Chapter 118: Investigation
The clouds of war fell abruptly, which made the people of Luoyang, who had just lived a good life less than a year, very panicked.
But what can they do now?
In this eventful autumn, the people of the Pei family in Hedong quietly arrived in Yiyang.
"This millet is growing well." Pei Kang got out of the carriage, crossed a shallow canal, stood on the ridge, looked at the dock people who were struggling to harvest grain, and said.
"The land of Yiyang is naturally excellent." Shao Xun stood behind the old man and explained softly: "These acres are not wasteland before sowing, but no one cultivates them, and they have been fallow for two or three years, and they are even more fertile. After clearing the weeds, the burgers planted a crop of millet. After the autumn harvest, wheat will be planted again. β
"You are a warrior, and when you talk about farming, you are the first to go." Pei Kang's face couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, and he asked in a calm tone: "The war is together, you can go to loot by yourself, why bother to take care of the manor?" β
Pei Gong laughed. Shao Xun said: "Zhang Fang's generation, who harms the people, is cruel and unkind, will be spurned by the world, how can I do this?" β
"Zhang Fang is certainly brutal, but he can fight well and has many victories. Do you know that the king of Hejian has been reorganizing his soldiers and horses, and Zhang Fang led a vanguard of 5,000 horsemen to Tongguan? Pei Kang said: "If he attacks Hongnong directly, can he sweep away the family business you have purchased, can you still laugh?" β
"Five thousand horsemen?" Shao Xun frowned.
"Isn't it strange to ride five thousand? In the battle of Dangyin last year, Zhang Fang had more than 10,000 horsemen. Pei Kang said: "The emperor of Qinzhou was defeated and died, and Guanzhong no longer has any worries. Sima Hao may have hesitated before, will he see smoke everywhere, will he still be afraid of you? β
"Come on, come on." Shao Xun snorted: "I once killed him six hundred horsemen in the city gate, if I come back, what if I kill him again?" β
Liu Anzhi, who was following behind Pei Kang, couldn't help but glance at Shao Xun, as if to confirm whether he was really confident or talking big.
Sima Hao is based in Guanzhong, it is easy to recruit cavalry, and it is very troublesome to fight, but it is not as simple as words.
However, Liu Anzhi discussed with Pei Kang on the road, and he didn't think Sima Hao had the courage to go east.
He increased his troops in Tongguan, and in the final analysis, he still had the idea of waiting and seeing.
If Sima Yue was too anxious to calm the situation, he might be able to send troops eastward.
After all, just a few months ago, he asked the imperial court to add officials to Sima Yue, which shows the degree of panic.
The strength of Sima Yue's family is still overwhelming so far.
"By those soldiers?" Pei Kang pointed to the sergeant who was practicing on the south bank of Luoshui not far away and asked.
"Pei Gong, please seeβ" Shao Xun clapped his hands, and soon a messenger went to give the order.
In a short time, the six hundred silver-speared sergeants who had assembled temporarily put their spears at their feet and quickly wound their bows.
"Woo-" The horn sounded, and six hundred people drew their bows in unison, raised them diagonally, and as soon as their hands were loosened, hundreds of arrows had broken through the air and scattered on the large group of strawmen seventy or eighty paces away.
"Knock knockβ" The drums sounded, and the sergeants quickly hung up their bows, picked up their spears, and marched into the wall.
Pei Kang hadn't seen the name yet, and Liu Anzhi's face had changed.
All in armor and shooting!
Looking at the bow, the pulling force should be good, and shooting from eighty paces away, even if it is a projectile or scatter, it is enough to cause a certain amount of trouble. When encountering an undetermined enemy army, it is fearful that there will be an uproar, even if they have not killed or injured a few people in this round of projectiles.
Looking at the queue between them, it is even more surprising.
The commander and the chief constantly used gestures to remind the soldiers to maintain the formation, which was very active and proactive.
The leader of the team has a small flag on his back, which is very conspicuous with birds and beasts painted on it. When they saw this flag, everyone knew that he was the center of alignment, he gave the order to advance, everyone went forward, he ordered to stop, everyone stopped, he ordered a quick attack, and everyone ran in columns.
The quality of the low-level officers is very high!
"Uhhh
The soldiers stopped in unison and put their spears at their feet.
"Woo-" The horn sounded for the third time.
"Buzz......" Arrows shot forward, scattered on and around the straw man.
"Knock knockβ" The drums sounded, and everyone skillfully hung up their bows, picked up their spears, lined up in a neat array, and strode forward.
At thirty paces, the last salvo.
It was almost a direct shot, and the powerful arrows swept down all the straw men, making people stunned.
The rhythm ......of the drums suddenly became intense.
"Kill!" Everyone struck the ground with their spears, roared, and then lined up, sprinting up with small steps, and stabbing their spears out with all their might.
The last bit of the straw man was also stabbed to the ground.
When the dust settled, everyone was stunned.
Not only Pei Kang and Liu Anzhi, but even those who are harvesting grain.
"This ......," Liu Anzhi swallowed dryly.
"How?" Pei Kang looked at him and asked in a low voice.
"I'm afraid I can't beat my family's trilogy." Liu Anzhi replied in a low voice, saying that, he seemed to feel that such a tone was too weak, and added: "They have too much iron armor, and they are very advantageous in fighting." β
Although Pei Kang doesn't know much about military affairs, he understands people's hearts, and directly and automatically filters Liu Anzhi's emotional supplements, only looking at the facts.
He knew that Shao Xun, who seduced his daughter, did have some ability and trained a good soldier.
I heard that the first batch of these 600 people has only been in the army for a year and a half, and they have such a level, which shows that Shao Xun has put a lot of effort into it.
Pei Kang even suspected that he had not done so much effort when he trained the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army of the headquarters led by the generals in the palace.
Besides, it's a weird way to play.
Pei Kang has seen his own trilogy and Zhuang Ke drills, although he can't remember the details clearly, but it is definitely not the way it is in front of him.
He turned his head to look at Shao Xun and said, "Lang Jun's tactics, where does it come from?" β
"Created by yourself." Shao Xun replied.
Of course, it's not self-created, but I can't say that Tang Xuanzong played martial arts with this style of play, right?
The era of cold weapons also paid attention to firepower projection.
When you are fully equipped with archery, the projection density is incomparable to that of the army since the Qin and Han dynasties.
If it is equipped with a cavalry infantry equipped with a war horse, a Mo knife (or heavy sword), and a single crossbow, it is even more impossible to resist if it is equipped with a horse and a fast maneuver on the battlefield, dismount and assemble after it is in place, shoot with a crossbow, and cut people with a Mo knife/heavy sword.
Tactical play is constantly developing with the times, Lao Tzu "pioneered" this style of play, you all roll up for me, roll you to death.
"You're only eighteen, how can you do this?" Liu Anzhi broke his defense and couldn't help but ask.
Shao Xun smiled but did not speak.
Jin San couldn't help but say on the side: "Master Shao once met the golden armor god in a dream and taught all kinds of knowledge, the art of war, and martial arts, which is a gift from heaven. β
"Zi Bu is strange and confused, Jin San, what are you talking nonsense?" Shao Xun made a color road.
Pei Kang's face changed.
This is not to blame him, it is really that the theory of ghosts and gods is too popular these days.
Even Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi and Prime Minister Zhang Hua of the Great Jin Dynasty like to write about ghosts, gods, spirits, and strange ambitions.
Liu Anzhi's face was also a little pale.
Yesterday, he personally handed over five hundred horses of Shu brocade to Shao Xun, and when he looked at the chaotic Yunzhongwu with a large number of wooden planks and rammed earth, he once wondered in his heart: Did Pei Gong see the wrong person?
But he didn't dare to have this kind of thought, he secretly glanced at Pei Kang, only to feel that the other person was old and unfathomable.
Pei Kang calmed down, stroked his beard with his hands, and his face was expressionless.
I gave him 500 horses of Shu brocade to tell him to get out of the flower slave. Sima Yue is far away in Xuzhou, if his daughter's belly is enlarged, he can't afford to lose this face.
But now, his mood is very complicated, and he doesn't know what to say for a while.
"Pei Gong, if I have enough money and food, I can train tens of thousands of elite soldiers, where in the world can I not?" Shao Xun said softly.
His head was slightly bowed, and his attitude was very respectful, which made Pei Kang's mood much better.
Pei Kang waved his hand, Liu An was stunned, and then stepped back away.
"What the hell do you want to do? Do you want to learn from Liu Yuan? Pei Kang took a few steps closer and asked in a low voice.
Shao Xun couldn't tell why he asked this, so he replied tentatively: "I am a general of the Yue Mansion, so I am naturally training for Sikong." β
"This is a private soldier." Pei Kang doesn't eat this set.
"Fight for the Lord with a private army, and it's an ordinary thing." Shao Xun said.
"If you say that again, the old man will leave." Pei Kang said expressionlessly.
Lore!
Shao Xun didn't dare to play tricks, so he could only say: "The world is in turmoil, and building a dock to train soldiers is really self-preservation." β
"That's a bit sincere." Pei Kang nodded and said, "But it's not true. β
Shao Xun was helpless: "Pei Gong, do you think there is still salvation in this world?" Liu Yuan and Li Xiong founded the country, and after the destruction of the Luoyang Chinese Army, the imperial court had no power to protect itself, and the ambitions of the state uncles grew, and they recruited Jianrui and expanded the army. At this time, if you don't train some soldiers, you are purely joking with the lives of your wife and children. β
Pei Kang nodded secretly when he heard it, and when he got to the last sentence, he glared at Shao Xun.
A person who waits for a price to sell, where does the wife and children come from?
This person, in order to climb up, is really unscrupulous.
It's just that her daughter is stupid, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer, which is a perfect match.
"You dock fortβnot yet." After half a day, Pei Kang finally spoke.
Shao Xun was overjoyed: "I was about to ask Pei Gong for advice." β
"How much grain is there now?" Pei Kang asked.
"More than 80,000 Hu were raised in Hongnong." Shao Xun said: "There are many soldiers, more than 1,000 households and state refugees, but they have been consumed, this will still owe a spring dock 20,000 grains, originally planned to repay the account after the autumn harvest, fortunately, there are 500 Shu brocade sent by Pei Gong, but it is more relaxed." β
"How much grain has been harvested this year?"
"In the three villages of Yunzhong, Jinmen and Danshan, a total of more than 60,000 Hu Hu has been obtained."
"I can't make ends meet." Pei Kang commented and said, "If this continues, you will have to borrow grain next year, can you afford it?" Have you ever thought of a way? β
"Please also ask Gong Pei to teach." Shao Xun said honestly.
"You're still taking in the homeless?"
"Yes. There are 400 new households in Jinguyuan and the people of the state, and they are about to move to Jinmenwu. β
"Ambitious." Pei Kang snorted and asked again, "Do you know what you are doing?" β
"Yes."
"My daughter is so smart, but she accompanies you to mess around. What are you going to do to her in the future? β
"I swear by Luoshui......"
"Enough! You don't have a face, the old man still has a face. Pei Kang snorted angrily and said, "Come with me to Luoyang." β
"Okay." Shao Xun responded.
At that moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.
The two of them sought prestige.
Sikong Mansion ordered Shi Xulang to hurriedly dismount, galloped over, and said, "Chengdu Wang Ying is dead." β
"Who killed it?" Shao Xun didn't ask yet, but Pei Kang on the side asked in surprise.
Xu Lang glanced at him and said vaguely: "The Son of Heaven issued an edict, and Hu Ben Zhonglang led Wang Bing's troops to arrest him, and his two sons were killed together." β
Pei Kang sighed.
It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to issue an edict, he doesn't even want to kill Sima Yin and Sima Yi, how can he harm Sima Ying?
Only one person can do this, his son-in-law who is proud of himself in Xuzhou.
Killing Sima Ying will put an end to the righteousness of the rebellion of the generals in Hebei? I'm afraid it's not that easy.
That's not necessarily a good thing!