"How many troops do we have now? Is there enough food and grass?"
Zhengzhou, Guancheng County, Cui Family Courtyard.
Cui Junchuo looked at Pan Zhenyue who came to "report work" and asked.
Pan Zhenyue cupped his hands and replied: "Back to the old man, in the past two months, we have recruited a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses secretly and openly! We have basically used up all the young men in and outside the city, plus 20,000 state soldiers. Horses and the Cui family's 30,000 secret guards, we have a total of 250,000 troops and horses! As for food and grass, the Cui family in Boling and the Zheng family in Xingyang are not willing to contribute manpower, but are only willing to contribute material and financial resources, so our food and grass are very It’s enough, enough to supply an army of 250,000 men for a month!”
"Hmph! Boling Cui? Xingyang Zheng? They are all old foxes!"
When Cui Junchuo heard this, he snorted with some dissatisfaction. After thinking for a while, he said: "Let's ignore these two families for now. They are just those who adapt to the wind! After we take Luoyang, they will bring their troops and horses. Deliver it to your door yourself!”
"Your Majesty!"
Pan Zhenyue cupped his hands and agreed.
The family attaches great importance to profit. The Boling Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family are now tied to the same warship just because of their interests, and they are far from the level of living and dying together!
"Tomorrow's swearing-in meeting, try to recruit as many people as possible. Anyone under forty years old can be recruited. Some people are not strong enough, so let them charge into the battle! The city of Luoyang is tall and thick, and it always needs human lives to fill it! Remember, The soldiers and horses of the governor's office and the secret guards of the Cui family must not be used as forwards!"
Cui Junchuo's eyes flashed coldly, and then he said coldly.
Pan Zhenyue felt a chill in his heart, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "Yes! Old lady!"
Cui Junchuo nodded and said: "However, the martial arts masters that the Cui family has raised over the years can be transferred to you this time. Although these people are highly skilled in martial arts, they are simple-minded and far from generals. But if they are used to do They should still be able to do some assassination work, or attack the enemy as a vanguard!"
Pan Zhenyue was very excited when he heard this. Most of his people were mediocre and they needed that kind of powerful martial arts master, so he handed over his hand and said: "Thank you, old lady, for your trust!"
"Have Ye Minglei and Wei Zheng been found~?"
After a moment of silence, Cui Junchuo suddenly asked.
Wei Zheng was originally a thorn in his heart, but Ye Minglei, who disappeared mysteriously yesterday, planted another thorn in his heart, making it difficult for him to sleep and eat well!
Pan Zhenyue raised his hands in embarrassment and said: "Back to Grandpa, the students sent people to search Guancheng County, but they couldn't find Wei Zheng and Ye Minglei!"
Cui Junchuo was dazed for a long time, sighed helplessly, and said: "Forget it if you can't find them, they should be hiding in some unknown corner, lingering, it will not affect the overall situation, and prepare for tomorrow's swearing-in meeting!" "
These words sounded like he was comforting others, but only Cui Junchuo knew that these words were comforting himself!
"yes!"
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"Wen Hao, how are you? Are you not used to it?"
On the official road from Chang'an to Zhengzhou, tens of thousands of troops stretched for several miles and were advancing rapidly. The soldiers ran and walked for a while without resting in between. This was the ancient rapid march!
Meng Wenhao and Tiedan received some preferential treatment because of Li Zexuan. They didn't have to walk but rode horses.
Tiedan was as nimble as a monkey, and riding a horse was no problem. However, Meng Wenhao had never ridden a horse before, so he had to ride with Pang Feiji. At this time, Tiedan looked at Meng Wenhao, whose face turned pale. asked worriedly.
Riding a horse is no better than riding a carriage. The bumps on the horse will only be worse. The army had only marched more than thirty miles, and Meng Wenhao was already a little dizzy from the bumps. At this moment, when he heard Tiedan's concern, his face He forced a smile and said:
"I'm fine! Tiedan, how many miles have we walked?"
"Twenty or thirty miles, right? Wen Hao, if you keep insisting, the army will probably stop to rest and cook in a while!"
Tiedan looked at the sun that was approaching his head, and then said.
"oh!"
When Meng Wenhao heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said a little strangely: "Tiedan, why do I feel that you seem to be very familiar with marching and fighting?"
Tiedan smiled and said, "I heard what my father said. He often told me about his past wars in the north!"
"Oh~! That's it!"
"The general has given orders. The officers and soldiers of the three armies are repairing on the spot, and the cooks of each battalion are preparing pots and cooking. After an hour, the army will set off and continue marching~!"
"The general has given orders. The officers and soldiers of the three armies are repairing on the spot, and the cooks of each battalion are preparing pots and cooking. After an hour, the army will set off and continue marching~!"
By coincidence, while the two were talking, a messenger soldier came from the front of the team, riding a horse and shouting while running.
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March 30th of the second year of Zhenguan.
Henan Road, Zhengzhou, Guancheng County.
Early in the morning, the soldiers from the government went door to door and asked all the people to gather at a school ground in the east. Everyone, men, women, old and young, must go!
"Liu Canjun, are we really all going to go?"
In the south of the city, in the private house rented by Liu Rengui and others, a big man asked Liu Rengui.
The officers and soldiers just left here not long ago!
Liu Rengui frowned, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth and said: "Go! If we don't go, we will probably be surrounded by soldiers and horses from the state capital! But Wei Zuocheng and Ye Xiancheng will definitely not be able to go. I Talk to them later and let them hide in the tunnel! Oh, Lao Feng, I heard before that you can disguise yourself? Can you help me with it? The chief clerk of the county government has seen me, so I can’t let him see it. Come out~!”
Old Feng's real name is Feng Wu. He was originally a captain in the governor's office. He is almost the second-in-command in this team now. Hearing this, Feng Wu was a little embarrassed and said: "Hey! Liu Canjun, those are all people I used to follow. It’s nonsense, it’s better to say it’s called disguise, but in fact it’s just putting a few beards on your face and making a few folds, it’s not really disguise!”
Liu Rengui choked, calmed down for a while, and said helplessly: "Just put on a beard, as long as you don't get recognized by the king! Old Feng, move faster!"
Feng Wu suddenly became energetic, and he said happily: "Okay! Just take a look at Liu Canjun! Hehe!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Rengui brought a basin of water. Looking at the fierce-looking man with an unshaven beard and a hideous scar on his face reflected in the water, he suddenly had the idea of striking someone with a knife.
"Liu Canjun? Liu Canjun? How is my old Feng's craftsmanship? Look, this scar looks just like the real thing. I'm sure your mother won't recognize you when she sees it!"
Lao Feng didn't have much discernment, so he said smugly beside him.
"Get out~!"
Liu Rengui was furious, suddenly raised his head and roared.
Lao Feng was immediately frightened and ran away.
"This king's secretary is really in the way. If it weren't for him, why would it be so troublesome? We have to find an opportunity to get rid of this guy~!"
Liu Rengui pinched his beard and muttered in a low voice.
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To the east of the city, on a school ground.
Before midnight, tens of thousands of people had come here. These people included not only the people in the city, but also many people who came to Zhuangzi outside the city. In the past month, Guancheng County was only allowed to enter and not leave. Zhuangzi outside the city The unsuspecting farmers inside will never be able to get out once they enter the city. Today they were also driven to this school grounds!
"Everyone stand in line! Men stand on the left side, women stand on the right side, children under ten years old and seniors over forty years old stand at the end~!"
There are thousands of armored sergeants patrolling the school grounds and maintaining order.
"You stop?"
Suddenly, a sergeant stopped a middle-aged man.
The man trembled and said: "Master Jun, did you call me?"
The sergeant said coldly: "Where are you going? How old are you~?"
"I am already forty-five this year!"
The man looked panicked.
The sergeant said angrily: "Fart! Someone, take him to Mr. Sihu to verify his identity. If he lies about his age, he will cut off his head and feed it to the dogs~!"
Suddenly, the two soldiers behind him swarmed up and grabbed the middle-aged man!
"Spare your life! Master! I don't dare to lie anymore. I will stand in the front!"
The middle-aged man's face was suddenly full of fear, and he begged for mercy.
"Hmph! You are indeed deceiving this general, drag him down and chop him~!"
The sergeant said with a cold face and no mercy.
When Liu Rengui came to the school grounds, he saw such a scene. A similar situation happened more than once today. Under such intimidation, the common people became much more honest one by one. Few people lied about their age and sneaked away secretly. Went to the back.
"How many of you? Which neighborhood do you live in? Why don't you go and line up in front?"
After the sergeant finished showing off his power, he noticed Liu Rengui and others and shouted again.
Liu Rengui hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General, we are not locals. We came to Guancheng County last month to help Boss Zhou from Bianzhou escort a batch of goods. Later, we were unable to leave the city and have been living in Wuningfang. !”
"Coming from out of town?"
The sergeant rolled his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking in his head. He just heard him say again: "I seem to have heard about you, so how many of you are there in total?"
Liu Rengui had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still answered bravely: "There are two hundred of us in total!"
"Two hundred people? Okay, okay! You just stand here. After the governor has finished speaking, you all come to me. Did you hear that? My surname is Huang, and I am a soldier of the governor's office!"
The sergeant put his hands on his hands and smiled.
Liu Rengui didn't know what kind of medicine this guy was selling, but he didn't want to cause trouble here, so he had to say: "Yes! Huang Canjun!"
"Yeah! That's pretty much it!"
The sergeant nodded with satisfaction and walked away.
On the other side, on the general stage in front of the school field, several noble people appeared.
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