Qin Official

At the end of July, Li Xin proudly told the officials and generals of Qin about his strategy to defeat Chu. The Qin garrison soldiers here still don't know when this delayed return will end.

After Heifu and the others stayed in Chenliu for half a month, they finally received new orders, but instead of being dismissed, they were reorganized.

The soldiers from Nanjun were asked to go to Yangcheng County to meet up. Everyone immediately looked at each other and asked each other where Yangcheng was.

Someone who knew it whispered: "To the south of Ru River, it was originally a county of Chu State."

Hearing the name of this place, Heifu immediately remembered a text he had learned some time ago.

"Chen Shengzhe, a native of Yangcheng, named She..."

Although the beginning paragraph was not required to be memorized, Hei Fu was impressed by it for some reason, so when he heard that they were going to be transferred to Yangcheng, he immediately remembered it.

This group of garrison soldiers left Chenliu again in mid-July and headed southwest for more than three hundred miles. After crossing Ru River, they arrived at Yangcheng County.

The outskirts of Yangcheng County have become a large military camp. In addition to Heifu and the others, the four to five thousand garrison troops who were ordered to be transferred from Nanjun last year are also concentrated here. Unlike the battle to destroy Wei, they fought because of the need to separate the garrison. Scattered, this time, they will be put back together to form a song.

"This is preparing for a field battle." Hei Fu secretly thought something bad. Looking at this situation, he really did not avoid Qin's first attack on Chu.

The wartime formation of the Qin army was based on the peacetime organization and formed into a large-scale combat force. First, based on the combat targets and other aspects of the situation, the total strength of the troops is determined and the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces is appointed. For example, in the previous battle to destroy Wei, the number of troops used in the battle was 80,000. In addition, there were 100,000 garrison soldiers and prisoners, all commanded by Wang Ben.

Under the general, there are several deputy generals, who are called generals. Qiang Xu, who first led Heifu and others to conquer the territory eastward, and Yang Duanhe, the father of Yang Xiong, are all generals. General Pi will usually lead tens of thousands of people, called a unit, but not all of them are soldiers, there are also many civilians.

Under the generals, there are basically five thousand people in units, called a song, and there are also school captains, or captains.

The subordinates of the captains and captains are the commanders who are in charge of a thousand people and the five hundred masters who are in charge of five hundred people.

Five hundred people from Anlu, Jingling, and Yanling were grouped together. Heifu, the leader of the five hundred people, was no stranger to him. It was the Yi Tao people from Nanjun who had met them during the battle to capture Waihuang. Cheng Wuyou.

When the establishment was re-adjusted, Heifu was appointed as a hundred generals because he had been promoted to the title of "doctor".

A hundred generals serve as commanders of hundreds of soldiers and are equivalent to company commanders in later generations.

Touching the wooden talisman used to mobilize troops, Heifu couldn't help but sigh. Thinking about his past life, he heard from classmates who joined the army that the fastest way to become a company commander in the army is to graduate from the military academy and work as a platoon leader for one year to be promoted to deputy company. This is 4 +1 year, if someone becomes a company commander in less than two years, he will definitely be envied.

But now, after he had gone through so many dangers in Anlu County and on the battlefield before he could reach the position of Chen Baijiang and Bin Baijiang in Anlu County, he inevitably had some shortcomings in his heart.

It is indeed far better to start from scratch than to get into a good pregnancy.

Heifu secretly said: "It's no wonder that the battle to destroy Wei went so smoothly. There were many beheadings, which made many people's titles rise and the gold content of military titles also decreased. Before the war, a great nobleman would have the opportunity to do so. Five hundred masters..."

Fortunately, he, a hundred generals, did not have an instructor to supervise the decentralization of power, so he could have a unified command. He had two village commanders under his command, who were equivalent to platoon commanders in later generations. They were Dongmen Bao, an old subordinate, and Huaimu, a native of Jingling County who had conquered the city together during the Battle of Waihuang.

Heifu still remembered that Huaimu was wounded several times in the head and body outside Huangcheng, and even his right palm was shot through by the enemy's arrows, but he still held the sword with his left hand and killed a light knight.

However, looking at the gray bun on the right side of Huaimu's head, Heifu was slightly surprised: "You had a hairpin as early as when you were in Waihuang. At that time, you could be promoted two levels in a row. Why are you still wearing a hairpin now? Your title has not yet reached your title. ?”

Huaimu's skin is dark and his teeth look very white when he smiles: "I got the title, but I gave it away in exchange for my family's freedom."

It turned out that Huaimu's two younger brothers broke the law and became slaves. Huaimu could only exchange his titles for them. The first-class title was exchanged for a slave and regained his freedom. It's no wonder that he was willing to be the first to go to Huangcheng. The bloody battle continued. .

After saying that, Huaimu patted his chest and said: "Huaimu has no other skills, but he dares to stand in the battle array when ordered to do so. From now on, we will charge in the front, but we must also rely on hundreds of generals to help behind."

Huaimu had already told everyone about what Heifu had bandaged for their injuries during the Waihuang War. Seeing that the two seriously injured people, Huaimu and Dongmen Bao, were now alive and kicking, those who were newly assigned to Heifu's command The soldiers immediately looked at Hei Fu with special eyes, feeling that General Bai had the ability to save lives and heal wounds.

Ji Ying also shouted: "Although Baijiang is not a doctor, he has been praised by the medical officer from Xianyang, and he is willing to worship Baijiang as his teacher and learn the art of wound binding from him!"

Bu Cheng also took the opportunity to come over, held up a volume of miscellaneous copies of "The Book of the Sun", and promoted superstition: "The people who have been rescued by these hands will not even receive orders!"

So, with Huaimu and Dongmen Leopard's personal testimony, plus Ji Ying and Bu Cheng adding jealousy, Heifu had all the new garrison soldiers obeying him in less than a day. Seeing that another war is inevitable, no one can guarantee that they will not be injured. With such a magical general behind them, the hearts of the garrison soldiers can't help but feel a lot more at ease.

After completing the new reorganization, Heifu and the others were assigned a new task, but it was not to fight, but to help harvest grain in Yangcheng County...

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In mid-August, the earth is golden. With the help of Qin soldiers, the harvest in Yangcheng County is coming to an end. Of course, the Qin army is not here to do voluntary work, but to plunder their own rations. There are five thousand people in Nanjun. But they all count on Yangcheng’s food to eat.

Heifu threw a large bundle of millet onto the field ridge, wiped his sweat, sat on the field ridge and drank water, while asking the hunched local farmer next to him: "Old man, how is this year's harvest compared to previous years?"

After half a month of getting along, the farmers in this field are no longer afraid of the Qin army, because the people concentrated here are from Nanjun. Nanjun was once a Chu land, and Yangcheng was also a Chu land. Both sides speak Jingchu dialect. , although there are many deviations in the accent, I can generally understand it.

The ability to communicate is an important way for people to distinguish between different people and similar people.

Although it was a bit painful for the Qin people to take away one-third of the harvest, the land rent collected by the local Chu County Yin "Yangcheng Gong" was similar to when the Chu State ruled here.

So the old farmers babbled and said that because of last year's war, many people heard that the Qin army was going to occupy this place, so they all moved away in advance, leaving a lot of land uncultivated. Fortunately, the Qin army stationed here organized soldiers to accept it. I took the abandoned fields and planted them with millet and wheat, and at least I got a little harvest.

As they chatted, Hei Fu could no longer hold back his chatter. After chatting with the old farmer, Hei Fu suddenly asked him: "My husband, have you ever heard of a man named Chen Sheng in this county?"

"Chen Sheng?" The old farmer blinked, as if searching through the fragmentary names in his mind.

"He should be a farmhand, working the land for mediocrity."

This is the only thing Heifu knows. Now that he has come to Yangcheng, he can't help but wonder, is Chen Sheng also in this county? I wonder if he was sitting on the edge of the field like he is now, sighing, "The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan..."

"I've never heard of Chen Sheng."

After thinking for a while, the old farmer shook his head, pointed to the east of Yangcheng and said: "But in Dongxiang of Yangcheng, there is indeed a Chen family. Hundreds of people in the family live together in one li. The Chen Sheng that Baijiang is looking for is , maybe he is a member of the Chen family. The descendants of the Chen family are prosperous, but there are also many poor children. Because they have no land, they can only work as sharecroppers for others. "

Heifu suddenly became interested: "Where is the Chen clan's residence in Dongxiang?"

"It's right on the edge of Ru River. There are only a hundred generals there. Now, the people there are empty! The chief of the Chen clan heard that the Qin invaders... The Qin army wanted to occupy this place, so he took the whole clan and moved away. !”

Heifu asked again: "Do you know where they moved to?"

The old farmer shook his head: "I only know that I walked along Ru River, maybe to Dun County, maybe to Xiang County..."

"Xiang County?"

Heifu nodded thoughtfully, but his mind was no longer on the elusive Chen Sheng.

Xiang County is one hundred and fifty miles southeast of Yangcheng. It is said that Chu State has gathered nearly ten thousand troops there, and the Xiang family's fiefdom is there...

Xiang Yan, the last famous general of Chu State, his son Xiang Liang, and Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu more than ten years later, all have their origins here. Although the main body of the Xiang family has now moved to Xiaxiang, Xiang County is still an important town in Huaibei, Chu State.

This time, the Qin army’s opponent was no longer the vulnerable Wei State, but the Chu State with many soldiers and brave generals!

"Qin State fought this battle too hastily." Hei Fu looked at the dark cloudy sky, feeling worried.