The next day.
God is very kind to us. The weather is very good. Although it is late autumn, the wind is light and the clouds are clear, and the autumn sun is shining. It is thanks to the full preparation, orderly dispatching and powerful execution, just as Wang Jun said the night before. , and in one day, the entire army crossed.
After crossing north, Liu Zhiyuan deliberately slowed down his marching speed and marched steadily towards Yedu at a speed of sixty miles a day.
As for Liu Chengyou, he temporarily separated from the army and led a cavalry group to inspect the Yongji Canal westward. However, it was the response from the front line that the supply of military supplies had not been timely recently. Wang Jingchong, the waterway transshipment envoy, reported that the rivers were not smooth, which affected the effect of grain and equipment transshipment.
Since the siege of the city, most of the supplies for the Han army under the city of Yedu have come from water transport. Although there are also carriages and horses transported on land, they are time-consuming, laborious and inefficient and are only used as a supplementary means. The canal connects Tokyo and Yedu. In this counter-insurgency campaign, since the stalemate, the Tongji-Yellow River-Yongji canal has played a very important role. It can be said to be the lifeline of supply. Hearing that there was a problem here, Liu Zhiyuan was particularly concerned and sent Liu Chengyou to inspect the situation.
Liu Chengyou, who was also about to take a look, ordered a battalion of horse troops to accompany him, and the battalion commander Yang Ye.
"Yang Ye, your reputation among the Guardian Army has become more and more famous recently!" When he stopped to rest on the way, Liu Chengyou called Yang Ye to his side and said in a teasing tone to Yang Ye, who had not had any direct communication for a long time.
Hearing this, Yang Ye's resolute face couldn't help but show a little embarrassment: "Your Highness, please stop making fun of the general."
During the previous reorganization of the Forbidden Army, the Guards Division subordinated the Holy Horse Guards Army and combined all the horse soldiers to form a total of 20,000 horse troops. It is divided into left and right wings and is under the command of twenty battalions of the Tenth Army. As for Yang Ye, he was transferred to the left wing of the Guardian and commanded one of the battalions.
Originally, with Yang Ye's qualifications and age, even if he had made some military exploits with Liu Chengyou in Hebei, he was still not qualified to be one of the twenty commanders. However, there was someone above him to support him.
There are many elderly people in the army. While reorganizing, it is also a time to share the cake. None of them deserved enough. Naturally they were dissatisfied when a junior like Yang Ye suddenly appeared. In the army, except for military laws and regulations, nothing is truly fair. It is common for old people to bully newcomers, even if they are from His Highness King Zhou.
But is Yang Ye so easy to bully? Even though young Yang Ye has been serving in the army for many years, he still has a strong spirit of being a chivalrous person. He is brave and unwilling to suffer losses and shows his toughness to others. Everyone in the Saint Protector Army knew that Yang Chonggui was a thorn in his side and was not easy to mess with.
In fact, if Liu Chengyou hadn't been protecting Yang Ye from time to time, he would have been "beaten by society" and sent to a nook and cranny to be autistic. Even so, he was repeatedly ostracized, and even though he suffered a lot secretly, it was impossible for Liu Chengyou to protect him in everything.
In comparison, Han Tong, who is also in the Guardian Army, is much more tactful. He is one of the commanders of the Ten Guardian Army. Although his temperament is equally fierce, his age, qualifications and experience are enough for him. Gain a foothold in the Custodes.
Yang Ye is still too young after all.
Glancing at him, Liu Chengyou said calmly: "Relationships in the military still need to be handled well, but being young and energetic and arrogant is not allowed!"
Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Yang Ye had a calm look on his face, but there was a touch of disdain in his tone: "There are many mediocre people in the army, they only use their qualifications to dominate others, it is a shame to be associated with them!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou frowned slightly. Was Yang Wudi so crazy when he was young, or was he led astray?
Taking a breath, Liu Chengyou said to him in a warning tone: "It's your temperament that must be restrained, otherwise, Zong Gu can protect you for a while, but you will suffer big losses in the future!"
After pondering for a while, he added with a somewhat harsh tone: "There may be bad habits in the army, but how can we be vindictive to our comrades for a long time and use force? What are comrades? When they go to the battlefield, they can rely on their lives. Ask yourself, How many people in the Holy Guard Army can you rely on for life and death?"
"Brothers under the general's command!" Yang Ye's tone was affirmative, but his voice was lowered unconsciously, as if he lacked confidence.
Liu Chengyou followed closely, turned to stare at him and asked, "Are you planning to be the commander of this battalion for the rest of your life?"
After hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Yang Ye fell silent and slowly lowered his head. The carelessness in his expression completely dissipated, and was replaced by an expression of serious thinking.
The scene looked a little weird. It was clear that Liu Chengyou was younger than Yang Ye, but after being taught a lesson by him, Yang Ye was very well-behaved and obeyed the instructions honestly. He did not have the same spirit as in the military.
After a long period of construction, Liu Chengyou's majestic and solemn image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Not only Yang Ye, many people have subconsciously ignored his age. Including Shi Hongzhao, when he was in Tokyo, he never dared to look down on Liu Chengyou and treat him like a slut like he did when he was in Jinyang.
Yang Ye thought about it for a while, and seemed to have some realization. He quickly came to his senses, solemnly clasped his fists to Liu Chengyou and said, "Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness. I will pay attention to it in the future!"
Looking at his attitude, Liu Chengyou's expression slowly relaxed and returned to calm.
Liu Chengyou knew that Yang Ye was not a domineering person. In many situations in the army, Yang Ye was a little aggrieved, but Liu Chengyou still couldn't help but want to suppress him.
As for grievances, His Royal Highness, King Zhou, has been so angry all the way without saying anything. How could you, a small battalion commander, have so much arrogance?
Influenced by "Yang Linggong", although he did not "lick" Yang Ye, his regard for him cannot be faked. After more than half a year of observation, Liu Chengyou found that Yang Ye did have great potential, even if his ability was not as good as that in the novel It's so exaggerated, but it's definitely a gift from the Master.
Murong Yanzhao had quietly mentioned it to Liu Chengyou at the beginning, saying that Yang Ye had the talent of a general, but he was still young and lacked experience. Murong Yanzhao was so optimistic about Yang Ye, so there was no need for Liu Chengyou to doubt his own vision.
But recently, after hearing about Yang Ye's situation in the Guardian Army, Liu Chengyou started to murmur in his heart. After his promotion, Yang Ye has become a proud boy in the past six months. He has some concerns. Will he encourage others?
It would be a sin if the dignified Yang Linggong was crippled by him. Therefore, Liu Chengyou specially brought him here today and said a few more words. As a result, Liu Chengyou was very satisfied with Yang Ye's reaction. If he dared to show any impatience or disapproval, even if his name was Yang Ye, Liu Chengyou would have to reexamine it.
"Your Highness, General, can I ask you something?" Yang Ye suddenly said to Liu Chengyou.
Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "You have already spoken, how can you not listen? Go ahead."
"Well..." Yang Ye pondered, organized his words for a while, and then looked at Liu Chengyou, with a searching look in his eyes: "At last, His Highness, I will be promoted from the army, and you have been supported and protected many times. I am really very sad." I am grateful. Although I consider myself a bit brave, I am not any different from ordinary people. I am really curious, why do you value the general so highly?"
After hearing the question, Liu Chengyou turned his head in surprise and noticed the curiosity in his eyes. It is estimated that Yang Ye has buried this question in his heart for a long time.
How to answer this question? There was something slightly strange on Liu Chengyou's face. He couldn't tell Yang Ye that he grew up listening to the stories of the Yang family generals. It would be better to answer Zhang Yanwei and say to Yang Ye, I like you...
After thinking about it for a moment, Liu Chengyou asked instead, "Do you think you have the appearance of a famous general?"
Yang Ye thought about it seriously, and in a daze, the words of inspiration that he had given to the young man when he was young, wandering around and hunting, came to mind again. With a confident smile on his lips, Yang Ye replied to Liu Chengyou: "I will use soldiers as a general in the future, just like using eagles and dogs to chase pheasants and rabbits!"
When Liu Chengyou met Yang Ye for the first time in Jinyang, he asked about this matter. At that time, Yang Ye's reply was modest and reserved. Now, I can repeat it confidently and my mentality is as usual.
"This is enough!" Liu Chengyou said calmly: "I believe in you and my own vision. I hope you won't let me go astray!"
Yang Ye didn't say anything, just took a step back, bowed to Liu Chengyou very solemnly, and bowed ninety degrees.
"Let's go!"
The section of the canal where the problem occurred is in Neihuang County, not far from Desheng City, less than a hundred miles away. Qingqi arrived.
In the Yongji River section in the northwest of Neihuang County, there are more than a dozen fully loaded military ships floating on the canal. There are hundreds of thick and tight ropes locked on each boat. On the shore, there are rows of trackers, shouting slogans loudly and pulling hard. At the same time, the boat sails hard to the northeast. .
Wang Jingchong, the transshipment envoy, led hundreds of soldiers to protect the ship on land, serving as both supervisors and guards.
"Your Highness... Your Highness." Seeing Liu Chengyou and his people coming for inspection, Wang Jingchong came to greet him in person, with a very unnatural expression on his face.
After all, when he was in power, he once became Liu Chengyou's "supporter".
"I'm here to inquire, what's going on with the material transfer?" Liu Chengyou only paused at his body, his face expressionless, and he had a business-like attitude.
While Wang Jingchong breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but report uneasily: "This section of the Yongji Canal has only been dredged for many years. The sediment under the canal has accumulated. This batch of military supplies was suddenly stranded here."
This time, with Yang Bin's recommendation, he was entrusted with the post of water transport envoy. Wang Jingchong was delighted to take up the post and was full of motivation, hoping to earn merit in the counterinsurgency war. Unexpectedly, something like this suddenly went wrong in the Inner Yellow Waterway.
If this matter affects the frontline war, let alone the credit, whether he can save his life depends on whether Yang Bin is willing to protect him.
But seeing Liu Chengyou's indifferent face, Wang Jingchong hurriedly reported: "After learning about this situation, I immediately brought people to deal with it. It was too late to temporarily dredge the river, so I recruited a group of trackers to come and pull... "
"How long will it take?" Liu Chengyou interrupted him and asked directly.
It was a cold autumn day, but Wang Jingchong couldn't help sweating on his forehead, but he didn't dare to guarantee his vote. He could only lower his head and say: "I will try my best!"
"I don't need you to try your best, as long as you transport the generals to Yedu as soon as possible!" Liu Chengyou said coldly.
His face twitched, Wang Jingchong took a deep breath, buried his head lower, gritted his teeth and said: "I will send the subordinates to the front line by tomorrow at the latest!"
After glancing at Wang Jingchong, Liu Chengyou led people to observe the situation of Yongji Canal.
