Gao Zhang held his arm, but in the end he couldn't bear to part with this famous general who would go down in history. After smiling at him, he asked sincerely.
"I would like to ask you, are you willing to become the Marquis of Yu, the capital of my personal soldiers, and accompany me to the Xingqing Mansion?"
"Marquis Yu, the capital of personal soldiers..."
Han Shizhong looked at the No. 1 Scholar in front of him in astonishment. He looked flattered and didn't know whether he should agree or not.
The boss on the side, Yang Weizhong, saw his beloved general's stupid look and wanted to kick him, and shouted directly.
"Good minister, what are you doing in a daze? Why don't you quickly thank the commander-in-chief for the promotion!"
"I will thank Marshal Gao at last!"
Without saying a word, Han Shizhong just pushed the golden mountain and fell the jade pillar and bowed to the ground.
"General, please come up quickly. General, please come over immediately after you clean up and lead the brothers in the headquarters..."
Gao Zhang helped Han Shizhong up again and patted his thick arm.
Han Shizhong took the Xia Guo sword handed over by Fu An, tied it to his waist happily, took the heavy armor, and then strode away in a hurry.
"Commander Gao, Jingyuan protects this battle. Our army has 2,537 horses, 127 warlocks, and 300 iron armors...
In addition, there are countless cattle and sheep, and the official warehouse in the city stores about 37,000 dan of grain, and there are also dried meat..."
With the report of the trophies being inspected, all the generals were beaming with joy, and the most joyful thing was naturally the more than 2,500 war horses.
You must know that when they sent out troops this time, in addition to the eight thousand cavalry of the Forbidden Army, the cavalry from the Western Army soldiers and horses was only worth a thousand.
And here we directly obtained more than 2,500 war horses, how could we not make people feel happy?
Gao Zhang nodded while carefully calculating how these things should be distributed.
After all, he is the commander-in-chief of an army. He must know how to establish authority and at the same time show kindness. Only by giving both kindness and power can he win over the hearts of the soldiers of the Western Army.
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After finally dealing with these troublesome problems, all the generals of the Western Army were filled with joy because the rain and dew had been equalized.
Gao Zhang, on the other hand, assigned new tasks without hesitation.
At this moment, a huge map industry has been spread out in front of everyone.
"This is the defense map of the Xixia Xishou Baotai Army Division that was previously collected. Generals, please take a look. The Xishou Baotai Army Division has a total of nine forts, only three of which are in the north. The remaining six forts are all at the junction of Xi'an Prefecture and Huizhou. .”
"Our army has now captured the Jingyuan Fort. We certainly cannot give up here. Therefore, I am going to divide our troops into five armies. I will lead one army and personally garrison the Jingyuan Fort."
"Generals Yao Xiong and Yao Gu, you two command 5,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, and are heading to the west of Roulang Mountain. Your goal is the three forts in front of Huizhou.
I will deploy thirty artillery groups to cooperate with you. We must capture these three forts within five days. Do you have any objections? "
Yao Xiong raised his eyebrows and accepted the order generously without hesitation. With that kind of flying thunder cannon that destroys the world.
Not to mention those Xixia forts whose defense and military strength are far inferior to that of Jingyuan Fort. Even if you ask me to attack Zhuo Luo and Nanjun Si, I dare to agree.
"Master Zhong said, Master Zhong and the two generals, I will also equip you with 5,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, and 30 artillery batteries.
Go south and cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Xi'an Prefecture to capture these three forts and open up the connection with Xi'an Prefecture..."
"The general has received the order and must attack these three forts within five days."
"General Zhe Yanzhi and Zhe Keke, I will give you the same five thousand infantry, three thousand cavalry and thirty artillery batteries. The three forts in the north will also be captured within five days..."
"Commander Gao, as a result, there are so many prisoners of war in Jingyuan Fort..."
"Don't worry, I have already made a plan. I also ask the generals to return to the camp quickly and let the soldiers have a good rest. We will launch the troops early tomorrow morning..."
"Since the troops will be sent out tomorrow, we cannot but congratulate ourselves on the great victory of Jingyuan Fort today. We have enough food to eat. However, the officers and men can only drink two taels of wine. They must not delay the time and disobey military orders."
"Here!" All the Song generals in the hall were delighted, and they all responded loudly.
During the celebration banquet, Gao Zhang would naturally not miss this good opportunity to show his face and reputation, and walked around the soldiers on his two legs.
From time to time, he would clink glasses with the generals and soldiers with a cup filled with green ant wine.
After returning to his residence, it was already approaching midnight, and Zhao Aban asked Gao Zhang if he would deliver the good news to the court now.
"There's no rush, I'll take care of some things first, and then I'll send a good news to the court early tomorrow morning."
After returning to the house, Gao Zhang immediately called Na Fu'an to prepare pen and ink for him. After pondering for a long time, he finally started to write ink.
Fu'an, who was studying ink on the side, looked at it for a long time and finally determined one thing.
"Sir, are you painting?"
"Well, I'm going to create a picture of defeating the enemy and send it to Bianliang, Tokyo, together with the news of success."
Gao Zhang said without raising his head while continuing to splash ink.
At this moment, the original palace of the Dutong Army had become the residence of Gao Zhang, the deputy envoy for economic strategy and comfort.
At this moment, Fang La and Han Shizhong were walking around in the row, bragging and spanking.
Fang La was a hero from the south of the Yangtze River, while Han Shizhong was a hero from the north. Both were strong men with unstoppable courage.
When these two entered the fierce battle today, they were both good men with bloody clothes. In addition, Fang La was actually Gao Zhang's uncle, and Han Shizhong was a warrior that Gao Zhang admired.
It can be regarded as a mutual sympathy, and Han Shizhong learned a lot of legends about this prodigy champion from Fang La's mouth.
I feel more and more in my heart that I am truly blessed to be able to become the Marshal Gao's personal soldier, the Marquis of Yu.
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"Hey, it's already this hour, and Marshal Gao still hasn't rested?"
Han Shizhong looked at the room with the lights still on, and couldn't help asking Fang La in a low voice.
"I'm afraid I'm writing a victory report to the imperial court. We must let the imperial court know about this great victory at Jingyuan Fort as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Han Shizhong also had a look of admiration on his face.
"It's so late, but he is still so dedicated and working on national affairs. It seems that there is a reason why Marshal Gao can hold such a high position at such a young age."
"Speaking of which, Han has been in the frontier army for nearly ten years. Over the years, you have come and gone with Naxixia, and all have been gains and losses for one city and one place."
"As soon as our Gao Shuai arrived, the Xixia Twelve Army Division lost one division. Now Han really believes that Gao Shuai this time is fighting to regain our old land of the Song Dynasty and pacify Xixia."
"Don't worry, brother Han. Duke Zhuang Yuan always keeps his word and fulfills his promises. Since he dares to say this, I, the Song Dynasty, will definitely destroy the capital of Xixia and regain the old land."
(End of chapter)
