Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 863

"Why is it almost the twelfth lunar month, and you are going to go to war again?" In the morning kitchen, Mrs. Zheng asked while directing the servants to prepare breakfast.

"Transport food." Liu Renyu said listlessly after the beating.

Jishui has been frozen, and the shipping has stopped, and now it can only be transported by carts.

It is said that the weather is bad and the road is not easy to walk. It is time for a truce.The thieves are comfortably hiding in the walled city, and you have to fight in the wind and snow. Although the warriors suffer from this, it will not be a problem after a long time.

No matter how ruthless Li Tangbin is, it won't be like this.In fact, the front line has turned into a confrontation, and the New Year is approaching, and the sky is full of wind and snow. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to stop fighting?

Is there any unresolvable hatred that must be fought during the Chinese New Year?

Liu Renyu sat down with a sigh and ate.

There was another cry of a child in the room, and he became even more upset, and scolded: "You old woman, it's fine if you can't help the family, and you brought back children and children, crying all day long. Open the New Year's Eve If you remarry, it's better to live with a soldier than to cause trouble at home."

The sobs of the young woman could be heard faintly in the room.

After Liu Renyu finished eating the steamed cakes in two bites, he was ready to go out.Mrs. Zheng brought him a bundle of food and water, the old servant brought the horse, and the son brought the armor and equipment.It's quite troublesome for Wufu to go out.

"Cry, cry, cry, you know how to cry!" Liu Renyu scolded, "Grandpa Ni and younger brothers are going to fight with their lives soon, and they are more than successful than failures."

There were already people out on the street.

Liu Renyu's status as a state military academy is not low, and people keep saying hello, they are all old brothers from the past.

But their numbers are running out.

At its peak, there were more than [-] soldiers in Bianzhou, and they were divided into ten commanders.In the previous wars, there were many war dead. At the beginning, recruits could be recruited to supplement the establishment, but later they completely gave up and did not make up.

On the day Xia Jun broke the city, there were less than a thousand soldiers in the state, and they sat quietly the whole time without any movement.

Reorganized after the war, Bianzhou state soldiers were expanded to 3000 people, but except for the 500 surrendered soldiers who were stuffed in, the remaining [-] people came from other places.There are old soldiers from Tielin, Wuwei, Tianxiong and other armies who are too old and not suitable for front-line fighting, there are young men recruited from Guanzhong, and there are even Tatar young men who were captured in Qibei at the beginning of the year.

The officers also underwent a major purge.

The retired veterans of the Xia Army took over the entire army, leaving few positions for Bian people. Because of his seniority and good attitude, Liu Renyu was lucky enough to get the post of Deputy Commander.

"Commander Liu, is there going to be a big battle this time?" The old man Zhang Sanlang came over and asked in a low voice.

"Most likely we can't fight." Liu Renyu said: "King Xia is either hunting or entertaining guests. He also said that he would take the princess to Ruzhou Tangchi for fun. It doesn't look like he is going to fight. The twelfth lunar month is approaching, what a fart! As long as you and I work hard, we still have to escort the army rations to Caozhou."

"Oh!" Zhang Sanlang also sighed.I don't know whether it's because I have to transport military supplies in heavy snow, or because I don't have a chance to win wealth.

King Xia wanted to take Princess Liang to Ruzhou to soak in the hot springs, and everyone in Bianzhou knew about it, because the two counties of Kaifeng and Junyi were already recruiting teachers to accompany the army.

From this point of view, it is indeed impossible to fight a war in the near future, and it is estimated that it will have to wait until after the Chinese New Year.

"Commander Liu, we Bian people are suffering..." Zhang Sanlang approached and said mysteriously.

"What exactly do you want to say?" Liu Renyu stared, his movements and expression very much like when he stared at his daughter Liu Shi.

"Commander Liu, the king of Xia captured Bianzhou, and there are all the old places of the Xuanwu army, but the warriors of Bianzhou have no chance, and life is miserable." Zhang Sanlang said: "You say, if the princess gives birth to a second child for King Xia Will it be a good thing? King Xia is at its peak in spring and autumn, and in the future, we will establish a country and establish a system, and let this child take over the throne. He is the blood of our Kanto, and he is taught by the princess. He will definitely not treat us Bianzhou warriors badly..."

"Shut up." Liu Renyu was startled, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, do you want to die?"

Zhang Sanlang said nonchalantly: "If you die, you will die. What are you afraid of? Not being rich is more terrifying than death."

Liu Renyu shook his head and said, "It's impossible for King Xia to start his career with the Guanxi warriors."

"Yin'anzhi is recruiting soldiers, why is that impossible?" Zhang Sanlang said: "Shi Yanci recommended dozens of Bianzhou Military Academy's children to Yin'anzhi. The former general of Xuanwu also selected his nephews to join Yin'anzhi to serve King Xia. The younger brothers and nephews of the Li family and the Chen family are all heroic youths, and they also joined Yin Anzhi. Who do you think is the deputy envoy of Yin Anzhi?"

"who?"

"Chu Shenping of the Luozhou Chu family."

Liu Renyu thought about it for a while and asked, "Where is Zhang Quanyi's wife Chu's family?"

"Chu's younger brother." At this point, Zhang Sanlang put on a lewd smile and said, "Chu's plump and juicy body has already given birth to two children for King Xia."

Liu Renyu thought about it.

"That's why King Xia is really starting to pay attention to us Henan warriors now." Zhang Sanlang said: "If he wants to be the emperor, he can't treat one more favorably than another, or go back to be the emperor of Hou Zhou, and we will carry guns for Emperor Qi."

Accepting Henan children into the army, this operation seems familiar.Liu Renyu suddenly became emotional.

More than ten years ago, a man named Zhu Quanzhong took five hundred yuan from Bianzhou to take office.

At that time, the Ya army was rebellious, and the city of Bianzhou was almost a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.There was a rebel general Xie Yin who established himself in Bozhou and did not obey orders.Not long after, Huang Chao came again with his men.It can be described as internal and external troubles, ten deaths but no life.

After Zhu Quanzhong stabilized the situation a little, he joined hands with Li Ke to defeat the Chao army, captured countless resources, Jiazhan, Dingkou, women, and war horses, and gained a respite.

Then he did a few things: [-]. Married his younger sister to Yuan Jingchu, the head of the Songzhou rich family, Yuan Jingchu as the continuation; The young military academy that has no chance, divides and disintegrates the warriors; [-]. Use [-] yuan as the backbone to recruit nest thieves to form a new army as a check and balance; up.

To gain a firm foothold in a place, the most important thing is whether the local people support you or not.And if you want them to support you, in addition to force deterrence, you must also give benefits. As the saying goes, giving both kindness and might is not reliable.

King Xia's force deterrence is enough, and the 20 Liang army has been wiped out. Do you want to show favor now?
The best way to show kindness is not to give money or rewards, but to let them share power, such as recruiting local local tyrants in Henan and children from military academy families into the army.I heard that when King Xia inspected Ci and Xi prefectures in the river, he asked local officials, generals, and local tyrants to present their sons and nephews to the military capital.And these personal soldiers have more opportunities for promotion, and it is a golden road, which is to share the benefits.

Liu Renyu nodded secretly, King Xia is a sensible person and knows how to deal with people's hearts.

"You are a clever ghost." Liu Renyu smiled and said, "King Xia is reliable in his work, not the kind of narrow-minded person. So, we Henan warriors are still a bit aggressive, otherwise we are consumed as dead ghosts, it is better to be the other way around." , it’s death anyway.”

"Exactly." Zhang Sanlang said with a smile: "Let's go, it's time to run out. The new commander is from Yanzhou, Kansai. I heard that he doesn't show affection. Don't get caught by him."

"Let's go." Liu Renyu suddenly felt strength in his feet, and said loudly.

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Shao Shude just finished a dinner party.

The visitors were mainly the military academy of Wuwei Army, Tiande Army, Qinbingdu, and Yinanzhi. It can be said that it was a gathering of the Kansai samurai group.

In the banquet, there were female musicians and dancers, all of whom were as beautiful as flowers and graceful in figure, and most of them were concubines of Zhu Quanzhong.

Shao Shude drank and had fun with the military academies, recorded the brave deeds of more than a dozen people during the banquet, and then let him choose the most brave person first, and rewarded more than ten concubines of the Zhu family to go out in one breath.

The generals were elated and thanked one after another. At the same time, they secretly held back their energy. They had to fight for the first place next time, otherwise they would let others pick the ones they liked.

Uh, let me say one more thing, warriors only look at their figure and appearance. As for whether they have children or not, they don't take it into consideration at all. At worst, they can just raise their own children, which is very common at this time.For example, after Li Siyuan took in his wife Wei, he raised Li Congke, the oil bottle, as his own child. After Wang Chongying took in a wife, he also raised the oil bottle as his own child, which is Wang Yin.

After the dinner was over, the military academies left contentedly.

After all, the king still prefers their Kansai warriors, and even Zhu Quanzhong's concubine Ji is willing to give it to everyone, how face is it to say it?There are more than [-] loyal wives and concubines, most of which were rewarded to the Kansai warriors. It is convincing that the king is blessed to share.

Shao Shude winked at Chen Cheng.Chen Cheng understood and quietly followed.

"Where is the Iron Forest Army?" Shao Shude asked.

"It's almost Bianzhou." Chen Cheng replied.

"Where's the Flying Dragon Army?"

"It has arrived in Huazhou."

"Did you do what I said?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Chen Cheng said with a smile, "When the soldiers withdrew, they pretended to be loud and cheerful, which can be heard from far and near."

"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed loudly, and said, "It is an ancient art of war to say that you are slacking off on the enemy but actually taking them."

Chen Cheng also laughed.

Your Majesty has been hunting around these days, as if he was looking like a horse letting go of Nanshan.But how should I put it, going out hunting with sergeants who are soldiers and silver saddles is in itself a means of getting close to the soldiers.

These people will be released slowly to become officers in the future. If you don't deepen your relationship at this time, give more benefits. Who will remember your kindness at the critical moment?
As for taking Zhang Hui to Ruzhou to soak in hot springs, it cannot be completely false.At least for the time being, preparations are really serious, the convoy will set off in a few days, and even Yeli Kecheng will bring his own soldiers to escort "King Xia and Princess Liang" westward.

Ordinary people may not know King Xia's hobbies, but those who are interested still know it. This sounds like something he would do, it's so true.

"I have been in the army for 20 years, but I don't really like playing these tricks. Even if I win, I won't win by force." Shao Shude sighed, "If I hadn't been forced by my brother-in-law this time, I wouldn't have made such a bad move."

Chen Cheng was silent.

After all, the king has the side of a martial artist, and has an unusual obsession with martial arts.

He is very generous to the warriors, rewarding swords, BMWs, goods, and beauties at every turn, training with the sergeants during the reorganization, eating and living in the barracks for as long as a month, looking like a big soldier.

However, this is also an ethos, and His Majesty has also been affected by this ethos for a long time.

The warriors rode on the road, and they all fought over who would go first and who would go later, and if one was not good, they would yell and fight.

The wind of martial bravery is fierce, it is not a good thing.

After beating the world, it's time to remonstrate. The world is sick, very sick, and it needs some strong medicine.

(End of this chapter)