Chapter 404 The three leaders of Shaohua Mountain, let's hang out with my brother
(Thanks to Kiss Fengchen and Duan Chuhe for their tips last week...)
"My lord, you are saying that you will appoint our brothers as generals, and 5,000 young men and women will be drawn from the refugees in Liaodong to form ten battalions, and will be handed over to me to command and command?" In the commander's mansion in Baozhou, Pharmacist Guo's expression moved slightly and he asked Xiao
Tang asked.
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "Yes, for these ten battalions, I plan to have the pharmacist brothers, the clown brothers, Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunren, Zhen Wuchen, Zhao Heshou, Luo Qinghan, Dong Zhongsun and other six heroes, as well as the two brothers Ou Peng and Ma Lin.
Each led a battalion, including the pharmacist brothers and the clown brothers. The five hundred soldiers in the battalion were all equipped with war horses and did horse army drills. The brothers from Liaodong led eight battalions of men and horses, together with Yi Lacheng, Tianshan Yong, Kou Zhenyuan and other ethnic groups' cavalry, as well as
My wife, the Bohai Horse Army led by the two heroes of the Yan family are guarding Baozhou.
My brother Ou Peng was an officer who guarded the river, so he and brother Ma Lin took care of the military and military affairs of Pi Island. These ten battalions of new troops were organized into one army, and you, the pharmacist brother, were appointed as the commander of this army.
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Gao Zhanling heard Xiao Tang call her "my wife" in public. Even though she was a child of the world who was used to hanging out in the green forest, her pretty face couldn't help but blush. Gao Zhanling was angry and angry.
Even after glancing at Xiao Tang, it was difficult to reply to Xiao Tang's words in front of everyone.
When the two brothers Yan Youxin and Yan Youyi saw that their boss was acting like a daughter, they felt a little sour in their hearts and a little helpless, but they still stood up and clasped their fists at Xiao Tang to accept the order.
After a moment of surprise, Yaoshi Guo suddenly looked happy. In the past, although he had a reputation on the Liaodong Road, others mostly respected his reputation in the world. Although he was ambitious, he was not only good at using guns and sticks, but also worked hard to learn cloth.
He has the ability to arrange troops in battle formations. But as a commoner, Pharmacist Guo has never had the opportunity to become the commander of an army. In troubled times, a man has to rely on fighting to establish his empire. The more soldiers under his command, the more opportunities he will have to earn fame and wealth.
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So at least at this moment, Pharmacist Guo was sincerely grateful to Xiao Tang. He bowed to Xiao Tang and said respectfully: "I am promoted and appreciated by my lord. Although Guo is not talented, he vows to train this new army into a strong force!"
Xiao Tang knew that Guo Yaoshi's commanding general did have this ability. According to the official history, although the resentment army was unlucky in its early campaign against Gao Yongchang's rebels and the Jin Army's cavalry, when Guo Yaoshi was transferred from Liaodong and led his army to garrison in Zhuozhou, they suffered repeated defeats.
The Song Army was also known as "Guo Yaoshi led the Changsheng Army (Resentful Army) with ten thousand people stationed in Zhuozhou at that time, and he was the most powerful soldier among the captives."
It's just that compared to the resentful army in which Guo Pharmacist was appointed commander-in-chief by the Liao Kingdom in the official history, the new army that Xiao Tang plans to form has been much smaller. It is said that the army formed mainly by the hungry people of Liaodong had a smaller number of people when it was newly established.
There were about 28,000 people. However, King Yelu Chun of Yan, who was the marshal of the army that was attacking Liaodong rebels at that time, wanted to expand his military strength by recruiting as many young refugees as possible. At present, Baozhou is only one city, and it is full of waste.
During the period of the Qing Dynasty, instead of blindly pursuing military affairs, it was better to involve more young people in the production and operation of various industries. When the Xiao and Tang Dynasties planned Liaodong, in addition to expanding the number of standing armies, they also needed manpower to govern the civilian husbands, cooks, industrialists, merchants, farmers and other industries, especially
This is due to the current situation of limited manpower.
Furthermore, how can I trust Pharmacist Guo to take the lead in the military and political affairs under Liaodong? Xiao Tang thought again: To fight for rice's favor is to promote rice's hatred. Now this Guo Pharmacist has not yet prospered, so he is entrusted with it because of me.
He was grateful for the heavy responsibility, but when he had the military power in Baozhou and respected his troops... there was no guarantee that this famous general who had turned against him would not have some evil intentions.
Listening to Xiao Yi's words, Dong Xiuo, Luo Qinghan, Dong Zhongsun and others have already developed a rift with Guo Yaoshi and others, and now among the tenth battalion of new troops, there are two brothers, Ou Peng and Ma Lin, who can trust each other. In addition, there are two brothers who can trust each other. Move up the tribes such as Lacheng and the Green Forest Rebel Army in the Song Dynasty that I plan to dispatch here... Even if something happens to Medicine Master Guo, they can be suppressed by then.
"When a new army is established, it must be given a name." Xiao Tang thought in his mind, cleared his throat, and then said: "The Han refugees in eastern Liaoning suffered from military disasters and bandits, so they had no choice but to live here for safety. So I plan to name this new army the Resentment Army in order to take revenge on this chaotic world!"
"Resentful Army!?" While everyone present was whispering to each other, Dong Xiaoxiu suddenly laughed and said: "Brother, this is a good name! This damn chaotic world is causing millions of people to feel depressed and filled with resentment! ?Zhi Niang thief, we have finally found a safe place. If the blind bandits dare to invade, we will vent our resentment on those bastard thieves!"
After Dong Xiong's response, more than ten people present cheered loudly. After discussing the reorganization of the new army, Xiao Yi had already ordered people to prepare a banquet. During the banquet, Pharmacist Guo, Wen Huanzhang and others called Xiao Lord Tang; tribal leaders such as Yi Lacheng, Tianshan Yong, and Kou Zhenyuan called Xiao Tang Wolf Lord; brothers Zhang Shun, Ou Peng, Ma Lin and other brothers called Xiao Tang brother... They all toasted to Xiao Tang frequently. Tang was drinking with a group of tycoons, and he suddenly felt heroic. He simply called for a jar of strong liquor, and whenever someone offered a toast, he would raise the altar with him and drink. After about an hour, Xiao Tang felt dizzy and lost consciousness. Gradually it becomes blurry.
When Yan Qing saw Xiao Tang getting drunk from drinking, he smiled and picked up the bowl of wine, using his skill of speaking like a lotus flower, and talking to Yi La Cheng. Guo Yaoshi and others sometimes told anecdotes about the world, and sometimes about the market. They were joking, but Yan Qing, who was singing softly and pouring a cup of wine, said a few words and called most of the heroes present into the alley. They didn't even notice that the drunk Xiao Tang had been helped into the back room by Gao Zhanling... .
When he sobered up the next day, Xiao Tang, who was suffering from a splitting headache, had to work with Wen Huanzhang, Jiang Jing, Pei Xuan and other confidants to coordinate the resettlement of the new immigrants from Baozhou and Pi Island. Baozhou City as a personal The border military town of the Liao Kingdom originally had only over 8,000 residents. In addition, there were 80,000 Han refugees who migrated from the Tokyo Road of the Liao Kingdom, tribal refugees from the Laocheng and other tribes, and the 3,000 Bohai people under Gao Zhanling's command. The cavalry army now has a population of nearly 100,000 under Xiao Tang's rule in Liaodong.
Guo Yaoshi, Dong Xiuo, Ou Peng and others have also gone to the Han refugees to select young men to form an army. At the same time, Shi Jin, who is far away in Huayin County, Huazhou, Yongxing Military Road, is about to recruit more for Xiao Tang Got three good guys...
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"Straight mother-in-law! How can this happen?" At this time, Shijiazhuang was surrounded by Huayin County captain, led by two soldiers, and three to four hundred native soldiers. Shi Jin looked anxious, and he fiercely He stamped his feet and cursed angrily.
On that day, Zhu Wu, the master of Shaohua Mountain Dazhai, Shenji Military Advisor, arrived at Shijiazhuang alone. He told Shi Jin that he also tied him up and took him, Chen Da and Yang Chun to see the officials together. Shi Jin respected the loyalty of the three of them. Shen Zhong, instead let Chen Da and Yang Chun go, and set up a banquet to entertain the three of them.
Later, Shi Jin and the three leaders of Shaohua Mountain often exchanged gifts and exchanged letters. Unexpectedly, Shi Jin often ordered Wang Si, a farmer who traveled between Shijiazhuang and Shaohua Village, to get drunk and fall into the forest one day. The letters between Shi Jin and Zhu Wu were also obtained by a hunter named Li Ji. Li Ji immediately reported the letters about Shi Jin's affair with the strongman to the government. The officials read the letters and learned that Zhu Wu and Chen were in Shaohua Mountain. Da and Yang Chun, the three strongman leaders who had a reward for their capture, were about to go to Shijin Village for a banquet, so they took advantage of this opportunity to send troops to surround Shijiazhuang.
At this time, Zhu Wu, the leader of Shaohua Mountain Dazhai, saw Shi Jin anxious, and thought to himself: It is rare for Shi Dalang to turn our enemies into friends out of loyalty, but the current situation is dangerous, and although he is implicated, it is impossible to say that this hard plan will work. Want to use it again...
Thinking of this, Zhu Wu said to Shi Jin: "Da Lang, you are innocent and don't get involved with us. The government has nothing to do with Da Lang for targeting us grass bandits! Together, our three brothers have this calamity in their lives. Da Lang Let me tie up the three of us with ropes and go out to ask for rewards, so as not to burden you."
Just as Zhu Wu expected, Shi Jin immediately stared at him after hearing this, and shouted: "What are these words!? What kind of innocent and innocent people are there? I have seen many heroes who wandered in the green forest but were innocent in their hearts. ! What’s more, I earned you, but I want to catch you for reward, but it’s not in vain to make all the heroes laugh. If I die, I will die with you, and live with you. What’s wrong!?”
Shi Jin immediately looked at Wang Si, who was silent at the side, pointed at him and cursed: "You guy! It's useless for you to call me Sai Bodang, and you actually lied to me about the correspondence with the three masters of Shaohua Mountain. , I was afraid that the news would leak out, but it was not a joke, but it turned out that the reply letter was picked up by the fellow of the Rabbit Li Ji! Today, that fellow led all the people in Huayin County to arrest us, all because of you, a bunch of birds, who mistook me!"
Wang Si was so frightened that he trembled like chaff. He begged Shi Jin for mercy: "My boss, please spare me! I was also afraid that my boss would drive me out of the village, so I deceived Yu Xin out of desperation. I didn't expect that it was Li Ji who took the bait." When I read the letter, I didn’t expect that he was so evil that he would report it to his boss!”
"You idiot! You dare to argue with me!" Shi Jin made a cry and drew his sword in his hand. When he was about to kill Wang Si with one strike to vent his anger, he suddenly changed his mind and thought: Although my father passed away, he left such a family behind. I don’t want to delay my career and just be the boss of the village. In the past, I only thought that falling into the enemy’s trap would stain my innocence, but after what I saw and heard from brother Xiaotang, it seemed like Lu Zhishen, Sun An and other brothers gathered in the mountains and forests. How satisfying it is to kill evil and do good! The three leaders of Shaohua Mountain treated me very well, so I might as well help them kill the generals and live and die together. We just want to make friends with the heroes of the green forest, but what if we go to Luocao!? Kill! What's the use of killing this guy?
Thinking of this, Shi Jin put away his sword and kicked Wang Si into a somersault. Then he shouted to the villagers in the village: "If you don't want to follow me, just leave! The government is taking a few of us, and you guys are here." It has nothing to do with it! The land deed of the village is in my home, and it is divided among you! Those who are willing to follow me can just pack up their belongings and go out with me!"...
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After Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun, as well as the villagers who were willing to follow him, killed the Huayin County officers and soldiers and arrived at Shaohua Village. Shi Jin looked in the direction of Shijiazhuang and couldn't help but said with relief in his heart: The farmland in the farmyard was also given to the tenants in the village, and all the heavy items were gone, but I stopped thinking about it. But now when I want to go to brother Xiaotang again, I can't do it officially, but I want to be like my brother Zhishen and become a strong man.
Zhu Wu looked at Shi Jin's face and thought that he was reluctant to part with his family business. This made him, a divine strategist, feel a little guilty. Zhu Wu was a thoughtful person, and after several contacts with Shi Jin, he had already
His temperament and temperament were clearly understood. In Shijiazhuang Zhuwu and Chen Da, Yang Chun was surrounded by hundreds of officers and soldiers, but he knew that as long as he used retreat to advance against Shi Jin, this young and energetic Shi Dalang
He will definitely get excited and try his best to be wanted by the government, even if he has to sacrifice his family fortune to save them from the siege.
We should not play tricks with such a straightforward and loyal hero, but we have to obey the authority in a hurry, so we have to implicate this Dalang Shi... Now that he has abandoned his family and career because of us, and has become an enemy of the government,
We will do our best to repay him and compensate him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Wu bowed to Shi Jin and clasped his fists: "What are your plans for the future? In my opinion, will you be the leader of the village and be unhappy?"
The young Shi Jin couldn't help but feel proud when he heard Zhu Wu change his name to "brother". He laughed and said to Zhu Wu: "It is indeed your good friendship, what will happen to Luocao? But
The soldiers in Shaohua Mountain have little food and little food. It is not a long-term solution to just stay here. I have an idea. A few days ago, didn't I mention that I was famous in the Song Dynasty and was praised by heroes in the Song Dynasty?