Chapter 108: Sharp
The fifth year of the Great Cause, September.
The fast horses of the stagecoach struggled to spread their hooves and swept across the field like meteors.
The small red flag behind the stagecoach whirred in the air, and the stagecoach desperately urged the mount.
At the foot of the mountain, several veterans rode horses to stop them.
"Fly it immediately, report it urgently!"
The stagecoach shouted loudly from afar.
"It's actually a three-hundred-mile expedited delivery immediately, what's wrong?" Several veterans also saw the identity of the person who came, and they were all a little puzzled.
In the hinterland of the Central Plains of the Great Sui, along the critical road, there is a post station every 20 miles.
In case of an urgent official document, the word "Flying Delivery" will be added to the official document, so that the post rider will plant a red flag and deliver it quickly.
With the addition of the four words of immediate delivery, it will have to be teleported for at least 300 miles a day, and it will be changed all the way through the post without changing people. If it is more urgent, a red flag will be planted on the post rider, and the more urgent it is, the more red flags will be planted.
There are 400 miles of urgency, 500 miles of urgency, 600 miles of urgency, and even 800 miles of urgency.
Under normal circumstances, a stagecoach can travel 180 miles a day, and if it travels 300 miles a day, it needs to change horses along the way, and if it travels more than 300 miles, it needs to change people.
Historically, during the Tang Dynasty, during the Anshi Rebellion, An Lushan raised troops in Fanyang, Xuanzong was in Lintong Huaqingchi, one in Hebei and one in Shaanxi, the two places were separated by more than 3,000 miles, but within six days, Xuanzong had received the report, which was an urgent express report of 500 miles a day.
"Come with me to see Juncheng!"
A tribal leads the way.
Foot.
Zhang Xutuo is leading his troops to hunt.
Autumn is a good time for hunting, but Zhang Xutuo's hunting is not playing, but training. Since ancient times, there has been a tradition of training soldiers by hunting.
The method of hunting also implies the method of military formation. Use hunting to train soldiers, killing two birds with one stone.
A wounded wild boar pounced on Zhang Xutuo with blood-red eyes, but Zhang Xutuo waved his hand to call back the parts around him, pulled out an armor-piercing cone, and shot a series of arrows, seven arrows in a row.
Although the wild boar had rough skin and thick meat, it could be hit by seven arrows in a row, and finally it only rushed to the ground when it was ten steps in front of Zhang Xutuo.
"Report, Juncheng, Zhangqiu will fly to deliver it immediately!"
Zhang Xutuo frowned.
Zhangqiu is only eighty miles away from Licheng, so it is said that there is no need to fly it immediately.
"What about people?"
"The man is in the back."
"Bring it here!"
"Report to the county, Wang Bo and Wang Yong made a rebellion, raised the banner to rebel, and led 800 rebels to besiege Zhangqiu."
As soon as the horseman arrived, he immediately shouted loudly.
"Raise the flag to rebel?"
Zhang Xutuo's voice couldn't help but raise a few points.
"How is Zhangqiu City now?" He pressed again.
Raising the flag to rebel and bandits in general are not allowed, this is a completely different nature.
"The two kings colluded with the first three officials in the county to arrest the fast and so on, and suddenly rebelled last night, killing the soldiers guarding the gate of the east city and seizing the east gate and the city wall. Fortunately, Luo Cunxiao, the head of the Zhuang squad in Zhangqiu County, found it in time when he patrolled the night, and led his subordinates to kill the thieves in time and recapture Dongcheng. ”
Then the two kings led 800 people to kill the city, and the head of Luo Cheng led the people to close the city gate and hold on. The rebel king Bo made an appointment to fight, and Luo Siye, the head of the county soap class, was invited to fight and cut off Wang Bo's mount with a knife. Luo Shixin, the leader of the Changbai Township Brave Team, smashed to death a smashing leader with a stick, and the thieves were cowardly and fled from the city. ”
"Zhangqiu City is fine now."
After hearing these news, Zhang Xutuo's face finally improved a little.
"The Luo Cheng brothers did well, but why did Jia Runpu, as the captain of the county barracks in Zhangqiu County, do nothing? I transferred food and money for him, and distributed equipment, but when the matter came, I let a few officials steal the limelight. If there were no Luo Cheng brothers, wouldn't it be said that the two kings and other thieves would attack Zhangqiu County this time? Rubbish! ”
Zhang Xutuo has always loved soldiers like sons, but at this time, he couldn't help but scold his trusted henchman Jia Runpu.
"Juncheng, Lao Jia, although he has a battalion in Zhangqiu, but those people are just recruited, there are many old and weak, and it is not easy to lack food and weapons."
"Don't argue for him, it's not easy for him, is it easy for Luo Chengcheng? As far as I know, Luo Cheng's township regiment is a group of thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenagers, with worse equipment, and the time it takes for the team to pull up is shorter than Jia Runpu's, but why can his township regiment play a role at a critical time? ”
An officer said, "Jia Runbo has followed the county for many years, and there is no shortage of courage to fight and rush, but after all, he has never led a team before, and now he is in charge alone, and he is still a little inexperienced." ”
Zhang Xutuo sighed, "What I didn't expect was that Wang Bo and Wang Yong, the two thieves, escaped last time, and now they dare to go out of the mountain in a short period of time, not only out of the mountain, but also dare to openly raise the anti-flag, which is really rampant." ”
"Since they dare to raise the anti-flag, they are looking for death. Juncheng, we must immediately send troops to exterminate us, otherwise we will also be punished from above. ”
"Gather the soldiers!" Zhang Xutuo said with a calm face.
When he went down the mountain, Jia Wu, who rushed to hear the news, pleaded with Zhang Xutuo for his son.
"The dog was incompetent, causing Zhang Qiu to almost fall into the hands of thieves, and the last general asked the county to recall him for punishment."
"Wu Ben, you have been with me for many years, you are an old man, Runpu, this kid still has the ability, but he lacks experience in leading a team, although something went wrong this time, Zhangqiu City was finally saved."
"The merit of retreating from the enemy is Luo Cheng's, and it has nothing to do with him." Lao Jia does not shield his son.
"But Luo Cheng is not only the head of the county government, but also the captain of the Changbai Township Yong Regiment under the county barracks, and it is also under the command of Jia Runpu, he has made meritorious contributions, and Jia Runpu naturally has meritorious service."
"If you want me to say, the dog doesn't have the ability to take charge on his own, so it's okay to let him fight and kill. It's better to let Luo Cheng be the lieutenant of Zhangqiu County, and let the dog be the deputy lieutenant. Jia Wuben said.
"Let's talk about this later, let's go to Zhangqiu to find out the situation first."
"The brothers of the Luo family are really powerful, I have only seen Luo Cheng Luo Cunxiao Luo Shixin before, but now I didn't expect a more fierce Luo Siye. Jun Cheng, these Luo brothers can be called tigers, you have to find a way to take them under your command. Before, Jun Cheng intended to be cold to Luo Cheng, and I think this time I can take advantage of the thief's skill to transfer them to the county. ”
The people from Zhangqiu did not preach the might of the Luo family brothers, and even Zhang Xutuo couldn't help but marvel after listening to Luo Siye's mortal sword.
Such a dragon brother and a tiger brother really have to be harvested early.
"Luo Cheng is available, but he is still too young, if he is promoted too quickly, it will not only make the lieutenants and lieutenants dissatisfied, but also easy to make him arrogant."
Zhang Xutuo has long admired Luo Cheng, but he thinks that he is still too young, sometimes too ambitious, and not very mature, so letting him return to Zhangqiu is also to polish his intentions, but who would have thought that he would make great achievements so quickly.
Young people are really sharp, even if they are hidden in a bag, they will stand out.
"But if you have merit, you will be rewarded, if you are not rewarded for merit, it is easy to chill people's hearts!" Jia Wuben persuaded.
"Well, that's the truth, let me think about it again, how to reward him this time!"