, was kidnapped to ask for rewards, and was dragged to attack the city and die.

Therefore, a large number of prisoners were worried about their future and fled repeatedly.

After understanding this at that time, I specially held a flag-giving ceremony, randomly got some cloth, wrote Liu characters on it and gave it to the prisoners. This is equivalent to clearly stating to the prisoners that you will be members of the rebel army from now on. This dispels the problem.

Allayed some of the prisoners' concerns.

In addition to conferring flags, there were other arrangements at the beginning. In short, after all the arrangements, until now, not a single prisoner has escaped again. The prisoners have truly been digested into human power.

He couldn't remember what he did after the flag was awarded. As a last resort, Li Mengxi went back and studied the art of war again. After working for a long time, he dug out the things he remembered a long time ago.

Read it again.

Oh, after giving the flag to the prisoners, it must be clearly stated that from now on they will be the rebels' own people. After the battle, they will be allowed to return home. If you make it clear like this, you can dispel a lot of worries of the prisoners.

With food, drink and no one to bully them, what did the prisoners have to worry about?

There are still some left. I am afraid that one day, if there is insufficient army food, I will be killed; I am afraid that I will be turned away to the government in the future; I am afraid that I will be forced to attack the city.

By awarding the captives the Liu-character flag, the captives knew that they had become members of the rebel army, and most of their worries disappeared.

Liu Bei actually still remembered the process of conferring the flag, and Li Mengxi himself didn't even remember it.

Before it was too late, Liu Bei hurriedly made the flag.

The flag is easy to make, and the flagpole can be made from any broken gun pole or wooden stick.

There is no need for a stick on the flag. There are two flags, cut in half. One side is [bow] and the other side is [e]. Just right. Two flags. One side has two tails and one side has three tails. Just use these tails to tie to the flagpole.

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This is a method invented by Li Mengxi when he made flags last time. It is very clever.

There are 14,000 people, and according to a team of 100 people, one hundred and forty flags are needed.

There were a lot of them, and it was getting dark. In order to make the work faster, everyone helped, pulling the cloth, cutting the cloth, and tying it. Soon, the flag was finished in a hurry, and it was getting dark.

To solve the problem once and for all, as night fell, the soldiers escorted the prisoners and gathered.

Then, under the bright light of the torch, Liu Xuande lectured the Yellow Turban.

The general meaning is that after a while, the flag is issued and the flag is taken, that is, the rebels are no longer prisoners, and they will receive rewards for their merits in the future.

After the training, Liu Bei ordered the flags to be distributed to everyone.

After the flags were issued one by one.

Liu Bei also said, since he is a member of the rebel army and has something to eat, he will never starve everyone. After the Yellow Turbans are defeated, those who are willing to stay in the army can stay in the army, and those who do not want to be allowed to return home.

The purpose of stating this clearly is to dispel the captives' two worries: fear of not having enough food, fear of being trapped and killed, and fear of being turned away to the government in the future.

Soon, the flag presentation was completed.

Give the flag to the prisoners. Obviously, after tonight, tomorrow the prisoners will not remember which centurion it is. In a few days, the prisoner who took the flag will tear it off and hide it for himself. The flag will

If there is no one left, it will not be able to serve as a sign or to protect the public.

This is not important, the only purpose of giving the flag to the prisoners is to let the prisoners know that they will be a member of the rebels from now on, nothing more.

At night, everyone gathered together. It was already the night of the first day after the city was broken. Only then did everyone have time to talk in detail about the war.

Speaking of Zhang Bao, after breaking the city, he was busy with everything and had been busy for more than a day. Only now did Li Mengxi have time to ask about Zhang Bao.

Li Mengxi was only interested in Zhang Bao because he was another historical figure.

Zhang Fei glanced at Li Mengxi and muttered, "Zhang Bao? I shot him to death, what do you want from him?"

Speaking of seizures, Zhang Bao's tribe was annihilated, and countless weapons and armors were seized. The most important thing was that there were more than 80 war horses. The army had a rich reserve of cavalry soldiers. There were far more cavalry than horses. With more than 80 war horses, the cavalry could directly expand the army by another eight.

More than ten rides.

Guan Yu said that many cavalrymen escaped, otherwise, more could be captured.

The cavalry is very fast. When the city is broken, it is inevitable that some cavalry will disappear and disappear.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Mengxi remembered what happened in the evening, when some prisoners escaped. You Qi hurriedly tried to find Liu Bei, but Liu Bei entered the city, and you could not find him.

people.

This reminded Li Mengxi that there is a commander's flag in the army. The commander's flag is tall and follows the commander at all times. Wherever the commander goes, the commander's flag goes wherever he goes. This is not enough.

On flat ground, the field of vision is wide and the handsome flag is sufficient.

But just like today, when Liu Bei entered the city and outside the city, people outside the city could no longer see the handsome flag.

Or, one day when we camp in a valley or in a mountain forest, if people are at one end of the valley, no one will be seen at the other end. No matter how high the flag is, it will be useless because we can’t see it.

In view of this, Li Mengxi considered how to improve the contact system.

"Maybe we can set up a few more handsome flags. For example, when Duke Xuande enters the city, one handsome flag will be left outside the city gate and another handsome flag will follow him.

In this way, when people outside the city are looking for him, they will know at a glance that he is in the city by seeing the flag at the city gate.

When you enter the city, you will see the flag of Duke Xuande at a glance, and you will know where it is.

As a result, the two flags relayed each other, no matter they were separated by cities or forests, communication was unimpeded.

This is what I call the [human stake method], but there is one thing." Li Mengxi frowned, "If there is only one handsome flag, it will be so clear and distinct. If someone is looking for it, they can find it directly with the flag.

But if there are many flags, this one and that one will cause confusion, and the soldiers will not know which flag to look for."

"Therefore, I think that there are two kinds of handsome flags, one is the main flag, which is big and high, and the other is the pointing flag, which is slightly lower and shorter.

In this way, when a soldier is looking for someone, if he sees his own flag, he should look for his own flag; if he does not see his own flag and sees the pointing flag, he should first go to the pointing flag and ask the flag-bearer before looking for him."

"I have another idea. You might as well use a hard flag as a pointing flag.

Make a hard flag in the shape of an arrow. Wherever Mr. Xuande is, the arrow of the flag bearer will point in that direction.

Sometimes the people and horses are in chaos and cannot advance forward, but the soldiers can see where the arrow points and know where the people are without having to get close to ask."

What Li Mengxi said was just a road sign.

The most important thing in the army is the central command center. The command center is the place where information exchange is most intensive. Therefore, at the command center, some movable directional flags are needed to help identify the location of the commander.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang all admired Li Mengxi's idea.

On the side, Lu Zhong thought carefully about the pointing flag Li Mengxi said.

"I know a tool that can be used." Lu Zhong said thoughtfully.

Li Mengxi quickly asked what it was.

Lu Zhong took the torch, drew the short knife from his waist, and drew a long-handled weapon on the ground.

"In Luoyang, before the troops were drawn out, the emperor comforted the troops. When I saw the emperor's ceremonial guard, I had this thing." Lu Zhong said.

Li Mengxi leaned against the fire and took a look at Lu Zhong's paintings. He immediately became happy.

What Lu Zhong drew was a long stick without a spearhead. On the ground on the spearhead, Lu Zhong clumsily drew the shape of a hand, holding something like a chisel in his palm.

The painting of this thing was so non-mainstream and a bit out of place. Li Mengxi couldn't help but feel happy and laughed out loud.

When Lu Zhong saw Li Mengxi smiling, he explained, "This is Lao (wo), which is a ritual vessel."

Is this thing so funny, or is it a ritual object?

Then, Li Mengxi remembered.

It seems that in some costume dramas, among the emperor's support, there are some funny weapons like slaps and fists.

Hey, this thing really does exist.

and……

Speaking of pointing flags, Laos, this funny ritual vessel, is actually very suitable as a pointing flag.

First of all, this Laos thing has a very strange shape and a strong logo.

Furthermore, the directional flag that Li Mengxi is planning to design has the same idea as the road sign, a horizontal arrow. Here, the metal palm holds an iron drill. Isn't it exactly the same as the directional arrow, a pointer?

And if you look closely, you will see that the iron drill held in the palm of Lu Zhong's painting is long on one side and short on the other.

If you look at it from a distance, you can tell at a glance which side is longer and which side is shorter, and you can see the direction.

As for the arrow, it may be far away. The arrow looks black from a distance, and the shape of the arrow cannot be seen. At this time, it is impossible to tell the direction. It is not as good as Lao. The iron drill in the palm has one side long and one short, and the mark is clear.

It's strange. This thing is supposed to be a ritual weapon, but it actually has practical military uses. What a surprise!

Or maybe it could be said that this thing was originally a pointing flag on ancient battlefields, and then slowly evolved into a ritual weapon?

When I think about it, it's very possible.

Who is the pointing flag intended for? There is no doubt that it is intended for the commander, important figures, tribal chiefs, and leaders.

There is no need for others to use a special pointing thing.

Because pointing flags are often accompanied by important figures such as commanders, leaders, and tribal chiefs in wars, over time, pointing flags have been bound to dignity and royal power.

Therefore, Lao, which has a pointing function, gradually became a royal ritual vessel.

Thinking of this, Li Mengxi suddenly felt that he might have guessed right, Laos was the directional flag during ancient wars!

"It's very good," Li Mengxi nodded, "Mr. Xuande, let's use this too."
To be continued...