Qin Official

"The letter home has arrived!"

"The letter home has arrived!"

In mid-March, as several large carriages and mail arrived at the Bashang military camp, the soldiers who had been training here for half a month immediately became excited.

Letters from home are an old rule in the Qin army. Although Qin has always been criticized for being rigid and unkind, it is very humane in this regard. Whenever the post is sent back and forth, soldiers can send letters to their families, and their families will reply, and even You can also bring some money and clothes with you. After all, except for a set of standard armor, weapons and group meals, you have to bring everything else by yourself.

And I heard from people that this may be the last chance to contact my family before the army sets off...

A large basket of family letters from the main camp was brought in. The soldiers stood in line under the organization of their respective officers, eagerly waiting for the military commander to call their names.

"Ganting, Wuxi County (Zhouzhi, Shaanxi Province), there is no more shrike!"

"promise!"

After waiting for a long time, it was finally his turn. The shrike, who was already the commander of the village, immediately stepped out of the queue and walked to the military front to receive the letter from home. This was inferior paper sealed with cloth, compared to the wooden slips Heifu used to write home. , much lighter.

After getting the letter, Shrike did not open it and read it. Instead, he put the paper to his nose and smelled it, perhaps hoping to smell his wife's scent. This was his favorite smell. Unfortunately, the letter traveled hundreds of miles, so even if it had the smell, It also dissipated, leaving only the smell of paper and ink.

Shanqu is called Yu, and Shuiqu is called Si. Because of the county name, Shrike and the others were assigned to the westernmost part of the three Shanglin counties, a place with mountains and water for hunting and fishing, and where they could safely farm.

The land there was fertile after being burned. In January, he used the reward money he received after the Northern Expedition to buy an ox and a plow in the county town, and plowed the land at home in one go. His wife followed closely behind, holding a clay pot, and sprinkled water little by little. Planting seeds, because Gongsun Li had never done farm work before and seemed clumsy, so she had to be taught by the shrike.

"I don't know if she can take care of her family's farmland."

The shrike was worried. Although the field officials arranged for peasant women to teach these women who had just married out of the palace, no one could say for sure how effective it would be. It was also unknown whether these former palace ladies could adapt to farm life.

Although he wanted to know what his wife said, it was a pity that Shrike couldn't read, so he had to ask the military judge for help.

The military judge has been very busy these days. There is a long queue outside the hut where he lives. Many soldiers come to him in embarrassment to ask for help. The new law stipulates that this is the duty of the military judge, and they must not refuse to read or write letters for soldiers.

In this way, a military judge who was born in a school can get closer to the soldiers and understand them, but if the same work is repeated too much, they will get tired.

After the military judge received Shrike's letter, he was a little surprised when he saw it.

"Where is this place, with such beautiful handwriting?"

"This is my wife's name. My wife is literate."

Shrike couldn't hide his pride. Nowadays, literate people are very popular. Being literate in the army means a better promotion and the opportunity to become an official in the future.

He had no chance. Gongsun Li taught him how to read, which was harder than an ox climbing a tree. She could only count on her son.

There were still many people waiting outside. After the military judge took a sip of water, he read:

"On the third day of the third month, I dare to pay homage to my husband again..."

"I am not good at farming, but I am good at weaving. I gave the cloth to the peasant woman here and asked her to teach me how to farm. My husband left me a lot of money. I have enough food and clothing. I just want to be a gentleman..."

"When a gentleman is at work, neither the sun nor the moon is there. Is there a qi? A chicken roosts in Jie. When the sun sets, the sheep and oxen are under their feet. When a gentleman is at work, is he not hungry or thirsty?"

The military judge stopped and asked in surprise: "Your wife still knows poetry?"

Although Shrike didn't understand what the poem was about, he was even more proud: "She is a doctor's daughter." Computer version:/

The military judge praised him for his good luck and said that this was a good policy of the regent, so he continued reading.

"When a husband enters the land of Chu, he should not butcher his son or have sex with her. My concubine has no desire for wealth and honor. A gentleman can protect his life and return."

"My wife is from Chu." Shrike explained, "I am afraid that I will hurt her family."

The military judge nodded: "This is the difference between the wives of the Qin people and the wives of the Six Kingdoms. For local women in Guanzhong, if their husbands want to go out to serve, they all say that they will not come back unless they have their heads cut off and get titles. Women from the Six Kingdoms , I hope there won’t be too many killings and my husband is safe.”

After reading the letter, the military judge still had the service of writing a letter, but Shrike was a little shy and hesitated for a long time, unable to get out a single word.

At this time, I heard a shout from outside. It was a messenger, announcing that all the battalions would gather tomorrow and march towards the Xixia camp!

The entire Guanzhong was mobilized. This time, Heifu only had to recruit for one month to retrain and organize the old soldiers, a total of 100,000 people, with the Guanzhong people accounting for the majority.

In addition, there are also Northern Expedition soldiers like Shrike who were placed in Shanglin after getting married. The Guanzhong prisoners known as the "Wugou Army" also officially formed an army. Their origins were "hidden officials" who were between common people and slaves. They have less land than ordinary people and pay more rent than ordinary people. Now everyone is working hard to make themselves and their families truly free!

Seeing that time was running out, the military judge urged Shrike:

"Write or not? If not, then get out and let the next one come."

"Write."

"I wrote!"

Shrike's face turned red. He couldn't say love words, let alone poems, so he could only blurt out:

"Tell my wife, if you really don't know how to take care of the land, just let it grow as long as you like. We, the heroes of the Northern Expedition, can return the rent for three years. As for food in the coming year, I will earn it with military merit!"

…

Yang Xi, a native of Ningqin who successfully married a concubine of Hu Hai, was also recruited, but his responsibilities were much heavier than that of a low-level soldier. With a thousand soldiers, he was ordered to escort a group of mysterious figures to Xixia Camp. .

Not all Weinan areas are open to farming, and are more likely to be counties and townships. Among them, near Chang'an Township, which has convenient transportation, there is still a restricted area with a radius of dozens of miles. However, it is no longer a hunting place for royal nobles, but has become a Shaofu Middle School. Ruo Lingcheng's territory is dedicated to building and testing new weapons and advanced equipment...

At this moment, Yang Xi looked up at the tall vehicle in front of him, which was covered with cowhide and linen, and was a little surprised.

"Is this a siege vehicle?"

"You, a young man like you, have never fought in a war. Siege vehicles and other utensils are all temporarily built near the battlefield. Is there any reason to build them hundreds of miles away? After a bumpy journey and pushing and pushing to the bottom of the city, they have long since dispersed! "

The person who went to the opera with Yang Xi this time was named Gongshu, after Lu Ban. He surrendered to the Northern Expeditionary Army after the Battle of Wuguan. As the Shaofu Ruolu Ling, he specialized in building and collecting weapons, and Mo The exam mastered by the examiner specializes in civilian crafts.

One is in charge of military industry, and the other is in civilian use. With public transportation, Heifu no longer has to force Mohists to make murderous weapons.

This device is a secret, and its shape cannot be seen by outsiders, but Gong Shuyu always likes to show off, so he often teaches Yang Xilai a lesson:

"Hunter, you see the crossbow machine in the army. How many stones can it have at maximum? How far can it shoot?"

Yang Xi said honestly: "A crossbow with one to three stones in the arm is strung with the hands; a crossbow with four to six stones in the arm is strung with the waist and feet; the largest one now should be the big yellow crossbow, with ten stones, strung with a winch... …”

"Hahaha."

Gongsun Yu laughed loudly and shook his head: "The Mohists are not happy to control the soldiers who kill people, so they are not willing to try their best. But my father-in-law, loser, has been specialized in this art for hundreds of years. I use the crossbow made by the regent, and the string is made of big wood. , use the feather spear as an arrow, use the opportunity to launch it, and shoot from a distance of 500 steps, killing many people, its power is extremely powerful!"

"Qianjun!?" Yang Xi was frightened. Qianjun combined twenty-five stones. How big is such a powerful crossbow...

He looked at the equipment in front of him, which was as tall as a car and covered tightly with leather cloth, and he suddenly understood: "Could this be the giant crossbow?"

"Otherwise, it cannot have the power of five hundred steps."

Gongsun Yu was very proud. This was the masterpiece he had spent half a year on. This crossbow was huge in size, with a wooden crossbow and an iron base. It required the cooperation of many people to turn and shoot.

Secondly, the structure of the giant crossbow is complex. The crossbow machine relies on human power to rotate the hinge shaft and relies on a copper chain to drive the bow string to achieve energy storage and launch.

Finally, the giant crossbow has high and low shooting ranges, is highly practical, and has great lethality.

He boasted: "Don't talk about killing people, you can also slay dragons!"

Yang Xi was in awe for a moment and wanted to see what was going on. Unfortunately, this thing was a military secret. Even the escorts like them couldn't see its true appearance. It seemed that they could only wait until the battlefield to get a glimpse of its power.

He could only ask: "May I ask Ruo Luling, what is the name of this crossbow?"

"This was named by the regent himself."

Gongsun Yu said: "The regent has said that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are the Yinghuo Stars who came out to disturb the world. Let the three armies use their giant crossbows to annihilate them one by one." ァ新ヤ~8~1~中文网.x~8~ 1zщ.om

"That's why it's called the 'Star Destroyer Crossbow'."

Gongsun Yu made an exaggerated gesture, feeling that this name was indeed very impressive, so he said it again:

"Great Qin Star Destroyer Crossbow!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.

I also recommend a new historical book, "The Resurrection of the Tang Dynasty" written by a previous reader.