When Liu Dazhuang led the Tiger Ben Regiment to the Tiger Pass, Liu Xia led tens of thousands of people to Kaifeng, which was still some distance away from the Tiger Pass.

After all, with 70,000 or 80,000 people, and tens of thousands of displaced people on the road, the speed of this march was naturally not fast, and it took less than half of the distance in two days.

"This is Kaifeng Mansion, but there is no city in this place. A few years ago, when Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng Mansion, the Yellow River embankment burst, and the entire Kaifeng City was buried under the mud of the Yellow River, razing the original big city of more than 400,000 people to the ground, and in the end only tens of thousands of people escaped. ”

"Yes, every time the Yellow River bursts its banks and diverts its course, it will harm thousands of people, and those dog officials are all thinking about deducting the silver taels allocated from above, and in the end it is our people who will suffer."

The decline of Kaifeng City has made many people sigh deeply, and there is only a pile of loess left in this ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties. When Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, Kaifeng Mansion was listed as Beijing, and the construction of the city wall was constantly increased, and the population was getting more and more concentrated. Unexpectedly, a breach of the Yellow River would destroy the city of more than 400,000 people.

The Kaifeng City was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty, and there was no Kaifeng City at this time.

"Pass the order down and make a fire to make food!"

At this time, it was already evening, and the sky was close to darkness, so Liu Xia ordered to stop advancing.

The army does not stop for too long except for a stop at night when it is resting and eating. Liu Xia ordered the people of the logistics department to distribute the dried cakes made to the soldiers and civilians in the evening, which were considered to be the food for tomorrow.

"I can rest, I've been walking for a day, my feet are grinding out and soaking, and I have to let my mother-in-law wash my feet well for a while." A big fat man squatted on the ground, rubbed his dirty feet, and said to a thin man next to him.

The thin man smiled and said, "Big brother is blessed!" ”

The fat man smiled happily: "Hahahaha, don't envy me, I can see that you are better than me, and you will definitely be able to find a good girl in the future." ”

The thin man sighed and said, "Big brother, you don't want to tease the little brother, just like the little brother, how can you find a daughter-in-law?" Now even if you eat, you have to rely on the general's relief. ”

The fat man waved his hand and smiled: "Where, the eldest brother didn't tease you, you see that the general is constantly recruiting new recruits in our army, and the general will definitely not be treated badly after becoming a recruit." If it weren't for the fact that the eldest brother now has a small family, he would have responded to the general's order and went to be a recruit under the Zhang Yang Martial Arts School. The eldest brother advises you, you see that you are a dignified seven-foot man, why don't you join the army to fight against the Tartars? Although you are thin now, the eldest brother can see that he is hungry, and if he improves his food, he will not live long, and he is a strong man. ”

The thin man said in a condensed voice: "The eldest brother means to let the younger brother go to join the army?" However, as far as the younger brother knows, there are quite a lot of rules for recruiting recruits, and whether the younger brother's body can pass the assessment is also a problem. Besides, the eldest brother doesn't know anything, the younger brother is a literati, not a big man. If you take a pen to write a word, the younger brother will do. Although the younger brother is not talented, but he has also been a showman, if it weren't for Li Chuangwang's entry into Beijing, the younger brother would have gone to the examination a long time ago. Within a few months, who knew that the family had seized the pole, so that it ended up here. Alas"

When the fat man heard this, it turned out that the young man who had saved him a few days ago because he had given him half a piece of dry cake because of a moment of kindness turned out to be Xiucai, and hurriedly panicked: "It turns out that it is Xianggong, the villain is really blind and does not know Mount Tai." ”

The thin man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Big brother can't be like this, you are the little brother's savior, how can you talk like this?" Isn't this a torture to kill the little brother? Besides, if there is a big chaos today, the little brother has become a down-and-out person, where can he dare to be arrogant? Big brother will say this in the future. ”

After a while, the thin man saw that the fat man had returned to normal, and said: "But the eldest brother is also right, how can the younger brother say that he is also a seven-foot man, he does nothing every day but is relieved by the lord, this is ashamed, the younger brother figured it out, whether it is successful or not, the younger brother will go to report the name first, if it is done, then he will serve the country, and the food he eats is also at ease, even if he dies in battle, it is also a sacrifice for the country, and he dies as he deserves, and his death is heavier than Mount Tai." If it doesn't work, go to the general's logistics department to learn how to cook a pot and cook, which can be regarded as showing your own strength for my Daming. ”

The fat man, his mouth tightened, raised the hand that was holding his feet, and he didn't know when there was an extra grassroots in his hand, and whispered to the thin man: "Brother, what you said about these words, you scholars still know a lot, and suddenly said that I want to join the army, but you also know that I still have a daughter-in-law and three children to support, if not...... Alas, brother, the eldest brother believes in you and will definitely be able to enter the general's army. ”

The thin man said sincerely: "Big brother doesn't have to be like this, not only joining the army is to serve the country, even if it is farming more to increase grain production, it is also to serve the country!" Big brother, the younger brother wants to take advantage of the fact that it is still dark to go to see if the lord is still recruiting new recruits, if the younger brother is recruited and thinks that it will pass tonight, he will not bother the eldest brother, if he does not succeed, he will bother the eldest brother for a few days. ”

The fat man hurriedly shook his head and said, "Brother, where are you talking about this?" What is tiredness? Is the eldest brother like that? Brother, since you want to join the army so much, go early. ”

The thin man laughed dryly and said, "Since that's the case, the little brother will go over first." ”

With that, the thin man got up and left there and walked towards where Zhang Liang was.

The new barracks was divided into two parts, one was composed of more than 3,000 soldiers who had been captured earlier, and the other was composed of 2,000 new recruits recruited by Zhang Liang. The 3,000 soldiers didn't need much training, because these were all well-trained elites who had killed people on the battlefield before, and their main job now was to take political classes, that is, brainwashing education.

Another part of the recruits recruited from the common people is trained every day, of course, there is also a small part of political classes, and the people who take political classes are naturally Chen Liu and Liu Xia, Chen Liu has been giving them lessons, and Liu Xia only went when he had time.

And the content of the talk is not how to serve the country and the court. Liu Xia didn't want to train loyal soldiers for Nanming and make wedding dresses for others, so the content instilled was the core of the Han nation.