Chapter 8: The Son of the Flying General
Li Danghu, about 1 meter tall*, wears the standard armor of the Han army, which is very similar to the standard military armor of the Qin Dynasty: the upper body is wearing the armor, which is called ' Xuanjia's armor, the structure of the armor body is very peculiar, almost the entire armor body is forged with different shapes of armor, it looks very heavy; the lower waist has a armor skirt, which is forged by several pieces of long armor to wrap around the waist and thighs, the iron armor has a variety of forms of circular holes, and the holes are complicated with hemp rope to connect the armor pieces together; there are armor sleeves that protect the wrists and the back of the hands; the color of the military uniform is red, and the silk (military products of different ranks) and so on are red, and the military uniform is very powerful. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The armor of the other surviving Han soldier was slightly simpler than that of Li Danghu, and it looked relatively rough, with leather armor only in various vital parts.
The two of them stood in place covered in blood, with wounds all over their bodies, but there was a fierce military momentum when they stood.
Li Danghu clasped his fists with both hands: "Li Danghu in Longxi has seen a strong man!" After saluting, he said in a deep voice, "My father, 'General Fei' Li Guang, dare to ask the name of the strong man?" ”
In the Han Dynasty, people introduced themselves with the name of Guan Ji and their father, which was a sign of etiquette and the meaning of intentional friendship.
"My lord is the head of the 'material officer (infantry) of Beiping County, you are so brave, why don't you join the army to serve the country?" The Han army also hugged his fists and saluted.
Gongsun Hong, Dou Shiyan and Lu Wu Zuomu showed surprised expressions on their faces, how could they not know the name of 'Flying General' Li Guang in the border for a long time, Li Guang had successively served as a cavalry general and a county guard, he was a fierce general, and the place where he guarded made the Huns dare not offend, and he had the title of 'Flying General'.
"It's the eldest son of General Fei!" The three of them looked at each other, became a little excited, and reported their names one after another.
Lin Bin also came back to his senses at this time, he was also surprised when he heard the name of 'Flying General' Li Guang, as a modern person, he had no reason not to know the 'Flying General' in the 'Qin Shi Mingyue Han Shi Pass', but he didn't know what kind of person this Li Danghu was, just politely said his name, and then thought about whether to listen to Li Danghu's words and join the army to serve the country.
Historically, Li Danghu served in Youbeiping County (now the northeast of Jinhai Province in Beijing and present-day Hebei Province) after he became an adult, he did not borrow the prestige of his father to start as an ordinary foot soldier, because he was out of the Jiangmen family to fight bravely, and was promoted to the commander of the border army within two years, and was later transferred to the palace as a Lang official during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Once, when Han Yan (one of Liu Che's two childhood companions) was playing with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Han Yan's behavior was a little presumptuous and disrespectful, Li Danghu was very angry when he saw it, and stepped forward to beat Han Yan away, which was appreciated by Liu Che, and because of this incident, Li Danghu left his name in the history books.
Lin Bin didn't know who he was acquainting, he was weighing it in his heart, at this time the army was undoubtedly a very good choice, listening to Li Danghu, if Lin Bin collected the war horses left by the Karasuma people, and cut off the head of the Karasuma people, he would be appointed as the head of the border army immediately, and he had no idea what kind of officer the chief was, so he could only listen quietly.
Li Danghu also said that if Lin Bin performed well in future battles, it would be extremely easy to get promoted and make a fortune.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, he inherited the Qin military system, attached great importance to military merits, and was proud of killing many enemies, and calculated military merits according to the head and capture.
Dou Shiyan saw that Lin Bin was just standing still, thinking that Lin Bin was hesitating, and couldn't help but be anxious: "Brother, refusing to be recruited is a big crime!" ”
It is true that in the early Han Dynasty, because of the need to resist the invasion of the Hu people, a set of policies completely different from those in the border counties were established, and the border people living in the border counties had to unconditionally obey the conscription of officials above the county history (more than 200 stones, 100 stones).
Lin Bin couldn't refuse, so he had to do enough etiquette to hug his fists and respond to "yes", but this also made a joke, everyone didn't know what kind of answer this "yes" was, in Lin Bin's confusion, seeing that Dou Shiyan and the three should "promise", he understood that the subordinate should answer the superior with "promise".
A group of people collected a total of thirty-two war horses of the Karasuma people, beheaded thirty-six Karasuma heads, and after the statistics were over, the Karasuma people who fled for fear brought the pursuers and hurried overnight under the leadership of Li Danghu.
Because Lin Bin is not adapted to the riding style of this era, there is no so-called saddle and stirrup at this time, only the horse chews and the reins, people riding on the back of a naked horse, need to grab the reins and clamp the horse's belly with the legs so that they will not fall when the horse is galloping, and it is precisely because there is no stirrup and saddle that Lin Bin has no focus point can only always hold on to the reins, and sometimes even in order to prevent the body from tilting and falling off the horse's back, he even grabbed the horse's mane, causing the horse under the seat to lose control several times, rushing out of the road and crashing into the grass or trees on the side of the road.
Li Danghu was very dissatisfied with such a speed, but he did not say anything to reprimand, now horses are not popular, and generally only knights and horse breeders in the army can ride horses skillfully. Because he was afraid of the chasing soldiers, he specially chose a hidden path to walk, so that the time to ride a horse became less and the time to lead the horse to walk became more, which finally made Lin Bin breathe a sigh of relief.
After a night of masochistic riding, Lin Bin's thighs became very red and swollen due to the violent friction with the horse's belly, until it was already dawn, they finally walked through the path with complicated terrain in Li Danghu's lead and returned to the straight, and rode the horse on the straight road where they could ride horses.
"My lord, go check if our military outpost is safe in front of you, I'll wait here for a while." Zuo Yan is the name of the surviving Han army, a man with excellent endurance, not very old but very old, he has been a county soldier for four years, counting one year of training in this county, a total of five years of service for the country.
Lin Bin sat on the ground with a tired expression and rubbed the inside of his thighs, he didn't seek wealth at this time, nor did he seek any promotion and wealth, he just wanted to have a stable place to think, and heal the injuries on his body. But in the conversation with Zuo Yan, he only understood one thing, that is, it was a very dangerous thing to be a pawn in the border stopper, and it was almost a life of death.
Every year, Biansai would replenish a large number of 'soldiers' from Guanzhong, Kanto, or further south, that is, recruits who had received simple training in the local area, but the replenishment could not keep up with the attrition, and very few of the recruits who were replenished from the interior each year survived the invasion of the nomads.
Like Zuo Yan is more fortunate and special, it should have been a year' He served in Biansai for four years, except for the first year, the second year began to have food, and in the third year, regardless of whether he had military merits, he was automatically promoted to the rank of captain, and in the fourth year, if he had military merits, he would introduce a local woman to him as his wife, if he served in Biansai for more than ten years without special military merits and did not die in battle, the local county had the responsibility to help him build a house after he retired, and sent pension money every year。
This is also a special set of military systems in the early Han Dynasty, which encouraged men to serve the country in the border area, and there was no such treatment in the mainland.
"My subordinates have all died in battle......" Zuo Yan seemed to be accustomed to it, without any sadness.
Lin Bin was a little stunned, and only then did he know why the national soldiers of Biansai County would automatically promote non-commissioned officers who had served for more than three years to be captains, it turned out that the death rate of Biansai was too large, and the replenishment of grassroots officers could not keep up with the consumption.
Zuo Yan smiled indifferently, "As long as I live for another three years, Master Ling Shi will turn me into a chief, and if I am lucky, You Yi (the township chief, equivalent to the current town mayor) in Rong District will also build a house for me, and then I will not have to go to the battlefield again, I will only be responsible for catching thieves in the 'pavilion'." ”
Lin Bin was speechless when he heard this, these soldiers who guarded the frontier for the country were always so uncomplaining and unrepentant, and their requirements were always so simple, all they wanted was a house, a wife and children, and a bloodline.