"The Wu Sheng Army and the Yongxing Army do not belong to each other. Now that the Yongxing Army has suffered heavy losses, the only way I can help them is to give up the credit of Zhao Gongshan. Only in this way can the Yongxing Army escape punishment."
When Zhong E heard Yun Zheng's words, his heart felt cold. He was about to retreat, and he retreated so simply. In order to prevent the Maitreya Sect from causing trouble for him, he actually didn't even want to take the huge credit...
"I thought that as long as Governor Huang escorted the enchantress Liu Ningjing to the capital, thieves would naturally come to snatch her away. At that time, Governor Huang would only need to set up a dragnet to capture and transport the thieves to the capital. This would be another great achievement!"
Zhang Fangping didn't say anything and turned his attention to Huang Zhou. Since Jiaziying didn't even want his own credit, Yongxing Army thought it had nothing to say. Huang Zhou gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said: "It's just to lure the snake out of the hole. The general already knows it." , it’s just that the war at Wo Niushan was ruined and I had no shame in offering advice to the defense envoy. As long as the Jiazi Battalion does not mention Zhao Gongshan’s record, it is not impossible for the Yongxing Army to capture the escaped thieves again.”
Zhang Fangping said: "It would be too cheap for your Yongxing Army to take away Jiaziying's military exploits with empty words."
As a commander, Zhang Fangping must say this. Regardless of whether it is fair or unfair, he must have this attitude.
"Fifty foot armor, one hundred foot-operated crossbows, three long-range eight-oxen crossbows, thirty thousand crossbow arrows, and three hundred eight-oxen crossbows for attacking the city." Yun Zheng opened his mouth to ask for it without even thinking about it. There is simply no way to get things. In the Song Dynasty, these things were exclusive to the Forbidden Army. Although the Xiang Army also had a small amount of rations, it was for the review Xiang Army, not for the beggar army like Wu Shengjun.
"Don't even think about it!" Huang Zhou squeezed out two words from between his teeth. The infantry armor was the highest defensive armor for the infantry of the Song Dynasty. It was composed of 185 armor leaves and the total weight reached sixty kilograms. Only such heavy infantry could After forming a square formation with long spears and giant axes, they remained unmoved in the face of the foreign cavalry. The Yongxing Army did not possess more than two hundred infantry armor, which Huang Zhou had deliberately managed for many years.
The foot-operated crossbow first appeared in the Qin Dynasty, and it was not until this dynasty that it became popular on a large scale. There are many types. Yun Zheng wanted the divine arm crossbow very much, but after asking all the old people in the army, no one had heard of it. Later Yun Zheng I remembered that this thing seemed to be something from Xixia, but it seemed that it had not yet been mastered by the Song Dynasty. So I had to ask Huang Zhou for some pedal crossbows.
As for the Eight Ox Crossbow, this thing is Yunzheng's favorite. It is known as "One Gun, Three Swords and Arrows" in the world. It is spectacular when fired. The arrows are like javelins. When fired at close range, they can be directly nailed into the city wall. The siege soldiers can Use this to climb up and show off your power on the battlefield. He has long been coveted, but this thing can only be made by the generals of the capital, and the process is complicated and expensive. Yun Zheng has not got anything at all, and he is about to go to the bank. In Xinghe City, if you don't have strong force when dealing with Xixia people, you are looking for death. Now that you have such an opportunity, how can he let it go?
Zhang Fangping frowned and asked Yun Zheng: "These are important military weapons. What do you want them to do?" He also felt that Yun Zheng's request for these things was a bit excessive and even exceeded the regulations.
Yun Zheng took out a chapter from his arms and showed it to Zhang Fangping respectfully. Zhang Fangping took it and glanced at it hastily, then closed the chapter and put it into his sleeve, and said to Huang Zhou: "This is how the matter will be handled. You can arrange it quickly." We need supplies for Jiazi Camp, and we have begun to make arrangements to lure the snakes out of their caves and capture the remaining bandits. In my memorial to the court, I will not mention the matter of Jiazi Camp again, only the Yongxing Army."
Both Zhong E and Huang Zhou were very puzzled that Zhang Fangping would make such a big change and actually agree to Yun Zheng's unreasonable request. It seemed that this chapter had an effect. They were very curious and wanted to know what was written in this chapter. .
Zhang Fangping and Yun Zheng chatted in a secret place for a whole day. No one except them knew what they were talking about. When Zhonge was walking in the military camp, he soon discovered that this military camp was similar to what he had seen before. All are different.
First of all, it is clean. It can even be said that it is a bit too clean. There is no dust or debris on the ground. The soldiers who sweep the floor with brooms still sweep it meticulously. When they see the soft and peeling land, they will carefully pick up the money with their feet.
Not only the military camp is clean, but also the soldiers. The clothes are not good. They are the same as the rest of the Forbidden Army. They wear uniforms and wrap their hair around their heads. There are also patches on them, but they are very neat and fit. The same clothes are worn on them. , showing a spirit of spirit, just the word "clean" actually makes people feel good about the whole military camp.
Using a mallet to hit wooden piles to practice strength is very common in the military. Zhonge found that the wooden piles these people knocked were very long and they needed to stand at a very high place to hit them. I didn’t understand why this was like this. Standing at the highest point of the camp Only then did Chu realize how the walls of Jiaziying came to be. Yun Zheng did not waste any of his men's strength.
Compared to Huang Zhou, Zhong E cares more about Yun Zheng. If he wants a war horse this time, he has to look for Yun Zheng. The quota given to Qingjian City every year is too small. The best equipment for a cavalry is a pair of cavalry. Horses, only such cavalry can have the ability to attack from a long distance. If they win, they will advance by leaps and bounds, and if they retreat, they will escape thousands of miles away. It is the dream of every military commander to become Huo Yao and Yao.
Huang Zhou will shed his skin even if he is immortal. The most important thing is that Zhong E believes that Huang Zhou is dead. The Maitreya Sect was originally popular from the Guanlong area, and assassination is their most common method. Once provoked, they will Like maggots in the tarsus, if you want to get rid of them, you will have to kill them all unless the Maitreya cult is wiped out.
Yun Zheng's Li Daitao Zhan plan was very vicious. He took advantage of it, but brought the ignorant Huang Zhou to the forefront. Zhong E had already seen it. Yun Zheng really had no interest in martial arts. He himself was a scholar. He is also a civil servant, and his teachers are either great scholars or high-ranking officials. As long as his skills are good, such a person will have a bright future. Therefore, relying on military exploits obtained by killing enemies will only become a burden to him when he becomes an official in the future, and he will be eliminated by the civil service group. I think it is vulgar, and if you get such a comment, you will fall into the lower class. Civil servants who can fight are only suitable for running the four directions, and are not suitable for staying in the center. To put it bluntly, they are destined to fight all their lives.
What surprised Zhonge the most in Jiazi camp was the wounded barracks. When he walked here, he didn't smell the expected rancid smell, nor the smell of sour willow water. He couldn't even hear the least wailing sound. .
There was humming. It was Peng Jiu humming some obscene songs. When he opened the bamboo curtain, a strong smell of alcohol hit his face. He thought someone was drinking, but he found that it was a few old ladies holding the wine in their mouths. In the mouth, it finally squirted out, spraying very carefully, not missing any place.
If the military camp outside can be described as clean, then the cleanness here is simply spotless. Zhong E didn't understand why he sprayed wine. Obviously, the wine was not for the wounded soldiers to satisfy their cravings. He heard people in Jiazi Camp The strong man was begging the old woman not to waste the wine and pour it directly into his mouth, which would cure all the poison.
Detoxify? Detoxify what? This is a new discovery. Zhong E planned to pass through the door curtain and enter the large room, but was stopped by a guard guarding the door. He was not allowed to enter without disinfection.
"Disinfection? I have poison on my body?" Zhong'e was a little annoyed, but the soldier said that this was not for Shangguan, but for everyone who entered. If you don't spray your body with wine or wash your hands with willow water, you can't enter. He The master of the house will go through the same process if he wants to get in. You will definitely not go wrong.
"It has been more than eight hours since we came down from the battlefield. Are there any wounded soldiers dead?"
Speaking of this matter, the soldier guarding the gate beamed with joy, cupped his hands and said, "So that Shangguan will know that our camp has brought back a total of more than 60 wounded patients, and so far none of them has a red, swollen or feverish wound."
Zhong E stood there honestly and let the sergeant spray wine on him, and then washed his hands with willow water. The dignified Zhizhou accepted such humiliation only because he heard that not one of the more than sixty people died. , In fact, not many people died on the battlefield. The most dead people were in the wounded barracks. How could Zhonge, who was a soldier, be able to withstand the temptation of not dying even if a wounded soldier died? As long as he was a wounded soldier, he was considered to have been in the battle. Veterans are treasures in the military, and every one of them is. The one who determines the outcome of a war is often the veteran with the strongest ability to survive on the battlefield. An army composed of pure veterans of hundreds of battles has a combat power that is that of an ordinary army. More than ten times.
If the secret of a wounded soldier's survival could really be discovered, being sprayed with wine by a soldier would be nothing. Zhong E didn't intend to alarm Yun Zheng. These were the treasures of the military strategist. It wouldn't be worthwhile if that cunning boy tried to trick him.
After entering the house, Zhonge had to cover his mouth and nose with a handkerchief soaked in wine. This was also the rule. Yunzheng did not have the conditions to carry out large-scale disinfection, so he had to start from the smallest place to create a relatively clean environment.
Most of them were sleeping. Liang Ji was talking to Peng Jiu. When he saw Zhong E come in, he was stunned for a moment. The two of them were about to greet Zhong E. Zhong E shook his head and told them that they didn't need to be polite. He would personally inspect the wounds of the wounded soldiers. The wounds were exactly what the guard at the gate said. None of these people's wounds showed signs of redness, swelling or festering. Some of the open wounds were even sewn up with silk threads, sewing the wounds together like clothes. Then leave a small hole and insert a clean reed pipe to seep out the yellow water.
"Who did this?" Zhong E asked in a deep voice when he saw Liang Ji's body sewn up like a torn bag.
"My master sewed it, and he said it healed quickly!"
"You just let him sew? Aren't you worried about getting into trouble?"
"If there is any trouble, the general is helping me treat my injuries. If I die, I will have my back. If I am alive, I am lucky. There is nothing wrong with my body until now. It means that my general's method is right. The general will tell you for seven or eight days." After the stitches were removed, I was a lively and heroic man again!" (To be continued)