Fu Song

Chapter 605 Really Different

Zhang borrowed and became a battalion general.

He himself couldn't believe it.

The team general can only lead one hundred people, but the battalion general can lead five hundred people.

Of course, if it is the actual amount.

In the Zhao army earlier, if there were [-] soldiers in a battalion, if there were [-] people, this battalion would be regarded as conscientious.

But now, he found that the ones assigned to him were actually five hundred big men.

Moreover, it was the five hundred big men who had just survived from the battlefield.

In yesterday's attack, some battalions were disabled, and some battalions were picked out because of their poor performance, and all the soft-footed crabs were assigned to the logistics team.

Those people were still happy, but Zhang Tie felt that this matter must not be so simple.

Now these people feel that they have obtained benefits, but if such a thing is not done well, they will still get benefits. I am afraid that the price they will pay afterwards will be even greater.

Zhang Juan never believed in the pie in the sky.

The military discipline of the Xin Song army seems to be somewhat different from before.

After he became a battalion general and the troops were reorganized, Zhang borrowed a thick booklet about military discipline.

Along with the brochure, there was also a military judge and an officer in charge of logistics.

I am responsible for specific matters such as training and combat. Military discipline is managed by a military judge, and the finances of the entire battalion are managed by another dedicated officer.

I'm afraid it's impossible to eat empty quota here.

But Zhang Tie also understands that from now on, he is truly accepted by the Xin Song army, and he is no longer an alternative in their eyes, and he has surrendered to the army.

Perhaps, I had served in the Hebei Frontier Army, which also helped me.

The main general Wei Wu, that iron-footed general, also served as a frontier soldier in Hebei. He heard that a pair of legs were cut off by the Liao army on the battlefield.

This made Zhang borrow admiration for him.

Zhang borrowed first to see the funeral of his brother who died in the war.

There was no coffin, but people were wrapped in broken mats or sackcloth, and then placed in the dug pit. The pit was very large, and more than two hundred people died in battle.

There are eight members of Zhang Zhan's team.

The funeral was simple but solemn.

The gongs and drums are all available, and the players who play are all soldiers. It seems that these things have always been prepared in the army.

The music is sad.

But Zhang Tie didn't feel too sad.

Over the years, I have seen too many deaths.

It may be lucky that these dead people are still buried for them.

Many people, even corpses in the wilderness, were bitten by wild beasts, and their bones were incomplete!

If one day I die in battle, I also hope to have such a funeral.

Zhang borrowed thought.

The funeral of a soldier will only be held after the victory, or in the stage of stalemate. If the battle is defeated, then there is no need to think about it.

In many cases, the heads of the defeated will be cut off as military attacks.

When guarding the city of Tokyo, the Liao people built many heads into hills, which made the Song army on the city wall shudder.

In fact, such a thing was done by Zhao Song frontier army in Hebei back then.

The armies of the two sides crossed the border to attack each other, and they were merciless in attacking each other.

But in the end, the Liao people won.

Zhao Wang, it sounds good to say, but in fact he is just a puppet of the Liao people.

"Salute!" Accompanied by a military officer's stern roar, all the soldiers who attended the funeral touched their hearts with their right hands at the same time, bowing their bodies in salute, including the iron-footed general Wei Wu himself.

After the ceremony, Wei Wu picked up the shovel and sprinkled the first shovel of soil, and then the officers collectively stepped forward to shovel the soil into the pit.

As a battalion general, Zhang also has a role.

Instead, it was a soldier who became a spectator at this moment.

This is a new rule of the Song Dynasty, which was not used before, Zhang Bian thought while shoveling the soil.

Although it is the first time to participate, Zhang Tie still understands the meaning here, which is nothing more than a way to win over the army and boost morale.

In the army, holding a funeral for a companion is actually a very sad thing, and it will inevitably have some blows to the morale of the army, because it will make everyone find that they may become lying in a pit at some point those cold corpses.

But such a funeral with a particularly strong sense of ritual will make the onlookers feel another kind of glory.

On the contrary, it made everyone's spirits even higher.

After burying the dead comrades, Zhang borrowed to visit the injured old brothers.

It has to be said that Zhang borrowed to see something new again.

Probably a landlord's mansion was requisitioned by the army.As for the owner inside, maybe he fled to Xiayi City. Under normal circumstances, the owner of such a big house would not be allowed to stay outside in the city.

Because these landlords have their own private armed forces, money, and food, and if there is a war, these people will of course be evacuated into the city with their food and money.

This house is really beautiful.

But right now, dozens of houses are filled with a strong smell of herbs, and some people in white clothes come in and out.

In the courtyard, rows of ropes were pulled up, and some cloth strips were drying on them, and these cloth strips had just been fished out of the boiling pot.

"General, do you know what kind of cloth this is?" Yu, the new logistics official, asked a little ostentatiously.

Zhang Teng shook his head, whether it was a military judge or a logistics officer, they were all transferred from the White Feather Army, and they were actually a means to control the battalion.Although there is not much contact, but the military judge can memorize the thick regulations upside down, which has already amazed Zhang Jue.And Xiang Yu is also extremely proficient in logistics. With the help of these two people, Zhang Zhan, who has just become a battalion general, can manage the battalion affairs in an orderly manner.

Zhang Ju had no intention of competing with others for power at all.

As a new general, he is very clear about his identity.

To really become the same person as the other party, it will take time, and tempered by blood and fire.

This will allow the other party to truly accept themselves.

Although Xiang Yu and the military judge respected him outwardly, Zhang Tie could still feel the trace of distrust and contempt in their eyes.

"This is from the Leizhou Peninsula. It's a kind of cloth grown on the island. The locals call it Jibeibu, and it's extremely expensive!" Xiang Yu sighed, "Ten coins a piece!"

"What?" Zhang Jue was shocked.

In the past when there were no wars, how much was a stone of rice in good years?But four or five hundred words.Even now that there is a war and the price of rice is soaring, it is only five or six pennies a stone. I heard that in the Xin Song Dynasty, the price of grain has now been suppressed by the imperial court to two pennies a stone.Those who dare to accumulate and live in strange places will be killed without mercy.

What kind of cloth is this? It actually costs ten bucks a piece, which is more expensive than ordinary silk.

"The main reason is less!" Xiang Yu said: "Rich people bought it, spun it into thread, and then made it into underwear. I heard that it is very comfortable, but you and I must not be able to afford it!"

"But this?" Zhang borrowed and pointed to the cloth strips covered with ropes in the courtyard.

"This is Shoufu's benevolent government, and it is also Shoufu's love for our soldiers." Speaking of Shoufu, Xiang Yu's eyes were filled with admiration: "Take the raw material of this jibe cloth and weave it into this kind of cloth called Shabu. The finished product, which is cut into a long strip with a width of one palm, is called a bandage. It is used to bind the wound. It has excellent air permeability, and it is divided into several types. Like this, it is tied outside and can be repeated Use it, and soak some in the medicine. This kind of gauze is also very water-absorbing. It can fully absorb the medicine and apply it on the wound, which is of great benefit to the wounded. General, you know that we in the Southwest In the army, how many people died after being wounded?"

Zhang Jiechang is in the army, so he is very clear about this.

The people who died on the battlefield on the spot were actually not that many, but the people who died from injuries after the war accounted for the vast majority of deaths.

"Fifty percent!" He extended a slap.

"Only [-]% of our troops from the southwest can't be rescued after being injured!" Xiang Yu held out two fingers proudly.

"The main reason is that each of our armies has a battlefield ambulance hospital like this. The injured will be sent here as soon as possible. There are enough skilled doctors here to treat trauma. Of course, there are also Enough medicinal herbs. Jibeibu, which others cannot get, is abundant in the ambulance.” Xiang Yu laughed and said, “When the Chief Assistant inspected the army, he said that other places can be saved, but here, it is You can't save a penny. Because here, it's a life."

"The Chief Assistant is kind!" Zhang Yixin was convinced.

"These rules, this ambulance station, were originally formulated by the first assistant. Don't look at our Baiyu camp from Guangxi Road, but the Baiyu army dare to be regarded as the direct line of the first assistant!" Xiang Yu said proudly.

Zhang borrowed a smile.

What will I do in the future?

Will it be incorporated into the White Feather Army?
I'm afraid not.

But as long as he has been under Wei Wu's command, he will probably be counted as the direct line of the chief assistant!

hope so.

"Except for those of us who came from the southwest, the current army of the imperial court is really cowardly!" Xiang Yu looked disgusted.

Seeing Zhang Borrow's expression, Xiang Yu quickly made amends: "But you are an exception, Wei Tongzhi is full of praise for you!"

"Controlling love, the end will be self-serving death to repay it!"

The two walked into a main room, and the cabinets all over the wall were filled with all kinds of herbs. In addition to the smell of boiled herbs, there was also a strong aroma of wine.

"Spirited wine!" Xiang Yu said, "Buring the wine repeatedly, you can get a flammable wine. Use this wine to wash your wounds, what's the taste?"

As soon as I said this, I heard screams coming from the room. Through the unclosed door, I could see a woman in white clothes dipping a small brush in a small room. The liquid is washing the wound of a wounded soldier.

"What's your name? You're still a man!" The woman was a little annoyed.

"Don't hurt me, give me a drink!" The wounded soldier bared his teeth.

His answer was another swipe, and then another scream.

"Woman!" Zhang Jue's face changed slightly, it was unbelievable that a woman appeared in the army.

"What's so strange!" Xiang Yu said: "Women are careful and have light hands. It is best to help treat wounds. Those rough men have heavy hands. Some people used to say that it is unlucky to release women in the army. The first assistant scolded bloody, and said that yin and yang complement each other, and that one relaxation and one relaxation are the right way!"

"The wine smells so good!" Zhang borrowed his nose.

Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Yes, but this wine can only be used to heal wounds, and we will equip some in the camp next time, but General, this is really undrinkable, and anyone who drinks it secretly will be punished." Banzi, I heard that brewing this kind of wine consumes a lot of food, so it is only allowed to be used as medicine in the army!"

"Understood, since it is a life-saving thing, who dares to covet it, I will be the first to spare him!" Zhang Teng nodded repeatedly.

A large number of doctors, ambulances, bandages made of expensive jibebu, and spirits that cannot be bought with money outside, all of which show that the current attitude of the New Song Dynasty towards the big soldiers is different from that of the past. What a difference.

This made Zhang Jue feel warm in his heart.

In the past, among the Hebei Frontier Army, they were miserable, and they tried to transfer back, and became the fourth army that everyone admired, but in the eyes of most people, they were still a group of people who could not stand on the stage.

But now, just looking at this posture, one can know that the new imperial court attaches great importance to soldiers.

Yes, there is a war now!
The imperial court needs soldiers to work hard, and it must win people's hearts.

I don't know if it will be like this during the Taiping Festival!

"The wounded soldiers in our battalion are inside, the warmest room!" Xiang Yu said with a smile, "I entrusted my relationship and put our people together, but the general, among the thirteen, can return to the team There are probably only five of them, and the remaining eight, either lost their legs or lost their hands, and cannot return to the army."

"It's a blessing to survive!" Zhang borrowed: "Compared to the brothers who were buried before, they are already considered good. It's just Xiang Yuhou, their pension?"

"Don't worry, Zhengjiang. Anyone who dares to cheat on this will lose his head. Whatever the court says, it will be in the hands of the soldiers." Xiang Yu said seriously: "Our new Song army is not the old Song army."

Most of the soldiers and even officials below call themselves the New Song Dynasty to distinguish Kaifeng from the Old Song Dynasty.

Standing at the door, Xiang Yu held back Zhang Bian, "General, there is one more thing I want to ask."

"Although Xiang Yuhou said that they are all my brothers, please don't ask for anything!"

"It's the resettlement of the injured brother!" Xiang Yu said: "The above means that after the injured brother quits the army, try to resettle to the southwest."

Zhang Jue suddenly changed his color: "They are all meritorious ministers!"

Xiang Yu smiled and said, "General, do you think the land in the southwest is really the smoky land that outsiders say? Are the people there cannibals? That's where I came from."

"That's not what it means, it's just that no one wants to leave their hometown!" Zhang borrowed shaking his head.

"They are already disabled. Although the pension is generous, it is one less. If they are willing to go to the southwest, wounded soldiers like them can be appointed as grassroots officials and eat the imperial salary. , and where it is, it is easier to find a wife, whether it is to be an official in the county, or go to the village to be the head of the village, or other things, it will be better than here!" Xiang Yu said: "General, it is all yours. Old brother, one sentence from you is more effective than ten sentences from me!"

Zhang borrowed a long breath.

(End of this chapter)