Chapter 56
Following Tian Shi's direction, Han Xin found his tent, but was somewhat surprised to find that there was already a light inside.
Pushing the door in, I saw a person in the tent bending over to set up dishes and chopsticks on the table, and when he saw someone coming in, he stood up in a panic and knelt down, "Participate in the adult." ”
Han Xin asked with some surprise; "You know me?"
The man nodded honestly; "When the lord followed the marquis into the camp, the little one saw it from a distance in the barracks." Han Xin let out an 'oh', called the soldier to get up, and asked, "Who are you?" ”
The man was about the same age as Han Xin, about his early twenties, with a faint layer of fluff on his lips, coupled with some flustered eyes, he looked childish. Hearing Han Xin ask, he hurriedly replied in a panic: "If you go back to the adult, the small one is your personal entourage." ”
"Follow." Han Xin was stunned for a moment, then understood, let him get up, and asked again; "What's your name?"
The man spattered; "The villain is an orphan and has no parents since he was a child, so he didn't choose a name." He smiled honestly and said; "If you don't dislike it, call it a little dog, and my brothers in the army call me that."
Han Xin smiled, "How did I give you this name, didn't I scold you." ”
Seeing that the new Quhou was about the same age as himself, and he looked very easy-going and unscrupulous, the dog gradually let go, and explained with a smile: "Because I run fast, they all say that I can run faster than a dog, so they call me a dog." ”
The dog glanced at the food on the table and reminded; "My lord, let's have dinner, it won't taste good if it's cold."
Han Xin nodded and looked at the food on the table, there was only a simple bowl of japonica rice, as well as a few large pieces of sauce meat and a plate of green vegetables. Of course, the food of the Qin Dynasty was not as delicate as that of later generations, but it was simply rough processing, with the main purpose of filling the stomach.
The food served in the Qin army was not like the whole army eating together in a big pot like in later generations, and Qin Law did not advocate that generals and soldiers share weal and woe, but strictly according to the 20-level military merit title system formulated by Shang Ying. The lowest rank of knighthood is Gongshi and Shangzao, and they can only eat coarse rice per meal. On the other is the third-class knight's hairpin, which can have a bucket of polished rice for each meal, sauce meat and a plate of dishes, and the soldiers without a knighthood can eat a full stomach, which is already very good.
The original intention of Shang Ying's establishment of the 20th level of military merit title was to stimulate the Qin people's desire to obtain military merit, so war became the only way for the common people to obtain status and wealth. Only by beheading the enemy's head can the soldiers obtain military merits and titles, so there will be a situation like what was said in the "Warring States Policy" in later generations, every time they hear that there is going to be a war, the common people want to be hungry wolves and meet food.
Relying on this perfect military merit system, the Qin State was able to arouse the morale of the soldiers to the greatest extent, and finally swept the Six Kingdoms. However, after dominating the world, the loopholes in the system of selecting officials based on military merit have also been revealed, and most of the officials who rely on military merit to select and promote are martial arts tyrants, who will know how to govern the world. Moreover, after the unification of the world, there were fewer wars, and ordinary people did not have the opportunity to go out to fight again. In the past ten years, the twentieth level of military merit titles has gradually been abolished, such as the Northern Army, which is similar to the professional employment of later generations, the concept of knighthood has been thin, and more emphasis is placed on military positions, so newcomers like Han Xin, who have no size but can sit on the Qu Hou, can also enjoy the treatment of a third-level title.
Of course, this is only for some officers, ordinary non-commissioned officers like dogs, still eating coarse rice @ full stomach, it is difficult to get access to this 'delicacy'.
Han Xin was already a little hungry in his stomach, and when he smelled the aroma of meat, his index finger moved, and he sat down and ate it unceremoniously. After eating for a long time, I saw the dog on the side looking at him with blank eyes, and swallowed saliva loudly from time to time.
Han Xin's stomach was already half full, so he pointed to the rest of the meal and said to the dog; "I'm full, so eat too."
But the dog's head shook like a rattle, where did he dare to agree. The Qin army has always been strictly hierarchical, although Han Xin treats people peacefully, the dogs do not dare to be too presumptuous. Han Xin knew what he was worried about, so he didn't embarrass him, but just told him to clean up the food in a while, which was tantamount to letting him eat it in disguise. Sure enough, the dog happily agreed.
Han Xin saw that the dog was honest and simple in nature, but he was a good follower, so he wanted to know more about Erqu from him, so he asked; "Dog, are you the personal entourage of the former Marquis Yuqu?"
The dog shook his head and said; "I was temporarily appointed by the Marquis of Tian Qu to follow the adults, if I were the personal follower of the Marquis of Yuqu, he died in battle, and I would definitely be executed."
Only then did Han Xin remember that there was such a clause in the Qin law, if the lord would die in battle, he would kill his relatives to prevent his followers from being unwilling to sacrifice their lives to protect the lord. I thought that if this was the case, then the fate of this dog would be firmly tied to himself, which could be used, and he would be the first henchman here.
"Dog, how many years have you been in the army?"
The dog wrenched his fingers and counted in a daze before replying; "My lord, it's been four years."
Han Xin nodded and asked again, "Then what do you think of Tian Quhou?" ”
"My lord, you said Tianquhou." The dog tilted his head and thought carefully for a while, and said; "Tian Quhou is a very good person, he takes the lead every time he fights, and he also leads by example when he usually exercises, and everyone is very convinced of him. Originally, Yu Quhou died, and everyone thought that he took over. ”
The dog suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to say these words in front of Han Xin, and quickly shut his mouth. When he saw that there was no displeased expression on Han Xin's face, he put his mind at ease, thought about it and said boldly; "It's just that Tian Quhou is too fierce, and his temper is not very good, sometimes he will whip us for some small things, last time I was hung up and whipped by him because I was late for a drill."
Thinking of this, the dog couldn't help grinning, as if the wound was still aching, and said: "But Tian Quhou has a very powerful ability, and no one in the right army can compare with it." ”
"Oh?" Han Xin suddenly became interested and asked curiously, "What is it?" ”
The dog's eyes showed envy, "Tian Quhou grew up in Mo Nan since he was a child, so he is very familiar with the desert, and he can smell the water source with his eyes closed, I think that when our right army went out of Yin Mountain to pursue the Huns, he lost his way in the desert, and it was all thanks to Tian Quhou's nose that he walked out of the desert. ”
Han Xin secretly remembered it and asked him some about the situation in the second song. The dog is just a low-level soldier, and what he knows is really limited, Han Xin asked for a long time, and he only said a few words over and over again. Han Xin also felt uninterested, so he waved his hand to let him retreat. Lying on the bed and thinking about it for a while, the sleepiness gradually came up, so I yawned and fell asleep.
It's been a long time since I've slept in bed, and Han Xin has slept for five hours without a dream.
When Han Xin woke up the next morning, it was already dark, so he stood up and stretched, and walked out of the tent.
I happened to meet the dog who came in with a basin of water, and when I saw Han Xin get up, his face was happy, and he said; "Your Excellency, you're up, I'm about to call you, it's almost time to practice."
Han Xin took the basin of water, rinsed his mouth briefly with green salt, yawned and asked the dog, "What time is it?" ”
"My lord, it's almost time."
Han Xin nodded and said, "That's still early." "Yesterday, Tian Shi told him that the time of the camp drill was three quarters in the morning, so Han Xin said that.
The dog's face was a little hesitant, and after thinking for a while, he reminded Han Xindao: "My lord, Tian Quhou has already assembled his soldiers and waited for his lord on the training ground. ”
Han Xin was taken aback and asked, "Isn't the drill time in the Northern Army three quarters of the hour?" ”
The dog said hesitantly: "This villain is not easy to say." Seeing that Han Xin was still staring at him. panicked in his heart, so he said in a crying voice; "My lord, don't be embarrassed."
When Han Xin saw his expression, he knew it, and his face sank.
It seems that this Tian Shi is not dead yet, and today he wants to give himself a dismount.
Seeing Han Xin's ugly face, the dog was silent for a long time, so he reminded him worriedly: "My lord, why don't I help you change your clothes and go to the training ground now." ”
Han Xin shook his head, and his face suddenly relaxed; "Don't worry, since it is three o'clock in the hour according to the military regulations, then we must follow the rules."
"Dog, go get me some breakfast first, I'm a little hungry."
Breakfast was a small pot of fragrant millet porridge, accompanied by a few plates of refreshing and delicious side dishes, Han Xin ate with relish, drank a pot of porridge to the bottom, and then patted his slightly round belly with satisfaction and burped.
Seeing that the hour was almost up, Han Xin changed into Qu Hou's armor with the help of the stone. Qu Hou was already a middle-level officer in the Qin army, so the equipment was naturally not bad, and Han Xin was also quite satisfied.
When he arrived at the door of the training ground, he saw more than 1,000 horsemen lined up neatly in a phalanx from a distance, and the first general was Tian Shi, he saw Han Xin coming from afar, so he rode his horse to meet him, and arched his hand from a distance, and said in a somewhat strange tone: "Tell your lord, the fifth battalion of the right army has been assembled, and there are 1,146 people." With a wave of his right hand, the knights on the horse drew their sabers from their waists and shouted, "Participate in the sir." ”
The knights on the horse moved neatly, the slogan was the same, and more than a thousand knights acted like one person. Han Xin thought about it for a long time and heard that the military style of the Northern Army was rigorous, and when he saw it today, it really lived up to its name.
Tian Yi originally thought that Han Xin was a child of a family who did not confuse the world, and he had never been on the battlefield, so he wanted to use this momentum to suppress him. Unexpectedly, Han Xin was calm and calm, without the slightest discomfort, but waved with a smug smile. Seeing this situation, it was really like a group of younger brothers happily welcoming the new boss to take office, and I couldn't help but feel a sigh of anger in my chest.
Later, the soldiers in the army led their horses to meet them, knelt down on one knee and said loudly; "Your Excellency, please get on board."
PS: Jiangnan is a little powerless every day, and a lot of things have happened around me during this time, and the state is very bad. Temporarily adjusted to one update a day, after all, to write this kind of historical novel, you often have to consult a lot of relevant materials. This book has been updated for almost 240,000 words in the three weeks since it was uploaded, so let Jiangnan slow down, sorry everyone. After these few weeks, Jiangnan will have enough free time, and he will be back in shape at that time.