Song Dynasty

Chapter 203 Unable to cooperate happily ([-])

Wang Shen understood that the army in this era is fed by money.

No way, in the Song Dynasty, the culture was noble and the military was inferior. Even if the warriors made great contributions on the battlefield, their ascension channels were very limited.Even someone as strong as Di Qing, even if he became a privy envoy, he was squeezed out by the civil officials and died unjustly.

He has no political status and is despised by the world, so warriors value real things more.Such as land, money, house.

Especially the main force of frontline combat like the Western Army must pay generously for every battle.Otherwise, no one would fight to the death.

Therefore, since the establishment of the Sizhou Army, Wang Shen has not been paid due to limited conditions.But the daily food of the soldiers is excellent.After settling down in Huangzhou, he implemented the system of awarding fields for military merit to inspire soldiers' fighting spirit.

However, the effect of this policy is not very good.After thinking about it, the truth is actually very simple.First of all, soldiers and soldiers in the army used to be homeless refugees. After today, there will be no tomorrow, and it is useless to ask for land.The most important thing is that the land has been barren due to repeated severe droughts. It can be said that there is no harvest, and naturally it cannot bring any income to everyone.

To implement the system of granting land for military merit, you have to wait until you have occupied a fertile land before you can talk about it.

However, those who made meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and others must be punished are the rules set by Wang Shen. If Qichun was broken, no rewards would be given, for fear that the army would not be convinced.

Giving money to meritorious soldiers is a bit vulgar to say. As a leader, Wang Shen naturally hopes that his soldiers are all GC fighters with firm beliefs, who will fight for a great cause without asking for rewards.But this is ancient times, when you talk about doctrine and not about business, it's no wonder that others don't think you are crazy.Even in the age of faith in the later generations, even if the equipment is not worth a penny of military pay, people can still divide the land from the local tyrants and carry out land reform. This is a real benefit.

Yes, giving money to favors is vulgar.It is easy to say that rewards and punishments are clearly defined, but in ancient times, there were not many people who could really do this. Once they did, they would be the real masters of tigers and wolves.

Therefore, although Wang Shen was exhausted and dying, he still cheered up and together with the officers, they calculated the achievements of the soldiers in the past two months in the account, and set the reward standard.

After a while, Kong Xian came over, prostrated himself on the ground and saluted Wang Shen. From this moment on, he officially became a member of the Sizhou Army.

After he finished his salute, Wang Shen helped him up, and said with a smile: "Bo Yuan, if you don't come, I'm going to find someone to invite you over to discuss the reorganization and resettlement of your Kong family army!"

Kong Xian stood alone all night, and his face was already pale with exhaustion. He took a nap in the tent earlier, and now his eyes are full of gum: "But according to the general's order."

Wang Shen: "I plan to organize your Kong family army into a single army, stationed in the local area, and guarantee the logistics supply. Immediately, I will use troops against Anlu and Jianghan, and the two states of Qi and Huang will be handed over to you for guarding. The personnel of the new army will be approved. For two thousand, I will supply all weapons, equipment, food and grass, called the rear army. However, the combat effectiveness of your department is still a bit weak, and you need to reorganize and train. I have to send some officers over. I hope you can understand. "

Kong Xian: "Of course it should. The former Kong family's army was really bad. The general is very grateful for taking us in. Why not?"

Wang Shen nodded: "You will be the commander of the rear army, and General Liu Fu will be the deputy commander."

Liu Fu showed joy: "Liu Fu is naturally willing to be the deputy general of General Kong Shao."

Wang Shen: "Also...Si Zhao."

"Father." Qin Sizhao came out, he seemed to realize something, his face was excited.

Wang Shen: "Although you are a child, you can't stay at home all the time, so you can go to General Kong to be a Marquis of Yu, and learn from him how to fight. Remember, you are here to practice, not to be an official. .If you violate military discipline, I will not forgive you."

"Yes, father." Qin Sizhao called out happily.

Yue Yun was also happy for this little friend, and shouted: "Xiao Qin, work hard. If you do something wrong, you don't need the Military Law Department to find you. I will beat you up first, so that your mother... my sister will admit it." Not you."

All the generals laughed loudly.

The ancients were all precocious, like Yue Yun, who is only 13 years old this year, already married and about to become a father, and commanding an army, who has fought on the battlefield countless times.

Qin Sizhao was not even two years younger than him, and it was time for him to be trained in the army.In Wang Shen's view, except for a few of his own people with extraordinary talents, most of the so-called famous generals were honed in previous wars.

Qin Sizhao is his adopted son, and sooner or later he will use it to great effect. After all, he will feel much more at ease when the troops are handed over to his own people.Now that there is a shortage of people everywhere, it is time for him to do something.

Speaking of future personnel arrangements, Wang Shen suddenly remembered something, and said to Lu Can: "Ziyu, the rivers and lakes in the Jianghan area are criss-crossed. In the future, to use Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and other bandit troops, a large number of ships will be needed, and the construction of the navy is urgent. .Although there is Yan Yuemeng in the navy, he is a civilian and doesn't know how to fight. Wu Tuo likes to run away from the navy, so let him be in charge of the navy, what do you think?"

Lu Can nodded: "But, General Wu is a caring person. After recuperating in Huangzhou for many days, he actually learned how to float."

Wang Shen: "If he hadn't learned how to swim, I wouldn't have let him be the commander of the navy. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke if the water sinks like a foil?"

The crowd laughed again.

It started to rain again outside, and the face of a child in summer can change as soon as it is said.A moment ago there had been some sunshine, but now it was pouring rain.

The dense rainwater drenched on the tent made a rumbling sound.

Just when Wang Shen was about to discuss with the generals when to return to Huangzhou for the next military operation, the guards came in and reported that it was Li Henglai, the envoy of Jianghan, Ezhou, and Xiangyang appeasement system, who went straight to the Chinese Army's Day. The tent was stopped by the soldiers outside the gate, and the military envoy was asked to decide.

Li Heng and Zhang Jun came to Jingchu suddenly, and Wang Shen was quite disdainful towards them. In order not to shake the morale of the army, he did not mention this matter to everyone when he attacked Qichun earlier.

Hearing Li Heng's long list of titles, everyone was stunned, and they didn't understand how this person got out.Moreover, looking at his official position, it seems that both the Sizhou Army and Wang Junshi are under his control.

Suddenly a mother-in-law came, it really made people feel uncomfortable!
"Ah, it's Li Heng and Li Yanping." Lu Benzhong, who was sitting next to Wang Shen, looked excited.

Wang Shen immediately noticed that the relationship between Lu Benzhong and Li Heng was extraordinary, and asked, "Does Mr. Donglai know Li Yanping?"

Lu Benzhong nodded vigorously: "It's an old acquaintance, and we have been in contact with each other."

He had a relieved expression on his face.

In the past two months, in order to save his life, Lv Benzhong went to Qin Muchu and caused a huge disturbance in Qichun. It can be said that a large number of soldiers and people died because of him.

Old man Lu also knew that not only the soldiers of the Sizhou Army hated him to the bone, but even the newly surrendered soldiers of the Confucian Army were willing to kill him.

Because of this, he has been in a state of panic, just thinking about leaving the tiger and wolf den as soon as possible.Because of this, he was so desperate to stay by Wang Shen's side.Now only Wang Shen has no intention of killing him and can keep his wealth and life.

Now that Li Heng is here, it's really great.

"Oh, it turns out that he is an old friend of the master, but he should not be neglected." Wang Shen stood up, smiled and said to everyone: "Let's go, let's go to Yuanmen to meet this immediate boss."

"What immediate boss?" Yue Yun didn't care, but he wasn't interested either, so he couldn't understand the complicated official system of the Song Dynasty.

Qin Sizhao continued: "My lord, the position of envoy of Jianghan Ezhou Zhulu and Xiangyang appeasement system means that Li Heng and Li Yanping were sent by the court to Xiangyang to be the magistrate. The problem is that Xiangyang has fallen under the control of the Jurchens. So, if he wants to be an official, he has to regain the lost land. However, the road to Xiangyang is occupied by Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and other bandit troops. Therefore, these bandit troops must be wiped out first."

"In this way, the imperial court ordered Li Heng to appease the military prefectures of Jianghan and Ezhou, and restrain all imperial troops and horses."

Yue Yun understood: "Restraining all soldiers and horses, shouldn't we also be under his control?"

Qin Sizhao nodded: "Yes, this Mr. Li is our official."

But Yue Yun was annoyed: "Where did Mr. Niao Mao come from? We only know Mr. Du and Mr. Du, but this Mr. Li is unknown. Since the imperial court, we have not received a single penny from the imperial court since we started our army. We do not owe the Zhao family What, a man is free and easy, how can he be manipulated by others. You, military envoy, wait until someone goes to chop off the head of that surnamed Li."

Lu Benzhong was shocked: "No, no."

Lu Can also shouted: "Ying Xiangxiu is going to make a mistake. We are officers and soldiers of the court, so we naturally have to obey the orders of the court. If you do this, you will rebel and dissent. Where do you want to send military envoys?"

That's all, Yue Yun said, "Forget it, let's not kill him. If he is sensible and honest as his official, we won't make things difficult. If you point fingers, don't blame me for turning my face and refusing to recognize anyone."

Yue Yun's words were harsh, but Wang Shen didn't intend to stop him.Everyone immediately understood what he was thinking and said with a smile: "General Ying Xiang's words are right, our Sizhou Army has its own leader and has nothing to do with anyone else."

When everyone came to the entrance of the gate, they saw a little old man in a red official robe and a group of followers standing on the muddy ground and shouting loudly at the guards, trying to put on a majestic appearance: "You mean villain, let the old man in."

It's a pity that he is covered in mud and water, not only does he look without the slightest official authority, but he looks ridiculous.

"Damn it, do you know who is standing in front of you? It's so disgusting, I'll chop off your heads later!"

The soldiers guarding the gate shouted: "I don't care who you are, the gate of the camp is closed, even the king of heaven, Lao Tzu, is not allowed to enter."

The other guard was even more tyrannical. He simply pulled out the machete on his back with a clang, and kept waving it in the air.He shouted repeatedly in blunt Chinese: "Go in, no way...Go in, unfortunately..."

Seeing that he is barefoot and his head is wrapped with a thick black cloth, no need to ask, he is a warrior of the Yao family.It turned out that this person used to be Panwang Junjian, who was personally led by Yang Zaixing.After being captured by Wang Shen, Wang Shen liked him for his bravery and bravery, so he was recruited into the army.

(End of this chapter)