Qian Song

Chapter 15
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There is something magical about complaining sessions.

They may not be able to listen to many truths no matter how they were told.

But it was different after complaining. Every word Li Cun said was in their hearts, and the more they listened, the more they were willing to listen.

Some people even became Li Cun's most loyal supporters before they even wiped away their bitter tears.

Under such circumstances, Li Cun told them that he trained them this way for their own benefit, to teach them the ability to kill the enemy, lead them to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, and then bring them home alive to enjoy their due. The credit and glory they received were also for the benefit of their descendants, so that their descendants would no longer have to live the life they lived, and they all listened to it.

This directly led to the afternoon training, no matter how much Li Cun "tortured" them, they all actively cooperated with Li Cun in high spirits.

In this state, the training speed of the Huben Army is naturally very fast.

Of course, the process wasn't all that smooth.

For example, while continuing to practice the formation, Li Cun added the movements of turning left, right, and backward, and then walked in parallel formation.

But with such a simple movement, the recruits of the Huben Army couldn't do it well, and various problems frequently occurred.

However, under the three-pronged approach of punching, good food, and remembering bitterness and sweetness, Li Cun spent three whole days, and finally allowed the soldiers of the teaching company to complete the most basic formation according to their own passwords. A group of Huben army recruits can also disperse and gather...

While Li Cun was recruiting and training his troops, Fang La and others were not idle.

On the day when the uprising was successful, Fang La, at Fang Fei's suggestion, dispatched personnel to contact the four places, announcing that he had raised the banner of the uprising in Bangyuandong.

As a result, righteous men from all over the place rushed to Bangyuan Cave and Qixian Village in groups.

Today, an extremely important martyr came.

This martyr is Bao Kang, the fifth grandson of Bao Qingtian, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Bao Zheng.

Bao Kang had different ambitions since he was a child. He expressed extreme indignation at the political corruption, rampant corrupt officials and heavy taxes of the Northern Song Dynasty.

During these years, Bao Kang traveled far and wide to give lectures, and made a lot of friends, and Fang La was one of his close friends.

In fact, most of what Fang La knew about the uprising was what Bao Kang told him. It could even be said that it was the idea of ​​uprising that Bao Kang instilled in Fang La.

So Bao Kang and Fang La can also be said to be a teacher and a friend.

Therefore, as soon as Fang La's uprising succeeded, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Bao Kang, inviting Bao Kang to join the uprising.

Fang La valued Bao Kang so much, not only valued Bao Kang's ability, but also valued Bao Kang's status as a famous family.

——Fang La, who came from a bad background, now urgently needs to increase his prestige, so that he can secure his position as the leader of the rebel army, and the arrival of Bao Zheng's fifth grandson, Bao Kang, is undoubtedly a timely help for Fang La, which can greatly increase Fang La. prestige.

So, when he heard that Bao Kang was coming, Fang La immediately rode on the white horse that Li Cun had given him and led his troops ten li to meet him.

Today's Fang La is no longer the mud-legged image of a few days ago.

Fang La, who had put on Fang Youchang's cloak, looked extraordinary because of his extraordinarily tall stature, which made people believe him a little more that he could be an emperor.

In addition, when Fang Youchang's family was copied, under Fang La's secret operation, Fang Baihua was mainly responsible for inspecting the warehouse where Fang Youchang's family stored silk.

As a result, most of Fang Youchang's silks fell into Fang Baihua's hands.

Later, Fang La took all those high-grade silks.

Fang La asked Shao to find someone to dye all the silks red, and made a batch of brocade clothes with those silks, and made a batch of red flowers with high-quality silk and distributed them to his personal guards.

Not only that, Fang La also asked Fang Hao to distribute five taels of silver to each of his personal guards.

Dress cool, and get money.

The key is to serve as a soldier beside Fang La, the leader of the rebel army. Not only will he have face, but he will also have more opportunities for promotion.

This made Fang La's pro-army the fastest growing of Fang La's group of rebels—in just a few days, the number of Fang La's pro-army surpassed that of Lu Balang's rebel army, becoming the second only to Fang Wu's rebel army. The fourth largest rebel army of the three rebel armies, Fang Qi and Fang Baihua.

For this reason, Fang Hao only selected those who are strong and strong in order to show that Fang La's pro-army is stronger than other rebels. Otherwise, the number of Fang La's pro-army would not be just a thousand, but at least two or three Thousands.

Now, Fang La has a magnificent white horse under his crotch, followed by more than 100 tall soldiers in red brocade clothes, red flowers on their heads, and various elite weapons in their hands.

This is actually similar to the bosses of many leather bag companies in later generations. They obviously don’t have much money in their pockets, but they still have to get a good car, wear gold and silver, and have a driver’s assistant and secretary. Definitely the big boss.

Don't laugh at these people, you know, although this method looks funny, sometimes it really works.

Just like now, when the dozen or so people behind Bao Kang saw Fang La's impressive appearance, they immediately felt as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and felt that their visit was not in vain this time.

Far away, Fang La got off the horse, handed the reins to Fang Hao, then strode forward to meet Bao Kang and his party, and clasped his fists and said: "Brother Xian, come to help the younger brother, so why not worry about the big things!"

At the same time, Bao Kang also met Fang La.

As soon as the two met, Bao Kang, who had always wanted to overthrow the decadent Zhao and Song Dynasty, asked impatiently, "My dear brother, how is the current situation?"

Fang La laughed and said, "Good job."

Bao Kang's eyes lit up: "Then... how many righteous men have participated in the uprising?"

Fang La said proudly: "More than ten thousand, and a large number of righteous men come from all directions every day."

Bao Kang thought in his mind: "Only a few days after the flag was erected, more than ten thousand people have already gathered. In that month's time, one hundred thousand troops can be gathered, and the great event will be accomplished!"

Only then did Bao Kang feel relieved, and then he pointed to the dozen or so people behind him: "These are my disciples and nephews, all of whom are here to help you achieve great things, and I have written a letter to invite former friends and comrades to come to Qingxi together. It is a big event, and they will come soon."

These people led by Bao Kang and the people he invited were not ordinary people, but literati who could help Fang La manage the territory that the rebels would conquer in the future.

These literati are exactly the high-level talents that Fang La is in urgent need of at present, and he can't recruit them with his mud legs.

More importantly, Bao Kang has revealed that he does not want to compete with Fang La for the position of leader of the rebel army, and Fang La's worry has been resolved.

Therefore, when Fang La heard this, she immediately expressed her gratitude to Bao Kang.

Bao Kang shook his head lightly, signaling to Fang La that there is no need for this between them.

Fang La didn't act pretentious any more, but bowed to the people behind Bao Kang, and said: "If La can get the help of all gentlemen, he will be able to clean up the universe and give the people a bright future!"

Just when Fang La was about to continue to win over these rare talents, someone suddenly came to report: "Report, Master Wang is here!"

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(End of this chapter)