In early spring, the sun is covered with spring rain, and the potholes are full of waterways. A cadre of soldiers in Liyangcang was struggling to push sacks in the spring rain, and wheelbarrows were squeaking and twisting dozens of trenches on the ground.

It is said that the spring rain is as expensive as oil, that refers to planting crops, at this moment the soldiers are shirtless, constantly pulling the carriage stuck in the mud pit, and I hope that God will stop this spring rain quickly. It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, "boom" a thunder, the sky seems to have been pierced a big hole, and the rain is even wilder and more urgent.

The dilapidated house happened to rain overnight, and a grain cart pulled by two horses was stuck in a one-meter-deep pothole. Seeing that he was about to get out of trouble, he finally fell short, and even the car and horse were trapped.

Cao Bin, the general manager of the Zhao family's army, was in a hurry, brandishing a horse whip in his hand, and commanding the other soldiers to hurriedly push the cart on the road. However, the ditch stood against the mountain, and at most five soldiers went down, and the ground was muddy, and no matter how hard the soldiers tried, it was difficult to pull the carriage out of the ditch.

Cao Bin whipped his whip angrily, and blood stains flashed on the backs of the soldiers, "A group of pickled talents, they know how to exert their strength on the girls on weekdays, and they are very soft at critical moments." If you can't pull it up again, Lao Tzu will whip you to death. ”

Cao Bin was about to fight again, and suddenly his arm was tightly held by a pair of powerful big hands.

Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, turned around and scolded: "Who is not afraid of death!" I saw a red-haired villain, standing behind him like a small mountain, silent, Cao Bin never paid attention to when this person appeared, but when he saw the red-haired man's fierce face, he didn't dare to speak out under pressure.

The red-haired man said: "The mountains and ravines are rugged, and it is difficult for many people to work together, so you leave the coachman behind, and I will help you push the cart on the road." ”

Cao Bin heard the reason and withdrew his troops. The big man flew into the ravine, and he didn't see any luck, but he lifted the rear tail of the car with one arm with his right hand, and shouted: "Give it to me!" ”

Thousands of pounds of sacks were lifted to the chest position along with the grain truck. The coachman hurriedly whipped the horse's back, and the two horses suddenly felt a light behind them, and they screamed and pulled the cart out of the ravine.

Cao Bin was stunned, he had been in the army for a long time, and he had seen a strong man who lifted a thousand catties, but he had never seen a person who let the carriage twist like this and grabbed it so easily.

At this moment, he cheered loudly: "Good divine power!" Hurriedly came over and hugged his fist: "A strong man is willing to join the army, twelve dollars a month, join my Zhao family's army food team, and three meals a day are enough." ”

The red-haired man said loudly: "I was about to go to the commander of the grain team, and I was tired of the general leading the way." "Cao Bin is overjoyed, such a warrior joins the Zhao family's army, and he will always have no worries about transporting grain in the future. Overjoyed, lead the way.

Zhao Jiajun's grain brigade was stationed in Wutaipo, northeast of Liyang, and a red-faced military gate was drinking in the middle of a big tent, with a roast chicken, a smoked goose, a plate of fruits and vegetables, and a bowl of fresh fish soup on the table.

As soon as the tent door opened, Cao Bin led Xue Taisui in: "Lord Deputy Envoy, this strong man has come to join the army." The red-faced military gate is Mi Jinzhong, the deputy envoy of the Zhao family's army grain transportation command, who has already drunk at this moment with his eyes crooked, and his mouth is full of wine: "What's so unusual about a bird man joining the army, go down and take him to Zhao Biti to register." ”

Before Cao Bin could speak, the red-haired man snatched the wine glass from Mi Jinzhong's hand and fell to the ground with a "snap": "Drinking alcohol is forbidden in the army, don't you know that you are the deputy commander of the military rations?" ”

Cao Bin was startled on the side, but Mi Jinzhong stood up crookedly, and pointed with his hand: "You bird man, you dare to take care of the affairs of the military master, come, push me left and right, and beat twenty military sticks with the cane." ”

The soldiers on the left and right have entered the accounts one after another, and they want to take the red-haired man. The big man took an arrow step, flew on the handsome case, and with a thunderous momentum on the left and right, he was stuck in Mi Jinzhong's neck, and he lifted it up like a chicken, hanging in the air.

Mi Jinzhong breathed uncomfortably, and his hands and feet were like a duck waiting to be slaughtered in mid-air. The big man closed Mi Jinzhong's back vertebral point with his hand, and threw him to the ground with a "poof". After finishing the back, he sat upright on the handsome seat, took out an iron card in his arms, and threw it to Cao Bin.

Cao Bin was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body just now, and took the iron plate with the four products of the same knowledge of the dynasty, the commander of the Xuanwu Wei Division, the commander of the imperial edict and the agricultural commander, Xue.

Cao Bin's head "buzzed" twice, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Bid down and meet the captain of the pawn farmer." ”

The soldiers on both sides saw that Mr. Qian knelt down, and hurriedly knelt to see it. Xue Taisui looked at Mi Jinzhong, who was still struggling on the ground, and ordered: "Drinking in the army, violating the forty-fifth military order, pull down the military stick for twenty, and sober him up." ”

The soldiers on both sides were afraid that Mi Jinzhong would offend the new grain transport officer again, so they hurriedly pulled down to enforce the military law.

Xue Taisui helped Cao Bin: "Mr. Cao Qian got up, sat down and spoke." Cao Bin just stood up, and before he sat down, Mi Jinzhong outside the tent shouted to himself: "Thief, dare to beat Lao Tzu, wait for Lao Tzu to come down for a while, you will definitely be crushed and scattered." ”

The sound of sticks on both sides was endless. Xue Taisui knew that this was a fake fight in the barracks, and the sound of the stick wheel was often as light as a goose feather when it fell on his body.

looked back at Cao Bin: "Mr. Cao Qian, what crime should be committed in the camp for publicly slandering the main general?" Cao Bin grinned bitterly: "Captain Xue, for the sake of Commander Mi's drunkenness and ignorance, and for the sake of many years of military exploits, you see if this time you will take the power and write it down, and you will be punished again when you wake up in the future." ”

Xue Taisui snorted coldly: "Tired of military merits? Last time, Marshal Zhao Jinying's grain and grass were all robbed by Liu Wuzhong, and such a grain official dared to say that he was tired and had military merits? Drinking alcohol is a violation of military rules, and you have to be ignorant, what is the use of keeping such a person. According to the military law, if he despises the main general, he will be beaten with twenty more military sticks, and Cao Qian will personally go to beat him, and he will see blood with sticks. ”

Cao Bin knew that this was the new lord who was going to kill people, and if he didn't carry it out, it would be his turn to be next, so he had no choice but to go out and execute.

He pushed away the soldiers on the left and right, snatched the big stick in the hand of a soldier, and shouted: "Brother Mi, I complain that you ran into the three fires of the new official." ”

Mi Jinzhong was still unconvinced: "Stolen officer, when grandpa was fighting, you still peed and mud." Brother Cao, don't show mercy to your subordinates, let's fight. ”

The stick crackled and hit down, and it was really bloody. At the beginning, Mi Jinzhong also shouted: "Good fight!" Joyfully! "After ten sticks, I couldn't shout anymore, and after fifteen sticks, I was covered in flesh and blood, and there was only air out and no air in.

Cao Bin threw away the big stick and hurriedly ran into the big tent: "Lord Duwei, Mi Jinzhong has already survived the punishment, and he has fainted, and the last general asks these five sticks to be written down for the time being, otherwise he will really be beaten to death." ”

The small schools on the side also knelt down and pleaded. Xue Taisui said coldly: "That's it, if it weren't for the intercession of the generals, this fight would definitely be killed outside the courtyard." Come on, since I left five sticks, I don't want him to return them, tie them to the flagpole, and warn the three armies. ”

Cao Bin wanted to intercede again, but Xue Taisui waved his hand: "If Cao Qian pleads again, he doesn't need to tie the flagpole, just kill!" ”

Cao Bin had no choice but to tie a bloody Mi Jinzhong to the flagpole, looking at Mi Jinzhong's own soldiers staring at him with hateful eyes, Cao Bin knew that he had no way out, and had been tied to Xue Taisui's chariot.

Back in the big tent, Xue Taisui had already put hot tea on the table, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Cao Qian, why hasn't our army's grain and grass been shipped out?" ”

Cao Bin was stunned: "Captain Huidu, isn't there still a month and a half before the army enters the army?" Now it's just the preparation stage, and I haven't received any orders to transport grain. ”

Xue Taisui pointed to the map: "Mr. Qian doesn't know, to go to Baixi Pass, you need to send troops from Zuoliangwei and Yanshan, the terrain is flat, which is conducive to cavalry raids." The Northern Barbarian cavalry is excellent, if our army transports grain when the army marches, there will definitely be Northern Barbarian cavalry on the way to intercept the grain, and then send the escort army at that time, the cost is too large, and the passivity is very. ”

Cao Bin was puzzled: "Every time I use troops against the north, the two teams are slowly advancing with the army, which is convenient for escort, and the Lord Du Wei means ......"

Xue Taisui continued to point to the four high slopes along the road of the White Rhino Pass, and said: "These four places are the main roads that must be taken to enter the White Rhino Pass, the terrain is suddenly high, easy to defend and difficult to attack, I have sent Yuzhou Township Yong to guard this place." The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass first, and from now on, immediately transport grain to the four high slopes, retreat can guard the grain and grass, and ensure that the army's supply is not lost; It can be used as a stronghold to attack the city. ”

Cao Bin said: "This is a novel method, but if the Northern Barbarians send troops to attack the high slopes everywhere, and our army has not been opened, what should we do at that time?" ”

Xue Taisui smiled: "Isn't it much easier to lure the enemy out of the customs than to storm the city?" Hurry up and do what you do. ”

Cao Bin didn't seem to understand when he heard it, but the official was crushed to death, so he had to act according to his words, and only whispered before leaving: "Mi Jinzhong is only afraid that it is a little bad to tie it to the flagpole, and the stick injury is too serious, and I hope that Lord Du Wei will liberate Commander Mi." ”

Xue Taisui bared his teeth: "There is no more Mi Commander, I will promote Cao Bin, the general manager of Qian, to be the deputy commander of the Zhao family's army to take over Mi Jinzhong's position." ”

Cao Bin was suddenly promoted at this moment, and he was fully promoted to the second-level official position, and he didn't know what to do, and after thinking for a while, he bowed down and knelt down: "In the future, only Captain Xue will look forward." ”

On the second day, Xue Taisui's grain transportation notices have been posted in all corners of Liyang Cang, and the grain transportation is immediately opened, but it can only enter the Yangtze River, travel along the river channel of the Hebei River, and then enter the Hutuo River waterway, and transport it to Siping, Renqiu, Cangxian, and Luquan to store grain.

The soldiers were miserable, and most of the northern soldiers did not like to take the boat, and vomiting and seasickness occurred from time to time. Fortunately, when Xue Taisui was leaving, the divine doctor Xue Shikun followed, prepared various seasickness pills, and distributed them to the soldiers. But it was still a drop in the bucket, and after half a month, only 20,000 stones of grain and grass were shipped to four places.

Xue Taisui issued an edict again, from now on to the end of the month, Siping, Renqiu, Cangxian, and Luquan must each harvest another 50,000 stone tun grain, and those who transport grain but are not effective will be beheaded immediately; If the grain ship fails to meet the standard at the end of the month, it will be cut off immediately; If the fleet fails to meet the standard at the end of the month, the centurion will be immediately beheaded; If the large-scale fleet fails to meet the standard at the end of the month, the thousand will be immediately killed. If at the end of the month, each of the four places did not receive 50,000 stone grain and grass, the captain of Bendu beheaded himself and apologized to Hojing facing north.

As soon as this order was given, all the soldiers were worried, and the barracks were beheading every day, and the 3,000 grain transport troops of the Zhao family army were cut down to only 1,000 people.

The soldiers and officers at all levels who survived the catastrophe did everything they could, either training hard and stepping up transportation day and night; Either private individuals spend a lot of money to charter cargo ships along the river, and the veteran shipwrights of the caravan will transport grain and grass.

The four places that collected grain seemed to have been enlightened, and the remuneration for the grain ships transported back and forth was tripled, and there must be brave men under the so-called heavy rewards.

By the end of the month, the grain in the four places had exceeded 300,000 stones, enough for the 100,000-strong army to fight for a month.

There are also staff officers in the barracks who can't get used to Xue Taisui's ruthless killing of soldiers, so they have written marching excerpts and sent them to the place where Zhao Jinying, the marshal of the Chinese army. Unexpectedly, these folds are like mud cows entering the sea, and they will never return.

The imperial historian of the court was indignant, and immediately gave a secret fold to Shang Shutai, saying that Xue Taisui arbitrarily slaughtered officers and soldiers, was cruel and abnormal, and was not the demeanor of a benevolent and righteous country, and suggested that Xue Taisui be dismissed from his post as the captain of the agricultural capital.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Zhao Wuyi laughed when he received the secret fold, saying that when the times are troubled, he should use the heavy code. In the past, the Zhao family's army was increasingly extravagant and overwhelmed, and it was in need of thunderous means like Xue Duwei to regulate military discipline in politics and military discipline. Immediately asked for an order, rewarded the Zhao family army with a thousand fat sheep for transporting grain, rewarded for the merit of transporting grain, gave Xue Taisui a pot of imperial wine, two pairs of white walls, and encouraged him to make new contributions to the country.

Seeing that the performance was ineffective, the officials were angry, but they had no tricks.

Everyone just heard that only Cao Bin, the commander of the grain transportation, came to see Xue Taisui at night and asked: "Lord Duwei, I owe three times the heavy profits of the Yangtze River grain fleet, and I don't know where Lord Duwei got so much money. If the date arrives next month and the debts are not paid, won't the Yangtze River fleet rebel one after another? ”

Unexpectedly, Xue Taisui said clearly: "This war is related to the rise and fall of the Yu Dynasty, if the Zhao family's army of 100,000 troops is like a bamboo, and captures the White Rhino Pass, then the imperial court will definitely reward a thousand gold, and what is the cost of transporting grain three times; If the Zhao family's army is defeated and blocked, it will be a loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, and all the generals in the military camp will face imprisonment, and the Zhao family's army may never recover. I can't save my life, and who cares how much debt I owe. ”

Cao Bin was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and only then did he know that this grain captain pinned his head to the waistband of his trousers, and didn't take other people's lives seriously.

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