The devil is coming

Chapter 946 Wang Qi orders troops!
Tan Yong was sharpening a knife in the courtyard of his home. His two younger brothers, one one year younger and the other three years younger, were sitting next to them, looking at their brothers with envy.
Father Qin never went to a private school, and he had been born with poor legs for three lifetimes. When he was a slave in a large farmer's family, he was always scolded by his master as "a dog's poop";
Later, savages entered the pass, and the host's family was slaughtered by the savages;
Father Qin took his mother-in-law and three children to hide in the nearby mountains and forests. At that time, there were many refugees hiding together.
After being displaced,
The Yan people defeated the savages, and a Yan people knight came to pick up the hiding refugees and take them to the Snow Customs. Father Qin went there with his whole family.
When the roll call was being made, Father Qin scratched his head. He really didn't know his name, or even his surname. He just said a little stupidly that his master called him "Goupu";
Thanks to the kindness of the clerk who was responsible for making the register at that time, he did not fill in the name and surname casually, but helped to change the surname to "Qin";
that's it,
The three sons who were originally called "the eldest of the Gou Kui family", "the second eldest of the Gou Kui family" and "the youngest of the Gou Kui family",
Named by the clerk:
Tan Dayong, Tan Eryong, Tan Xiaoyong.
Dad Qin and his family lived in Xuehaiguan for several years. Dad Qin was dull, but he was a good farmer. He once participated in cultivating potatoes. He was named and praised by a blind gentleman and was given the status of a standard household.
The three sons also went to school in Xuehaiguan Academy.
After going to school,
The old Qin family and the civil servant began to get very close.
Especially the three children would take the initiative to bring something from home to visit the civil servant during the holidays.
I was uneducated and didn’t understand before;
After I went to school and became educated, I became afraid for a while.
If it hadn't been for the kindness of this civil servant, God knows where the three brothers' names would have been led astray by their own father for the rest of their lives!
Later, the civil servant recognized the three children as godsons, and even promised his daughter to Tan Dayong.
The main reason is that after Tan's father got the status of a bidder, he was considered "well-matched". Furthermore, the three sons of the Tan family will not be too bad after they get on the right track.
After that,
The palace moved into Fengxin City.
Lao Qin's family did not enter Fengxin City, but was placed in Jin'an Fort, southwest of Fengxin City.
The development system of eastern Shanxi in recent years has been a diffusion area with Fengxin City as the core structure.
The so-called "fort" is synonymous with a township, and can also be considered a settlement.
There may be only a dozen or twenty regular soldiers in a fort, but there are at least four to five hundred settlement households below, and the population is only in the thousands.
Every once in a while, the soldiers in the fort will lead the young men in the settlements to conduct drills. Generally speaking, except for the settlements where standard households gather, they will organize formal exercises such as cavalry and archery formations, and most of the other settlements will also That's what it means.
One is a reservist for regular soldiers, and the other is a reservist for auxiliary soldiers or even farmers. The degree of investment required is naturally different.
There are four "officials" in charge of a standard settlement;
One is the captain of the Baozhai School, responsible for defense and training of civilians. Because he is directly under Fengxin City, his status is the most detached.
The second is the village chief, who is equivalent to the local village chief and also takes care of the post in the village.
The third is the head farmer, who is usually an experienced farmer and is responsible for teaching people about farming, the production of newly cultivated seeds and fertilizers, etc. Farmers with such skills are needed to work at the grassroots level;
Dad Qin has this position, and he often has to go back and forth to Fengxin City for meetings to absorb and summarize experiences and lessons.
In fact, farmers have existed since ancient times. After all, food is the most important thing for the people, and agriculture is the standard. However, this is the first time that the Wangfu has been organized into an organized system.
Finally, there is the clerk, who is responsible for reading out the notices issued by the prince to the people in the settlement, reading out the prince's speech to his people, and at the same time, he is also responsible for hosting some tours such as "social opera", which is almost the same as elsewhere. The "teaching" of official school.
It's just that although Dayan began to use imperial examinations to select scholars since the time of the late emperor, Jindong here has never paid much attention to the "Four Books and Five Classics". Every year, some scholars go from Jindong to Yingdu to take the exam in order to win a reputation;
But the number is so small that it can be ignored.
Mainly because the best choice for students from Jindong Academy is to work in the royal yamen or join the army. Secondly, there are workshops and lanes, and supplemented by the status of registered households as rewards, these require advancement. With a large population and plenty of places to go, there is no need to draw a sword and look around in confusion.
In fact, not only are there very few people in Eastern Jin Dynasty seeking imperial examinations from outside, but every year, there are many scholars who take the initiative to enter Eastern Jin Dynasty. After all, compared with the wasted imperial examination and the single-plank bridge, the stable and peaceful job is actually more useful for oneself. For sweetness.
"Squeak..."
The door of the house was pushed open, and Father Tan walked in with a tigerish face.
Qin Dayong continued to sharpen his knife,
Er Yong and Xiao Yong knelt down directly towards their father.
Yesterday, the captain of the Bao Zhai was registered, and a boy was selected from the whole household. Although this was a routine event every year, just like a drill, the atmosphere at the scene yesterday was obviously different.
Some old people have sensed that... there may be a war!
The whole household means that there are at least or more than two adult males in the family;
In eastern Shanxi, the definition of adult male is 14 years old.
This can ensure that after a male is transferred, at least one male will be left in the family to take charge of childbirth.
The Qin family is a designated household, and according to the laws of the East of Jin Dynasty, whenever a household is designated and the king has an edict, Ding must be produced;
This "Ding" still refers to a soldier.
According to previous training and assignments, even your military type has been determined. At the same time, you must bring your own armor, weapons and... war horses.
In addition, it is a common rule to prepare some dry food yourself.
Since Xue Customs established the standard household system to the present day, standard household soldiers have become a real combat force under the jurisdiction of the royal palace. Each town's troops are based on standard household soldiers;
Chengping enjoys all kinds of enviable treatment and benefits. When the war actually breaks out, the bidder will be on the front line as he should.
After Qin Dayong signed up, Eryong and Xiaoyong also signed up.
But they didn't think they could make the choice, because their father was a well-known person in Jin'an Fort, and the captain would definitely inform his father.
Father Tan's face was always calm;
At this time, the children’s mother was sitting in the house. She was a temperless mistress. In the past, when her husband was naughty, she was called “the one who got bitten by the dog”;
Now that her husband is no longer a naughty person, her character still cannot be changed. The two of them have to deal with their own affairs, so she leans against the window and picks up the soles of the eldest son's shoes.
Qin Dayong sharpened the knife, blew on the blade;
He knew that his two younger brothers were eager to accompany him on the expedition. The men in Jindong were actually looking forward to the opportunity, but he was the eldest son after all. He went on an expedition and had two younger brothers at home, so he could feel more at ease, so he did not help. The brothers begged for mercy.
At this time, an ox cart came to the door, and the driver was a soldier from the fortress.
Dad Qin turned around, walked outside and stuffed his money.
"My lord, my lord, my captain said, just keep the accounts, just keep the accounts."
"This can't be done, this can't be done, how can we covet the prince's things, how can we covet the prince's things!"
Father Tan's head shook like a rattle.
There are too many properties under the jurisdiction of the Jindong Prince's Palace, so in Jindong, things belonging to the public family are also called things belonging to the prince's family.
"Sir, this is not greed. When the time comes, it will be your sons' fault. It is what it should be. My captain also said that he admires you. In addition, please rest assured."
When Dad Qin heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, walked to the car, picked up two knives from the car, and picked up two sets of leather armors.
When walking towards the house, I crossed the threshold and realized that the things were really heavy.
"Pfft" sound,
Dad Qin fell down and his things were scattered all over the floor.
The sons immediately ran over and helped their father up;
Father Tan's lip was broken and bleeding, but he didn't care. He pointed at the knife and leather armor on the ground:
“When I went to Fengxin City for a meeting a while ago, my father guessed that there was going to be a war.
Good,
Good,
Your father, I have been a bastard for most of my life.
In fact, I've already gotten used to it and don't think there's anything wrong with it.
Just blame our prince, blame our prince,
Let us be the people we have been for these years,
Ah,
Can not go back. "
Father Tan looked at his three sons standing in front of him.
road;
"Xu Guan'er's eloquence is not comparable to that of my father. My father is also stupid and can't speak the right words..."
Xu Guan'er is the name given by Father Qin to the clerk of Jin'an Fort;
"But in the past, when two villages were fighting over a well, they would agree to help each other or not.
Whoever the prince wants to fight, we will help him fight.
Kill those dogs! "
……
At night, I didn't sleep and baked pancakes all night long.
In fact, this night, most of the houses in Jin'an Fort were smoking.
Similar situations are actually happening in many forts in eastern Shanxi.
morning,
Tan Dayong led his horse, and his own armor and the leather armor of his two brothers were hung on the saddle.
As for my mother's pancakes, pickles, and clothes, my two brothers carried them on their backs.
Father Qin didn't go out to see him off, but my mother continued to lean on the window and watched her three sons leave the house.
My mother, who has always been a coward, did not dare to ask Father Qin why he wanted to send away his two younger sons again, so she could only wipe her tears by herself.
"Why cry, don't cry."
"I'm worried about the children, it's a battlefield..."
Father Qin is very single.
shouted:
"If you die in battle, the palace will give us white flowers. That is also a kind of glory. You die like a man!"
……
Qin Dayong and his two younger brothers gathered in the open space outside Jin'an Fort. Almost 800 people had gathered here.
Captain Zhang was carrying a knife.
Standing on the dirt platform in the school ground, his eyes scanned the bottom.
On both sides, clerks were doing inventory.
"Standard soldiers, come out!"
Captain Zhang shouted.
Qin Dayong took off the leather armor of his brothers from the saddle and handed it to them:
He is a soldier of the Tan family's standard household. His two younger brothers have not received systematic training, so they cannot be regarded as standard household soldiers, but if nothing goes wrong, they will be arranged into the auxiliary soldier sequence.
"You just listen to what Shangfeng says and do whatever you are told. Military discipline is ruthless, you know?"
"Understood, brother."
"Well, don't be cowardly. Remember, those who die in the past will be honored by their parents when they come back, and they can also shine on the family family. Those who die in the future can only bring shame to the family, do you understand?"
"Yes, brother."
"Don't worry, brother, we won't be cowards."
After Tan Dayong finished his instructions, he led his horse out of the queue and gathered at the front.
He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him to meet his two younger brothers on the battlefield again. The standard household soldiers were the main force in the battle, and the auxiliary soldiers could be deployed anywhere.
I can only hope in my heart that after the war, all three of my brothers can return home safely.
The soldiers of Jin'an Fort, plus nearly fifty Biaohu soldiers, under the leadership of the deputy captain, began to prepare their armor. Not long after, this group of cavalry left Jin'an Fort and rushed to Biaohu. Soldiers' gathering point.
Lieutenant Zhang will lead the remaining several hundred soldiers as auxiliary soldiers and civilian soldiers to march towards their assembly point.
……
After putting on the armor, Tan Dayong felt a little stuffy, but it was a serious crime to remove the armor without the superior's order;
Jin'an Fort is not included in the forts where standard households gather. There are some large standard household forts with six thousand households, half of which are standard households, and the number of standard households can be as many as five thousand.
Often brothers and fathers and sons join the battle together.
That kind of fortress can no longer be regarded as a fortress. The atmosphere of a military camp is stronger.
On the first day of departure, Qin Dayong and his party of standard household soldiers from Jin'an Fort went to a nearby Dabao village to assemble. The next morning, a team of about [-] standard household soldiers was assembled and began to march under the leadership of a thousand captain. Go down and gather at another meeting point.
Like a snowball, the size of the army will expand after going to the next place. By the time they arrive at a recently established county town very close to Fengxin City, the size of Tan Dayong's army has reached three thousand. For the cavalry!
Here, they go through a more detailed process.
The military clerks will carefully check each person's horses, armor, and weapons, and will also distribute standard bags of fried rice noodles, dried meat, and medicines.
Armor and weapons that are not up to standard can be replaced from the military arsenal;
Those whose war horses are unqualified can still receive healthy war horses;
These are not free, and will be carefully recorded by the clerks, because you failed to keep them well, or in other words, as a standard household soldier, you failed to prepare properly for this guy to settle down, which in itself is your fault;
The palace will make up for you, but the supplement will be deducted when the military merit is calculated after the war. If you fail to obtain enough military merit, you may be punished, or in serious cases, you may be deprived of the qualifications as a bidder;
In addition, it is also an old tradition of the palace to give the soldiers a big bath together with expensive soap on the market.
A lot of old and young men lined up to take off their clothes and go in to wash themselves. It was a magnificent sight.
Once you come to a military camp, if hygiene is not done well, infectious diseases can easily occur, leading to non-combat attrition;
Secondly, the officers responsible for surveying the soldiers can take this opportunity to check the physical condition of these standard soldiers. If there are physical problems, or sprained legs and feet, etc., as long as you arrive, you will not be punished. , but may be sent to the auxiliary level.
Of course, if you have some physical deficiencies, but your riding and shooting skills are still good, or you have other abilities, you can still pass the test.
After Qin Dayong took a shower, when he wanted to put on the lining he brought from home, he found that the quartermaster at the front was distributing clothes.
Everyone is naked,
line up,
Collect clothes one by one.
Tan Dayong also received one. This dress feels very comfortable, the material is very soft, and it should be very breathable. After wearing it and putting armor on top, it will definitely be more comfortable than before;
The most important thing is that after an injury, the material of this dress is very suitable for tearing off and bandaging the wound to stop bleeding.
Put on your clothes, put on your armor, carry your weapons, and go back to building again;
Generally speaking, the commanders and chiefs of the standard household soldiers are already in the original fortress and will not change. Everyone becomes a small group and enters a new large group;
Afterwards, comes eating.
The army's big stove rice is cooked. It has a very special smell. For the army sergeants, smelling this smell means a clear change in their identity, just like smelling grandma's rice when returning home. The smell is the same.
The school lieutenant began to inspect his subordinates and reiterated military discipline.
When it was almost nightfall, the general began to speak.
There are standing armies in eastern Shanxi, such as the garrison at Fengxin City, the garrison at Xueguan Pass, Zhennanguan Pass, and Nafan City. These are standing armies and will not remove their armor;
But most of them are still like Qin Dayong, who can drill and engage in production activities on weekdays, and are standard household soldiers recruited before the war.
For them, it probably means that the centurion will not change, but the captain above the centurion, plus the ones above... and the general, may be different every time.
As for whether there will be a problem of soldiers not knowing the generals and not knowing the soldiers, there will definitely be one, but the problem will not be big. After all, the standard household system in Shanxi is still alive today. Everyone is eager to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. Hi, the general environment level is here, which means the lower limit is very high.
In fact, another function of the standard household system is to break down and digest a lot of mountains. Even Li Chenghui's department who stationed in Shandong a few years ago was also dismantled under the standard household system.
After all, here,
The real mountain in the army is and can only be the royal palace!
The general is giving a lecture.
Because this kind of large gathering is held every year, sometimes twice a year, so after hearing similar words too many times, it becomes a bit... boring.
Tan Dayong and the others sat cross-legged on the ground with their backs straightened. In fact, everyone was waiting for this gathering to find out which general would be in command and which general's flag would be raised later.
The general's lecture has finally come to an end.
The guards came up carrying the flagpole,
The commander-in-chief will soon set up the command flag in person, and the soldiers below will also know which commander-in-chief they will be under this time, or it will be clear which general will be responsible for commanding this upcoming military operation. .
Similar scenes will be staged at the same time in several other nearby military camps at assembly points;
And when the commander-in-chief raised the flag,
Tan Dayong immediately clenched his fists and his breathing became rapid;
To be precise, all the soldiers present were stagnant in their hearts, and then their expressions became a little ferocious due to excitement.
Wang Qi,
Wang Qi,
Wang Qi!
this means,
This time,
It’s the prince, and he’s going to conquer it himself!
The prince himself is not here, and it is impossible for the prince to appear in so many military camps at the same time. However, in the army, seeing the prince's flag is like seeing the prince himself.Over the years, the etiquette and rules in the military have been refined step by step.
The royal flag has been set up,
All the captains below ordered at the same time:
"rise!"
The soldiers who had been sitting cross-legged to receive the lecture all stood up.
The general stood at the front of the group, facing Wang Qi, and knelt down on one knee:
"The general has assembled his troops under the king's orders."
immediately,
The Master Shenjiang punched his armor hard on the chest.
Shout out:
"I am Jin Dongerlang!"
Qin Dayong immediately stepped forward with his left foot.
Then he knelt down on one knee,
All the soldiers around him also performed the same action;
Everyone raised their fists and smashed their chests and armor,
The sky shook and roared:
"I am willing to die for the prince!"
(End of this chapter)