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Chapter 973 Han Shizhong, do you want a wife?

"Good minister! Good minister! Go slowly!"

Hearing the call, the young man who walked in the front with arrogance and arrogance couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up, put the package on his shoulder, and roared: "You can't hurry up, procrastinate, we are selected Zhengbing!"

Several friends from the same village complained: "You are a fierce general who is brave enough to win the three armies. Even General Liu praised you. We don't have your strength to climb mountains and ridges like you walk on flat ground!"

The young man became proud: "That's... well, just wait!"

He squatted down halfway, with the burden dangling on his back, and a bellyband was inadvertently exposed.

The faces of the friends changed: "Are you wearing these women's clothes again?"

The young man smiled and said, "What? It was very useful last time!"

The little friend had a headache: "What's the use, it's all aroused, and it's not the fire chief to give women's clothes to the soldiers!"

Another little friend was very skeptical: "Where did this women's dress come from? Could it be that the wall of some private nest was overturned?"

The young man's smile disappeared, his eyes dodged, and he began to look around.

This man was not yet crowned and should not have joined the army, but because of his burly figure and extraordinary bravery, he was recruited into the army, and because of his daring in combat, he was promoted from soldier to chief of fire. He managed ten people under his command, and then Just toss away.

The last time I suppressed bandits, I gave women's clothes to the timid soldiers, which made them feel ashamed, and rushed forward with Aoao, and when they came back, they sued him, causing a lot of trouble.

However, this man is not very educated, and even his own name is written crookedly. He heard that Mr. Shu told about Zhuge Liang's fight against Sima Yi in the past, so he learned it. Great minister.

"Enough rest, on the road! On the road!"

In order to prevent the little friends from guessing again, before the quarter of an hour was up, the young man couldn't wait to urge him. Everyone sighed and had no choice but to follow him across the mountains.

Finally, the military camp was far away, and the young Lang was so overjoyed that he almost spread his legs and ran all the way there.

He stopped in front of the camp and took out the military record from the bag he had hidden next to him: "Fire Chief Han Shizhong, come and report!"

The soldier guarding the barracks pointed to the long line not far away, and said: "Go to the Ministry of War to register, you will not be a fire chief if you come here."

Han Shizhong's face changed drastically: "My fire leader who charged to kill the thief was withdrawn?"

The soldier smiled and said, "It's not that we have withdrawn, but we have a better chance. Go to the Ministry of War to read the notice, and ask people who can't read!"

Han Shizhong didn't dare to make a fuss, he went to line up muttering, and then he was attracted by the carts of luggage brought in not far away.

Not only him, but almost all the soldiers in line looked over with amazed expressions.

The new recruits are nothing more than that, and the former elites of the Western Army stared wide-eyed, talking a lot: "The imperial court sent us so many weapons and supplies?"

"The Western Army has never fought such a rich battle!"

"I heard that the imperial court's focus is not on the northwest, why are there so many?"

"In the past, we had to raise millions of troops, but now it is less than [-]. Can it be the same? There are also those bullies who have committed crimes, all of which have been criticized and interrogated, and the stolen property is provided to various places..."

"Your Majesty the Holy Spirit!"

Han Shizhong didn't care about that. Anyway, his family was too poor for bullies to care about, so he muttered: "It's a pity that there is no good wine..."

Since the reorganization of the Western Army into the Anxi Army and the Pingping Army, military discipline has been completely in accordance with the uniform standards of the Yan Army. Alcohol is not allowed in the army. Fortunately, the soldiers have more shifts and holidays. In addition, the military pay is never in arrears, and they can always drink during holidays. a joy.

Han Shizhong is very good at drinking, and he felt that he might not be able to survive the holidays, so he secretly warned against violating military discipline, but he himself did not have the confidence that he could bear it, so he could only sigh: "If there are soldiers who can drink good wine, there should be How wonderful!"

……

In the camp of the Chinese army.

The generals headed by Liu Fa and Liu Zhongwu are gathering together to discuss in front of the unfolded Xixia map.

Those present were basically the original generals of the Western Army. The new faces, such as Shi Jin, were originally from Shaanxi.

This made everyone feel deeply moved. For the surrender general to be able to be so relieved, the king's vision can be seen. Soldiers die for their confidantes. These soldiers must be prepared at all times. The imperial court orders to attack and destroy Xixia immediately. .

In terms of military operations, they are actually very confident. After all, the population of Xixia did not exceed three million in its heyday, but now it is only about two million. In terms of national strength, it is far weaker than Song and Liao, let alone today The territory of Dayan is not very large, more than two-thirds of it is desert, and the environment is very harsh.

But this is precisely the case. Xixia implements a military system in which all people are soldiers. They graze in peacetime and fight in wartime. "Anyone who is under [-] and over [-] years old will go with his own bow and arrow." For grassland people, this is not uncommon. Yes, but due to the lack of supplies, the Xixia court never distributed food and salaries to the soldiers, all of which were raised by the latter themselves, which is really terrible.

Because of the difficult conditions, the soldiers were forced to plunder foreign property, and over time they developed a wolf-like ruthlessness. The frontier people in the Northern Song Dynasty suffered terribly for this.

Therefore, for the Western Xia Army, which has been entangled with Xixia for half a century, how to defeat the heavy cavalry "iron kite", how to encircle and suppress the brave Xixia soldiers, and how to travel long distances to transport food and grass, all have formulated military strategies. The most difficult In fact, it is still how to stabilize the local people.

If all the people are soldiers and rebel, the population of two million is quite terrifying. Liu Zhongwu is a civil servant with a refined temperament. Considering the method of Xihe River opening in the past: "We should invite more eminent monks to worship Buddhism in Xixia and let them Go lobby the ministries..."

Liu Fa knew that the foreign cultural exchange group had been wandering around Liaodong, and they mainly dealt with the Jin people. Their side was a second-level battlefield, and it was impossible to send out all those eminent monks, so he simply said: "Xixia suffered another disaster this year. There are many sufferings, although Buddhism can be universal, it is not as good as food, and our army has enough supplies now, and we can win all the troops to submit."

This has also been discussed before, and Liu Zhongwu held an objection: "The Tibetans who know how to repay their kindness admire the name of Yan Ting and have surrendered one after another. The rest are tribes at both ends of the snake and mouse. Uncertain, the Yan army is strong, there is no need to follow the old path, we should attack them hard!"

Liu Fa was very hot when he was young, but now he is patient: "We always have to show both kindness and power, but we can start with the Makui army, what do you think?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the soldiers felt surprised, and it made sense after careful consideration.

This Makui army is exactly female soldiers. Nearly [-]% of the Xixia army camps are female soldiers. The proportion is unique in history. The female soldiers are commonly known as "Makui". They were commanded by the Empress Dowager Liang and fought against the Northern Song army. There is a record of winning, and the status of women is not low among all ethnic groups.

Before that, a large number of Xixia men died in battle, and the status of female soldiers in various ministries increased accordingly, so Liu Facai said: "Send out young men, bring good food and rice goods, and contact the Makui of various ethnic groups, it may have a miraculous effect!"

Shi Jin laughed and said: "I didn't expect General Liu to come up with this method. This is to solve even the whole family. Maybe we can find a noble girl from Xixia!"

The general in the army burst out laughing, Liu Zhongwu thought for a while and stroked his beard and said, "Since it's a precaution before the battle, you might as well give it a try!"

……

"Han Shizhong, do you want a wife or not?"

"I want it! I want it!"

Three days later, Han Shizhong appeared in the selection team with bright eyes.

The private nest disliked him for being poor, so he wouldn't let him in, and he had to climb over the wall. This job is too good, he is allowed to drink, can make meritorious deeds, and marry a beautiful wife back, wouldn't it be flattering?

In fact, Han Shizhong in history had four wives, which is rare in the world, and the most famous one is Liang Hongyu.

In fact, the name of this person is not seen in the official history, only called Liang's. "Red Jade" is taken from various unofficial histories and story books of later generations. Years later, in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, a writer wrote in his notes:
"King Han Qi's wife is a prostitute in Jingkou. She entered the mansion at five o'clock to serve He Shuo. Suddenly, she saw a tiger crouching under a temple pillar, breathing heavily, and hurried out in horror. She dared not speak. Someone had arrived. The crowd looked at him back and forth, but he was a pawn. Because he started kicking, he asked his name, and it was Han Shizhong. He had a different heart, and told his mother, saying that this pawn was destined to be an extraordinary person. He was invited to his home, with wine and food, until the end of the night Huan, deeply bonded, funded with money and silk, about couples..."

To translate it, it is "Han Shizhong's wife was originally a prostitute. She went to the government to attend the celebration at the fifth watch. Suddenly she saw a tiger squatting under the pillar of the mansion, snoring loudly. She turned around and ran away in fright. When many people came, I dared to go back and look, and found that he was a soldier. After I woke up, I asked his name, Han Shizhong. I was surprised. I went back and secretly told my mother. Good thing, it ended up being about couples…”

It stands to reason that such things should not be made up, but because the description of the process of getting married with Han Shizhong is too detailed, the dream of the tiger, the insight of talent, full of imagination and prophecy methods that literati are used to, so is it true that the rumors have changed? ,Hard to say.

Of course, the most important thing to pay attention to is Liang Hongyu's achievements in fighting against the gold. This woman who does not give up to men is really admired by later generations, so there are so many derived stories.

However, Liang Hongyu was not the first wife. At this time, Han Shizhong was working hard for the first wife, and introduced the burden: "Look, this is the women's clothing I have prepared so hard to give to Ma Kui. If I don't choose it, I can still choose it." Who?"

Xu, the official of the Ministry of War who registered, was astonished, and swiped his pen: "Large appearance, well prepared, allowed in!"

Han Shizhong grinned.

(End of this chapter)