Chapter 542 In the wilderness

Author: gusty wind

Chapter 542 In the wilderness

In the fifth year of Wude, Yuan Junzhang and Gao Manzheng attacked Daizhou at night, broke through Yanmen Pass, and entered Daixian County. Liu Shirang, who was stationed in Xinzhou, led his troops northward to drive the enemy out.

"Now that Duke Yuan has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, all the past has been wiped out." Liu Wu shook his head, "In the battle formation, either I will kill you or you will kill me. What is there to say..."

After a moment of silence, Brother Zhang asked: "Even if the land is granted, there will be no harvest..."

"Everyone has rations distributed." Liu Wu said softly: "There is no shortage of food in Daizhou, Xia City is prosperous, and merchants are constantly coming and going... Even if you do some business and work as a waiter for the caravan, it is enough to support the family."

Brother Zhang was thinking about it in his mind, hesitating a little. This condition sounded a bit tempting. He would be granted land and food rations, he could steal a woman to get married and he could also be granted a house.

"That's not all." Liu Wu added: "Taxes are exempted for the first three years. If you perform corvee work, you will make up for it with money and food. However, you still have to register on the government's military roster and practice in your spare time."

There was a commotion in the restaurant. They didn't care about registering the list of soldiers. The system of soldiers was not unique to the Tang Dynasty. It existed in the Sui Dynasty. It didn't mean that you had to go into battle if you became a soldier, but you were exempted from taxes for three years...

...This is quite tempting to them.

Even if they are not military leaders like them, if the ordinary soldiers below are demobilized, moved to Daizhou, granted land and houses, it will only take a year or two for them to live a prosperous life.

Someone next to me couldn't wait to ask: "Liu Wu, where is the second one?"

"Junjun." Liu Wu explained: "The King of Handan intends to march to the army. It is said that the fields have been selected. It is at the junction of Xinzhou and Daizhou, about the southwest side of Wutai County."

“Isn’t there a shortage of food in Daizhou?”

Zhang Sange's eyes flickered, "The purpose of marching to the camp is to attack Hu!"

Liu Wu was stunned, "No way... The Turks are so powerful, the Tang army actually..."

"As long as Mayi is stable, it will be difficult for the Turks to break through Yanmen Pass." Brother Zhang said in a low voice: "I think the King of Handan has the intention to make contributions... The return to attack the camp last year is proof!"

"But...but King Handan will return to the court in a few months."

"What?" Zhang Sange was very surprised and immediately asked: "If the King of Handan returns to the dynasty, what he promised before..."

"Of course there is nothing to worry about. Your Highness was granted the title of Prince of the County and won the favor of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty... Some of the personal guards who accompanied Yuan Gong to the court returned to Daizhou. He mentioned that the King of Handan beat Yu Gushe again in the palace." Liu

Wu whispered: "Moreover, the person who is appointed as the general manager of Daizhou is from the Li family in Longxi. It is said that he is very close to the King of Handan... By the way, Brother Zhang should know this person."

"who?"

"Yongkang County Gong Li Pharmacist was the county magistrate in Mayi."

"It's him?!" Brother Zhang slammed the table and looked excited, "It's actually Pharmacist Li!"

The tall and thin man next to him interjected: "My second brother and I were under his command back then... In the 13th year of the Great Cause, I remember we met on the first day of the first lunar month. The next day, Pharmacist Li suddenly disappeared. Liu Gong asked before he set off to fight.

This matter."

Speaking of old events, everyone sighed. After Liu Wuzhou raised his army, he killed Wang Rengong, captured Yanmen, and sacked Daizhou. After that, he gathered Song Jingang and marched across the east of the river. If King Qin hadn't come out of nowhere, he almost crossed the river and entered Guanzhong.

In the end, after the Battle of Baibi, the King of Qin personally led 800 cavalry and pursued them all the way to Yanmen Pass without dismounting their horses for three days and four nights. Liu Wuzhou's grand hegemony was wiped out.

After a while, Liu Wu said quietly: "It's been five years."

Brother Zhang Sange said in a low voice: "It has been ten years since I entered Mayi seven years ago."

"With the permission of Mr. Erlang that day, I moved to Daizhou. All I want is to live in peace." Liu Wu's tone was bleak and relieved, "No more licking blood with the knife, no more killing with the knife.

There is no need to worry about falling asleep and never seeing the next day..."

There was silence all around. Liu Wu's second brother died in Mayi last year, on the night when Gao Manzheng surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

Everyone present had personal experience of Gao Manzheng's incident, and they all felt it in their hearts. They were all military leaders, the most junior officers in the army. Even they were looking forward to living a peaceful life, not seeking glory and wealth, but just no longer having to worry.

Liu Wu thought in his heart that His Highness's guess was not wrong at all. Even if the generals in the army had different intentions, the soldiers and even most of the military leaders did not want to live like this anymore.

Killing.

Being killed.

How many people are willing to keep walking if they can't see the bright road ahead?

As for the position of power, Yuan Junzhang has no ambitions. These junior officers in the army are just ordinary soldiers below, so what ambitions do they have?

With this idea in mind, all kinds of questions came to Liu Wu in an endless stream. Some asked about the specific situation of military villages, some asked about the detailed standards for granting land and houses, and some asked jokingly about the difficulty of marrying a wife.

There are also a few who intend to stay in the army, but are hesitant about whether to stay in Mayi.

Liu Wu, who had clear answers, explained them one by one, and he also agreed to ask the rest of the questions for everyone... Everyone knew that he was going to ask the King of Handan.

Only Brother Zhang didn't say a word. He was thinking in his mind whether he could take advantage of Liu Wu's path... Back then in Mayi, he and Pharmacist Li still had a relationship.

Unlike others, this Brother Zhang has the ambition to make contributions. That is why he was able to keenly discover that Li Shan marched in Daizhou to prepare for his future attack on Hu... No matter whether it is Li Shan or Li Jing who will lead the army in the future.

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Just when Brother Zhang thought for a long time and was about to speak, the sound of chaotic and rapid footsteps sounded, and four or five soldiers rushed in with angry faces. The leader shouted: "Brother Zhang, I really can't bear it anymore!"

"Um?"

A cloth bag was thrown on the table, and the yellow rice grains scattered. Liu Wu's nose twitched, and he immediately smelled a musty smell.

"Originally, I was just short of a few pounds, but this time..." a man said angrily, "I can't eat it at all!"

Brother Zhang Sange turned to look at Liu Wu, "Yesterday the King of Handan announced at the city gate that grain and grass will be distributed today...who will be in charge?"

Liu Wu was stunned for a while, "Your Highness should not interfere, it should be Chang Shi or Sima, right?"

"It's Liu Bao!" The man cursed: "I usually make sarcastic comments, but this time I even...actually said...it's all about free money, whether you want to eat or not!"

"Third brother, Tang Jun said it nicely, but the King of Handan is nothing..."

"Shut up!" Brother Zhang's face darkened, thinking that this was an opportunity. After thinking for a while, he said, "Brothers, please bear with me. For the past six months, the King of Handan has been transporting grain and grass from Daizhou to Mayi.

, nothing like this has ever happened.”

"Third brother?"

Brother Zhang San looked at Liu Wu and said, "Take..."

Before he finished speaking, several more people rushed in from outside.

"Third brother, Fang Dalang went to talk to Liu Baofen, but he was knocked over and detained!"

Brother Zhang's expression changed drastically and he stood up suddenly, but he was thinking that the opportunity had come.

There are heroes in the wilderness, but if you don't have a family background or a reputation, you have to seize every possible opportunity.
Chapter completed!