Chapter 3: Morning Dew Ten Middle School After crossing the river, Fang Yanzao's gaze became more and more gray.
He came with a mission this time, even if he couldn't successfully "persuade" Cheng Mingzhen to join Wagang, at least he had to find an ally north of the Yellow River for the Wagang army that could be cooperated and relied on for a long time.
The strength of the Zhaozhou Army itself will directly determine the difficulty of the task.
If the Zhaozhou army is strong enough to survive under the double pressure of Zhang Jincheng and the surrounding government, it will naturally no longer need the backer of Wagang Mountain, which is "beyond the reach of the whip".
Moreover, Fang Yanzao clearly knew that Cheng Mingzhen was very uninterested and even disgusted with the doctrine of Destiny.
On the contrary, if the strength of the Zhaozhou army was too weak, it would be difficult to meet the requirements of threatening Liyangcang with Wang Deren and containing part of the main force of the Sui army.
There is no need to spend too much energy on him.
Judging from the impression of the first contact, the situation in Zhaozhou is obviously close to the former.
Fang Yanzao doesn't know much about military affairs, but he has also seen several world-famous strong armies, which can be regarded as having a broad vision.
In his eyes, although the number of the children of Zhaozhou under Cheng Mingzhen is smaller at this moment, their morale and military appearance are comparable to the Wagang Inner Battalion built by Xu Maogong and the elite of Qi County led by Zhang Xutuo.
As for government affairs, compared with the regions controlled by other green forest heroes, the side of Zhaozhou is more than a little bit stronger.
It can be said that among the green forest territories that Fang Yanzao has seen, the control area of the Xuzhou Army is the only area that still maintains rural tranquility and is closest to the human world.
The more closely he observed, the more the surrounding scenery supported Fang Yanzao's conclusion.
At present, the season has reached the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the wilderness on the other side of the Zhangshui River has already been desolate, but here in Zhouzhou, there are still people busy in the fields.
If you look a little closer, it is not difficult to see that most of the busy people in the fields are peasant women with rough hands and thin faces.
Under the command of their gray-haired old men, they mixed the ashes and dung of the firewood and grass that they had worked so hard to collect, and carefully sprinkled them in the soil that had just been turned over.
In this way, after a winter of snow irrigation, by next spring, all the fertilized land will burst out with double vitality.
The seeds take root in the black soil, and a good harvest is just around the corner.
Women and children were busy topdressing the fields before the first snow fell, while the men were organized in droves to tidy the ditches leading to the fields under the supervision of magistrates or retired old minions.
With abundant water sources and flat land, it is conceivable that if the irrigation canals built during the Taiping period were brought into effect again, the next year's drought and flood would not be too serious to threaten the harvest of the farmland of the first generation in Zhaozhou.
The harvest means the population, and the population means the ability to withstand the wear and tear of war.
More importantly, in troubled times, a land that can survive and live in peace also means the hearts of the people.
Fang Yanzao keenly noticed that all the busy people seemed to be in a good mood.
No matter how tattered the clothes are and how simple the tools are, the farmers and peasant women seem to have smiles on their faces.
In the distance, there are occasional children's childish singing, faintly, pushing the peaceful atmosphere of the fields to a higher level.
When the toiling adults hear the singing, they will raise their heads and shout a few words in the direction from which the song came, or scold, more of an admonition, and their voices are full of concern, longing and expectation for the future.
Only people who are full of hope for the future will have such a relaxed smile on their faces.
They seem to have completely forgotten that Cheng Mingzhen is just a bandit, and he has no power to decide the level of taxes in the neighboring states and counties, let alone the ownership of the land under his feet.
They just laughed at the chance to live again, regardless of whether the opportunity would disappear in an instant, whether it would be as brief as the sunshine reflected in the morning dew.
"Compared with the imperial court and Zhang Jin, they may prefer Cheng Mingzhen to stay here for a long time" Seeing the vibrant scenes in front of him, Fang Yanzao couldn't help but think sourly in his heart.
The black hands with the plough sticks don't have much strength, but sometimes they can be the difference between victory and defeat.
He did not hesitate to believe that if Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Jincheng had a conflict, there was a good chance that the surrounding people would take the initiative to report to Cheng Mingzhen, and there would even be many brave people carrying hoes to help the Xuzhou army defend the city.
As for the government on the other side of the river or the forces from further afield, whether it is the official army that occupies the position of righteousness at the moment or others, including the Wagang army under Wang Deren, if they rashly kill here, they will definitely not get any good fruit to eat.
And Cheng Mingzhen got and began to govern the three counties of Zhaozhou for less than a year.
It took less than a year for him to regain the hearts and minds of the people here.
With time, it will be even more difficult for outsiders to shake his foundation.
At that time, it is still necessary for him to pay attention to the greeting of the Wagang army, not only is it difficult for the Wagang army to reach here, but half of Hebei will have to look at its face The more I looked at it, the more surprised I became, and the more I thought about it, the more frustrated I became, so that Fang Yanzao's face looked depressed all the way, until the person had already approached the yamen of Qingzhang County with everyone, and the two sparse eyebrows were still tightly wrinkled together.
"Distinguished guests have come from afar, we don't have anything good to entertain in this poor country, so we have to prepare a little wine to show respect, and if you are lazy, please bear with me" Help Cheng Mingzhen arrange for the guests to sit Duan Qingsaw that Fang Yanzao's face was gloomy, and he thought that he had offended him, so he stepped forward and apologized to him with a smile.
"Ah, uh, it's okay, it's okay" Fang Yanzao paused for a moment and responded dizzily.
"No wonder Brother Wang is like an arrow, and he keeps running on his horse all the way.
It turns out that this place is so peaceful, it's like being in a paradise" Xie Yingdeng also noticed that Fang Yanzao was in an abnormal state, and hurriedly walked over to play a round for his companions.
As he spoke, he stepped on the tip of Fang Yanzao's boot with his foot at an angle that others couldn't see.
A hot feeling suddenly spread from the toes to the top of his head, Fang Yanzao was in pain, and only then did he completely turn his mind from the confusion, and clasped his fists with both hands to return the salute to the master here, "Little brother said that he laughed, everyone is from the green forest, how can they pick and choose from the food and come presumptuously, and it is good not to let the brothers feel trouble."
"What's the trouble, who doesn't know the name of the Wagang Army" has been by Cheng Mingzhen's side for a long time, and Duan Qing has more or less learned some ways to treat people from the coach. waved his hand and smiled politely, "You are all distinguished guests that I can't invite in Zhouzhou, and you can come to this projectile land, and the county government will hit the wall."
Come, please take a seat, Cheng Jiaotou has gone to settle the brothers, and I will be able to come over in a while."
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Fang Yanzao looked sideways, and finally found that when he was thinking about his thoughts in a daze, Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao didn't know where to go.
At this moment, the two who were responsible for greeting himself and Xie Yingdeng were just a few small leaders wearing military generals' regular uniforms.
Judging from the marks on his clothes, the person with the highest rank is only a captain, and the difference between him and his identity as the captain of the Wagang Army is more than 108,000 miles As an envoy, Fang Yanzao is extremely sensitive to diplomatic courtesy.
Cheng Mingzhen's previous actions on the Zhangshui River can be explained by his eagerness to appease the morale of the army, and the act of leaving the guests aside at this time is a bit too rude.
Fang Yanzao does not want to be treated as a superior, at least, the lives of Wang Ermao and others were saved by the Wagang Army.
Even from the perspective of returning favors, the surname Cheng should arrange the guests properly first, and then talk about the pain of parting with his brother Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Xie Yingdeng from the corner of his eye, hoping that the other party could properly express his anger with him. found that Xie Yingdeng didn't care about the hostess's lowly position at all, but found a guest seat very casually and sat down, while taking the wet handkerchief handed by the minions and scrubbing the dust on his face, he greeted the little leaders around him with a smile.
It's as if you have endless words to talk to anyone, but you just stay away from your companions.
Without Xie Yingdeng's cooperation, Fang Yanzao's anger could not be expressed, so he had to take the wet handkerchief handed over by the little minion and wiped his hands casually, and then threw the handkerchief back to the other party, and said with a sneer: "General Cheng cherishes his soldiers, and his achievements in the future will be comparable to the famous generals of the ancients, I heard that he usually eats and lives exactly like the brothers, presumably this time in order to entertain us and others, let him spend a lot of money."
"It's not enough to break the bank" Duan Qing didn't understand the meaning of Fang Yanzao's words this time, thought about it, and replied with a smile: "But Cheng Jiaotou does wait with me most of the time to eat."
Not only him, but Sister Juan also worked in the barracks most of the time.
The two of them like to be crowded and lively, and they don't want to eat a small stove in the cold."
"General Du is so old, do you also eat with everyone" is simply trying to find faults, Fang Yanzao asked with a smile.
"Which old general Du" Duan Qing asked blankly.
After talking halfway, I realized that the other party was referring to Du Scar.
The old guy was famous for his extravagance and lewdness, and he couldn't hide it at all, so he had to smile and say in a low voice: "You said that Du San is in charge."
He is not a member of our Xuzhou Army.
The old man has already washed his hands, and he rarely comes to the yamen, only when the head of the sect and his wife are too busy, he occasionally invites the old man out to sit in the town. ” It seems that Du Scar has completely lost control of the army.
I don't know if he gave up on his own initiative, or was set aside by his own daughter and son-in-law Fang Yanzao's eyes flashed lightly, and he came to the above conclusion in an instant.
According to his inference, Du Scarqi was the key person who connected the Xuzhou Army and Juluze.
If this person has completely withdrawn from the power center of the Zhaozhou Army, it means that Zhang Jin has completely lost his influence on the Zhaozhou Army.
It's just that from the news in front of them, it is still difficult to determine how long the superficial affiliation between Juluze and Zhaozhou can be maintained, whether Zhang Jincheng and Cheng Mingzhen will have another vigorous fire in recent months like in the summer, and the last fire happened and ended in too hastily, and the Wagang army did not have time to react at all.
If there is a next time, it may be a great opportunity to get involved and turn the clouds and rain "The old master has paid a lot for Yuzhou, and he deserves some special care" When Fang Yanzao was secretly playing with the ghost idea, everyone heard Duan Qing add with a smile, "For the sake of the head and Sister Juanzi, the old man threw all his savings and brothers under his command for many years in Juluze.
So they all obeyed him.
He usually eats more good food and drinks better, and the brothers do not care.
If you change to someone else, to be honest, the head of the sect hasn't set up the score yet, who has the qualifications to put the score in front of everyone":