In 937, the second year of Shi Jingtang and Tianfu of the Later Jin Dynasty, at the end of December, Zhang Zhao finally returned to Liangzhou City after seven months' absence before New Year's Eve.
Zhang Zhao entered from the east gate, Xuanwu Gate, but before he entered the city, he encountered Yin Yaozi, the deputy envoy of Jiedu who was responsible for guarding Liangzhou, his uncle Song Shantong, the governor of Liangzhou, Cao Sanniangzi, and the little wild cat Guo Waner.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Even Zhang Zhao’s Loli who is no longer a Loli - Samanpos Princess Sephie, and officials of all sizes in Liangzhou came to greet her.
Of course, there were more Liangzhou people who had brothers and sons who followed Zhang Zhao on the expedition.
Thousands of people danced outside Xuanwu Gate, expressing their joy at the return of the soldiers from the expedition. Drums and drums also sounded, playing a triumphal song.
With a high-pitched shout of "Remove armor", Cao Sanniang took the lead, Guo Waner and Seifei Ye, one on the left and one on the right, came over to remove Zhang Zhao's armor and put on a festive purple robe for him.
Now that Zhang Zhao has been granted the title of Prince of the County, and his official positions have reached the highest level, he can finally wear purple robes.
After Zhang Zhao put on his purple robe, he directly ordered him to remove his armor on the spot and gave all the soldiers who went on the expedition a full month's leave.
Then relatives flocked in to find their relatives and began to help them remove their armor.
The remaining officers of the Jiedu Yamen Bingcao and the Military Cao began to take back their weapons, armor and stomach, and register the amount of pay and silver to be distributed and the date of return to camp. As for the rewards, Zhang Zhao had already given them away.
Of course, according to the practice of the Guiyi Army, the first thing to enter the city are the ashes and relics of the fallen soldiers.
This time when he entered Guanzhong to quell the rebellion, Zhang Zhao recruited 4,000 Guiyi troops, more than 2,000 cavalrymen, and more than 2,000 civilians. He collected almost 3,000 party members on the road, and also recruited several hundred people in Weizhou.
Including civilians, the total number of people actually sent out was only 12,000.
Of course, the reason there were only two thousand civilians was because there were more mules and horses returning to the rebel army.
Among them, there were only 8,000 people who actually set out from Liangzhou, and there were only 6,000 soldiers.
In the seven months of bloody fighting, more than 800 people were killed in total, but more than 400 party members were killed.
The reason why the proportion is so large is because the equipment of the party items, especially the armor and stomach, is either non-existent or only some leather armor of very average quality.
And they are often responsible for relatively high-risk detection and cover-up missions, and even take the lead in missions.
Among the Guiyi Army, the casualties of the Six Knights were higher. The reason is the same. The main reason was also in terms of equipment.
The casualties of the Guiyi Army in Hanhai Town and Yucheng Town were only a dozen or so.
Because it is not easy to kill an experienced veteran who often wears two or three layers of armor, practices battle fighting all year round, and has top-level fat reserves.
Almost all the casualties of the Guiyi Army came from crossbows. In frontal fighting, not many people died.
Of course, this presupposes that you can win every battle. Once you lose, even warriors like the Guiyi Army will suffer heavy casualties in the pursuit battle.
Most of the soldiers of Fengxiang Army were killed in the chase after the retreat.
Under the Xuanwu sect, the families of the fallen soldiers tried their best to suppress their cries. They did not want to disturb the joy of the army returning from victory.
Moreover, generous pensions can also greatly alleviate their pain. In addition, although many families have relatives who died in the war, there are also relatives who have returned alive. Generally speaking, the atmosphere is not so depressing.
After settling in, there was a celebration banquet. Back to the familiar Liangzhou and his mansion, Zhang Zhao's tense heart finally relaxed.
He ate meat with large mouthfuls and drank from a large bowl. He would not refuse anyone who came to raise a glass with him. After a while, he was so drunk that his eyes were blurry.
Suddenly, Zhang Zhao seemed to see an enchanting, playful lolita with a sweet voice and a bit of a weird accent, dancing the Huxuan Dance for him.
The spinning figure brought up the gorgeous long skirt, flying like a butterfly, and as it danced, the clothes on her body began to disappear.
Until Taiwei Zhang, who had been on a vegetarian diet for most of half a year, howled and carried this naughty guy on his shoulders.
Soon, the thin, slightly dissolute laughter turned into a hissing sound of air-conditioning, and later, it turned into a sound of begging for mercy.
Zhang Zhao woke up. He didn't have to open his eyes until three o'clock in the morning, when the room was really hot and his stomach was a little hungry.
As soon as he opened his eyes, before he could get up, there was a soft exclamation and the sound of trotting footsteps coming from the door.
After a while, Mrs. Cao Sanniang was carrying the copper basin herself, and behind her were several maids carrying wooden buckets of warm water.
Little girl, no! Shan Niang, who should be called the eldest maid now, also came in with clothes in her arms.
Mrs. Cao Sanniang's eyes were filled with tears, and she came to undress Zhang Zhao without any scruples. Zhang Zhao instantly knew who had come in to replace the little lolita Sephie after she couldn't stand it and ran away last night.
"Erlang doesn't know how to feel pity. Last night, your little Hu Ji came to me screaming for help. She was crying so miserably!"
Lady Cao Sanni felt a little uncomfortable. She seemed to be blaming Zhang Zhao, but in fact she was saying that there was a reason why she came in last night.
Zhang Zhao laughed and grabbed Cao Sanniang's Yan Nai's hand without saying anything. The two of them looked at each other, and they felt as if they were connected to each other like an old couple.
At this time, Shan Niang walked past Zhang Zhao in a chest-length dress. The silly little girl of twelve or thirteen years old in the grotto kitchen was now eighteen or nineteen years old, and she was very tall and graceful.
It's just that... Zhang Zhao looked at Shan Niang's chest strangely, and pointed at the void with his finger.
"Shan Niang, where have you eaten all this food? Is it because your wife doesn't give you food? Why is there still no change? They were smaller than mine before, and now it seems that they are too!"
Shan Niang was so angry that she screamed, and she even wanted to pounce on Zhang Zhao and bite him twice.
People's first impression is so important. Others regard Zhang Zhao as a powerful heavenly being in Longyou, Hexi.
Only Shan Niang could not match up the ambassador and the mighty prince of Longyou County in Hexi Province with the silly little novice monk in the grotto six years ago who only wore a silk robe.
Mrs. Cao Sanniang laughed so hard that the slight embarrassment she felt just now disappeared immediately. She looked at Zhang Zhao dumbfounded and said.
"Do you like Shan Niang, Erlang? If you like it, she will be responsible for your daily life from now on!"
Zhang Zhao quickly waved his hand, "As long as you are a martial artist, you can come and take care of your daily life.
Good mother, let me wait for a while and find a good family for him. There are so many good sons and daughters who are not married to me, so how good it would be for good mother to be a big wife in a family in an upright and upright manner! "
With these words, Mrs. Cao Sanniang narrowed her eyes with satisfaction, and Shan Niang immediately forgave Zhang Zhao for talking about her.
It is definitely better to marry a young officer and become a wife than to be a maid in Zhang Zhao's house who is not even as good as a concubine.
However, after washing up, Mrs. Cao Sanni suddenly felt a little depressed, with tears still rolling in her eyes.
She mustered up the courage to look at Zhang Zhao and said, "When Erlang sent Nobunaga'er to Tokyo, did he really just want him to be Princess Shang?"
"It seems I still can't hide it from you!" Zhang Zhao also sighed.
"Why did Erlang do this? Nobunaga is brave, good-looking, and has brought hundreds of knights with him. I'm afraid the emperor in Tokyo will fall in love with him at first sight. What if he is not allowed to return to Hexi?"
"Sanniang is so confident, Shi Jingtang will definitely keep Nobunaga'er?"
"That's natural. He is a good boy who I have painstakingly taught. How many young men in the world can compare with him?" Speaking of her son, Lady Cao Sanni looked very confident.
Zhang Zhao thought for a while and then said to Mrs. Cao Sanniang: "There is really a compelling reason why I sent Nobunaga to Tokyo."
The reason why Zhang Zhao has no choice but to do this is actually very simple. Now that his status is getting higher and higher, there will be fewer and fewer things that he did in person in the past.
Murong Nobunaga was actually Zhang Zhao's chosen substitute for himself when he charged into battle.
This time, letting Murong Nobunaga go to Tokyo to meet Shi Jingtang was actually a test.
If Murong Nobunaga was tried by Shi Jingtang to retain him, but still had to find a way to return to Zhang Zhao, then he would be considered to have passed the examination.
In the future, except for not having the right to inherit the throne, Murong Nobunaga will be no different from his son.
If he failed the assessment and stayed in Tokyo, where the entertainment was a feast, it would be easy for Zhang Zhao to continue to invest a lot of effort and emotion.
Moreover, ten years later, when the Central Plains underwent drastic changes, Murong Nobunaga, who was in Kaifeng, could still play an unimaginable role.
As for the last point, it was his selfishness. He wanted to let the Daibei Wuxun Group accept him to a certain extent through the marriage of Murong Nobunaga and Princess Yongle.
This will create a good external environment for Zhang Zhao to swallow Shuofang Jiedushi and attack the Li family of the trouble-making army.
As for the six hundred knights who went with Murong Nobunaga, Zhang Zhao was not worried. He, Zhang Zhao, was not a civil servant like the Song and Ming Dynasties, but a feudal official who was just like a foreign vassal.
Shi Jingtang was not the destined emperor who spoke of the Tianxian, but a child emperor who was despised by everyone.
At this time, Shi Jingtang could be said to be the most despised among the emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years.
Historically, even Li Shengtian, who was far away in the Western Regions, despised him and dared to ridicule him in front of the envoys of the Jin Dynasty.
Not to mention the Central Plains, An Chongrong said, "The emperor is the one who has strong soldiers and horses." 'I said this while despising Shi Jingtang.
In fact, before Shi Jingtang betrayed his country and sought glory as emperor, although the Five Dynasties were in chaos, the face of the emperor of the Central Plains had not been torn off by warriors from all over the country and completely trampled into the mud.
But as soon as Shi Jingtang ascended the throne, he directly changed the title of emperor and emperor into a large military governor.
Therefore, even if Shi Jingtang planned to keep the 600 knights from the Guiyi Army, he would have to pay several times more compensation.
Moreover, half of these six hundred knights are composed of the major clans in Shazhou and Hexi Tang'er. Their admiration for Zhang Zhao cannot be moved by simple gold and silver treasures. What's more, Zhang Zhao gave more gold and silver treasures. .
What Shi Jingtang can really win over are the more than two hundred cavalrymen from the Liugu tribe.
As for these cavalry, Zhang Zhao can pull more from Liangzhou, Shanzhou, Lanzhou, and Taozhou at any time, as long as they have enough equipment and certain training.
Zhang Zhao had a backup plan. The two hundred cavalrymen were the bait given to Shi Jingtang. As long as he ate it, Captain Zhang would lead him away with his righteousness.
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I'm afraid that if there is anything that needs to be reviewed, I might as well send it out in advance.
