The flag is the symbol of an army and is very important. In particular, many soldiers in ancient times were illiterate, especially in the chaotic battlefield, so they could only distinguish friend from foe by the pattern and color of the flag and the style and color of the military uniform.

In Qi Jiguang's military book, there is a very detailed description of the flag, and there are many kinds of flags.

Liu Jun had asked the Lu family to make a batch of flags, and the nine-headed bird flag was the team flag of their horse team. It is six feet long, with a beveled angle, and a tasseled pheasant tail for the flagpole, which is one foot and five feet high.

In addition to the team flag of the nine-headed bird, Liu Jun also ordered a batch of flags.

First of all, it is a hundred total flags, two feet square, with an oblique edge, a pole with a spear head, nine feet long, and two big characters of Zhenyong written on it. This is Li Chunjiang's banner, which can be regarded as his handsome banner.

Then 100 total below, left, middle and right three flags, the flag of the three flags is no longer enough to be qualified to use the flag, according to Qi Jiguang's setting, it is the flag always inserted on the back, a small flag is inserted on the back, the flag is two feet five inches, and the flagpole is three feet six inches long.

Further down, the team general does not carry the back flag, but sets the flag on the helmet, the team leader's helmet flag is six inches long, much smaller than the back flag, and the team number is written on it.

Ordinary soldiers had tassels on their helmets, but no flags.

The setting of various flags, quite clearly.

The whole team has a nine-headed bird team flag, Li Chunjiang, the head of the hundred flags, has a pole to recognize the flag, and Liu Jun's three flags have a small back flag on their backs, and the six warrior team leaders below have a small helmet flag on the top of the helmet, and ordinary soldiers have a gray tassel without a helmet flag. The hierarchy is clear, up and down.

Li Chunjiang handed over the team flag and the recognition flag to his two family members, and asked them to raise the flag in front, and then he, Liu Jun and the flag manager of the middle flag planted the small back flag on their backs, and the team leaders had not yet got the helmet, so they put the helmet flag on their hats.

"Target Queen City, let's go!" Li Chunjiang was in high spirits, pulled out the sword he was carrying at his waist, and pointed forward. The teams were grouped into teams and slowly walked out of the city.

Four people in a row, a team of three rows, in the rhythm of the drum beat of the middle flag drummer, these more than 100 people walked in a similar way.

Fifty miles of road, most of the way for half a day. Every half hour, the team had to stop to rest and regroup. By mid-afternoon, the team had finally arrived in Queen City.

At this time, it was already afternoon, everyone was marching under the scorching sun, and the morning sun was about to peel off, and even Li Chunjiang was a little listless at this time, everyone wanted to go to the station early and pour a good stomach of cool well water.

In the distance, the earthen walls of the Queen City were in sight, but a large crowd was waiting to greet them.

"Yuan Cheng, go over and see what's going on?" Liu Jun called Zhu Yuancheng, the thirteenth Taibao, and he was arranged to stay in the middle banner at night and temporarily act as a military commander.

"Yes!" Zhu Yuancheng patted his horse and rushed over there, and rushed back after a while, followed by a few people on horseback.

"Report to Mr. Qi, over there is the elder of the market town of Queen's City, as well as the head of the first and the squires and wealthy businessmen, waiting for the arrival of our team. These are several squires in the Queen City, Master Zhang, Master Liu, Master Wang, etc. ”

As soon as Zhu Yuancheng's words fell, the squires who came over on horseback had already rolled the saddle and fell off their horses, and they smiled at Li Chunjiang and said, "Ouch, the prince of Chunjiang led the team to come, and I am too late to greet him, and it is too late to greet him." As he spoke, he introduced himself, "Three years ago, the old man went to the Li family to congratulate the squires of the queen city. That's a really good word, and it's still hanging in my study, and I'm going to make it an heirloom in the future. ”

Li Chunjiang looked at the squire Zhang carefully, but he still didn't remember who he was. smiled casually at the moment, "It turned out to be Squire Zhang." ”

A few people said a few words, and then the team followed Squire Zhang into the city.

At the gate of Tucheng, Li Chunjiang and Liu Jun, as the leaders of the horse team, had to say some kind words with these local squires and merchants.

Liu Jun could see that these squires and merchants in the Queen City did not really welcome their arrival, or they were half welcoming and half afraid. Saying welcome, it is naturally because the thieves are getting more and more powerful now, especially after Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai rebelled again in the area of Gucheng Junzhou this month, the rich rural market town of Queen City can't help but be a little scared, it is very rich here, there are many shops, but there is only one earthen wall, and there is not even a guard.

Now that Li Chunjiang has come here with a whole hundred villagers, it is naturally a good thing for the squires.

But there are also worries, worried that these villagers are in need when they arrive, and the soldiers are like robbers, then they will invite wolves into the house. However, the entry of Xiang Yong was not agreed to by them, this is what Mei Zhihuan meant, and the county also agreed. Now they can only hope that the son of Chunjiang, the son of Xie Yuan, can be different from ordinary officers.

Li Chunjiang took out the handwritten letters of Lu Jinxi, the county magistrate, and Mei Zhihuan of the Baoxiangbao Township Tuan, and said to Zhang Xiangshen and the others, "In Xia Li Chunjiang, under the orders of Lu Zhixian and Mei Gong, he led the horse team of the headquarters to enter the Queen City, and in the future, I will ask the local squires to take care of it." ”

They are just village warriors, and they don't have any appointment letters, transfer orders, etc., so Lu Zhixian and Mei Zhihuan's letter represents their entry order.

Squire Zhang is regarded as the person recommended by the local squires and businessmen, he just glanced at the letter casually, and then said very flatteringly, "We have already learned about this matter, the queen city can be so cared for by Lu's parents and Mei Gong, and it is really our honor to send Chunjiang Gongzi and Jiye Gongzi to lead the team." Now that the places are not peaceful, they are either thieves or bandits, and the queen city is garrisoned by the horse team led by the two sons, so there is no need to worry about these clowns jumping off the beam in the future. ”

Another Squire Liu also stood up, "Yes, we were all overjoyed to hear that you were coming." In the past few days, a place has been vacated, where it was originally a weaving mill, the place is very large, there are more than a dozen houses, and there are several large empty fields, just north of the city, next to the city gate, stationed more than 100 townsmen are just right. ”

Saying that, Squire Liu got up and took out a piece of paper, "We have already paid for this real estate contract, and now we will give it to the two sons, which can be regarded as some of our meeting gifts." ”

Squire Zhao also stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the two family members lifted a box. When I opened it, it was a silver glow.

"This is a little common intention of my queen's urban and rural gentry and merchants, the number is not much, only one thousand taels of silver, and I hope to accept it."

Li Chunjiang was still refusing, but Liu Jun had already stood up and said unceremoniously, "Since it is a great love from the villagers, then Liu will thank you on behalf of the sons of Chunjiang and the brothers of the township regiment horse team." ”

When Li Chunjiang saw this, he had no choice but to smile and stop talking.

As soon as he made a move, there was a property and a thousand taels of silver, which made Liu Jun feel that the queen city was still very rich, and secondly, they were also very jealous of them.

"After receiving such a generous gift from the villagers, I, Liu, also promised to everyone here that we are the townspeople and the soldiers who guard the township. In the future, stationed here, I will get along with everyone, and I will never allow the villagers to bully the people and other things happen, if there is any illegal thing in the village, you can come to me Liu at any time, and I will definitely give you an explanation. ”

"It's serious, Liu Gongzi's words are serious." The squires hurriedly said, but Liu Jun saw that after they heard his words, their expressions were obviously much more relaxed.

"In the future, our townsmen will be stationed here, and we will rely on all the villagers and elders."

"Don't stand here and talk." Squire Zhang also gave the gift, and the words were also said, the first meeting was still very good, "I waited for the Yuedonglai Restaurant in the east of the city to prepare a banquet, and washed the dust for the brothers of the township group, two sons, please." ”

"Please!"

On the same day, the local squires, wealthy businessmen and other dignitaries of the Queen City held a banquet in the city to welcome Liu Jun and his party. This banquet is very good, each table is full of five taels of silver, and a table of wine and food is equivalent to buying two pigs, or buying a little girl.

I ate a meal for most of the day, and finally I was full of wine and food. Squire Zhang personally took Liu Jun and his party to the camp they had prepared for Xiang Yong.

As soon as he entered, Liu Jun was very satisfied with this barracks.

It was originally a workshop, a textile factory. Not to mention anything else, it is a huge space, a circle of two zhang high walls enclose a large area to enter, there are more than a dozen tile houses of all sizes, in addition to horse sheds, not wells, firewood rooms, kitchens, etc. There are even two large empty fields that can be used as playgrounds.

He roughly estimated that it would have to be at least thirty acres of land, the size of at least three football fields. This is also a township like Queen's City, if it is in Macheng County, such a large place, even if it is empty land, it is estimated that it is not cheap.

Well, now that there is such a suitable barracks, it will save a lot of things, and when the ordnance arrives, they can really practice.

"This is our territory." Liu Jun said to Li Chunjiang with a smile.

"Well, our territory." Li Chunjiang was also excited.

"When will the horses arrive?"

"It will be delivered tomorrow, and I have prepared a hundred and twenty horses, all of which are good and good horses." Li Chunjiang said proudly, in Macheng, who can get one hundred and twenty high-quality horses in a short time like him? Last time, each family gave away a total of forty-six horses, and Li Chunjiang got another seventy-four in the past two days, so many horses, which are completely enough for them to use in the current round of the Three Banners.

"Then I'll arrange for someone to clean out the stables first, and then go and buy some horse grass and horse fodder. Besides, they had to clean up the barracks, which had been deserted for a while. In addition, since this is already our garrison barracks, from now on, we must start arranging sentry posts here, and send people to stand guard and patrol, and people who are not from our team are not allowed to enter at will. ”

"In addition, without our warrant, the villagers in the camp are not allowed to leave the camp without permission."

"Wouldn't it be too strict?" Li Chunjiang asked.

"Although we are village warriors, we are no longer ordinary people, since we are troops, we must have strict discipline, and everything must be done in accordance with the regulations of the army."

"What are our military regulations?"

"It hasn't been drafted yet, but within three days, I will formulate the rules and regulations and promulgate them. Liu Jun insisted.

"Well, that's up to you. I felt a little dizzy, I just drank some wine, and then I fell asleep. Li Chunjiang waved his hand and left.