The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 4 You are trash

"Master, Xu'er was still a child. When you asked him to join the army, I was scared. Kuang Yin and his brothers already made me tremble with fear when they were in the army. Now they went to the Imperial Army. I heard that the Imperial Army... ..."

The current Mrs. Du and the future Empress Dowager Du have spoken out against it. After all, he loves this grandson more.

Even the He family looked at Zhao Kuangyin eagerly, she only had such a child at present, how could she be willing to let him leave her side.

Zhao Hongyin was furious when he heard this:
"The benevolence of a woman, my Zhao family uses martial arts to pass on the family. When I was 13 years old, I already went to battle to kill the enemy, and Xu'er is not young. Besides, being able to join the Forbidden Army is also the emperor's approval of Xu'er."

"Mother, what father said is right, it's good to let Xu'er go to exercise, but he can't be a playboy, right? I also agree with my father's proposal. It's okay for Xu'er to join the Imperial Army under my command?"

Zhao Kuangyin opened his mouth and didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth to say something about Mrs. Du and Mrs. He.

Zhao Xu was listening to his father's conversation with his ears upright. It seemed that soldiers were more respected in this era than in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xu left his little Zhengtai uncle Zhao Tingmei behind, stood up, and slowly read a song "November [-]th: A Big Storm", especially the last two lines:

Listening to the wind and rain at night, the iron horse glares into a dream.

This was originally a poem by Lu You eager to serve the country, but it was changed by Zhao Xu and appeared here.

Everyone around looked at Zhao Xu strangely, especially Zhao Kuangyin looked at his son in amazement, remembering that his son never studied well.How can there be such a poetic feeling.

Moreover, this poem expresses the desire to serve the country. It seems that it was written by a middle-aged man who has no way to serve the country. How could it appear in the mouth of his own son.

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The next day, Zhao Xu reported to the imperial army.

The Forbidden Army is an army that directly belongs to the emperor in the feudal era and is responsible for guarding the emperor or the palace and the capital.To put it bluntly, it is a bodyguard force.

However, due to differences in times, cultures, and regions, there are other names with different names and synonyms, such as imperial guards, personal guards, close guards, and imperial guards.

The Forbidden Army at that time could be described as an elite, far from the Forbidden Army of the descendants, it was just an honorary title.

The Forbidden Army of Hou Zhou was also the regular army of Hou Zhou at this time, and most of its branches were stationed in Kaifeng and its vicinity, the capital, to guard the safety of the capital when there was no war, and to go to the front line in time of war.

The forbidden army in the later Zhou Dynasty belonged to the Dianqian Division, the Ma Jun Division, and the Infantry Division "Three Yas." The highest officials of the three Yas were called Dian Shuai, Ma Shuai, and Bu Shuai, collectively known as the San Shuai.

The leading bodies of the three divisions can be divided into:
As far as the Dianqian Division is concerned, it is as follows: Dianqian Division Chief Inspection, Dianqian Division Deputy Capital Inspection, Dianqian Division Commander,

Dianqian Division Deputy Commander Shi, Dianqian Division Du Yuhou

As far as the Ma Junsi is concerned: the Commander of the Guards and Ma Junsi, the Deputy Commander of the Guards and Ma Junsi, and the Guards and Ma Juns Du Yuhou

The same infantry division guards and pro-army can be divided into the commander of the horse army division, the commander of the guards pro-army infantry division, the deputy commander of the horse army division, and the guards pro-army infantry commander Yuhou.

These are the most basic leadership organization of the Imperial Army and can be said to be the most advanced organization. The current Zhao Kuangyin is the leader of the Eastern and Western Squads of the Great Zhou, and he is not yet a senior general.

Zhao Xu was awarded the position of head of the capital because of his military exploits in the Forbidden Army. He was considered a small official. It was much lower than his position in the Xiang Army in the local area, but his status was much higher.

After all, one is a regular army, and the other is a mob compared to the regular army. There is no comparison at all, so how big is he as an official?
The imperial army in the later Zhou Dynasty was based on the battalion grassroots unit, and the mobilization and participation in the conquest were all carried out with the battalion as the unit.

The chief of the battalion is the commander and the deputy commander. A battalion has about [-] people. The battalion is also called the commander, so the general going out to fight is calculated by the number of commanders.

A capital is set up under the battalion, usually with 100 people, and the chief is called the capital, which means that Zhao Xu now has a hundred juniors under his command, which is more than enough for a group fight.

The establishment below the capital should be a Shiwu system, with non-commissioned officers such as the head of the army and the "Ten Generals" (administering 10 people). Now it can be said that Zhao Xu is already a low-level officer.

Zhao Kuangyin told him that the soldiers in this capital are all lazy and lazy, and they are always the bottom in the imperial army assessment, and they are all unwilling to make progress, so Zhao Xu should be careful.

When he arrived at the school grounds, the 100 people in Bendu had already lined up neatly, waiting for the new chief, and everyone was guessing what the origin of the capital was.

Soldier A: "Do you think this Dutou is also a young master? I heard that our last Dutou has been promoted this time and has gone to a local governor to make money." After finishing speaking, he looked envious.

Soldier B: "No matter who it is, we don't have our share. I am very satisfied to be a ten-man general. Then my salary will be more, and I can go to a daughter-in-law."

Soldier C: "As long as you still want to be a ten-man general, it will be good if you don't get eliminated, and you still want to be promoted?"

It turns out that the Forbidden Army has an annual assessment, and those who fail will be dismissed or sent back to the local army.

Everyone was talking about it for a while, and they couldn't help but not talking about it, because they were the children of officials and eunuchs who came here every time, and even they were almost used to being young masters.

At this time, the corps leader said: "Brothers, stand up quickly, our newcomers are all here, be careful when the new official takes office, you will be hit by bad luck."

Under the reminder of the corps leader, everyone stood upright in an instant, but they didn't look like the elite troops of Song Dynasty.

The corporal chief is the lowest rank of military officer. There are five men in the army, and there are ten men.

Looking at these hundred and ten people, Zhao Xu was a little disappointed. The Forbidden Army he had always wanted to see was just like this, not even as good as the local hooligans of later generations.

It's true to think about it. Later Zhou Shizong once abolished part of the forbidden army, leaving only the elite. Perhaps it was from that time that the forbidden army became the trump card.

Judging by the appearance of each of them now, they will die when they go to the battlefield, even the Xiang army in the local area is not as good, they are purely dawdling.

Zhao Xu walked over, his eyes swept over everyone present, his eyes seemed to be able to emit a substantial light, no one dared to look at him wherever his eyes passed.

According to Gao Huailiang, who later became a general, when he saw the prince for the first time, his eyes were so sharp that people dare not look directly at them, they were so fiery.

Wherever Zhao Xu's eyes passed, the soldiers lowered their heads one by one. This was Zhao Xu's special training in his previous life, and he overwhelmed others in terms of momentum.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu opened his mouth and stunned everyone as soon as he opened his mouth, because according to the usual practice, new officials often say polite words when they take office.

But Zhao Xu was uncharacteristically:
"Everyone, I want to ask you a question, what is the purpose of your hard work to enter here?" He turned his back to those people.

There was a commotion below, this is all so weird, asking this question, there must be something wrong.

Seeing the reaction from below, Zhao Xu seemed to have predicted it, and waved his hand to quiet down below;
"Aren't you bothered to answer? Let me tell you, your purpose of joining the army is to get promoted, to get rich, to honor your ancestors, and to enshrine your wife and son, right?"

He paused: "But the people who came to join the army with you may have become corporal leaders, some have become captains, and some have served in local places because of their meritorious service, right?"

Maybe you will say, they were lucky, they made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and I didn't catch up with the good timing, it's not that you didn't catch up with the good timing, it's that you are cowards.

You ask yourself how many people you can survive on the battlefield now, you can't even do the most basic training, and you still want to keep your wives and children, what are you worthless.

Take a look at the stone locks on the school grounds, how many of you can lift them. Back then, this was the most basic test for entering the Forbidden Army.

Look at what you all look like when you are all full of fat, with big bellies, and standing in a queue. The trash is better than you. "

What he said made everyone lower their heads, yes, since entering the Imperial Army, they lost their original pride and thought about dawdling all day long. Many of the brothers who came with me at the beginning have already been promoted.

Seeing that he was still an ordinary soldier, his words made everyone hot, and he lowered his head in shame.But there are also people who don't think so, and say in their mouths:

"We're trash, and you're not much better off. You look like a kid from a rich family. Can you draw a bow and handle a gun?"

Although it was vague, Zhao Xu still heard it, and he didn't get angry, just smiled slightly:
"The head of the capital was transferred here from the local Xiang army. The head of the capital once beheaded several lieutenants of the enemy at a time in the local area. The ordinary soldiers did not know how many ordinary soldiers, so they were rewarded by His Majesty and entered the Forbidden Army, but you made me very happy Disappointed, I thought I could display my own revenge when I came here."

Zhao Xu shook his head: "I didn't expect, but I saw a group of cowards, hahaha." He walked to the training ground and kicked a stone lock there.It turns out that Zhao Xu's physical fitness is not bad, otherwise he wouldn't dare to trust Dalu!
This moment shocked everyone. That stone lock weighed at least a hundred catties. They didn't expect him to be kicked up with such a light kick. If he kicked someone...they didn't dare to think about it.

You guys are not even as good as this stone lock, are you unconvinced, and your sharp eyes swept over everyone.

"We are not useless, we were once the elite, we..." an unconvinced person stammered.

"That was also in the past. Do you know what people say about our city? They say we are rubbish, and we are not qualified to even go to the battlefield. Every time you compete in the army, you are not the last one. You don't know shame. I am a newcomer. Everyone feels ashamed."

Zhao Xu knew that soldiers couldn't explain the truth to him, because there was no guarantee that everyone could read and write.Sometimes they have to be ashamed, and they must be brave after knowing their shame.

Sure enough, it worked: "We are not cowards, we are also hot-blooded men."

The people below shouted with red eyes, the most important thing for soldiers is blood, and they have been successfully aroused.

There is still hope for such soldiers.

　Pig's feet are thirteen years old, which is indeed too young, but don't pay too much attention to the fact that the ancients are precocious and this is a novel!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)