Chapter 82 Yang Jing expands the army, and the emperor urges the war

The head of the regiment didn't expect Liu Chenghuang to come here, so he hurriedly saluted Liu Chenghuang.

After they briefed each other on the situation, Liu Chenghuang said, "Great, we can go back to Yaogang directly from the north, and we don't have to go through the blockade of the Dashun army anymore." I think so, you are sending a company to guard the bridgehead south of the bridge, and we will take over this bridge. As for the baggage team of the Dashun Army, early tomorrow morning, I will help you take them over. ”

The regimental commander said: "This is very good, their baggage team is too big, and I am worried that people are a little insufficient." ”

Liu Chenghuang said: "Early tomorrow morning, let's not go too early, let them finish eating, feed the horses, and then we will go over." In this way, they can be brought directly into the kiln from the north of the kiln. ”

The regimental commander said: "I'm afraid this will not work, but you cavalry and camel caravans can." But the carriages don't work. Because we have to cross the Xiaoling River once when we go back, we just waited to build the bridge and didn't do it so quickly. ”

Liu Chenghuang said: "You're too worried, it's okay." There are three bridges across the Xiaoling River in our kiln gang, and due to the need for defense, we have sealed the bridges. Now we will send someone back to inform the family, so that they can clear a bridge as soon as possible, so that our baggage team can go back directly. ”

Listening to Liu Chenghuang's words, it seemed that the baggage team of the Dashun Army was already his, and the regiment commander said: "Captain Liu, it seems that you have regarded this baggage team as something in your pocket." ”

Since Liu Chenghuang was not awarded a military rank, he has always been responsible for forming a cavalry team, and everyone has always called him captain.

Liu Chenghuang said: "You can sleep here, don't you also treat them as a bag for a long time?" ”

The two talked and laughed for a while, and Liu Chenghuang said: "It's still early in the morning, let's sleep for a while." Send someone back to the kiln immediately to inform you. ”

The head of the regiment said, "Yes, I will do it right away." ”

Liu Chenghuang's cavalry also crossed the Xiaoling River, came to the camp north of the bridge, and hurried to sleep, waking up early before dawn to have breakfast.

Yoo told the regimental commander of the riflemen that he was responsible for the nearby camp, and his own cavalry was responsible for the two camps farther away. Wait for the camp in the distance to start first, and start again in the near one, so as not to let go of the baggage team.

For the sake of safety, Liu Chenghuang asked the familiar Tanma to lead the way around and copy the back road of the baggage team.

This baggage team is the last team to be completed by the Dashun army. In total, they had nearly a thousand cavalry to guard the baggage detachment. There were five hundred in the front and five hundred in the back.

Last night, there were a few rounds of gunfire, and they heard it too. However, they were not too worried about their safety, as they had more than a thousand cavalry to protect them, and a large army of soldiers and horses in front of them.

When they got up in the morning, they made the same food and fed the cattle, and put in order the horses and chariots. When they were about to set off, Liu Chenghuang and the others made the first move. Liu Chenghuang's cavalry rushed into the camp of the cavalry in the rear with a charge, and more than half of the cavalry of the Dashun army here were killed before they could get on their horses. The rest of the cavalry reluctantly surrendered under the guns of the black hole.

Hearing the gunfire of Liu Chenghuang and their hands, the regiment commander with his riflemen also jumped up from the ambush site and rushed into the camp at once. Some of the cavalry in this camp caught their horses and flew on their horses, but they were first targeted by rifles and were shot down. Those who didn't get on the horse didn't dare to get on the horse again, and the whole camp battle ended without any suspense.

These heavy soldiers of the Dashun Army didn't even have the intention of resisting. In fact, they were all honest peasants, and when they entered the Dashun army, they changed their clothes and became baggage soldiers. But it is also to work hard in the army.

As soon as Liu Chenghuang met with the commander of the rifle regiment, he decided not to stay and set off directly to Yaogang. Because the baggage troops of the Dashun army were already ready to set off.

After a little inventory, the baggage team had more than 3,000 carriages, more than 2,000 camels, more than 1,000 captured war horses, and nearly 10,000 horses.

Such a team walks up, and there is no end in sight. Liu Chenghuang and the others divided the team into several sections and escorted the baggage team to the kiln gang.

The regiment commander said to Liu Chenghuang: "Captain Liu, it seems that it is still fast to make money from wars. When do you think you can earn back such a big caravan if you do business? ”

Liu Chenghuang was also very happy and said: "Do you kid want to say that your credit is great, don't worry, we are just giving you a favor, and the credit is yours." ”

The regiment commander said: "Look at what you said, I can't think of any meritorious service now. This is the first time that our regiment has carried out a mission independently, and I just want to complete the mission beautifully. ”

Yaogang didn't expect to intercept such a large baggage team this time, and the news from the Tanmalai newspaper said that there was a baggage team behind the Dashun army that was the last to go, and they thought it was a small team at the end, but they didn't expect it to be such a big team.

When Lu Chengxiang heard that he had such a large baggage team, he happily personally commanded people to clean up the bridge deck sealed by the kiln gang himself. When the baggage team arrived, he sent someone to come and count it in person. Then Lu Chengxiang called Yang Jing again and handed over the baggage team to Yang Jing. Because Yang Jing is in charge of the entire transportation work.

Of course Yang Jing was happy, there were no more people from the Dashun Army in the north of Yaogang, Lu Chengxiang was arranging a caravan to go north, and Yang Jing also felt that the passenger carriage should be opened. Due to the large number of people booking tickets, Yang Jing was already preparing to add a few steel spring carriages with rubber wheels. He was preparing for the caravan to accompany the officials and police sent to Daiju, so that they could have a presence on the road.

When Lu Chengxiang told Yang Jing that Liu Chenghuang had brought back a big baggage transport team, Yang Jing was so happy that he didn't know what to say. Because Yang Jing knew that Yaogang was about to send troops south, and he was in charge of the transportation.

Yan Boju is still the old rule, the captured war horses still have to be handed over to him to raise for a while, and he wants to see if there are any good horses. There were no good horses, and he was willing to raise them for a few days, although he also knew that the horses would soon be distributed to the troops. But Yan Boju just likes to raise it for a few days. Everyone is up to him.

Yang Jing's brain was very smart, and when he saw the faces and clothes of the baggage soldiers of the Dashun Army, he knew that these were some suffering people. After arranging a place to stay, with a good meal and good drink, these soldiers of the Dashun Army will be much more stable. Yang Jing arranged for them to take turns taking hot baths, and when they took a bath, they were each given a towel they had never seen before and a piece of soap. These soldiers began to whisper that it was no wonder that the people of the kiln could win the battle, and that people like us could eat so well and use it so well, and it would be strange if they did not win the battle.

They were almost ready, Yang Jing gathered them all in the middle of the camp, and in front of them, the clothing and utensils of the soldiers in the kiln gang were stacked.

Yang Jing began to speak to these soldiers, starting with a briefing on the situation in the kiln. Finally, in the team of the kiln gang, everyone is equal and is not allowed to beat and scold the soldiers, as well as the treatment of the kiln gang soldiers. This made these baggage soldiers unexpected, it turned out that the soldiers in the kiln gang had pocket money every month, and they still had money at the end of the year. If the injured kiln man is responsible for arranging the work, and if he can't work, there are special people to support him, and if he dies, his family members must be taken care of. This made these baggage soldiers listen to it with half a doubt. Because their baggage soldiers also have the lowest status in the Dashun army, they are not much better than cattle with the team. Nothing good will happen to them. However, Yang Jing understood that they were all familiar with the temperament of livestock, and they were much better than novices in driving the carriage. According to Yaogang, they are also technical talents.

Finally, Yang Jing said: "Brothers, I know that everyone came out to eat together. Today I am not difficult for everyone, if you are willing to go home, I will send you the fare, let you go back, if you want to live a little dignified, please join our kiln team. You are treated the same as all the Kiln Soldiers. If you join us today, make sure to follow our rules. As you can see, the new clothes and equipment that are going to be given to you are going to be handed out. There is also pocket money for the first month. ”

At this moment, these people couldn't sit still, and they all said that they wanted to join.

Yang Jing said, "In this way, if you want to join our team, everyone will line up, and if we pass the inspection, we will immediately reorganize you and issue clothes." ”

Yang Jing singled out those who were too old, too young, and sick among them to make another arrangement. Li Zicheng's baggage team also has all kinds of people, basically others don't want it, so they got into the baggage team.

Yang Jing and the others were busy picking people, and Yan Boju came.

Yang Jing hurriedly greeted him and said, "Uncle Yan, why are you here?" ”

"Humph! Is there a place I can't come to in Yaogang? Yan Boju said with a snort.

"There, Uncle Yan, I mean it's too chaotic here, you see they haven't changed their clothes, they have everything. You smell that, right? Yang Jing explained.

Yan Boju said: "Boy, don't look down on people by wearing clean clothes for a few days. People here may also be hidden dragons and crouching tigers. ”

Yang Jing understood that Yan Boju was here to pick people.

The people who came with Yan Boju shouted to these people: "Have you ever raised horses since you were a child and are familiar with horses? ”

The baggage soldiers did not dare to squeak. The man pointed to Yan Boju again and said: "This is 'Cybernaut' Yan Boju, the general manager of our kiln gang, he hopes to find a few people who know horses to work with." If you have any familiar with horses, raise your hands. Don't be afraid, your treatment will be very high with Mr. Yan. ”

After a commotion in the crowd, a few people walked out and said that they had been raising horses before and were familiar with horses. Yan Boju went over and asked a few questions, and picked five people away. Just as Yan Boju was about to leave, the rest of the people were a little jealous. One person couldn't help but ask, "I'm familiar with cows, do you want it?" ”

Yan Boju stopped and motioned for the speaker to come out. After the speaker came out, Yan Boju asked, "What tricks do you have for the cow?" ”

The man said, "I can cure any minor problems with cattle." Where we can't give birth to any cows, I'll help. And whose cow is not pregnant, I have a way. ”

Yan Boju said in his heart: "Great, I picked up another talent." But Yan Boju didn't speak, just nodded. And his attendant said, "Go along."

Yan Boju and the others were just about to leave, and a few more people stood up, some were familiar with cattle, some were familiar with horses, and some were familiar with sheep.

Yan Boju glanced at them, and reincarnated as he walked, "Take them all!" ”

Yan Boju's entourage said, "Let's go!" ”

This time, Yan Boju really came prepared, and a total of several carriages came.

These people picked out by Yan Boju had sat in such a carriage there, and they trembled one by one. It was also fate that played too much of a joke on them, and the prisoners of war, who still didn't know whether they were alive or dead, were now sitting in such a carriage all at once. They all felt like they were dreaming.

Those who left prisoners of war, watched those people ascend to the sky in one step, got into the carriage and left, this sour cry in their hearts.

Yang Jing took the opportunity to say: "Brothers, our kiln gang is such a place, as long as you have the ability, you have a place to play. When you register for a while, you must tell you what you have ability, and we will arrange you according to the size of your ability. ”

The soldiers below are all talking about it, it seems that Yaogang is really a reasonable place. The soldiers began to slowly rejoice that they had been captured, and it seemed that they could change their lives here.

Yang Jing used his own people to be the backbone of this baggage team, and as officials at all levels, he quickly contained their hearts and finished the reorganization.

When Li Zicheng heard that his baggage team had been robbed, he smiled bitterly and said: "We left such a large baggage team behind, the loophole is so big, if the kiln gang people don't seize the opportunity, then they are not the kiln gang people." It seems that our people have not learned a lesson from the kiln gang people, and we don't know when we will be sober up after suffering losses? ”

The military advisor Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, we will withdraw the team around the kiln gang to Taiyuan as soon as possible. Otherwise, I think it's very dangerous. ”

Li Zicheng said: "I think that the team of people in the north of Yaogang has been eaten by the Yaogang people without news. What you need to consider is not only the matter of withdrawing to Taiyuan, but also the matter of whether we can withdraw to Shaanxi! ”

After listening to Li Zicheng's words, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance didn't dare to speak. They knew that Li Zicheng had already seen the current situation.

Song Xiance opened the envoy to arrange the defense of Taiyuan in front of him, and the retreat of the besieging Yaogang army. He knew that it was very dangerous to retreat in such a situation, and that if the Kiln Gang people suddenly attacked, they could easily cause chaos.

However, the Yaogang people did not attack, and the command center's order was that Xiurong and the fort and the defensive positions of the Yaogang should not be demolished for the time being. The retreat of the Dashun army should not be pursued or interfered with, and let them retreat smoothly. Arrange Liu Chenghuang's cavalry in Xiurong City in advance, if there is any change in the Dashun army, they can attack nearby.

The kiln gang has started the preparation work in an all-round way, and it is already April, and the spring ploughing will be delayed if you do not pay close attention to the preparation. Lu Bingyi's railway also resumed the construction of the roadbed.

When Zhang Zhimu saw Lu Bingyi, he said: "Mr. Lu, the railway sleepers you prepare must be soaked in zinc sulfate and then brushed with a layer of asphalt. In this way, the sleepers can be used for a long time. ”

Lu Bingyi asked puzzledly: "It costs such a big thing, how much zinc sulfate and asphalt will it cost, and how much labor will it cost?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Mr. Lu, it's worth the effort now. Soaking the sleepers with zinc sulfate will kill the bugs in the sleepers, and applying asphalt will prevent the bugs from biting again. In this way, our sleepers will be used for a long time. I also have to tell Yang Chang and Li Di that their poles should also be treated like this. ”

Lu Bingyi suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhang, how do you know this?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said haha: "Haha! You can think of it with just a brain. ”

The entire county north of Yaogang that was occupied by Li Zicheng has all been taken over by the people sent by Yaogang. Lu Chengxiang also sent someone to send a lot of grain to them. These places are slowly stabilizing. Caravans and passenger and freight transportation to the north of Yaogang also began normally.

For a period of time, the Yaogang people did not attack south, and Li Zicheng did not continue to attack Yaogang.

Such a situation, not only Li Zicheng is a little incomprehensible. Even Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City didn't understand, the people of Yaogang could continue to attack with the advantage of a big victory and drive Li Zicheng out of Shanxi, but why didn't this Zhang Zhimu act.

Seeing that the kiln gang people vigorously began to engage in production again, and there was no intention of attacking, Gonggong Li came to find Zhang Zhimu again.

Seeing that Gonggong Li was coming, Zhang Zhimu knew that the north side of the kiln gang was opened, and Gonggong Li got the emperor's instructions again. It seems that the efficiency of Jinyiwei is still very high.

The two were polite, and after sitting down, Gonggong Li said, "Zhang Dongjia, why don't you celebrate your victory?" I still want to drink your celebration wine! ”

Zhang Zhimu sighed and said: "What is there to celebrate, don't you also know that many people have died in our kiln?" Not to mention the money we spent, it hurts to think about it, but this time it's a bit of a loss of vitality. If you don't resume production quickly, it will be miserable when you ask for food! ”

"Come on, don't cry poor Zhang Dongjia. I did not come to borrow money. That's the case, the emperor wants to know, Zhang Dongjia, you won the battle, why didn't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and drive Li Zicheng out of Shanxi directly? Gonggong Li stared at Zhang Zhimu and said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Father-in-law Li, we have known each other for so long, are we friends?" ”

"Of course! Does this need to be asked? Grandpa Li replied.

In that case, let's talk about our friend's heart. You also know that we are different from your officers and soldiers, Li Zicheng came to fight us and wanted to destroy our good life, my kiln gang people can definitely fight hard, but if they are mobilized to go out to fight, it will be different. They are all workers and peasants, and they are good at defending their homeland, but they don't necessarily have to do it when they go out to fight. Also, you also know that Li Zicheng is very good at buying people's hearts. Everywhere they went, they preached that they had not paid food for three years. We just go out and get some places, can we collect grain? Besides, we have fought a lot, and the people in the court just said, you see if the Zhang Dong family in Yaogang is reversed and has begun to occupy territory. Zhang Zhimu also looked at Gonggong Li and said.

Gonggong Li said: "What Zhang Dongjia said is true, but the emperor absolutely believes you. He's still hoping that you can beat the thieves out of Shanxi. ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled bitterly and said, "Don't say it, Gonggong Li." A few places to the north of Yaogang, such as Daizhou. After Li Zicheng left, we sent someone to take a look, and the result was so miserable! There was no food at all, and they all began to eat people. I have no choice, I still have to transfer food to save people, and I have to send people to maintain order. You see, our food comes from the south. To feed so many people, we don't have the capacity. If we don't have the ability to feed them, why should we beat Li Zicheng away. ”

Gonggong Li said: "Zhang Dongjia is too worried. You can't feed it, can you hand it over to the imperial court? ”

Zhang Zhimu asked: "Can the current imperial court support them?" The officials sent by the imperial court can't even afford to pay money, right? ”

Gonggong Li said: "This, Zhang Dongjia, you don't care so much." The emperor hopes that you can drive the thieves out of Shanxi, and the emperor will not let you work in vain. ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and asked, "Gonggong Li, do you believe this?" ”

"This, this!" Father-in-law Li couldn't get up.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Gonggong Li, I think you can understand the principles of my life. If we weren't sure we could feed the people in the city that had been defeated, I wouldn't have fought it. Besides, we all want to live our lives, who wants to fight and kill? ”

Gonggong Li said: "Zhang Dongjia, I understand what you said. But how can I tell the emperor? ”

"Just tell the truth. I tried not to fight as much as I could, and I fought battles when I had no choice but to fight. I still want to be an honest businessman. I don't want to be told that I am ambitious. Zhang Zhimu said.

Gonggong Li said: "The emperor knows that you will not rebel, don't worry!" Besides, you're really....."

Speaking of this, Gonggong Li knew that he had spoken out of his mouth, so he quickly stopped.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Gonggong Li can also tell the emperor that Zhang Zhimu doesn't want to rebel and feels that being the emperor is very tiring." ”

When Zhang Zhimu told Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He about the conversation with Gonggong Li, Ouyang He laughed and said, "Haha! It seems that Zhang always sees the emperor through, so he is waiting for the emperor to urge you to go to war. If we go to fight Li Zicheng again, we will go to war on the orders of the emperor, and the division is famous! ”

Chen Yufeng said: "The emperor is under the holy decree, let's not worry, let Li Zicheng go in a hurry." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Yes, we try to kill as few people as possible. Attack now, Li Zicheng will fight with us, in this case, many people will die. I think it won't be long before Li Zicheng will understand his situation, and they will find their own way out. ”

In fact, the people of Yaogang looked down on Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng had already understood his situation. However, Yaogang guessed one thing correctly, Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree to urge the war will soon arrive.

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Paragliding, rubber model airplanes, piano making, and building an air force. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".