Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1115

Zhang Ji sat on the grass next to a forest, stretched his legs hard, and sighed contentedly.Many of the surrounding soldiers were also like this, either sitting or lying down with their legs straight.

Cavalrymen all have this problem. Even when they land on the ground, they will still have bowed legs involuntarily. Therefore, it is a kind of comfortable enjoyment to find a place to straighten their legs.

These few days, Zhang Ji was very busy.

Although Suyi County is not big, it is still a bit difficult to surround, cast a net, and kill some scouts for reporting or detecting. Fortunately, most of these scouts and messengers are relatively stubborn, and they are either going to Chang'an or In the direction of Tongguan, so it is still busy.

Zhang Ji divided the 800 people horses into eight parts, and they hunted around Suyi in rotation, just like a pack of wolves. The troops in the rear hunted together.

Although this kind of tactic can cut off Suyi's sources of information very well, it is very troublesome. If Zhang Ji hadn't had some experience as a horse thief in Xiliang before, and there were many veteran soldiers among his soldiers, it would have been difficult to complete General Fei's expedition to the west. Qian's order, at most, would be great if he set up an ambush on both sides of the official road, if the enemy went around the trail, there would be no move.

But the result is just too tiring!
People and horses are the same, they all need to rest, even to a certain extent, war horses are worse than people.In other words, war horses have less stamina and tire more easily than humans.

Generally speaking, as long as a person meets four hours, that is, eight hours of rest, then the rest of the time can be spent on activities, whether it is marching or labor, most of them can support it. Nothing was too much trouble.

But for war horses, eight hours of rest is far from enough. In order to maintain the full strength of war horses, they need to rest for every hour of running a day, at least half an hour, so that war horses can drink some water and eat some food. Beans, slow breathing, etc., plus the rest time at night, the war horse basically needs six hours a day, which means that half of the time is resting...

Therefore, if fighting for a long time, war horses are more prone to fatigue than humans, so it is necessary to control the intensity of the battle within a limited range, resolve the battle as quickly as possible, and pay attention to the strength of the war horse all the time. The most basic requirements for cavalry generals.

But once on the plains, if there are a large number of cavalry and can dominate, the control of the battlefield will be completely in the hands of the cavalry.

Zhang Ji didn't understand Fei Qian's orders at first, but he killed more than 200 soldiers in such a sporadic way in the past two days, and he gradually realized some of them.

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance, and a team of cavalry who had just returned raised their flag high to represent their own side, and then led by the cavalry patrolling around, they arrived at Zhang Ji's forest where he was hiding and repairing.

The leader of the team laughed, then dismounted, and untied the four or five heads tied around the horse's neck. Then, under the resentful gazes of the dozen or so cavalrymen behind him, he threw the heads aside and turned around. He turned his face to the military judge in the army and shouted: "Click a little! Don't count less!"

The human head rolled on the ground and bounced a few times. Some of the coagulated plasma was also scattered in the vibration. The semi-solid purple-black thick blood flowed out from the gap in the neck and stained the face of the human head. It looked extremely weird.

The cavalry behind this man not only rode himself, but also led the three horses with ropes in dismay, then dismounted and tied his own and the three newly captured war horses to a tree trunk on one side, and then walked to this place. On the side of the horse led by the famous team, and then reached out to untie the bag of horse supplies led by the team.

The team leader stared and shouted, "Little brat, what are you doing?"

The little soldier didn't hesitate, and directly pushed back, saying: "Of course you feed the horse you captured with your material! You can use mine, and I'll be the one who gets it?"

The team leader suddenly laughed, scratched his head with his hand still stained with dried blood, then waved his hand, and let the cavalry untie the horse feed bag...

Zhang Ji glanced at it, and couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Old knife black! This habit has not changed even after being the leader of the team! When you thought you were still a long corporal leader, you have to take everyone with you now, don't I am always thinking about those heads! Look, you probably killed them all by yourself, and there are not many left for the brothers..."

Hei Laodao, who was called Hei Laodao, smiled and said: "Lieutenant Zhang, it's not that you don't know, there are only a few... If you say there are a few left, then my wife and children are still thinking about adding a few." A new dress or something, how many here are here, how many are here, isn’t it that the mother-in-law has lost her mind? No, no, at least save some money for my mother-in-law first!”

A long-looking guy next to him was undoing some of the silk sash of the side rib armor, and then stretched his hand inside. He didn't know whether to scratch itches or scratch lice. Hearing what Hei Laodao said, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Hei Laodao Knife! How does the newly married woman taste? Is it good?"

Hei Laodao chuckled a few times and didn't speak, but it could be seen from his expression that he was quite satisfied and proud.

Another team leader was laying dry Gebu on the horse's back, and then put the saddle back on, and was lowering his head to tie the leather strap on the saddle. Hearing this, he couldn't help but raised his head and laughed and said, "Aha! You don't know , I live next door to Hei Laodao, I know best! That day General Zhengxi held a merit ceremony outside the city, and Hei Laodao caught a good one. That waist, that butt, are as round as a bucket! Tsk tsk! Look! I know it’s easy to give birth! Let me tell you, that night..."

When Hei Laodao heard this, he rushed over quickly, and was about to cover the leader's mouth.

While hiding, the team leader laughed and shouted: "Haha! Good guy! Our dog hasn't stopped barking all night!"

Those who were listening with their ears pricked up at the side also burst out laughing at this moment.

There is another good person shouting: "Hei Laodao, I heard that he brought you a kid? Whose surname is it?"

Hei Laodao pulled his neck and said: "If you follow me, you will follow my surname!"

Because it was not easy to give birth in the Han Dynasty. In fact, the concept and attitude of the Han people in the Han Dynasty and the Hu people are not much different from the Hu people.

It is not a derogatory term, but in this era, as the most grassroots people, it is not easy to have a bite to eat and survive.Whether it is your own bloodline is actually not the most important thing for the Han Dynasty people who have the concept of ancestral sacrifices, but after their death, there are still people who can light a stick of incense for themselves and burn some paper money for themselves. The most important thing is to pass on my surname.

Everyone was joking and making a fuss, but Zhang Ji just smiled and ignored it.Originally, this is for repairing, and it is also for the tense nerves of the soldiers to relax, otherwise they would be chopping off people's heads with weapons every day, and the bloody ones would be depressing.

This has always been the case in the army. Although the brothers and sisters fighting together are big and small, young and old, they are like brothers to each other. It is not a big deal to tease each other on weekdays, and even quarrel over some things. Fighting is not absent, but as long as they are on the battlefield, they are still reliable comrades-in-arms. Brothers who risk their lives, even if there are some small festivals on weekdays, they will be ignored.

Because in this day and age, these men who may be somewhat vulgar understand a very simple truth. In battle, if you don't rescue others today, then when you need others to rescue you, no one will rescue you...

And the only one who didn't take part in molesting Hei Laodao didn't smile either, but was still sullen and scrupulously squatting in front of the head of the person on the ground, the military judge who was inspecting.

Originally, the military law of the Han Dynasty was formulated following the former Qin Dynasty. The so-called first-level merit is the most important meritorious service in the army. There are special personnel for tasks such as counting heads. The head of a hundred people, and the rest like servant soldiers, laboring civilians, etc., are all counted.

It's a pity that in the late Han Dynasty, with the departure of the Huns, the credit of the head of the head may be to suppress these vulgar warriors who rose rapidly because of their military exploits, or it may be because of the extremely distressed finances that they have reached the point where they cannot support them. Gradually the power of the first level was cancelled.

In addition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sold people's titles on a large scale, which caused the title to depreciate a lot because of this reason, so the martial arts and fierce spirit handed down from the former Qin Dynasty gradually disappeared...

The reward for killing is no longer distributed to each soldier, but to the entire army in name. In fact, it is equivalent to giving to the general who commands the army, not the soldier who really faces death.

Such a result naturally led to the lack of motivation for the most basic soldiers to go to the battlefield to win the wealth and status of their families.

Therefore, in the period of Emperor Han Ling in the Han Dynasty, the source of soldiers gradually became the recruitment system, and the brave ones were all private soldiers raised by the gentry, and the era when the whole people worshiped martial arts seemed to be gradually fading away.

Fei potential merged with the North, and fought against the Xiongnu Xianbei. In order to cultivate more military families, it is convenient to generate more elite military families. The original military merit system was brought back into use...

"Without armour, with horses..." The military judge who checked the heads stood up, pushed the two heads aside, and said, "But there are only three horses, so they can only be counted as three heads! Hei Laodao, if there is no problem, I will count it!"

The soldiers who came out from Suyi to report the letter were generally not wearing armor in order to reduce the burden on the horses, to run faster, and to run longer distances. As for the two more heads, it was not these two Not soldiers, but these two were shot dead at the beginning, and then the horses they were riding ran away. After killing the three people behind, it was a bit difficult to find the horses. not coming...

"Hi! Unlucky! Success, this is it!"

Hei Laodao stepped forward, kicked the heads of those two worthless people aside, then lowered his head, stretched out his hand and pulled out a hemp rope from his neck, and then took off the two strings that he was wearing next to his body. A small thin copper piece was handed to the military judge together with the hemp rope.

The copper sheets are all products of Huang's workshop, and the thin sheets forged by hydraulic forging can be regarded as Feiqian's unique army soldier nameplate system.

Although it was inevitable that he was a little upset, he didn't say anything more.Hei Laodao also knew that it wasn't that the military judge was trying to embarrass himself, but because military law was military law, and if he could make a discount for negotiation, it would become a business, not military law.

Seeing that Hei Laodao also agreed, the military judge took Hei Laodao's two copper sheets tied with hemp rope, and then set aside the copper sheet that marked Hei Laodao's personal information, and took another one. A small copper piece, using a knife to add a new three-level first-level merit on the copper piece.

According to the military merit system currently implemented by Fei Qian, an ordinary recruit can be converted into a regular soldier by beheading a soldier, that is, an armored soldier of the enemy, and the rations and salary will no longer be discounted.

If it is the third level of beheading, you can change to the first level of military merit, or you can change to a corporal position in the army, or you can exchange for money and items, etc. Of course, the higher you go, the higher the level of beheading you need to advance. The higher the number.Like Hei Laodao achieved the level of team rate, the credit of the third-level beheading basically does not help him improve the level, but it is really like what he said, he can exchange some money to subsidize the marriage. It's just for the mother-in-law's family.

Military meritorious titles are linked to the number of land tax reductions and exemptions in the family. The difference between ordinary land and military meritorious land is basically doubled, so those families who have allocated some land naturally never forget these heads. Everyone knows the matter, so when Hei Laodao personally killed the scouts and got the head, but did not give it to his subordinates, he was naturally slightly despised by his soldiers, which is the reason.

The team rate still counts as the head, and the head of the village chief Qu Chang and so on, no longer counts the individual head, but mainly calculates the individual meritorious deeds based on the number of heads of the entire team.

Xiaobing gets a few heads, which can reduce a big burden on the family, and can reduce some land taxes, and Hei Laodao, with these few, can only be exchanged for money...

After the military judge finished engraving the marks, he took out the bamboo slips used by the army to count meritorious deeds in front of Hei Laodao, and added Hei Laodao's records to it. Only then did the overall process be completed.

"Okay, chop off the head and bury it."

The military judge returned the bronze medal to Hei Laodao, then called his subordinates, pointed to the head and said, then turned to Hei Laodao and the others, and shouted loudly, "Say it again, you can only cut it after the battle. Go to the head! Those who cut off the head during the battle, and those who loot the head, the first [-] lashes! After that, they will be beheaded!"

"Got it, got it, I shout every time, is it annoying..." Hei Laodao muttered softly as he took the bronze medal and put it around his neck.

The military judge had no expression on his face, and said to Hei Laodao with a straight face: "If you don't say anything, someone's head will be beheaded if something happens, and it will be you. Say it or not?"

Hei Laodao laughed twice, then turned around and shouted again: "Everyone heard it! The heads are only cut after the battle! Those who cut the heads during the battle and looted the heads are all beginners. Ten! Repeat offenders beheaded!"

Seeing Hei Laodao like this, the military judge's stern face relaxed a little.

Hei Laodao sat next to Zhang Ji, looked at the copper piece happily for a while, then stuffed it back into his collar, turned his head and said to Zhang Ji: "Captain...these scattered pieces are not enough for stuffing." Gap between teeth, when are you going to do it seriously?"

Zhang Ji squinted his eyes, basking in the warm winter sun, and lazily said: "Want to get a big one? Let's talk about it first. When there is a big fight, you kid will still stare at the leader and miss it. I will kill you first!"

"Hey, how can this be possible! Captain, don't worry!" Hei Laodao smiled a little embarrassedly.

Zhang Ji hummed, and then said slowly: "It's about the same, it's just these two days... Don't ask, you will know when the time comes... Go and take your brother to do a good job, boil in the open space in the forest There is hot soup, go drink some, and then rest, after three hours, it will be your turn to watch the night today..."

(End of this chapter)