In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), October 26, noon.

On October 20, the main force of the rebels arrived at Sanheshu, with more than 41,000 troops; On the 21st, the Xin'an County People's League arrived, and the Wuzhou Six County People's League joined forces, totaling more than 17,000 people. From the 22nd to the present, Wu Kang and Chen Shuozhen have wrestled their wrists, and the official army and the rebels have fought five bloody battles.

Lanxi County, Sanheshu, and the foot of Lanyin Mountain became a flesh and blood mill, and in only four days, at least 17,000 people died, and the corpses piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river. In addition to the seriously wounded, the officers and soldiers were able to use soldiers, and there were less than 10,000 left, and more than 5,000 soldiers were killed in the battle. According to the undercover insider's secret report, there are 30,000 rebel soldiers left, and the battle loss ratio reaches 1:2.

The results of the battle are very gratifying, the battle situation is very worrying, 10,000 against 30,000, and the pressure is huge. The fierce battle ended in the morning, Wu Kang and the empress agreed, and in the afternoon there was a temporary truce, and each collected the corpses of his subordinates. Clean up the venue, sleep again, and fight again tomorrow.

Behind the Sanhe garrison position, there are six counties and one city in Wuzhou, so the officials, official maids, and women in the teaching workshop are temporarily filled into the auxiliary soldiers to transport the corpses and send the bodies of the fallen soldiers home. Wu Kang's policy was praised by all the soldiers. After death, someone collects the corpse to avoid worries, and the charge is more fierce and not afraid of death.

A quick inspection of the barracks, a military meeting was convened, and the participating troops and commanders requested that the conscription continue. Wu Kang hesitated, now the average is one ding per household, and there will be problems if he continues to levy. In the end, it was decided to wait for less than 8,000 soldiers to recruit 5,000 soldiers from the six counties.

What worries everyone the most is the rebel army's 500 armorers, of which 15 are Mingguang armor, and the rest are light armor and fine scale armor. Their predecessor was Muzhou Zhichong Mansion, according to the Tang Dynasty military system, wearing 60% of armor, 1,000 government soldiers and 600 armor. Unarmored soldiers are not the same as armored soldiers, and they must be hung up and beaten.

One of the main reasons why the rebels went south to Wuzhou was that Wuzhou was in charge of the mansion. At the military meeting, the younger brothers suggested that they withdraw from Sanheshu. Retreat to the city of Wuzhou, rely on the fortified city, and resist the rebel army. This is tantamount to abandoning Lanxi, and Wu Kang doesn't want to do it unless it is a last resort.

So he tried his best to overcome public opinion, decided to grit his teeth and persevere, and stayed up until the reinforcements from Yangzhou arrived. When the north and south attacked, the rebels were destroyed. According to the report of the spies, Yangzhou assassinated Shi Fang Renyu, received the holy decree on October 11, and the sixteenth army went south, with a total of 25,000 people: two Yangzhou branches rushed to Shangfu, each with 1,020; Wuzhou folded to Shangfu, 1,500 people; More than 20,000 militia regiments have been trained.

Yangzhou City is more than 400 kilometers away from Wuzhou, and ten days have passed. If you travel 30 kilometers a day, you will reach Sanheshu in five days at most. So the question is, how do you stay up for five days? How do you deal with five hundred armor soldiers?

After thinking about it, the biggest problem is still five hundred armor soldiers. In particular, the 200 ironclad soldiers, like humanoid tanks, made our army suffer a big loss. If you can eat them, the pressure on your shoulders will suddenly decrease, and it should not be a problem to insist on the arrival of reinforcements. Then the question arises again, how to eat?

At the end of the military meeting, Wu Kang left the Chinese military tent alone, sighing sadly. At this time, I heard familiar footsteps and ignored them; smells aromatic delicacies and is indifferent; Feel the gentle massage. Fatigue is relieved, and it is good to have a daughter-in-law!

The cliché comforted: "Erlang, don't worry, the Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they will definitely exterminate the rebels." Look, you've lost a lot of weight, hurry up and eat... See what I bringed? ”

Smelling the smell of sorghum wine, his eyes widened instantly, and he put down the tent door and said with a wry smile: "Xiaoqing, don't pit me, the military camp is not allowed to drink." The day before yesterday, the commander of the Xin'an County Regiment secretly drank medical alcohol and was beaten with 40 military sticks. The commander-in-chief has broken the military rules, if it gets out, what will I do..."

Speaking of this, he was suddenly stunned, his mind suddenly opened up, and terrible thoughts came to him.

Cui Xiaoqing was not happy, pouted and retorted: "You can pull it down, do the military regulations stipulate that there can be no female dependents in the military camp?" Di Renjie specially invited me to come over, to be your virtuous helper, to prevent you from charging again... Jiro, what's wrong with you? ”

Wu Kang shook his head slightly, and said after a moment of entanglement: "My daughter-in-law once said that when I went into battle, I want you to help with something. This one... Some are difficult to talk about, and they will ruin your old prestige, and you can choose to refuse. ”

Set the tone and whisper in your ear. Xiaoqing frowned slightly, gradually unfolded, rolled her eyes and said: "It is indeed majestic, she was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, and she is a famous woman." However, for the sake of the husband, the slave family reluctantly made it difficult. There is a condition, take me with you on a trip to Chang'an in March next year. ”

Well... Wu Kang was a little entangled. In March next year, Mr. Li was officially canonized, and Sister Mei was honored as Zhaoyi. Zhaoyi is the head of the nine concubines, and her status is second only to the four concubines, which is quite remarkable. pretended to be posturing, reluctantly nodded and agreed, and the daughter-in-law immediately threw herself into her arms...

At the end of the day, in the big tent of the Chinese army, there were ten log high tables. Delicacies on the table: ten plates of roast mutton, ten roast chickens, ten large pears, twenty boiled eggs, and ten jars of sorghum wine. Ten people at each table, all ordinary sergeants, were drooling as they stared at the food.

Among them is a lean man, named Zhao Li, in his thirties, who is the head of the Jinhua County People's League and the Lanyi Township Battalion. In the face of the food in his dreams, he couldn't shed half a drop of saliva, and Wu Gong arranged it like this, there must be a dangerous task. But it doesn't matter, Wu Gong sucked the abscess for me, and I gave him my life.

About a quarter of an hour later, the door of the tent of the Chinese army opened, and the host of the banquet arrived. The soldiers got up one after another to salute, Wu Kang motioned for everyone to sit down, and said with a smile: "There is a slight delay in military affairs, brothers have been waiting for a long time!" Oh yes, this is my wife, Choi Thorn Shi's beloved daughter. ”

The chair rubbed again, and the soldier got up again and saluted Mrs. Farewell. Cui Xiaoqing hugged her fists, and her husband sang and said, "Brothers, no courtesy!" You are all elite soldiers, all of you are the elite of our army, and your husband didn't tell me, so sit down. ”

The soldiers were flattered, and some of them were excited, sitting upright, respectful. In the general way of hospitality, the hostess will not appear, only the good of the family will stand behind the husband, listen to the husband's instructions, and entertain the guests together.

The next scene surprised Zhao Li even more, Wu Gong took his wife and walked in front of him. Wu Niangzi took the wine jug, and Wu Gong took his own wine glass and poured the wine. Zhao Li came back to his senses, quickly got up and hugged his fists, and waited without squinting.

The wine glass was placed on the table, and the soul returned to the shell after listening to Wu Gong's greeting. Bow to the end. His face was flushed, and his heart was surging. Wu Niangzi was born in a famous family, the five surnamed women who are high, and the daughter of the Cui family, who doesn't even serve the saints, actually poured me wine... How can he be?

The husband and wife cooperated, poured wine for 100 soldiers, and returned to their small table. Wu Kang took the wine glass, waited for everyone to get up, and said with a smile: "I invite you to the banquet today, and there is indeed a task to explain." You are all elites, and only you can do it. But don't worry, eat first, this glass of wine is for everyone. ”

"Xie Wugong", everyone sang in unison, drinking this wine. When eating, they were all restrained, like a big girl, Cui Xiaoqing appeared on the stage, smiling and greeting: "Brothers, don't be formal, the husband is also in the army, drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl, showing the true colors of the military camp." ”

The Wukang woman sang and her husband followed, and she also helped on the side, and everyone gradually let go and began to eat and drink. Zhao Li thinks that this meal is the most delicious in his life, the wine is also the best, and the Yali pear is also the sweetest. I forgot to twist for a while, ate and drank nonsense regardless of my image, and almost bit my tongue off.

The couple were not idle, Xiaoqing ordered the food to be served, and Wu Kang accompanied the chat. The atmosphere was very lively, and everyone spoke freely. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wu Kang said with a smile: "You know that the flowers are full of buildings, we are on the first floor of Wuzhou." The food I eat now is the signature dish of Huamanlou, and the wine is also the signature wine. ”

The big tent was silent in an instant, and all the soldiers were stunned, knowing that Wuzhou City was full of flowers. The most luxurious and expensive restaurant only entertains court officials, and ordinary people can't get in even if they have money. It is said that the best dish can be exchanged for a year's ration for an ordinary family.

Zhao Li's tongue trembled, and he heard the commander say that the signature sorghum wine that was full of flowers seemed to be called... Red sorghum sells for more than 500 wen a catty. I just drank half a catty, two hundred and fifty wen, and my family has half a year's ration! Thinking of this, his tongue knotted and his face turned red.

Wu Kang smiled: "Don't be nervous, the flower is mine, you are my brother, of course you can enjoy it." Don't worry, all... Well, I'll tell you a story to crush you. A long, long time ago, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, burned Meng Huo's rattan armor soldiers. ”

looked around and continued: "Wild history records that Zhuge Liang's southern expedition to Meng was defeated, and he was invulnerable to the vine armor soldiers when encountering swords and guns. The rattan armor knows it, soak the rattan in water, dry it for a few days and then soak it in oil. Finally, it is made of tung oil, which is lightweight, hard and invulnerable to wear on the body. However, this kind of rattan armor is rare in the army, do you know why? ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Wu Kang continued: "First of all, it's troublesome to make, it will take two years to make a set of rattan armor. Secondly, the rattan armor oil is soaked, so it is very afraid of fire, once the fire starts, the armor person will die. Therefore, Zhuge Liang burned the rattan armor soldiers with fire. In fact, I think armor is afraid of fire, what do you think? ”

All the soldiers agreed, and Zhao Li also thought so, even if the Mingguang armor was also attached to the silk cloth fabric, he was naturally afraid of fire. was distracted, listened to the big guy's question, and quickly replied: "Back to Wugong, I have a brother and a brother, and two sons. Farming 100 acres, in addition to the expenses of the small family, can save 200 yuan. ”

Wu Kang hummed and said with a smile: "Since you have a brother and a son, you meet the conditions for the task execution, let's talk about the task reward first." When the task is completed, you will get ten copper runs; The two Xiaolangjun, before they got married, got 500 money a year. ”

Zhao Li was dumbfounded, if he was frugal, ten times would be enough to eat for thirty years. The eldest son is fourteen, and if he is eighteen married, he can get two dollars; The youngest son is only eight years old and has five dollars. Seventeen copper coins, I can't save enough until I die, is this true?

My head buzzed, my feet staggered, I almost fell, and my eyes went blank. It wasn't until something stuffed in his hand that he gradually came back to his senses. Looking at the paper in his hand, the dense words, and the two seals. Raised his head in embarrassment, I don't know how to read.

Wu Kang patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "This is a contract, with my personal seal, as well as the seal of the Red Sorghum Wine Workshop." You or your family can use this contract to receive ten yuan from the winery, as well as an annual payment. If you take on a task, it's yours. ”

"Subordinate pick-up", Zhao Li did not hesitate. Complete this task, the whole family will eat and drink without worry, and it will be a fool not to answer... Or to complete the task, the bride and the baby don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and I don't have to worry about eating and drinking in the underworld, it's not a thing.

Wu Kang took the contract, looked at his reluctance, looked at the envy of others, and smiled kindly: "Listen to me finish speaking." The mission is extremely dangerous, and the executor dies for life, or... Ten deaths and no life. Think about it clearly, decide what you want to do, and sign a military order first. ”

Pointing to the door, he continued: "Sign the military order, take the contract and leave." Follow the security guards and find Di Renjie to join the army, and he will arrange everything. ”

Zhao Li was resolute, and his words were sonorous: "Two brothers, do your filial piety on my behalf; Two children, continuing the incense. Duke Wu treated me like a mountain, sucked sores and healed my wounds, and accepted it without rewarding his subordinates. ”

Wu Kang was very pleased, handed him the contract, and cleaned up the small piece of desktop. Xiaoqing put on the life and death form and opened the clay box. Zhao Li dipped his thumb in the mud and did not hesitate to cover the mudra. Put away the contract, bow down, and stride away.

As the saying goes, under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. With a huge amount of money, everyone can take risks, even if it costs their lives. With a light sigh, the husband and wife continued to be busy, reading out the contract one by one. These carefully selected soldiers are not the only children in the family, some are not married, and those who are married have sons.

Each person will be rewarded with ten yuan, subsidized according to the number of sons, sent a share of the contract, and recovered a share of the life and death certificate. A whole hundred people, none of them withdrew, Wu Kang was surprised, the charm of money, is so big? Don't you want money or death?

worked for two hours, sent off the last soldiers, and sat on the Taishi chair to shake his head. Cui Xiaoqing came over to massage and said softly: "Erlang, I feel, there are many ways to make them obedient." For example, power persecution, blackmailing the lives of family members, there is no need to spend money. You are a loser man, throw out more than a thousand, your salary for seven years! ”

Xiaoqing is right, there are indeed a lot. According to the current prices, to support Xiaoqing and the two concubines, if the tea is coarse and the rice is light, the annual salary is enough for 140 years. No wonder there are few corrupt officials in Datang, and a year's salary is enough to eat for a lifetime, so there is no need to take risks and corruption.

But money is such a thing, the more the merrier, Wu Kang said: "The task is very dangerous, forced and voluntary, the effect is very different." I put so much effort into throwing out so much money, and let my daughter-in-law be degraded, which is to buy their hearts. ”

Sighing lightly, he said lightly: "If they play extraordinarily and do all the armor soldiers, the money will not be spent in vain." Do you know your daughter-in-law, without armor, you can hold on to help. When the Yangzhou reinforcements arrive, this rebellion will be suppressed, and the court will reward me for meritorious deeds, and I may be promoted to the assassin of Wuzhou. ”

"It's not possible, it's absolute", Cui Xiaoqing was very excited, and she didn't massage anymore, she sat on her lap and said: "The first contribution to countering the rebellion, the merit of Zhancheng rice, the merit of wound suturing, the merit of orchard management... Credit is definitely enough. ”

Giggled twice, and continued to popularize science: "The imperial court is rewarding meritorious deeds, Ye Ye will definitely be promoted, and the assassin is the end of the magistrate, and he can only go to the capital to serve." The vacated position must be recommended to the husband, according to the usual practice, the court will consider it carefully, and there is a fifty percent possibility. Sister Mei added Zhaoyi, she was deeply favored by the saints, let's give her so much money, she will blow the wind on the pillow, and it is fifty percent possible. ”

Xiaoqing smiled, turned into a female hooligan, and planned her husband's life: "There is merit, there is a relationship, and the promotion to the assassin is a certainty." Wuzhou is Zhongzhou, and the history of the thorn is on the four products. The husband worked for a few more years to turn Wuzhou into Shangzhou, and change the official position into Sanpin. The three-rank master can wear a purple robe! ”

This girl is quite persistent in the purple robe, and she is in the purple robe when she talks in her dreams. Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, and hit her with words: "The eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, don't be whimsical." The imperial court is a rule, three grades and above, wearing purple official robes. However, the imperial court also stipulated that the assassins of all states, regardless of their rank, should wear rows of robes. ”

Please pinch her nose and continue to joke: "So if you want to wear a purple robe, you must go to Chang'an to be an official, and my husband is trying every means to tie up Wu Zhaoyi, just to enter Beijing." Eh, daughter-in-law, Sister Mei sprinkled in the letter, scolded me for having no conscience, scolded me for being a pig, scolded me for not understanding her hard work... What do you mean? ”

"You, you really should be scolded", Cui Xiaoqing laughed: "Zhaoyi has exhausted all the organs, and it really makes sense to fight for Wuzhou for you." I'll give you an analysis, if you don't drive it, you just record it and join the army, and the grade is under the eighth grade. The history of Wuzhou Thorn is on the fourth grade, how many levels have been upgraded... Sixteen levels in a row, absolutely impossible! ”

Wu Kang was completely stunned, it was really this reason, there was no one who could even be promoted to the sixteenth level in history... But there is one, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian's father-in-law, Queen Wei and his father Wei Xuanzhen. After the death of President Li Jiu, President Li Xian took office and promoted his father-in-law to be the assassin of Yuzhou. In this way, Lao Wei went from joining the army under the ninth grade to changing gorgeously from the third rank of the assassin history, and was promoted to twenty-four levels in a row.

Li Xian was still not satisfied, and promoted Lao Wei to the prime minister, and he was serving under the Sanpin Sect. was opposed by Pei Yan and other bigwigs, Li Xian made a lot of nonsense, saying that it was okay to give the country to Lao Wei, not to mention the little prime minister? Pei Yan asked Sister Mei to make a small report, Li Xian got out directly, and Lao Wei was exiled to Qinzhou.

In just half a month, from Jiupin to the prime minister, and then to the end, like a roller coaster, he died of depression. Wu Kangjue's funny, his smile quickly stiffened, Sister Mei fought for me not to drive in Wuzhou, and she was advancing by retreating. With the help of the fifth grade of the other driver, on the fourth grade of the promotion history, it was even upgraded to the fifth level, and it was barely said that it was in the past.

That girl is so powerful, she can't play with her! Xiaoqing smoothed Ailang's brows and comforted his wounded heart: "Some people, born politicians, can't be envied. However, I feel that Zhaoyi attaches great importance to feelings, as long as we are loyal, we will definitely fly and flourish. ”

Wu Kangtan's tone, it seems that in this life, I have to bow down under Zhaoyi's pomegranate skirt! When I was depressed, I listened to the show and shouted a report.

Cui Xiaoqing pursed her lips, broke away from Ailang's arms, and said to the outside of the barracks: "Manager Xiu is good, it's only been a few days, and you have learned to report first and then enter the door?" It's cold outside, come in. ”

The tent door was pushed open, Xiucai hung his head, and the mouse saw a cat like a cat: "I have seen the boss lady, reported to the boss, and the brother who collected honey has returned, and the quantity is enough." ”

Wu Kang was ecstatic, thumbs up, there is enough honey, and the victory rate of counterinsurgency is increased by 20%.

Just as he was about to praise a few words, the yin and yang weirdness came again: "Manager Xiu, what are you doing with the whole honey?" Let your boss attract bees and butterflies? In a certain yard, hide the little young woman for your boss? ”

This was embarrassing, and Wu Kang's old face turned red. Xiucai trembled, didn't even dare to say anything, and quickly changed the topic: "After investigation, I finally found Jiang Hongzhu, who was hiding in the mountains. We have captured him and will be escorted to the barracks tomorrow. ”

Muzhou Thorn History was found, and the victory rate of counterinsurgency was increased by two percent, Wu Kangle jumped to his feet, and laughed: "Brothers work hard, Xiucai informs you, and those who participate in finding honey and catching Thorn History in everything will be rewarded with ten times." In addition, carry out the honey plan tonight, and give Widow Chen a big gift tomorrow! ”