Zhao Tuo would cover his nose when leaving the camp these days.
It stinks so much.
The open space outside the military camp was filled with round, bloody, and terribly smelly things.
If you look at it from a distance, these terrifying things seem to grow out of the soil, and the place seems to be a fruitful melon field.
It's just that the melons growing in this field are all ferocious-looking heads of Yan army soldiers wrapped in blood.
Fortunately, entry and exit to the military camp was prohibited after dark. If anyone passed by this melon patch at night, they would probably be so frightened that their legs would become weak.
They have been arranged neatly outside the camp gate for three days.
Lord Shang once said: Because of the war, he was beaten for three days, and then he was trained for three days.
Every time the Qin army finished a battle and counted the enemy's heads, they would put the heads outside the camp gate for three days and conduct a count during the three days. After three days of inspection, the general would confirm that there were no problems.
They will evaluate everyone's titles according to their merits. This process is called "discussion".
As the saying goes, "Serving in the army should be based on hard work and reward." There are three procedures in the Qin State's awarding of military merit, namely, hard work, reward, and reward.
Labor refers to the achievements made after joining the army, and is the premise and basis for awarding military honors.
Whether it is to check whether the merit is authentic, and to evaluate the size of the merit and what kind of title should be awarded.
After completing the first two procedures, it’s time for people to enjoy it the most.
Give.
On this day, the general's office had confirmed that the titles obtained by all the soldiers in this battle were correct, and they were issued by military officials at all levels.
Zhao Tuo finally got his reward.
He kills one person alone on the city wall, and with this, he can be upgraded from a first-level sergeant to a second-level superior soldier.
As for the Qin Wuji head, it is indeed fake.
According to the identification of the captured Liaodong soldiers, the person killed by Zhao Tuo was not the Yan Army general Qin Wuji, but one of his personal soldiers. And recently, news came that Qin Wuji fled to Wuyang City and returned to Wuyang City.
Raise the general's flag and gather the remaining soldiers.
As a result, the value of the head is greatly reduced.
You must know that the Qin Kingdom's military merit level upgrade becomes more and more difficult as you go to the later stages. It is not just a matter of one person going up a level.
If this is the case, wouldn't it be possible to kill twenty of his people and become a Chehou directly?
Shang Jun, who established the military merit title system, would not allow people to be easily promoted to high-level titles. With each level of promotion, the difficulty required to advance to the next level would continue to increase.
In the words of later generations, the experience bar has become longer.
A scholar can be promoted to a public official, and a public official can be promoted to the highest level. Only one person is needed to advance to the first level.
But when it comes to making a hairpin, two are needed.
If he was the village chief at that time, both heads would be useless, and Ying Lun would have to be beheaded in order to be promoted.
What Zhao Tuo killed was just a private soldier. Logically speaking, he could not reach the third level. But fortunately, the private soldier wore Qin Wuji's armor and sword, and also had the general's talisman. After evaluation, these things can also be used as
One effort.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo was promoted from Gongshi to a third-class title this time, and he was given a hairpin.
The bun on his head can also be changed to blue and black, that is, a blue bun on the right side, so that people can see his title at a glance.
If you advance to the fourth level, you can wear a crown on your head and your status will become more noble.
"It's a pity that if you want to move up to another level, just killing people is no longer enough."
Zhao Tuo shook his head. With his title, he could at least serve as the commander of the village during the reorganization.
If new soldiers join the army and there is a shortage of military officers, maybe he can become a hundred generals like Lu Wu did.
"Upgrading two levels in a row, Xianyang will also reward you with 200 acres of land, and the house can also be expanded. But the current house is enough to live in, so there is no need to worry too much. I just don't know what He will look like if he receives the good news. Will he?
I think the land came too quickly and I can’t plant it anymore.”
Because Zhao Tuo had no family members in the Qin State, before he left, he went to Li Zhong, asked Li Dian and Tian Dian to witness, and made a deed to entrust his land to Hengdai Zhong. If he performed meritorious service on the battlefield, there would be good news later.
It will be sent to Heng.
Of course, this situation is not a land transaction. If Zhao Tuo dies on the battlefield and he has no son to inherit the title, the Qin government will take back the land given to him and will not leave it to Heng.
After all, everything in the Qin State today is based on titles, but without corresponding titles, it is impossible to occupy so much land.
In this battle, except for Zhao Tuo, everyone in Geng Shi also received corresponding rewards.
Shejian, Heiyi and Xiaobai all became first-class sergeants with their heads, and Zhu, who was originally a sergeant, also became a second-class sergeant.
Xiqigu, who had previously been able to show off in front of Black Bottom and Xiaobai with his title of Duke, had completely lost his arrogance.
In the blink of an eye, all the mud-legged people he looked down on before had the same title as him, and even the title of that stupid big pillar surpassed him.
This greatly frustrated Xiqigu, and he became much gentler when talking to others, no longer as harsh and harsh as before.
As for A Niu, the only one without a title among Gengshi, now he speaks in a low voice and has a flattering smile on his face, which makes everyone look down upon him even more.
This is the case in the Qin State. Those who have a title are respected. Only with a title can you have status.
After the rewards are distributed, a new military operation will follow.
Wang Jian defeated the Yan Dynasty coalition forces west of Yishui. Half of the main force of the Yan army was wiped out and half became prisoners. However, tens of thousands of remaining soldiers still fled into Wuyang City and continued to resist stubbornly under the banner re-erected by Qin Wuji.
Wang Jian was a veteran on the battlefield, and naturally he would not miss the opportunity to pursue the victory. He immediately sent his troops northward to surround the entire Wuyang City and cut off the connection between it and the hinterland of the Yan Kingdom.
All the generals of the Qin army thought that Wuyang City could be defeated in a battle. After all, except for some of the original defenders, the Yan army in the city were all defeated by Yishui. The morale of the army was unstable. Such a defeated army could be easily defeated.
But what they didn't expect was that the strength of Wuyang City exceeded everyone's imagination.
The construction of Wuyang, the lower capital, began during the reign of Duke Cheng of Yan and was completed during the reign of King Yan Zhao. It lasted more than a hundred years.
It is not only the hub of the southern defense line of the Yan State, but also the bridgehead for the Yan army's active march south, and it is also the companion capital of the Yan State. Its importance is evident. It can be said that this city was built by the Yan people like a copper wall and an iron wall, which is difficult to break.
Wuyang is divided into two cities: east and west.
The East City is the main body and forms a complete castle on its own. It is 4.5 kilometers long from east to west and 4 kilometers wide from north to south. It is bounded by Zhongyishui River in the south, Beiyishui River in the north, artificially dug trenches in the east, and grain transportation in the west.
The river is surrounded by well-repaired city walls and moats, which can be said to be quite tightly protected.
As for the West City, it was built purely for war. Its area is smaller than that of the East City, but its walls are taller and stronger. In addition, the West City is connected to the East City along the Yunliang River. The two cities are close to each other, so it can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
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Qin Wuji, the leader of the Yan army in the city, was even more determined. He not only divided the Yan army soldiers into two cities, but also forcibly expropriated all the residents in Wuyang city.
Strong men armed with weapons guarded the city wall.
Strong women transport equipment to transport food.
The old and the weak collect all available defense materials.
Qin Wuji stood at the top of the city, looking at the endless Qin army camps outside the city, and said with a ferocious expression:
"When the city is alive, people are still there; when the city is gone, people are going to perish!"
For the military titles of the Qin State, please refer to "Research on the Military Peerage System·The Awarding Procedure and Management Organization of the Military Peerage System"
The capital of Wuyang, refer to "Eight Hundred Years of Yan Kingdom·Cities" and quote the city site data discovered by archaeology