Chapter 190 Three Don'ts
The problem now is that Li Wanjiang is not sure about Xiao Chen's going, what kind of result will it be?
Maybe his kid went to make a fuss, and it might really change the situation.
If this is the case, the pressure on the north side will also be reduced a lot.
Therefore, Li Wanjiang is now at both ends of the first rat, vacillating.
I want to give Xiao Chen some more soldiers, but I am afraid that the meat bun will beat the dog, and he will never return, and it will be lost in vain.
But don't give up some soldiers, and he is afraid that he will be defeated when he meets the Xianbo cavalry, so wouldn't his four million taels of silver and three thousand horses be in vain?
After much deliberation, he still decided to give Xiao Chen another thousand elite cavalry, no more, no less, and it could be regarded as a bet on him.
The soldiers under the imperial guards and the admirals of the nine gates are the imperial city guards, all of which are the elite of the Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that Xiao Chen visited the military camp accompanied by Wu Zicheng, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, what the hell are people called tigers and wolves.
Those goods under my hands are all f-cking mobs!
"The emperor has a decree, brother, I will never hide anything, except for my personal guard battalion, other ministries are up to you brother to choose!" Wu Zicheng is actually fake and generous, but what he said is still quite affectionate after all.
Xiao Chen said that there are only a few conditions for me to be a soldier. First, he must be willing to come with me. If he is not willing to go, I will never force him. If he is not willing to go, then I will not want any of them.
Second, I don't want the only child in the family, we can't cut off the family's incense, can't we? I don't want to be a married couple, because if I have to escape from death, I can't ruin the family of the young couple.
Third, they must be from the north, or people from the north of Fengyang City.
This is not because Xiao Chen has any regional discrimination, but because many southerners are not used to the severe cold climate in northern Xinjiang, and they are not even used to the diet in northern Xinjiang
Now it is going to be cold winter again, if you feel unwell when you first arrive in your place, and you are not acclimatized to the water and soil, then it will be a big mistake.
The same is true for northerners in the south. Xiao Chen heard Li Wanyun talk about this when he was chatting with Li Wanyun in Jiuxi.
Because more than half of Li Wanyun's subordinates were northern soldiers, when he first arrived in southern Xinjiang, because he was not used to the local climate, more than 10,000 people fell ill within half a year, and several hundred died!
It took two or three years before I slowly got used to it.
Wu Zicheng respected his opinion and issued the order. To Xiao Chen's surprise, there were quite a few people who met his conditions and took the initiative to sign up. There were thousands of people lined up on the school field.
Seeing Xiao Chen standing on the general platform, thousands of pairs of eyes all looked at him, paying attention to him.
The big guys have heard Xiao Chen's name for a long time, but most of them have never paid homage to his true self.
Seeing him making his debut at this moment, everyone thought in their hearts, so it's fine that Mr. Xiao is really so young and handsome, but as an eunuch, he doesn't know where does he have this heroic aura?
"Thanks to the big guys who look down on me and are willing to go through life and death with me, Xiao Chen is here to thank you brothers." Xiao Chen bowed his hands to the audience, his voice was clear and exciting, and all the thousands of people present could hear it clearly.
"People say that General Wu Zicheng's subordinates are all heroes, and my brothers never really believed it. I saw it with my own eyes today, and it really deserves my reputation!" Xiao Chen's words are so appropriate.
"But brothers, we can only bring a thousand people here, because what? We are all Chinese elites, tigers and wolves. If there are too many people going, we are afraid that those fresh people will run away upon hearing the news, so let's make a fuss Where is your credit?" Xiao Chen's words were very encouraging.
I have to cheer up, because it's not easy to say in public that the emperor only gave him a thousand soldiers.
Otherwise, if Han Xin ordered troops, wouldn't the more the better?
If you can take away all the 80,000 imperial troops, my lord, I can even wipe out the entire north for you by the way!
Since so many people signed up enthusiastically, Xiao Chen had to choose one.
This is to go to northern Xinjiang to fight, and they are facing the Xianbo cavalry, so they must be proficient in bows and horses, not just being able to ride horses and archery, but also to shoot accurately and fast.
Let a few brothers who have been cavalry officers to choose carefully, there is only one principle, that is, rather than lack!
What we want is the best of the best, so we can choose as many as we can. Don’t forget that there are also the barracks under the command of the nine admirals. There are not enough here, so we can just pick some from there.
There is another ugly saying that Xiao Chen also said, that is, we don’t want officers with hundreds of households or above, because these officers are used to obeying Wu Zicheng’s orders, and there may be some unnecessary troubles in the future, which is a hidden danger.
If you really want to join, then you must voluntarily resign from your original position and follow me to start from the beginning. If you make meritorious service, I will give priority to promoting you.
Although this condition was a bit harsh, those officers could understand it, and felt that Lord Xiao was upright and forthright.
"Brother Xiao, what do you mean by that? You can't trust me, brother, afraid that I will put a nail on your side?" Wu Zicheng naturally wanted to express his dissatisfaction, and felt that it was aimed at him.
"The people are all chosen by me, and they were not given to me by your elder brother. How can I be suspicious of you? But brother, please bear with me. In fact, if it were not for you, elder brother, I would not dare to say this. But after taking them back, I have to deal with them, so I'm sorry for you, bro." Xiao Chen spoke so bluntly.
It's also quite against Wu Zicheng's temper.
"The emperor promised to give you cavalry, did you talk about the horse?" Wu Zicheng pulled him aside and asked in a low voice.
"I didn't say it, brother, what do you mean?" Xiao Chen asked hurriedly.
"Since the emperor didn't say anything, brother, I'll give you everything including men, horses, armor, weapons, bows and arrows. If the emperor asks about it in the future, I'll pretend to be confused with him." Wu Zicheng is a real friend. terrific.
"I don't want to say anything, brother is good, brother, I will keep it in my heart." Xiao Chen was overjoyed, Wu Zicheng was like sending charcoal in a timely manner.
"Actually, seeing your brother go to northern Xinjiang to die, brother, I don't feel very happy, but he is powerless, and he really can't help you. Don't blame me for being heartless, brother." Wu Zicheng sighed, I spoke the truth.
"Brother Wu, if you are ruthless and ungrateful, there will be no one who values love and righteousness in the world." Xiao Chen also sighed, this friend was not in vain.
But other friends are... human feelings are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold.
For example, Wang Anbang, since Xiao Chen took this unlucky job, he has never appeared.
But to be honest, this is also understandable. First of all, Wang Anbang is a villain. How can you want him to be loyal?
Secondly, he is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river now, and he cannot protect himself, because he is a proper princeling, and after the death of the prince, he was also implicated.
But it was strange to say that Li Wanjiang turned his back on him, neither dismissed him from office, nor dismissed him from his post, nor questioned him about his crimes.
He was just given a small punishment of three years' salary.