Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 614 The Third Camp
When Black Bear arrived at the Weaving Commandery near Mei County, military orders were also arriving at various places.

As in previous years, the war machine started up again in late summer and early autumn.

On the eastern outskirts of Duling is Sheng'an Hundred Households.

The armory was opened, and Zhao An, the team officer who was selected into the chariot soldiers and also the president, brought 17 chariot soldiers from the institute to receive their armor.

This summer, a portion of the armor in the arsenal of the Hundred Households was destroyed, and the shapes of the remaining armor are relatively unified.

In the Hundred Households Office, the soldiers either wore sleeveless double-crotch armor, or lacquered leather armor with iron heart protection, or heavy iron armor.

The shape of armor tends to be unified, and most of the previous miscellaneous military equipment has been remade, so the length, shape and quality are all guaranteed.

The sixteen charioteers brought by Zhao An included charioteers, crossbowmen, close combat soldiers, and auxiliary soldiers who knew everything.

Each of them is equipped with different armor. After entering the Lantian camp, they will disperse and return to their own units.

Although they were very familiar with each other, they were all dispersed in the army.

This is a characteristic formed during the organization and training of the vehicle camp. First, people are selected, then they are disbanded and reorganized, and the newly organized organization is used as the basis.

They only carried basic armor, weapons, pack horses, vehicles, and tents; after arriving at the Lantian camp, they would also be equipped with spare equipment, vehicles, and draft horses.

The drivers of the chariot camp often come from the production communes responsible for grazing in various places, or are selected from veterinarians.

In the Battle of You and Ji last year, the chariot soldiers of the two battalions that participated in the battle were generally promoted two levels in rank, and the most courageous team officer was promoted four levels in rank, from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel.

Zhao An was already 37 years old and failed in the first selection of chariot officers.

The winter military camp promoted military officers, leaving many vacant posts. The age limit for grassroots military officers was relaxed to 40 years old, and Zhao An was selected.

If he is not selected, he can only continue to work in the Hundred Households Office as an infantry second lieutenant; unless the next war requires large-scale mobilization of infantry, it will be difficult for him to apply for military service again and gain military merit.

Some veterans of his age were good at riding, had experienced and learned cavalry combat, and were generally one or two levels higher than him.

It was because Zhao An had more experience that when this centurion's office was established, one character was chosen from each of his own name, and this Sheng'an Centurion's Office was established.

The names of the hundred-household offices were either adopted from the original names of towns and villages, or named according to the geographical features of the locations, or composed of characters from the names of the chief officers and deputy officers.

When Zhao An and his seventeen companions arrived at the Lantian camp in four light carriages, they happened to meet the Lishan ranch driving draft horses into the camp.

Most of the officials who came to drive horses would be assigned as horse drivers or veterinarians. Because of horse breeding, horse drivers were generally stronger.

During the decisive battle with the Huns, the newly-established sled chariot soldiers wore several layers of heavy armor and fought to the death. This also led to the tradition of chariot drivers wearing heavy armor in battle since the establishment of the chariot camp.

In a small camp, Zhao An brought military letters to his Third Light Chariot Battalion to take up his post.

Inside the barracks, Chariot Camp Sima Liuzan was flipping through two rosters, one was the full roster, the other was the roster of those who had reported in.

While flipping through the documents, the clerk led Zhao An forward and said, "Sima, this is Zhao An from the Sheng'an Hundred Households Office, with the rank of second lieutenant, serving as a team officer."

Liu Zan looked Zhao An up and down and saw that he had shaved his beard, but his face was still old and aging.

There are currently four units in the vehicle camp: the first track-breaking camp, the second auxiliary camp, the third light racing camp newly formed after the spring plowing this year, and the fourth heavy transport camp.

The vehicle battalions are divided into pairs. Last year, the first and second vehicle battalions went into battle together, the track-breaking battalion focused on combat, and the auxiliary battalion focused on transportation.

Liu Zan was selected for his strong crossbow and had fought in more than ten battles. In addition, his immediate superiors were seriously injured and unable to command, which allowed him to come out on top by chance.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to be promoted to the rank of major just by beheading people and capturing prisoners.

It was only by gaining merits related to command that the obstacles were overcome.

Charioteers are more dangerous than cavalry, and cavalry have a lot of room to avoid battle.

When the chariot soldiers attacked, they would either successfully defeat the enemy, or be trapped in the formation, or the chariots would be destroyed and the soldiers would die.

When a chariot impacts and overturns, it doesn't matter who you are or what kind of armor you wear.

"Greetings, Sima."

Zhao An was also surprised at the other person's age, but he immediately knelt on one knee and saluted. "Stand up and talk."

Liu Zan reached out and took the file brought by Zhao An from the clerk, which was still on the original bamboo slips, and asked, "How is the situation at Lieutenant Zhao's home?"

Zhao An immediately said, "When I followed the Grand Marshal to defeat the Xiongnu, I made meritorious contributions and was able to marry. At that time, the General's Mansion also granted me a family of slaves. Now my family has 100 acres of household land, 200 acres of public land leased, and 100 acres of official land. In addition to me, there are my wife, the servant couple, and the eldest daughter in the family who do farm work. The eldest son of the servant is a brave warrior from Hedong. There is also a cow, a one-year-old calf, and three horses, two of which are at home, and one will follow me into the camp."

"How about the offspring in that family?"

"The eldest son is two years old, and the daughter is half a year old. We also adopted a boy and a girl, both about nine years old."

Zhao An was afraid of being rejected, so he took out the protective bamboo amulet hanging around his neck and said, "Every year I donate grain and silk for the priest to help the elderly, the weak, and the poor in the surrounding areas."

Seeing Zhao An's amulet, Liu Zan turned his head to look at his subordinate, who stepped forward and whispered, "It's the Taiping Talisman."

The Taiping Talisman is not very common. It is a token of trust given only to senior Taoists.

Young men in the family can use this to take the test to become Taoist children. Basically, one true talisman corresponds to one place for a Taoist child.

Liu Zan’s lameness was cured in Mount Zhongnan. Without the Taoist’s recommendation, it would have been difficult for him to pass the selection and enter the chariot camp.

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He also disliked Zhao An's age, but he thought that this time he was just helping to transport food and the combat mission was not high.

Given the number of Qiang people in Hehuang, the scale of the battle could not have risen sharply like the Battle of Youji.

After thinking for a while, Liu Zan said, "Captain Zhao is the pillar of the family, so he should be assigned to the Sixth Village."

As he spoke, he flipped open the bamboo slips and wrote 'Second Lieutenant Zhao An, the captain of Sheng'an Station' in the blank Sixth Tun. He then found 'Sixth Tun Left Team' from a pile of blank carved bamboo slips and wrote 'Second Lieutenant Zhao An' on it.

According to the current management of the various armies in Guanzhong, the first ranked in each battalion are the fist forces, and the sixth and seventh are often auxiliary troops.

Zhao An did not despise him, he stood up and took the identity token with both hands: "I obey your orders."

"Take Captain Zhao to take over the officers of this team."

"Here."

The official agreed and led Zhao An away.

Liu Zan watched the two men leave. At this time, another official handed over a document: "Sima Liu, Zhang Junzheng and Han Liangguan invite you."

Liu Zan picked up the document and saw that the content was permission for them to open the armory to take out chariots, armor, heavy crossbows and other weapons. At the end was the signature of the Grand Marshal. The character "熊" was composed of many "壹" characters stacked together in one stroke.

When you know that this is the word "bear", you will naturally recognize it.

But if you don't know, it's hard to identify.

Liu Zan did not dare to delay. He picked up the felt hat, put it on his head, and went to the parade ground to find his colleagues with the official documents in his hand.

The military commander was transferred from other places, and Liu Zan was not very familiar with him.

The grain officer Han Yao was from the Second Chariot Camp and only had the rank of captain.

When Liu Zan arrived at the parade ground, Han Yao, who was younger than him, came up to him quickly and said, "Sima Liu, do you know anything about the battalion commander?"

"I don't know. Have you heard about it?"

"Well, I heard that he was from the Grand Marshal's personal army and was the first to receive honors from the Yuan Dynasty."

Han Yao saw Zhang Junzheng also looking at him, so he said to Liu Zan in a lower voice: "He is from Sanfu, and his name is Huang Yuancan."

Liu Zan nodded slowly and asked, "When will the chief priest of our camp arrive?"

"I don't know."

Han Yao had no connections in this area, so he said, "When we are about to leave Guanzhong, the chief priest will bring military doctors and apprentices into the camp. If any officer or soldier falls ill during this period, he should report it to the chief priest who is guarding the camp."

(End of this chapter)