Xian Yufu is now beginning to worry about his status, because he found that the young man named Zhao Yun who Gongzi exchanged for An Pingguo when he "committed two" in Xindu was definitely not simple.

This young man's eyes are sharp, his movements are standardized, his skills are vigorous and flexible, and although he does not speak much, he has an aura that is not angry but powerful. When he silently followed Childe's side, it felt so natural and appropriate, as if Childe was born with such a powerful guardian by his side.

And before Zhao Yun arrived, the position on the right rear side of Gongzi's side belonged to Xian Yufu......

Now, Gongzi is walking in the middle on horseback, Li Yan and Zhao Yun are accompanied by both sides, and the two seem to have deliberately given up a distance from the horse's head, which can not only show the noble identity of Gongzi, but also not make Gongzi feel estranged.

Li Yan just joked that Gongzi wanted to give Zhao Yun the position of captain, and in the current situation, it was really possible.

Xian Yufu is a cavalry captain, and his position is not low, but if Liu He promotes Zhao Yun to a captain in one step, I am afraid that none of the generals under Liu Yu will be convinced.

Just because this lieutenant and the captain, although there is only a word difference, the difference is really a bit big.

The lieutenants of the Han Dynasty were completely different from the two types of military ranks of colonels and lieutenants in the army in later generations. In later generations, there were generally three ranks of lieutenants in the army, which were divided into second lieutenant, lieutenant and captain, and the corresponding positions were platoon commander, company commander and deputy battalion commander; Colonels generally have three to four ranks, divided into majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels and colonels (known as brigadier generals in Western armies), and the corresponding positions are battalion commanders, regiment commanders, brigade commanders and division commanders, and there are also a very small number of officers with the rank of colonel, who hold the position of deputy corps.

In ancient times, the so-called "school" referred to a military establishment unit, while "captain" referred to an officer. The words "colonel" and "lieutenant" together mean the commander of the troops. At the end of the Warring States period, the military rank of lieutenant appeared, which was a middle-level officer in the Qin Dynasty, and was promoted higher and higher in the Han Dynasty, and its status was second only to the generals.

In order to strengthen the protection of Chang'an City, Emperor Wu set up eight lieutenants, including the middle base, tun cavalry, infantry, Yue cavalry, Changshui, Hu cavalry, shooting sound, and tiger ben. The official rank of the "Eight Captains" is more than 2,000 stones, and there are subordinate officials and Sima.

The army under the command of the Eighth Lieutenant is a standing army recruited from local or ethnic minorities.

Among them, the lieutenant lieutenant was originally a subordinate officer of the lieutenant, and when Emperor Wu was separated from the lieutenant, he was promoted to lieutenant, in charge of the inside and outside of the northern military base; Captain of the Tun Cavalry Captain and Knight; The infantry captain is in charge of the Yuanmen Tun soldiers located in Shanglin Yuan, a southwestern suburb of Chang'an; Captain Changshui is in charge of Xuanqu Huqi in the northwest suburbs of Chang'an; Hu Qi Lieutenant is in charge of Chiyang Hu Qi, and he is not often placed. Captain of the Shooting Voice; Captain Tiger Ben is in charge of the light car.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the lieutenant of the middle base was omitted, and the Huqi battalion was merged into the Changshui battalion, and the Huben battalion was merged into the shooting sound battalion, so only the five lieutenants remained. The so-called "five battalions" and "five schools" refer to the army to which the five captains belong.

During the period of Emperor Ling, there was a special Eighth Captain of the West Garden, replacing the previous Fifth Military Captain, in charge of the military power near the Beijing Division.

Among them, the captain of the upper military academy was served by Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo, the lieutenant of the middle army was served by Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the middle army was served by Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the lower military academy was served by Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun cavalry among the original five captains, the captain of the military academy was served by Cao Cao, the captain of the left army was served by Zhao Rong, the right captain of the auxiliary army was served by Feng Fang, the left captain was served by Xia Mou, and the right captain was served by Chun Yuqiong.

As can be seen from the above, the lieutenant at this time, in terms of power and position, is at the same level as the general of the five senses, the left and right generals, and the general of the tiger ben, and belongs to the senior generals in the army.

After talking about the captain, let's look at the captain.

Du Wei was also an important middle and high-ranking military attache during the Qin and Han dynasties. The position of Du Wei first appeared in the late Warring States period, and by the time of Qin and Chu and Chu and Han, the post of Du Wei began to appear frequently. It was recorded in the "Historical Records": "Chen Shi established himself as a general, and Wu Guang became a lieutenant." "Pei Gong has come out, and King Xiang has made Chen Ping, the commander of the capital, summon Pei Gong.

Since the Han Dynasty, the meaning of the position of the commander has been expanding, Emperor Jing changed the name of the county lieutenant to the commander, and then there have been the ministry commander, the agricultural commander, the subject country commander, the water balance captain, the Fengche commander, the horse commander, etc., and gradually expanded into a commander system.

Among the lieutenants, the highest rank of the official rank is comparable to 2,000 stones, while others, such as the commander of the ministry and the captain of the guan, are only between 200 and 600 stones.

After arriving in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the status of the lieutenant continued to decline, and in the sixth year of the establishment of the military force, the capital test of the counties (countries) in the interior was cancelled, and the post of the lieutenant was abolished.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, because of the extreme situation, the counties successively resumed the position of the governor, and then the princes of various places fought in a melee, some continued to use the official position of the captain, and some abolished the official position of the lieutenant and used other positions to control the military power.

For example, Cao Cao is now based in Dongjun, busy expanding outward, and on his head is the official position of Xiaocai Captain, and the Taishou and Du Lieutenant in the county have been abolished by him.

Since Liu Yu served as the pastor of Youzhou, the establishment and sequence of the soldiers and horses under his command were very chaotic, among which only the cavalry captain and the infantry captain were directly subordinate to him, so Xian Yufu was equivalent to the rank of the commander of the department.

To use an inappropriate analogy, the lieutenant mentioned in Li Yan's mouth is equivalent to the rank of deputy head of the Central Guard Regiment in later generations, while the lieutenant of Xian Yufu is similar to the deputy commander of the prefecture-level city garrison in later generations.

The head of the Central Guard Regiment can be promoted to the rank of general, and he must at least be a lieutenant general in peacetime, so the deputy head of the Guard Regiment must be a major general.

The commander of the prefecture-level garrison area has the rank of colonel, the rank of full division, so the deputy commander is also the rank of a colonel and deputy division.

Zhao Yun's position in Gongsun Zhan's army is just a military marquis, at best, it is equivalent to a deputy battalion commander, but Li Yan wants to help him get a position of major general on Liu He's side, you let him work diligently for Liu Yu for many years, and what does Comrade Xian Yufu think in his heart, who is still at the deputy division level?

Moreover, there is another layer of reasons that are more obscure and inconvenient to say, which also makes Xian Yufu very sensitive to the statement of captain.

The captain is the commander of the senior military attache who guards the Son of Heaven, and the captain is the military commander who belongs to the locality, if one day Zhao Yun is appointed as the captain of the Tun cavalry or the captain of the Yue cavalry, then who is the Son of Heaven he guards?

Although Liu Yu sternly rejected Yuan Shao and Han Fu's proposal at the beginning of the year, and did not really ascend the throne as emperor, these civil and military officials under Liu Yu's account did not have the idea of supporting Liu Yu in their hearts. No one can say what will happen in the future. In case Dong Zhuo, who was covered with lard, was unhappy one day, he went down with a knife and "clicked" the little emperor who was imprisoned in Chang'an, and the heavy responsibility of being the emperor must not fall on Liu Yu's head?

Dong Fatzi is really capable of doing this kind of thing, the elder brother of the little emperor Liu Xie, that is, the crown prince Liu Wei, ascended the throne after the death of Emperor Ling, and within a few months, wasn't he killed by Dong Zhuo with a cup of poisonous wine?

When that day really came, Liu Yu took over the dangerous profession of the emperor, and Liu He, as the eldest son, wouldn't he be the future emperor?

Was Li Yan really joking when he said this, or was there a hint? If Gongzi really had this idea in his heart, it seemed natural for him to let Zhao Yun be the captain?

Xian Yufu, who opened the road in front, turned his head to look at the three young people not far behind him with some complicated feelings, and his heart was completely messy.

Xian Yufu was leading the way with a heavy heart in front, but Liu He didn't know it at all, and at this time he was talking to Zhao Yun about some topics about cavalry.

"Personally, I think the cavalry should still take the elite route, and should not blindly be greedy for more. For example, my father went south this time, although he brought 50,000 cavalry, which seemed to be extremely terrifying, but in fact it was a plate of scattered sand, not only could not effectively coordinate with each other, but also because the war horses had high requirements for forage, so there was great pressure on the logistics supply of the entire army, and it was difficult to stay in one place for a long time. ”

In his previous life, Liu He was only a normal student of a second-rate university, not a military expert with a professional background, and he could only put forward some views on cavalry construction according to his own observations and thoughts at this time.

After Zhao Yun heard this, he didn't answer immediately, but thought about it seriously.

Although Gongzi seemed to be chatting with himself, Zhao Yun didn't dare to think so, he regarded the first conversation after meeting as Liu He's test for himself.

After some serious thinking, Zhao Yun opened his mouth and said, "Childe, I feel that Master Taifu also has his reasons. The Xianbei people and Wuhuan people outside the fortress, regardless of age, can all ride horses and shoot arrows, and against these nomadic tribes, only a small number of elite cavalry, although they can achieve an advantage in speed and strength, but they cannot fully defend and curb their raids and raids. ”

"The White Horse Yicong under the command of General Gongsun is a very elite light cavalry force, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan people will flee far away as long as they see the banner of the White Horse Yicong, but this cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Once the White Horse is gone, they will gather together and continue to invade us. ”

"Of course, I completely agree with Childe's idea of taking the elite route. In the frontier area, the cavalry needs to maintain a certain numerical advantage, but it is not blindly necessary to expand the number, but there should be trade-offs and choices. ”

"Oh, how to choose and choose?" Liu He showed a very interested expression.

"I think that the cavalry of Youzhou can be divided into three parts. The number of the first part remained at about 5,000 people, all of whom were composed of Han soldiers, equipped with the best war horses and the finest weapons and leather armor, as the core strength, and directly obeyed the orders of Lord Taifu. ”

"The number of cavalry in the second part remained at about 15,000, divided into three divisions, left, center, and right, and stationed in Daigun, Shanggu County, and Zhuojun in turn. These 15,000 people should be mainly Han Chinese, and at the same time absorb some Wuhuan people, Southern Xiongnu and a small number of Xianbei people who support and support the government. Their food and grass were borne by the counties, and when the war was critical, they could be assembled into a large army, and when the war was calm, they would be stationed in the counties to maintain the stability of their own counties. ”

"The cavalry in the third part is not limited in number, and is mainly composed of Wuhuan and Xianbei people near the outer side of the Great Wall, who are not allowed to enter the Great Wall, but can only operate outside the Great Wall. For this part, they could be paid some salt, iron, and grain every year as a reward, and they were required to fight together against the invaders of the Xianbei tribes further north. ”

"Well, Zilong's idea is very insightful and can be tried. However, I think it can be further refined, for example, the first level of 5,000 men and horses is divided into two battalions of light cavalry and armored cavalry, of which the number of light cavalry is kept at 3,000 and the number of heavy cavalry is kept at 2,000. ”

"Childe's idea is good, but the cost of forming a heavy cavalry is very high, the cost of a heavy cavalry can be worth three to five light cavalry, and the cost of a light cavalry can be worth eight to ten infantry, so calculated, the cost of raising a heavy cavalry can raise twenty-five to fifty infantry. The cost of heavy cavalry is so high, but the role of actual combat is limited, if you form heavy cavalry, is it cost-effective? ”

Originally, Liu He, who was still imagining that the heavy cavalry swept all the battlefield arms, was poured down by Zhao Yun with such a basin of cold water, and he suddenly sobered up a lot, realizing that he was really a little taken for granted.

There was a glorious era of heavy cavalry in the history of the Han people, especially the armored cavalry of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, Luo Yitong led 5,000 armored cavalry, all of whom were heavily armoured, supplemented by light cavalry, which was unstoppable, and it was simply a "bulldozer" on the battlefield.

However, these 5,000 armored cavalry were the strength of the Great Sui and took many years to accumulate, and the Mingguang armor, horse lance, knights, horses, heavy armor, etc. required for armored cavalry were very time-consuming and money-consuming.

Liu Yu currently only occupies one-third of Youzhou, and it is already a miracle that he can feed so many cavalry now, where is there any spare strength to get any heavy cavalry?

Raising one heavy cavalry is equivalent to raising fifty infantrymen, and the cost of raising two thousand heavy cavalry is equivalent to 100,000 infantry.

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