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Things to do after taking down the city, including calming the hearts of the people, restoring order, etc., after the military officials and staff took over, everything went smoothly.What the army has to do is to intimidate the residents of Kaifeng and show off its might.

For this reason, Ding Haijun participated in the troops fighting today, and entered the city overnight from east, west, north and south.

Since Guo Ning suddenly launched an attack, most of the soldiers have experienced high-intensity marching for half a month.Liu Ran's troops went all the way south from Jizhou. First they marched in hot weather, and then boarded a boat and crossed the sea to Shandong. class.

Not to mention the battle before Lincai Pass.Zhang Pingliang killed no less than [-] enemies with his own hands on this day, and led his troops to behead two heads of a thousand households of the famous Jin army.

A familiar officer came to tell Zhang Pingliang that when he blocked the enemy, his performance had been personally appreciated by Zhou Guogong. If there were no accidents, he would be promoted soon, at least to the rank of lieutenant.Considering that after this battle, the various ministries under Zhou Guogong's command must be greatly expanded, and it is not impossible to look forward to the positions of all generals and Qian jurisdiction.

This is very enviable, and Zhang Pingliang is also very satisfied with himself.Because he was in a good mood, he was not harsh on the residents of the city, and maintained good military discipline along the way.

It took him five years to grow from an ignorant refugee who was forced to sign the army to a murderous veteran.It took him less than a year to grow from an ordinary old soldier to an officer who can firmly control his subordinates and at the same time plan to keep his wife and son under control.

Not only Zhang Pingliang, the fate of almost all the soldiers in the entire team advancing along the Hengjie Street has been turned upside down in this year.Some people went from refugees to soldiers, and some from soldiers to officers, and everyone felt that they had the opportunity to make further progress, nothing more than speed and order.

Of course, the further prerequisite is that you have to undergo rigorous training and go to a military academy to study.Of course, the most important thing is to survive every battle.

These things are not easy.

The selection of the Golden Army has always been slack, and the training is useless.Most of the bodyguards in the capital city have hands that cannot hold bows; not to mention the town defense troops in the local area, but those who are better at skills will never come from formal training, but the result of the soldiers' competition with each other.

In comparison, the training procedures of the Navy and the training of grassroots officers are at least a hundred times stronger.

Zhang Pingliang remembers that he himself wavered several times under that kind of training.When he was trained as an officer and forced to read and recite military regulations, he was pointed at his nose by the instructor several times until he burst into tears.He also seriously thought about it, it would be better to disarm and return to the fields, and be an honest farmer.

However, when he thought about leaving the army, he was always reluctant.

Because in the army, all the companions around are aggressive and ambitious, and they all want to make great contributions on the battlefield, rely on military merits to get ahead, and fight for the wealth and honor handed down for their wives and elders at home.The thinking of these people is actually exactly the same as that of Zhang Pingliang.

But the reason is more than that.

What he cares more about is the kind of complacency in the army.At this moment, ordinary soldiers like Tu Yan and Pheasant also felt that Ding Haijun was Zhou Guogong Guo Ning's own.Under Zhou Guogong's rule, they enjoyed special economic benefits and political status, and they were all proud of being a part of it, and they would never look down on the Jurchen who they used to look up to.

But if anyone can't bear the strict training, he will immediately lose his status as a military household, and at the same time lose the treatment bestowed by the Marshal's Mansion.What's even more frightening is that he is no longer a member of this powerful group.

Zhang Pingliang couldn't bear this kind of result anyway, so he persevered, and soon became a qualified officer, and became a reliable person who was regarded as the mainstay by his superiors in difficult and dangerous battles.

Of course, this is inseparable from a little good luck.

During the fierce battle today, Liu Ran's troops were at the forefront.Counting after the war, more than 300 people were reduced from more than [-] people, of which nearly [-] were killed in battle, and many of the rest were seriously injured.For example, Sun Huzi, the leader of Liu Ran's soldiers, insisted on fighting at first after being shot in the thigh, but half an hour later he had a high fever and fell into a coma.

The three fighters around Zhang Pingliang are all veterans who have survived many robberies. When suppressing bandits on Beijing Road, they were all like wolves and tigers, killing like hemp.But today's fighting was too intense, and Buyan died early in the morning.Both the pheasant and the monkey had injuries of varying severity.

Although the two of them are very energetic at the moment, they are clearly unable to relax after being extremely nervous, and their actions are overly excited.

For example, behaviors such as monkeys digging fields and pheasants eating raw mangosteen are very abnormal.

Zhang Pingliang guessed, don't watch them secretly discussing the matter in the crotch. After tonight, both of them will be seriously ill, let alone the fifth leg, and they may not be able to get up for more than ten days. Trouble yourself to cook for these two.

In fact, including Zhang Pingliang himself, everyone can only rely on their unrelenting murderous intent to bluff others, and if they do something else, it's really useless.

In the early years under the rule of the Dajin Kingdom, the ordinary signing of the army was used to squeeze their lives. When people went to the border, hunger and fatigue were commonplace, and they had to go out to fight from time to time, fighting with their lives.Every year, strong and strong men from Hebei and the Central Plains were forcibly recruited, and their vitality was overdrawn in the continuous hard labor, and they died immediately.

The soldiers, including Zhang Pingliang, survived like this back then.

It's strange to say, why can't you bear it back then, but now you can't bear it?It doesn't mean that Zhou Guogong gave all the delicious food and drinks, and fed them to the dogs?

Zhang Pingliang thought bitterly that it seemed that the good times had passed for so long that his family was exhausted in dealing with the Jurchen's desperate counterattack.

Zhou Guogong's ambition will never be limited to controlling the territory of Dajin, and there will definitely be opportunities to fight in the future.What would it be like if every battle was fought so hard?I have to pay more attention to the drills, beat the subordinates hard on weekdays, so that their martial arts will be more exquisite, their coordination will be more skilled, and they will be more tenacious in wartime.

In Zhou Guogong's words, warriors are like iron, they have to be continuously forged and tempered to become steel, otherwise they will be rusted into powder, and in the end they will not be able to follow Zhou Guogong's progress.

However, it is good for everyone to have no energy now.

The group of people looked majestic from a distance, but when they looked closer, they all looked tired. There were also many wounded soldiers riding horses or lying on stretchers between two horses.

When everyone is exhausted, nothing messy will happen.Even if the dryness and anger in my heart can't be suppressed, I won't burn, kill and loot.No matter how brave you are, you can steal at most two melons and vegetables, which will help you maintain your image as a master of the king.Zhou Guogong dispatched the long-war army to enter Kaifeng, and in all likelihood, he took this factor into account.

Thinking of this, Zhang Pingliang paid special attention to military discipline. The pheasant and monkey didn't go far, and wanted to climb over the wall to see a large courtyard, but he stopped immediately.

"Ha ha……"

At the main entrance of the barracks they were about to enter, Guo Zhongyuan couldn't help laughing.

He said to Liu Ran: "This guy Zhang Pingliang can control the people under his command. Your department really has strict military discipline."

Liu Ran couldn't help laughing bitterly, knowing that he had covered up his old friend a little bit earlier, but it still fell into the eyes of his boss after all.

Fortunately, at this moment, Guo Zhongyuan was too lazy to worry about trivial matters.He said: "Previously, the duke ordered that after entering the city, you are not allowed to kill, set fire, loot, capture prisoners or take supplies without authorization. You are the only one who can basically do all the five things. "

Liu Ran repeatedly shook his head and thanked him: "Among the soldiers under my command, there are a lot of veterans. Don't think they are honest now. It's because they are tired. Tomorrow, something may happen. I have already prepared the army sticks Alright, tomorrow we have to beat up a few to suppress their anger."

"Even if there is an accident tomorrow, it will not be easy to do this today. You don't know, a dozen groups of Zhang Shao's troops who entered the city from the north of the city sneaked into the city to rob and kill people. Cut off the head and strictly enforce the military law."

"Ahem... Zhang Shao's subordinates, Hu Di, there are too many people, it is indeed difficult to manage."

"Then there is Li Jieshuai's department... he is responsible for the south of the city, the west of the city and the inner city, so to speak..."

Guo Zhongyuan couldn't help sighing.

He turned around and pointed to the dancing red light in the sky: "Did you see that? Inside, there is a new fire set by Li Ting's subordinates. It is said that the fire spread to the residences of many important officials in the inner city, killing many people." People! Just now, a messenger from the Chinese army arrived, saying that the Duke was furious and had already personally gone to Li Ting's camp to suppress him..."

Before the words were finished, hooves sounded like thunder on the road on the other side of the barracks gate, and more than a dozen knights galloped forward.

These ten or so riders are all dressed in the uniform of the subordinates of the Military Justice Department.They raised their flags high, passed Guo Zhongyuan's position non-stop, and shouted loudly: "The Duke of the country strictly ordered that all troops entering the city must not kill, set fire, plunder, or capture prisoners without authorization! , without interrogation, he will be executed immediately without pardon!"

After more than ten riders, dozens more riders arrived.These dozens of cavalry were all Zhou Guogong's personal guards. Everyone held straight knives and patrolled along the street.

Fortunately, Liu Ran's military discipline is really good. On both sides of the whole side street, those kneeling and waiting were trembling, but they were obviously not disturbed.

Guo Zhongyuan patted Liu Ran's arm: "Okay, you have grown my face for me!"

"Don't dare."

The two were quiet for a moment, watching Zhang Pingliang's troops slowly enter the barracks, followed by hundreds of Alixi who had arrived earlier.

"In the next few days, the Duke of the Kingdom will issue the appointment of civil and military officials on Nanjing Road. I will be the left-behind in Nanjing and the governor of Kaifeng, and I will also be in charge of the military and horse capital. The transfer envoy of this road is Yan Shi. In addition, the deputy left-behind It is Yin Chang, the Xuanwu Army of Guide Mansion will be handed over to Guo Alin, Caizhou Changwu Army is Yanning, Zhennan, Wusheng and other armies will have veteran envoys. You have very little qualifications, but you can manage the army , I will recommend you to the Duke of the State to serve as the magistrate of the Nanjing Road Bingmadu Chief Mansion, and take charge of the affairs of the General Mansion and the division of military cases for me."

Liu Ran was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "I'm afraid my talents and virtues are not enough..."

"Don't be modest." Guo Zhongyuan laughed twice: "You have your own opinion on your talents and virtues, so you don't have to worry about it. I use you, and there is another key, you may think of it?"

After concentrating for a while, Liu Ran replied: "I think it's because I was born as a deserter on the Beijing Road. The former officials of Lu, and the rest of the thirteen captains, also have hope."

"That's the truth, so there's no need to make yourself so miserable..." Guo Zhongyuan said with a smile, "You're not the only one. Look again, Guo Alin and I were both minor soldiers in the Central Capital; Yan Shi, Yan Ning, and Yin Chang are The hero who surrendered in Shandong, you are the new recruits of Beijing Road. None of us can be regarded as the old subordinates and direct descendants of the Duke, but the fact that the Duke is so trusted and granted such power shows that the Duke has a generous heart and employs people. No doubt."

Liu Ran responded repeatedly.

Guo Zhongyuan continued: "However, now that the Duke's power is about to spread all over the territory of Dajin, in the eyes of the newcomers, we are all old people, and we are the Duke's cronies. Since this is the case, we must do a decent job ourselves to It's not humiliating the Duke's vision of promoting me, right?"

"Jie Shuai, oh no, don't worry about staying behind, I will do my best." Liu Ran bowed his head and agreed.