Song Dynasty

Chapter 274
When Li Cheng was recruited in Huaixi, he didn't have many troops, only six or seven thousand soldiers, and the territory he occupied was small.However, he was a first-class brave man, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was considered top-notch in the Song Army at that time.

It was the time for the imperial court to use troops, and it was very tolerant of generals, and never spared their official positions and titles.

Li Cheng hoarded troops in Jiangbei and was on the front line of national defense, so he would have gained great trust from the imperial court.As long as they operate for a few years, they may not be able to become handsome like Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, and Han Shizhong.

He thought the same way, and he cheered up a little.

It's a pity that things in the world are better than people, and Jurchen went south to join the bandits, and everything changed.

How could Li Cheng beat the invading Wushu army? Moreover, as a big man, he had no intention of working for the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty.At the moment, just like everyone else, withdraw the troops to the south of the Yangtze River.

What followed was a series of unlucky things.

As the Jurchen entered the Jiangnan area, all places were corrupted, and there was no supplement at all.Li Chengjun also avoided the pursuit of the Jurchen, secondly, he had to guard against the evil hands of the friendly army, and thirdly, he had to rub against local bandits and bandits.

After fighting for thousands of miles, the number of elites in the army became less and less. In the end, the team was filled with a large number of newcomers, and the combat effectiveness plummeted.

At this time, the Li Jiajun has degenerated from the elite left behind division in Tokyo to a second-line army full of bandits, hooligans, hooligans, no sense of honor, and no fighting spirit.

After Li Cheng arrived in Dingding Prefecture, because the army was too difficult, he simply robbed the entire Dingzhou and arrested all the young and strong in the city.

The current Li family army managed to barely maintain the number of 2 people, but who knows how many people can be drawn out to fight.

Li Cheng was relieved to have robbed the wealth of the whole city. In addition, he brutally massacred the people in the Dongting Lake area, and his hands were covered with the blood of Hunan people. He has become the public enemy of Dingzhou people.

Dingzhou Zhizhou Jianming Yuanxuan and other officials led the wolf into the house, feeling distressed, but his knife was on his neck, and he was an officer and soldier of the imperial court, so he forced a smile on his face to collect food for Li Chengding.

Li Cheng probably also knew that the local officials and country gentry hated him to the core, and they dared not set up the Xingyuan in the state government office, but turned the school yard into a military camp and stayed here all day long.

Therefore, Li Tianwang's Xingyuan is very simple.

There were already six or seven tables of wine and food in the back room, and after entering the table, each of them drank a few cups, and the atmosphere became lively with the feeling of alcohol.

Earlier, when Wang Shen went to the gate, he was full of style and astonishing momentum, and everyone was shocked by him.

Wang Shen does not know how many such dinner parties he has attended in modern society, and the wine culture is not known how much better than the ancients.Everyone is fighting on the battlefield, and they don't pay much attention to it, so they smiled and said: "In the past, when it came to business, it was important to prioritize. Now that we are drinking, everyone is Brother Paozhe, so there is no need for so many politeness. Haha, let's talk about it." Back then, a certain one almost worked under Bo You's command, and he scooped food with the same ladle with all the brothers! For all the brothers, Wang Shen has admired him for a long time, but today is the first time we meet, so I am very happy."

Hearing what he said, everyone became curious.The number one general under Li Cheng's command, Ma Jin is straight-hearted and courageous, so he couldn't help asking: "Dare to ask, what's going on?"

Wang Shen immediately told the past events in Huaixi one by one, his eloquence is already good, and everyone listened with great interest.Hearing the wonderful performance, all the generals kept coming up to toast.

After finishing speaking, Ma Jin couldn't help sighing: "I really didn't expect the Sizhou Army to be so capable of fighting. If we recruited and made a robe with us, with your means, our army may have gone sideways south of this big river."

Another general said with a smile: "Ma general, you really drank too much. If you recruit an envoy to join our Li family army, he is a newcomer, and he will not be bullied by you, an old army ruffian."

Ma Jin was furious, and slammed the wine bowl on the table: "You!" Holding his fist the size of a casserole, he wanted to rush over and fight.

The man was not afraid, and shouted: "Is it wrong to say that you are a military ruffian? Your mother led the army alone, and she was very prestigious. Later, she couldn't get along, so she voted for the king of heaven. I was afraid." Don’t you want to be reconciled? You make troubles all day long, playing with your prestige, I’m a masculine man, so I’m afraid of you?”

It turned out that Ma Jin and Li Cheng were also marshals who raised troops from Hebei back then, and later joined the Left Behind Division in Tokyo. The two had equal official positions and were called brothers.Later, after the internal strife and division of the left-behind division, Ma Jin was besieged by Liu Guangshi, and his troops were almost wiped out, so he ran away from Li Cheng and became the number one general under Li Cheng's command.

Ma Jin has a bold personality, but sometimes he is rough, and he doesn't get along well with other generals of the Li family army.

"Okay, okay, don't make trouble, let Wang Zhaozhuo make a joke." Li Cheng coughed, then raised his glass and said to Wang Shen: "Brother Ma Jin and the generals in the army are striving for merit and winning everything. It makes people feel helpless. However, we men on the battlefield must never retreat in case of trouble. Only on the battlefield, if we go further, the sea and the sky will open up, and if we retreat one step, we will never recover."

Wang Shen nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Boyou is right, this is like a mantra in martial arts: It is better to think about progress than to stop. Soldiers, you just can't be cowardly. This is the case in war, and the same is true for leading troops." in this way."

Li Cheng laughed loudly: "Won my heart."

They are all leaders of the army, and it is inevitable that they will talk about the war when they talk.The Sizhou army has been very powerful this year. It can be said that apart from the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, the strongest army in the world has encountered it, and they have all been invincible.

Someone came to ask Wang Shen how to run the army and train soldiers. Wang Shen didn't hide his secrets, and explained how he trained soldiers in his daily life.In fact, he is not afraid of being imitated by others. He implements the policy of elite soldiers.The equipment of the soldiers is not bad, and the treatment is not bad, and all of these require strong financial support.

Up to now, sitting on the rich Jianghan Plain, it can barely support 2 horses.If others want to learn, they will go bankrupt immediately.

Moreover, after sweeping Jianghan and Hunan, he will launch the Northern Expedition. At that time, he will learn from the model of later nationalist countries to build up the morale of the army. Who can play with this modern man like himself?The killer weapon of nationalism only appeared in the [-]th century, and the ancients did not have this awareness.

After listening, everyone sighed.

Li Chengdao: "Dao Si raised an army in Huaixi, and in just over a year he held a strong army. On the side of Jiezhen, he is really a young hero, and he really envies the old man." He said, pretending to be a big brother, and said to the left and right: "Come, come, everyone respect my little brother."

As a result, all the generals of the Li family army took turns to fight.

If it wasn't for Wang Shen being a revolutionary cadre tested by alcohol in modern society, and if it wasn't for the low alcohol content of the ancients, he would really be forced to the ground.

However, after drinking thirty or forty glasses of wine in one breath, my head was still a little groggy.At the most terrible time, my stomach was bloated and uncomfortable, so I smiled and said: "Boyou, Jian Zhizhou, someone is in a hurry, first find a convenient place."

Coming out of the hall, Wang Shen was dizzy for a while, and he couldn't see his way.Only then did he realize that none of the guards around him followed him, presumably he was already entangled by others.

If an assassin suddenly jumped out at this time, with his current state, he would probably be powerless to fight back.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out, and he didn't care about looking for a latrine, so he untied his belt and solved it by the roadside.

After urinating, I feel relaxed and refreshed.

He wandered around in Li Cheng's courtyard for a long time, but he couldn't find his way back.It turned out that I didn't know what to do here before. There were crowded houses everywhere, and the roads were criss-crossing, like a maze.

"I'm really drunk." Shaking his head, he suddenly saw a pair of eyes as bright as the moon in the sky in front of him, who else could it be if it wasn't Chen Lanruo?
Wang Shen was startled: "Lan Ruo, it's you. I searched the banquet for a long time, but I didn't see you."

After speaking, he couldn't help reaching out to grab her hands.

Chen Lanruo suddenly slapped Wang Shen's palm away, slapped Wang Shen's palm away, and gritted her teeth: "Don't touch me."

Wang Shen ignored her, and held her tightly: "Lan Ruo, are you okay? Your hands are much rougher."

"Let go of me, let go..." Chen Lanruo struggled twice, then stopped suddenly, and said coldly, "Women in troubled times, wielding knives and guns, how can their hands be thick? Wang Zhaochao, there is a difference between you and me." ,Please behave."

Wang Shen was stunned: "Lan Ruo, why did you say such a thing, have you forgotten our past friendship?"

"In the past, thank you, you still remember the past? I begged bitterly that day, and how decisive you were when you turned your head away, can you think about today? Yes, yes, I am just an ordinary woman. And you are a man who stands up to heaven and earth .I am nothing, how can it be compared to your great cause of wealth and splendor. Hehe, not bad, Wang Shen, you are indeed a character. If I stay, what will happen? I'm afraid that every time you don't arrive that day, you will feel cold sweat in your heart: "It's so dangerous, so dangerous, you almost got pregnant?"

"Wang Shen, I, Chen Lanruo, am not blind. I can understand a person like you. You only have iron and stone in your heart, and only your own future and official position. For your ambition, you can abandon everything, including me? Why, now you are successful and famous. , but think of me, come to tease again, want to be perfect, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? But I will not agree. "

Wang Shenwan felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, tremblingly said: "Lan Ruo, it was my fault that day, but, but..."

"Don't be mean, I understand your thoughts. Although I am a woman, I have been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, and I have long regarded myself as a man. Chen Lanruo is deeply ashamed of your ruthlessness!"

Say it, she slammed Wang Shen away, turned around and left.The moment she turned around, her eyes were clouded with moisture.

Being able to see Wang Shen today is a blessing from heaven.

"Since seeing a gentleman, Yunhu doesn't like it?"

However, I, Chen Lanruo, must not be looked down upon by others, not even Dao Si.

Why doesn't he come to chase me, beg me, please me, comfort me...

After walking for a while, Chen Lanruo's tears finally couldn't help falling down. Seeing a gentleman, Yunhu doesn't like it, what's the difference between a man and a woman? Thief, I miss you...

She turned around abruptly, but the man was gone.

(End of this chapter)