Chapter 228: Classification

Maybe the scholars of the Song Dynasty are not very familiar with the Tiger Wing Army, but if you talk about the Proton Army or the front of the palace, everyone will understand. The duty of the Tiger Wing Army is to guard the high-ranking officials of the Great Xia Imperial Court, according to the Xia law, the noble prince above the Shangqing level Meng Tiger Wing Military Material Officer. Therefore, in a country like the Xia Kingdom, which was full of martial spirit, the Tiger Wing Army was full of real nobles, and at the beginning of its establishment, there were three princes of the feudal kingdom who served in the army, and the general was Cai Lang, the queen of the Tang Dynasty. Joining the Tiger Wings means that a vast and useful network of relationships is open to you. Lord Liang Qiu, who was born as a commoner and eventually became a pastor of Xunzhou, once said: "My achievements are entirely based on my own struggle, but I must thank my legion, the Tiger Wing Army." ”

The minimum service period of the Tiger Wing Army is six years, which is one year longer than that of the ordinary regiment, and because of the need to assume the duties of guards and honor guards, the Tiger Wing Army has the most neat military appearance, the strictest military discipline, and the most arduous training in the Great Xia Army. The long service career is enough for young talents to form lifelong friendships, and the duties of the guards make it easy for young talents to be recommended by senior officials, and it is not difficult to find a good future after retirement.

From distant Samarkand to Chang'an, the Tiger Wing Army Robe Ze is all over the political and business circles of Great Xia, they have been trained in various knowledge and social etiquette in the army, have seen the world, and have accumulated their own network, making the Tiger Wing Army Robe Ze more advantageous than other young talents. I don't know whether it was due to the intention or unintentional intention of the first protector of Great Xia, from the desolate Gobi steppe to the crowded metropolis, the network of personal relationships of the Tiger Wing Army Robe Ze is tightly connecting the vast desert and the four borders of the Xia Kingdom closer than ever before.

The banner of the Tiger Wing Army is a colorful tiger with ribs and wings, and for young talents who want to get ahead, entering the Tiger Wing Army is a real tiger with wings and a bright future.

Witnessing the infinite scenery of the Tiger Wing Army's honor guard patrolling the streets, I sincerely complimented the Tiger Wing Army Commander who protected me, the Tiger Wing Army was really the first elite army of the Xia Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the young man who looked very arrogant actually waved his hand again and again, saying that the Dragon Tooth Army was the elite of the real elite. I noticed that his eyes were clearly full of infinite yearning. But whether it is a sergeant or a civilian, when it comes to the Dragon Tooth Army, it will be regarded as the first legion of the Xia Kingdom.

In a way, the Dragon's Tooth Army is the real forbidden army. This is not only because the station of the Dragon Tooth Army is connected to the Great General's Mansion and the Great Prime Minister's Mansion, but also because some people suspect that the captains of the Dragon Tooth Army are actually the same officers as the staff officers of the Great General's Mansion, but also because the Dragon Tooth Army is the only army that does not need to be voted by the Council of Protectors of each state, as long as the General and the Protector Gong jointly sign it, they can get the battle order printed with the seal of the Xia State.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, no second in martial arts, and the reason why it is regarded as the first elite is that the prestige of the Dragon Tooth Army is completely out. The territory of the Xia Kingdom is vast, and the legion is divided into towns and four directions, and it has a great reputation in various places, such as the Flower Hat Army under the Anxi Protectorate has the merit of expanding the land and shaking the Western Regions. However, it is said that on the training ground of the Flower Hat Army, there is a line of big characters: "Strive to defeat the Dragon Tooth Army again", I don't know which captain deliberately drew a big red circle on the word.

The Dragon's Tooth Army has participated in almost all the wars since the Xia Kingdom, and has performed good feats in each war. In the war, the dragon's teeth are mainly used as two kinds of tasks, one is to be used as a firefighting team, they will be thrown into the most dangerous battlefield at the most urgent time, and in the most isolated situation, they will be responsible for stabilizing the battlefield situation or even counterattacking, and the other is used as the final reserve at the critical moment of a large-scale battle, playing a decisive role. Every time, even when its own casualty rate reached 80%, the Dragontooth Army never disappointed the General's Mansion.

In peacetime, the Dragontooth Army holds monthly parade exercises with other legions, for a total of 12 exercises throughout the year. Since these participating legions were distributed across the vast border of the Xia Kingdom, the Dragon's Tooth Army was always in a state of march or battle. As the saying goes, a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, and all legions in the Xia Kingdom are proud of defeating the Dragon's Tooth Army in the exercise, and the training ground of the legion that has not defeated the Dragon's Tooth Army will write the slogan "Defeat the Dragon's Tooth" on the training ground, and the Legion that has defeated the Dragon's Tooth Army will write the slogan "Strive to defeat the Dragon's Tooth again", but so far, the Dragon's Tooth Army has maintained an absolute advantage over the exercise results of all the legions in Great Xia. Fierce as the Flower Hat Army, the White Feather Army, etc., also failed to change the slogan of "Strive to defeat the Dragon's Tooth again" to "Strive to defeat the Dragon's Tooth for the third time".

To achieve such an elite level, the soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Army must have their own special features. In fact, the Dragon's Tooth Army only recruits soldiers who have served in other legions for five years. As long as the average Xia soldier fails to become an officer, he will choose to retire after five years of service, and they will be arranged to all corners of the Xia country as the backbone of the country. However, the service period of the soldiers of the Dragon Tooth Army is almost lifelong, generally from 28 to 45 years old, and then they will bring a generous retirement pension to live in all corners of Great Xia.

It should be noted that during the journey to the Xia Kingdom, I never came into contact with any soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Army, and this is not a restriction specifically for foreigners, but stems from the fact that it is the first military rule of the Dragon's Tooth Army, and the honor of the Dragon's Tooth Army is a whole, and the only way to prevent it from being desecrated is to prohibit individuals from using the honor of the Legion. No soldier of the Dragon's Tooth Army is allowed to disclose that he served in the Dragon's Tooth Army, and his service record is always hung in other armies in public information until the person's death, and his experience in the Dragon's Tooth Army will be announced in his eulogy, but it is only that he has served in the Dragon's Tooth Army from a certain year to a certain year, and there is no position, specific experience, or meritorious service. But that's enough. A man from the Xia Kingdom, perhaps a cook on the north and south roads of the Tianshan Mountains, a farmer in a deserted village, a merchant who has traveled on the Silk Road for many years, or a general of the Guanzhong Workshop, when he dies, once his service in the Dragon Tooth Army is revealed, this person will immediately become a legend in the entire region. Even if a man is ordinary in the eyes of his neighbors on weekdays, people will carefully recall his every move, find the temperament of heroism, and educate their own men in this way. During my stay in Shazhou, which coincided with the death of a respected general, I was invited to attend his funeral, and the eulogy read by the prime minister mentioned that the general had served in the Dragon's Tooth Army between the ages of 30 and 40, and I noticed that the corners of the mouth of the Tiger Wing Army Commander next to me twitched visibly. When I returned, I asked him why he was like this, and he told me that five of the seven generals who had died since the Xia Kingdom had served in the Dragon's Tooth Army.

The banner of the Dragon's Tooth Army is a giant dragon with its bloody mouth open and two white fangs showing, as if it is about to choose a person to eat. There is a proverb in Xia that life should be like a tiger's wings, and death should be like a dragon's teeth.