Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

It’s so tragic!

The fortifications of the various passages in the village are very simple. They are just demolished houses in the village and randomly built with earth blocks and wood. It can only hinder the cavalry charge, but cannot stop the infantry from crossing. It relies entirely on people to bear the attack.

The corpses of the victorious troops who had died were also used by their companions to build fortifications.

These guys were almost numb. Even if they knew that Ju Ming was coming to save them and that their lives were no longer in danger, they could not see much expression fluctuations on their faces.

One by one, they lay down or leaned on each other, resting and taking a nap in place.

It wasn't until they heard that Pharmacist Guo was coming that they finally showed some joy. But only the generals stood up to greet him, while the soldiers still lay down and rested, and did not show much respect for Medicine Master Guo.

Ju Ming asked the army to camp nearby, and the cavalry was sent out to conduct reconnaissance.

Before dark, Bai Shenglai reported: "In addition to the direct infantry of Guo Pharmacist, some of these are Zhao Heshou's army. When ordered to attack Chenliu, there were about 8,000 people. They suffered heavy casualties and decided to defect. At that time, about 7,000 people fled. , now everyone is injured. More than 2,000 people died in the village, more than 1,000 people were seriously injured, and hundreds died in the wild while escaping. Hundreds more were not seriously injured, but they passed out due to excessive bleeding. . Military doctors said that even if they are treated with all their strength, at most three to four thousand people can still fight, and many of them will be disabled for the rest of their lives."

"Treat him as much as possible." Ju Ming said.

Not long after, Medicine Master Guo came over with his son and generals who had bandaged their wounds.

"Greetings to Marshal Langjun!" Everyone saluted.

They had already paid their respects to Ju Ming when he first entered the village, but they simply said a few words and went to treat his injuries.

After lifting several generals up with his own hands, Ju Ming said: "Since we are against the Jin people, we are no longer enemies. As long as the wounded soldiers survive, I will do my best to treat them. It will be impossible to bring you back to Yanjing within a year or two." . I accept those who are willing to surrender, but they must obey the military orders. The ugly words are ahead, you and the soldiers under your command, if you are willing to obey the military orders, can continue to fight in the army, and you will be beaten and punished from now on. "

After glancing at the generals, Ju Ming continued: "If you are dissatisfied, please speak out as soon as possible. I will not make it difficult. The northwest road of Beijing is full of unclaimed land. I plan to place the retired people in a village somewhere and lend them to you." Some grain rations and seeds are exempt from taxes for the first two years of farming. General Guo, they may not believe my words, so go and make arrangements yourself."

"Yes!" Pharmacist Guo led these people away again.

Judging from the reactions of the generals and soldiers, Ju Ming knew that it was useless to say anything, and they would not believe it even if you poured out your heart and soul.

In other words, they will never trust anyone again!

Then just make it clear. Those who are willing to obey the management will stay as soldiers, and those who are not will be placed in the countryside to farm.

As for the disabled, Ju Ming didn't bother to take care of them. He had no obligation. Pharmacist Guo would find a way to solve the problem himself.

"Dad, what does Marshal Zhu mean?" Guo Anguo asked.

Pharmacist Guo said: "That's what he meant. I have a secretary and a military judge under my command, and we have gotten along quite well these days. According to them, if Marshal Zhu makes his words clear, it means that he will implement them one by one. .The military discipline here is very strict. If you want to stay and continue to serve as a soldier, you have to change your past habits."

"I'm afraid they are taking the opportunity to disperse our troops, and we will definitely start to completely annex them in the future!" Zhao Heshou guessed.

Pharmacist Guo shook his head: "Marshal Zhu has no shortage of soldiers. He puts the rules first here, and he must explain them clearly. Anyone who violates them will be punished. If the rules are not explained clearly, even if someone violates them, he will be given a lighter punishment. Four words Rewards and punishments are clear.”

Guo Changxian said in surprise: "It has only been less than ten days, and my brother has been taken over by Marshal Zhu?"

Pharmacist Guo smiled bitterly: "The rules are there. There are only obedience and disobedience. How can we not accept it? I took the cavalry who surrendered. I was neither given special attention nor suffered any bullying. Anyway, I treated everyone equally and acted according to the rules. .”

"Hehe, I don't believe it. Do the soldiers here have no selfish intentions because everyone follows the rules?" Zhao Heshou sneered.

Pharmacist Guo said: "There must be selfish motives, and there must be concerns about distance and distance, but what you want to do must first abide by the rules."

Zhou Kui said: "Never mind him, as long as I can survive. As long as I'm not forced to die and my wages are not deducted, I'll obey the rules if he wants me to, and I won't hesitate to fight hard if he wants."

"Alas, the rules here are hard to follow," Pharmacist Guo lamented. "Drinking and gambling are not allowed in the army. Can your soldiers prohibit it? In less than ten days, I have punished dozens of people with my own hands. Those bastards didn't carry any You can actually gamble your money on next month’s military pay.”

Zhou Kui exclaimed: "If you don't drink or gamble, what's the point of being a soldier?"

Pharmacist Guo said: "It's just that you are not allowed to do this in the military camp. No one will take care of you after you leave the camp. But you are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization. You must be released during holidays."

"That's okay, it's enough to have a place to drink and gamble." Zhou Kui said with a smile.

Zhao Heshou stopped talking. Medical Master Guo had talked a lot, and he basically understood what was going on at Ju Ming's side.

Military discipline is strict and rewards and punishments are clear. It is impossible to be a warlord anymore, and it is impossible to give away territory.

Guo Anguo asked: "What official position did my father get?"

Guo Yaoshi said: "With the rank of lieutenant colonel, he is the commander of the temporary cavalry regiment. When the number of cavalry is increased to 1,500, it will no longer be called the temporary establishment, but will be given a correct name."

"What is a lieutenant colonel?" Guo Anguo asked confused.

"Probably similar to Zhaowu Xiaowei." Guo Yaoshi said.

Zhao Heshou said angrily: "The commander-in-chief has such a resounding reputation in the north, but he only voted for a man named Zhu to be the captain of Zhaowu?"

"You know what the heck," Pharmacist Guo said amusedly, "The Zhu family and his son have neither claimed the title of emperor nor the king. How big of an official can their civil and military officials be? There are only three major generals in the entire army, followed by more than ten colonels, and then Then there are lieutenant colonels like me. I asked Brother Sang, who enforces military law, and he said that as long as he performs meritorious service, he will be promoted. With the elite soldiers under our command, is it not easy to perform meritorious service? After a few battles, I will definitely be promoted to colonel! "

"You won't be accused of being greedy for military merit, right? People in the Song Dynasty often did this." Zhao Heshou said worriedly.

Pharmacist Guo shook his head: "Probably not. Marshal Zhu values ​​rules the most. This is the foundation of his army. Once the rules are broken, the morale of the army will be broken. He is not that stupid."

When the Jin people sent troops, Song Huizong, Tong Guan, Cai You and others planned to canonize Pharmacist Guo as King of Yan.

However, before the canonization edict was issued, news came that Medicine Master Guo had rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered gold.

A warlord who was about to be crowned king, after being manipulated by the Jin people, not only did he not get any high-ranking official or salary, but he was also sent to be a pioneer and had to do all kinds of hard work. Faced with this situation, Pharmacist Guo's first reaction was not to rebel, but to work hard to gain Wanyan Zongwang's trust.

In comparison, Ju Ming's giving a lieutenant colonel the rank was considered extremely generous.

It is true that this person is unruly and unruly, and it is also true that he is not well-bred. But at his core, he is afraid of strength. As long as you are strong enough, Yaoshi Guo is actually very easy to deal with.

What is really difficult to deal with is the tough soldiers.

Those tough soldiers have their own will. When they are deducted from military pay or encounter abnormal treatment, they will join forces to cause trouble collectively, or even coerce generals into rebellion.

If his cavalry had not disobeyed military orders, how could Master Guo betray the Jin people on the battlefield that day?

If Ju Ming discriminated against and abused the surrendered soldiers, or forced them to die, or withheld food and salary for a long time, even if Guo Yaoshi wanted to be a loyal minister, he would be coerced by the soldiers and become a second-rate soldier. This problem seems to be easy to solve, it is just a matter of treating everyone equally. But the Song State could never solve it, and the Jin State would definitely discriminate against them. On the contrary, it was a completely unsolvable problem.

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Chen Liu.

"Chen Jianjiu, General Li is here." A civil servant reminded.

Chen Yuyi was drowsily woken up by someone. He turned over and got up, only to see a rebel general leading a group of soldiers from the horse path to the city wall.

Li Bao raised his hands in greeting and announced his identity: "Chen Supervisor Jiu, I am Li Bao, and I am General Ningyuan."

Zhang Guangdao, Li Bao and Yang Zhi, as the three generals of the Sichuan Gorge Rebel Army, are still very famous in the Song Dynasty.

Chen Yuyi bowed and said, "Thank you, General Li, for bringing troops to rescue. The people of Chenliu were saved."

"I've asked about it, and you are a good official," Li Bao said with a smile. "Other officials have avoided you as a wine tax collector, but you can still recruit troops to defend the city. In normal times, you collect wine taxes according to the rules. You don't rely on the official Threatening to blackmail merchants. Why should such a good official work for a faint king? I am the commander-in-chief all the way. When there are not enough civil servants, I can appoint civil servants temporarily. If you are willing to change your ways, you can be the chief officer of Chenliu, and I will reward you with a promotion after the war. "

Chen Yuyi declined politely: "I hope the general will treat the people of Chenliu kindly. Since the Jin soldiers have retreated, it's time for me to return to my hometown and live in seclusion."

Li Bao asked: "Where is your hometown?"

"My ancestral home is Chang'an, and I am now a native of Luoyang." Chen Yuyi said.

"They are all good places," Li Bao said with a smile, "It's just that Chang'an will be occupied by our army soon, and Luoyang will be a matter of time. Even if Mr. Chen returns to his hometown to live in seclusion, he will still be under the rule of Xianggong Zhu and Marshal Zhu. Instead of living in seclusion and being a common people, why not become an official and benefit all people?"

Chen Yuyi said: "I dare not insult our ancestors."

Chen Yuyi's great-grandfather was named Chen Xiliang. He was an upright man who dared to offend powerful people and even the emperor. He was demoted and dismissed many times. When he was ordered to regulate the Yellow River, he always lived in the place where it was about to burst, so as to encourage the officials and the people to do their best to fight the flood.

And he is also an engineer. A certain bridge in Suzhou is always destroyed by floods. After Chen Xiliang inspected it on the spot, he personally designed and built the bridge. No matter how big the flood was, the bridge would never collapse again.

Due to its excellent performance, the imperial court ordered its promotion. From Kaifeng to Sizhou, all bridges on the Bianhe River adopted the bridge style designed by Chen Xiliang.

Li Bao asked: "Have you read the "Resisting the Jin Dynasty"? I remember that in the surrounding counties and counties of Kaifeng, there are many detailed works by our army. I should be able to post the slogan in the city. Can't Mr. Chen distinguish between the subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world? If you continue to let the foolish king rule China, you will surely be in danger of destroying the world! Mr. Chen does not need to make a decision immediately, but he can go to see Marshal Zhu first."

Chen Yuyi was greatly shocked when his good friend and Bole Ge Shengzhong turned to the thieves, and he had already loosened his mind.

Without giving Li Bao an accurate answer, Chen Yuyi left the city wall and returned to his residence.

There were rebel soldiers along the way to maintain law and order, and they did not harass the people. This was much more disciplined than the officers and soldiers.

Less than an hour after Jin Bing left, order was restored in Chenliu City, all the shops were open again, and soldiers even dared to solicit business when they encountered them.

Seeing this, Chen Yuyi suddenly felt that there was nothing terrible about changing dynasties.

On the contrary, it’s even better!

In fact, among the three generals under Ju Ming's command, Li Bao's troops had the worst military discipline...