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Chapter 247 A roll call outside Donghua Gate calls for a good man! (Here he comes!)

Author: The Cat on the Wall 1

Chapter 247 A roll call outside Donghua Gate calls for a good man! (Here he comes!)

Chen Changyou invited Zhang Heng and Di Qing to a restaurant for dinner, but Zhang Heng refused: "No, just go and eat with the soldiers."

"Ah, this..."

Chen Changyou looked at Di Qing with a surprised look on his face.

Di Qing nodded and said, "Since Mr. Zhang wants to know more about it, it's okay. You can just make arrangements."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "If you have anything to arrange, just go together."

Chen Changyou smiled bitterly: "How can my husband get used to the food of big-headed soldiers? It's better to go to the restaurant to eat. Otherwise, I will ask the kitchen to prepare a small stove."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "I am also from a poor family. There is nothing I can't eat. Stop talking nonsense and take us there quickly."

Chen Changyou had no choice but to take everyone to the place where the soldiers eat. In fact, it is a place to eat, not to mention a large open space. And there are large sheds around the open space, which is a place to eat in case of rain.

, it was able to block the hot sun, but it was still extremely hot.

Chen Changyou led Zhang Heng and others in. The soldiers were surprised when they saw the general coming with the high officials, and quickly got out of the way. Zhang Heng took a big bowl and went up to make rice. The cook in charge of the ladle looked at it at a loss.

Zhang Heng and others, especially Chen Changyou, looked at him for help.

Chen Changyou quickly scolded: "Hurry up and serve Mr. Zhang a meal!"

Hearing this, the cook quickly took a spoonful from the bucket and poured it into Zhang Heng's big bowl.

Zhang Heng looked inside and saw a bowl of vegetable porridge that was not too thick.

He didn't mind it and took a sip directly into his mouth. It tasted good, with the taste of rice, salty taste, the taste of vegetables, and even a smell of meat.

It just tasted delicious, but when chewed carefully, the millet was very hard. Zhang Heng spit it out and saw that it was whole grains.

I searched the bowl of porridge for a long time and couldn't find any minced meat.

Zhang Heng grabbed the cook's spoon, fished in the bucket for a while, and pulled out a big bone. It turned out that this was the source of the meat smell.

Zhang Heng walked up to the soldiers who were eating and leaned over to see the amount of porridge in their bowls. It was a full bowl, but it was all porridge and soup, and the grains and vegetables were only thin.

Zhang Heng sighed, no wonder these soldiers all looked sallow and thin. It's crazy how strong they can be if they eat this stuff every day.

Taking in so few calories every day and trying to practice is really going to kill you!

Chen Changyou looked a little uneasy, but Zhang Heng did not question him in public, but drank the porridge carefully. Seeing this, Di Qing also ordered a bowl of porridge, and ate it all.

After eating, Zhang Heng said with a smile: "Okay, after eating, let's follow the schedule. Go back and take a nap first, and continue training in the afternoon."

After saying this, Zhang Heng took the lead and left.

Chen Changyou lagged behind, and then asked Di Qing in a low voice: "Shuai Di, what's going on with our Mr. Zhang today? How come he comes here to fight for food with the big soldiers?"

Di Qing glared at Chen Changyou and said, "What are you talking about? Mr. Zhang, out of his respect as Mr. Zhang, is willing to come and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. What do you mean by grabbing food!"

Chen Changyou smiled bitterly and said: "How can these high-ranking officials share the joys and sorrows with us warriors? They are just looking for trouble with us. Commander Di, you are also from the army. You should also know that this is the condition in our army. In the end,

The general did not deprive them of their rations, you have to tell Xianggong Zhang more!"

Di Qing chuckled: "No deduction?"

Chen Changyou looked bitter: "It's a small deduction, but this is also the practice in the military. You are also from the military. I should be more merciful, right?"

Di Qing nodded: "That's the situation, but it's not right after all. If Mr. Zhang wants to find fault, you can't run away."

Chen Changyou's face collapsed and he murmured: "I know, I know, there is nothing good about civil servants. This white-faced scholar is the most vicious. If the army is to be reduced, the army will be reduced. If the officials say they want to be reduced, how can I stop them?"

No, just say it, why bother finding fault with me..."

"Shut up!"

Di Qing saw that Chen Changyou was getting more and more outrageous as he spoke, so he scolded him.

Di Qing said: "Of course no one can stop the disarmament. The Holy Order has been issued, and a dignified prime minister personally came to preside over this matter. Isn't he still afraid that you won't allow the disarmament? Isn't this a joke!

Since Zhang Xianggong condescended to come here, he naturally has a bigger idea, but he is not here for generals like you. Don’t you all know what problems you generals have with you? If you really want to investigate, you

Who can be clean?"

Di Qing's scolding actually made Chen Changyou feel relieved: "Aren't you going to investigate us?"

Di Qing snorted coldly and said: "If you want to check, then it will be in the roster and ledger. Are you still talking nonsense to you here?"

Chen Changyou smiled widely: "That's good, that's good..."

He turned his eyes and said: "...what did Xianggong Zhang do? When I heard that yesterday, Xianggong Zhang visited everywhere, talked to many soldiers, and went back after dark..."

Di Qing's face darkened: "You sent someone to monitor Xianggong Zhang? You are too courageous!"

Chen Changyou quickly explained: "You don't dare to do that. It happened that a commander saw what Zhang Xianggong did and felt a little strange, so he came over and told the general. The general would not dare to do such taboo things!"

Di Qing's face softened: "You know this is a taboo, so don't try it with your head. If the matter gets bigger, your superiors won't be able to afford it!"

Chen Changyou nodded quickly: "Yes, the general will not dare."

"Okay, after this afternoon, there will probably be a conclusion, just wait and see."

Di Qing raised his feet and left.

Zhang Heng slept for about three-quarters of an hour and felt full of energy when he woke up. However, the sun outside was really fierce, so he hid in the house and wrote some calculations.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the sunlight outside turned slightly westward, and then he heard the sound of the military bugle, and Zhang Heng walked out of the school grounds.

Sure enough, even if he walked over slowly, there were still only a few people in the school grounds. After waiting for nearly two quarters of an hour, everyone was finally here.

Under Chen Changyou's order, various commanders then began to conduct sword and gun drills. The voices were loud, but they couldn't even do the basic order and force. It was so chaotic that it was hard to watch.

He was upset, but when he looked back at Di Qing, his expression was as usual.

Zhang Heng asked Di Qing in a low voice: "Commander Di, is this the army you lead?"

Di Qing said with a smile: "Each army is good or bad. Some are relatively good and some are worse. When the last general fights, he will fight whatever troops he takes over. This is not something we generals can pick and choose."

Zhang Heng sighed: "How can such soldiers fight in a war?"

Di Qing said: "When a general takes over an army, he will first rectify military discipline. The quality of soldiers cannot be improved in a short period of time, but they can control the generals of all sizes in the army.

Control these people, intimidate them with strict military discipline, and seduce them with merit.

Then, even if it is impossible to command everyone, at least no one dares to escape during the battle, and no one dares to seize the credit and advance rashly.

In this way, we can probably achieve better results."

This short sentence reflected Di Qing's outstanding level, but also revealed the fact that the Song Army was of low quality.

Zhang Heng was speechless and said: "Did you rely on this kind of army to defeat Li Yuanhao in the security guard back then?"

The Bao'an War mentioned by Zhang Heng broke out in the early years of Baoyuan, when Li Yuanhao launched a rebellion, and Di Qing was appointed as the commander of Yanzhou to counter the rebellion.

After Di Qing arrived in Yanzhou, based on past experience, he was not in a hurry to attack rashly, but planned a series of measures first.

First, train soldiers and recruit local archers to enhance combat effectiveness.

The next step was to check the terrain, spy on the military situation, understand the psychology of the soldiers, and at the same time summarize the failures and lessons of other generals, and closely monitor Li Yuanhao. If Yuanhao was harassed at all, he was violently counterattacked by Di Qing.

In November of the first year of Baoyuan, Li Yuanhao invaded Bao'an. Di Qing led his troops there and defeated Li Yuanhao in Bao'an, which was known as the "Bao'an victory" in history.

This was the first major victory since the war between the Northern Song Dynasty and Yuan Hao, and it also reversed the entire northwest war situation. Of course, it also became the battle that made Di Qing truly rise to fame.

Later, in order to prevent the Xixia army from invading in the future, Di Qing led more than 10,000 people to build forts and guard key points so that Xixia did not dare to move rashly.

Di Qing smiled: "The Xixia people are not very strong. Li Yuanhao does have some elites, but most of them are ordinary people, and they are not that strong. As long as we obtain favorable terrain, the generals work together, and they are united, it is possible to defeat them.

However, the army led by the last general was definitely not like the Baojie Army. There were still many well-trained Forbidden Army among them, but those Forbidden Army could only be used as arrow troops, and the rest of the army should still be used as auxiliary forces."

Zhang Heng sighed and said: "How many generals like you are there in the Song Dynasty? Moreover, even if there are, they can only defend but not attack, just to ensure temporary peace. The Hetao cannot be taken back. The Song army is short of horses.

It cannot be changed. Without horses, how can we defeat the Liao Kingdom?"

Di Qing was silent for a while. He was naturally aware of the problems existing in the army. He also wanted to change this situation, but he was helpless in the face of the Song Dynasty's military system.

As a civil servant, Zhang Heng probably dared to talk about the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty's military system. If he, a warrior, said that the Song Dynasty's military system was not good, then it would be a recipe for death.

There is no need for someone to deliberately set up a trap. Just say that someone impeached him because he wanted to change the military system to support the army and respect itself. This crime alone is enough to make him die without a burial place!

After all, what was the purpose of the changes in the military system of the Song Dynasty? Is it not to restrain the warriors? But a warrior wants to break the shackles. Is this unclear and telling everyone that I want to rebel?

Di Qing did not dare to speak. Zhang Heng squinted his eyes and looked at the messy farce-like drills on the playground. He snorted coldly: "Just like this, the defense is also very difficult. If Xixia Li was not weak, Liao would have lost

Enterprising, it was difficult for the Song Dynasty to achieve peace.

As for taking back the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture and taking back the horse breeding land in Hetao, it is just a wishful thinking."

Di Qing whispered: "After the Song-Xia war ended, the officials in the court changed their minds when talking about the war. Whoever dares to say that he wants to go to war with Xixia at this time will become the target of public criticism!

For this disarmament, Xianggong Pang probably proposed disarmament to save money, so the ministers in the court supported it, right?"

Zhang Heng smiled half-heartedly: "Shuai Di doesn't seem to know anything. I had to lure you in, so you agreed to help me, didn't you?"

Di Qing smiled bitterly and said: "General, I really don't know what you think. How dare you make a request rashly? If you are like other civil servants..."

Di Qing sighed and said: "...The one who sings the title of Number One Scholar outside Donghua Gate is a good man."

Zhang Heng was stunned when he heard this, and then remembered the discord between Di Qing and Han Qi.

Zhang Heng whispered: "Di Shuai, what happened between you and Han Qi back then?"

Di Qing's expression suddenly changed. Although it had been a long time since the incident, mentioning it now still made him feel confused.

Zhang Heng saw this and said: "Di Shuai, if you don't want to say it, just don't say it. It's all in the past."

Di Qing, however, told the story directly: "During the Song-Xia War, Han Qi was the Deputy Envoy of Economic Strategy and Appeasement in Shaanxi Province, and was in charge of the military affairs of Jingyuan Road. At that time, the last general was the deputy general manager of Jingyuan Road and was directly under him.

subordinates.

In fact, Xianggong Han was very polite to the general at first. Once he hosted a cocktail party and invited many well-known scholars and officials from Jingyuan Road, including the general.

I was flattered at that time. You know, this is a huge honor for a martial artist. Being able to mingle among the upper-class literati circles was something that was unthinkable in the past.

In order not to lose etiquette, Mo Jiang worked hard before attending the reception, for fear that he would be looked down upon by others if he made a joke.

However……"

There was a look of pain on Di Qing's face.

"...After the reception started, it was the first time for the general to attend such a high-level banquet. It was considered that he had gained experience. Not to mention the good wine and food on the table, Mr. Han also invited a group of colorful kabuki actors to accompany everyone.

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During the banquet, a famous prostitute named Bai Mudan came to the table to persuade him to drink. When she came to the general, she was stunned for a moment when she saw the tattoo on his face, and then said in a disdainful voice: Give Baner a drink too.

"Ban'er" is an insulting name for a tattooed thief.

Mr. Zhang, in public, as the deputy general manager of Jingyuan Road, he was ridiculed by a prostitute in public. What a shame and humiliation!

At that time, Mo Jiang's hands and feet were cold, but his heart was so angry that he was about to explode!

However, what made the general even more embarrassed was that the prostitute Bai Mudan's frivolous words aroused bursts of laughter from other guests.

Zhang Xianggong, the general was the deputy general manager of Jingyuan Road. Although he couldn't do anything to the other guests, he couldn't do anything to a prostitute, so he tied up Bai Mudan and beat her, which was considered a break.

Inner anger.

However……"

Di Qing took a deep breath and said: "...A few days later, an old general named Jiao Yong came to the camp to visit the general. However, before the two of us could chat for a few words, a group of people around Han Qi

The soldiers then broke into the general's camp, tied up Jiao with a big five-flowered rope in front of the general, and took him away.

The general was also confused and asked someone to ask what was going on.

The other party told him that Jiao Yong had committed a crime and would be executed now.

After hearing the news, Mo Jiang was completely stunned.

To be honest, the crime committed by Jiao Yong was very common in the military camp, and it was something that could or could not be punished. However, Han Xianggong ordered the death penalty on the grounds that heavy laws were used in troubled times, which was obviously a bit too much.

Of course, the general couldn't watch his old subordinate die like this, so he had to go to Xianggong Han to plead for mercy.

At that time, General Mo bowed down and begged Xianggong Han: Jiao Yong is a good man, please give him a lighter sentence.

However, Xianggong Han smiled coldly and said: "The one who sings the name of Number One Scholar outside Donghua Gate is a good man. How can a mere martial artist be called a good man?"

Having said this, Di Qing lowered his head slightly, with water rippling in his eyes.

This fierce general who had taken the enemy's heads on the battlefield like a man in a bag could not even lift his head.

"Jiao Yong is dead! A fierce general who killed countless enemies on the battlefield, just because Han Xianggong thought that the general had beaten the prostitute he invited, he thought he was insulted by the general, so he killed one on the battlefield.

Many Xixia warriors had their heads chopped off!..."

Di Qing was so excited that his voice became louder, and Chen Changyou and others turned to look at him.

Di Qing's expression became calm, and then all his vulnerability was put away.

Chen Changyou and others quickly turned back to look at the playground.

Di Qing pointed at the soldiers training on the playground and said: "Xianggong Zhang, you see, these soldiers have to work hard for the imperial court, but they have never received the slightest praise. Not only are they not, they are also randomly sent to die and are treated as

The tools of buying and selling are treated like pigs and dogs. Why do they have to work so hard for you?

There are also people like Chen Changyou. What can they do if they don’t make money? Once they work hard, they will be accused of being ambitious. You see, since General Mo returned to Sanya as a deputy commander, some people have been gossiping about me.

Di Qing is so ambitious!

Difficult, Mr. Zhang, this court is too difficult for military men. We dare not show any high spirits. We can only hold our tails between our legs, like pigs and dogs, being shouted around by civil servants. How can we dare to be different?

idea!”

After Di Qing said these words, he immediately felt regretful. Although Zhang Heng and Zhang Heng valued him quite a lot these days, he was a civil servant after all. Wasn't Han Qi very polite to him at the time? It really involved a civil-military dispute.

At that time, he had a dark heart.

Zhang Heng smiled, patted Di Qing's shoulder and said, "Shuai Di, one day, a warrior will be able to hold his head high."

(End of chapter)