Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 406 Title
"You have lost...I led 300 people to push your camp!" Lu Bu waved his hand on the sand table again.

Xu Shu: ...

Facing Lu Bu's threatening eyes, what else could Xu Shu say?
"The general is brave!"

It is true that the two have different styles. After all, Xu Shu is not a military general and prefers to command from the rear, while Lu Bu is better at leading the charge and fighting as a general. The two sides are good at different directions.

Generally speaking, a commander-in-chief who can control an army of [-] is considered top-notch. It seems that Han Xin, the military immortal, "the more the merrier", and as a general, taking the lead in the battle... Xiang Yu was the most glorious back then. In the battle, he only commanded [-] cavalry.

Just these [-] cavalrymen defeated the coalition army of more than [-] in Pengcheng!
The maximum number of troops that Lu Bu can now lead is no higher than this number. An army of tens of thousands will eventually need a systematic command system.

When Bai Tu asked his adoptive father to assess Xu Shu, he specially obtained a rule of ten thousand versus ten thousand for Xu Shu. They were all basic ordnance, suitable for fighting in the wild...

It is true that in terms of military formations, Xu Shu is better, especially Xu Shu's advantage of being better at breaking formations. In fact, he did not have much effect against Lu Bu.

After all, Lu Bu mainly charges with light cavalry, often in a simple cone formation.

But even so, Lu Bu was still forced to use his "stunt" - I have taken the lead in the charge, you lose!

Xu Shu did lose.

He seemed to be using his troops roughly before, but he was already cautious. He was trying to fight for the charging space to surround Lu Bu and weaken the opponent's mobile troops. He had a team of long guns and heavy shields ready at all times...

However, when Lu Bu finally charged, he first bypassed or led away these arrangements.

"Hahaha, you're not bad, um... It's a pity that it's not easy to be awarded the title of general now. But since the king has entrusted you with important tasks, I believe that you won't have to do much for your merits. In the army, you will first serve as a general. We will wait until the matter at the Ministry of Works comes to an end before arranging the release." Lu Bu patted Xu Shu on the shoulder and said.

Xu Shu grinned slightly when he was photographed, and at the same time he accepted Lu Bu's appointment.

It’s not surprising that he didn’t become a general. After all, Xu Shu had limited fame and no official experience before. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to directly appoint a general in Chu State. General Pi already recognized Xu Shu from Lu Bu himself, and he knew that Bai Tu was interested in him. The result of entrusting a heavy responsibility.

At this time, the military of the State of Chu regarded the envoys of the Privy Council as the most respected, and each room in the court tended to coordinate civilian affairs. The military ranks in the army were based on the Four Expeditions, the Four Towns, followed by the Four Towns, and then the Four Ans General, and then... There are a lot of miscellaneous generals, and General Pi and Yamen are considered candidates for miscellaneous titles.

Zhonglang generals are specially appointed to lead local garrison generals, ranking above Zahao, but they can only lead local standing garrison troops or train new troops.

As for titles such as general, cavalry general, and hussar general, they are honorary titles and have no real power, just like the three princes and three divisions.

and……

There are rumors in the military that the Privy Council is already seeking opinions from senior generals in planning for the restructuring. It is said that after the restructuring, both the Four Expeditions and the Miscellaneous Titles will have similar "honorary titles" and the actual duties will be arranged separately.

In fact, it is the separation of job titles.

It sounds fresh, but the implementation at this time is just a matter of time, not too hasty.

"Military ranks" are generally considered to be a professional military system that emerged in Europe in the [-]th century. However, during the Three Kingdoms period, there were signs of separation of ranks in the armies of Wei, Shu and Wu.

It just generally only appears at the "general" level, and there is no clear concept of promotion. It is closer to an "honorary rank". It does not start from the lowest soldier and has a clear hierarchy like modern military ranks.

The main reason is that in the troubled times at the end of the Han Dynasty, the positions in the army were chaotic, and a lot of Zhonglang generals and miscellaneous generals were caught, and it was not easy to kill other generals for no reason. Four expeditions and four towns, miscellaneous numbers are partial ranks, which have nothing to do with actual positions. The specific power in the army depends on military positions such as military adviser, leader, supervisor, and guard...

It's just that the positions of Four Expeditions and Four Towns are not awarded to two people at the same time, so they are closer to the concept of honorary titles.

Bai Tu took advantage of the situation and discussed with Lu Bu and other senior generals and military advisors to thoroughly implement the separation of ranks and directly determine the complete military rank system. In fact, it is logical. Unlike the suggestions for the city wall, everyone is very supportive and has already reached the stage of detailed discussions before implementation. stage.

Xu Shu had just joined, so he didn't know these "gossips", but he was very satisfied with the arrangement of the Privy Council and Bai Tu's trust, and he was very confident about the future...

Seeing that Xu Shu had gained Lu Bu's approval, Bai Tu also introduced him to the other Chu colleagues who were accompanying him.

Originally, Bai Tu wanted him to go back to the Jinling Ministry of Industry first, but then he thought about it. Xu Shu's social skills were one of his strengths. To put it in terms, he was very charming!

Moreover, he has already studied in Nanyang for a period of time. Since he wants to recruit talents in Nanyang, why not take Xu Shu with him first?

Maybe there will be a bonus to Dengyong’s success rate...

"Yuan Zhi, when you were in Nanyang, did you know Zhuge Liang who lived in seclusion in Longzhong?" Bai Tu asked Xu Shu.

Zhuge Liang should be in Longzhong now, but Bai Tu doesn't know whether Xu Shu has made friends with him.

"Huh?" Huang Chengyan spoke first, which surprised Bai Tu.

Xu Shu originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Huang Xueshi was about to speak, he looked at him first - the current Xu Shu was open-minded and sincere, but not rude.

"Xueshi Huang knows?" Bai Tu also asked.

Originally, Bai Tu asked Huang Yueying in private and confirmed that she did not have a fiancé, so she always thought that Huang didn't know Zhuge Liang yet, so it was dark under the lamp!

"Who did your Majesty hear talking about Kong Ming?" Huang Chengyan was also puzzled. He had just mentioned it to Huang Yueying before, but Huang Yueying ignored it at all. After that, he served in the Chu State, and he never mentioned it again... Huang Yueying probably didn't know about Zhuge Liang. That's right.

"Didn't I go visit Mr. Pang and Sima Hui before and listen to what they had to say?" Bai Tu pulled out his previous excuse.

"They recommended Kong Ming to the king?" Huang Chengyan's tone was full of confusion.

He was also very familiar with Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui, but because they were not expected to serve in official positions, he only reminded Bai Tu in advance instead of going with him to avoid the embarrassment of Bai Tu.

It was precisely because of their familiarity that Huang Chengyan felt that they would not recommend Zhuge Liang to Bai Tu.

"Oh, I heard something on the way, and then I asked the two elders... Ahem, it was because this person was not recommended to me at the beginning, so I paid special attention to it." Bai Tu said. In a boss-like tone of "Kong Ming, you caught my attention", he immediately took over the topic and said, "Does Huang Xueshi recognize it too?"

Huang Chengyan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Zhuge Kongming is indeed a genius in the world. From a certain point of view... the people in our great Chu who can defeat him are only two or three, and those who can win the same title cannot be more than two hands. Moreover, he only reached the championship last year. If Ten or 20 years later..."

(End of this chapter)