Since Zhao Bing commanded the first battle, he has already discovered that in ancient times, when "traffic basically depends on walking, communication basically depends on roar", it was very difficult to effectively command the "large corps" operations on the battlefield. He also found that the various flags used by various departments were not for the sake of good looks and to enhance the military's power, but for the purpose of effectively commanding operations, another important instant messaging tool besides the golden drum.

In ancient times, the Chinese army used liaison flags to command the entire army to march and rush to the road. The main general issued orders under Ya flag. After receiving the order, the generals waved the flags to order the soldiers to prepare for formation and attack. The soldiers charged and killed the enemy under the leadership of the flag:

The liaison flag is used to connect the front and rear troops during marching. In ancient times, because the five elements theory was believed, the color of the liaison flag was different. Blue belongs to wood. If the vanguard troops encounter obstacles in mountains and forests and need to open the road, they will raise the green flag. Red belongs to fire. If the army encounters dangerous terrain and in high mountains and valleys, they need to guard against enemy fire attacks and raise red flags to warn.

White is metal. Once you encounter enemy soldiers, you must quickly gather troops and set up a formation to fight. Raise the white flag as an order. The white flag indicates surrender is actually a concept in modern times, and it is more of a truce. Black is water. If there are swamps or streams on the marching route, you will raise the black flag. Yellow is earth. If there is a flat horse in front and unobstructed, raise the yellow flag to indicate.

The horn flag is used by commanders to issue military orders. When the army charges, soldiers will rush to wherever the horn flag is. The commanding generals can judge the progress of the battle line based on the direction of the horn flag, and can clearly see the results of the battle and the military's damage. Some horn flags will have a national horn embroidered on them. During a melee, soldiers can distinguish the enemy and us by the color of the horn flag to avoid accidentally hurting friendly troops.

Since the horn flag can be carried in large quantities, it can make one's own troops appear to be large and wide. When waving it, it is like a rainbow, which can boost morale. This also gives the commander room to use tricks to confuse the enemy by adding and reducing the horn flag. When Han Xin fought against the water, he led 2,000 cavalry and red horn flags to the Zhao army camp, causing the enemy to mistakenly think that the horn was defeated and the entire army was defeated.

In the long-term war practice, the ancients were inspired by astronomical astrology and combined with the five elements to explore a set of methods of marching and formation, and invented the "Five Elements Array". It contained the basic understanding of the age, geography, and universe space of our ancestors, and the formation flag was the core and soul of the formation: the blue dragon and white tiger palms in all directions, and the vermilion Bird and Xuanwu follow the Yin and Yang. It is good to be wielded in front of the army, and the vermilion Bird and Xuanwu use it in front; the back of the army is good to be used in the palace, and the latter is good to be used in the rear; the left is yang, the left is green dragon, and the right is yin, and the right is white tiger. Many formations in later generations have developed based on this, and then the concepts of five colors, five flags and other concepts are integrated and endless. When attacking, the formation flag is waved, and the formation flag is ready to be launched, and the attack and defense are integrated.

On the battlefield, the army is generally divided into five major camps, namely the front camp, the middle camp, the back camp, the left camp, and the right camp. The general flag represents the generals of each camp. They are under the general flag. Generally, the generals will not give up commanding to charge and kill the enemy, otherwise chaos will occur. As long as the general waves the flag of their own camp, the soldiers will immediately prepare for the battle. During the battle, the soldiers will fight to the death to defend the general flag. Once the flag is cut, the unit will no longer exist.

The flag is divided into five colors: red, yellow, blue, white, and black. Each color has its own attributes. The direction facing is the front, that is, the south, the five elements belong to fire, and the fire is red, so the front camp uses a red flag; the place where the feet are standing is the center, that is, the five elements belong to earth, and the earth is yellow, so the middle camp uses a yellow flag; the direction of the left hand is the east, the five elements belong to wood, and the color of wood is blue, so the left camp uses a blue flag; the direction of the right hand is the west, the five elements belong to metal, and the color of gold is white, so the right camp uses a white flag; the direction of the face is back, that is, the north, the five elements belong to water, and the color of water is black, so the back camp uses a black flag.

The tooth flag is the general's flag. Because the emperor came out in ancient times, he built a large tooth flag and decorated it with ivory on the pole, so it is called the tooth flag. The tooth flag is the largest in the army in terms of size and importance. In ancient times, the flag of expedition was the tooth flag of sacrifice. In ancient times, there was no unified standard, and the name of the commander was generally embroidered with the "Yue" flag of the Yue Family Army. When fighting, where the tooth flag was located, it means that the commander was there. Once the tooth flag was destroyed, it means that the commander was killed and the entire army would collapse.

After several times, Zhao Bing knew that under the command of the flag, the army could operate strictly disciplined and orderly, and exert its strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, he used the "Communication Order" as one of the iron laws, and after mastering it, he continued to improve it, and added new communication tools such as passwords, military signals, and lighting.

At present, Zhao Bing generally uses divisions as independent combat units, battalions as basic combat units, and capital as basic combat units. Therefore, there are sign flags at all levels, and the color and size are distinguished. In theory, it is achieved directly commanded by divisions to capital on the battlefield. His biggest improvement is the compilation of flags, lanterns and marks, which can achieve simple communication at a longer distance.

Don’t underestimate this improvement. Flag language communication and lighting communication have the biggest characteristics that no other communication method can replace, which is the characteristics of simple equipment, easy to operate, highly confidential and strong vitality. Lighting flag language communication is mainly carried out within the visible range. Although the distance is relatively close, it can basically ensure the confidentiality of communication, especially suitable for command communication within the formation.

Of course, it is not easy to create this communication method, and the one I mastered in my previous life cannot be copied. This is because modern light and flag languages ​​use various prescribed postures to type corresponding letters and internationally common Morse codes, and use Chinese pinyin to form words to complete information transmission. The difficulty is that there is no Chinese pinyin at present, let alone the pinyin letters.

In ancient times, people used straight or reverse slashing methods to pronounce Chinese characters. Direct sounds mean using homophones to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters. If homophones are all uncommon characters, they cannot be read even if they are noted. Back cuts means using two Chinese characters to pronounce another Chinese character. The character on the back cuts the same as the initial consonant of the word being noted, and the character on the back cuts the same final vowel and tone as the tone of the word being noted.

In addition, it is impossible to introduce pinyin. The pinyin used in modern times comes from Mandarin, but the current Mandarin can be regarded as ancient Mandarin. In previous dynasties, the language of the capital was mostly used as Mandarin, so there was no basis for forming standard Mandarin. The Mandarin of the Song Dynasty was Kaifeng dialect, and it was still the case after the southward transition, but the modern Pinyin could not spell out Henan accent, which cut off Zhao Bing's idea of ​​"copycai".

However, Zhao Bing also knew that modern times had "Wubi" to learn from, encoding it with preset strokes and matching it with corresponding postures and actions to convey information, and the flag bearer could decipher the content of the flag words through pre-coded passwords. In addition, at night, many meanings can be expressed by hanging a single flag or more than two flag groups, or lanterns.

Of course, we cannot expect these recruits to fully understand the usage of these golden drum flags, but they must understand the most basic orders, be able to master the battalion-level banner, and further learn more complex content in the days of service in the future. Now Zhao Bing is interested in watching these recruits advance, retreat, and arrange different formations under the command of the coach. Because the time is still short, the movements are awkward and even confusion occurs. However, the sticks in the hands of the coach and the coach will soon give them a memory, which reminds him of the past and can't help but smile...

"Your Majesty, Zhao Mengjin, the Jiangdong Commander General, Dong Yicheng, the First Navy Commander, Chen Fenglin, the First Infantry Commander, came to see you!" Zheng Yong boarded the ship and reported.

"Oh, what are they coming to do? Let's wait first!" Zhao Bing was disturbed by the excitement, frowned and said unhappily.

"Your Majesty comes to inspect. How can these brigades not come? Otherwise, wouldn't it be rude!" Zheng Yong said with a smile.

"You have announced it again. In this way, not only will the people be exhausted and the money will be damaged, but I will also make preparations in advance. I will not see the real situation." Zhao Bing pointed Zheng Yongyan and said.

"Your Majesty is wronged. Who doesn't know the country or the government? I have been discovered and reported by the warships patrolling the sea before they even reach the port. I can't hide it even if I want to!" Zheng Yong shouted.

"In this way, I have to change the boat so that they won't let them find out my whereabouts!" Zhao Bing said with a brief thought. Thinking about the truth, don't say that it's out of the capital. Even if he leaves the palace, he doesn't know how many people are staring at him. It's because he often goes out of the palace to "visit" those officials in a contempt. It is said that some officials in the capital are worried that they will come to the door and dare not take off their court ward after returning home, so as not to be caught off guard and be caught. Some people will send people to wait in front of the palace to monitor their whereabouts and provide early warnings.

"Your Majesty, do the new warships in the yard be given priority to our imperial navy?" Zheng Yong's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this.

In fact, he also felt that it was time for His Majesty’s imperial ship to be replaced. You should know that the Sheji ship was put into use by Jia Sidao as a commanding ship. It can be said that it has changed its lord three times. It has been more than ten years since it became the car of the little emperor. Although this ship used materials at all costs and was solid in work, it also experienced several major battles such as the Battle of Jiaoshan, the Battle of Qizhou and the Battle of Yashan. For example, the attack on Quanzhou, Guangzhou, the defense battle of Qiongzhou and the recovery of Jiangnan, the Sheji ship not only participated in the battle as a commanding ship, but also as the main ship.

In addition, as the chief imperial ship, the Sheji is the first choice for the little emperor to travel, with the highest sailing rate. Although it is repaired and maintained every year, it is already an old ship after all, and the newly built large warships are allocated to various departments of the navy, and the imperial ship has not been replaced. Therefore, Zheng Yong thought of taking advantage of the opportunity to test the new ship to be replaced, which is not only out of vanity, but also out of consideration for the safety of the little emperor.

"Hmph, I think beautifully. Although this ship is a little older, it is not as unbearable as it is. I have already had feelings for him, and even Dabai is reluctant to leave, right? Let's go to have a meal!" Zhao Bing said, bent down and picked up the big white cat running to the top of the cabin, gently stroked its head and said.

"Oh, I know that Your Majesty will say this!" Zheng Yong's smile disappeared immediately, but he did not dare to complain. He could only glar at the old cat in His Majesty's arms with hatred and said in frustration. Speaking of which, this cat has been on the ship for the important task of removing rat damage from a few months and has become the pet of the little emperor on the ship. But now this old cat has shown its old appearance, and its mission of catching mice has long been taken over by its great-grandson. Now it seems that it is going to die on the Sheji.

"I know he is still asking nonsense. We have to use it to make money after building a new ship. Only by making money can we build a new ship, and we can have fish and meat every day!" Zhao Bing glanced at Zheng Yong, then lowered his head and touched the old cat in his arms and murmured while walking.

"Your Majesty, then let me escort the fleet to Nanyang this time!" Zheng Yong's eyes lit up and chased after him and recommended himself.

"I will be wild when I go out. I have already handed over this escort mission to the Third Navy. Just stay in the capital honestly!" Zhao Bing said without looking back.

"Your Majesty, I have been there. I know the situation there, so it's better for me to go!" Zheng Yong continued unwillingly.

"Okay, going to sea is indispensable. Although those new ships cannot be used as my ship, they are still allocated to the Imperial Navy!" Seeing his appearance, Zhao Bing knew that Zheng Yong was thinking of those new ships, which was a bit funny and authentic.

"Really, let Zhang Zizhen go like this!" Zheng Yong said in surprise.

"Although these ships are organized into the Imperial Navy, they must be allocated to the Affairs Bureau for use. You must cooperate well!" Zhao Bing said with a look of his face.

"This... I've been talking for a long time, and it turns out that we are letting us be coolies again!" Zheng Yong muttered in a daze.

"Since you don't want to, I can let Dong Yicheng do it. He has been coveting those ships for a long time!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, I'm joking!" Zheng Yong didn't expect that the little emperor would hear his words and quickly laughed, "Now the supervisor and the early training are all the officers and soldiers of our Imperial Navy Army. It's too troublesome to exchange them. Besides, we cooperate with the Affairs Bureau in Qiongzhou, and we have been familiar with each other for a long time!"

"I know there is so much nonsense. Have you ever seen such a coolie? When did the Family Affairs Bureau treat you badly!" Zhao Bing glared at him and said.

"It's my subordinate who was wrong!" Zheng Yong hurriedly said. He knew that the little emperor wanted to restart the smuggling business. When he was in Qiongzhou, they were often ordered to dispatch warships to cover the affairs bureau and provide armed escort. Afterwards, the affairs bureau would give generous rewards, so that they could obtain sufficient funds than other armies. Of course, he also knew that this was licensed by the little emperor, otherwise even the affairs bureau would not dare to make a penny arbitrarily.

"Well, the monsoon season has arrived. In a few days, Master Zheng will contact you. You are providing cover in the name of escorting the merchant ship north. Remember not to disclose it, otherwise military law will be carried out!" Zhao Bing said seriously.
Chapter completed!