weaving

Chapter 793 The King of Heroes

The more Wei Zhice pondered what Zhang Cheng just said, the more he felt the profound meaning in it, he couldn't help admiring: "The words of the commander-in-chief are really good words of gold and jade, and they are the essence of businessmen seeking profit."

The longer Wei Zhice has been in contact with Zhang Cheng, the more mysterious Zhang Cheng feels.

After he spontaneously followed Zhang Cheng, he also studied Zhang Cheng's life carefully. He also came from a military family, and his branch only started to read and write in his father's generation, hoping to gain fame.

But his father stopped at being a scholar, no matter how difficult it was to make progress, he died of depression because of this. He originally hoped that Zhang Cheng could study hard and obtain fame in his lifetime, so as to comfort his ancestors and glorify his family.

But how could he have thought that when his father passed away, Zhang Cheng was just an ordinary boy. He didn't see anything extraordinary, and he didn't continue to receive higher education. Why did he suddenly become so dazzling?
Moreover, after his father's death, as if he had been stimulated, he completely gave up his studies and wanted to join the army. He hung out among Qiu Ba all day long, drinking and courting prostitutes, causing trouble.

In desperation, Zhang Yan took him into his right-wing battalion, and trained him step by step to be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief of the cavalry. However, if there is no accident, it is estimated that his life will stop here.

However, all this changed completely after that accident!

Ever since Zhang Cheng got drunk and made trouble with prostitutes and was violently beaten by his uncle Zhang Yan until he passed out, he woke up as if he was a different person. Can't put it down.

Since the 11th year of Chongzhen King, in just a few years, he has become one of the tens of thousands of troops in the town. There are unexpected achievements.

In Wei Zhice's eyes, Zhang Cheng's vision seems to span thousands of years in the previous life and thousands of years in the future. His foresight and sagacity, he has never seen in anyone else!

Wei Zhice was born in a family, not only trained in horse and horse fighting skills, but also read the books of sages and sages. Before following Zhang Cheng, he was a deer supervisor.

Therefore, what he believes in is "the son does not talk about the strange power and the gods", but from Zhang Cheng's point of view, this point has been deeply broken!

In his opinion, apart from the saying that the stars descended from the sky, suddenly enlightened, and awakened the memories of previous lives, there is really no other way to explain all this.

He couldn't help thinking in his heart: "The sage said, every time the world is in trouble, when the people are dying, there will always be a hero and king born, maybe my family's commander-in-chief is the star from the sky descending to earth to save the world!

Could it be that my handsome man is that unborn hero king? "

In fact, there has long been such a folk legend in the Xuanbei area that Zhang Cheng came down from the stars in the sky to save the world. Even in the Xuanbei army, this saying is very popular.

The soldiers who joined the army were even more eager to admit this fact, as if their own commander was a star in the sky and fell into the mortal world, so he could lead them to win battles forever.

However, it's strange to say that since this legend became popular, Zhang Cheng's status in the Xuanfu has risen a lot invisibly. Even the soldiers under his command are more popular with the people than before, and the morale of the army is high. It is also an unprecedented improvement.

And with the continuous spread of this statement, a series of interpretations began.

It was even rumored that:
Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others are the reincarnations of the "Seven Killing Stars" who were killed by the Lord of Heaven, that's why they wreaked havoc on Daming, killing people for nothing, but no one can cure them.

At the same time, Huang Taiji, chieftain of slaves in eastern Liaodong, came into the world as the "Pojun Star". This Pojun Star, like the Seven Killing Stars, is the second general under the constellation of Emperor Ziwei. Because of this, the Tartars were able to invade Daming repeatedly. , Disaster in Gyeonggi.

And Zhang Cheng is the "Greed Wolf Star" from the sky. It is said that the people who come down to earth from the Greed Wolf Star are all strong-willed and mighty, with strategies in their chests, hidden intrigues in their stomachs, quick actions and many ways to advance and retreat. If you fall into the ground, you will care more and more, and your love and hatred will be extremely heavy.

Of course, it also has many shortcomings, such as different manifestations of good and evil, a little extreme behavior, and moody, and is most likely to be obsessed with peach blossoms.

For example, Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is rumored to be the star who broke the army!
Based on this rumor, it is believed that the reason why Zhang Cheng came to the world at this time is to save Daming from fire and water, and to save all people from suffering.

Because, according to "Ziwei Doushu" records: "When the seven kills, greedy wolves, and Pojun meet in the palace of life, it is the so-called "shapolang" pattern. Once these three stars come together, the world will surely change. Lord, there is no turning back!"

Of course, these are just folk rumors and cannot be taken as true at all, but Zhang Cheng did not seriously stop the spread of these rumors, giving people a feeling of acquiescence, but in fact there are suspicions of secretly fueling the flames.

…………

When the group of them left Wang Pu and Chen Jiugao and returned to their camp, it was past noon.

Zhang Cheng asked Zhang Chengfang to order the dinner, and after a while, the fire soldiers and guards outside the tent brought the food one by one, and everyone gathered around a table to eat together.

Among the generals in the Xuanfu army, except for Chen Zheng who led an army stationed at Changling Mountain alone, Lin Fangping, the tiger guard, Zhang Guangda in the cavalry battalion, Wei Zhice in the chariot battalion, Zhang Guodong and Li Jiyu in the infantry battalion, and Du Youwei, the general commander of the Chinese army. , He Kuan and other generals, together with General Governor Fu He Biao, Chief Medical Officer Shi Jianneng and other officials all gathered around the table.

In addition, there are also the newly attached Xuanfu Zhenbiao Battalion Counselor Guo Yingxian and Zhenbiao Zuoying Guerrilla He Zhenxiong, who are now also considered generals of the Zhang Cheng Group. They are very appreciated by Zhang Cheng, so they are naturally among them.

As for Tang Xiancheng, the governor of the Biaoyou Battalion in Xuanfu Town, and Kuang Yongzhong, the guerrilla of the Youbing Battalion, although the flood area in the defense area is not far from Zhang Cheng's camp, they are on the front line of the battle between the two armies after all. Not present here.

The food on the big table is quite rich, with roasted whole lamb, large pieces of well-cooked pork and mutton, all kinds of sea fish, steamed conch and shellfish are placed on each big long plate.

It is served with kelp stewed fresh fish soup, and some rare seasonal vegetables are placed on each side, which is prepared for the big guys to relieve greasy.

Like other places in the Ming Dynasty, the land of Liaodong was severely drought-stricken, and many small rivers and canals had dried up, so it was not easy to catch river fish. However, Zhang Cheng's residence was not far from the sea, and a large number of fresh sea fish were transported every day. outside the barracks.

As the saying goes, money can make ghosts run the mill.

As long as the Xuanfu army dares to spend money, there are plenty of merchants and fishermen willing to serve them!
And silver is precisely what Zhang Cheng lacks the most.

The staple food is rice in large buckets, as well as noodles and pancakes. To be honest, although Zhang Cheng has been in Daming for many years, he has lived in Xuanfu Town most of the time.

But he still likes to eat white rice the most, followed by dumplings, and his favorite dish is pork vermicelli stewed with sauerkraut. After all, he was from the Northeast in his previous life, and it is hard to forget the taste of the food he is used to.

But this life is in Xuanfu, near Shanxi and outside the border. Naturally, pasta is the main food, and more noodles and big pancakes are eaten. Although I have been eating for many years, I still can't like it.

…………

"Starve to death, starve to death..."

Guo Yingxian seemed to be really hungry, he looked at the table full of delicious food, how could he hold back, saw him pick up a small knife, go up and cut off a large piece of roasted whole lamb.

He then grabbed another large piece of pork, rubbed it on the salt block twice, and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he took another big gulp of wine, which made him feel like a mess.

However, he doesn't seem to be interested in the sea fish, conch shellfish and other seafood on the table, but only warmly greets the mutton and pork on the table!

Zhang Guangda and Zhang Guodong also ate quite rudely, and they toasted each other, drinking wine glass by glass.

The two of them have always been drinkers, since they arrived in Liaodong, the frequency of drinking has obviously decreased. Today is Zhang Cheng's treat, and it is rare to warm up some yellow wine, how can they not drink it?

However, after all, they were away on an expedition, and they didn't dare to drink too much, so the two of them just had a few bowls of drinking in the first few bowls, and then restrained themselves.

The rest of them didn't drink alcohol, some of them just had a drinking capacity. However, compared to the rudeness and eagerness of the two, their performance seemed much slower.

Only Wei Zhice, although he has been in the army for many years, has been influenced by Confucian ethics since he was a child, and he has developed a character that is knowledgeable, well-behaved, well-behaved, and extremely restrained, so he drinks the most elegant wine.

Of all the people at the table, perhaps only a few people including Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong seemed a little reluctant to let go. After all, they followed Zhang Cheng day by day, and they only belonged to him when Zhang Cheng's prestige was already in full swing. subordinate.

Unlike other generals, almost from the moment Zhang Cheng first got up, he followed him in front of him and behind him, and they were born and died together many times.

Although Zhang Cheng was the most sincere and sincere in his treatment, they became more reserved.

Zhang Cheng took a spoonful of kelp stewed fresh fish soup and drank it into his mouth while it was hot. It was obvious that in this era, especially in the Jinzhou frontline, although the ingredients were delicious, the condiments were also very scarce.

The seaweed fresh fish soup stewed in this way is naturally incomparable to those delicious soups he drank in later generations.

But he still showed a very excited look, nodded and praised: "This fish soup is really good, very delicious!"

He went on to say: "As the saying goes, 'Eat the mountains by relying on the mountains, and eat the sea by relying on the sea'. The sea is vast and boundless, and there are many kinds of fish in it. What's more, like this conch, all kinds of shellfish are delicacies!

Alas, it's a pity that such a delicacy is easy to catch and cannot be preserved for a long time, otherwise, the fishermen in this coastal area would not be so poor. "

Hearing this, Wei Zhice quickly stopped his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "As the commander-in-chief said, the fishermen along the coast are easy to catch, but because they don't have the means to preserve them, despite their hard work every day, they are still poor.

However, today the commander-in-chief presented this method of dried fish, so that the harvest can be preserved for a long time. If this method is popularized in the vast coastal areas, then the life of coastal fishermen will be much easier in the future. "

Zhang Cheng also waved his hand with a smile and said: "Oh. I just thought of this incident temporarily. I just said it like that. I originally wanted to alleviate the lack of meat in our Xuanfu army. How could I expect such a big reaction."

Zhang Guodong smiled and said: "Although the commander-in-chief did it unintentionally, it is really worthless for the people to spread this method. In this way, the commander-in-chief is really the Buddha of thousands of households for fishermen along the coast!"

When everyone at the table heard this, they all nodded vigorously.

At this time, Wei Zhice suddenly said, "Commander, the consumption of silk medicine packs is a bit high due to the constant battle with slave guns these days. What do you think about this?"

Zhang Cheng naturally understood the meaning of his words. Wei Zhice wanted to save some money for himself. After all, although the silk medicine bag has many advantages such as stable combustion and almost no residue.

But its shortcoming is also very obvious, that is, it costs too much money. There is one and only one shortcoming that makes the entire Ming and Qing Dynasties, only Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army use this silk medicine bag.

Zhang Cheng didn't answer Wei Zhice, but asked instead: "What's your idea, come and tell me quickly!"

Everyone snickered, they were very happy to see Wei Zhice shooting himself in the foot with a rock.

After all, being a scholar and being able to lead the army to fight is too conspicuous among them. Although everyone is quite friendly in private, there is also a hundred thousand points of dissatisfaction hidden in their hearts.

Wei Zhice first smiled elegantly. Since he followed Zhang Cheng and joined the Xuanbei Army, he has become much bolder, but he still pays attention to his image when there are many people.

He clasped his fists in a salute first, and then slowly said: "Commander, do you still remember what kind of medicine pack my Cheying Artillery Army used before using the silk medicine pack?"

Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing, looked at Wei Zhice calmly, and signaled him to continue to play.

Wei Zhice naturally understood what Zhang Cheng meant, and he continued with a smile: "The artillery in my Xuanfu army is the same as other armies in other towns. They use cotton cloth ammunition bags. Because they can't burn out, there are always residues in the barrel. It is not easy to clear the chamber.

After being instructed by the commander-in-chief, the Yunzhou Artillery Workshop tried the silk medicine bag. This silk is indeed more flammable than cotton cloth, and there is almost no residue in the breech. The barrel is also less prone to overheating.

But its shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, the cost is too high, it is too much money! "

Now, Zhang Chengxuan's artillery technology in the Northern Army is already ahead of all towns in Ming Dynasty, including the artillery battalion in the Beijing camp, and it cannot compete with his Xuanbei Army artillery battalion.

Although it seems that his army is still mainly small and flexible artillery, and there are few large-scale artillery, but its artillery is so well-made that even the Qing army cannot match it.

The use of silk medicine packs, goose-feather medicine tubes, cannon tail wooden brackets, etc. in the artillery battalion is a unique innovation of the Xuanfu army, and their sub-medicine is also more sophisticated than that used by the Ming army or even the Qing army.

However, the advancement of technology often means an increase in cost. Unless there is a way to transfer this part of the excess cost, it is doomed to be difficult to maintain.

And Zhang Cheng's current method is the whole-region military management system. Anyway, the Xuanbei area is the real soil guard, and there are no local officials appointed by the imperial court. All his decisions are made in the name of the guard, and there is nothing wrong with it on the surface. .

Furthermore, after Zhang Cheng's rectification, the military and civilians in Xuanbei are now very happy. They don't care what system you use. Their requirement is very simple, that is, to have enough food.

As for other things, wait until you are full!
(End of this chapter)