Chapter 752 Declaration of War
In the golden-domed tent of the Taishan Army, Zhang Chong sat on the mat with an expressionless face, flanked by fourteen military commanders. They were the military commanders in this Luoshui decisive battle. They were all staring at the field angrily. of one person.
This person just came to Xin Ping on Yuan Shao's order.
Xin Ping was already considered an old envoy, and he went to the most dangerous and important foreign affairs visits during Yuan Shao's entrepreneurial journey. This is how people like Yuan Shao employ people. The more qualified you are for a high-risk task, the more frequently you will be appointed.
At this time, in the big tent, facing a group of tiger and wolf generals of Taishan Army, Xin Ping held his head high and unyielding, and sang slowly:
"..., recently, the Han Dynasty attacked the country and marched northward. The ugly men restrained their hands. Now I have an army of 100,000, and I will hunt with King Zhang in Kyoto to decide who will rule the world."
Xin Ping sang this and looked at Xun You and Guo Tu in the crowd. A change flashed in his eyes, and then he spoke his inner thoughts to Zhang Chong who lowered his hands.
"Zhang Thief, my Lord thinks of your dignity and calls you King Zhang, but in the eyes of critics, you are really a thief of the Han Dynasty, and you are also a thief of our Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism."
Having said this, Xin Ping's eyes revealed a hint of complexity, and he said in a low voice:
"There should not be people like you in the world, and history should not have people like you. With your identity and position, you should not have your knowledge, nor should you have your ambitions and courage. In the established history In China, the loss of Han Dynasty is just a cycle of destiny. If it is not in Hebei, it is in Henan. But why are there people like you?"
At this time, after Xin Ping really met Zhang Chong, he finally spoke out what they were thinking.
Xin Ping was very puzzled:
"Zhang Thief, since your uprising, we have searched for your hometown. Whether it is your past or the tombs of your ancestors, it shows that you are no more than a middle-aged man, not even as good as the social elder in your hometown. But you can do such a great thing, just leave your hometown and have such a good fortune? "Who are you?"
At this time, Xin Ping seemed to have forgotten that this was the central tent of the Taishan Army. He even forgot about the people around him. He could just pick anyone out and crush him to death.
But at this moment, he looked like he was crazy. In fact, it was not just Xin Ping, but the whole of Yingchuan and Runan. Among the imperial physiognomy traditions, Runan was the most powerful.
In order to find out why Zhang Chong had such a change, Xin Ping and others took several great physiognomists from Runan to Jinan, where they personally inspected the tombs of Zhang Chong's ancestors and even the location of the old house. I saw them all together and got a portrait of Zhang Chong.
But no matter how you look at it, Zhang Chong is just an ordinary person with a low life, how can he have such the ability to change the world.
Don't think that Wang Mang rebelled in the late Han Dynasty. They, the Confucian elites, seemed to be able to accept Zhang Chong's behavior.
You must know that Wang Mang's decree did not leave Chang'an, what impact did it have on the vast empire? Who will listen to his edict when it arrives? How many confidants does he have to execute for him?
Not to mention that Wang Mang's approach was just a political expression based on the ancient system for his own sage Zen generation. He didn't take it seriously. How could the Confucian elites not know his thoughts?
But Zhang Chong was different. He was just a farmer from the empire, and his highest education was just an elementary school in Lishe. Where did he get the knowledge to plan the world? As for experience, I have never been out of Jinan in my life, and my limited life experience is just that I came to Jibei. What kind of experience do I have?
You must know that the three Zhang brothers traveled to both sides of the river and went deep into the bottom, so they could have a clearer understanding of the situation in the empire. Why did Zhang Chong have it?
Why did Xin Ping break his defense? It is because in the plan of Yingchuan warriors like them, Yuan Shao is not actually their only choice.
In other words, Yingchuan soldiers never make a choice, they choose whoever wins.
Because they know that no matter who wants to govern this long country, they need Yingchuan scholars, because they have the knowledge and ability to serve as officials.
To put it simply, they are the earliest bureaucratic group, although they are still immature enough.
But this does not prevent them from realizing their historical mission. They understand that as long as those in power want to maintain this system of the empire, they are indispensable, unless this person wants to go back to the two-week enfeoffment.
But it is a pity that the Zhou king with two weeks of morale can compare with the emperor of Qin and Han in terms of power? No one would not want his power to be unlimited, even if he needs to share this power with some bureaucrats.
So why are Han You, like before, and Xin Ping now, so indifferent? It is because they understand that their personal destiny may have been wrong, but in the long history, their family will still be the winner after all.
As long as the family exists, their names and monuments will always be enshrined by the descendants of the family, and they will be "immortal".
Therefore, these Yingchuan warriors always have a "willful" choice in the game world. They must fully demonstrate their abilities and reputation on this stage of world hegemony.
But now, they found that their logic did not work on Zhang Chong's side. Because Zhang Chong doesn't seem to need to play with people like them at all? He seems to have his own talent training, and he doesn't seem to care about so-called "professional" knowledge. He only cares about who is his friend and who is his enemy.
As a result, people like Xin Ping were panicked. They were not afraid of Zhang Chong's force. In the eyes of people like them who didn't care about their own death, force was useful to everyone, but it was useless to them.
Because no matter how powerful the force is, it will wither over time, but their family will always be proud in time.
A thousand-year-old family, a hundred-year-old prince, that's all.
But what if not only could their bodies be wiped out, but their culture too? Let alone a thousand years, in less than two generations, their families will degenerate into ordinary Guizhou heads.
This is what they fear, they are afraid of Zhang Chong!
Therefore, Xin Ping was hysterical at this moment, roaring and questioning Zhang Chong.
A group of generals had already rushed into the tent and twisted him to the ground. Xin Ping's face was directly pressed against the muddy ground, looking extremely embarrassed.
Zhang Chong looked at Xin Ping like this and suddenly laughed. He patted the table and said to Zhang Liao and other generals:
"Let him go. This man is quite outspoken."
Zhang Liao and others heard the order and let go of Xin Ping, but someone finally got angry and stepped on Xin Ping's toes, but this person didn't say a word.
After Xin Ping stood up, his rationality had returned. He looked at Zhang Chong, who always had wisdom in his hands, and felt cold in his heart. Finally, he cupped his fists and bowed to Zhang Chong, saying coldly:
"Zhang Thief, you and I are incompatible Taoists. In this battle, you will die or I will die. Just look at it. This history should not be like this for you."
After saying that, Xin Ping turned around and was about to pay the bill.
All the generals looked at Zhang Chong. Seeing Zhang Chong slowly shaking his head, they all looked at Xin Ping's back until he finally disappeared from everyone's eyes.
Zhang Chong was still sitting on the mat, with his legs crossed, his right hand patting his knees slowly, his eyes darkly thinking about things. After a while, he slowly raised his head to look at the generals, and said with a smile:
"The rain is about to stop, so tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle. You should go back to each camp to prepare. Tomorrow's battle will follow the previous schedule."
All the generals clasped their fists together and walked out.
After leaving the tent, in the crowd, Mr. Zhang looked worried. Suddenly, someone next to him touched him. It was Li Hu.
Little Dad Zhang had something on his mind and was frightened by this. Li Hu was startled and asked quickly:
"Little dad, what's wrong with you? Are you under so much pressure? Could it be that you've taken a mistress again?" Little dad Zhang shook his head and ignored Li Hu's joke. He continued to walk with his head buried in the ground, but as he walked, he I turned around and asked Li Hu:
"Huzi, what do you think of what Xin Ping said just now, saying that our old Zhang family is like a man of one kind?"
Li Hu curled his lips and said to Little Dad Zhang:
"What do you mean by those witches and Confucians who talk about ghosts and ghosts? I always thought that these Confucian scholars don't care about ghosts and gods, but I didn't expect that they believe this more than those who eat this bowl of rice. We don't know what the king was like when he was a child? We just know I follow the king. The king is so wise and powerful. Besides, there are differences. Isn't that what it should be? Our king is Huang Tian's messenger and the king of Taishan Mansion walks in the world. Isn't that how it should be? ”
Dad Zhang was silent. He knew that Li Hu was right.
In fact, the first people to suspect what happened to Zhang Chong were the family members around him. They watched the second son grow up. How could they not know who the second son was?
Not to mention the imaginary things like wisdom and knowledge, let’s talk about the most intuitive thing, which is martial arts.
Martial arts cannot be mastered by sudden enlightenment. Even if you can figure it out in your mind, you still need to practice hard and polish each move. And what about the second son? I haven't learned any martial arts since I was a child, and I'm not even in good health.
But what happened to Erzi? To learn the hand halberd, you can master it in three days, and you can achieve it in ten days. If you learn bow and crossbow, you can finish it in one day, and then you can achieve success in three days. Then you can learn bow and horse, and you can withstand the efforts of ordinary people for ten years in three to five days.
This kind of thing is so weird that even a fool can detect that Zhang Chong must have had some adventure.
In fact, Mr. Zhang didn't think of this at first. He simply thought that his second son was talented. The old Zhang family had been dormant for hundreds of years and finally got lucky with their second son.
After all, the Zhang family in Dasangli is not an ordinary ethnic group, but the descendants of Zhang Bu, the former King of Qi, and the legacy of the Dragon Snake. Therefore, no matter how many supernatural powers there are in Zhang Chong, my father always thinks that his ancestors are showing up.
But many things that happened in the army later showed that this was not the case. More and more signs showed that they seemed to be protected by Lord Taishan. More and more people in the army claimed that every time they fought, they always They could see Fu Jun's envoy guarding them at the edge of the battlefield.
In this way, everyone in the army knows that their king is not only the messenger of Huang Tian, but also the walking master of Taishan Prefecture, and is a true man of heaven.
Therefore, Li Hu's view is the same as these people's. My King Zhang is not a human being, but a heavenly being.
In fact, Xin Ping's words not only failed to shake Zhang Chong's status in their hearts, but also made them more convinced of King Zhang's identity as a heavenly being.
After all, even the most elite wise man in the empire has noticed the difference in my King Zhang, right?
At this moment, Little Dad Zhang listened to Li Hu's words, looked at Li Hu, and smiled again:
"Yes, my second son is a Yellow Angel, the incarnation of heaven and man, and that's how he should be."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the general grain station.
From behind, Li Hu called out flatteringly:
"Daddy, remember the dried beans from my Feilong Army!"
Dad Zhang waved his hand and said he understood.
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The foundation of an army is food, grass and baggage.
It can be said that the most important department in the army must be the general grain station managed by Zhang Xiaodi. This station is responsible for supplying the army's 70,000 officers, 10,000 war horses, and 120,000 strong men. It costs tens of thousands of people to eat horse chews every day.
Some people who have no military knowledge always think that the logistical supply of the army is not difficult, as if everything can be solved with just four words: "provide food to the enemy."
But in fact, in large-scale wars, except in a few popular areas, it is difficult for the army to obtain sufficient local resource supplies.
The reason for this is not complicated, because humans have feet. If the army raids a place, they will bury the remaining food and then run away with the rations. And even if they were caught, it would be useless, because the total amount of food surplus in a region might not be enough to sustain the army for more than ten days.
Therefore, the only way to truly support the army is to transport grain from a stable rear or have a permanent granary to supply the army.
The beautiful thing is that Taishan Army has both.
At this time, after Zhang Dan Fuzhen Hanoi, Hebei grain sent from Yecheng was continuously transported to Mang Mountain for reserve.
Coupled with the corn originally accumulated by the Han Dynasty in Taicang, it can be said that the Taishan Army has no worries about supplying such a war.
No matter how wise the wise men in Yuan Shao's army are, they will not know how far Hebei has developed under the governance of Taishan Army.
It can be said that one year to divide the fields, two years to harvest, and three years to ripen.
It was precisely through the equal distribution of land, the reduction of corvee labor, the development of water conservancy, and the emphasis on agriculture and mulberry trees. With the help of various agricultural technologies, Jizhou ushered in unprecedented development.
This is also the case, so that Zhang Chong can be provided with no hunger for soldiers after more than one year of fighting in the field.
In this way, people like You can only see that the Taishan Army has been out for a long time and the veterans will be tired, but they cannot see what it means for the Taishan Army to achieve such intensity of combat.
When Mr. Zhang came back from a meeting with the Central Army, the commanders of the fourteen armies had already been waiting in his camp. Each of these people was responsible for the military supply of an army. If something happened to the logistics of any army, he would be punished. Cut off someone's head.
And Xie Bi's army was not the only one to have logistical problems due to this heavy rain. All fourteen armies, large and small, experienced shortages and losses, so they were in urgent need of allocations from the General Grain Station.
In fact, Mr. Zhang's energy and ability are not enough to bear the heavy responsibility of military supplies.
Because the scheduling and mathematical skills involved in supplying military supplies of this scale are far beyond what an illiterate Zhang Xiaodie can understand, but Zhang Chong still appointed him as the general grain director because Zhang Xiaodie is not confused about important matters.
After approving the transfer applications of fourteen of his subordinates, Zhang Xiaodi pursed his lips and said to everyone:
"I don't care what method you use today, but there is only one thing. Tonight and tomorrow morning, we must give all the officers and soldiers in the army hot food and meat!"
The fourteen warehouse chiefs understood something, so although it was difficult, no one shied away, and they all clasped their fists:
"You will live up to your command!"