Outside Chang'an City.
People were everywhere, standing on both sides of the official road, with colorful flags flying above the city walls.
Many people heard that Yinshan was victorious and sent prisoners of war to Chang'an, and they came spontaneously to watch the ceremony.
When the sun rose to the treetops, smoke and dust gradually rose from the distance of the official road, and a craze suddenly set off. The people surrounded and stretched their heads to look into the distance, talking a lot.
When the people from that line approached, countless cheers sounded, whistles, excited expressions, and red faces sounded, as if they were ushering in a grand festival.
First, the military academy led by the front arrived at the city, and then saluted Wei Yan, who was responsible for receiving it, and said loudly, "Report to General! Under the order of General Li, he escorted the invading enemy of Yinshan to this point! General Li led his troops to attack Ding Ling's enemy, and killed more than 300 Hu's heads, including one general Ding Ling, three young generals, and several other leaders. Some Ding Ling died in the wilderness and failed to cut off his head... Another Ding Ling Baihuang Banner, four oxtail battle flags, and several cattle and sheep...
Wei Yan nodded and said, "A certain lord sent an order! It is the duty of a soldier to defend the border and protect the border! It is the bloody courage of China when attacking the enemy in anger! There is a group of Yinshan who fights the north of the mountain and wins a great victory. According to the military rules, you can remember the merits and rewards!"
As Wei Yan's voice fell, the soldiers and the people around him cheered together, and many people shouted "heroes", "warriors", etc., endlessly.
Immediately, a soldier stepped forward and took over the duties of the Yinshan soldiers and escorted the prisoners of war. Instead of entering the city, he bypassed the city of Chang'an and then went to the Qinling prisoner war camp. After arriving there, these prisoners of war will enter the corresponding production link through unified arrangements and distribution, contributing to the cavalry cause.
A regime must protect the interests of a certain group of people. The Chinese regime naturally protects the interests of China. If it cannot protect its own interests, it will certainly not be supported by the people. Only by standing on the standpoint of the nation can there be more broad support. This has been proven and practiced again and again since the ancient Yanhuang period.
Ordinary people may not be able to understand the specific operation of the entire political group and the future development direction, but it does not prevent them from dedicating their enthusiasm to these soldiers who protect them!
Following Yinshan prisoners of war, some retired soldiers and some disabled soldiers were also present.
These retired and disabled soldiers were not all produced by the previous battle, but they also received warm welcomes. The huge and continuous cheers almost wiped out the fatigue of these people. Some of them were excited and blushed, making people worried that they would burst their wounds and bleeding again in the next moment.
Li Er is one of the veterans.
Although he didn't think he was really old, he knew that his physical strength was indeed gradually declining and could no longer keep up with the young men. He was reluctant to leave his soldiers, but the minor officials in the army held a discussion with him and other older soldiers two or three times, and most of them agreed to retire like Li Er.
Military merits and military pay are indeed tempting, but when the military order is ordered, no matter whether it is young or old, if you lose your energy and fall behind, if you fail to do it properly, etc., you will not only be punished, but you may also be implicated.
Of course, there are also some people who have good physical strength and can hold on for two more years, or they feel hopeful and reluctant to go further in the military. Anyway, everyone has their own ambitions and does not force it. But if you want to go up from the commander, this level does not mean that you can work hard, or that you can get promoted in two years, which means a very large span...
Therefore, Li Er thought about it again and again and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain certain military achievements and retire. Although he did not kill many heads directly, for the sake of retirement, the army generally had several heads to give to these retired veterans.
This is a routine.
The same is true when other veterans retire. Unless they are really bad in behavior and have extremely poor relationships, they will generally add some glory to retirement...
Li Er and a group of veterans met Wei Yan, and then paid the military card representing his identity at the Military Affairs Office with some reluctance. Then, wearing the red flowers representing retired, walked out of the martial arts lecture hall, bowed to the old friends, and made an appointment for the next meeting, and they scattered in groups of three or three.
Not everyone can get a position for inspection. One of the standards is naturally the military merits and the other is the cultural course. Those who have not passed the cultural course but have high military merits, after returning to the local area, they can have a year to review and take the exam. If they have not passed the exam, there is no chance.
Li Er's culture is pretty good, at least it can be seen from his name. His family is in Longxi.
Li Er has not officially waited for the post of the inspection. After all, it will take several days to hand over the documents and procedures. Even if it is a holiday these days, he has not gone to the city to visit, but to stay in the barracks outside the schoolyard of the martial arts lecture hall.
After all, food and accommodation are free here.
Although he is also a child of the gentry, can he save a little bit...
Of course, he couldn't live like this forever. After the inspection procedures were completed, Li Er had to go to the assigned location to report.
This area within the barracks is a specially planned area, and the people living in retired soldiers like Li Er, some from Yinshan, and of course from other regions, such as Sichuan and Shu, from the Western Regions, etc.
Generally speaking, there is no rigid time limit for soldiers to retire. Generally speaking, when the soldiers join the army, they will talk to some veterans.
The wounded soldiers are naturally retired, and there is nothing to say, and the body is not injured and there is no force. However, most veterans agree to retire like Li Er. After all, those who are stronger are still strong are a minority. Most people are always uncomfortable here or somewhere when they get older. If they want to compete with young people for physical strength and endurance, they are somewhat at a disadvantage.
If these veterans were willing to retire, they would not all go to Chang'an. Instead, they would be responsible for the soldiers' original household registration arrangements, such as returning to Hedong in Hedong and returning to Longxi in Longxi, and they would not set off immediately. Instead, they would accumulate some amounts and encounter such as escorting prisoners of war, transporting food and grass, or other relatively low-risk tasks, these veterans would be responsible for it. On the one hand, they could complete the tasks, and on the other hand, they would naturally arrive at their destination.
Li Er stood at the entrance of the camp, hesitating a little, with some restraint when he first arrived in a strange place.
Two people came out of the camp. When they saw the red silk flowers on Li Er's chest, they immediately laughed and greeted Li Er, "Brother, where did you retire? Have you just arrived? Come on, come in quickly!"
One person stepped forward and pulled Li Er, while the other person patted Li Er's shoulder, took Li Er's not much luggage and walked into the camp together.
Li Er grabbed his head and giggled twice, "Yes, I just arrived today."
For some reason, suddenly, the unfamiliar restraint seemed to disappear little by little.
"My surname is Wang, I am the one who is Fufeng on the right, and I don't have a big name. The nickname Dongdong is the one who beats the drum..." The man holding the luggage on the left said, "I came earlier, and now I am temporarily considered a camp manager... His name is Shitou, Western Regions Shitou. Not long after I came back from the Western Regions, there are three people in our camp called Shitou..."
Wang Dongdong said and introduced.
"My name is Li Er..." Li Er responded, his eyes falling on the leg of the right named Shi Tou, and then quickly turned his eyes away. Wang Dongdong was probably the same as Li Er himself, who retired after he got older. Shi Tou looked younger, but his legs were lame, probably because of his hamstring injury, he was not able to bend and stretch, and he walked slightly.
"There are still spaces here, why don't you be here?" Wang Dongdong walked to a wooden house and turned around and asked Li Er.
Li Er quickly responded and said there was no problem.
Two people came out of the wooden house. When they saw Li Er, they smiled, "A new brother is here? By the way, boss, didn't you say you wanted to get Juqiu?"
"Have you met Brother Li just now?" Wang Dongdong took out his pencil case from his arms and wrote down Li Er's name on the wooden board in front of the wooden house. He replied, "You can help arrange it first and see what Brother Li needs... Okay, I'll go and apply for Juqiu..."
Cuju is said to have existed in the Yanhuang period, which is not known how long before later generations and has been very popular from the beginning. As early as the Warring States Period, China was popular among the people of entertainment Cuju, and since the Han Dynasty, it became a method of military training. In the Song Dynasty, special Cuju organizations and Cuju artists appeared. Even in the big braid, there were innovations, and ice ferju appeared. Only in later generations, it became a game that was relatively bad. Therefore, it can be said that Cuju is a sports weirdo that has been passed down for a long time in China and has a great influence.
By the way, this weird thing refers to the men's football team.
In the Han Dynasty, Cuju was still a very popular event. There are even people who insist on Cuju even if they are seriously ill, and then die. They are considered to be "really" kicked with their lives...
Wang Dongdong and Shi Tou left and went to get the ball.
The two people in the room helped Li Er put their luggage away, and asked, "Brother, how about Cuju? Do you want to play together?"
"Okay!" Cuju was also what Li Er liked, so he naturally agreed. After all, there were grass and wasteland everywhere in the Yinshan Mountains, and soldiers often used this method to entertain and train. Sometimes they even had to wear armor and carry weights, and they could play with any tricks.
During the Han Dynasty, Cuju was roughly divided into three categories.
One type is performance-oriented, generally like acrobatics. With the cooperation of small drums and gongs, it is not only for people's entertainment, but also for national celebrations. There are many single and double players, and there are also single balls and multiple balls, with many varieties. As the saying goes, "Raise and chase, poor alleys", "The emperor takes archery and horses as his duty, and his family takes cuju as his learning."
Another category is competition type, generally speaking, it is within a special Juchang. Juchang is already very similar to a stadium in later generations. It has a hall specially used for viewing seats. It has walls on all sides, so it is also called "Jucheng". There are also special rules, "Round Ju square wall, imitating yin and yang. The law and moon are in conflict, and two or six are in equal measure. The construction of the eldest son is the same as the flat. There are common examples: do not be close to each other, nor are there any private matters; do not complain about the wrongs when you are calm. Juzheng is still the same, let alone the movement!
The last type is Cuju in the army. Cuju not only symbolizes "military force" and emphasizes mutual cooperation. It naturally has the function of training soldiers. It is also used to enrich military life, so that soldiers and soldiers can maintain good physical strength and mood. The so-called "If you have nothing to do in the army, you can use Cuju," and play a game without any problems. It has become a habit.
After all, there is inevitably a harsh hierarchy system in the army, and years of training are also very boring. In addition, under the military law, there is inevitable corporal punishment and reprimand. On the battlefield, the bloody and wounded fights will definitely put a lot of mental pressure on the soldiers. These movements in Cuju can just allow soldiers to vent their negative accumulation in normal times.
Soon, Juqiu was brought back and the camp became lively.
A group of people shouted, colliding with each other, scrambling, chasing, laughing...
Before we knew it, these strangers who originally came from various places became familiar with each other. When we got along, we no longer had restraint, indifference, and barriers. If we lost, we would scream and regret together, and if we won, we would shout and celebrate together.
Shi Tou also played on the court for a while, but his injured leg could not last long and he couldn't run fast. In the end, he could only drag his legs and sit on the sidelines.
In the military camp, not everyone was as lucky as Wang Dongdong and Li Er. Some people retired due to injuries like stones. Two were injured in their legs like stones, and three were injured in their hands. Better, they were like stones, but their skills were damaged. Those who were less likely to be amputated and could not continue to serve, so they could only retire.
These people, like Shitou, although before retiring, the military academy repeatedly said that the General of the Cavalry would be responsible for their lives and could get the place they deserve, they were still somewhat worried about the future. After all, their physical damage is equivalent to the labor force being damaged, and many heavy work may not be able to be done, which will definitely have a certain impact on ordinary families.
Fortunately, Shi Tou and others' concerns did not last long. After they played a game of Cuju, officials in charge of the transfer of soldiers in the martial arts lecture hall came. Not only did they register information about newcomers like Li Er, but they also called up a discussion with the wounded soldiers such as Shi Tou, inquired about Shi Tou and their current situation one by one, reviewed their cultural level, and then told them good news and bad news.
The good news is that Shitou and others will get positions arranged within one month. Those with high cultural levels may enter the level of minor officials. As local granary warehouse managers, or military garrison logistics personnel, as well as lecturers and instructors in recruit camps in various places, etc. If they have relatively low cultural education, they can give priority to positions such as caravan guards and court desks...
Anyway, there must be arrangements.
The bad news is that these arrangements may not be available in Chang'an Sanfu. It is possible, well, it is likely to be in Longxi.
After all, Longxi is currently undergoing large-scale development and lacks manpower.
Of course, this is also voluntary. If you are unwilling to accept the assigned position, you can directly settle it into a certain amount of money and then find a way out. The subsequent relationship has nothing to do with military affairs.
If there is only one way, of course there is nothing to consider, like retiring or not retiring, it is a bit simpler. As a result, if there are more choices at the moment, some people will inevitably become worried about gains and losses, or discuss the difference in positions, or discuss whether it is cost-effective to get money directly. Anyway, everyone is a little concerned about it.
The military officer did not mean to ask Shi Tou and others to make an idea on the spot, but asked Shi Tou and others to consider it and wait a few days before registering. Anyway, it will take some time, so don't worry.
The retirement money of wounded soldiers is higher, but if they are scattered, they may not be able to last long. Therefore, most people are willing to choose a basic position, but this basic position is not in Guanzhong, but to Longxi...
Although the military officer did not say death, that's about the same.
In this intermediate period, of course there is also room for up and down activities, and this is true for all the eternal Chinese. However, people like Shitou certainly do not have much room for activities, and what they get is what they are.
Some people with higher positions in the military or those with some ability to move basically know where they are going, while those like Shitou have to face unknown arrivals.
The unknown always brings some fear.
This kind of fear is different from the fear above the battle formation. The fear in the battle formation can be gradually eliminated through training and killing enemies, while this fear of the future is available every day and cannot be completely eliminated until the day when you close your eyes.
Or in another word, it is called "sense of security".
Some people who may be a little slow are not very clear about what the so-called sense of security means. They think that staying in a place where you will not be hit by a car and having a place to live, and having food is called a sense of security. But in fact, this sense of security is not entirely a material need, but also a spiritual requirement...
Shi Tou tossed and turned all night, and he was worried, and he couldn't make any choices and hesitated.
The others in the same room had a great time playing football and were tired, and they were not like stones and had physical disabilities. So whether they had arrangements or had no positions, they were full of hope and confidence in the future. They naturally slept loudly, and some snores seemed to shake the wooden house.
If it's okay if it's alone, it's fine anywhere. If you eat alone, the whole family won't be hungry.
However, Shi Tou had concerns in his heart, so he couldn't do anything freely.
It was finally dawn, and Shi Tou watched the morning light appear, then he climbed up, and after washing up, he sat on the wooden floor of the wooden house and was silent for a long time.
Finally, Shi Tou stood up, said goodbye to Wang Dongdong, and went to the military officer in the martial arts lecture hall to get a way in and out. He was about to go home and go back to the somewhat dilapidated home in Lingyi to discuss...
He was originally timid in his hometown, and his feet were incomplete, so he felt a little inferior and didn't want to see the people he was concerned about like this. He thought that after his position was assigned, he would take the position home, and he was somewhat irrelevant.
Chapter completed!