Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 46 This Is My Pawn?

In yesterday's martial arts contest with Liu Tingzhu, Li Ce's name has already spread throughout the barracks. Everyone knows that there is a very powerful new commander named Li Ce.

During the military training early this morning, Liu Tingzhu stood in the front row with his head held high and his chest held high, appearing to be very well-behaved. He was convincingly defeated in the contest with Li Ce yesterday, and he really admired Li Ce's magnanimity. Well, this commander is not bad!
Li Ce looked around and couldn't help frowning. He didn't look carefully yesterday, but if he took a closer look today, why did his soldiers look so old, weak, sick and disabled?
Li Ce quietly called Liu Tingzhu and the others aside, and said sincerely: "Everyone, you also know that this commander has just taken office, and there are still many things that are unclear, and I need to ask everyone for advice."

Liu Tingzhu and the others hurriedly said that they didn't dare, saying that if you have any questions, you can ask the adults, and the subordinates will know everything.

Li Ce looked around, and said with some embarrassment: "What do I think of the soldiers under our command? There are so many old and weak, uh...look at that old man over there..."

Several people looked in the direction of Li Ce's finger, and saw a thin old man holding a spear in his right hand. The spear was standing on the ground. Can stand firm.

Can you fight like this?I'm afraid it would be good if it doesn't drag other people down, oh, other people, look at the other people, the old ones, the young ones, the hunchbacked hunchbacks, crooked mouths... This bitch is too cheating!
The heads were a little embarrassed, Liu Tingzhu scratched his head and said: "My lord, you don't know, the army at our border gate is naturally incomparable with the regular imperial army."

"Why?" Li Ce asked angrily.

"Most of our soldiers are recruited from the local area, or refugees or village braves. The recruiting is mixed. Naturally, the quality is...hehe," one of them said bluntly.

"Among our garrison on West Hebei Road, the army under the command of Zhao Xianghui was transferred here from the capital in a serious manner. That is the real forbidden army. The soldiers are all majestic, strong-backed, riding tall horses, and full-body Heavy armor, tsk tsk..." Liu Tingzhu said enviously.

"Crap, we're just a motley crew in this comparison!" Li Ce finally couldn't help cursing.

"Well, it's about the same. Even the weapons, equipment and supplies are still a lot short of others." Liu Tingzhu said with his head downcast.

"There is still payment..." another person added in a low voice.

"They're all from Song Dynasty's army too. Could it be that we were raised by stepmothers? Why should we be treated unfairly?" Li Ce got a little angry.

In fact, he also knew that for practical considerations, there must always be ace troops and miscellaneous troops, and it is impossible to be absolutely even. It's just that he was unfortunately assigned to a miscellaneous army, so he couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"I'll go find the old official," Li Ce said angrily.

"My lord, why don't all the officers know, and he has nothing to do..."

"What's the matter? Just let me train this group of old men? Don't talk nonsense." Li Ce glared at him and said angrily.

"My lord, I heard that you and..." Liu Tingzhu seemed hesitant to speak.

"Fart, let go!" Li Ce saw Liu Tingzhu's eyeballs rolling around, and knew that he didn't hold his fart well.

"Hey...yes, yes, I heard that you have a very close relationship with Envoy Chen Jinglue. It may be useful for your lord to go to Mr. Chen."

Li Ce thought that what he said was right, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go ask for an explanation, you can continue training here."

Liu Tingzhu and the others were overjoyed and said, "I obey my orders."

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When Li Ce entered the room, Chen Yaozuo was writing furiously, and he didn't know what he was writing.Seeing that there was no outsider, Li Ce strode in without knocking on the door.

"I didn't know to report when I came in, and I didn't even knock on the door. I guessed it was you. No one in the whole army dared to be so presumptuous except you." Chen Yaozuo said without raising his head.

"Hee hee, Master still understands disciples." Li Ce poured a cup of tea and brought it to Chen Yaozuo.

"There is nothing to be courteous to, adultery or robbery, what's the matter?" Chen Yaozuo put down the brush in his hand, took the teacup, and scolded with a smile.

"Master is wise, I can't hide anything from you." The fellow grinned and presented a tall hat first.

"Why can't you hold on so soon?" Chen Yaozuo frowned.

"Where, no, oh, yes." Li Ce muttered.

"It's nothing, please make it clear."

"It's not that the apprentice is afraid of suffering, it's really that there is no reason to persevere."

"Huh? How do you say this?"

"Master, look at what kind of soldiers I commanded. Some of them are in their seventies and eighties, and they can't even stand on their own. How can they train to fight?" Li Ce yelled with an exaggerated expression on purpose.

"Oh, it turns out that I'm here to cry poorly, hehe... the army at the border has always been like this, look at other commanders, isn't it the same?" Chen Yaozuo said.

"It has always been like this, but it doesn't mean it's right. How can such a group of old men be brought together." Li Ce continued to complain.

"Nonsense." Chen Yaozuo reprimanded lightly.

"I don't require all the soldiers under my command to be strong and strong, but at least they can't all be old, weak, sick and disabled? Let me tell you, some veteran soldiers should have been disarmed and returned to the field long ago. How can such an old man still be in the frontline army? Ah, isn't this a drag on people?"

"You only know one thing but don't know the other. How could the court not know that these people have no fighting power. The court claims to have a 60 army, but only 30 people can really use it, but the court has nothing to do." Chen Yaozuo sighed. in one breath.

"Why is there no way? Disarmament." Li Ce said.

Chen Yaozuo said: "It's not as simple as you think. Do you know how our soldiers in the Song Dynasty were recruited? Don't you hear the saying of raising soldiers to strengthen themselves? Raising soldiers is not only to cope with foreign wars, but also to maintain domestic stability. It is the founding policy of our dynasty to recruit soldiers in times of hunger. In this way, there will be no problems of refugees and hungry people, and there will be no people to revolt. If the number of troops is abolished, there will be hundreds of thousands of refugees out of thin air. Arrangement, huh?" After speaking, he looked at Li Ce with burning eyes.

"This...relying on recruiting soldiers to solve the refugee problem is not a long-term solution." Li Ce also sighed, the problem was far more complicated than he imagined.

"The imperial court is now in a state of difficulty. In addition, the Liao Kingdom has been eyeing a tiger and waiting for an opportunity to go south. The imperial court dare not withdraw the army. It has become like this after a long period of time. We can only find a solution when the time is right in the future. It's gone." Chen Yaozuo stared at the sycamore tree in the courtyard with deep eyes, with helplessness and hope in his eyes.

Why did it get involved in military and national affairs, it seems to be off topic... Li Ce muttered, it is also such a major event that I, a small commander, cannot control.

"But the big aspects can't be changed, but it can be changed right now."

"How can I change it?" Chen Yaozuo hesitated, he vaguely felt that this guy must have some kind of conspiracy, but he couldn't help but ask.

"That's what I think. There are three to four thousand people in one side. How can we pick five or six hundred young men out of them, and let me train the picked young men." Li Ce said with a shy face. He gestured with a smile.

"You're trying to resemble the Huben Army of Cao Bin, the founding general of the past, ha ha... well, it's interesting." Chen Yaozuo stroked his beard and smiled.

Li Ce saw something interesting, but Chen Yaozuo suddenly changed the subject and said with a sigh: "The idea is good, but there are more important things to do right now."

Li Ce raised his head and said, "What's the matter?"

"The Yellow River in Hexi is flooding, causing floods. The imperial court's disaster relief order has been issued. The Hexi region has urgently summoned civilians to fight the disaster, but there is still not enough manpower. The division is planning to transfer some troops to the emergency." After Chen Yaozuo finished speaking, he looked at Li with earnest eyes. Policy.

I rely on, no, do you want me to go to disaster relief?It's really not worth the money...

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