Song Dynasty

Chapter 75
The current Wang Shen is still a small person, and he may not have had much fame in the Song Dynasty.But after the First Battle of Huaixi, many people in the army still knew his name.

Before Du Shu came, he also asked someone about Wang Daosi's background, so he looked over at this moment.My heart suddenly trembled, and I couldn't help cheering in my heart.

I saw that Wang Shen was tall and long-armed, with fair skin and clear eyebrows. When he smiled, he showed neat white teeth.He was dressed plainly, just a linen robe, and behaved elegantly, like a literati.

Only inadvertently, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, giving people a vaguely compelling aura.It was only at this time that people were stunned to think that Wang Daosi was the evil star who killed people like hemp in Huaixi.

Du Shu lowered his posture and said respectfully: "If you are going back to the army, Du Shu will be thirty one this year."

Wang Shen smiled and said, "I'm 27 this year, and I'll be 28 after the Chinese New Year. So, I have to call you Brother Du."

Du Shu hurriedly said: "Order up and down, don't dare." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly introduced the people who came with him to Wang Shen.

While speaking, he observed Wang Shen's expression anxiously.

Suddenly there were five deputy commanders and twenty other officers.

But Wang Shen didn't seem to care about it, he still cordially greeted everyone one by one, and then set up a banquet to entertain everyone.

Thirty people sat at three tables.

It can be seen that Wang Shen is a man who is seasoned and sophisticated.Toasting to everyone one by one, and talking in a soft voice, made people feel like they were soaking in the spring breeze. For a while, everyone finally let go of a hanging heart.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere became lively.

Sincerely flattering, one of the newly appointed officials suggested that Wang Shen talk about the battle of Huaixi, and everyone agreed.

Wang Shen couldn't shirk it, so he roughly talked about the situation of the two battles, and then sighed: "This war is not as simple as it is said in the book, it will kill people. When you go to the battlefield, whether you will Whether you are an officer or a soldier, you can't guarantee that you will be able to retreat unscathed. However, since the country is useful to us, we can only embrace the consciousness of killing one's life and becoming a benevolent. It is generally imagined that the soldiers raised their weapons and rushed forward to fight. Among them, different types of troops have different tactics, so it is said that each performs its duties."

He held up his fingers and began to explain in detail the distribution of the army's arms, training methods, and how the various armies should cooperate during the war.

After talking for a long time, he finally said: "In the first army, the main combat soldiers, that is, the combat troops actually only account for [-]% of the total number. The others are auxiliary troops, responsible for logistics and food supplies, rescue of wounded soldiers, camping, and sending troops to the local area during wartime. We recruited peasants, grain, grass, and livestock, but the personnel accounted for the majority. Now our army is full of soldiers, and I don’t have any help at hand. You have helped Wang Shen a lot by entering the camp today.”

The [-] or so people here were considered prominent figures in the local area before, at least they had been officials of the ninth rank, and all of them were elites.How can you not understand the meaning in Wang Shen's words.

Just now Wang Shen said intentionally or unintentionally, that he will be responsible for the training and fighting of the troops, and the logistics support and dealing with the superiors will be taken care of by everyone present, and they will not interfere with military matters.Otherwise, it is not beautiful for everyone to blush because of this.Anyway, in a word, the military salary and salary cannot be short of you, but if you have other thoughts, Mr. Wang will not be polite.

Wang Shen's words were very subtle, which suited everyone's appetite.After all, they have all been on the stage, and they understand the rules of officialdom.To put it bluntly, everyone came here to make a living, and if they had money, they would do it, so why bother to cause trouble.What's more, Wang Daosi is well-versed in human feelings, and getting along with him is very pleasant.

Immediately, everyone expressed their intention not to interfere in military affairs.

Wang Shen was overjoyed, toasted again and again, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Then, he gathered the new officers to live in a house in the southwest of the barracks.Here he had someone separate it with a wooden fence in advance, and set up the military tent of the Sizhou Camp here, which was regarded as the central decision-making body of this army.

After arranging them, Gu Lie approached Wang Shen with a cold face: "General Wang, so many people came all at once, and they are all officials. Isn't it up to them to seize power? Six deputy military envoys are so fucking ridiculous. Who knows where these bastards came from. They are full of fat, and they look like corrupt officials. Also, Du Shu is not a good friend. Others avoid him. Why do you invite this kind of plague god? Come in? I think we are all strong men, how can we obey their orders. Isn't Lu Yuhou a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy of the deputy commander, but now he has to be inferior to those six people , you don’t have to hold your breath.”

"They have already promised me not to ask about military affairs. Although there are many people, it doesn't matter. The big deal is just to support them." In fact, no matter in ancient or modern times, in a unit, department, or company, there are people who work, and there are naturally people who act as facades.Take Wang Shen's company in later generations as an example, there are not a few related households.Even if they can't do anything, it's much more convenient to contact the outside world and handle things by themselves, at least the higher-ups won't come to trouble you for nothing.

Wang Shen: "Du Shu is Du Chong's distant nephew. We are just outsiders in the left-behind department. What I want is his relationship. When others want to treat us badly, we have to take care of them." , he sighed: "We have a lot of troops now, so it's hard to guarantee that we won't be coveted by others. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Maybe with an order from above, these more than 1000 soldiers who have been trained with great difficulty will be given to others." Annexed. At that time, I will be making wedding clothes for others."

"Du Shu came over to serve as the deputy commander, just to find a place to settle and share some credit. He wants credit, and he will give it. I only want merit. Hello, hello, hello everyone."

Hearing Wang Shen's words clearly, Gu Lie suddenly realized, and nodded again and again: "The general is right, but these people have never led soldiers before, they are just a bunch of waste. Even if they don't interfere with military affairs, we must prevent them from ruining the morale of the army. .”

"No, no, I won't send them out, and I won't let them go out to practice. Anyway, I will tell them to clock their time on time every day, and then sit in the military tent, have a cup of tea, and read a book for a long time. Eat in the dark, Just go to bed. If you don’t get in touch with the soldiers, they won’t spoil the atmosphere.” Wang Shen smiled: “You say they are trash, but I don’t agree with you.”

"Look at each of them, they are either big belly, or skinny, can't lift their shoulders, can't grind their backs, can't hold weapons, what else can they be if they are not waste?"

Wang Shen just smiled without saying a word.

How can his mind speak to others.

As a so-called "successful person", the reason why he is successful in modern society is that he has a heart to pursue dissatisfaction with the status quo, that is, ambition.

Now that we have been to high places and seen beautiful scenery, how can we be content with being ordinary?
Traveling through this troubled world, he already has a thousand soldiers at hand, and Wang Shen has already thought clearly about the path he wants to take in the future - to use the sword in his hand to reclaim a world of his own in the troubled times.

The big point is to drive out the Tartars, return our rivers and mountains, save the people from water and fire, and leave a name in history.To put it mildly, it is to enshrine the princes and worship the generals, separate one side, and become a prince and a great warlord who does not control the sky above, the earth below, and the middle does not control people.

A real man, only living like this can be regarded as a bit of a taste.

Nowadays, wars are everywhere. In the early days of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou had to rely on warriors if he wanted to stabilize half of the south of the Yangtze River, and he was willing to add officials to powerful generals.Thinking about it, Yue Fei was just an ordinary mid-level officer at the beginning, but because of his ability to fight, he was in the eyes of the emperor.Promoted all the way to Zhengyipin Taibao, Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, Jiedushi, Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Taiwei, equivalent to the emperor of later generations.It also has jurisdiction over [-] people, and is in charge of the military administration of several provinces in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

His way, you might as well copy it by yourself.

Of course, even if Wang Shen gets to the step of the future father-in-law one day, it is impossible for him to be so stupid that he will obediently go to Shangfengbo Pavilion in Hangzhou after being tricked by the twelve gold medals.Yue Fei is an idealist, but Wang Shen will not be as foolish and loyal as the ancients.

His idols were outstanding figures like Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang in the late Qing Dynasty, and at least he had to be as good as Yuan Weiting to be considered a show of ambition.

But compared to Yue Fei, Wang Shen's starting point was much worse.

Before his debut, Lao Taishan was invincible in the county with guns and sticks, and his military strength was extraordinary. He also had heroes such as Zhang Xian and Wang Gui under his command.When I went to Kaifeng Left Behind Division, I gained Zong Ze's trust again and accumulated a good team.

And Wang Shen didn't have any talent on hand, so he could only rely on recruiting bit by bit.

As Gu Lie said just now, Du Shu and his group are useless on the battlefield, purely giving heads to the enemy.But don't forget, those thirty or so people used to be local government clerks, iron-clad yamen, and flowing officials.These people have worked in the local area all their lives and are proficient in civil affairs.The best part is that they have been cooperating with each other in official business for decades, and they don't need to run in once they start something.

It can be said that the entire Weizhou administrative team has been taken over by him.

If he is on the side of Jiezhen in the future, these people will come in handy immediately.Otherwise, how can it be so easy to rebuild an administrative system at that time?

Wang Shen attached great importance to them.

"If I can't recover them, I have no right to survive in this troubled world."

"Besides, Du Shu is Du Chong's nephew. But if I, Wang Shen, have made contributions in the battlefield, not only will I not be afraid of being snatched away by my superiors, but I might be able to get promoted quickly. Time is running out, and we must Zhao Gou stabilized the situation and got everything I wanted before starting to crowd out the warriors."

Remembering that he had made such great contributions in Huaixi before, but without any rewards, Wang Shen felt pained and annoyed.

It seems that if you want to be promoted, you need someone above you.

(End of this chapter)