There are some plum blossoms blooming in the corner of the Jinmenwu courtyard.
A group of three people were sitting in the courtyard. The warm sunshine of early spring fell on them, and it was not that cold.
Leshi came to the bedroom and looked for utensils for making tea.
When Wubao was first built, there were no servants, so we had to do it ourselves.
But there was a faint smile on Le's face, as if her husband's friend was visiting and she was the hostess to entertain him.
The bedroom was rather crude, and it was her first time to enter it. She stumbled over it after stumbling around.
Leshi was startled, then gently picked up the brick and prepared to put it back in its place.
Suddenly, her hand stopped, because the back of the brick had the word "乐" carved in big letters.
She settled for a long time, put the bricks back as if nothing had happened, then found the tea pot and tea set, and went to make tea.
In the courtyard, Shao Xun talked eloquently: "The King of Dongyan brought many people from Bingzhou to the east, and there will definitely be chaos in Hebei."
Lu Zhi was noncommittal.
The people of Bingzhou brought there by Wang Teng of Dongyan looked like refugees, but in fact they were not.
This group of common people is organized and mostly young and strong. There are even many Bingzhou soldiers and generals, such as the state generals Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Ren Zhi, Qi Ji, Li Yun, Bo Sheng, etc., who obey the government's command and call them
As the "Begging Army".
It is wrong to say that they are a refugee army.
Because the orthodox refugee army will be suppressed by the government army, not only will the beggar army not be suppressed, the government will also provide money, food, and weapons support.
To put it bluntly, the former governor of Bingzhou personally took them to Hebei to beg for food.
Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't speak, Shao Xun didn't bother to say anything more. He just nodded briefly and said: "The King of Chengdu's Yu Ze in Hebei is not an unlimited waste."
Lu Zhi also shook his head when he heard what he said.
"If this is not possible, can you help me?" Shao Xun asked.
"What's the matter?" Lu Zhi asked.
"Yu Gong, the prefect of Ji County, has ten thousand soldiers." Shao Xun said: "He is on the border of Sizhou and has nothing to do with Hebei. If the generals do not enter the border of Ji County, Yu Gong will naturally have no interest in going out to defeat the enemy."
Lu Zhi thought for a long time and finally nodded.
For the "Rebels" in Hebei, what they fear most is being attacked from both front and back. It would be best if the direction of Jijun does not conflict with theirs. Moreover, Jijun was attacked last year but was not captured. On the contrary, Yangping and Pingjun are both in danger.
Conquered.
The reason is also known. Yu Chen, the governor of Ji County, was more cautious. In a hurry, he did not use the local nobles and powerful soldiers. Instead, he used the thousands of kingdoms' troops he brought as the backbone to recruit brave men and defend the city. Although it was quite embarrassing, he held it in the end.
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Now a year has passed, and Yu Chen has slowly opened up the situation in the local area. Some nobles and nobles have donated money and food, allowing Yu Chen to raise 3,000 soldiers. This county is indeed not easy to fight, so there is no need to force it.
Yu Liang heard talking about his father and immediately wanted to speak.
Shao Xun patted his hand to signal for silence.
As expected, Yu Liang became quiet.
Lu Zhi watched silently, secretly thinking that although Shao Xun was not accepted by the Yuefu scholars, he had not lived in vain in the past few years. At least he had gained the goodwill of Mi, Yu, and Xu families, and among his younger generation of disciples It is not easy to gain prestige in a book.
"If you generals can't stay in Hebei any longer, you can come to Liang County to find me." Shao Xun said again.
When Lu Zhi heard this, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't come before we are at the end of our rope. Besides, they may not listen to what I say. They can only do their best."
Shao Xun nodded, as he expected.
He has only shown his face a little now, but do others really know how much wealth he has? This is not necessarily true. Even Yu Liang and Mi Huang don't know how many soldiers and civilians he controls.
"What are Mr. Lu's plans for the future?" Shao Xun asked.
Lu Zhi glanced at him with a half-smile but said, "Maybe he will go find a job with the Taifu."
"The affairs of the Grand Tutor's shogunate are complicated, and there are no relatives or friends, so it is not interesting to go there." Shao Xun glanced at him and said: "It is better to find a post as a prefect. Xiangcheng or Shunyang would be good."
At the time when Sima Ying was most powerful, Lu Zhi was the third-rank Zhongshu Supervisor and held great power. It was certainly a low position to turn around and become a prefect, but who made him "make a mistake"? He was one of the people who were purged Where are people?
Lu Zhi did not answer directly, but asked: "General Xiang Wen has two armies of silver spears and long swords under his tent. Can you take a look at them?"
"It's a coincidence that Mr. Lu came here today." Shao Xun said with a smile: "The Long Sword Army is not here, but most of the Silver Spear Army is gathered here. Let's go and take a look at the foot of the mountain."
After saying that, he called Tang Jian and asked him to notify the building leaders to form their teams.
After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Silver Spear Army ushered in a new round of expansion.
The original 392 officers and soldiers in the fourth building were expanded to the fourth and fifth buildings, with a total of just over 1,200 people.
Among the less than 400 soldiers, most are two-year soldiers and a few are one-year soldiers. After the expansion, these two buildings will be mainly new soldiers, with veterans accounting for only one-third.
Among the more than 1,800 soldiers in buildings one to three, one-year soldiers accounted for two-thirds, two-year soldiers accounted for more than 20%, and three- and four-year soldiers accounted for less than 10%.
The first building participated in the battle to massacre Xianbei and suffered some battle damage. After making up for the shortcomings, the overall combat effectiveness should be the strongest among the five buildings.
Generally speaking, the first building has the strongest combat effectiveness, followed by the second and third buildings, followed by the fourth and fifth buildings.
A sixth building will be built this year, probably in March or April.
Among the first batch of Donghai students, there are more than ten people over the age of fifteen, and in the second batch of Luoyang, there are more than twenty people over the age of fifteen, and they have been studying for almost three years. Among the students of the third batch of Taiyuan, there will be a group of students by April If you have studied for two years or more, your age is appropriate.
Together, these people can almost form a full building of 600 people according to the old structure.
The old rule is to recruit new recruits with a blank sheet of paper. The student soldiers start from the ranks of corps commander, commander, and team leader to hone their abilities. When the army expands in one to two years, they will be promoted to one level each to provide for themselves. Control more troops and horses.
When he returned to Luoyang at the end of last year, Shao Xun also brought back a group of Chang'an people, mainly women and teenagers.
Xianbei killed more than 10,000 people in Chang'an, and many young people became orphans.
Many women lost loved ones, although they themselves were lucky enough to survive.
These people voluntarily followed Shao Xun to Luoyang, and were settled one after another - the top soldiers of the Silver Spear Army were really interested in these women who had suffered misfortune, thinking that they were much prettier than the women from the villagers' families.
Therefore, it is very popular and many couples have got married.
Damn it, everyone is a traitor.
A total of 168 Chang'an teenagers have been classified as the fifth batch of student soldiers and will officially receive education this year.
The first phase of Donghai, the second phase of Luoyang, the third phase of Taiyuan, the fourth phase of Liangguo, and the fifth phase of Chang'an have basically formed a complete echelon construction.
The number of people is relatively large, and Shao Xun no longer even participates in specific teaching, but only makes plans and participates in management.
There were experts to teach Chinese calligraphy and martial arts, and martial arts masters were hired.
Shao Xun's role is more like the principal and dean of students, and he is also responsible for solving students' life problems.
A steady stream of student soldiers who are proficient in writing and have basic martial arts skills are being produced. They start from the lowest level as officers, slowly learn and progress slowly, which is a bit like an industrial assembly line.
There is no doubt that the growth and expansion of the Silver Spear Army is a long process. At this stage, Shao Xun mainly relies on ready-made teams such as the Forbidden Army and the Long Sword Army to conquer the world, but he believes that one day the Silver Spear Army will challenge
It became his core force.
That time point may be when the world is most chaotic.
When Mr. Le came to the courtyard with the boiled tea, Shao, Lu, and Yu had already left.
At this time, the sound of neat footsteps could be heard at the foot of the mountain.
She quickly put down the tea, rushed into the bedroom, took off a wooden board on the wall, and looked down through the diamond-shaped window.
A total of three thousand soldiers were filing into formation in an open field.
They were wearing iron armor, with bow tips, quivers, and knives on their waists, and small bucklers tied to their arms.
After a while, a slightly messy formation was formed.
Leshi was lying on the window, looking around, and finally found the man.
He was wearing a bright red military robe and golden armor. He held the horse's reins with his left hand and raised his right hand high.
Everywhere he went, someone immediately took the lead and shouted.
The sound of "Wansheng" came and went one after another, never stopping, causing the birds and animals on the mountain to become a little commotion, and the cars and horses on the distant post road subconsciously speeding up their pace.
Leshi watched for a long time, then quietly sealed the board, then stood on a loose floor tile in the bedroom, stepping on it with his embroidered shoes, with a smile on his lips.
Lu Zhi at the bottom of the mountain was a little surprised.
Yu Liang opened his mouth wide, as if he was in a state of trance.
Three thousand soldiers?!
After experiencing the war in the past few years, he is not ignorant of soldiers. At least, he knows that in a military formation, everyone does not need to wear iron armor. In many cases, as long as there are people in the front rows, they can barely go into battle.
Three thousand soldiers in iron armor, paired with ten thousand light armored soldiers, and unarmored soldiers, when pulled out, there are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, which is quite formal.
No wonder, no wonder...
He suddenly felt a little envious. With the Luoyang imperial court as his backing and being a general of the Forbidden Army, he was able to get started very quickly.
However, he also knew that it was not an easy journey for Xiao Langjun, and he already had five or six scars on his body.
These family fortunes are all earned at the risk of one’s life.
This world is becoming more and more friendly to people who are willing to risk their lives.
If aristocratic family members still want to rely on their family's accumulation over generations to compete with them, they may not be able to do so.
How much food a wealthy family produces each year and how much wealth they increase are basically constant.
But these warriors were different. Sometimes they suddenly became rich overnight, for example, they robbed the Xuchang arsenal and then raised a terrifying number of troops.
"General Shao, you..." Lu Zhi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Even in Hebei, you are worthy of being famous. Before the defeat of Gongshi Fan, there was no such wealth."
Shao Xun glanced at him.
As expected, Lu Zhi was closely connected with the Hebei rebel general Ou Root, and even the family members of Gongshi Fan knew about it.
"It's not comparable to the generals in Hebei. I, a soldier with a silver spear, still have to work hard and can only be regarded as half-employed. If I can focus on honing my skills one day, I will be a strong army." Shao Xun said with a smile.
: "What I said before is still valid. If the Hebei generals are willing to come to Liang County to visit, they are welcome."
Lu Zhi sighed, not knowing what he was thinking.
He is a smart person who is good at seeing the essence through phenomena.
What is the strength of a wealthy family? Let’s not talk about connections and power. Their most important advantage is that they have many valuable talents.
There are often a large family with hundreds or more than a thousand people. If you pick and choose, you can always find some useful talents.
There will also be some talents among those who have followed the family for several generations.
Then, they can use these talents as a basis to manage the place and expand their army to prepare for war.
Shao Xun took another path, cultivating talents in batches by himself, using the teacher-student relationship as a bond and maintaining the relationship with kindness. Although the overall quality may not be as good as some aristocratic families, at least it is there.
This is a bit like a barbarian tribe.
They were almost in the same situation. They used the nobles and slaves of their own tribe as the base to expand their troops and go to war everywhere.
The quality of their talents is also hard to describe, it is similar to Shao Xun, or even worse.
But as long as you can fight.
After you can fight, there will always be people who come to seek refuge with you.
If Shao Xun's reputation were bigger, his army stronger, and if he caught up with the good times, he might not be able to rise up and become a well-known warlord in the North.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
Lu Zhi had many things on his mind, and his heart, which was still a pool of stagnant water, was a little disturbed.
Shao Xun seemed to reveal his family background to him today, which meant that he no longer needed to keep his strength a secret.
This man is very ambitious.
However, for him, Lu Zhi, it might not be a bad thing.
Chapter completed!