Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Who is that person?"

On the wall of Chongshan Pass, Liang Chu looked at the figure disappearing in the mountains and forests and couldn't help but ask.

At this time, many soldiers around him were following him and looking at Yang Zhengshan's battle just now.

"Linguan Fort is now under the jurisdiction of Yinghe Fort. The garrison officer is a young warrior named Yang Chengze. That person is obviously not Yang Chengze. I think it should be Yang Zhengshan, the defense officer of Yinghe Fort!"

Tang Feihu, who was relatively familiar with Zhou Lan, suddenly said.

Tang Feihu was originally a guerrilla general in Zhenbiao Youying, and he and Zhou Lan were both close confidants of Zhang Shouwang. After Zhang Shouwang was dismissed, he wrote a letter of recommendation to Liang Chu specifically recommending Tang Feihu.

Tang Feihu was different from Zhou Lan. Zhou Lan had Duke Ning's Mansion behind her. Even if Zhang Shouwang left Chongshan Pass, she could still feel at ease.

Tang Feihu was promoted all the way through Zhang Shouwang, and his background was very ordinary.

It is precisely because of this that Liang Chu did not mobilize Tang Feihu and kept Tang Feihu by his side, because he knew that without Zhang Shouwang, Tang Feihu could only rely on him, and he could completely control Tang Feihu.

"Yang Zhengshan? What is the origin of this person!" Liang Chu asked.

Tang Feihu replied: "Yang Zhengshan joined the Zhenbiao Battalion twenty years ago and participated in the Black Cloud Mountain Battle, but he was discharged and returned to the field due to serious injuries."

"In February last year, Hu Qi entered the country..."

He told Liang Chu everything about Yang Zhengshan's origins and his interaction with Zhou Lan.

Zhou Lan originally recruited Yang Zhengshan to Chongshanguan for the purpose of training troops. Zhang Shouwang also knew about it at this time, but later because of the incident of going out to conquer the Hu tribe in the East China Sea, the training matter was abandoned.

As a close confidant of Zhang Shouwang and having known Zhou Lan for many years, Tang Feihu was very familiar with Zhou Lan's behavior and trends.

Therefore, he also knew the origin of Yang Zhengshan very well.

After listening to his story, Liang Chu had a general impression of Yang Zhengshan.

He was once a soldier in the border town and participated in the battle of Black Cloud Mountain. He has the ability to train soldiers and is brave enough to fight. Although he is a bit older, he is still a talent.

This was his first impression of Yang Zhengshan.

Just a bit older!

Liang Chu felt a little regretful. He felt that if Yang Zhengshan could be ten years younger, he would have a bright future.

If Yang Zhengshan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely complain in his heart.

What happened to being forty?

Isn’t forty the prime of life?

You are older than me, yet you have the nerve to call me old!

"What is his cultivation level?" Liang Chu asked.

Tang Feihu hesitated for a moment, "There must be acquired cultivation, but the specific level of acquired cultivation, the general doesn't know."

"But looking at the cavalry he just chased after the rogue, I guess they should be on the fourth or fifth floor the day after tomorrow!"

Liang Chu nodded slightly, "My cultivation level is not bad!"

Although he is not a master at Chongshanguan with the fourth and fifth levels of cultivation the day after tomorrow, he is still pretty good.

Many garrison and guard commanders, commanding generals, and commanding colleagues all have similar cultivation levels.

He had some thoughts in his mind, but he didn't say much to Tang Feihu.

On the other side, when Yang Zhengshan returned to Linguan Fort, Yang Mingwu and Song Dashan were already cleaning the battlefield.

Since they were not sure whether the Hu camp would send troops to attack, they simply cleared the battlefield.

Bring the bodies of the wounded and comrades back to the fort, cut off the heads, and collect the armor.

"Sir, we beheaded 842 people and captured 123 people!"

As soon as Yang Zhengshan returned to Tunpu, Yang Chengze couldn't wait to come to report his merits.

No wonder he was so eager, this was a great achievement.

From the beginning of the entry of barbarian thieves in February last year until now, Chongshan Town has fought several times with the East China Sea barbarians, and they have never had more than 800 beheadings.

Decapitation is different from defeat. You can only obtain the head level if you have an absolute advantage on the battlefield. Otherwise, the enemy will not give you a chance to harvest the head level.

"Where are the casualties?" Yang Zhengshan asked calmly without showing any joy.

Yang Chengze looked gloomy and said: "More than half of the casualties! There are 248 dead, 73 seriously injured, and only 82 of the 200 cavalry are intact!"

Yang Zhengshan fell into silence.

Three hundred cavalrymen have only been trained for half a year. What's the result?

Only eighty-two are intact!

The rest were either killed or wounded.

This is the cruelty of the battlefield. Even if Yang Zhengshan is at the forefront, he cannot avoid casualties among his soldiers.

After a moment of silence, he ordered: "First arrange for people to take care of the injured, and ask Yang Mingwu to send people to Jianning Guard to report their merits."

In just a few days, they had already beheaded more than a thousand people and had more than a hundred prisoners. Their military exploits were so great that they had to get the shogunate to come over as soon as possible to confirm their military exploits.

If this battle merit was taken away, wouldn't the soldiers' sacrifice be in vain?

"Here!"

Yang Chengze responded and retreated.

…

In the following days, the atmosphere in Linguan Fort was a bit heavy, and the casualties of hundreds of soldiers made everyone fall into sadness.

Fortunately, the Hu camp did not send troops to attack again, perhaps because they felt that Linguan Fort was a bit difficult to crack and were unwilling to waste too many troops on Linguan Fort.

Anyway, they didn't come, and Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief.

The people who went to Jianning Guard to report their merits have returned, but Zhou Lan is not in the guard city. She has already led her troops to encircle and suppress the Hu Qi who entered the country.

Of course, the person who confirmed the military exploits still came, and it was none other than Zhao Yuan.

"Brother Zhengshan, you really surprised me!"

In Linguan Fort, Yang Zhengshan had just welcomed Zhao Yuan into the government office, and Zhao Yuan couldn't help but say happily.

"It's just luck, it's nothing!" Yang Zhengshan said hypocritically.

Well, it's really hypocritical.

He was so happy in his heart!

Even if he lost soldiers and generals, he couldn't suppress his happiness in his heart.

It's just that he can't show it.

After all, the casualties of the soldiers were so great. If he, the defense officer, showed happiness, he would inevitably be considered heartless.

Grief is justified, and happiness is also human nature.

Why did he come to Chongshan Town, isn't it just to make merit and get promoted?

If it weren't for this, wouldn't it be better for him to stay in Yangjia Village honestly?

"Modest, modest!"

Zhao Yuan laughed.

The two entered the study and chatted while drinking tea.

As for the confirmation of military merits, Zhao Yuan naturally did not need to check it in person. He brought a lot of soldiers and clerks from the Lieutenant General's Office, and it was enough for them to confirm the military merits.

Yang Zhengshan asked about the situation of Jianning Guard, and Zhao Yuan naturally told him everything he knew.

During this period, many Hu cavalry entered the country from the jurisdiction of Jianning Guard, causing chaos throughout Jianning Guard.

Zhou Lan got angry several times for this. There was no way. Not all garrisons could stop the Hu cavalry entering the country, and not all officials were willing to go out of the garrison to meet the enemy.

Zhou Lan hated these cowardly officials, but she was helpless.

There is no need to say what Chongshan Town was like before, and since Zhou Lan took office as the Lieutenant General of Jianning Guard, she has focused her main energy on training soldiers in the five thousand households, and has no time to care about the garrisons and defense officers of each city.

The main reason is that Zhou Lan has been in office for too short a time. If she is given two years, she can definitely sort out the affairs of the entire Chongshan Town Central Road. Unfortunately, there is no if.

A large number of Hu cavalry entered the country, and the defense officers of various cities and forts did not take action. Zhou Lan could only lead the troops to encircle and suppress the Hu cavalry who entered the country.

Yang Zhengshan could not help him. He was only a defense officer now, and after two battles, he had no soldiers available. He was able to defend Linguan Fort because the Hu people were unwilling to waste too much manpower on Linguan Fort.

"Sir, it has been confirmed that 846 heads have been beheaded and 119 people have been captured."

Just as Yang Zhengshan and Zhao Yuan were talking, a clerk from the general's shogunate came to report.

Four more Hu bandits they captured died in the past two days, so there were four more beheadings.

"There are more than 300 heads in Yinghe Fort!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand indifferently and said, "How can I not believe Brother Zhengshan? You record it, and when we go back, we can take the heads away from Yinghe Fort!"

The heads are needed to report merits, and the heads need to be preserved for a long time, so they must be covered with lime to prevent them from rotting.

Naturally, Yang Zhengshan didn't need to worry about the treatment of the heads. Every soldier in Chongshan Town would deal with heads. Even if they had never received a head, it would not prevent them from expecting to be able to behead someone one day.

On that day, Zhao Yuan did not return to Jianningwei immediately. They had to escort the heads and captives back. The road of nearly 100 miles was not easy to walk, so they had to rest well before returning.

There was no conversation that night. At dawn the next day, Yang Zhengshan got up early to wash up.

However, before he finished washing his face, Yang Mingwu rushed into his bedroom in a hurry.

"My lord, my lord!"

"What's wrong?" Yang Zhengshan raised his head, his mind slightly depressed.

Yang Mingwu was not an impetuous person. His eagerness must be no small matter.

Could it be that the Hu tribe came again?

"My lord, something big happened!"

"The Hu tribe's camp was attacked by surprise!"

Yang Mingwu said.

Yang Zhengshan straightened up suddenly, his face full of surprise.

Attack the Hu tribe's camp?

It's not that he hadn't thought about it, but he couldn't do it.

I never expected that someone would sneak attack the Hu tribe camp!

It must be the fifth camp of the town flag in Chongshan Pass.

"What's the situation now?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"It's not clear yet. The battle is not over yet. The Hu tribe camp has been burned to ashes!" Yang Mingwu replied.

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath.

The specific situation is unknown, but since it has been burned to ashes, it means that the sneak attack was successful.

I don't know how Chongshan Pass did it.

He doesn't believe that the Hu tribe camp didn't keep an eye on Chongshan Pass today.

"Let's go and see!" Yang Zhengshan couldn't help his curiosity and wanted to observe the scene in person.

After saying that, he stepped out of the room, but at this time he happened to run into Zhao Yuan.

"Brother Zhengshan! I heard that the Hu tribe camp was sneak attacked?"

Such a big thing must not be concealed, and the red sky has already explained everything.

"Let's go and see together!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't waste words. After a moment, he and Zhao Yuan led a hundred cavalrymen out of the garrison.

Going around the top of the mountain, they saw the Hu tribe camp with raging flames at a glance.

The bright firelight suppressed the white fish in the east, and the noisy sound was heard several miles away.

"It seems that the Hu people are fleeing!" Zhao Yuan said uncertainly.

He vaguely saw many figures leaving the camp from the north, but the distance was too far and the light was too bright, so he couldn't see clearly.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard, his eyes shining like stars.

"Brother Zhao, do you want to make meritorious service?"

"Make meritorious service!" Zhao Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Thank you very much for your care, Brother Zhengshan!"

Of course he wanted to make meritorious service. How could he get promoted without meritorious service?

Zhou Lan could still promote him before, but now if he didn't have military merit, Zhou Lan couldn't promote him.

Because without military merit, he couldn't convince the public, and Zhou Lan couldn't explain to others.

Now that he had the opportunity to make meritorious service, he naturally didn't want to miss it.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Yang Zhengshan threw down a sentence and drove his horse towards the direction of the Hu tribe camp.

It was a good opportunity to beat the dog when it was down, how could he miss it?