Chapter 465: Fox Fur

At the end of November, after repelling the Jin army's resistance in the territory of Fuzheng, the troops of the South Shaanxi Road Recruitment Division took Fuzheng County lightly and continued to advance. When Lou Su, who was in Yan'an, was surprised when he learned that it was the Purple Gold Tiger who captured the security army, and at this time, Xu Wei defeated the Jin army twice in succession, and the troops came to Ganquan, the south gate of Yan'an

At that time, most of the main forces of the Jin army in Ganquan were transferred to fight in Juzhou, and the remaining troops were very limited. Xu Wei took the city with little effort, realized the plan he had made some time earlier in the security army, and succeeded in separating Yan'an from Yanzhou. Lou Su was shocked, hurriedly shrank his troops, and stubbornly defended the area around Yan'an Fucheng.

Xu Wei only had more than 23,000 troops at this time, and the grain and grass could only support him for another ten days. He didn't plan to stay in Ganquan for a long time, and while resting for a while, he sent Tabai scouts to Luoshui to find out the news. He made two preparations, if there was a change in Dunzhou, he would immediately abandon Ganquan and return to the security army by the same route. As long as there are fighters, he will immediately go south to help

So far, he has fought very smoothly along the way, starting from the light capture of Jintang City, defeating the Jin army four times, taking the entire territory of the security army, and capturing the two counties of Fuzheng and Ganquan under the rule of Yan'an Prefecture. But to be honest, the security army is relatively empty, and most of the defenders are the troops of the original Yan Yan Zhang Shen, plus Xu Wei was able to advance smoothly with his strength and prestige, which is not something to be proud of. If you can take Dunzhou, it's not too late to be happy. However, it depends on how well the "little captain" fights.

On November 26, this year's winter was particularly cold, and although there was no snow, the cold climate was a great test for the Western Army on the march. Because this large-scale counteroffensive was hasty, many things were not prepared, when the Western Army set out in October, many of the soldiers were still wearing thin clothes, and they didn't feel anything at the time, but once it was approaching the wax moon, the weather quickly turned cold and made them miserable, and some soldiers even took off their cotton clothes and fur coats from the corpse of the Jin Army to put on them to keep warm, and they didn't care about any shabby and bad luck.

Xu Wei returned to the military tent, untied the big hat on his body and threw it to his own soldiers. It was a trophy that the generals offered him, and it was said to be made of several pieces of firefox fur, which was very valuable. The soldier ripped it off the corpse of a Jin soldier Mouke and gave it to the marshal to keep out the cold.

Just now, he visited the county seat of Ganquan. The local people were of course overjoyed by the official army's reconquest of the lost territory, and after the Jin army occupied Yanyan, and especially during the period when Lou Su presided over the affairs of the Jin State in Shaanxi, although the soldiers were restrained, the massacres and plundering when the Sticky Han first entered Shaanxi were forbidden. However, the people in the occupied areas still lived under high pressure, and the Jurchens appointed a large number of Han officials to manage government affairs for them. Because the Western Army successively destroyed the Jin Army's wheat harvest, there was a big problem in the Jin Army's logistical supply. The Jin people then shifted this burden to the people in the occupied areas, collecting grain, collecting taxes, and collecting tin, with a variety of names, reaching dozens of kinds. Ironically, most of these ideas came from Han Chinese who defected to the Jin army.

Xu Wei visited the people's homes, seven or eight out of ten, although it was not said to be a big family in the county at the beginning, but it was also a well-off family, but now it can only maintain the most basic life, just freeze to death, and starve to death. But he can't help it now, he is the commander in command of the battle, not the official of the master of ceremonies, so he can only comfort him with kind words.

"The hearts of the people are very strong, and they all look forward to restoration, but they are ashamed of us and others in the army." After sitting down, Xu Wei said while roasting the fire.

Du Feihu stood beside him and persuaded: "My generation of martial artists, it is my duty to obey my fate, and I am helpless. The marshal doesn't have to care too much, these things are to worry about by the imperial court and the Xuanfu Disposal Division. ”

Xu Wei did not refute it, logically speaking, it was true. The army is only in charge of fighting, and other matters are the worries of the court and the government. But since childhood, if the army does not have the support of the people, it will lose the morale of the army, and the army will lose the support of the people, so no matter how brave such an army is, it is not advisable. On a large scale, in Chinese history, all those who want to achieve great causes have won the support of the people, as the so-called "those who win the hearts of the people win the world", and now the hearts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, or just the hearts of the people of Shaanxi? That is to hope for the expulsion of Beiyi, the restoration of the homeland, and the hope of living a stable and ordinary life. It is not enough for a person to have prestige, prestige can make others fear you, but it is not enough for people to truly support you.

Yang Yan and Zhang Xian entered the account at the same time, and reported that the disabled officers and soldiers were properly resettled, and the situation in the army was stable, but the weather was cold, and many soldiers were still wearing single clothes, which could not withstand the cold. When the military sent someone to investigate, the people concerned also said that the soldiers fought bravely and regained the lost territory, but they were still wearing single clothes and frozen, and a few leather jackets were regarded as their intentions and did not need to be investigated. However, the judicial officers in the army still punished them with capital punishment according to military law, and they sent a warning to all the armies.

Xu Wei listened, nodded and said: "It should be so, the majesty of military law is inviolable, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, all are treated equally." When you go down, you must also strictly restrain your subordinates, and all acts that disturb the people and harm the people will be severely punished."

"Marshal, if you violate military law, you should be killed, there is nothing to say. But on this very cold day, the brothers were really bitter. Do you want to find a way? We give money," Zhang Xian suggested.

Xu Wei smiled bitterly: "Today's patrol of the city, the people in this city are oppressed by gold thieves and miserable, just like the sheepskin jackets snatched by the soldiers, for the people, it is also an object related to survival." When a soldier is paid, he is not afraid of death, why is he afraid of the cold? ”

Yang Yan and Zhang Xian both said yes when they heard this, and they didn't say anything. Xu Wei was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to think, and finally his eyes fell on the fox fur hanging on the shelf. Ordered the soldiers to take it and give it to Zhang Xian.

"Dashuai, this ......" Zhang Xian wondered.

"You take this thing yourself and give it to the wounded soldier to keep out the cold." Xu Wei said.

When Yang Yan heard this, he immediately stopped: "Dashuai, this is a soldier dedicated to you, how can you ......?"

Xu Wei waved his hand and interrupted: "Now that many soldiers in the whole army are enduring the severe cold, why does this commander wear this precious fur in a grand manner?" ”

"Xiang Gong is the commander in chief of the army, just rely on this," Zhang Xian said.

"I don't read much of this handsome book, but I see that almost every famous general of the past dynasties can share weal and woe with the soldiers, so they are loved. Now that the conditions are arduous and the situation is complicated, our army must, on the one hand, strictly enforce military discipline and severely punish all lawless things. But on the other hand, those who are generals should also lead by example. For example, in this case, although the soldiers knew that robbing people's property violated military law and should be executed, they must have resentment in their hearts. Whether it is complaining about Xu Jiu, or complaining about the commander, or complaining about the boss, this kind of emotion accumulates over time and will affect the morale of the army. But if I, Xu Wei, am also suffering from the cold as a handsome minister, they will naturally be convinced. Remember, too, that those below do not suffer from poverty, but from inequality. ”

Zhang Xian looked at the fiery red coat in his hand, and said with a straight face: "Keep in mind the humble duty." ”

Seeing this, Yang Yan said convincingly: "This mink jacket on the humble duty, go back and see who sends him to the eye." The handsome people are all freezing, why should I wear them? ”