In the big tent, Chen Qing looked at three prisoners of war. All three were Khitan and ranger cavalry. Each of them only wore a pair of shorts, with their upper body and legs bare. The Song Army doctor was measuring their height and weight.
The three people in front of him really shocked Chen Qing, and he was shocked by how short and thin they were. Of course, the Donghu people were not tall, and the Khitan people and Jurchens were generally about 1.6 meters tall, but they were very strong, and all of them were very strong.
Like a wild beast.
But the three Khitan men in front of them were surprisingly thin, and they were actually Ranger Cavalry, which was the elite army of the Jin soldiers.
The leather armor they wore was lying on the ground. Chen Qing picked up the leather armor and took a closer look. The workmanship of the leather armor was very rough, the tanning of the leather was not good enough, and it was not tough enough. A sharp spear could pierce it with one blow.
This made Chen Qing a little surprised. It showed that ordinary Donghu soldiers wore ordinary leather armor just like the signing army.
In Dashan Guanxi Valley, Qinzhou, Ganquan Fort and other places, Chen Qingdu fought against Jin Bing's Donghu Army. The opponents wore iron armor, but it was not as high quality as the Jurchen Army's armor, but it could definitely block a hundred steps.
Crossbow shooting outside.
In just seven or eight years, the overall equipment of the Jin army dropped significantly, and the three Donghu spies were far inferior to the Western army scouts in terms of height and weight. Does this also indicate the decline of the Jin country's national power?
"Military advisor, what do you think?" Chen Qingxiao asked Zhang Xiao next to him.
Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "Since the Jin soldiers occupied the Central Plains, they have actually been consuming the wealth accumulated by the Song Dynasty and sucking the blood of the people of the Song Dynasty. At the beginning, they were very full and had sufficient fat and blood, so the army was well-equipped, and the Donghu soldiers were also
All of them are able to equip themselves with iron armor and have strong bodies. Now, both their equipment and their physical condition are getting worse and worse, which shows that the Song Dynasty has been sucked dry by them, and the financial resources of the Central Plains can no longer support the Jin soldiers."
"The military advisor is right. Judging from their previous confessions, they no longer have meat in their meals. Just like the soldiers in the signing army, every meal is bread. Even the Jurchen soldiers cannot guarantee to eat large pieces of meat, they can only eat meat.
So much so that the ranger cavalry was ordered to go south to Fugou County to rob farmers of their sheep. The war is approaching, but the food of the army has not been improved, which will seriously affect the morale of the opponent's army."
Zhang Xiao nodded, "If you dig deeper, you will find many details. From the thinness of the three of them, it can be seen that the opponent's army is very poor. They are all ordinary Khitan herdsmen. The army just went south a year ago. Even the herdsmen are so thin."
, it shows that the Khitans and Xi people were brutally squeezed by the Jin Kingdom, and it also indirectly means that the Donghu people’s military resources will be exhausted.”
At this time, Liu Qiong stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, all the scouts are here."
"Take him to the central military tent. If I have something to ask him, the military advisor should also come with me!"
Shen Qing, the scout commander, was brought into the Chinese army's tent. He was a little nervous. He knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Shen Qing, the scout commander of the Flying Eagle Army, is here to see your highness!"
"Shen Dutou, please stand up and speak!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Chen Qing looked at Shen Qing and saw that he had a tall and straight figure, a clear face, and a soldier's decisiveness and perseverance in his movements. Chen Qing secretly nodded and praised him, saying that this person is a talent.
Chen Qing added: "The three prisoners of war you captured this time are indeed very important, but I want to know the detailed process of how you captured the enemy. I want to know the details and try to be as detailed as possible."
"Reporting to Your Highness, I was ordered to explore the enemy situation in Fugou County. However, we did not find any enemy situation in Fugou County for three days. We prepared to return as planned. However, when we were having our last lunch, we discovered that this scout was running from the official road in the north.
Come"
Shen Qing gave a detailed account of the encounter with the enemy, and finally said: "Three people still ran away, because I was a scout and was about to leave, so I couldn't talk about leaking the secret, so I didn't chase them."
Chen Qing asked: "How far away were you when you ambush them?"
"Forty steps!"
"But the shortest distance for a scout to ambush is fifty steps. Why do you want forty steps?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, if it is fifty steps, there will be too many trees, which will block our field of vision and affect the effectiveness of the crossbow. Therefore, we can only choose forty steps. That is the best line of sight and ensures the effect of our sneak attack."
"Forty steps didn't scare them?"
Shen Qing shook his head, "They didn't notice it at all. I also felt it myself. Their ranger cavalry was the worst I had ever seen. They were even worse than ordinary cavalry. When their companions were shot and killed, their first reaction was to run for their lives. No
One person turned around and tried his best, but even when their leader shouted, they scattered and ran away instead of gathering and fighting."
"Do you understand Khitan?"
"Reporting to your highness, I have learned a little bit in my humble post, and I can speak a little bit of Khitan and Jurchen dialect."
Chen Qing nodded and asked: "When you were burying the enemy's corpse, did you feel that the enemy was smaller and smaller?"
Shen Qing said quickly: "This is what I feel the most about. These thirty Donghu Rangers are all relatively thin and light in weight. I specifically asked the captured leader why they were so thin and why they were chosen."
For the Sentinels?"
"What did he say?" This is also a question that Chen Qing is very concerned about.
"He said that the Rangers were selected based on the equestrian test. Although they are relatively thin, their equestrian skills are very good."
"Do you think they are good equestrians?"
"Honestly speaking, it's very good. The three of them all wore black hoods, tied their hands behind their backs, controlled the horses with their feet, and still kept up with our horses. If they weren't afraid of our crossbows, they might have run away on horseback."
Chen Qing nodded, "In other words, there are no such soldiers who are good at equestrian skills, strong and experienced?"
"It should be gone!"
"Stand down! Each person will be rewarded with ten coins, and a great achievement will be recorded. As the leader, you will receive an additional five turns!"
Shen Qing was overjoyed and quickly thanked and left.
Let’s briefly talk about the promotion and credit recording in the Western Army. Every time a war starts, as long as the soldiers participate in the battle, even if they are not in the battle because they are logistics soldiers, they can get half the credit. This is the smallest amount of credit and can be regarded as hard work.
If you go into battle and don't run away, you can get a small merit. If you can kill one or more of the enemy's three enemies, you can get a medium merit. If you can kill three or more enemies, you can get a great merit.
After getting the merit, it will be reported to the Department of Personnel Affairs, and then the Department of Personnel Affairs will record it. The merit is transformed into a transformation. Half merit is half transformation, small merit is one transformation, medium merit is two transformations, and great merit is three transformations. Shen Qing just added five.
It's a great achievement.
Once you accumulate ten turns, you can be promoted to one official rank and you will be eligible for official promotion. However, whether you can be promoted depends on whether there are any vacancies.
In order to reduce the number of favor promotions, the Department of Personnel Affairs will queue up, and those with higher official ranks will be promoted first. Those with the same official rank and higher number of transfers will be given priority. Those with the same official rank and the same number of transfers will be given priority.
This is why seniority is particularly valued in the military. This kind of seniority is accumulated bit by bit with everyone's life. How can it not be valued?
But in order to let the outstanding ones stand out, there is a special promotion in the army. There are two situations where outstanding people can get special promotions. One is during the war, if the main general is killed in battle, the deputy general will be automatically promoted to the main general. If all the generals die, then take the initiative to stand.
Outstanding soldiers who lead soldiers to continue fighting will be directly promoted.
Another type is those who have accomplished extraordinary feats. For example, when Tang Qian was serving as deputy commander, he single-handedly burned tens of thousands of stones of enemy food and supplies, and was directly promoted from deputy commander to commander.
Shen Qing led his men to annihilate the enemy's ranger cavalry and captured three prisoners of war. Chen Qing gave him an additional five ranks of credit, which was a very big credit, but it was not considered a miracle. Those who performed extraordinary feats could at least be promoted to one level.
However, Shen Qing had already accumulated six levels of merit. With the addition of five levels, his rank would be promoted to the first level and his official position would be promoted to deputy commander. Of course, he was overjoyed.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and then said to Zhang Xiao: "In the current war, I believe that Wanyan Wushu will definitely try his best to improve the food of the soldiers and improve the morale of the army. There is not much oil and water to squeeze out in the Central Plains states. The most likely thing is to transport mutton from Hebei.
South Bank of the Yellow River."
Zhang Xiao nodded, "Your Highness is absolutely right, now is the time to test General Niu Gao."
