The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

At the end of July, Li Xin was telling the officials and generals of Qin about his strategy to defeat Chu. The Qin soldiers still didn't know when the delayed return would end.

After staying in Chenliu for half a month, Heifu and his men finally received a new order, but it was not a dismissal, but a reorganization.

The soldiers from Nanjun were asked to go to Yangcheng County to join up. Everyone looked at each other and asked each other where Yangcheng was.

Someone who knew whispered: "It's south of the Ru River. It was originally a county of Chu."

When he heard the place name, Heifu instantly remembered a text he had learned some time ago.

"Chen Sheng is from Yangcheng, and his name is She..."

Although the beginning of the paragraph was not required to be memorized, Heifu was impressed for some reason, so when he heard that they were going to be transferred to Yangcheng, he remembered it instantly.

This group of garrison soldiers left Chenliu again in mid-July, heading southwest for more than 300 miles, and after crossing the Ru River, they arrived at Yangcheng County.

The suburbs of Yangcheng County have become a large military camp. In addition to Heifu and his men, the four or five thousand garrison soldiers who were ordered to be transferred from Nanjun last year were also gathered here. Unlike the war to destroy Wei, they were dispersed because of the need for separate garrisons. This time, they will be reunited and form a song.

"This is preparing for the field battle." Heifu thought to himself that it was not good. Looking at this situation, he really did not avoid the first attack on Chu by Qin.

The wartime organization of the Qin army is based on the peacetime organization and is organized into a large-scale combat force. First, according to the combat target and other aspects, the total force is determined and the commander of the three armies is appointed. For example, in the previous war to destroy Wei, the force used for combat was 80,000, in addition to 100,000 garrison soldiers and prisoners, all led by Wang Ben.

Under the general, there are several deputy generals, called assistant generals. For example, Qiang Yu, who led Heifu and his men to conquer the east, and Yang Xiong's father Yang Duanhe, are assistant generals. Assistant generals usually lead tens of thousands of people, called a unit, but not all of them are combat soldiers, there are also many civilians.

Under the assistant generals, basically there are units of 5,000 people, called a song, and there are also school lieutenants, or called captains.

The subordinates of the school lieutenants and captains are the leaders who command 1,000 people and the five hundred masters who command 500 people.

The five hundred people from Anlu, Jingling, and Yanling were divided together. Heifu, who led the five hundred masters, was not unfamiliar. He was Cheng Wuyou, a native of Yidao, Nanjun, who had met them once during the battle to capture Waihuang.

When the organization was readjusted, Heifu was appointed as a hundred general because he had been promoted to the title of "doctor".

As the commander of a hundred soldiers, the hundred generals were equivalent to the company commanders in later generations.

Touching the wooden talisman used to mobilize troops, Hei Fu couldn't help but sigh. Thinking about his past life, he heard from his classmates who joined the army that the fastest way to become a company commander in the army was to graduate from the military academy, work as a platoon leader for one year, and then be promoted to deputy company commander. This was 4+1 years. If someone could become a company commander in less than two years, he would definitely be envied.

But now, he has experienced so many dangers in Anlu County and on the battlefield before he climbed to the positions of Chen Baijiang and Bin Baijiang in Anlu County. He can't help but feel a little inadequate.

Struggling from scratch is indeed far worse than being born into a good family.

Hei Fu secretly said, "It's also because the war to destroy Wei was too smooth, and there were many beheadings, which made many people's titles rise, and the value of military titles also became lower. Before the war, a doctor title would have the opportunity to become the master of five hundred..."

Fortunately, his hundred generals did not have instructors to supervise the decentralization, so he could have a one-man show, and he had two village chiefs under him, which was equivalent to the platoon leader in later generations. They are Dongmen Bao, an old subordinate, and Huaimu, a native of Jingling County, who was the leader of the Xiandeng Tun and the first to ascend the city in the battle of Waihuang.

Heifu still remembers that Huaimu was wounded several times in Waihuang City, and even his right palm was shot through by the enemy's arrow, but he still held the sword with his left hand and killed a Qingxia.

However, looking at the right bun on Huaimu's head, Heifu was slightly surprised: "You were a hairpin when you were in Waihuang, and you were promoted two levels at that time. Why are you still a hairpin now? You haven't got the title yet?"

Huaimu has dark skin and his teeth look very white when he smiles: "I got the title, but I used it to exchange for the freedom of my family."

It turned out that Huaimu's two younger brothers broke the law and became slaves. Huaimu could only use the title to exchange them, one level of title for a slave to regain freedom. It's no wonder that he was willing to be the first to ascend the city of Waihuang and fight endlessly.

After saying that, Huaimu patted his chest and said, "Huaimu has no other skills, but he is brave enough to be ordered to break through the enemy lines. From now on, we will charge in the front, but we will also rely on Baijiang to rescue us from behind."

Huaimu has told everyone about Heifu bandaging their wounds during the battle of Waihuang. Seeing that Huaimu and Dongmenbao, two seriously injured people, are now alive and kicking, the soldiers who were newly incorporated into Heifu's command immediately looked at Heifu differently, thinking that Baijiang really has the ability to save the dying and heal the wounded.

Ji Ying also shouted: "Although Baijiang is not a doctor, he has been praised by the medical officer from Xianyang, and he is willing to worship Baijiang as his teacher and learn the art of bandaging from him!"

Bu Cheng also took the opportunity to come over, holding up a volume of "Daily Books" and spreading superstition: "Even the God of Life will not accept the people who have been rescued by Baijiang's hands!"

So, with Huaimu and Dongmenbao's personal stories, and Ji Ying and Bu Cheng's exaggerations, Heifu made the new soldiers obey him in less than a day. Seeing that another war was inevitable, no one dared to guarantee that they would not be injured. With such a magical Baijiang behind them, the hearts of the soldiers could not help but be much more stable.

After completing the new reorganization, Heifu and his men were also assigned new tasks, but not to fight, but to help harvest grain in Yangcheng County...

...

In mid-August, the land was golden. With the assistance of Qin soldiers, the harvest in Yangcheng County was also coming to an end. The Qin army was certainly not here to do voluntary work, but to grab their own military rations. The 5,000 people in the whole of Nanjun all depended on Yangcheng's grain for food.

Heifu threw a large bundle of millet on the ridge of the field, wiped his sweat, sat on the ridge of the field to drink water, and asked the hunched local farmer next to him: "Old man, how is the harvest this year compared to previous years?"

After half a month of getting along, the farmers in this field were not too afraid of the Qin army, because all the people gathered here were from Nanjun. Nanjun was once a Chu land, and Yangcheng was also a Chu land. Both sides spoke the Jingchu dialect. Although there were many deviations in accent, they could generally understand.

Whether or not people can communicate is an important way for people to distinguish between different species and the same species.

Although it was a bit painful for the Qin to take away one-third of the harvest, it was about the same as the land rent collected by the local Chu County Yin "Yangcheng Gong" when the Chu State ruled here.

So the old farmer said that because of the war last year, many families heard that the Qin army was going to occupy this place, so they moved away in advance, and many lands were left barren. Fortunately, the Qin army stationed here organized soldiers to accept the abandoned fields and planted millet and wheat, so there was at least some harvest.

As they chatted, they couldn't stop talking. Hei Fu talked about family matters with the old farmer, and suddenly asked him: "Old man, have you ever heard of a man named Chen Sheng in this county?"

"Chen Sheng?" The old farmer blinked, as if searching among the fragmentary names in his mind.

"He should be a hired farmer, working for others."

This was the only thing Hei Fu knew. Since he came to Yangcheng, he couldn't help wondering if Chen Sheng was also in this county? I wonder if he was like me now, sitting on the edge of the field, sighing "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan..."

"I have never heard of Chen Sheng."

After thinking for a while, the old farmer shook his head and pointed to the east of Yangcheng and said: "But in the east of Yangcheng, there is indeed a Chen family. There are hundreds of people in the family, living in a village. The Chen Sheng that Baijiang is looking for may be a member of the Chen family. The descendants of the Chen family are prosperous, but there are also many poor children who can only be tenants for others because they have no land."

Heifu suddenly became interested: "Where is the village where the Chen family is located in Dongxiang?"

"It's right by the Ru River, but Baijiang, now there are no people there! The patriarch of the Chen family heard that the Qin invaders... the Qin army was going to occupy this place, so he moved away with the whole family!"

Heifu asked again: "Do you know where they moved to?"

The old farmer shook his head: "I only know that he went along the Ru River, maybe to Dun County, maybe to Xiang County..."

"Xiang County?"

Hei Fu nodded thoughtfully, but his mind was no longer on Chen Sheng, who was hard to find.

Xiang County is just 150 miles southeast of Yangcheng. It is said that the Chu State also concentrated nearly 10,000 troops there, and it is also the fief of the Xiang family...

The last famous general of the Chu State, Xiang Yan, his son Xiang Liang, and Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu more than ten years later, all came from here. Although the main body of the Xiang family has moved to Xiaxiang, Xiang County is still an important town in Huaibei, Chu.

This time, the enemy of the Qin army is no longer the vulnerable Wei State, but the Chu State with many soldiers and brave generals!

"The Qin State fought too hastily in this battle." Hei Fu looked at the sky with dark clouds and was worried.