Chapter 980 Twelve Revolutions of Military Merit
Wei Gong Wei Town Lingnan, Wang Shi won without a fight.
Dahuanzhai opened the gate, and then Xiaohuanzhai on the other side of the river also opened the gate. The two big villages, which are among the best in the vicinity, just let go of their guards, like a weak girl who has taken off her clothes. , Ren Weigong at the mercy of.
But Qin Lang had no intention of killing people.
There were already enough people killed along the way, and the two villages were also very obedient. Not only did they open the gates, Dahuan Village also offered a hundred cows and a hundred pigs, and Xiaohuan Village offered a hundred pigs. There are a thousand ducks and a lot of fish, and twenty cows and pigs each.
They also offered the corn wine they brewed themselves.
Qin Lang didn't kill any more people, but in front of Dahuan Village, he ordered the officers and soldiers to line up, and then invited each of the big and small ring villages to send out their own warriors for a competitive match.
Polo, football, running, swimming, spear throwing, discus throwing, iron ball throwing, customs clearance, weightlifting, archery, horse riding, fencing, fighting...
A bunch of items.
Qin Lang even took out a lot of the cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, and gold and silver moneycloths presented by the big and small Huanzhai as rewards for the top three in each project, and specially asked the artisans accompanying the army to temporarily cast them with gold, silver, and copper. Many engraved gold, silver and bronze medals.
There is even a total medal list.
The two old chiefs of the big and small man villages are at a loss. They don't know why Wei Gong wants to hold such a competition. They politely refused, saying that they dare not compare with Wang Shi, they must be inferior in skills, and voluntarily admit defeat.
Qin Lang could not refuse.
"This is a competition that means abandoning the past and starting over. How can I refuse it?"
Although he spoke softly, his tone revealed that he could not refuse. The two old guys immediately sweated and agreed quickly.
"Don't play tricks, don't lose on purpose. What I want is to compete according to their own abilities, and compete well. If anyone dares to fool me, I will not be polite." Qin Lang gave him the jade sword that the emperor gave him. Hand it over to Li Cunxiao, the commander of the yamen, "Cunxiao, you are in charge of supervision, whoever dares not be serious, will be dealt with by military law!"
A group of local chieftains of the Lingnan Hao tribe who came with the army stood quietly and looked at the two chiefs at a loss.
They also didn't know why Qin Lang wanted to engage in any kind of competition. They vaguely guessed that it might be to show off the Tang army's force and deter and suppress the two villages.
So in front of Dahuanzhai, by the Longjiang River.
The auxiliary soldiers of the barbarians rolled up their sleeves and held their knives, and began to kill pigs and cattle.
Some people buried pots and set up stoves, some carried firewood to make fire, some carried water to wash vegetables, and they were very busy. However, those elite officers and soldiers were still fully armed in the field.
Qin Lang asked each army to send out brave men to show off their strengths.
The first item is shooting, which is divided into foot shooting and riding shooting. Each of them is divided into different distance rakes and different arrows, and there are even fixed targets and immigrant targets.
From sixty pace target to one hundred and twenty pace target, from longbow to slight bow and then to horn bow.
The armies of Jingjiang Town, Haining, Ningwu, and Wu all sent their own sharpshooters. Liangmanzhai didn't want to participate, but they couldn't avoid it. They didn't dare to fool around casually, so they had to send their own sharpshooters.
In order to strengthen their momentum, Qin Lang also deliberately asked Feng Zhidai and other governors and captains who were born in the aristocratic families in Lingnan to also send their own men to join the battle in the Manzhai.
Just at the beginning of the game, the official army side completely crushed the barbarian side.
At the beginning, the barbarians still had the idea of whether to release the water, but as soon as the official army sharpshooter made a move, they knew they were thinking too much.
Infantry shooting, mounted shooting, fixed target, moving target, short-range shooting, long-range shooting, longbow and angled bow, no matter what kind of bow they are, these players are worthy of being elite marksmen.
Everyone can be called Xiao Li Guang, his archery skills are superb, and the arrows hit the bullseye.
Although the Manzhai archers went all out, they were still far behind.
Bi Nu in the back was thrown far away again without any suspense.
When the third event was riding, these people lost even more ugly.
"The fourth item, fencing!"
Wearing three layers of armor, the soldiers with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other hand were close to their flesh. Qin Lang just announced the start of the game. The first infantry soldier of the Tang Army who entered the field had a sword that was also extremely tall, which was rare among barbarians. The big man fell to the ground.
The cowhide-wrapped shields were directly chopped into pieces.
The swordsman of the Tang army actually used an epee, and he was walking in a fierce way. If it weren't for the three-layer armor on his body, this sword would have killed that barbarian strong man.
The barbarian was unconvinced by the loss and screamed.
"Say what?"
"The warrior said that our warrior's sword is too special."
Qin Lang laughed, "Indeed, it's fencing. You take a big two-handed sword to the stage. This sword is longer than barbarians of average size. A sword weighs three or four catties, while your sword weighs fifteen or six catties. It's not at the same level at all, it's really inappropriate, let our warrior change his sword to the most common standard horizontal sword, and then compare again, both sides will compare with military horizontal swords."
Replaced with a horizontal knife.
Standard standard Tang Hengdao, a single knife with corner cutting, straight and sharp edge, hard but light blade, this kind of horizontal knife only weighs three catties without the scabbard.
Wearing is light, but it is suitable for long-term fighting on the battlefield, especially this kind of horizontal knife is extremely sharp, can be cut or stabbed, especially has a strong armor-piercing performance in stabbing.
As the melee short weapon of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the secondary weapon, it is still very sophisticated and has a high cost performance. It is very sharp when paired with the main combat long soldiers such as spears and rifles.
The sturdy Guanlong man who was used to dancing the fifteen-pound two-handed sword changed to a three-pound standard horizontal knife, as if it was as effortless as holding a hemp stick.
The barbarian warrior took Tang Hengdao, looked at the straight blade and the pattern on it when it was tempered with soil, and couldn't help showing admiration.
Such a good knife is actually the most common standard weapon of Datang.
The knives they usually use are considered well-selected fighters, but compared to them, they are not a little bit worse. They can't make such a thin and light style at all. They can only enhance the performance of the knives by thickening and thickening.
Picking up Tang Hengdao, the barbarian warrior's confidence increased greatly. He swung the blade a few times and roared.
Looking at the barbarian rushing forward.
The Guanlong infantryman took the initiative to throw the same cowhide shield aside, and even took off his helmet and threw it aside.
He swung the knife to the right like a giant holding a toothpick.
The barbarian charged forward and swept wildly with his sword, which was still his usual move with a big iron sword.
Pick first and then cut, all in one go.
The barbarian's knife changed direction, and the knife was pointed towards the sky, and immediately after that, the blade of the Guanlong man had already reached his neck.
Although there is a neck armor under the helmet, that weak part cannot withstand the fatal stab.
The barbarian froze on the spot.
The first time the shield was chopped into pieces, he felt that the opponent was winning purely by the weight of the weapon, but this time, the same weapon, the shield was useless, and he easily picked off his nirvana.
Then before he could react, he was already powerless to resist.
"Do you take it?"
"Impressed."
The man in Guanlong withdrew his sword, "Chang'an Qin is not a weapon."
The barbarian also took back his knife, "Longjiang Huan Changwei!"
The barbarian who claimed to be Huan Changwei looked at Qin Buqi in admiration, "Are you the righteous son of Duke Wei?"
Qin Buqi put the knife on his shoulder, looking very casual, "I don't have the ability to be adopted by Duke Wei as a foster son. I come from the south city of Chang'an. I used to be a rascal in the market, and then joined the army in Longyou Under Duke Wei's command, he fought against Dangxiang Qiang and destroyed Tuyuhun, but he only made minor contributions, and now he is the flag bearer of the Eighth Regiment of the Zuodu Army of the Jinglue Mansion."
Huan Changwei was very surprised. Such an outstanding person, who thought he was the adopted son of Duke Wei, was more likely to be of the same rank as the Commander Qin who held the sword of Duke Wei. Unexpectedly, he was just a regiment standard bearer.
"What kind of official position is the flag bearer?"
"Hahaha, I am the flag bearer of the eighth regiment of the Yanei Army. I have no rank and no rank. I have a second-rank Yunqiwei on my body. I only regard it as the seventh rank."
"Oh, the seventh-rank military officer is the same as the county magistrate."
"No, Qipin County Magistrate is a Zhengyin official, selected by the Ministry of Officials. My Zhengqipin is just a visual grade. If I want to take a position, I have to pay for it."
The barbarian is at a loss.
Qin Buqi just smiled wryly. Datang has official officials, honorary officials and titles, which is called the official official system.
As he has no family background, he left the bustling Chang'an with passion and went to the frontier Longyou to join the army, and he was lucky to put down Dangxiang and Tuyuhun under the command of Duke Wei. Second transfer to Yunqiwei, regarded as the seventh rank.
Officers of honor are still very respectable nowadays, especially for many people from the bottom, this is an important step for them to change their own destiny.
It's just that although honorary officers enjoy corresponding grade treatment and good privileges and benefits, they are not directly equal to officials. They have neither rank nor position.
If you have an honorary officer and want to become an official, there is another important step, which is to obtain a loose rank.
It is the rule today that there is a job and a rank.
To be awarded a rank, an honorary officer must be awarded and paid.
Fan Shang is an errand. The imperial court stipulates that it takes four years for a royal rank and above, five years for a seventh rank and above, and a maximum of eight years.
After reaching the age limit, it will be assessed by the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of War. After passing the examination, a loose official can be given.
After a few years, you have to serve on duty for a few years.
The government soldiers spend a certain amount of time every year, and the few years when the honorary officer is awarded ranks are only counted as time. So if the seventh rank lasts for five years, it may only be two or three months in a year, so every five years is normal. Under normal circumstances, it may take ten years or more to be fully completed.
When the time is full, you still have to pay, that is, to pay money.
Of course, if you are called to go to war in case of war, it can naturally be counted as time spent, and you can subtract the corresponding time to speed up.
But even if Lieutenant Yunqi only stayed for the shortest five years, and was lucky enough to survive when he went to war, etc., and saved enough time, he could still afford that huge sum of money, and it wasn't just a matter of Those who can be awarded the rank of seven ranks.
Although the Honorary Officer of the Great Tang Dynasty is decent, but when the rank of the honor is transferred, in addition to the clear regulations on Fanshang and Nazi, there is another one, that is, you have to downgrade the rank, and the convention is to downgrade three ranks.
That is to say, when the honorary officers of the seventh rank are actually awarded ranks, the highest rank can only be awarded to the ninth rank.
Honored officials of the fifth rank can be awarded the highest rank of nine.
As for the highest Shangzhu Kingdom, it is regarded as the second rank, but when it is transferred to Sanjie, it can only be awarded the sixth rank.
Shangzhu Kingdom is one of the top fighters in the millions of troops of the Tang Dynasty, but if there are no other official positions, the transfer rank can only be awarded to the sixth rank.
There were not many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty who were able to go to the Zhu Kingdom by virtue of their military exploits, and most of them were leading generals. If it is true that ordinary soldiers can be promoted to the Shangzhu Kingdom with military merits, it is only one out of a million troops. Two, but such a soldier king can only be awarded the sixth rank at most.
So honored officers seem to be very honorable, but after ordinary people join the army, it is still too difficult to go from soldier to official.
Even if you get a loose official, you have just stepped into the threshold of official career. To be awarded Sanjie is only to obtain a background, that is, the qualification to be an official.
After you have a loose official, you still have to apply for a job. For the soldiers or recruits who were born as honored officers, you need to continue to work or pay money until you finally get an official position. This is the real entry into the official career.
The candidate for an honorary officer is often more difficult than awarding a rank.
Qin Buqi also came from more than ten battles, big and small, and participated in dozens of battles against bandits and Pingman, but now there is only one Xun of the second-rank Yunqiwei.
The flag bearer of the Eighth Regiment of Yameni usually enjoys the treatment of an officer in the regiment, and he is considered to be the first rank with the team deputy.
He, the standard bearer, has neither rank nor position.
These things are actually hard to explain to a barbarian.
In their eyes, they don’t know the difference between the seventh rank and the seventh rank. Only Qin Buqi knows how far this seventh rank is actually from the real seventh rank.
"The surname Huan is really rare."
"Our big and small Huanzhai are all surnamed Huan. According to legend, our ancestors were the Yin of Huanlie, the imperial guard of Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. Later generations took Huan as their surname. It is said that in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huainan Huan clan fought with General Fubo Ma Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They once attacked Wuhuan in the north, Longqiang in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and reached Tiannan.
Later, Ma Fubo died of illness when he conquered the Wuxi Man in central Guizhou. Our ancestors stayed with the army and stayed there. Later, they gradually moved to the southwest, and now there are nearly 3,000 descendants of the Huan family in Lianghuanzhai. "
Qin Buqi was very surprised. He thought his surname was Huan, but it was the same as Wei and Nong.
In this way, these people are not the real Nanman from Baiyue, but the ancestors of the Han people who went south with the Central-South Dynasty hundreds of years ago, just like Feng Ning, Cuan Xie and others.
But looking at their current appearance, it is true that there is no Huainan Huan family, let alone the half-momentum of the royal guard of the Huanlie Yin of Chu State.
They have long been lost in the barbarians in these hundreds of years.
(end of this chapter)