"How many soldiers do we have now? Do we have enough provisions? "
Zhengzhou, Guancheng County, Cui Family Courtyard.
Cui Junchuo looked at Pan Zhenyue who came to "report" and asked.
Pan Zhenyue cupped his hands and replied, "In the past two months, we have secretly and openly recruited a total of 200,000 soldiers! All the youths inside and outside the city have been taken away by us. In addition to the 20,000 soldiers and the 30,000 secret guards of the Cui Family, we have a total of 250,000 soldiers! As for the provisions, the Cui Family of Boling and the Zheng Family of Xingyang are not willing to provide manpower. They are only willing to provide material and financial resources. Therefore, we have enough provisions to feed the 250,000 soldiers for three months! "
"Hmph! Cui Family of Boling? Zheng Family of Xingyang? They are all old foxes! "
Cui Junchuo heard this and snorted with dissatisfaction. He thought for a while and said, "Let's not care about them for now. They are all people who sail according to the wind! After we take down Luoyang, they will bring their soldiers and deliver themselves to us! "
"Great Grandfather is wise!"
Pan Zhenyue cupped his hands and agreed.
The aristocratic families valued benefits. The Cui Family of Boling and the Zheng Family of Xingyang were only tied to the same boat because of benefits. They were far from being able to live and die together!
"Try to recruit more people for tomorrow's pledge ceremony. As long as they are under 40 years old, you can recruit them. Some of them are weak, so let them charge and break through the enemy lines! Luoyang is big and strong, so it needs to be filled with human lives! Remember, the soldiers of the Provincial Governor's Office and the secret guards of the Cui Family must not be used as vanguards! "
Cui Junchuo's eyes flashed coldly and said coldly.
Pan Zhenyue felt a chill in his heart. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Yes! Great Grandfather! "
Cui Junchuo nodded and said, "However, the Jianghu experts that the Cui Family has raised over the years can be transferred to you. Although these people are strong in martial arts, they are simple-minded and far from being generals. However, if they are used for assassination or as the vanguard to attack the enemy's formation or kill the enemy's generals, they should be competent!"
Pan Zhenyue was excited. Most of his subordinates were mediocre, so he needed those experts. Therefore, he cupped his hands and said, "Great Grandfather, thank you for your trust!"
"Have you found Ye Minglei and Wei Zheng ~?"
After a moment of silence, Cui Junchuo suddenly asked.
Wei Zheng had always been a thorn in his heart, but Ye Minglei, who had mysteriously disappeared yesterday, had planted another thorn in his heart, making him unable to eat or sleep in peace!
Pan Zhenyue cupped his hands in embarrassment and replied, "Replying to Grand Duke, this student has sent people to search the entire Guancheng County, but we couldn't find Wei Zheng and Ye Minglei!"
Lost in thought for a long time, Cui Junchuo sighed helplessly and said, "It's fine if we can't find them. They should be hiding in some unknown corner, struggling at death's door. Anyway, it won't affect the overall situation. Let's prepare for tomorrow's morale-raising ceremony!"
His words sounded like he was comforting others, but only Cui Junchuo knew that he was comforting himself!
"Yes!"
…
"Wen Hao, how is it? Are you not used to it? "
On the official road from Chang 'an to Zhengzhou, tens of thousands of soldiers stretched for several li and were advancing rapidly. The soldiers ran for a while and walked for a while without resting in between. This was the rapid march of the ancient times!
Because of Li Zexuan, Meng Wenhao and Iron Egg received some preferential treatment. They didn't have to walk, but rode horses instead.
Iron Egg was as agile as a monkey, so riding a horse was not a problem for him. However, Meng Wenhao had never ridden a horse before, so he had to ride with Pang Feiji. At this time, Iron Egg looked at Meng Wenhao's pale face and asked worriedly.
Riding a horse was not like riding a carriage. Riding a horse would only be more bumpy. The army had only advanced for more than 30 li, but Meng Wenhao was already a little dizzy from the bumpy ride. At this moment, when he heard Iron Egg's concern, he forced a smile on his face and said,
"I'm fine! Iron Egg, how many li have we traveled? "
"About 20 or 30 li? Wenhao, if you persist for a while, the army will probably stop to rest and cook in a while! "
Iron Egg looked at the sun that was about to reach the top of their heads and said.
"Oh!"
Meng Wenhao heard and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then he asked curiously, "Iron Egg, why do I feel that you are very familiar with marching and fighting?"
Iron Egg smiled and said, "I heard it from my father. He often told me about his battles in the north a few years ago!"
"Oh! I see! "
"The Grand General has ordered the three armies to rest and reorganize. All the cooks in the barracks will cook. After two hours, the army will set off and continue to march!"
"The Grand General has ordered the three armies to rest and reorganize. All the cooks in the barracks will cook. After two hours, the army will set off and continue to march!"
Coincidentally, as the two were talking, a messenger came from the front of the army, riding a horse and shouting at the same time.
…
Zhenguan's second year, the thirtieth of March.
Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Guancheng County.
Early in the morning, the soldiers of the government office knocked on every door and asked all the people to gather at the drill ground in the east. No matter men or women, old or young, everyone must go!
"Adjunct Liu, are we really all going?"
In the south of the city, in the house rented by Liu Rengui and the others, a big man asked Liu Rengui.
Just now, Xu Fangzheng came to tell them that the soldiers were coming to urge them to go to the drill ground!
Liu Rengui frowned and hesitated for a moment. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Go! If we don't go, this place will probably be surrounded by the state capital's troops when the time comes! But Deputy Wei and Deputy Ye can't go. I will talk to them later and ask them to hide in the tunnel! Oh, Old Feng, I heard that you know how to disguise yourself? Can you help me? Registrar Wang of the county government has seen me before. We can't let him see through it! "
Old Feng's real name was Feng Wu. He used to be a lieutenant in the Bianzhou Provincial Governor's Mansion. He was almost the second-in-command in this army. Hearing this, he was a little embarrassed and said, "Hey! Adjunct Liu, I used to brag about it to others. To put it nicely, it's called a disguise. In fact, it's just putting a few mustaches on the face and making a few wrinkles. It's not a disguise! "
Liu Rengui choked. After a while, he said helplessly, "Just put on the mustaches. It's fine as long as Registrar Wang doesn't recognize me! Old Feng, hurry up! "
Feng Wu was suddenly energized. He said excitedly, "Okay! Adjunct Liu, just wait and see! Hey! "
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Rengui returned with a basin of water. Looking at the ferocious-looking man with an unshaven beard and a hideous scar on his face reflected in the water, Liu Rengui suddenly had the urge to chop him up with a knife.
He used to be a handsome Confucian general, okay? How could he meet people like this?
"Adjunct Liu? Adjunct Liu? How's my skill? Look, this scar looks like a real one. I'm sure your mother won't recognize you! "
Old Feng didn't have good eyesight. He was still complacent.
"Get out!"
Liu Rengui was furious. He suddenly raised his head and roared.
Old Feng was so scared that he immediately ran away.
"This Registrar Wang is really a hindrance. If it wasn't for him, would it be so troublesome? I have to find a chance to get rid of him! "
Liu Rengui pinched his big beard and muttered softly.
… … …
East of the city, on a drill ground.
Tens of thousands of people came to the drill ground. These people not only included the people in the city, but also many people from the villages outside the city. In the past month, people were only allowed to enter the city, but not allowed to leave the city. Those farmers who didn't know the truth, once they entered the city, they couldn't leave. Today, they were also sent to the drill ground!
"Stand in line! Men stand on the left, women stand on the right. Children under ten years old and people above forty years old stand at the back! "
On the drill ground, there were thousands of armored soldiers patrolling and maintaining order.
"You stop?"
Suddenly, a soldier stopped a middle-aged man.
The man trembled and said, "Sir, you … you called me?"
The soldier said coldly, "Where are you going? How old are you ~? "
"I … I'm forty-five years old this year!"
The man said with a panicked look.
The soldier said angrily, "Bullshit! Men, take him to the Secretary for verification. If he lied about his age, cut off his head and feed it to the dogs ~! "
Immediately, the two soldiers behind him rushed forward and grabbed the middle-aged man!
"Spare me! Sir! I … I don't dare to lie anymore. I'll stand in front now! "
The middle-aged man's face was full of fear and he repeatedly begged for mercy.
"Hmph! Sure enough, he lied to me. Drag him down and behead him ~! "
The soldier said coldly and mercilessly.
When Liu Rengui arrived at the drill ground, he saw this scene. Similar situations had happened more than once today. Under such deterrence, the commoners were much more well-behaved. There were very few people who lied about their age and secretly snuck to the back.
"You guys? Which village do you live in? Why don't you go to the front and line up? "
After the soldier finished showing off, he noticed Liu Rengui and the others and shouted again.
Liu Rengui hurriedly went forward and said, "General, we … we are not locals. We came to Guan County last month to help Boss Zhou of Bianzhou escort a batch of goods. Later, we couldn't leave the city, so we have been living in Wuning Village!"
"From another place?"
The soldier rolled his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking. He said again, "I seem to have heard about you guys. How many people are there in total?"
Liu Rengui had a bad premonition, but he still braced himself and answered, "We have a total of two hundred people!"
"Two hundred people? Good, good, good! You guys just stand here. After the Provincial Governor finishes speaking, all of you come and find me. Do you hear me? My surname is Huang, and I'm an adjunct of the Provincial Governor's Mansion! "
The soldier clapped his hands and laughed.
Liu Rengui didn't know what this guy was up to, but he didn't want to cause trouble here, so he could only say, "Yes! Adjunct Huang! "
"Mm! That's more like it! "
The soldier nodded his head in satisfaction and then walked away.
On the other side, a few people with noble auras appeared on the stage in front of the drill ground.
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