Horse on the World

Chapter 60 Controlling Fuyuan
The selection battalion was not disabled, but almost wiped out. A reorganized battalion with more than 3000 people now has fewer than a thousand people, and almost everyone is injured. There are only a handful of them intact. After receiving Li Qing and After Lu Dabing's joint report on the military situation, although Dingzhou let go of his concerns and let go of the matter of sending troops to help, the selection camp had to be reorganized.Fuyuan was temporarily garrisoned by the Changsheng Battalion.

"After returning to Dingzhou this time, I'm afraid that the generals of the selection camp will change!" Lu Dabing said sullenly, "I should really listen to Mr. Feng, then Fuyuan won't have such a big loss. And I also killed Mr. Feng."

As for Mr. Feng mentioned by Lu Dabing, after coming to Fuyuan, Li Qing had heard too many things about him, and Li Qing was full of admiration for this gray-haired old man.

"The general dies in a hundred battles, and the strong man returns after ten years. Mr. Feng has been in the army for many years. With such an ending, he must be in peace under the nine springs. This is much more meaningful than dying in bed." Li Qing patted Lu Dabing's shoulder, and comforted: "General Lu, you don't have to blame yourself. If I were in your position, I would also send troops."

Lu Dabing smiled wryly, "I never thought that General Li would be so lenient."

Li Qing shook his head: "It's not lenient, but the truth. Why do we serve as soldiers? Isn't it to protect the country and the people? If you see the people under your rule being slaughtered by tigers and wolves, as long as you are a man, you will draw your sword. You are a man ,I admire you."

"But I can't just be a man, I'm still a general, because of me, more people died." After this battle, Lu Dabing grew up a lot. "Mr. Feng told me that kindness does not command soldiers. Today I really understand the words."

Li Qing let out a long sigh. This is a big truth, and it is an undeniable truth from ancient times to the present. If he were in Fuyuan, would he send troops?Li Qing didn't dare to make a promise.

"Don't worry, brother Lu, you'll be fine. The forward selection battalion will be rebuilt, and you will stay as a general in the selection forward camp." Li Qing said.

"Why? I lost troops and lost generals. Fuyuan's territory was full of smoldering fires. The county magistrate and county lieutenant all died in battle. The three Zhenwu captains under his command died and only one remained. How could Marshal Xiao spare me?" Solution authentic.

Li Qing chuckled, "Who said the Battle of Fuyuan was a big defeat? Will be promoted!" Li Qing laughed, he was sure that Xiao Yuanshan's memorial would definitely be written like this.If the soldiers are gone, they can be recruited again, as long as the Fuyuan Fortress is still in their hands.What's more, in another sense, Fuyuan has indeed won.This can also restore the face lost by the Dingzhou Army's last defeat.

"I don't care about the credit. Even if Marshal Xiao is willing to spare me, my brother will probably beat me so hard that I can't get out of bed this time." Thinking of his brother, Lu Dabing couldn't help but shudder. For his brother who is ten years older than him, He was terrified all the time.

This is a family matter and family law, so Li Qing can't control it.

"Brother Lu is leaving tomorrow?" Li Qing asked.

"En!" Lu Dabing nodded, "All the affairs have been handed over clearly, this Fuyuan Fortress depends on you, Brother Li, I think Wanyan Bulu will definitely come again, and I can't help you here. Or Hurry back to Dingzhou and hurry up to reorganize the selection camp, maybe you can catch up with the big battle after autumn!"

"Very well, tomorrow I will see Brother Lu off."

The next day, the selection battalion was on the road. The scene was extremely miserable. There were less than [-] people in the team, and [-] wounded soldiers were lying in the car, and the rest were wrapped in wounds. direction.

"Brother Lu, I look forward to fighting side by side with you again!" Li Qing said sincerely, holding Lu Dabing's hand.

"Definitely." Lu Dabing nodded vigorously, "There are still some fights with the barbarians, I will be back soon."

Seeing that Lu Dabing's men and horses disappeared, Li Qing quickly returned to Fuyuan Fortress where Lu Dabing used to be the general's mansion.At this time, the general's mansion was in disrepair. It was demolished in pieces, and even the door panels were carried on the city wall.

"I'm really the one who takes care of the mess!" Li Qing smiled wryly as he looked at the messy General's Mansion.Fortunately, the official hall of the general's mansion was still intact, so Li Qing called the generals to discuss matters here.

At this time, only Wang Qinian and Jiang Kui were the generals of Changsheng Battalion. On the way here.

"The city walls in Fuyuan and Fort Wei have to be rebuilt." Li Qingdao: "This matter must be started immediately. Then Wanyan Bulu must be ruthless. Maybe he will come back at some point."

"Don't worry, general, I'll start this matter right away. Fuyuan is ours now, so it needs to be repaired properly." Wang Qinian wiped his beard and patted the table.

Li Qing smiled and said: "Whoever said that Fuyuan is ours, haven't you seen the military order of Marshal Xiao, it's just a temporary garrison!"

Wang Qinian laughed loudly, "The general has come to trick me, a vulgar man again, and I don't believe that the general will spit out the things that the general puts in his mouth."

Hmph, Li Qing pretended to be angry, "Speaking so badly about your general, see if I don't beat you to death!"

All three people in the hall laughed, and when they were having fun, a clear voice came from outside the door, "What is it that makes you laugh so happily?"

"Mr. Shang?" The three people in the room stood up, and by the door, Shang Haibo smiled and stroked his neatly trimmed mustache.

"Live up to the general's entrustment. This time, I can remove a third of Marshal Xiao's arsenal!" Shang Haibo was beaming. Now the Changsheng Battalion's demand for ordnance is increasing day by day. With regard to the newly added army, the daily attrition is also a large number. Now most of the people in Chongxian County are training with bamboo spears and wooden knives!His own craftsmanship battalion is not yet in place, and pig iron is in short supply, so it is impossible to supply the needs of the army.So this time it was supplemented, and everyone here couldn't help but beam with joy.

"Very well, Fuyuan still has some ordnance, and this time I paid some from the barbarian, which is enough for us to deal with a war." Li Qing laughed.

Shang Haibo sat down, took the tea served by Yang Yidao, took a sip, and said: "By the way, the general was very happy just now, what are you laughing at?"

Jiang Kui on one side laughed and said: "Just now Wang Dabeard dared to laugh that the general will never spit out what he eats. The general was about to beat Huzi, but you came, but Huzi escaped. "Jiang Kui has been beaming these days. Under Fuyuan Fortress, he seized the opportunity well and defeated tens of thousands of barbarians with more than a thousand cavalry in one fell swoop. After the battle, Li Qing praised him so much that his soul almost flew into the air. With a smile on his face, everyone is happy to see.

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "Huzi is right. Now that we have eaten it in our mouth, it is very difficult for us to spit it out."

Li Qing smiled: "Mr. is needed to plan the strategy."

Shang Haibo didn't refuse either.

"In terms of military affairs, Xiao Yuanshan has to rely on us now, and in terms of civil affairs, the county government system in Fuyuan has been wiped out. This is really great for us, general, we are lucky."

Li Qing nodded, "I have to say that the county magistrate and county captain in Fuyuan and others are good men, but it is indeed a good thing for us that they died, otherwise we would have to think of another way."

"First of all, before Dingzhou reacts, we must appoint new county magistrates, county lieutenants and others to form a new team." Shang Haibo said.

"Fuyuan county magistrate? Who will be the magistrate?" Li Qing asked.

"The old Lu can be in charge." Shang Haibo said with a smile, Lu Yiming had completely lost in the competition with him, and now Lu Yiming has completely shifted his mind to civil affairs, and is willing to run logistics for the Changsheng Camp, reciprocating Naturally, Shang Haibo will not forget him, "Lao Lu used to be a bit boastful, but during this period of time, he has changed a lot. He gets along very well with Xu Yunfeng, and he is very handy in the civil affairs. He will preside over the Fuyuan civil affairs. Fuyuan grasped it firmly."

Li Qing nodded, Lu Yiming is a person who can rest assured.

"Land, Lao Lu's first thing after taking office is to clear the land. The general's strategy is to focus on land. In Fuyuan, we should follow the successful strategy in Chong County and completely transplant it to Fuyuan. "Shang Haibo spoke concisely.

Li Qing was a little hesitant, "Fuyuan is no better than Chong County. There are many big families here, so I'm afraid there will be some rebound."

Shang Haibo dismissed it, "Fuyuan has been invaded twice, and the damage it suffered is worse than that of Chongxian County. It's just that Fuyuan is rich and has a large population, so it's not so conspicuous. We just check the acres of land. Bring those ownerless things back to the government, as long as those big households have land deeds, we will not touch them for the time being, but if they have occupied land, they will spit it out this time."

Li Qing nodded and said: "This is the safest way. We have to eat food bite by bite, and we have to walk step by step on the road. We just came here, so it's better not to offend these guys, or we will cause trouble, which is not good for us."

"Don't worry, general, there must be a way out of this old road." Shang Haibo laughed. "I'm sure that Wanyan Bulu will come again. As long as the general defeats him again, the general will be able to stand firm in Fuyuan." With the military as the backing, after defeating the opponent again, it will be regarded as a prestige.

"Once we stand firm, we will take down the Yiling Iron Mine." Shang Haibo clasped his hands together, his eyes glaring fiercely, "we see that weapons have become our shortcoming, we must control the Yiling Iron Mine, otherwise we will end up It must be controlled by Xiao Yuanshan."

"Military and civil affairs must be grasped with both hands, and both hands must be strong, general, we will be busy next time." Shang Haibo said.

"You are right. Chong County has stabilized. Our focus will be shifted to Fuyuan, and all important departments will be moved to Fuyuan." Li Qing said sharply, "Everyone, can you stand firm in Fuyuan and lay down our regular jobs?" The unbreakable foundation of Shengying depends on our own efforts."

Everyone in the room stood up, "Willing to serve the general!"

(End of this chapter)