Three days later, Hou Shen had no choice but to set out northward. The burden on his shoulders was not light. At least he had to bear the life of the old prime minister Lu Sen. In order to show his sincerity, Liu Ling specially asked him to bring ten consecutive rockets.
, let Hou Shen tell Yelv Xiongji that the Han Dynasty is indeed unable to send troops, but he will definitely try his best to help Daliao win this battle. It is estimated that with such ten powerful weapons sent over, Yelv Xiongji should not be too embarrassed.
Hou Shen.
Of course, Liu Ling asked the craftsmen to tamper with these ten burst rockets and made some changes to key parts, but even such a minor change will cause serious damage to the burst rockets. There is no change in power, but the use
However, it will age rapidly as the number of launches increases. Originally, a burst rocket could be used hundreds of times, but the modified burst rocket can be used up to ten times.
Some secrets must be kept. A powerful weapon like a repeating rocket can turn the tide of the battle on the battlefield. Ten rockets fired in succession are enough to kill hundreds of cavalry. If used to attack infantry, the lethality will be doubled.
There is no doubt that these ten consecutive rockets will definitely cause a huge blow to the famous Xixia soldiers. The Xixia soldiers' recent winning streak should really be stopped. If the war between the two sides ends too quickly, it will be a big blow to the big Han.
It's not good news. Liu Ling insists that the more these two big countries are at loggerheads, the more the Han Dynasty will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to develop itself.
Think about it, what would happen if the Xixia soldiers, who had been hit by a burst of rockets and were running away, suddenly found that the powerful rocket suddenly broke and became mute?
It would be best to let both sides fight with the true fire of Samadhi, and then both countries would suffer losses. It would be best if no one is able to raise a large number of troops within three or two years. This will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake for the Han Dynasty's upcoming policy of elite troops.
Liu Ling smiled bitterly when he thought of the layoff of elite troops. Before he officially announced the matter, the generals in Beijing had already almost trampled on the threshold of Prince Zhong's palace. As soon as he heard that the number of troops under his command was to be reduced, the generals were all moved.
They squealed as if someone had stepped on their tails. Liu Ling also understood them. Who among the generals would not want to have millions of soldiers under his command? These generals are fighting to grab new recruits to replenish their own ranks. Now that the imperial court is cutting troops, they will definitely not be able to sit still.
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Liu Ling knew that even his most powerful men, Zhao Er and Hua Sanlang, might not agree with their words but in their hearts. Although they were Liu Ling's personal generals, each of them only commanded five hundred soldiers when there was no war.
That's it. Even if the troops are cut again, it won't fall on the two of them, but they will inevitably be resistant to this matter.
Liu Ling came with soldiers to cover up the water and the earth, and used good words to deal with all these generals. After three days of preparation, Liu Ling announced the reduction of troops in a thunderous manner. Now those who got the answer from Liu Ling said that they would not touch their troops.
The generals were all dumbfounded. Seeing Emperor Xiao's thousand black unicorn troops forming a law enforcement team to supervise the matter, several middle-level generals who were having fun were taken down, tied up like rice dumplings, and thrown into prison. Even if everyone had
I don't dare to vent my grievances anymore.
On the fourth day, nearly 20,000 recruits from Taiyuan Prefecture were transferred to Tianding, and only more than 1,000 people with superb martial arts skills and strong bodies were selected to stay. Although the generals' objections were suppressed by the ruthless law enforcement of the Black Qilin Army,
But the resentment held in my heart is getting bigger and bigger.
On the tenth day, the new recruits had left the military camp under the supervision of the Black Qilin Army. Under the leadership of the selected Captain Tian Ding, they formed a unit of 300 people and moved to the large wasteland in the north of Taiyuan City to clear up wasteland. Military pay
As before, the formation remains the same. What has changed is that the horizontal knife in the hand has been replaced by a sickle.
On the eleventh day, Liu Ling left Zhao Er and Hua Sanlang in Taiyuan to continue to supervise the new soldiers' fielding. He took a thousand cavalry under Dugu Ruizhi of the Black Kirin Army's Second Army and rushed to Yingzhou. He passed Qingzhou along the way.
When I was in Taiyuan, I made a special trip to see Zhou Yangong who was working in the fields. Although I had only returned to Taiyuan for about a month, within this month the territory of Qingzhou had completely changed.
During the Gyeongju War a month ago, hundreds of miles around were desolate. Although several heavy snowfalls in winter melted and moistened the dry land after the warmth of spring, due to the spread of the war, the weeds that emerged from the ground were all gone.
So listless. But only a month later, when Liu Ling came back to see it, the wasteland had turned into fertile soil.
Large tracts of fields have been plowed neatly, and there is not a single weed in the fields. At a glance, they are all green crops. There was a heavy rain the day before yesterday, and the crops in the fields are full of food.
The trees were growing taller like a race. What was particularly exciting was that when the people working in the fields saw the large group of cavalry passing by, they did not drop their hoes and run away as before, but looked at them indifferently.
As they passed by, the brave ones waved their arms towards the cavalry team.
Liu Ling was very pleased that in every farmland, people wearing official uniforms rolled up their sleeves and worked together with the common people. Whether they were sincere or just pretending, such changes can always bring about change.
The enthusiasm of the people was induced to the maximum extent.
They had never seen an official working in the fields before, and the people's fear at the beginning slowly turned into respect. The local officials who were reluctant at first felt that it was embarrassing and unseemly to work in the fields, but as time went by
Witnessing with their own eyes large chunks of wasteland turned into fertile farmland, watching the people transform from violent and chaotic people into good people who live and work in peace and contentment, and personally participating in this change, they felt filled with a sense of pride. Then they went to work in the fields.
By that time, they were no longer as perfunctory as they had been at first, but fell in love with the sweaty pleasure.
The exemplary role of the adults undoubtedly made the common people feel the efforts of the court. Originally, they had to stay away from the officials when they saw them, as if officials were like the plague. But now, those proud officials
I have become accustomed to people greeting me from far away and calling my official name cordially. For the first time, the officials and the common people feel that the distance between them is getting closer.
Liu Ling smiled and nodded at the people waving to him on horseback, and then raised his arms in greeting. The people who saw the loyal king's banner clearly began to cheer, and what made Liu Ling's blood boil even more was the few people working in the fields.
A veteran who retired due to injury, when they saw Liu Ling, they straightened their backs, put one arm across their chest, and shouted with all their strength: "General Wang Mighty!"
So solemn.
Under the leadership of the captains, the field workers who were working on the farm also lined up as quickly as possible, then raised their chests and solemnly performed a standard military exercise.
"The great man is mighty!"
Liu Ling shouted.
Hundreds of Tianding and a few veterans raised their chests proudly and shouted hoarsely: "Korean is mighty!"
At this moment, even the arrogant Black Qilin Army cavalry involuntarily reined in their horses, sat upright on the horses, drew out their horizontal swords and stood them on their chests, expressing their gratitude to these "comrades" who had retreated to the fields.
The most sincere respect. Dugu Ruizhi, who was as cold and arrogant as ten thousand years of ice, was also touched by the scene in front of him. He always felt that there was a feeling stuck in his throat. He could not wait to shout with the recruits and veterans, "The mighty man!"
Finally, he resisted the urge, but turned around and said in a cold voice: "Give me the order, anyone who rides a horse and tramples the seedlings, regardless of whether it is intentional or not, will be killed without mercy!"
"Here!"
A thousand black unicorn troops responded uniformly, and then sheathed their swords uniformly. The movements were like a unit, allowing people to once again see what an iron army is.
Several captains in charge of the field and low-level officials from the Gyeongju Prefecture came to see Liu Ling. After asking a few questions, Liu Ling walked into the field with a smile and talked to them while watching. When he heard that no one was there anymore,
When he was dissatisfied with his transition from a formal soldier to a field soldier, he smiled particularly happily.
"I know you only pick nice things to tell me, and I don't believe it when you say that no one is opposed to withdrawing troops and returning to farming. But I have also seen that everyone is very enthusiastic, and you are all doing very well, very well!
"
A veteran with a broken arm placed his hoe on the ground and gave Liu Ling a solemn military salute.
"General Wang Weiwu!"
He was a veteran who had followed Liu Ling to fight in the south before he was imprisoned. He had his arm broken in the battle with Zhou Dynasty a year ago. He was originally assigned to serve as a captain in the baggage camp to provide for him in old age, and he was ordered to work in the field.
After that, he took the initiative to ask to be a field sergeant at the farming site. Considering his health, the generals above agreed to his request and remained as a school captain, but his subordinates became three hundred field sergeants. Because of their respect for Liu Ling, he
Such veterans prefer to call Liu Ling the General King.
Liu Ling also solemnly returned a military salute.
"You are a veteran from when I was in Yuzhou, right?"
The captain raised his chest proudly and said: "Back to General Wang, Qianyou joined the army when he was fifteen years old. Last year, he was defeated when he beat Chai Rong with General Wang. His right hand was gone and he couldn't hold the sword.
But I can still hold a hoe!"
Liu Ling did not ask him about his injury experience, but said with a smile: "Farming is a delicate job, and it does not require harshness like using a knife. Don't habitually use the hoe as a horizontal knife to hurt the seedlings."
The captain blushed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. When I didn't join the army, I was a well-known farmer in the village. Now that I start over, even if I lose one hand, their new recruits can't compare to me in serving the crops."
It is more comfortable than serving a sword and a gun. If the crops are well served, they will reward me with their yields. However, if the swords and guns are well served, they can only kill people. When I became a soldier, I wanted to have a piece of land of my own and be able to support my family. Now I wish to
Everything has come true, I am satisfied!”
His words were confusing, but Liu Ling clearly understood what he wanted to express.
“Everyone in the family is in Gyeongju?”
The captain shook his head and said: "My wife is still here and I am still here, but my child and father died in the hands of Ouyang Zhuan's rebels."
Liu Ling nodded and changed the subject: "Show me, where is your Hundian?"
The school captain put away his somewhat sad mood and pointed to a piece of uncultivated wasteland in the distance and said: "That's it! It's ten acres. There's been enough rain this year. As long as the land is plowed, it will be fat and oily.
field!"
Liu Ling asked: "Why haven't you planted it yet?"
The captain smiled honestly and said: "Don't worry, the imperial court gave me the land prize, can I still run away? Now that I am still the captain, I have to plant all the 500 acres of land in the camp first. I will wait for a while.
Now that we have finished working on the fields we have been working on, my wife and I will open our own fields. Then we will sprinkle some millet on the fields, and there will be enough grain in the autumn."
Liu Ling was shocked.
"May I have your name?"
"Wu Dazhuang!"
His lieutenant blushed and said, "My family is from a farming family, and my parents have never read a book. My father said that children must be strong. Only with strong bones can they have the strength to work."
Liu Ling nodded and wrote down the name carefully in his heart. (To be continued)
