Chapter 238: The "filial sons" of generals who poached people from their own father's command (4,000 words, two chapters in one)

Author: I slept until I woke up in the afternoon

Chapter 238: The "filial sons" of generals who poached people from their own father's command (4,000 words, two chapters in one)

(Four thousand words, two chapters in one)

Since the Reform of Shang Yang in the Qin State, people only had the word "farming and fighting" in their eyes. Men who were plowing the fields at home received the conscription notices from the three elders in each township. Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, they had to go to the nearest military camp within the specified time limit.

There were also many men who had been eager to join the army, so they took advantage of this conscription to join the army.

There were also many Qin people who had returned home on leave, or whose titles had reached the fourth level, or even those who were exempted from serving as pawns after reaching a higher title, picked up the weapons they purchased, put on their armor, and walked out of their homes.

However, no matter what reason they want to go to the military camp, they must gather at Li Zheng's request and wait until everyone has arrived before setting off together. They are never allowed to go privately.

After all, no one knows whether they will encounter wild animals or thieves on the road, and it is easier to register at the military camp if you go with one person.

In the open space in front of the village, one man walked out of his house, carrying a bag with dry food, and registered his name in front of Li Zheng.

"If you don't change your rank for a cent, you will get four measures of dry food."

"Lin, go up to the throne and give me three measures of dry food."

"Ji, hairpin, hairpin, four measures of dry food."

…

Li Zheng had people roughly weigh the dry food in the bags of each man who was about to go to the military camp, and recorded the weight on paper.

Each household prepared these dry foods for consumption on the road, and the government would return this food to each household afterwards.

At this time, the men who are about to join the army in every household will have extra dry food in their bags. It’s not that their families want to take advantage of the opportunity, but they all know that if they don’t have enough to eat, their men will

They might die on the battlefield, they just want the men at home to eat more.

Of course, three or four buckets of dry food is not much, because their village is called Wucun, which is a small village in Lantian County. It is only one day's journey from Lantian Camp, so there is no need to prepare too much dry food.

And when Li Zheng was registering, scenes of mothers bidding farewell to their husbands and sons, and wives bidding farewell to their husbands appeared in almost every household in the village. Although the women were wiping away tears and feeling reluctant to leave, they all understood that their husbands or

All sons must go to the military camp to join the army.

This is the obligation of Qin people stipulated in Qin law.

However, they did not complain about the harsh Qin laws, they just hated the princes of other countries who attacked Qin.

Although Qin's laws are strict and restrict their various recreational activities. They have nothing but plowing and weaving every day, but in this world, how can they, ordinary people like them, have so many demands?

In this war-torn era, being able to eat... no, being alive is already a great gift, not to mention that each of them can be reasonably allocated fields, and at least have enough to eat, which is already better than other countries.

The people are many times better off, and they don’t expect more.

However, no one knows how many of their husbands, children, and brothers will return after this battle. After all, it is a six-nation alliance.

The last time the five kingdoms united, they all pushed Qin back to Hangu Pass. This time there is one more country. What is the possibility of victory?

Therefore, for these people, this separation may be a life-and-death separation, and they are naturally reluctant to part with them in every possible way.

As an old woman shed tears as she bid farewell to her husband and two sons, the elderly, women and children who were not crying at the side could no longer suppress their emotions, and their cries spread throughout the village.

And such a scene happened in front of Zhang Ji's eyes.

Zhang Ji, who was riding a horse, arrived here accompanied by Shejian and Su Jiao. He came here to recruit soldiers to form his own bodyguard army.

Although the current 25,000 guard troops of the Qin Palace are temporarily provided by 5,000 Pingyang heavy armor troops and 20,000 Xianyang garrison troops, these troops are only temporarily lent to Zhang Ji to guard the palace, so Zhang Ji still has to recruit himself

of men and horses.

Carrying Ying Zheng's edict, Zhang Ji came to Lantian County. After presenting Ying Zheng's edict to Meng Ao of Lantian Camp and the magistrate, county lieutenant and county magistrate of Lantian County respectively, Zhang Ji was able to successfully

The land received permission to recruit soldiers in Lantian County.

As soldiers guarding important areas in the palace, the quality of the soldiers should naturally be high.

Moreover, the Guard Army does not always stay in the palace. Just like the Northern and Southern Army in the Western Han Dynasty, the two elite central imperial guards, the Northern and Southern Army, will sometimes be sent out to fight.

Just yesterday, Ying Zheng had decided that if all the countries joined forces to attack Qin, he would personally go out to boost morale. Therefore, as Ying Zheng's escort, the Guard Army must be absolutely elite to ensure Ying Zheng's safety.

As for the eliteness of an army, apart from the generals, the most important thing is the soldiers themselves.

Although many things can be made up for through acquired training, if the person who joins the army is a person with sallow complexion, dizziness, and weak hands, then no amount of training and training will help.

What's more, Zhang Ji didn't have much time to train this army, so Zhang Ji could only choose to use tricks.

That is to recruit veterans who already have titles.

Zhang Ji sent Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Yang Wengzi, Wang Ben, Feng Wuze, Tu Sui, Ren Xiao and others under his command to recruit troops in Guanzhong.

She Jian and Su Jiao were originally from Lantian County. Although the She family and the Su family were attached to the Meng family, they had some influence in Lantian and a certain reputation in Lantian, so they hired a lot of people for the two families to help Zhang Ji everywhere.

Conscription was publicized.

And in Lantian Camp

The tall and majestic Shejian and the slightly slender Su Jiao set up platforms on the north and south sides of the Lantian Camp and shouted loudly.

"Those with an annual salary of 100 dan can sign up for the Guard Army!"

The two of them added a little internal force when they shouted, so even Meng Ao in the handsome tent in the center could hear them clearly.

When he first heard the sound, Meng Ao was still a little confused, and then he became furious. He slapped his hand on the table and shouted angrily: "You bastards, didn't you tell them to go to various villages and towns to recruit soldiers? How did they get to my Lantian camp?

Are you here to recruit troops?"

"With a salary of a hundred stones per year, these two bastards really dare to speak."

Zhang Ji's conscription requirement is not for all veterans, but for veterans with an annual salary of more than 100 dan.

Among the ordinary Qin army, the only ones who can receive an annual salary of a hundred shi are those with a rank of nobility, which means that Zhang Ji only recruits veterans with a rank of nobility and above.

First of all, those who can rise to the second level and become knights are more or less capable.

Those who can obtain the first-level Duke title must have killed a soldier.

In this era when the armor wearing rate was not high, most of the armored soldiers were the children of nobles or soldiers who were qualified to wear armor.

Needless to say, the children of nobles are surrounded by generals and guards, and they themselves have also honed their martial arts. The soldiers are elite soldiers who have been strictly selected and trained rigorously. When an ordinary soldier encounters a soldier, it is impossible to say that he can hit a stone with an egg.

Too much.

But sometimes it is inevitable that a soldier will kill a soldier due to luck or presumption of merit, and the soldier who made the title has killed at least two soldiers.

Once is luck, twice or even multiple times, the probability of taking credit is extremely low. Even if it is good luck, it is enough to prove that this soldier has certain abilities and can generally meet the requirements.

These veterans with at least the highest titles have certain combat experience and skills, and have seen blood. They will not be stunned by fear on the battlefield, nor will they be as disobedient as some unruly recruits who have just joined the army.

Order.

Of course, another point is that each of the soldiers who made the title had two hectares of land and house, three cows, and two servants. As long as the family did not have too many people, it was more than enough to feed a family of five or six people.

Life issues.

Such soldiers have no worries about food and clothing on weekdays, and their physical fitness is naturally much stronger than ordinary soldiers. In addition, they are veterans who have made meritorious deeds, so they are definitely the best source of soldiers. This is why later generations recruit good family members.

"My mother..."

Therefore, when he heard Shejian and Su Jiao shouting that they would only recruit soldiers with an annual salary of more than 100 shi, Meng Ao couldn't help but cursed and talked about the quintessence of the country. But before he finished speaking, the assistant generals Shehu and Su Jiao on the side

Su Quan coughed lightly at the same time.

Only then did Meng Ao realize that the fathers of the two bastards, She Jian and Su Jiao, were both in the commander's tent, and the mothers of these two bastards were his two biological daughters. Didn't he also get scolded?

Therefore, the national quintessence sentence was swallowed back by Meng Ao before he finished speaking.

But Meng Ao was even more angry. His grandson turned his elbows outward and helped others pick up ready-made goods in his Lantian camp?

"Shehu, Su Quan, go and ask your good son how he dared to poach people in my Lantian camp!"

She Hu and Su Quan looked at each other and immediately walked out of the handsome tent and went straight to the stage set up by their sons. After all, the people these two bastards poached might also be under their command.

After a long time, the two of them returned to the handsome tent full of energy.

"General, my little bastard said that the recruitment of troops in Lantian County has been approved by the king. He has informed the Lantian County Magistrate, County Lieutenant and County Prime Minister... and you, and the Lantian Camp..." Although Su Quan himself

He was also angry, but the look in his father-in-law's eyes was obviously more scary. He couldn't help but swallowed, "Lantian Camp also belongs to Lantian County, so you have no right to interfere in this matter..."

Looking at Meng Ao's cannibalistic gaze, Shehu took a deep breath and added: "My bastard also said that the general has a great reputation and will never go back on his word. Otherwise, he can only go to the king to discuss the matter."

Meng Ao grabbed the desk in front of him and took deep breaths continuously.

He was really afraid that he would die before leaving the army and die of anger in the commander's tent.

Not to mention Meng Ao, Shehu and Su Quan were also filled with anger at this moment.

Shejian and Su Jiao not only poached people from the Lantian Camp, but also because they were most familiar with the soldiers under their father's command, the soldiers under Shehu and Su Quan were poached the most.

Originally, some of the elite soldiers they had carefully trained felt that they could not leave the Lantian Camp like this, thinking that this would be a disgrace to the daily training of their own generals.

The two boys, Shejian and Su Jiao, started to fool around, saying that it was precisely because their father had trained them so carefully that they should come to help them.

These soldiers are also honest people, and after all, they are the sons of their own general. No one has come out to stop them for such a long time, and they think they have the permission of Meng Ao and their own general.

So under the deception of the two men, they signed the transfer order, but by the time She Hu and Su Jiao tried to stop it, it was already too late.

They were so angry that Shehu and Su Jiao even violated the military discipline of not fighting, and drew their swords in public to chase the two filial sons, vowing to make these two bastards understand what the true "father is kind and son is filial" means.
To be continued...