Thirty people and sixty horses stood quietly in the sun without saying a word. They didn't move, and the horses seemed unwilling to move. Apart from occasionally raising their manes to show that they were not just stones, they made no other movements.
After the clerk came back from delivering the urgent documents, he felt that there seemed to be a lot of people outside the gate of Jinzouyuan. When he walked out to take a look, he found that the soldiers of Wu Shengjun had not left, but were standing outside the door waiting. Unknowingly, they were surrounded by idlers.
, pointing at them and talking nonsense.
"Look, these Qiuba don't seem to be moving. It's hard to show off in Tokyo with their armor in such torn condition. Let me tell you, my cousin is praising the Japanese army. Their bright silver armor is the real armor.
Look at their armor, there are scratches everywhere, and there is a hole here..."
"Except for that Marquis Yu, no one else can see him. He might scare someone to death if he comes out in the middle of the night..."
"Didn't you almost scare people to death just now?"
"Hehe, this is what the Xiang army is like! I thought they only picked up the dung in the city."
The clerk couldn't help but come out and said to Lang Tan: "Since the general has sent the documents and the subordinate has signed the receipt, why don't you go to the inn to have a rest and stay here to be laughed at by these ignorant people?"
Lang Tan glanced at the junior official and said: "A certain family is the Emperor's own army, so they will naturally obey the military orders of my general at the border. Now that we have arrived in the capital, the only one who can instruct a certain family is Your Majesty. Your Majesty has not ordered the removal of armor yet, so a certain family still has
Don't dare to leave! The envoy will go on his own to do some business, and a certain family will be waiting here to obey His Majesty's military orders."
The junior official was choked by these words and had nothing to say, so he had to hold his hands and shake his head and leave. He really couldn't figure out how His Majesty could give any orders to low-level soldiers like them.
When he returned to Jinzouyuan, he told the incident as a joke to his colleagues. Everyone else was laughing, except for a very old clerk who didn't laugh. He seemed to remember that he had experienced such a scene during the Taizong period, but it was just that
I was too young at the time, so I don’t remember clearly. However, as an old official who has been serving as a government official all his life, I naturally know that I am not afraid of things being strange, but I am afraid that I will not handle it well. It is precisely because of this character that I can stabilize myself as Bai Ding.
Sitting in the first official position of the memorial hall.
"Shu Tong, there is nothing funny about this matter. I can only say that the general's military law is strict and he knows the way of advance and retreat. The rights of everyone in the Song Dynasty come from Bianliang City in Tokyo. Outside, a general who goes to war naturally has
The right of life and death, but when you arrive in the capital, this right will automatically be taken back to your majesty. Regardless of anyone's rights, especially military power, you don't care whether they have three people or thirty thousand people, it's all the same. Let's go there again.
, this is a very ancient taboo, but later generations have forgotten it, and your Majesty has also forgotten it. We are born to run errands, and there is nothing wrong with running more."
The old official thought for a while and then told the young official in the government office how serious this matter was.
The young official immediately lost his smile, stepped forward and gave the old official a salute, and then ran out of the official hall. This matter will be handled by the Secretary's Office. He just needs to fulfill his duties and run a little longer.
It won't kill anyone.
After the young official ran out, the other officials immediately gathered around the old official and asked about what happened a long time ago. The old official did not refuse and said in a deep voice: "I will go home for retirement soon.
But you still have a long way to go. What we do is a job of serving people... Running more errands and asking less is the way to save your life. You also need to be more open-minded and remember all the rules in the yamen, no matter what they were in the past.
, it’s still new…”
The young official Shu Tong ran up more than 300 steps, hurriedly entered the Secretary's Pavilion, and truthfully reported what happened outside the gate to a young official inside. The young official was very surprised after hearing this, and he couldn't remember it.
When did the Song Dynasty start to have such rules?
The official did not explain that this was what the old official told him. Seeing that the matter had been explained clearly, there was no need to stay any longer. He just made a confession and returned to the official office, reminding others that such things rarely happened in the yamen. Sometimes
It may bring unnecessary trouble to yourself, but this is the wise way to protect yourself.
The young official thought for a long time, but he never thought that there was such a rule in the Song Dynasty. He couldn't help but smile and felt that these Qiu Ba seemed to be deliberately arousing His Majesty's ideas, which was a form of flattery, so he laughed it off. Those people had to
If there is no reply, it will disappear sooner or later, so there is no need to think too much...
The court hall not far away became tense. Zhao Zhen's face turned livid. He patted Yu Jing's memorial and said slowly: "Nong Zhigao is about to be crowned. This matter is a foregone conclusion, but my three
How will the elite army of ten thousand come back? Do we really want them to pass through the epidemic area? I dare not take this risk. I ask you, do you dare to take this risk?
We must work out a strategy today. If the 30,000-strong army does not return to Tokyo, I will not have peace for a day."
Pang Ji left the squad and said: "Your majesty, when the army marches out, there will naturally be rivers of blood. What's more, those dispatched this time are the elite troops of the Song Dynasty. Wherever they go, there will naturally be heads and clouds at Wenquan Pass.
The formation could not kill more than 40,000 people. Di Shuai fought against Nong Zhigao in Quy Nhon Pu, and tens of thousands of enemy soldiers died without burial. The climate in the south is humid and warm, so these corpses will naturally rot and eventually be eaten by animals. This is very dangerous.
Diseases are prone to occur.
Wuchao City was the place where the two armies fought for life and death. Judging from the battle report, in a small canyon, both sides mobilized 100,000 soldiers and fought here for a full thirty-eight days. Even the war elephants were dispatched.
Well, the brutality of this battle can be imagined, and the mountains of corpses are probably not enough to describe it.
Di Shuai and General Yun were not fighting Nong Zhigao so much as they were fighting Jiaozhi, Dali State, and Nong Zhigao. Now, relying on the bravery of the soldiers, they finally broke through the natural chasm and trapped the Nong thieves in the isolated city. Di Shuai even more
He spared no effort to go to Jisi Prefecture to declare the great power of our Song Dynasty. This is the way to serve as a minister.
However, after many days of fighting, corpses were strewn across the fields, and there was heavy rain. After the heavy rain, the weather became warmer, and diseases naturally spread. I think Di Shuai and other generals at the front also expected such a situation, so they took the risk to divide their troops. General Yun was in Wu.
The enemy was trapped in the nest, and Commander Di personally led an expedition to Di Yi with the intention of fulfilling his mission in a single battle. However, he did not expect that the epidemic would spread so quickly. This was not a human fault, but a punishment from God. This matter must be discussed in the long run and cannot be agreed upon hastily.
"
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes in pain and said: "My army is fighting in the wind and rain, trekking in the wilderness. Every time I think about it, my heart aches like a knife. Now that the war is about to be decided, something like this has happened. Not only is it unexpected
The general's expectation was also beyond my expectation. Could it be that my virtue is not enough and I am not worthy of enjoying such a great victory? If I can rely on the sinner edict to avoid this disaster, I will not begrudge the next ten sinners.
Zhao, if the crisis of our army can be alleviated by praying to God, I will take a bath and purify myself and go to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests to reflect on myself."
Han Qi laughed and left the mission: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. This matter is not an urgent matter. As long as Di Qing leads the army to station in Jisuzhou for a year and waits for the epidemic to recede naturally, he can safely pass through the epidemic area. This expedition is
This is a great victory for our country, your Majesty does not need to worry, it is just that the army will return a year late."
Wen Yanbo frowned and said: "It's not that simple. God knows when the epidemic will recede. Guangyuan Prefecture has four seasons. Unlike Northland, the epidemic will naturally recede after experiencing a cold winter. No one can tell us for sure where it is.
Is there still an epidemic? The most terrifying thing is that Wei Chen is even more worried about the epidemic chasing Di Shuai all the way north. After all, Di Shuai will continue to kill along the way, and it is impossible to seal the sword just now.
In addition, Wei Chen would like to ask: Why is Wu Shengjun not afraid of the epidemic, and he has been fighting in the epidemic area for more than two months, but why does he see no battle damage? What is the reason? Who can tell me, if Wu Shengjun is not afraid of the epidemic, why does Di Shuai's army
Extremely afraid, what is the reason for this? Yu Jingke, the pacifier of Guangnan, made a special statement in the military report?"
Zhao Zhen's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this. He quickly opened Yu Jing's memorial and read the last part. He sighed deeply and handed the memorial to Zou Tong for the officials to circulate.
"Yun Zheng's methods are non-repeatable. Wu Shengjun has strict "Health Management Regulations" and the whole army has developed the habit of epidemic prevention. Jiaziying relied on this to become successful in Xixia, so it can
There was no fear in the face of the epidemic, and the peasants and thieves were trapped alive in the isolated city. It was impossible for the Western Army to do this. As soon as the epidemic was discovered, Yun Zheng ordered the Guangnan Army to withdraw south quickly.
Let Guangnan Army escape disaster."
The corner of Wen Yanbo's mouth twitched, and he retreated with a sigh. This matter is related to the fate of the country. No one dares to make a decision that determines the lifeline of the entire army. Such a decision can only be made by the emperor, and this is what Zhao Zhen did.
The painful place.
It was unusually quiet in the main hall, but it was very lively outside the courtyard. More and more people from Kaifeng came to see Wu Shengjun's weirdo. There were even vendors carrying baskets selling dried fruits along the street. They had never seen armed soldiers before.
, and I have never seen a sergeant like Wu Shengjun who is armed to the teeth.
"Look, why are the crossbows on their backs so weird? They even have a crutch handle. What's the point of this? What's the purpose of inserting the knife into the holster under their ribs?"
"Look, the strongest guy has a pair of chain hammers wrapped around his waist. There are spikes on the hammer. Look, some of the spikes have fallen down and are glowing red. This is because he has killed too many people.
Blood-stained..."
"The strangest thing is that they all have a big patch on their buttocks. Xiangjun is so poor that he doesn't even have any good clothes. Poor Ou..."
"The war horses are all good horses. They are all five-year-old good horses. Look at those ears. These are the legendary ones who want to get the head and shoulders of a rabbit, and the grass and ears of a fox...
...If you want to get the eyes and necks of birds, if you want to get the fins and spines of fish, these are all signs of a good horse. If the coat is a little messy, it must have been poorly fed..."
"You know what? Nothing can move as fast as a dragon, and nothing can move as fast as a horse. Horses are the foundation of armor and soldiers, and are of great use to the country. This is the famous saying of Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo of the Han Dynasty. Such a war horse should go into battle to fight. How can it be insulted?