Chapter 173 Non-commissioned Officer

The military situation is like fire, and there is no room for slackness. After Yang Wenyu took over the siege of Xiangyang City, the East Road Infantry Army quietly left Xiangyang City by night. Their movements were so careful that the Maitreya disciples in the city only knew that tens of thousands of Zhennan troops had been added to the city, but they didn't know anything about Qin Lei's departure.

Along the Liuqing River all the way to the east, you can see the vast Xiangyang Lake in less than two days. When he arrived at the lake, Qin Lei ordered to rest in place, waiting for the news from the scouts who had set off earlier.

Although under Qin Lei's deliberate control, there were not too many injuries caused by fatigue. But after rushing for more than ten days in a row, even the iron man couldn't hold on. As soon as they heard the order from the commander to rest for half an hour, the soldiers sat down and gasped for breath, regardless of whether the ground was mud or dirt. Naturally, morale is not as high as it was a few days ago.

In mid-June, Xiangyang is already very hot, even if the sun is sinking in the west, the heat has not dissipated. The veteran sent the recruits to the lake to fetch water to drink, and the recruits reluctantly got up with two or three helmets and muttered to the lake. I can only comfort myself: No way, Xinnen is always the target of bullying, unless he is as strong as that young master. Thinking of this, the recruits' eyes involuntarily turned to the lake on the east side, where a group of officers and soldiers were talking and laughing loudly around a young man with a young face.

It feels so good to be surrounded by people, Chu Qianjun thought. In the past, although everyone respected him on his face because of his life experience, he said everything behind his back, and even he could often feel a cold swish behind his spine.

But since the night he earned the title of 'White Man-Eater', everything has changed. Whether it was a soldier or a sergeant, the gaze that looked at him became fiery, and that kind of admiration and even worship could be seen by a blind person. Before he knew it, he became the talk of the town, and when he was resting, the soldiers also liked to gather around him to brag nonsense.

Although he is not very good at telling the vulgar jokes that these hiccups like, and can only play the role of an audience, he still tells his comrades with a smile on his face, it is good that you don't treat me as an outsider......

No, after a group of old guys sent the recruits to fetch water, they unconsciously gathered up, and opened up the posture to set up a dragon gate formation. After a few words of nonsense, the topic involuntarily turned to a person who had been in the limelight recently......

A veteran sitting cross-legged in the cart sighed: "Our handsome family is good, not to mention the loyalty of generations of martyrs, even the little boy who has just entered the battlefield is so brave." ”

These words aroused a lot of approval, and everyone respected Marshal Bo Xian, who dedicated his family to the Zhennan Army, from the bottom of their hearts. Someone chimed in: "Yes, a single person has driven tens of thousands of Maitreya Sects to the ground, although there are only more than 300 people in the account of the little boy in the end, but he is worthy of the title of the first warrior in Zhennan." ”

This person is a little ambiguous, although everyone respects Bo Xian Saiyang, but after all, the little boy is a cavalry army, and now all the people present are infantry troops, accounting for ninety percent of the number of people in the Eastern Route Army. Since ancient times, there is no first martial arts and no second, how can this first name be taken away by a cavalry army of only 2,000 people, not to mention that those guys rely on high-headed horses and never open their eyes to look at our infantry army, which is really hateful.

So as soon as these words came out, there was a sudden disagreement, and a team leader with a red scarf around his neck shouted: "Although our little boy is indeed extraordinary. But to say that Zhennan is the first, I think Young Master Chu is more suitable. What do you think? In whose name did the little boy scare away tens of thousands of Maitreya Sects? ”

Everyone loves to hear this, and a Shi Chang with a yellow scarf around his neck laughed and said: "Brother Liu is right, it is indeed the Maitreya Sect that our Chu Gongzi's name scared away, so Xiao Gongzi should be regarded as the first cavalry, and our Chu Gongzi is the first in Zhennan, don't you say, Brother Zhang?" The last sentence drew everyone's attention to Zhang Sigou who was leaning on the wheel of the car and closing his eyes to take a nap.

Even Chu Qianjun, who had been smiling shyly, looked at him intently, Chu Qianjun already understood that this twenty-three-year-old veteran team leader was the master of almost all the teams of the East Road Infantry Army, and those people also listened to him. As long as Zhang Sigou said that Chu Qianjun was the number one warrior in Zhennan, it basically represented the recognition of lower-level officers and soldiers.

, which one does not offend the other? He cursed in his heart. Zhang Sigou didn't want to talk to the kid who asked, but when he heard that the surroundings were quiet, he knew that everyone was waiting for his answer. I had to close my eyes and say slowly: "Can the captain also talk about it at will?" I think you're itching. ”

His words are very interesting, at first glance he said that according to military discipline, you can't arbitrarily discuss the officials. In fact, it implies his own attitude. If he admits that Bo is the first in Saiyang, this is a good thing, what can't be said? When he said this, he not only recognized Chu Qianjun's identity as the first warrior in Zhennan, but also pointed out that the little boy was the head of the first battalion in Zhennan, and the two of them were good at winning.

Even the younger ones couldn't understand it, only the old guys in their thirties and forties did. One of them also sighed with a wrinkled face: "Actually, it's no problem to give our Chu Gongzi a captain." ”

These words were easy to understand, and they immediately resonated, and the team that spoke first said: "Yes, how can you let someone like Chu Gongzi mix with us Qiu Ba?" The prince was a little too strict this time. ”

Zhang Sigou glared this time, picked up the broken straw shoes in his hand and threw them over, and scolded angrily: "You don't know what to do, dare to talk about the prince? Want to die? ”

The straw sandals were thrown a little off, and they were smashed at the feet of a man standing on the side. The team leader was about to say a few words with a smile, but he saw that everyone else was kneeling on the ground in horror. The heart was not good, and he knelt down without raising his head.

A gentle voice sounded above him: "Get up, Lone is just passing by." The team's heart was cold, it turned out to be the prince himself, and his hands and feet suddenly became weak, and he was about to collapse on the ground.

At this time, Zhang Sigou had the courage to say: "Lord forgive me, these rabbit cubs like to talk nonsense when they are idle, and they are used to having no door in their mouths, but they are all good at fighting, and people are also loyal and ......."

Qin Lei laughed and said, "Get up, don't think of the Lonely King as a cautious eye." Saying that, he kicked the team leader who was about to collapse and said, "If you don't get up again, Lone will really be angry." ”

These people knew that Qin Lei couldn't be angry with them, so they all hurriedly laughed. Only the team leader was still squirming on the ground, and Zhang Sigou said angrily: "Liu Quan, why haven't you gotten up yet?" ”

Liu Quan moved a few more times, but still didn't get up, and after a while, he whispered: "I'm bored, I can't stand up." Everyone knew that this guy was paralyzed by fright, if it weren't for Qin Lei on the side, he would have burst into laughter. The two people around him forced a laugh, stepped forward to help him up, and leaned on the side of the car.

At this time, the sergeants also gave out a big bluestone, and a few people wiped it with their sleeves before inviting Qin Lei to sit. Qin Lei didn't shirk either, he sat on the stone with a big sword and a golden horse, and smiled at the frightened team leader: "You kid is too intimidating, right, you can't fight?" ”

The person on the side smiled: "The prince doesn't know, this guy is the famous Liu Daring, but I don't know why this time it's so useless." ”

Liu Quan also came back to his senses at this time, and said to the people on the side: "The prince is as powerful as a prison, how can I bear it?" This kid can speak, not only giving himself a high-sounding reason for his gaffe, but also patting Qin Lei's sycophants.

Sure enough, Qin Lei no longer pestered him, and instead asked how the sergeants were fed and whether the salaries were sufficient. When he heard a satisfactory answer, Qin Lei nodded happily and said, "It seems that they still have a clear priority." As he spoke, he said to a circle of veterans: "You are all veterans, and you are naturally aware of the bad habits in the army, are you all worried that when the lonely king leaves, all this will be the same as before?" ”

These team leaders and the like, at least five or six years of military experience, do not understand that Qin Lei is referring to the two stubborn diseases of deducting food and salary, and reporting emptiness and eating nothing. Not to mention that these soldiers can't share half of the benefits, they also have to bear the anger of the soldiers, how can they not hate these two problems that have accumulated for a long time. At this time, hearing Qin Lei bluntly raise this matter, they couldn't help but be silent.

Qin Lei's expression remained unchanged, and he said leisurely: "The solution to this problem lies with you. ”

Everyone regained their spirits and looked at Qin Lei again, Qin Lei patted the shoulder of the yellow turban on the side, and said loudly: "Tell everyone a piece of news, Marshal Gu and Bo Xian are ready to try out a reform in the Zhennan Army." As soon as the words fell, everyone's attention was immediately focused. Everyone knows that every word of King Longjun at this time represents the future movement of the Zhennan Army, and this kind of matter that is closely related to him, he dares not to listen carefully.

Qin Lei saw that everyone was concentrating, so he said loudly: "There are many specific contents of the reform, and the first one that is most relevant to you is: We are ready to correct the names of everyone here!" ”

Everyone only felt that their hearts were beating, and it turned out to be a righteous name! It turned out to be these sergeants who were not officials and soldiers who did not know how many years they had been looking forward to the correct name!

The nine-level military ranks of Great Qin are obviously divided into three classes. In addition to the most basic non-commissioned officer class, as well as the officer class above the rank of lieutenant, there is also this group of middle class who do not belong to the officers and directly manage the big soldiers. They hook up soldiers and officers, manage the soldiers' life training during weekdays, and lead them into battle in wartime. And the officers must also pass through them in order to grasp the hearts of the soldiers, so as to translate their orders into the actions of the troops.

It can be said that these military leaders are the backbone of the military system, and their responsibilities are very heavy. However, they received very little: first of all, they only had military positions, no ranks, and without military ranks, they were not considered officers, and they could not enjoy the treatment of officers. Therefore, their income is pitiful: the salary of the non-commissioned officers in Zhennan is one tael or two per month, the commander of the army receives a quarter more than the non-commissioned soldier, and the chief of the army is one-third more than the non-commissioned soldier, and the team rate is only half more. Therefore, Zhang Sigou, who has been in the army for 23 years, is only 128 cents of silver per month, which is not even enough to support his family, if he has a wife and children.

Once the name is corrected, don't dare to say anything else, the treatment will be at least higher, everyone is afraid of missing a word, and they don't even dare to breathe, and no one dares to interject.

Qin Lei continued: "The specific details are difficult to describe, but one thing is certain. You will have an official title in the future, 'Non-commissioned Officer.'" As he spoke, he patted the chief on the shoulder again, and said, for example, "For example, your military rank is the chief." When the time comes, your rank will be that of a mid-rank non-commissioned officer. For another example, Lao Zhang is the team leader, and the military rank is a high-level non-commissioned officer, also called a non-commissioned officer chief. ”

A green scarf captain couldn't help but interject: "Then are our captains called low-level non-commissioned officers?" ”

Qin Lei said with a smile: "How ugly the low-level is, it's called a junior non-commissioned officer." ”

Since someone asked, others also let go of their courage. Someone asked, "What's the benefit?" After asking, he said: "Don't be vulgar, I am looking forward to the long silver." ”

Qin Lei smiled at him kindly and said, "Being a soldier and getting paid is justified, it's not good at all." Everyone loved to hear this, and they all nodded fiercely. He continued: "The specific details need to be further discussed with the marshal. But your military age and rank will be reflected in the salary. And the original military salary is a lot. So an old guy like Lao Zhang is blessed, and it is conservatively estimated that it will quadruple or five. ”

Looking at the people who were already enthusiastic, Qin Lei hit the railroad while it was hot: "And the lonely king will definitely add one, and those who have served for more than 20 years will receive a certain amount of pension silver every month until they are discharged from the army for life." "Although in this era of war, there are very few soldiers who can successfully come in the current 20 years, but there is a hope, right?

Everyone cheered loudly at once, even Zhang Sigou, who had always been more restrained, and his old face was happy. An old bachelor like him, who has been a soldier all his life, if he dies on the battlefield, it is better to say, but he is afraid that he will still be able to catch his breath when he can't carry a gun. At that time, he didn't know what to rely on to support himself, except for begging Hanako on the street. Now I heard that there will be a pension silver, it is estimated that although it is not much, it should be no problem to eat. solved a big worry, and his whole person was in good spirits.

The surrounding sergeants gathered more and more, and they whispered about the content of the speech of the prince of Fang Cai, and when they heard the people in the inner circle relay, most of them couldn't believe it. I don't blame them for being suspicious. If it weren't for what Qin Lei said personally, Zhang Sigou would never believe it.

Qin Lei simply jumped into the car, looked at the crowd on the third floor inside and outside, and said loudly: "Guys, the problems you are worried about will be solved." The lone king and the marshal will not treat those warriors who dedicate their youth and loyalty to the Zhennan army. Lone King announced that as long as you successfully complete this task of suppressing bandits, our Eastern Road Infantry Army will be the first to try out the non-commissioned officer system! ”

'Whew! Oh! Oh! The cheers were earth-shattering, and the morale, which had been somewhat depressed by the days of marching, rose again. More than ever, to be exact!

Qin Lei raised his right hand, and the cheers of the crowd came to an abrupt end. He said loudly, "But you must prove it to Lonely!" You deserve it! Can you prove it? ”

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Nearly 10,000 people shouted in unison.

"Well, get ready for battle, and set off in a quarter of an hour!" Qin Lei waved his right hand violently.

"Whoa!" With an earth-shattering response, everyone ran back to their respective teams and prepared seriously. Whether it is a non-commissioned officer or a sergeant, they are all holding back their strength to win this infinitely beautiful sounding 'non-commissioned officer system'!

The team leaders, especially the old fellow, who was already tired, all glared at this time, carefully checking the armor and weapons of each soldier. As soon as there was an unqualified one, he split his head and covered his face and shouted angrily: "Look at your leggings, they are tied like twisted flowers." A few steps away from his mother. When the time comes, you will be shot as a hedgehog when you bend over and tie it up. If you don't want to die, re-tie up! Expletives like these flew all over the sky, making Qin Lei, who got out of the car, smile bitterly.

There are only Zhang Sigou and their team left in the field, and this is their territory. Qin Lei said a few more words and prepared to leave. At this time, Zhang Sigou followed, gave a military salute and said, "Your Highness Qiqi, the little one wants to ask for credit for Chu Qianjun!" ”

Out of the corner of his eye, Qin Lei glanced at Chu Qianjun, who was squatting on the side and waiting for the iron thistle bones, as if he hadn't heard it, the kid still took a big rag and wiped the big iron durian head with a sullen head.

Qin Lei was amused in his heart, and said lightly to Zhang Sigou: "After the war, you won't even understand this truth when it comes to meritorious deeds, right?" Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the kid's hand movements were obviously much slower and harder.

Zhang Sigou said with a smile: "My subordinates understand, but isn't there another one, can the coach be promoted first and then rewarded?" Can you give him a promotion first? ”

Qin Lei said very casually: "Then let's give him a head to do first." Who, I will find a yellow scarf and send it to Xiao Chu later. ”

Xiao Chu, who was squatting on the ground, grabbed it on the head of the thistle......

That hurts......