Chapter Seventy-One: The Moon

The soldier dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases herself. Xiong Jing understands this truth, most of the common people and even nobles in this era are self-respecting people, and they will not accept favors from others in vain, otherwise they will be unjust. However, Xiong Jing does not want this kind of 'righteousness', in his eyes, the soldiers are by no means pawns that can be sacrificed, nor are they goods that can be bought with brocade clothes and food.

"That's true." In the astonished amazement of the soldiers, Xiong Jing said.

"How can it be said that death will be repaid?" He continued. "Yingdu is lonely and widowed, and every year there is a meat and a winter coat at the wax sacrifice, how can they repay it? If you don't want them to reciprocate? Why don't you give food and clothing? Not for anything else, but for them to be the same as Chu people.

In the past, the first monarch and the king traveled to the clouds, leaving his bow, please look for it left and right. The king said, 'Stop! The Chu people left the bow, and the Chu people got it, so why ask for it?

You, Buyu, and they are all Chu people. Why repay death with death? should repay the Chu people with death.

What is the benefit of repaying Chu people with death? They are also Chu people. The Chu people are endless, and your heirs are endless; The Chu people are endless, and you are waiting for the sacrifices endlessly; The Chu people are endless, and the name you are waiting for will be remembered by someone after all generations. For example, the descendants of later generations should know that in February of the fourth year of the fourth year of the waterwheel, more than 60 Yingshi died, and more than 20,000 ancestors crossed the sea for 2,000 miles and cut down the Qi people......"

"Great, great king......" interrupted the king to speak extremely rudely, but someone still interrupted. Hereafter will know our name......"

The common people like ants, their strange names are only recorded on the bamboo slips of Fu and tax payers, and after death, they are either burned or thrown in dark corners, and they are silent forever. But the king said that the descendants of future generations will also remember their own name, and they will also sacrifice themselves, and the incomparably warm sense of belonging only makes people dizzy for a while, and then the scalp is fried, and tears are in the eyes.

"What's your name?" Xiong Jing looked at the pawn who asked the question, this is a man who has not looked good for a year, with his hair tied and no crown. He should have a family that is not wealthy, a wife who is even less good-looking or even ugly, and a child who is studying in the schoolhouse.

"Villain Hagen." It's okay if he doesn't say his name, but when he says it, his colleagues in the account can't help laughing. His root is the root of a man, because it is black, so he was born to be called black root, so the name is simple and clear, and it is easy to recognize.

There are some things that can be understood between men and men, and Xiong Jing immediately reprimanded: "What about Heigen! There is no noble or lowly name, and people have superiority and inferiority. Hagen is not brave and doesn't believe it? ”

No one answered, and all the pawns bowed their heads. Xiong Jing reprimanded and asked Heigen, "What do you have tied around your waist?" ”

The "waist ......" is not only Kurogen, but the rest of the people also touch the waist. There was something there, a chain, and on it hung two small iron plaques. In the Battle of Qingshui and the Battle of Aocang, it was difficult to identify the fallen after each battle, so the recruit system implemented dog tags. And because of the love of decapitation in this era, the dog tags are all tied to the waist instead of the neck.

"This card has two pieces...... "Not only does the soldier have a dog tag, but Xiong Jing also has a dog tag, and he has always regarded himself as a Chu pawn." Engrave your name on it. If unfortunately killed in battle, the stroke official will take off a card, and then order the document to record, in the name of leaving you, etc., and then enshrined in the Yingdu Temple, every year of sacrifice; Thou shalt not bury thy body in the wilderness, or devoured in the mouths of birds and beasts, but thou shalt be transported back to the capital and buried in a great tomb for the heirs of thy wife to be mourned.

In addition, every pawn has a pawn flag, a pawn history, and a war report for every battle. Whoever is brave, who is chaotic, who is ten with one, and who sacrifices his life angrily, are all recorded. As long as the Chu people are endless, after ten thousand years, they will not only know the name of you, but also know how to kill the enemy. ”

Xiong Jing did not want to motivate the soldiers of Yingshi to leave his name for eternity, but the dog tag system, military tomb system, and sacrificial system implemented by the Chu army can indeed make this group of people who are not good-looking and have a life like mustard be remembered by future generations. It's just that the heroes and martyrs of the Chu people will always be remembered only by the Chu people, not by the Qin people, and by the Qi people.

In other words, only if the Chu people exist, the heroes and martyrs of the Chu State exist; Only when the Chu people exist, the martyrs who sacrificed for the Chu people today will not become sinners for future generations, their deeds will not be covered up, the bronze statues will not be overthrown, and their names will not be erased.

It's very, very difficult to do that, because reality is always changing. In Xiong Jing's memory, not many ethnic groups have done this, and many more ethnic groups often sacrifice and worship according to their needs, and even worship as national heroes yesterday, and after a period of time, they become national sinners. The reason why this is so can probably only have one explanation: this nation is no longer the same nation as before, and in order to integrate new blood, it has to slander the martyrs and has to push the bronze statues of heroes.

Xiong Jing thinks far, far away, he is the king of the Chu people, so he naturally has to think about the future of the Chu people. And the soldiers in the military tent either burst into tears when they heard him, or they wanted to let out a long howl. They have never been so cherished and respected. Never, and probably not ever.

"Remember! You and I are both Chu people, and this will never change. You are not fighting for the sake of the unruly, but for all the Chu people. Xiong Jing looked at the soldier in front of him again, and after saying this, he went out of the account.

"The king's words are very true, the ministers, the ministers ......" out of the military tent was blown by the cold wind outside, and Yang Yu couldn't hold back his tears.

"Crying so easily, how can you kill the enemy in the past?" Xiong Jing looked at him and shook his head repeatedly. Yang Yu is after Yang Youji, Yang Youji is a nobleman of Yang Guo, and Dongyi wins the surname, but hundreds of years of time have allowed Yang to completely integrate into the Chu State.

"The minister......" Yang Yu hurriedly wiped his tears, and then made a military appearance.

"In this battle, black roots will not die." After finishing speaking, Xiong Jing looked at Yan Qiu, the general of the second division of Xicheng, and ordered.

"I don't think so," Yan Qiu understood that Xiong Jing didn't like Wu Qi's trick of sucking pus, but he had his ideas. "Heigen is the pawn of my Yingshi, and others are also the pawn of my Yingshi, why can Heigen not die?"

"Don't take back this life." The four division commanders of the Yingshi Division, Yang Yu, Prison Cheng, Yan Qiu, and Shen Bu Harm (the same name as Shen Zi), Xiong Jing has no way to take Yan Qiu. He was after the fist, when the fist dared to let the defeated King Wen unable to enter the city, he dared to refuse to fight with himself, maybe when he would have to draw his sword and put it on his neck.

"How geometry is the seasickness?" Xiong Jing changed the subject, he wanted to know how many soldiers he still had when he arrived in Linzi.

"I don't have many teachers, only more than 500." Shen is not harmful. Most of the soldiers of the Third Division of Xicheng were Yingdu Lifu, and they were in good health.

"Not much, hundreds." Yang Yu shrugged his shoulders, the quality of the Dongcheng Division was the best among the four divisions.

"There are 834 people who are seasick, but many of them have improved." Yan Qiu sulked, the situation of the second division was not good.

"I have the most teachers, and there are more than 1,150 people who are seasick." The scalp of the prison rider is a little hard, and the situation of the first division is the worst. "Dare to ask the king, can you replace him with someone else?"

In addition to the main division, there are also transport personnel, of course, these people also have to participate in daily training, but their physical fitness is poorer, otherwise they will not become transport operators. Xiong Jing did not answer, but looked at Deng Sui, the general of the Yingshi, and Sima Zhuang Wudi, "What do you think?" ”

"Tell the king, the minister thinks that each army can only be replaced by one person." Zhuang Wudi's proposal was quite disappointing, but it was not unreasonable, if there were too many new pawns, they might not be able to run in with the old pawns.

"Then there will be one person for each team." Xiong Jing agreed with Zhuang Wudi's point of view, and then asked Fei Jing: "How about the cavalry?" ”

"Ministers are not afraid of knights, but only horses." Looking at the turbulent Yellow Sea, Fei Jing has always been a little worried. "As far as the king knows, Marco transported across the sea?"

"Of course." Xiong Jing didn't understand his worries, there was nothing that could not be transported by sea. "Buyu has already mobilized all the winged warships, one boat can transport fifty horses, and thirty-four ships can transport one thousand seven hundred. The rest is transported by Otsuba, and the Suzaku can also be transported. ”

Unlike the royal soldiers, the cavalry has not been disbanded back to the counties, and it is not difficult for the counties to train the cavalry, just send people to the Yingdu Military Academy. Because of the concentration of knights from all over the country, there were more than 10,000 cavalry in Yingdu, of which only 3,500 cavalry were really subordinate to Yingshi. You don't need cavalry to attack Shaxian, but you must rely on cavalry to attack Linzi.

"The minister is only worried that the war horse will be frightened after entering the sea." Fei Jing said, "If it's other sea boats......"

Xiong Jing also wanted to use sea boats to transport horses. In addition to the Mountain Ghost and Gluttony that went to Yingdu, the existing sea boats in Chu are Shao Siming, Xiang Lady, and Vermilion Bird, and there are many sea boats in the dock, but the fastest can only be launched in March. Because of the monsoon, Shao Siming and Lady Xiang are still in Panyu, and they will not return to Zhu Fang until the monsoon turns, and the only sea boat that can be used is the Suzaku .

"Just a war boat and a horse." There is nothing more to be explained. "The mansion has now improved its big wings day and night, and it can transport four thousand horses to the Qi country."

"Tell the king, Yingdu is urgent." Xiong Jing comforted the cavalry general Fei Jing, who was a little worried about the sea, when a telecommunications officer rushed over. A bright red on the letterhead indicates that it is an urgent message.

"Qi people are hateful!" After reading Feixun, Xiong Jing's face was unhappy, and he was no longer in the mood to inspect the whole army.

"Qi people dare to ......, we have an appointment with Qi people!" Deng Sui read the news article for the second time, and after reading it, it was like scolding.

The news came from Linzi, and it was secretly reported: The Qin people used money to buy Qi Xiang Housheng and wanted to buy two city-breaking weapons from Qi State. Previously, this matter had been opposed by the general Tian Luo, and now I don't know for what reason (it may be that the state of Chu is determined to attack Qi), the general Tian Luo actually agreed to the request of the Qin people.

"Wang, the sky has been very different in recent years, the winter is not cold, and there is no snow in Chen County. The minister thought that Jishui would be able to thaw the boat after ten days, and the Qin people would definitely transport the stone-throwing vessel to the eastern county of Qin. Since it is Sima, it is natural to have an understanding of the climate, and Zhuang Wudi's sentence that it is not cold in winter makes Xiong Jing's heart suddenly tense.

"Moon?!" Xiong Jing looked at the undulating sea silently.

"Twenty years at most." Zhuang Wudi discussed with a few astronomers who followed behind for a while and made a correction.

"The king may ask Tian He to speak on his behalf, so that the Qi people can ......" Deng Sui knew that Tian He was visiting, so he had this suggestion.

"Drumming, fighting." Xiong Jing, who was silent for a moment, suddenly spit out these words and turned back to the city.