It has entered winter, and even the Yellow River has been frozen in Kansai in November, and the snow layer will cover the desolate loess slopes, but the winter in Guangxi is not cold at all, with gurgling water, green grass and trees, and even new sprouts and wildflowers dotted on the roadside, as if in the north of March.

The warm sunlight scattered down from the high and vast blue sky, there was no damp air, no disturbing mosquitoes and flies, and the sky was high and cloudy for a while. Even after arriving in Guangxi, the officers and men of the Western Army, who had always been difficult to adapt, were all in good spirits at this time.

"What did Xiang Gong say in the letter?" Zhang Dian asked Han Gang, who was walking with him.

In front of and behind the two of them, there were thousands of elites of the Western army. They set out from Quy Nhon in the morning and have walked nearly twenty miles by now, while Han Gang personally went to Quy Nhon Pu to welcome the arrival of the army before dawn, and by the way, he also received a letter from Wang Anshi and his family from the hands of the shopkeepers.

Han Gang held the reins in one hand, and handed the private letter he had just received to Zhang Dian beside him with the other, "It's just that the Son of Heaven saw the descending table and threw it to the ground, saying that Jiaozhi deceived people too much, and he would definitely break the Shenglong Mansion and detain all the Jiaozhi monarchs and ministers to Beijing to ask for the crime." He also said that we should not be in a hurry, and that we should plan properly before we send out troops. ”

Zhang Dian read the letter written by Wang Anshi to Han Gang at a glance, and it was no different from what Han Gang said. Looking up at Han Gang, the two shook their heads together and smiled bitterly,

That's what Wang Anshi said. If there was calm in the court and there was no opposition, he shouldn't have mentioned anything more about 'planning well before sending troops'. Someone must have suggested that the Son of Heaven should accept the demotion of Jiaozhi and stop fighting, so Wang Anshi was worried that Zhang Dian and Han Gang were in a hurry to attack Jiaozhi, so that they made irreparable mistakes.

Who would advise the Son of Heaven like this, Han Gang could also guess. However, the reaction of the Son of Heaven allowed the two to breathe a sigh of relief, and they did not have to worry about problems in the rear for at least two or three months.

"The point is what to do in the military?"

Zhang Dan's handsome flag was held high in front of the two horses, and the tail of the flag blown by the warm wind reached Han Gang's ears.

The soldiers in front of him and behind him were walking on the official road with their heads held high, banners, swords and guns. One by one, they are entangled and high-spirited, looking at the world and looking forward to pride. It has completely disappeared from the sick appearance that hung over the whole army a month ago.

But these 5,000 soldiers of the Western Army came to defeat Jiaozhi and to seal the merits of his wife and son. It's just that this bunch is much more tender in front of the eyes of the donkeys. The forage of the juice is only for the generals. For the lowest soldiers, even if they didn't fight with Cochin, it was just a little less reward. If the imperial court accepted the demotion, they would not only have left the ghost place of Guangxi one step earlier, but would also have been spared the sin of going to Jiaozhi further south.

The current grandeur is only because they have not heard of the surrender table of Jiaozhi, as long as the news of the surrender of the target spreads among them, the atmosphere of seeking war will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Soldiers are not tired of cheating, and they must not be able to hide it, so they can only deceive it with words." Zhang Dian shook his head again, "It can't be said to be a lie, and the Jiaozhi people didn't really surrender." Only by tying yourself out of the city is called surrender, and if you are only willing to surrender the table, it is fake, and you just want to mix it up. ”

"That's not enough." Han Gang didn't find it very convincing. In this day and age, offering a table of surrender can already be considered a surrender. Even if you take out the theory of Emperor Taizu's couch, you can't suppress all the dissent.

"Then it's only Thang Long Mansion." Zhang Dian did not hesitate to throw out the king of Jiaozhi as a reward......

'Is there a big raid on Kaesong?' Han Gang could only choose to shake his head, "Once we let go of the plunder, how many people will be left around us?" When the time comes, if there is a counterattack in the city, we will be in trouble. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made the second expedition to Goguryeo, and the Sui army had already crossed the sea and entered the city of Pyongyang, but it was because the army was scattered to plunder that the whole army was annihilated. ”

"Does Yukun have a good plan?"

"There is no good strategy, but Zhou Bi has a suggestion. He has opened several quality warehouses in his house, and he has some talents in financial planning. "Han Gang is now trying to test and train several of his staff members as much as possible, relying on them as much as possible for the work that can be assigned to them, and often asking them to give advice. Regarding how to ensure the morale of the army, although Han Gang did not ask the staff, he was able to basically agree with the whole army on how to divide the spoils of war, but he took it as a subject and tested Li Fu, Zhou Yu and other four people.

Zhang Dian had a little impression of Han Gang's staff, who was left by Han Gang in Guizhou to check Cao Si's accounts some time ago, "What did he say?" Zhang Dian asked.

"According to Zhou Bi's proposal, it is best to agree in advance on how to divide the accounts, and the colonels and soldiers should set the rules in advance, and when the city is opened, all the gains will be divided according to the proportion, not only the official treasury, but all the gains."

Zhang Dian frowned and thought about it, it was a little troublesome to ensure that the army that entered the city to loot the people's wealth had no selfish intentions, even if he sent someone to search his body, it was inevitable to hide it privately, but this strategy was barely useful, "It's not the best, and it can only be like this." Is it five-five or four-six? ”

"Don't you want a share of the officials? If you don't get it at all, the soldiers below won't believe it, four, three, three is right! Han Gang said very skillfully: "The soldiers account for forty percent, the generals are thirty percent, and the last thirty percent are not in the official ranks." ”

The two robber leaders discussed how to divide the spoils, and there was no shame on their faces, for they felt justified. What they are going to do is the same as that of the Jiaozhi people in Yong, Qin, and Lian. It's just that after the discussion, when they looked at each other, they all shook their heads and smiled bitterly, and their faces were not thick enough, at least in their hearts, they couldn't take such things for granted.

Just like to execute all the men of Jiaozhi, Han Gang and Zhang Dian have made up their minds and will not change it, nor will they hesitate at all, but they are also ready to hand over the whole matter to the 36 barbarian tribes as much as possible, because they will be the slaves of the barbarian tribe.

"Is all the grain ready?" Zhang changed the subject, avoiding continuing to discuss the issues that embarrassed them.

"It's impossible not to be ready, Toyosu has helped a lot." Han Gang smiled, with a sarcastic spicy tone in his tone, "There are more than half fewer people and horses, and of course there are much less people to eat and drink." I'm a military transfer, but it couldn't be easier. ”

Zhang Dian also laughed, "Annan Xingying is not it. Looking up at Yan Da, who was at the front of the team, "Yan Fengchen and I can be regarded as the chief manager and deputy chief of the least leading army. ”

The total strength of the officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of the entire Annan camp is only 12,000, and nearly half of them are new recruits, so they are not of much use. The only benefit is that the logistical pressure is greatly reduced while the number of troops is reduced. Han Gang didn't need to plan grain and grass for the Thirty-six Barbarian Department and the Guangyuan Army, as long as he took care of his own people, but now the livestock used in the army was much more than people to eat.

"The herbs are also ready." Han Gang added, "Truckloads of medicines to prevent heatstroke and miasma are transported from the north, and most of them are wormwood, which is used to repel mosquitoes. Originally, it was enough to support 30,000 people a year, but now it is only a little more than 10,000, and it is no problem to use it for two or three years. ”

Zhang Dian nodded, and suddenly straightened up, "It's time to enter the city." ”

Yongzhou City is about to arrive, and the pedestrians who avoid both sides of the road are gradually increasing. Most people's eyes were curious and excited, looking at the long-rumored elite division, but there was also a faint fear.

Han Gang looked up at the sky. In Yongzhou in winter, there is no trace of clouds in the sky. It hasn't rained for more than half a month, but there isn't much dust and the sun is just right.

The banner was unfurled, and the 5,000-horse infantry forbidden army marched neatly on the official road.

Just before entering the city, they all changed into shiny iron armor. During the 20 days of rest in Guizhou, the Kansai soldiers were idle to polish the armor on their bodies and the knives and guns in their hands, and after grinding until there was no trace of rust, they were then smeared with a thin layer of rust-proof butter. Now both knives and guns and armor are in the sun, flashing with a terrifying cold light.

The cave masters of the thirty-six tribes and as long as they are still in Yongzhou all gathered outside the city at this time to welcome the arrival of the army.

Thousands of elite soldiers in iron armor made the barbarian cave masters who hid their leather armor at home as treasures frightened to watch.

"So many ironclad ......"

"Everybody has it!"

"I heard that the 600,000 forbidden troops in the north all have iron armor. Only the officers and soldiers in the south were afraid of rusty iron armor, so they only wore leather armor. ”

"Thirty years ago, when Di Xianggong came to Pingnong Zhigao, he didn't say that everyone had iron armor."

"It's been thirty years, and the kid born at that time can even have grandchildren!"

"Haven't you heard? It's all over the outside. Now the officers and soldiers are wearing armor, which is made by the transfer of Han Xianggong, which is a hundred times easier to build than the old iron armor, so it can make hundreds of thousands of collars. At a young age, they all do each other, and they all save credit. ”

At the same time, the horse chopping knife held high in his hand also made the cave masters' hearts chill.

"A knife uses so much iron. Ten spears can be built without mentioning! ”

"Don't you see the blade? If you look at the color, you can see where there is iron, and it is stainless steel at all! ”

"No wonder they are ten times stronger than Jingnanjun, it's all money piled up."

"Only the imperial court is so rich, in other words, Jiaozhi, as poor as a monkey."

But as the officials and soldiers got closer and closer, slowly no one spoke, only looking at the dazzling iron armor and a long knife with a handle that seemed to be able to cut off people and horses together, and the body of every cave master was trembling.

Thousands of troops marched in a column, and the footsteps gradually converged into one sound, like a dark thundercloud on a summer afternoon, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts.

The original 1,500 troops transferred from Jingnan had already caused 100,000 Jiaozhi soldiers to flee in defeat, and now there are 5,000 Western troops who are said to be ten times stronger than Jingnan's army.

Fortunately, I voted for the official army! Such thoughts permeated the hearts of every barbarian cave master.