Wei Ni

Chapter 63
Ever since Zhang Qidu didn't wait to see Ke Ke drinking together, Xia Houhui owed his subordinate Chen Ding's blessing.

Although Chen Ding was not Zhang Qidu's hometown, his father was once a hundred-man general under Zhang Qidu's command. He was severely injured in a battle. When he died frequently, he asked Zhang Qidu to take care of Chen Ding.

The love for robes in the army is the most sincere.

Since then, Zhang Qidu has always regarded Chen Ding as his nephew.

And after Xia Houhui, who was previously ignored by Zhang Qidu, learned of this reason, he would wear Chen Ding every time he came to the cavalry song, making Zhang Qidu "unforgettable".

If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face.

He can't ignore Chen Ding, can he?

In today's cavalry, most of the cavalry are Chen Ding's father's robes.

He didn't want to drink the drink brought by Xia Houhui, but he couldn't refuse the drink offered by Chen Ding, right?

But the drinks were all bought by Xia Houhui, which meant that he was eating people in disguise, so he had to be a little more polite.

More than once, he wanted to tell Chen Ding privately that he would never come to follow Xiahou Hui cavalry in the future.It's just that every time he had this urge, he quickly snuffed it out.

He is over forty years old, and he is already old and sophisticated.

He could also guess that as a subordinate, Chen Ding couldn't refuse Xia Houhui.

If he told him, it would just be Chen Ding caught between him and Xia Houhui.

So why should he?

Alas, he could only curse Xia Houhui a few times secretly to vent his anger.

Sometimes, the emotions between people are very strange.

Just like Zhang Qidu's sense of Xia Houhui.

After being forced to accept that Xia Houhui would come to cavalry for a stroll and chat with each other when he had nothing to do, as time went by, Zhang Qidu gradually felt that Xia Houhui was not so annoying.

It's not that every time he comes over, he never forgets to bring him the goodwill accumulated by a bag of wine.

Rather, he discovered that Xia Houhui was also good.

For example, every time I come to ask for advice, the doubts and puzzles raised can hit the actual problems encountered by the cavalry in combat.

Also, as a descendant of Qiao Pei Yuanxun, he really has no sense of family status in dealing with people.For example, there is no pride and arrogance on the face, and he does not take pleasure in the vulgar soldiers touching each other, shooting, etc., and even when the soldiers pick their feet and fight for fun after the sun is full, he does not dislike it at all. Leaned over to make jokes.

There is no lack of talent and learning, and you are born in a noble family. At the top, you can repair the temple and play against the emperor and officials, and at the bottom you can talk with pawns and traffickers.
Such a person will definitely be able to do something in the future.

This is Zhang Qidu's private assertion.

It was also the main reason why his attitude towards Xia Houhui changed for the better.

He was past forty after all.

If he is the superintendent of the infantry, he doesn't need to worry about his age, but fighting on horseback is a physical effort.

Not to mention the wind and dew, exposure to the sun and rain, if you are chasing the enemy or running around the back, it is normal to gallop for a day, and it is impossible for someone without a strong body to bear it.

Therefore, his strength was gradually stolen by the years, and he could not be bumped on horseback for many years.

If there is no accident, in a few years, if he is lucky enough not to die in battle, he should be transferred to the rear by the court, serving as an assistant officer who selects and trains new cavalry soldiers or an assistant officer who handles miscellaneous affairs.If you are a little bit more fortunate, you will be honored by the imperial court and Xu Rong will return to your hometown as a county lieutenant or governor of the arsenal, and you will die peacefully.

At that time, he will not be able to take care of people such as Chen Ding and Xianglu.

And Xia Houhui is a good choice.

Regardless of status, ability, conduct, and disposition, they are all chief officials worthy of the attachment of low-level soldiers.

Yes, Zhang Qidu didn't want to see Xia Houhui, but he couldn't accept the death of the three villagers, but he never questioned Xia Houhui's ability and character.

Having supervised the cavalry with special tactics for many years, Zhang Qidu has a very special understanding of unauthorized actions.

Indeed, military law has been like a mountain since ancient times.

But for the cavalry who have already left the city or camp, it is easy to miss the opportunity to blindly abide by the general order.

Therefore, under the premise of being innocuous, the army also has an unwritten punishment mechanism for cavalry who acted without authorization.

For example, if you win the battle, the Shangguan will give you a little instruction in order to maintain the majesty and laws; if you are equal to the enemy, you will be punished;
The only use of something embarrassing is to show the public by beheading to show military law.

Chen Ding once told Zhang Qidu in private that it was not Xia Houhui's original intention to bring the captives back, but Huang Ji and others' request to leave the cavalry.

But when Man Chong made the punishment, he didn't mention this.

Zhang Qidu, who has already completed more than half of his life, can understand the twists and turns after a little thought.

That's why he was very optimistic about Xia Houhui.

After all, a general who is willing to take responsibility for the soldiers will definitely not regard the lives of the soldiers as worthless for the sake of fame and fortune; he will also support his subordinates when he has the opportunity.

"If you don't mind the hardships of performing martial arts, you can do whatever you want."

After accepting the fine wine brought by Xiahouhui, Zhang Qidu accepted his request in a calm tone, and then left in Xiahouhui's delighted bow.

He can afford this gift.

Because he knew what Xia Houhui wanted to train with the pawns, and what was his purpose.

In this way, Xia Houhui, who got his wish, spent his free time in the cavalry, except for going out on duty to inspect the military situation.

Slowly he also discovered a phenomenon.

That is, the cavalry pawns in the cavalry song are all leather light cavalry, but they are not equipped with bows and arrows, and there is no such thing as riding and shooting when performing martial arts.

Isn't it also one of Qingqi's tactics to harass the enemy army with arrows and make the enemy army tired?
Why did the cavalry stationed in Shouchun abandon their cavalry and archery like shoes?
With such doubts, Xia Houhui searched for the hundred generals of the cavalry song and felt ashamed to ask.

And those hundred generals did not hide their secrets, and directly told him the reason.

It turned out to be tailored to local conditions.

On the Huainan battlefield, Jiangdong invaders always relied on boats to transport soldiers and supplies, and when they disembarked and went ashore to attack the besieged city, the distance was not too far.

This makes the cavalry, which relies heavily on mobility, lack the depth and distance, and has no chance to harass the enemy frequently.

Another reason is due to the coordinated operations of infantry and cavalry.

In the Central Plains, the infantry was the main force on the battlefield, and the cavalry mostly served as support, and only when the infantry fought desperately and made the fighters appear, did they act as the final word of the battle.

In this way, it is really meaningless to equip bows and arrows.

Moreover, Jiangdong lacked war horses, and soldiers would carry a lot of strong bows and crossbows every time they came to attack. With the powerful long-range suppressing ability, it was difficult for cavalry with short bow range to harass.

After some explanations, Xia Houhui was stunned.

Dang even let Chen Ding, who succeeded Huang Ji as the general of the hundred, selected fifty strong men from the scout battalion, and brought cavalry song to participate in the training of charging with long soldiers.

The reason for claiming to the outside world is that the battlefield is impermanent, and even the cavalry of the scout battalion will inevitably charge the battle.

The private explanation to Chen Ding and the fifty cavalry soldiers was a real lure.

"I waited for the scout master to investigate. Before the war started, I didn't want to watch the enemy's movements closely. When the two armies fought fiercely, they just waited for success or failure. So, what is the reason for the achievements? How many people are rewarded and promoted after the battle! There is no greater merit than beheading the generals and capturing the flag in front of the battle. What I think is that we should have the ability to charge the battle, and when the battle breaks out, we can achieve the merit of beheading the generals and capturing the flag! If you have the heart to die, If you want to make meritorious deeds, you will perform martial arts with me and wait for the opportunity."

He said so.

Let the cavalry decide for themselves whether to go to the cavalry for training.

And he also made a solemn promise that in the future, when he seeks to kill the general and capture the flag, he must be the first to charge the enemy and the last to withdraw from the battlefield.

Not surprisingly, all the selected cavalry pawns readily agreed, willing to risk their lives for a future.

The reasons are also well understood.

They all served in the scout battalion with a high casualty rate, how could they be afraid of the dangers on the battlefield!

How can you not dare to give it a go!
New Year unsealed.

In a trance, it is already February in February.

For the emperor Cao Rui, the beginning of the fifth year of Taihe (231 AD) was very disturbing.

I don’t know if it was because of the torrential rain that lasted for more than [-] days in the Yongliang and Wanluo areas during the expedition to Shu last year, which wiped out the rain for a year, resulting in no heavy snow or rain since October in winter. .

It also makes the spring plowing that is about to start this year fall into the predicament of no water irrigation.

Cao Rui had no choice but to order the counties and counties to make preparations first, and mobilized corvees to let the people of Li and common people open ditches to divert river water to prepare for spring plowing.

But in this way, Shu also saw a good opportunity to send troops.

They began to send out scouts frequently, as if they were about to send troops to attack again.

And Cao Zhen, the great Sima who fell ill after returning from conquering Shu last year, has been bedridden since the beginning of spring. After he took him back to Luoyang, no matter whether it was the imperial physician order or the good doctors he found from various states and counties, they were helpless.

Even Cao Zhen himself has the consciousness of "life is determined by God", so he no longer needs to seek medical treatment if he asks his family to write the form to ask the emperor.

Let Cao Rui look at it too, his eyes are full of sadness.

If Cao Zhen does not live, it means that there will be no more generals in the clan who Wei Guo relied on to protect the stability of the country.

I regret that I didn't take the childish words before, so as to order Da Sima to attack Shu!

A few days later, with such emotions, the emperor Cao Rui personally visited the mansion of Da Sima, and saw the last side of Cao Zhen, who was already ineffective, and said goodbye to the only surviving clan general of Wei Guo.

(End of this chapter)