Royal Road - Chapter 167

[Chapter 166 | City]

“Dongying public order, send troops to attack Lishi after the spring. Shangdang is the backup and provides food for the army.” More than ten days after the good news was handed out, the document was finally sent back.

But the things behind the official words are really annoying.

Hearing what Liang Feng said, the faces of the people around him changed.

Who can’t understand such a word game?

It’s nothing more than wanting to stop Fujun from continuing to make meritorious deeds, and also to tilt the food pressure here.

In the previous two battles, there was a reward.

However, the promotion and jue still have to wait for the approval of the court, and there is no shadow of Qian, silk, grain and grass.

After a battle, the benefits are not much, but the burden is a lot, which can make people feel resentful.

Cui Ji’s face was not very good-looking: “Shangdang takes in so many refugees, how can they support the army?! It’s better to go to Xindong Yinggong and say that the war was a tragic victory, the casualties were too heavy, and they were unable to support the army to retaliate.

” Qin frowned and shook his head: “If you are disobedient at this moment, it will give Duke Dongying an excuse. It’s better to discuss with the army in Jinyang to conquer Yangyi, and there is General Linghu. You should say something.”

Liang Feng Looking down at the documents on the table, after a while, he suddenly said, “After a year of fighting last year, does Jinyang still have enough food?”

This made everyone stunned, Cui Ji said: “I’m afraid I’m a little nervous. It’s just farming. The

delay is enough to cause famine in half of the prefectures and counties in the state.”

“Then the three generals sent this time are able to recruit good warriors?” Liang Feng continued to ask.

“If you are good at fighting, why wait until today?” Duan Qin said with a wry smile.

There is not enough food, and the army’s morale is weak, and they have to attack Lishi, which is no different from dying.

Liang Feng pondered for a moment, and finally made a decision: “As for the preparation of food, in addition to the spring ploughing and the shelter plan, squeeze out some food for the army to spend. Jinyang side, also get in touch, and complain if you need to. Make sure to use these military rations on the blade.”

Hearing this, Duan Qin couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly: “Is the lord trying to win the heart of the army?”

The current situation in Jinyang is very bad. It is necessary to stick to the city and keep the existing half of the country.

Wherever the troops were placed, they were stretched thin, and Sima Teng was blindly commanding outside.

The defender in the city may not have no complaints.

If Liang Feng stood up at this time, gave them food and grass, and gave them backup, for those generals who still insisted on Bingzhou, they were no less than an ally, or even a reliance.

If you are determined to use Shangdang as the rear, then the effort you are willing to spend will definitely be different.

Sima Teng has a stingy temperament, and even if the food and grass are rotten in the warehouse, he may not be willing to give it to the soldiers who worked hard for him.

On the one hand, the governor of Bingzhou, who let them be stationed and let them die, but refused to give money and food.

On the other hand, the prefect of Shangdang, who was worried about them and gave them backup.

This subtle psychological offensive must be very powerful.

Spending some surplus food is not enough.

“Military morale is still secondary. I’m afraid there aren’t many soldiers left in Bingzhou who dare to fight. One less dead, one can’t all be squandered by those guys who are at ease.” Liang Feng sighed lightly.

This is also no way.

The entire Bingzhou is under the blade of the enemy. One more ally is better than one more enemy.

Now the Shangdang has limited troops, and because of the busy farming season, all the troops have gone to farm.

In the final analysis, it is to use the soldiers and horses of other families to buy some peace time for oneself.

Spend some money and food, not a loss.

Hearing this, Duan Qin and Cui Ji couldn’t help but feel relieved.

They are able to use some strategies to try to get rid of this errand and protect the interests of the party.

But what Fu Jun thinks about is not only Shangdang, but the whole Bingzhou.

Just the heart is several times stronger than the leader of the Bingzhou.

Now that it has been calculated, it is better to calculate the calculation and turn the disadvantage into an advantage.

Such magnanimity is what the chief officer does.

Duan Qin gathered up his sleeves and said, “I’ll go do it now.”

He solved the trouble thrown by Sima Teng, and dealt with the official business of the case.

After everyone left the main hall, Liang Feng did not leave immediately, but after pondering for a while, he ordered: “Prepare the horse.”

A radiant black horse was led out.

In the past two months, Liang Feng did not travel much by car, but only on horseback.

This horse is of Wusun blood and is quite a steed.

But after some years, it was a mare again, with a very docile temperament, so he was chosen by Yiyan as his mount.

Liang Feng didn’t care much.

He can’t go to the battlefield, and it’s a pity to have a good horse. It’s enough to have such a horse.

After getting on his horse, he took a few guards and galloped out of the city.

Now that his body has gradually recovered and his back has begun to gain strength, riding a horse is no longer a chore for Liang Feng.

The journey was extremely fast, and within two quarters of an hour, several people came to the cavalry camp outside the city.

Now the cavalry has a size, from a few hundred at first to nearly two thousand now.

In the previous offensive and defensive battle of Shangdang, another group of horses was captured, which greatly expanded the cavalry battalion.

This battalion is not like other troops, all of them are main soldiers, and the training is more severe than other troops. When most of the auxiliary troops and troops start to farm, its drills never stop.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the camp, a white horse greeted them.

Yi Yan turned over and dismounted: “My lord, but you want to patrol the camp?”

If there is any urgent matter, he can be recruited back to the city.

The biggest possibility to come here on such a simple ride is to inspect.

Liang Feng smiled and said, “Just come out for a walk. Get on the horse and accompany me to see around.”

Yiyan’s brows tightened at this remark, but he did not refute it.

The two entered the camp so casually.

The camp of the cavalry battalion is far more spacious than other battalions. On the huge racecourse, many people are climbing on horseback to practice.

Recruits always have to pass the riding test, and the methods in the camp are quite rough. When they can’t fall, they can pass the test.

Looking at the recruits who were stiff, clutching the reins, and being reprimanded constantly, Liang Feng couldn’t help but murmured, “Can these recruits still be used?”

“Let’s practice for three months.” Yi Yan answered simply.

“If the new recruits are also trained, the Tiger and Wolf Battalion will be full of soldiers, right?” Liang Feng asked.

“It will take some time for new recruits to become regular soldiers. But two thousand soldiers are full.” Yi Yan replied.

So the cavalry battalion was divided into two.

One main force was composed of the main soldiers of the Liang family’s direct line, and it was called “Tiger | Rider”, and the other main force was composed of Xiongnu descending troops, and it was called “Wolf Rider”.

These two troops constituted the most expensive fighting force under Liang Feng.

Two thousand cavalry alone is enough to support several times as many infantry as one’s own.

Coupled with the cost of matching armor, matching crossbows, etc., I am afraid it will become a terrifying existence like a bottomless pit.

But what should be raised should be raised.

There were quite a few Xiongnu cavalry, and the Xianbei even claimed to be 300,000 men in control.

“After training, I’m afraid that the bandits will be killed again.” Liang Feng nodded.

These treasures, he was reluctant to take them directly against the Huns.

Suppressing the bandits first, and then fighting head-on, has always been the practice of Liangfu to train troops and horses.

“The territory of Shangdang is settled, does the lord want to lead the troops to the expedition?” Yi Yan responded quickly, and immediately understood what Liang Feng meant.

“There are six counties in Bingzhou. Except for Shangdang, Xihe and Xinxing counties are in the hands of the Xiongnu. Yanmen county is the home of Xianbei. The hinterland of Taiyuan is fighting fiercely. Only Leping country is left, which has not yet been involved in the war.” Liang Feng said lightly.

Geographically speaking, Taiyuan and Shangdang County were sandwiched between Xihe and Leping. If the Xiongnu wanted to attack Leping, they had to cross these two counties, especially Yangyi and Wuxiang.

Now that Yangyi has been conquered, and it has become awe-inspiring, in a short period of time, the Huns will not be able to send their troops north to attack the country of Leping.

The enemy did not occupy it, but Liang Feng could not ignore such a large territory: “It is too difficult for Shangdang to support one prefecture with one county. Duke Dongying also ordered Shangdang to be the rear army and support the frontline forage. This kind of thing It’s time to expand the territory and strengthen the strength.”

Although Liang Feng accepted that order, the anger in his heart never dissipated.

Now that Sima Teng is not in Bingzhou, Liu Yuan will not be in the party for the time being. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he has to increase his own strength.

Unexpectedly, Sima Teng would commit such chaos, Yi Yan’s face sank: “My subordinate is determined to take Leping for the master!”

“It’s not to take it, it’s to help people suppress bandits.” Liang Feng snorted and corrected, “It is said that There is a group of Qiang bandits over there, which is a disaster for one side. When you turn around, you are just training the recruits. In addition to the cavalry, your recruits should also practice one or two. By the way, the military merits reported before have also been approved, you should Promoted to the commander, unified the army of the county.”

This is also a trick played by Sima Teng, although the commander of the county is also of the fifth rank, similar to the general officer of the miscellaneous number.

But the soldier is a sensitive thing.

Although state and county magistrates are now beginning to resume their command of the army, their names are not right after all.

There is really no set number of troops to lead a commander.

However, Yi Yan didn’t care about the official position at all, but said, “In this way, the army can be included in the army.”

“That’s right.” Liang Feng was thinking the same thing.

In addition to the 1,000-man team under Yi Yan, the newly formed military system can also be included in the county soldiers as an auxiliary force.

In this reform of the military system, the deployment of troops is the key.

Among the troops, there were already a lot of Liangfu Zheng soldiers.

And after several wars, it was still not enough to convince people to only exempt soldiers from military service.

Therefore, there have been some changes in the grain payment system of the garrison.

The grain produced from the farmland was only charged four percent of the tax, and three percent of it was directly converted into military rations.

This is somewhat different from the fact that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not pay taxes at all and brought their own food and grass weapons, but compared with the field system in the Cao Wei period, it was much more tolerant.

Barely self-sufficient.

Soldiers who have been assigned to the farmland, as well as cattle and horses provided by the government, are available, which are much better than other resettlement conditions for refugees.

It will not be too far from the military fields of Liangfengyihu.

In this way, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be turned to the protection of their own fields, and their enthusiasm will be greatly improved.

And when the soldiers were included in the ranks of the county soldiers, the generals and officials among them could also receive salaries.

From the 200-stone petty officials to the 600-stone camp officials, they were gradually incorporated into the official system of the imperial court.

It takes money to raise soldiers at any time, but there is no good thing in this world that makes people work hard and don’t give money.

If you want to unite the military, it is the foundation that you need to eat and wear warmly.

So training soldiers, at least to get back a little bit of color.

Is there anything more profitable than a gangster?

In the distance, a burst of cheers came.

Liang Feng looked up and saw that in front of the grass target, a dozen horses were taking turns shooting.

This is advanced cavalry and archery training. I am afraid that some veteran has shown his hand, causing everyone to cheer.

Liang Feng couldn’t help but bring a smile on his lips: “Wei Wu has tiger and leopard cavalry, and now I also have a tiger and wolf camp under my command. With the addition of Yongrui and Thunderbolt, it can be regarded as an army. Bo Yuan should be my tiger general. ”

Liu Bei’s general Zhao Yun, who served as General Huwei.

These words seemed like a joke, but they were also what Liang Feng said from the bottom of his heart.

These three battalions did not belong to the imperial court, but were hung under the name of Liangfu.

The three major battalions plus the county soldiers constituted the backbone of the Shangdang, and only confidants could lead them.

Riding on the horse, Yi Yan’s body froze for a moment, and then he pursed his lips: “This subordinate must live up to the master’s trust!”

Yi Yan often said this, and Liang Feng often listened to it.

Waving his hand with a smile, Liang Feng said, “I haven’t seen you hunting for a long time, so accompany me on a walk?”

This is not like Liang Feng’s style, and it doesn’t even conform to Yi Yan’s habit.

But he didn’t say a word, and ordered a small team of guards to accompany him.

Riding on the horse, Yi Yan followed behind him, and he rode around in circles. The suffocation in Liang Feng’s chest seemed to be blown away by the smoky wind.

Gently squeezed the horse’s belly, the black horse ran, and the strong wind blew up the cloak behind him.