Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 46
Xi Tan loves money very much, especially when he sees six thousand gold, he can no longer pull his eyes out.He smiled and said: "The imperial court plans to swear to the Northern Expedition in mid-September, and Tan Tian will be the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition to lead the Eastern Route Army. Your lord...

"My lord's surname is Tian Dan and his last name is a leopard character. The small characters are like gui! Our ancestors were once a famous family in Jingzhao!" Pang Wenxi said: "Yongjia was in chaos. My ancestor did not want to be an official of the Huns, so he led his relatives and villages to move south. Then Rooted in Pofutang, the Tian family has now bred three generations of descendants. Now my family has five thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of troops under the command of the general."

"Oh!" Xi Tan nodded silently. In fact, although he loves money, he is not stupid.As the governor of Yanxu Erzhou, the general of Beizhong Lang, the Kaifu Jianya, the governor of Qing, Xu, Yan, You, and Yang Wuzhou military (quite the former commander of the Nanjing Military Region).Although Xi Tan is not diligent in political affairs, he also has some understanding of the various forces within his jurisdiction.However, the begging army that Xi Tan knew were all the eight begging army of ghosts, and Tian Bao obviously did not belong to any of the eight begging commanders.Even if the strength is stronger, it is definitely not as exaggerated as 5000 people.But looking at Tian Bao's face of six thousand gold, Xi Tan said without hesitation: "The Jingzhao Tian family is also loyal for generations, and now the commander wants to win Gao Ping Yanhu, but there is still a lack of a Gao Ping captain. I don't know if Tian Rugui can do it." Give in!"

Hearing Xi Tan's words, Pang Wenxi felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly.He secretly said in his heart: "This official is really nothing!"

Lieutenant Gao Ping belongs to the sixth-rank military position, which is not considered low.It's just that Lieutenant Gao Ping is very pitiful.

Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty changed Shanyang County to Gaoping State in the first year of Taishi (265 A.D.), and the government was located in Changyi, with jurisdiction over five counties of Juye, Changyi, Shanfu, Duguan, and Chengdu. Chengwu, Cheng'an, and Chuqiu , Huling four Houguo (equivalent to nine counties).It is said that Gaoping State (county) can also be regarded as Zhongjun, but this Gaoping is now under the control of the Murong family of the former Yan State. Even Xi Tan, the governor of the five prefectures, in fact, the three prefectures of Yan, You, and Qing are all in the State of Yan Under control, Xi Tan was unable to mobilize a single soldier from the three prefectures of Yan, Qing, and You.What's more, Tian Bao, the Gaoping captain!
Spending six thousand gold to buy a sixth-rank false official, this false official is really not cheap.Fortunately, Tian Baozhi is not here, all he needs is a title from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and use this title to deter the beggars from attacking him blatantly.

A sixth-rank Gaoping captain, then a sixth-rank captain.Pang Wenxi smiled and said: "Thank you, my lord, the commander-in-chief, no, my family's captain will only follow the lead of the envoy, and I will go through fire and water, and I will die!"

The official system of the Eastern Jin Dynasty adopted a dual management mechanism of recommendation and recruitment. Central executives such as San Gong, local officials such as state shepherds, county shepherds, etc., could recruit their own staff and hold official positions.Xi Tan is the general of Beizhong Lang, the governor of Yanxu Erzhou and the governor of Wuzhou. According to the ranks of later generations, this can be regarded as a deputy at the national level and a provincial-level real position, which belongs to high and low.In theory, Xi Tan can appoint officials below the fifth rank on his own, and recommend to the imperial court such official positions as central and local prefects and governors.

Personally appoint a sixth-rank military official of Gaoping Duwei, and Beizhong Lang's government can directly issue an official seal.After the event, it is necessary to report to the Ministry of Officials.

It was less than half an hour from when Pang Wenxi entered Xi's mansion to when he left Xi's mansion with his official credentials.It can be seen that bribery has created high efficiency.If the procedure is normal, Xi Tan recommends Tian Bao to the court.Tian Bao can be qualified as an officer waiting for trial, and then the Ministry of Officials and the State Central Committee will send people to review his background, resume, virtue, and talent. Finally, the imperial court will issue an emperor's decree for levy and local officials for ward off.This set of procedures will not be completed in three to five months or even a year and a half.

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"Kill, kill, kill!" A row of dead soldiers used all their strength to stab the row of wooden posts in front with their spears.Every stab sent sawdust flying from the stake.

There are eighteen types of weapons in ancient China, each with its own usage and purpose.The spear is dedicated to stabbing and the shrub is dedicated to striking, the halberd is capable of both stabbing and hooking, and the Ge is capable of both stabbing and cutting.The long spear is a substitute for the spear, because the production of the spear shaft is complicated, tedious and time-consuming, and it is an emergency weapon.Long spears and spears are similar in appearance, but the blade length is more than two feet long, it is a spear, and the blade length is three inches and three inches, it is a spear.However, whether it is armor-piercing ability or lethality, long spears are far inferior to spears.

However, pikemen were the cheapest among the ancient armies. A ring sword cost six to seven hundred yuan, and a military sword was generally slightly more expensive than a knife.A simple swordsman in armor plus a knife and short blade (dagger) costs about eight or nine thousand dollars.But it only takes about a hundred dollars to build a pikeman (pikeman has no armor), the difference between the two is nearly a hundred times, and even the difference between the two is nearly five times that of a spearman.In fact, five times as many spearmen are properly trained, enough to kill one-fifth of the number of spearmen.Therefore, when the refugee army or the imperial court have financial difficulties, the proportion of crossbow shooters and heavy armor soldiers in the army should be reduced, and cheap pikemen should be replaced.Since the dead army has many weapons and few weapons, there are no spearmen in the army, and all spearmen are used for the role of spearmen.

However, the long spears purchased from the standard equipment of the Eastern Jin Army were sawed off and equipped with young soldiers of the dead army. Neither Gao Jingzong nor Ji Kan gave them combat tasks. When using the young army, Gao Jingzong thought The most important ones are the youth and children's league members who were used to stand guard in the liberated areas of later generations.

Gao Jingzong did not ask about the training of the dead army.But at this time, he had to run out of the Immortal Valley and came to the Death Army training ground, because Ji Kan discovered a problem and urgently needed to discuss it with Gao Jingzong.

"Uncle Ji, how is the training of the troops?" Gao Jingzong wanted to occupy Nanyang. Although the idea of ​​developing the foundation is wonderful, if there is no strong army to escort, everything will be in vain, so he is also very concerned about the training of the troops. .

The personal guards around Ji Kan Chong (in ancient times, the personal guards of the generals had several positions. Once the battle went wrong, they needed to take the lead in rushing through the enemy's formation. Once the officer was killed, they would also temporarily go to command the troops to fight. They should also serve as generals' guards, servants, and part-time messengers. The ancient army did not set up a teaching team or a teaching camp, and the personal guards served as the teaching camp.) said: "Drumming and gathering generals!"

Hearing this, the soldiers picked up their mallets and beat the war drum. With the rumble of the drum, the soldiers of the dead army who had been resting in twos and threes, sitting or standing on the school grounds, gathered their weapons and gathered towards the school grounds like rabbits stepping on their tails.The actions of these dead soldiers are quite skilled, fast and orderly.Feng Lei and Ji Kan were very satisfied with the performance of the dead soldiers.

Although Gao Jingzong had never been a soldier, he had no combat experience.However, he has watched many videos and videos of the People's Liberation Army's assembly in later generations, especially watching the National Day military parade.That momentum is like a rainbow, full of murderous intent, that's what is called an army.However, it took two sticks of incense for the soldiers of the dead army to assemble, and many soldiers panicked like headless chickens.This made Gao Jingzong very dissatisfied: "I have trained for nearly a month, is this level?"

(End of this chapter)