Chapter 57: Is it an accident? (Additional update for the leader’s pair of dogs)
On the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourth year of Qianning, on the land of Huazhou, large armies gathered one after another.
Shao Shude still walked on foot.
Even with Su's hand-knitted wool gloves, her hands were still red and swollen from the cold.
The cold wind was as hard as a knife, constantly carving the warriors' resolute faces.
Being a soldier is hard and dangerous. If there are no benefits, who would want to be a warrior?
Thousands of arrows are fired on the battlefield, and your life will be lost if you are not careful. When the time comes, someone will sleep with your wife, spend your money, and beat your children. Who will be happy?
Of course, it is also a problem for the warriors to be unruly, killing generals and chasing commanders, occupying the power of Fangzhen, and preying on the people.
But it is too much to overdo it. If the soldiers are reduced to a status inferior to that of pigs and dogs, who will be willing to fight as a soldier? Don't drag a bunch of hungry people to guard the border trenches and recruit a bunch of criminals to be sent to the army. Heaping up beggars to form a battle array, serious ordinary people would rather work as tenants and servants in the city than go into battle to fight with others.
This would be the end of it. Not only would the dynasty be over, but China and China would probably also sink.
"I am a warrior, and I know the sufferings of warriors best." Shao Shude sat directly in the snow, surrounded by more than ten sergeants. He drank a bowl of soup and said: "In the past, Duke Liu governed Eyue and treated the warriors well. The sergeants They will be generously provided for illness, health care, and even death. Any soldier's wife who is not careful about her appearance will be drowned in the river."
The Tujia generals and soldiers surrounding him were all drinking soup. When they heard this, they stopped what they were doing, looking fascinated.
"I run the army. If someone dies from illness or disease in battle, his family can receive one bushel of food per month for ten years. If you don't believe it, you can ask Yin Anzhi's brother if it is true. This year, the expenditure on food and beans is more than 100. Thousands of dendrobium is not just a lie." Shao Shude said: "After going into battle, we are blind and invincible. Who can guarantee that we will survive? Comparing my feelings, I really can't bear to ignore what happened after the fallen soldiers."
The sergeants nodded one after another and sighed: "Your Highness still understands our hardships."
"However, there is no need for the wife to sink into the river. All active sergeants whose wives are imprudent in appearance and appearance, as well as adulterers, will be dealt with by military officials directly under the law, and the local government will not interfere." Shao Shude said: "We must give it to everyone. You can vent your anger, but don't take action privately."
When Liu Gongchuo was in charge of Eyue, the officials of the Wuchang Army kept all the life, old age, illness and death of the soldiers in charge. Those whose wives stole from others were all thrown into the river. The soldiers were grateful for his kindness and said, "Everyone wants to be brave, and every battle will be successful."
If a professional martial artist who has been trained for many years still cannot win a battle, then there must be a problem in other aspects. If there is a problem, it must be solved. After solving the problem, there will be a big improvement.
"But the people are also miserable. They work all day long, and the money and food they earn are used to support officials and soldiers. If you harm them, what will you eat in the future?" Shao Shude said again: "Robbing can certainly bring you temporary happiness, but the people may die. Or leave, the fields are barren, and your life will not be able to go on. The people support the soldiers, and the soldiers fight to the death to defeat the enemy. The people support them in life, old age, sickness and death. Just like the contract, no one can cross the line or go back on it. This attack on Yun The state is not allowed to plunder privately, and the people are not allowed to die. Anyone who violates this will ruin the livelihood of all the warriors, leaving no one to care for them when they are old, sick, or dead, so everyone will be punished."
It is not difficult for warriors to understand this problem, but it is difficult to achieve it. Generally speaking, sergeants have better military discipline in their own towns, but it is difficult to say if they go to other towns. This is a major limitation.
Gao Siji was able to kill the sergeants who looted the people in Youzhou, but when he left Youzhou and attacked the outer towns, military discipline dropped off a cliff. This was caused by the history of feudal rule. The people in the outer towns were not our own, and they did not support us.
, then why not plunder? Anyway, it’s others who are in trouble, it’s none of my business.
Human nature is like that.
We can only do it step by step. At least for now we can suppress these warriors.
After drinking the hot soup, it’s almost time to rest.
Shao Shude took off the cloak knitted by Chu and Xie's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, wrapped it around a shabby soldier, and laughed and cursed: "Did you use all the rewards you received to gamble and lose? You can't even bear to buy a cotton coat."
Everyone burst into laughter.
The sergeant looked excited and murmured: "Your Highness, this..."
"Mother-in-law, you look like a woman." Shao Shude brought the horse over again and gave it to a sergeant who seemed to be sick. He said, "I reward you! It is not easy for warriors to fight in battle. It is windy, frosty, rainy, and snowy. Let's all move forward together.
Let’s kill the thieves and defeat the enemy together, and no one will be left behind.”
"Your Highness, this horse..." The sergeant who was helped onto the horse had a red face and was twisting around uncomfortably.
"Let's go!" Shao Shude strode forward, taking the lead, and said: "I am also a warrior, walking on the snow, fighting to kill the enemy. If I can't even endure this little hardship, how can I enjoy wealth and beauty? My dear gentlemen, I am already old.
After forty years, you are strong and strong, and you would rather not be as good as me? Do not lament the pain, do not be afraid of the difficulties, but follow me, kill to Yunzhou, and take the wealth and honor that we deserve."
The nearby sergeants were very excited after hearing this.
King Xia is so down-to-earth and understands the warrior's heart so well. Go ahead and rush to Yunzhou and kill his mother!
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The army marched all the way, arriving at Puyang on the 23rd and Fan County on the 25th.
Behind them, within a day's journey, there are the Yameni, Zhongwu, and Jianrui armies, and within two days' journey, there are the Pengri and Guoguo armies. In front of them, there is the Feilong Army, which was dispatched in advance, and to the south is
There are Tielin troops returning to Caozhou.
Pu, Cao, and Shanzhou have accumulated a large amount of food and grass in a few months. Supplying the army in a short time will not be a problem, not to mention that they are still transporting supplies on a small scale. This is what Liu Renyu and his group are doing.
On the 28th, the Feilong Army marched eastward along the Yellow River and headed straight for Qizhou, while Shao Shude personally led General Tu to reach Shouzhang County.
Shouzhang is a county under Yunzhou, forty-five miles west of Yunzhou. Emperor Gaozong stayed here when he was enfeoffing to the east. It is the west gate of Yunzhou and has many sergeants stationed there.
General Sudden's sudden arrival from the sky caught people off guard. Many of the sergeants had gone home under false pretenses and were not in the camp. There were only a few thousand people in the city, and they were not mentally prepared. The city gates were seized directly by carefully selected elites.
Drum in.
Fierce street fighting broke out in the city.
Yun Bing still fought hard. In order to protect their own interests, they would do anything and let Shao Shude know what the weakened version of Heshuo Three Towns was about.
Among the vanguard were three hundred silver-saddled sergeants.
The newcomers were very eager to show off. Zhang Wen was carrying a long Ke ax, and Dong Zhang was holding a rifle. Both of them were wearing heavy armor and marched forward in an indomitable manner.
"Chop the meat, chop the meat, chop the meat! How can you be rich if you don't chop the meat?" Zhang Wen thought silently in his heart, the Changke ax caused a bloody storm, and there were almost no enemies left.
Dong Zhang's Bu Shu also had some firepower, stabbing three people to death within a few breaths.
When Zhu Yourang was a child servant, he was well fed, slept well, clothed warmly, and had time to practice martial arts, which laid a solid foundation for his skills. But after Yourang was captured, he experienced all the warmth and coldness of the world, and had to work as a stick master in the market, and worked with
Those rangers fight together, and the days are endless.
After finally getting Shi Yanci’s recommendation, we got today’s opportunity. How could we miss it?
Kill, kill, kill, no one can stop me from fighting for wealth.
The fierce and bloody battle continued.
Some of the surprise soldiers detoured around the east gate, climbed over the city wall, and attacked from the other side. Under the attack from both sides, the enemy troops finally collapsed and fled.
Shao Shude listened to the report outside the city and nodded repeatedly.
A surprise attack on the city. The city was poorly prepared and there were few soldiers. How dare you resist?
Historically, Zhu Quanzhong fought against these birds for ten years, which must have been a headache, right? Not to mention Li Keyong's aid, they sent 500 reinforcements at the beginning, and later increased to several thousand, which could not affect the overall situation. Zhu Jinyi
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen were beaten with only their own lives. Most of the battles were carried out by Yun and Yanzhuzhen sergeants themselves, and they were carried by second-line troops and new soldiers after the main force was destroyed.
A bunch of diehards!
"Report to Your Highness, five hundred beheaded and two hundred captured. The rest of the troops are dispersed and are still in pursuit." Kang Yanxiao, the envoy of Tujiang General, rushed out of the city and reported.
"What are the casualties of our troops?"
"Three hundred died in battle."
Shao Shude restrained the urge to kill the prisoners.
Zhu Quanzhong did not slaughter the traitors in the nest, nor did he massacre the Cai thieves who caused him great trouble, but he did kill Yun and surrendered more than 3,000 troops, which shows that this group of people left a "deep impression" on him.
"Leave some soldiers to guard the city and guard the prisoners." Shao Shude ordered: "The rest of the soldiers will follow me eastward."
There must be more than a thousand sergeants in Shouzhang County. The reason why we only met these people is because they were "on duty" during the New Year. There must be a large number of returning sergeants hidden in the countryside and even in the city. They are huge.
Hidden danger. But now there is no time to deal with it. The most important thing now is time, it must be fast!
Kang Yanxiao was a little surprised when he heard that the army was going to continue moving forward, but he did not hesitate and immediately went to convey the order.
“Celebrate the New Year in Yunzhou!”
“Celebrate the New Year in Yunzhou!”
On the east post road of Shouzhang County, a long line of sergeants lined up while rushing on their way, passing messages to the back one after another.
The eight thousand warriors looked tired, but they were full of murderous intent and their morale was high.
The snow crunched loudly as it was trampled on, and swords clashed with each other. In the distant fields, some knights got on their horses, spread out far away, and searched forward.
Everyone only carries food and water for seven days. If they cannot defeat the enemy, they will have no choice but to retreat in despair and wait for the main army to arrive. If they are surrounded by thieves, they may even run out of food.
What a gamble!
The New Year's Day of Qian Ning's fifth year came soon, and the wind and snow gradually became heavier again.
The sky was getting dark and covered with snow, it was almost impossible to tell which was the road and which was the farmland.
From time to time the carriage got stuck in the snow or rolled over on the side of the road.
Shao Shude ordered that everything that could be carried be taken away, and no one was allowed to stay and continue on their way.
There was not a soul in the wild. Occasionally when passing by the village, I could see unexpected and frightened faces. Naturally, they were quickly controlled by the wolf-like warriors.
Yunzhou City is already in sight.
The sergeants were breathing heavily, with excitement, worry, desire, greed and other complex emotions welling up in their hearts.
The auxiliary soldiers opened the mud seal of the wine jar, and everyone received a bowl. After the spicy liquor entered the throat, the cold air was cleared.
"Since the sudden general is a military trumpet, where is the sudden general?" Shao Shude threw the wine bowl on the ground and asked loudly.
"Your Highness, the sudden general is here!" Sergeant Zhang Wen of Yin'anzhi rushed over again with an ax in his hand.
"It's already dark, the city is decorated with lights, and there are faint sounds. I'll give you a thousand warriors to climb up first with ladders. Do you dare?" Shao Shude asked.
"How dare you not?" Zhang Wen said angrily.
Good, very energetic!
Shao Shude took off his sword and handed it to Zhang Wen personally, saying: "You will ascend first, and I will supervise the army to follow. If you succeed, you will be promoted to deputy general, and you will receive a generous reward from the beautiful concubine. I have other plans."
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'm going to behead Zhu Wei." Zhang Wen turned and left.
Kang Yanxiao immediately ordered him to be a sergeant.
Soon, a thousand soldiers carrying ladders and ropes headed towards Yunzhou under the cover of night.