Chapter 775: A hundred years of wealth, the war begins from now on!
A while ago, there was a young chief of a tribe in the snowy plains. He was literate and liked to express emotions. After drinking, he imitated the imaginary scribes from the Qian Kingdom. He held up his wine bowl and sighed to the moon:
It’s ridiculous that my noble saint clan is now similar to a warm dog at the feet of Lord Pingxi!
Then,
the young patriarch had a leg broken by his father;
After being placed under house arrest, his younger brother naturally inherited the position of the young leader of the tribe.
Because their father was one of the leaders who betrayed the Savage King.
Now, the transfer order from Pingxihou Mansion has come to the snowy field again.
The difference from the last transfer order is that this time the reward is stated in the transfer order. If you perform rewards based on merit, you can get land in the pass.
Many tribe leaders were shocked by this reward,
Back then, when a generation of savages followed the savage king and entered the pass, wasn't what they wanted for the land in the pass?
In addition, the Pingxi Hou Mansion has already had savage households working in the fields, and they are also regarded as "benchmarks" and "models". The Hou Mansion often dispatches them to escort goods in the snowy fields. The military affairs are actually for propaganda.
These savages are also very hardworking. Firstly, everyone has the need to gain satisfaction through showing off. Secondly, they also hope that more and more savages will enter the Hou Mansion in the future. There will be more people. A little, we can't compare to the Yan people and the Jin people, but at least we don't have to be overwhelmed by the barbarians anymore, right?
Therefore, many savages in the snowy fields know what kind of life their "common people" live in the pass. The savages are collectively called savages, but in fact there is no unified national concept. Therefore, many savages in the snowy fields He dreams of becoming a standard household under the rule of Pingxihou Mansion.
As for the nobles of the Snowfield Tribe, some are indeed ambitious. Regardless of whether they have this ability or not, it does not affect their dream of becoming the second best among the Savage Kings;
But there are also many savage nobles who want to leave the snowy fields and work for Lord Pingxi in Fengxin City. Even being a rich man is more comfortable than being in the snowy fields.
There has always been a rule in the Qiexue customs market. For the savage nobles on the snowy plains, first identify your property. Gold, silver and jewelry are acceptable, hard work and population are acceptable, sheep and horses are also acceptable, and property is acceptable. Once you are qualified, you can move your family and settle in Fengxin City.
The Savage King once proposed to use commercial means to control the Snowy Plains, but after it was actually implemented, the Savage King was shocked to find that the Hou Mansion's methods shocked even him.
In short,
Driven by the big stick of the Hou Mansion and the promise of benefits, a new round of savages recruited from the snowy fields totaling 20,050 cavalry were gathered again, Ke Yan Brother Dong personally led a group of soldiers and horses, half leading and half guarding them to Zhennanguan.
...
"After the war, are we really going to give them land?"
Chen Xianba frowned slightly as he looked at the chaotic team of savages marching below.
He is a Yan person, an authentic Yan person, and has inherited the deep-rooted racial discrimination of the old Yan people.
Chen Xianba didn’t mind that the Marquis ordered the snowfield savages to enter the pass. In a war, people would always die. It was better to let the savages die than to let his own family die, but he also knew at the same time that the Marquis’s external commitment was It will definitely be fulfilled.
Because that was Lord Pingxi, who kept his promise!
Xu An, who was also a bodyguard of Jin Shuke, smiled and pointed to the south,
said:
“Here, let’s go to Shanggu south of Nanguan. There are many counties and lands. "
There are two grand passes in the east of Shanxi. To the north is Xueguan Pass and to the south is Zhennang Pass.
In Xu An's words, this group of savages entered the pass from the north and then left the pass to the south to farm.
"Haha, haha."
Hearing this, Chen Xianba immediately felt relieved. He reached out and patted Xu An on the shoulder and said:
"That's right, That's right! Let them go to farm in Shanggu County, haha!"
Xu An frowned slightly, this guy really doesn't understand how strong he is.
"Presumptuous!"
Jin Shuke's voice came from behind.
Xu An and Chen Xianba immediately turned around and knelt down on one knee.
Jin Shuke kicked Xu An in the chest, Xu An was kicked to the ground directly, Chen Xianbahu, after Jinshuke kicked him up, Chen Xianba only shook his body. Two times, no turning over.
Next, Jin Shuke kicked him three times in succession.
Finally, Chen Xianba realized it and fell to the ground.
Jin Shuke let out a breath,
glared at Xu An,
scolded:
"I just have my tail in the air just because I have some brains. Really, what do you think you are? The battle hasn’t even started yet!”
"I am guilty!"
Jin Shuke looked at Chen Xianba again and cursed:
"I don't know that I have a loud voice. I'm afraid that others can't hear what you two are saying. Ah, believe it or not, I asked you to be the messenger!”
The messenger is responsible for relaying orders between the commander and the various military leaders.
Chen Xianba immediately became anxious. He had always dreamed of seizing the opportunity to rush into battle, so how could he be willing to do this kind of errand?
"General, my subordinate is wrong, but please don't..."
"Shut up!"
Chen Xianba shut up immediately.
"The Marquis once taught me that before any battle, you must calm down first. Look at what you two are like. If you really want to be my personal soldier for the rest of your life, you can wait until later. When you grow up, just be my son's personal soldiers, you two useless things!"
Xu An and Chen Xianba could only keep burying their heads.
Jin Shuke spat on the ground again,
said:
“Get the fuck up, and follow me to pick up the Marquis.”
… …
The Calabash Temple has just been repaired,
Lord Zheng's guard of honor was sent from Fengxin City.
Subsequently,
troops from all walks of life began to gather at the honor guard of Lord Zheng.
First of all, there are the three thousand headquarters soldiers and horses in Fengxin City, and the Jinyi personal guards are also in this sequence.
After that, there were 20,000 cavalry from Liang Cheng’s department. They were trained by Liang Cheng himself. They were elite soldiers and generals. The Hou Mansion gave them the best equipment and the best treatment, and they were on the ground. Elites from various tribes were built with good materials and enough gold and silver!
The Savage King sent 5,000 troops to his town. Most of them were from barbarians. The old foundation came from the brave warriors who climbed out of the dead after the war against Chu. They were trained and equipped by the Savage King himself. It's much worse than Liang Cheng's, but it definitely shouldn't be underestimated.
In addition, Ding Hao's town also sent five thousand troops.
Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi each came from their base with eight thousand soldiers and horses.
Generally speaking, fifty thousand soldiers have gathered under the commander's flag.
Yan’s horse production, the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties have been famous for hundreds of years, and Xueyuan is also a horse production area, so the 50,000 soldiers and horses under the commander’s flag are all cavalry.
Moreover, it is not an auxiliary soldier, there is no junk fish, there is no fake Yu, it is a real iron cavalry!
Zu Zhuming, the governor of the three sides of the Qian Kingdom, scraped together here and there to recruit the Qiang cavalry of the Qian Kingdom. Counting the poor horse administration at home, the total of the three sides was only a cavalry team of this size, and , I can only directly master half of it, and the rest are treated as treasures in the hands of various military leaders.
The Pingxi Marquis of Eastern Jin could easily gather so many. If they were given to Zu Zhuming, the former East China Sea Marshal would probably laugh his nose out of tears in his dreams.
That's not all. You must know that the town in Zhennan Pass that has good gold skills can also allocate another ten thousand.
In other words, by the time before and after Zhennanguan Pass, Zheng Houye will have 60,000 cavalry under his command.
In addition, 10,000 auxiliary troops and 50,000 civilians were also recruited. At the same time, civilians and some auxiliary troops will also be sent out from Xuehaiguan and Zhennanguan to support the frontline war.
With the soldiers and horses transferred by the barbarians and the auxiliary troops, according to the initial plan, Liang Cheng and Jin Shuke can work together with 20,000 each.
In short, no matter what, we must ensure that there are 60,000 tigers and tigers where Lord Zheng is sitting, because this is the real key to victory.
The core of the entire strategy is four words... Tian Ji's horse racing.
Gou Moli looked at the numerous flags all around and listened to the thunder of horse hooves, but he didn't feel much excitement in his heart.
He knew that although this was not the entire family foundation, it was only three feet short of scratching the ground.
If you win, it's easy to say. If something goes wrong in the war and it doesn't develop as expected, all the hard-earned savings may be burned down.
It doesn’t hurt that someone is just selling his father’s land. His master really doesn’t take the family business he has built seriously.
He doesn’t feel bad,
I, Gou Moli, feel bad...
And Lord Pingxi himself,
riding on Pixiu,
felt full of comfort in his heart.
Footou farming has been developing for so long, and he can finally build up his family foundation and become a master.
What is the peace of the country and the people, what is the people of the two countries living and working in peace and contentment, what is the war that leads to the ruin of people's livelihood,
I can't pull out the knife I sharpened and show it to chop people. I must be feeling very depressed!
What does the rise and fall of the world have to do with me, Zheng Fan?
I think back when I was captured in Hutou City, when the young man and civilian husband almost died in the desert, it was Liang Cheng and Xue San who rescued me. Where the hell are all the people in this world?
In addition, this expedition is different from the one on the snowfield. Demon King, everyone will follow.
Tiantian, Zheng Fan did not take her with him, but asked him to protect his pregnant second mother at home.
Marquis Zheng also made a promise to the princess that he would come back after the fight before she gave birth.
Xiong Liqing is a woman who can escape with Lord Zheng on her wedding day. At first, she was a little shocked, but she soon adjusted herself. Instead of crying and worrying about her mother country, she curiously Ask your husband if he can break into Yingdu again this time?
After getting a negative answer from Lord Zheng, the princess was still a little disappointed.
In the early years, the princess had a very simple admiration for her royal brother, the regent of Dachu;
But when you marry a chicken, you will follow the chicken, you will marry the dog, you will follow the dog. The things and thoughts of that time have long been taken away by young people.
Regarding the gift of Quedan, she once again realized how cruel her imperial brother was.
Similarly,
Only after Da Chu is truly destroyed, can her identity as the former princess and now Mrs. Pinghou Ye be corrected in a true sense. This is the relationship between her husband and the emperor. The war between her brothers was also a war between her and her royal brother’s orthodox status in Chu.
Whoever wins, the bloodline is truly noble!
Finally,
The army arrived at Zhennanguan.
The ministries began to be stationed, and the required supplies and so on began to be counted. The secretary was so busy that his feet were lifted off the ground.
Pingxihou is the direct disciple of King Jingnan. He was almost taught how to fight step by step by Lao Tian. Therefore, when Pingxihou led the army and became the commander-in-chief, he naturally inherited the command of King Jingnan. The style of the Confederate Army, where he mastered every detail of the entire army.
From the beginning of the march, I kept reviewing the military records. When the commander's tent was set up, the information of each department was summarized as required. Zheng Houye's commander's desk was piled with records. Out of a hill.
After setting up the command, the first thing to do is to gather the generals!
This move is to unify people's hearts and establish the authority of the commander-in-chief.
Actually, being here with Marquis Zheng is just a formality. After all, the troops gathered this time, excluding the savage servants, there are basically no visiting troops.
There are differences between relatives and close relatives, direct lineage and non-direct lineage, but they are all soldiers and horses under his Pingxihou Mansion, and they are all soldiers and generals of his Lord Zheng.
"Woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!"
The horn sounded,
All the soldiers in the center stood at attention.
Under the leadership of Liang Cheng, the generals and guerrilla generals lined up to enter the commander's tent. After entering the tent, they separated on both sides, knelt down at the same time, and said in unison:
"At the end of the day General, please see the Marquis!”
“General, please see the Marquis!”
Zheng Houye sat on the handsome seat and did not stand up to greet him or greet him.
He just raised his hand in a normal way and said:
"Get up."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" ! ”
Perhaps by chance, a soldier from outside came in and announced:
"Master Hou, the imperial edict has arrived!"
Before sending troops, Zheng Fan asked the blind man to report to the court in the name of the Hou Mansion. Seal the paper, calculate the distance, and reply... Oh no, the imperial edict has finally arrived.
This was not arranged by Lord Zheng.
He himself immediately smiled and said:
"Ouch, I have forgotten the imperial edict, haha."
This is a treasonous statement,
There is no king and no father,
Ignore the court,
Arrogant and domineering,
Contempt the emperor,
lawless!
The censors in the imperial court could criticize this move for three days and three nights without repeating it.
But after Mr. Zheng said this casually,
all the generals in the handsome tent burst into laughter.
What does it mean to be a proud soldier?
This,
is it!
Why was Xiao Liuzi willing to hold Zheng Fan’s hand and let him sit on the dragon chair to experience it in the Yanjing Palace?
Are you really generous?
No,
it’s because his surname is Zheng and he has the qualifications!
Where are the qualifications reflected?
If not for the big deal that Mr. Zheng often talks about, he would join the world and open a new Longmen Inn;
But now,
And at this time,
The iron cavalry Tiger Ben surrounded the army in the commander's tent!
Without saying hello,
I thought it was okay to attack Chu State, so I did.
Soldiers are my soldiers, food is my food, servants are recruited by me, and civilians are recruited by me;
I made all preparations, the army marched to Zhennanguan, and the imperial edict arrived.
This also means that
Pingxi Houye wants to attack Chu today, so he will do it;
Tomorrow he wants to follow the gourd and lead his army through that country. If Wangjiang goes west to attack Yingdu, then that's it.
Confidence, qualifications,
From the day Ji Laoliu became the emperor, Zheng Houye had warned himself in his heart that he was the emperor, and he should no longer naively think that the so-called affection could bind an emperor. Since ancient times, he has carried this naivety Anyone who thinks so will die miserably.
When dealing with the emperor, you must have the confidence to overturn his throne and shake up his Ji family, so that you can truly be long-term and comfortable.
The one who came to announce the decree was Eunuch Huang.
Yes, it’s Eunuch Huang again.
He has almost monopolized all the work of announcing decrees to the commander-in-chief of Jin in the past few years. Earlier, he announced the decree to the King of Jingnan, and now, he declares the decree to the Marquis of Pingxi.
Eunuch Huang entered the commander's tent in a dusty manner, and galloped all the way to Fengxin City. Only when he arrived at Fengxin City did he realize that the Marquis had already set off, so he had to chase him to Zhennanguan.
Fortunately, Eunuch Huang is used to it.
The eunuch who announced the decree entered the commander's tent with the imperial edict,
Zheng Houye still did not get up.
He has long received countless favors from the new monarch. What he remembers most clearly is that from now on, he does not have to kneel when he meets His Majesty. The reason was found for him by Ji Laoliu. Well, because of the war. I have bad knees, so I’m considerate.
Ordinary people wouldn't dare not kneel after receiving this kind of grace, but Lord Zheng just didn't like to kneel.
Zheng Houye did not get up, and no one among the generals in the handsome tent responded.
Eunuch Huang stood in the center holding the imperial edict. For a moment, he was so embarrassed that his toes were digging into the ground through the soles of his boots.
He did not dare to get angry.
It was precisely because he was a slave of the emperor that he knew the relationship between the marquis and the new king.
Furthermore, the stone lion in front of the old Marquis Jingnan’s Mansion in Litian City is still standing there. The man in front of me is truly the same as the Prince of Jingnan back then!
Therefore, Eunuch Huang could only look at Mr. Zheng as if he was asking for help.
Zheng Houye shook his head,
looked down,
said:
"What are you doing standing there, take the order."
"Here!"
"Here!"
The generals first agreed to their own marquis in unison, and then knelt down again Next:
“Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!”
Mr. Zheng, who was sitting behind the handsome desk, just leaned back slightly.
"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict..."
The content of the imperial edict is very official.
First of all, he condemned the Chu army for provoking, invading the border, and plundering and killing our border residents;
Well, of course this is something that has no shadow. The Chu people have shrunk to the point where they let the people smash the ice. Even though they met, they even took the initiative to invade the border. But no matter what, in a war, we have to be honest.
Finally, His Majesty issued an order to command Zheng Fan, the Marquis of the West of Yanping, to rise up with the king's army and attack the Chu people who had betrayed the alliance and broken the treaty.
After reading this, Eunuch Huang was a little embarrassed.
Zhi Niang,
Your Majesty’s imperial edict permitting the dispatch of troops has not yet come down, and all the troops here have gathered at Zhennanguan.
But he didn't dare to say anything, and he didn't dare to ask anything. After announcing the edict, he took the initiative to place the edict on the handsome table.
"Eunuch Huang has worked hard, please stay in the army a little longer and supervise the army."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
Eunuch Huang was overjoyed, this is a military merit for himself, he Wei Zhonghe is still favored now, and Eunuch Zhang, who followed him from the dormitory, will surely rise to power in the future, but do they have military merit?
Of course, he would not dare to supervise the army.
Zheng Houye did not give any lectures,
But he directly ordered:
"You are all hungry, let's serve food."
The food is steamed buns.
Because of the announcement of the decree, there was a delay for some time. The weather outside the tent was cold and windy. The steamed buns that were still warm at first had become cold by the time the soldiers came in.
Everyone has a share, including Eunuch Huang.
Hot water is burned inside the tent.
Zheng Houye picked up the steamed bun, took a big bite, and drank it with hot water.
The same was true for the other generals in the tent. No one dared to complain that the cornbread was not delicious and difficult to swallow.
This scene seems familiar.
After the two of them went down, Mr. Zheng stretched out his hand to touch his chest a few times and said:
"Isn't it hard to swallow?"
Everyone was silent.
"I think it's really fucking unpalatable. To tell you the truth, my stomach is so delicate, tusk."
"Haha..."
"Hehehe..."
All the generals laughed together.
At this time,
Zheng Houye’s face gradually became serious.
The atmosphere in the handsome tent suddenly became solemn. All the generals, including Eunuch Huang, felt their backs tense and stood up straight.
“Eat some whole grains first and scrape the oil in your stomach;
When we get to the battlefield,
I will eat it with confidence and boldness! "
Zheng Houye stood up,
glanced at the generals below,
shouted:
"Are you envious of the century-old foundation of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion? Are you envious of the century-old wealth of the family generals for generations!
Now,
the opportunity,
is right in front of you!"< br>
Zheng Houye drew out the Wuya knife,
Pierced directly into the frozen soil in front of him,
roared:
"I Ping Xihou Mansion's century-old wealth inheritance,
starts from this war!"
Soon,
Everyone in the handsome tent knelt down and shouted in unison:
"I am willing to die for the Marquis!" (End of Chapter)