Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 200 Changbai Yingyang Mansion

Daye six years, at the end of March.

Luo Cheng stood at the gate of Licheng, looking at the chaotic clouds flying across the sky and the haze.

In late spring, the flowers wither and the bonuses fade away.

The rain was endless, the rain was continuous, the weather was not sunny, and there was a damp musty smell everywhere.

At the city gate, several wet county soldiers were hiding in the entrance of the city gate with their necks shrunk to avoid the damp wind.

This is already the first time I have come to the county this year.

The county soldier guarding the gate was already familiar with Luo Cheng. When he saw him, he came over with a smile and saluted, "Captain Luo is here again."

"Well, brothers have worked hard. I just bought some steamed cakes at the intersection ahead, and they are still warm. Let's share them together." Luo Cheng immediately handed over a bag of steamed cakes.

"Lieutenant Luo is polite." Although the county soldier guarding the gate said so, he was not really polite. He stretched out his hand and took a bag of steamed cakes. The group of people just finished dividing the two, and then smiled and took away the empty bag. The cloth bag was returned to Luo Cheng.

"Thank you, Captain Luo. I heard a rumor and I don't know if it's true or not, but it's probably true. Captain Luo, you may be promoted."

"Oh, what can I be promoted to?" Luo Cheng shook his head with a smile, chatted with them a few words, and then went to the city.

After entering the city, Luo Cheng didn't go to Qin Qiong's house first, but went directly to the county office.

In February, Qin's mother passed away suddenly. At that time, Luo Cheng's family came to offer their condolences.Qin Qiong was very sad. His wife had just become pregnant, but his mother died suddenly.He has always been a nurse to write to Ding You, and he did not embarrass him after receiving the letter from his nurse. He not only immediately agreed to his resignation from Ding You, but also specially sent his son Lai Liulang to express his condolences on his behalf, and sent three hundred strings as a funeral ceremony.

After the funeral, Qin Qiong built a hut in front of his mother's grave in the family cemetery on the outskirts of the city, and lived there every day to mourn for his mother.

After spring plowing, Luo Cheng often came to the county, sometimes to accompany Shu Bao.Sometimes I come to study with my teacher Zhang Xutuo, and more often I come to report to the county government.

Just now the commander of the army at the gate of the city said that he had heard rumors that the imperial court was going to build an additional military mansion in Shandong, and that Luo Cheng might become an officer of the army.

The concept of Shandong in the Sui Dynasty is different from that of later generations.The original concept of Shandong originated from the name of the geographical region during the Warring States Period, referring to the area east of Xiaoshan and Hangu Pass. Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qi, Chu, and Yan were all in the six states except Qin. Shandong, so it is called the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.

However, after the Sui Dynasty, Shandong refers to Kanto, and sometimes specifically refers to Henan and Hebei, including the later generations of Henan, Hebei and Shandong.As for Shandong in later generations, in this era, most of it is actually in the area of ​​Henan, and a small part is in Hebei. The two rivers are bounded by the Yellow River and do not disturb each other.

Luo Cheng went directly to the county government office, also known as the county government office.

After all, Qi County is no more than Zhangqiu County. It is a county, so there are many officials in the yamen.

"Do you really want to add a military mansion?"

Luo Cheng came to see Zhang Xutuo directly when he arrived at the county magistrate's office.When teachers and students meet, there are no outsiders, and they are not polite.

"Well, this is the emperor's will, and it has been conveyed to various places. The addition of the military mansion is mainly to prepare for the conquest of the Liao Dynasty next year. Our Shandong will be the base camp for the conquest of the Liao Dynasty. The soldiers, food, and civilians are mainly provided by us. Come out." Zhang Xutuo told Luo Cheng.

The imperial court has decided that next year it will mobilize more than 100 million troops from all over the world to conquer Liao, of which 110 million will be gathered in Zhuojun, and [-] will be gathered in Donglai.

However, there were only more than 700 military mansions in the Sui Dynasty. The military mansions under the Twelve Guards were divided into Yingyang Mansion and Cheqi Mansion. There were 200 people in the upper mansion, 1000 in the middle mansion, and 800 in the lower mansion.

Seven hundred military mansions are only about 70 mansion soldiers, which is still the total number, which is far from meeting the plan of a million troops to conquer Liao. Therefore, he wants to add more military mansions, especially in Shandong.

"The emperor has planned twelve guards and six mansions. Except for the four mansions, the remaining twelve guards will control sixty mansions, and the six east palaces will also control six mansions. In addition, the emperor will recruit Jianyong to organize a 10 man Xiaoguo Army."

Luo Cheng calculated carefully, each of the twelve guards ruled sixty mansions, that is 720 mansions, and the six commanded 36 mansions in the East Palace, a total of [-] mansions, an average of [-] mansions, that's only [-] mansions , even if one hundred thousand is added, it is still less than a million.

"You didn't count the garrison soldiers and town soldiers at the border." Zhang Xutuo said.

In short, the emperor wants to expand the army this time, and Shandong is the focus of the expansion. He plans to expand more than [-] military mansions in more than [-] counties in Shandong and increase the number of troops by more than [-].

"Our Qi County wants to add three military mansions. The Ministry of War and the Wei Mansion decided that the three new mansions will be established at the pass of Guanjin, respectively in Changbai Mountain, Daishan, and the Yellow River Jishui line. The military mansion of Changbai Mountain is established in Zhangqiu Over there, I recommend you to the top!"

"Recommend me to join the Weifu?"

"Well, Zhangqiu's military mansion is Yingyang Mansion, with [-] personnel in the lower mansion. By then, the entire Changbai Mountain will be under the garrison jurisdiction of Changbai Yingyang Mansion. Your Zhangqiu County Barracks will be transferred to Changbai Yingyang Mansion. .”

Hearing this news, Luo Cheng was very surprised.

The military system of the Sui Dynasty was to have sixteen guards, twelve guards plus four mansions. The four mansions were the left and right prison gate mansions and the left and right guard mansions. These four mansions were not in charge of the guards, and were responsible for controlling the access control of the imperial palace in the capital and guarding the emperor. .The Twelve Guards command the Heavenly Guard Mansion and defend the capital.

The soldiers commanded by the Twelve Guards are called foreign armies, each with a military title, and they are stationed in the whole country. There are more than 200 military mansions, and each mansion has [-] to [-] people.

These twelve guards are equivalent to the twelve major group armies, and the various military houses below can be called battalions or military divisions.The guard mansions of the twelve guards are all deployed in a chaotic manner, and there may be military mansions for all the guards in an area.

The senior officers of the twelve guards are usually in the capital, and cannot command and mobilize the guards below.Guards are stationed in various places, and there are Generals Ying Yanglang and General Ying Jilang who are in charge of managing the military mansion. If you set an order, you will send troops.

But generally, all the soldiers of a government will not be dispatched, but a part of them will be recruited. These recruited soldiers will first gather at the designated place of the court, and then reorganize into an army after the gathering is completed, and the court will assign officers at all levels to be in charge. command.

It can be said that the military system of the Weifu in the Sui Dynasty was very peculiar. The soldiers and generals were usually separated, and even if there was a war, they would be temporarily reorganized into an army.Once the battle is over, the government soldiers return to the government, the general returns to the court, and the soldiers and generals are still separated.

Therefore, although each of the twelve guards is in charge of [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, they are actually scattered all over the world and subdivided into fifty or sixty military mansions. The structure of the organization, and usually the guards can't directly manage the military mansion.

Yingyang Mansion was renamed from Hushi Mansion in the past, and the chief officer, General Ying Yanglang, is a fifth rank.The rank is already very high, and there are also officers such as Changshi, Bingcao, Xiaowei and so on.

Luo Cheng's county barracks of 500 people will be merged into the newly established Changbai Yingyang Mansion, but Luo Cheng was originally only a ninth-rank position, so of course it is impossible to give him a fifth-rank Yingyanglang general or a fifth-rank Yingyang mansion. General Ji Lang, even if it was recommended by Zhang Xutuo, and in addition to his name of suppressing bandits and training soldiers, the imperial court is willing to break the rules and promote him, but it is impossible to go too far.

"What job will you give me?" Luo Cheng asked.

(End of this chapter)