When Zhang Chong returned to the back house, Zhao E was sitting aside with a smile, waiting for Zhang Chong.

Obviously, Zhao E did not listen to what Guo Zu said, but asked someone to heat up the millet porridge and continued to wait for Zhang Chong to come back from the morning meeting to eat.

Looking at the delicious pickles and millet porridge on the table, Zhang Chong picked up a bowl and drank from it as soon as he sat down.

When Zhao E was filling up the bottle for him, Zhang Chongdong glanced at Guo Zu beside him and gave him a quick look to indicate what was wrong.

Guo Zu gave Zhang Chong a careful look and tried hard to tell him something, but in the end he failed.

Because Zhao E had already placed a bowl of hot millet porridge in Zhang Chong's hand and said with a sweet smile:

"Zhang Lang, it's time to drink porridge."

Zhang Chong immediately looked at his nose and heart, took the porridge and started working again.

Just when the atmosphere was about to get awkward, Zhao E suddenly spoke:

"Zhang Lang, what do you think of the eldest sister of the Cai family?"

Zhang Chong was stunned, who is the eldest sister of the Cai family? Does Cai Yong have several daughters? I thought she was Cai Wenji.

When Zhang Chong was thinking about this question, Zhao E said:

"Zhang Lang, we have been together for so long. I know very well what kind of person you are. So Zhang Lang, don't think too much. I just think that Sister Cai is a good person and can be the mother of our Taishan Army. So I

I really don’t mind.”

After saying this, Zhao E looked at Zhang Chong with tears in her eyes.

Zhang Chong was a little confused at the moment. To be honest, he felt that Zhao E was his red star. In front of her, he was always as innocent and sincere as the young man back then.

He knew what Zhao E meant and also knew her concerns.

Although Zhao E and I had been together since the Taishan period, in the end Zhao E felt that her status was despicable and she was not worthy of Zhang Chong's head wife. Therefore, Zhang Chong had repeatedly mentioned that he should make her his head wife, but Zhao E refused.

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This time, Zhao E didn't know where she got the news that Cai's daughter had entered the palace, so she brought it up again. Obviously, she wanted Cai to enter the military palace and become his head wife.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chong felt distressed and angry with Zhao E.

He grabbed Zhao E's hand and said seriously:

"Zhao E, that Mr. Cai was also a drunken joke. But you must not say this. It will hurt Ms. Cai's face. I never thought that Mr. Cai would give away his daughter like this.

It's really shameless to come in. But if he does this, it's hard for me to send him back, because this girl will gossip too much later."

After looking at Zhao E, Zhang Chong decided:

"Let's do this. Miss Cai will stay with you later. I will send a letter to the foreign government later. From now on, you, Zhao E, will be my official wife, Zhang Chong."

Zhao E opened her mouth wide and wanted to refuse again.

But this time Zhang Chong became overbearing:

"I don't want you to feel it, I want me to feel it, that's it."

After saying that, Zhang Chong glanced at Guo Zu, meaning to tell him to get out of here.

Guo Zu knew that he had gotten into trouble and hurriedly left.

After that, Zhang Chong picked up the shy Zhao E and ran back to the back room.

…

Half an hour later, Zhao E was exhausted and lay in Zhang Chong's arms with her head tilted.

Seeing Zhang Chong thinking like a sage, Zhao E asked curiously:

"Zhang Lang, what are you thinking about?"

Zhang Chong sighed and told Zhao E the plan he had made during the morning meeting.

When Zhao E heard that Zhang Chong wanted Zhao Yun to return to his hometown to organize his troops, she felt nervous, but she knew the seriousness of the matter, so she did not show her emotions.

Zhang Chong and Zhao E said:

"Zilong is a good man. Don't think that she is your brother, just think of him as weak and need to be protected. But in my opinion, he will definitely be the top general of our army in the future, so I have to train him well."

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Seeing that Zhao E was still listening carefully, Zhang Chong elaborated again:

"Letting Zilong return home this time is an opportunity for him. He made many meritorious deeds in the Handan War before, but his qualifications in the army are too young. Although there are many people in the army because of his relationship with me,

Many military officers have moved closer to him, but none of them can become his team. So this time I let Zilong go back, just to let him go back to his hometown to recruit a group of his own companions."

Zhao E said to Zhang Chong warmly:

"Zhang Lang, I support all the decisions you make. And I know that my younger brother is determined to make great achievements, so even if Zhang Lang doesn't care about Zilong, he will take the initiative to ask for help because of Zilong's temperament. So I don't

The only thing I am worried about is that I have an elder brother who is now a county official in Changshan, and I don’t know if Zilong will conflict with him when he returns home."

Zhang Chong hummed, remembered this in his heart, and then hugged Zhao E and took a nap together.

…

In the afternoon, the officials who had made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Xiangguo and the Battle of Handan all entered the military mansion with joy.

Guan Yu, who was walking in the front, led the military officials of Zuo Xiaowei's group who had made outstanding achievements, and those behind him were many officials from the Central Guard Army and the Assault Cavalry System.

It can be said that the generals are as bright as the stars and the fighting generals are like clouds.

Among the crowd, Li Hu also walked with bowed legs and a smile. As he walked, he said to Xu Huang:

"Gongming, have you ever thought about this day?"

Xu Huang, who was carrying Wu Bian, was tall and thick-waisted. Hearing what his old boss said, he said respectfully:

"How could people like Huang Cao Ke and others have imagined that this day would come to pass?"

Li Hu laughed loudly, hugged Xu Huang and entered the palace in high spirits.

No wonder Li Hu was so happy. This time their flying dragon and flying tiger cavalry really fought well.

Less losses and greater military success.

They first defeated the front-line enemies of the Bai people, and then in the process of marching eastward to Julu, the first wave broke into Julu City. It can be said that they fought very beautifully. This time the two of them must have achieved second-class merit.

The army can be roughly divided into three categories: A, B, and C. Only a tun can have a place for C-level merit, and only a department can have a B-level merit. A-level merit is not always available, and it must be a person with outstanding merits.

In fact, during this Northern Expedition, perhaps only Guan Yu in the entire army had the opportunity to obtain first-class merit, because this time the expansion was to the south of Julu and the north of Zhao, which together were the size of a county.

Among the generals, Zhao Yun was also there, but he was walking very far behind, behind Chen Cheng, Han Hao, and Zhang Kai.

This time, the three of them were also lucky. Because they were the first to break the stronghold under the eyes of Qu Shuai, Chaoge gave him a second-class merit. You know, Li Hu and the others fought so many battles, and together they only had one .

Would you say the generals are envious?

Of course, Zhao Yun is the most envied by all the generals. This time he captured Guo Dian, the governor of Julu. It can be said that he got the biggest fruit of this battle. He still doesn't know how high he will be promoted.

But after being envious for thousands of times, the generals were still thinking more about what achievements they could obtain and what rewards they would receive.

After all, the Taishan Army still implements the holy treasury system, and all seizures belong to the holy treasury. These generals are also very poor, waiting for every reward to improve their lives.

Guan Yu took Dian Wei, Li Damu and others at the front. As soon as they entered, they saw Qu Shuai sitting in the hall, looking at them with a smile.

Zhang Chong saw that his tiger generals had almost arrived, so he quickly stood up and asked the generals to take their seats.

After hearing the order, the generals also sat down in order according to their military rank, and then each looked at Zhang Chong expectantly.

Zhang Chong did not mince words or talk nonsense, he directly began to reward the military merits after statistics.

The development of the military system of the Taishan Army was far earlier than the development of the political system, and was naturally more mature and perfect.

It has its own set of regulations in terms of establishment and corresponding rewards and punishments.

After several major integrations and reorganizations, the Taishan Army formed a field army structure of five military captains and ten battalions of assault cavalry, and on the periphery there were garrison troops and field guards as local grassroots forces.

The garrison troops were divided into two types: cities and villages.

There are five hundred soldiers in the upper city, three hundred soldiers in the middle city, and one hundred soldiers in the lower city. The strongholds are military strongholds that guard the main roads, and they are also divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. A stronghold has thirty soldiers, and those with less than thirty soldiers are considered inferior soldiers.

These garrison soldiers have their own troop numbers and organization, and are also standing military personnel in various places. However, these garrison soldiers are not responsible for large-scale war expeditions, and their organization is also affiliated with various counties and counties.

This is especially true for the field guards. They are just rural soldiers from various places. In addition to catching most of the thieves, their more important role is to supplement the military resources of the Fifth Military Academy.

Therefore, those who actually fight in the world as the Taishan Army are the current captains of the fifth army and the assault cavalry of the tenth battalion, with a total strength of about 30,000.

As for the field army, under Zhang Chong's design, the Taishan Army was very different from the current Han system.

The Han system of field army was a system in which generals commanded troops to go on expeditions.

In other words, when the Han Dynasty encountered a war, they usually appointed one or more military officials as temporary generals and then led the troops to go to war.

It is different from what most people believe that under the Han Dynasty's all-people system, there were strong soldiers everywhere. The real Han Dynasty's military system was also a policy of strong cadres and weak branches, which was the same as that of the Song Dynasty in later generations.

The Han generals stationed heavy troops in the capital, set up obstacles on all sides, and moved the world's powerful families to live in the three auxiliary mausoleums. If there were troubles on the four sides, they would appoint and remove generals, send five battalions of knights, and good families from the six counties go out to fight.

In other words, the core armament of the Han Dynasty was the central North and South Armies. Once there was trouble in the world, the North and South Armies would be the core and the local prefecture and national soldiers would be the periphery to form a conquest army.

Once the general is pacified, he will resign and resume his original position. In other words, the position of general is a temporary system. Although the general number has an odd number, a double number, and a miscellaneous number, they are all temporary.
To be continued...