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Chapter 140 Border Army Han Dynasty Military System

The original meaning of the word "Border Army" refers to the army guarding the border at the border of the country or region of the ancient feudal dynasties in Chinese history. It lives on the borders of east, west, south, and north. It is an elite force transferred from various places. It serves as the main force of the border defense. It is also the most elite field force of each dynasty. It has been fighting with ethnic minorities in all sides for many years and is well-trained. Famous generals from all dynasties also fought against the border and implemented the military discipline thoroughly. In order to stabilize the border, emperors of all dynasties vigorously selected elite troops from all over the mainland to join the border army. After the test of war, the army has strong combat power.

The military system during the Han Dynasty was established on the basis of a unified centralized feudal state. Its military system inherited the Qin system and had new developments. It was mainly divided into the Western Han military system and the Eastern Han military system. The Han army was divided into the capital army and the local army, and the capital army was divided into the Northern Army and the Southern Army. The Northern Army was the elite troops of the Han army, and the chief was the Zhonglei Clerk (the Eastern Han Dynasty was the Zhonghou of the Northern Army), and the lower one was the Tunqi Clerk and the infantry Clerk and the Linyuanmen Tun.

The soldiers, the Yue cavalry lieutenant is in charge of the Yue cavalry, and the Changshui lieutenant is in charge of the Changshui Xuanqu Hu cavalry. The soldiers of the Northern Army are also called the garrison troops. The Southern Army is the troops guarding the palace, and the commander is the Guard. The main soldiers are the Nangong Guards, the Beigong Guards, and the left and right guards are the Sima of the Palace Gate. The seven men in the Palace Gate are in charge of the guards of the Palace Gate. The Southern Army soldiers are also called the Guards. The capital Chang'an also has the city guard troops led by the City Gate Captain. There are also informal troops in Chang'an: the Ti cavalry led by Jinwu, responsible for public security.

General Hu Ben's Central Army under the jurisdiction of the left and right servants, and the left and right Bicheng led Hu Benlang, and General Yulin Central Army under the jurisdiction of the Yulin Supervisor, and together with the Cavalry Commander, the Yulin Cavalry. Hu Ben and Yulin are both the emperor's guards. Guangluxun (Dragon's Order) under the jurisdiction of the five-staff three generals to manage the Sanshilang. In the early Han Dynasty, the Sanshilang formed the Langzhong Cavalry as the main cavalry unit, but later the Sanshilang became a training class for the guard of honor and alternate officials. Local troops, the Duwei commander led by each county.

The border guards of the border counties were led by the chief of the clerks, the kingdoms were led by the lieutenant, the county and the marquis were led by the marquis, and there were also jails in the border counties. During the war, a temporary combat force led by the general was sent. The general was under the chief of the clerks and Sima, and the troops were divided into several departments. The headquarters was led by the chief of the army and the army Sima. The subordinates were established. The Qu was led by the military guards, with 50 people per qu, and there was a garrison under the Qu, and there was a garrison in the Qu, and 50 people per garrison in the Qu. This was a basic system.

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty system and implemented the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, but there were differences in name and details, but it was generally the same. Among the Three Dukes, the Prime Minister assisted the emperor in handling major affairs in the world; the Taiwei was the highest military position, in charge of military affairs, and was the consultant of the Fu Emperor, but did not exercise the power of military orders. (After the Qin Dynasty, no one actually served as the Taiwei, and in the Han Dynasty, it was only used as honors and no real power.) The Censor and the Prime Minister were responsible for the world. Among the Nine Ministers, Guangluxun (Dr. Order) led the Zhulang, the Weiwei was in charge of the guards, and the Lieutenant (Shilika).

Jinwu) led the lieutenant soldiers and were responsible for the public security of the palace and the capital. The military commanders with prominent status also included the general, the General of the Cavalry, the General of the Cavalry, the General of the Veterans, and the General of Guards and various generals, all in charge of the conquest. During the reign of Emperor Wu, the power of the "outer court" headed by the prime minister was weakened and the Grand Marshal was dismissed; the status of the "Sino-Korean" was increased, and the Grand Marshals were appointed as the general. The Grand Marshals and General of the Grand Marshals participated in the secrets in the palace, participated in decision-making in peacetime, handled military and national affairs, and led the army to fight in wartime. Later, the Three Dukes were changed to the Supreme Administrative Head.

The Grand Sima was in charge of military and political affairs, and was ranked above the Grand Situ (Prime Minister Revised) and the Grand Sikong (Censor Revised). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Grand Sima was also called the Grand Wei, named the military and administrative leader. In fact, the prime minister's national military and political affairs matters directly controlled the center of the army. After the middle of the year, the Shangshutai, the emperor's secretary team.

Those who are foreign relatives who serve as generals control national affairs.

He controlled military power and became the highest military and political chief of the court, collectively known as the "Four Prefectures" with the three dukes. In addition, the Han Dynasty followed the ancient military supervision system and sent many officers and ministers (such as Taizhong Dafu) to supervise the army. In any major war, the emperor issued an edict, using tiger talismans or "天" and "天" as the basis to recruit troops from all over the country; he chose to select the commander of the entire army and commanders of various lines, with generals, cavalry generals, chariots and cavalry generals, and the generals of the guards were appointed to form command institutions. After Emperor Wu, the generals and their shoguns were set up for a long time, and they commanded operations in wartime, and they had to participate in the government affairs in peacetime, and they had a great real power. This also caused a series of problems, but it was beneficial from the perspective of Emperor Wu's eager to defeat the Huns, stabilize the government affairs, and expand externally.

The generals of the Han Dynasty were like the later Qing Dynasty Military Affairs Office. At the beginning, they were just a temporary position. For example, the Qing Dynasty Military Affairs Office was temporarily established to prevent the issue of military affairs in the northwest at that time. However, in the end, all government affairs were issued from here. In the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister and took charge of the government affairs himself. However, when Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu, was finally settled, and there were too many things after the country was finally settled. Zhu Di, who had been in a fierce and strong struggle, is indeed now.

If you want to reduce your workload in exchange for more time to enjoy the throne (everyone knows what it means to enjoy the throne, I won’t go into details here). The plot afterwards became interesting. Later, the one who was just an advisory group jumped up and became a real power organization. Until it even began to directly affect the emperor’s decision-making, these became the consequences of later generations. Even in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial guards in the palace were generally led by eunuchs and eunuchs. This was really crazy.

When it comes to local troops, this is the most important thing at the moment, because Chen Yi's main force in the future will be local troops, and he is still in the central army. However, as the saying goes, the rural areas surround the city and seize power, Chen Yi can finally take the initiative only if he controls the local army. Local troops are placed in counties and counties, and generally, county magistrates, assist county magistrates or county magistrates in order to maintain local public order in peacetime and obey the central dispatch during wartime. The emperor's "Tiger Talisman" is used as a basis for the recruitment of local troops. The Western Han Dynasty once implemented a feudal system, and the kingdoms and marquis had their own troops. The kingdoms and marquis were led by lieutenants, and the marquis' soldiers belonged to the county. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to strengthen centralization, the county magistrates were abolished, and the local troops were later issued an edict to abolish local troops.

From then on, when there was a war, the capital troops were often sent to fight, or temporarily recruited or recruited from prefectures and counties as needed. The border soldiers were mainly responsible for the garrison of the border, and were led by the border county magistrates, and under the jurisdiction of the county magistrates. In order to enrich the border defense, the Han Dynasty immigrated a large number of border troops and stationed farms in parallel. During the reign of Emperor Wu, the army stationed at the maximum of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which was an important part of the border troops. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the border troops system was destroyed, and the camps and docks were set up to be stationed in the army. It was not until the Yellow Turban Rebellion that the recruitment of troops was allowed by themselves (our small things are also a small way, everyone understands. Luo Guanzhong and others all made up something and everyone understands me.) Later, the border troops under this system officially appeared in front of Chen Yi for the first time.

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