"Greetings to General Zhennan. The general defeated the Cao army bandits and saved me from fire and water. I am willing to surrender with my entire army. Please take care of me!"
Xiao Yuanming was very straightforward.
He went forward to worship him, and then without waiting for Wang Jing to speak, he directly expressed his willingness to join the Zhennan Military Mansion with the entire army.
Wang Jing immediately smiled and said: "Okay! Okay! From now on, we will all be members of our own family!"
"Xiao Yuanming obeys orders!"
Since the other party was straightforward, Wang Jing accepted his kindness with a smile.
His face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "This general appoints you as the commander of the guards, with the same position as the general, and selects three thousand elite soldiers from the Liang army to form a battalion. Xiao Min will be a guerrilla general, leading a battalion of soldiers and horses!"
"The rest of you will each receive a reward!"
For Xiao Yuanming who took the initiative to join him, Wang Jing did not skimp on his official position and directly appointed him as the commander of the guard.
The general is the leading general in the military system and can lead 10,000 troops.
The guard commander is a senior official position in the guard military system, and has the same status as a general.
Xiao Yuanming is not the material to lead troops, so letting him serve as a general would be detrimental to both him and Sihong's army.
As for the Guard Army, they train troops in their spare time, farm and farm in their spare time, and are responsible for exterminating bandits within the territory and stabilizing one side.
As a guard commander, you don't need to be very powerful.
In the Sihong military government system, most of the predecessors of the Weisuo army were refugees, as well as auxiliary soldiers, bandits, and water thieves who were defeated by Wang Jing.
Let these people serve in hundreds or thousands of households.
Very inappropriate!
Among the soldiers, there were generals such as Li Kaifang and Mai Tiezhang.
The size of the guard army has reached tens of thousands, but there has not yet been a guard with a thousand households...
They are all prisoners of defeated soldiers, bandits and water thieves. Even if they join the guard, they are ordinary soldiers. Appointing them as hundreds or thousands of households would be unfair to the soldiers who fought bravely to kill the enemy on the battlefield.
After all, the hundreds or thousands of households in the Wei Suo Army are also officials.
Promoting captured soldiers who have not performed meritorious service to become officials can easily cause dissatisfaction.
But Wang Jing's command is also very short of soldiers and officers. It is impossible to send soldiers to serve as officers in the guard army, right?
it's good now.
Xiao Yuanming was not capable enough, so he happened to be the commander of the guard army, commanding 10,000 guards, which was a thousand-household guard. The Xiao clan members under his command were incompetent generals in the Nanliang Army.
It just so happened that they were all sent to the guard station to enrich the branches of the guard army.
As for whether this will allow Xiao Yuanming's power to grow in the guard army...
Don't worry about this.
At present, Wang Jing's power is still in the early stage of violent expansion. Whether he sends troops to attack Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba, or confronts Yang Xingmi in the future, large-scale troops are indispensable.
Large-scale fighting is bound to cause damage, and the guardsmen are Wang Jing's reserve team.
If the strength of the army is reduced, soldiers from the guard station will be deployed to supplement it.
The battles continued, and the gathered defeated prisoners and refugees were constantly mixed into the guard station, and then the trained guard soldiers were mobilized... Xiao Yuanming's soldiers, horses and manpower.
If the ability is not enough, it will be slowly wasted in the continuous fighting in the future.
If only his people were really capable.
Wang Jing was also willing to give the other party a chance to move up.
"Thank you, General!"
When Xiao Yuanming received the letter from the envoy, he already knew the arrangement given to him by Wang Jing. The commander of the guard had the same status as generals like Li Kaifang and Mai Tiezhang.
Although he cannot become a general with front-line soldiers, he can only control the second-line guard soldiers...
But this result is better than the previous fear of being swallowed up by hungry wolves such as Zhang Lin and Zhang Guiba.
not to mention.
In addition to his official position as the commander of the guards, his close friend Xiao Mian was also appointed as a guerrilla general, and controlled more than 3,000 elites selected from the Liang army.
Whether it is status or authority, Xiao Yuanming can be satisfied.
After bowing again according to the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.
Xiao Yuanming, Xiao Min and others sat down respectively. Wang Jing clapped his hands and served wine and meat. Many civil and military officers looked relaxed and began to drink and joke among themselves.
Inside the Tang military camp.
Zhang Lin raised his head, his tiger eyes slightly dull, as if he was thinking about something.
There were two lieutenants on both sides, looking at each other and exchanging glances, not daring to speak to alert the general.
Um?
Zhang Lin's expression suddenly changed, as if he heard some noises. He frowned and asked, "What's the noise outside?"
One of the lieutenants walked out and returned after a while.
"It's the Sihong Army...Wang Jing is holding a banquet to reward the entire army..."
He reported in a low voice.
To reward the whole army, all the soldiers cheered, and their cheers spread to the Tang Army camp. Many generals watched helplessly what was going on in the camp in the distance.
It seems that the aroma of wine and meat can be smelled in the distance.
Speaking of which, the Tang army has been besieged repeatedly these days. They can only eat some cold and hard dry food every day, and have no time to eat hot food. Now that they smell the aroma of wine and meat, their appetites are aroused.
"Reward the whole army..."
Zhang Lin's expression changed and she gritted her teeth.
"General, what should we do next? Now that Wang Jing is coming with his elite troops, he must want our army to open the door and take refuge..."
The deputy general said tentatively.
Zhang Lin's eyes flashed and he asked, "How many troops do we have now?"
The lieutenant general replied: "Excluding Liang Jun and the brothers who were killed and injured in the battle, our army now has 12,000 soldiers. However, the morale of the army is low. I am afraid that we will not be able to fight against Wang Jing's troops!"
Zhang Lin's expression darkened.
More than 10,000 soldiers seem to be a lot. If he had just arrived, he would have been able to sweep across all directions with these soldiers and horses, and easily occupy Sizhou and achieve great success.
But not anymore.
With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, it can only be regarded as a medium force, which cannot be compared with Wang Jing and Yuan Shu.
"General... Zhang Guiba and Yuan Shu are not only our enemies, but also Wang Jing's enemies! Why don't we send envoys out of the city first, ally with Wang Jing, respect him as the leader, and jointly attack Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba?"
Another lieutenant made a suggestion.
They all knew that Zhang Lin had a stubborn personality and was unwilling to bow her head, so they proposed a compromise.
Zhang Lin's eyes lit up at first, but then she shook her head.
"Wang Jing is coming with a lot of momentum. How can he give up based on this alone?"
He calmed down and saw that the eyes of his two trusted subordinates were full of worry, and there was a trace of unconcealable fear deep in their eyes.
He knew that these two lieutenants were different from him.
The current situation has made them panic, and they have no desire to fight for their lives.
When did the Tang army soldiers, who were extremely brave and unruly, become like this?
"That's it!"
The breath that Zhang Lin had been holding in his heart suddenly dispersed.
He looked a little depressed.
Even his two most trusted lieutenants no longer had the will to fight Wang Jingjun desperately.
The morale of the other soldiers can be imagined.
He is just a general who leads troops to fight. After all, he cannot sweep all directions and become the master of one party.
"No need to form an alliance!"
"Zhao Yong, go to Sihong Military Camp to meet Wang Jing in person!"
"Just say that I am willing to join you!"
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