Section IV
He had one hundred and fifty followers at first, and Yellowstone's own soldiers unanimously supported him. They had no choice, because their future was already closely related to Huangshi, and they did not have the slightest interest in starting as a soldier in Liaoxi.
Huangshi's killer feature is to imply that the soldiers: it is estimated that it will be difficult to return to their hometown in the short term when they go to Liaoxi, and if they are unlucky, they can only be a stranger. Out of the fear of becoming a posthumous wanderer in this era, Huang Shi finally gathered enough of the two hundred soldiers he needed, and Fang Zhenru and Gao Bangzuo generously gave Huang Shi four hundred and fifty war horses.
Although many of his old subordinates didn't plan to follow him, Huangshi still wanted to leave something for them. What is the feudal army, the army of the Ming Dynasty is, whether a soldier or an officer, follow a person for a lifetime, and share the honor and disgrace with the commander.
Now that these soldiers have left Huangshi, they will have to start all over again in Liaoxi, and no one will know their exploits, and no one will remember their strengths.
Huang Shi gave his armor to the blacksmith who accompanied him, and ordered it to be dismantled into scales, and he planned to emulate the medals of later generations, leaving a souvenir for every soldier who followed him back to Quang Ninh to quell the rebellion, so that it would be easier for them to "find a job" when they arrived in Liaoxi.
Gao Bangzo happened to come to see him, intending to give another lecture to this clever student. Kochifu was surprised when he heard about Yellowstone's plan, but he also liked the idea.
"What mark does General Huang plan to add to these scales?"
"The last general wanted to engrave the words 'Quang Ninh Counterinsurgency', but I'm afraid it's too late. "Yellowstone intends to part ways early the next morning, and during the day he is to march, and it is impossible for these blacksmiths to engrave on hundreds of scales in two nights.
"Nothing? Not good, then who knows the origin of these armor tablets? Gao Bangzuo proposed a jianyiì, that is, a strip of silk nailed to each scale, and four characters could be written on it.
Huang Shi thought for a moment, this thing was similar to a ribbon: "Tall man Gao Jian, but the last general hopes that this thing is relatively small, and the scales can be hung on military uniforms." β
Gao Bangzuo didn't know that Huang Shi was good at handwriting, so he volunteered to take over the writing work.
Jin Qiude, Zhao Slowxiong, and Yang Zhiyuan are already the official thousand presidents under Huang Shi, this time He Baodao took the initiative to bring more than 20 people to defect, and Huang Shi decided to give him a thousand presidents as well.
Although there are a lot of thousands, there are only four generals, and they are all old soldiers of Huangshi, and the remaining one is his current captain of the soldiers.
If the normal model is followed, the president will appoint the general manager by himself. In the feudal army, the object of the allegiance of those soldiers and generals was their Qianzong, and the object of allegiance of Qianzong was Huangshi.
The solution of the senior generals is to squeeze out two or three percent of the number of officers in the lower ranks, and directly appoint personal soldiers to do so. Eventually, a family-like group will be formed. As time continues, the children and grandchildren are completely twisted into a cannabis mass that is constantly cut and unexplained.
Huang Shi didn't like this model very much, but he didn't have a solution at the moment, so he used the small number of troops as an excuse to drag it out first and see if he could come up with any way before expanding the army.
Gao Bangzuo wrote hundreds of ribbons in one night, and Huang Shi imitated the experience of later generations and personally put on a "medal" for every soldier who followed him back to Quang Ninh. Out of consideration for the impact, he asked Fang Zhenru to sit on the side and watch the ceremony, which was quite appropriate, after all, Wenchen would not deign to put a medal on a soldier.
It is undeniable that the effect of this move was very good, and the soldiers were very moved, and they all said that they wanted to take this thing to the coffin, and also show the ancestors the merits of their descendants. In addition, the practical significance of this thing is to prove their value, and they can also have unambiguous proof of military merit in front of other generals in the future.
There is no doubt that the dispatch of troops must be kept secret, and hundreds of thousands of people in Guangning followed them south, and Huangshi did not believe that there were no Houjin spies in it. However, the honor can let these people see, Huang Shi thinks that helping soldiers establish a sense of honor is a merit.
Fang Zhenru and Gao Bangzuo sat on the top of the Tutai, and the people below were crowded, and it was difficult to escape to be protected by the Guangning Army
Mr. Zhao was also one of the onlookers, he opened a private school in Quang Ninh, and fled south with his family after the rebellion. At this time, Mr. Zhao was twisting his beard, squinting his eyes to watch the ceremony, and praised the two sons standing behind him: "Although General Huang is a soldier, he is a hero and a young man." β
"Yes, father. Seeing General Huang's mighty spirit, his son also wanted to join the army and serve the country. Although the eldest brother of the Zhao family is a weak scholar, he is also eager to try under the inspiration of this atmosphere.
I only heard someone next to me commenting: "In the majesty of General Huang, there seems to be some literati Confucianism." β
"It's a pity. Mr. Zhao pinched his long beard and nodded, and he didn't know if he was a pity for his son's frailty, or a pity that Huangshi was not born as a lifter and a talent.
Behind the crowd, some of the girls were also watching, their mothers like old hens, protecting the young girls.
Two girls in dark green shirts and lake blue long skirts stood side by side, obviously a pair of sisters. From time to time, their mothers scanned her surroundings warily, lest a fly might approach her treasure.
Although the one on the left maintained the shy shape of the little jasper, she tried her best to elongate her already thin neck, swaying her body from side to side to find a wide gap to take a closer look.
"Sister, General Huang is very tall. As soon as the words came out, the girl was hit in the middle of the corner.
"Bing'er!" her mother turned half of her body and reprimanded in a low voice, "Girl, the crazy devil is like this, and I won't let you come out next time." β
"Mother. The girl whose left hand was called Bing'er screamed sweetly, shyly hugged her mother's arm, and shook her head and tail coquettishly.
"Look at how quiet your sister is, you are not ashamed. The mother touched her daughter lovingly, and said in a stern and kind tone.
As a result, it had no effect at all, and the eldest daughter immediately retorted: "My sister can't even speak." β
"It's nonsense again. The mother struck her eldest daughter lightly again, and the girl immediately made an exaggerated gesture to show that she was in pain.
"You child is not left," the mother frightened her eldest daughter, "and in a moment I will tell your father to find someone on the side of the road and marry you, so as not to cause trouble to the family." β
"Mother-" The eldest daughter was not afraid at all, and threw herself into her mother's arms and continued to be coquettish.
"Daughter heard ......" The voice of the girl on the right is very good, clear and bright like a yellow warbler, and it does not lose the charm of a cuckoo.
"General Huang ...... his uncrossed lady"
The moist red lips are full and soft, and the tip of the tongue flashes between the two rows of white teeth:
"Kill!"
Hearing the truth of this terrible scenery, my sister's body became stiff, her teeth were unconsciously biting lightly on the lower lip, and she looked at her sister beside her in a daze, and the bloody fact was placed in front of the young lady who refused to face it.
At this time, the awarding process was over, Mr. Zhao took his two sons, walked back with square steps, first nodded to his wife, and then happily looked at his pair of pink daughters, "Bing'er, Xue'er, go home." β
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Soon after the award, the Huangshi Department broke away from the Quang Ninh Army Brigade and sent troops: "I finally got rid of the shackles." β
Jin Qiude, who was half a horse behind Huangshi, took these words into his ears and interjected: "Fortunately, the two adults Gao and Fang are not from the Donglin Party, otherwise we would not want to send troops." β
"Oh, do you also study the parties in the DPRK and China?" Huang Shi was in a good mood now, so he quipped, "Which party is the Qiude brother?"
Jin Qiude shook his head: "My subordinates are followers of Legalism and don't believe in Confucianism. β
It seems that all the heroes are legalists, Huang Shi faced forward and recited loudly: "With the heart of a king, holding the blade of a hegemon, slaughtering the world, ambushing millions of corpses, killing people, and bleeding." β
"That's right, my lord said it well!"
Huangshi is now short of soldiers and food, but Jin Qiude knows very well that Huangshi's loyalty to the Ming and Later Jin is very suspicious, and he abandons the wealth at his fingertips and does not hesitate to embark on a difficult journey. Abandon the small and not, there must be a big picture, it looks like a lord who is willing to trouble the world, Jin Qiude finally found it.
On the 27th day of the first month of the Apocalypse, Huangshi came to the vicinity of Quang Ninh again, according to the news obtained from the surrounding people. They knew that the Houjin army had occupied Quang Ninh the day before yesterday, restored law and order in the city and put up a proclamation calling on the people who had hidden in the nearby mountains to return home.
Although the Later Jin became the master of the territory, they did not actually establish a consolidated rule. A large number of routed soldiers in various places have occupied the mountains and become large bandits, and villages in various places have also formed villages to protect themselves. Now the Houjin army is still gathered in Quang Ninh City, and it has not dispersed to deal with the bandits scattered around Quang Ninh.
Therefore, the small group of Ming troops in Huangshi is almost like entering a no-man's land, and the local bandits do not dare to provoke the 200 cavalry, and even if the villages surrender to Houjin, they do not have the ability to come out to attack such a team. There were no fugitive landlords in Liaodong, and Haoqiang would even send some wine and food, hoping that Huangshi would not go to their land to make trouble.
The biggest problem at hand was the problem of horses, because in the past, the Ming army had a firm grip on the surrounding land, and horses could get fodder from local military stations wherever they went. But right now, they don't dare to approach the fortress and the avenue at all. So the horses had to eat grass, and after two days the horses became listless.
Huangshi's plan was to take advantage of the fact that the Later Jin army was still in Guangning, take the Sancha River, collect some fishing boats, and go straight to Lushun. If it doesn't work, go out day and night, take advantage of the emptiness of Haizhou to bypass it, and take 6 routes to the Liaodong Peninsula. Due to the need to scout the rear of the embankment from time to time, and the lack of supplies and reconnaissance, the march became slower and slower, and there were often detours.
On the first day of the second month of the second year of the Apocalypse, when Huang Shi came out of the camp, he saw Jin Qiude already waiting at the door, "The subordinates are incompetent, and eight more soldiers left last night." β
"Did you lose your horse?"
"No, my subordinates have sent a large number of people to guard against it. β
In the past few days, many of Huangshi's subordinates have fled, counting these eight, Huangshi's troops are only one hundred and fifty-three, and the horses have died almost a hundred because they only have grass to eat. Fortunately, in the evening, Huang Shi and his entourage had slipped to the vicinity of Zhao Wanxiong's hometown, that is, the mountain next to Liu Hewei, and after that, it was the Sancha River.
"My lord, there is Liu Hewei in front, what are your plans? Zhao Slow-Xiong asked.
"Liu Hewei, I heard that Quanwei surrendered to Jiannu, right?"
That's what the woodcutters in the neighborhood all said. β
"Hmm. Huang Shi nodded: "Slow Bear, you are familiar with the nearby terrain, arrange for them to camp." I took some of my own soldiers to the village. β
"Be careful all the way. β
(End of Section 4)
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