The princes used troops in the spring, on the one hand, to take them by surprise, and on the other hand, because there was not much food in the army, and they needed to seize the food of other forces so that they could eat a few more full meals. As for how many people will starve to death as a result, that is not in their consideration. Anyway, it's some bandits, or ordinary people, and if they starve to death, they will starve to death, right?

When the war raged on the land of the Central Plains, Liangzhou ushered in the spring ploughing time of the new year. In just two or three years, the traces of the war seemed to have disappeared from the boundaries of Liangzhou, and there were horizontal and vertical acres everywhere. The peasants were toiling in the fields, their clothes still had many patches, and they looked very shabby, but their complexions were much better than before, and many of them sang while sowing seeds.

In the midst of the song, a large army passed quickly down the road. The peasants stopped singing, looked at each other, and were relieved to see that the army was well-armoured and in strict formation.

Zhao Yun rode on a white horse with a divine horse, looking at the farmers in the field, and his heart, which had become a little cold, seemed to warm up again. He looked in the direction of Yinchuan and said in his heart: I don't know what is happening at home?

His hometown is in Changshan Country in Hebei, but his current home is in Yinchuan City. Where there is a family, there is home.

A few days later, the city of Yinchuan had become a sea of joy. The spring ploughing has just ended, the farmers can rest for a few days, and at this time there are relatives from the expedition returning, can there be more joyful than this? There were also sounds of crying, but the casualties of the tooth soldiers on this expedition were not large, and the crying was quickly drowned out in joy.

Hearing that the army had returned, Chen Cheng led the civil and military officials out of the city for thirty miles to greet him. He waited a long time in the post station before he saw a cavalry appear on the road in the distance. Zhao Yun, who was on a silver gun and white horse, galloped over and stopped at a distance of dozens of steps outside the post station.

Chen Cheng looked intently, and saw that Zhao Yun's face had the color of wind and frost, and the armor on his body was also damaged in many places, but his expression became more calm. Zhao Yun jumped down from the horse, took out the tiger talisman and lifted it, then knelt on one knee on the ground, and said loudly: "The minister was ordered to crusade against Wusun, but fortunately he did not disgrace his life and destroyed his country!" Now that he has returned victoriously, he has returned the military power tiger talisman! ”

Chen Cheng couldn't close his mouth with a smile, he stepped forward to pull Zhao Yun up, and laughed: "It's all in the military newspaper, so don't talk about it yet." Wine and food have been prepared for you in the barracks outside the city, so that the soldiers can rest for three days before giving you medals and rewards! ”

Zhao Yun stood up, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Okay, then I'll lead the troops back to Yacheng first." ”

"Well, wait a minute, go home first, come to my house in the evening, and celebrate your achievements!"

Zhao Yun nodded, his eyes swept over the cheering crowd around him, and he saw Ma Yunlu standing with Liu Qian and others, waving their arms vigorously at him. Zhao Yun smiled at her, and then waved his arms as well.

"Ah, he saw me!"

The joy on Ma Yunlu's face couldn't be hidden, and the joy seemed to collapse out of the heart. Liu Qian said with some taste on the side: "I know, I know, you don't have to be so excited." General Zhao will go home later, why are you still running out? Wouldn't it be nice to wait for him at home? ”

"yes, I'm going back and getting the meal ready!" Ma Yunlu threw down his two friends, jumped on the horse, and ran back with a smoke. Liu Qian covered her forehead and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Ahhhh ”

"Forehead .........", Zi Jia'er asked with some puzzlement, "What can't you look at?" ”

Liu Qian spoke earnestly, pretending to be old-fashioned, and said, "You are still young now, and you will understand after two years." ”

"Oh!"

That night, in the governor's mansion, the civil and military officials of Yinchuan arrived. Since Chen Cheng led the troops into Liangzhou, he personally led the troops into battle in every major battle, and Zhao Yun was also the first general to lead the troops to the battle. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Yuanjun's love for Zhao Yun is even higher than everyone else.

The previous rumors have long disappeared without a trace, and now that Zhao Yun has returned victoriously, a group of officials naturally want to congratulate him. Chen Cheng ignored Ma Yunlu's pout, pulled Zhao Yun to the edge of his seat, and let out a hearty laugh while toasting him.

At this moment, even Yan Zhong could only be obscured by Zhao Yun's light.

In the lobby, many people talked in low voices, "The lord really favors Zhao Yun too much, and the Wusun people can't even beat Song Jian, how can they be my elite opponents in Liangzhou?" With the elite of the trapped camp and the flying bear hussars, even if you change someone to lead the troops, you can still win! ”

"Hey, it's not a recent thing that the lord prefers Zhao Zilong. Have you forgotten that in the first year of Chuping, Zhao Yun had already been appointed as the commander of the service! ”

"Yes, two years ago, Zhao Zilong was already the commander of the province under the door, and he made a great contribution this time, but I am afraid that he will be named a lieutenant general. In the next attack on Guanzhong, he will definitely continue to lead troops, and after making contributions, he may be directly named a general......... Alas, why don't you say that we don't have the luck to be able to get acquainted with the Lord in the middle of the world? ”

Not only are the locals in Liangzhou envious and jealous of Zhao Yun, but even Wei Ran, Zhao Si and others, who came from Youzhou together, are also envious. Speaking of which, they fought side by side with Chen Cheng earlier, but they came to Liangzhou a year late, and then they were slow, slow and slow.

Now Zhao Yun is about to be promoted from major general to lieutenant general, but they are still hovering in the position of lieutenant colonel and major. With the expansion of soldiers and horses, they can still continue to improve their ranks quickly, but compared to Zhao Yun, it is completely different.

Zhao Yun has always drunk less, but recently it has been different. Chen Cheng pulled him to have a drink with him first, and then people kept coming up to toast, Zhao Yun didn't want to leave people with the impression of being arrogant and arrogant, so he could only drink one cup after another. By the end, he didn't know how much he had drunk.

But the strange thing is that no matter how much he drank, he was only smoky, and he was not drunk. The banquet lasted for a long time, and it was not over until the moon rose at midday. So the guests and hosts rejoiced and went home.

Chen Cheng left three days for the Ya soldiers to rest, and on the fourth day after the return of the army, a grand award ceremony was held in Yacheng. Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers, the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions such as "trapping" and "ascending first" ascended to the high platform, and Chen Cheng personally put the "Commemorative Medal of the Western Expedition" on their heads.

Then there were other soldiers and generals who had made meritorious contributions, and finally, Chen Cheng handed over a new horizontal sword to Zhao Yun's hand, and announced in public that Zhao Yun was promoted to lieutenant general. Tens of thousands of people cheered together, and the sound was so loud that the entire city of Yinchuan could hear it.

Zhao Yun has risen one level, so the people below can go up. This time in the west, a lieutenant general, four major generals, seven brigadier generals, and a lot of colonels and lieutenant colonels were played. Many officials also attended the ceremony, and many people were a little shocked when they saw the scene of the crowd cheering in unison.

In the past, the Xiliang army relied on high pressure to maintain order, and although the soldiers below were brave, they would only have this kind of heartfelt approval when robbing. Many people sighed in their hearts that the ability of the lord to govern the army is no worse than the ability to govern the people! But then many people thought about the rewards that had been given and the money and food that had been spent on this army, and they probably took it for granted.

With so much money and food thrown in, how can you pile up a strong army, right?

They still think too simply, and they don't know the deeds of Guan Ningjun. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the two generations of emperors of Tianqi and Chongzhen looted the world, and smashed six million taels of silver every year for more than ten years, but the Guanning army almost did not have any field combat ability in the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty except for defending the city with artillery.

Of course, it cannot be said that the Guanning army did not have any field combat capabilities, and they still worked very hard to fight the peasant army and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. Later, the Guan Ning army, which had been pinned on by the Ming Dynasty, under the leadership of Wu Sangui, killed the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

As after all wars, Chen Cheng arranged a grand celebration party, and each time the soldiers who had made great achievements would sit in the upper seats, eat the best food, and drink the sweetest wine. Soldiers and officials with inferior merit can only sit in the middle seat, and soldiers without any merit can only sit in the bottom seat.

Eating and drinking for three consecutive days made Yinchuan feel like it was a New Year. All of them are alive and well. Only Xu Chao's face darkened a little. The money and food in the treasury were spent like flowing water, although it was not private, and it also made him very heartbroken. In order to make him feel better, Chen Cheng took out a lot of the money collected in his small treasury and sent it to the household department.

For Chen Cheng, this is just a pour-to-the-right hand. He had no other hobbies, he didn't like to build gardens or palaces, and the money he saved was either invested in factories or spent on the army.

Now the cotton cloth and wool cloth in Liangzhou have been sold to Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and the speed of money gathering is far beyond the imagination of the world's natives. It is not a way to pile up so much gold and silver in a small vault, so I just take this opportunity to spend some of it.

But this aroused Xu Chao's curiosity, and he wanted to know how much money was still in the lord's small treasury. So much money is put in a small treasury, it is better to allocate it to the household department, so that we will have the money to control the Yellow River, right?

Chen Cheng turned black at that time, when did he still think about controlling the Yellow River? There are many places suitable for human habitation, and now it is the time of chaos in the world, how can there be leisure to take care of the affairs of the upper reaches of the Yellow River? Even if you want to control the Yellow River, you have to control the downstream places!

After the celebration was over, there was a large-scale personnel adjustment. Someone once said that all problems are, in the final analysis, human problems. The military rank only represents the status and the fortune, and the specific job changes still need to be counted by the Ministry of War one by one, and then submitted to the Ministry of Men for review, and then signed by Chen Cheng before they can take effect.

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