But the rogue bandits were severely damaged and retreated, so it shouldn't be a lie. Lying about military information is a serious crime.
And as long as we block the exit, attack from both sides, and close the door against the bandits to beat the dogs, we may be able to eradicate the serious trouble and make a lasting contribution.
If such a great opportunity was missed, Lu Xiangsheng would not be able to forgive himself even if the court did not punish him.
"Stop the repairs, set out with the entire army, and immediately enter the mountain to suppress the bandits!"
Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered to break camp, tried his best to appease the complaining and wailing voices, and described the beautiful scene after the extermination of the bandits. After a meal, Lu Xiangsheng set an example, shared joys and sorrows, and inspired loyalty from time to time. Tens of thousands of Tianxiong soldiers,
They gritted their teeth and set off, and their morale was pretty good, at least much better than the average imperial army.
That's right.
In this land of China, it is really not difficult to build a strong army. If you have enough food and pay, the coach can distinguish rewards and punishments, share joys and sorrows, and master a little bit of dot painting skills, an army will have strong combat effectiveness.
An army was formed, with a battlefield victory rate of at least 80%.
There is no need to engage in such complicated ideological education, just learn the three major disciplines and eight points of attention.
There is no need for everyone to learn culture and master knowledge.
There is no need to set up a branch in a company and have a political commissar to help with ideological work.
These are the configurations of the Zentraedi star's combat army. They are too high-end. To do this in ancient society would be to bully the ancients.
As long as they can barely provide enough food and pay, occasionally pretend to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and train once every three days, a strong army will be formed, and the land will not be divided among their families.
Because the people in this land of China not only have the quality of being hard-working, but also have extraordinary consciousness and courage, they are naturally the best source of soldiers.
soon.
The Tianxiong Army entered Baixing through Nanshan Pass, and sent a small group of elite troops to march forward in a hurry, occupying Zixia Pass with a more dangerous terrain and thin walls, completing the task of blocking the east exit of Baixing.
but……
There were no large groups of rogue bandits along the way, and there were very few sneaky groups, so they did not encounter any resistance.
Strange, where did the rogues go? You must know that the Taihang Mountains are basically occupied by the army of rogues. As long as you go a little deeper, the rogues will definitely react. Now the intersection out of the mountain is blocked, and there are pursuers behind. Where will the rogues go?
Where to run?
"Youzhe, the exit on the west side of Baixing has not been blocked yet. You go with three thousand elites and reach Lingchuan quickly. You will never give the rogues a chance to escape!"
Lu Xiangsheng told his younger brother Lu Xiangguan and gave him this important task.
"Yes, General!"
Lu Xiangguan accepted the order, and regardless of fatigue and cold, he immediately set off with three thousand elite soldiers, traveling through the Grand Canyon for more than 40 miles, and did not arrive outside Lingchuan City until dark and night.
However, the Lingchuan city gate was tightly closed. There were dozens of soldiers standing on the city wall. When they saw a large army approaching outside the city, they immediately sounded the gongs, raised their bows and nocked arrows, and were on high alert.
Lu Xiangguan's expression changed drastically. It's over. Lingchuan City is no longer in the hands of the imperial court? Has it been occupied by bandits? Not only was his trip in vain, but he also had to spend the night in the wild?
"The people coming here are the soldiers and horses of Lord Lu of the Tianxiong Army?"
Seeing the flag with the word "Lu" painted on it by the army outside the city, an officer on the city gate asked.
"Exactly!"
Lu Xiangguan asked the loud-voiced messenger to reply: "We are the Tianxiong Army of the imperial court. Where are you from?"
"We are the Tongzhou Army under General Yang Yufan!"
Lu Xiangguan breathed a sigh of relief at this reply. The friendly troops stationed in the city were friendly troops.
soon.
The city gate opened, and these three thousand Tianxiong troops entered the city.
It's just that Lingchuan City is small, with only a few hundred houses in the city, and more than a thousand people. Two thousand Tongzhou soldiers have been stationed, and now three thousand Tianxiong troops have poured in. They can only live together and squeeze in, and divide them slightly.
Just for a moment.
As a guerrilla general, Lu Xiangguan was assigned to a wealthy family's house, and he lived in it with a few soldiers. Although there were also five Tongzhou sergeants living in this house, it was not very crowded and the conditions were
It's okay - at least it's much better than sleeping outdoors, where the weather will freeze to death.
There will be no war in the future. As long as they hold on to passes like Nanshan Pass and Lingchuan City, the remaining bandits in the Taihang Mountains will have no choice but to die! Surrendering down the mountain is the best option, otherwise they will freeze to death, starve to death, and not fight.
And defeated.
Therefore, it is a good choice to wait and see.
Since there was no fighting going on, Lu Xiangguan's attention was inevitably drawn to the Tongzhou Army stationed in the same city.
Especially since he lives in the same house as him, this young man named Wang Guixiang has deeply attracted Lu Xiangguan's observational eyes during their daily interactions over the past few days.
Your noble son.
Lu Xiangguan thought that he was a noble son from a wealthy family and his family background must be very good.
Because he used toothpaste and toothbrush to wash his teeth in the morning, wash his face with soap, and dry it with a thick and soft towel - these are all products from Xujiazhuang, and non-rich families cannot afford them.
He was wearing a knitted wool sweater, plush pants, an aluminum-breasted woolen windbreaker, and a pair of brightly polished cowhide boots that made a squeaking sound when he walked.
The food is also very rich. In the morning, there is rice porridge with salted eggs, and corn flour steamed buns. The food is quite simple, but at noon, there is fragrant rice, fried ham, canned beef or canned pork, and the portions are 2 pounds.
There is seaweed and kelp soup, which is said to supplement iodine and vitamins, as well as compressed biscuits, toffee and other snacks, which can be eaten dry or soaked in water.
Dinner was equally sumptuous. A large pot was often set out to make a military hotpot, or pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli. Lu Xiangguan was invited to eat there twice, and it was extremely delicious. After eating, he brought the dry food and vinegar cloth he brought with him.
, there is no taste in the mouth anymore, and I even feel like vomiting.
In addition, beside Wang Guixiang, there is a beautiful and virtuous woman who is waiting for her. She is well-educated and speaks elegantly. At first glance, you can tell that she is a lady from a well-educated family. However, she is like a maid, caring for Wang Guixiang meticulously, and is extremely gentle and considerate.
, much better than the dominatrix at home.
envious.
No, jealous. Lu Xiangguan was a little jealous. He felt uncontrollable jealousy in his heart about the life of this young man named Wang Guixiang. He was not joining the army to fight. He was clearly enjoying the military life. He even had such great supernatural powers that he could not be ignored.
The allowed female relatives were all brought to the army, which can only show that the father of this young man named Wang Guixiang was at least a senior official at the rank of general soldier.
"Brother Wang Xian, I wonder what position you currently occupy and where your father was employed?" On this day, Lu Xiangguan finally couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked.
"I?"
Wang Guixiang pointed at himself and said: "Wang Guixiang, the commander of Tongzhou Army's Ding Battalion, was a soldier before and had some military exploits. Recently he was promoted to commander. His father died early and he was a canal worker."
"Shi Chang, how could you be just Shi Chang?"
Lu Xiangguan was taken aback, with a look of disbelief on his face, and shook his head repeatedly: "Don't be joking, Brother Wang Xian, you must have an extraordinary family background and come from a famous family!"
Pfft~
Wang Guixiang smiled and said categorically: "A few days ago, I was indeed an ordinary soldier. Lu Youyi can find someone to ask, there is no lie!"
"Then why are you so rich and enjoy so much every day? What you use every day is all Xujiazhuang's specialties, wear a woolen windbreaker, eat canned food, and have a beautiful wife. Is this the kind of treatment that ordinary soldiers can get?" Lu Xiangguan firmly did not believe it.
"Hahahaha|!"
Wang Guixiang raised his head and laughed, saying: "In the fight against the bandits a few days ago, I captured 48 young and strong bandits and 274 old, weak, women and children. I received a total of 836 silver dollars as a bonus. Then I went to the Xujiazhuang caravan to buy the goods at a cheaper wholesale price.
, bought some things for enjoyment. As for Huilan who was following me, she was originally the concubine of Geliyan He Yilong. I rescued her and paid a ransom fee of 30 silver dollars, so she could stay with me and serve her.
, Nowadays, there are many poor women like Huilan in the Tongzhou Army. I am not the only redeemer, but I will treat her well in the future and at least give her the status of an equal wife."
After saying that, he ignored Lu Xiangguan's wide eyes and hugged Huilan, whose face was full of shyness and happiness.
good.
Wang Guixiang has changed. Compared with him just a dozen days ago, he has undergone earth-shaking and completely different changes.
Now, he is accustomed to the high-consumption life, has tasted the taste of women, and has broadened his mind and vision. He has stood at a new height and perspective to view and understand the world. He is no longer the poor man with some desire.
Wang Guixiang must exercise restraint.
Now he not only released his desires, but also had greater courage and ambition. The spark of fame in his heart was ignited, he set a higher goal, and vowed to become a master! He must live a richer and happier life.
Life, if he couldn't get these, he would rather die in the battle! After all, he had already enjoyed what he should enjoy.
All in all, he is no longer the Wang Guixiang of the past, but the potential noble prince that Lu Xiangguan mistakenly thought.
Boom boom~
Like two thunderbolts, Lu Xiangguan received a huge impact.
It turned out that the 'Wang Xiandi' whom he valued very much was actually just a soldier. As a guerrilla general, he actually called him brother for several days and could not find anything unusual.
But even this mere soldier is fed, clothed, and used better than a guerrilla general like himself, and he is also surrounded by beauties.
God, this world is so crazy. He is obviously just a soldier, but he can ignore his inferiority, show off his wealth and beauty every day, and live so high-spirited and confident. What on earth gives him such great confidence?
In short, Lu Xiangguan's outlook on life was impacted, and he seriously doubted his life. He immediately began to investigate matters related to the Xujiazhuang caravan, because Wang Guixiang mentioned the Xujiazhuang caravan many times in his words.
soon.
None of the soldiers sent by Lu Xiangguan to investigate came back, so he learned the cause and effect of everything.
Because Lu Xiangguan is not the only one who lives with the Tongzhou soldiers these days, but a total of three thousand Tianxiong soldiers. Almost all of them have witnessed with their own eyes the gap in life, treatment, and future between them and the Tongzhou soldiers.
gap.
In the front yard of the mansion, all middle and low-level officers above the general flag level, their unwilling roars rang in Lu Xiangguan’s ears:
"Unfair, so unfair!"
"A small soldier in the Tongzhou Army can do ten times better than a general like me!"
"We also want to cooperate with the Xujiazhuang caravan, and we also want to capture prisoners!"
"Originally, Xujiazhuang came to us for cooperation first, but you refused and missed this opportunity to make a fortune! If I had known this, I would have stopped you!"
"I also went to the Xujiazhuang Caravan today to ask. Their rule is that they only need to see prisoners with sound hands and feet, both men and women, old and young, and they will not limit the identity of the transaction partner. In other words, we still have the opportunity to cooperate with Xujiazhuang!
"
"We are late, the bandits have been almost arrested, and we can't even drink the soup!"
"Who said it was too late? There are many villages near Lingchuan City. Some villages have thousands of households, and they can catch at least several thousand bandits." The deputy general said.
"No, this is appreciating good deeds and defrauding them of merit, and they should be executed for their crimes!"
Lu Xiangguan quickly stopped them, warned them sternly, and advised them not to do anything that would harm the people.
but……
No one heeded his warning.
In the afternoon of that day, nearly three thousand Tianxiong soldiers all left the city with red eyes. In the evening, they tied a long string of people with ropes and returned to Lingchuan City, ignoring the deafening cries of those tied up.
These days, Xiongbing happily sent these 'captives' to the Xujiazhuang caravan station, successfully completed the transaction, and earned the first pot of gold in his life.
Lu Xiangguan led a few soldiers to stop them and asked sternly: "Where did you catch these good people? You have all committed a capital crime. If the elder brother knows about this, none of you will survive!"
"These are not good people, they are all bandits."
"How do you prove they are bandits?"
"They have lived in places occupied by rogue bandits, so they are all rogue bandits. There is no way to prove that they are good citizens."
"You, are you really not afraid of military law and beheading?" Lu Xiangguan's face turned livid.
"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but as long as no one tells it, no one will know about it. By the way, sir, this dividend is reserved for you. It's a little bit of everyone's kindness. Don't refuse it."
As the commander-in-chief said, he asked someone to carry a large bag of silver coins and placed it at Lu Xiangguan's feet. He also signaled with his eyes that he asked the soldiers beside him to move the bag of silver coins into the house.
"Go away! I don't want this stinky money, throw it out, throw it out to me!"
Lu Xiangguan was still struggling in this degenerate atmosphere, but the soldiers beside him did not listen. Instead, they persuaded him one by one to accept it. If he did not accept it, I am afraid that the military law has not yet fallen, and the adults would be in danger.
, the consequences of being too aloof and unsociable are much more serious than failing to punish others according to the law.
silence.
Lu Xiangguan was silent, staring blankly at the bag containing about five thousand silver dollars. He thought of the wealthy life of Tongzhou Soldier King Guixiang, and heard the persuasion in his ears. The bottom line in his heart was still