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Chapter 531

Regarding the seizure in the north of the city, Zhang Cheng decided to keep all the armor, silver, and grain, and only keep some good weapons and weapons, and he planned to leave the damaged and inferior ones to the community soldiers in Kaifeng City. use.

As for the captured thieves, in addition to the identified old thieves and leaders who had to be beheaded, he planned to take in some new thieves to expand his repertoire, and those hungry people had to be controlled by himself.

Although there is famine everywhere in Henan, it is not that there is no land to cultivate. Zhang Cheng saw an opportunity from it, and he said that there is a large piece of land north of the Yellow River.

Although the drought is raging and locusts are raging, if someone is willing to give up money and grain to work for relief, take advantage of this opportunity, build canals to store water, and reclaim wasteland, it is not impossible to survive in the coming year.

It's just that the gentry everywhere only cared about their own families, and the government was unable to organize the people to save themselves, so that everywhere was desolate, the population was extinct, and the people could not live, so they became bandits one after another.

It was precisely after Zhang Cheng saw this that he wanted to take this opportunity to gather these hungry people to develop reclamation on the north bank of the Yellow River, so as to plant a seed for the great cause of the future on the Henan side.

In the military account, after the chief generals of each battalion reported the course of the battle one after another, the governors and governors reported the merits and demerits of each department, until the military supplies of each battalion reported the capture and loss on the battlefield again.

The guerrilla general Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry battalion, toasted and said: "Our army won a complete victory in the first battle against the bandits today, all thanks to the commander's ability to command and dispatch well.

I'm waiting to congratulate you! "

All the generals raised their glasses to congratulate Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng also raised his glass to drink with the generals, and then he raised his glass to the two guerrillas in the Beijing camp and said: "Today's first battle is won, firstly, the generals' daily practice, secondly, you worked hard before the battle, and thirdly, you won the Beijing camp." The benefits of the two generals helping each other!"

Chen Shihu and Chen Chongchang got up quickly and said "I dare not be, I dare not be", and they drank it with Zhang Cheng and the generals in Xuanzhen.

The two of them were usually seldom convincing in Beijing, and they were as high-minded as Chen Jiugao. They always felt that they just lacked opportunities, so they didn't make any great military exploits, and they never paid attention to the generals in the border towns in private.

But today's battle shocked them in their hearts. They had never been in contact with the generals in other border towns and dared not speak. However, the performance of Zhang Cheng's troops on the battlefield today made him and the two of them see and admire them. heart.

Today's banquet is less arrogant, and there is more meaning of sincere friendship in it.

For all these changes, Zhang Cheng saw everything in his eyes, all of which he liked to hear, although the two of them were mere guerrilla generals, and they were insignificant existences in the Beijing camp.

But Zhang Cheng didn't dislike their low positions, as long as they were willing to cooperate with him, Zhang Cheng could even support them and lead them to earn military merits.

After all, they are the Beijing camp stationed in the capital. If there is a military force in the capital that can be dispatched by him, it is a dream for Zhang Cheng.

But this should not be too eager, so he didn't show too much now, that is, he had already expressed his respect for the two, so Zhang Cheng got to the point.

He put down his wine bowl, and said to the generals in a deep voice: "Although the bandits are defeated, they still have nearly 3000 bandits, and now they are even more gathered in one place, including a cavalry of [-] men, but it cannot be ignored."

His eyes swept over Wei Zhice's body, stopped on Zhang Guangda's body, and continued: "Everyone has been with me for many years, you should know the truth of 'compassion does not command soldiers', thieves are people, and hungry people are also people, but the soldiers under my command are even more are people.

Human life is important, but the lives of the soldiers under my command are the most important.

I brought them out of Xuan Town, not to die in Henan Province, but to relieve the suffering of the people in Henan Province, to slay the bandits and calm the people.

Even though people are mortal, dying in battle is our wish, but dying because of one's own benevolence and selfishness, how can we be worthy of my three soldiers!
You must keep in mind that from now on, we will encounter all kinds of powerful enemies, and this commander cannot always be by your side, telling you what to do, and often rely on your presence to make decisions.

We must put the overall situation first, and if I don’t go to hell, whoever goes to hell, I can neither tolerate adultery, nor be kind and indecisive like a woman!

Are you listening? "

"I will bear in mind the commander-in-chief's teachings, and never use the benevolence of a woman to delay the opportunity of the war!"

Zhang Guangda was the first to stand up and answered loudly, and the rest of the generals also stood up and agreed, Wei Zhice had a slight look of shame on his face, he was the only one who answered the loudest in the entire army tent.

Because the war was not over, the generals did not dare to drink freely, and then discussed some military affairs. For example, Jin Yong's troops mainly guarded the captives and hungry people.

While Chen Dakuan focused on defending the east of Kaifeng City, the main task of Zhang Guangda's cavalry battalion was to rest so that he could fight with all his strength tomorrow.

The battle report here has been sent back to the Taojiadian before dark, Chen Jiugao, the general of the Beijing camp, will lead his troops to the north gate tomorrow, and Zhang Cheng's family members and some military resources left there will also be there. will come with you.

After the discussion, all the generals of the battalions left one after another. Zhang Guangda stayed with Zhang Cheng to accompany him to patrol the camp because the cavalry battalion was with the Chinese army.

"Marshal, did the words in the account just now sound a bit heavy?" Zhang Guangda said softly beside Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng stopped in his tracks, looked up at the dark sky, and said in a low voice: "The depth of love is the only way to take responsibility. I hope everyone can understand my painstaking efforts. Some things should not be said, if they must be said." That’s telling the truth!”

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Liu Chengzu carefully held the broken bowl in his hand, and walked forward slowly, seeing the scattered snowflakes falling into the bowl, but he didn't dare to cover it with his hands, for fear that the bowl of hot porridge would disappear at any time, as if he was dead stare.

In a wooden shed more than ten steps away, a thin woman was leaning on a wooden post, holding an equally thin little girl in her arms. Their eyes were all focused on Liu Chengzu.

When he walked to the woman with five or six steps left, Liu Chengzu staggered and almost fell down. Fortunately, his hands were steady, and the hot porridge only spilled a little.

Liu Chengzu hurriedly stood there and stopped moving forward. He held the porridge bowl steadily with one hand, while his right hand wiped the side of the bowl carefully, and then put the index finger and middle finger of his right hand into his mouth, earnestly Licking the rice porridge that just spilled out of the bowl.

After a while, he came to the woman with the porridge bowl in both hands, squatted down slowly, handed the porridge bowl to the thin woman, and said softly: "Xiumei, have some hot porridge. "

The woman took the porridge bowl lightly, as if she lacked strength, she almost spilled the porridge bowl on the ground, but fortunately Liu Chengzu reached out to hold it in time.

The woman glanced at Liu Chengzu, as if she wanted to laugh, but she didn't, her expression was very strange, she took a sip of the porridge bowl, checked the temperature, and delivered it to the little girl's mouth, With a choked voice, she said softly, "Drink first."

Liu Chengzu looked at the two of them, with tears in his eyes, and slowly took out two small pieces of rough-faced steamed buns from his bosom, and muttered in his mouth: "The thieves have retreated, the officers and soldiers have come, and the good days are coming... "

(End of this chapter)