On the fourth day of the first month of August, the Montenegrin bandit Li Heihu rose up and defeated the elite of the Xingde army outside Licheng County, and Licheng County was broken.

The next day, Uncle Zhang led the troops to fight against the thieves at night, and the two sides fought at the foot of Maoling Mountain.

Uncle Zhang was defeated at night and fled to Yanzhou with the remnants.

In just a few days, Li Heihu gathered 80,000 people, and Jinan Mansion fell......

When he learned the news, Han Zhen was inspecting the barracks.

For the sake of a small life, Changzhi County said that three days is three days.

Thousands of people worked day and night, and the construction of the military camp was completed at noon on the evening of the third day.

To be honest, this speed really shocked Han Zhen.

This is in the Northern Song Dynasty.

There are no excavators, no reinforced concrete, and no cranes......

Sure enough, it's not that the government is inefficient, it's just that it's not forced to that role.

At this moment, Chang Zhixian looked worried, and reminded the old matter: "I have calculated, at most five days, the grain purchased from the south will arrive." It is better for you to expand the army first, and the grain will be seconded from the county granary for the time being, and then it will be replenished. ”

No way, the situation is too dangerous right now.

The entire Jinan Mansion fell into the hands of Li Heihu, and Liang Fangping led 100,000 Western troops to play hide and seek in Taihang Mountain and Gaotuo Mountain in Hebei, and couldn't take care of Shandong.

In the east, Zhang Wanxian was leading 100,000 Daring Blazing troops to attack the city, but the Wuwei Army was slow to dispatch, and he didn't know what Zhao Ting and Liu Micun were thinking.

Linzi County is caught in the middle and is in an extremely dangerous situation.

Han Zhen shook his head and smiled: "Food can be seconded, but what about ordnance?" Is it possible to let the new army go to the battlefield with a Pak knife and a firewood knife? ”

"Or ...... Ask Zhao Ting? ”

Changzhi County proposed.

Hearing this, Han Zhen was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said: "Right now, Qingzhou is full of smoke, Zhang Wanxian is eyeing him, I'm afraid he won't agree." ”

He also thought about asking Zhao Ting to get weapons, such as foot armor or ballistas.

But that's for the rest of the day.

didn't think about it, but Chang Zhixian sneered: "You don't think Zhao Ting is too good, when he was in Hangzhou, he was able to abandon the city and run away, which means that this person has no discipline in his heart." At present, Zhang Wanxian is in chaos everywhere, but the Wu Weijun has never moved, it can't be said that Zhao Ting is cowardly, but as long as Yidu County is not lost, the court will not blame him. ”

As a court official, Chang Zhixian still has some bottom lines in his heart.

When the scarf army entered the city, his first reaction was to gather the villagers and resist desperately.

Even if the thieves broke through the county government, what he wanted was to die in his post, calmly die, and not fall into the literati morality.

Therefore, he was very contemptuous of people like Zhao Ting who abandoned the city and fled.

It's just that these words made Han Zhen puzzled, and he wondered: "If Zhang Wanxian is allowed to corrupt the counties of Qingzhou, won't he Zhao Ting be held accountable by the imperial court?" ”

Chang Zhixian replied: "If Yidu County is not lost, he will naturally not be held accountable." ”

"Why?"

Han Zhen couldn't help frowning.

Chang Zhixian smiled slightly, and asked instead of answering: "Do you know, what is the way of being an official?" ”

After he reminded him like this, Han Zhen looked strange and said: "Don't ask for merit, but ask for no fault?" ”

"It's not easy to think of this layer at a young age. If this county had figured out this layer earlier, it would not have been a county magistrate now. ”

Chang Zhixian sighed with emotion, and then analyzed: "The sky is falling, and there is a tall man on top." Smoke is everywhere, and this responsibility will not fall on the heads of all state capitals. Liang Fangping is responsible for the counterinsurgency, and if the counterinsurgency is not effective, the officials will only ask him for guilt. ”

"As long as you ensure that the county town is not lost, no fault is a success. On the contrary, it was that Uncle Zhang who had the intention to quell the rebellion, but unfortunately he was defeated by the bandits, causing Jinan Mansion to fall into the hands of the rebels. Let's wait and see, the current situation is erosive, and the imperial court will not move Uncle Zhang for the time being, as long as the situation is calmed down, it will settle the accounts after the autumn. ”

From the perspective of consequentialism, Zhao Ting's stubborn defense of Yidu County and withstanding Zhang Wanxian's 100,000 daring army is indeed a great achievement.

On the other hand, Uncle Zhang ventured into the enemy at night, causing Jinan Mansion to fall into the hands of thieves, which naturally had no success.

If you don't know the two of you and just look at the results, you will definitely think that Zhao Ting is a good official, and Zhang Shuye is a straw bag mediocre talent.

However, this is not the case.

But the problem is that the official family who lives in the city of Tokyo only looks at the results and does not ask about the process.

Uncle Zhang was able to go from Haizhou Zhizhou to Longtu Pavilion and be promoted all the way to the prefect of Jinan, isn't it because of his meritorious work in suppressing bandits?

After a moment of silence, Han Zhen sighed: "The emperor is mediocre, the courtiers are greedy for money, and Zhao Song is immortal, which is really intolerable." ”

“……”

This time it was Changzhixian's turn to be silent.

Because he couldn't answer that......

"In that case, I'll try to fix a book."

With that, Han Zhen continued to inspect the barracks.

Compared with the cottage in Xiaowang Village, this military camp is several times more spacious and built more sturdily and sturdily.

The huge school yard is extremely flat, and it is hammered out with a three-fold earth, which is enough to accommodate thousands of soldiers at the same time.

The houses where the soldiers lived, all of which were neat rows of wooden huts, were simple, but there was no problem in sheltering them from the wind and rain.

The house uses a large bunk, two rows of bunks, which can sleep up to 40 people.

After all, it is a military camp, and if you want to live comfortably, it is simply impossible, and it would be nice to have a shack to sleep in.

The military camp in Xiaowang Village didn't even have a bed, only a few wooden planks spread on the ground.

The soldiers did not complain in the slightest, which shows that the barracks are like this today.

The only drawback is that there is no sentry post on the hill.

But it doesn't hurt, just go back and let Nie Dong choose a good location and call someone to build it.

After a round of inspection, Han Zhen was extremely satisfied, and said with a smile: "Thank you Changzhi County, I will go back to Xiaowang Village later and move the soldiers here." ”

"That's great!"

Chang Zhixian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In the construction of the barracks, more than 5,000 people were recruited to work, and more than 3,600 yuan was spent.

All the money he used was the property seized from the scarf army last time, and he didn't pay a penny, and he got a favor.

The two left the barracks and returned all the way back to the county seat.

Han Zhen first repaired a book and handed it over to the post station to send it to Yidu County.

Since he was not sure if it would be possible, the wording of the letter was subtle and vague.

Roughly speaking, the current situation is chaotic, and the county is ready to recruit a group of township warriors, but the arsenal weapons are in disrepair and most of them cannot be used.

Afterwards, Han Zhen mounted his war horse and ran towards Xiaowang Village.

It took more than a quarter of an hour to arrive after more than 20 miles.

The soldiers on the walled wall spotted him early and opened the gate in advance.

"County Magistrate!"

Entering the cottage, the soldiers guarding the village clasped their fists and saluted.

Han Zhen asked, "What about Nie Dong?" ”

A soldier replied, "County magistrate, Nie Dutong is practicing in the school grounds. ”

Han Zhen nodded and walked towards the military village.

In the school field, more than 600 soldiers lined up in a neat square, Nie Dong held a drumstick, and ten Western soldiers lined up behind him, each holding two flags in his hand.

Knock knock!

As Nie Dong beat the war drums, a western soldier immediately waved his flag.

When the soldiers on the school field saw it, they immediately put on a goose-shaped formation.

The drums changed in vain, and so did the colors of the flags.

I saw that the soldiers immediately dispersed, like a flock of geese, and turned into squads, each with thirty-six people.

This is the daily practice of the army to recognize the golden drum and distinguish the battle flag.

Han Zhen didn't bother, he stood aside and watched with relish, because there were three hundred more new troops, so every time he changed the formation, someone would always make a mistake.

Nie Dong didn't say anything, just kept a straight face and pointed to the edge of the school field.

The soldiers who made the mistake immediately grimaced, walked over, lay on the ground and did push-ups.

Ever since the experience, Nie Dong has fallen in love with this form of punishment.

Many times, soldiers in the army make small mistakes that don't matter.

For example, in the current situation......

This kind of small mistake is impossible to hit the military stick, just scolding, and it is useless.

Push-ups are very suitable, which can not only have a punitive effect, but also exercise the soldier's arm strength, killing two birds with one stone.

After training for a while under the scorching sun, Nie Dong put down his drumsticks and said in a loud voice: "The whole army rests for a quarter of an hour!" ”

Wow!

The soldiers immediately dispersed and rushed to the shade of the trees to sit down.

It was only at this time that Han Zhen stepped into the school field.

Seeing him, Nie Dong hugged his fists and said, "When will the county magistrate return?" ”

"Just came back."

Han Zhen said and ordered: "The military camp near the county seat has been built, you will inform the soldiers to pack their luggage later and move over today." ”

"So fast?"

Nie Dong was stunned.

The relocation of the military camp was mentioned to him by Han Zhen a while ago.

He thought that it would take ten days and a half months, but he didn't expect that it had already been built in just three or four days.

(End of chapter)