"Those who are sent to other officials by a stingy husband are not allowed to get rid of their old officials and appoint new officials..."
Qin Law stipulates that when a chief official is transferred to another place, he must leave alone and is not allowed to take his original subordinates with him.
Lord Shang thought that relying on this article, he could put an end to cliques and gangsterism in Qin. Xunzi also praised the scholar-bureaucrats of Qin in his experience of entering Qin, saying that they "are not like Zhou, and they are not cliques."
However, from Heifu's point of view, Xunzi still knew too little about the Qin State. Even in the Qin army, which was in great order, it was not just military law and discipline that decided personnel appointments and military dispatch. This time in the battle to destroy Wei, There are traces of old friendship everywhere.
When he came out of Lord 2500's camp, Heifu had already received the appointment he expected. Looking at the busy garrison soldiers and prisoners outside, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"The general who was ordered to lead the army to attack Daliang this time is Wang Jian's son Wang Ben. Although it is his first time to lead a large army in battle, his title is already junior high. The deputy general is also a Zhonggeng Qiang who once cooperated with Wang Jian to defeat Zhao. Yu, this is a Qiang from Longxi. Wang Ben ordered Qiang Yu to command more than 10,000 men to leave Daliang and go eastward to attack the counties in the eastern part of Wei State."
"And Fangcheng County Lieutenant Yang Xiong is also a descendant of the Yang family in Sanchuan County who has a close relationship with the Wang family. Otherwise, he would not be able to get this good job..."
"The main reason why I was able to get into this team was because my old boss, Du Xian, had an old friendship with Yang Xiong. He also wrote a letter of introduction for me, saying that I was good at leading troops. I was in Gengyi and Ting. He has performed well during his long tenure.”
There is a saying that the relationship between people must not exceed six levels, and they can be contacted through only six people at most. After Heifu calculated this, his relationship with the King of Qin was only five or six levels apart. !
Therefore, even in the Qin State, the relationship between people is still full of every corner that cannot be controlled by laws and military laws. No matter how hard-working you are in your position, after leaving the familiar environment, when competing with people with the same title, you still have to Rely on old friendships to obtain key appointments.
This is the same starting point. In the end, some people get help and rise to the top, and some people remain unknown at the grassroots level all their lives.
Fortunately, the result was in favor of Heifu. He got Yang Xiong's consent and could go with the eastward expedition, although his position was only a small village commander.
The organization of the Qin army's infantry is divided into six levels, namely: a team of five, with one captain; the second corps, with one captain; the fifth tun, with one commander; the second tun, with one hundred, has one hundred general. ; For five hundred people, there is one leader of five hundred; for one thousand people, there is one leader for two to five hundred. Among them, Yang Xiong's position in the army, "2500 leader", is also called "thousand people", and he is already a mid-level officer.
Because this army to attack the Wei came from different counties and counties, and the eastward expedition troops were also mixed, the organization was not strict. For example, Heifu, the commander of the village, did not have a hundred generals to control him, but directly obeyed the orders of the "five hundred masters" , the name of the Five Hundred Lord is Zhang Jue (yi), a Weishi from Wancheng, Nanyang County.
The fifty soldiers affiliated to Chief Heifu included the people from Anlu County he brought with him, as well as the Yan County garrison troops who lived near their shacks. Grassroots military units are basically distributed according to their geographical place of origin, because There are huge differences in accents and dialects between different counties. The counties within Nan County can barely hear clearly. If Heifu were assigned to several soldiers from Hanzhong County, they would be completely confused by the orders he shouted. …
Yayan? That is Mandarin that only nobles can practice. It has nothing to do with Heifu and the others, not to mention that since the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, Yayan has gradually declined.
Therefore, during the next three days of formation, Heifu gave orders to his new subordinates in Anlu dialect.
He divided the fifty people into five divisions and appointed five division chiefs and five corps commanders.
After fully understanding the inner story of "human relations and old friendship" within the Qin State, Heifu also used the principle of nepotism. Dongmen Bao, who had the title of Duke, was appointed by him as chief minister, Ji Ying, Li Xian, and even Bu
Cheng also got into the position of team leader.
In addition, there were three other chiefs who were from Yan County, including Gong Ao. When this son learned that he had become Heifu's subordinate, he had to complain a lot.
But Heifu shut him up with just one word.
"I am Hairpin and you are a public servant."
Those with lower rank obey those with higher rank. This is the ironclad rule in the military camp.
Gong Ao was so angry that he must make meritorious service and win the title this time, surpassing Heifu.
There were only three days to arrange the formation. Although the order of the Yan County garrison soldiers who were mixed in was far worse than the Anlu County garrison soldiers that Heifu had brought over in the past few months. But fortunately, the garrison soldiers were at least all in order.
Those who have served one shift have received basic military training.
So Heifu didn't spend much effort. At least he let them know where he was, and he reviewed the skills of advancing, retreating, stopping, standing up and squatting. As for the left and right... he didn't insist on being proficient in it. He followed the small bamboo pole in his hand.
Just run the flag.
After completing the establishment of each camp, the next step is the "thousand-man" level joint training. As mid-level officers, the two to five hundred leader Yang Xiong, and the five hundred advocate generals are different from the soil commanders of the hundred generals, but masters.
A superb art of war.
Nowadays, the Qin army's military training method is no longer the early Sun Tzu and Wu Zi, but the "Wei Liao Art of War" recently compiled and usurped by Wei Liao, a state official far away in Xianyang. Speaking of which, Wei Liao is also from Daliang.
I wonder how he would feel when he learned that his military skills were used to defeat Wei State?
According to Wei Liao's art of war, weapons were distributed to the soldiers. The short ones held spears and halberds, the tall ones with broad vision used crossbows, the strong ones held up banners, and the brave ones held golden drums.
Next, it will take a few days to let everyone know the flag, distinguish the golden drum, know the advance and retreat, and know the rewards and punishments. As the leader of the village, Heifu must master the "beating the drum to advance, lowering the flag to move forward, ringing the gold to retreat, and commanding the troops."
"Left to the left, command to the right, sit with the golden drum beating," and other basic information are then taught to the chiefs and corps commanders.
What is confusing is that on the golden drum, there are also drum sounds for steps, trends, goals, generals, commanders, and uncles. It is similar to modern marches. Beating the drum once every step means walking slowly, and walking ten steps means walking slowly.
Beating the drum once means walking fast, beating the drum continuously means walking...
This means that during wartime, Heifu must prick up his ears and listen to every drum beat from the herald. He must open his eyes wide and see clearly the direction and height of the flag. If he does something wrong or wrong, it will disrupt the army.
Order, then just wait for your head to fall off!
Completing the training of a thousand people is the joint training of ten thousand people. The army lined up in a square formation, holding weapons, shouting orders on the cleared beams, and walking in dusty steps, is also a way to intimidate the city.
Soon it was mid-February, and on the eve of the day before the water from the river and the chasm was diverted by the prisoners and garrison troops to pour into the beams, the Qin army garrison camp once again heard the sound of orderly drums...
After half a month of training, the village chiefs were already very sensitive to the golden drum. Hei Fu turned the wheel and loudly urged everyone to get up and gather outside the tent.
One drum is used to organize the troops, two drums are used to train the troops, three drums are used to attract food, four drums are used to control the situation, and five drums are enough. When the drums are joined together, the flag is raised...
This is equivalent to the wake-up call, movement call, and meal call in the modern army. During battle, there are also charge calls, assembly calls, and marching calls. It’s just that the sound of the drum beats cannot be compared to the brass trumpets, and there is not such an obvious difference in tune. Heifu has to remember it firmly.
Just do it in your heart.
So after three drums, Chief Heifu took his subordinates to finish the morning meal. After five drums, they walked out of the camp together, gathered under the banner of "Two to Five Hundred Lord" Yang Xiong, and stood in a small square formation.
ready to go……
Those garrison soldiers who got up early to dig ditches and work as trackers looked with envy at the more than 10,000 people who were separated and ready to go. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Wei State was rich and the Wei army was weak, so they had the opportunity to attack the counties in the east of Wei.
, not only can they see the colorful world of the Central Plains, but they can also get the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, which is much better than dealing with mud and water under Daliang City.
Everyone under Hei Fu's command was also full of longing, but Gong Ao looked at Daliang City under the morning sun, feeling a little melancholy. He suddenly said to Hei Fu: "The commander of the village knows that although I don't like the Qin army, I can leave with the army."
Daliang, but full of joy?"
Standing at the front of the phalanx, holding a sword and wearing armor, Heifu glanced at the impregnable earthen walls of the beams and said calmly: "Do you not want to see the tragedy of the water attack on Yan City and the death and injury of more than 100,000 people repeated?"
In this battle, the Qin army that besieged the city was basically able to remain unscathed, but the Wei people in the city had a hard time... Maybe by the time Hei Fu and the others came back, the city was already in a state of chaos, and they had to change their sons to eat...
…
The conversation between the two was interrupted by the rapid beating of drums. Under the sun, the more tattered general's flag appeared. It was brightly colored and raised high to the east. The small flags of "thousand men" also followed suit.
Under the guidance of the "step drum" which was played every step of the way, Heifu also held tiles and bamboo boards, beating the same rhythm, commanding his subordinates to move their steps, and everyone broke camp and headed eastward...
The first target of this army is located dozens of miles southeast of Daliang. It is called Chenliu. It is an important and dangerous town in the Wei State. There are three thousand soldiers stationed there. This "King Qin's Division" has been wandering around to observe the situation in Daliang.
, which is also an obstacle that must be cleared to advance eastward!
…
One day later, Wei Guo Chenliu County.
Chen Liuling of Wei State was a tough guy. After hearing the news that the "Qin invaders" were coming, he did not choose to surrender and escape. Instead, he beat drums in the county and called on the clans and people to fight against the enemy together...
Amidst the sound of bells and drums, in Gaoyang Township in the east of the county, a young man in his twenties dressed as a knight walked into his poor yard with hurried steps and picked up a two-foot-tall hanging on the wall.
Sword, go out!
"Li Shang, stop!"
Inside the house, a middle-aged man in Confucian robes holding a bamboo scroll came out. He was already in his forties and eight feet tall. He was not as powerful and majestic as the young knight. He was born a little weak and thin, and his appearance was also very ordinary. He was just a pair of young men.
There is a hint of cunning and frivolity in his small eyes.
"My brother, you have the sword in your hand, where are you going?"
Li Shang held his sword and said loudly: "Brother, the Qin invaders are coming. The county king is beating drums to recruit people to fight against the enemy. My friends and I are about to go there!"
"Defend the enemy?"
When the middle-aged scholar heard this, he burst out laughing: "The Qin army was so powerful that even the King of Wei was trapped and died in Daliang City, with his life still hanging in the balance. But Chenliu was only a small town, as long as the Qin army sent a partial army to attack
, is also in danger. The generals of the feudal lord are not able to defend the enemy within Liangmen. You and a group of young chivalrous men want to repel the Qin people?"
After Li Yi finished his words, he straightened his face and scolded: "You know that the situation is unstoppable and you risk your life to die just for a moment of courage. How stupid is a common man! Li Shang, is your life so despised?"