As Qianhu of the Lingqiu garrison camp, the two of them had attacked Hutou Village with Li Huaixin. ,
The scene at that time is still fresh in the memory of both of them.
At that time, the soldiers and horses guarding the camp were no match for the Tiger Flag. Today, the Tiger Flag has become more powerful, with hundreds of cavalry, and the few soldiers and horses guarding the camp are no match for them.
Chen Yusheng said: "In the eyes of the governor, you and I are just a small thousand households. Now that we are needed, if you say a few words to recruit us, when we run out one day, we will definitely be kicked away."
Wang Tong didn't speak, just rode his horse and walked slowly down the street.
Chen Yusheng continued: "General Zhang is here in Datong, and the two of us surrendered to the governor. What do you think will happen to us? When General Zhang wants to deal with us, the governor will not be able to interfere even if he wants to. Besides, do you think Would the governor offend a general like the Zhang family for our two small thousand households?"
Wang Tong on horseback sighed and said: "Actually, I don't know what you are talking about. I just suddenly heard the solicitation from Staff Zhang. It would be a lie to say that I am not moved. If I really want to get the attention of the governor, say Maybe we will be able to sit in the position of guerrilla general in the future."
Horse hooves stepped on the bluestone road, and there was a sound of stamping.
Nowadays, there are very few idle people in Lingqiu City, and there are far less people on the streets than there were a year ago. Many shops and restaurants have become deserted.
The reason for all this is not that there are fewer people in Lingqiu City, but that the vast majority of people go to work for the Tiger Flag.
These Lingqiu people either worked in Xujiazhuang, or went to Tiechang and Zhaojiayu, and some of them went to Lizhuang.
What the Tiger Character Banner lacks most is work, but what it lacks most is people who do the work. ,
To work for Tiger Flag, the wages are higher than elsewhere, and the food is better. There is one meal each in the morning and noon, especially the noon meal. There is plenty of oil and water. Many poor families cannot eat such good meals during the Chinese New Year. And it's not like working in other places. The food is not good, and people are rarely fed. Most of the time they can only eat half full.
Many people are willing to work for the Tiger Flag for the sake of food.
Chen Yusheng said: "Dr. Liu of Tiger Character Banner is not good to us. He usually has a lot of money. In order to help us control the people below, he even helped us with part of his salary. With Tiger Character Banner and General Soldier Because of our relationship, even if we are not given any money and asked to do things for the Tiger Flag, can you and I still do it?"
Wang Tong took a long breath, knowing that what Chen Yusheng said was true.
It was also because of the tiger-character flag in Lingqiu that the officers and soldiers guarding the camp were better off than before.
Local garrison camps like theirs were not valued by the imperial court, and the imperial court's pay was closely tied to the officers and soldiers in border towns, and these local garrison camps could only receive a very small part of their pay.
Even this part has been peeled off layer by layer, and only one-tenth or two-tenths of it is left in the hands, and arrears of wages have become the norm.
General bannermen like them, who came from a large garrison camp, have always had a difficult life for generals at all levels, and they are not as comfortable as an envoy in the county government.
When the two men were approaching the east city gate on horseback, Chen Yusheng said: "That staff member Zhang wanted to build the Tiger Flag artillery field, and with the help of Huang An, he must know that the Tiger Character Flag is building artillery, and he also knows that the artillery field is there. Where, so you go back to the camp first, and I’ll go to Xujiazhuang to tell the people in Tiger Character Banner the news and let them take precautions in advance.”
Wang Tong, who was standing next to him, said, "There's no need to be in such a hurry. He didn't say that he would give us a day to think about it. When we get back to the camp, we can just send a personal soldier to Xujiazhuang. There is no need for you to go there yourself."
Chen Yusheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I will listen to you and go back to the camp first."
The two men rode out of the city.
About half an hour later, more than thirty strong men with helmets and armor gathered in the courtyard of the garrison. All of them looked fierce.
"Mr. Zhang, everyone is here." Huang An came to greet Zhang Wenhe respectfully.
Zhang Wenhe came out of the back hall and brought several soldiers from Fubiao Battalion to the yard.
Huang An followed beside him, carefully accompanying him, and walked together into the courtyard. Then he pointed at the more than thirty strong men in front of him and said, "These are the subordinate's personal soldiers. They have been following the subordinate since he was appointed as the guard." Official, absolutely loyal and reliable."
Zhang Wenhe's face did not have the satisfaction he imagined, but instead frowned.
Seeing this, Huang An asked cautiously: "Mr. Zhang, are you not satisfied?"
Zhang Wenhe raised his hand and pointed at the people in the yard and said, "Are these all your soldiers?"
Huang An nodded and said: "The official position is low and the position is low. These thirty people are already all the soldiers and servants in the official's hands."
When he said this, he looked slightly embarrassed.
As a garrison in Lingqiu, a fourth-grade military general only had more than thirty personal soldiers, which was a joke when word spread that it was not as many as a thousand soldiers and servants in the hands of a thousand households.
However, there was nothing he could do.
When I was a commander in Tiancheng Guard, there were guards commanders above and thousands of families below. However, he, a commander who was neither above nor below, did not have much real power, so he naturally did not have much money to support his family.
Now that he came to Lingqiu to serve as a guard, he was able to do his job alone, but he was always in trouble with the tiger-shaped flag, which made him unable to earn even a little bit of money from outside. He could only rely on empty wages and the city gate tax.
The salary and funds for guarding the camp are not always available, Lingqiu is not a high-class county, and the city tax does not collect much. He can maintain more than thirty soldiers and servants, which is almost exhausted. He is an official in Tiancheng Guard. The little money I saved from time to time.
Zhang Wenhe glanced at Huang An and said, "It's true that you, a dignified fourth-grade guard, only have more than thirty soldiers."
He wanted to say something sarcastic, but then he thought about it and hoped that the other party would take him to Zhaojiayu, so he didn't say the next words.
Huang An knew that Zhang Wenhe was dissatisfied with the lack of people, so he said: "Xiaguan still has one hundred households and two general posts in the garrison camp. If Mr. Zhang needs it, I will send someone to the garrison camp to bring people here."
Zhang Wenhe's face sank when he heard this, and he scolded: "If we go to the garrison camp to find someone, won't we let everyone know that we are going to Zhaojiayu?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I am not careful enough." Huang An accused him repeatedly.
"Okay." Zhang Wenhe waved his hand to interrupt Huang An and asked, "How are your soldiers' skills?"
Huang An hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, they are all skilled in bow and horse, and they can equal one to ten."
Zhang Wenhe nodded.
Although he doesn't understand soldiers, he also knows that the personal servants around military generals are different from ordinary soldiers. They are all capable men.
The more than thirty men in front of me all wore helmets and armor, and were equipped with waist knives. They were full of fighting spirit and could be regarded as the elite of the army. 11
