Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 256 Old General Zhao

The green snail soldiers walked by one by one, and their leather armor was stripped off, so Xu Qing stared at each one.In the past dozens of them, Xu Qing felt that they all looked the same, and it was really hard to see who stood out.He thought that if the elders in the village were older and the witch mother had bigger breasts, they would always be able to tell.But now, he could only shake his head and stare blankly.

A seasoned voice sounded from behind Xu Qing: "Inspector Xu's strategy is just right!"

"Oh?" Xu Qing turned around and saw Yang Cheng standing with an old general. Yang Cheng cupped his hands and called out to the lord, but the old general didn't move at all. He nodded, looked at the old general and said, "Your Excellency is the general of Tanzhou. , Zhao Yuliang, General Zhao?"

"It's the old man..." Zhao Yuliang nodded, but still didn't salute.

It is said that the chief soldier is only from the seventh rank, and Xu Qing is from the fourth rank.The first-level official must salute, and the third-level official must kneel down to greet him.Xu Qing came from modern times and didn't care about those red tapes in his heart, but he has been in the officialdom for so long, and it is inevitable that he will be infected with those vulgarities.

He looked at Zhao Yuliang, but saw that he was wearing a yellow armor with fish scales, and sighed in his heart that it was so.

In the early Tang Dynasty, team leaders, gang leaders, and government soldiers belonged to the bottom three ranks of the army, and they were a combination of soldiers and peasants.That is to say, in peacetime, the state will provide you with fields, and in wartime, you will be recruited to fight, and of course a little money and food subsidies will be allocated.When this kind comes to the general, battalion, and general soldiers, they belong to the imperial court officials, and they have official dignity.The commander-in-chief and the battalion are exactly the same thing. The garrison is called the commander-in-chief, and the marching army is called the battalion.

Teams at the third level need to prepare their own equipment, usually a horizontal knife, a bow, a set of armor, even rations, pack horses, and the general army only provides arrows and iron guns.Later, when the Tang Dynasty gradually prospered, armor and horizontal knives were included in the ranks of public grants.

At Bazong's place, the imperial court had sabers, armor, horses and other configurations.But the level of these people is too low, basically the same as those made by ordinary government soldiers. At most, "tassel" is added to the helmet and the word is added to the handle of the knife.When Xu Qing fought Liu Heizhen in Hebei, this kind of armor with a horizontal knife was a "laji" that he didn't like.

And the chief soldier's is better than the general's, but it's just rough scales, dark, and stitched with an iron plate.It will never be like Zhao Yuliang's dress in front of him, with bright colors, smooth and exquisite.

The Zhao Yuliang in front of him either has a rich family, or his status is not simple.Considering his age and caution, Xu Qing chose to believe the latter.

So, without waiting for Zhao Yuliang to salute, he saluted first: "Old General Zhao, I am here to thank the old general for saving you. Dare to ask the old general, but Gao Xun?"

In the Tang Dynasty, officials were scattered, and real officials went hand in hand.There are not so many people who can be real officials.But Sanguan is in name only, and the number is not limited. They can be honored and rewarded to those who have made meritorious service.Sanguanxun, only money, food and land, is a one-time reward. Xu Qing's first captain Renyong was such a pissed official.There is another noble, who has both land and salary, and is supported by the state with free money.

A person can have a job, a honor, or a title. They have different faces, but they all have a loud face. Generally speaking, when signing up, choose the one with the biggest one.There is also humility, the humble choice of the small one.

When talking in the officialdom, it is famous for "speaking out". Two people who meet for the first time, and they are not superiors and subordinates. When they look at the official position, they should go straight and straight, so as not to be embarrassed by refutation.

After hearing Xu Qing's words, Zhao Yuliang smiled and said, "General Xun Jiamingwei, the old man, is currently the general of Tanzhou, and he is in charge of half of the troops in this way."

Xu Qing was shocked when he heard the words, wasn't Liu Zan General Mingwei when he suppressed bandits in Shandong?Today's Xu Qing, although he is still a head taller than General Mingwei, still dare not take big in front of Zhao Yuliang.

why?This Zhao Yuliang can be in charge of Huguang Bandao soldiers and horses!
Huguang is more stable than other places, and there are fewer Zhechong mansions. Tanzhou is where the road is located, so there is a general in charge of General Zhechong.Zhao Yuliang is a legend of Gao Xun and low-level executives!

Xu Qing tidied up his clothes, and then bowed respectfully: "Old General Zhao."

Zhao Yuliang smiled and waved his hands: "You don't need to do this, you are the governor, how can you worship me?"

Xu Qing cursed secretly, don't let me worship, you help me up, you get out of the way, what are you doing with these useless words.However, Xu Qing still patted on a horse: "Oh, old general Zhao, since ancient times, people have respected the virtuous and holy, and there are those who judge the high and the small. No matter how big the official is, when you see old general Zhao, you still have to be respectful." Salute."

Old General Zhao pinched his beard and changed the topic of mutual praise. He said: "Inspector Xu, I just saw you and this brother. They are your servants..."

Zhao Yuliang pointed to Yang Cheng, and said: "Your family members use that flag to send messages. If this method is popularized in the army, we can also exchange military information on the two mountains when we fight. No more Send soldiers one by one to break through the enemy's line to send messages."

The issuance of this command flag has actually been around for a long time, but it has always been used as a representative of the number of people.For example, a flag represents two teams of people, and the flag has both yin and yang sides, just like a tiger talisman.If there is an order, there will be a general who will lead the troops with a negative flag to complete it.This flag is only a proof of the strength of the troops, so to find out the number of enemy troops, you only need to count the flags. In history, there are also cases of false flags to scare the enemy.

The flag only represents the quantity, and the golden drum conveys the military order, the drum advances, and the gold retreats.But this is only used when making formations, but it cannot be used between the two armies.

Xu Qing used these two flags to convey a lot of information with a small combination.Old General Zhao has been in the army all his life, so he naturally knows the great effect of this small change.

"Haha, this matter is easy to hear," Xu Qing briefly explained to Zhao Yuliang how the flags express advance and retreat, as well as the semaphore expressing the general direction of the enemy.It was too simple to do, but with Zhao Yuliang's ability, he remembered it all at once.

Zhao Yuliang used his hands as flags to signal, Xu Qing nodded and praised the old general for his good memory.Zhao Yuliang laughed until his beard trembled and his face became rosy. He said: "This method is simple and easy, even children can learn it. This method is best used in the army."

The two chatted happily, and for a moment they forgot that there were hundreds of green snails around who had just surrendered, especially Xu Qing, who was so bragging that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, and north.

Suddenly, those green snail men queuing up to take off their leather armor made a noise. Before Xu Qing turned his head to look, Zhao Yuliang yelled badly and threw Xu Qing to the ground.

(End of this chapter)