Chapter 17 Vice General (Additional update for leader Li Renjun)
"You - you are the military academy who shot and killed several of Xue Zhiqin's soldiers in succession. What's your name?" Outside the camp, Hao Zhenwei, who was riding a tall horse, saw Shao Shude standing by the road holding a bow. He pointed his whip and asked
road.
"Shao Shude, General Sun Shi of the West City, is in charge of the army. He is now serving as the guard of Qiu Shijun." Shao Shude was delighted when he heard this and immediately replied. In such a hierarchical place in the army, who doesn't like to be promoted? Hao Zhenwei on the battlefield
He said that he would be promoted to deputy general. If he can fulfill his promise, that would be great.
"Would you like to serve under me? I will guarantee your future as a ten general." Hao Zhenwei asked.
Shao Shude was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly replied: "Captain Sun is the benefactor of the Ministry, and I will never dare to abandon him."
"Hmph! I don't know how to appreciate it!" Hao Zhenwei was furious and was about to bring down the riding whip, but he seemed to remember Shao's amazing performance on the battlefield and did not pull the whip down after all.
"I promised to promote you to the position of deputy general, and I will not break my promise. Sun Ba of Xicheng has been crippled. What future can you have by following him? I don't know what to say!" After that, Hao Zhenwei left with his soldiers.
.In the Battle of Zhonglingshui, Hao Zhenwei was in a very good mood after defeating the enemy with a majestic formation. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with a team leader who refused his recruitment. He still had many things to be busy with, especially the sergeants.
Rewards are really a headache.
"Leader of the team, it's actually not a bad thing to follow General Hao. I've been to Captain Sun's side and killed dozens of brothers and injured a lot. It's hard to say whether we can recover." After Hao Zhenwei left, Ren
Yuji appeared out of nowhere and whispered.
"So many casualties?" Shao Shude was a little surprised.
Hao Zhenwei's Yanyue Formation used the central army to attract the enemy's main attack, and the two right flanks had thousands of men to attack the enemy's flanks. Unexpectedly, the casualties were so high. Generally speaking, the number of injured on the battlefield will be twice as many as the dead, and the number of injured
The number of those who were seriously injured and those who recovered was basically evenly divided. One hundred people were killed at once, which was really debilitating. I don’t know how many of them were old brothers and how many were newly recruited sergeants.
I hope there are more of the latter.
"The five tribes in the north have not been beaten, but the Shatuo people are still very fierce. If it were not for their poor equipment, the casualties of both of them would be even greater. Remember Li Renjun, the tenth general of Zhongcheng, there were more casualties, this time
He is crying and shouting everywhere to recruit some prisoners to join the army." Ren Yuji said.
"Dare you use the captives?" Shao Shude was really shocked. Although in the late Tang Dynasty, the soldiers were like mothers if they had breasts, and there was no pressure at all to change families, but these people had just fought against the Tiande army, and their hatred had not disappeared, so they recruited them
Entering the army, can the army chiefs sleep at night? But he recalled Yang Xingmi's Heiyundu and Li Cunxu's Silver Spear Army in the Five Dynasties. Aren't they both surrendering troops? I really can't say this.
clear.
"Why don't you dare to use it?" Ren Yuji smiled and suddenly said: "The Qiu Supervisor Army is also recruiting people. When we went into battle before, the formation of the Guan team soldiers was scattered and their movements were slow. Qiu Shijun estimated that if there were any
When the enemy cavalry charges forward, the group is afraid that they will disperse in a hurry, so I am extremely dissatisfied. They are now at the riverside to express their righteousness to the surrendered soldiers, and I guess they want to form a group of people to come out and act as a guard."
"The performance of the Guan team was so bad, and another team of surrendered troops was brought over. What on earth did Qiu Shijun think? Isn't it chaotic enough?" Shao Shude was a little confused. Bringing a team of unstable troops to surrender to cause trouble for him? I'm sorry.
, he really couldn’t understand this operation. Could it be that he was too confident in his eloquence? Or did he think that the soldiers who surrendered were all loyal to the emperor and patriotic?
"I'm afraid of death, because I don't think there are enough people around me." Ren Yuji was also a little unfavorable, but he quickly remembered another thing, so he said: "Team leader, ah - deputy general, from now on the three teams will be all
Your capital, even if I don’t want to see you, I have to win over you. These days, there are not many brothers around, so I don’t dare to go out. "
"Don't talk nonsense! Qiu Shijun hasn't spoken yet, and there are still variables in this matter. That Guan Kairun is Qiu Shijun's original servant, how can he ignore his old feelings?" Shao Shude scolded lightly and said.
No wonder he was still showing off at this time. Although the whole Guan team showed off, the Chang'an sergeants among them were brought over from the capital by Qiu Weidao. In terms of affection and trust, they were not comparable to Shao Shude. However, Shao Shude also had advantages.
, that is, his subordinates have strict orders, are skilled in combat, and fight bravely. Today, Hao Zhenwei personally said that he will be promoted to deputy general. There is no joke in the army. Even if Qiu Weidao does not consider his own life, he still has to care about the face of the general.
Therefore, he has a greater chance of winning.
However, Shao Shude is still a little uneasy. There is a huge gap between the deputy general and the captain. The captain must be someone else's subordinate and work under the nose of his superiors all day long, but this is not necessarily the case for the deputy general. According to the military system of the late Tang Dynasty,
Ten generals are in charge of a capital, and the number of people in the capital can be large or small, but generally it does not exceed a thousand. For example, when Emperor Xizong favored Shu, the eunuchs recruited troops in Shu, and the number of people in the capital was a thousand. This was the normal establishment.
There are of course abnormal ones, such as the Tiande Army and the Zhenwu Army, which are severely understaffed, with only a few hundred people in each city. A typical example of severe overstaffing is Heiyundu, with a full 5,000 people, and the Silver Spear Effect Festival also has thousands of people.
, but these two units are the commander-in-chief of the feudal lord and his own army, so they cannot be calculated by common sense. During the rebellion of Zhaoyi Army during the reign of Emperor Wuzong, one of Liu Zhen's ten generals led 2,000 troops to guard a certain place. At that time, it was considered a lot. Normally,
There were literally thousands of people there.
When you become a deputy general or ten general, if you are not a Yajun (Yajun) but a Zhizhou town soldier, then you will have the opportunity to guard a certain place. This is a small warlord. This kind of person will usually be a town guard.
Sometimes the title is to guard a certain pass, which is boring, and sometimes it is to guard a certain county, which is more profitable.
More than 90% of the suppressive force requires at least ten generals to serve, but it is not impossible to be a deputy general, if he has many soldiers and horses under his command. Therefore, Shao Shude is still very eager to become a deputy general. In this ghostly world, of course it is an official.
The higher the height, the more soldiers, and the larger the territory, the safer it is. He even imagined that if Qiu Weidao was really unreasonable and refused to let him be a deputy general, would he instruct Lao Lu and the others to cause trouble? However,
He quickly rejected the idea. Today he can instruct others to cause trouble, but will others also make trouble in front of him in the future? It's not a good idea to start this bad example. Oh, it's so damn troublesome. What's wrong with Qiu Wei?
Not coming back yet?
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Qiu Weidao came back soon, followed by a large group of Wuyangyang people. Shao Shude looked closely and saw that one group was Guan Kairun's people, who were fully armed, but their morale was not high. It seemed that they had been trained by the supervisory army. The other group was
There were no weapons, and they were standing there in a row, looking uneasy and confused. It seemed that they were the prisoners selected by Qiu Shijun.
"Vice General Shao, come here quickly, this will all be yours from now on." Qiu Weidao skillfully got off the horse and said with a smile.
When Shao Shude heard this, he felt his heart beat faster and his blood boiling.
"Thank you for your cultivation!" He knelt down on one knee and said sincerely.
"Get up." Qiu Weidao accepted the gift calmly, and then said: "Everyone is replenishing their battle losses, but they are basically choosing from the auxiliary troops. I left late, and there were only a few crooked melons and jujubes left, so I only
Now we can select the best from the prisoners. Some of them are Yunshuo Han'er, and some were forcibly recruited by Li Keyong during the Xin Dynasty. They were influenced by the envoy's righteousness and were willing to correct their evil ways and serve the imperial court. From now on, they will all be the envoy's guardians.
Already, Deputy General Shao will lead it alone, is there any problem?"
"The last general must abide by his duty and protect you." Shao Shude can finally call himself "the last general" happily, but to be honest, this is still a bit over the line. The military commander can do it in front of the commander and the supervisor.
He is called the last general, but are ten generals, lieutenants and the like really qualified? I'm afraid it's not quite enough.
However, in the late Tang Dynasty, etiquette collapsed, and various rules were not so strict. Some people used random names just to gain compliments, which gradually became popular. Just now, Hao Zhenwei asked Shao Shude to serve under him, but he really has
Are you qualified to set up a banner? Definitely not. The Tiande Army only has the coach Li Yan who can barely do it.
In fact, the late Tang Dynasty was relatively good, but by the Five Dynasties, the collapse of the rules was even worse. Hao Zhenwei was the military envoy in front of the government, commanding soldiers and horses from several capitals, and others respectfully called him "dujiang" or "dutou". But you
It is conceivable that by the time of the Five Dynasties, the lord of a capital actually claimed to have lost his head. Isn’t it ridiculous?
Therefore, it is not impossible for Shao Shude to shamelessly call himself a junior general. At least, Qiu Weidao did not object, and the others took it for granted. Only Guan Kairun's face was indeed a bit dark.
"Vice General Shao is so brave, I will be able to rely on you a lot in the future." Qiu Weidao smiled, seeing that the favor was almost done, he said: "Stop the team leader and follow me back to the camp. Vice General Shao, this team
New recruits, please take care of yourself."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Qiu Weidao and his party left quickly. Song Le quietly fell behind. When passing by Shao Shude, he whispered: "General, the top is not controlled by the sky, the bottom is not controlled by the earth, and the middle is not controlled by people. There is no mercy.
If you are irritated and angry, you can't do anything with money. If your husband is mad, blind, deaf, and leads others with the three disobediences, it will be difficult. Remember, remember!"
After saying that, he drifted away again. Shao Shude could only clasp his fists in thanks.
Shao Shude half understood what he said, but he still understood the general meaning. To be a general, one should have comprehensive knowledge, be able to predict the weather, observe the terrain, and dare to refuse very unreasonable orders. Don't get angry easily, and don't be too greedy for money.
, frivolous, careless, short-sighted, and unable to listen to other people's opinions. These bad habits must not be allowed.
Combined with the battle that just ended, Xue Zhiqin relied on his courage to advance lightly, hoping to eat thousands of German troops in one breath. He overestimated himself and underestimated others. This was "crazy". If someone around him had advised him at that time, Xue Bu
Listen, then you have to add "deafness". Song Le reminded himself that it probably meant this.
