The spring breeze brings warmth and blows away the biting coldness that has stayed in Pingzhou all winter. It brings vitality to the earth and unlimited hope for life to people. In the fields outside Pingzhou City, every farmhouse
He began a fulfilling and busy work, borrowed cattle and farm tools from the government, and began to work hard at spring plowing, opening up crisscrossing streets and sowing precious grains.
In the army camp in the west of Pingzhou City, a military meeting was taking place in the festival hall. Pingzhou military and political leaders gathered in the hall. The solemn and solemn atmosphere of the military meeting could not stop the deep joy on everyone's face, even at the door.
The eight guards of the middle camp on duty did not care about military discipline. They listened carefully to the military briefing during the military meeting, grinning and laughing at the same time.
The military envoy Zhou Zhiyu and the governor Zhang Zai were sitting on the Jifen hall, with the town military attache on the left and the civil officer on the right. Pingzhou army and horse Bu Yuhou Zhang Long stood under the Chuitang, loudly announcing the news.
Military situation outside the customs.
"...Therefore, on the seventh day of March, the front camp Li Chengzhong's troops fought with the main force of the Khitan Pin Department at the northern foot of Bailang Mountain. The strength of the two armies was as follows: the front camp had 380 infantry, 53 cavalry, and the Khitan Pin
There were four hundred infantry and seven hundred cavalry... The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour, and the battle was very tragic..." When Zhang Long said this, he deliberately gave up and paused for a moment.
Although he had roughly known about the victory beforehand, Tang Wenwu still couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this. Zhou Zhiyu pursed his lips and smiled, waved his hand and said: "Quanhe, continue talking, don't bore everyone.
Son."
"Yes!" Zhang Long bowed slightly and continued: "This is the battle. The front camp beheaded 635 people and captured 627 Khitan soldiers. The Khitan general Dalang Jun wanted to make a profit, so he responded.
The grade has been delivered to the camp. I have ordered it. The goods are genuine and not adulterated. The prisoners will be surrendered and imprisoned in the Bailang Mountain military camp. How to deal with it? Li Chengzhongyan is waiting for instructions from the camp..."
"That's not right. The total number of Khitan troops and horses is 1,100, and the number of beheadings and captures has exceeded 1,200. This does not include those who were routed... Even if not one Khitan escaped, the number is not enough..." Yaya
, Liu Zhi, the Kongmu officer, interjected. He was originally the second assistant to Zhang Zaiji, the governor, and was responsible for managing documents and files. Due to the shortage of personnel in the Pingzhou town army, Zhang Zaiji recommended him to Zhou Zhiyu, who was regarded as a member of the army and became a member of the army.
Kong Muguan, who was in charge of the roster and account books, Liu Zhi was particularly sensitive to numbers. When he heard this, he couldn't help but speak, and he had some doubts about the authenticity of the military information.
Zhang Long smiled slightly and continued: "Half of the prisoners were obtained in the Khitan camp. As for whether they are true or false, you can tell at a glance when handling them... As mentioned above, Li Chengzhong immediately raided the Khitan camp at the White Wolf River.
Camp, captured more than 200 Khitan remnant soldiers, and captured the Khitan young man Wuli..."
Immediately there was a "buzzing" whisper in the hall, and everyone was smiling and happy. The big man of Pinbu was beheaded, the young man was captured, and the main force was destroyed, which meant that not only did Pinbu lose the chance to fight again,
At the same time, they lost two heirs who were qualified to become the tribe's Qijin, which will have a huge impact on the situation between the enemy and ourselves outside the customs in the future. In other words, after this battle, the Pingzhou Army will no longer have to worry about the border!
Zhou Zhiyu and Zhang Zaiji looked at each other and smiled. After everyone celebrated happily for a while, they signaled Zhang Long to continue.
"Cough... um... cough... Everyone, please wait a moment, there's more below... After attacking the Khitan White Langshui camp, Li Chengzhong personally led a hundred men on flying cavalry to attack Liucheng. The great elder of Pinbu surrendered to the city after being blinded.
Liucheng is already under the control of our Pingzhou Army!"
This news was like a thunderbolt thrown into the crowd, causing an uproar in the hall. Everyone was so surprised that they really couldn't believe it.
"Is the news true?"
"They actually captured Liucheng?"
"Hundred Cavalry captured Liucheng? Are you kidding me?"
"Li Xuanye is so good at fighting? Is it true or false?"
...This is the loud inquiry from the military attachés of Pingzhou Town.
"The sky...open your eyes..."
"More than ten years have passed...Liucheng has been restored!"
"The recovery of Yingzhou is just around the corner!"
...These are the excited words of the local officials in Pingzhou.
The governor Zhang Zaiji had already learned about the recapture of Liucheng when he was invited to the camp by Zhou Zhiyu late yesterday night, but after hearing it again, he still couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment.
As the governor of Pingzhou, a large state close to the border, Zhang Zaiji has always been concerned about the lost land outside the border. When the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, the capital of Andong protected and governed the Northeast. All ethnic groups obeyed the majestic orders at all times.
It didn't make him fascinated, so many times he looked north and sighed, and so many times he tossed and turned in his sleep.
But he knew the current situation of the Tang Dynasty and the situation of Lu Longjun. Over the years, recovering the land outside the customs had become a luxury that he did not dare to ask for. But today, this luxury was actually displayed in front of his eyes... Zhang Zaiji turned his head.
Go and quietly wipe your hazy eyes with the lapel of your clothes.
Zhou Zhiyu is a veteran of the Lu Long Army. When he was guarding the border with General Liu Rengong, he fought with the barbarians outside the pass with real swords and guns. Naturally, he knew how difficult it was to regain Liucheng. In addition to the excitement of restoring his homeland outside the pass, he also understood the impact of this battle on him.
personal meaning.
Since ancient times, opening up territory and expanding territory has been the greatest military achievement of all dynasties. In the distance, Wei Qing made a surprise attack on Dragon City and defeated the Huns, Huo Qubing conquered thousands of miles north, Gao Xianzhi conquered twenty countries in the Western Regions, and Ge Shuhan conquered Shibao City. Thinking of this
His achievements seemed to be comparable to those of these famous generals. Zhou Zhiyu's heartbeat was already uncontrollable. From then on, not only did he have a stable position in the Lulong Army, but he was also the number one figure in the entire Tang Dynasty!
Listening to the heated discussion in the hall, Zhou Zhiyu began to think about how to reward him. He and Zhang Zaiji beside him talked in a low voice, discussing how to reward him.
According to Zhang Zaiji's idea, he should immediately report to Jiedu Mansion and strive to expand the establishment of the Pingzhou Army. Now that in addition to Pingzhou, Liucheng has also been under the rule of the Lulong Army, and the establishment of 2,500 people is no longer suitable for the current situation.
Zhang Zaiji said that if Liucheng is firmly in his hands, he can immediately organize the refugees to return home. The fertile land outside the pass can be cultivated and operated for only one year to support the Pingzhou army of 5,000 people.
As long as the Pingzhou town army is expanded, Zhou Zhiyu will naturally increase, and Li Chengzhong's reward will not be a problem.
These words naturally spoke to Zhou Zhiyu's heart. Now that Li Chengzhong is the commander of the front camp of the Pingzhou Town Army, it will be difficult for him to rise further. At most, he can free up the position of the Yuguan guard and capture the commander.
Or grant him the title of deputy envoy of Pingzhou soldiers and horses. But for the actual generals leading the army, these titles did not help Li Chengzhong to firmly defend Liucheng. For his great achievements, they were more of a false title reward and not
It has little practical significance. Therefore, only after expanding the army can Zhou Zhiyu really help Li Chengzhong.
In Zhou Zhiyu's plan, he wanted to give Li Chengzhong at least a strength of 1,500 men. Under such troop strength conditions, it would be possible to withstand the fierce counterattack of the Khitans.
Judging from the experience of a veteran who has been in the army for many years, Zhou Zhiyu is a person who understands and follows the rules. In addition, he has a preference for Li Chengzhong, so he never thought of deliberately restricting Li Chengzhong's development and robbing Li Chengzhong of his military glory.
He never thought of occupying the territory he conquered. If he himself is the leader of the Pingzhou Clan - let's look at the Pingzhou Army this way, then according to the military practices of this era, Li Chengzhong is the leader of the Pingzhou Clan.
On a small hill in the middle of the mountain, all the military exploits he made belonged to Zhou Zhiyu in the eyes of Jiedufu.
I have to say that Li Chengzhong followed the right boss. Having such a boss who cultivated him wholeheartedly was really the greatest help and the most reliable guarantee in his career as an official.
Of course, Li Chengzhong's own deeds were also the fundamental reason why Zhou Zhiyu was willing to cultivate him. Not to mention his great contribution to saving Jianzu Camp at the top of Beizhou City, Zhou Zhiyu was inexplicably moved by his loyalty when he returned thousands of miles north and planned to leave the town; when Zhou Zhiyu
When Yu was at his lowest, it was Li Chengzhong's help and planning that allowed him to recover; when he was in an embarrassing situation with no one available to him, it was Li Chengzhong's unyielding following that allowed him to truly gain a foothold in Pingzhou;
When the Khitans were pressing hard at the border, it was Li Chengzhong who faced danger and led a hundred new soldiers to go out to fight. One battle after another was won, making Pingzhou one of the states under Lulong Jiedu Prefecture to resist the Khitans.
The most prominent highlight of human plunder.
Zhou Zhiyu already regards Li Chengzhong as his nephew. Perhaps, in his subconscious, Li Chengzhong is even the successor of his military career. When he gets old, he will be his biggest supporter in his later years.
When Zhou Zhiyu and Zhang Zaiji were discussing how to deal with the affairs of Liucheng, the guards came into the festival hall and loudly reported that there was another messenger from Liucheng. Zhou Zhiyu hurriedly ordered to be summoned into the festival hall. When the messenger came in, he was covered in dust and looked tired.
There was a fierce look in his eyes.
Zhou Zhiyu looked at it carefully and suddenly remembered, isn't this messenger Wang Yibo? When he was planning to build the Jianzu Camp last year, it was the general's personal guards who recommended this person to join his army, and he also told him
After a few words, it seems that the other party is still a handsome village party member. But after just one year, this person is obviously different. Compared with before, he seems to be a little more capable, and he also obviously carries a bit of killing power.
gas.
With the arrival of the Liucheng messenger, all the civil and military personnel in the festival hall became quiet. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Wang Dalang, seriously sizing up this officer from Li Chengzhong's command, with admiration, envy and even a bit of jealousy in their eyes.
.
Zhou Zhiyu loved the house and the bird. The more he looked at Wang Dalang, the more he liked him. He immediately ordered his bodyguard to give him a seat. After Wang Dalang sat down, he took a sip of the water handed to him by his bodyguard, and Zhou Zhiyu asked with a smile: "Is this Wang Yibo and Wang Dalang? Now I'm here
How is everything going in the front camp? Now you are also a team officer, or a team officer of the scout team. You are the only cavalry in our entire Pingzhou Army. You have more property than our old Zhou, haha..."
Wang Dalang hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said with a smile on his face: "It's rare that the soldiers and horsemen still remember XX, so XX is really frightened. Speaking of cavalry, this victory has won a lot of horses, and XX escorted three hundred horses this time
When you come back, just outside the military camp, please send someone to collect them."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the festival hall immediately became happy. Since the battle at the border, the Lulong Army has lost a major source of war horses. In addition, during the Southern Expedition, the entire Badu Cavalry army was annihilated. On the land of Youyan,
There is actually a shortage of war horses. As far as the Pingzhou Army is concerned, the Pingzhou Governor's Office searched all over the state and got more than 200 war horses, which were also used for breeding. Therefore, even Zhou Zhiyu now has
There are only a dozen or so war horses available to cope with sudden changes. Now that we suddenly have so many war horses, how can we not surprise everyone.
Zhang Long was already excitedly planning the formation of the Pingzhou Army Cavalry.
Zhou Zhiyu lightly twirled his long beard, nodded and looked at Zhang Long beside him, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay. Captain Wang, thanks for your hard work. He sent the war horses specially. Now Quanhe is going to treat guests to a drink."
Wang Dalang smiled and said: "Then I'm going to bother the brothers tonight. But this time I don't come back specifically to send horses. I also have military information to report back."
Zhou Zhiyu said: "Oh? What's the matter?"
Wang Dalang said: "Three days ago, Yan County already announced the decision. Khitan elder Rong Ge led the remaining tribes of Yan County to surrender."
After saying one sentence, the entire festival hall fell silent. After a while, Zhang Zaiji murmured: "Half of Yingzhou...half of Yingzhou..."
(Brothers were so awesome yesterday. Clicks, collections, and recommendations have increased a lot. I would also like to thank RMB, Yutongren, Ling Qingman, Fox and other brothers for their rewards. I have never seen the big world, and this is the first time I have received so many rewards.
Thank you, my mouth is watering... I have to work hard today no matter what, and I will update it again before get off work!)