It's not that Liu Chengzong is narrow-minded and doesn't know that the officers and soldiers marched north to defeat the thieves and save their lives.
In fact, the official army of this era has become extremely corrupt. He is an official soldier, and he is a frontier soldier with better treatment than the Weisuo Banner Army.
In Yuhe Fort, He Renlong dared to send his troops out to hunt?
Why Liu Chengzong, a servant, must be allowed to go hunting? I still know in my heart that the border troops are not going out to hunt but to rob.
Not to mention that the treatment of the guards troops is far inferior to that of the border troops.
The military system of the Ming Dynasty was complex. The earliest was the Weisuo Army founded by Emperor Taizu. There were guarduosu all over the country, with 5,600 households in each guard, each with its own military field, and the army has been in the army for generations.
Later, the guards were enslaved by officials and military fields were occupied. Deserters appeared and their combat effectiveness declined rapidly. Camps and soldiers were recruited again.
When Zhang Juzheng was in power, every corner of the Ming Dynasty experienced a comeback, but by this time it was rapidly declining again.
What do you say? Bandits pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate.
It would be fine if this unit seemed to be in good spirits, well-dressed, and had high morale.
But they don’t look like that.
If you really meet a bastard leading an army, it’s not impossible to slaughter Xingpingli and take their heads to lead the army.
After all, the strong fight against the strong, and the weak draw their swords against the weak.
Liu Chengzong was more wary of this army.
To be cautious means to be vigilant in your heart, but in fact there is nothing you can do.
He could erect wooden fences to stop the thieves at the bottom of the mountain, and kill them if they dared come up, but he could not do this to the officers and soldiers.
Fortunately, there is Liu Xiangyu in Xingpingli.
Liu Xiangyu served as the ambassador of the Taxation Department of Yan'an Prefecture. Although he had never interacted with the top generals of the Yan'an Guard, he was somewhat acquainted with him. He heard that an officer and soldier came to the foot of the mountain and brought his son to the village entrance to greet them. When they met, they became acquainted.
It would be easier to say.
"Master Liu!"
The leader, Qianhu, was wearing bright armor and holding a sword on his waist, with a jade pendant hanging on his waist. He looked very capable and a bit like a Confucian general. When he saw Liu Xiangyu standing at the entrance of the village, he got off his horse and strode over. He smiled and stepped forward to hold his fists.
: "This junior has received the order from the prefect to go to the north to suppress bandits. I shouldn't have bothered you, but it's just that... please bear with me, sir."
"General Zhang's words are wrong. You guys are defending your hometown in the northern expedition and exterminating the bandits. We, the village elders, should do our duty. If the officers and soldiers need anything, just tell them. I, the people of Xingping, will do our best to supply it."
"It's been a hard time during the disaster years. With Fourth Master's words, I feel much more at ease."
Zhang Qianhu kept his posture low and did not speak arrogantly. He smiled and raised four fingers: "I want to have a meal here and take two more meals away. Fourth Master can do it. The flag army is stationed outside the village.
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The banner army he mentioned was the Weisuo army. Liu Chengzong was wearing a coat and standing behind his father with his brother. This sounded like there was something in the words, and there should have been half a sentence left.
‘If we can’t do it, the flag army will camp in the village.’
Mr. Liu nodded one after another and said with a smile: "Three meals, how many meals does General Zhang want to prepare for the soldiers in the countryside?"
Liu Chengzong saw Qianhu's raised palm and opened his hand: "Five hundred people, don't force meat and vegetables, and have enough dry food."
Five hundred people?
Liu Xiangyu stopped his thoughts of looking back at Liu Chengzong, and after a moment of thought, he readily agreed, saying: "General, in this case, I will first ask the women in the village to prepare this meal, and then make some dry food to take with you on the road.
, but I still bothered many sergeants to rest outside the village."
Seeing that his wish was achieved, Zhang Qianhu still had the same smile on his face, bowed slightly and said: "Junior, I would like to thank Fourth Master, so that I can reassure Fourth Master that when we send out troops this time, we will kill all the traitors.
To restore peace to the city."
After the two of them finished speaking, they returned home. After a while, smoke rose from the village, and the guards outside the village also cheered and selected their camp.
It can be heard that they are very happy that Xing Pingli is in charge of the food.
However, the villagers were not happy about this. After people complained, Liu Chengzong accompanied his father and brother across the street back home. Cao Yao, who had returned early, was sitting on the stone steps at the gate and spat on the ground: "He's grandma's land. The government doesn't care about his food and salary. He can send troops."
?You dare to ask for food for 500 people when you have less than 300 people in total. It’s shameless, bah!”
"Looking at that smiling face, I just want to shoot him."
Liu Chengzu stepped forward and waved his hands and said: "It's useless to say it. It's a good thing to have officers and soldiers here. Then the flag army is not full and has no strength in the guardhouse, so why go into battle and die? It saves the people in the countryside to fight to the death with the thieves. One household
Take out three to five days of dry food and just take it."
Liu Chengzong curled his lips and said nothing. What Cao Yao said was actually what he was thinking.
Look at General Zhang, smiling and saying a few soft words, clearly showing that he can use his power to suppress others and get what he wants.
He didn't get involved in the quarrel between the two of them. They were brothers on both sides, so it wasn't appropriate for him to speak for the other one, so he simply stepped forward and said to his father: "Sir, give Brother Cao a shot of the machine gun." p>
"He used to be in the Beijing Army Firearms Camp, and he was very good at using muskets. When encountering trouble later, it would be easier to deal with it if he had a bludgeoning weapon."
Liu Xiangyu turned around and asked in confusion: "Why, the lion thinks that Zhang Qianhu is not a thief?"
Liu Chengzong curled his lips, he was very honest, shook his head and said: "I don't know, I can probably beat him in a real fight, but I'm afraid these flag troops won't fight to the death."
"How can we see it?"
Liu Chengzong spread his hands and said: "It is only natural for soldiers to eat food."
"The imperial court provides food, and the soldiers can increase their numbers; the imperial court provides money, and the soldiers can go out and kill people; the imperial court gives the hope of sleeping well and living in a good house, and the soldiers can hold their heads high and work hard, just look at it.
Court, let’s see what General Zhang can give to the banner army outside.”
"I don't know much about fighting, but the flag army even needs food from us. Fighting cannot just depend on the mood of the court and the leading officers."
He tried to speak more pleasantly, but in fact he believed that it was meaningless to provide this food in Xingping, and it would even create difficulties for the future defenders of the bandits, because in his eyes, this piece of food was used by Qianhu to lead troops and deliver weapons to the bandits.
Captain.
Even if there is a real fight, the combat effectiveness of these militiamen may not be comparable to that of Xingpingli Minzhuang, which has forty or fifty border troops.
War, war is a reflection of a country's overall capabilities, and this reflection will also feed back to all aspects and have an impact.
Isn't Cao Yao's appearance in Shaanxi a reflection of the Battle of Saarhu?
Mr. Liu stood at the door and thought for a long time. He didn't know what he was thinking. In short, his face became more and more ugly. Finally, he turned his head and glared at his second son. He said angrily: "The soldiers and the people should be content with their duties. If the officers and soldiers want to pay for food, I will pay for it."
, I didn’t drag you to the Northern Expedition, what’s the point of resentment?”
After all, Liu Chengzong's thoughts were a bit evil. His eldest brother Liu Chengzu was more righteous. He seemed to be prompted by his younger brother's words. He first looked at his second brother, then looked at Cao Yao, and said: "It's not safe to let them go. Otherwise, it's not safe to let them go."
We put on our armor and mounted our horses, and went with them to defeat the thieves, and we had a photo of each other..."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Yao waved his hands one after another and shouted: "No, no, no!"
"Is there any benefit at all? Not to mention the casualties in the war, Liu Dalang, let me ask you, if he asks for my war horse and armor after the war, will you give it to me? What can I use to protect myself if you don't give it to me?"
Kill them?"
"Forty or fifty people don't have any serious status, and their armor and equipment are better than those of the army." Old thief Cao squinted his eyes from a distance towards the village entrance: "Just leave this letter and you can go if you like. I won't do it anyway."