Song Dynasty

Chapter 7 Lu Yuhou

According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, the field army was divided into seven levels: squadron, squadron, brigade, capital, battalion, army, and chamber.

Three people form a small team, nine people form a squadron, five squadrons form a brigade, and the officer is the leader of the team.

Above it, the two squadrons were organized into one capital, with 100 troops.

All five form a battalion, and the battalion officer is the commander of the battalion.There are five battalions and one army, and the officers are the commanders of the army.

The ten armies are organized into one wing, with a total of 5000 people, and the commander is the commander of the wing.

The capital of Yidu is equivalent to a company commander of the army of later generations.In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the national finances of the new small imperial court collapsed, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life had almost no military pay.Because the army is not full of people, and the Huaixi Army's military discipline is broken, and the officers are paid too much and drink blood. If there are fifty or sixty main soldiers in a capital, it is considered conscientious.As for the vacancies, dozens of masters were randomly recruited to make up for it.

Therefore, if it was replaced by other Dutou, that is, the lowest-level junior officers in the army, they would be in the dark about any major military affairs or the situation between the two armies.Anyway, whatever it is called above, just follow suit.

But this Yi Dutou has a big backer in the army, and he has more eyes and eyes than ordinary officers, so he doesn't know what the battle is going to be like.

I met this family of three today, the head of this man is strong and tough, he doesn't look like a kind person at first glance, it makes people feel suspicious when he sees it.Now listening to him describe the situation of the two armies in detail, it is obvious that he is familiar with the situation in Huaibei.Especially when it came to Li Yu's main force detour, it shocked him even more.

This is a matter of life and death for the brothers, so don't be careless.This is not a place for questioning, so take him back to the barracks first.If this matter is true, I can be regarded as making a contribution.After the reward from above, the battalion commander under my department's vacancy is not mine yet.

Forget it, let's not kill the tuberculosis ghost and the smelly ghost woman, so as not to anger this man.

The surname Yi shouted at the head, and the other Song soldiers also looked miserable, shouting in confusion: "It's bad, it's bad, it's bad now."

Seeing that his subordinates were in a mess, Yi Du wiped the cold sweat off his forehead: "What are you afraid of, what are you afraid of, haven't they killed them yet? Okay, take all the prisoners and let's go back to camp."

Seeing that everyone was terrified, Wang Shen felt contemptuous and sighed again. It was said in the book that Liu Guangshi was a general with long legs.Among the four generals of ZTE, the Central Huaixi Army has the worst military discipline and the worst combat effectiveness. It is unexpected that they are so cowardly.

Yi Dutou didn't have the intention to kill An Yingxiang and An Niang, and he let out a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "General Yi pays off and unties, so he can carry my brother on his back. He is very sick, and I'm afraid he won't be able to walk."

The officer surnamed Yi snorted, picked up the horizontal knife on the ground and cut off the rope on Wang Shen's body with a swish: "The man on your back, follow me. I remind you, don't play tricks, or your whole family will be killed."

Ying Xiang still looked like he hated Wang Shen to the bone, and he was dishonest on the back, even kicking him with his knee from time to time.

Wang Shen felt helpless, and smiled wryly in a low voice: "Brother An, we are already like this now, what's the point of you being angry with me? We should help each other to overcome this difficulty. Instead of this, it's better to build up some strength. Besides, you can't afford to be seriously ill now, and you can't even carry two taels of cotton, so if you want to hit me, save it!"

Ying Xiang snorted weakly: "The thief is full of bullshit, can he hide it from those people for a while, or for a lifetime? At that time, sister and I will be killed by you."

"I'm telling the truth."

Ying Xiang snorted, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep again.An Niang stretched out her hand and gently supported Wang Shen.

Wang Shen: "I can hold on."

An Niang didn't speak, her hands tightened.

Wang Shen can only let him go. In modern society, he has never been in love for one reason or another.It's not because I don't want to, it's because no one liked it when I made hanging silk by myself.When he had a car and a house, it seemed that the pure and passionate emotion no longer belonged to him, and did not belong to the circle of so-called successful people.

At this moment, being supported by the little girl's white and slender fingers, he felt like he was walking in the clouds, but he had inexhaustible strength in his body, and he walked down the twenty-mile long road in one go. shorter.

It would be the best if we could support each other with a girl like this, relying on them to go on, forever and ever.

In his heart, Wang Shen still kept a trace of sobriety.After knowing where this place is, he kept observing the terrain on both sides and the maps of later generations to reflect each other.

In modern times, it is located in the Huaihe River Basin.

The Huai River flows into Hongze Lake beside it from west to east, nourishing the water and soil.Also because of the abundant precipitation and the convenience of shipping, this area is famous as a land of fish and rice, and it is the main grain producing area in the Jianghuai area.

It's a pity that in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, after a year of drought, all the rivers had dried up, leaving only the sky full of dust.The vast Hongze Lake has also shrunk out of sight, leaving only large stretches of tidal flats with cracks.

This kind of terrain is suitable for large corps to fight, and it also gave Li Yu's bandit army a chance to attack Liu Guangshi's rear in a roundabout way.

Wang Shen knew this as a foresight traveler, but it was military common sense for an officer like Yidutou, who had been through battles for a long time, or from Shaanxi to Kaifeng, and then fled all the way to Huaixi.

Of course, I believed what he said.

After walking on the road for a day, the group finally reached the ground.

Wang Shen was not idle along the way, and kept chatting with the soldiers.One is to inquire about news, and the other is to get acquainted with them. Later, if Yi Dutou wants to harm himself, he will feel a little embarrassed.

Wang Shen is a successful person with quotation marks in modern society. What kind of banquets and dinners have he never experienced, what kind of people he has never met, and he is still not easy to deal with a few ancient people?A few jokes, a few nasty jokes, only made a few people lean forward and backward with laughter, but they were not embarrassed.

Only then did I know that these people belonged to a battalion of Liu Guangshi's Huai Army Rear Army.The so-called rear army is the rear guard of the army. It is responsible for the transportation of supplies and fodder during the weekdays, and guards the safety of the logistics channels.

There are five heavy camps to which they belong, with a total strength of 130, and there are more than a hundred civilians, who are not full.The Huaixi army has been fighting non-stop since the first year of Jianyan. From Kaifeng to Yingtianfu, and then to Chuzhou, the troops were severely attrition.The five members of the supply battalion all died from headshots and escaped. Now there are only two left. Even the battalion commander fell into the water and died in the Liu Miao Mutiny earlier this year.

The head of the Yi capital who captured Wang Shen was named Yi Jie, and he ranked first among the two capitals, with the vast majority of his soldiers and horses, the most popular among the soldiers.Moreover, he is the distant nephew of Li Qiong, a general of the Huaixi Army, and it is very likely that he will fill the post of battalion commander.It's just that Liu Shuai was interested in Lu Can, Marquis of Yu, the supply camp, but he couldn't take Li Qiong's favor, so he put it aside, saying that in the future, whoever made the credit for the two of them would make up for it.

Hearing his soldiers talk about his background, Yi Jie not only didn't stop him, but looked a little complacent.But as soon as he heard Lu Can's name, he spit out and snorted coldly: "Suan Ding is also worthy of being a battalion commander. Has he ever fought a war? Have you ever seen blood on his hands? By then, the brothers will be killed by him." No."

"That's right, that's right, we support you, Dutou. Whoever wants to be the commander has to ask the knife in our hand whether he agrees or not."

"What kind of thing is that surnamed Lu? How can it be compared to Dutou you?"

"Hey, he doesn't take a pee to take care of himself, and he doesn't look at himself. Don't worry, Dutou, with General Li around, how can it be Lu Can's turn?"

"Dutou, no, no, Commander, don't forget your brothers when you get proud in the future."

There was a commotion among the crowd, shouting one after another, and there was a wave of flattery for a while.

Yi Jie was full of enjoyment, and said with a smile: "Where can I forget everyone, what is our relationship, brothers who were born and died together, or the same sentence. But in the future, if someone like me, Yi, takes a bite, you must have a bite."

Wang Shen couldn't help shaking his head when he saw it, thinking to himself: It's nothing to call brothers and sisters among soldiers in the army. Sometimes brotherhood and friendship can really make everyone feel like enemies on the battlefield.Boost morale.But if the relationship is vulgarized, or even formed into cliques, the army will be alienated, and it will have little combat effectiveness.

Because, in the modern army, the commander-in-chief of the first army never uses the so-called loyalty of the rivers and lakes to unite the troops, but the common national ideals and doctrines.

Similar to the modern army, the Yue Family Army in this era is engaged in the nationalism of expelling the Tartars and returning our land, not the personal attachment in the feudal army.Facts have proved that even the Jurchen iron cavalry, who stood at the pinnacle of the cold weapon war, was beaten all over the place against the Yue family army, which had a hint of modern classical **** atmosphere.

"If I, Wang Shen, have the opportunity to lead an army alone in the future..."

Just thinking about it, he suddenly smiled: What do I want to do so much, serve as a soldier?I'm not interested in that.Once the generals are successful, the bones are dead, and the swords and arrows on the battlefield have no eyes. No one knows who will survive in the end.I think that when He Huzi started the revolution with two kitchen knives, he took out tens of thousands of children from his hometown, and when the People's Republic of China was founded, there were only one or two hundred people left.After the Huaihai War, countless mothers asked Liu Shuai for a son, countless wives asked him for a husband, and countless children asked him for a father.Whenever he thought of this, Du Shuai burst into tears.Throughout my life, I have never watched war-themed movies.Because whenever he watched the continuous battle on the screen, he would think of his comrades who were buried on the ground.

"I, Wang Shen, dare not say that I am the lucky one who survived to the end. Now I still try to find a way to get out of the current predicament, and take An Niang and his brother all the way south, as far as possible, it is best to go directly to the seaside of Guangdong. If it’s not possible, go to Guangxi and Guizhou. During the Song Dynasty, it seems that only the south has not suffered any wars.”

After walking for a day, in the evening, I finally arrived at a land called Pingyuan Town, where a certain supply camp of the Huaixi Army's Rear Army was stationed.

Pingyuan Town, as its name suggests, is located on an open plain with an official road running through the town.The town is surrounded by flat and fertile fields, but due to the turmoil of the soldiers and the severe drought, the land is deserted, and there is no one in the town, except for soldiers.

This is a treasury of the Huaixi Army, located between Tianchang County and Sizhou in Yangzhou. Since the beginning of the war, there has been a steady stream of food, fodder and supplies passing through here to Chuzhou in the northeast, which is Huai'an in later generations.

Because of this, this place is very important.

Looking at the flat terrain, Wang Shen felt strange.Ordinarily, this kind of place similar to the military supply station should be set up in a dangerous place. There is no danger to defend this place. If the enemy light cavalry attacks, how can it be defended.Once the logistics transportation line is cut off, how can this battle be fought?
Thinking about the map of Anhui that he had seen before, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help but slapped his forehead: "I forgot, it's a severe drought now, if it was the past, the terrain in this area would be easy to defend and difficult to attack."

It turns out that to the west of Pingyuan Town is Duliang Mountain, and next to it is the rolling Hongze Lake. The water network and rivers are criss-crossing, which is not conducive to the movement of large troops.It's just that the drought is severe now, all the rivers have dried up, and the great lake has retreated ten miles to the east, exposing the plains.

After entering the treasury, Yi Jie was about to ask Wang Shen.

Wang Shen sorted out his thoughts, and was about to retell the information he had read from the history books, thinking about how to win the trust of this guy, so as to escape.At this moment, someone shouted outside: "Marquis Lu Yu."

I saw a fair-skinned middle-aged man walk in.

This person is in his early forties, of average build and slightly thin.He was wearing a unique green skirt with patches on the neckline and cuffs, but it was washed white and looked neat.If it weren't for the hand knife hanging on his waist and the thick callus on the tiger's mouth in his right hand, he would really be a poor scholar.

If the guess is correct, he is Yu Hou Lu Can and Lu Ziyu of the Supply Battalion, a strong contender for the future battalion commander.

The so-called Yuhou is not an uncommon term for modern people. In "Water Margin", there is Lu Qian, Lu Yuhou, who was later stabbed by Lin Chong, the leader of Lin Chong.Yu Hou is a military officer, in charge of security inspector, or internal supervision, and to put it bluntly, he is a military discipline officer.The position of Marquis Yu can be large or small, the big one is General Yuhou who is in charge of the military discipline of an army, and the small one is Du Yuhou who is in charge of a capital.

Just now on the road, Yi Jie couldn't stop scolding Lu Can, with resentment in his words.Seeing him now, he jumped up with a bang, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute: "I met Lu Yuhou, Yuhou, why are you here? It's hot recently, and you've suffered from the heat again. Don't catch a cold." He looked respectful.

Lu Can didn't even bother to look at Yi Jie, obviously disdainful of this subordinate: "What's the heat?" He looked at Wang Shen intently: "The fine work you just caught?"

Yi Jie interrupted and asked, "Have you heard about it, Yuhou? The bird man said he was a refugee, and there was an emergency military report. His subordinates brought them back. I have to interrogate them immediately. If it is true, I must report to my superiors immediately." .”

Lu Can said "Oh", and nodded towards Wang Shen, looking not very concerned.Sitting on the main seat, he frowned and looked at Yi Jie: "Yi Dutou, what kind of bird is not a bird, you are also an officer of my Great Song Dynasty, how can you be full of foul language? Also, refugees, refugees... Hey, look This person looks like a refugee with red lips and white teeth? Do you believe what he says?"

After being scolded by him, Yi Jie hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Yuhou, if you say he is not a refugee, who is he?"

"Spies, it's still dead." Lu Can stood up abruptly, picked up Wang Shen's package and lifted it, and the contents fell to the ground with a clatter.There are inkstones, two large rolls of paper, pens and inks, drawing boards, carving knives for seal cutting, ink pads, etc. These are all tools used by Wang Shen for sketching.

Lu Can: "Look at Yidutou, is this something that refugees can have?"

Yi Jie: "I, I, I, I see him as a refugee!"

Lu Can: "A refugee fled here. He didn't bring any money, dry food, household registration or a change of clothes with him. He only had pens, ink, paper and inkstones. It was clearly a meticulous work. These pens and papers were used to convey information. Yi Dutou, What do you call this king..."

Yi Jie hurriedly added: "Wang Shen."

"Well, Wang Shen." Lu Can said with a cold face and without emotion, "This Wang Shen said that Li Yu's army had bypassed the Great Lake and diverted to the rear of my Huaixi Army, and wanted to cut off our army's food road. Just believe what he says? Just yesterday, I received the front military report. Uncle Liu Ping was fighting with Li Yu in Chuzhou. Flying over. It's clearly Li Yu's Sijian, who wants to disturb the morale of our Huaixi army with a cheap life. Someone, push him out and behead him."

Hearing this, Wang Shen was so shocked that he burst into tears.Seeing two wolf-like soldiers coming in and cutting his arms, and about to push them out, he couldn't think about it.

At this moment, An Niang on the side shouted timidly: "Yuhou, we are indeed good citizens! He...he was a scholar, and he made a living by writing family letters, fortune-telling and word reading along the way, and a guy who eats. , it’s not surprising that you wear the Four Treasures of the Study.”

Yi Jie also said: "Yes, yes, yes, I think he is a scholar, maybe he is a scholar like Yuhou and you. Even if Li Yu wants to use his dead time, can't he send someone else? Wouldn't it be a waste to use a scholar?" gone?"

That's right, in ancient times, scholars were rare talents.According to historical records, the literacy rate of the common people in the Ming and Qing dynasties was only 5.00%, which was under the condition that the printing technique was greatly popularized.In the Song Dynasty, this ratio was probably even lower.Rare things are precious, especially in this troubled world, as long as you can read a few words, you will be accepted by any force you vote for.There is no way, whether it is to manage the place or send and receive in the army, people must be employed. The so-called dishes are all vegetables.

Wang Shen also shouted loudly: "Marquis Yu, I am indeed a scholar."

Lu Can shouted: "Shut up, what's the matter with your hair. You said you are a scholar, don't you know the truth that your body, hair and skin are affected by your parents? I think you are a bad person."

Only then did Wang Shen remember that he had a straight head, and hurriedly said, "I was originally a scholar in Hebei. After the Jurchens took over Hebei, they ordered the people to shave their hair and make clothes easier. I am a descendant of Yan and Huang. How can I dress like a barbarian, so I shaved my hair. I want to escape into Buddhism and not be a subjugated slave. However, the master in the temple said that I have a family and a family, and the relationship between the world is not broken, so I refused to take it in. I had no choice but to flee south with my family all the way from Lunan to this place. Until now, the hair on the top has not grown The so-called seeing is worse than hearing, I also know a little about Li Yu's bandit situation, and everything I reported is true."

Lu Can's face softened a bit: "From what you said, your manner and conversation are a bit refined, but this does not solve my doubts, so it is not enough to redeem your life."

An Niang hurriedly shouted: "Officer, we are really good citizens, and we have our household registration documents, please check."

Yi Jie heard the words: "Hey, why didn't you take out the papers earlier with your papers, it's so nonsense." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly took two pieces of paper from An Niang's hands, and handed them to Lu Yuhou in a fawning manner .

At this time, he really wanted to save Wang Shen's life.

In fact, whether the person surnamed Wang is dead or alive has nothing to do with him.The reason for this is that the fact that Li Yu's army made a detour to Pingyuan Town is really frightening.With only two hundred people in the camp, if you want to hold this place, you will undoubtedly hit a stone with an egg.

A real man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. A real man would rather believe in what he has than in what he doesn't have.

It's better to retreat as soon as possible, rest assured, and go to hell.

The life and death of the surname Lu refused to believe it, it was really hateful.This dead plague has always held the airs of a scholar and looked down on us soldiers.

Straight mother thief, broke down.

(End of this chapter)