Chapter 2 Soldier to Hancheng

(Red ticket! Ask for a red ticket!)

After obtaining a large number of Luo Rucai's trophies from the First World War in Pozhou, Xing Tianjun no longer relied on plundering and grain along the way. It only stepped up the march along the way, and would never attack the county castles along the way. Unless it was intercepted by the local villagers, it would defeat them and bring some easy-to-handle Zhuangbao or It is to sweep some pole camps along the way to obtain the grain and materials needed by the army, maintain the consumption of people and horses in the army, and basically ensure that there is no food cut off.

However, even so, during the transition period, the Xingtian Army will suffer from this kind of long-distance march. In particular, they often have to choose some secluded paths to march, which makes the hardships of the march more. In addition, the Xingtian Army is not allowed to plunder ordinary people along the way, and the generals of the Xingtian Army are still annoying. There were some unfavorable emotions. Some people didn't know where Xiao Tianjian was going to take them, and they began to be unable to eat the hardship of this long-distance march around. Half a month after they left Longzhou, scattered deserters began to appear in the team.

For these deserters, the generals hated them very much and asked to hunt down these deserters, but they were dissuaded by Xiao Tianjian. Xiao Tianjian did not embarrass them too much. He just sent scouts to catch up with them, took the armor back, and let them go.

Xiao Tianjian also began to be vigilant about this situation in the army. After thinking about it carefully, he still made up his mind. For such people who had no perseverance to follow Xing Tianjun, Xiao Tianjian decided not to force them to stay. During the camp on the road, he directly told the soldiers under his command, if they Those who don't want to suffer such hardships with Xing Tianjun or those who don't want to leave their hometown give them a choice. As long as they leave the armor assigned to them by Xing Tianjun, they can leave by themselves. He will never leave the people who want to leave. In the first few days after the announcement of this matter, as many as two people in the army chose to leave. More than a hundred people, for these people who chose to leave, Xiao Tianjian also fulfilled his promise and did not leave them difficult, and most of these people were new recruits who followed the Xing Tianjun after arriving in Longzhou, while the veterans before that rarely chose to leave.

But the vast majority of people have chosen to follow Xiao Tianjian firmly. After all, although it is very hard to stay in the long-distance military style, at least you can still eat with Xing Tianjun for most of the time. This is already a valuable thing in such a troubled world, so many people know that Bai, with Xing Tianjun, they have the possibility to survive. As long as they leave this team, their chances of survival will be very low.

In the past two months of long-distance march, Xing Tianjun rarely stays in one place for more than two days. He often chooses a village and goes with one blow. Therefore, although they have made a few votes along the way, they basically did not attract the attention of the government. Even if it attracted the attention of the government, they either sent troops to chase and suppress the Xing Tianjun. At that time, Xing Tianjun had already left the local area, or he simply did not dare to send troops to pursue Xing Tianjun. In this way, the officers and soldiers did not seize the opportunity to encircle and suppress them at all. The small-scale battle along the way not only tempered the combat ability of the generals of the army, but also eliminated a group of people who were not determined, so that Xing Tianjun looks a little more capable.

Of course, during their long-distance march, Xiao Tianjian did not neglect to practice his generals. As long as there is no emergency every day, after getting up in the morning, they still have to train for one or two hours, and then start the camp. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers of the Xingtian Army It's not low.

This sentence is quite reasonable. After leaving Longzhou, Xing Tianjun went all the way. Some people chose to leave, and some chose to join the Xingtian Army. For these people who joined the army, Xiao Tianjian only accepted strong and honest people as usual, and would never take a large number of exiles to act with the army, so as not to cause In the past two months, in addition to desertioners, their number has increased. The number of recruits in the new barracks has reached about 1,000, plus 1,500 soldiers and hundreds of soldiers, craftsmen, women's, etc., the total number of Xingtian Army still exceeds more than 3,000, which is close to 4,000.

This is still the result of Xiao Tianjian's strict control. If he hadn't always insisted, he would have just come down this trip and wrapped the exiles along the way into their army. He believed that Xing Tianjun could basically be almost the same as Li Zicheng and others, and could easily collect tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of exiles.

And this armed march in Shaanxi has also strengthened Xiao Tianjian's original idea. After several years of famine and military chaos, Shaanxi has long been dilapidated. Many places they pass through have simply become no man's land. Along the way, it can be said that hunger is covered on both sides of the road and many places. The bark was almost completely peeled off and eaten by the hungry exiles, and there was no need to think about the wild vegetables at all. Even the grass roots in many places were dug up by the hungry people and filled their stomachs. Some hungry people really couldn't find anything to eat, so they went to dig Guanyin soil to satisfy their hunger. As a result, a few days later, they would swell into the drum and fell to death on the roadside. Such situations can be said to be everywhere, and there are countless.

The people who could not live began to thieves and plunder everywhere, which made the place unrest, so that the people who could have farmed had to abandon their homes, fled to other places, and eventually became a member of the displaced people.

Although it is not a hundred miles of red land in the sun in Shaanxi, it often happens that even one person can't see it. Many small villages through the way have become ruins. Except for wild dogs looming in the ruins, there is almost no human figure. Sometimes in order to find a guide, they have to be scouted. It takes a long time to find it. In this case, if you want to gain a foothold in Shaanxi, it is really not the best choice.

Along the way, the soldiers and soldiers of the Xing Tianjun also saw the dilapidated home. On the one hand, they were heartbroken, but on the other hand, they were secretly happy. If they had not joined the Xing Tian Army, then there was likely to be one of them among the bones that died on the roadside now, so the thought of following Xiao Tianjian. It's a little more firm.

Xiao Tianjian walked in the team. The cold wind kept blowing his cheeks, which made his skin hurt like a knife. He turned his head and looked around. The soldiers of Xing Tianjun all had a face of wind and frost, and walked slowly on the road in the mountains with heavy legs.

Several horses raised a piece of dust from the front of the team, rushed into the queue of Xing Tianjun, came to Xiao Tianjian, immediately turned over and jumped off the war horse, and saluted Xiao Tianjian, "My subordinate Situ Liang, see the general!"

After Situ Liang joined the Xing Tianjun Army, he first stayed in the new barracks for more than half a month. After all, he was a member of the He family. His military quality was far better than that of ordinary peasants. His superior Tu Liang was very attentive. He soon stood out in the new barracks. Soon, he was looked up by Shi Ran and transferred him out of the new barracks, adding Joined the scouts.

And Situ Liang himself is very skilled in riding. It doesn't make a problem to be a scout. After Xing Tianjun broke away from Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng on the road, he made many achievements. In just a month, he accumulated achievements and was promoted to the deputy general. Soon, he and Li Lingfeng called him a scout Shuanghu and became Xiao. One of the beloved generals valued by Tianjian.

"How's the situation ahead?" Xiao Tianjian waved his hand to ask Situ Liang to avoid etiquette and asked him.

General Qihou, ahead is Hancheng County. If we go further on this trip, we can reach Shanqi Township. According to our nearest place called Yao's family, there are hundreds of families. We have not found any signs of officers and soldiers. We can rest assured to camp around Yao's house tonight! It is said that there are not too many officers and soldiers in Hancheng County, and less than 500 officers and soldiers are stationed, which is no threat to us!" Situ Liang replied immediately.

Xiao Tianjian finally breathed a long sigh of relief. After such a long journey, they finally walked to the Yellow River. Next, he will lead his troops to leave Shaanxi and enter Shanxi. Xiao Tianjian did not dare to say lightly about what will welcome them in the future, but he still believes his decision. It's not wrong.

Because during this period, he learned several very important things from the news collected by all parties. Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, who besieged Longzhou City, finally failed to conquer Longzhou City and annihilate the officers and soldiers of He Renlong. On the contrary, after besieging Longzhou for two months, he was driven to Longzhou led by Zuo Guangxian. Near the city, after a fierce battle, Li Zicheng was defeated and fled. Gao Yingxiang immediately withdrew from the siege and fled to the east of Shaanxi.

And Hong Chengchou finally solved the mutiny in Liangzhou Prefecture. He began to turn around and led more than 20,000 officers and marched eastward from Liangzhou Prefecture. The spearhead was directed at all kinds of rebels who were in turmoil in various parts of Shaanxi. It is said that his first target was to focus on the rebels Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.

After Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng withdrew from the siege of Longzhou, they did not get much benefit. They just swept away the Zhuangbao outside Longzhou City, almost making the red land a hundred miles outside Longzhou City. After being defeated by Zuo Guangxian, they continued to advance westward, raided Pingliangfu, turned around and eastward, and joined the old in the area of Fengxiang Mansion. Huihui, Bawang and other righteous troops on the road once again gained momentum, turned south and went straight to Zhouzhi, Huxian and other places, and pushed into Xi'an Prefecture, posing a threat to Xi'an Prefecture.

After listening to the news collected by his men, Xiao Tianjian laughed. The more fierce Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng made trouble, the safer it was for their Xing Tianjun. Compared with Gao Yingxiang's rebels, more than 3,000 people in Xing Tianjun could not attract the attention of the officers and soldiers at all, so it became their next action to create. Better conditions.

And in the present situation, the fact is true. All kinds of officers and troops in Shaanxi have begun to gather in the Guanzhong area. Then if Xiao Tianjian remembers it well, Gao Yingxiang's days in Shaanxi will not be too long. In his memory, at the end of this year Lu Yijun is going back to Henan again!

"Very good! Thank you for your hard work, Situ! Let's camp around Yao's house tonight!" After listening to Situ Liang's reply, Xiao Tianjian met his subordinate Fu Deming and others, and then decided where to camp that night.