was Zhang Jun's force of 25,000, the navy was Zhang Rong's force of 15,000, the cavalry was Qu Duan's force of 30,000, and the marine force was Li Bao's force of 5,000.

Detailed textual research on the troop strength is as follows:

Chapter 12 of Volume 5, "Response," the total authorized strength is as follows: Han Shizhong's force increased from 30,000 to 37,000; Wu Jie's increased from 30,000 to 38,000; the Imperial Guard's central army increased from 50,000 to 65,000, of which it was explicitly stated that Wang De's force increased from 15,000 to 17,000, and Li Qiong's increased from 15,000 to 18,000, then Li Yanxian's authorized strength should have increased from 20,000 to 30,000, the specific number of people cannot be known in detail; Yue Fei's force increased from 35,000 to 40,000, Zhang Jun's remained unchanged at 25,000, Zhang Rong's remained unchanged at 15,000, and Li Bao's remained unchanged at five or six thousand; "The Imperial Guard's cavalry led by Qu Duan increased from an authorized strength of fifteen thousand to twenty thousand"; the reserve army was 10,000, located in Jiangnan West Circuit.

At this time, it was the end of the sixth year of Jianyan, which means that after the expansion was completed, at the beginning of the seventh year of Jianyan, the Imperial Guard's quota totaled 3.7+3.8+6.5+4+2.5+1.5+2=24, a total of 240,000.

Chapter 37 of Volume 5, "Summer Rain," the imperial decree for the expansion is clear and unmistakable, by autumn, the Imperial Guard's front, rear, left, right, central cavalry, and marine forces, were at full strength with 300,000 troops, not including the navy.

The expansion plan did not reveal the quota, but from the logistics and the scale of conscription in various places, the vast majority of the new quota was still distributed to Han Shizhong's force, Wu Jie's force, Li Yanxian's force, and Qu Duan's Imperial Guard cavalry.

The imperial decree in Chapter 42 of Volume 5 stated that the Imperial Guard's vanguard, right army, marine force, and navy, a total of 90,000 troops, were to be sent to Hebei. It should be 45,000 for the vanguard, 25,000 for the right army, 15,000 for the marine force, and 5,000 for the navy.

Another decree stated that the Imperial Guard's Left Deputy Commander Wang De, Right Deputy Commander Li Qiong, and Imperial Guard Cavalry Commander Qu Duan, were to immediately dispatch their full force of 80,000 troops westward in sequence. The book repeatedly describes the Imperial Guard cavalry as having a full force of 30,000 troops, taking this statement, counting 30,000 for the cavalry, and 25,000 each for Wang De and Li Qiong.

Another decree stated that the Imperial Guard's Left Army Commander Han Shizhong, Imperial Guard's Central Army Commander Li Yanxian, and Imperial Guard's Rear Army Commander Wu Jie, a total of 130,000 troops in three routes, were to form the Hedong Army, with Han Shizhong as the marshal, and advance into Hedong in a unified manner. Among them, a separate edict was given to Han Shizhong, ordering him to immediately send his full force of 40,000 across the river. Then here, Han Shizhong's force is confirmed to be 40,000, and the distribution of the other two families is probably 50,000 for Wu Jie's force and 40,000 for Li Yanxian's force (each increasing by about 10,000 from Chapter 12).

Part 1: Preliminary Exploration of the Organizational System

I. The development context of the traditional four-level command system, the method of placing generals, and the system of personal guards.

1. Traditional four-level command system:

The traditional four-level command system of the Northern Song Dynasty, passed down from the Five Dynasties, was *du-ying-jun-xiang*. According to the records in Volume 1 "Military System" and Volume 2 "Daily Review Method" of the *Wujing Zongyao* (Complete Essentials for Military Affairs), "Generally, one hundred people form a *du*, five *du* form a *ying* (command), five *ying* form a *jun*, and ten *jun* form a *xiang*, either under the Palace Guard or under the two Capital Garrison Commands." But in fact, it would not be uniform. During the Zhenzong era, there were already *jun* with ten commands, and some *jun* had only 1-2 commands (such as the Cloud Rider Army, etc.). Therefore, it is undoubtedly certain that *jun* is the upper level of *ying* (command), but the specific number of people does not need to be investigated in depth. The National Museum has copper seals such as "Record of the Fifth *Du* of the Second Command of the Fourth *Jun* of the Left Divine Guard," which shows the numbering from *du* to *xiang*.

According to the above, one *du* is one hundred people (approximately, the same below), one *ying* is four hundred people (cavalry) or five hundred people (infantry), one *jun* is 2000-2500 people, and one *xiang* should have a quota of 20,000 to 25,000 people, but in reality, it is difficult to achieve.

In fact, in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, the *xiang* as an organizational meaning was already nominally defunct, and was mostly used as a numbering mark or a temporary large army formation, such as Eunuch Tong's Dragon Divine Guard Four *Xiang* Commander.

In addition, the *jun* as an organization and the *jun* as a troop name are not the same meaning. The *jun* as a name roughly indicates the source (recruitment place) of the troop, and the characteristics of the organization (such as those with characters such as *xiao* or *jie* are mostly cavalry), etc.

2. New organization of Placing Generals Method, *dui*, *bu*, *jiang*, and *jun*.

After Wang Anshi implemented the Placing Generals Method, the Imperial Army formed a new organization of *dui-bu-jiang-jun*. The "jun" in the new organization is the "jun" divided into front, rear, left, center, and right of an army, not a fixed organization, that is, the new organization actually still has only three levels: *dui-bu-jiang*. When fighting, several *jiang* are organized and then divided into front, rear, left, and right armies, and there are also selected vanguard armies, etc. Each army is assigned a *tongzhi* (commander) during wartime (it can be seen here that the *tongzhi* is not a permanent position). This is because the Shaanxi Road is a loess plateau terrain, which is difficult to deploy large armies for battle. In the later period, the Song Dynasty also pursued a shallow offensive digging style of building strongholds and fighting head-on, which led to the actual battles between the Song and Xia dynasties being mainly on a scale of thousands to ten thousand people, so larger organizations were not established for a long time.

But everything below *jiang* is an actual troop with a fixed relationship. It was described in the book that Wu Jie once served as the First Regular General of Jingyuan Road. However, the application area of the Placing Generals Method was not complete, and it still coexisted with *du-ying-jun-xiang* (which was nominally defunct at this time) before Jingkang.

Under the new organization, a large *dui* is basically the same as the previous large *shi*, about fifty people, one *bu* is about two hundred and fifty people, and one *jiang* commands a thousand people.

However, according to the vision of the Shenzong Dynasty, one *jiang* was set up for one place, and the organization was not a fixed number, not a quota of a thousand people, but of course, it was not actually implemented later, and the specific details are to be determined.

3. The personal guard system and hierarchy under the Grand General system:

The Beiwei Army system (*dui-bu-jiang-jun*).

Because of the total collapse of Jingkang, the army lost central control and naturally evolved into a military system centered on the grand general. In order to ensure control of the army, the grand general made the general's personal guard system expand greatly, until the personal guard of the army commander reached the size of a *jun* (traditional organization). After the Beiwei Army, as the personal guard of grand generals such as Han, Zhang, and Yue, was recognized by the imperial court, it finally obtained the organization of the *tongzhi bu* (commander's department) under the background of Zhao Jiu's extraordinarily strengthened *tongzhi guan-tongzhi bu* (commander-commander's department), and recombined with the traditional command system.

4. *Tongzhi guan* (commander) and *tongling guan* (commanding officer) system.

After Jingkang, the national military system collapsed, and the upper-level military system was chaotic and ineffective. In order to resist the Jin army, various roads and states set up pacification commissioners and military commissioners everywhere. For the warlords in troubled times, whether they were remnants of the regular army, local tyrants, or righteous armies, *tongzhi guan* and *tongling guan* were distributed everywhere, similar to the current total team-detachment-brigade of the non-field army system. The quota under the jurisdiction of the *tongzhi guan* was uncertain, and the quota under the jurisdiction of the *tongling guan* was uncertain. Generally, one *bu* was set up with a *tongzhi*, such as Han Shizhong, who appeared as a *tongzhi*. If the *tongzhi guan* independently led troops, he would be granted the title of *tongling*. The *tongzhi guan-tongling guan* system officially entered the historical stage.

Later, after the establishment of the Imperial Guard system, Zhao Jiu strengthened the class distinction between the *dutong* (supreme commander) and the *tongzhi guan* in the high-level military system, and then combined it with the lower-level system to re-establish the basic class. Basically, the number of people in the *tongzhi bu* was limited to 2000-4000 (except for a few). And retroactively recognized the *tongling guan* as a formal class.

*Tongling guan* class: After the establishment of the Imperial Guard military system, in addition to retroactive recognition, most of them were appointed as the deputy of a *tongzhi bu* or a senior *ying* commander as *tongling guan*. In fact, it does not belong to any level of the military organization system, but because of the right of command on the battlefield, the personal guard system, and the existence of experienced *ying* commanders, it is still widely present and quite dynamic, and serves as a reserve force for promotion to *tongzhi*.

More personal guard leaders, through the preparation *jiang-zheng jiang* (lieutenant general-major general) class and the slightly redundant *tongling guan* under the traditional command system, convert and flow with each other. This is another important reason why the *tongling guan* class has strong vitality. If the personal guard leader wants to be promoted to *tongzhi*, he needs to leave the personal guard system and serve as a *tongling guan* to lead an *ying* (or serve as the deputy of the *tongzhi bu*), and after obtaining military merit, he will be promoted to *tongzhi* during expansion (or replacement).

II. The military system implemented in The Filature of the Song

1. The military system, reform and recognition of established facts coexist.

Roughly speaking, through Zhao Jiu's ten years of authority suppression and reform, the upper-level military system has been basically unified. At present, what is implemented in the upper level of The Filature of the Song, from top to bottom, is basically the organization of the military command (Imperial Guard front, rear, left, right, central armies, etc.) - *tongzhi bu*.

The middle-level military system runs two sets of systems in parallel: *zhihu-du* (command-troop), *jiang-bu* (general-unit).

The basic-level military system, because the basic-level military system is not difficult to reform, and the changes are small, and the organization is basically consistent with the historical one, so it is架空 (jiàkōng, fictionalized) as follows: the infantry is all *du-dashi-shi-wu* (troop-large squad-squad-team), one *du* has 105 people; the cavalry is *du-dui-shi-wu*, one *du* has 65 people.

In short, the Imperial Guard system is a complex military system that Zhao Jiu had to combine with the historical development process (such as the proliferation of personal guard systems under the grand general system, and the chaos of the high-level military system) in order to control the troops after the total collapse of Jingkang, and tried to create a complex military system that combines compromise and suppression.

2. Basis and tactical purpose of infantry organization:

Because the grand general's personal soldiers are mostly used as decisive moves or main forces in decisive battles or campaigns, they will not be analyzed and explained here.

(1) Squad level. *Wu* (team) and *shi* (squad) are basic organizational units, such as a team for marching, and a tent for camping.

(2) Arms level. *Da shi* (large squad) is the basic arms unit, such as one large squad is all archers, another large squad is spearmen, and another large squad is swordsmen.

(3) Tactical level. *Du* (troop) is the basic combat unit, with at least two arms combined, and has basic combat capabilities in coordination (a single arm cannot operate independently, such as archers with insufficient melee capabilities, swordsmen unable to defend against impact, and spearmen unable to independently face ranged strikes).

*Ying* (camp) (about 550 people) is the basic tactical unit, with complete cavalry and infantry arms, which can cooperate in combat and independently complete tactical orders. One command has about 100 cavalry, 2 large squads of spearmen, 3 large squads of swordsmen, and 3 large squads of archers, which can independently complete the formation.

(4) Marching (maneuvering) level. *Bu* (unit) (*tongzhi bu*) is the basic marching unit, with an independent baggage train, which can undertake strategic direction tasks during defense (not enough to undertake strategic tasks during offense), can partially repair war gear, has independent sustainable combat capabilities, and independent strategic maneuvering capabilities (long-distance marching alone).

(5) Strategic level. The military command is the basic strategic unit, which can undertake the offensive tasks of one (several during defense) strategic direction, and has the ability to independently replenish personnel, collect food and grass, build and repair war gear, and temporarily appoint local guards.

3. Basis and tactical purpose of cavalry organization:

Because the armored cavalry in the Imperial Guard cavalry was newly formed, and the light cavalry commander Li Shifu was loyal to the official family and had outstanding military exploits, and the sources of soldiers, mostly Tanguts, were newly conquered or familiar with the frontier, the overall reorganization from top to bottom was relatively smooth and basically regularized.

(1) *Wu* (team) and *shi* (squad) are the basic organizational units, and are the basic units for marching, camping, etc.

(2) *Dui* (troop) is the basic patrol unit (excluding scouts).

(3) *Du* (troop) is the basic combat unit, which can deploy basic combat formations such as the wedge formation and the fish-scale formation to exert the unique combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

(4) *Zhihui* (command) is the basic tactical unit, which can be formed and dispersed into formations in *du* units to execute more complex cavalry tactics such as frontal assault plus flanking attacks.

(5) The *tongzhi bu* can already undertake strategically significant tasks such as being the vanguard of the army, harassing the grain road, and pursuing the defeated army, and has strategic capabilities.

(6) The Imperial Guard cavalry military command is a fully strategic force with multiple strategic significance and capabilities.

III. Arms composition in The Filature of the Song

1. Traditional Song army arms composition

The Song army traditionally has two major categories of arms: cavalry and infantry.

The cavalry is divided into two major categories: spear cavalry (wearing iron armor, not heavy cavalry) and bow cavalry (wearing leather armor).

The infantry is divided into four major categories: spearmen, swordsmen, archers, and crossbowmen.

Judging from Volume 2 of the Complete Essentials for Military Affairs, the military training queues in the Northern Song Dynasty were generally spears and swords in the front, and bows and crossbows in the rear. This queue style is close to actual combat requirements. There are also similar records in the Southern Song Dynasty. The military orders of the famous general Wu Lin stipulated: "When encountering the enemy and wanting to fight, they must form a formation in a row, and the armored soldiers, archers, and crossbowmen should sit together. Observing that the enemy troops are about one hundred and fifty steps away from the formation, order the divine arm crossbowmen to stand up and shoot arrows about it first. Where the arrows reach, they can penetrate the enemy's formation, and then the whole army will fire together. When the enemy troops are about one hundred steps away from the formation, order the flat-shooting archers to stand up and shoot arrows about it as before, and then the whole army will fire together. Or if the enemy troops directly attack the chevaux de frise, order the armored soldiers and spearmen to closely rely on the chevaux de frise and stab with their spears." From this, it can be seen that the spearmen are close to the front of the formation behind the chevaux de frise, and are undoubtedly in front of the archers and crossbowmen, so that when the enemy cavalry charges into the formation, they can engage in close combat.

2. The arms composition of the Imperial Guard army of The Filature of the Song

Through years of combat with the Jin army, the Song army has explored many experiences in practice. Because the Jin army mostly uses heavy armor and hard bows, the arms of each army have been reconfigured in a targeted manner, and the following settings have been made:

For the infantry, swordsmen, spearmen, long axemen, Shenbi crossbowmen, and archers (heavy arrows and hard bows) are set up. Ordinary infantry archers and crossbowmen are no longer set up. Due to the repair and production restrictions of the Shenbi crossbow, the ratio of arms has been optimized (see details below), and the situation that 60%-70% of a Song army troop were archers and crossbowmen is no longer the case. (During the Renzong period of the Song Dynasty, Yin Zhu said: "In various places, each cavalry troop has a total of thirteen spearmen and flagmen, and the rest are all archers; each infantry troop has eight swordsmen (shieldmen), sixteen spearmen, and more than seventy are crossbowmen.")

For the cavalry, bow cavalry, assault cavalry, and armored cavalry are set up. The construction of armored cavalry troops is emphasized, and the main weapons have also been changed from uniform standard spears to cavalry hammers (guduo) and armor-piercing spears (with long blades and heavier than long spears), etc. The auxiliary weapons have been changed from swords to maces, whips, short-handled hammers, and other heavy weapons. The bow cavalry troops no longer use bows as the main combat weapon, but are mainly composed of Fan cavalry, and are uniformly equipped with spears for fighting weapons. The armored cavalry wears full body armor, including body armor, shoulder armor, arm guards, skirts, knee skirts, and helmets. The horse armor mainly protects the chest and neck, not like the heavy armored cavalry with full body horse armor; the light cavalry only has body armor made of iron armor, and the rest are leather armor. The Fan cavalry is basically full body leather armor (except for the heart guards and helmets). The cavalrymen in the infantry mostly serve as scouts, generally wearing half-body iron armor on the upper body and leather armor on the lower body. The horses wear neck guards and leather chest armor.

3. Basic-level military system and formation organization

The infantry establishes arms in units of one large squad, such as the left squad being swordsmen and the right squad being Shenbi crossbowmen. One troop has 2 large squads, and one camp has 5 troops. In addition to the personal soldier troop, there are a total of 8 large squads, generally 2 large squads of swordsmen, 1 large squad of spearmen, 1 large squad of long axemen, 3 large squads of archers, and 1 large squad of Shenbi crossbowmen (slow shooting speed and difficult to repair, unable to be configured on a large scale). Plus more than 100 cavalry from the personal soldier troop and scout team. During combat, generally 2 rows of swordsmen are behind the chevaux de frise (if there is time to set up the chevaux de frise), followed by 1 row of spearmen, followed by 1 row of long axemen, followed by 3 rows of archers, and finally 1 row of Shenbi crossbowmen, which can form a 50*8 formation for frontal combat.

When attacking, the spearmen are in the front, followed by the long axemen, followed by 1 row of swordsmen. About 50 steps behind, 1 row of swordsmen protects the archers and covers the gradual advance.

When attacking a city, swordsmen are the main force, spearmen are lined up under the city to protect the archers and cover, and cover the trebuchets and other equipment behind the formation.

Shenbi crossbow range: Volume 19 of *Mengxi Bitan* (Dream Pool Essays) says that this is "Li Ding offering a partial frame crossbow, similar to a bow, but with a dry stirrup, which is stretched by the stirrup touching the ground, shooting three hundred steps, and can penetrate heavy armor, called the Shenbi crossbow, the most powerful weapon. Li Ding was originally the leader of the Tangut Qiang, and surrendered to the court." Another theory is that it was developed by the commoner Li Hong. The Shenbi crossbow is actually a type of crossbow, with a long range of more than two hundred and forty steps, about 372 meters, "still penetrating elm wood, with half of the arrow shaft submerged," which shows its strength. "In the early years of Xining, the Shenbi crossbow was made," Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty "personally reviewed it in Yanhe Hall, placing iron armor seventy steps away, and ordered the guards to shoot, but none of them hit." The eunuch Zhang Ruoshui "voluntarily requested to shoot, and hit the armor in succession." The Shenbi crossbow is not as heavy as a bed crossbow, and can be fired by only one person, which is easy to promote, "and it is actually a miracle to apply it to military affairs."

The cavalry establishes arms in units of *du*, such as one *du* being armored cavalry and another being bow cavalry. Among the armored cavalry in one camp, there is still one *du* of assault cavalry (light cavalry) that undertakes the task of peripheral alert and reconnaissance. One camp has four *du*, either three *du* of armored cavalry and one *du* of light cavalry, or one *du* of armored cavalry (personal soldier *du*) and 3 *du* of light cavalry.

When attacking (cavalry only attacks, cavalry that does not move is not as good as infantry), armored cavalry is mostly used as the vanguard, and bow cavalry is used on the flanks or rear flanks, and assault cavalry is used in the center. The armored cavalry formation is 4-8 rows (no thicker is meaningful). Fifty steps behind is the light cavalry and assault cavalry to follow up and cover.

Attached: The infantry troop of the Song army is organized as follows:

——Troop (commander and deputy commander each 1 person, under the jurisdiction of 2 large squads) a total of 105 people

—————Military law officer (lieutenant) 1 person

—————Left squad (the large squad leader is concurrently served by a senior squad leader) 51 people

————————Military law enforcement officer 1 person

————————Squad 10 people

——————————Team 5 people

—————————————Soldier 1 person

—————Right squad 51 people

Note: The large squad is commonly known as a team, and the commander is called the squad general, who is generally concurrently served by a senior squad leader and is under the jurisdiction of 5 squads of infantry.

The cavalry troop of the Song army is organized as follows:

——Troop (commander, deputy commander, and flag bearer each 1 person) a total of 65 people

—————Military law officer (lieutenant 2 people) 2 people

—————Left troop (commander and deputy commander each 1 person) 30 people

—————————Military law enforcement officer 1 person

—————————First squad (1 squad 3 teams) 9 people

————————————Team 3 people

———————————————Soldier 1 person

—————————Second squad 9 people

—————————Third squad 9 people

—————Right troop 30 people

IV. Preliminary Exploration of the Military Hierarchy of the Imperial Guard Army of The Filature of the Song

In the traditional Song army, from soldiers to officers, there are often three levels in common.

The first is *jiangxiao*, also called *junxiao*, *liexiao*, *junyuan*, and *renyuan*, and its scope includes from the *duzhihuishi* (troop commander) of the *xiang* to the *fubingmashi* (deputy military commander) and *fudutou* (deputy troop leader) of the *du*; the second is *jieji*, and its scope includes the *juntou* (military head), *shijiang* (ten general), *jiangyuhou* (general lieutenant), *chenjü* (attendant), and *yaguan* (escort officer) of the *du*; the third is *changhang*, that is, soldiers.

The *jiangxiao* hierarchy is described more clearly and is easy to infer:

The commanders of the various military commands are basically given the title of Jiedushi.

The *tongzhiguan* is not described in detail, and it is speculated that most of them are given the titles of *fangyushi* (defense commissioner) and *tuanlianshi* (militia commissioner).

The *tonglingguan* is not detailed, and I don't understand it here, waiting for the big guys to do textual research.

The *ying zhihui* (camp commander) to the *dutou* level are mostly led by various *xiaowei* (junior officers), that is, the military officers in the book similar to Xiahou Yuan, from the *zhihuishi* (commander) to the *dutou* (troop leader) (in the personal guard system, they are *zhengjiang*, *zhunbeijiang*, etc.), all are possible.

Part 2: Detailed Organization of the Various Armies

I. Imperial Guard Vanguard Military Command (Commander Yue Fei)

Number of people: 45,000 Livestock: 20,000 horses, 4,200 mules

——Directly subordinate Personal Army *Tongzhi bu* (Zhang Xian's force, commonly known as the Beiwei Army) approximately 4,600 people approximately 7,500 horses

—————Personal Soldier Command (military affairs, messengers) 300 people 130 horses

—————Baggage Train Camp (5 troops of infantry) 570 people 50 horses 210 mules

—————First General (Major General, Lieutenant General, and Flag Bearer each 1 person) 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

————————Personal Soldier Troop 30 people 60 horses

————————Cookhouse Soldiers 12 people 12 horses 12 mules

————————Cavalry Troop (armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Cavalry Troop (armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Cavalry Troop (armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Cavalry Troop (armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Cavalry Troop (armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

—————Second General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Third General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Fourth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Fifth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Sixth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Seventh General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Eighth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Ninth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

—————Tenth General 370 people 730 horses 12 mules

——Directly subordinate Baggage Train Unit (Tang Huai's force, adjutants 6 people, Note 1) approximately 2,200 people 1,200 mules

—————Directly subordinate Troop (cavalry, in charge of military affairs, messengers) 65 people 130 horses

—————First Baggage Train Camp (laborer camp, in charge of grain and grass transport) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

—————Second Baggage Train Camp (laborer camp, in charge of grain and grass transport) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

—————Third Baggage Train Camp (blacksmith camp, in charge of equipment manufacturing) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

—————Fourth Baggage Train Camp (blacksmith camp, in charge of equipment manufacturing) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

—————Fifth Baggage Train Camp (artisan camp, in charge of attacking and defending war equipment) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

—————Sixth Baggage Train Camp (artisan camp, in charge of attacking and defending war equipment) 360 people 50 horses 160 mules

——Selected Vanguard Army (scouts, commonly known as the Tabai Army, 1 person 3 horses, Note 2) approximately 1,000 people approximately 3,000 horses

—————First Vanguard Camp (assault cavalry) 310 people 930 horses

—————Second Vanguard Camp (assault cavalry) 310 people 930 horses

—————Third Vanguard Camp (assault cavalry) 310 people 930 horses

——Military Law Office (Chief and Deputy Advisers with 3 Adjutants, Note 3) approximately 840 people 210 horses 210 mules

—————Jinshi Troop*4 420 people 420 horses 420 mules

—————Military Law Troop*4 (armored soldiers) 420 people

——First *Tongzhi bu* (Deputy Commander Wang Gui's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

—————Personal Soldier Camp (mostly cavalry troops, heavy infantry troops) 315 people 320 horses 10 mules

————————Directly subordinate Troop (in charge of military affairs, messengers, etc., cavalry) 30 people 60 horses

————————Cookhouse Soldiers 10 people 10 mules

————————Cavalry Troop (medium armored cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Infantry Troop (armored soldiers) 210 people

————————Infantry Troop (armored soldiers) 210 people

—————Baggage Train Camp (adjutants 1-2 people, in charge of 3 troops of auxiliary soldiers, Note 5) 360 people 60 horses 160 mules

————————Directly subordinate Large Squad (officials in charge of food, grass, military equipment, etc.) 30 people 60 horses

————————Cookhouse Soldiers 10 people 10 mules

————————Auxiliary Soldier Troop*3 105 people 50 mules

—————Scout Troop (cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

—————First Infantry Camp (Commander and Deputy Commander each 1 person, Note 6) 535 people 190 horses 10 mules

————————Personal Soldier Troop (cavalry) 65 people 130 horses

————————Cookhouse Soldiers 10 people 10 mules

————————Scout Team (cavalry) 30 people 60 horses

————————Military Law Team (recorder, deputy recorder with 8 people) 10 people

————————Infantry Troop*4 (commander and deputy commander each 1 person) 105 people

—————Second Infantry Camp (Commander and Deputy Commander each 1 person, under the jurisdiction of 5 troops) 535 people 60 horses

—————Third Infantry Camp (Commander and Deputy Commander each 1 person, under the jurisdiction of 5 troops) 535 people 60 horses

—————Fourth Infantry Camp (Commander and Deputy Commander each 1 person, under the jurisdiction of 5 troops) 535 people 60 horses

—————Infantry Camp x (each *tongzhi bu* varies in size, under the jurisdiction of 4 camps—6 camps) 535 people 60 horses

—————Infantry Camp x (each *tongzhi bu* varies in size, under the jurisdiction of 4 camps—6 camps) 535 people 60 horses

——Second *Tongzhi bu* (Li Kui's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Third *Tongzhi bu* (Huang Zuo's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Fourth *Tongzhi bu* (Yao Zheng's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Fifth *Tongzhi bu* (Pang Rong's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Sixth *Tongzhi bu* (Li Shan's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Seventh *Tongzhi bu* (Fu Xuan's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Eighth *Tongzhi bu* (Ma Yu's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Ninth *Tongzhi bu* (Wang Gang's force) approximately 2,250-3,300 people approximately 700 horses 210 mules

——Tenth *Tongzhi bu* (Liu Wenshun's force) approximately 2