Late Tang

Li Jing nodded slightly, not much excited about the bunch of official positions that the imperial court had just granted him.The real reason is that these are all honorary titles, which have almost no practical meaning other than being nice to hear.From General Jinwu to General Zuo Xiaowei, from the third rank to the second rank, it seems that he has been promoted by one level.However, after the collapse of the government military system, the sixteen guards of the Tang Dynasty, except for the left and right Jinwu guards and the left and right prison gate guards, were retained because they were all in the capital, except for the twelve guards who were in charge of the soldiers, they had already existed in name only.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Twelve Guards were no longer in name, and the yamen organization was still there, but there were no soldiers anymore, and those military posts were completely idle posts as additional officials.In Dezong's time, in order to favor the meritorious officials, above the highest generals of the Sixteen Guards, each set up a general, from the second rank.Li Jing's former General Jin Wu was a new official, and now he has another General Zuo Xiaowei, which is just nice to hear.

Li Jing was quite satisfied with this promotion to the Wu San rank.The military rank is somewhat similar to the military ranks of military generals. As a second-rank military official, the Fuguo General is only one level lower than the highest rank, the first-rank Hussar General.Basically, among the soldiers and horses of the eight towns, Li Jing's Wu Sanguan is the most senior.

The commanders-in-chief of the towns were even more amazed and envious of Li Jing's title of inspector and servant. The servant was the chief official of the three provinces, and the official of the prime minister in the early Tang Dynasty.Later, the prime minister had to add Tongping Zhangshi to be the prime minister.However, under normal circumstances, the servants will join in the same work and become the prime minister as the chief official of a province.Originally, the servant was a third-rank official, but was later promoted to a second-rank official.It can be said that in terms of the rank of the official, the servant of the second rank is already the top official position in the Tang Dynasty, and the third rank and third master of the first rank are just honorary titles.

It's surprising that Li Jing actually got the position of servant now, although the servant secretary, Zhongshu Ling, and Tongping Zhangshi concurrently held by the governor of the feudal town are all honorary titles.But now there are several Datang who can get such a title.Even the general Gao Pian, who is now regarded as the No. 1 general, has just been added the rank of servant.

According to the usual practice, Li Jing will soon be able to get the title of envoy of Tongping Zhangshi next.

After some celebration, Yu Cong brought up another important matter of this trip.

"Your Majesty is very much looking forward to the presentation of prisoners at the Taimiao and the review of the triumphant army on Zhuque Avenue, but the Zhengshitang is a little worried. What do you guys think about Zheng Shuai, Yu Shuai, and Li Shuai?" Yu Cong said clearly.This time's great victory in Daibei is a very exciting thing. At present, although the rebellion of the Shatuo people in Daibei is not as good as the Nanzhao's invasion of Xichuan by the Biaoxin chief dragon, although Gao Pian fought in Xichuan. A few victories, but since the chief dragon ascended to the throne of the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty, that is, Piaoxin, he fought against Datang for 18 years in 16 years. It can be said that the entire southern Xinjiang has already been corrupted.A temporary victory is not a real victory in the eyes of the officials of Chang'an's Political Affairs Hall.Anyway, no matter how hard they fought, the emperor chief dragon who had already changed the Nanzhao Kingdom into the Dali Kingdom would continue to invade the Tang Dynasty in a short time. .

Now there are rebellions in Tianping Army and Ziqing Town in Henan, and there are also rebellions in the east and west of Zhejiang. Under such circumstances, the emperor who has just succeeded to the throne for more than a year really needs a complete victory to cheer up the hearts of the government and the wild.

The suppression of the Daibei Shatuo rebellion is undoubtedly such a very suitable example.

But this good thing is now overshadowed.Since Tian Lingzi assassinated Li Jing twice before and almost caused the Zhen[***] mutiny, although the emperor requested to continue the activities of the court offering and triumphantly entering the city for review, the ministers in the Zhengshitang had a Worry.What if when the time comes, the town [***] will cause trouble in Chang'an City, what should we do?

Both Zheng Congxun and Yu Yu turned their heads to look at Li Jing. Li Jing sat up a little bit and said solemnly: "If Yu Xiangguo is worried about the military discipline of our soldiers in Zhen [***], please don't worry. Zhen [***] *]Although it is not as good as the ancient masters, they are still capable of military orders like a mountain, completely able to do nothing wrong, and will not do anything to make the world laugh."

Hearing Li Jing's assurance, Yu Cong finally felt relieved.

The next day, Yu Cong came to Bashang again on horseback, and announced to the commanders that the emperor had already set the eighth day of March. The main street is welcomed by the people, and finally reaches the Suzaku Gate in the imperial city, where the emperor will personally receive the triumphant army.Then there are prisoners offered by the Taimiao, and rewards from the Golden Palace.

To enter the city to be reviewed, of course you have to show the mighty side of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.For this reason, as early as Li Xuan ordered the triumphant army to enter Chang'an, Wei Weisi, who was in charge of weapons and equipment in the Tang Dynasty, had already joined hands with the Ministry of Finance to make brand-new shirts for the soldiers who were triumphantly reviewed.However, the imperial court was responsible for more than 3 sets of battle robes. As for the armor, weapons, and war horses of the soldiers, the towns had to prepare them themselves.

In addition, there must be detailed regulations on how to arrange the soldiers and horses in each town, what kind of formation, which town's army is in front and which town is behind.These military departments have already made detailed plans, and now Yu Cong has been brought in and distributed to the town commanders.

Since Li Jing had the largest army, it was finally decided that Li Jing's [-] black flag troops would be the first to appear, followed by the [-] guard cavalry with silver spears, white horses, and silver saddles. One black and one white would be Excellent shock effect.Then Li Jing led two battalions of officers and guards, and then three battalions of infantry.Then there is Yu Yu's Zhenwu Army, and then Zheng Congxuan's Hedong Army.Then there will be other generals and horses, as well as the cavalry of the five tribes, and finally Li Jing's infantry will escort the three thousand captives behind.

The war robes made by the imperial court were also sent up, but Li Jing looked down on these crudely made military robes.Zhen [***] had its own military uniforms. When we were in Hedong, each of us had three sets of winter clothes, but we gave two sets to our friendly troops.After the chaos was settled, Li Jing didn't ask Dengzhou to send winter clothes to Hedong, but asked them to send a new batch of spring clothes.Each person has three sets of clothes, socks, shoes and hats.

The uniform of the Black Banner Army is not red, but black.The three light cavalry guard battalions did not use red, but all used white.The other soldiers and horses were all fiery red, and all the soldiers in Bashang were extremely excited to enter Chang'an City for review.

Everyone carefully wiped the armor on their bodies, making it shiny and spotless.Li Jing also had people boil a lot of hot water on purpose, and set up hundreds of temporary bathroom tents for the soldiers of the army to bathe and wash their hair.

Throughout the day, the entire army was busy washing and dressing up.Although the Tang Dynasty is not as strong as it used to be, even the emperor's orders are not willing to obey.But no matter what, the 200-year-old Tang Dynasty is still irreplaceable in the hearts of the people and soldiers of the world.

Wang Dong from Panshi Camp didn't fall asleep last night, he couldn't sleep due to excitement.He is currently serving as the commander of the battalion, and the title of commander has just been changed. It is said that there are already commanders in the Shence Army, so after the Battle of Daibei, some official positions in the town [***] have also changed.

Now the town [***] still implements the establishment of gangs, teams, capitals, battalions, compartments, and troops.Take the five groups as a team, the two teams as a capital, the five capitals as a battalion, the fifth battalion as a wing, and the hatchback as an army.After the implementation of the new organization, Wang Dong now leads fewer soldiers. In the past, there were twelve people in a group, 70 in a team, 200 in each, and 1000 in a battalion.

But now, there is a team of 50 people, a team of 100 people, a capital of 500 people, a battalion of 500 people, a wing of 5000 people, and an army of [-] people.

The leader of the gang is still the leader of the gang, and the team is still the leader of the team.However, the chief of the capital has been changed. It used to be a general, but now it is called a commander.As for the battalions above the capital, the original ten generals were also renamed commanders.The chief officer of the battalion was called a soldier and horse envoy, and the army-level chief officer was renamed Duzhi Bing and Horse Envoy from the military envoy.

According to the notice issued by the Department of Staff of the Military Department, the entire town [***] is now divided into five armies and five teeth, which are five armies, front, back, left, center, and right, each with 5000 troops.In addition, there are five yamen, the front, back, left, and right yamen, and the yamen.The five armies each have 5000 soldiers, for a total of 5000 people, and the five yamen also have 5000 people each. After the entire reorganization, the town [***] has 5 horses.In addition to the 2 troops currently in Chang'an, plus the [-] left behind in Dengzhou, the [-] soldiers from eastern Zhejiang who went south, and the newly recruited soldiers and horses, it happened to be five armies and five yamen.And this does not include the [-] soldiers and horses that Fu Wenda led back to southern Liaoning, and the [-] soldiers and horses left behind in Youzhou.

Wang Dong's deepest feeling about this change in organization is that Yingtou has been divided into more and more detailed divisions. Originally, the entire town [***] had only five compartments, but now, there are twenty compartments, and there are nearly 2 units left. People and horses are not in this establishment.With more camp heads, the military power in the hands of the generals has also become much smaller.

Wang Dong is now the commander of the Panshi Battalion. He was only a deputy ten general when he went out for the expedition, and he was the fifth official in the battalion.However, in Youzhou and Hedong, he performed well in several battles, and was finally promoted directly to the battalion commander.

However, after the review this time, there must be a lot of rewards, and he has heard that he is also on the promotion list of the Sima of the Marching Army.

"You can't sleep either?" Wang Dong, who couldn't sleep, simply got up and went to inspect the camp area of ​​the main camp, only to find that the soldiers in each tent were talking in low voices, and no one fell asleep.

"I was so excited that I could see the emperor tomorrow, I couldn't sleep. My family has been farming for eight generations, but no one has ever been to the capital, and no one has seen the emperor. What's more, we It still needs to be inspected by the emperor." A soldier lying in the tent said excitedly.

The other was also excited, not realizing that the battalion commander had actually joined in. "Tell me, can we also appoint an official this time?"

"I'm a first-class sergeant major now. If I can get the Wusan rank, even if it's from the ninth rank to accompany the deputy lieutenant, then I can be directly promoted to the team leader."

"If I'm promoted to Sanjie, if I'm lucky, maybe I can directly become the deputy of the team. Then I will officially become an official. This is something that my family has dreamed of for generations. My father has only been a pawn all his life. Maybe his son will be a colonel in the future, hehe! My ancestral grave is smoking."

Lao He, the only one in the group who could read some words, became excited, and punched the figure next to him: "What about you, what about you, what do you think?"

Wang Dong sat there, listening to the words of these soldiers, he couldn't help but think of the time when he followed Li Jing.I was punched twice by my subordinates, but I didn't care, I just smiled and said: "What about me, I'm already the commander of the battalion now, if I'm lucky enough to be promoted to another level, maybe I can become the commander of the upper chamber or the deputy of the chamber. Soldiers and horses are used. Then, I can be called a general."

Hearing this, several leading soldiers of Group A burst into uncontrollable laughter, and said in their hearts that they would not pay taxes for bragging.It was ridiculous that when they arrived, they suddenly realized that the voice was both unfamiliar and familiar, and then they opened their eyes wide and realized that Commander Wang had sat by their bedside at some point.

In the dark night, a group of big soldiers were all silent. (To be continued.)