Chapter 327: Western Expedition (2)
Liu Min stood on the wooden fence of the small attic and imagined, and Lu Chengyu and Wen Tongxiao's action to assemble the conscripts began in full swing.
After Lu Chengyu received the Golden Tiger Talisman given by Song Taizong, he planned to mobilize a force in the Western Army to encircle and annihilate the traitor Li Jiqian; And what he is gathering at the moment is his own 800 Heavenly Xiang Army.
Lu Chengyu's 800 Tianxiang Army was the part he brought from Chengdu, and Ma Xiao and Gongzi Jian died in Yanmen Pass if they did not fight; The 800 Heavenly Elephant Army will be led by the two of them.
But Ma Xiao died for the country, and Gongzijian followed Ma Xiao; Lu Chengyu also has three guards, Lei Ke, Yun Ye, and Yu Bo.
These three people are good at fighting with the commander, but if the three of them lead the troops, it will be difficult to "fight ducks on the shelf or Mr. Nanguo blow the pipe".
In view of this reason, Lu Chengyu had no choice but to personally lead the troops with Wen Tongxiao.
The current Lu Chengyu is no longer the weak scholar appointed by the Chengdu prefect, but also the leader in the art of war and martial arts.
Lu Chengyu's art of war and martial arts benefited from Liu Min, who experienced the baptism of wind, fire, thunder, lightning, ice, hail and rain when he was in Xuanji Cave, and also ate a phoenix made of noodles; Later, he was cultivated by piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, martial arts, dance, and Xian in the Qijin Courtyard, and knew the art of war of all dynasties well.
Liu Min taught the art of war and martial arts to Lu Chengyu, and Lu Chengyu, the master of Song Taizong, was like a tiger.
Lu Chengyu's 800 Tianxiang army followed him to send 2,000 war horses from Qingshichuan to Bianjing, and then rushed to Yanmen Pass to fight against the Liao army; During this period, more than 100 soldiers were killed, and most of those who survived were promoted to the rank of officer.
After the victory at Yanmen Pass, Lu Chengyu returned to the capital; The edict added some soldiers, and the establishment of 800 people has been full.
This time he rushed to Yin, Jing, Sui, Yu, and Xia Wuzhou, and Lu Chengyu asked the emperor to let him bring 800 soldiers; Song Taizong happily agreed.
After Lu Chengyu finished reorganizing the 800 Tianxiang Army, he saw Zhao Heng, the king of Xiang, Shuyuan, the princess of Pingyang, Zhao Yuanzuo's four maidservants, Feng'er, Qing'er, Yin'er, Yun'er, and the maids and servants of Xiangwang's Mansion and Pingyang Mansion all came to see him off.
At this moment, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Wei, accepted Lu Chengyu's order in the 800 Tianxiang army array.
Zhao Yuanzuo's current image is more general than that of a general, and I see him dignified, dignified, and around sixteen or seventeen years old.
Dressed in a scarlet robe and wrapped in gold chain mail; He wears a golden helmet with a red tassel on it; a sword hangs from his waist and a bow and arrow on his shoulder; Holding a halberd painted by Fangtian.
The mount is a red horse, with a flashy outfit to complement his height of more than six feet; The eyebrows are delicate, the teeth are white and the lips are red, the waist is thin and the arms are handsome; It's simply Pan An and Wei Jue Tuosheng...... It's a pity that there is a tattoo on the left cheek "loyalty".
In the Song Dynasty, it was a system to tattoo soldiers on their faces because they were afraid of them escaping; Song Renzong's privy envoy Di Qing had tattoos on his face.
Di Qing is a second-class member of the imperial court, but the tattoo on his face is a hard wound; This is the system of the Zhao family's court.
Di Qing is a dick counterattacker who is from a soldier to a general, this inspirational brother has a poor family; At first, Dou Da didn't know a single word.
Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister, appreciated him and encouraged him: "The famous generals of the ancient world have two brushes, and you lack culture; I can only do it in vain! ”
Look at how well this is said, and it is similar to the founding leader's sentence that "an army without culture can only be a stupid army".
Di Qing began to eradicate illiteracy after listening to Fan Zhongyan's words, but it was a pity; But this master's education level is too low, after all, it is the martial artist who suffers the loss of no culture.
A significant sign of Di Qing's humble background is that there are tattoos on his face, and there are two theories about the tattoos on Di Qing's face.
One is that the Song Dynasty implemented a conscription system, learning from Liang Taizu Zhu Wen; Look at the appearance first, and then see if the arms and legs are numb; Then the black face, the black face, is the tattoo on the face.
What is the purpose of tattooing? Prevent you from deserting! Taking off the military uniform and slipping away was what the sergeant chief did during the Song Dynasty.
Di Qing has a bitter background, and he can only choose to be a soldier; What words are tattooed on Di Qing's face? There is no evidence, but "Song Shibing VII" says: During the Song Renzong Dynasty, the imperial court arrested strong men in Shaanxi, Hebei, Hedong and other places; The word "command" was tattooed on the face of the sendler, which probably means that all actions are under command.
Once you are in the military, you can only be a professional soldier.
Second, Di Qing is a criminal who only has a tattoo on his face, which is the same as Song Jiang in "Water Margin" with two lines of gold seals on his face.
In the Song Dynasty, the stabbing was second only to the death penalty, and it was usually "stabbed somewhere", and the word "robber" could be stabbed for the most heinous crimes.
According to "The Story of the Eastern Capital", when Di Qing was sixteen years old, his brother Di Su fought with a person known as the Iron Arhat, and as a result, he drowned.
In the Song Dynasty, 110 went to the police, and Di Qing's younger brother stood up for the eldest brother and accepted the crime on behalf of his brother.
The amazing thing is that Di Qing recited silently in his heart: "If I am rich, Luohan will be Su!" ”
Di Qing carried the Arhat's corpse and shook it up and down, and as a result, several buckets of water came out; Actually came back to life, of course, this version is doubtful.
People tend to have Di Qing tattooed on his face with a military membership, otherwise he would be too self-defeating to be a prisoner with a disgrace; The general was categorically unwilling to show this.
Di Qing, a soldier with tattoos on his face, meets a good leader, or how to say that a successful person must have several conditions: one is his own efforts, the second is the help of nobles, and the third is an excellent opportunity.
These three conditions Di Qing have caught up, Di Qing is proficient in horseback archery, brave in battle, in the battle with the Western Xia big saw, the generals of the border pass have been abused by Li Yuanhao, only Di Qing is invincible, when Di Qing charges into battle, he often wears a hair scattered, fierce and vicious, and often wears a copper mask, although it effectively imitates the suspicion of the king of Lanling, people wear a mask, that is because he is so handsome, afraid that the enemy will treat him as a good friend.
And Di Qing wears a mask, in addition to suddenly adding hideousness, it may also have the meaning of covering up ugliness.
Di Qing's nobles are the famous ministers Yin Zhu, Chong Shiheng, Fan Zhongyan, of course, the biggest Bole is Song Renzong, Han Qi is also counted, but Han Qi looks down on Di Qing in his bones.
Di Qing caught up with the good opportunity because the Song Dynasty was a piece of fatty meat, and the natives in the northeast and northwest wanted to take a bite.
The Song Dynasty lacked generals, and none of the neighbors were fuel-efficient lamps, Di Qing rose in the military until he became the Minister of National Defense.
The tattoo on Zhao Yuanzuo's face was completely Liu Min's idea - to get through the test in confusion.
After Zhao Yuanzuo made some decorations, he entered Lu Chengyu's 800 Tianxiang army, and no one could recognize it.
At that time, Lu Chengyu was worried about how to let Zhao Yuanzuo sneak into his 800 Tianxiang army formation and get through, Liu Min made a suggestion, saying: "Minzi tattoo Brother Dechong's face!" ”
Lu Chengyu was stunned when he heard Liu Min say that he tattooed Zhao Yuanzuo's face; His mouth squeaked, "This ...... This...... How...... Dechong is the eldest prince after all! ”
Liu Min smiled and said, "Brother Lu, rest assured, Minzi is a senior tattoo worker; Tattooing Brother Dechong's face won't ruin his face! ”
Liu Min raised his arm as he spoke: "If it weren't for the emperor leading the ministers to see off the army at Wanshengmen, Brother Dechong's tattoo on his face would have omitted the procedure; But now the situation is pressing, and this is the only way to do it! ”
Liu Min said and pondered for a moment and said: "From now on, Brother Dechong can no longer call him by his real name, and Minzi thought of a name for him, Dashan Sect!" ”
"Dashan Sect!" Zhao Yuanzuo interjected on the side: "Why do you call the name Dashan Sect?" ”
Zhao Yuanzuo stared at Liu Min and asked, Liu Min laughed and said: "Brother Dechong is the eldest prince, and Da is the great; The mountain sect has taken apart the Chongzi! ”
Zhao Yuanzuo was stunned, and said with a smile: "The name of Dashan Sect is cleverly dismantled, but it is not good; Xiaosheng worshiped Xue Rengui, the prince of Pingyang County in the Tang Dynasty, and took apart the word Xue as Caofu Xin; Xiaosheng is called Caofu Xin! ”
Zhao Yuanzuo said, turning a few Fang Tian halberds that he likes to dance in his hands and said: "Cao Fu Xin not only worships Pingyang County Gong, but also chooses Xue Gong's Fang Tian Painting Halberd for weapons!" ”
Liu Min clapped his hands and praised: "The children of the royal family are different, Brother Dechong is called Caofu Xin!" ”
Liu Min said with a flash of inspiration: "The name and tattoo issues have been finalized, but Brother Dechong is the prince after all; He cannot be made an ordinary soldier, but must be given the title of an officer; So what's the best for it......"
Liu Min said as he spoke, frowned and pondered for a while: "Yes, just let Brother Caofu Xindechong hang the title of a strong martial general with a positive fourth grade and mix it in Brother Lu's 800 Tianxiang army array!" ”
"Okay! It's still a little sister who has a lot of ideas! Lu Chengyu exclaimed, I don't know whether to tease Liu Min or praise Liu Min; Anyway, he was full of joy in his heart, because he could be with Liu Min; And this time it was Liu Min's arrangement to rush to the five continents of Northland, Yin, Xia, Yu, Jing, and Sui.
After Lu Chengyu finished saying the above words, he laughed and said: "If the junior brother of Dechong wants to be a strong general of the four grades, he must fight really and not come to the void, and the lower official will equip him with four guards!" ”
Lu Chengyu frowned as he spoke: "The four guards must select those with strong martial arts and good character!" ”
Lu Chengyu said this and looked at Wen Tongxiao and said: "Brother Wen, I think how about letting Liu Xinyi, Zhang Wenhan, Chen Shengjie, and Zhang Zhiping be the guards of Brother Dechong!" ”
Wen Tongxiao saw Lu Chengyu asking like this, smiled and said, "What Brother Lu said is yes! Liu Xinyi, Zhang Wenhan, Chen Shengjie, and Zhang Zhiping are all strong martial artists, and it is a good thing to be a guard for the eldest prince! ”
It turned out that during the Great Song Dynasty, after recruits enlisted in the army, they tattooed words on their faces or arms to mark the military number; Therefore, recruitment is also known as recruitment, and the families of soldiers can live in the barracks.
The Song Army implements a selection system, and conducts training and assessment according to the upper, middle, and lower standards in the spring and autumn every year; Those who are strong and have martial arts skills can be promoted from the box army to the forbidden army, and those with outstanding martial arts skills will be given rewards, and they can also make up for the rank of official.
If the martial arts are inferior to the inferior, the horse army will be reduced to an infantry army; It is too late to be demoted to the van army, and the old and weak are either at a low level, or cut off from the military, or demoted to "leftovers" and miscellaneous service in the army.
Lu Chengyu recommended Liu Xinyi, Zhang Wenhan, Chen Shengjie, and Zhang Zhiping to Zhao Yuanzuo as guards, and they have been included in the list of supplemental officials; If given the opportunity, a soldier can be promoted to a military officer.
A few people here finalized Zhao Yuanzuo's four guards, Lu Chengyu smiled and said to the eldest prince: "Then the junior brother of Dechong will be the strong general Caofu Xin of the fourth grade from now on, and General Caofu Xin will please; Xiaguan will take you to meet Liu Xinyi, Zhang Wenhan, Chen Shengjie, and Zhang Zhiping......"