Chapter 28 Maling Army

Author: My spear is still here

Chapter 28 Maling Army

On May 50th, along with the rumors of Heqinhou spreading throughout Maling City, there was also news of sending troops.

Many government officials rode on horseback among the crowds to tell people about Maling Gong's orders. Officials posted notices on the streets and at the entrances of markets to inform them of the conscription.

Soon these messages will be distributed layer by layer and spread locally. For a time, the entire Maling City was enveloped in a strange atmosphere.

As time went on, some people applauded, while more people fell into deep uneasiness.

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The moon is bright and the stars are sparse. After entering the foggy month, the weather gradually becomes colder. Most people's clothes are made of hard linen. If left unworn for a long time, they will become hard and need to be pounded again before they become soft and can be worn on the body.

As for the nobles, many people can wear silk as soft as clouds, which is light and warm. However, most of the silk needs to be purchased from Yizhou County, Hanzhong County, etc. in the Han Dynasty, which is expensive.

The second is the cotton-padded clothes bought from the west. Although they are not as thin as silk, they are very good at keeping warm, much better than linen. They are mostly used in the army, and many princes' soldiers can wear cotton-padded clothes.

However, the mysterious area in the west was also under the control of the Han Dynasty. About thirty years ago, the current emperor of the Han Dynasty sent an army of 20,000 soldiers, 50,000 soldiers and civilians, 20,000 cattle, and 10,000 horses to march to the west, and

After more than ten large and small battles, and two years later, more than thirty countries in the Western Region were raided and pacified.

Since then, the exotic treasures, fine wines, fruits, vegetables and cotton-padded clothes from the West have become hot and sought-after commodities in the Eastern countries, and are most favored by the nobles of the Eastern countries.

But for ordinary people, those are still too far away, but with the issuance of the military conscription order, the difficulties before them are real.

The village outside Maling City is more than 20 miles south of Maling City. At the head of the village is a patch of willows, and the sky and earth on both sides are dry and yellow. Wild birds are chirping in the fields. Some people are hiding behind haystacks and want to catch birds.

But it's never easy at night.

In the distant villages, every household used to go to bed early, but now there were some sparse and weak firelights, because this was definitely not an ordinary night.

"The official is here to arrest someone, I will take you there." In the small courtyard at the head of the village, a family sat around, and the night light was not enough to provide lighting, so they lit up expensive candles, which made the atmosphere different from the past, especially solemn.

The father, who was over fifty years old, said to his young son: "You have just married a daughter-in-law, and the family cannot live without you. Anyway, I am too old to live for a few years, and I eat less. I bring less food to the family. I will save as much as I can."

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"Dad, you can't go." The son couldn't bear it: "If you go to war at such an old age, let alone the people of Heyang, you will first be bullied by your own people, and then there will be no father who suffers on his son's behalf. I can't bear it in my conscience.

No matter what you say this time, I will go. There are so many people in Maling and Heyin, and one person can drown the thieves in Heyang with just a spit of spit. Don't worry, I will be back in at least thirty to fifty days, and at most half a year." The son vowed.

guarantee.

Unexpectedly, my father became angry and reprimanded angrily: "You know nothing! Who can say clearly about the war?"

Six years ago, we fought against the monkeys of the Zhongshan Kingdom. We made good promises at the beginning, but we were not even sure that we could kill all the monkeys in the Zhongshan Kingdom within thirty to fifty days with a pinch in our hands. The officer who came to recruit soldiers said so.

, your elder brother said the same thing, but he died at Liangshan Pass after more than ten days.

They arrested your third brother again. A year later, your third brother also died, leaving you alone in the family!

If something happens to you again, our family will be extinct. How can we tell our ancestors that I don’t want to be scolded to death by your grandfather, your great ancestor, and others when I go down there? You know nothing!"

The more the old man talked, the more excited he became: "We are beaten and beaten, and everyone is dead. What good are we ordinary people? We just hold a stick and work hard. If we are lucky, we come back and swing a hoe. The credit belongs to those big shots."

Don't be stupid and sacrifice your life for something like that. We don't care if the people of Heyang do anything that makes the government unhappy. We don't have to risk our lives. Those are the affairs of the nobles."

"Dad, that's also our Maling's business."

"You regard Maling as your home, do they regard you as a Maling person? What can you lose if you fight for your life? I heard that in the Han Dynasty in the west, even ordinary soldiers could become generals as long as they killed enough people.

No matter how hard you work, the untouchables will still be untouchables, the nobles will still be nobles, why are you selling your life!" The old man scolded excitedly.

Now the young son stopped talking.

"That's it. I'm going to fight. There's nothing to worry about at this age. You can take good care of your wife and your mother at home. Nothing else matters."

The quiet small village gradually returned to its former peace, and among countless families, many people made their choices.

For Zhao Guo, this is not an isolated case.

The gathering speed of the Maling army was not fast. It was not until around the 70th day of the lunar month that the troops recruited from various places gradually gathered in the west of Maling City. On the 73rd day of the lunar month, the prince Zhao Zhijian led the largest army

After the Heyin Army of more than 1,500 people arrived and gathered in the west of Maling City, an army of 8,000 people had gathered in the west of the city.

However, only about two thousand of these troops were well-equipped soldiers of the Mu clan and the nobles under their command. The remaining six thousand or so were recruited from various places and brought their own weapons and equipment. They were uneven in terms of equipment and training.

Fights and fights, and even soldiers escaping, often happened. Fortunately, there were Mu soldiers to maintain order. The well-equipped soldiers riding tall horses hunted down the soldiers who ran away or fought, and executed a few to deter the others. Finally, stability was stabilized.

order.

Two days later, Duke Maling personally went out of the city to inspect the army. He took his fourth son Zhao Zhiyong as the commander-in-chief and the former general to command the army. He also took the Duke's envoy Zuoqiu Fufeng as his deputy to transport grain, grass and baggage for the army.

He ordered the witch to perform divination. The witch used a turtle shell to pray to God for blessings. She also asked for blessings from the Lord of the Mountains, who has the body of an ox and a human face, and prayed to tell him the outcome of the war. After that, the witch came to the conclusion - good luck! This time the troops will definitely win.

, they will defeat Heyang before the foggy moon ends.

Maling Gong, dressed in a witch's robe, took the turtle shell handed by the witch, raised it above his head, and loudly announced the result to the three armies.

Many generals and soldiers cheered, then slaughtered the yellow dog, white horse, black cow, and a Congren slave, and used their blood to sacrifice the military flag, completing all the rituals before setting off for the expedition.

Later, in front of everyone, on the general stage, Maling Gong Mu Sheng personally handed over his tiger talisman and the other half of the tiger talisman that the monarch had given him to his favorite fourth son, and told him: "Lingshan Mountain

The Lord has given a sign that you will come back with Wang Jian’s head before the end of the foggy moon."

"Don't worry, Dad, I will never let you down!"
Chapter completed!