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Volume 2: Hope for Chang'an Chapter 44: Strengthening the Army and Ma Dong Pointing the Sword

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    Chapter 44: Strengthening the army and Ma Dong pointing the sword

    Lingzhou City has been occupied for three days. The damaged buildings in the city have been cleaned up. The people in the city have also regained a little restlessness and are going out one after another. However, the Kraken has implemented a curfew at night. Anyone who goes out will be arrested. Listen  It was said that Anxi needed to be distributed and dug up from the mountains, but the people in Lingzhou were as silent as a cicada, and everyone respected this.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)*

    Li Zuoguo was serving as a director in the Yazhong of Guo Ziyi, the former governor of Shuofang. Li Zuoguo looked at the pile of documents in front of him and pressed his temples, feeling deeply distressed. These documents were from the military, Lingzhou civil affairs, and military supplies and logistics, all of which  The squeeze came to Li Zuoguo. The more Li Zuoguo saw this, the more angry he became. He has been working here non-stop for three days. He only slept for more than two hours at night before he started approving copywriting again, and he only saw more but not less. This goes on.  Everyone will be exhausted.

    "Come here." Li Zuoguo called, and a black-armored soldier came in and bowed and said, "What are the orders from the guard?"  "

    "Go and call Chu Tian." Li Zuoguo said, and the soldier responded.  "Turn around and go out. This Chu Tianming is a cousin of Chu Tianshu. He is the person who was arranged by Chu Tianshu to do some copywriting work for Li Zuoguo. His academic ability may not be as outstanding as Chu Tianshu's, but he is more honest and can write books.  He is also well-read and very competent in copywriting work.

    Soon Chu Tianming arrived and asked to see him outside the door. After getting permission, he went in and bowed down to see Li Zuoguo. Li Zuoguo asked him to stand up and sit down and asked Tianming, are you still used to it these days?  "

    Chu Tianming has a habit of speaking respectfully.  "

    "So what's this document about?" Li Zuoguo showed displeasure on his face. He scooped up a copy of the document on the table and said that the 17th Battalion of Heavy Troops needed to pull ten oxen and allocated 150 taels of silver to buy them.  "

    Chu Tianming looked at Li Zuoguo and didn't understand what Li Zuoguo meant. Li Zuoguo looked at his appearance and shook his head helplessly and said, "How can you help me make a decision on such a trivial matter?"  Then I don¡¯t have to do anything, I just need to approve all the documents. You and your men have twenty people, can¡¯t you even take one hundred and fifty taels of silver to make the decision?  "

    Chu Tianming suddenly realized, but Chu Tianming also had difficulties. After all, it was during Li Zuoguo's Eastern Expedition that he entered Li Zuoguo to work. It was precisely because his cousin Chu Tianshu was one of the most important ministers around Li Zuoguo, so Chu Tianming was trembling with fear.  Don't dare to make any mistakes.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    During the battle with Wulan, it seemed very simple for Chu Tianming to just deal with some military documents. However, after taking Lingzhou, Li Zuoguo suddenly had more things to do. Chu Tianming did not dare to be good at anything.  All were handed over to Li Zuoguo for instructions, and then returned to him for execution. In this way, the main decision was handed over to Li Zuoguo. This was an approach that did not seek merit but no fault, but it annoyed Li Zuoguo.  Not happy anymore.

    Chu Tianming muttered what he wanted to say, but he didn't say anything. Li Zuoguo, Chu Tianming was concerned about it, and said, you don't have to worry, I only look at who I want to recruit based on their ability and not their background. There are so many generals from foreign countries in our army.  Could it be that I cannot tolerate capable people?  "

    Li Zuoguo continued: Now I will make a rule. As long as this kind of common military-civilian matter does not involve the transfer of troops or the transfer of more than five thousand taels of silver, you have full discretion to handle it. Don't send it to me. Keep all the paperwork.  , I will send someone here to check every month, so you go down and do a good job with your subordinates, and tell them that if you work hard, as long as you do it well, you may not be a talented person in the future.  "

    Chu Tianming was determined. Sure enough, as his cousin said, Commander Li had a long-term vision and a broad mind. He promoted talents in an eclectic way. He quickly stood up and thanked Li Zuoguo for his trust. Li Zuoguo pointed to the four piles of documents piled on the table and said:  Bring someone here to scoop out everything and deal with it as I just said. If you can't decide, send it to me.  "

    Chu Tianming hurriedly agreed, went out and brought four of his clerks from the Clerical Office to take away the documents on the table. Li Zuoguo saw Chu Tianming scooping up the documents and took them away. He breathed a sigh of relief. He was still smart.  Otherwise, you will be exhausted.

    After thinking about it, Li Zuoguo called his soldiers again and ordered Wang Zeduan to come to meet him. Li Zuoguo waited for about half an hour before Wang Zeduan was brought in. As soon as Wang Zeduan entered the door, he knelt down and saluted Li Zuoguo.

    "Get up." Li Zuoguo said and sat down. He hasn't looked for you for several days. Don't mind it. In a city as big as Lingzhou, there is a lot of food.  "

    "The common people dare not complain. It is a blessing for the general to take time out of his busy schedule to meet the common people. I wonder why the general is looking for the common people?" Wang Zeduan's attitude was very serious. Although he used to be the chief minister of Lingzhou, he is not the Tang Dynasty now.  Damn it, so they call themselves grassroots people.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    Li Zuoguo looked at Wang Zeduan with a smile. He didn't go to these wealthy families these days just to temper their temperament. Don't think that he has made a contribution.??, Lingzhou could actually be captured even if they were internal agents, but Li Zuoguo still felt that Wang Zeduan and the others had meritorious service if they could reduce casualties.

    Li Zuoguo has been uncomfortable with the performance of the big family. Today I force them to give in. As long as Li Zuoguo remains strong, they will not have any dissent. As long as there are forces that cannot be resisted, their loyalty will be in question. Therefore, Li Zuoguo must use  Their children from aristocratic families are indeed capable, but beatings are unavoidable.

    Li Zuoguo saw Wang Ze sitting still with his eyes, nose, nose, and heart, his demeanor was indeed outstanding, and he said that Lingzhou City has a large population and it is a big city. It is really not easy to manage it well. You aristocratic families have many talents.  , but you have to put in a lot of effort.  "

    Wang Zeduan was secretly happy. The aristocratic families had been a little anxious these days. More than one family came to ask questions. After Li Zuoguo entered the city, he ignored Wang Zeduan and other aristocratic families. This made these families a little worried. Although Wang Zeduan was also worried, he kept comforting him.  These wealthy families look confident, and now that Li Zuoguo has said this, it seems that they are going to use it.

    Wang Zeduan hurriedly bowed and said that Wang could not be said to be a talented person in the world, but he still had experience in civil affairs. General Li would not dare not serve him if he was ordered to do so.  "

    Li Zuoguo laughed and said, Wang Sihu is too modest. Let's do this. My army will go on an expedition soon. Lingzhou is an important place and cannot be left without proper management. You first bring the talents who can be used in Lingzhou to me. I will give you a Lingzhou.  The title of acting governor of the state, first put the civil affairs into operation, you calculate the talents needed, how about I take the lead?  "

    Wang Zeduan was overjoyed. This was an opportunity he couldn't wait for. As long as things were done well, there was no need to worry about not being able to turn things around. He quickly left his seat and knelt down, saying, "How virtuous and capable is Wang Zeduan?"  General Li was so trustworthy that Wang Zeduan would do what General Li ordered even if his body was broken into pieces.  "

    Li Zuoguo smiled and said, Mr. Wang does not need to be broken into pieces. I will leave 20,000 elite troops and 40,000 auxiliary troops to guard Lingzhou. I will leave a few people to assist you in civil affairs. The other prefectures and counties that I have conquered need to be managed by your recommendation.  We must stabilize the entire Shuofang and see if Mr. Wang is a talent of hundreds of miles or a talent of thousands of miles?  "

    At this time, Wang Zeduan became mixed with joy and worry. He was happy that as long as things were done well, he would definitely be able to be reused by Li Zuoguo. But he was worried that the auxiliary officials left behind by Li Zuoguo must be surveillance, and they were people like military supervisors. If  If you are caught somewhere, your future and life will be at stake, and your family will probably be affected. Wang Zeduan is very ambitious about fame. At this time, if you take the opportunity, you will definitely be able to develop if you work hard. It seems that Li Zuoguo's subordinates are relatively lacking in civil servants, so they are not willing to pay attention.  How wise.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    Lingzhou was captured by many loyal ministers. Guan Ye, the governor of Lingzhou, refused to surrender and died hanging on a beam. Lingzhou Treasurer Zhao Anping, Secretary of Li Liu Jingming, Secretary of Li Wen Jingsong and other civil servants stayed behind closed doors, obviously not wanting to serve Li Zuoguo.  , Li Zuoguo was also unceremonious. Li Guangbi and Guan Ye, who died on the festival day, were buried generously. Their families also ordered them not to be harassed and to have good looks.

    And for those who stayed behind closed doors, Li Zuoguo then sneered and said, since they were loyal ministers, why didn¡¯t they die when the city was destroyed?  What if you stay behind closed doors now?  It's just that he has no shame and is afraid of death. He has no integrity and integrity. He wants to be a wife and build an archway. There are such good things in the world. He probably thinks that I will come to seek help. How can such a person be a wise man?  ?  Not as good as Wang Zeduan who dedicated the city.  "

    So he ordered that the families of these people be directly imprisoned in prison camps, their property confiscated, and these officials were directly sent to prison. First, the cries were loud. People in Lingzhou City who wanted to imitate these officials had been waiting to see what happened.  Immediately, some people came to Li Zuoguo to express their loyalty. Li Zuoguo did not see these people, so even the surrendered families such as Wang Zeduan were panicked. Wouldn't this young general with hundreds of thousands of troops do it?

    Wang Zeduan had made up his mind at this time, and kowtowed repeatedly and said that he dared to reassure General Li. Wang Zeduan in the entire Shuofangzhou County would do his best to create a stable foundation for the general's rear. If no results were achieved, he would ask the general to take Wang Zeduan's head.  "

    Li Zuoguo nodded and said, "If you work hard, you may not be able to truly become the general manager of Lingzhou. Go down and select talents carefully."  "

    Wang Zeduan kowtowed a few more times before getting up and leaving. When he went out, he almost tripped over the threshold and seemed to be in a very agitated mood. It's no wonder that Li Zuoguo's army has not been idle these days. They attacked everywhere and destroyed the large and small cities in Shuofang near Lingzhou.  Almost all of them were scooped out, but the problem of the lack of civil servants in Li Zuoguo's hands was also exposed. Originally, Li Zuoguo prepared about a hundred civil servants, basically Shule children who came from Shule Academy, but managing a city does not take several years of study.  will be able to do the job.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? And even if Li Zuoguo¡¯s people are spread all over the county and prefecture towns of Longyou Road, there will be no bubbles. Longyou Road has no choice but to adopt the current method.The method used by Yuzhou is to use local family members to serve as local officials, and then talents trained by Li Zuoguo to monitor and assist. This can calm the hearts of local big families and people, and quickly stabilize the situation.

    If there are people who still want to cause trouble and are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, then the Anxi Army will let them experience the sharpness of the saber. Li Zuoguo often thinks that Anxi's force is very strong, but it still does not have enough talent for local governance. Although Li Zuoguo  Chu Tianshu asked Chu Tianshu to transfer fifty civil servants from the Anxi area to Longyou to enrich the civil service system in Longyou, but it was still far from enough. It would not be an overnight effort until the talents cultivated in Anxi could be put to great use.  Therefore, Li Zuoguo could only handle civil affairs in this way by combining local aristocratic families.

    After Li Zuoguo finished handling Wang Zeduan's affairs, there was no one in the room, so Li Zuoguo stretched out his body in an indistinct manner. At this time, Chu Tianming was outside asking for an audience, and Li Zuoguo asked him to come in.

    Chu Tianming held about twenty documents in his hands. After he came in and saluted, he said to the Guardian: "The lower officials have just read all the documents. Only these few involve the deployment of military strength and the allocation of more than 5,000 taels."  Scoop it out for the guards to handle.  "

    Li Zuoguo chuckled to himself, feeling really relaxed now. He nodded majestically, pointed to the table and said, "Just put it there. I'll ask someone to send it to you after I finish it."  "

    After Chu Tianming left, Li Zuoguozhi took half an hour to finish it. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. It turned out that these three days of staying at home to deal with official duties were entirely self-inflicted. As long as he handed over the matter to his subordinates, it would be over.  When I entered Lingzhou, I didn¡¯t even go out on the street and I¡¯m so busy now.

    Li Zuoguo stood up and said, "Come here, put on your armor and go to the military camp to have a look."  "

    There are already pedestrians walking on the streets in Lingzhou City. The siege ended quickly, and there was basically no damage to the city. Ordinary people did not care much about the change of masters. What they cared about was whether they could survive.  Going on, many shops have been opened, especially the grain shop. Li Zuoguo paid special attention to it and asked to open it the day after Anxi's army conquered Lingzhou.

    As for food prices, they are strictly controlled. Anyone who dares to increase the price to stock up on goods will have all the food confiscated. The shopkeepers will be beheaded by locking the ladle. In troubled times, heavy penalties are used. After the shopkeepers of three shops were beheaded in public, no food store in Lingzhou dared to raise prices.  Two grain stores actually put up signs saying they were out of grain and wanted to stock up on grain. As a result, soldiers from the Anxi Army entered the store to check. The grain bins behind the store were full and they were immediately confiscated. The store owners were also beheaded on the street.  The host family was an old family in Lingzhou that had been established for hundreds of years. Li Zuoguo did not hesitate to attack this family that had existed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

    The family was raided, and the men were sent to Anxi to find women to serve as official slaves. The large family of 148 people disappeared. The 213 slaves who were indentured were returned and given five taels of silver to find a way out.  The free servants who were not indentured were given 2 taels and sent home. A large family in Lingzhou remained silent. The market was cleared and the people benefited.

    It happens to be July now, and there are still two months left for the autumn harvest. It is the time when the harvest is lean. The people in the city are very happy with Li Zuoguo's approach. Who doesn't want to eat cheap food?

    The military camps at the four gates of Lingzhou City are guarded by 15,000 Anxi soldiers per battalion. Each battalion sends 2,000 people to patrol the defense area in turns every day. The Anxi soldiers wearing mighty armor are divided into groups of twenty, and ten spearmen hold spears.  Five sword and shield soldiers followed, and finally five crossbow soldiers carrying crossbows on their backs. They walked through the streets in armor, which was very able to stabilize people's hearts. As long as there are idle thieves in the city, encountering these patrols will be a big disaster.  Those who dared to resist were immediately left dead on the ground, and those who were caught were immediately turned into coolies and began to repair the city walls and restore the destroyed buildings. It took only one day for the Lingzhou Anxi Army to be basically stable.

    Although there are many troops of the Anxi Army, they can't be seen on the street except for patrolling soldiers. This is because Li Zuoguo first ordered all Anxi Army soldiers to stay in the camp and not allowed to go out. Second, he set up a large camp outside Lingzhou City.  In addition to the 60,000 troops in the city, all the Anxi Army soldiers entered the camp outside the city. In the three days inland, many Anxi Army soldiers under Ulan City were stationed one after another, and some lightly injured soldiers also returned to the army.

    In Anxi, soldiers who have returned from injury are precious wealth. They represent that these soldiers have become veterans in face-to-face fighting. The military supplies sent from Ulan have piled up in the Lingzhou camp.  The tightly tied grain bags were tied high and covered with tents. It was already July and the rainy season had entered in the south. The rainy season in Lingzhou was about a month later than in the south, but we had to make preparations now.  .

    When Li Zuoguo arrived at the camp outside the city, a batch of armored troops arrived. Two thousand Anxi soldiers escorted about 200 carts of military supplies. The handover was taking place at the gate of the camp. The quartermaster scooped up orders and ordered his fifty heavy soldiers.  Every vehicle is inspected meticulously.

    As soon as Li Zuoguo arrived,The guards guarding the entrance of the camp, the soldiers delivering military supplies, and the baggage soldiers all stood up straight, and the sounds of armor clashing sounded one after another. This was the Anxi soldiers buckling their breasts to salute the commander-in-chief again, and Li Zuoguo also buckled his chest in return. The horse was galloping,  The black flag was waved into the camp.

    In the evening, candles as thick as human arms were lit in the large tent of the military camp. Together with four lamp stands with twelve lights each, the tent was as bright as day. Li Zuoguo's main generals now gathered together with their helmets on.  A map was unfolded behind Li Zuoguo. The fighting spirit of the generals on both sides was high. They were invincible and attacked, making these generals who had experienced hundreds of battles fearless.

    Li Zuoguo nodded secretly. The invincible army is a tiger fed by victory. This kind of spirit is the soul of an army. It is impossible for an army that has suffered consecutive defeats to cultivate this kind of temperament. Li Zuoguo stood up and walked away.  He went to the map behind him, pointed at the map and said that in four days I will lead an army of 80,000 to attack Chang'an. The auxiliary troops will only take away 30,000. The 80,000 soldiers include 30,000 cavalry, Asulu.  "

    Asuelu, who was the first to have his name called, puffed up his chest and responded loudly, "I will be there at the end."

    "You lead your 30,000 rangers to attack, scoop up Wuyuan and attack Shuofang directly. 30,000 troops should be enough to complete the attack. Now there are not many troops in Shuofang. I will send 20,000 auxiliary troops to follow your cavalry to take over the occupied city.  ," said Li Zuoguo's hand designated a point on the map, "Shi Siming's army is here, Taiyuan Prefecture, Asulu, you can fight Shi Siming. If Shi Siming's army is not strong, fight hard. If Shi Siming has more people  They are not weak in battle and combat power, so make good use of the cavalry in your hands and contain them firmly, can you do that?"

    Chapter 44: Strong soldiers and Ma Dong points the sword

    Chapter 44: Strong soldiers and Ma Dong points the sword

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