The evil bird flapped its wings and searched for food on the ground with its evil eyes.
It slides along the ground.
Beside you can see the endless stream of water. The water is fast, turbid and majestic. The water roars, curls up its fists, and charges all the way downstream.
On the right bank of the river, there are rows of tents. They are arranged neatly on the bank. The noise from the camp on the right bank can almost cover the boiling uneasiness of the river. You can see the surrounding high platforms, hanging
He killed one head after another and attracted countless evil birds to wander around.
Liu Taozi rode a blue lion and led everyone back and forth to inspect many camps.
There were patrolling soldiers inside and outside the camp. When they saw Liu Taozi, they all bowed to see her.
Liu Taozi nodded slightly.
After many days of rest and recuperation, the Dingzhou soldiers were finally able to see what some of their soldiers looked like. Judging from the appearance of the current right bank camp, it was still menacing and somewhat intimidating.
Liu Taozi rode all the way to the southernmost side of the camp.
This was a separate small camp. Liu Taozi walked in on horseback, and the soldiers at the door quickly saluted.
It was extremely chaotic inside, and I saw a group of people surrounding it, not knowing what they were doing.
Yao Xiong roared: "Get out of the way!!!"
He used his whip to hit several whipping flowers, and the people in front quickly dispersed, looking at Liu Taozi and others in horror.
Liu Taozi just walked to the end.
In the end, I saw two men wrestling on the ground, punching each other to the flesh, grunting at each other, and no one dared to come close.
One of them is Tian Zili, and the other one has the same beard as Kou Liu, so he is undoubtedly from Xianbei.
This man is the captain of Changle County, named Qiu Linduo.
The two got into a fight and swore all kinds of curse words.
Liu Taozi's face was calm. Looking at this scene, Yao Xiong hurriedly jumped off his horse and ran to their side. He saw him struggling to separate the two and quickly hugged Qiu Linduo from behind.
"Don't fight again! Don't fight again!"
Qiu Linduo was hugged tightly by him. Tian Zili stood up suddenly and punched Qiu Linduo several times in the face. Yao Xiong was shocked and said, "Quickly stop Tian Jun!!"
Only then did a soldier rush up slowly and quickly stood between the two of them.
Yao Xiong let go of Qiu Linduo. Qiu Linduo looked at him sharply and wanted to curse, but when he saw Liu Taozi beside him, he endured it.
"Meet the General!!"
They both stepped forward and saluted at the same time.
Liu Taozi was riding a war horse. He was already as tall as a hill. Looking down at him, he could hardly breathe.
"What happened?"
Tian Zili's face was full of anger. He had always been good at communication and had good relationships with everyone. It was rare to see him look so angry.
He said: "General!! This guy withheld the food and grass for the soldiers in Changle County. Chu Jiande said that the Changle soldiers' attrition was the most serious. I thought they were acclimated to the climate, so I asked Jiande to give me some herbs to use today.
Porridge, distribute it to the soldiers in Changle. Only after seeing this can you know the general. Come and take a look!!"
Tian Zili pointed to the large pots in the distance, and he ordered one of them to be brought to Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi looked down and saw that there was only water in the big pot.
That's right, it's water, but you can't even see the grains of rice.
Tian Zili gritted his teeth and said: "We have distributed enough food, why do we have to starve the soldiers to death?"
Qiu Linduo didn't care, he raised his head and looked at Liu Taozi, "General, I distribute military rations according to the Daqi system. These are Han people, not real soldiers. According to the regulations, they should be a hundred people."
A stone of millet.”
Liu Taozi looked at the many county soldiers around him. They looked dull and timid. They were like bamboo poles, with no flesh on their bodies. The weapons in their hands were just hanging on the ground. They stood there, staring blankly.
They looked at everything that was happening in front of them, but it seemed that it had nothing to do with them, they just looked at it like passers-by.
Liu Taozi looked at Na Qiu Linduo again.
"Didn't you hear my military order?"
"I heard it."
"The food I gave you is not enough?"
"enough."
"Pull it out and chop it."
Qiu Linduo was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "General!! I act according to the system! General!!"
But before he could finish his words, Yao Xiong and his men rushed forward and pushed him to the ground. Qiu Linduo shouted: "General! I did everything according to the system! What crime am I guilty of?!"
"If you don't know my military orders and act according to the system, I don't blame you. But even though you know my military orders, you still use the system as an excuse to withhold food. This is your crime."
The soldiers dragged Qiu Linduo out. Qiu Linduo saw that something was wrong and got angry and shouted: "Liu Taozi!! You are just a temporary general Hufen! In terms of official position, you and I are at the same level!! Nai Gong
I am a minister of the emperor, what qualifications do you have to kill me?!"
He looked at the many county soldiers on the left and right, "Changle soldiers! Listen to my command! Capture these people!!"
The Changle soldiers were still standing there, staring blankly at the scene in front of them, without any movement at all.
Qiu Linduo resisted desperately, but could not escape at all. He was escorted out all the way. A moment later, a scream came from outside, and Yao Xiong quickly ran in holding his head.
"Brother, he has been beheaded."
"Okay, you take his head and announce it to all camps immediately. If any general deprives of food and fodder and tortures and kills soldiers again, he will be beheaded!!"
"only!!!"
Yao Xiong raised his head and rushed out of here quickly. Liu Taozi looked at the Changle camp in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then said to Tian Zili: "I will lead this camp myself. I will change positions with the Zhending soldiers and follow behind."
The Boling soldiers will train together and come under my jurisdiction."
"only."
"Also, go ask the king for a military order. Qiu Linduo's beheading order."
"only."
"Array!!"
Liu Taozi was holding a Huajing sword and wearing armor, walking in front of the soldiers. The Changle County soldiers were arrayed in front of him and made various movements according to his orders.
"go ahead!!"
The Changle soldiers quickly moved forward, but after walking a short distance, their formation broke up and the whole army fell into chaos.
"stop!!"
Liu Taozi practiced again and again until they were too tired to get up, and then he said: "You did a good job today, and I will reward you with fifteen Changle soldier sheep!!"
At this moment, those Changle soldiers who were too tired to stand up suddenly got the strength to stand up one by one and looked around. Where are the sheep?
Soon, the military officials came here pushing the cart and began to distribute the meat porridge according to the county. Looking at the pieces of meat, the Changle barracks was in a noisy, the soldiers were shouting loudly, and the people who seemed to be dead came back to life in an instant.
They came over, their eyes instantly brightened. Under the supervision of Boling Bing, they formed a neat formation and began to come in batches to eat meat.
Seeing many soldiers squatting on the ground and devouring their food, Liu Taozi continued: "Continue to practice tomorrow!!"
However, the Changle soldiers no longer showed any resistance, their faces were full of joy, and some even shouted.
Yao Xiong looked at them eating meat with a distressed look on his face.
"Brother, this is what our Boling soldiers eat, so just give it to them like this??"
"These people are just captured farmers and they will not belong to us in the future. Why should we train them and give them meat?"
"What a waste."
Liu Taozi frowned, "As General Hu Fen, I assist the general in supervising the entire army. Do I only have Boling soldiers under my command?!"
"But isn't this general position temporary?"
"Xiong, remember that no matter what position you are in, whether it is temporary or long-term, you must do your job well and do your best."
Yao Xiong trembled, and then he saluted Liu Taozi, "I will teach you!"
Liu Taozi looked at the Changle soldiers in front of him, "In the future, we can set up a competition to let the soldiers from the other four counties compete in formation, advancement and other matters. The superior ones will be rewarded and the inferior ones will be punished. We must restore the morale of this army as soon as possible so that it can fight."
.”
"only!!"
Under Liu Taozi's military order, the soldiers of the five counties began to drill. During this outing, the state brought enough food. Recently, the entire Dingzhou has been very wealthy and there is no shortage of food. Liu Taozi increased the number of soldiers in each camp.
rations, and began to conduct large-scale drills and competitions. The winners in the competitions were rewarded. This reward not only included generals, but also ordinary soldiers.
The entire Sashui South Camp was plunged into a lively training session.
Sparse weeds grew on the ground. Looking around, you could see gray and white and emerald green in the distance. These weeds did not modify the gray-white earth, but made the ground look more desolate.
The carriage passed through the road, startling the pecking birds.
The rotting corpse was backed by withered trees. Evil birds were in groups, flapping their wings and pecking away at the corpse. The corpse was sitting there with its hands clasped in front of its chest and its head drooped.
Insects and ants were having a carnival around the corpse, and the weeds here were the most abundant.
The knights gathered around the carriage, watching the pecking birds in the distance, blowing the whistle with interest, and then laughed.
After walking for a long time, they finally reached their destination.
One man held a big bow and led the knights to stop them.
"Who are you?!"
The noble man walked out of the carriage, looked at the many knights blocking the road in front of him, and said with a smile: "I am here to convey the edict. I wonder who you are?"
"My subordinate is General Hu Fen's scout, Inspector Kou Liu! I wonder if you have the token to verify the book?"
"Yes, please check it."
The noble man looked at Kou Liu's face and was quite polite to him.
This noble man had a swollen belly and looked kind and gentle, but Kou Liu could tell from his appearance that this man was definitely not Han, nor did he seem to be from Xianbei. He should be a Qihu.
Kou Liu checked their identities and then hurriedly saluted, "I will send someone to report this. Please come with me."
The carriage was slowly walking towards the camp under the leadership of Kou Liu. As soon as it got closer, bursts of killing sounds could be heard coming from inside.
This is full of energy and extraordinary momentum.
The noble man was stunned for a few moments.
Arriving at the main entrance of the camp, Gao Yanzong, Liu Taozi and others were already waiting here.
Ever since what happened last time, Gao Yanzong has been wary of angels. At this moment, he is also wearing strong armor and looks murderous. The noble man has not been disciplined, so he went to worship Gao Yanzong first.
"She Di Xian'an, meet the king!!"
Gao Yanzong looked at him and asked, "Whose order did you come here on?"
"Of course it's following His Majesty's order."
"How is King Changshan doing now?"
"King Changshan has ascended to the throne of Prime Minister, and is in charge of the military affairs of China and foreign countries, and records the affairs of the Shangshu."
Gao Yanzong smiled, "Then it's done??"
Shedi Xian'an didn't hide it either, he also showed a smile and nodded, "It's done indeed."
Gao Yanzong was overjoyed and raised his head and laughed.
"Okay, okay, please come with me!"
Gao Yanzong then asked Liu Taozi to cancel the alert state, and personally took She Di Xian'an's hand and led him into the camp. When he walked into the camp, She Di Xian'an was a little stunned, and saw soldiers patrolling on both sides.
, everywhere you can see, there are soldiers who are practicing vigorously, and their momentum is like a rainbow.
Shedi Xian'an couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is really a general!!"
"The soldiers of this county have always been weak, but in the hands of the king, they are so brave! It is really unheard of!!"
Gao Yanzong raised his head proudly and glanced at Liu Taozi again, "Hahaha, I just know a little bit about how to train soldiers!"
But Shedi Xian'an was very concerned, "I wonder how many days your Majesty practices? What military formations are used?"
Gao Yanzong was stunned. He looked at Liu Taozi awkwardly and hesitated to speak.
"Oh, I'd better tell you the truth. This was not practiced by me, but by General Hu Fen. I felt that staying here was too boring, so I took my people out to hunt. All the big and small things in the military camp, They are all handed over to General Hu Fen to manage."
Shedi Xian'an was still smiling, "Your Majesty, you are honest. People as honest as your Majesty are becoming more and more difficult to find these days."
Gao Yanzong was even more happy. He led Shedi Xian'an to his main tent and had a banquet held in honor of the guests.
Shedi Xian'an sat on the left hand side of Gao Yanzong, and Liu Taozi and others sat on the right side.
Gao Yanzong had some pleasantries with Shedi Xian'an, and then asked: "Are you here to issue an edict for me to return to Zhending?"
Shedi Xian'an took out the imperial edict and handed it directly to Gao Yanzong.
"Look, Your Majesty, this is the edict issued by His Majesty himself after Your Majesty expressed his merits for you. He praised you for your loyalty to the country and your devotion to the king. He specially appointed you as General of the Yi Army. Please leave immediately for Jinyang, where I will pay my respects to His Majesty and the Queen Mother to discuss important matters."
Gao Yanzong was overjoyed. He took the edict and read it word by word.
Suddenly, he came to his senses and looked at Shedi Xian'an, "Am I the only one who got the reward? Where are all the people under my command?"
Shedi Xian'an then looked at Liu Taozi with a smile, "The Prime Minister never forgets the heroes."
He took out another letter of order from his arms. Gao Yanzong stretched out his hand to take it, but Shedi Xian'an raised his hand and dodged it.
He looked at Gao Yanzong with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, this is an order from the Prime Minister, not an edict."
Gao Yanzong smiled, "I'm just curious."
Shedi Xian'an stood up solemnly, picked up the order, and read it out, and the person who read it was Liu Taozi.
"I have specially ordered General Hufen Liu Taozi to take charge of Dingzhou affairs, thoroughly investigate the remnants of the Yang Party, stabilize the place, eradicate traitors at home and abroad, and restore spring planting."
Liu Taozi accepted the order, "Thank you, Prime Minister."
Shedi Xian'an then took Liu Taozi's hand cordially and said, "The Prime Minister attaches great importance to Your Excellency. He once pointed at your name and said to me: This is my family's thousand-mile horse!"
"This time the governor goes to Jinyang, Dingzhou will be temporarily handed over to your administration. The prime minister asked me to inform you: I have been ordered to punish the thieves."
Liu Taozi lowered her head, "Wei."
Gao Yanzong couldn't help but said: "Temporarily taking care of Dingzhou? There is no promotion?"
Shedi Xian'an laughed and said, "Being admitted to General Hufen, doesn't this count?"
"This is what I express!"
"The Prime Minister agreed."
Gao Yanzong was unable to refute. When Shedi Xianan took his seat, he carefully came to Liu Taozi and whispered to him: "Brother, don't worry, the Prime Minister is not a swishy person, there must be someone who framed him." , that’s why you can’t be promoted. This time I go to Jinyang, I must ask for an official position for you. General Hu Fen, if you want to do it, you must be a general of chariots and cavalry!!”
She Di Xian'an, who was having a drink not far away, had his hands trembling, but he shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying nothing.
Shedi Xian'an arrived in a hurry, and he left in the same way. He wanted to take Gao Yanzong to Jinyang with him, and did not even give Gao Yanzong a chance to return to Zhending to pack his things.
Gao Yanzong rode a war horse and arrived outside the camp, with many officials behind him coming to say goodbye.
Gao Yanzong looked at Liu Taozi in front of him with a very reluctant expression.
He suddenly jumped off his horse, walked quickly to Liu Taozi, and saluted him.
He raised his head with a sincere expression.
"Brother, except for my uncle, I have never obeyed anyone since I was a child. Only brother, I have grown a lot."
"I used to be naughty. I thought I was brave and I thought I was wise, but I did a lot of wrong things. I have followed my brother for a long time and I know everything is right and wrong. I will definitely not do such stupid things again in the future, and I will never forget my brother. teachings.”
"I am going back to Jinyang this time. When I come back, I am afraid that my brother has already moved to another place as an official. If we can meet again, I will definitely impress my brother!!"
He saluted, climbed onto his horse, waved the long whip in his hand, and ran away with many of his followers.
Liu Taozi stood there, calmly watching the group of people leave.
When Liu Taozi turned around and looked at everyone, the many officials and generals left behind were all smiling. No one dared to straighten up. They had also heard the Prime Minister's order.
This was clearly a signal to Liu Taozi to kill everyone in Dingzhou.
"Let's go back to rest today and set off tomorrow!"
"only!!"
Everyone hurriedly returned to their respective camps, and Liu Taozi was left with his minions. Yao Xiong giggled, "Now the general is no longer temporary! Okay! He is a real general!"
Tian Zili frowned, "No, the generals are still temporary. They are just appointed by the temple themselves. This is to prevent my brother from hastily dismissing the Dingzhou soldiers and kill them first. It seems that we will wait until spring planting." After that, there will be new appointments.”
"Then go back and kill!"
"It just so happens that many of the people who participated in the rebellion earlier are local wealthy people. I think they can all be killed!"
Liu Taozi said with a straight face, "I am not asking you to kill all the people in Dingzhou when I take charge of local affairs."
“After removing the weeds, it’s time to cultivate.”
Chapter completed!