Chapter 232 Non-mainstream

[Note: There are several chapters in the previous article. At one time, "Yao Gu" was carelessly written as "Yao Chong", which has been corrected. It's really a sin to crown the name of the famous Tang Dynasty on the head of the general of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty...]

.

Jiao Wentong and Tang Ang took the soldiers and horses to Huanglong Valley as scheduled and merged with Chu Tianya. Eight thousand cavalry were all in place. Out of Chu Tianya's plan, Anu also came. This is not surprising. Anyway, Xiao Linglong has already known about it, and it doesn't matter for Anu to follow. What's more, he is also one of the left and right leaders of Hu Ben.

The general is in place, and Chu Tianya will set off immediately. Compared with the heavy snow a few days ago, it is colder in the Huanglong Valley now, but Fortunately, the sun melted into some snow water to freeze the snow and soil, and it is not so difficult for the cavalry to pass through. Moreover, most of the horses equipped by this group of cavalry are mostly trophies harvested from Jurchen after the war last year. In addition to the famous historical horse from Hebei - "Dai Ma", it is also the mount of the Jurchen cavalry. They can adapt to such wind and snowy weather.

After entering the valley for more than 30 miles, it was already dawn. Although it is not far away, the whole horse has actually been tossed around all night. Even if people can support it with perseverance, their horsepower has almost been consumed. So Chu Tianya ordered the soldiers and horses to take a short rest and ask the sergeant to bury the pot to make rice to supplement his physical strength.

Fortunately, the heavy snow has stopped now, and the difficulty coefficient of marching in the wild has been reduced a lot. Ninety-sousand of the eight thousand cavalrymen were veterans who were familiar with the military brigade. They pulled up the marching tent and began to collect firewood, digging stoves, burning snow and cooking. They were very efficient and moved quickly.

Chu Tianya and Yao Gu lived in the same small military tent, raised a pile of fire to keep warm, boiled some boiling water and soaked ginger soup to drive away the cold.

In the middle of the night on a cold day, everyone was a little tired. At dawn, it was also the most physically sleepy time, so Chu Tianya was wrapped in thick clothes and took a nap. Yao Gu sat by the fire, with thoughtful eyes.

Chu Tianya was half asleep and half awake. He narrowed his eyes and saw Yao Gu like this, so he cheered up and asked him, "Yao Du seems to have something on his mind?"

"Oh, no." Yao Gu smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and his eyes were a little red with blood. He said, "Yao is thinking that the general has such demeanor and achievements at a young age, which is really amazing and enviable."

"Where." Chu Tianya smiled politely, "Chu is also lucky."

"The general is too modest." Yao Gu sighed and said, "It's true that when I saw the general, Yao couldn't help thinking of my disappointing child Yao Pingzhong. The general should be familiar with his name, right?

"Well... I've heard of it." Chu Tianya nodded, "Yao Pingzhong, known as the little lieutenant, is a famous fierce general in the West. Wang Dutong, the first master, has mentioned him to Chu more than once. He is a rare tiger general. Unfortunately, it was Tong Guan who garrissed Kansai at that time. He suppressed Yao Pingzhong very much and had been depressed.

"Yes! In fact, my own nephew, his father passed away early, so he became my adopted son. Yao Gu sighed, "Ping Zhong joined the army at the age of 18. He was a natural general with great courage. In the battle of Zang Dihe, he killed countless prisoners of the enemy, and the enemy was defeated, so he made a contribution. Tong Guan saw that he was brave and intentional, but Zhong Ping was young and always despised, so he was quite arrogant and rude. Since then, Tong Guan has deeply hated Pingzhong and has been suppressed and not reused. Thinking about it, his age is similar to that of the general..."

Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "Thousands of miles of horses are common, but Bole is not. Ling Lang refused to bend down to serve Tong Guan, which is admirable.

"What a pity! It was not easy to survive until today's son ascended the throne. The official family had heard the name of Pingzhong for a long time, so they punished him..." Yao Gu said this and suddenly stopped talking.

Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Yao doesn't even know me. That's not an amazing secret."

"Oh, how did the general know?" Yao Gu said in surprise.

Chu Tianya smiled and said, "Although Chu is thousands of miles away and is not in the temple, he still knows a little about the matter on the court - doesn't Yao Dutong just want to talk about the robbery of Pingzhong's camp?"

Yao Gu was stunned.

Last year, when Wanyan Zongwang's soldiers came to Tokyo, Yao Pingzhong, a young fierce general of the Western Army, received a secret order to kill Zong Wang's camp late at night under the command of Li Gang. Unexpectedly, the news leaked, and Yao Pingzhong was defeated. Then, he didn't dare to go back to see the emperor. He rode a donkey in the middle of the night and ran all the way west!

The failure of the robbery was a huge psychological blow to the officials and the court of the Song Dynasty at that time. At that time, the debate on war peace in the imperial court was in a white-hot stage. Zhao Huan, a new official, was very hesitant. Under the persuasion of Li Gang and the teacher, he finally summoned up the courage to decide to try to rob the camp, but he suffered such a big defeat.

Yao Pingzhong's failure and escape is equivalent to directly sentenced the main war faction to death. The last bit of courage of the official family was completely extinguished. At present, he decided to make peace with Wanyan Zongwang, regardless of smashing the pot and selling iron, and accepting the peace of any conditions of the other party.

In fact, at this time, Wanyan Zonghan was tripped in Taiyuan by Wang and Chu Tianya. Wanyan Zongwang's lonely army went deep into the army to besiege Tokyo with a few people, and the Qinwang army from all directions of the Song Dynasty was coming one after another. Seeing that Zong Wang was about to be made dumplings, the official family was scared because of the failure of a camp robbery and took the initiative to accept the "negotiation".

The conditions for peace are very harsh and there is no fairness. In addition to massive compensation, the Song Dynasty also had to cede three important military towns: Taiyuan, Hejian and Zhending.

From what happened before and after, the incident of Pingzhong's robbery was like a turning point in the Battle of Tokyo last year. Originally, there was no need for the Song Dynasty to pay attention to Zong Wang's threat, and he could even eat him in one bite. But it was this incident that extinguished the only little courage left in the official's heart, and artificially made an almost despicable compromise, which led to such a situation.

This matter involves high-ranking officials such as the emperor and Li Gang of the Song Dynasty, so there are not many people who know it, which belongs to the "highly confidential" of the imperial court. Even Yao Gu only knew one clue and didn't know the details. In the small circle of information, people also insisted that it was the young and frivolous Yao Pingzhong. They begged the officials to let him fight. They also issued a military order saying that if they did not succeed, they would become benevolent. "forced" the officials had to agree to Yao Pingzhong's invitation.

In fact, people with a little brain will know that this is actually something that can only be decided by high-ranking officials such as officials and Li Gang. Is it useless for a general in the west to ask for a war?

But in the end, since it was a failure, a scapegoat had to come out to take the blame. In line with the principle of "tacit being a sage", officials can't admit their mistakes and can't beat Li Gang in the face, so Yao Pingzhong, who ran away, became the "biggest sinner" who failed in the Battle of Tokyo last year.

The Western Army has "Zong Yao", both of which are well-known military and military families, and there are many good generals and fierce generals. As soon as Yao Pingzhong made trouble, Yao Gu couldn't straighten up. Well, now he is equivalent to being "exited" to the dangerous and eventful place of Taiyuan. As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will change. Of course, Yao Gu, who has experienced this kind of blow, wants to turn over and stand up again, so he took the risk and was willing to introduce Chu Tianya to King Kang.

This is more or less the smell of being broken and not afraid to wear shoes barefoot.

Chu Tianya is actually aware of Yao Gu's thoughts. Although the incident of Pingzhong's robbery is now highly confidential, whether it is wild history or official history, it has been recorded a lot. The history books even say that Yao Pingzhong fled all the way to the west, and finally fled to the deep mountains of Western Shu to practice Taoism. He didn't come out of the mountain until he was more than 80 years old. He looked like a fairy with a crane-haired childlike face, leaving a lot of strange legends among the people.

Such a "personalized" general, Chu Tianya will naturally never forget it.

"The general is really powerful, do you know that?" Yao Gu was obviously very shocked and admired by Chu Tianya's "informed information". He said, "I don't know where my disappointing child is now. Is it dead or alive? If you are alive... It's a right way to serve a wise master like a general!"

"Oh?" Chu Tianya smiled and said, "What kind of master is Chu?"

"Alas, the general doesn't have to be modest." Yao Gu waved his hand and said, "I look at the general's subordinates, all of whom are elite soldiers and strong generals and loyal. It can be seen that the upper general is skillful and knowledgeable. It is often said that good birds choose trees to live in, and my child has always been arrogant and disdainful of children. If he sees the general, he must be willing to worship him. If you follow the general, the dog may be able to make some achievements. It's a pity, it's a pity..."

Yao Gu said as he shook his head and sighed.

I hope my son will become a dragon, and every father is like this. Although Ping Zhong is only Yao Gu's adopted son, it is obvious that the relationship between them is extraordinary.

"Maybe I can find him." Chu Tianya smiled.

Yao Gu was stunned, "General... Does he really have the skill of ghosts and gods? Even I don't know where the dog has gone, and the court can't find him - can the general know?

"Maybe, maybe." Chu Tianya smiled carelessly. Yao Gu is a smart person, so he doesn't break the casserole and ask to the end. He only wonders in his heart - how is that possible?

Chu Tianya thought in his heart that the young general who could leave the name of "heroic" in history books and let the senior master Wang praise him should not be bad. Although it was a little embarrassing for him to run away all the way, in the political environment at that time, if he went back, it must be the life of a sinful lamb, and it would be difficult to die.

Now at the time of employing people, the fierceness of a member who has won the three armies will be a rare wealth. Maybe he has a slight personality defect, but after all, he is young. It is still useful to be more useful to promote his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.

According to the traditional concept of employing people in the Song Dynasty, that is, everything is "moral". It doesn't matter whether you have the ability or not, as long as you have a good style. Moreover, this "style" does not refer to the real moral evaluation of an official general, but whether he is loyal to the official family and whether it coincides with the general atmosphere of the officialdom. People like Chu Tianya, Baixu and Jiao Wentong definitely can't gain a foothold in officialdom. They don't know how to die. No matter how capable they are, it's useless - who calls you "non-mainstream"?

Yao Pingzhong, who is not convinced, is obviously a non-mainstream. His failure and escape seem to be accidental, but in fact it is also inevitable.

Chu Tianya, who came through time, knew that the Song Dynasty died from such a drawback, so he did the opposite - open up territory and expand his business. As long as he can have a skill, he can reuse it. There is no need to be consistent with the employment strategy in peacetime. In fact, it is also true that in the current Hedong Volunteer Army, it is estimated that no one can fool around in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty and be reused by the officials and the court of the Song Dynasty. Because they are all unruly and unruly non-mainstream "unruly people", their moral style is in a mess, and they are not happy not to scold the "bird official family" twice a day.

But now in the Song Dynasty, there is no army that can compare with the Hedong Rebel Army. This is the reality.

Yao Gu has been in the official army of the Song Dynasty for so many years. How can he not know that the overall atmosphere of these places is exaggerated and frivolous. Once again, when he saw the pragmatism and stability of the Hedong Rebel Army led by Chu Tianya, his feeling was particularly obvious and profound.

What does it mean to judge from high and down? - This is it.

Yao Gu is a leader of the army. He knows more about the style of an army, which depends on the temperament of the commander. Seeing such a Hedong Rebel Army, it is not difficult to understand Chu Tianya's character. Even if Yao Gu and Chu Tianya do not have a deep friendship, he can still believe that Chu Tianya is a diligent, pragmatic and knowledgeable master. At least, he will not dislike Yao Pingzhong's "style problem" and will definitely reuse him.

Therefore, Yao Gu's sigh comes from the bottom of his heart.

Chu Tianya looked at Yao Gu's expression and wanted to laugh a little, and said to himself, do you always have some "non-mainstream" thoughts?

The heavy snow has stopped, but the weather is even colder.

At dawn, the rosefinch and the nobleman were woken up by a noise outside. The two of them got up in a hurry and didn't care about cleaning up their dirty faces, so they climbed onto the horse.

The real women are not as clean as the Han people, and they can smell the strong smell of their bodies a few feet away. The rosefinch and the nobles who have lived in Hedong for a period of time have forgotten this taste, so they frowned from time to time and covered their nose and mouth with a cloak.

Now he is surrounded by two hundred such stinky men, accompanied by a group of live sheep. This smell is extremely unpleasant and disgusting.

"You can arrive in Yanjing in three days." The centurion of the Jurchen cavalry said to the rosefinch in Jurchen, "If what you say is not true, we brothers will be on you if we have suffered all this."

The rosefinch glanced at him indifferently and disdained him.

The noble said in high spirits, "You little centurion, you'd better be polite. When you see the fourth prince, you may be able to ask for some rewards. If not, cut off your head!"

"Haha!" A real woman nearby smiled, and the centurion said, "What if you are really the women of the fourth prince? Whenever they celebrate after the war, it is nothing new for the commanders and princes to give their women to the soldiers for their reward! Maybe one day I will take away your clothes and let you die! - Yes, in front of the fourth prince, haha!"

The rosefinch suddenly took action!

"Papa--"

The blood python whip with thorns hit the centurion's face fiercely, and a three-inch wide blood mark immediately appeared, and even pulled off a layer of skin!

"Bad bitches!!" The centurion wiped it with his hand, and his hands were full of blood.

"Do you have the guts to scold again?" The rosefinch looked at him coldly.

The centurion shivered coldly.

The centurion is also a warrior for the rest of his life. He can see that the murderous spirit in this woman's eyes is definitely not pretended.

She not only has the heart to kill, but also the ability to kill.

A few trouble-saving pawns next to him came to persuade the centurion to forget it. After all, he is the fourth prince. Don't provoke him too much.

"Bah!--" The centurion licked all the blood in his hand, then grinned twice and waved his hand, "Go!!"

"I don't know how to be praised." The rosefinch sneered, slowly put away the blood whip, and rode the horse to keep up.

The nobleman sat behind the rosefinch, and his heart jumped. Although she is timid, the two women are still worth panicking in the face of 200 savage and tough female real women. If it hadn't been for the rosefinch, she would have drawn a knife and killed herself.

So, she hugged the rosefinch tightly and whispered in her ear, "Sister, when it comes to Yanjing, there are thousands of such reckless men. The fourth prince... can you protect us?"

"No one can protect us except ourselves." The rosefinch whispered, "I'm not sure what will happen next. You only remember one sentence - it's better to be broken than for the tile!"

"Uh-huh!" The nobleman nodded, and his eyes, which had just shown a little fear, immediately became firm and persistent. "Except for him, I won't let any man touch me!" I swear!"

The rosefinch smiled and said, "Silly girl."

"Are I stupid? Don't you think so too?" The nobleman asked foolishly.

The rosefinch didn't say anything, but just squinted at the snowfield in front of him, thinking about it.

"Sister, what do you think he is doing now?" The nobleman whispered, "It's so early in the cold weather. He should hug the queen and sleep in a warm quilt, right?"

"Shut up, what does it have to do with you?" The rosefinch gave a low rebuke.

"Oh..." The nobleman answered, and his voice was a little sour. He immediately changed the topic and said, "That young general named Yue Fei is quite good. In the end, he did not cross-examine our identity. He only sent us to the border and left dry food when he left. I guess he will become a famous general in the future!"

"It's not possible." Suzaku said, "It is not enough to have the ability and conduct to make a living in the official army of the Song Dynasty. Although the Yue surnamed looks a little good, his conduct is too straightforward. Even if he can achieve some fame in the future, sooner or later he will suffer because of his personality. The officialdom and army of the Song Dynasty cannot tolerate people with edges and horns, no matter how capable and meritorious they are. They just need obedient and hard-working eagles.

"That's true!" The nobleman nodded as if she had also been in the official army of the Song Dynasty and had a deep understanding. "If he really has the ability, why don't we introduce him to the lord?"

"I have already mentioned it to the Lord in the letter. But it's not an introduction, just a mention. Zhuque said, "In fact, there is no shortage of talents in the world. What is lacking is the master who can find and reuse talents. The Hedong Rebel Army is now short of talents. The Lord is worried about this matter every day. He can't wait to grow wings and fly all over the world to recruit talents. About Yue Fei... Let's talk about it later! If we can successfully complete the task and go back alive, we will find a way to do it. However, I think this boy is a stubborn young man, and he is unlikely to join the rebels. In his heart, there are only officials and the court.

"Well, then take it!" The nobleman said anly, "Can the people Qingwei want not be captured?"

The rosefinch smiled, "Fortunately, you are just a little green guard, and you don't have the power to give orders. Otherwise..."

"Oh, I really envy the queen! ..." The nobleman suddenly sighed, "The lord loves her so much that she is still the leader. Everyone in the Rebels regards her as the mistress, and even people like the military division and Jiao Wentong are courteous to her. It's so majestic and dazzling!"

Speaking of Tianhou, the rosefinch's heart tightened inexplicably. The nobleman seemed to feel this slight change in her and knew that he had said something wrong, so he didn't say much.

The north wind roared, and more than 200 virgins rode two women and walked in the direction of Yanjing Mansion.