Of course, pushing Zhao Degong to the top was also Wu Shigong's wishful thinking. Logically speaking, the imperial court would not give up Nanyang so easily. Not to mention other things, just talk about the more than 4,000 soldiers and 6,000 soldiers left by Li Lu.
The food and salary are enough to make people salivate.
So Wu Shigong is now making two preparations. It would be best if Zhao Degong can be promoted to the top. Otherwise, Zhou Xun should be asked to integrate the more than 4,000 soldiers left by Li Lu into the Runing Army as soon as possible. At most, they will only be left for the court.
An empty shelf.
Although there is little chance of success in promoting Zhao Degong, Wu Shigong and the others still have to be prepared. There is no harm in promoting Zhao Degong's position higher. At least it can have a closer relationship with Zhao Ming, the military attachés who have returned to the German Guard. Besides,
, if you don’t work hard, how do you know you won’t succeed?
Of course, whether Zhao Degong is given real power or not is in Wu Shigong's hands. This depends on Zhao Degong's future performance. If he can integrate into the Runing Army group, Wu Shigong will give him some real power. Otherwise, he will give him some real power.
, just let him be a puppet with peace of mind!
But Zhao Degong was very happy after hearing what Wu Shigong said. When he came to Runing, he thought he was going to be gilded according to his father's arrangement. But now he was immediately reused. If he could enter the core of the Runing army again, it would be even more...
He dreamed of it. So Zhao Degong saluted very respectfully and said: "The general will obey the arrangements of the commander-in-chief, and the general will live up to your trust!"
Wu Shigong smiled slightly and said politely: "Don't be formal. I have just arrived in Guide and I have taken care of you from the veteran general. I have nothing to repay. You and I go out together. On weekdays, just call me 'brother'."
Zhao Degong hurriedly saluted again, his tone more respectful: "Since I am here in the end, I am your subordinate, and you should respect the superiors and inferiors. You will never be disrespectful in the army. Please forgive me."
After the test, Wu Shigong was also very satisfied with Zhao Degong's attitude. He smiled and nodded. He stopped talking and walked ahead towards the Runing Army camp.
At this moment, a battalion of Runing troops happened to be out training. Seeing that the soldiers of that battalion were about to meet his own team, Wu Shigong turned his horse's head and stepped aside to let the soldiers of that battalion go first.
Seeing Wu Shigong's expression, Chi Ming immediately waved his hand to let the soldiers of the battalion who had also given way go first. So, under the orders of the officers, the soldiers of that battalion passed Wu Shigong's team one by one. When passing by Wu Shigong, the officers
The soldiers and soldiers also paid military salutes to Wu Shigong.
It wasn't until the entire army passed by that Zhao Degong behind him asked in a low voice: "Sir! Why are the uniforms of this army different from those of other armies?"
Wu Shigong was silent for a while and then said in a deep voice: "They are all descendants of the surviving family members. They have formed a special battalion."
The clothing of the soldiers in this battalion is very different from the regular military uniforms of the Runing Army. They are all white in color. The reason why they wear such colors is because these soldiers are mourning for their families.
The soldiers in this battalion were all family members of the martyrs in the Battle of Blood Ridge, and they all signed up voluntarily. Wu Shigong organized them into a separate battalion and incorporated them into his own personal army. He also personally awarded the military flag and named it "
"Shoufeng Battalion". Wu Shigong also promised that this battalion can, if conditions permit, obtain the highest honor of a soldier - taking the lead in charging in battle.
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On May 21, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, thirty miles west of Junzhou City, in Wang Guangen's camp.
"Brother Wang! We have been settled here for more than a year. We finally no longer have to endure these hard days of ups and downs. But now the Eight Kings and Cao Cao have sent letters to invite us. We have always been one. Where should we go? Brother
Just make up your mind!" A leader of the peasant army said to Wang Guangen.
"Thanks to the respect of the brothers, I will tell you something from my heart. When we rebelled, we only wanted food and clothing. But since the recruitment, has this place treated us badly? Needless to say, my sons and sons are all living and working in peace and contentment, and the rewards from the place are also good.
Continuously. Some of our brothers here are even married to local wealthy families. You have to be conscientious. If you cause harm to this place, I, Lao Wang, can't see it. Besides, the Eight Kings and Cao Cao are rebelling. If you follow them, you will just eat.
If we don't rebel, the court will value us more. From the perspective of the future, it's better not to rebel. What do you think, brothers?" Wang Guangen said.
From the perspective of interests, the leaders of the peasant army here were also a little moved. But one leader hesitated for a while and expressed his worries: "After all, the Eight Kings and Cao Cao are the leaders of the alliance. If they don't obey their orders, everything will be ruined."
Once they hold their grudge in their hearts, we won’t even have any room for recovery.”
Most of the leaders of the peasant army were fence-sitters. Although they did not want to rebel at this time, they also did not want to offend Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. Besides, although the peasant army had always been divided into battalions, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai often
He became the leader of the alliance and unified command of all battalions of peasant armies, so at this time some leaders were deeply afraid of the power accumulated by Zhang and Luo.
But after hearing this, Wang Guangen stood up from his chair with a loud sound, and encouraged loudly: "Every man has established his own faction, and now he is offering his loyalty to rebel, and we will rebel too. This is what he is doing, and I won't do it."
"
Seeing that the leader Wang Guangen was so determined, the other leaders no longer hesitated. They shouted "OK!" and "Go!" in succession. Then Wang Guangen, Wang Guangen, Hui Dengxiang, Chang Guoan, Yang Youxian and other battalions followed.
The leaders bit their fingers on the spot, made an alliance with their blood, and wrote to Xiong Wencan to express their firm position, and requested the court to "divide the good and the bad" and actively challenge the court for war.
After the peasant army leaders finished their excitement and returned to their camps, Wang Guangen returned to the study room in his house, where a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe was leisurely sipping tea.
Seeing Wang Guangen come in, the middle-aged scribe put down his tea cup without standing up. He asked with a smile: "Master Wang! What is the result of today's discussion?"
"Live up to the trust!" Wang Guangen did not blame the middle-aged scribe for being rude. He smiled and sat down on a chair beside him. He raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
The middle-aged scribe was none other than Lin Yufei, a secret agent from the Runing Army's Military Intelligence Bureau. This time he brought a caravan to Junzhou to persuade Wang Guangen and the others not to collude with Zhang and Luo.
After drinking tea, Wang Guangen asked eagerly: "Mr. Lin, what did you promise...?"
Lin Yufei smiled and said: "The number reported by Mr. Wang is 32,000 people. Anyway, we both know how many people there are in your fifth battalion. I don't want to be a bad person, so I will use 32,000 as the number, one or two for each person."
The silver can be converted into weapons, food, armor, etc. You tell us the amount and we will transport it immediately."
Wang Guangen was immediately overjoyed and said: "Mr. Lin is so refreshing!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!