Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The spring breeze blew across the earth, wrinkling the gurgling river water.

On the ridge in the distance, wild geese have already flown across the ocean.

In the dense jungle at the foot of the mountain, foxes and rabbits chased each other across streams and grasslands.

Rows of wooden houses have been built, hidden among green trees and red flowers, very beautiful.

In the distance, turbulent waves hit the shore, and the tide was raging.

The waves coming from the depths of the sea beat the cliffs over and over again.

The cliffs stand still, keeping out the fiercest tides and letting in relatively gentle water.

There are many masts in the harbor, and more than [-] ships are ready to set off.

Summer is about to enter, and the wind direction is about to change. If you want to go south and return to Dengzhou, you will have to work hard.It's not that it's impossible to reach, but the voyage is tortuous, and you have to follow the direction of the ocean current in a detour, and the speed is still very slow, which is very troublesome.

"Let's go!" Bells rang on the pier.

Taking the two warships of the Ping Navy as the guide, more than twenty transport ships followed, the cabins were filled with stones and sea water, and they pulled out anchor one by one and left the port.

Shao Siwu climbed onto the high platform, overlooking the sea and sky outside.

The ship rearranged its formation for a while on the open sea, then turned around and headed south, slowly disappearing into the distance.Originally, there were still thousands of soldiers of the Longwu Army who wanted to go with the fleet. They were all warriors who did not want to stay in Anton Mansion to start a family and start a career, so they could only return to their hometown.Now that the situation has changed, naturally we can only force it to stay.

But after the war, they still have to leave after all.

The fate of the future is either to recruit state soldiers from various states, or to dismiss them. Only a few outstanding ones, after passing many screenings, can be selected into the imperial army to supplement the battle losses.

The Longwu Army, as an independent army, may have quietly disappeared, just like many of its "predecessors".

Gao Xinggui also stood on the high platform, staring wide-eyed at the fleet disappearing into the skyline.The hull is gone first, then the building, and finally the mast...

How could this be?Could it be that the sea is round?
"General Gao has also been here for a few days, what do you think of Anton Mansion/" Shao Siwu asked.

"There are villages and fireworks, it's much more pleasing to the eye than before." Gao Xinggui replied.

"General Gao, would you like to serve me?" Shao Siwu asked again.

"Master Gao is loyal to the imperial court, as long as the sage lowers the tone of virtue, why not?" Gao Xinggui replied.

Shao Siwu smiled awkwardly.

It was just a matter of time, and recruiting talents is not such a method.Guard against arrogance and impetuosity, hold your breath, and think about how your father did these things with ease, remember!Remember!
"How many households are there in Khitan?" Shao Siwu asked as he got off the high platform and lingered on the black earth covered with green grass and wild flowers.

"I'm afraid the Khitan Khan doesn't know." Gao Xinggui smiled wryly, "Yelu Shilu of the Diela Tribe once estimated that there should be more than 80 households and servants in the Eight Khitan Tribes, less than 70. In recent years Lost a lot, should be only more than [-]. There are more than ten tribes of Tartar, Shiwei, and Uyghur attached to them. These are not slave tribes, but allies, or vassals. Bohai County was also captured by it Quite a few, about a hundred thousand or so. In addition, there are some Han captives, Goguryeo remnants, Tartar fugitives, etc., totaling tens of thousands.”…

"Conscript with all your strength, how many soldiers can you get?"

"30." Gao Xinggui said, "If Han people, Bohai people, Goguryeo people, and allied tribes that we have made friends with are also brought in, there will be more than [-] soldiers at most. .”

It is not easy to dispatch 40 soldiers at a time for the Central Plains with a high level of productivity.For Khitan, which has a low level of productivity, it is of course difficult.

The materials and food needed for the expedition may be able to come together, but what about the price?Under normal circumstances, the grassland dispatches hundreds of thousands of riders to the south of the Central Plains, all with the purpose of robbing the special ones to get back their capital. If they fail to rob them, their financial strength will be greatly damaged, and the prestige of the chief who presides over the convening of the manpower will also be greatly reduced. Falls often sow the seeds of civil strife.

"General Gao is here to report the news. I have sent someone back to the Central Plains to communicate. The sage will be delighted to hear that, Gao
His contribution will not just be buried. "Shao Siwu said this a bit old-fashioned, but Gao Xinggui took it for granted, isn't he just for this promise?

"Thank you, Your Highness." Gao Xinggui said happily.

Shao Siwu waved his hand and told Gao Xinggui to leave.

After Gao left, he continued to wander on the grass full of spring breath.

My mother is old, and my father has many heirs. Although he is very good to each child and does his best to help them grow up and help them become self-reliant, but———

Don't want those anymore, Shao Siwu sighed.His father could call him back with just a paper edict, and everything he did would be in vain. "

Still think about how to deal with the Khitan people.The battle is imminent, even if the father doesn't say it, the Anton Mansion still has to do something. 2 people are doing something important, but it can still be done to contain the harassment and distract the Khitan people.

There is a post road leading to the core area of ​​Bohai Sea in Anton Mansion, maybe we can make good contact, and the two sides will act together to achieve a certain effect.

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On the first day of May, a large number of ships docked at the port of Penglai Town one after another.

Shao Mianren, captain of Huang County, has just arrested a group of thieves and escorted them to Dengzhou.

The delivery process was very smooth, and the officials in the state did not dare to offend the master at all, and accompanied Smiley all the way to finish the matter.I am still complaining in my heart, the princes and princes were brought down to become officials, and the barbarians in the Northern Dynasty messed around, or the nobles who were demoted, in short, it made the people below very difficult, and they didn't know how to get along with them at all. .

Those gangsters in Huang County used the prince as a shield all day long, making it difficult for the state to do anything to them.The evaluation also has to help them speak, what a shit luck.

In the afternoon, Zhu Liang, an envoy of the Pinghai Navy in Penglai, was chatting with Shao Mianren when he suddenly saw the deputy envoy Zhao Zonghui hurried in.

"Why are you so panicked?" Zhu Liang looked at Zhao Zonghui who kept winking outside, and sat motionless.

"General Zhu has something important to do, so I'm leaving now." Seeing this, Shao Mianren tactfully got up and said goodbye.

"Also... that's fine." Zhu Liang stood up apologetically and sent it off.

He recently heard rumors that the third son of the emperor, Shao Mianren, king of Wei, would be transferred to the army to familiarize himself with military affairs after being familiarized with local government affairs, so as to cultivate their aptitudes in both civil and military affairs.And the destination of King Wei is likely to be Ping Haijun. …

The naval division is inferior to the land division and is more dangerous.The sage's tempering the child is really ruthless.

After Shao Mianren's figure disappeared, Zhu Liang returned to the hall and asked, "What can't we talk about later?"

"An urgent message from Anton Mansion to Luoyang." Zhao Zonghui took out a letter from the wooden box and said.

Zhu Liang took it and saw that it was "Urgent", immediately put it back and asked, "Have you seen it?"

"No! The general knows the rules, how dare you." Zhao Zonghui said.

"That's good." Zhu Liang said, "Send it to Dengzhou. You will bring someone to escort you personally. Hurry up."

"Of order." Zhao Zonghui responded immediately and left in a hurry.

"Anton's mansion..." Zhu Liang muttered to himself, and then called his generals: "Send me an order that all ships, large and small, leave their berths and gather in Penglai. Sergeants who return home will be dispatched immediately. Back to camp, there must be no mistakes."

"The ships belonging to each battalion should be inspected again. If they can't move during the expedition, they will definitely be killed."

"The warehouse supervisors will check the supplies again. If there is a shortage, no one can save him."

"Obey." The general will repeat the order again, and after making sure that it is correct, he will immediately go down to deliver the order.

After Dengzhou received the urgent report from Anton Mansion, they did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent a messenger, mounted on the fastest horse, and sent it to Luoyang, the eastern capital, at an accelerated speed of [-] miles.

A few days later, Shao Shude, who was inspecting the sewer, received the news.He immediately convened the prime ministers, privy envoys and six chief officials to discuss.

"Khitan's large-scale conscription seems to have a plan. However, there is no news of the merger of Tuoba Jin, Qu Zhu, and Wang. You can discuss it, how credible is this matter?" Shao Shude stood on the ground in Lichun Hall
In front of the picture, he swiped his finger back and forth and asked.

Tuoba Jin was the supervisor of Xianyou Palace.

This palace supervisor is different from those palace supervisors in Luoyang. It is a real key position, leading one of Shao Shude's major slave tribes, and has a high position.

King Xi went to Zhuzai to graze near Yuyi Town. He suffered heavy injuries, but now he has recovered a little bit of strength. He is also a famous figure on the Yanbei Grassland.

Wang He is the new inspection envoy of Sanquan and the leader of the Tibetan Talent Party, who moved away from Mula Mountain.In the past year, it has fought against the Khitan many times, and it is the largest single tribal force in the Yanbei Grassland.

They are quite influential in the nearby area, but they have not received the news, so the credibility of the news is questionable.

"Does Your Majesty plan to send troops to Khitan this year?" Chen Cheng stepped forward first and asked.

"No." Shao Shude said, "There is not enough troops. There is no certainty of victory by relying on the Yinshan tribes and the Feilong army alone."

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, it is better to transfer the Silver Spear Army to Rouzhou." Chen Cheng suggested: "The department is resting on the Huaizhou pasture. You can ask Guozhou, Shayuan and other pastures to prepare forage, and Guannei and Guanbei two roads will provide it. Help, quickly go to Johor for reinforcements."

Shao Shude thought for a while, but didn't make a decision right away.

The Silver Spear Army has just ended the battle at Weibo.After the transfer, there was no organized light cavalry unit in the Central Plains.

"Forget it, let's transfer over." Shao Shude said, "The Silver Spear and Flying Dragon Armies, the first town and the second town of Yinshan belong to the Rouzhou camp, and the command envoy Liang Hanzhuan controls it. How is the reform of Feng and Sheng's soldiers going? ?”

"It's still in progress."

"We don't need them this time." Shao Shude said, "The tribes of Yinshan began to recruit soldiers, with a limit of 5 people."

"Of order." The two privy envoys of the Bei Ya responded together.

Shao Shude calculated that the Second Army of Flying Dragon and Silver Spear would have 3 troops, the fifth division of Yinshan would have 5 troops, and King Xi's Quzhu and Xianyou palace divisions would also have more than [-] troops. There are hundreds of thousands of people.

It should be enough to deal with Khitan, but if Hedong joins the battle group, it may not be enough.

"Hexi Road conscripted Fan soldiers, with a limit of 3 people."

"Hetaowei sent out 5000 people, and Hengshan sent out [-] people."

"The Guanbei Province Army recruited 2 people to go east."

"Ping Haijun is temporarily under the control of Anton's camp, Xu Shao Siwu and Fu Cunshen acted cheaply."

Shao Shude issued a series of orders. *
The officials involved in the Privy Council of Nanya, the Privy Council of Beiya, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households came out one after another to accept tasks.

Even the secretary supervisor and the Imperial Academy have tasks, and they have to write a call to action against the enemy.

The war machine of the entire imperial court turned again. This time, more departments were involved and more complicated. It could be regarded as a drill for the large-scale use of troops in the grassland in the future.
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