Chapter 36
Shi Daqing left the city of the city and looked back at the corpses of Khitans piled up like mountains outside the city, and was still frightened. He did not expect that the Privy Council would give orders to kill all these people. After the magistrate Liang Qian killed these people, he piled them all outside the city for Jingguan. It was not to scare people, but to make the people of Shenzhou vent their anger, and to show that he could do it.
This was the first time Shi Daqing encountered such a thing for many years in the army, and the captives were captured by himself, and he sighed in his heart.
After the war, Shi Daqing moved from the palace to the fifth rank to the east pedestal official, and reached the top of the small envoy. As long as he went further, he could become an ambassador and become a middle- and senior general. Without this battle, Shi Daqing would not have been able to be a soldier for his whole life.
After receiving the official documents of the Privy Council, Shi Daqing brought several important generals from the army to Dingzhou to pay homage to Du Zhongxiao.
It snowed again yesterday, and the road was very difficult. A few people headed west and arrived at Zhending Mansion. Then they took the train to Dingzhou.
Du Zhongxiao was checking the map in the official hall and carefully checking the deployment of the Khitans. A soldier came in and said with his hands crossed his hands: "Taiwei, there is a Shi Daqing outside, saying that he is a general in the imperial guards, and he is here to ask for a visit."
Du Zhongxiao raised his head and said, "Let him wait for me in the living room."
The soldiers agreed and turned around and went out.
Du Zhongxiao stood alone, thinking about Shi Daqing's contribution this time, and thought that this person was very interesting. Xiao Hu led more than a thousand people south to fight in several prefectures and counties, but the pursuers sent by Liu Jianji could not catch up. But he knew that something happened and was hit by Shi Daqing.
During that battle, Shi Daqing made a quick decision and sent troops to block the intersection. He brought cavalry into the village to charge. The Khitans were killed in chaos before they could react. Some of the chaotic soldiers wanted to break out of the village but were blocked and finally wiped out. When they encountered opportunities, they could make decisions at the moment, make careful arrangements, and dared to bring a small number of troops into the enemy formation. In this battle, Shi Daqing showed the ability of a commander.
However, according to Shenzhou, Shi Daqing did not know a few big words, which was not suitable for the army that had been trained. In the past, he was just a commander, but because the training was incomplete, the imperial guards were not complete, and the magistrate admired him, he accidentally got the opportunity to lead troops.
Shaking his head, Du Zhongxiao smiled. There is nothing wrong with the Imperial Guard's training, but there will definitely be missing talents during the training process. This is impossible. Where can we get so many perfect things in the matter? The most important thing is that talents who have missed must try their best to promote them and do not be ignorant of adaptation.
When he arrived at the living room, Shi Daqing hurriedly crossed his hands and sang: "The last general Shi Daqing has met the Grand Marshal!"
Du Zhongxiao saw Shi Daqing's tall figure and Kong Wu was powerful, and nodded: "It's true that he is a hero. This time, he annihilated the Khitans who went south and made great contributions. You fought very beautifully in this battle. If you were to be eliminated, you would not need it in the army. It would be a pity for talents."
After saying that, he sat down in his seat. Looking at Shi Daqing, he pondered for a while and said, "What will happen to you in the future?"
Shi Daqing bowed: "I will be in a low status and I will just listen to the imperial court's dispatch. Where can I think what I want?"
"You can't say that. Now hundreds of thousands of imperial guards are trained, as long as they meet the requirements, they can stay or not." Du Zhongxiao knocked on the table, "If you are asked to continue leading troops, are you willing?"
Shi Daqing said: "I didn't understand poetry at the end. I heard that now I have to study and recognize words when leading troops."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Are you ignorant of it?"
Shi Daqing said: "When I returned to the Taiwei, I will only recognize a few big words, but I just can't read the article."
Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "The military official documents are different from articles. The most important thing for generals is to understand official documents and not mislead official affairs. You don't want you to write poems and essays. This way, you come to my commander first, learn some words, and then lead the troops."
Shi Daqing sang his promise with his hands and bowed to thank him.
Du Zhongxiao said to the soldiers on the side: "Go and invite Zhao Zi over and say I have something to come to him."
Soon, Zhao came in and sang a promise with his hands.
Du Zhongxiao pointed to Shi Daqing and said, "This Shi Daqing is the general who led troops to surround Xiao Huji a few days ago and wiped out him."
Zhao Zi looked up and down at Shi Daqing and nodded repeatedly: "It turns out to be a brave general!"
Du Zhongxiao said: "I want to use him, but he doesn't know much about literacy and can't read official documents in the army. Let him go to your place for a few days and send someone to teach him how to read. After this war, go to the military academy and continue to lead troops."
Zhao Zi said: "The Grand Marshal ordered that the subordinates dare not neglect! I have someone who teaches people to read, and it should be done in two or three months."
Zhao Zhongxiao said: "In addition to teaching him to read, he also let him know how to lead troops to fight now. In the past, when the two armies fought, the main generals brought their confidants and often fought. The main generals were unfavorable, so the whole army was shaken. Now, the main generals were in the back and dispatched troops according to the situation on the front line. Many officials were advised by the main generals. It can be said that in the past, the main generals were close friends and had to be brave and good at fighting. Now the main generals were advisers, and they needed to be familiar with war, do calculations, and be able to provide timely advice."
Shi Daqing said: "When the Imperial Army was in the Imperial Army, he only served as the commander and led five hundred soldiers. What the Taiwei said was that the Imperial Army really didn't understand."
Zhao Zi said: "It is because you don't understand that the Taiwei asked you to come to me. I command the troops and horses in the world, and fight for life and death with the enemy. The director is the director. After coming to me, I naturally understand how the army is fighting now!"
After hearing this, Shi Daqing hurriedly crossed his hands and sang the promise.
Du Zhongxiao said: "Zhao Zi, you can arrange a suitable position for him, and then find a master to teach him. What we lack now in our army is the one who can really lead troops. Shi Daqing, as long as you are humble and studious, you will definitely not treat it unfairly."
Shi Daqing hurriedly bowed and thanked him. He really didn't know how to fight in the army now, nor did he know what he wanted to learn. However, for many years in the army, he still wanted to lead troops, but he didn't want to be eliminated. Although he was promoted and not in the army, he would have an official position, but it was not in his wish.
Just give orders, Du Zhongxiao ordered his soldiers to take Shi Daqing down. He arranged his residence today, and naturally someone would take him to Zhao Zi to serve in the next generation. If Zhao Zi insisted on analogy, he would be equivalent to the Chief of Staff in later generations. Of course, this era is different, but his place is indeed the place with the greatest power and the most heavy responsibility. It is the easiest way to learn something when doing things there.
After letting Zhao Zi sit down, Du Zhongxiao said, "Tomorrow, you will go to Hejian Mansion with me. First, meet Liu Ji, and then take a look at the geography and folk customs there. I have always been unable to make up the idea of where Shuai Si is placed."
Zhao Zi was stunned: "Does the Taiwei want to put the Supervisor in Hejian Prefecture? We all thought we were going to be in Dingzhou."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Shishuo cannot be on the front line, otherwise it will be difficult to control the overall situation. In Dingzhou and Hejian Prefecture, they meet the conditions. If the Flying Hu has not been occupied, the Khitan still has to send troops from Taihang Mountains, it is naturally suitable in Dingzhou. Now, if the Flying Hu is occupied, the Khitan can only go south from Baozhou and Xiongzhou. If you go to Baozhou, it is naturally suitable in Dingzhou. If you go to Xiongzhou, it is appropriate in Hejian Prefecture."
Zhao Zi nodded: "So that's it. But now the Khitan is just attacking the Great Wall, and there is no movement in Xiongzhou."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Walking in Xiongzhou, you have to cross the Juma River. The ice layer on the river is not thick, so the Khitan certainly dare not go south. It snowed heavily in the past two days, and it was as cold as one day. When the Juma River is frozen, it will be hard to say."
Zhao Zi crossed his hands: "The Grand Marshal ordered him to follow him!"
There is a large swamp in the Hulu Dike north of Baozhou. Even if it is frozen, it is not convenient to walk in the swamp area. Although Baozhou and Xiongzhou are close together, the front lines are not connected. If the war mainly occurs in Baozhou, Shuaisi is of course suitable for Dingzhou. Du Zhongxiao always felt that the Khitan would not attack Dingzhou to death and would be more likely to send troops in Xiongzhou. At that time, Shuaisi was more suitable for Hejian Prefecture.
Chapter completed!