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In October in Pingzhou, the north wind was strong. Although the heavy snow had not yet fallen, the cold wind made people's bones ache.
The new Pingzhou Army Commander Liu Shanxi and his troops have been staying in the Pingzhou Army Camp for nearly ten days, but the huge camp has only a few hundred people, which makes it seem unusually empty. Before leaving, Liu Shanxi got a large stack from Liu Zhiwen.
He reported in vain, but a bunch of his officers were sealed, including Du Yuhou, Horse Army Yuhou, Infantry Army Yuhou, joining the army, escorting Yamen, battalion commander, Dutou, team leader, etc., but they were all bare-bones generals, and their hands were
There is not a single soldier down there, and it remains the same as it was when it came.
It's not that Liu Shan doesn't want to recruit troops. According to his own plan, he fully plans to recruit five battalions of troops before the end of the year. If the recruitment goes well, he will build a large battalion headquartered in the five capitals. If it doesn't go well, he will at least build a three-capital camp.
No matter what, the small battalion must have one or two thousand troops at its disposal.
It's not that Pingzhou really has no young men. Although the former military commander recruited soldiers twice in succession, Pingzhou is far away from the battlefield and has always been prosperous. It is definitely not difficult to recruit one or two thousand soldiers.
But recruiting soldiers is all about money and food. These two words really stumped Liu Shanxi. Taking the recruitment of 1,000 soldiers as an example, the minimum recruitment and settling-in fee is two thousand guan, which is 2,000 guan; the lowest monthly salary is one thousand guan.
One month is another thousand guan; food needs 500 dan per month, not counting vegetables and fish; now that we are about to enter the cold winter, winter clothes are also necessary, as well as firewood and charcoal to keep out the cold; more
Most importantly, where did the armor and weapons come from?
Liu Shanxi once plundered a lot of property in Fan Yang, but most of it was distributed to his subordinates. He also gave a generous gift to Jiedu judge Liu Zhiwen. Although he still had savings, he could not support the recruitment of troops.
It is absolutely impossible to maintain the consumption.
What makes Liu Shanxi feel depressed is that he now belongs to the Pingzhou Town Army and has separated from the rank of the Volunteer Army. According to the rules, the local town army's food and salary supply is raised by the local government. Originally, it was okay for the local government to raise its own funds. Liu Shanxi asked
, Pingzhou has become richer than before in the past two years, and there is no problem in terms of wealth. But the problem is that it has been nearly ten days since he arrived in Pingzhou, but he has not even seen the governor Zhang Zaiji!
Zhang Zaiji has been refusing to leave because of his illness, and has declined Liu Shanxi's repeated "good intentions" to visit him.
Old man, you really deceived people too much! Every time Liu Shanxi thought about this governor he had never met before, he couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, wishing he could drag Zhang Zaiji out of the governor's house and hack him to death!
But hate returns hate. He can't really do this. If he really wants to do this, it is estimated that the first person to send troops to destroy him will be the new commander Liu Shouguang.
Thinking about it on the other hand, Liu Shanxi couldn't help but feel discouraged for a while. After all, the governor's office did not owe him much as the new military envoy. The supplies of food, grass, money, charcoal, and vegetables were all available, and there was no shortage.
Even winter clothes were prepared early and placed directly in front of each sergeant's bed. However, this quantity only just met the needs of more than a hundred troops, and there was not even a spare portion.
The person who handles these matters has always been the recorder sent by the governor's office to deal with him. He once mentioned to him that the supply from the governor's office was probably not enough. The recorder smiled and asked why it was not enough. Liu Shanxi said that it was only enough for everyone in the department.
consumption, unable to meet recruitment needs.
The recorder said in surprise. Since it meets the consumption of the tribe, isn't it enough? As for recruiting new soldiers, that is another big matter, which requires the military envoys and the governor to discuss it. He is not such a small person.
The minor recorder can make the final decision. As for when to discuss with Governor Zhang? - Let’s wait until the Governor’s condition improves.
After waiting for ten days, Zhang Cishi's condition still did not improve, so Liu Shanxi realized that he might not be physically ill, but mentally ill.
After asking to see Governor Zhang again but without success, Liu Shanxi finally decided that he could no longer wait. There were many shops in Pingzhou City, and there were many pedestrians, and trucks transporting goods came and went.
There must be many!
Old man, since you are unkind, don't blame a certain family for being unjust! Liu Shanxi is not a playboy. Although he is young, he has been wandering around the land of Hebei for seven or eight years. He has seen countless bloody battlefields and experienced them again and again.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a conspiracy is used to big troubles. What era are we in now? A civil servant wants to defeat a military general, but if the news spreads, he will laugh to death? Even if you are the governor of a state, that will not work.
!
Don’t you want to give it to me? It doesn’t matter. If you don’t send it to me, I will lead my troops to get it!
After Liu Shanxi returned to the camp, he immediately summoned more than a hundred tribesmen and stated his plan. Upon hearing this, the tribesmen immediately agreed, gearing up and impassioned.
Early the next morning, Liu Shanxi sent Liu Shanqing and Liu Shanzhou out, and each led people into Pingzhou City to explore the treasury, warehouses, weapons workshops and other terrain.
That night, Liu Shanqing and Liu Shanzhou returned to the camp, and everyone discussed secretly under the lamp. They discussed how to break into the city, how to break into the above-mentioned treasury, how to move the property, how much should be moved, etc., all were discussed.
Everyone couldn't help but beam with joy at this nearly undefended state city and the treasury and warehouses guarded by only a few government servants - it was so simple, in Liu Shanzhou's words, "like picking something out of a bag"!
Everyone even discussed for a long time whether to detain or kill the governor Zhang Zaiji and other Pingzhou officials. The final opinion was that he should be temporarily spared to see the consequences. But in the future, the guards of the governor's office should be replaced by
own people in order to better control this city.
The next day, when Liu Shan gathered his troops and marched to Pingzhou City in high spirits, he saw that the city had completely changed its appearance. Flags were flying on the top of the city, horses were blocked below the city, and Luzhai was decorated layer by layer.
On the first floor, more than ten soldiers wearing armor and holding guns stood in front of the city gate. They were heavily guarded and could not be violated lightly.
Everyone from Liu Shanxi to Liu Shanqing, Liu Shanzhou, etc. had their eyes widened and looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief, and they were all speechless.
While everyone was scratching their heads, they saw that the horses were blocked at the city gate, and the Luzhai was quickly moved away. A troop of military horses was driven out from the city. In front were more than a hundred powerful cavalry, and behind were two to three hundred majestic soldiers fully armored.
Soldiers, swords, shields, wooden spears, bows and crossbows, and all kinds of weapons are all available.
A young general dressed in fine-scale iron armor, holding a silver spear in each hand, flew out first and came to stand fifty steps away in front of Liu Shanxi. The two silver spears each held a spear flower, and the cavalry behind him
, the infantry geese spread their wings.
"Who is here? How dare you invade a certain Pingzhou, how brave! Make your name quickly, I will not kill unknown people with a gun!"
Liu Shanxi was speechless. What age is this? Why is this young general still doing this?
Liu Shanqing stepped forward and rebuked loudly: "Bold! This is the new Pingzhou Liu Bingma. Who are you? You are blocking the way here for no reason!"
The young general said "Oh", half-smiling but not smiling, and clasped his fists on the horse and said: "It turns out it's Liu Bingma riding a horse. This person is Yuguan Zhaoshou who captured his subordinate Yuhou Yuanxingqin. He was summoned by Zhang Shijun to go to the city to conduct military exercises. I'm sorry.
I am wearing a lowly duty and armor, so I can't perform all the rituals."
Liu Shan likes to be easy, so he took his eyes away from the hundreds of sergeants behind the opponent with great reluctance. He sighed twice with emotion: "Good soldier", "What a good soldier", and then said: "But it was Yuan Yuhou in front of him, these false courtesy
Just forget it." He looked back at his subordinates. He originally thought that his subordinates were already elite, but now when he looked at the opposite side, he didn't mention the rest. The armor, equipment and fighting spirit alone made them not his subordinates.
It can be compared, not to mention that the opponent's number is several times greater than ours, and there are more than a hundred cavalry among them, but there are only a hundred people on our side, and there are only a few war horses.
Yuguan is a Shouchu city. Although it is nominally controlled by Pingzhou military and horse envoys, it is actually under the direct jurisdiction of Lulong Jiedu Mansion. Who is in charge and who is auxiliary depends on who is stronger. Of course, there are also soldiers and horse envoys.
Those who also guard and capture, such as Zhou Zhiyu once did. But when it comes to the current situation, Liu Shanxi can't control the opponent, even if the opponent is just a Yuhou.
"Just now, Marquis Yuan Yu mentioned that he was conducting military exercises. But somehow he came to the city? Haha, this military envoy didn't know..."
"This is the rule set by Commander Zhang and Governor Li. They have to conduct drills in the city every three months to prevent larceny. Governor Li is ordered by the emperor to supervise all military forces outside the pass, and by the prince's order he controls the border crossings and Yuguan.
Also under the control of Governor Li, certain people acted according to orders."
Yuan Xingqin explained a few words in a carefree manner. When he talked about the "Xiao Xiao disciples", his eyes kept turning around Liu Shanxi, Liu Shanqing, Liu Shanzhou and others. He was not polite. There was no teasing in his eyes. He just looked at them.
Several people were secretly angry.
How dare a little Yuhou speak to him so unceremoniously? Can he bear it? Of course he must bear it. He looked at the majestic cavalry and infantry of the opponent again, Liu Shanxi said "hehe" and laughed twice: "I see.
, I have nothing to do, so I went out of the camp to wander around for a while, I won’t disturb you, see you another day, see you another day.” After that, he turned his horse’s head and led the troops away.
Yuan Xingqin stared coldly at Liu Shanxi as he led his troops away, and then returned to the city. After carefully instructing the guards, he came to the governor's house to pay a visit to the governor Zhang Zaiji.
Zhang Zaiji was reviewing official documents. When he saw Yuan Xingqin arriving, he stopped writing and asked Yuan Xingqin to take a seat.
"how?"
"It's quite sensible and I'm going back with my troops. It's better for me to stay in the city for a while to prevent any ambitions."
"Yes." Zhang Zaiji nodded.
"How do you plan to deal with this animal? According to your wishes, if this animal doesn't get into your eyes, you can simply kill it. There are only a hundred people, so it can be easily dealt with."
Zhang Zaiji shook his head: "It is a small matter to get rid of, and it is not difficult to do. But now that Haowen is still imprisoned in Youzhou, I am very worried. What's more, this person may be useful in Yingzhou... Whether to stay or get rid of it depends on what Yingzhou wants.
Let's do it." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)