The military officers of Wei Cheng County were named Chai Rong and his courtesy name was Tongwu.

There is something to say about his family background...

In short, after his ancestor Chai Wu cooperated with Han Xin to fight the Battle of Gaixia, he was named Jipu Hou by Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Later, the place was renamed Wei County, and the Chai family settled down. During the rebellion of Emperor Wen of Han, the marquis was abolished. It was not until the revenge of Emperor Xuan of Han that the descendants of founding heroes were taken care of. However, when Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty, the Chai family was different from the Pingen Marquis of this county, and had no friendship with the Wang family, so they lost the marquis again.

The Chai family became a local tyrant, but it was also the richest man who could rank third in Wei. The Li family in the west was like a separatist, and the Chai family in the east was like a tribe. Taking advantage of the advantage of the Duwei stationed in Wei County, it took several generations to penetrate his tentacles deep into it, making the Duwei Mansion turn into the shape of the Chai family from the inside to the outside, almost monopolizing the position of the military officer. If the arrogant and slick county soldiers did not have the order of Chai Rong, the government could not command them at all.

This time, when Yuancheng was attacked in an emergency, Chai Rong had the opportunity to observe the fifth reign of the county's chief minister and belonged to Shixiong, to see if they were as easy to bully as their ex.

In terms of family background and age, Shi Xiong is far superior to the fifth relationship, but in terms of his ability to do things, he is as immature as a young boy.

Chai Rong observed that after asking for help in Yuancheng, Shi Xiong was so anxious that he was sweating and shouted: "Don't let something happen to the Emperor Temple and Shalu!"

He just wanted to rescue him immediately, as if he was in danger of his ancestral tomb. Liu Han was quite fond of his relative Duling's family. The wealth of several generations and the heavy responsibility of entrusting his orphans one after another, but they turned around and surrendered to Wang Mang.

Chai Rong secretly laughed at Shi Xiong jumping, and he just quietly looked at the fifth reaction of the excuse of "changing clothes" and returning after going out with Ma Yuan.

"Save of course!"

The fifth reunion also showed a new and loyal attitude, and talked about repaying the emperor's kindness today, but immediately the voice changed.

"But we can't focus on a corner of Yuancheng."

The fifth reunion asked Ma Yuan to spread out the map drawn by the government, pointing to Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and said: "General Jing Shang is exploring Mount Tai in the east and destroying Fan Chong, while our Wei County is on its flank. At this time, the thieves on the plains suddenly invaded. Could it be that they were joining forces with the bandits on Tai?"

"There are thousands of thieves, and will there be tens of thousands later? There are only two thousand soldiers available in Wei County. I will rescue them rashly. What if I get the thief's plan?"

"So, I'd better send a scout to the surrounding area to find out."

Shi Xiong was anxious, but he felt that something was right. Although he had been in the Northern Army for a while, he had never fought a war. The fifth reunion rose with military merits. It should be correct for him.

But Chai Rong heard it funny and said to himself: "I ambush the troops? This fifth reunion also makes the thieves think too much, just a group of wild dogs looking for food."

However, after thinking about it, I felt that since the fifth reunion could prevail in the battle with the Li Neng brothers, he should be a wise person, and it would not be that simple.

"Is it because he was deliberately delaying time? Why?"

Being cautious is always better than being impulsive. When sending scouts to find the ambush of the bandits that did not exist, the fifth reunion made another arrangement.

Isn’t Shi Xiong in a hurry to rescue Yuancheng? Well, when the march, let him and Chai Rong lead the front with 1,500 county soldiers!

The real loyal minister of Daxin was in front, and the false loyal minister of Daxin was in the fifth reunion, and the number 300 people he brought to escort the formation in the back ten miles.

However, it was Di Wu Lun who personally directed it. Because Ma Yuan, his father-in-law, finally said it once: "No."

He likes to charge and get dirty things like filthy fucking, so he should do it himself.

Next, it is the turn of Wei Cheng County soldiers to perform freely.

On the day the army set off, it was just dawn. Shi Xiong got up early, put on his armor and went to the Wei County Schoolyard. He found that everyone had arrived. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and waved his flag to order: "Arriving in Yuancheng and then eating Gong Food!"

But unexpectedly, from Chai Rong to the Sima Gate of the Army, they were unmoved, and the soldiers looked at Shi Xiong as if they were foolish.

Chai Rong explained: "It is the order to destroy this court food. If you say this, it will generally be defeated and unlucky."

"What's more, when you go to Yuancheng, you have to walk all day long. When it's still cold, the soldiers' abdomen are empty and cannot wear armor behind the enemy, hold a knife, and take steps. What should I do?"

Shi Xiong was a little embarrassed, and he heard that the soldiers were arranged to have breakfast on the fifth reunion, so he could only make up for the stove quickly.

After the meal, the county soldiers began to set off slowly, as if they were reluctant to move their legs and heels. Shi Xiong was anxious and wanted to urge him, but was told: "If you fight for profit for fifty miles, you will stumble on the general. The method is halfway there. It is exactly fifty miles to go to Yuancheng. Instead of being defeated by the thief, it is better to go slowly."

Shi Xiong couldn't make up his mind and sent someone to ask about the fifth relationship behind him. The fifth Yin wanted to move one more day, so he agreed immediately, only instructed him to camp: "Stay one mile from the left of the old road of the river, and borrow the river embankment as a post to prevent accidents."

So I took a break for a night, but I didn't know that the fifth reunion had also taken the opportunity to observe the county soldiers these two days. I didn't know it until I saw it. After watching it, I was not surprised at all: I was like the county soldiers in Yecheng.

First of all, the number of people is named two thousand, but in fact it is only one thousand five thousand, which has already made the fifth reunion shout that Wei Cheng's military officers have a conscience: "If I want to change me, I will definitely have to eat another five hundred empty salary."

The second is age. Among the "five hundred people" who were transferred to the fifth reunion, there were 100 empty quotas, 100 old Huabaiwen, and 100 young children, who could not even wear armor and weapons. Only 200 were left to fight, but Taiban was serving for others, and some had been serving for ten consecutive years, which had formed a career in all counties in the world.

Among these two hundred "elites", only one hundred are wearing armor. Wei County also has an arsenal, which is larger than the arsenal of Yecheng. Why can the fifth reunion bring out hundreds of sets of armed militias, but the rate of armored militias in the Duwei Mansion is even lower?

"Because many armored soldiers were used by the military officer Chai Rong to support their own private soldiers, and even used them as assets to trade with other county-eastern tyrants."

Ma Yuan guessed that he had seen similar situations when he was the supervisor of the Beijing lieutenant. The Li family in Wu'an did the same when he was the supervisor of the thief. This is why Li Neng dared not rely on the county soldiers and would rather run back to his hometown - the county soldiers are far less reliable than the elite soldiers of the clan.

As for training, there is no need to mention. The soldiers of Weicheng County have to help the farming areas of the subordinates who are officials on weekdays. It would be great to practice once a month.

If there are soldiers like this, how can we fight?

I went back the next day and crossed the old road of the river, Yuancheng was far away.

On the plains in early spring, there were some places where the snow had not yet been completely melted, and it was covered with white space. Yuancheng stood here. When we walked around the south of the city, we saw a large number of refugees gathered in the east of the city, most of them were ragged and holding various weapons. A rough calculation showed that at least four or five thousand people were at least four or five thousand.

They did not attack Yuancheng, but only stared outside the city, because Chi Zhaoping's main purpose was Wulu Township where the Wang family's ancestral tomb was located. Yuanchengzai had only a few hundred men under him, and the local Haoyou refused to open the door, so he could only watch the top of the city and was anxious.

I was very happy to see reinforcements finally arrived from afar, but the city gate was still closed and there was no intention of supporting friendly troops.

Shi Xiong, who was nervous and trembling in front, ordered Chai Rong: "The armored soldiers stepped forward a hundred steps, and the archer and crossbowmen stepped forward ninety steps."

The fifth reunion was two miles away from the rear, without interfering, just to see what could be distorted with the quality of the Wei Cheng County soldiers and the orders from the superiors passed down layer by layer.

The result was a big eye-opener. The soldiers in the county soldiers stopped after only thirty steps. Most of the steps they lost, while the archers followed too tightly, as if they were about to stick together with the front team, and there was no space array for volleys.

Shi Xiong gave several identical advance orders in a row, and it was not until the sun was over three o'clock that he moved the county soldiers to the messy refugees.

However, these refugees were bold. Perhaps they had long seen the incompetence of the county soldiers from all over the country along the way. They were still provoking and clamoring when they were close at hand. Anyway, they had no burden to run, and they were also fast without armor.

Shi Xiong had adapted to the "battlefield" and stopped trembling. According to the information he had been exposed to the Northern Army, he began to dispatch and command: "Let the official shoot the arrows from the back! Three arrows!"

But unlike before, he ordered three times in a row, but no one was able to move the crossbowmen, which surprised Shi Xiong. It was Chai Rong who came over and explained to him: "It's a command that the weather is too cold, and the soldiers' fingers are frozen. You have to warm up for a while before you can shoot arrows."

Can you wait for a while? Seeing that the brave refugee thief had already come over tentatively, Shi Xiong was anxious and could not open the bow, so would the crossbow be used? There was no result. The county soldiers said that the profile of the crossbow machine had also frozen.

What should I do? Shi Xiong was stunned, and a servant on the side reminded him: "It is an order. As long as you order rewards, you can move your fingers or tricks immediately!"

It means not to reward or not to draw a bow? Shi Xiong has never encountered such a thing, but now it is urgent, so he can only transport money that he plans to reward the first merit and promise to distribute it to the soldiers.

"Thank you for your order!"

The stunners who were "frozen" just now came alive and started to fire their bows and crossbows, but because the reward was money and the value was low, they were only willing to use a little force to shoot out about ten steps. It was not until Shi Xiong was forced to increase the price and directly give the cloth that the county soldiers began to work hard, and used hundreds of arrows to kill several refugees who were tempted to test the approaching.

The fifth reun in the rear looked at the world's famous paintings, and Ma Yuan came over and asked him: "Are you not afraid of the militia following the same thing?"

"Learn one, kill one." The fifth reunion is very cruel. He is a good person, but he is strict in military control.

The seemingly unorderly refugees began to retreat and move. Chi Zhaoping only asked a few coach Qu to guard Yuancheng with everyone, and did not let them fight. Since the reinforcements of the government and army came, they would withdraw from Wulu City and meet with Chi Yu. The owner of the gambling house still had some tactical awareness and could probably fight with Shi Xiong.

"Chase!"

When Shi Xiong saw the refugees moving, he thought they were afraid and immediately ordered a pursuit. However, in his troops, everyone was motionless and looked up at him. The military officers seemed to smile, while the county soldiers holding spears, halberds, shields and swords were jokingly expecting.

Can you chase, but what are the rewards? There are all archers in the craftsman. We have to spend our energy on chasing, and we have to risk being tripped by a stone. We can't give less, right?

This is really because of the goodness of the people and the goodness of the people, and the goodness of the people riding Ma Shan. Shi Xiong was stunned. He didn't expect to get this situation. He brought not much cloth. He just gave him all the arrows to get the talent officials to shoot. What should I do now?

"All those who do not follow the order will be killed!"

However, Shi Shuling's order was pale and powerless. Although his personal guards were going to get people to chop them, they were stopped by hundreds of people.

Chai Rong pretended to be a kind person and came over to persuade him: "It is your order, don't chase the enemy. What if you get ambushed? You should slowly advance to Wulu City and win with the right."

This is true. Can Shi Xiong turn around and leave? The ancestral tomb of the imperial temple in Wulu City is not only the emperor, the court's eggs, but also the county two thousand stones! The county soldiers saw this and pinched it right.

Wu Lun saw it almost right behind him, and only sighed to Ma Yuan: "I understand now why the Taishan Army and the Green Forest Army can defeat the county soldiers repeatedly."

Compared with the royal army, this county soldier is like a stare--it-all-in-one person.

When generals do not know the soldiers and soldiers do not know the generals, the commander is so frustrated, so the fifth reunion would rather retrain the militia and prison soldiers to repay the kindness than to expect a bad county soldier.

It is a trivial matter to miss the opportunity, and it would be nice not to sell the coach directly.

Wu Lun sneered: "Believe it or not, if you advance to Wulu City later, the county soldiers will get Shi Xiong and continue to cheat rewards and rewards. If Shi Xiong does not obey, they will retreat quickly and throw the orders to the refugees. After all, except for the few dozen personal guards brought by Shi Xiong himself, the rest of the people do not have to be responsible for his death."

It has been a few days since the young masters who are good at women still haven't grasped the key points. Instead, Di Lun felt that he had seen enough of the play. The county soldiers had finished their work, so he sent his subordinates to the front, not to look for Shi Xiong, but to summon Chai Rong, the real military officer in charge.

"Chai Bingcao, the thieves in front of him retreat, why not chase after him?"

Chai Rong only used the original words of evading Shi Xiong to dispel the fifth reunion, but the fifth reunion said with a stern face: "There are many people who are powerful and will defeat one of them when they are divided. Do you still wait for the unit to join forces? This is a thief, what should you be punished?"

Chai Rong was about to explain, but suddenly felt a chill. He raised his head and saw the fifth reunion calm and unevenly as if he was not angry. Ma Yuan, who was on the side, looked at his head with his phoenix eyes and touched the hilt of the knife, as if he was thinking about where to cut off his neck.

Look at the left and right, they are all trusted guards of the fifth reunion. His people are more than ten steps away. If the fifth reunion takes out the courage to overthrow Li Yan, he will be really unable to make any wish.

Chai Rong immediately changed his face and admitted his guilt, and asked him to apologize.

Wu Lun did not want to kill him. If Chai Rong died, the county soldiers might be able to mutiny on the spot. The powerful men from all over the east of the county might be pulled over by the Wu'an Li family. This person can still be used.

He only relaxed his tone and said, "Since the thieves have retreated and cannot catch up with them, he can only advance to Wulu City to fight with him."

"No, the subordinates will go to the front immediately to inform their subordinates." Chai Rong was about to leave after he said that.

"Let's wait!"

Wu Lun smiled and said, "There is no need to divide the front and back formations. Chai Cao will go with me to watch the battle. If you have anything to say to your subordinates, you can send it out with my order flag."

As he said that, he asked someone to give Chai Rong a car and let his followers stare at him with a blade, which made Chai Rong stunned.

"Let's talk about it first. When the two armies are about to fight, if the county soldiers still cannot shoot arrows, cannot raise their spears, and cannot step on their feet, Chai Cao's servant..."

The fifth reunion's attitude is more amiable than Shi Xiong, but his words are a truly cruel and ruthless general!

He lit Chai Rong's head as if he was joking: "I'm afraid I can only lend you something like you are a senior official to boost your morale!"

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