The carpenters worked all night to complete the flagpoles of different thicknesses.
The carriage rumbled out of the city, pulling out the embroidered flags one after another.
On November 15, the fourth year of Shengui (320) in the Jin Dynasty, countless soldiers were already in formation in the wilderness south of Yecheng.
After eating for half a month, their energy and energy have obviously improved a lot, and their equipment has also changed drastically.
Yecheng's arsenal 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 rifle.
Other weapons, such as swords and shields, foot bows, horned bows, ballistas, wooden poles, halberds, drum horns, etc. were also distributed and used by fixed personnel.
Logistical equipment such as donkey carts, ox carts, cooking utensils, tools, tents, raincloths, ropes, hatchets, medicinal materials, whetstones, etc. are also all available.
For this reason, Yecheng's arsenal is almost empty and will enter a long stage of accumulation.
Considering that there are many Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and Jie people in the Yellow Head Army who can ride horses, Shao Xun also "borrowed" more than 3,000 horses - not good horses, and there are even many old horses among them.
, can only be said to be of use.
After such rectification, these 40,000 people finally looked decent, at least on the surface they looked pretty good.
"嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘚嘘" was heard, and Shao Xun, surrounded by his own troops, stepped into the formation and then dismounted.
Yang Qin handed him a huge piece of yellow paper, which was densely written with words.
He swept it roughly, nodded, then handed the paper to the clerk beside him and said, "Read it!"
The civil servant took a deep breath and said: "The first building in Zuoying, the owner of the building, Zhao Dayou, gave the building a flag."
After the official finished reading, dozens of soldiers roared in unison.
Zhao Dayou, who had been prepared for a long time, came forward with two supervisors and ten captains, and knelt down.
Shao Xun helped Zhao Dayou up, then took a flag from the soldiers and handed it to Zhao Dayou, saying: "It has been a difficult journey along the way, and we will have to live and die together in the future."
The owner of the building, the governor, was a member of the military, while the leader was a strong-willed victim of the disaster, so their backgrounds were different.
"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 in this world, it's difficult to live alone. People still have to rely on the collective. With this flag, they clearly know that there will be hundreds of brothers who will work together to survive.
You can rely on it.
And these five hundred of them 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 the desperate situation.
Shao Xun also asked his soldiers to give two pieces of silk to each of them, and then returned to the team after receiving them.
"The second building in Zuoying, the owner of the building, Chen Qi, has given the building a flag." After Zhao Dayou retired, the clerk continued to read.
Chen Qi led his supervisor and team leaders quickly stepped forward and bowed to the ground.
Chen Qi and the two supervisors also came 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."
After saying this, he was still given 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 the left camp, the main building is pockmarked, and the building is given a flag..."
Unconsciously, snowflakes fell from the sky.
The wind also picked up, causing the horses and draft animals to become restless.
After the flag presentation for the last two cavalry banners was completed, Shao Xun took a deep breath and said: "Give the military title 'Wan Sheng'."
More than a dozen knights passed by tens of thousands of people, shouting repeatedly: "The bugle call 'Ten Thousand Victories'!"
"Victory!" the sergeants shouted loudly with their faces flushed.
"Victory!" One military formation after another shouted, the sound 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 changed to "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.
"Tomorrow we will send troops to Pingyang." Shao Xun ordered.
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After the flag presentation, the sergeants went back to their respective camps to pack their things.
Lu Zhi 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. It would be easy for Tianshefu to do it, 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 Tian Shefu. To be honest, they are more capable of fighting and often go into battle.
On weekdays, some weapons will be distributed, but most of them are stored in the arsenal, and everyone works at home to support themselves. During slack periods, the government distributes some grain and meat to focus on training to improve combat effectiveness.
In this way, the burden will be much lighter.
"I wonder where the Wan Sheng Army is stationed?" Lu Zhi asked again.
"I want to take him to Pingyang so that he can practice hard. It may be of great use in attacking the Xiongnu from the west." Shao Xun said, "What suggestions does Zidao have?"
"There isn't that much land in Pingyang, right?" Lu Zhi asked.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "From the end of last year to March of this year, a large number of Xiongnu puppet officials were liquidated. If one soldier is divided into thirty to fifty acres of land, a maximum of 20,000 soldiers can be deployed."
From the perspective of the Liu Han court, the counties in Pingyang were Ji counties, at the foot of the emperor. Generally speaking, the population was relatively dense, and the land was almost completely divided.
Considering that 2,400 soldiers were placed there, the land was definitely not enough.
"How about Luoyang?" Lu Zhi suggested.
Henan County, where Luoyang is located, can be said to be vast and sparsely populated in the whole world.
Wang Mi, the Xiongnu 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 freely, and she was not afraid of people at all.
When camping at night, you can even hear wolves howling.
The whole 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, you have worked hard during this period."
"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 could not dissipate 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 Department has not been very good, which has hit him hard.
The four major families, headed by the Wang family of Langya, the Yang family of Taiyang, the Yu family of Yingchuan, and the Pei family of Hedong, 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 completely separated from Jizhou and Youzhou by the entire Bingzhou. 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 of Henan, and they don't have much friendship with Hebei.
Under such circumstances, the Fanyang Lu family gradually became unable to cope with their needs and was squeezed into the same position as the Nanyang Le family.
The two families are in really similar situations.
The Lu family helped to control 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 fight against the Jingzhou group under Sima Rui.
To be more discouraging, in the past ten years, Le's has developed extremely rapidly, while 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."
Speaking of this, Shao Xun sighed and said: "Hebei has indeed been in a lot of troubles 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 are any surprises,
, just write to me, and I will immediately send people to conquer the country and let them share their worries for the Tao."
Lu Zhi felt better after hearing this.
There has been a very bad trend in the past two years. The Wang and Yu families are fighting openly and secretly, but they are surprisingly consistent in suppressing the scholars in Hebei. Even the reasons are ready: Jizhou is in turmoil. Although the nobles in Hebei have not ended, they have contributed to the flames.
Dislike.
As a result, the channels for advancement for scholars in Hebei were narrowed, and Lu Zhi was 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: "I took office in March of the 10th year of Yongjia."
"I heard that Zi Li has good relations with all the barbarians, 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 literary affairs and weak in force. It happened that Liang Guo Dali was vacant.
, I would like to transfer You Tong to the south to take up this post. Youzhou Military, you may be able to pay it to your 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 an outsider went to Youzhou. I only trust my own people."
Lu Zhi looked at Shao Xun, smiled bitterly, and said, "Zi Li is a little irritable after all."
That being said, 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's the matter?" 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 about it."
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 food, he finally chose to return to Binh Duong via Ji County and Hanoi.
On the way, we waited for a few days in Beicheng, Heyang for supplies and drilled the troops.
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 anything about putting them in Yecheng - but after thinking about it, he rejected it because Pingyang, a place with strong Hu winds, needed these people more.
On December 15, when he returned to Pingyang with these 40,000 people, it was only half a month before the New Year.
Patrolling the river after plowing in the spring, providing disaster relief in June, and returning home in the twelfth lunar month, the four years of the God Turtle passed by in the blink of an eye.
Chapter completed!