The autumn wind chills the Dabie Mountains, and the candles dim the eaves and the night becomes cold.
This year's late autumn in Suizhou City came very early. It was only the turn of September and October, but the leaves on the trees along the road had almost fallen. At night, Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain could not stop the strong north wind. Li Laiheng lived in
In a side room in the backyard of the Shuai Mansion that was originally used to entertain guests, the windows were only covered with a thin layer of paper that was barely able to keep out the cold. When the wind blew, Li Laiheng couldn't help but feel chills in his body.
He put a light fur coat hanging on the bedside on his body. This dress was one of the gifts given to him by his adoptive father Li Guo when he broke up with the main force of the Chuang Army in Tongbai Mountain.
It is said that this was when the Chuang army conquered Lingbao County. Because of Li Guo's meritorious service in battle, the generalissimo personally commended and awarded Li Guo with trophies.
After changing hands several times, it was finally placed on Li Laiheng's body.
He wore a dark light fur coat on the outside, but he was still wearing a coarse cloth arrow jacket on the inside. It cannot be said that it was because of this short-term success that he expanded to the point where he started to enjoy himself.
The main reason is that the cloak that Youci personally sewed for Li Laiheng is a bit heavy in this weather. In comparison, this dark light fur coat looks just right.
"Pi Fu... Well, Guan Guan team hasn't come back yet? If there is news that they have returned to the division, be sure to inform me as soon as possible. I will go out of the city to greet them personally."
Li Laiheng held a night light and took a walk in the garden in the backyard of the Shuai Mansion that had not been completely demolished. He was just about to ask Zhang Pili how the war was going in the Dabie Mountains, when he remembered that Zhang Pili had sent troops to Guojun Town this time.
He also served as his deputy.
"This child...well, there are many other children in Chuangjun. They all need to make progress. They will have their share in the world in the future."
Zhang Pili was slightly younger than Li Laiheng. In Li Laiheng's mind, the adjutant he promoted from a soldier was almost like his nephew, although in terms of age, he should be considered a brother.
He was thinking not only of Zhang Pizhu, but also of the many orphans who lost their parents due to years of fighting. Some of these people became orphans because of famine, and some of them had their parents killed by the enemy's sword. The reasons were various and different.
, but one thing they have in common is that they have a high degree of attachment to the Breakthrough Army group, and they also have the most profound hatred for this world.
"Bring me a pen."
The night wind blew through the courtyard, causing Li Laiheng to wrap his light fur more tightly. He thought about the orphans, so he ordered his soldiers to get paper and pen, and while writing, he ordered: "Please help me remember some of the students in the camp school."
Members should give priority to military orphans. However, if the number of first-term students in the camp school is limited, or the literacy level of some orphans is too low and they are too young to enter the school to specialize in military studies, then these children should be given priority.
Under the army, there is another name called the Young Corps."
"The children in the cub corps are mainly orphans from the army. If the people of Suizhou want to send their young children to participate in the camp, as long as they are around twelve to fifteen years old, they can also select a batch of them, so that we can gain more local recognition."
My parents’ support.”
Li Laiheng wrote quickly, writing faster and faster, and soon he had written the draft charter of the young corps. After shaking the paper, he handed the draft charter to the soldiers for safekeeping when he suddenly saw a drop of rain falling on the paper, above his head.
The night sky was dense with dark clouds, and it looked like an autumn rain was coming.
"Don't let this rain delay the deployment of the troops of the Chuang Army."
"By the way, send someone to contact Bai Jiuhe, the governor, and Xiao Weisong, the big shopkeeper in charge of Kendeji Trading Company, and ask them to quickly take out the bedding and long clothes that have been hoarded in the treasury and organize the manpower to distribute them to the military camp and the old camp. inside."
Giving winter clothes as a gift on a snowy night was a great opportunity to gain gratitude from soldiers. Although it was not yet deep winter, an autumn rain still gave Li Laiheng enough opportunity to show off.
At least he doesn't have to tuck in the quilt late at night and wake people up alive.
As for generals, soldiers have the easiest relationship to be moved. In the military camp, in the special atmosphere and environment of the army, no matter life or death, there are so many people who will go through fire and water for the generals because of a little kindness.
"But when the army expands, I probably won't have the energy to carry out surprise condolences all day long and in the middle of the night. We still need placement specialists who are responsible for managing the ideological and emotional problems of soldiers."
The wind and rain are like dark, and the autumn rain is falling more intensively, and the sound of dripping can be heard throughout the city. But fortunately, it has not reached the level where people cannot go out, and this kind of weather is not enough for Li Laiheng to wear another layer of light fur. He just put the felt hat on his head and put one hand in front of the brim of the hat to protect him from the wind and rain.
Several soldiers opened the way for him. Neither Bai Jiuhe nor Xiao Weisong fell asleep. They quickly arrived at the commander's residence to meet with Li Laiheng. The three of them arranged the distribution of bedding and long coats without saying a few words. Bai Jiuhe and Xiao Weisong were not asleep yet. Jiuhe's talents are more exposed in the manufacturing of armor and equipment, but his ability to distribute materials is half a step behind Xiao Weisong, who was a businessman.
Xiao Weisong quickly arranged everything. In addition to Li Laiheng's personal soldiers, Baijiuhe also recruited a group of people from the old camp to help transport and distribute clothes.
In fact, many people have some doubts in their minds. When the weather is cold, bedding should indeed be distributed, but is it necessary to do it suddenly in the middle of an autumn rainy night?
But since Li Laiheng insisted on this, everyone felt that there was no need to say more.
What about Li Laiheng's own considerations? He just felt that in this scene, as the commander-in-chief, he would be more able to win the love of the soldiers by giving autumn clothes in the rain. It was really selfish.
In short, Li Laiheng is such a person. If he has the opportunity to win military morale through a show, he will certainly not be stingy with one night's time.
"The weather is getting colder. Commander, the Chuang Army now has more than 5,000 troops. Next, we need to expand the army, equalize the land, and set up a camp-based school. If there is no progress, it will always be like this. If so, according to Mr. He and I’s calculations, we may be ready to live a life of nothing by the end of the year.”
Xiao Weisong was a businessman and was very sensitive to numbers. He also controlled all the foreign trade channels of Chuangjun's current major financial source, Kendeji. His judgment on Huguang Chuangjun's finances was undoubtedly quite accurate.
Li Laiheng was walking between the barracks. His red tassel hat and sky blue arrow jacket, which imitated Li Zicheng, were already familiar to the soldiers.
The soldiers who were queuing up to get the beddings all shouted excitedly when they saw the marshal personally distributing them. Li Laiheng was so satisfied that he deliberately walked back and forth in the barracks several times before finding a place. Sit down and answer Xiao Weisong's questions.
"The use of foreign troops is imminent, but there are few troubles here in Suizhou. There is a real shortage of people who can clear the fields, set up schools, and organize rent collection among the army's pockets. It is not easy for me to leave Suizhou at this critical moment. I have to be at any time. Keep an eye on this place. Yigong and Lao Bai each have important responsibilities, so we still have to wait for Jun Zhen to come back. Once Jun Zhen returns to Suizhou, you can start preparing to invade Zaoyang's grain crops."
Guo Junzhen and Zhang Pili developed very smoothly in Yingshan County and the nearby southern foothills of the Dabie Mountains. Although they only brought more than a thousand soldiers with them, the local government and gentry villages themselves were not particularly strong, and
Guo Junzhen used something to recruit the envoy, and You Yi envoy bought many slaves and housekeepers in the name, and was quickly put down by the Chuang army.
The fact that they were able to conquer the mountainous area on the edge of De'an Prefecture so quickly exceeded Li Laiheng's most optimistic expectations. General Guo Junzhen still had some skills.
"As soon as they return to the city, you and Mr. He will go and prepare the food and supplies for the next attack on Zaoyang. No mistakes will be made."