The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1013 Minzhou Military Situation
The matters on the desk in the hall were almost dealt with last night. Xuan Shijing sat in the hall and looked over the remaining irrelevant matters, at least to be aware of them.

At least for now, there is enough time. As for the army in Minzhou, it is not too late to plan after Gao Jun and his people come. The army has had large-scale replacements of officers, which shows that in the past three years, Li Zhi has been constantly It is very likely that some important personnel in the army were inserted by Li Zhi'an, otherwise there will be no military pay for three months, and the sky will soon be turned upside down.

About half an hour later, the little official who went outside the city returned to the government office with a middle-aged man in his thirties.

"I've seen adults."

"Grassmen, please refer to your lord."

"No need to be too polite, you are the one who served as a captain in the Minzhou army before?" Xuan Shijing looked at the man in his 30s and asked.

"Master, that's right." The man cupped his hands and said.

"What's your name? When did you leave the army? When you left, what was the state of Minzhou's army?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"My lord, the name of the grassroots is Pang Mi. He left the army two years ago. At that time, Minzhou's army had less than [-] people, but the victory lies in its excellent military equipment, and it is also handy to resist the occasional attack from Tuyuhun." Pang Mi said: "Three His Royal Highness King Jin came to Minzhou a few years ago. In the first year, he worked hard to develop agriculture in Minzhou, and the people's life was better than before. But in the second year, he began to expand Minzhou. It is normal for the army to say that it is to guard against Tuyuhun, but after the expansion of the army, some important personnel in the army have been laid off, and replaced by people who have never met Caomin before, and Caomin has many brothers They were all in the army before, but after His Royal Highness King Jin changed, they were also kicked out of the army one after another."

"Now above the chief of the army, do you still have brothers you know?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"There are a few more. When King Jin came to the army, they were the first to express their support for His Highness King Jin in Minzhou. None of us thought of going anywhere else. We just wanted to protect Minzhou and guard against it. Tuyuhun, I didn't expect to end up like this." Pang Mi said here, looking a little disappointed.

Thinking about what happened at the beginning, so many of his brothers were dismissed for no reason, how could he not know what kind of tricks there were in it, it was nothing more than King Jin wanted to take the power of the general into his own hands, and replaced them People, or those who stayed behind, became King Jin's confidantes.

They are just big soldiers, and they are soft-spoken. Facing Jin Wang Li Zhi, what else can they do besides accepting their own fate?

"How many brothers do you know in the army now, or in other words, people who are not too close to Jin Wang Li Zhi? If you are reinstated and returned to the army at this time, how sure are you that you can win over the subordinates of the past?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"This..." Pang Mi pondered for a while: "I am very confident in the brothers below, but the grassroots in the army, the captains, the lieutenants, and the generals, have no confidence. After all, two years have passed."

"As long as the people below listen to you." Xuan Shijing smiled: "Wait until tomorrow, you bring your old brothers who left the army to the government office to find Benhou, and Benhou will take you back to the army .”

"Yes." Pang Mi responded, his tone full of excitement.

I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to return to the army after two years. I have been in the army for a long time and I am used to the life in the army. The army is more substantial.

"How long have you been in the army in Minzhou?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"It has been more than ten years since I returned to my lord." Pang Mi said.

To be able to become a captain from a little-known soldier, in Minzhou, the situation in ten years is similar.

"So, you are very familiar with the terrain of Minzhou, and you also know a lot about Tuyuhun?"

Xuan Shijing has just arrived here, and he is hilarious about many things. The caravan can only find out about the limited things. Unless the people from the Shenhou Mansion are transferred here, otherwise, they can only listen to the things about Tuyuhun. These are experienced veterans.

Pang Mi nodded: "Although Tuyuhun surrendered to our Tang Dynasty, every autumn and winter, there will still be small-scale troops to invade the Tang Dynasty and come to the territory of the Tang Dynasty to plunder, but they may not be wearing Tuyujun troops. The clothes made people mistakenly think that they are just ordinary bandits who rob houses, but there are still some differences between Tuyuhun people and Datang people. The stock sneaked into the territory of Datang and attacked ordinary people."

"In this way, Tuyuhun will not attack Minzhou City, right?" Xuan Shijing said.

Pang Mi shook his head: "No, if Tuyuhun directly sent troops to attack Minzhou City, it would be a direct confrontation with Datang, and there would definitely be a fight, but the current Tuyuhun dare not fight with Datang. "

So, if this is the case, it would be superfluous for Li Zhi to strengthen the city walls of Minzhou City in Minzhou, unless he has a deeper meaning in it, or he knows that there will definitely be Tuyuhun attacking Minzhou City when.

But Tuyuhun didn't dare to compete with Datang's name, that is to say, if Tuyuhun attacked Minzhou City, then Li Zhi must have played a big role in it.

"According to the experience of Tuyuhun's invasion in the past, at this time, will Tuyuhun's army appear on the border?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"The number is very small, not the regular army of Tuyuhun, but the people of Tuyuhun on the border. If these people are organized to make troubles in the Tang Dynasty, ordinary local people can handle it." Pang Mi said: "If you really go to Tuyuhun It will take about a month for trouble to enter the country."

"It seems that our time is also tight. Within a month, the army must be cleared." Xuan Shijing said: "Pang Mi, during this month, I need you and your brothers to help me with all my strength. I don't want to hide anything from you, the current Minzhou is undoubtedly directly exposed to Tuyuhun's soldiers. The army has not paid military salaries for three months, and people are very impetuous. Benhou is trying to find a way to raise military salaries. First stabilize the hearts of the people, and the next step is to eliminate those who have dissidents in the army, you know?"

"Yes, the grassroots are willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for the adults." Pang Mi said, cupping his hands.

(End of this chapter)