Second, it was too late to raise troops, and in the central and western halls of the county government, Wang Hongyi held a short meeting with important generals and civil officials.

Shachengdu generals Zhang Yunxin, He Zhong, four righteous soldiers Wei Zheng, Gu Xu, and Yu Zhao, Yu Liangbo, Zhang Youzhi!

"Li Cunyi rebelled and has been punished by the clan, and I appointed Yu Zhao as the county magistrate of Taisu County, which will take effect immediately. Wang Hongyi looked around and said.

No one had any objections, Yu Zhao got up and responded respectfully.

Wang Hongyi showed a hint of a smile, and the next moment, the smile faded, and he asked again: "Hasn't Heyi come yet?"

When Zhang Youzhi heard this, he also replied for the second time: "I haven't come yet." ”

When Wang Hongyi heard this, he didn't speak, and said: "According to the latest intelligence, Du Gongzhen of Hongze Town has attacked Luchuan County, we don't have to be too anxious, we will go forward along the way, and first spread the news that the Li family has rebelled and calmed down." ”

Wang Hongyi's words fell, and everyone was thoughtful, especially Yu Zhao, Yu Liangbo, Zhang Youzhi, and the general Zhang Yunxin, all of whom had bright eyes.

Yu Zhao said with a smile: "The lord is really wise, the fighter, the morale is also, if this news spreads, and hears the ears of Du Gongzhen and Du Zhen's soldiers, he will know that it is no longer feasible to attack Luchuan County." ”

"If you rush to support, maybe it will stimulate Du Gongzhen's war, and now you will go normally, and you will arrive in Luchuan County in three days, when the news has been fermented, there will be no fighting spirit up and down, and the lord will go forward, and he can retreat his troops with one drum. ”

Zhang Yunxin is a general who has fought an old battle, he frowned and said: "The Li family has been wiped out, and our army has not suffered many losses, why not fight a decisive battle with Du Gongzhen, with the morale of our army, we can also win a big victory,"

Wang Hongyi smiled silently, and listened to Yu Liangbo say: "General Zhang's words are wrong, although our army is now in charge of the second government, there are only 10,000 people, even if Du Gongzhen is defeated, the loss is not small, with seven or eight thousand people, how can we occupy the three counties? Even if they are occupied, they will divide their troops everywhere, and they will be attacked by Wei Cundong's new troops. ”

"My lord, what Mr. Yu said is very true, our army only captured Changding Mansion in September last year, but the so-called popular will has not been attached, and the army has not increased, so how can we fight again? The lord can be patient and wait for the grain harvest in the summer and autumn of this year, and then add new soldiers, and gather 20,000 troops, before attacking it. At this time, Zhang Yuzhi spoke.

Wang Hongyi knows that many monarchs in the era of peace like to engage in the "unfathomable" article, so that the courtiers spend their minds guessing, but in the chaos of time, fortitude and decisiveness is the king's way, and he expressed his attitude at the moment: "What the two gentlemen said is very true, we must get a year to lay the foundation, and the proposal to attack Du Gongzhen is really harmful and unprofitable in front of me." ”

As he spoke, he comforted Zhang Yunxin: "General, wait a minute, as long as this year passes, tomorrow we can use troops on a large scale, and there will always be a place for generals to use at that time." ”

Zhang Yunxin actually made this proposal because he secretly felt that his veteran had a marginalized appearance, and he was uneasy, but when he heard it, he suddenly felt relieved and knew that the lord did not mean this - at least not for himself.

At the moment, he said solemnly: "The major affairs of the military state are naturally the masters of the lord, and our generals will definitely be on duty." ”

This is a statement, Wang Hongyi listened, smiled appreciatively, and said: "That's it, the end of this battle, almost April, harvest wheat in April and May, plant rice in June, and wait for July, our town will recruit new soldiers on a large scale, and will build 24 new barracks, recruiting 12,000 people." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately changed color.

Yu Zhao frowned and said: "Twelve thousand people, such a big burden, Wenyang and Changding two counties are tired after a long battle, how can they bear it?"

Zhang Yunxin's eyes shot an excited look, but he said, "Then there will be a big attack next year?"

Wang Hongyi stood up, unfolded the picture scroll, spread out the table, and said: "Now that the world is in chaos, if you can compete for a while, you can get a head start. ”

"The first is to repair weapons, in fact, Wenyang and Changding arsenal can arm 15,000 people, this time the Li family's arsenal, together there are 2,000, and 3,000, that is, the mouth, when the training is completed, it will be completed. ”

"The second is to take advantage of the training of the troops, to reclaim and distribute wasteland, everyone knows my military system in Jishui County, right? The soldiers can be given rations, but not to increase the land, and the regular soldiers who have passed the training will be given an additional five acres to their families to reward their abilities. ”

Wang Hongyi swept at the generals and said: "In the future, there will be three levels of elite soldiers, senior soldiers, and armor soldiers, General Zhang, your department has had many wars in the past, and has established a lot of meritorious deeds, I will give you the indicators of 300 elite soldiers, 100 soldiers, and 50 soldiers, and you can be promoted when you go back, I believe the general will handle it very well." ”

"In the future, the whole town army will be granted land according to this, the formal etiquette system, in order to divide the humble respect, now Wenyang and Changding two counties, there are many people and few people, enough to help the field!"

"The veterans in the army, who have been in hardship for a long time, those who can fight are promoted and given fields, and those who cannot fight are sent to my recruit camp to serve as a fatwa and train new soldiers. ”

When Zhang Youzhi heard this, he praised and said: "The lord is wise, in this way, the old pawns and warriors will be greatly demoralized, and the top and bottom will be concentric, and the barren fields will also be solved, and the training of recruits will increase the fields for the family, and they will also train hard, so that there will be 20,000 soldiers who will sweep the whole Shu without the New Year!"

"What the lord said is not wrong, Wei Cundong occupies Chengdu, with 50,000 soldiers, and only 30,000 actual soldiers, our army can fight in the coming year!"

Wang Hongyi said with a smile: "That's the reason. ”

Yu Zhao frowned and said, "But in this case, there are a lot of requirements for money and food, I don't know how to solve it?"

Wang Hongyi smiled and said: "First of all, the Li family has copied the house, and there will be 40,000 taels of silver in silver, and the military expenses will be settled in one year, and there are other ways to get money and rice in this town, not to mention at this time." ”

In fact, there are five or six thousand taels of gold in the gold mine a year, which is equivalent to 50,000 taels of silver, which is more than enough to raise 20,000 troops.

Seeing that the lord was full of confidence, everyone looked at each other, and in the end, they all should.

Wang Hongyi said indifferently: "Then so be it, in the afternoon, our army will slowly go up and meet Luchuan County, look at this Du Gongzhen, do you dare to fight?"

Du Zhen Daying, Zhu Xintian, looking at the sky full of stars.

Today is a clear night sky, the sky is blue and black, and dense stars are shining on the earth.

The military camp was encamped, the order was clear, only in the distance was Luchuan County, a large area of black and swarthy was there, which looked solemn, and in the central tent, there was a lively atmosphere.

The more he walked towards the main tent, he could faintly hear the clamor of playing, Zhu Xin did not drink at this time, and kept the master's guard, so he pursed his lips, and his heart was very unhappy.

In the central tent, more than a dozen dancing girls danced.

And the generals were by Du Gongzhen's side, and their eyes fell on these women without blinking.

These women, with good looks, a smile and a smile, are charming to the bones, their clothes are thin, and they can faintly see snow-white skin, which makes the hall resound with the sound of swallowing saliva.

"Haha, how are these dancing girls?" Seeing this, Du Gongzhen was not only not annoyed, but laughed loudly, and was very proud: "Look at you like this, it's really a shame for Ben Shuai! But these dancing girls are all high-quality goods, and they were bought by a wealthy merchant in a neighboring county at a high price to give them to Ben Shuai, how about it?"

"Ah, that's good!" said the generals.

"If you want a beauty, you have to fight, and you have to fight Luchuan County, women and gold and silver, and the commander can give them to you!" Du Gong said in a deep voice: "If you are a meritorious minister, even if you want these dancing girls, this town will not be stingy!"

The general in the audience listened and immediately responded loudly.

The dancing girls were a little weak in their legs, and although they were frightened and sad in their hearts, they didn't dare to stop, so they had to continue dancing to the music.

At this time, in the eyes of those in power, the dancing girls are just playthings, life and death are only in a thought, how dare they be disobedient?

Seeing that the morale of the generals had increased greatly, showing gratitude, and the words of allegiance were continuous, Du Gong's true goal had been achieved, after all, he was the one who led the troops, he clapped his hands suddenly, and the music on the side suddenly stopped, and the dancing girl also stopped.

"Okay, after all, it's in the army, it's not appropriate to drink too much and have fun, it's not too early, you can wait to retreat from the whole camp!" Du Gongzhen glanced at everyone and then said.

Hearing this, the generals got up, and for a while, the sound of the clash of armor and weapons in the tent was endless, and the spirit of Sen Ran was suddenly filled.

At this time, Zhu Xin went in, and saw that everyone was embarrassed, full of leftover wine and food, and Zhu Xin looked at the handsome man who was sitting in the main seat with his eyes half-closed and meditating.

According to reason, this kind of behavior is nothing, it is the tradition of the generals of the previous dynasty, and there used to be a word cloud: "The soldiers are half dead in front of the army, and the beauties are still singing and dancing under the tent!"

There are even cases where the boss and the generals play with women in the tent, known as comradeship.

Dayan Taizu raised a three-foot sword and swept across the world, hating this wind, and once beheaded seven generals in a row to eliminate this wind, it is true that in a hundred years, there is rarely such a thing.

However, with a series of events such as the rebellion of the kings, the invasion of the Hu people, and the relocation of the capital to the south, this trend arose in the feudal towns, and the commander often took the dancing girl to the army to dance and even share.

However, Du Gongzhen has always been self-righteous and heroic, and he rarely makes such a move, but today he has won people's hearts like this, but it has made Zhu Xin feel desolate.

There is a heroic late curtain and a sense of foreboding that there is not much air.

Zhu Xin was about to persuade, but he heard Du Gongzhen lower his head, unable to see his expression, and said in a low voice: "The Li family was wiped out overnight, really?"

"It has been verified, it is true, now in the two counties, there is no sound, no one dares to move, Wang Hongyi led an army of 6,000, rushed over, but the action is not fast, every fifty miles, it is expected to arrive in Luchuan County the day after tomorrow. ”

"Hey, this kid, it's really good, this is trying to mess with our army's heart!" Du Gongzhen's tone was desolate, completely different from the boldness at the banquet just now.

Zhu Xin was silent, the soldiers were brave, the generals were not fools, when the news came, he knew that there was no point in gnawing down, and the generals had this heart, and the morale of the whole army was suddenly low.

"I'm really unwilling, could it be that I, Du Gongzhen, am a hero all my life, and I still have to bow down to this little child?" Du Gongzhen raised his head at this time, and seemed to be ten years old.

This will clearly see that if we fail to return this time, it will be difficult to have a chance to recover.

However, before Zhu Xin could persuade him, Du Gongzhen had already returned to normalcy and said: "If you don't leave this town, you have to wait for this number to see what kind of character this Wang family is!"

(To be continued)