The moonlight is bleak, the stars are blank, and on the night of early March, a gust of wind blows, still cool.

On the shore of Laishui, taking advantage of the faint starlight, a group of cavalry galloped from afar. All of them were one man and two horses, dressed in iron armor, emitting a faint cold light under the luster of the stars and moon.

The cavalry, numbering about a thousand men, galloped away.

The line of sight around is unknown, but they can clearly see the word 'Qi' on the banner they are carrying!

This is a Liangshan cavalry, and their goal is to go north along Laishui, and their target must be Laishui County.

Lu Qian is now 'occupying' the most land with the least number of troops, because he needs food, a large amount of food. The Guangxin Army, the Ansu Army and Baozhou were all looted by the Liao army, and the grain and straw materials were either transferred to Liaodi, or burned down before the Liao army abandoned the city, leaving only more than 100,000 refugees outside the city of Sanjunzhou. Coupled with the tens of thousands of cavalry troops of the Lutian Alliance, the daily food required is not a small amount.

When Lu Qian went north from Zhending Mansion, the military rations he carried were only more than 20,000 stones, based on the daily expenses of each sergeant of two catties, which was enough for half a month's expenses of the whole army. This number is not small, with the load of heavy board trucks, a cart can also carry ten stone of grain, more than 20,000 stone is more than 2,000 grain carts, need to use four or five thousand pack horses, these alone need five thousand soldiers. It's a lot of money on the road!

From Zhending to Guangxin Army, three hundred and fifty miles are strange. It is not uncommon for the grain cart to go all the way, ten days short, and half a month. In the earlier conquest of Hebei, material transportation, grain, straw, and armor transportation all relied on the flow of water, which was not so conspicuous. Now that he has switched from waterway to land, Lu Qian also has insufficient confidence.

It's too expensive.

Therefore, the army came all the way from Dingzhou, and the grain depots in the prefectures and counties were all looted by Lu Qian, and only then did they gather 10,000 stones of grain and rice.

At present, the grain team of the second departure of Zhending Mansion in the rear is still in Dingzhou, because the carriage and coachmen need time to prepare in place, so don't look at Lu Qian's current momentum, in fact, he is strong on the outside.

There is no food in his hands, and he is also burdened with three big messes of Baozhou, Ansu Army, and Guangxin Army, and he can't do anything if he wants to attack Youyan in the short term.

He didn't want to end up with Cao Bin back then.

Speaking of which, this can also be called the founding general of the early Song Dynasty, but he made a big mistake in the war against Liao that year. In the spring of the third year of Yongxi, the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Liao on three roads [that is, the battle in which Yang Ye was martyred]. After the main force of the East Road Cao Bin Department was eager to seek merit, after the lone army entered Zhuozhou, it was forced to withdraw to Xiongzhou due to the lack of grain and grass. Soon, although they were packed with food and advanced again, the troops were tired and their combat effectiveness declined. The Liao army waited for work and went all out to deal with the Song army on the East Road. The Liao army first harassed the Song army with partial divisions, cut off its grain routes, and then took advantage of its exhaustion to fight a decisive battle. In April, the Song army was forced to retreat from Zhuozhou, and the Liao army took advantage of the situation to flank the attack. In May, Liao Shengzong and Empress Dowager Xiao personally unified the army to pursue the Song army to Qigou Pass. The two armies fought a decisive battle, and the Song army was defeated with heavy casualties. The remnants crossed the Juma River at night, and were chased by the Liao army, and many people drowned. Cao Bin retreated to the east of Yizhou to camp in Shahe, and when he heard that the Liao soldiers were chasing, the soldiers were terrified, and they fought to cross the Shahe, and more than half of them were drowned. If so, the Song army on the East Road was routed on all fronts.

Food is so important!

Now Lu Qian's army is besieging Rongcheng, first, to rescue the Han men and women who were sent into it; the second is to beat the Khitan and show off his prestige; The third is to recapture the money and grain of the two armies and one state, especially the grain. At this moment, food is more precious to Lu Qian than gold and silver.

Hebei has experienced last year's chaos, and even if it is under the jurisdiction of the Liangshan army this year, a big reduction in summer grain is doomed. To completely control the two roads in Hebei, Lu Qian didn't know how much grain to fill in. Now there are such things in Guangxin, Ansu and Baozhou. It can only be said that the house leak happened to rain overnight!

"Report!" Galloping ten miles, there was a man and a horse galloping in front of him, just looking at the clothes and armor, he knew that it was the horse sent by this cavalry.

Seeing this coming, Yao Zheng, who was the former general of the military governor's office, grabbed the reins, turned his horse to the side of the road, and after a while, let out a roar and stopped.

The cavalry behind also slowed down, but they were still galloping.

At this time, Tanma came to the front, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on the ground: "General, Laishui County is still not vigilant. "After all, Wu Yanguang and his group of people did not enter Rongcheng and went straight to Fanyang, and now he led a battalion of iron cavalry from outside Rongcheng to Laishui County, and the time difference is too far.

"God help me. The source is also a small county, and the garrison is less than 500. There are not many people of Khitan alien race in the middle, and we took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to rush and kill the past in one fell swoop. If you take the source, it is a success. ”

After a series of battles, Yao Zheng is no longer the country boy he was at the beginning, the whole person is mighty and brave, full of momentum in his gestures, and his words reveal a cold slaughter.

Several officers behind Yao Zheng couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, and they clenched the reins in their hands.

That's a good point!

The capture of Laishui County is a great achievement. This is a county seat, how can you scavenge a batch of food? "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying, eat the enemy for a minute, and be my for twenty minutes. Wise sayings.

At this time, whoever can contribute grain to the army will be the hero.

And in the current Liangshan Army, who is not interested in meritorious deeds? On the eve of the army's conquest of Hebei, Lu Qian officially canonized the first batch of titles, although it was only two people, but this was a huge incentive for everyone.

Since the Wuhu Chaohua, there has been a flood of titles, such as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which are all over the country, countless marquis, and princes are also within reach. After entering the Northern Song Dynasty, the title was further blurred, such as Wang Anshi, Han Qi, Sima Guang, etc., and a prince was sealed with a bird? can't be hereditary, and the death of the lord is not a long-term meal ticket.

But this is obviously not the case under Lu Qian. The sub-feudal system has long been a thing of the past in Chinese history, but Lu Qian is now bringing up the old things, but it has not yet been implemented and has not been finalized. Because Lu Qi's current territory is Han Tuye. And the territory of the feudal in Lu Qian's mouth was marked as a land of razor. But regardless of whether there is really a real seal, only one hereditary replacement, privilege and meritorious land, I don't know how many people's hearts will beat like thunder.

Now, the first person in the Manchu Dynasty to be crowned is the fiery and fierce Deng Fei, who was named the founder of Xiangyang. Because this person has no queen, it is only a verbal bargain. However, Lu Qian set up the Loyal and Brave Shrine in Mount Tai, painted statues and sculptures, and worshiped the martyrs. Deng Fei was the first to enter the master.

The second person is none other than Wang Lunna, the first owner of the village in Yangsanbo, who was named Jeju Bo. did not enter the Zhongyong Temple, but King Lu also generously set up a shrine for him on Liangshan Bo. Despite this, the title also aroused the dissatisfaction of Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others, and the name of Jeju was first occupied by Wang Lun, which was not beautiful.

Although these two uncles are empty, this also makes the morale of the generals of the Liangshan Army boil and their fighting spirit is high.

Because the earl gave merit to Lutian, there are enough 100 tons, that is, 10,000 acres. This is the most fertile land, it cannot be bought and sold, as long as the Lu family is still there, this field will belong to your family for generations. It can be said to be a long-term meal ticket.

Therefore, for the current Lu Qi civil and military officers, the importance of meritorious service has risen several levels!

Yao Zheng led troops to kill Benlaishui County, and it seemed that he was left from the main battlefield, but in fact he was alone. He not only bears the heavy responsibility of collecting military rations, but also faintly monitors Yizhou. The latter is in the west of Laishui, Laishui County is blocked in the middle of Yizhou and Zhuozhou, and the army here is empty. The original defenders have all been drawn south.

Sooner or later, Lu Qian will send troops to capture Yizhou, and Yao Zheng of Laishui will be the vanguard at that time.

Lu Qian restored the ancient system, starting with the national scholar, and then the five titles of male, son, uncle, marquis, and duke, all of which were hereditary, and there were real seals.

The establishment of this system and the canonization of the two uncles were a shot in the arm for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Because, this is a wife and a son, this is a hereditary replacement, this is a name that will remain in history, who in the world doesn't want it?

Even if they are middle- and low-level officers in the army, or even sergeants, it is difficult for them to reach the fifth-class titles of male, son, earl, marquis, and duke, but what about the "national soldier"?

In Lu Qian's eyes, this level is equivalent to Western knights, and it cannot be hereditary, it is a symbol of social status, an honorary title, and can be awarded to many people. For example, scholars, such as warriors in the army, and even some famous businessmen, and so on.

It was used as a supplement between the aristocracy and the commoner class, and it can also be said to be a kind of buffer. Compared with the fact that the nobles with titles are mostly concentrated in the capital division, this kind of 'national scholar' will be very commonplace, and will appear in the prefectures, counties and provincial capitals all over the country.

Especially when Lu Qian's grand cause is achieved, a large number of founding heroes will be separated, and the status of this 'national warrior' will usher in another flight. After all, China has entered an era of relative peace, and without years of continuous war, it would be difficult for anyone to be knighted, right? Especially the hereditary nobles.

Anyway, when he saw the credit, Yao Zheng and the officers behind him were all excited. However, the Liao army and officials in Laishui County are still unaware at this moment.

The nightmare really came when they slept soundly.

The scout crept up to the top of the city, lowered the drawbridge, and opened the gates. The Laishui garrison was captured before they could react, and each soldier bravely did not have a trace of resistance and fighting spirit in the shouts of "surrender and not kill". When the Laishui County Commander was pulled out of the county government by Yao Zheng, people were dizzy, thinking they were dreaming. Why did all of a sudden, the soldiers and horses of the southern country enter Laishui? Isn't that ridiculous?

"It turns out that this kind of bear is not only available in the Central Plains." Yao Zheng is so shameless to laugh.

And look at the city of Nanjing in the Great Liao Kingdom at this time.

Yelu Chun slept very sweetly, the army went south to fight successively, only a few days of hard work, Wu Yanguang's dog head even captured Guangxin, Ansu and Baozhou, and transported back a large amount of grain and money to Liaodi, which can be said to have made a great contribution.

Although this person is Emperor Tianzuo's confidant general, although he is of Jurchen blood, it cannot be denied that this person is still capable.

If you can kill Dingzhou, or even enter Zhending, and rob it fiercely, then I don't know how much the Khitan's finances can be relaxed. Thinking of this, the Khitan nobles in Nanjing City didn't know how sorry it was that the changes in Xiongzhou and other places were so easily swept away by the Liangshan thieves in Cangzhou, otherwise they would have caught more!

Thinking like this, Yeluchun, who was five out of fifty, was also suddenly shocked, and felt that his waist was not sore, and his legs did not hurt. Even if you get the concubines in the house, they are much more fierce than before.

On this day, Ye Luchun entered the palace again to participate in the happy party of Emperor Tianzuo, and returned to the house very late.

Wu Yanguang even passed on the good news, even Yeluchun was so happy, let alone Emperor Tianzuo. Not only did he have real profits, but he also consciously raised his face, sweeping away a lot of the decadence of the past. If so, a feast was held in the palace for several days, so that the low-level people in Nanjing City were confused. Is this Jurchen defeated?

With the smell of alcohol, Yelu Chun was a drunken mess. When the news of the urgency came, the attendant couldn't even shout at him.

"Wake him up!" Ye Luchun's stepwife, Xiao Puxian, shouted. This is a heroine among women, who is just twenty-five years old now, and she is gorgeous and colorful. If it weren't for the difference in seniority, Emperor Tianzuo would have welcomed her into the palace a long time ago. Even now, Emperor Tianzuo is still obsessed with this pretty little uncle.

Xiao Puxian Nu was not afraid of Ye Luchun, looked at her husband who was angry after being woken up by cold water, smiled coldly, waved his hand and told the idle people to retreat, and then Ye Luchun saw the stranger following behind Xiao Puxian.

"The villain Wendaha has seen the king."

This is the servant of Yelu Derang of Rongcheng County, after hearing the news of the defeat of Wu Yanguang in the south, he asked him to bring people, with three horses, and went straight to Nanjing City to report the news.

As far as Rongcheng's strength is concerned, it is difficult to add more trouble to the Han army. Ye Luchun was still prepared for this disaster.

"Nonsense!"

Yeluchun didn't wait for Vendaha to finish speaking, and waved his hand and shouted angrily. A few days ago, the good news of Wu Yanguang's capture of Baozhou reached Nanjing, how could he be defeated by the Han people and fled, and tens of thousands of Han soldiers were wiped out? Isn't that ridiculous?

Xiao Puxian snorted disdainfully: "Didn't the king think that Yelude dared to lie about the military situation?" "The Liangshan army shouted that whoever dared to burn the grain in the city would be killed by all of them. This Rongcheng can't be saved, and most of the food will be taken away by the Liangshan army. And if Lu Qian can get the remaining grain in Rongcheng, then he will have no worries for the time being.

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