Horse on the World

Chapter 3 Camp Flag
The Great Chu Dynasty at this time is no longer the Great Chu Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country. The royal family no longer has the absolute authority of the past. Countless contradictions have accumulated over hundreds of years, and countless aristocratic families have been created, such as General Xiao Yuanshan of Dingzhou, He was born in the government of the State of Qi, but Fang Wenshan, the Zhizhou, came from the Fang family of the proud family. At present, the states of Chu and Chu are basically controlled by various families, and there are only a handful of state capitals that are directly and effectively controlled by the royal family. In addition, in many state capitals, the common people know the fate of the family, but they don't know the power of the royal family.

What impact will the defeat of Dingzhou have on the Xiao and Fang families?Fang Wenshan had to worry, would other aristocratic families take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble?But now Fang Wenshan obviously has something that bothers him even more. What is happening in front of him has made him so worried that he tore off a bunch of beautiful beards, and with a few white hairs on his sideburns, Dingzhou has become a city. The outpost of the battlefield, but there are [-] Dingzhou troops here, it is not a problem to hold Dingzhou, but the refugees who have already rushed to Dingzhou City are the real headache.

The barbarians burned, killed and looted the outskirts of Dingzhou. When these refugees came to Dingzhou City, they couldn’t close their doors. Disgrace is inevitable, but how to resettle these 20-[-] refugees into the city is a huge problem, not to mention anything else, just to eat, so many people eat porridge a day and it will cost tens of thousands of catties For food, the free warehouse in Dingzhou can't last long.
Refugees have already arrived in Dingzhou one after another. Presumably tomorrow, a large wave of refugees will come. Fang Wenshan has sent all his subordinates out to set up refugee camps and porridge sheds. All government servants have taken to the streets to prevent Riots broke out.Fang Wenshan, who hadn't slept all night, although his eyes were red and swollen and exhausted, still had to cheer up and discuss with Dingzhou General Xiao Yuanshan about the defense of Dingzhou.
When Xiao Yuanshan walked into Fang Wenshan's meeting room in full body cloak, he had just sent out a subordinate official. Seeing Xiao Yuanshan walking in, Fang Wenshan walked up to meet him, "Brother Xiao, please don't blame me for not welcoming you far away. I've been too busy here these days." Xiao Yuanshan cupped his hands, "Brother Fang, there's nothing polite between you and me."
In the current dynasty, the contradictions between the big and powerful families of Chu have begun to intensify, and they often tear each other down, but Xiao Fang's family is an exception. The family is weak, Xiao Guifang has always followed, like Dingzhou, which is jointly controlled by the two big families, so the two have cooperated well, with one article and one military, and Dingzhou has been run in an orderly manner. Even if they are defeated, the two can be called Wenfu Wubi, and they complement each other.

After taking his seat, Fang Wenshan pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "General Xiao, you have always been very prudent in your military operations, why did you make such a big mistake this time?"

Xiao Yuanshan smiled wryly, "Lord Fang, you know me, but this time Ma Mingfeng suffered a lot. This time I asked Vice-General Ma to be my side teacher and go hand in hand with me. I would have expected him to be so reckless. The troops of the third battalion wanted to attack the barbarian camp in vain, and came out on light horses, and lost their trust with me. The enemy was unknown, arrogant and conceited, and let the barbarian leader gather the main force to defeat it, and only then did Meadow be defeated."
"Ma Mingfeng?" Fang Wenshan shook his hands and tore off a few more beards.

Xiao Yuanshan thumped his thigh angrily, "It's him, now his whereabouts are unknown, his life and death are unknown, if he dies, it will be over, but if he comes back alive, I will not spare him. I am really blind to choose such a person My lieutenant."
Fang Wenshan pondered for a moment, then said: "Brother Xiao, let's talk about this matter later, Wenshan invited the general here today, but he wanted to ask if he is safe with [-] soldiers guarding Dingzhou?"

Xiao Yuanshan nodded, "My lord, don't worry, although [-] Dingzhou troops are not enough for field battles, they are more than enough to defend the city. The Dingzhou military town has high walls and thick walls, and is extremely steep. If you want to conquer Dingzhou, even if you have ten soldiers It's hard to attack a crowd of ten thousand. What's more, hehe, where did the barbarians turn into a hundred thousand soldiers? The barbarians mobilize their clans, and they may only have a hundred thousand soldiers, but they have to guard their nests and guard against others. The Shiwei people outside the Ling Pass, it would be great if they could have [-] soldiers to attack Dingzhou."

"Then I'm relieved." Fang Wenshan heaved a sigh of relief. Although he had expected it in his heart, he put his heart into his stomach when he heard Xiao Yuanshan say this with his own ears. "So I just need to settle the refugees coming into the city."

Xiao Yuanshan nodded: "Brother Fang, don't worry, I will defend the city. You only need to keep my rear safe. After Caodian's defeat, I have assembled the troops stationed in various places in Dingzhou. , and successively collected some of the broken soldiers who escaped from the front, and reorganized them into a battalion. Now there are more than [-] soldiers in Dingzhou City, and Dingzhou will surely be safe."

"So, General Lao!" Fang Wenshan stood up and cupped his fists, "During this crisis, Wenshan and the general will bear it together."

Xiao Yuanshan raised his hand as a military salute, "Brother Fang, don't worry."
Seeing the back of Xiao Yuanshan leaving in a hurry, Fang Wenshan sighed heavily, returned to the desk, pondered for a moment, and picked up his pen.

The crowd was rolling, and seeing the tall outline of Dingzhou City in front of him, Li Qing heaved a sigh of relief. He was finally safe. For the past three days, he had been worried. After being slaughtered, he really couldn't think of any way out for himself.The wound on his leg had already been scarred, and he could walk without hindrance. Compared with the still swollen bump on his head, Li Qing was more worried about his leg being bitten by a wild dog. Maybe he had mad dog disease? The disease has a long incubation period.

Rows of heavily armed soldiers on the city stand in the autumn wind, and the eight-ox crossbow equipped with sharp arrows shines coldly and sticks out from between the battlements. The huge bed crossbow is daunting, and stacks of logs stand on On the city wall, if there is a war, those raging trees will roll down and harvest fresh life. The gate of Dingzhou city is wide open, and two rows of soldiers are standing in silence, maintaining the order of entering the city hoarsely.

"Refugees go to the Chengxi refugee camp, and soldiers report to the Chenghuang Temple camp."

Hearing the shouts, Li Qing led more than a dozen rout soldiers all the way to the Town God's Temple.There, one after another tents have been set up, and the rout soldiers who escaped from the battlefield are listlessly registering in front of the temporary tents.

"Name, title." An officer wrote in advance, without even looking at the soldiers with gloomy expressions, and asked.

"Li Qing, lieutenant of the third wing and first sentry of the Changsheng Battalion of the Zuoxie of the Dingzhou Army."

Changsheng camp?The officer was startled, and suddenly raised his head: "You said you were from the Changsheng Battalion?"

"Yes, my lord, what's the problem?"

"You are the only one who has come back from Changsheng Camp so far!"

"Ah!" Li Qing was shocked. There were thousands of people in the battalion, but he was the only one who came back. He suddenly remembered the criss-crossing corpses on the battlefield, and his eyes turned red, "I also managed to crawl out of the dead. of."

The officer nodded and said: "Okay, just come back, Lieutenant Li, you are so lucky, now you report to the new camp.
Li Qing was startled, "My lord, I am an officer of the Changsheng Battalion."

The officer glanced at Li Qing, "Lieutenant Li, you are an officer, don't you know the regulations of the Great Chu military system, the Changsheng Battalion was completely destroyed, and the battalion flag was lost, according to the regulations, the Changsheng Battalion was cancelled, and it will never be built again , Changsheng Camp, no longer exists. Hurry up and report to the Frontier Camp."

"The battalion flag?" Li Qing was startled, and suddenly remembered the flag in his arms/

Li Qing stood up straight, reached out his hand and took out the tattered flag from his bosom, unfolded it with a flick, and said loudly: "My lord, the military flag of the Changsheng Battalion is here, and the military flag is here. According to the military system of Great Chu, Changsheng The battalion will be rebuilt, and I am the officer of the Changsheng Battalion."

Suddenly there was a sound of astonishment all around, Wang Qinian and Jiang Kui, who had been following Li Qing, were also stunned, they never thought that Captain Li would bring back the flag of the Changsheng Battalion.
The registration officer Huo Di stood up and looked straight at Li Qing. He also experienced the Cao Xun War, but he was the Chinese military camp of Dingzhou General Xiao Shuai, and as far as he knew, the Changsheng Battalion was ordered to end , These days, there are routs from every battalion, but there are no soldiers from the Changsheng Battalion. The entire army must have been wiped out. He was surprised when he heard that this man was from the Changsheng Battalion. When this person brought back the battalion flag, he was even more shocked. Generally speaking, the location of the battalion flag is the focus of the enemy's attack, and it is also the loot that the enemy must grab. After the entire battalion was destroyed, the battalion flag was still preserved. , In the military is a very rare thing.

"Lieutenant Li, please wait a moment." The registration officer whispered a few words to a soldier beside him, watched the soldier run away, and then turned around and said, "This is a big matter, I have no right to make decisions."

(End of this chapter)