I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 401
"With today's incident, the Huns will strengthen their vigilance, and if they go out of the city to make a surprise attack, they will not be able to achieve much results."

"Next, we need to prepare well for the tough battle that will take place in Mayi."

"——The Huns will definitely launch a fierce attack on Mayi, and even try to capture Mayi at any cost."

"And the goal of my army is to inflict damage on the Huns as much as possible on the premise of defending Mayi and keeping the Huns north of the Great Wall of Zhao."

"In His Majesty's original words, it is to attack the vital forces of the Huns as much as possible on the premise of ensuring that our side does not suffer too many casualties."

"Especially in this battle, the troika sent by the Huns to suppress Munan: Zhelan, Loufan, and Aries."

"As long as this battle can cause the troika to suffer huge casualties, in the next few years, whether the Huns want to go south to knock down the border, or want to stabilize Munan, it will be more difficult and more difficult than before. Worry more."

"After all, although the Xiongnu are called 'Xiongnu', they are actually a great barbarian country formed by the headquarters of the Xiongnu and the nomadic tribes of the grassland as its wings."

"The losses suffered by Zhelan, Lou Fan, and Aries will be directly reflected in the influence of the Xiongnu Headquarters and Shan Yuting on the Manchuria, as well as the degree of rule and suppression of the Manchurian tribes."

On behalf of Beiyanmen County, in the city of Mayi, the large tent of the Chinese army.

Sitting calmly at the head of the seat, he said these words indifferently, Zhidu stopped talking for a while, and glanced at everyone in the tent.

Seeing that everyone was more relaxed than before, and also showed a little more excited expression, Zhi Du pretended to bow his head and sip tea, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth quietly.

Liu Sheng's purely vernacular, even purely colloquial edict, played a considerable role in boosting the morale of the army, especially the confidence and morale of the generals;

But after all, it is the army, and it is the only place in the whole world, even in the history, to "speak by facts".

It was the result of the first battle that really made the generals gathered in the tent relax a little, and took a more optimistic attitude towards this battle.

——A hundred corpses of elite Zhelan scouts!

In the past, as long as the head of this order of magnitude can be successfully harvested and sent to Chang'an to verify the origin, it is enough to make the main general, and even the main general and the deputy general, be named marquises respectively!

Don't think this is an exaggeration!
Take those founding fathers who were destined to go down in history decades ago, as long as they were awarded the title of marquis based on their first-level efforts, they would be of this order of magnitude.

For example, among the founding fathers of the Han Dynasty, Fan Kuai, Marquis of Wuyang, is the most familiar to the later generations;

This generation of "dog slaughter and meat seller" in the impression of later generations had a good relationship with Liu Ji, a fellow villager, very early on.

When the first emperor passed away on the sand dunes, at twenty, the world was dragged into strife by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

During the battle with the chief of the pavilion of Sishui, Fan Kui first led the army to attack Hu Ling and Fang Yu alone, and defeated the army of Sishui county supervisor and county guard in Fengxian County, that is, the army of Qin stationed in Sishui County. Pei County.

In the records that can be found today, Fan Kui "showed bravery and won fifteen heads" when fighting Sima Yi in the east of Dang County, and repelled the enemy;
Relying on these fifteen heads, Fan Kui was made a doctor of the country by Pei Gong.

Doctor of the country, what title is it?
According to the name of Qin's [-]th rank military meritorate, Tianzhai Zhidu, Fan Kui exchanged [-] enemy heads for the official of this country, which corresponds to the official rank of Qin Jue's sixth rank.

It doesn't look high - it's just a sixth-level title, and there is still a distance farther than the horizon from the nineteenth and twentieth-level Marquis of Guannei and Marquis Che.

But don't forget: Fan Kui, like Peigong Liu Ji at that time, was from Chu.

For people like Fan Kuai from the Six Kingdoms, especially those who were neither rich nor noble, neither princes nor nobles, nor ordinary people from famous families, the Qin court treated them equally as first-level titles.

In other words, with these fifteen heads, there is a high probability that Fan Kui completed the first leap in status in his life, from the first-level nobleman to the sixth-level nobility: official doctor.

Afterwards, Qin Shaofu Zhang Han led an army to suppress the rebellion, that is, the army of hundreds of thousands of "ever victorious" prisoners went east to Hangu, trying to help the building collapse and save the Yingqin community that was about to be destroyed.

When resisting the army led by Zhang Han and counterattacking to fight for the city Zhang Han was stationed in, Fan Kuai, the doctor of the state, took the lead in going to the city and beheaded 23 people.

The achievement of ascending first, plus 23 heads, allowed Fan Kui to be upgraded from the sixth-level nobleman of the country to the seventh-level public doctor.

At first glance, it seems that Fan Kui's title upgrade this time is not very impressive, and he has only been promoted from the sixth level to the seventh level, which is only one level.

But few people know: in the system of famous farms and residences of Qin's [-]th-level military meritorious lords, the fifth-level doctor is an extremely obvious watershed.

The twentieth-level military meritorious honor of the Qin Dynasty was named Tianzhai, the first level was: Gongshi, the second level was: Shangzao, the third level was: Hairpin Niao, the fourth level was: Do not change, the fifth level was: Doctor;

The sixth level is: officials and officials, the seventh level is: public officials, the eighth level is: Gongcheng, the ninth level is: five officials, and the tenth level is: Zuo Shuzhang;

The eleventh level is called: Right Shu Chang, the twelfth level is called Zuo Geng, the thirteenth level is called Zhong Geng, the fourteenth level is called Right Geng, the fifteenth level is said: Shao Shang Zao;
The sixteenth level is called: Da Shang Zao (Da Liang Zao), the seventeenth level is called: Siche Shuzhang, the eighteenth level is called Da Shuzhang, the nineteenth level is called Guannei Hou, and the twenty level is called Chehou.

It is not difficult to see from these titles alone: ​​the first-level Gongshi, the second-level Shangzao, the third-level Zanyi, and the fourth-level Buchang, all still belong to the category of "people";

But from the fifth level of doctor, it can already be regarded as a theoretical aristocratic class-although there are no specific privileges, at least it has the title of nobility: doctor.

Therefore, Fan Kui was granted a title for the first time, and was promoted from a first-level public official to a sixth-level official official/state official. In fact, he has completed the transition from "civilian" to "nobility" in one fell swoop;

And every time the title was upgraded afterwards, Fan Kui completed the transition from "noble in theory" to "noble in real sense" in sequence.

Knowing this, it is easy to see the clues by looking at every upgrade of the title of Fan Kuai after that.

——Siege Chengyang, go down to Humeng, defeat Li You's (son of Li Si) army, behead [-] levels in total, and be awarded the title of Shangjian;

The so-called Shangjian is actually the public vehicle, which belongs to the eighth rank among Qin's twentieth ranks of military meritorious service.

That is to say, this time, Fan Kui was only promoted by one level again, that is, he was promoted from the seventh-level public official to the eighth-level public vehicle.

——During the siege of Dongjun Shouwei, repelling the enemy, beheading 11 people, capturing [-] people, and awarded five doctors.

Still the same as before, from the eighth-level public ride to the ninth-level fifth doctor.

——Later, the Qinhejian defenders were defeated. The troops of Zhao Ben and Yang Xiong, etc., repeatedly set up the first to fall into the battle, captured and beheaded for meritorious service, and were awarded the title of noble and virtuous emperor.

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From the big jump of the first rank to the sixth rank of officials, Fan Kui walked to the end step by step, ranking fifth among the eighteen meritorious marquises of the founding fathers of the Han Dynasty. household.

After Fan Kui's death, the Han family had the following summary in the "credit book" against Fan Kui.

——Following Taizu to fight, beheading a total of 170 six levels, and capturing 280 eight people;
——Leading the army alone to fight, defeated seven armies, captured five cities, pacified six counties, and 52 counties;
——One prime minister, 12 generals, and 11 generals were captured.

The above are the lifelong achievements of Wuyang Hou Fankui.

Hehe Wuxun?

It can be called a great military exploit.

But if you really want to talk about the obtained head, it is only level 170. Although it is enough to make people stunned, it is not at all inhuman.

Although Fan Kuai was granted the title of Marquis not only for the accumulative 170 six-level heads, but if one considers that the heads of the Huns are worth more than the heads of Qin soldiers and Chu soldiers at that time, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion;
——Being able to win the head of the 170-level Xiongnu, although it is not enough for Fan Kuai's [-] households, but it is barely enough for the [-] households of Xiao Chehou.

Regardless of whether there are many food towns or not, how much tax can be brought, at least it can be considered a feudal lord, and he has become the ancestor of the line;

When it gets bigger, it even gets the ticket to become the core of power, and it's hereditary.

After understanding this, looking back at the hundred or so Xiongnu cavalrymen who died outside the city walls of Mayi today, especially the elite scouts of the famous fierce tribe: the Zhelan tribe, this is quite extraordinary.

Let's just put it that way.

Today, if all the heads of the hundred or so Xiongnu can be harvested and taken back, then those who follow these hundred or so human hairs to Chang'an will surely be the good news of the "Mayi Victory"!

Don't blame the Han family for making a fuss;
In fact, in the past, in the war with the Huns, the Han Dynasty rarely caused such a huge damage to the Huns under the premise that their own casualties tended to zero...

"Ugh!"

"It's a pity that the head couldn't be cut back!"

"If you can get your head back, maybe you won't be able to work hard to become a noble, or even get promoted?"

It didn't take long for Zhidu's voice to finish speaking, and there was such a low exclamation from an unknown corner of the tent, which meant that he had deliberately suppressed it, but still couldn't suppress it because of excitement.

And after the sound spread throughout the large tent of the Chinese army, the atmosphere in the entire big tent immediately became a little weird.

yes~
There were at least eighty if not a hundred Hun bandits who died outside the city today.

If all the heads can be taken back, even a general who has been sleeping since last night and has nothing to do with today's battle can completely add a strong stroke to his resume: Yu Mayi battle with a car The cavalry general Zhidu went out to fight, beheading the Xiongnu and breaking some of the orchid cavalry.

And now...

"I succeeded today, but Zhi Cheqi caught the Huns by surprise and caught the Huns by surprise;"

"Just now another military order was issued, no more surprise attacks out of the city."

"This battle, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve such a victory..."

With thoughts like this, the generals in the tent all looked at Zhidu with complex eyes full of regret, anger, or a little bit of embarrassment.

Feeling the complex emotions implied by the eyes of everyone looking at him, Zhi Du finally took a deep breath and quietly stood up from his seat.

"Today's first battle, any general of my Han family would never order to go out of the city to meet the enemy."

"But I did."

"The specific reason why I did this, I don't have time to tell the generals every single word at the critical moment of this great enemy."

"The generals only need to know: Today, I have done something that no one else would or dared to do, and I have done it."

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"This battle is the first time since Emperor Taizu Gao fell into Baideng's siege, our Han family did not avoid war and beg for peace, but instead took the initiative to ask for war."

"I don't need to say much about what the outcome of this battle is related to, and all the generals can understand it."

"——Even if my cavalry army failed to capture a single head or kill a single Hun in this battle, just being able to defend Mayi and stop the Huns to the north of Mayi can already be counted as It's an unprecedented feat."

"Back to Chang'an, every soldier in my chariot and cavalry army will be a hero of my Han family."

"And at this moment, everyone who I can call into this Chinese military camp will, without exception, go down in history..."

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"it is good."

"This big talk, I really dropped it."

"——In this battle, if you don't bring the head of the Xiongnu with a thousand and eight hundred carvings, then take the head of my surname Xiangshang!"

"—The first one, take my head!"

"So, do the generals still have concerns?"

A few words without any hesitation, everyone in the trembling tent froze in place, unable to recover for a long time;
When he came back to his senses, he hurriedly arched his hands again, and said "serious words" and "smiles", but most of the expressions on his face improved a lot.

Seeing that everyone finally turned their attention back to the tent, Zhidu finally heaved a sigh inwardly.

Although he didn't show it, Zhidu also felt sorry for not being able to bring back the harvest today.

Regrets are regrets, but Zhidu has no regrets at all, and he never thinks that he has made a wrong decision.

——The battlefield is changing rapidly, especially when infantry is facing cavalry, and it is also the best among the cavalry of the Huns: Zhelan cavalry.

Shaking his head, shaking out the meaningless regret, Zhi Dufang sat down again on the head seat.

Just as he was about to say something more, he saw that the big tent was close to the tent door, a dozen or so steps away from Zhidu. A middle-ranking general was full of anxiety, and he suddenly cupped his hands at Zhidu.

"Report to the general who rides a chariot."

"The final general believes that the most important thing right now is within Mayi."

"—This is not because the last general is alarmist, but because in the past few years, Mayi, and even most of the border cities have been breached, without exception, the gates should be opened to welcome Hu Qi into the city."

"And this battle is very important. If you are worshiped for similar reasons, I'm afraid not only Zhi Cheqi, but even us vulgar people will never have the face to see His Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)