The rebels also suffered more than 200 casualties. Zhang Ling never dared to stay long and ordered people to strip off his opponents' clothes, pick up weapons, and collect bullock carts.

A civilian man stood up and said, "This brave man, those cars belong to us!"

Zhang Lingcong found a cleaner puddle, washed his hands, and wiped his face: "You can't go back. If so many dogs are dead, you will only suffer disaster if you go back."

The civilian husband handed over his hand and said: "We are from the Longtou Village Bow and Arrow Club. There is also a batch of military rations for Zangou in Longtou Village. Please save our family. That batch of military rations can help the strong soldiers' military power. As long as we can save people, this batch of cattle

Chariots can also be given to strong men."

Zhang Lingcong smiled: "Looking at your accent, you are also from Fujian, right?"

The husband nodded: "My ancestors are from Quanzhou, Fujian. My surname is Li, and my name is Li Fuquan."

Zhang Lingcong pulled him to sit down: "If eldest brother hadn't managed to startle the ox cart and disrupt the position of the dogs, it would have been difficult for the brothers to succeed. How did eldest brother Li do it?"

Li Fuquan took out a bamboo tube from his side: "Zhan Gou asked us to cook for them every day. If they were late, they would be beaten or scolded. In order to light the fire quickly, we all brought fire sticks, which are perfect for scalding the buttocks of cows."

Zhang Lingcong laughed loudly, and then felt a little sad after laughing: "How can I be willing to abuse my own cattle like this on weekdays? We have to blame all these debts on the dogs!"

Xiaosi came over and handed the wooden cone respectfully. The blood stains on it had been washed away: "Brother."

Zhang Lingcong took it without saying a word and inserted it into his waist.

Li Fuquan asked: "Brother, this weapon..."

Zhang Lingcong's eyes darkened, and he gently stroked the ironwood awl: "It's not a weapon, this is a whip that my son uses to herd cattle. Today his father has avenged him."

Li Fuquan quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, brother didn't know..."

Zhang Lingcong stood up: "It's okay, let's go and save the fellow villagers."

In August of the first year of Yuanfeng, Zhang Lingcong, a hero from Maling Prefecture, rose up in rebellion, captured three counties, robbed grain and grass, and gathered more than 30,000 people. After the old king fled the three prefectures, he officially joined forces with the new king of Champa.

The army went to war.

The situation in the three prefectures was turbulent. Liu Feng and Huang Mu were in charge of the government affairs, but they were soon counterattacked and suppressed by the king's army.

In September of the first year of Yuanfeng, the old king of Champa announced in Jiaozhou that due to his incompetence in virtue and ability, which caused Champa to fall into the flames of war, he felt guilty and decided to become a monk in the Lotus Pond of Jiaozhou.

At the same time, the people of the three states are encouraged to resist tyranny. The people of Champa deserve to live another life.

As the old king, he decided to remove all the people of Champa from their status as "king property" and entrust the country of Champa to the management of the Cochin Road Transport Department. He hoped that the people of the country would be as happy and prosperous as the people of Song Dynasty in the future.

This is a carefully planned political propaganda. On the one hand, the old king knows that with his political reputation and strength, he can no longer go back, and the new king of Champa has no direct blood relationship with him.

On the other hand, Su You promised to ensure the economic interests of Lao Wang and his followers, and promised that after "taking care of" the city, the status of these people would remain unchanged.

This king's letter gave the Song Dynasty a legal excuse to officially annex Champa!

Suddenly, the local former government forces in the three states, the newly emerging powerful forces, and the forces of the occupying king's army gathered on the ground to fight and kill each other in one mass.

Countless Champa refugees and many monks who were carefully selected by Su Youjing secretly returned to Jiuzhou and Xinzhou via sea ships after brainwashing and education, and then went to various places in Champa to hold rallies and Dharma meetings.

Promote the tyranny of the Champa king and Lao Wang's "Book of Trustees" to build momentum for the Song Dynasty.

The official statement of the Song Dynasty highly praised Lao Wang's compassion for heaven and earth. As for the "State Letter", it said that the Song Dynasty must fulfill its responsibilities as the suzerain country at present, but whether the occupied city will be returned to the Song Dynasty cannot be determined.

Force, but the choice of the people of Champa must be respected.

For a time, countless "refugees" fled from the three states of Jiaozhi into the Song Dynasty. They were soon selected by the Song Dynasty as elites, armed, and re-entered the three states to become soldiers under the Fengyan Army.

Most of these people are not even Song people, they are Cham people, natives of Champa who fought hard for their own interests.

In Malingzhou, the two Fengyan armies met victoriously.

Huang Shizhong, the son of Huang Mu, the leader of Fengyan Army in Bu Zheng Prefecture, was carrying a stretcher covered with linen, with tears in his eyes: "Uncle Zhang, my father..."

Zhang Lingcong uncovered the linen cloth, and underneath was a middle-aged man with a long beard, dressed in merchant attire, who was none other than Huang Mu, the leader of the Bu Zheng Prefecture uprising.

Huang Shizhong cried: "On September 12th, Marshal Ga Dan of the city-occupying army and Consul Zou Shilan attacked our village from Hengshan Pass. The enemy troops were so fierce that we could not resist them. On the way back, my father was hit by a poisonous arrow...

"

After saying that, the crying turned into howling: "Why hasn't the Song Dynasty sent troops yet?! Why hasn't Su Shaobao come to save us?!"

…

October, Guiyou, Bianjing.

In the side hall, Zhao Xu was discussing state affairs with the governors.

The newly appointed Tongzhi Privy Councilor, Lu Gongzhu, a bachelor of Duanming Palace, and Xue Xiang, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, were also on the list and had just finished thanking him.

Zhao Zongyou and Zhang San came back, bringing with them Fan Shizhe, the envoy of Zhenla, Li Wensheng, the former king of Jiaozhi County and current official of Jiaozhi Road, and Liu Shiheng, a young general.

Of course, there are also the gains from this sea trade and the strategic materials handed over on the Jiaozhi Road.

This year was a year of losses in the Song Dynasty. The construction of several major projects was huge and costly, but now they were replenished in time. Zhao Xu was naturally overjoyed. He summoned Zhao Zongyou and Zhang San in the side hall and received many awards.

Afterwards, Zhang San was appointed as the official official of the Guoxin Institute back to Yikugan, Zhaoxuan envoy, Gongwei doctor, and officially entered the rank of military ministers in the right class.

Zhao Zongyou, on the other hand, was appointed as the military commander of Jinghai Navy, the commander of Nanjing Sitianjian, and the director of Zhongshan Institute of Technology.

The clan's military governors were all remote leaders. Now Zhao Xu wanted to give his younger uncle twenty-one an actual military governor, which immediately aroused opposition from the civil servants.

Of course, we were discussing trivial matters before, such as the arrangements for the completion ceremony of the capital, the rewards for the armies in the Autumn Trials, etc.

Privy Councilor Feng Jing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhongzheng and Di Yong have completed the promotion and training of the Fourth Army. There are a total of 21,992 generals. Di Yong thinks that the Fourth Army still needs to be promoted."

Only when the army is expanded to full strength can it meet the needs of guarding the capital."

In the Song Dynasty, all the armies of the Forbidden Army, except for the Banzhi in front of the palace, the internal ministers, the ministers, and the ministers, the rest were divided into three grades based on their salary and salary: the monthly salary was consistent, and those who paid in cash were superior soldiers; five hundred Wen

Above 500 yuan, if you pay in cash, you will be in the middle army; if it is less than 500 cash, you will be in the lower army.

The selection requirements are also relatively strict. Taking bows and arrows as an example, "Anyone who joins the upper four armies will hold the sun, the Tianwu bow with nine fights, the Dragon Guard, the Shenwei bow with seven fights, the Tianwu crossbow with two stones and seven fights, and the Shenwei crossbow with two stones.

Two stones and three buckets are the middle pattern."

The soldiers of the four armies, Peng Japanese Army, Tianwu Army, Dragon Guard, and Shenwei on the left and right wings, are the most capable force among the three yamen. Their treatment is the same, and their monthly salary is one thousand cash, so they are collectively called the Fourth Army.

The fourth corps of each army is used to house the old, weak, sick and disabled or related households. It is in name only. In fact, it is three corps on the left and right sides.

Of course, Zhao Xu did not like this kind of military structure. After a year of elimination and selection training, it was now integrated by Wang Zhongzheng into two armies.

The first, second and third armies; the first, second and third armies on the right side of Pengri.

As a result, the top four armies totaled twenty-four armies, one army was reduced to 2,000 men, and the entire capital defense was reduced to 50,000 men.

Wang Gui came out: "Your Majesty, the purpose of training the new army is to improve the military strength of the Song Dynasty and eliminate redundant and weak forces. Now that the new army has been trained and it is said to be effective, shouldn't the disarmament matter also be put on the agenda?

?”

This is an eyesore for Feng Jing. This matter will greatly offend people. If it is not handled properly, it will be a military disaster.

Feng Jing had already made a plan, and said with his hands: "What Mr. Wang said is indeed a top priority. The new army is elite. With His Majesty's blessing, the food cost has been increased to five hundred yuan, and daily training is also very expensive. If the army does not

With the abolition, this has become a cancer that is getting bigger and bigger.”

Zhao Xu asked: "What should I do based on what Aiqing said? This is where hundreds of thousands of people are going."

Feng Jing bowed and said: "Yes, I have discussed with Xue Xiang, the minister of the Privy Council, and I feel that it seems very reasonable for the capital to eliminate redundant troops and turn them into... construction corps."
Chapter completed!