stubborn thief

Chapter 39
It wasn't that Liu Chengzong was narrow-minded and didn't know that the army's northward march was to pacify the thieves and save their lives.

It is true that the official army of this era has been corrupted and degenerated to the point where it cannot be further added. He is the official army, and he is a frontier army with better treatment than the Weisuo flag army.

He Renlong in Yuhebao dares to send troops out to hunt?

Why he had to let Liu Chengzong, who is a servant, go out to hunt, is not clear in his heart, the border troops go out not for hunting but for robbery.

Not to mention that the treatment is far inferior to that of the frontier army guards.

The military system of the Ming Dynasty was complicated. The first was the Weisuo Army founded by Emperor Taizu.

Later, when the guards were enslaved by officials and the military fields were occupied, deserters appeared and their combat effectiveness declined rapidly, and battalions and recruits appeared again.

When Zhang Juzheng was in power, all corners of the Ming Dynasty experienced a return to light, but by this time it quickly declined.

How do you say that?The bandits pass like a comb, and the soldiers pass like a grate.

If the unit appears to be in good spirits, well dressed and in good spirits, that's fine.

But they don't look like that.

It's not impossible to actually meet the bastards leading the troops and start to slaughter Xingpingli and take their heads to lead the army.

After all, the strong wave to the strong, and the weak draw the sword to the weak.

Liu Chengzong was more wary of this army.

To be on guard is to be vigilant in your heart, but in fact there is nothing you can do.

He can set up a wooden fence to stop the thieves at the foot of the mountain, and if he dares to come up, the fish will die and the net will be broken, but it is impossible for the official army to do this.

Fortunately, there is Liu Xiangyu in Xingping.

Liu Xiangyu was the ambassador of the taxation department of Yan'an Prefecture. Although he had never dealt with several top-ranking officers of Yan'an Wei, he knew a lot. I heard that there were officials who went to the foot of the mountain and brought their son to the village entrance to greet him. It's easy to say.

"Liu Siye!"

Qianhu, the leader, was dressed in Ming armour and held a knife on his waist, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist. He looked very strong and had the appearance of a Confucian general. Seeing Liu Xiangyu standing at the entrance of the village, he turned over and dismounted and strode forward, smiling and clasping his fists. : "The junior received the order of the prefect of the prefect, and went to the north to suppress the thieves. It should not be disturbed, but it's just... I ask the old gentleman to bear with me."

"General Zhang's words are wrong. All the lords defend the township and the north to expel thieves. We and other village elders should do our duty. Whatever the officers and troops need, feel free to say, and the people of Xingpingli will try my best to supply them."

"It's hard to live in a disaster year. With the words of the fourth master, I feel much more at ease."

Zhang Qianhu kept his posture low and did not speak arrogantly. He smiled and raised his four fingers: "I want to have a meal here, and I will take two more meals. The fourth master can handle it, and the flag army is stationed outside the village. ."

The flag army in his mouth was the Weisuo army. Liu Chengzong was standing behind his father in a jacket and his brother. These words sounded in his ears, and he should have left a half sentence.

'If it can't be done, the flag army is stationed in the village. '

Master Liu nodded one after another and said with a smile, "For three meals, how much does General Zhang want to prepare for the sergeant's meal?"

Liu Chengzong saw the palm raised by Qianhu: "500 people, meat and vegetables are not required, and dry food must be managed."

500 people?
Liu Xiangyu restrained himself from wanting to look back at Liu Chengzong, and after a little thought he readily agreed, saying: "General, since that's the case, the old man first instructs the women in the village to make this meal, and then make some dry food to take with you on the road. , but also troubled many soldiers to rest outside the village for a while."

Seeing that he had achieved his wish, Zhang Qianhu was still smiling, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for the fourth master, the younger generation, so I can teach the fourth master to rest assured that I will definitely kill all the thieves when I send troops this time. To return the city to peace."

After the two of them finished speaking, they returned each other, and after a while, smoke rose from the village, and the guards outside the village also cheered and chose to camp.

It can be heard that Xingpingli's management of rice makes them very happy.

But the villagers were not happy about this. Under people's complaints, Liu Chengzong accompanied his father and brother across the street and returned home. Cao Yao, who came back early, was sitting on the stone steps at the gate and spitting on the ground: "His grandma's land, the government doesn't care about his salary, he can send troops ? If there are less than 300 people in total, you dare to ask for food from 500 people, shameless, shit!"

"Looking at that smile, I want to let go of the gun."

Liu Chengzu stepped forward and waved his hand: "Jing said it's useless, it's a good thing to have officers and soldiers coming, and the banner army is not hungry and has no strength in the guardhouse, so will they go to battle and die? It saves the villagers from fighting for life and death with the bandits. Take out three or five days of dry food, and take it."

Liu Chengzong pouted and said nothing, but what Cao Yao said was actually what he was thinking.

Looking at General Zhang, he smiled and said a few soft words, making it clear that he used his power to oppress people, and he wanted everything he wanted.

He didn't get involved in the bickering between the two. Both sides were brothers, and it was inappropriate to help that one, so he simply stepped forward and said to his father, "Big, give Brother Cao a shot of the machine's bird gun."

"He used to be in the Beijing Firearms Battalion, and he used a musket to make him handsome, and if something happened later, it would be easy to deal with a bird gun."

Liu Xiangyu turned his head and asked suspiciously, "Why, does the lion think that Zhang Qianhu can't be a thief?"

Liu Chengzong pouted, he was very honest, shook his head and said: "I don't know, most of them can beat it, but I'm afraid that these flag troops will not be able to die."

“How come you see?”

Liu Chengzong spread his hands: "It is only right and proper to be a soldier to eat food."

"When the court gives food, the soldiers can fill the number of soldiers; if they give money, the soldiers can kill people; the court gives hope that a good mother-in-law can sleep well and live in a good house, and the soldiers can hold their heads and work hard. Court, see what that general can give to the flag army outside."

"I don't know much about wars either, but the flag army even asks for food to fill their stomachs. It's not just about the mood of the imperial court and the leading officers."

He tried his best to put his words to the ears. In fact, he thought it was meaningless to provide this food in Xingping, and it would even create difficulties for defending the thieves in the future, because in his eyes, this thousand households were transporting soldiers to send weapons to the thieves. Captain.

Even if they do fight, it is expected that the combat effectiveness of this group of militia may not be comparable to the strength of the people in Xingping, which has forty or fifty frontier troops.

War, war is a manifestation of the overall capability of a country, and this manifestation will also give back to all aspects and have an impact.

Cao Yao's appearance in Shaanxi is not a feedback from the Battle of Sarhu.

Mr. Liu stood at the door and thought for a while, not knowing what he was thinking. In short, his face became more and more ugly. Finally, he turned his head and gave his second son a stern look. , I didn't take you to the northern expedition, what are you resentful about?"

After all, Liu Chengzong's thoughts were a little evil, but his eldest brother Liu Chengzu was more righteous. It seemed that he was prompted by his younger brother's words. He looked at the second child first, and then at Cao Yao, and said, "It's not enough insurance to let them go, or else We put on our horses, go with them to pacify the thieves, and have a photo of each other..."

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Yao waved his hands one after another and shouted, "Don't go, don't go!"

"There's no benefit in going there. I won't say anything about the casualties in the war. I'll ask you, Liu Dalang, if he asks me for a war vest after the war, will you give it to me? What do you give me to protect myself, if you don't give it, can I still get it? kill them?"

"Four or fifty people have no serious status, and the armor and equipment are better than the officers and soldiers." The old thief Cao squinted his eyes at the entrance of the village: "Just keep this letter, if you are willing to go, you will go, anyway, I won't go .”

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)