After a while, Zhou Zhiyu sighed and was about to signal everyone to disperse when someone in the tent suddenly asked: "Commander, is this a conclusion or..."
When Zhou Zhiyu saw that it was Li Chengzhong, he explained patiently: "That's basically what has been decided. The Jiedu Mansion is working on the relevant clues, and it is estimated that the document will be issued in ten days and a half." He still felt quite guilty towards Li Chengzhong,
This man had made great achievements, but he failed to receive the reward he had promised. He originally planned to be promoted as compensation, but now he is unable to protect himself, so he has to wait and see if he will have the opportunity to be promoted again in the Yameni Army.
Li Chengzhong heard that the decision had not yet been decided, so he asked carefully: "I wonder if the commander has any acquaintances at the border?" This question was a bit out of place, and it seemed to be very different from what was being discussed today, but
But Zhou Zhiyu still said patiently: "I have a few acquaintances, what? Li Peirong wants to serve at the border? If that's the case, I can recommend someone to you."
But Li Chengzhong smiled and stopped talking. Zhou Zhiyu also let everyone disperse.
After the military meeting was over, Zhou Zhiyu did not get up. After telling everyone all this, he felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and he no longer had the strength to stand up in his legs. He just stayed in the main tent.
After sitting for a while, he suddenly saw his personal guard Zhao Zaili lifting the curtain and entering, saying softly: "Commander, Li Peirong is asking to see you."
Zhou Zhiyu rubbed his cheeks with both hands to regain some energy and signaled to introduce Li Chengzhong.
After Li Chengzhong came in, Zhou Zhiyu pointed at him casually, asked him to sit down and talk, and then said: "Li Peirong, do you want to go to the border? I have some contacts with several border governors and town generals, and I can make recommendations for you. Beikou and Yancheng, etc.
The generals in the pass are all fellow villagers of so-and-so, and they can take care of him when he goes there. Oh... Governor Zhang of Pingzhou is also familiar with so-and-so, but recently he wrote to so-and-so, saying that the Khitan people there are not very stable now.
If you go, there will be some risks..." As he said that, he took the pen and paper from the case and wanted to write a letter of recommendation to Li Chengzhong.
While Zhao Zaili was grinding, Zhou Zhiyu sighed and said: "You brothers are the only ones left under Zhou. To be honest, I really can't bear to let you go. But Zhou is incompetent and can't keep the camp head, which drags down the brothers... It's okay to go."
Okay...I wonder where Li Peirong wants to go?"
After listening to Zhou Zhiyu's words, Li Cheng was deeply moved and hurriedly said: "The commander has misunderstood. Li is not leaving, but wants to inquire about something, but I don't know whether to tell him or not."
Zhou Zhiyu was stunned: "But it doesn't matter."
Li Chengzhong thought for a while and asked: "Li has been to Youzhou City several times recently and has seen many families who have fled. The commander just said that the Khitans in Pingzhou are not very stable. Is it because the Khitans are disturbing the border?"
Zhou Zhiyu sighed: "In the letter from Governor Zhang, the Khitans took advantage of our southern expedition and repeatedly invaded the border and plundered the population during these days. The people were ravaged by the enemy and had to escape from the disaster. It is really a great shame and humiliation for our generation of warriors!"
The commander-in-chief is also very worried, but our army is newly defeated and lacks military strength, and the commander-in-chief has nothing to do. When the army is reorganized in the future, Zhou will definitely ask for orders before the commander-in-chief to raise troops to fight, so as to avenge his previous shame!"
Li Chengzhong nodded and said: "As long as the commander gives the order, Li will follow the commander closely and charge into the battle without hesitation! However, the border matter is urgent, we can wait slowly in Youzhou, and the people at the border may be afraid
But he couldn't wait any longer. Li wished he could grow wings from his ribs, so he immediately rushed to the border and fought to the death with the Khitan people."
Zhou Zhiyu was stunned for a moment and said: "But now the army is about to be reorganized..."
Li Chengzhong then said: "What if we voluntarily reduce ourselves to local soldiers?"
Zhou Zhiyu frowned and said: "If you are demoted to the town army, the brothers' food and salary will be reduced a lot. It is far less likely that the brothers will agree to it when they are in the Chinese army...Furthermore, the reason why Jiedu Mansion reorganized the army is because
The tariff is not enough to meet the needs, and I am afraid that even if it is so, the Jiedu government will not allocate money."
Li Chengzhong said: "You can let the brothers choose voluntarily. If they are willing to go to the Yameni Army, we will never stop them. As for food and salary...can we let the local government raise it? For example, the commander just mentioned Pingzhou, where the Khitans are not making a big fuss.
What? I wonder if Zhang Jishi is willing to take the responsibility? The border affairs are related to the safety of our entire Lulong Town rear area and involve the livelihood of thousands of people. As a member of the Lulong Army, Li is willing to follow the commander and shed his blood to fight with
The enemy fights vigorously to ensure local peace and unswerving determination!" He also knew that getting the local government to provide food and pay for the army was not easy to achieve. As long as the military generals made this request to the commander-in-chief, he would often be jealous of the commander-in-chief. Therefore,
His words showed that he was thinking about the entire Lulong Town and the people, and he was reminding Zhou Zhiyu to hold on to his righteousness no matter what.
Zhou Zhiyu naturally knew that he could achieve the high position of commander of the fifth battalion of Jianshi and guerrilla general. The so-called authorities are obsessed with him. He had always been in the Lulong Army's military system before and had never thought of leaving the town. At this moment
Li Cheng woke up and understood immediately. He couldn't sit still anymore, got up and paced back and forth in the tent, carefully weighing the pros and cons.
As a general who has been in the army for half his life, he certainly understands what it means to go out of town. Needless to say, military pay and remuneration are routinely reduced by half. Naturally, there is no priority in the supply of food, grass, armor and equipment.
At the same time, after staying away from Youzhou, the connection with Jiedu Mansion will inevitably be far away, the chances of meeting the commander will definitely be very few, and the chances of getting ahead in the future will also be greatly reduced. In addition, how many of his brothers are willing to guard the border with him? Forced
It will definitely not work. In this troubled world, as a general who is not supported by his soldiers, the consequences will be very sad.
However, Zhou Zhiyu, who had once led an army alone, was no longer willing to return to the embarrassing situation of always taking orders from others. When he was a cavalry commander, he didn't feel that until he independently formed the Jianzu front camp
, and finally became the commander of the fifth battalion, the moment he suddenly felt that it was great to be able to walk the talk. Even if there were only a few hundred people left in Jianzu Camp now, he wanted to stay here instead of returning to
The Yanei Army is to be the deputy commander of the left wing who seems to have a high status, but no one responds to his words.
Well, even if only half of the people are willing to follow, I still want to be the military leader, and I don’t want anything but this organization! Moreover, arriving at the border is not necessarily a bad thing, but you can get fame on the horse, and achieving military merit is nothing more than anything else.
Strong? I want to see if you, the Jiedu government, dare to withdraw the Jianzu camp of X when I lead troops to restore Yingzhou, protect the peace of the border, and make all the grassland tribes surrender again! Will the commander be tall?
Look at one end!
Zhao Zaili saw Zhou Zhiyu pacing in the tent and thinking hard, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, bowed and saluted: "Commander, I am also willing to go to the border with the commander, I believe that most of the brothers are the same!"
This sentence completely strengthened Zhou Zhiyu's heart. He nodded and immediately ordered Zhao Zaili to write a letter. He dictated the general idea while Zhao Zaili wrote it, and soon he wrote a letter to Zhang Zaiji. Zhou Zhiyu had been a pawn all the way.
A typical general who climbs up, has the ability to charge into battle, and lead troops on the battlefield. His ability to read and write is commonplace. He has only learned to read some words in the past few years and can understand military Chinese documents. He is good at writing letters.
The matter also required the help of Zhao Zaili, a personal guard who was a scholar, which was why he couldn't do without Zhao Zaili.
In this letter, Zhou Zhiyu talked about the trivial matters of his life after returning to Youzhou, including which relatives and friends he visited today, how he got drunk with so-and-so yesterday, and how his wife took a fancy to a good piece of silk and was preparing to sew a few pieces.
New robes and the like, including romantic affairs. At the end of the letter, he just lightly mentioned the current army reorganization in Youzhou, and finally told Zhang Zaiji that although Zhou Zhiyu himself was also worried about the border situation, in view of the lack of money, food and grass,
It is impossible for Jiedu Mansion to send troops to support in the short term. Even he himself is powerless.
After the letter was written, Zhou Zhiyu put on the wax seal and looked up at Li Chengzhong and Zhang Zaiji with some hesitation. This matter was of great concern. It stands to reason that he would prefer to believe Zhao Zaili, his personal guard who has been with him for several years, but for one thing
I was used to Zhao Zaili, and for a moment I really couldn't live without him; secondly, when I went to see the governor of Pingzhou this time, I had to be careful with my words. There were many things that Zhang Zaiji had to understand by himself, and could never be announced to his mouth.
After hearing what Li Chengzhong said just now, he felt that Li Chengzhong seemed to be more suitable.
So Zhou Zhiyu finally said: "Li Peirong, would you like to go to Pingzhou? I have written a reply to Governor Zhang. If Zhang Governor asks about it then, just say that I am also worried about the border, but I am temporarily unable to do anything about it. At the appropriate time
When the time comes, I will definitely give advice to the commander-in-chief." In Zhou Zhiyu's words, the word "at the appropriate time" was obviously emphasized.
Li Cheng understood the idea, took the letter and stuffed it into the bag.
Zhou Zhiyu added: "This matter is of great concern. I think you should know what should be said and what should not be said." Local officials and military generals are colluding with each other. This matter is indeed not small. Li Chengzhong naturally understands.
He immediately promised.
Zhou Zhiyu was worried and warned: "You go alone, go back quickly, be careful!" After saying that, he ordered Zhao Zaili to take Li Chengzhong down to prepare.
Li Chengzhong tidied up a little, took the dry food package, took the horse brought by Zhao Zaili, and after listening to Zhao Zaili's detailed explanation of the route, he got on the horse and prepared to set off. Before leaving, Zhao Zaili grabbed the rein of the horse and said: "Li Lang,
The future of my brothers in Jianzuying depends on you!"
Li Chengzhong nodded and left the camp without looking back. Fortunately, he had ridden a horse several times in the army in his previous life, and also learned a few times when acting when he became an extra, so he was able to sit still and not be beaten.
Otherwise, he would really make a big fool of himself. After getting used to it along the way, he began to try to let the horse trot. When it got dark and arrived in Luzhou to rest for the night, there were already bloody marks on the inside of his legs.
Now he was competing for time with Jiedufu. He wanted to drive all night, but the horse couldn't bear it, so he had to stop in Luzhou for the night. Before dawn the next day, Li Chengzhong continued eastward and gradually adapted to riding a horse.
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When I was in the army, the equestrian instructor was the retired commander of the cavalry company. Later, when I was acting, the person who taught the extras to ride horses was the coach of an equestrian club. They were all very knowledgeable in equestrianism, but Li Chengzhong could
There were not many opportunities to ride horses, so there was no progress. Now that knowledge was finally put to use, Li Chengzhong was riding horses while recalling the tricks taught by the instructors. Equestrian skills were making rapid progress. By the time he arrived in Yutian, he could already ride a horse.
The horse's legs galloped away. So he speeded up and rushed to Pingzhou.