Datang New Order

Zhang Long is the earliest veteran who followed Zhou Zhiyu.Thinking back when the commander Liu Rengong was still a general of Lu Longjun's frontier department, the two met in Liu Rengong's army, and Zhang Long followed Zhou Zhiyu at that time until now.

Afterwards, Liu Rengong ascended to the position of Jiedu envoy and reached a tacit understanding with Zhao Yuande, the envoy of the Lutai Army. A lot of people were stuffed in one after another, so Zhou Zhiyu was transferred from the Yanei Army to the Baduqi, and took the post of a capital.

A few years ago, the Jiedu government planned to conquer Weibo in the south. In order to strengthen the army going south, it recruited more than ten thousand soldiers. After the First World War in Zhouzhou, due to his great achievements in breaking the city, he was moved to the commander of the Fifth Battalion.

Later, Lu Long's army carried out a large-scale reorganization of the army. Zhou Zhiyu asked himself to guard the border, and served as the Pingzhou military envoy and Yuguan guard envoy, and finally became the new leader of Lu Long's army.

During Zhou Zhiyu's entire military career, Zhang Long has always followed behind him. Although his own intelligence is mediocre, under Zhou Zhiyu's care, he has gradually risen to the top. Colonel, Zheng Jiupin.

Zhang Long can also be regarded as a veteran who has been killed and defeated. He has fought countless battles with Zhou Zhiyu in this life. After resisting the invasion of the Hedong army, attacking the three prefectures of Jiedu in Yichang, surrendering the Chengde army, and conquering Weibo in the south... In countless battles, Zhang Long participated directly or indirectly, which can be regarded as rich experience and profound qualifications.

Zhou Zhiyu handed over the recruitment of the Pingzhou Army to Zhang Long, and Zhang Long naturally understood what it meant. This was a sign that Zhou Zhiyu was going to make great use of him.Zhang Long is now in his thirties and has experienced countless wars. At this age, he has long lost the frivolity and excitement of young people who suddenly rose to high positions. Everyone is walking on eggshells.

Although he has never served as an officer above the team officer, and has never really commanded soldiers to fight, he has experienced so many battles, and has been by Zhou Zhiyu's side all the time. Under his influence, he has gained some experience.Therefore, the entire recruitment process went very smoothly, and the amount of recruitment was completed within the time limit set by Zhou Zhiyu.Recruiting soldiers is not a simple matter, this matter involves all aspects: recruitment of young and strong refugees, distribution of recruitment fees, preparation of military armor, distribution and placement of recruits, management of recruits' eating, drinking, sleeping, and preliminary military law education for recruits... …

But Zhang Long knew very well that organizing recruitment and commanding operations were two different things, and he was still uneasy about whether he could actually command operations in the future.He was not jealous of Li Chengzhong, who had just joined the army when he went to Weibo in the south, and became famous in the Pingzhou army in the past half a year. He is not envious of Zhao Zaili, who is also a personal guard, but has far less seniority than himself, and is now leading the army guarding Yuguan alone. On the contrary, he was very happy to see the gradual growth of his general Zhou Zhiyu and the thriving growth of young officers.Zhang Long is an old man next to Zhou Zhiyu, and he cares about this group no less than Zhou Zhiyu.

Li Chengzhong was able to win successive victories against the Khitans at Yuguan and Bailang Mountain by relying on the newly recruited army that had not undergone any training. This ability, Zhang Long thought himself, was far behind.Although Zhao Zaili was a concubine in his family, Zhang Long, who was born as a farmer of three generations, could not compare to his prominent family background. Besides, Zhao Zaili was a good read book, for which Zhang Long always admired.As for how these two young people will grow in the future, Zhang Long can't figure it out, he can only roughly feel that they should not be low. …,

Based on the above reasons, when Zhang Long received the appointment from Zhou Zhiyu, he felt very panic.In this report, Zhang Long was appointed as Marquis of Pingzhou Army Mabu Yu, and Lieutenant of Zhibie Yuhu School. From the eighth rank, in addition to officially granting him a real-time official title, his rank was fully raised by two levels.

When Zhou Zhiyu saw that Zhang Long took over the appointment and sued him, he seemed a little distracted, and couldn't help being surprised: "Quanhe, seems to have something on his mind?" This is also the most direct expression of the close relationship between the two.

Zhang Long thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "I don't know Li Chengzhong and brother Ganchen..." But he didn't go on, he really didn't know what to say.

Zhou Zhiyu laughed as soon as he heard it. He was very familiar with Zhang Long's temperament, and knew that the other party was not trying to say goodbye to Li Chengzhong and Zhao Zaili, but was worried about his sudden promotion.At the moment, he said softly: "Quanhe, you have been following a certain person for many years..."

Zhang Long interjected: "12 years and three months." He was talking about the second year of Guangqi, when Liu Rengong guarded Guizhou Longmen, Zhou Zhiyu served as the team leader under Liu Rengong, and Zhang Long was Zhou Zhiyu at that time The old brother of the gang.Later, Zhou Zhiyu was favored by Liu Rengong and transferred to the personal guard, and through a series of efforts, Zhang Long was worthy of being promoted to the captain.Since then, the two have formed a deep friendship, which includes not only the friendship of comrades-in-arms, but also the friendship of brothers, and the kindness of teachers and teachers.

Zhou Zhiyu sighed: "For 12 years, you have fought countless battles with a certain person, big and small. You have saved a certain life three times, and a certain person has saved your life twice. This feeling of life and death is in today's Pingzhou Army You are the only one in the middle. Some have made some achievements over the years, and now you are the leader of the Pingzhou Army, but you are still the personal guard of a certain... Speaking of which, I am really sorry..."

Zhang Long hurriedly said: "Where did the old man come from? A certain family knows their own affairs. With such a talent, he is actually not suitable for leading the army. The greatest wish of a certain is to follow the old man and look at us in Pingzhou. The army is gradually growing, and it will be able to speak in Youzhou in the future."

"This day is not far away..." Zhou Zhiyu looked in the direction of Youzhou, smiled slightly, and said, "Since Quanhe knows about his family affairs, I have made it clear that Li Chengzhong is going to be of great use. This person can fight and is responsible. , will be a sharp blade for our Pingzhou Army in the future; Zhao Qianchen can't be left alone, you know his family background, and he will be of great use to our Pingzhou Army in the future. As for you Quanhe... don't underestimate yourself, Not to mention that you have followed a certain person for so many years, and you have worked hard without credit. Our Pingzhou Army has grown from nothing to the present, and you have made great contributions. Your temperament is stable, patient, and diligent, and your talents are not above the battlefield. , but between taking care of military affairs. With your heart, you will be the military capital of the entire Pingzhou in the future. Help me take care of this home, and don’t let the world we have worked so hard to disintegrate. This is Your greatest responsibility."

Zhang Long's heart felt hot, and he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

I saw Zhou Zhiyu took two notices from the desk case and handed them to Zhang Long: "This is going to Bailang Mountain to escort the army. The road is dangerous, and Quanhe should be careful. In addition, these two commissioned claims are for Qianlong. Minister and Li Chengzhong, you will read it on behalf of someone."

Zhang Long took it over and unfolded it for a look. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the official positions and ranks of the two.

Zhou Zhiyu handed over another stack of confessions: "This is the appointment of other officers in Yuguan and Bailangshan, and Quanhe also read it out. If Li Chengzhong has any needs when he arrives at Bailangshan, you can just look at it." If you can make the decision, you can make the decision on the spot, and if you can't, you can come back and talk to someone."

Zhang Long agreed, turned around and left. He had already formed the car formation, and when Zhou Zhiyu gave an order, he was about to set off for Bailang Mountain. …,

Before leaving, Zhang Long was stopped by Zhou Zhiyu again: "Li Chengzhong has been following a certain person for more than half a year, and I don't know his name until now. Now he is also the number one figure in our Pingzhou Army..."

Zhang Long nodded, he understood what Zhou Zhiyu meant.For a long time, everyone has called Li Chengzhong by his official position and rank, but he has never heard of any nickname.Although Zhou Zhiyu didn't finish his words, the meaning was already very clear. He wanted to stand up for Li Chengzhong.

Biaozi is not only a simple appellation between people, but also represents your origin, background and dependence.When a man becomes an adult, the elders in the family will always ask an elder they know to take a watch for the child. This elder should be the most respectable person, or in other words, the most important person they have met in the family, and the elders do not Will easily agree, but any yes means the elder's approval of you or your family.But in the army, many big-headed soldiers don't have a watch, and the superior will also give a watch to his proud subordinates.

This kind of gifts from superiors to subordinates, or from seniors to juniors, has become a deep-rooted habit. To put it bluntly, it is the best way to win people over.Whoever gives you the watch character, then the person who gave you the watch character will be considered as your elder, and he and the forces behind him will also become your background and support.In the future, if you are bullied or treated unfairly, the person who gave you the name and the forces behind him will have the obligation to stand up for you; on the contrary, respect and obey the order of the person who gave you the name, and regard him as your teacher It is also your bounden duty to look at it.This kind of relationship is like Liu Rengong and Zhou Zhiyu, Zhou Zhiyu and Zhang Long.

When Li Chengzhong was still a leading soldier, it was fine if he didn’t have a name. Now that he has grown into a general who stands alone, having a name has become a top priority, otherwise it means that he is still a "lonely man". He will hang high above his head all the time, and sooner or later in Youzhou, he will be despised by others, and it will also become an invisible obstacle to his continued promotion in the future.

Zhou Zhiyu wanted to take the name of Li Chengzhong, which showed that he valued Li Chengzhong to a very high level, and he urgently needed to win over Li Chengzhong in this way.But as a superior and an elder, he couldn't say it clearly, so he could only let Li Chengzhong take the initiative to make this request.Once Li Chengzhong took the initiative to make this request, it was tantamount to expressing his allegiance to Zhou Zhiyu, officially entering Zhou Zhiyu's system, and it was still the core system.

For Zhang Long, he also hopes to see this. After Zhou Zhiyu gifted Li Chengzhong with his calligraphy, he and Li Chengzhong also established a solid internal connection at the same time.