Regarding the seizures in the north of the city, Zhang Cheng decided to keep all the armor, silver, grain and grain, while only keeping some good, damaged and inferior ordnance and weapons. He planned to leave them to the soldiers in Kaifeng City. use.
As for the captured thieves, in addition to the identified old thieves and leaders who must be beheaded, he plans to conquer some new thieves to expand his tribe, and the hungry people must be controlled by him.
Although Henan is now full of famine, it is not landless for farming. Zhang Cheng saw an opportunity and talked about the large land north of the Yellow River.
Although there is a severe drought and locusts are raging, if someone is willing to give up money and food to work for relief, take this opportunity to build canals, store water, and reclaim wasteland, it will not be impossible to survive in the coming year.
It's just that the wealthy gentry everywhere only care about their own families, and the government is unable to organize the people to save themselves, which makes everything desolate, the population is extinct, and the people have no way to live, so they turn to bandits and thieves.
Zhang Cheng saw this and wanted to take this opportunity to gather these hungry people to develop farming on the north bank of the Yellow River, so as to plant a seed for the great cause of the future in Henan.
In the military tent, the generals of each battalion reported the battle, and the governors and governors reported the merits and demerits of each department, until the military supplies of each battalion reported the captures and losses on the battlefield.
The guerrilla general Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry camp, raised his glass and said: "Today, in the first battle against the bandits, our army won a complete victory. This is all due to the commander's good command and well-founded dispatch.
I look forward to congratulating you, Commander-in-Chief! "
After hearing this, all the generals raised their glasses to congratulate Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng also raised his glass to drink with the generals, and then raised his glass to the two guerrillas in the Beijing camp and said: "Today's victory in the first battle is due to the skills of the generals and soldiers in daily practice, the sacrifice of your lives in front of the formation, and the victory of the Beijing camp. The two generals can help each other!"
Chen Shihu and Chen Chongchang stood up quickly and said, "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Then they drank it all with Zhang Cheng and the generals in Xuanzang.
The two of them rarely convinced others in the capital. Like Chen Jiugao, they always had a higher level of ambition. They always felt that they lacked opportunities and therefore did not achieve any great military exploits. They did not even pay attention to the generals in the border towns.
But today's battle shocked their hearts. They didn't dare to say anything about what happened to the generals in the border towns elsewhere. They had never been in contact with each other and dared not say anything. However, the performance of Zhang Cheng's troops on the battlefield today made the two of them see it in their eyes and obey them. heart.
Today's banquet was less arrogant and more sincere in making friends.
Zhang Cheng has seen all these changes, and he likes to see them all, even though they are two mere guerrilla generals who are insignificant in the Beijing camp.
But Zhang Cheng did not dislike their low status and low status. As long as they were willing to cooperate with him, Zhang Cheng could even support them and take them to gain military glory together.
After all, they are the capital camp stationed in the capital. If there is a military force in the capital that can be deployed at his disposal, it would be a dream for Zhang Cheng.
But this should not be done too eagerly, so he did not reveal too much now. He had already expressed his respect for the two of them, and Zhang Cheng got down to the topic.
He put down the wine bowl and said to the generals in a deep voice: "Although the bandits were defeated, they still have nearly 30,000 bandits. Now they are gathered together in one place, including a horse team of 3,000 people, but they cannot be ignored."
His eyes swept across Wei Zhice's body and stopped on Zhang Guangda's body, and then said: "You have been with me for many years. You should understand the principle of 'kindness does not control soldiers'. Bandits and bandits are human beings, and hungry people are also human beings. However, my officers and soldiers are more It's people.
Human lives are important, but the lives of the soldiers under my command are the most important.
I brought them out of Xuanzhen, not to die in Henan, but to relieve the suffering of the people of Henan Province and bring peace to the people.
Although everyone is destined to die, dying on the battlefield is what we all want. But if you die because of your own benevolence and selfishness, how can you be worthy of our son-in-law!
You must remember that from now on, we will encounter all kinds of powerful enemies, and I cannot always be by your side to advise you. Many times, I still have to rely on you to make decisions when the opportunity arises.
We must put the overall situation first, and we must not go to hell. Whoever has the heart to go to hell must not tolerate adultery, nor be benevolent as a woman, and be indecisive!
Did you hear everything? "
"I must bear in mind the commander-in-chief's teachings and never delay the opportunity to fight with a woman's kindness!"
Zhang Guangda was the first to stand up and responded loudly, and the rest of the generals also stood up and agreed. Wei Zhice looked slightly ashamed, and he was the only one who responded loudest in the entire military tent.
Because the war was not over yet, the generals did not dare to drink as much as they liked, and then discussed some military matters. For example, Jin Yong's command was mainly to guard the captured soldiers and hungry people.
While Chen Dakuan focused on the defense in the east of Kaifeng City, the main task of Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp was to rest so that they could fight at full strength tomorrow.
The battle report here has been sent back to Taojiadian before dark. Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, will also lead his troops to the north gate tomorrow. Zhang Cheng's family members and some military supplies left there will also will come with it.
After the discussion, all the generals from each battalion left one after another. Since Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp was in the same place as the Chinese army, he stayed with Zhang Cheng to accompany him on the tour.
"Commander, what I just said in the account was too harsh." Zhang Guangda said softly next to Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng stopped, looked up at the dim sky, and whispered: "Only when love is deep can you bear the responsibility. I hope everyone can understand my painstaking efforts. There are some things that I should not say. If I must say it, That’s the truth!”
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Liu Chengzu carefully held the broken bowl in his hand and walked forward slowly. He watched the sparse snowflakes falling into the bowl, but he did not dare to cover it with his hands, for fear that the bowl of hot porridge would disappear at any time. Stare.
In a wooden shed more than ten steps away, a thin woman was leaning on a wooden post, holding an equally thin little girl in her arms. Their eyes were all focused on Liu Chengzu.
Just when he reached the woman with five or six steps left, Liu Chengzu staggered and almost fell down. Fortunately, his hands were steady and the hot porridge only spilled a little.
Liu Chengzu hurriedly stood there and stopped moving forward. He held the porridge bowl steadily with one hand, and carefully wiped the edge of the bowl with his right hand. Then he put the index finger and middle finger of his right hand into his mouth, seriously Licking the rice porridge that just spilled out of the bowl.
After a while, he came to the woman with the porridge bowl in both hands, squatted down slowly, handed the porridge bowl to the thin woman, and said softly: "Xiumei, drink some hot porridge. "
The woman gently took the porridge bowl. It seemed that she was not strong enough and almost dropped the porridge bowl on the ground. Fortunately, Liu Chengzu reached out in time to catch her.
The woman glanced at Liu Chengzu and seemed to want to smile, but she didn't. Her expression was extremely strange. She took the porridge bowl and took a sip herself. After confirming the temperature, she put it to the little girl's mouth. Her voice was choked and she whispered softly: "Nannan drinks first."
Liu Chengzu looked at the two of them with tears in his eyes. He slowly took out two small pieces of thick-faced steamed buns from his arms and murmured: "The thieves have retreated, the army has arrived, and good times are coming..." "
