Chapter 40 The River Goes North
For Zhang Luo's ability, the elders of the self-cultivated rural villages were very impressed. So they are all openly and secretly hoping that Zhang Luo can stay in the local area to preside over the situation.
Zhang Luo's attitude is very firm, that is, he must go. Not only to go, but also to take these people with you. The reason that can be said is very simple, that is, neither the powerful landlords nor the government in the vicinity will sit idly by and watch this group of people rise so suddenly. And it is impossible for no one to know about their involvement in the Taiping Dao, and the government will definitely not let them go when the time comes.
As for the unspeakable truth, Zhang Luo really wanted to bring these simple warriors out of Pingyuan County. If these people stay here, they will only be trapped in the small world of vendetta forever. Only by going to a broader space and standing on the stage of the whole of China and even the whole world can we uncover the black curtain in front of us and accomplish greater achievements.
Zhang Luo's reasoning can't impress the elders in the village, where do the officials and soldiers have such smart eyes and ears, as long as Zhang Luo doesn't say it, the villagers don't say it. Who knew that Taiping Dao was involved in the attack on Jijia Town. Even if the officials and soldiers know something, as long as Zhang Luo and the other Taiping Dao are no longer here, what can the officials and soldiers do?
The elders in the village naturally had their own ideas, and in the face of Zhang Luo's statement, the elders began to refute: "Daqu Shuai, you said that the government wants to kill us." If the government kills us all, who will pay them taxes? Can the government still farm the land on its own? ”
These words were conclusive and loud, and Zhang Luo had no reason to refute them for a while. Indeed, in areas where Haoqiang completely has an advantage, the government does not have enough strength to kill Haoqiang in the first place. On the basis of its own armed forces, Haoqiang may reach a temporary compromise with the official army. And Zhang Luo has already understood what the elders did not say behind their backs, as long as Zhang Luo leaves, the elders will have the basic conditions for dealing with the officials and the army.
"Is Xiaofu safe?!" Zhang Luo thought to himself.
When these six yeoman tribes finally got rid of the powerful forces that had been pressing on their heads, they naturally expected to be able to enjoy everything they had just captured immediately. With land and goods, it is the castle of Jijia Town, no one will choose to leave their hometown if they are full, and they will not choose to follow Zhang Luo on an expedition with no future. If these people fight against the government again next time, it will be because of the heavy taxes imposed by the government that make their lives unsustainable, but such a contradiction has not yet appeared, and they naturally do not believe it.
Of course, there are not no people who believe in Zhang Luo, there are only these four people led by Wu Lu who stand on Zhang Luo's side clearly, but Wu Lu and they are too young, and in a group of older sect elders, whether it is age or number, they are nothing at all.
Zhang Luo also thought about what to do if something like this happened. Seeing that the opinions of the sect elders were quite unanimous, he said: "Since you are unwilling to leave, then I can only ask everyone to do one thing for you, and each family will send me one person and let me take it away." ”
The sect elders were a little stunned, Zhang Luo wanted to pull people away, and they also thought of this. To fight a war, you need people, and Zhang Luo also needs subordinates. It's just that Zhang Luo's reason is too weird, not to say that this is for Zhang Luo's own sake, but that the purpose of doing this is for the village.
"Guys, do you think I'm good at using soldiers?" Zhang Luo asked.
To this question, the elders sincerely replied:
"This ...... That's amazing! ”
"Daqu Shuai has the unfathomable ability of ghosts and gods in battle!"
After seeing Zhang Luo's ability to "fly to the sky", the sect elders have been completely convinced.
Wu Lu and the other ten people were from the rural villages, and the clan elders had already talked to them, and these ten people jumped off the cliff a few feet high in the back mountain of Jijia Town, and fell into the town of Jijia Town unharmed. With these people taking the lead, Jijiazhen was attacked so easily. Being able to fly so high and such a distance and attack the enemy from the sky, the sect elders were completely convinced of Zhang Luo's ability to fight.
Zhang Luo said with a very serious attitude: "I want to fight out from Pingyuan County, conquer Jizhou, Youzhou, and conquer the world." When I entered the capital, every person who followed me was a founding hero. At that time, everyone will be from the government, which will be a great benefit to everyone! ”
"Into the capital? Enthroned and sat in the temple? The sect elders were frightened by Zhang Luo's words, but this kind of fright was not even more shocking when Zhang Luo and the others attacked from the sky.
Since Zhang Luo fought so hard, and Zhang Luo's attitude was so firm. What's more, Zhang Luo's words revealed a clear message, as long as he got someone, Zhang Luo would leave, and he would go to "enter the capital", which met the hopes of the sect elders. After discussing with each other for only a moment, the clan elders all agreed to Zhang Luo's request, and each family gave Zhang Luo a person.
With the support of the clan elders, things will be easy to do. First of all, the clan elders each gave Zhang Luo a young man, and under the situation that the clan elders took the lead in letting their family members join the army, the village mobilization was very effective. In recent years, every family has had many children, and it is not difficult for Zhang Luo to take one away.
As a result, the six villages actually provided Zhang Luo with more than 700 people. However, there were men and women, with an average age of less than 17 years. Wu Lu and the four of them were determined to go with Zhang Luo, and at the pass of selecting people for Zhang Luo in each household, Wu Lu and the others went to several other self-cultivated villages nearby, and summoned more than 50 descendants who were willing to follow Zhang Luo for Zhang Luo.
After returning to the town, Wu Lu saw that the average age of these children was less than seventeen years old, but he was angry. The so-called half-sized child eats the poor old man, and this group of teenagers is almost a burden in the village now. What made Wu Lu even more angry was that there were also a lot of female babies stuffed in the middle of these teenagers.
"Brother Shouqing, a girl is a girl." Zhang Luo was not unhappy.
To a group of young people, even happier than to give Zhang Luo a group of adult strong men. Young people are far more capable of learning than adults, as evidenced by the teenagers and children who joined the army in Lijiacun, and after only following for more than ten days, some of them have learned many things that adults have not been able to learn.
Wu Lu naturally couldn't understand Zhang Luo's thoughts, but Zhang Luo's magnanimity made Wu Lu more determined to do more. There are also many young people in the six villages who want to go out and wander around, and these people are naturally the targets of Wu Lu's best efforts. Wu Lu assured Zhang Luo that he would do his best to take the gang away.
Seeing that Wu Lu was working so hard, Zhang Luo gave Wu Lu another task - these teenagers had already started military training.
After a few days of military training, they have gradually become accustomed to an organized life. In addition, Zhang Luo's troops never deducted from food, and the young man ate quite well. Some teenagers want to bring their siblings with them. Zhang Luo asked Wu Lu to quietly help contact him, and when Zhang Luo left with his troops, he would bring as many people as he could.
When he left Jijia Town, Zhang Luo took a total of 900 people with him. Seven hundred and fifty men, one hundred and fifty women. The teenagers drove steadily in the river, watching the unfamiliar scenery continue to appear, and they watched with a very longing gaze, and chattered.
Most children are visiting such a far away place for the first time, and the feeling of freshness is inevitable. With such teenagers, all the older people are in a good mood. Zhang Luo has always felt that Wu Lu is a taciturn person, but he didn't expect that when he opened the conversation, Wu Lu was actually very cheerful. When talking to the surroundings about the airborne attack on Jijia Town, he clearly explained the preparations in front and the various problems encountered. He even said that the people around him listened with relish. Finally, the main event of the airborne landing is the highlight.
When Wu Lu was speaking eloquently, Zhang slightly pushed the herald guard sitting beside him: "But I don't know when the people can say when they will meet in Julu?" ”
"Rengong just urged Marshal to lead his troops to Julu as soon as possible and block the rear army of the Han army along the way, but he didn't say more." The guards now threw themselves on the five bodies that Zhang Luo admired, and they no longer dared to serve the shelves of the guards.