Chapter 949: Killing and Conscripting to the Army (Second Update for the New Book for the Girl)

After you reported to the Military Department, an order immediately came down from above, requesting that you take on the role of an ordinary infantry company captain under Li Zhengfeng, the son of Li Jing.

In the Tang Dynasty, as a military commander leading troops, the limit for commanding soldiers at the front was no more than 20,000, among which 6,000 served as logistical personnel and did not participate directly in combat. These 6,000 could act as the total reserve force at critical moments of the battle, joining the battlefield as the final strike to defeat the enemy. The remaining 14,000 were combat troops.

The 14,000 were divided into 280 companies, organized into different units for combat deployment: 80 cavalry companies totaling 4,000 soldiers and 200 infantry companies totaling 10,000 soldiers.

For combat missions, the 14,000 soldiers were divided into 280 companies: