Chapter 41: Hugging the thighs

I saw that Miss He moved the lotus step lightly, walked to the eaves, and said apologetically to the two aunts and sisters-in-law of the Xu family: "Mother is recovering from a serious illness and is in a bad mood. ”

Xu Xiuping stretched her face and didn't say a word, Xu Wang smiled and said, "It's okay." Miss He seemed a little embarrassed, but she still said: "The little officials of your mansion have the grace of life for my mother and daughter, and they have been harassed for a few days and taken care of them, and they are very gracious. If you go to Tokyo one day, you must come to my house for a few days to find the house in Xuandemen. ”

After hearing this, Xu Xiuping snorted coldly and laughed at herself: "Don't dare, wouldn't we, the countrymen, get lost if we go to Tokyo?" ”

Xu Wangshi pulled his aunt, forcibly returned the twenty taels of silver, and said with a smile: "It must be certain, there is still a way to Xiajin, your mother is sick, it is better to hire a carriage at Zhang's house in the west of the village, if you can't stand the bumps, hire a sedan chair." Just say that Xu Jiu asked him to come. Zhang Qing's family in the west of that village raised horses, and Zhang's father drove cars and sedan chairs for others to earn some silver money when he was free.

Miss He thanked her, and Xu Wang's words of "take care all the way" were said, but she didn't leave. Mother He urged outside again, she turned around and answered, looked back at the two women of the Xu family, and saw Xu Xiuping's dissatisfaction, and stopped talking. After a while, he said in a low voice: "Are the little officials in your mansion available?" ”

Xu Wang didn't have time to answer, Xu Xiuping rushed and said, "Not here!" ”

"Then, I bothered the two sisters-in-law to convey my gratitude for me, and said that the grace of saving my life is unforgettable, and he will be grateful for his fate." Miss He was blessed again, and then turned around and walked out. Xu Wangshi looked at the posture of Tingting, and felt a pity in his heart, this girl is very good-looking, and she can handle things, how can she be so unlucky?

When I returned to the room and was ready to talk about it, Mrs. Xu and Xu Sheng, father and son, didn't care, there are thousands of women in the world, and I am afraid that my Xu Jiu will be a single? Even before he became an official, there were many people who climbed relatives, and since he made up for Xiu Wulang, ten miles and eight townships, including people in the county, the threshold of the family and the matchmaker was also stepped on three inches, and she went.

Since the battle of Baimagou, the morale of the Jingsui battalion has been greatly boosted, and it has worked hard every day and practiced diligently. In the territory of the Daimyo's Mansion, there was an endless stream of people who came to join the army, and by the end of July, the Jingsui Battalion had been organized into six capital foot soldiers. On the same day, the thieves invaded Xujiazhuang, and were defeated by Xu Wei, and captured more than 40 war horses.

Before Xu Sheng returned to the Daimyo's Mansion, he wrote down the military regulations, drills, and methods of marching and camping in the forbidden army, and handed them over to his younger brother. Xu Wei was overjoyed, wished him a treasure, and after careful study, he solicited the opinions of Xu Taigong and his subordinates, made changes to the military regulations, and promulgated them for implementation in the whole battalion. Most of the soldiers of the Jingsui camp were peasants and illiterate. Xu Wei then ordered that in addition to the daily exercises, everyone gathered in the camp, and those who were literate read by themselves, and those who did not know would listen to others' teachings and explanations.

Xu Taigong also taught him the lessons of his life in battle, as well as the methods of arranging troops and attacking and defending. Xu Wei trained during the day, and talked with the old man at night, especially focusing on the tactics of restraining the cavalry. As we all know, both the Khitan and the Jurchens are heavy on cavalry, tens of millions of iron horsemen, rampage, how powerful? However, since the notorious Shi Jingtang ceded the "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" to the Liao State, the country of Middle Earth not only lost its natural barrier against the northern nomads, but also exposed the Central Plains region to the iron hooves of the northern steppe peoples, and made the Central Plains Dynasty lose its natural war horse production area. The natural enemy of the cavalry is the cavalry, but due to the above reasons, the Song court was unable to form a large-scale cavalry corps, and could only rely on the flesh and blood of the foot soldiers to resist the trampling of the northern iron cavalry. Xu Wei knows this very well, so he attaches great importance to it.

Since Xu Taigong joined the army, he has fought against the party members in the northwest. The Xia army was well-trained, brave and good at fighting, and had the world-famous "Iron Harrier" heavy cavalry, but in front of the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty, they did not bargain. Xu Taigong elaborated on the tactics of restraining the cavalry, and reminded his son that there is no impermanence in the army, and there is no normal situation in the water, and only by adapting measures to local conditions and using troops flexibly can the magic weapon for victory.

At the beginning of August, Xu Sheng gave his younger brother a big gift. A letter of recommendation was sent to more than 30 people. These 30 or so people are not idle people, they are all fugitive officers and soldiers of the Western Army. The Western Army is the elite division of the Great Song Dynasty, why are there still soldiers fleeing? This has to start with the Tong Taishi who was crowned king as a eunuch.

After Tong Guan took charge of the army, he passed through the northwest. The northwest is a place where ethnic minorities gather, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the Fanren do not grant Han official positions, but Tong Guan intends to promote the leader of the Fanren, and even has officials to temperate the envoys. As a result, the Han army was dissatisfied, Tong Guan ignored it, reused the soldiers, and even sent the soldiers to replace the Han army to guard the border, which led to the flight of the forbidden soldiers. Master Tong naturally knew that this matter was a bit tricky, and if it was not handled well, it would lead to fire. As a "Privy Councillor", he issued a military order, prohibiting the army from fleeing soldiers, as long as you are not dead, and you are willing to come back to be a soldier, you can belong to other military ranks. At this time, many fugitive soldiers switched to other armies, and these more than 30 people were the first part of the Western Army who defected to the Daimyo Mansion Road to pacify the envoys. Before Xu Sheng returned to the Daimyo's Mansion, Xu Wei had asked him to give Zheng Jian a little heart, thanking him for his care and support in the formation of the Jingsui Camp. Seeing that Xu Wei knew so much, Zheng Jian had the heart to pull a hand, and knew that it was not easy for him to clean up the stall in Jingsui Camp, so he opened the joints, and among the fugitives of the Western Army who had not yet been registered, Xu Sheng selected more than 30 people and sent them to Xiajin. Xu Wei got more than 30 people, who called himself "like a fish in water", and immediately incorporated them into the camp and entrusted them with important tasks.

On the sixth day of the eighth month, Huang Qianshan of Xia Jin Zhi County sent someone to invite Xu Wei to the county government for a gathering, and informed him during the banquet that he had been recalled by the imperial court and promoted to Zuo Shilang. Xu Wei immediately realized that Huang Zhixian's promotion this time was unusual, he had not yet completed his tenure as a county magistrate, so he was recalled to Tokyo so soon? Huang Qianshan's backer should undoubtedly be Cai You, and Cai You is Cai Jing's eldest son, but he has a different dream in bed with his father, and now he is in the same situation. At this time, Huang Qianshan was transferred back to the capital, I am afraid there is only one reason, the court is working, and he needs an assistant.

Huang Qianshan may be in a hurry to return to Beijing, so he did not beat around the bush like last time, and said it very bluntly. You Xu Wei have today, so you naturally have your own skills, but if the boss doesn't promote you, you are just a Jilu official who eats Yulu. Therefore, I know in my heart that as long as you work hard, suppress more thieves, and spread more good news, the boss will not treat you badly. Of course, Xu Wei is full of words, and at present, Tong Guanyuan, the supreme military governor of the Great Song Dynasty, "Zhiprivy Council Affairs", "King of Guangyang County" and "Taishi", is in Taiyuan, and the Privy Council, the institution in charge of military affairs throughout the country, is the second-in-command Cai You who has the final say. Holding this thigh for the time being will do more pros than cons.

After sending a heartfelt message, Xu Wei euphemistically proposed that there are many difficulties in the Jingsui camp at present, especially the lack of equipment, please consider it? Huang Qianshan is a slippery head, he didn't say anything to death, he only said that when it was convenient, he would take care of it for him.

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I apologize first, it was early in the morning when I came back from overtime yesterday, I was tired and sleepy, and I slept until now. But people don't stand without faith, and today is the fourth watch! This is the first update! If you are happy to read it, please recommend, collect, reward, thank you! Here's a special thank you to the "Melancholy Brother" who rewarded him twice!