Jinyang is a great city in the world. It has been an important town since the beginning of history. The country started from Taiyuan and built it as the northern capital, which has a very special status.
Li Kan took office on April 15th at the Jiedu Envoy Mansion. On the first day he took office, he summoned the Marching Sima (Note 1) and the two judges under him who were responsible for specific matters. In front of Shao Shude, he ordered
Tie Lindu replenished the equipment and issued rewards. Shao Shude naturally thanked him profusely, and then followed the shogunate officials to the warehouse to receive money, silk and various equipment.
Everyone still had to give the Jiedushi the first order. Shao Shude was not polite and took away a large number of armors, long and short spears, long-handled axes, hooks and sickles, high-quality rifles, shields, horizontal knives, and arrows.
Arrows and other baggage equipment, even if they are far more than the six hundred sergeants need, can still be taken as much as possible. Anyway, it is good to store them as reserves.
After receiving the equipment and money and silk, they chose a military camp, located near the Jiedushi Mansion in Xicheng (Note 2). It could garrison three thousand troops and was the headquarters of the Jiedushi Commander's personal army. Because of the military chaos, this place was already empty.
, just enough for Tielindu to live in, and there is plenty of room for it.
Shao Shude is very clear about his duty, which is to protect the safety of Commander-in-Chief Li Kan as a guarantee or confidence for him to exercise his authority. Jinyang is now in chaos, and the armies inside and outside the city have different ideas, and they are about to mutiny at every turn, which is really frustrating.
People have headaches.
Shao Shude thought about it and felt that 600 sergeants might not be enough, so that night he visited Li Kan, the military governor, and requested to recruit a thousand soldiers, which happened to be the standard configuration of a capital. Tielindu now has Li Kan's courage, so he
There was no objection, so on the next day he sent someone to lead Shao Shude to a military camp in the east city, and handed over the hundreds of Zhaoyi soldiers who were stranded there to his command.
These people were the elite soldiers of Zhaoyi brought over by Cao Xiang when he took office. There were more than 3,000 soldiers at the beginning. Marshal Cao relied on them to hunt down the rebels and shocked the three cities. Later, in the Battle of Honggu, the Zhaoyi army also participated, and the casualties were heavy.
Not long after returning to Jinyang, Cao Xiang died suddenly. Zhaoyi soldiers took advantage of the situation to cause chaos and looted three cities. More than a thousand people were killed by Tu Tuan peasants composed of local citizens.
After Cui Jikang took office, he was not very interested in these Zhaoyi soldiers, and even disliked them. At that time, there were only about a thousand Zhaoyi soldiers left.
He sent Li Jun to lead troops to Hedong, intending to collect these people, but before he could do this, he was defeated miserably in Jingle County and died in the middle of nowhere. The rest of the army dispersed and took the small road back to Shangdang.
At this time, the thousands of Zhaoyi soldiers in Jinyang City have truly become orphans. Grandma does not love her uncle, and those who have family members who are in the party can still run away from work, but those who do not have family members or are far away in Hebei do not plan to go back.
So they can only hang out in the city. There are only about 600 people left, and their morale is very low.
Shao Shude had long heard that the Zhaoyi infantry was the best among all the towns and was very interested in these people. Therefore, after negotiating with the shogunate officials, he directly took these people back to the military camp and served as members of his tribe. The Zhaoyi soldiers had already passed by.
They were afraid of the "orphan" life they had suffered in the past, but now there were generals who appreciated them and were willing to use them. Of course they were willing to do so, so they were broken up and mixed into Iron Forest City on the same day and became one of them.
“This is Chen Suisheng?” In the military camp, Shao Shude sat high up, looked at a slovenly middle-aged man standing in front of him, and asked.
“Chen Cheng, a member of the shogunate in Xiaguan Zhaoyi Town, has met Vice General Shao.” The middle-aged man bowed his hand and replied.
“Since you are the shogunate’s assistant, why do you still stay here?”
“My benefactor, Marshal Cao, has passed away, and his family is far away in Yancheng, Chuzhou. He is short of money and has no face to return to his hometown.”
"You are sincere." Shao Shude smiled and said: "I think you are quite capable of winning over the remnants of Zhaoyi, and you should have some talent. From now on, you will work with me. I will ask Li Yanling for five coins and ten pieces of silk later.
Get settled well."
“How dare you disobey your orders!” Chen Cheng said happily.
“How are the sergeants doing on their daily lives?” Shao Shude called Li Yanling and gave some instructions in a low voice.
"It's very difficult." It was a good time to cry about poverty. Chen Cheng was not stupid and said immediately: "There is not much shortage of military rations. The supply and demand are such that they are delivered every month. There is no meat and there is not enough salt, let alone wine.
In terms of spring and autumn clothes, I only received last year's autumn clothes. This year's spring clothes have not yet been distributed, and there are no winter clothes. The rewards during the festivals are only given out intermittently, and the soldiers complained. Chen still paid for this.
I went outside to borrow some money from merchants so that the soldiers could celebrate the festival, but it was also very difficult."
"To be honest, General, I didn't leave last year because I had some selfish motives. Now I know that I am not the material to lead the army. I am living in a tight situation and can no longer sustain myself." Chen Cheng finally said: "Fortunately, the General takes this seriously.
There will be no Zhaoyi Army in the future, we are all Tielindu sergeants, and we only obey the general's orders."
"Okay!" Shao Shude patted the armrest of the bed and said: "Now that we have entered Tielin City, I cannot guarantee anything else. It is possible to treat everyone equally. I will not take any of the relevant property or rewards from the imperial court. I will reward them all personally."
There is only one thing for the officers and men, you must obey your orders and obey your orders. That's all, it's useless to talk. Please follow me to the school field. The sergeants should have already formed their formations."
“As ordered.” Chen Cheng glanced at Shao Shude and wanted to see what he would do.
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Today the weather is refreshing and the sun is shining warmly on your body, making you feel very comfortable.
Tielindu's 1,200 sergeants had already formed a large square formation on the school grounds under the orders of the officers. Three quarters of an hour later, Shao Shude came over with Chen Cheng.
As soon as he entered the venue, he saw more than a thousand sergeants wearing helmets and armor, standing tall in the forest, and looking murderous. Shao Shude stared at it for a long time, as if he was intoxicated. Chen Cheng next to him was also a little excited. He had read the book for half his life.
After repeatedly failing to write the book, I had no choice but to move around town and work as a low-level shogunate assistant, which lasted more than ten years. In the dead of night, I also asked myself, why not give up and go back to my hometown. When I left home that year,
, his children are still learning to talk, and his beloved wife is in her prime. He really owes them a lot. He can just go back and rely on dozens of acres of thin farmland to spend the rest of his life. However, there is an air of injustice in his heart that makes it difficult for him to leave.
Decision, now meeting Tielin Du, may be the last effort in life.
If that doesn’t work, just go back to your hometown!
Li Yanling was puzzled, but he quickly followed the instructions and brought a big ax over.
Shao Shude took the axe, strode to the door of the warehouse, struck it hard twice, and chopped off the copper lock. He kicked the door open, revealing a large pile of copper coins stacked on the ground, as well as silk and silk neatly stacked on the shelves.
At this time, the sun was just right, shining on the newly minted copper coins, emitting a brilliant golden light, which blinded the eyes of the sergeants on the school field.
"All the rewards from Commander Li Jie are here." Shao Shude threw the ax on the ground, turned to face the soldiers, and said: "I will not take any money from you, but will give it all to you. If you don't believe it, you can ask, I will be in heaven.
What were they like when they were in the German army? What did they do when they were in the Chalu army? Even the reward for shooting the rebel general was given to the sergeants in exchange for meat and wine. Li Yanling, after a roll call, all the troops were present, regardless of whether they were new or old.
.There is no need to lock this door from now on. I will eat and live with you all, so why spend money?"
"Ahem... Everyone, Deputy General Shao is so kind and righteous. He has searched the three cities of Jinyang, but can he still find him?" Without Shao Shude's signal, Chen Cheng stepped forward and spoke at the right time: "Everyone in the Zhaoyi Army should know me, so I will just tell you.
Vice General Shao treats people with sincerity, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. He also cherishes his soldiers and rewards all the wealth he gets. You should be satisfied. A while ago, I heard that General He Gongya of Fucheng Ya lived in a mansion with more than a hundred servants.
There are dozens of beautiful maids, and it is rare for them to sleep in the camp for two or three days in a month. The imperial court does not give out all the rewards to the commander-in-chief. How does it compare to Vice General Shao? If you make trouble again, you will have no conscience."
"Vice General Shao is penniless, but he doesn't even have money for a drink. If he gets married one day, he won't even be able to come up with a betrothal gift, and Lao Li Chou will be worried to death. This family is not easy to run."
Being overtaken by Chen Cheng, Li Yanling was a little annoyed, so she quickly made up for it: "The deputy general said that the soldiers of Zhaoyi owed money to merchants in Jinyang. In the future, he will ask the commander to pay back the money, so don't worry. But there are
One point, from now on, only Deputy General Shao can come forward to ask for money, and the armies must not make trouble anymore. If you can't do this, you have lost your conscience and are worse than a pig or a dog. You can leave now, we will provide you with the money, everyone
It’s easy to get together and relax.”
At this point, the sergeants had nothing to say. Driven by a few "activists", they immediately showed their loyalty. Especially those soldiers from the Zhaoyi Army, who had been ignored and suffered a lot before.
Like a dog in the water, now that I have met such a generous and sincere general, I may not be able to express my gratitude to him, but I am more or less moved, and I have an initial sense of identification with Shao Shude.
Of course, there were also people who were dissatisfied and wanted to leave, not only from the Zhaoyi Army, but also from the Kelan Army that had been gathered before, with a total of dozens of people. Shao Shude did not break his promise, and asked Li Yanling to give him some money and silk, and let him leave on his own.
He didn't dare to yell and curse even though all the sergeants looked down at him angrily, he took the money and walked away in despair.
This is actually not a bad thing. The soldiers are often incited by a few people when they want rewards, and most of the other sergeants are basically instigated by them and then coerced in. With the assassins gone, the team will be purer, right? If these people don't
If we leave, Shao Shude is also afraid that one day he will be surrounded by the rebel army and be killed.
Everyone wants to be an officer, but it is not easy to become an officer. The world is not easy!
Note 1: See related works.
Note 2: Jinyang is generally divided into three cities: West, Middle and East. West City is the largest, located to the west of Fen River and east of Jin River. It was built by Liu Kun in the Western Jin Dynasty and is also called Fucheng. Taiyuan Prefecture and Jinyang County all have their offices here.
, it contains the Jinyang Palace City built by Gao Huan, a powerful minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (called Daming City in the Sui Dynasty), the palace city expanded during the Sui Dynasty (named New City, to distinguish the old palace city "Da Ming City"), and the warehouse built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.
City. The East City is followed by the East City, which is probably only a fraction of the West City. It is located to the east of the Fen River. It was built during the Northern Qi Dynasty and Taiyuan County has offices here. There is the Middle City between the West City and the East City. It was built during the Wu Zetian period and spans the Fen River.
, connecting the east and west cities.
The Fenshui mentioned here refers to the ancient Fenshui river course in the Tang Dynasty. If we look at the modern Fenhe River location, the three cities are all in the west of Hexi. The entire three cities of Jinyang have a circumference of 42 miles, 12 miles from east to west, and 12 miles from north to south.
With an area of more than 8 miles, it is the most powerful city in the world.