Chapter 993: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Seventeen)

For Zhang Hongyu, it is indeed painful and happy now. When the new army was first established, there were only more than 10,000 people, but the combat effectiveness of this unit is not weak. Almost all of his junior officers are from Jishicheng Military University. Graduates like Cui Chengxiu, Gao Chengdong and others were among the best, but with the rapid development of the new army, his troubles began.

After defeating Qi Guo Tiandan, the new First Army was expanded for the first time, bringing its size to 30,000 people. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, the new First Army was expanded again, and its size further reached 50,000 people, almost 50,000 people. It is equivalent to a group army. But with the expansion of personnel, Zhang Hongyu's troubles have arisen. Junior officers can be promoted from veterans, but what about mid-level and senior officers? This cannot be found casually. , there are many brave people who fight in war, but it is not so easy to find officials who are capable of commanding regiment or division-level officials with thousands or even thousands of people.

He wanted to recruit people from other armies, but the entire army of the Han Kingdom was expanding, and everyone was sending people. Where could he succeed? This time, he graduated from the senior officer training class of Jicheng Comprehensive University and became the new commander of the First Army. He specially went to Jicheng from his station in Langya, just to poach a few people back. Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong were both his generals, so naturally they spared no effort to pry corners. Unfortunately, these officers were the focus of training by the original army, and the old army They had brothers, connections, and brothers who were used to commanding, so they could leverage them. Dong Zhuang asked for a transfer, which was a blessing in heaven.

Zhang Hongyu was already preparing to return disappointed, but now he was as motivated as a chicken. After receiving Cui Chengxiu's report, he immediately ran to the Ministry of War to find Ye Chong, and almost followed Ye Zhong's orders to handle all the transfer procedures. .

For Ye Chong, this is all in line with the rules. After these officers were withdrawn from their respective units, the personnel relations also followed the Ministry of War. Although the allocation should be based on the principle of where they come from, where they go, but since Dong Zhuang submitted the transfer application himself, and Zhang Hongyu was willing to accept it, so there would be no problem. As for whether Xu Yuan or Chen Bin would come to him for a lawsuit later, well, let them go to Zhang Hongyu.

"Brother, come to our newly formed First Army. You will never regret it." Inside the inn, Zhang Hongyu set up a banquet in the room to welcome Dong Zhuang to join. He originally thought he would return empty-handed, but he picked up the banquet. What a treasure, it really made me smile. Dong Zhuang came from there, from the subordinates of Xu Yuan of the Northern Army. This was an army that had been fighting non-stop for the past ten years. Dong Zhuang worked from a small soldier to his current position. It can be said that from The outstanding ones who squeezed through the single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses have also gone through the training class of senior officers. It can be said that they are both civil and military. It is really extraordinary that such a person can fall into his hands so easily.

"Don't you want to fight against the Qi people? No problem!" Zhang Hongyu lowered his voice, "Our newly formed First Army is about to go to Kunzhou. This is still a secret at the moment. You just need to know. I'll let you have a good fight then. .”

Dong Zhuang finally felt relieved after receiving the commander's personal promise. Zhang Hongyu was the commander of the First Army, and his status was only half a rank lower than that of the commanders of the four major field armies. Naturally, he would not talk nonsense.

"As long as I can defeat all the people, I am willing to serve as a small soldier," Dong Zhuang said, cupping his hands.

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Hongyu said with a smile: "If you return to your original army, I guess you can become a regiment leader, right?"

"Yes!" Dong Zhuang nodded. This is the truth, because he turned out to be just a battalion commander.

"When you come to my place, I will give you the position of a division commander with jurisdiction over five thousand people. How about it, are you satisfied?" Zhang Hongyu said with a smile.

Dong Zhuang was immediately startled, "Commander Zhang, this, this is not possible. I used to be just a battalion commander with a thousand men. You ask me to be the division commander. I can't take on such an important position."

"Is there anything you can't do?" Zhang Hongyu said with a smile: "Where did you come from? Beiye, this army is an elite soldier who has experienced hundreds of battles. It's not easy to be a battalion commander. It's not easy to be a battalion commander with them." When I become a regiment commander, I am indeed a division commander. The combat effectiveness of our troops is indeed much worse than that of Kitano. Strictly speaking, Kitano's combat effectiveness ranks absolutely among the four major field armies. One person."

As soon as Zhang Hongyu said these words, a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside, "Zhang Hongyu, I guess you said a human word."

Zhang Hongyu suddenly jumped up, "Commander Xu!"

The door was pushed open with a bang. Xu Yuan took the lead and strode in. Looking at Zhang Hongyu, whose eyes were rolling around, he sneered: "You don't need to look for your guards, they are all tied up by my people now." stand up."

"Commander Xu!" Zhang Hongyu chuckled and cupped his hands, "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?" Xu Yuan chuckled, "Well, Zhang Hongyu, you poached a corner and got me, Xu Yuan, under my name. I was originally looking for you to fight, but the few words you said before made me feel happy, so this fight is just I quit, but I want to take this guy back."

Behind Xu Yuan stood Chen Bin and Fu Xiao. The latter two were Dong Zhuang's direct superiors. Xu Yuan's Bei Ye was stationed in Tianhe County. Fu Xiao could not wait for Dong Zhuang to return to the army, so he knew something was wrong, so he Reported to Chen Bin, Chen Bin went to the Ministry of War to investigate and found that Dong Zhuang had been transferred to the newly formed First Army, so he immediately went to find Xu Yuan. Dong Zhuang was a general whom Chen Bin focused on training, so how could he let him go like this? Moreover, the newly formed First Army was poaching like this and did not take Kitano seriously. How could they swallow this sigh of relief?

As expected, Xu Yuan became furious when he heard this, and led his men straight to the target.

"Dong Zhuang!" Fu Xiao looked at Dong Zhuang who was standing there blankly, "You guys are so ungrateful. If I hadn't taken you out of captivity and asked you to follow me to fight, you would be here now. I didn’t know that I died in that ditch, and now that I’m promising, I’m going to change my job and climb a high branch! It’s a good thing that I still treat you as my brother!”

"What high branches are we climbing on? Are we in Beiye better than the New First Army?" Chen Bin said coldly from the side. "Dong Zhuang, pack your things and come back with us."

Dong Zhuang lowered his head and stood there for a long time. Suddenly he knelt down with a bang and said, "I, I won't go back. I want to join the New First Army. I want to fight the Qi people. We Beiye will not go to the Qi State."

"Zhang Hongyu, the mobilization of the army is still a secret, and you dare to leak it at will!" Xu Yuan shouted.

Zhang Hongyu touched his nose and said nothing in embarrassment. If he hadn't revealed this, Dong Zhuang would have eaten his own army. He would have gone to Meng Chong long ago.

"Brother Xu, look, this Dong Zhuang wants to go somewhere with us. He wants to fight all the people. He also has his own reasons. Come on, come on. Brother Xu, let's sit down and talk while drinking." Xu Yuan sat down and said to Dong Zhuang: "Why don't you tell Commander Xu about your affairs?"

Dong Zhuang was silent for a moment. He didn't want to talk about these things anymore, but in this situation, Commander Xu would really carry him back if he didn't talk about it, clenched his fists, and reopened the bloody scars deep in his heart.

The room was silent, with only Dong Zhuang's deep voice echoing. Listening to the tragic misfortune of Dong Zhuang's family, the eyes of several people in the room were a little red.

"What a bastard." Xu Yuan punched the table hard, causing the dishes to rattle.

"Brother Xu, can we discuss Dong Zhuang's matter?" Zhang Hongyu looked at Xu Yuan.

"Commander, please grant me your permission!" Dong Zhuang kowtowed his head heavily on the ground, making a thumping sound.

"Get out of here, our Han army, when did we do this!" Xu Yuan kicked Dong Zhuang over, and Fu Xiao on the other side quickly pulled Dong Zhuang up.

"You bastard, I'm just telling you that something has been wrong since you came home last time. Why didn't you tell me these things!" He and Dong Zhuang have been together all the time. They are brothers who have been through life and death. When they heard that he ran away, they were the most angry. It was him, but he was also the saddest one now.

Seeing Xu Yuan's appearance, Zhang Hongyu was overjoyed. This was considered a success. He turned around and said to Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong: "What are you still doing? Why don't you go and arrange a table of food and drinks again? We will accompany Commander Xu today." Guan and Beiye's brothers will be drunk until they are done!"

Xu Yuan snorted, "Are you just trying to fight me here? You have to pay a price for poaching my people. Chen Bin, Fu Xiao, let's go to Tianxiang Tower. Commander Zhang will pay the bill today. You guys are doing well." Eat and drink heartily to make up for your losses."

Tianxiang Tower? Zhang Hongyu and others were immediately dumbfounded. This place is a gold-selling cave. No amount of money is enough to spend.

"I'll spend this money!" Dong Zhuang whispered.

"What a waste of time!" Zhang Hongyu scolded with a smile. I'm afraid Dong Zhuang doesn't even know where Tianxiang Tower is. Dong Zhuang is still the battalion commander and earns about 500 taels of silver a year. I'm afraid It's not enough for the people here to have a drink, these guys are all wine barrels.

He gritted his teeth and puffed up his chest, "Let's take a walk and go to Tianxiang Tower. I can still afford the money."

Xu Yuan suddenly smiled proudly.

At midnight, when this group of people staggered out of Tianxiang Tower, Dong Zhuang realized that there were such expensive wines and such expensive dishes in the world. This meal cost Zhang Hongyu enough money. Dong Zhuang felt guilty when he saw Commander Zhang's physical pain when he paid the bill.

"Dong Zhuang, go to the New First Army and do a good job. You are also from Beiye after all. Don't embarrass us!" Xu Yuan said with a big tongue, looking at Dong Zhuang. "Zhang Hongyu can give you a division commander, I can do this." I can't give it to you, but he still thinks highly of us people from Beiye, so I will give him this face and won't argue with him."

Chen Bin came over, patted Dong Zhuang on the shoulder, turned around and walked away without saying anything else.

Fu Xiao came over and said, "Good guy, I knew I was going to be a teacher, and I was secretly happy. In a blink of an eye, you are as tall as me. Work hard, and we two brothers will work together again if we have a chance."

Dong Zhuang only felt a little tight in his chest and his eyes were hot, "Boss, tell me those brothers in the camp that I, Dong Zhuang, am sorry for them."

The two groups parted ways at the street corner, and in the palace, Gao Yuan looked at the information sent by the Supervisory Council and laughed, "Xu Yuan, this guy, is really tough when it comes to knocking people. Well, pass on my orders." , Zhang Hongyu leaked military information and should have been severely punished, but now is the time to employ people, so I made a note of it and fined him one year's salary as a warning to others."

Zhang Hongyu, who was sleeping soundly in the inn, didn't know at this time that after he was extorted more than a thousand taels of silver, the King of Han in the palace extorted another large sum from him. (To be continued)