Chapter 71 Ten Months
A scholar dies for his confidant, and a woman is to please him. Xiong Jing understands this principle. Most common people and even nobles in this era are people with self-esteem and will not receive favors for nothing, otherwise it will be unrighteous. However, what Xiong Jing wants is not such "righteousness". In his eyes, soldiers are by no means pawns that can be sacrificed, nor are they goods that can be bought with fine clothes and food.
"This is a clue." Xiong Jing said this when the soldiers were surprised.
"How can we say that we will repay you with death?" He continued. "The capital of Ying is lonely, widowed and lonely. Every year, there is a piece of meat and a piece of winter clothes. How can they repay you with the unspoken people? Why do they need to repay you with the unspoken people? Why are they not giving clothes and food? They are not for anything else, but for them, they are all from Chu people.
In the past, the ancestor Gongwang traveled to Yunmeng and left his bow and asked him to look for him. Gongwangwang said: "Stop! The people of Chu left their bows, but the people of Chu got it, so what should I ask for?
You, you are not slanderous, and they are all from Chu. Why do you need to repay the unceasing with death? You should repay the people of Chu with death.
What's the benefit of repaying the people of Chu for death? They are also people of Chu. The people of Chu are endless, your descendants are endless; the people of Chu are endless, you will sacrifice them; the people of Chu are endless, your names will be remembered by someone after generations. For example, if you attack Qi, the descendants of later generations should know that in February of the fourth year of the fourth year of the Buyan, Ying army had more than 60 soldiers, and more than 20,000 ancestors crossed the sea and attacked Qi people for two thousand miles..."
"Big, King..." The king was extremely rude to interrupt the king, but someone interrupted. "You can really know our name in later generations..."
The common people like ants, their rare names are recorded on the bamboo slips where Fu Ji and pay taxes. After death, people will either burn or throw them in dark corners, and will never be silent. But the king said that descendants of later generations will remember their names and worship themselves. The extremely warm sense of belonging only makes people dizzy, and then their scalp explodes and tears fill their eyes.
"What's your name?" Xiong Jing looked at the infantryman who asked the question. This was a man who was not very handsome for a year, with his hair tied up and had no crown. He should have a family that was not rich, a wife who was even less handsome and even ugly, and a child who was studying in the school.
"Little Man Heigen." He didn't say his name, but his comrades in the tent couldn't help laughing. His root is the root of a man. Because he was born, he was called Heigen. This name is simple and clear, and it is easy to recognize.
Some things can be understood between men, so Xiong Jing immediately scolded: "So what about Heigen! No name is noble or inferior, but people have good or bad. Does Heigen not believe it if he is brave?"
No one answered, and all the soldiers bowed their heads. Xiong Jing scolded and asked Heigen: "What's tied around your waist?"
"Wait..." Not only the black root, but the rest also touched their waists. There was indeed something there, which was a chain with two small giant iron cards hanging on the chain. In the Battle of Qingshui and Ao Cang, it was difficult to identify the fallen soldiers after each battle, so the new recruit system promoted the dog card. Because this era liked beheading, the dog card was tied to the waist rather than the neck.
"There are two pieces of cards..." Not only did the soldiers have dog cards, but Xiong Jing also had dog cards. He always regarded himself as a Chu soldiers. "The name of you is engraved on the top. If you are unfortunately killed in the battle, the stroke chief will take off a card and then order a document to record it to keep your name. Later, he will worship it in the Yingdu ancestral temple and sacrifice every year. Your body will never be buried in a wilderness, or swallowed by birds and beasts. It will be transported back to Yingdu and buried in a large tomb for your wife and descendants to pay tribute.
In addition, every soldier has a flag, a history of the soldier, and a report of the war every battle. Whoever is brave, whoever is in chaos, whoever is one or ten, whoever is angry and sacrifices himself, will all be recorded. As long as the people of Chu are endless, after all, not only will you know your name, but you can also know how you kill the enemy."
Xiong Jing did not want to keep his name for generations to motivate the soldiers of Yingshi, but the dog placard system, military tomb system, and sacrificial system implemented by the Chu army can indeed make these people who are not good-looking and have a life of grass remembered by later generations. However, only the heroes of the Chu people will never remember, the Qin people will not remember, and the Qi people will not remember.
In other words, only the Chu people exist, the heroes of Chu State exist; only the Chu people exist, the heroes who sacrificed for the Chu people today will not become sinners in later generations, their deeds will not be covered up, bronze statues will not be pushed down, and names will not be erased.
It is very, very difficult to achieve this because reality is always changing. In Xiong Jing's memory, not many nations have done this. More nations often worship according to needs and worship according to the situation. They even regarded them as national heroes yesterday, and after a period of time they became national sinners. The reason for this is probably only one explanation: this nation is no longer the same nation as before. In order to integrate new blood, it had to slander the martyrs and had to push the bronze statue of the hero.
Xiong Jing thought very far away. He was the king of the Chu people, so he naturally had to consider the future of the Chu people. The soldiers in the military tent either burst into tears after hearing him, or wanted to whistle. They had never been cherished like this or respected like this. Never, there may not be any future.
"Remember! You and I are both from Chu, and this will not change for the rest of the world. You are not fighting for the sake of being unfair, but for all the people of Chu." Xiong Jing looked at the soldiers in front of him again, and after saying this, he left the account.
"The king said so much, I am, I am..." After leaving the military tent, Yang Yao couldn't hold back her tears when she was blown out by the cold wind outside.
"How can I kill the enemy in the past when I shed tears so easily?" Xiong Jing looked at him and shook his head repeatedly. Yang Yuji was Yang Yuji, who was the noble of Yang Country and the surname Dongyi Ying, but hundreds of years have completely integrated Yang family into the Chu State.
"My name..." Yang Wei quickly wiped his tears and then made a military appearance.
"Heigen will not die in this battle." After saying that, Xiong Jing looked at the general of the Second Division of the West City, Zhao Qiu, and gave such instructions.
"I think it's not the case," Changqiu understood that Xiong Jing didn't like Wu Qi's pus-absorbing trick, but he had his thoughts. "Heigen is the soldier of my Ying army, and others are also the soldier of my Ying army. Why can Heigen survive?"
"The unhinged takes back this life." The four commanders of Ying's division were Yang Wei, Zhuo, Shen Buhe (the same name as Shen Zi), and Xiong Jing had no choice but to deal with Zhuo Qiu. He was the one who dared to let King Wen, who had defeated the battle, enter the city, so he dared to refuse to argue with him, and maybe he would draw his sword and put it on his neck when he would pull his sword.
"How many boat-shattering people?" Xiong Jing changed the topic. He wanted to know how many soldiers he had left in Linzi.
"I don't have many troops, only more than 500." Shen Buhe said. Most of the troops from the Third Division in Xicheng were from the Lifu of Yingdu, and they were in good health.
"Not many, hundreds." Yang Wei shrugged. The quality of Dongcheng Division is the best among the four divisions.
"There are 834 people in my teacher who are dying, but many of them have improved." Yan Qiu was silent and the situation of the second division was not good.
"My teacher is the most, and more than 1,150 people are dying from the boat." The prison man had a hard scalp, and the situation in the first division was the worst. "I dare to ask if the king, can he replace him with others?"
There are also transport personnel outside the official division. Of course, these people also have to participate in daily training, but their physical fitness is worse, otherwise they will not become transport personnel. Xiong Jing did not answer the advice of the prison rider, but looked at Deng Sui, the general of Ying's army, and Wudi, the army's Sima Zhuang, "What do you think?"
"I would like to remind the king that I think there can only be one person in each corps." Zhuang Wudi's advice disappointed the prison, but it was not unreasonable. If there were too many new soldiers, they might not be able to get along with the old soldiers.
"Then change one person for each army." Xiong Jing agreed with Zhuang Wudi's point of view, and then asked Gui Jing: "How about the cavalry?"
"I am not afraid of knights, but only worry about horses." Looking at the turbulent Yellow Sea, Gui Jing was always worried. "As far as the king knew, Marco traveled across the sea?"
"Of course." Xiong Jing didn't understand his worries. There was nothing that could not be transported by sea. "Buying has mobilized all the soldiers and winged warships. One boat can transport fifty horses, and thirty-four can transport one thousand and seven hundred horses. The rest can be transported by the big wings, and the Suzaku can also transport it."
Unlike the king's soldiers, the cavalry has never been disbanded and returned to each county. It is not difficult for each county to train cavalry, so it can be sent to the Yingdu Military Academy. Because the cavalry in the country was concentrated, the cavalry in Yingdu was more than 10,000, of which, there were only 3,500 cavalry members who were truly affiliated with the Yingshi. There was no need for cavalry to attack Shaxian, but the cavalry to attack Linzi must rely on cavalry.
"I am only worried that the war horses will be frightened after entering the sea." Gui Jing said, "If it is other sea boats..."
Xiong Jing also wanted to use sea boats to transport horses. In addition to the Shangui and Taotie who went to Yingdu, the existing sea boats in Chu State are Shaosiming, the Xiang Madam, and the Zhuque. There are many sea boats in the dock, but the fastest one will not be launched in March. Because of the monsoon, Shaosiming and Xiang Madam are still in Panyu, and they have to wait until the monsoon turns before returning to Zhufang. The only sea boats that can be used are the Zhuque.
"It's enough to transport horses in warships." Xiong Jing couldn't explain more. "Zhaofu has now improved the wings day and night, and it can definitely transport 4,000 horses to Qi State."
"Tell the king that Yingdu is urgently informed." Xiong Jing comforted the cavalry general who was worried about the sea. At this time, a telexer officer rushed over. A touch of bright red on the news paper means that this is an emergency message.
"It's abominable for all people!" After reading Feixun Xiong Jing's face turned unhappy, and she no longer had the mood to patrol the entire army.
"How dare the Qi people..., we have an appointment with the Qi people!" Deng Sui was the second time to read Xunwen, and after reading it, he was like a swearing person.
Xunwen comes from Linzi, and the above secretly reported that the Qin people used money to bribe the Prime Minister of Qi Housheng and wanted to buy two weapons to destroy the city from Qi. This matter had been opposed by General Tian Luo before. Now, for some reason (maybe it was determined that Chu State wanted to attack Qi), General Tian Luo actually agreed to the Qin people's request.
"King, the weather has changed greatly in recent years. It is not cold in winter, and it is even snowing in Chen County. I think that Ji River can thaw the boat in a few days, so the Qin people will transport the stone-capping weapon to the East County of Qin." Since it is Sima, we naturally need to understand the climate. Zhuang Wudi's words are not cold in winter, which makes Xiong Jing's heart suddenly tense.
"Xiong Yue?" Xiong Jing looked at the undulating sea silently.
"At most twenty years." Zhuang Wudi discussed with several astronomical figures following behind for a while and made a correction.
"The king may ask Tian He to speak on his behalf and make the people of Qi..." Deng Sui knew that Tian He was visiting, so he made this suggestion.
Chapter completed!