Chapter 588: Childe joins the army
is similar to what Heifu guessed, at this moment, Fusu, who was kicked out of the nest by Qin Shi Huang, was walking nervously on the way to Yandi.
In this battle of Canghai, Qin Shi Huang decided to dispatch 15,000 soldiers, plus 15,000 Yandi people. The soldiers were supplemented from station to station, so when they set off from Xianyang, there were only 5,000 elites under Fusu.
But even if it is 5,000 people, it is not easy to manage it well, although Fusu has been a supervisor and has read a lot of military books, but he also knows how many catties and taels he has, so after taking over the tiger talisman, he humbly said to his deputy general, Yang Duanhe, the head of the carriage:
"Fusu grew up in the deep palace, he didn't know anything about the military, the soldiers were not personally attached, and the head of the Qianqian had no trust, his reputation was shallow, he lacked authority, and he hoped that General Yang would give him more advice."
Yang Duanhe, who had gray hair, hurriedly returned the salute: "Gongzi is humble, when he attacked the Huns, Gongzi was a supervisor of the army, loved soldiers like a son, and was quite virtuous among the soldiers and people, and this is benevolent." At the time of the battle, he also pressed the battle for General Li and Wei Er, and he had no fear in his face, which was brave. Now, with the respect of the son, he will go on an expedition to a foreign land on behalf of His Majesty and punish the assassination and rebellion, which is faithful. ”
"In order to combine the five virtues, wisdom, faith, benevolence, bravery, and strictness, the son has three virtues, although the old man is not talented, but he has also fought for 30 years. Or can assist the son, this army is strict, the army is wise, if the son can trust the old man, you can leave it to me to do......"
Yang Duanhe knew very well that Qin Shi Huang chose himself to be the deputy of Gongzi Fusu, and what he liked was his many years of experience and rigorous use of soldiers.
In short, when it comes to marching and fighting, he Lao Yang can completely do it for him, help the Su, and be a symbolic coach of "faith, benevolence, and courage".
But Fusu was not satisfied with just being a puppet commander, after leaving Guanzhong, along the way, he would take the time to consult Yang Duanhe: the trick of camping, the most suitable distance for daily marching, and the wise and foolish people with each leader and five hundred lords below.
Seeing that Fusu humbly asked for advice, Yang Duanhe also knew everything, in his opinion, this expedition is His Majesty the Emperor is "paving the way" for the eldest son, if he can succeed, he is expected to leapfrog the level of the marquis, and it will also be of great benefit to the descendants of the family.
Although there is a risk of misunderstanding, Yang Duanhe can't help it, the emperor will tie him and Fusu together as soon as he opens his mouth, and I am afraid that in the future, he will be both prosperous and lossy.
But Fusu seems to be obedient, but he doesn't listen to Yang Duanhe in everything, for example, in the treatment of ordinary soldiers, this son is stubborn, and he has to share food and clothing with the lowest soldiers, and use a simple mat when sleeping. When marching, he also got out of the chariot from time to time, and talked with the soldiers while walking.
And everywhere he went, when the army set up camp, Fusu would also go to the camp to show his care, and personally inquired about the soldiers' wells and stoves, drinking water and eating, and seeing doctors and taking medicine.
Yang Duanhe couldn't get used to it, and when he persuaded Fusu not to do this, Fusu said:
"Fusu knows that he is not a general, and he has no ability to use soldiers, but since he has won the king's order, as the main general, he must handle this matter well. Although the march and battle, General Yang planned for me, but if I wanted the soldiers to take their own lives, I had to do it myself, so I could only use this stupid method. ”
Fusu also said that this was when he was in Saibei, and the same was true of Wei Heifu, who would even go down to the field in person when he was in the field, work with the soldiers, and carry wheat.
"It turned out to be a learned Heifu?"
Yang Duanhe said helplessly: "This Sima Sui Tho and Wu Qi's skills in governing the army are not stupid methods, but they are just practicing themselves with the respect of the son......"
But it is precisely the noble status of Fusu that makes this method work surprisingly well.
For ordinary Guan sergeants, the emperor's eldest son, who is as high as the sky, now walks among them kindly, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers. The Qin people were simple and kind, and many military men were moved.
However, although Fusu was merciful, there was no such thing as a few years ago when he was a prisoner of the army, because of pity for the hard work of the soldiers and soldiers, he let the brigade rest many times, and the thirty or forty miles that need to be completed every day must be completed even if a hundred people fall!
He just sent an order to let those seriously ill people who suffered from heat stroke and fatigue camp and rest on the spot, and specially had small officials collect these people and form a rear army. Those with mild fainting are carried in the car, and those who are tired can help the car to walk with them, so that no one will die on the side of the road or delay the trip.
Needless to say, this was also learned from Heifu.
So, within a few days, Fusu's good reputation of "being benevolent, believing in people and fighting hard" spread throughout the army, and when the army arrived in Handan in mid-March, 5,000 soldiers had already recognized the general.
But what Fusu did next caused an uproar!
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"Handan, the city where my father was born."
On March 15, Gongzi Fusu stood on the platform in the east of Handan City, looking west at this big city of "a metropolis between Zhangzhou and the river".
Handan city, originated from Yin Shang, to the Spring and Autumn Period, after several changes of hands, became the territory of the Zhao family, after the three families were divided, Zhao moved the capital to Handan, this place is the capital of Zhao for 158 years, it is known as the rich crown of the sea, it is also the famous capital of the world, the industry and commerce are developed, the population is large, at its peak, it had no less than 40,000 households, 200,000 people.
It is precisely because it is a metropolis that there will be a story of Yanguo Shouling people coming to Handan to learn toddlers, which is the charm of this city, where food, clothing, housing and transportation all represent the popular frontier of the times.
Fusu can imagine that his father, in the years when he was a proton in Handan, saw such a situation, a prosperous cityscape, open academics, and even a proud light man on the street.
But now, Handan seems to be a little withered and no longer prosperous.
Because Handan has experienced several sieges by the Qin army, especially on the eve of its destruction, Wang Qian, Yang Duanhe and other armies surrounded Handan, although Zhao was doomed to perish, and the city was also out of food, but the resistance was extremely resolute, after all, two generations ago, the surrender of Changping Zhao was killed by the Qin people, and every household in the Zhao country had enmity with Qin, so the bones were broken for cooking, and the son was eaten, and the months were down.
That attack and defense caused Handan heavy losses, tens of thousands of deaths, injuries and starvation, and a nursery rhyme was circulated at that time:
"Zhao Weihao, Qin Wei smiled. I thought I didn't believe it, and I looked at the hair of the earth. ”
Qin Shi Huang came to Handan again and killed hundreds of people who had enmity with his mother's family, but under his smug smile, it was the wail of the Zhao people.
Not long after Handan returned to Qin, an earthquake struck suddenly, hundreds of houses collapsed, and thousands of people died.
It is a natural disaster and a man-made disaster, different from the peaceful reunification of Linzi, more than ten years have passed, Handan has not been able to fully recover, the people in the market are withering, and some time ago some people in Julu County responded to the chaos, Handan was under martial law, and the relationship between the officials was still tense.
And the Congtai under their feet in Fusu was originally built by King Wuling of Zhao Wuling, because of its many pavilions and pavilions, "even gathering not one", so it is called Congtai. It is said that in the beginning, there were overpasses, snow caves, makeup pavilions, and flower gardens, with peculiar structures and wonderful decorations, so they became famous in other countries. But after the war and the earthquake, now there are only some ruins and weeds.
After Fusu took the stage to take a look, he only felt helpless, when he was young, he was also fascinated by his father's sweep of Liuhe, and he didn't understand why his uncle Changpingjun rebelled.
But as I grew older and traveled a lot, I found that reunification did not seem to bring any benefit to the people of the Six Kingdoms.
He kind of understood why his uncle Changpingjun became more and more desperate and why he would fight to the death after his father said many times about the wonderful future of great unification.
"Perhaps, what my uncle is doing is really more than the throne of the king of Chu......"
He stood on the cong platform for a long time, the wind stirred the child's sideburns, Fusu shook his head, and returned to the camp with his relatives.
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Compared with the first departure from Xianyang, the battalion of the expeditionary force has doubled, and in Handan, 5,000 conscripts from the counties of Zhao have joined in, and the number has reached 10,000.
Fusu still patrolled the doubled barracks, and the Qin soldiers in Guanzhong were already very familiar with Fusu, and they all loved this kind smile and heroic martial son.
In front of a campfire, three crossbowmen invited him to share the hares he had caught under the bush, and although the army ate in unison, if the soldiers had the ability to make some game and sacrifice when they went to collect firewood, the officers also turned a blind eye.
Fusu happily agreed, tasted a piece of roasted rabbit leg that was a little burnt and only sprinkled with a little salt, and then praised it, saying that it was even more delicious than the delicacies in the palace! This caused the three crossbowmen to blush and hold their heads high.
But when he inspected the camp of the Zhao soldiers separated by a trench, Fusu was stopped.
The guards and military officials advised him not to go inside because it was "not safe."
"Will the Lord be safe in his own camp? This is the biggest joke that Ben Gongzi has heard since he joined the army. ”
Fusu was stubborn, regardless of dissuasion, and led people in.
Different from the orderly order of the soldiers in the next gate, Fusu saw that the dilapidated felt tents were crooked, the ravines were dug very hastily, and the Zhao people wearing all kinds of clothes were also gathering food, surrounding the steaming cauldron to receive food.
Hearing that "Gongzi is coming", they were not as excited as Guan Zhongbing, they just glanced back coldly, saw Fu Su Ming's swaying armor, elegant steps, and then lowered their heads.
There is no excitement and confidence in the eyes of this group of people, only helplessness and pessimism.
From their eyes, Fusu could see that unlike the Qin soldiers who were eager to make contributions in the border areas, the soldiers recruited by Zhao Di did not want to fight this battle at all, did not want to leave their homeland, and went to Liaodong and North Korea, thousands of miles away, to fight against enemies whose names they had never heard of.
In particular, they fought for the Qin people who had killed their family and friends and destroyed their cities and villages!
Fusu stepped forward in these cold, even hostile gazes, and saw the food the soldiers had received.
It is porridge, and it is very light, and it is divided into each person's wooden bowl, I am afraid that it is less than a quarter of a bucket, and there are a lot of chaff that has not been licked, but it is rice (brown rice)......
For soldiers who march dozens of miles every day, have to carry weapons, mats, and bedding on their shoulders, and consume a lot of physical strength, they can't satisfy their hunger at all!
Eating such food, how can a soldier march to fight?
Fusu looked at the Captain who had come to meet him with some annoyance—this Captain was from Guanzhong.
"There is a saying in the law of food, prisoners and subordinate concubines eat less than half a bucket (one-third) of rice, the people eat half a bucket of rice, Shiwu eats half a bucket of rice (polished rice), and the sauce is one quarter liter (one-quarter)! Most of these soldiers were soldiers, so why did they only eat gruel? ”
The Qin soldiers next door ate a standard army guy's *** rice and half a bucket, as well as sauce. Although for Gongzi, it stinks and is very salty, but at least it can be eaten, it is not so difficult to swallow, Qin pawns generally have knighthoods, so there are also vegetables such as sunflower and leek.
But why did the soldiers of Zhao Di across the wall eat so poorly?
The Governor of Handan sweated profusely and explained that Handan was thin and the people did not like to engage in agriculture, so there was not much grain in stock, and they generally relied on transportation from neighboring counties to replenish it.
However, last year, there was a rebellion in Qidi, and Linzi in northern Jibei was eroded, and there was turmoil in Julu County next door, Taiyuan County suffered from poor harvests, and several counties in northern Handan also had locusts. Now that the army has arrived, there are 10,000 more mouths, and Handan County has taken out the best surplus grain.
"In this green and yellow season, I can only hope that the wheat is ripe in June, and I hope that the son will take care of it."
Fusu's anger disappeared, and he was only left with helplessness.
Not only did he know these things, but he also used them to persuade Qin Shi Huang. It is said that Taiyuan, Chenjun and other places have been in continuous disasters, and the chaos in Qidi has not yet recovered, and the people's livelihoods have not yet recovered, so the people should have been allowed to recuperate at this time.
But at this juncture, Qin Shi Huang insisted on going his own way, launched two expeditions, and let Fusu be the main general......
Fusu could only look up to the sky and sigh: "My father is so smart and wise, why can't he see it?" In this world, it is not peaceful! And using frequent wars to seek peace is also the opposite of the opposite! ”
Sigh and sigh, but now that he has been appointed, he still has to do it hard.
The army ate and drank all the way, and the grain carried from Xianyang and Aocang had been eaten, and it could only be replenished by warehouses along the way. It is not surprising that everywhere he goes, the situation in that place is worse.
And in this situation of food shortage, the gap between the Guanzhong people and the Handan people came out, the Qin people in Guanzhong had the best rice, and the Zhao people in Handan ate brown rice and drank porridge, in the eyes of the government and military officials, isn't it a matter of course?
Those who govern the country do not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety, and do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality!
"Zhao Wei cries, Qin Wei laughs......"
The piercing nursery rhyme echoed in Fusu's ears again, and Zhao Zu's indifferent gaze hit him, which made Fusu feel that he should do something.
Let the soldiers of Guanzhong and Handan eat rice in the morning and drink porridge in the afternoon? A few years ago, Fusu really did just that.
But in recent years, what he has seen and heard tells Fusu that this is unrealistic, and along the way, in the conversation with Sergeant Guan, Fusu can feel the pride of their pride above the homeland and remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
The Qin people are conquerors, they are masters, the six countries are slaves of the dead country, they are lowly races, and the superiority of the region is not an idea that can be changed in a day or two.
So, Fusu asked someone to bring a wooden bowl, held it in his hand, stepped forward, handed it to the leader of the gang around the sackcloth, and smiled.
"Bring me a bowl too."
The leader of the gang was dumbfounded and looked at the captain, but did as he did.
Fusu turned to look at the soldiers and asked others to repeat their words in the Handan dialect.
"Handan is short of food, so the morning and evening meals are weak, and the grievances are wronged! Fusu is the commander-in-chief, and there have been! “
After all, the noble son actually bowed to the lowly Zhao Chang.
This made the Zhao people look at each other, this Qin general's little son, what is this going to do? But no one returned the favor.
Fusu stopped his relatives from being angry, and said loudly: "But please believe Fusu, when the army arrives in Hengshan and arrives in Guangyang County, the local government will be ordered to replenish the general's rations, so that the soldiers can be fed and will not suffer from freezing and starvation!" ”
As he spoke, he took the wooden bowl full of gruel and drank it all under the surprised gaze of everyone!
"From today on, until every soldier in the army can have enough to eat, Fusu's daily meal is a bowl of thin porridge, which is the same as the second and third sons!"
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