Wen Yuan secretly observed Guo Dian's expression and knew that he was upset, so he continued: "It's true that the Black Mountain bandits are blocking the mountains and valleys. They are said to have millions of people. They are entrenched in Zhongshan, Changshan, Hanoi, and Shangdang. They have been invading all over the country for years.
The prefectures and counties were plundered, and we, Julu, suffered repeated losses. The day before yesterday, Yangjiazhuang was bloodbathed by thieves again. Although the Liao Dynasty wanted to kill the thieves, Han Envoy Jun was summoned, so the Liao Dynasty had to go. I hope you can use your troops to save this county.
civil."
"This..." Guo Dian listened with a pale face. He was silent for a while and just sighed one after another.
Seeing Guo Dian like this, Wen Yuan remained silent.
After a long time, Guo Dian realized that he had lost his composure and sighed: "I admire Wenyuan's heart to serve the country and save the people with fists. However, the thieves are powerful and the Julu soldiers are weak. I am afraid that Guo is also powerless. This matter needs to be reported to the state government."
, please send troops to suppress the bandits."
Wen Yuan shook his fist fiercely in the air and said: "How shameful! Although Zhang Liao is not talented, if he hadn't summoned you, he would have kept the peace of the county and taught the Black Mountain bandits no return. He would never dare to give birth to coveted children again.
The heart of my county!”
"Seriously?" Guo Dian was inspired by Wen Yuan's words, his eyes lit up, and his depressed mind suddenly became clear, and he asked eagerly: "Wen Yuan dares to help a certain person to suppress a bandit?"
Wen Yuan laughed secretly and said with seeming emotion: "Why don't you dare? To protect the country and the people, Liao has been willing to do so all his life!" His tone changed and he wondered: "It's just that Han Shijun was summoned, and Liao Shi didn't dare to shirk it."
Guo Dian thought about it for a while and then stood up and said: "This is easy! Julu is originally a territory of Jizhou. You and I are all ministers of Han Shijun. We are here and there. We can't serve Han Shijun anywhere. Wen Yuanruoguo
I don't mind that the giant deer is so remote, so I immediately wrote a letter and gave it to the envoy, saying that Wenyuan is the commander of my county. Please grant me your favor, and you and I will defeat the thieves together."
"This..." Wen Yuan pretended to be hesitant. He was already happy in his heart. After spending so many words and hints, Guo Dian finally got the idea. I believe that with Guo Dian's recommendation, coupled with the fact that Yangjiazhuang was robbed by the Black Mountains
"Substantial evidence". I don't have to go to Yecheng for the time being, at least my tribe doesn't have to go to Yecheng. In the future, as long as I become the prefect and hold the finance of a county, I will have a certain degree of independence. At that time, the sea and the sky will be brighter.
Shouldn't you just let the fish leap and the birds fly?
"Does Wen Yuan still have concerns? If you are willing to stay, I am willing to allocate another thousand troops to assist you. The treasury will do its best to provide the money, food and equipment needed for your army!" Guo Dian was quite surprised when Wen Yuan did not answer.
Said somewhat eagerly.
Upon hearing this, Wen Yuan bowed and said: "Liao is so frightened that he dares not to serve the prefect!"
Guo Dian also showed a smile and said: "Okay! I will repair the book now. Someone is here! Let's have a banquet. I want to have a few drinks with Wenyuan today!"
After lingering in Julu for several days, Wen Yuan left the county with satisfaction, carrying thousands of carriages and luggage, and headed back to Quyang.
On this trip, he gained quite a lot. The prefect Guo Dian personally ordered that the treasury allocate 800 knives to Wenyuan, 400 halberds, 400 guns, 200 shields, 200 strong bows, and 5,000 arrows.
There are more than 1,000 sets of clothing, leather and armor, 20 pairs of refined iron armor, 50 war horses, 20,000 hu of grain and grass, 1,000 pieces of silk, flags, drums, armor and tents. Wenyuan also went on a shopping spree in the county and got 8,000 pieces of pig iron.
catty.
In addition, Guo Dian also allocated a thousand soldiers from Wenyuan County. Although these soldiers had average combat power, they were much stronger than the recruits recruited by Wenyuan. He only needed to eliminate the old and weak among them, and with a little training, they could still
Become a combatable soldier. With these soldiers and weapons, Wenyuan plans to expand his regular soldiers to 3,000!
…
Returning to Xiaquyang, Wen Yuan immediately began to reorganize the army. He first eliminated more than 400 old and weak soldiers from the county soldiers, and then incorporated the remaining 500 or so people into the main barracks.
Including the previous regular soldiers, Wenyuan now had more than 3,200 regular soldiers. Wenyuan and Zhang Jia discussed it and decided to divide the infantry into two groups, with each of them receiving one thousand soldiers.
In addition, now that Wen Yuan had 600 bows in his hands, Wen Yuan decided to divide the 600 archers into two halves, and Zhang Zha would lead 300 people each, which would facilitate battlefield command!
In addition, Wenyuan and Zhang Jia also mobilized healthy soldiers from the army to form a personal guard. Wen Yuan and Zhang Jia each commanded a hundred soldiers, with Qu under their command, and Qu led thirty soldiers under Qu.
The commander of the camp led eight personal soldiers, as well as hundreds of scouts, drummers from various units, flag officers, and soldiers. Together, there were a total of 3,232 people.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Wenyuan finished reorganizing the army, something happened immediately below.
Wen Yuan just arrived at the military camp early the next morning. Before he entered the camp gate, he saw a group of people surrounding him. He didn't know what was going on. Wen Yuan hurriedly drove his horse forward. When everyone saw the general arriving, they hurriedly got out of the way.
On the road, Jiao Chu was holding a military stick, grabbing a county soldier and about to beat him.
Wen Yuan frowned and said, "Why are you making so much noise here? Jiao Chu, why are you insulting the soldiers?"
Because of Qianzhao's great contribution to the Yang Family Fort the previous time, Jiao Chu had been promoted to the position of commander, accompanied by thirty soldiers who were like wolves and tigers. However, his rude temper was still the same as before. When he saw Wen Yuan
Afterwards, he still saluted carelessly and said: "My lord, this dog is so brave and dares to disobey my orders! My old man Jiao has already ordered someone to blow the three-way horn, and this dog is just lying on the bed and refuses to go out to practice! My old man
Jiao said a few words to him, but he still dared to speak harshly, saying that we were training in a group of local leopards, and all we produced were rabble-rousers."
"Oh? Is this really the case?" Wen Yuan raised his eyebrows, looked at the soldier who was being held by the collar and said, "Jiao Chu, let her go first. Who is your name and where do you belong?"
"A man will not change his name in business, but his surname is Su Mingyou, a native of Anping." The soldiers from the county and state saluted with their hands raised, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Su You?" Wen Yuan muttered a few words to himself, stared at Su You and said: "Then why did you disobey the order and still didn't leave the camp to practice after hearing the three-way call from the horn?"
Su You was frightened by Wen Yuan's gaze and lowered his head timidly, but still said: "Report to the general, we don't know the military orders here. When I was waiting in the county seat, we never had to train troops in this cold weather!"
"Oh? The county has the rules of the county, and I have military orders from Quyang. Let me ask you, but the commander of your army did not declare the military order to you yesterday?" Wen Yuan's tone turned cold, and his eyes widened.
He shouted in a deep voice.
"This..." Su You was afraid of Wenyuan, lowering his head and not daring to say a word.
Jiao Chu cursed at the side: "My lord, what are you talking about with him? You didn't see that this dog was so arrogant just now. Even when I grabbed him, he still refused to admit his mistake and surrender."
Unexpectedly, Su You was so stubborn. Wen Yuan frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Jiao Chu, how many of your subordinates did not go out for training on time today?"
Jiao Hu said: "There are fifty-three people. I sent my own soldiers to urge the others to the school grounds. But this dog is the only one. I went to drag him myself, but he still stayed in the tent and refused to come out!"
Wen Yuan asked in a deep voice: "Where are those fifty-two people now?"
Jiao Chu hurriedly ordered a guard beside him, and after a while, he brought a group of soldiers. Wen Yuan looked and saw that they were all soldiers from the county and the country.
Wen Yuan asked again: "Are the other villages the same as your village?"
"Exactly!"
When Wen Yuan heard this, the frost on his face grew even brighter. He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Jiao Chu! Beat the drums! Send an order to all the music schools to assemble, and all the recruits will come out to watch! Su You! You first arrived in our army.
I won’t punish you for disobeying military orders, but you should watch carefully to see if what I have trained here is just a rabble!"