At noon on August 18, the 23rd year of the Qin Dynasty, the autumn air was crisp and the sun was shining brightly. After eating the morning meal at the gate of the military camp on the southern outskirts of Anlu County, Heifu had someone hammer down a wooden pole.
This is one of the ancient timekeeping methods. You erect a wooden stake in the sun and observe its shadow to measure the time. However, you can only infer the hour. For more precise engraving, you must use a "leak" to measure, so you use a hole to measure it.
The pot is a leak, the floating arrow is a carving, and the lower leak is a carving.
It is said that at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi was invaded by Jin and Yan. Duke Jing of Qi promoted Sima Ranju to the rank of general, and his favored minister Zhuang Jia to supervise the army. Sima Ranju and Jia made an appointment to meet at the military gate. Ranju arrived first and set up a table.
However, when Jia Yi was arrogant and mistaken, Rangju killed Jia to show the public. The three armies were frightened and excited, so they defeated Jin Yan's army, and Sima Rangju also became a famous general of his generation.
Hei Fu heard this allusion from Li You, and the purpose of writing this article today is to imitate it.
For this reason, Heifu had someone set up a couch, and he sat in front of the camp gate and waited in person.
While waiting, I was thinking about things.
In addition to the points mentioned to his brother Jing last night, there is another inhumane reason why Heifu released his troops and allowed them to regroup today.
He wants to win over the soldiers!
When marching and fighting, we rely on the soldiers' lives, and to win the soldiers' lives, we rely on rewards with one hand and punishment with the other. This is what Wei Liaozi said: "Victory depends on establishing prestige, establishing prestige depends on strength, and strength depends on punishment."
"Those who are punished are rewarded clearly."
In terms of rewards, in addition to the rewards stipulated in military law, there must also be market favors for the general.
"You treat your pawn like a baby, so you can go to the deep stream with him; you treat your pawn like your beloved son, so you can die with him."
But the trouble is that the Qin army directly stipulates the food and clothing of each noble rank to a strict degree. The lowest level of the soldiers have the same food and clothing.
It's okay to do this kind of thing once in a while, but if you do it every day, you will be criticized by military officials. Heifu can't do things like sucking gangrene, and it will look too deliberate...
So he simply sent the soldiers home to harvest in the autumn as a general show of gratitude, so that the soldiers felt that Heifu County Lieutenant was really his country party and would sincerely consider them.
Copying the art of war and relying solely on the rigid provisions of Qin law cannot completely integrate an army. We must also make full use of the natural advantages of the township party, so that Anlu and his people can unite the township and the countryside, and be united and united.
But, if Rujing is worried, someone really betrays his trust and never returns, or is late...
Heifu glanced at the short-soldier guards beside him. Today they were all wearing armor and standing solemnly with swords in their hands. Military officials were also beside them. Even the documents and slips were ready. If someone really did something,
If he dies, he will inevitably learn from Sima Ranju and kill people to establish his authority!
As the shadow of the wooden stake gradually turned into a dot, it slowly shifted and stretched, and every hour, the water in the clepsydra dried little by little and was refilled, and everyone could feel the change of time.
Heifu discussed with everyone that they should gather on "Chong Day", that is, from 17:00 to 19:00, before dark, but starting from noon, people started to come to the military camp to report.
The first people to arrive were the people who lived in the county town. There was no worry about the expedition on their faces. They walked over chatting and laughing. When they saw County Captain Heifu waiting outside the camp gate, they quickly bowed to him solemnly.
Hei Fu nodded: "The second and third sons arrived early, so let's go into the camp and rest first."
Then came the people from Beijiao Township and Zhenshui Township. They all gathered at the pavilion first and then came together. Although they went home to rest for a few days, they did not lose the training of the past month. After approaching the barracks, they began to line up.
The troops marched in an orderly manner.
Hei Fu also saw his flag-carrying soldier Mu, who was a big and loyal man. He handed his bag to Pao Ze and took him into the military camp, then ran to Hei Fu and took over the leader's flag.
"Is everything okay at home?"
Heifu asked him kindly.
Mu held the flag and nodded: "Everything is fine, the grain production has also increased a lot, and the warehouses are sufficient!"
The last one they arrived at was Yunmeng Township, which is the furthest away from the county seat. These soldiers walked for two days to get there. They all carried heavy bags containing shoes and winter clothes, and were dusty from the travel. But they had seen it when they came to the camp gate.
After Heifu came, he served the food brought by his family with a smile. Although Heifu's family moved away, he is still the pride and role model of everyone in Yunmengxiang. Therefore, hundreds of people in Yunmengxiang are the closest to him.
By the time the sun sets in the west, the shadow of the benchmark has become very long, and the engraving has once again leaked out...
The day of pounding is over!
No one was coming on the road anymore. Heifu breathed a sigh of relief and asked Li Xian and Dongmen Bao, the two five hundred masters, to go to the camp and bring out the soldiers who were arriving one after another to assemble!
A moment later, under the last light of autumn, all the soldiers stood neatly in the open space, and each village began to report their names.
"Reporting to the county captain, all five hundred people from Houqu are here!" Not long after, Li Xian, who was the first to finish the roll call, came to answer the order.
"The five hundred people from the first song have also arrived!" Dongmen Leopard was not to be outdone and roared over with a loud voice.
In addition to the two songs before and after, the number of personal guards, baggage, cavalry, and medical and first aid personnel under Heifu's direct jurisdiction has also been counted!
Looking at the soldiers' faces that were reflected red by the setting sun, Heifu was a little moved, and his hand on the sword hilt loosened up. He even made plans for a few or even a dozen people to be late, but what he didn't expect was that
, more than 1,200 soldiers from Anlu County were recruited. Seven days after returning home, many of them regrouped here! No one was absent!
"Good! Great good!"
Heifu could only praise loudly to hide his emotions.
"I will tell you the truth, this expedition under the king's order may not take a short time, maybe half a year, or a year. But the final result will be that the Qin army will be sure, the defense will be solid, and the battle will be victorious! I say
The rewards and punishments will be clear when you go out, and those who fight bravely will never lose their title!"
Everyone puffed up their chests proudly. The miracles Heifu performed in the last war were widely spread in the county. He certainly had the confidence to say these words! This is one of the reasons why everyone in Anlu trusts him.
Who wouldn't want to follow a general who has made great achievements in battle?
After cheering up the soldiers, Heifu waved his hand: "Start the meal immediately, let the two and three sons be full, and train together again tomorrow, and set off the day after tomorrow!"
Such a scene was really rare. The officials who were watching the excitement on the city wall after get off work were also very moved. The stone fell in the heart of the county magistrate Yong He. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The county captain is really powerful. He can do this with less than a month of training." When the general trusts the soldiers, and the soldiers respect the general, such a military force can be called a sharp soldier!"
After nightfall, several of Heifu's trusted military officials, Li Xian, Dongmen Bao, Xiao Tao, and Ji Ying, also discussed secretly while eating: "The last time we attacked Chu, the army was defeated, but the county captain was still able to defeat the army.
He has led us to earn so much credit. This time, with such an elite army of rural party members, why worry about not being able to achieve great success?"
"Of course!"
Li Xian glanced at everyone: "Do you still remember the great ambition mentioned by the county captain that day?"
"Of course I remember!" Everyone nodded. Hei Fu's ambition to become a prince suddenly woke them up from their complacency and actively participated in military training.
After a brief period of confusion, this small group now has a clear goal. When this goal is achieved, will they lose any benefits?
Several people cut talismans in the camp and swore: "It is our wish to help the county captain realize his ambition of becoming a marquis!"
At this time, they did not know how difficult it would be to realize this wish...
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Two days later, under the leadership of Heifu, more than a thousand soldiers from Anlu County were sent ten miles away by the county magistrate, the county magistrate and their fathers in the city, and slowly headed north to embark on the journey...
Some people often look back and feel reluctant to leave their hometown and family.
Some people looked forward, looking forward to the glory they were about to receive.
The emperor is beautiful, and he is in the original glory (xi).
駪骪(shēn) To conquer a husband, every time you are pregnant...
And in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, which was more than a thousand miles away, the scale of the conquest was two hundred times larger than that in the small county of Anlu!
Ba Shang Long Yuan, the Wei River is surging, the internal history of Guanzhong, the four counties of Beidi, Shangjun and Longxi, one hundred thousand soldiers and one hundred thousand civilians have gathered here, the flags cover the entire Ba River pontoon, and the forest composed of spears and spears seems to be more beautiful than the Wei River.
There are even more withered yellow autumn grasses...
Qin Wangzheng personally led hundreds of officials and ministers to Bashang to see General Wang Jian off!
Wang Wan, the imperial censor, issued an edict on behalf of the king. This high-ranking official who was deeply influenced by Confucianism cited scriptures and even praised Wang Jian, saying: "We are a master and a father, and we are proud of our eagles!"
At that time, Li Xin was defeated in his first attack on Chu. Seven captains died, and the country was humiliated. If he could not succeed this time, it would be difficult to deal with it.
At this time, among the senior generals in the court, only Wang Jian could stand up and preside over the battle. With an army of 600,000 to attack Chu, the King of Qin had almost no army left in the country and was committed to one man. It is not an exaggeration to compare Wang Jian with Taigong Wang of the Zhou Dynasty.
"How dare I compare myself to Master Shangfu? What an eagle is like? A chicken is about the same."
However, the old general Wang Jian, who should have been high-spirited and promised to destroy the Chu Kingdom as long as possible, did not have the enthusiasm at all before the expedition. Instead, like an ignorant and stingy old farmer, he spoke vulgarly and bowed to the King of Qin again.
He kept seeking beautiful fields, gardens, and ponds for his home...
All the accompanying officials had strange expressions on their faces, and the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuji, who was standing outside, even heard the king's helpless voice coming from the imperial palace.
"The general is on his way, why worry about poverty?"
Then, Xia Wuqi heard Wang Jian say something extremely bold with a smile!
"As a general of the king, even if you have meritorious service, it is difficult to get the reward of a prince. Therefore, when the king pays special attention to the old ministers, I can also promptly request the king to grant gardens and ponds to buy a share of the family property for future generations..."
What does this mean? Resentment?
Everyone present shuddered. The expedition was about to begin. What was Old General Wang Jian doing? They all looked at the carriage where the six horses were riding.
The King of Qin was talking to Wang Jian in front of the chariot. His body was backed by a crown and was almost nine feet tall, making it even more unattainable. A long Tai'a sword hung on his waist. He was holding the hilt of the sword and stood silently at this moment.
The silent king was the most terrifying and frightening thing. Xia Wuqie was a little frightened and lowered his head. Wang Wan, who was standing beside the king and Wang Jian, was sweating heavily...
However, after a moment of silence, King Qin laughed back, seemingly not dissatisfied.
"General Wang is still so straightforward when he speaks!"
After the laughter stopped, Xia Wuji raised his eyes and saw the figure of King Qin coming forward, helping Wang Jian up, holding his hand, and said in a very sincere tone: "General, don't worry, if we can destroy Jing, the title of Chehou will be achieved."
