Chapter 760 Flag Presentation
The carpenters worked overnight to complete the flagpoles of different thicknesses.
The carriage rumbled out of the city, pulling out the embroidered flags one after another.
On November 15th, the fourth year of the Great Jin Dynasty (320), in the wilderness south of Yecheng, countless soldiers were already in formation.
After half a month of full meals, their spirits have obviously improved a lot, and their equipment has also changed drastically.
The arsenal in Yecheng was almost emptied, and all weapons in stock, old and new, were distributed uniformly.
At least each of the sergeants in formation wore a linen military uniform, and more than 70% of them had a standard long gun.
Other weapons, such as swords and shields, foot bows, horn bows, ballistas, wooden poles, halberds, drum horns, etc. were also distributed and used by fixed personnel.
Logistics equipment such as donkey carts, ox carts, cooking utensils, tools, tents, raincloths, ropes, hatchets, medicinal materials, whetstones, etc. are also available.
For this reason, Yecheng's arsenal is almost empty and will enter a long accumulation stage.
Considering that there were many Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and Jie people in the Yellow Head Army who were able to ride horses, Shao Xun also "borrowed" more than 3,000 horses - not very good horses, and there were even many old horses among them. , can only be said to be useful.
After such rectification, these 40,000 people finally looked decent, at least on the surface they looked pretty good.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came. Surrounded by his own troops, Shao Xun stepped into the formation and then dismounted.
Yang Qin handed him a huge piece of yellow paper, which was densely covered with words.
He swept the paper roughly, nodded, then handed the paper to the clerk beside him and said: "Read it!"
The clerk took a deep breath and said: "Left The leader of the first building of the camp, Zhao Dayou, was given a flag. "
After the official read, dozens of soldiers roared in unison.
Zhao Dayou, who had been prepared for a long time, came forward with two supervisors and ten team leaders and knelt down.
Shao Xun helped Zhao Dayou up, then took a flag from the soldiers, handed it to Zhao Dayou, and said: "It has not been easy along the way, and we will have to live together in the future. Let’s die together.”
The owner of the building and the superintendent are from pro-military backgrounds, while the team leader is a strong-willed victim of the disaster, with different backgrounds.
"I will go through fire and water without hesitation." Zhao Dayou stood up and took the flag with such force that his knuckles turned white.
The ten team leaders were even more excited than Zhao Dayou.
They don’t understand any big principles. They only know that it’s difficult to live alone in this world. People still have to rely on the collective. With this flag, they clearly know that there will be hundreds of brothers who can rely on to survive together.
And these five hundred people had to rely on King Liang to fight for him, because it was King Liang who personally went to Changshan, Zhongshan, and Gaoyang to save them from despair.
Shao Xun also asked one of his soldiers to give two pieces of silk, and then returned to the team after receiving them.
"The second building in Zuoying, the owner of the building, Chen Qi, was awarded a flag." After Zhao Dayou retired, the clerk continued to read.
Chen Qi led his supervisors and team leaders quickly forward and bowed to the ground.
Chen Qi and the two governors are also from pro-military backgrounds.
Shao Xun helped him up, then looked at everyone and said: "The past is over, people must look forward. From now on, when working in the fields and practicing, no cheating or slipping is allowed."
Said After finishing, I still gave two pieces of silk.
"I would like to obey the king's order." Chen Qi stood up, took the flag, and carried it back to the formation. Everyone couldn't help but look over.
"The third building in Zuoying has pockmarks on it, and a flag is given to it..."
Unconsciously, snowflakes fell from the sky.
The wind also picked up, causing the horses and draft animals to become restless.
When the last two cavalry banners were given flags, Shao Xun took a deep breath and said, "Give me the military title 'Wan Sheng'."
More than a dozen knights swept past tens of thousands of people, left and right. After that, he repeatedly shouted: "The military trumpet 'Wan Sheng'!"
"Wan Sheng!" The sergeants blushed and shouted loudly.
"Victory!" One military formation after another shouted, the voices rising and falling one after another.
"Long live!" I don't know if it was out of tune or something, but I shouted and suddenly it became "Long live".
Shao Xun raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to press down.
When the officers saw him from a distance, they each ordered to be silent.
"The troops will be sent to Pingyang tomorrow." Shao Xun ordered.
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After the flag presentation, the sergeants went back to their respective camps to pack their things.
Lu Zhize followed Shao Xun and said, "Your Majesty, are you recruiting troops? Are you stationing troops?"
"Tian Shefu." Shao Xun replied concisely and concisely.
Lu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew it was impossible, he still had to confirm. It would be easy to handle the farm affairs, just give them a place to stay, buy a house, and divide the fields.
However, these 40,000 people with military status are different from ordinary farm workers. To be honest, it is Tian Shefu who is more capable and often plays.
On weekdays, some weapons will be distributed, but most of them are stored in the arsenal. Everyone works at home and supports themselves. During the off-season, the government distributed some grain and meat for intensive training to improve combat effectiveness.
In this way, the burden is much lighter.
“I wonder where the Wan Sheng Army is stationed?” Lu Zhi asked again.
"I want to take you to Pingyang so that you can practice hard. It may be of great use in attacking the Xiongnu in the future." Shao Xun said: "What suggestions does Zidao have?"
"There are not so many in Pingyang. Land?" Lu Zhi asked.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "From the end of last year to March this year, a large number of Hun puppet officials were liquidated. If one soldier divided the land between thirty and fifty acres, he could place up to twenty thousand soldiers." From Liu Han From the perspective of the imperial court, the counties in Pingyang were Ji counties, at the foot of the emperor. Overall, the population is relatively dense and the land is almost completely divided.
Considering the placement of 2,400 soldiers, the land is definitely not enough.
"How about Luoyang?" Lu Zhi suggested.
The Henan County where Luoyang is located can be said to be vast and sparsely populated in the whole world.
Wang Mi and the Xiongnu have fought countless times, and Luoyang was also the main battlefield in the melee between the kings before this.
After years of fighting, there really aren't many people in Henan County, and only a few counties south of Yiqueguan have some people.
Shao Xun once heard Pei Lingyan say that when she came to Luoyang eighteen years ago, all she saw along the way were empty villages and foxes roaming around randomly, and she was not afraid of people at all.
While camping at night, you can even hear wolves howling.
The entire Henan County can accommodate not only 40,000 soldiers, but also 100,000 soldiers.
"I'll think about it more." Shao Xun did not directly reject Lu Zhi's suggestion. After speaking, he looked at Lu Zhi carefully and said, "Zidao, I have worked hard on you during this period."< br>
“It’s hard to work for the king.” Lu Zhi sighed: “I’m old, I’m afraid I won’t be able to accompany the king to the end.”
As soon as these words came out, even if the cold wind was biting, It is difficult to dispel the overwhelming melancholy.
Lu Zhi’s body is old, but his heart is even older.
In the past three years, the trend of the Hebei system has not been very good, which has hit him hard.
The four major families, headed by the Langya Wang family, the Taiyang family, the Yingchuan Yu family, and the Hedong Pei family, gradually emerged.
Among these four families, the first three are all big families in Henan. Although the Hedong Pei family is north of the river, it is almost separated from Jizhou and Youzhou by the entire Bingzhou state. Rather than saying that they are Hebei gentry, Lu Zhi believes that they are from Xizhou. Scholars.
The language, customs, and ways of doing things are closer to those of Kansai. The people who are marrying are the big families in Henan, and they don’t have much friendship with Hebei.
In such a situation, Fan Yang Lu's family gradually became unable to do what they wanted, and was squeezed into the same position as Nanyang Le family.
The situation of the two families is really similar.
The Lu family helped to suppress Youzhou, a place where Hu and Han were mixed, and to guard against the three Xianbei families of Yuwen, Tuoba and Murong.
The Le family gathered people from the five counties of Nanyang to confront the Jingzhou Group under Sima Rui.
To be more discouraging, in the past ten years, Leshi's development has been extremely rapid, but Lu's has been much slower. It's hard to say who is stronger now.
He doesn’t know how he got to where he is today.
I think back then, he personally planned and contacted many parties, so that the wealthy families in Hebei supported King Liang one after another and took Youzhou lightly. It was so high-spirited.
All gone! Lu Zhi's energy and spirit were weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Zidao." Shao Xun took Lu Zhi's hand and said with a smile: "Who is the ruler of Hebei? Without you, the land of Youji would be in chaos."
said At this point, Shao Xun sighed and said: "Hebei has indeed been plagued by disasters in recent years. Zidao has been sitting in Yecheng for a period of time. He doesn't need to do everything himself. He can just let his subordinates do it. If there is any difference, Just write to me, and I will immediately send people to conquer the country and let them share their worries for Zidao."
Hearing this, Lu Zhi felt better.
There has been a very bad trend in the past two years. The Wang and Yu families fought openly and secretly, but they were surprisingly unanimous in suppressing the scholars in Hebei. Even the reasons were ready: Jizhou was in turmoil, and although the scholars in Hebei had not It ended, but it was suspected of adding fuel to the flames.
With this approach, the channels for advancement for Hebei scholars will be narrowed, and Lu Zhi is very worried about this.
What King Liang just said finally made him feel a little more energetic.
After all, the king still misses the old feelings!
"Zi Li (Lu Shen) has been in Guangning for more than four years, right?" Shao Xun looked at Lu Zhi again and asked.
Lu Zhi was startled and said: "He took office in March of the 10th year of Yongjia."
"I heard that Zili has good relations with Zhu Hu, and everything in Guangning is safe." Shao Xun said: "After Liu Han entered the capital, Yuan Chong succeeded him as governor, but he was good at civil affairs and weak in military force. It happened that Liang Guo Dali was vacant, and I wanted to transfer You Tong to the south to take up this post. Youzhou's military affairs may be paid to the son. ”
Lu Zhi was overjoyed.
I wanted to pretend to refuse, but when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them out.
Shao Xun laughed and said, "I wouldn't worry if someone from outside went to Youzhou. I only trust my own people."
Lu Zhi looked at Shao Xun, smiled bitterly, and said: "Zi Li is a little impatient after all."
That's what he said, but Lu Zhi was still very happy to see his son become the governor of Youzhou.
"It doesn't matter. He did a good job as the governor of Guangning, and he has the style of Taoism." Shao Xun said: "There is another thing -"
"What is it?" Lu Zhi asked subconsciously.
“Tell Liu Yueshi to stop hiding and come back. I won’t kill him.”
“He——” Lu Zhi sighed and said, “He has already gone south to build Ye as Murong Xin’s envoy. I just found out."
Shao Xun was stunned, then smiled and said, "Forget it."
On November 16, Shao Xun led the Huangtou Army to leave Yecheng.
Considering the problem of eating, he finally chose to return to Pingyang via Ji County and Hanoi.
On the way, we waited for a few days in Beicheng, Heyang for food and supplies, and trained our troops by the way.
For a time, he really wanted to follow Lu Zhi's suggestion and place the people in Luoyang - but luckily Lao Lu didn't say that he would be placed in Yecheng - but after thinking about it, he rejected it because Pingyang is a place with strong Hu wind. We need this group of people even more.
On December 15, when he returned to Pingyang with these 40,000 people, it was only half a month before the New Year.
After plowing in spring, patrolling the river, providing disaster relief in June, and returning home in the twelfth lunar month, the four years of the Holy Turtle passed by in the blink of an eye.
(End of this chapter)