Chapter 011: The Old Place
Licheng is located in the southern section of the western part of Taihang Mountain, surrounded by mountains, low depression in the middle, many mountains and few rivers, complex terrain, high mountains and hills vertical and horizontal. There are also the Zhanghe River and wading water running through the north and south, and it is difficult for the Jurchen cavalry to deploy. And most of the nearby Jin soldiers are Han'er infantry, of course, more is better than less, and it will not be boring.
The Jurchens have come from summer to winter, and now is a good time to recruit troops. If you can't accumulate strength before the weather turns cooler, you may have to go up to Taihang Mountain to fight guerrillas.
All he needs now is time. Only by exchanging time and space, organizing new troops, and casting armor and firearms, can he have the opportunity to fight against the Jin people with capital.
In Licheng County, it was almost turned into ashes, and many places were directly in ruins, and the bones inside could be seen everywhere, which showed the depth of poison in the county.
The original Licheng County Ya is already a ruined wall, with blackened broken walls and wooden beams, full of smoke and dust, choking the mouth and nose.
The county seat of Licheng really no longer exists.
"After Deng Shixiong came back, he rebuilt the county seat of Licheng for me, which will be bigger and higher than the original."
Seeing that the city is uninhabitable, the only way to build the Li City camp is to build it first, after all, it is much easier to camp than to repair the city.
In the second year of Jingkang, the Jurchens were blocked under the city of Tokyo, with heavy casualties, and when they had no choice but to retreat north, the annoyed and angry Wanyan Zonghan ordered his subordinates to wreak havoc, not only the county seat of Licheng was burned, but even Wang Song's Licheng battalion, which was used as a training ground, also affected the pond fish and was razed to the ground.
The corpses and all kinds of debris can be seen everywhere, and even the "toilet" that was built at the beginning is also ruins and broken walls, and the smell is unpleasant. On the teaching ground of the Licheng camp, looking at the mess and the destroyed fence, the nose was full of the rancid smell that permeated the air, which made people feel sick.
These soldiers, everywhere they went, were in dilapidation, and they didn't even let go of such an abandoned school yard, and they were really no construction and more than destroyed.
"Zhang Heng, arrange for the brothers to clean up the Licheng camp. Let's regroup, recruit troops, and fight the Jin people again!"
"Xianggong, there are not many brothers around me, and I have to take care of your safety, this number is not enough!"
Zhang Heng laughed in a low voice: "Xianggong, you have taken so many silver taels from Tokyo City, it is better to recruit more refugees, so that they can have work, earn some silver, and have a stutter."
Wang Song looked at the wandering refugees in Siye, when he left here a year ago and went to King Qinwang in Tokyo, it was crowded with people. Now, in just one year, it has become sparsely populated and dilapidated.
"You said the same, if you can save a people, it counts as one."
Wang Song nodded and said, "You go to Zhang Luo for this matter, be careful not to scare the people."
In this world where human life is as cheap as grass, it is not easy for anyone to survive.
Who doesn't have a few sad tears, and there are few people who are not broken and displaced. Countless people from good families have fallen into the grass, and countless children of Lianghe have been killed and injured.
Whether you are a wealthy businessman, a wealthy household, or a flat-headed common man who leads cars and sells pulp; Whether you live in poverty or wealth, your family is surrounded by walls or the Zhumen compound, as long as the Jin people come, it won't take a moment to have nothing, and even the family is ruined, and you can't even find a place to cry.
"Wang Xianggong, you're back!"
A group of refugees came over, and when they saw Wang Song, who was sitting upright, they surrounded him and knelt on the ground, the old man at the head was gray-haired, with old tears, kowtowing again and again, and said loudly: "Xianggong, you can't leave the villain and wait for it!"
Wang Song hurriedly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to help the old man, and said loudly: "Uncle, I can't help myself in the lower body, and let the villagers suffer."
Zhang Heng, Yang Zaixing and other guards also dismounted one after another and beckoned the people behind to get up.
"Xianggong, don't you know how the villagers have lived since the loyal army left!"
The old man stood up, shed tears again, and choked up: "Jin Yu burned and looted, the villagers suffered heavy casualties, many people were killed and drowned in the Zhangshui River, the whole river is full of corpses, blood flows like a river, what a sin!"
Wang Song's heart was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "Old man, what about the rest of the people, won't they all be slaughtered by the Jin people?"
"Not really!"
The old man shook his head and said, "Many villagers knew that Jin Yu was coming, so they fled into the mountains early. Some people died of starvation and disease, and there were not even half of them left!"
Yang Zaixing said hatefully: "If I knew this, Xianggong should have taken me and others to the north, and killed these dog-stricken beasts first!"
"The emperor's life is difficult to do, there are gains and losses!"
Dong Xiandao: "If it weren't for Xianggong training in the capital, I'm afraid that the land of these two rivers would already be the world of the Jurchens!" Blame the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, the mud can't support the wall. The imperial court relies on these people, and how can it be undefeated!"
"Big guys don't have to worry anymore!"
Wang Song said loudly: "When we come back this time, we won't leave again." In the future, the villagers will live a good life, farm and sell pears, and live in peace. As long as everyone makes a effort, they will not be hungry for you. ”
"Xianggong has already said it, everyone put their hearts in their stomachs!"
Zhang Hengdao: "After I go back, tell the villagers that if you have any difficulties in the future, come to the loyal and righteous army, find us, and we will definitely help you."
"Zhuzi, go to the mountain quickly, tell the villagers that the prince is here, let them come and help. Go quickly!"
The refugees were jubilant, some were crying, and many were crying.
"Generals, your old subordinates are recruiting troops on the mountain, saying that you are coming, but everyone still doesn't believe it, now it's good, you're really here!"
The people seemed to have found the backbone of the Lord, and they all became energetic.
Under the persuasion of Zhang Heng, Yang Zaixing and others, the people happily followed Wang Song and others and worked hard.
"Zhang Heng, you immediately send people to mobilize grain from Shaanxi and Hebei, from today onwards, all the villagers around Licheng County cannot starve to death!"
Wang Song shouted loudly to the surrounding people: "Fellow villagers, the army will immediately arrange spring ploughing, and the villagers must contribute to the effort, so that they will not be starved." You say, isn't that the reason?"
Zhang Heng hurriedly responded and went down to arrange. This is a good time to expand the reputation of the loyal army, especially Wang Song, and he is naturally very happy.
The surrounding people all let out a burst of cheers, knelt down one after another, kowtowed, Wang Song hurriedly stepped forward and helped them up one by one.
"Folks, let's clean up this place first, the loyal army will be stationed here from now on!"
The people were happy, Yang Zaixing nodded secretly, Wang Song loves the people like a son, and he has won the hearts of the people, compared to those scholars and doctors in the court, but it is really heaven and earth.
The dust was flying, and Wang Song also picked up a broom and followed to join the cleaning team. Zhang Heng, Yang Zaixing and others were helpless, shook their heads and joined in.
"Wang Xianggong, you are loyal and righteous, rare in the world, the villain is willing to follow your side, be willing to be a pawn of the horse, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!"
Yang Zaixing knelt down on one knee, and Wang Song hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up.
"Deng Shixiong, let's clean the camp under the scorching sun, but this guy doesn't know where to go to cool off!"
Zhang Heng watched Wang Song win the hearts of the army and the people, and he was happy, he swept the floor while pretending to complain: "When I see this guy in a while, I will definitely ask him to invite me to drink good wine!"
Yang Zaixing took out a strip of cloth, sealed his mouth and nose, frowned, pushed the scattered bones into a pile, shook his head and said, "I heard Xianggong say that Brother Deng went to Hebei and will come back tomorrow." Lao Zhang, you want to trick him into drinking, I'm afraid it won't work today!"
Zhang Heng smiled, looked around, and said with a smile: "Deng Hei's face can't drink the wine, the three brothers Li, there is no problem today."
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, smoke and dust were rising in the distance, and a bunch of people and horses came coming, led by Li San, the lone person who managed the production of firearms.
"The villain Li San, I've seen a big official!"
"I've seen a big official!"
Li San and a group of old subordinates stepped forward together and saluted Wang Song. A few days ago, they had received the news that the Loyal Army had gone to Lianghe, and they had been waiting here.
Wang Song nodded, stepped forward to help everyone, and said loudly: "Brothers, don't come to harm!"
"Daguanren, I haven't seen you for more than a year, but my brothers miss me very much!"
Li San bowed down and said with a smile: "There is food and meat on the mountain, and more than 3,000 brothers are all eating and drinking, but they miss the big officials and brothers!"
"Brothers, you've worked hard!"
Wang Song Zhengse said: "This official plans to build a new county seat of Licheng, it will be bigger and better, and when the county seat of Licheng is repaired, the brothers will no longer have to live on the mountain, they will all live, this county seat of Licheng is built for my brothers in the loyal army." Everyone said, okay?"
"Good!"
Everyone was overjoyed, and they bowed together and said, "Thank you, big official!"
After years of hard work, the knife licks the blood, and finally has a moment of peace, living in the mountains, after all, it is not as comfortable as in the county.
Wang Song also smiled and said: "Hedong has you, Hebei has Lin Dayou, our brothers have the foundation, the brothers' weapons, armor and firearms are all on you, I want to thank the brothers."
Everyone laughed, and their pride was palpable. The loyal and righteous army dominated the world, and did not rely too much on the Great Song Dynasty, but on their own real accumulation. It's ridiculous that those scholars and doctors in the court still think that the loyal and righteous army can't move an inch away from them, but they don't know that the loyal and righteous army is their protector.
It can be said that without the Loyal and Righteous Army, they would have been prisoners of the Jurchens.
Yang Zaixing couldn't help but be shocked, he couldn't imagine that Wang Song still had such a force in Lianghe.
"Senior officials, the brothers have already recruited troops among the people, and there are nearly 10,000 new troops recruited, so we can only start training as soon as the senior officials arrive."
Wang Song nodded, Zhang Heng and Dong Ping had already passed the military order to the old department of Lianghe, and with these old subordinates, he could go to Hebei with confidence.
"I will stay in Licheng for a few days, and when the arrangements are made here, I will go to Hebei to recruit troops. Hebei is now at the peak of the righteous army, just enough to recruit everyone and fight to the death with Fanzi!"
Li San nodded and said: "The big officials are going to Hebei to recruit troops, and if they want to come to Jinren, they will be disturbed." The Daimyo's Mansion stayed behind Du Chong to be jealous and jealous, cruel and unkind, and he would definitely be in trouble. The big officials can go down the Zhanghe River from Licheng, camp in Xiangzhou, and recruit troops. ”
Xiangzhou is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, there are Huanshui and Zhangshui barriers, Xiangzhou City is high and thick, it is a good place to recruit troops, and there is no need to worry about the Jin people to attack.
Li San and others make a living in Taihang Mountain all the year round, and they are geographically familiar with their chests.