Hearing this, Xu Shu finally exhaled suddenly. "Oh...... Understood, that is to say, there is actually only one school under the direct command of the captain, that is, the strength of one school, but it may also lead the soldiers and horses of several schools. The specific divisions under their command are not fixed, and even the basic size of the army is not fixed, right? ”

"That's right! This is what it means, the military system during the Han Dynasty had no fixed distribution at all, only an approximate official rank system. The actual commander-in-chief is also not fixed! ”

Seeing this, Wang Xu finally laughed. "So, although some county lieutenants and county lieutenants can be called school lieutenants. But in fact, they only have a small unit of 400 people, and it is possible to even have a song and a tun of soldiers. Therefore, these so-called lieutenants can only be regarded as local sheriffs. ”

As soon as Wang Xu's voice changed, he immediately continued: "But the lieutenant appointed by the central government is different. Like Captain Changshui, although there are only 1,000 soldiers, his status is very high. If there is a war, they will probably take tens of thousands of men with them. For example, the Captain of the Qiang Protector in the Border Fortress area has thousands or even tens of thousands of troops. ”

"In some border areas, the establishment of the tun, qu, and ministry still does not meet the requirements, and various special subordinate establishments have been added. For example, an official position was added between the ministries to facilitate the management of large-scale troops. This kind of thing often happened in the late Han Dynasty when the princes were fighting, and the troops of the princes were often tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, so it was necessary to add some establishments, otherwise it would be impossible to manage the army. ”

After speaking, Wang Xu smiled and looked at Xu Shu, who was pouting and blinking her long eyelashes. He added: "And there is also the most special Sili Captain, which has been detached from the category of pure martial arts, and has a high and powerful position, which is greater than the power of the assassin and the state pastor." It is also the subordinate area that manages the capital and its surroundings. Therefore, a famous lieutenant and an ordinary lieutenant are completely two different concepts! ”

"Oh!" Nodding understandingly, Xu Shu's big bright eyes turned slyly, and then asked, "What about the ordinary Zhonglang general!" What kind of characters are they? ”

"That's a position between a general and an ordinary lieutenant. Some lieutenant generals have a very high status, while others are not as good as famous captains. In short, the military rank of the Han Dynasty is not necessarily high, it depends on what his specific duties and powers are. After explaining so much, Wang Xu couldn't help licking his lips, and his saliva was dry.

It's a pity that he didn't have time to rest his poor mouth, but the curious baby Xu Shu spoke again. "Husband, why are there so few soldiers in the Han Dynasty?"

“Oh！ Mygod！ In the face of Xu Shu's endless sharp questions, Wang Xu begged for mercy miserably: "Wife, just spare me, and say it!" My saliva is dry! ”

"Hey, hey! It's okay, I've got water with me! Xu Shu smiled maliciously and immediately took out a kettle from behind her. For the convenience of the march, I prepared a kettle, haha! I didn't expect to use it now, drink it! before filling with fresh water. ”

With a wry smile and took the kettle, Wang Xu took a few sips sullenly, and didn't bother to fight with her anymore.

"Then I'll just say it briefly. However, the reduction of military power is not one of the reasons, and if you really want to explain in detail that there are too many involved, in short, there are several important reasons. ”

After thinking seriously for a moment, Wang Xu said slowly according to his analysis: "First of all, you must know that in the Western Han Dynasty, the military strength of the imperial court was very strong. For example, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were as many as 100,000 troops in the north and south, and there were also commanders in various places to be in charge of the local army. Together with the border guards, the strength is naturally very strong. But when the Western Han Dynasty fell and Guangwu flourished, Emperor Guangwu began to implement the streamlining of the army and vigorously reduced the central army and local county soldiers. Later, the Eastern Han Dynasty also pursued such a policy, and even the county commanders were abolished, and only some official positions such as commanders and chiefs were set up in the border counties to prevent invasion. ”

Second, wars and natural and man-made disasters emerged one after another between the two Han Dynasty, and the population dropped sharply from more than 60 million in the late Western Han Dynasty to 20 million. At this time, in order to ensure the economy and production, it was impossible to recruit a large number of middle-aged men, so a large number of troops were reduced, and the number of troops was greatly reduced. ”

Third, during the Western Han Dynasty, the big landlord forces were vigorously cracked down, and the peasants were able to farm at home in peace, and it was naturally possible to recruit soldiers according to household registration. However, the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty was because it relied on the powerful landlords who appeared in the late Western Han Dynasty, so the powerful landlords in the Eastern Han Dynasty were not ordinarily large. Such a manor economy resulted in a large number of peasants who were dependent on them without having to serve the state. Thus, although the population of the Eastern Han Dynasty had surpassed that of the Western Han Dynasty with the recuperation, the number of people directly controlled and conscripted by the state declined. ”

Fourth, it is precisely because of the changes in social and economic conditions in the Eastern Han Dynasty that the household registration management system was completely out of balance, and it was impossible to implement the universal compulsory military service system, so it gradually changed to the conscription system, which made the country richer and fewer people to serve as soldiers, and the imperial court had no fixed soldiers. Of course, these are just a few of the megatrends, and there are many more reasons for this! Even each period has different situations, so I won't go into them all. ”

It's a pity that Wang Xu's explanation of his hard work and hard work did not get the treatment he deserved, and as soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, he immediately came up with a depressing sentence.

"Oops! Wouldn't you just mention it? It's not like I haven't studied history, I can think about it myself! This kind of thing generally needs to be listed in detail, not to mention dozens, hundreds. ”

Facing Wang Xu's stunned appearance, he continued without a shame: "Actually, I have studied these in history electives before, but I just forgot about it for a while!" ”

Wang Xu felt that he was in an instant, and all the green tendons on his body were exposed. When I was thinking about how to "punish" Xu Shu. She smiled smartly and said coquettishly: "Okay, husband! It's funny! Don't talk about this, let me ask you, which soldiers and horses did Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi bring? According to you, it is impossible for this person to pacify the Yellow Turban Army! ”

This question was asked in Wang Xu's heart, and he didn't bother to care about Xu Shu's deliberate teasing before. Instead, he replied with some concern: "According to the record of "The Biography of Emperor Fu Song Zhu Jun of the Later Han Dynasty", at the beginning, the two of them only brought part of the five schools of the Northern Army and the knights of the Three Rivers, that is, the cavalry of several large battalions in Hedong, Hanoi, and Henan. In addition, the newly recruited elite and strong people totaled more than 40,000 people to pacify the yellow scarves of Yingchuan County, and the two of them each led half of the people. And Lu Zhi led the other half of the five schools of the Northern Army, the main forces of the major battalions north of the Yellow River, and the county soldiers gathered along the way to attack the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. However, I can't say what the situation is now, after all, even the outbreak time has changed, so what else is impossible? ”