Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 190 The war machine starts again

In May, the weather began to get hotter, and Daliang City was extremely lively. Outside the city, tens of thousands of troops were waiting for the battle, and the streets were full of people from all walks of life.

After the north-south trade was opened, commodities and materials from the south went north along the Yangtze River, Bianshui and Huainan Avenue, bringing more commodities to Daliang.

It made these areas more prosperous, and the war indemnity of the Southern Tang Dynasty included a large amount of real materials in addition to gold and silver, and a considerable part of these fell into the hands of the soldiers.

So at this time the enthusiasm of the soldiers to fight is very high.

And because of the lessons of the separatist regime at the end of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of elite forbidden troops have always been maintained near Daliang to ensure that the central government can fight against local troops at any time.

However, most of this forbidden army is a professional army, and most of them are supported by the state. It is different from the army in the Han Dynasty and the early and middle Tang Dynasty, which leads to huge consumption, and the annual military expenditure is a large sum.

Therefore, it is often unsustainable not to fight a profitable war.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun went to the big camp outside the city to check on the training of the recruits. When he rode his horse through the dusty, screaming camp, he could see that the soldiers were training harder.

Everyone wants to perform better in front of him, maybe this is power and prestige, Shi Congyun rides on the horse, looking around the densely packed figures in the camp tens of miles away, like a densely packed, well-trained, discipline-abiding Ant.

And many of these rules come from him. Sometimes Shi Congyun himself is a little dazed and unbelievable. So many people are under his control and command, why are people willing to obey him?So many individuals, the ultimate will is gathered in him.

Human beings are really interesting creatures, maybe this is one of the reasons why human beings are powerful, but he also became alert, thinking of what Zhao Shijian said to him, with the increase of power, he will eventually be involuntary, and many people will be attached to him, live by his breath.

So as his position becomes higher and higher, every decision and action will become more and more important and far-reaching.

For the trust of so many people, he felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy.

Looking around the camp, he got off his horse and chatted with the soldiers from time to time.

After walking through the camp with a radius of more than ten miles, it was already afternoon, so he ate something casually in the army, and explained some things to Wang Zhong and Shao Ji.

The lights in the big tent were dim, and when they heard Shi Congyun say that Fa Nanping and Wuping were not going to let the two of them go together this time, both of them became anxious, but Shao Ji hesitated to speak, and still did not speak, Wang Zhong Immediately shouted anxiously: "Brother Yun, you don't think I talk too much, do you? I talk too much, but I am not afraid of death in war!"

"Bullshit!" Shi Congyun rolled his eyes at him, then leaned over and whispered, "It's different now, I'm in this position, so I have to be careful."

He said in a lower voice: "Especially the movement in the capital, I can rest assured that there are trustworthy people in the capital at all times."

In fact, Shi Congyun has always been worried. What he is worried about is not entirely the officials. The officials may not trust him because of his power and prestige, but the officials will definitely use him.

Guo Rong is an ambitious person, and he can also gain the trust of the officials by virtue of his performance, but what if the officials are gone?
He remembered that Guo Rong did not live long in history, and would die of illness next year. If the official family suddenly disappeared, what would happen to him?
It's hard to say, when the new king succeeds to the throne, his fate is hard to predict, there may be many variables.

Just like when Empress Lu killed Han Xin, why was she so proactive in killing Peng Yue?These two people did not provoke her, the reason is very simple, her son is still young, and she is afraid that his son will not be able to control these two prestigious people if he succeeds to the throne.

Shi Congyun is also afraid that if there is any trouble in the official family, he will follow in Han Xin's footsteps. The young master Chai Zongxun was born a year before the Gaoping War, and he is only five or six years old now, but he has ministers by his side, such as standing on the side of Zhang Yongde Zhao Kuangyin, Fan Zhi and others who did not agree with him.

So he needs someone to help him keep an eye on changes in the capital, and the people left must have military power, influence, and be loyal to him.

After thinking about it, it is as for Wang Zhong and Shao Ji. They are now high-ranking officers above Xiangdu Commander and above, and they also lead a loyal army. If the situation in the capital changes when he is out fighting, the worst case is The fish died and the net broke.

Of course, it was to think about the worst. He felt that there were two people leading an army here. Even if there was an emergency, no one would dare to attack him, but caution was always necessary.

So I explained to Wang Zhong and Shao Ji again, "I am outside, if there is any major event in the capital, immediately send the humanitarian front to notify me, if the matter is relatively serious, go to the mansion immediately, ask Zhao Shijian, and ask her what to do , Zhao Shijian knows."

The two nodded. Zhao Shijian had followed him for a long time, and the old man who followed him knew that she was his little maid and concubine.

"She is not as good as you in other things, but she must be more knowledgeable than you in this kind of thing. Of course it's best if nothing happens, but you can't take it lightly.

Another point is that unless the official personally orders, don't hand over the command of the army easily. If someone comes to take over the army, you must check carefully to find out whether it is someone sent by the official or not. It can be handed over, otherwise the command of the army must not be handed over, understand. "Shi Congyun asked again.

The two of them heard the seriousness in his words and nodded repeatedly.

Shi Congyun patted the two of them on the shoulders, "I can rest assured that you are in the capital. Anyway, we have reached this point now, and there is no way out anyway, so everything must be careful, and you should restrain yourself. The bad habits of the past , bad temper, drinking and fighting, and cursing others, try not to have it, and don’t be caught by others.”

"Ah" Wang Zhong was frustrated: "Then we are desperately trying to live a comfortable life, this"

"You won't go home and pick up your girls? Didn't I send you the beauties of Shu and Nantang!" Shi Congyun scolded, "I will bear with you, and you can't go fooling around outside. I want to go home in style." .

Now is the critical time, endure for two years, and no troubles are allowed. "

Although Wang Zhong was not happy, he still agreed, and Shao Ji nodded without hesitation.

Shi Congyun couldn't tell him that the officials were likely to die in the past two years, and it was a sensitive period, so he could only ask for it.

After he explained these things, all the preparations were almost done.

In mid-May, Shi Congyun began handing over with the Third Division and the Ministry of War, and began to distribute supplies to soldiers preparing for the expedition, including new military uniforms, shoes, fire bags, water belts and other equipment. Many veterans have noticed the meaning of it.

At the same time, Shi Congyun told Li Hanchao and Wang Quanbin that they were going to take them on an expedition, and the two veterans were greatly moved.

Of course, the most important thing is Li Chuyun. Shi Congyun plans to use him as a pioneer. This is a very bold and radical decision, because Li Chuyun has not been with him for long.

Li Chuyun seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Although he was very excited, he did not refuse at all.

On May [-]th, at the Great Court Meeting, local officials came from Guanzhong and sent a letter to Chen Shu soldiers to harass and harass Guanzhong, burning, killing and looting.

Although everyone who understands knows that the Kingdom of Shu has long been frightened by Shi Congyun and Wang Jing, not to mention harassing Guanzhong, even the Qinling Mountains are afraid to go, but this does not prevent many civil and military officials from the Great Zhou Dynasty from being filled with righteous indignation and verbal criticism.

The officials also took advantage of this momentum, and immediately denounced Meng Chang, the leader of the Kingdom of Shu, in the court hall.

First of all, he was boastful, calling himself the Emperor of Dashu in the letter to him, and blatantly refusing to be a minister to Dazhou.

The second is to dare to continue to send troops to harm the people in Guanzhong, so that the people in Guanzhong suffer greatly, their wives and children are separated, their families are destroyed, and they live in dire straits.

Then he was filled with righteous indignation and said that although his own honor and disgrace could not be pursued, but in order to save the people in Guanzhong from being persecuted by the Shu Kingdom, he decided to send a righteous teacher to question the crime and crusade against the Shu Kingdom.

All civil and military officials praised him one after another!

Although some people are still wondering, why didn't they know this happened?But seeing that the senior officials in front expressed their intentions one after another, they quickly followed suit and agreed.

Immediately afterwards, the written imperial edict was issued through the Ministry of Shangshu, the military amulet was distributed, and the deputy capital in front of the palace was formally appointed for inspection, and Pingzhang Shi Congyun under the door of Zhongshu was recruiting envoys from the southwest, and the prime minister's attack on Shu.

Shi Congyun received the order, thanked the officials for their trust, and promised that he would not disappoint the officials. On May 25, he personally led his own soldiers to the camps outside Daliang City to give orders, and began to gather the No. 26 and No. 5 Crane Control Army. The first five armies of the second, third, and fourth chambers, Yulang straight to the left chamber, and the first three armies of the right chamber, totaling [-] armies with more than [-] horses.

All of a sudden, the camp outside Daliang City was full of people, the war horses neighed, and it became lively and busy, and the huge war machine of Dazhou was running again.
(End of this chapter)