Although summer is passing and autumn is coming, there will still be a short-term resurgence of heat after the three-day period, which is the so-called autumn tiger.
Especially in the afternoon, it will be unbearably hot.
Therefore, even though there is absolutely no problem with the loyalty to the king's government as a private soldier, at this time, whether in the courtyard, veranda or outside the study, the soldiers are still in groups of twos and threes and somewhat depressed.
Soon after, as the noise in the room became louder, the soldiers on duty quickly cheered up.
Soon, there was a sound of branches, and the door of the study room opened.
Several old men were about to file out. Wang Zheng escorted them, respectfully and politely, straight out of the backyard door. Then he stopped, bowed, and said: "Thank you for your hard work, elders. I have benefited a lot from the classics and history I talked about today."
.Please come back and teach me in three days."
Several old men did not dare to shout and returned the salute one after another. Then the guards brought several small sedans and sent them out one by one.
Sometimes, the line between useful and useless is blurry.
For Wang Zheng, firstly, he does not need to prepare for exams, and secondly, he does not need to annotate scriptures to become famous. In addition, he is a time traveler. Naturally, he does not pay much attention to Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, but if he wants to recruit talents in the future, in order not to
As for chicken-and-duck talk, of course one still needs to know a little bit about these classics.
Such books are obscure and difficult to understand, and self-study is not only difficult, but also time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, taking advantage of some free time during this period, Chen Yu took the lead and visited several well-educated scholars in Xiapi. Once every three days,
Come and explain his homework to him.
It also happened to establish the image of a Ming master who was fond of learning and valued Confucianism.
Seeing that he had finished his work, the captain of the soldiers on the side also trotted over: "General, General Yu and others are waiting in the lobby." According to the previous order, Yu Jin and others should present the specific implementation plans of the various wing agencies in the afternoon.
Report it to him.
Wang Zheng nodded and went back to his room first. Bu Wan'er took care of him and changed his clothes into official robes. He dressed neatly and neatly, and then walked straight to the front yard and stepped into the hall.
"The general will finally meet my lord."
In the hall, Yu Jin, Xu Fang, Wu Sheng and others saluted at the same time.
"Get up." Wang Zheng smiled and helped them up, ordered them to sit down, and then went to sit down at the main seat and asked, "Have the military affairs of the wings been properly arranged?"
"Please take a look, my lord." Yu Jin quickly bowed and handed over a page of paper. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, bamboo slips were still the mainstream, but Wang Zheng was more accustomed to reading paper, so many official documents of the Tianjun have begun to use silk and Caihou paper.
Wang Zheng took it and opened it to read. The handwriting on the paper was thick and burly. It looked like it was written by someone in the army.
Since the general framework had been basically determined in the previous meeting, what Yu Jin and Xu Fang did was just to flesh out the content and divide the defense zones and potential threats of each military wing in detail.
Then, depending on the defense area and the degree of threat, determine the number of troops and horses allocated to the army, select candidates for front-line garrison on each wing, and list a few names at the back to make backup choices in case the king is dissatisfied.
After all, Yu Jin, Wu Sheng, and Pan Zhang are all extremely important right now, and there is no one in the army who can replace them. Except for Xu Fang who may come to Pengcheng in person, Wang Zheng is already a widower at this time and cannot easily let them go.
"Everything else is fine, except one."
After reading it carefully, Wang Zheng pondered for a long time. He picked up his pen and made some slight changes, then explained with a smile: "Taishan is a new addition, and Ying County is bordered by Jibei to the west and Qingzhou to the east, so it cannot be without strong generals to garrison it."
"My lord, Chang Xi is quite talented, and he is well-known in Mount Tai." Yu Jin said, "With this person here, do we still need to send more powerful generals?"
There are threats from both sides in Ying County, and the soldiers and horses sent are indispensable, but Chang Xi has not joined the system, which makes Wang Zheng dare not fully trust it.
Of course, these concerns can only be known to oneself, but they cannot be expressed to others. Wang Zheng just shook his head:
"Although Cao Cao is currently in Xuchang...Xudu, if he sends troops to the east, the possibility of taking the road of Mount Tai is not small. Changxi has the talent to take over the control. He cannot go out lightly without the help of another tiger general. Cannot be stationed."
He was used to calling him Xuchang, and he was reminded before that he knew that Xudu at this time had just been renamed from Xu County by Cao Cao (Cao Cao used the emperor to order the princes to move the capital to Xuchang on the grounds that "Luoyang was ruined", that is, it was called Xudu .)
But when it was changed to Xuchang, it had to wait until the second year of Huangchu after his son Cao Pi usurped the throne and established the Wei Dynasty. It was named after "Han died in Xu, and Wei Chang died in Xu".
"Who will be sent?" Xu Fang asked from the side.
"Well..." Wang Zheng thought for a while, first looked at the suspended system panel in front of him, then glanced at the young man behind Yu Jin, and asked with a smile: "Gu Xiaowei, are you willing to go?"
(In a dying state, intelligence -5%, strength 30%, agility 50%, luck 8 within an hour)
(Each time you fall into a near-death state, your life span is -15, your strength is permanently 10, your agility is permanently 5, and the upper limit is 45 points)
Stunt 2: Hidden Dragon in the Abyss
(When participating in a medium battlefield (total number of participants ≥ 3,000), 1 point of strength and 1 point of agility will be permanently added every 15 games, with a maximum limit of 10 points; when participating in a large battlefield (total number of participants ≥ 20,000), 1 point of strength will be permanently added every 5 games , 1 point of agility, upper limit of 15 points, when participating in a super battlefield (total number of participants ≥ 100,000), each battle will permanently increase 2 points of strength, 2 points of agility, upper limit of 20 points)
(Note: The maximum single point limit for stunt rewards is 20)
When Wang Zheng saw it for the first time, he was dumbfounded and was stunned for a long time.
He felt that it might be more appropriate for Gu Jian to be titled "The Unbeatable Xiaoqiang".
Especially the near-death state. Although the negative impact of -15 on life span is too much, and there are only three chances, the attribute increase is too exaggerated, right? What is the concept of 30 points of strength and 15 points of agility?
Even he now only has 48 points of strength and 27 points of agility? (The recently upgraded attributes have not been allocated yet)
Although there is no personal attribute version of the hero, according to Wang Zheng's estimation, even today's ancient sword has at least 20 points of power.
What if this kid is allowed to fully consume the attribute bonus of "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" first, and then his life will be in danger a few times?
Wang Zheng has never figured out that in such troubled times, it is certain that the ancient sword will have a short life, but why is it unknown in the original history?
Is it impossible to activate these two stunts without a system?
Or is it because he has been following Zhang Rao throughout history?
After all, if he hadn't traveled through time, judging from what he saw when he first met Zhang Rao, this commander Qu was clearly beaten out of his shadow by Cao Cao, and he would most likely have spent the rest of his life hiding incognito, running around here and there.
Naturally, the ancient sword that followed him had no chance to fight on the battlefield, and lost the ability to roam between life and death. Relying solely on the initial attributes of the ancient sword, it would be difficult for it to emit a truly dazzling brilliance.
Of course, it is also possible that he also possessed world-shattering martial prowess in his later period, but it was just spread among the people in the countryside and did not leave his name in the history books.
In any case, the ancient sword with these two special skills is the kind of talent that grows faster the more it is tempered, that is, its combat power can be improved the fastest among his subordinates. Therefore, Wang Zheng thought of him first.
When it comes to war, whether it is offensive or defensive, there will be no shortage of winning counties in the future.
The most important thing is that the Yangzhou group that day was not foolhardy. Gu Jian had entered the system again and was very suitable to be placed beside Chang Xi in every aspect.
Hearing Wang Zheng's call, Gu Jian stood up.
The seemingly thin body, but at the moment of raising his eyebrows and gazing, he burst into the sky with a heroic spirit: "I will never disgrace my life."
"Great kindness." Wang Zheng nodded, looking at him with eyes full of expectation: "In that case, I will ask Changxi to be stationed in Fenggao, and you will be stationed in Ying County!"
"Here!"
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When the royal government was discussing matters, Xiapi Nancheng was on the other side.
As the main city of a county, the city is not only crowded with people, but also has more than 150,000 residents.
It should be known that there are only 13 towns in Xiapi County with a total registered household registration of nearly 140,000. Although it has been affected by frequent wars in recent years, it still has a population of more than 500,000, which is no less than that of Donghai County, the former center of state governance.
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The population of Xiapi City alone is close to one-third of the entire county.
After learning this information, Wang Zheng was greatly moved. If the Xiapi nobles led by Chen Yu had not been wavering before and failed to mobilize the people's strength to help defend the city, Liu Bei might not have given up so easily.
With a permanent population of over 100,000, this number is not very large. In later generations of the Celestial Empire, it might only be the size of a town, but in today's Eastern Han Dynasty, it is already considered extremely large.
This resulted in Xiapi City, which was not quite small in area. With Wang Zheng's taking over, a large number of troops were stationed, and it began to look a bit crowded.
Of course, the common nobles and weak military officers in peaceful times are absolutely impossible in troubled times. No matter how stupid a monarch is, he will give the best treatment to his troops, and Wang Zheng is no exception. In today's army, ordinary soldiers are naturally
In the military camp, many mid-level generals were arranged by the government to stay in Nancheng District.
It's almost dusk.
Jing Yi walked slowly through the alleys, smiling and saying hello to his colleagues and relatives as he passed by, while approaching his yard.
When he stepped into the courtyard, he stared at the house in front of him for a long time, but the smile on his face disappeared bit by bit, and finally his expression became gloomy, almost dripping with water.
It was not that he was dissatisfied with this residence.
The house is not big, but it is beautifully decorated, even compared to his previous residence in Kaiyang.
You must know that although Jing Yi was just an uncle at that time, he was a direct descendant of the commander-in-chief Wang Ling. His real position was low, so how could his place of residence be so bad?
Although today's Jing Yi has been promoted to lieutenant after several military exploits (and changed to captain a few days ago), in fact, the importance of status alone is far less than that of following Wang Ling, and this kind of housing is even more important for Wang Zheng's subordinates.
Everyone in the military has the same official position. If you compare it like this, the treatment is actually very good.
What Jing Yi is really dissatisfied with is that the chance of revenge is getting slimmer and slimmer!
Unknowingly, it has been more than half a year since he joined Wang Zheng's heavenly army. He asked himself that he had tried his best.
Not only did he fight bravely in every battle, he was not afraid of death, but even when he was chatting with his colleagues in private, he always praised the king's government and was full of loyalty.
Sometimes as he acted, Jing Yi felt that he was almost convinced that he had become Wang Zheng's loyal dog!
Just like in recent days, after Mi Heng's suggestion, almost everyone in the army now calls Wang Zheng their lord, but privately some veterans of the Heavenly Army are still more accustomed to calling Wang Zheng their general.
Wang Zheng also gave tacit approval to this. This seems to show that these people are different.
It seems that they have such a close relationship with Wang Zheng.
And the same is true for Jing Yi.
Not only did he address Wang Zheng as a general, but he also mingled with the veterans!
He almost convinced everyone that Jing Yi, like these veterans, was the most loyal group of people to the royal government.
But Wang Zheng didn’t believe it!
Jing Yi didn't know why this happened. He only knew that after all his efforts, he could not join Wang Zheng's army, become his direct lineage, or gain greater military power!
That's right, he is now a lieutenant and a captain. What is the use of the official position he summoned after several close calls?
How many people are actually under his command and mobilized now?
Less than two hundred!
They are all infantry!
Not yet the elite of the heavenly army!
If you can't join the pro-army team, you won't have the chance to get close, so how can you assassinate someone?
If you can't have greater military power, how can you start a rebellion and take advantage of the opportunity to stab someone in the back?
Seeing that Wang Zheng's strength was getting stronger and stronger, with more and more troops and horses, but he still couldn't find any chance, Jing Yi was almost desperate.
or...
Should I give up too?
He thought, leaning against the wall, squinting, looking at the clouds gathering and dispersing in the distance, with a self-deprecating smile on his face. After all, even the head of Langya had already bowed his knee to that Zhuzi!
Looking at the blue sky and white clouds above his head, with birds flying from time to time, the scene he saw in the afternoon suddenly appeared in front of Jing Yi.
Today it happened to be his battalion's turn to patrol the streets. When he met civil and military officials from several other cities who came to Xiapi to take charge of cleaning the streets, Jing Yi saw a familiar face.
Who is this person?
At that time, Jing Yi felt that a dignified-looking official looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
Are you in Kaiyang?
No, he shook his head, not here, the time must be earlier.
The military law of the Heavenly Army was strict, and his loss of consciousness during patrol came at an untimely moment. It was not until the subordinates around him shouted several times to wake Jing Yi up that his memories became clearer and clearer. Jing Yi finally remembered and recognized the man.
It turned out to be the master.
After being away for many years, he did not recognize Wang Rong immediately. As for Wang Rong, he did not remember him at all.
It's normal, after all, Jing Yi was just a boy beside Wang Ling back then, and his appearance has changed drastically over the years, so it would be strange to recognize him.
But at this moment, Jing Yi finally knew...
It turned out that the Langya Wang family had already become Wang Zheng's vassal, and they were the first Xuzhou family to surrender.
This made Jing Yi suddenly feel that his family's desperate efforts and determination for revenge were meaningless.
Even the Wang family of Langya didn't care about Wang Ling's death or the blood feud between his relatives. Why would a servant of his be so persistent?
For the first time, the thought of giving up came to Jing Yi's mind.
To be honest, based on the current development momentum of Wang Zheng and the descendants of his subordinates, it seems that working for him is a good choice?
To be honest, my experiences in the past six months have been far more exciting and satisfying than those in the first half of my life.
To be honest...
Wang Ling's appearance was almost forgotten by Jing Yi. The other party's features seemed to have been annihilated in countless life-and-death fights. The other party's voice and appearance were also shattered by the invincible pride and passion that he had fought in all directions these days.
Victory after victory made Wang Ling unknowingly feel attached to this army.
It's just that after thousands of sails have passed, there are still those little indelible traces accumulated by the years.
"Jing Yi, take care of yourself from now on."
These are Wang Ling's last words!
Wang Ling did not ask Jing Yi to avenge him, but just asked him to take care of himself.
But because of this, Jing Yi felt heavy in his heart, and he couldn't convince himself to give up!
Just as he was lost in reminiscing, a yellow shadow suddenly flashed in front of him, startling Jing Yi. He came back to his senses and looked intently, only to see the thing shouting softly and slipping away at this time.
But it was a local dog raised by a neighbor.
"This little beast." He smiled to himself and shook his head. When he stood up again, all the hesitation and retreat on his face had disappeared.
All that remains is determination.
Holding the handle of the knife firmly, Jing Yi looked up at the sky and said silently: "No matter what the odds are, I will do my best."