Royal road

"Dongying has an order to send troops to attack Lishi after the beginning of spring. The Shangdang is the backup and provides food and fodder for the army." More than ten days after the victory report was delivered, the document was finally sent back.But the things behind the official words are really annoying.

Hearing what Liang Feng said, the expressions of the people around him changed a little.Who can not understand such a word game?It's nothing more than wanting to prevent the prince from continuing to make contributions, and to tilt the food pressure to this side.In the previous two battles, there were rewards.But the promotion and promotion still have to wait for the court's approval, and the money, silk, grain and grass have not been seen.After a battle is fought, there are not many benefits, but a lot of burdens, which can make people feel resentful.

Cui Ji's face was not very good-looking: "Shangdang has taken in so many refugees, how can it support the army with food and fodder?! Why not go to Dong Yinggong and say that the war was won miserably, the casualties were too heavy, and it was unable to support the army to fight for rebellion."

On the side, Duan Qin frowned and shook his head: "If you disobey at this moment, you might give Duke Dongying an excuse. Why don't you discuss with the army in Jinyang to take down Yangyi, and with General Linghu around, you should have something to say."

Liang Feng looked down at the paperwork on the table, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "Last year we fought a war for a year, does Jinyang still have a lot of food?"

This remark stunned everyone, Cui Ji said: "I'm afraid I'm a little nervous. Just the delay in farming is enough to cause famine in half of the counties and counties in Bingzhou."

"Then the three generals sent this time, are they capable of recruiting good fighters?" Liang Feng continued to ask.

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

The food was insufficient, the morale of the army was low, and they had to attack Lishi, which was no different from sending them to death.Liang Feng pondered for a moment, and finally made a decision: "We should prepare food, squeeze out some food in addition to the spring plowing and containment plan, for the army to spend. Jinyang also needs to get in touch. If you need to complain, you can complain. It is time to make a statement, and the rations must be put to good use.”

When Duan Qin heard this, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly: "My lord, do you want to win the hearts of the soldiers?"

The current situation in Jinyang is very bad. It is necessary to stick to the city and keep half of the existing country.The troops are stretched everywhere, and Sima Teng is commanding blindly outside.The guard in the city may not be without complaints.If Liang Feng stood up at this time, gave them food and grass, and gave them backup, it would be no less than an ally, or even a reliance, for those generals who still insisted on merging the state.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, even if the grain and grass rot in the warehouse, he may not be willing to distribute it to the soldiers who worked hard for him.One side is the Bingzhou governor who asked them to garrison and let them die, but refused to give money or food.On one side is the prefect of Shangdang who worried about them and gave them backup.This subtle psychological offensive must be very powerful.It is not enough to spend some surplus food.

"The morale of the army is still secondary. I'm afraid there are not many soldiers left in Bingzhou who dare to fight. One dies and one less, and they can't all be squandered by those free-spirited guys." Liang Feng sighed softly.

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 Shangdang's troops are limited, and it's time for the busy farming season, so all the troops have gone down to farm.In the final analysis, it is to use the soldiers and horses of other families to buy some peace time for themselves.Spending some money and food is not a loss.

Hearing this, Duan Qin and Cui Ji couldn't help but feel relieved.They can use some tricks to find ways to turn down this job and keep Shangdang's interests.But Fu Jun is not only thinking about Shangdang, but also about the whole Bingzhou.Just his heart is several times stronger than the master of Bingzhou.

Now that it has been calculated, it is better to use the calculation and turn the disadvantage into an advantage.Such frankness is what the chief officer did.

Duan Qin pulled back his sleeves: "I'll do it now, sir."

Solved the trouble thrown by Sima Teng, and dealt with the official business on 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 seldom travels by car, but only on horseback.This horse is of Wusun bloodline, quite a steed.But she was a bit older, and she was a mare with a very docile temperament, so she was selected by Yiyan as his mount.

Liang Feng didn't care much.It is a pity that he cannot go to the battlefield alone, and it is a pity to have a good horse. Such a horse is enough for transportation.After getting on his horse, he took a few guards and galloped out of the city.

Now that his body is gradually recovering, and his back is beginning to gain strength, riding a horse is no longer a chore for Liang Feng.They traveled extremely fast all the way, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the cavalry camp outside the city.

Now the cavalry can be considered to have a large scale, from a few hundred at the beginning to nearly two thousand now.In the previous Shangdang offensive and defensive battle, another batch of horses were captured, which made the cavalry battalion expand again.This battalion is not like other garrison troops, all of them are regular soldiers, and the training is more rigorous than other divisions. When most of the auxiliary soldiers and garrison soldiers started farming, its drills never stopped.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Daying, a big gray horse came out to meet him.Yi Yan got off his horse and said, "My lord, are you going to patrol the camp?"

If there is something urgent, he can be called back to the city.The most likely reason for such a solo ride is to inspect.

Liang Feng said with a smile: "Just come out for a walk. Get on the horse and walk around with me."

These words made Yiyan's eyebrows tighten, but he didn't refute.The two hit horses and entered the camp casually.The camp of the cavalry battalion is far more spacious than other battalions. On the huge racecourse, many people are practicing on horseback.New recruits always have to pass the level of riding skills, and the methods in the battalion are quite rough. Whenever they fail to fall, they can pass the level.

Seeing those recruits whose bodies were stiff, clutching the reins tightly, and being reprimanded constantly, Liang Feng couldn't help but sneered: "Are these recruits still useful?"

"Practice for three months first." Yiyan answered simply.

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

"It will take some time for new recruits to become full-time soldiers. But the quota of [-] soldiers is considered full." Yi Yan replied.

So the cavalry battalion was divided into two.One main force is composed of the main soldiers of the Liang family, called "Tiger Cavalry", and the other main force is composed of soldiers from the Xiongnu, named "Wolf Cavalry".These two soldiers and horses constitute the most expensive fighting force under Liang Feng.Just two thousand cavalry is enough to support several times as many infantry.Coupled with the subsequent expenses for armor, crossbows, etc., I am afraid it will become a terrifying existence like a bottomless pit.

But what should be raised should be raised.There are quite a few Xiongnu cavalry, and Xianbei even claims to have 30 people who control the strings. If you are afraid of spending money not to train cavalry, it will be troublesome to fight in the future.

"After training, I'm afraid we will have to suppress bandits again." Liang Feng nodded.

He was not willing to take these treasures directly against the Huns.Suppressing the bandits first, and then fighting head-on, has always been the practice of the Liang Mansion in training soldiers and horses.

"The territory of Shangdang is already safe, does my lord want to lead troops to go out?" Yiyan reacted quickly, and immediately understood the meaning of Liang Feng's words.

"There are six prefectures in Bingzhou. In addition to Shangdang, Xihe and Xinxing counties are in the hands of the Huns. Yanmen County is the residence of Xianbei. The Taiyuan Kingdom in the hinterland is fighting fiercely. Only Leping Kingdom remains, which has not yet been involved in the war." Liang Liang Feng said lightly.

In terms of geographical location, Taiyuan State and Shangdang County are sandwiched between Xihe State and Leping State. If the Huns want to attack Leping, they have to cross these two counties, especially the line of Yangyi and Wuxiang.Now that Yangyi has been conquered, and it has been deterred, the Xiongnu will not be able to send troops northward to attack Leping in a short time.

The enemy did not occupy it, but Liang Feng could not leave such a large territory alone: ​​"It is too difficult for Shangdang to support a state with one county. Duke Dongying also ordered Shangdang to be the rear army to support the front line. This kind of thing , but one can’t be two three. 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, and Liu Yuan will not join the party for the time being, he must take advantage of the opportunity to increase his own strength.

Unexpectedly, Sima Teng would do such a reckless life, Yiyan's face darkened: "This subordinate will definitely take down Leping!"

"It's not about taking down, it's about helping people suppress bandits." Liang Feng sneered, and corrected, "It is said that there is a band of Qiang bandits over there, causing trouble. When I turn around, I will practice swords for the recruits. Apart from the cavalry, your subordinates The new army also needs to practice one or two times. By the way, the military achievements reported before have also been approved, and it is time for you to be promoted to the captain and the army of the unified county."

This is also Sima Teng's trick. Although the county captain is also a fifth rank, his official position is similar to that of a miscellaneous general.But the county soldier is a sensitive thing.Although the governors of various states and counties have begun to resume their command of soldiers, their names are not correct after all.For a captain, there is really no fixed number of troops to lead.

But Yiyan didn't care about the official position at all, but said: "In this way, the garrison troops can also be included in the county soldiers."

"Not bad." Liang Feng thought the same thing.In addition to Yiyan's thousand-man team, the newly formed garrison system can also be included in the county soldiers as an auxiliary force.

The key to this reform of the military system is the garrison of troops.Among the garrison troops, many soldiers of the Liang Mansion had already been placed.And after several wars, it is still not enough to win people's hearts by only exempting the soldiers from military service.Therefore, there have been some changes in the grain payment system for the troops.The grain produced from the farmland is only charged a quarter of the tax, of which three cents are directly transferred to military rations.This is somewhat different from the fact that the government soldiers in the Tang Dynasty did not pay taxes at all and brought their own food, grass and weapons, but compared with the garrison system in the Cao Wei period, it has been much more tolerant.barely self-sufficient.

The soldiers who were assigned to garrison land and the cattle and horses provided by the government were available, which was much better than other resettlement conditions for refugees.It will not be too far from the military field of Liangfeng Yihu.In this way, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be turned to protecting their own land, and their enthusiasm will also increase a lot.

And when the garrison soldiers are included in the ranks of the county soldiers, the generals among them can also receive salaries.From small officials of [-] shi to battalion officials of [-] shi, they were gradually incorporated into the official position system of the imperial court.Raising soldiers costs money at all times, but there is no good thing in this world that makes people work hard without giving money.If you want to unite the army, you need to have enough food and clothing.

Therefore, military training, at least to some extent to get back the lottery.Is there anything more profitable than suppressing bandits?

In the distance, a burst of cheers came.Liang Feng looked up and saw more than a dozen horses taking turns shooting in front of the grass target.This is advanced riding and archery training. I am afraid that some veteran showed his skills, and everyone cheered.

Liang Feng couldn't help but smile: "Wei Wu has tiger and leopard cavalry, and now I also have a tiger and wolf battalion under my command. With the addition of Yongrui and Pili, it can be regarded as an army. Boyuan should be my general Huwei. "

Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's general, was General Huwei.These words seemed to be a joke, but they were also words from Liang Feng's heart.These three battalions do not belong to the imperial court, but hang under the name of the Liang Mansion.The three major battalions plus the county soldiers constitute the backbone of the Shangdang, and only the confidants can lead them.

Riding on the horse, Yiyan's body froze for a moment, and then he pursed his lips tightly: "This subordinate will definitely live up to my lord's trust!"

Yiyan often said this, and Liang Feng also often heard it.Smiling and waving his hands, Liang Feng said: "It's been a long time since I've seen you shoot and hunt, why not walk with me?"

This is not like Liang Feng's style, and it is not even in line with Yiyan's habits.But without saying a word, he ordered a small team of guards to accompany him.Riding the horse, Yiyan followed behind, surrounded by a group of fine riders, the tightness in Liang Feng's chest seemed to be blown away by the southerly wind.Gently pinching the horse's belly, the black steed started to run, and the strong wind blew up the cloak behind him.