Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 726 Inspecting the North Camp

After Qu Wenhe was punished for treason, King Qu Wentai of Gaochang entrusted the state affairs to general Zhang Xiong.On the surface, it seems that there is no wind and quiet, but in fact, there are dark waves.

In the Tang army's camp, Su Lie leaned over his desk and wrote vigorously.

My minister, Su Lie, played to His Majesty the Emperor, and asked His Majesty how he is; I have been stationed in Gaochang for some years under His Majesty's order, and I don't know whether Your Majesty is healthy or not. Jun pioneer.

All matters in Gaochang, big or small, are mostly local disputes.A few days ago, his royal family Qu Wenhe Goulianshi Luo Diezhi wanted to overthrow Gaochang's state affairs and replace him with Qu Wentai.I follow His Majesty's will to protect Qu Wentai's safety, fearing the might of our Tang soldiers, retreating without a fight, and Qu Wentai will live.At present, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Gaochang is General Zhang Xiong, who was originally
From the point of view of my ministers, Zhang Xiong will soon form a hegemony and become the number one person in Gaochang. I dare to play to His Majesty the Emperor. Do I need to continue to win over him?
In addition, Qu Wenhe's opposite, although he has his own desires, he also has the heart of Gaochang, and his words and sentences all regard our Tang Dynasty as a scourge, and the ministers don't know what Qu Wentai thinks.'

After writing a letter, Su Lie sealed it and handed it to the personal guard.

"Your two horses, traveling day and night, must be presented to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible."

"As ordered!"

The horseshoes ran wildly, and a group of Tang cavalry gradually disappeared into the night against the wind and sand.They passed through Yizhou, Guazhou, Suzhou, and Ganzhou, took a rest in Liangzhou, joined Huizhou, and headed for Guanzhong.

In mid-March, he arrived in Chang'an and handed the letter to Emperor Li Zhiyun.

After reading Su Lie's letter, Li Zhiyun knew that there was a coup d'état in Gaochang.

In a few days, the six ministers of the political affairs hall were called to discuss this matter.

Du Ruhui said: "It doesn't matter how Gaochang changes. No matter whether its king is loyal to our court or not, as long as the Soviet general can maintain a deterrent to Gaochang, it will be fine. I think that Gaochang is only a small country, even if there are relapses, it can still be controlled. In comparison, I care more about Tuyuhun. If Tuyuhun can be destroyed, Gaochang will be able to win without a fight."

"It's reasonable." Xue Shou said, "Gaochang is a small country with few people. If you don't have one mind, it's hard to defeat our dynasty. If we take Gaochang nowadays, our dynasty will have no buffer with the Western Turks. It's not appropriate."

Yang Gongren retorted: "If Tuyuhun is taken, doesn't it also border on Western Turks?"

"It's not the same." Xue Shou explained with a smile, "Tuyuhun is a land full of mountains and forests, and it has always been isolated from the Western Regions. If it weren't for my visits to merchants, probably no one would go to Tuyuhun. The land is harsh, the mountains are steep, and it is difficult to farm and walk. The Turks are nomads. For the Western Turks, the Tuyuhun is not the gold and silver, but the people and animals. Nowadays, the Western Turks are in civil strife, and the various tribes in the country are fighting. How can the troops venture deep into the Tuyuhun?

In the future, our dynasty will take Tuyuhun. Although it borders on the Western Turks, it is isolated from the inside and outside.To put it mildly, taking Tuyuhun and taking Gaochang exerted completely different pressure on Western Turks.

Those in Gaochang are also the gateway to the Western Regions.If there is a sudden loss of the portal, the Western Turks will be vigilant. "

Yang Gongren was thoughtful.

Wen Yanbo thought: "We don't need to take Gaochang now, as the letter said, Zhang Xiong might be a pawn to help us control Gaochang."

"That's right." Du Ruhui said approvingly, "If this person can be controlled by our court, Gaochang will have already fallen into our court's hands."

During the discussions among the prime ministers, Li Zhiyun finally made a decision to support Zhang Xiong to control Gaochang and destroy Tuyuhun first.

For the former, Li Zhiyun had already ordered Su Lie to follow up, but for the latter, he had to wait until the autumn harvest.

However, before that, the reorganization and training of soldiers and horses can be put on the agenda.Spring plowing was the busy time of farming, and the guard army took turns, some of them returned to their hometowns to work in agriculture, and some stayed in the camp to continue their drills.

At present, the number of Zhechong mansions in the pass has been reduced, but the number is still maintained at a scale of more than a few hundred, and they strive to raise troops suddenly, with an army of [-].

It is said that it is [-], but it is just a code name. As long as Li Zhiyun is willing, he can use all kinds of troops in the Guanzhong and the Central Plains to attack the army, which is enough for a million Vietnamese troops.

However, because of the disaster, Li Zhiyun took the opportunity to take the route of elite soldiers.Keep the military registers of the young and strong, and let the old and the young go home to work in agriculture.At present, the standing army gathered around Chang'an is about [-], and the full-strength force can increase to [-].

These did not count the border guards.

The number of real elites now exceeds one hundred thousand.

To deal with Tuyuhun, one hundred thousand troops are naturally not needed.Since the death of the Turks, there is no longer any force in the surrounding area that can make Datang start a national war.

North Camp.

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The training officer stood at the front of the phalanx with a straight posture and gave training orders.Tang Jun's training is all-encompassing, and soldiers in the army who specialize in scouting need superb riding skills and vision.The infantry phalanx needs to understand the horns and drums.And, recognize the front and back, and know the coordination of swords, shields and arrows.

Compared with the infantry, the training of the cavalry is more demanding and harder.They need to cooperate well with their horses, and they also need to do horseback riding and archery and so on.

These are nothing but standing elites, and the real elites of the plate armor army are trained in another place.

The emperor took Li Jing, Qin Qiong and other people to inspect the Peking Camp.

"Your Majesty, these people have the experience of going to the grasslands to fight, and they are not afraid of death." Qin Qiong introduced: "In addition, according to His Majesty's order, those who are willing to take the initiative to learn culture will be given certain preferential treatment in promotion. In addition, Anyone who withholds military pay and mistreats his comrades has already hanged his head."

Soldiers are fierce!

Not only does it mean that they are dangerous, but it also refers to the danger of their eruption after suppressing their emotions.

Over the years, Li Zhiyun has also made many changes in the army, one of which is to set up the post of a missionary officer to tell the soldiers stories, biographies of loyal ministers, and the wisdom and martial arts of His Majesty the Emperor after training. .

In addition, people were ordered to perform "military drama".

The so-called military drama is similar to a stage play. It is full of dialogue, without singing, and when the excitement is at its peak, the band will play impassioned music.

In terms of boring military life, His Majesty's changes made the soldiers very happy.This is their few pastimes, only a little worse than doing that.

In addition, there are quite a lot of rules in the military.Since he started to take the route of elite soldiers, Li Zhiyun has listed the corresponding rules, and strives for every soldier to be able to recite them and abide by them.

However, the benefits are not bad.Needless to say about the fields, the more important thing is that those who have children in the army at home can borrow cattle, agricultural tools and other things from the local government, or the local government can help them cultivate.

Of course, the premise of helping is that the situation at home is poor.

After the Peking Camp, Li Zhiyun rode back to the capital, talking to the generals about the soldiers along the way.

"My requirements are not high. For all the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, I want them to have the courage to fight and not to be timid."

"Keep it in mind at the end." Yuchi Gong cupped his hands.

Although the emperor's requirements are very low, Yu Chigong will not really think that the emperor's requirements are low.This is just a way of saying, he understands that what the emperor wants is the elite.

Cheng Yaojin asked carelessly: "Your Majesty, shall we fight Tuyuhun this year?"

"What does Yizhen think?" Li Zhiyun asked back.

"I think I want to fight!" After finishing speaking, Cheng Yaojin said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, can you let me go out to exercise my muscles and bones, I think I can still fight!"

Li Zhiyun laughed and asked, "Which one of you can't fight?"

"We are willing to fight for His Majesty!" the generals roared.

Li Zhiyun smiled with satisfaction, and led the crowd to ride their horses and raise their whips.

(End of this chapter)