"The current Southern Army can be called the Imperial Guard, which is mainly divided into three parts. One is the seven offices under the control of Guangluxun, one of the nine kings. They are the five official Lang Agency, the left and right Lang Department, the left and right Department of Tiger Ben and the left and right Department of Yulin. The other is under the command of one of the guards of the Nine Qings, including the guards of the south and north palaces, the sword halberds under the left and right capital marquis, and the guards of the gate of the palace gate. ”

"In addition, the captain of the city gate also has a garrison under his command! Moreover, although Zhongwei Temple had handed over most of the rights to Weiwei in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were still more than 200 horsemen and more than 500 halberd-bearers in their hands. If I'm not mistaken, these are all the guards currently in Luoyang City. ”

Hearing Wang Xu say so many names in one breath, Xu Shu felt that her head was a little dizzy, and immediately shook her little head and complained: "Why are there so many preparations? It's so complicated and a headache! ”

But after being silent for a long time, I couldn't help the curiosity in my heart, I couldn't help sighing, and asked again: "Since there are so many establishments, why are there still so few troops?" ”

Seeing Xu Shu's face full of entanglement, Wang Xu couldn't help grinning. I know that with this Nizi's temperament, it is impossible to stop without asking the roots! "Actually, I'm not sure about this either. But as far as I was concerned, I read the record from the "Hundred Official Chronicles of the Later Han Dynasty". Hu Ben Zhonglang will lead 1,500 Tiger Ben armor soldiers, and Yu Lin Zhonglang will be in charge of Yu Lin Lang, there are probably more than 100 people. The left and right supervisors of Yulin are in charge of Yulin's left and right riding, Yulin has more than 800 people on the left and more than 900 people on the right side of Yulin. ”

"In addition, there are more than 500 Nangong guards and more than 400 Beigong guards under Wei Wei. There are nearly 400 people under the left capital marquis, more than 400 people under the right capital marquis, and dozens to more than 100 people under the palace gate Sima. As for the five colonels of the Northern Army, the Tun cavalry, the Yue cavalry, the infantry, and the fourth captain of the shooting sound are more than 700 people, and the Changshui captain is the most, around 1,000 people. As for the division of the captain of the city gate, it is about 3,000 people! ”

"Gone?" Seeing that Wang Xu didn't continue, Xu Shu asked a little blankly.

"Hmmm! All the forces are said and done. Wang Xu nodded affirmatively.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shu's big bright eyes suddenly opened, and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Is there a mistake, only such a person?" What about the five official offices and the left and right offices? And it seems that there are four generals in the southeast, northwest, and northwest? Don't they have subordinates? ”

"My head is not a computer, how can I write it all down!" Faced with Xu Shu's endless questions, Wang Xu scratched the back of his head with a headache and glanced at her with a little dissatisfaction.

After speaking, he still seriously recalled all the classics he had read. After a long time, he hesitated and continued: "I only remember that the five official lang of the Wuguan Lang Department are all people over fifty years old and have special talents, and there are not many in the establishment. They are also only responsible for guarding the palace in turn, protecting the safety of the royal family and waiting for the emperor's dispatch. As for the number of soldiers in the left and right Lang Bureau, I really don't know, I guess it's about the same as other Lang Bureau! The four lieutenant generals in the southeast, northwest and northwest are not appointed often, and there are no direct troops at all, and they are only temporarily appointed when they go out on the expedition, such as when Lu Zhi was appointed as the general of the northern lieutenant when he conquered the Yellow Turban. ”

"I see!" Hearing Wang Xu's answer, Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. But after a while, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly smiled: "Then according to our current situation, are those old men who are over fifty years old in the Wuguan Lang Department the legendary 'Ouchi Master'?" ”

"Ouchi master?" Wang Xu opened his mouth, and he was a little incomprehensible to Xu Shu's head. I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly: "I'm not sure about this, anyway, I used to think that some people were very smart and experienced, and they were likely to have special talents." For example, proficient in poisons, traps, formations, etc. But judging from the strange situation that even the internal force exists now, the people in the Wuguan Lang Office may be the legendary master guards! And you should be proficient in a lot of strange arts. ”

In fact, the question of the five senses has always been a doubt in Wang Xu's heart, and he really can't figure out what a group of veterans in their fifties are doing? Now he has finally found a more reliable answer, although this answer is really a bit bizarre, but the appearance of internal force has already overturned his previous cognition......

"In this way, the troops in the center of the imperial court are only about 20,000 people at most. This is really outrageous, how can such a big dynasty have such a small main force? I really don't know how many soldiers those generals can bring to fight. A small lieutenant and lieutenant general are enough to lead these soldiers. In the end, Xu Shu's small and cute face also showed a look of emotion.

But Wang Xu immediately interrupted her conjecture in surprise. "Wife, you don't even know common sense? I've been a history buff for so long, I won't have learned anything at all! ”

"What did you learn?"

Seeing Xu Shu's confused face, Wang Xu patted his head painfully, and said with a wry smile: "It's a shame that you are about to go to the battlefield with me, and you will see those famous officials in the future." According to you, if you go to talk nonsense, it will really be a big deal! ”

He let out a long sigh and explained earnestly. "Wife! General Zhonglang and the kind of captain with the title I just mentioned were not petty officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It can be said that they are the real generals who lead the troops. As for the generals, they were not often available, and were appointed only temporarily in the event of war. ”

Before Wang Xu finished speaking, Xu Shu immediately retorted suspiciously: "But I remember that there seemed to be many generals in the Three Kingdoms period?" ”

"Alas! That was later, at the beginning of the troubled times, there were wars every day, and there were many people who made meritorious contributions, so of course there was a shortage of positions. And with the expansion of the scale of the war, now this army is simply not enough. If Cao Cao's million-strong army had no generals, and all military orders would be issued to every captain, wouldn't Cao Cao be tired to death? But now the central army of the imperial court has appointed a large number of generals, so where will these generals go? ”

"So, the captain is the officer?"

Seeing Xu Shu's curious look, Wang Xu could only patiently explain: "The captain is not a big official, you have to understand the difference between the kind of captain with a name and an ordinary captain." Let's put it this way, there are county soldiers in every county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, right? The county has a county lieutenant, and the county has a county lieutenant. They were usually only responsible for assisting the Taishou or the prefectural order to maintain law and order, and in wartime, they obeyed the orders of their superiors to go into battle. We can also call these lieutenants lieutenants, but are they also very big? ”

Wang Xu didn't know how to explain it to be the easiest to understand, because the military system of the Han Dynasty was really complicated, and it was easy to get confused! At the beginning, he also studied for a long time before he barely understood something.

Therefore, seeing that Xu Shu was still a little confused, Wang Xu frowned and thought for a long time before he continued to explain: "Let's put it this way, the military system during the Han Dynasty was basically the establishment of departments, qu, tun, team, shi, and army. Five people are a team, and there is a captain. For every ten people, there is a tithe, and the tithe is long. Fifty people are a team, and the team rate is set. One hundred people are tuns, and there are tun chiefs. Five hundred people are a song, and the chief officer is a military candidate. The two songs are one, that is, a school, and the chief officer is the military commander, or directly appoint a school captain, and then the military Sima is his deputy. ”

"The captain is bigger than the officer of the military commander, and sometimes the captain has several colonels under him, so there are several military commanders as subordinates. Moreover, the number of troops is not determined, sometimes two hundred people are made into a song, and one is only 400 people. In short, the establishment of the Han Dynasty's troops was almost always determined according to actual needs, but basically it was still arranged by the two or five system. Got it? ”