Chapter 69 General Flag
The ten newly released general flag officials in Taiping Camp, six bandits from Daqiao Mountain were occupied, namely Zhao Sihai, Peng Dazhu, Ge Wu, Ge Liu, and Tu Zi who had not yet returned to the copper mine in Laofengzhuang. The other was Qin Zhisheng, who served in the army in the Guangdong Governor Ding Kui Chubiao Camp during the Shaowu period.
Qin Zhisheng was in his forties and was the former commander of the battalion. In the battle of the Deqing Green Camp, he performed outstandingly. He led a team to kill more than a dozen Qing troops. Only two casualties were killed or killed, so he was promoted to the chief banner officer by everyone. Three soldiers in his team were promoted to the commander.
When Duke Xiang of Song wrote the list of chief banner officials, he gave the names of Ge Wu and Ge Liu, one of Ge Zheng and one of Ge Yi, and also gave the bald man a big name. His surname was Jiang, and his single name was He. In this way, all the ten chief banner officials had a big name.
Brother Ge Wu was very satisfied with their new name. Whether Bald man was satisfied would have to wait until the person came back.
Zhou Shixiang originally planned to give two general flags of the Jiangxi soldiers of Shao Jiugong. First, they had nearly a hundred people, so they could form two teams; second, the combat effectiveness of these Jiangxi soldiers was relatively higher. For future wars and win over, Zhou Shixiang wanted to give them two general flags of the two general flags, one was Shao Jiugong, and the other was Lin Yousan, the former personal soldier of Kong Guoliang.
However, Duke Xiang of Song was firmly opposed to this matter and was only willing to let Duke Shao Jiu himself serve as the chief banner officer, and did not agree to the appointment and removal of Lin Yousan's general banner. He insisted that the Jiangxi soldiers from under Duke Shao Jiu can only serve as the small flag now, and there must be no longer the general banner officer. Moreover, he specifically emphasized to Zhou Shixiang that Jiangxi soldiers should not be organized into two teams, but should be disrupted and used in each team, and they must not be allowed to join the generals.
What was Shao Jiugong worried about? Zhou Shixiang could guess generally, it was nothing more than to prevent Jiangxi soldiers from becoming bigger in the Taiping Camp. In the future, the imbalance in power led to internal strife in the camp, or the situation where superiors could not command subordinates. This was essentially the same as his concern about the inclusion of the Deqing Green Camp, which led to the "strong guest and weak hosts".
Given that the deployment of the Taiping Camp is now problematic and the core force has not been built, Zhou Shixiang was not stubborn. Instead, he followed Duke Xiang of Song and only gave Duke Shao Jiugong a general banner. Then he sent someone to invite Duke Shao Jiugong over and "discuss" the Jiangxi troops in his army to disrupt the reorganization of the Jiangxi army.
What surprised Zhou Shixiang was that Shao Jiugong was not dissatisfied with his arrangements, but instead tried his best to agree with it. His words also revealed the meaning of not choosing another official of the general banner under him.
After Shao Jiugong left, Zhou Shixiang asked Duke Xiang of Song what he thought. Duke Xiang of Song smiled and said, "Master Shaoqi is also an idea."
Zhou Shixiang was confused when he heard this. The difference between the two general flag officers of Jiangxi soldiers and one general flag officers seemed not big, but in fact it was very big. The weight of a general flag speaking in Taiping Camp is naturally not as good as the two general flags speaking together. For example, military discussions, one person speaking is definitely not as good as the two general flags speaking, which is more important than the two people speaking.
But Shao Jiugong was not willing to attend the military convention of Taiping Camp like him, and even suggested that these Jiangxi soldiers all agreed with him, Shao Jiugong, and no one else needed to share his Shao Jiugong's burden, which made Zhou Shixiang very confused. Song Xianggong also said that Shao Jiugong was an idea-worthy person, which made him even more puzzled. Where did he have the idea?
Seeing that Zhou Shixiang was indeed unable to understand the whole story, Duke Xiang of Song smiled and explained to him that the reason why Duke Shao Jiu wanted the Jiangxi soldiers to release another general flag was ultimately a matter of power.
The two general flags that Zhou Shixiang believed were much different from one general flag. In Shao Jiugong's view, these Jiangxi soldiers were all his subordinates. Now, under his leadership, they followed the Taiping Camp, and everyone was following him. Relying on the strength of these Jiangxi soldiers, Shao Jiugong could sit steadily in the Taiping Camp. Although it was only one of the ten general flags, its value was obviously higher than that of other general flags. Because he had the support of nearly a hundred Jiangxi soldiers, the Taiping Camp became stronger in the future, and his status of Shao Jiugong would also rise. But if another general flag that could be on par with him appeared outside him, it would be the biggest threat to his status.
Just imagine, the Jiangxi soldiers who have always been used to being the leader of Shao Jiu, who only followed Shao Jiu's stallion, viewed Lin Yousan, and how did they view Shao Jiugong?
Under the current system of Taiping Camp, the status of the general flag is equal. Shao Jiugong cannot suppress Lin Yousan by relying on his previous identity. Lin Yousan does not have to obey Shao Jiugong anymore. In this way, there may be no major conflict between the two in a short period of time, but over time, regardless of whether Shao Jiugong is willing or not, his weight in the minds of Jiangxi soldiers will be greatly reduced. Lin Yousan will unknowingly assume the mission of the general flag officer and compete with Shao Jiugong. To put it bluntly, Lin Yousan's existence will make Shao Jiugong's position greatly reduced among Jiangxi soldiers he thought he was relying on. This is naturally something he cannot tolerate, so he would imply that Jiangxi soldiers only need one general flag.
After listening to Duke Xiang of Song, Zhou Shixiang suddenly realized that everyone had their own thoughts and had a small calculation in their hearts. Before this big thing was drawn, he began to care about power.
But that's good. At least it's in line with the Taiping Camp and Zhou Shixiang's interests.
There are six general banners from Daqiao Mountain, Shao Jiugong, the leader of Jiangxi Green Camp, occupied one, and the remaining three were all outstanding among Luo Ding's new recruits.
Zhou Shixiang was appointed to serve as chief banner officers and was able to disagree with all his opinions and used talents in a straightforward manner.
The three were Song Erniu, the flag-killing soldier in the front camp. During the Battle of Deqing, this man stabbed a general in the Green Camp to death with the big flagpole. Then he rushed forward bravely and killed two soldiers in the Green Camp. His loyalty and courage were commendable. He was appointed as the chief flag officer and could be an example for the entire camp.
The other person was the first to sign up when Zhou Shixiang recruited soldiers in Luoding East City that day. He had been a master in the Qing army and resolutely joined Zheng Tiezhu, who had just passed by, and he resolutely joined the Taiping Camp. In the battle of Deqing, his performance was also remarkable. Although he did not have the record of killing Qing soldiers, he always insisted on not taking a step back. After Zhou Shixiang learned about the deeds of this person after he went back, he immediately decided to go back and be promoted to the official position. When discussing the candidate for the general banner, he recommended Zheng Tiezhu. The reason he gave to everyone was that although this person was not very brave and had no record of killing the enemy, the point of just fighting to the death was enough to make everyone present ashamed, and he didn't use anyone to use this person.
When Hu Quanshen died in the Battle of Deqing, Ge Wu and the others retreated, so no one could object to Zhou Shixiang's appointment reason, so the appointment of the General Banner was passed naturally.
The last person was also an honest and unfamiliar among the new recruits. Zheng Daniu, who was almost forty years old, was hit by several swords in Deqing. After he was still holding a Qing soldier and rolling down from the slope with a stone, he swayed and rushed into the Qing soldiers to fight to the death. At this time, the person was still recovering from his injuries. In order to show his bravery and to show the injured soldiers the fairness of the Taiping Camp, Zhou Shixiang mentioned him as the candidate for the general banner.
Compared with these three lucky ones who were promoted to the general flag, in the Deqing battle, Luo Ding's new recruits were not very remarkable. Most of them had feared war and retreated, and even were scared crazy. However, they had also experienced the test of blood and fire. Zhou Shixiang believed that twenty small flag officials could be selected from them. This matter was left to the new staff member Liao Ruixiang, and there was no condition. Anyway, they were just to raise the number from the shorts. As for who could get the small flag appointment and removal, it probably depends on Master Liao's vision.
Chen Mo, who was in charge of the Dead Soldiers' Camp, was temporarily appointed as the small flag officer. Duke Xiang of Song conveyed to him the combat rules of the Dead Soldiers' Camp, that is, those who participated in the three death battles could withdraw from the Dead Soldiers' Camp and transfer to each team to serve as the small flag officer. Those who performed outstandingly and made great contributions could be promoted to the general flag officer directly.
Chen Mo said nothing about this. After going back to blow the prisoners, he brought wine, meat and food to eat and drink, and did not take the battle seriously in the future.
The reorganization and appointment of officers were busy for two days. During these two days, Duke Xiang of Song was busy classifying the seized spoils. Everyone in the Taiping Camp was busy, and no one was idle.
Chapter completed!