Pei Guan, Li Cunxu and others still walked along the Yuzhou and Yizhou roads.
We drove quickly and slowly all the way, and arrived at Zhenxingguan on October 18th. The town general Liu Xun came out of the city to see him off, and Li Cunxu scolded him again as "a piece of shit."
Arrive at Lingqiu on the 20th, arrive at Feihu on the night of the 23rd, and then leave the border of Yuzhou and go straight to Yizhou.
Along the way, Li Cunxu looked ugly as he watched the former Hedong cities change their owners. Li Congke and Li Congzhang were also a little sentimental.
They are not heartless people. All these years of fighting and fighting turned out to be a ridiculous dream. Thinking about this, no one can still laugh.
The mood of ordinary soldiers is actually more complicated. If they hadn't heard that they were rewarded with money and silk when they went to Youzhou, they would have followed them so far. They are not the hard-working people under Li Cunxiao who worked hard on the expedition. What is the purpose?
On the 26th, we arrived in Tang County and finally left the mountains.
Zhao Cen, the governor of Dingzhou, came with hundreds of wives, pigs, sheep, and rice wine to work for the army.
When Pei Guan saw it, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Zhao Shijun came at the right time."
"Why did Shaoqing say this?" Zhao Cen asked in surprise.
"The morale of the army is a little unstable." Pei Guan said with a wry smile: "A few days ago, there were rumors in the army that 'The Emperor of Great Xia did not show his kindness, and there are suspicions. We are guarding the border and have been away from home and country for many years, and we don't know whether we are alive or dead.
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"This..." Zhao Cen's hair stood on end and asked: "How did you suppress it later?"
They are all old warriors, so of course they know that this is an extremely dangerous signal. If they are not careful, the sergeants will join forces to incite more people. Everyone present will be lucky if they can escape with their lives, let alone bring the troops with them.
Went to Youzhou.
In fact, this is the Jin army. If it were replaced by Hebei warriors, it would probably have turned against them.
Zhao Cen vaguely heard that in the past, saints were ranked among the world's sergeants.
Xia Bing and Liang Bing can fight and be obedient, platoon armor, etc.
Jin soldiers and Yan soldiers are capable of fighting, but their habits are more severe, so they are ranked second.
The combat effectiveness of Yun and Yan's soldiers is not as good as that of Jin's soldiers, and they are not as obedient as those of Jin's soldiers, ranking B and so on. The combat effectiveness of Ziqing's soldiers is not even as good as that of Yun and Yan's soldiers, but they are more obedient, and they are the same as those of Rank B and others.
Wei Bo, Cangjing, Chengde, Yiwu and other armies were stronger than Yun and Yan, but not as good as Jin soldiers, and were very disobedient, including Lieding and others.
The Jianghuai soldiers are not as powerful as Hebei and Henan, but they are more obedient than Hebei, like Lieding and others.
According to this arrangement, the Jin soldiers are actually okay. After all, they are hard-working warriors who can chase the enemy for hundreds of miles on a snowy day. The mood swings at this time are probably due to the hesitation in their hearts.
"More than ten people drew swords and exposed swords to surround Shi Junli, and wanted to return to Luzhou. Fortunately, Li Congke came with the warriors in person and killed them." Pei Guan said: "Have a big banquet today, which should give you a little peace of mind."
"So that's what happened." Zhao Cen sighed: "These warriors are really lawless. In fact, it doesn't matter. The saint has sent Silver Spear and the bodyguard Helian Jun to Dingzhou to escort them all the way. It should be fine.
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"That's good." Pei Guan finally relaxed.
It was indeed a coincidence that while the two were talking, thousands of horsemen galloped from the southeast and descended to the village from afar.
The Jin soldiers who were resting made an uproar, but they quickly stopped under the scolding of the officers.
Li Congke and his soldiers patrolled closely.
Currently, the main ones whose military morale is unstable are Shi Junli's Huang Jiajun in front of the hall. Their families are far away in Zelu, and they heard that they are going to go on an expedition to Khitan, and they don't trust the Xia people very much, so their military morale is unstable. In fact, it is enough to give them face, and they went to Dingzhou.
There were signs of chaos.
As for the Wansheng Huangtou Army, everyone said they were in a stable mood.
Their home is in Daizhou, not far from here. Moreover, the rewards are not as great as those of Sergeant Zelu, and they feel more hungry. They are a newly formed unit, and the sergeants are not familiar with each other yet, so they are not interested in making trouble for the time being.
"General Shi, General Li, what do you think of the Silver Spear Army?" Pei Guan seized the opportunity and started his brainwashing tactics again.
"There is no chaos in the face of the enemy, and the spirit is calm. When we went down to the camp, we even sent the rangers to investigate. They were all old warriors who came out of the fighting field." Shi Junli said.
"Actually, we have fought several times. In the Battle of Daibei, I heard that the Khitans were defeated, so they must have some ability." Li Congke said: "However, the most rare thing is to be obedient. Why did you say that King Xia and Zhu Quanzhong back then were so capable?
How can you train such an obedient warrior? Bah, Quanzhong tattoos the face of a sergeant, you can tolerate this, but there are no men in Henan?"
Pei Guan laughed loudly after hearing this, and said: "If Hedong is ravaged by Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, the warriors will be more obedient. If Shao Sheng builds the Forbidden Army hand in hand, his family's life will change dramatically.
, the warriors will also appreciate your sentiments. Two generals, the Hedong soldiers can indeed fight when they go into battle, but if they always look so unruly, they will suffer big losses sooner or later. Not only the sergeants will suffer, you wait.
You will also suffer a loss. I can't say more about this reason. The two generals should know it well."
Li Congke and Shi Junli sighed slightly, while Li Cunxu also remained silent.
Li Kerou, who was very low-key along the way, suddenly spoke for some reason: "Actually, the eldest brother also worked very hard to manage the family business in Hedong. The morale of the Huangjiajun soldiers in front of the hall was so low that we can't blame them. The rewards for the Double Ninth Festival have not been distributed yet.
We have to go on an expedition again, and no one is happy about it. If we get to Beiping Mansion and King Xia can issue a military reward, everyone will return home."
"Silver Spear Army..." Li Kerou sat down with Zhang Maza and said, "Actually, I have seen this army during the Xuanhongchi Alliance meeting earlier. It was not possible at that time. There are several cavalry armies in Hedong.
It can be easily destroyed. But after so many years of fighting, the Silver Spear Army has become increasingly difficult to deal with, but the cavalry armies east of Hedong have not made an inch of progress."
Having said this, he looked at Li Cunxu and said: "Nephew, don't think that my uncle's words are harsh, and all the soldiers, don't be dissatisfied. What I said is the truth. The Jiafang Department told me that Jinyang West Workshop 20
A few years ago, four hundred pairs of vests could be produced annually, but now there are only more than two hundred. Over the years, various golden spear squads have been trained. How many of them are still using the starting spear? Sooner or later, they will all be replaced by long spears. Lou Fanjian has not improved so far.
We recruited private horses, but there were widespread complaints. Now, I'm afraid the three Shatuo tribes don't have many war horses. After a few more years of fighting, will Hedong be able to gather 10,000 cavalry?"
"Everyone, put away those thoughts that you shouldn't have. If you go to Beiping Mansion, King Xia will still give out rewards. Why bother? Why bother? After eating the warrior's bowl of rice, you can come and go in the wind and rain, and fight in front of the battle.
, whether it’s an expedition or even an ant attack on the city, it’s just a piece of cake. If you can’t bear the hardship, you shouldn’t get the money. Today I’ll show off my old face and borrow money and silk from Jun Shang, the envoy of Zhao in Dingzhou, and reissue it.
Reward. Brothers, if you don’t want to follow the fight for wealth, just take the money and leave. We have been fighting side by side for many years, and it is not easy to get to this point. We must not break our friendship."
When the generals heard this, they were deeply moved. Soon someone spread the word to all the battalions, and there was a commotion on the side of the Huangjia Army in front of the hall, but it soon subsided.
"Alas!" Li Cunxu suddenly sighed heavily.
He suddenly stood up, walked to the baggage camp, drew the knife from his waist, cut off the hemp rope on a cart, then opened the box, baggage and sacks, and pulled out the silk, copper coins and treasures.
The setting sun shines on the brocade, copper coins, silver bowls, gold utensils, and orbs, emitting a dazzling light.
The sergeants gathered around him involuntarily.
"I was supposed to go to Youzhou alone, but instead I dragged all of you away from your parents and traveled across mountains and rivers. I really feel guilty. Let me distribute these money to the troops. In front of the hall, Huang Jia, Wan Sheng Huangtou, the secretaries and judges, please hurry up
Cumbersome things such as cauldrons and cauldrons can be inspected and distributed," Li Cunxu said.
The sergeants looked ashamed after hearing this.
"Go ahead!" Li Cunxu slashed down with his sword, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
"Niece, this is what my eldest brother has prepared for you because he is afraid that you will be offended outside..." Li Kerou hesitated to say the word "dowry".
"Are you worried that you won't have anything to eat or drink when you go to Beiping Mansion?" Li Cunxu suddenly laughed and said, "I, Li Yazi, am also a good man. If I put on my armor and mount my horse, I can look for wealth and honor among thousands of troops. Why should my uncle worry?"
Pei Guan and Zhao Cen looked at each other. Unexpectedly, this Li Yazi was really not simple.
"It doesn't matter." Pei Guan said in a low voice: "With all the methods used by the saint, it is not a problem to control the arrogant and powerful generals of Hedong. But this son-in-law needs to be watched more closely in the future, and he cannot be allowed to lead the army."
Zhao Cen nodded silently. In fact, with so many soldiers and horses in Hedong, they will have to be dealt with in the future. It would be good to practice at this time.
After the storm subsided, the armies headed north and arrived in the suburbs of Liangxiang County, Beiping Prefecture in early November.
This is their temporary station. Huangtou Wansheng, in front of the hall, 13,000 soldiers of Huangjia's second army are waiting for the holy orders, silver spears, and bodyguards have set up a stronghold nearby to closely guard them.
Shao Shude also returned to Linshuo Palace from Changpingtang to review the Tianxiong Army, which contained thirty thousand soldiers.
On the sixth day of November, Pei Guan, Li Cunxu, Li Kerou and others received the decree and rushed to Linshuo Palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
Shao Shude took a good look at this son-in-law who was very famous in history.
In fact, nothing can be seen from this meeting, he is just a young and noble man with a lot of heroic spirit.
His appearance is not bad, but there is a rebellious and nonchalant look between his eyebrows.
He was very ambitious and full of energy, and he never hesitated even in front of him.
Shao Shude smiled, he liked to train (recruit) and teach (shi) boys who don't know the heights of the world the most.
On the eighth day of the eleventh month, he sent down the message:
"Since the past many years, there have been many anecdotes from all sides. Jinyang is sincere and would like to ask for your goodwill. I want to wear armor, and it is difficult to refuse my duty..."
"Li Cunxu, the former Tang Dynasty Yinqingguanglu doctor, Huazhou Gongren, gentle, kind and beautiful. When I apply for marriage, I will be favored by a good family... and I can be the prince's consort."
"Princess Lantian promoted the beauty of the sky, Lianhua Chenji. A gentle heart is based on etiquette; Suyong's way is based on words and appearance... Now that you are marrying a minister, the etiquette must be in accordance with the classics. Be strict with your uncle and aunt, and work hard day and night.
This is a woman's duty."
"When a husband and wife are together, education is at the end of the line. They are connected to the emperor and relatives. It is a matter of national customs. There must be regular etiquette and don't interfere with the Yi code..."
Once the decree is announced, it will be announced to all states so that the whole world will know about it.
This is an outright conspiracy.
When Li Keyong agreed and Li Cunxu set out, he should have thought of the consequences.
