Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Chongshan Town South Route Dingliao Guard.

The Lieutenant General of the South Route Dingliao Guard is Cui Chengwu, who is the successor selected by Qin He, but he is also a close confidant of Yang Chengye.

Cui Chengwu is Qin He's son-in-law. When Qin He was still the Lieutenant General of the South Route Dingliao Guard, he sent Cui Chengwu to Yang Chengye's account to listen to orders.

Yang Chengye has been in Chongshan Town for more than 20 years, and Cui Chengwu has been with Yang Chengye for more than 10 years. It was not until Qin He was old and weak and resigned and returned home that Cui Chengwu was appointed as the Lieutenant General of Dingliao Guard by Yang Chengye.

Chongshan Town, from the Lieutenants Generals of various routes to the high-level military officers of various camps, seems to be a group of relatives, each of whom has a close relationship with the Yang family, or has an extraordinary identity and background.

This seems to be an unfair performance, but in fact it is a very fair result.

The inheritance of warriors is originally the inheritance of the sect and the family, and in the army, the family inheritance is above the inheritance of the sect.

It is not impossible for common warriors to rise, but compared to those warriors with family inheritance, it is too difficult for ordinary people to make a name for themselves by practicing martial arts.

Warriors compete with resources. Without some foundation, it is impossible to stand out.

Let’s not talk about others, just talk about the Yang family. If Yang Zhengshan did not have the spiritual spring space, the Yang family would not be able to rise at all, even if Yang Zhengshan was a time traveler.

Similarly, it is difficult for a low-level warrior to have a big future. For example, Yang Zhengxiang is a warrior, but he is only a warrior at the bottom of the society all his life.

Is Yang Zhengxiang’s talent very low?

That’s not necessarily the case.

Is Yang Mingwu’s talent very high?

That’s not necessarily the case.

What they lack is resources and opportunities.

Yang Zhengxiang was unfortunate. He was already old when Yang Zhengshan came through, so he never became a post-natal warrior in his life.

Yang Mingwu was very lucky. He was still young at that time, and Yang Zhengshan gave him a lot of spiritual spring water, so he had more possibilities.

These are actually inseparable from the word "resources".

The same is true for other people.

The Dingliao Guard of the South Road of Chongshan Town was passed from Ji He to Qin He, and then from Qin He to Cui Chengwu.

Qin He is Ji He's confidant and Ji He's apprentice, and Cui Chengwu is Qin He's son-in-law.

This is a kind of inheritance of close relationship, which represents not only the inheritance of official positions, but also the inheritance of resources.

Of course, in addition to the inheritance of resources, there are also personal choices.

When Ji He helped Yang Zhengshan control the Dingliao Guard of the South Road, Yang Zhengshan supported Qin He to take over as the Lieutenant General of the Dingliao Guard because he was seriously injured.

Similarly, Qin He asked Cui Chengwu to follow Yang Chengye, and Yang Chengye would let Cui Chengwu take over.

If Cui Chengwu had not followed Yang Chengye, Yang Chengye would most likely not choose him to take over.

Because this is likely to make Yang Chengye lose control of the Dingliao Guard of the South Road.

Resources are important, and personal choices are also important.

After receiving the order, Cui Chengwu also began to summon his subordinates to discuss matters, but he first sent someone to Songzhou Wei to ask Luo Feiyu for instructions.

This time, he was going to act with Luo Feiyu. Although he and Luo Feiyu were both lieutenant generals, he would definitely take Luo Feiyu as the main force.

There was no way, Luo Feiyu was not only old, but also a congenital warrior.

After discussing the expedition with the officials of various yamen, Cui Chengwu immediately rode out of the city and entered the camp of the reinforcement camp.

In recent years, the army of Chongshan Town has not been expanded, and has always maintained its previous scale, that is, each battalion of the town standard camp has 6,000 soldiers, and each battalion of the reinforcement camp has 7,500 soldiers.

In addition, there are four to eight garrison camps under the command of the lieutenant generals, and each garrison camp has 1,000 soldiers.

In addition to these battalion soldiers, the guards of Chongshan Town have not been abandoned, and they still maintain a one-month annual training. The guards are definitely not as good as the battalion soldiers, but they also have a certain combat effectiveness.

Even if Chongshan Town withdraws all the battalion soldiers, the guards can replace the battalion soldiers at any time to complete the garrison mission.

The Southern Dingliao Guard reinforcements camp has 7,500 soldiers, including 3,000 cavalry and 4,500 infantry, but no heavy infantry and armored heavy cavalry.

It's not that the Lieutenant General's Office can't afford heavy armor, but it's unnecessary.

The power of iron cans on the battlefield is naturally needless to say, but this thing is too low in cost performance, and once it goes out, it will put great pressure on logistics.

So at present, Chongshan Town only has the town standard camp with organized heavy infantry and heavy cavalry.

"Order, gather the troops!"

When he arrived at the reinforcement camp, Cui Chengwu immediately ordered the drums to gather the troops.

The rumbling sound of war drums sounded, and soon teams of soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons appeared on the wide parade ground, and the fierce momentum filled the sky and the earth.

Cui Chengwu stood on the high platform, looking at the soldiers below, but frowned.

Twenty years!

Since Yang Zhengshan led the Chongshan Town Standard Battalion to attack Yemi City, Chongshan Town has not participated in large-scale wars.

And in the war twenty years ago, the Southern Dingliao Guard Aid Battalion did not participate in the war.

In other words, the soldiers under Cui Chengwu have not participated in wars for more than twenty years.

Twenty years is enough for all the soldiers in the army to be replaced.

The 7,500 soldiers in front of him are almost all recruits who have not participated in large-scale wars.

They look well-trained and imposing, but Cui Chengwu knows very well that they lack a murderous aura.

They are elite soldiers, but not soldiers who have fought a hundred battles.

But there is no way around it. Without going to the battlefield and experiencing blood and fire, an army cannot become truly elite.

Cui Chengwu looked at the Qianmai in front of the army and shouted loudly: "Train for thousands of days, use troops for a while!"

"It's time to work hard, are you afraid!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" The morale of the soldiers shouted with a rainbow of momentum.

"Are you really not afraid? You will die in battle, you will be injured, you will be cut off your hands and feet on the battlefield, and your head will be cut off. Are you afraid?" Cui Chengwu asked loudly.

"Go forward and never stop until death!"

"Go forward and never stop until death!"

"Go forward and never stop until death!"

The neat roar was filled with boiling blood and courage to move forward.

Although they have never really been on the battlefield, they are not afraid to go to the battlefield because they have been preparing for it.

In the 20th year of Taiping in Chongqing, the training of soldiers and generals has always been the top priority.

No one knows how much sweat this school ground has been infected, and no one knows how much sweat these soldiers have shed.

They are not elite, but they have elite military spirits.

Move forward and never stop until death.

This is definitely not a slogan, but a belief engraved in their blood.

This belief originated in Yang Zhengshan and was passed down in the hearts of generations of Chongshan Town soldiers. The father passed down to son, the brother passed down to brother, and the generation passed down to generation.

Cui Chengwu looked at the energetic soldiers, his eyes flashing with a beating splendor.

"Very good, pass the order, the entire army is equipped with war, ready to go to war at any time!"

...

As Yang Chengye passed down one after another, the war machine in Chongshan Town sounded a harsh horn.

The solemn atmosphere was like the spring breeze, blowing towards the camps.

Countless soldiers began to organize their weapons and armor, countless soldiers and young men began to gather, and the government offices at all levels began to operate like clockwork.

From Chongshan Pass to various generals and shogunate, to various prefectures, counties, and garrisons, and then to countless troughs and villages, nearly four million people from Chongshan Town began to do the upcoming war. Get ready.

Anyuanzhou City Shuiquan Fort.

Lin Daniu is an ordinary soldier in Shuiquan Fort.

He is twenty-eight years old this year and has been in the army for ten years. He is considered a veteran.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

However, he, a veteran, was a little weak and had never been to the battlefield. In addition to going to the garrison camp for training for a regular month every year, he only conducted some exercises in Tunbao.

Most of the time he is a farmer who serves the fields at home.

Today, there were suddenly sounds of gongs in Shuiquan Fortress. Lin Daniu, who was watering the crops in the field, raised his head and looked towards the Tunbao.

"Erniu, continue to water the ground, I'll go and see what's going on!"

Lin Daniu didn't care about anything else, but just shouted to his second brother, and rushed towards Tunbao in a hurry.

Lin Erniu also looked up and saw that his elder brother had already run away, he didn't think much about it and continued to work hard.

Although the gongs in Tunbao are not often sounded, they are ringing several times a year, and usually they are gathering soldiers to train.

Lin Daniu ran quickly to the Tunbao and saw that his hundred households and general flag were already standing in front of the official gate.

More than a hundred soldiers rushed over, lined up quickly, waiting for the hundreds of adults to give a lecture.

After almost all the people were together, Baihu stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the garrison office has an order to order us to arrive at the garrison camp in the city before noon tomorrow!"

"This order is a military order. Those who are outdated will be dealt with according to military law and beheaded!"

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers present suddenly became nervous.

Baihu was silent for a moment and continued, "This time we went to the prefecture city was not for training, but for the army to go out! We are responsible for escorting food and grass and weapons, and the expedition may be long!"

"Everyone prepare well after you go back and say goodbye to your parents, wife and children!"

Everyone's emotions are more nervous and uneasy, and of course there are also people who are excited and expectant, such as Lin Daniu.

Going to the expedition with the army?

He actually wants to go out with the army!

Lin Daniu's eyes widened, with surprise and excitement.

The Baihuohu spoke another call, which was to say goodbye to the family and calm everyone's emotions, saying that this time they were only responsible for the escort of food and weapons, and there should be no danger, etc.

After the hundred-householders said they had disbanded, Lin Daniu didn't even bother to discuss with his brothers, ran back to his house, and then plunged into the bedroom.

"Why are you running away? What's the matter with the 100-household master?" Dad Lin asked as he watched his eldest son run back hurriedly.

While taking out a long knife from under the cabinet, Lin Daniu said, "Dad, I'm going to go to war with the army!"

"Follow the army to go to the battle!" Dad Lin paused, "Why are you going to go to the battle suddenly? Where are you going? Where are you going?"

clang!

Lin Daniu pulled out his long sword, and the snow-white blade was exposed.

"I don't know yet, but I just mean that we were asked to go to the state city on the day, saying that we were escorting food and grass and weapons!"

He rubbed the blade and said.

But Dad Lin's eyes turned red, and his voice became trembling, "Don't go to the battlefield!"

"Dad~~"

Only then did Lin Daniu notice his strangeness about Dad Lin and quickly comforted him: "Dad, don't worry, we are only responsible for escorting food and weapons, and there is no need to go to the battlefield!"

"But it is estimated that the battalion soldiers will go to the battlefield. Dad and uncle are in the reinforcements camp and may need to go to the battlefield."

He thought of his uncle, who was a team officer in the Songzhou Wei Aiding Barracks.

Old man Lin could no longer suppress his worry, and ran out of the door in a panic, "I'll go to your uncle's house to see!"

Lin Daniu glanced at his father, but did not chase him, still stroking the sharp blade.

This knife was passed down from his grandfather, and it was said that it was a war knife given by Lord Yang.

That's right, Lin Daniu's grandfather had served as a soldier under Yang Zhengshan, and also followed Yang Zhengshan to conquer the Hu tribe in the East China Sea.

It's a pity that his grandfather did not come back and died on the battlefield in the north.

At that time, old man Lin was only in his teens, and old man Lin's uncle was only eight years old.

In the Lin family, Lin Daniu's grandfather was a heroic figure. Although his grandfather died on the battlefield, the Lin family received a lot of pensions and a lot of preferential treatment.

Lin Daniu grew up listening to his grandfather's stories, or more accurately, listening to Yang Zhengshan's stories.

Since he was a child, he fantasized that he could follow Lord Yang on the battlefield like his grandfather.

He also fantasized that if he died on the battlefield, Lord Yang would wear sackcloth and carry the coffin for him.

That's right, Yang Zhengshan really carried the coffin for his grandfather!

Back then, a thousand soldiers from the Anyuan City Garrison Camp went to war, but only half of them came back.

Yang Zhengshan wore sackcloth and carried the coffin himself to bury the fallen soldiers.

The coffin he carried was that of Lin Daniu's grandfather.

Lin Daniu's grandfather was just an ordinary soldier in the garrison camp at the time, but he killed hundreds of Hu cavalry on the battlefield and died in the last battle of Fuzhou City.

Old man Lin was in awe of the battlefield because his father died on the battlefield.

Lin Daniu was different. He only heard about his grandfather's merits on the battlefield, and did not feel the pain of losing his husband and father.

That night, the atmosphere in the Lin family was heavy.

Lin Daniu's parents, wife and children were all a little sad, which made Lin Daniu feel his family's fear of the battlefield and their worries about him.

But early the next morning, Lin Daniu still set out on the journey.

He looked at his parents, wife and children who were full of worry, and resolutely followed the captain to the state capital.

And in the whole Chongshan Town, there were countless soldiers like Lin Daniu.

The food and grass went before the troops moved.

Before the soldiers left the camp, the soldiers from the guards in various places gathered and were ready to go.