Cao Zhang sat on the horse, feeling the warm and noisy atmosphere, but there was a trace of helplessness in his heart, the tomb keeper under Wei Zhen and Cao Zhang had fought several times, and it was inevitable that they would be injured and die, but they didn't know if the father that these children were looking forward to was still in the army at this time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Gong Zhen, where is this grave keeper stationed on weekdays?" Cao Zhang asked Wei Zhen beside him.

Wei Zhen replied: "My lord, the sons live at home on weekdays, half of them practice and half of them farm, although we have 6,000 tomb guards, but most of the time there are only 3,000 people to fight, and the rest of the sons are farming and guarding their homes at home. ”

Cao Chang nodded, and suddenly remembered the Tang Dynasty military system he had learned, the government military system in the early Tang Dynasty was somewhat similar to the current tomb keepers, the advantage of this system is that the soldiers will have a sense of belonging, and they will remember that they are to guard their homes when they fight on the battlefield.

At this time, what Cao Zhang was thinking about was another question, if he wanted to incorporate this group of tomb guards, then his family would also have to move to the military camp, looking at the scale of this village, it was almost comparable to a county town, such a large population migration, it was necessary to go to the court, not by him Cao Zhang, but if the court was listed, these 6,000 cavalry would not be Cao Zhang's bag.

After all, although Cao Cao values Cao Zhang, he will not give such a strong military force to Cao Zhang, because there are already 6,000 cavalry under Cao Zhang's command now, and if there are 6,000 cavalry. Coupled with the infantry under the command of Lieutenant Colonel of the Jinwu Battalion, Cao Zhang's military strength in Xudu has surpassed that of Cao Anmin, the guard commander, and even Cao Cao.

This is no different from giving power, and at this time, Cao Zhang does not think that Cao Cao will give power to himself, first, this is the father and son's understanding of Cao Cao for many years, and second, the understanding of history, Cao Cao at this time is just a general, has not yet reached the peak of life, and was named the king of Wei, how could he give power to his son?

So at this time, Cao Chang is more eager to see the other two commanders of the tomb keeper, listen to their thoughts, no matter how the tomb keeper chooses, he will become a powerful force within the Cao army, and now there are several different forces within the Cao army, such as the Qingzhou Army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Tiger Guard, and Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, if you add a tomb guard, the internal composition of the Cao army will be more complicated, which also means that there will be more variables, in Cao Zhang's heart, this is what he does not want to see.

At this time, there were two horsemen galloping out of the mountain village, and the two men who rode on the horses were sturdy middle-aged people, and when the two of them came to Cao Zhang, the two thousand tomb guards behind them shouted with great tacit understanding: "Participate in the Grand Commander, Second Commander!" ”

The two of them didn't pay attention to it, but came directly to Cao Zhang, dismounted, and said, "The grass people see Lord Zhijinwu." ”

The practice of these two people naturally has an intriguing meaning in Cao Zhang's eyes, the two did not regard themselves as army leaders, but called themselves grass people, from this point it can be seen that these two people are people who know the times, and it also shows their intention to submit to the imperial court, after all, before the imperial court was not canonized, no matter how powerful they were, they were just grass people.

Cao Zhang smiled: "The two strong men are polite! As soon as he said this, the two men glanced at each other, nodded slightly, and a decisive look appeared in their eyes, and one of them said: "The grass people are Gongzhen's righteous eldest brother Luo Xiao, this is Gongzhen's righteous second brother Xu Yan, it is our luck to come to this mountainous and wild place, please enter the inner hall and let us fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”

Cao Zhang happily agreed, and stepped forward to follow them into the village, and Wei Zhen said at this time: "My lord, I will settle the sons first. ”

Cao Zhang nodded, and Wei Zhen didn't follow, but watched the three of them enter the village.

After entering a compound in the countryside, Luo Xiao greeted Cao Zhang to the seat, and then someone sent rice wine and roasted whole sheep, only to hear Luo Xiao say: "In the mountains and wilderness, there is nothing to entertain, Lord Haihan." ”

Cao Zhang also had a good impression of these five big and three rough but elegant-speaking men, and said with a smile: "Luo Zhuangshi is polite, I didn't eat and sleep in the open when I was marching, this is already a good hospitality." ”

Luo Xiao smiled, raised his eyes and said, "My lord, Luo, do it first for respect!" Xu Yan on the side also looked at each other when he saw this.

Cao Zhang happily raised his hand to have a drink with them, and then only heard Luo Xiao say: "My lord, I have already received a letter from Gongzhen, saying that my lord has been sent to the imperial court, and I have strictly ordered the captain of Jin to open the tomb of Xianggong of Jin, and will send troops to garrison it, and we tomb guards are very grateful for the high righteousness of the lord." ”

Cao Zhang smiled: "The strong man is polite. After speaking, he looked at Luo Xiao with a smile, obviously very interested in what he would say next.

Luo Xiao continued: "Now that Pingyang County is peaceful, and the imperial court will protect the tomb of Xianggong of Jin, then there is no need for our tomb keepers to exist in the world, within a month, I will transport all the weapons and armor to Xudu, and at the same time, only the stallions will be left in the horse farm, and the other horses will also be handed over to the imperial court." ”

Cao Zhang nodded secretly when he heard this, this Luo Xiao is a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and he was worried that if Luo Xiao expressed his allegiance to the imperial court, then he Cao Zhang would be annoyed, after all, in Cao Zhang's heart, the current Cao army is already a mountain forest, and there is one more tomb keeper, it will be more complicated, this is the difference between the world military system and the government military system, the world military system is to be a soldier from generation to generation, father to son, son to grandchild, this will form a sick sense of belonging, that is the sense of belonging of the family.

Cao Zhang's concern is not about the six thousand tomb keepers, but about the huge village behind the tomb guards, the current tiger and leopard cavalry, Qingzhou soldiers, and tiger guards, all because of their bravery, so the military tun has received Cao Cao's strong support, so that the reproduction is rapid, which also leads to a great increase in the cohesion of the three legions, relatively, because of their incompatibility, gradually became a mountain of their own, and became a situation of factions in the army, such as the tiger and leopard cavalry, which are mostly the children of the Xiahou family and the Cao family.

And now that Zhang Yan's Montenegrin army has surrendered, 500,000 soldiers and civilians will inevitably become another force, Cao Zhang's greatest wish is not to let the clan become bigger, whether it is military or political, so the composition of the forces in the army is naturally as simple as possible, and there is one more brave and warlike tomb keeper, which is not asking for trouble.

Now that Luo Xiao himself asked for disarming, the problem is much simpler, this is also where he is smart, Cao Zhang's sentence just now 'two strong men are more polite' made Luo Xiao hear the meaning, if Cao Zhang said 'the two leaders are more polite', it is naturally a different scene, which means that Cao Zhang welcomes them to surrender.

Previously, Luo Xiao and Xu Yan's 'grass people' was a temptation for Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhang's sentence of 'strong man' was the answer to them.

At this time, I only heard Cao Zhang say: "It is really admirable that two strong men can make such a contribution to the imperial court, I don't know what other requirements the two of them have?" (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )