Chapter 13: The Conversation in Weizhou City

In late July, Tuoba Jue issued a summoning order, summoning the men of the tribe to gather and train at Tuoba Horse Farm in the Bulzhi Grassland, and Tuoba Jue also brought his own army directly to Bulzhi Horse Farm.

Looking at the sturdy war horses on the horse farm, well-trained, and well-coordinated in the charge, as long as the personal soldiers he brought were familiar with it, Tuoba Jue was very satisfied.

"Well, it seems that you have done a good job in the horse farm during this time, I am very satisfied, for my subordinates, I will not be stingy, I will reward you with that chasing the moon, chasing the moon has also been with me for many years, and has made a lot of contributions, now I give it to you, I hope you will not insult its glory." Tuoba is tall and thin, very elegant, and speaks calmly, more like a Han style.

Tuoba Feng was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee: "The last will be Tuoba Feng Xie Jue to chase the moon, and the last will be clothed with liver and courage, follow the adult with his life, and reappear in the moon chasing with glory." ”

"Okay, worthy of my party Xiang Erlang, this expedition, you can select ten more soldiers from the soldiers I have gathered and add them to your team, I hope that in the future, on the battlefield, let me hear the news of your meritorious service again."

Tuoba Feng looked excited: "I will definitely live up to my expectations!" ”

Tuoba nodded: "Okay, you get up!" ”

Then he looked at Tuoba Ze in the team: "Tuoba Ze, have you ever figured out the mistakes you made during this time?" ”

Tuobaza Ze said ashamedly: "Tuobaza Ze is greedy for wine and misconduct, and during this time I have been reflecting on the horse farm every day, and I feel deeply sorry for Lord Jue's cultivation. ”

Tuoba laughed: "Since you have realized your mistake, then the purpose of punishing you has been achieved, from now on, you will continue to be the deputy commander of my pro-army, I hope you will not let me down, my warrior." ”

Tuoba Ze said loudly: "Tuoba Ze must fight bravely to kill the enemy, saddle before and after the horse, and not let the adults down." ”

When the soldiers gathered by Tuoba Jue were assembled in the Bulzhi grassland, a total of about 100 people, plus Tuoba Jue's 50 pro-army, the team of 150 people concentrated on the grassland and listened to Tuoba's lectures.

Standing at the forefront were the six ten-division commanders and two deputy commanders of the pro-army, and Tuoba Jue also held the position of commander.

"The commander Tuoba Yewang attaches great importance to this expedition, so I let everyone gather in advance, do a good job of training, and must fight for the position of the first army in the commander, everyone also understands that the Han people in the south have anointed land, there are piles of grain, and the Han people in the south are obedient and honest, and the Han slaves can give us farming, grazing, and mining, which is a lot of wealth, so this time the advance army is none other than me!"

"First march, first march......" Under the leadership of the two deputy commanders and the ten commanders, everyone shouted in unison.

After the wave of shouting passed, Tuoba Ze's face hesitated slightly, and then he became firm, and knelt down to Tuoba and said, "Lord Jue, there are some ideas about this expedition that need to be reported to Lord Jue. ”

"Speak!"

"Every time we go south, it is because the troops are too small, so a lot of food that we have robbed cannot be transported, so we can only cheapen other tribes or have no choice but to burn it, this expedition, we can choose some slaves, help us take care of the war horses, escort grain and grass, so that we can rob more grain and grass and slaves." Tuobazer suggested.

"No, it's not my race, its heart will be different, use some Han and Hui slaves on the battlefield, what if they turn against each other, we can't afford such a loss." Another deputy commander, Tuoba Yan, objected.

Tuoba Ze sneered: "I also consider what you said, first of all, we need to choose those honest and obedient slaves, and secondly, we need to separate them; Now those Han Chinese are not our opponents when they are armed, let alone unarmed slaves; Those Han people are some docile sheep, but they can do a lot of work that we can't do, such as the ten horse slaves in this horse farm, our pro-army war horses are so strong, and their careful breeding is inseparable, if we take them with us when we go on the expedition, some of our war horses can be fed by them, and some grain and grass and slaves can be guarded by them, so that our warriors can free up their hands to grab more things. If they make any changes along the way, they will be slashed with a knife. ”

Tuoba Jue pondered for a moment: "We used to go out with some slaves, they can indeed do some things that we can't do, some Han slaves for the sake of wealth, but also give us as guides, the Han people do not have the glory and arrogance of the past, even their emperor of the Central Plains, has become a Shatuo people; Then choose fifty honest and obedient slaves and put them into our ranks. This matter is the responsibility of Tuoba Ze and Tuoba Yan. ”

After speaking, Tuoba Jue sighed: "Our party's clansmen are still too few, otherwise we would not only occupy a few prefectures of Lingxia Lanliang, if we have half of the manpower of the Han people, we will not succumb to this northwest corner." ”

Qin Zhen didn't expect that they were still struggling to figure out how to join the team of this southern expedition, and Tuoba Ze had already paved the road.

Tuoba Ze and Tuoba Yan selected thirty military slaves and twenty herdsmen to be divided into each team, and Qin Zhen and the others were honest and obedient to make Tuoba Zeduo feel good, so they put Qin Zhen and others under the name of Tuoba Feng and continued to take care of the war horses.

The Bulzhi Horse Farm began to enter the training in full swing, Qin Zhen and the others were busier than before, there was hardly any time to rest, and the other forty military slaves and herding crossbows gradually arrived in the army, Tuoba Ze ordered them to take care of the war horses with Qin Zhen and them, and Qin Zhen and they slowly relaxed.

Compared with the heat of the Bulzhi Horse Farm, the Weizhou Zhichong Mansion is extremely depressed, and there is only one regiment of troops on the training ground, but it seems a little weak, just because it is now the autumn harvest season, and the soldiers of the Zhichong Mansion have gone home to help harvest the wheat.

In the face of this situation, Guo Wei and Wang Sheng also had no choice but to discuss letting the government soldiers take turns to go home for the autumn harvest, at least to ensure that there was a regiment of troops in Zhechong Mansion.

Although training is important, food is even more important, and the rations for the coming year must be fought for from this season's autumn harvest.

Guo Wei stood at the head of Weizhou City, looking at the north, his brows furrowed, and Wang Sheng stood beside him, also with a sad face.

"The party will call soon." Guo Wei held the saber in his hand, and because of his strength, the green tendons in his hands were highlighted.

"Yes, they are waiting for our autumn harvest, when our autumn harvest is completed, it is when they snatch it, it is really heartbreaking to think about it, we have worked hard for a year, but in the end let the party people pick up ready-made, they not only rob the grain, but also rob people, soon, this land will be destroyed by the war, I really don't know, if it goes on like this, Weizhou can hold on for a few years." Wang Sheng sighed.

Guo Wei glanced back at Wang Sheng, his brows were still furrowed, but his eyes were extremely firm: "In the face of the party, there is only death and death!" ”

Wang Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, there is only a fight to the death!" ”

Guo Wei sighed: "This is our responsibility, the horse leather shroud is the best fate of the soldiers!" ”

Wang Sheng smiled bitterly: "What the captain said is right, this is our responsibility, as the captain of Zhichong Mansion, I have the responsibility to protect the people here, but in the face of the surging party army, guarding this lonely land, my little captain is powerless to change anything, that kind of helplessness is really tormenting; When Duwei first came to Weizhou, I originally thought that the imperial court remembered Weizhou and began to pay attention to Weizhou, but in fact, Duwei also became a person abandoned by the imperial court, and Weizhou naturally became an abandoned place for the imperial court, and the people of Weizhou were also abandoned. ”

Guo Wei turned around, looked at Wang Sheng, and after a short silence, he clasped his hands into fists and solemnly gave a military salute to Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng hurriedly returned the salute: "The lieutenant is tormented by his subordinates, how can I be a lieutenant to perform this military salute." ”

Guo Wei said in a deep voice: "As a captain, of course you can't afford this military salute, but as the guardian of Weizhou, you can fully afford it; I Guo Wei since the age of eighteen in the army, has been 14 years, with Li Gong, and later followed Emperor Zhuangzong, who has not yet been called the emperor, as a pawn in the army, but also as a general, in this era of war and strife, I have experienced a lot of battles, but also made a lot of achievements, I think I have some experience in leading the army to fight, but just now after listening to your remarks, I know that compared with you, I am a little shallow. ”

Wang Sheng looked a little frightened: "Du Wei has experienced countless battle formations, has made countless military exploits, and has led tens of thousands of male soldiers, if it were not for the imperial court to fight for power and profit, Du Wei would definitely be able to defend one side; And I am just a small captain, I can't lead hundreds of soldiers, in the past battles with the party, even if I fought according to the city, I lost more than I won, how can I be worthy of the captain's evaluation. ”

Guo Wei swept away the sadness just now, and laughed: "If you talk about the art of war and strategy, you are not as good as me, don't say you, it is in this world, there are only a dozen people who can compare with me, and there are even fewer who are better than me." But when it comes to conviction in mind, you are much better than me. ”

Guo Wei thought for a while and continued: "I have been in the army for more than ten years, and I have always been thinking about how to win battles, become famous, and become famous all over the world. But you are different, you have the people in your heart, and you are fighting to protect the people on this side; This is where my Guo Wei is not as good as your Wang Sheng. ”

Wang Sheng looked at this boss who was much younger than himself, but had far more experience than himself, and his face was complicated: "The last general is grateful to the commander for his love, in fact, the last general is not as big a mind as the commander said, the last general is also eighteen years old in the army, has always been in Weizhou Zhichong Mansion as an errand, martial arts are sparse, the art of war is even more ignorant, after more than ten years of being a soldier, he did the job of captain, and the battle array he has experienced in his life is also limited. Behind us are our wives and children, and if we run away, what will they do? To tell the truth, over the years, our government soldiers and brothers are almost unable to hold on, fortunately the captain came to Weizhou, the captain is familiar with the art of war in the battle formation, but more than two months, rectification training, recruitment of new soldiers, Weizhou Zhichong Mansion's combat power has been significantly improved, we are also greatly relieved. ”