Dingguo

Chapter 558, Henan Mansion 2

The sound of reports from outside the door. 【】Zhu Helin breathed a sigh of relief. He came to report on the raising of military rations, but the General Tang in front of him listened for a long time and was silent for a long time without saying a word.

It doesn't make him leave, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't leave. I've been thinking about it for a long time.

"Come in!" Tang Chao turned around and shouted.

"Report to Commander Tang that Dengtou has entered the city."

A gleam of joy flashed between Tang Chao's eyebrows, and he said, "It's finally here! One by one is slower than the other. Order everyone to gather and have Dutou brought to the school grounds."

"Yes!"

Only then did Tang Chao say to Zhu Helin on the side: "Master Zhu, let's go to the school grounds together?"

Zhu Helin had a bitter look on his face.In the past two days, I don't know how many times I ran the school field.After a while, when Yutou comes, we gather once; when Caotou comes, we gather again.I don't know how they are so scattered!Thousands of people come from the east, and thousands of people come from the west.Unknowingly, 7000 people came here.What kind of Dengtou came again today.There is still a lot of things in my house, how can I afford it.

However, Zhu Helin didn't dare to contradict him, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Yes, yes!"

In fact, if it weren't for the multitude of things at hand, there would be many things to do.Zhu Helin is still very willing to go to Ding.Just seeing so many sergeants standing neatly on the school field, but cold and silent, makes people feel blood rushing upwards.

In the past, he thought that when the army shouted together, it was bloody and mighty, but it was the unusual momentum that made him come to his senses. Standing quietly without shouting made his blood boil even more. .

Sometimes he thinks that this corresponds to the old saying: A dog that bites does not bark.

"The rations you prepared are not enough!" Tang Chao and Zhu Helin started talking when they got on their horses and rode to the school field. "If you really don't understand why this Commander brings you to the school field again and again, this Commander doesn't mind explaining it clearly."

Zhu Helin's body tightened, and he thought: No wonder Tang Chao didn't say a word after hearing his report on raising food.It turned out that the amount of military rations could not satisfy Tang Chao at all.

In fact, it's not his fault!Originally, I only heard that there must be only a thousand people!So he didn't specifically prepare any military rations.

Although he found that many granaries had been emptied by the Beijing army since he took office in May, they were all public warehouses.The granaries of ordinary people's homes are still solid!The city is not short of food.Then Xia Liang came in again, he sent some to the front line, and the city naturally kept some.

With these grains and grasses, if you want to feed and drink thousands of people, there is no problem at all.

But who would have expected 5000 people to come!The number has increased every day since then.This caught him somewhat off guard, and it would be a bit laborious to go to buy it urgently.

"This is the villain's dereliction of duty!" Zhu Helin had no choice but to bite the bullet and respond.

"I didn't mean to blame you!" Tang Chao smiled faintly, and Zhu Helin was slightly relieved.But I heard Tang Chao continue: "I might as well tell you the truth, and you will be allocated rations according to the standard of 5000 people! And the army's rations must reach one month's stock. After that, we must collect as much surplus ration as possible, The army will be of great use. In the future, not only will you have to prepare military rations on the Henan Road, but you will also have to prepare the same after the West Fourth Road is taken.”

Zhu Helin said in his heart, it is easier said than done.

Tang Chao seemed to have understood Zhu Helin's meaning, so he smiled again: "I know you have only been in Henan Mansion for two or three months, and you are not familiar with anything. You haven't straightened out everything. There are not many people to use, although the counties below have a lot of surplus food, but you have no way to collect it, right?"

"General Tang's enlightenment!" These were the words Zhu Helin held back in his heart, which made Tang Chaoquan say it out, and he couldn't help feeling much better.

"If you have difficulties, you can talk about it! You don't say it, but let this general bother to guess. Why? Is this general a bull-headed horse-faced, unreasonable? Or, this general frightens the city guard ?”

Zhu Helin was taken aback for a moment, he was indeed frightened.

But it wasn't because Tang Chao's tense face was frightened all day long, but because he was frightened by the aura of Ding Chao, who guessed in his heart that Tang Chao and Zhang He were at odds, thinking that Tang Chao might turn his anger on himself. frightened on the head.

That's why he never dared to argue clearly in front of Tang Chao.I am afraid that Tang Chao will misunderstand and say that he deliberately hinders military affairs.He can't afford this.

Another point is that it is difficult for him to say it clearly, it has something to do with one's state of mind.

This state of mind is that although Tang Chao looks very young, every time he visits Tang Chao, he always has a feeling of being firmly suppressed by Tang Chao.This feeling made him extremely uncomfortable, but at the same time he had to be respectful.Neither convinced, but also had to.

Perhaps it was because of this state of mind that he didn't want to talk about these difficulties in front of Tang Chao.

"You do your best to prepare first! When our 'chief' comes, we will naturally take care of all these things, and it won't make it difficult for you."

"Chief?" Zhu Helin asked in surprise.

"Hmm! It's Lord Supervisor." Tang Chao smiled again, every time Su San was mentioned, Tang Chao's eyes flashed brightly.

I wish Helin suddenly!Ding gathered in Henan Mansion, as the emperor's personal commander Ding, the present prince Taibao, Dingguo Marquis, General Su Sansu naturally came in person.It's just that the title of 'chief' sounds weird.

Thinking of this, the two rode into the Daxiaochang!

Dajiaochang is the place where the former Beijing guards were stationed!Therefore, there are a lot of barracks and open spaces left, and most of the fixed troops have military tents, so a large open area can be set up to accommodate many troops.

At this time, a neat queue had already been lined up on the flat ground between the large school grounds.All those who arrived earlier formed a phalanx and stood on the school field very regularly. It had been standing there for a while.

As soon as Tang Chao entered the school field!Then someone shouted: "Stand at attention!"

'Porf' all put their feet together and stood upright.The uniform sound made Zhu Helin's body tremble.

That's what it feels like!This feeling is always refreshing.

Tang Chao got off his horse, walked unhurriedly to the high platform beside the colonel's court, and said, "Take it easy."

There was another uniform sound, and this time everyone stretched their legs slightly to the side.

"Tell me a few words."

"Stand at attention!" Everyone stood up straight again.

Tang Chao said loudly: "Deng Qiying's Yongzi Camp will come in after a while. After a while, show them some flair! The speech is over."

After speaking briefly, Tang Chao stood motionless under the sun, as if waiting for Deng Qiying's troops to arrive.

But Zhu Helin couldn't stand the hot sun, his face was sweating, and his whole body was shiny.On such a day, it is too hot to hide in the room, but these musts are exposed to the sun one by one, which is to be dried by adults.

It's like this every time. It's really fun to burn people to death.Zhu Helin looked at Tang Chao while looking at the soldiers all over the school field.He really admired these soldiers standing still, but this was a bit too desperate.

I thought about finding a shady place to hide, but the Dajiao field is a large open space, and there is no place to hide, so I had to stand with me.

While thinking about this, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the school grounds.

Zhu Helin thought in his heart: It's finally here!Hurry up, hurry up, it's almost noon, and it's the time when the sun is at its most poisonous.It must be made of iron, but I am not.If you keep drying it, you will die.

Turning his face away, he saw thousands of military horses galloping in, led by the first few riders. All the harnesses were complete, but there was no one on the horse.

As soon as thousands of military horses entered the school grounds, the hoofbeats became even louder.He rushed straight to the fixed army formation.

Zhu Helin's face turned pale with fright, thinking that if these horses rushed into the sergeant's camp, it would be fine.He hurriedly shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

It's a pity that although he tried his best to scream, his voice was not very loud, and the sound of horseshoes was constantly roaring, so few people heard it.

The few people who heard Zhu Helin's yelling did not listen to Zhu Helin's command, but stared straight ahead, ignoring the horses that were about to charge into the formation.

Zhu Helin yelled twice, seeing that no one was willing to move, he just stomped his feet anxiously.But when the horse team was about to rush to the front of the formation, the leading horse turned around, turned dangerously from the side of the army formation in one direction, and brushed past the side of the army formation.

The war horses raised a cloud of yellow dust and floated into the formation, and then thousands of army horses turned around and ran towards the horsemen.

Taking a long breath, Zhu Helin suddenly thought: Could it be that Deng Qiying deliberately tried to do it on purpose?This Deng Qiying is very bold, a battalion leader dares to make such a move, isn't he afraid of General Tang's anger?Thinking of this, he went to Tang Chao.I saw that Tang Chao was still standing in the same posture just now, but he was completely motionless.

There was a group of neat marching footsteps in my ears!

Zhu Helin hurriedly turned back to go outside the gate of the school grounds.I saw an army trotting at a constant speed, heading towards the school field.

The entire army, from a distance, is about 3000 people.They were divided into six groups, one square next to the other, densely packed, but not messy at all.

The footsteps were also amazingly consistent, making a neat 'bang bang bang' sound.

Zhu Helin once heard Tang Chao say that when marching, the footsteps should be disturbed, so as not to cause any "resonance" and make the sound too loud.However, the team in front of them intentionally synchronized their pace, and it looked like they were really demonstrating.

Just now General Tang said to show these people a little bit of color, but now these people show their hands first.

The entire marching team ran into the school grounds without any noise except the sound of their feet stepping on the ground. A cold air of iron and blood rushed to their faces, making Zhu Helin both cold and hot, and his whole body trembled. Trembling, I couldn't help taking a step back.

It turns out that I can't go to the battlefield, and I have the idea of ​​retreating just by marching.If he were the coach, then this battle might not be necessary.

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