Qin Official

Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, luxuriant grass and Parrot Island. This land was where Heifu lived for several years in his previous life. The scenery along the river is all too familiar.

However, this was the Qin Dynasty, Qingchuan Pavilion had not yet been established, Parrot Sand Bank was far from being formed, and the Yellow Crane Tower was located in a barren reed bush. The only similarity is that the rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and large ships carrying soldiers from all directions gather here.

It is now mid-spring and February, and the four thousand soldiers recruited by Heifu in Nanjun are gradually arriving at Xiakoujin in the south of Anlu County.

Xiakou is where the Xia River enters the river. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the ferry to the south of the Yangtze River. In the past ten years, as the soldiers and people of Nanjun were forced by government orders to migrate to Yuzhang to settle down, the exchanges between the two places have become closer. Xiakou has also become a bustling port, with more than a dozen ships going east and west every day.

But Heifu did not let the army be stationed in Xiakou. Instead, he asked Jiangling Boat Master to transport them to the other side, Shaxian County, Hengshan County. Next to the burned reed marsh, there was a large building that could accommodate 20,000 people. The camp rises from the ground, this will be the base camp of Heifu's southern expedition.

Heifu named this place "Wuchang". According to the young Li Cang's understanding, it meant wishing "prosperous military fortune" for the southern expedition.

Later, 4,000 soldiers from Nanyang and 2,000 soldiers from Hengshan, a total of 6,000 people, also gathered here, forming an army of 10,000. There were also 10,000 civilians and prisoners from three counties. Under the arrangement of Qin Shihuang's decree, they were escorted by officials from various places and placed outside the barracks.

At nightfall, the stove fires in Wuchang camp are far better than the fishing lanterns in Xiakou in the north of the Yangtze River...

In the big tent, Heifu was still looking at the map and thinking, when a young man in soap clothes came in and said:

"Your Majesty, the food is ready."

Lixian's son Licang became Heifu's scribe and kept records. Although he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he had a good upbringing and was calm in his work, just like his father.

But Hei Fu put on his big cloak and said:

"Leave it alone for now. Let Sangmu prepare the car. I'm going to go on a tour of the camp."

The military camp of 20,000 people looked like a city. The gates of the camp were tightly guarded and no one was allowed in or out. Because of last year's defeat, no one wanted to fight this battle. According to the officials escorting the soldiers and civilians, many people were waiting for opportunities to escape along the way. Not a few.

The fear of the south and the negativity towards the war made the entire camp demoralized from the beginning.

At this time, they were led to travel thousands of miles to Lingnan to fight the Vietnamese. The three armies were confused and doubtful, and it would be difficult to overthrow the enemy...

This is the lesson learned from Tu Sui's failure. Naturally, Heifu will not repeat his mistakes. The most important thing right now is to stabilize the morale of the army.

The first place Heifu inspected was of course the camp of eight hundred Anlu disciples. As soon as he entered, he received warm cheers.

Among them were veterans who had served several times, and many of them had participated in the battle to destroy Chu. The commanders and centurions had all served as soldiers under Hei Fu.

As for the new recruits, they are relatively young, with the oldest in his twenties and the youngest in his seventeens and eighteens, the same age as Weiyang and Licang. Most of their fathers and brothers were from Heifu's old tribe. They had grown up listening to the legend of Heifu, the breakout of Linyang, the decisive battle in Qinan, and the battles in which Heifu led the Anlu people to make great achievements. They were familiar with it.

In the minds of these young people, Changnanhou is synonymous with hero!

This is also the reason why 800 people can take the initiative to sign up to join the army. Unlike other counties and counties, where officials often forcibly arrest people.

The morale of these eight hundred people is also the best in the entire army. Heifu's illustrious martial arts gave them blind confidence. The young people are all high-spirited and only need a little polishing to build a hard shield.

"You are my short-term soldiers."

Hei Fu also treated them like brothers and nephews. He ate with them and spoke an Anlu dialect full of local flavor, which made everyone feel more friendly. When he learned that he would become the king's personal guard, he raised his head even more, feeling that he was superior to other battalions. The soldier waited.

In addition to Anlu Camp, Heifu also visited many Nanjun camps such as Jiangling Camp. Although not as friendly as Anlu Camp, there is still a friendship between the old tribes. Gong Ao and Sang Mu also volunteered to go to Yanxian Camp and Jingling Camp where there are children from their hometowns to boost morale. Nanjun's four thousand soldiers were temporarily pacified.

They began to believe that they were direct descendants, and even if they went to the battlefield, the general would never let them take the lead and fill in the ravines...

Nanyang soldiers and Hengshan soldiers cannot rely on the friendship of fellow villagers. Although they have the same accent, they are separated by a layer after all.

When he inspected the two armies the next day, Heifu found that many of the soldiers were uneasy, and the civilians were even more uneasy. They had heard a little bit about the legend of the southern miasma and the narrow escape from death.

It is useless to copy the movie plot and loudly tell them "why they are fighting". No one will give their life for the face of the empire and the ambition of the emperor.

Heifu could only assure them over and over again:

"The second and third sons can stay here with peace of mind and don't have to worry about food and clothing. The army will never leave the Wuchang camp before winter, and I will not let you go to Lingnan to suffer in the scorching summer heat!"

Although this statement cannot cure the root cause, it at least eases the worries of the soldiers. At least they can be honest for a while and will not think about escaping all day long as soon as they hear that the army is about to move south.

That day, Heifu gave Li Cang an order.

"Go and notify each battalion and ask all leaders and five hundred leaders to come to the big tent for a meeting!"

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"Uncle Gong is right. The first military order issued by the monarch was indeed to cultivate the fields!"

Before nightfall, Li Cang couldn't help laughing when he came out of the camp. Just now, Heifu summoned more than ten leaders and five hundred commanders of the Nanjun, Hengshan and Nanyang armies to a meeting. The theme of the meeting was the arrangements for the 20,000 soldiers and civilians.

"If you have enough food, you will have enough soldiers."

Before the meeting, Gong Ao followed Heifu's words and said to Li Cang: "Whether it was in Yuzhang ten years ago, in Beidi five years ago, or in Jiaodong three years ago, whenever the king gets military power, he will tell me The first thing to do is to cultivate the fields. Just wait and see, the prince will definitely say so later. "

As expected, Heifu announced that the 20,000 soldiers and civilians would be stationed at Wuchang Camp until winter. The soldiers were concentrating on training, while the civilians were working in the surrounding areas, striving for self-sufficiency and eliminating the difficulty of transferring food and wages among the three counties. This was the best way Heifu could think of to reduce the burden on the people of Nanjun.

Gong Ao, the fifth doctor, was appointed as the captain and was responsible for military training. As a veteran of the army for more than ten years, Gong Ao had this qualification.

The field officer was temporarily vacant, and Heifu planned to let Xiao He, his commander in charge of collecting grains, take charge of this matter. After all, he could sit firmly in the rear and continuously send out soldiers and food. This was Lao Xiao's best job.

After the meeting, Heifu stopped Gong Ao alone and asked him a question:

"Do you know how to train these soldiers?"

"Gong Ao knows."

Gong Ao had been with Hei Fu for many years, and at most he was just a commander of another department. Now that he was a captain, he was very ambitious and must do this job well. He came closer and lowered his voice:

"I will win over them with the friendship of the township party and tell everyone who they can count on if they want to survive. From the commander to the soldiers, they will only obey the orders of the king!"

Criticizing the cruelty and indifference of the imperial court and promoting Heifu's love and justice were the "tips" Chen Ping gave to Gong Ao.

Heifu knew it as soon as he heard it, and Gong Ao was influenced by it. Sure enough, he was led astray by Chen Ping. He shook his head helplessly:

"I'm not asking about mental skills, but skills!"

A skillful person is one who masters his hands and feet, masters the equipment, and accumulates mechanisms to become the winner of offense and defense. Military skills are one of the four major schools of military strategists.

Heifu believes that every soldier should "learn how to use his hands and feet" and have the ability and skills to fight and kill the enemy. The military games played by the soldiers of the Qin army, such as Cuju, stone throwing, super distance, etc., can improve the physical fitness of the soldiers. Wrestling, hand fighting, archery, swords and halberds, etc., are training for soldiers' individual combat skills.

Although wars are mostly collective victories, military discipline alone without skills is not enough.

After all, Gong Ao had been with Hei Fu for many years. He was no longer the reckless Wu Xia Ameng he used to be. He thought for a while and said:

"In my opinion, it is true that the military formation with the banner Golden Drum needs to be practiced, but fighting in the mountains and forests of Lingnan should be very different from that in the Central Plains."

"That's right!"

Hei Fu held up his palm: "Therefore, the training should be different. The Yue people are scattered and will not confront the Qin army head-on. Instead, they will escape into the mountains and forests to deal with our army."

Fighting in the mountains and jungles, it is impossible for the attackers to invest a large number of troops. More often, it is no longer the large group battles that the Qin Army is good at, but the small-scale jungle ambushes that Yue people are familiar with.

It was precisely because of the inability to adapt to this change in the way of warfare that the first southern expedition ended in failure.

Therefore, in addition to the fixed training items of the Qin army, Heifu also asked Gong Ao to undergo training in jungles, mountains, and swamps for these 10,000 people.

He moved to Wuchang for this reason. The surrounding area was not yet prosperous, the land was vast and sparsely populated, the terrain was complex, and there were even many virgin forests. It was a good place for outdoor training.

We don’t expect everyone to become a special soldier. At least we don’t get confused as soon as we enter the woods and don’t know how to fight.

Heifu expected that after going south, the battle would no longer be based on troops and troops, but would be divided into parts and units.

"The personnel in each village must be rearranged. It is best to have two hunters who are good at activities in the forest. We will spend another half a year training medical soldiers to ensure that each village is equipped with one."

Reducing non-combat attrition is also a top priority.

"You once accompanied me on the southern expedition to Yuzhang, and you often went into the woods. You are the best candidate for military training. When I go to Changsha and Yuzhang later, I will mobilize some military officials who have experienced the Lingnan expedition to help you."

After that, Heifu thought for a while and whispered: "Of course, as you said, besides training, we must also use the friendship between the township and party as a bond to make the soldiers and officers feel like a family..."

And the big brother of this "family" is naturally Heifu.

"promise!"

Gong Ao excitedly accepted the order and left. After arranging the training and fielding affairs at the base camp, Heifu took Li Cang and a few soldiers and disciples to continue to the next stop.

"Where do you want to go first?"

Li Cang rolled up the map, and Heifu had drawn several points on it, including Changsha, Lingqu, Guilin...

Heifu said without thinking: "Go to Tonglu Mountain first!"

If this is a strategy game, Wuchang is Heifu's barracks and farmland, then the Tonglu Mountain (Daye) in southern Hubei is his arsenal! There is not only Tongshan, which has been developed for more than a thousand years, but also iron ore. It is really a treasure land.

The spears and halberds of the Central Plains are not suitable for the tropical rainforest. Heifu wants to equip these soldiers with a new weapon suitable for fighting in Lingnan!

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