Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 205 Ah, so mighty
Chen Dong knelt down in front of Qu Duan, who glanced at him and asked, "Have you finished all the matters?"

"Yes."

"What do you want to ask again today?"

Qu Duan put down his chopsticks impatiently, took a sip of soup, and smacked his lips. He was obviously used to the way the two of them got along.

This new Sima likes to ask questions, and he also likes to say some treacherous things. Some of them are about the Song Dynasty, but some are about Yan Yun. Obviously, Chen Dong is thinking constantly.

Qu Duan instinctively felt that he could learn something from his words, so he simply allowed him to ask questions and then answered selectively.

"There was the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty," Chen Dong replied: "During the Anshi Rebellion, both capitals of the Tang Dynasty were lost, but they were able to rely on the local area to regain power and lead the world's elite to fight against the rebels. The country still survived for a hundred years, and the Yan family in Hebei was even more powerful. It is possible to tangle an army of soldiers and horses to defend the city and recapture Jingxing.

The Song Dynasty failed in several field battles in northern Xinjiang, but the country's size was still there after all.

However, the Han king's army was able to break into Hebei, destroying everything and collapsing at the first touch, until they reached the capital. Bianjing was caught off guard, exhausted internally and externally, and the city was so short of food that it was almost easy to lose food. There were millions of people in the empty city, and they were actually captured. The 30,000-strong army fought so hard that they dared not leave the city, so they bid farewell to Emperor Ji to ask for peace! "

When Chen Dong said this, he couldn't help but feel angry.

"The team that the former army defeated earlier did not even have the personnel and armor replenished."

The fighting between the front army and the left army and the Jinren grassland people was the most brutal. In the Han army, if the commanders or generals were killed in battle, the soldiers below would be punished. What Li Yanxian got was the soldiers who only lost the generals in the first team. .

Before leaving, Yang Keshi reminded again: "The army will break camp in three days. The commander-in-chief has said that the grass will be set on fire at that time so that the Wanggu tribe will not be able to survive this winter."

"This person is Li Yanxian, the junior high school student who killed the Jin sentry cavalry earlier. He was promoted to the general's assistant general because of his merits."

When I joined the army on the ground and took command of the army, I realized that the Song Dynasty was full of shackles, redundant officials, corrupt personnel, and greed for merit was the second best. The high-ranking officials even openly drank the blood of the soldiers and ordered the army rations, and the court only knew how to discuss clearly. Previously, the top military commanders were chamberlains like Tong Guan and Tan Zhen. "

"So, the rules in Yanyun are straightforward, the personnel are streamlined, and the government offices, or in other words, the officials of the Han Dynasty, almost all are doing things, and no one is greedy for money." Chen Dong paused as he spoke, hesitated for a moment, and was confused. Said: "How is that possible?"

This was considered as bringing his newly acquired younger brother to pay homage to the big boss. Qu Duan glanced at Li Yanxian, complimented him a few words casually, and then asked: "Which team is he leading?"

But it was considered acknowledgment, and at the same time a little greeting gift was given.

Qu Duan looked at Yang Keshi and waved his hand to tell him to get lost.

Qu Duan thought for a while and replied: "When I was a child, I heard the old man tell a story. It was said that during the Anshi Rebellion, there was a man named Zhang who sat in a city and held back hundreds of thousands of rebels with a few thousand remaining soldiers. I thought it was impossible at that time. But the old man said that it was true, and people did.

"What exactly went wrong?"

In August and September, weeds begin to grow wildly on the grasslands, and the smell of livestock manure will attract a large number of mosquitoes and flies. It is not that the Han army cannot fight again at this time, but Han Shizhong must beware of the possibility of large-scale disease outbreaks in the army.

There were voices outside, and the two people in the tent closed their mouths in unison. Yang Keshi walked in with a soldier, looked at the two of them, turned sideways and let the soldier behind him take a step forward.

"I'll send out fifty men and thirty pairs of armor later. You know where to get them."

Qu Duan smiled sarcastically and replied: "There is no Luanzi on top of the head. If the people below encounter fighting enemies, who will be brave?"

"I know, remember it."

Fortunately, the King of Han fought quickly enough, and it only took one decisive battle to decide the outcome. Next, Han Shizhong only needed to drive the "animals" to the Tianshan Mountains as agreed, and then led the army back to Yunzhong to rest.

In fact, the profit from this battle was not great, and because of the intervention of the Jinren, the originally controllable expenses soared again, leaving a huge gap in Yanyun's account book.

Chen Dong got on his horse and followed Qu Duan around the military camp. At the same time, he asked, "What should we do with the wounded soldiers?"

"Of course I'll take them all back, there's no way I can throw them on the grassland." Qu Duan didn't even look back, as if he knew what Chen Dong was going to ask next, he added: "The wages will be paid on time, these people If you are unable to recover after the war, you can choose to take a sum of money and go home to farm, or become a minor official such as a local militia instructor. I heard that those who are literate and have high military merit can even go back to work as civil servants."

"But where did you get so much money?"

Chen Dong rubbed the mane of his war horse and glanced at the tents in front of him.

Qu Duan replied: "The Great Song Dynasty."

"Well, I just added so many coins not long ago. It's unlikely that I will do it again now."

"Will do."

"Why is the pass north of Yunzhong called Shanhaiguan? There is obviously no sea there, right?"

King Kang asked curiously.

While Zhang Xiaochun motioned for the servants to serve tea, he said kindly to the prince who was about to go on a mission to Yanyun:

"That's another price."

King Kang was stunned.

"The Yan people are good at money. When Liu Ling was a border general, he cleverly set up a name and teamed up with Tong Guan to extort money from the court.

Your Highness, everyone in the world says that Liu Ling was born to be a king, with both civil and military skills, but few people can understand that if our Song Dynasty had not provided him with money and food from behind these years, he would not have been able to earn such a high salary even if he was extremely capable. Multiple businesses. Zhang Xiaochun said angrily.

King Kang paused, and then asked in that curious tone.

"Then, why do we, the Song Dynasty, try our best to provide him with money and food?"

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Zhang Xiaochun was suddenly stuck. He looked at the prince and was a little confused for a moment whether the prince was really stupid or wanted to undermine him.

Straight mother-in-law, if our soldiers and horses can gain some strength, why bother raising a victorious army, the Zhenyuan Army?
"Since Your Highness has a mission, there is no need to rest tonight. The team will walk more than twenty miles overnight and may reach Jingxing. Then they can go to Yanmen via Jingxing and then head north into the clouds."

The letter of credence should have been sent to Yanjing, but although the Song Dynasty was well aware of the fact that Liu Ling founded the country, it still did not know where Liu Ling planned to choose as the "capital", so it could only let the envoys run around as much as possible. It is possible to deliver the credentials to the King of Han.

Zhang Xiaochun's current status and situation were somewhat special. He didn't want to be related to a prince anymore, so he simply stood up, exchanged greetings with Prince Kang, and then left.

That night, the team continued to march westward. King Kang couldn't help but feel a little more emotional when he saw that Han flags were now erected in places that used to be under the rule of the Song Dynasty.

Finally got to see the King of Han
King Kang knew that King Han was leading his army to fight the Jin people in the north of Yunzhong, so this time he might be able to see what the legendary Jin people were like.

The team stopped on the official road. Half an hour later, a cavalry group starting from Yanmen Pass appeared in front of them. There were about four hundred people. These cavalry originally belonged to the Ningyuan Army and were considered "security forces", so their equipment and combat effectiveness were not very good. high.

Zhao Gou looked at these cavalrymen. From the armor they wore to the movements of their horses, he couldn't help but show a bit of yearning in his eyes.

"Are all the Han and horse armies like this?"

He looked at the deputy envoy next to him and couldn't help but nod in admiration: "Sure enough, the soldiers and horses are strong enough to rival my Great Song Dynasty cavalry!"

(End of this chapter)