Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 670
"Calculating the time, the three thousand riders led by the three brothers of the Xue family should have crossed the sea to Shandong, right?" Shi Houmo, the governor of Jiedushi, and Chen Yi sat drinking tea with Luo Cheng.

"Well, Wang Junkuo sent a message back, saying that Wanjun and the others have landed in the port at Dalaoshan Bay in Gaomi." Luo Cheng now arranges Zhang Liang and Wang Junkuo's two confidants in the Central Plains. Zhang Liang is now going to Xijing Daxing, and Wang Junkuo Stay in Henan.

"The commander-in-chief thinks it's good or bad for the imperial court to establish this new Shandong road?"

"Of course it's a good thing, especially for us." Zhang Liang and Wang Junkuo sent back the news that the imperial court had newly opened the Shandong Road. Luo Cheng was very happy to hear the news.Although the Jiedu envoy came to protect the children, the deputy envoy was his teacher Zhang Xutuo, not to mention that the guardians were still driving in Xijing, and the Shandong Road was actually led by Zhang Xutuo.

And his father was originally the governor of Donglai County, but this time he was also awarded the title of governor of Shandong Dao Jiedushi and the prefect of Donglai County.Luo Cheng felt that these few changes seemed very subtle, and could be regarded as the four prime ministers of the imperial court trying to win over his Luo family, or to appease him temporarily.

"In this way, the imperial court now has two capitals, three mansions, seven envoys' mansions, seven governor's mansions plus thirteen more. Commander, you have [-] loyal military troops in Jiezhen Andong, and Yan Guogong's Jiezhen Annan has [-] troops. Four townships, and Xiangyang Houjie calmed down and commanded the [-] Xuanwu army in Xiangyang, and now the commander and father are commanding the Weiwu army of Shandong Province, seven townships, and four townships have been obtained."

The seven governors' mansions in the world, the seven governor's mansions, and these important border areas, the Luo family has almost controlled four towns and more than [-] soldiers and horses.

The strength of this strength is indeed astonishing.

Thinking about it, maybe it was because of fear of the strength of the Luo family's uncle and nephew that the four prime ministers of the court made Zhang Xutuo the commander of Shandong Town this time.

"The Zhenhai Navy is far away in Jiaozhi in the south of the sky, and the Xuanwu Army of Dingxiang Road is guarding Daibei, but its military strength has not recovered. As for the mighty army of Shandong Province, not to mention that Laihuer is the commander in chief, even its mighty army is now basically They are all just some village braves." Luo Cheng was not fooled by the superficial four towns.

"That's right, it's not yet time." Hou Mo and Chen Yi nodded. If another teacher Luo Cheng was added, that is, Hebei Dao, which was appeased by his old boss Hebei appeasement envoy Li Jing, then Luo Cheng's strength would be even stronger. Adding in the Huainan town where Luo Cheng's concubine served his father Li Yuan, it was the monopoly of Liudao.

It's just that Hou Mo and Chen Yi are also good individuals, and their teachers must be famous.

Otherwise, Li Yuan, Li Jing and others may not support Luo Cheng.

The two smiled at each other.

"I think sending Xue's brothers to lead three thousand Qingqi to go south to Shandong is a good move. It can not only test the imperial court's attitude towards our loyal army, but also take the opportunity to plant forces in Shandong. If necessary, we will The Zhongwu army can go south across Hainan and land in Shandong, and they will be supported by General Xue."

"It's too early to talk about this," Luo Cheng said.

After sending three people to lead three thousand Qingqi to go south to Shandong, Luo Cheng did not make any other moves.He sent Zhang Liang and Wang Junkuo to pay close attention to the situation in the Central Plains.

At this time, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the land of Liaodong is full of vitality.

Although the spring in the northern country comes later, everyone can finally live on the kang without having to stay at home all day.Taking advantage of the fine weather, Luo Cheng also issued an ultimatum, and sent Jiedu Envoy Yamen's rangers on fast horses to inform the counties and counties to prepare for spring plowing, so as not to miss the farming season.

Ever since, throughout the spring, the six counties and eighteen counties in Liaodong were full of busy spring plowing seasons.

There are 10 government soldiers, [-] county soldiers, and a total of [-] horses. Now there is no need to enter the capital to serve as guards, and there is no need to go to other border towns to fight and defend, just guard the town.Therefore, Luo Cheng organized the government soldiers and county soldiers in this town four times.

Once in March, once a year.

It is a government soldier who needs to be on duty once a year, and once is three months.These three months are to undertake the task of military service on duty. There are more than [-] government soldiers, and more than [-] troops have been stationed in the military town and fortress.

However, Luo Cheng divided the more than [-] soldiers who were in charge into two parts, one was on duty for the garrison town, and the other was for training and farming.

In fact, the nature of the county soldiers is the same as that of the government soldiers. They are also granted the same land, and they also have to prepare some armaments. The difference is that they are registered in the imperial military department and the twelve guards. They are official government soldiers and have military registration in the military register.The county soldiers belong to the local armed forces. In the Central Plains, the county soldiers are a kind of Yao service, but in Liaodong, Luo Cheng actually regards the county soldiers as the government soldiers, but they are just a deception. They can be said to be no different from the government soldiers.

The same soldiers once a year, once every three months, when they are on duty, they are also divided into two parts, one is on duty for patrolling, and the other is training and farming.

In fact, in Andong Road, the real county soldiers like the Central Plains are actually the soil regiments of each county. Each county has a soil regiment, and there are quite a few of them. Every year, there will be two months of training in spring and winter. Usually, a small number of soil groups will be responsible for assisting in city defense, maintaining law and order, and road patrols.

In the counties, there is also a system of township soldiers. They are no different from the Tutuan. The only difference is that the township soldiers do not leave the county boundary, and they have to train for two months a year.In the countryside, there are also militias.

In short, in the entire Andong Road, Luo Cheng is promoting the system of all people as soldiers. Every man who has reached the age of 16 must join the entire military system. The young, old and weak will join the militia system and the township system. Join the militia, and those who are stronger and more reliable and innocent can join the county army system.

Even those Goguryeo captives, Turkic captives, and exiled criminals in Liaodong, the young and strong among them, also had to receive some training in queues and spears during the slack season.In the event of a battle, they may also be called up to assist in defending the city, or to transport supplies and supplies.

The militiamen generally only practiced spears, while the township soldiers also practiced swords and shields. As for the county soldiers, they received all the same training as normal government soldiers.

During the busy season of spring plowing, except for the government soldiers who still maintained a quarter of the soldiers on duty to garrison the fort, the rest of the county soldiers, native regiments, township soldiers, and militia all stopped training and were busy with spring plowing.

Not only the men drove the oxen and horses to plow the fields, but also the women and children also helped in the fields.

The winter wheat planted in autumn will be harvested in May and summer, but there will still be some fields that will be planted in spring, some due to rotation and fallow, and some will be interplanted with soybeans in the wheat fields.

In the fields, there are many slaves who are also farming among them. They are all branded with the master's brand. In Liaodong, slaves cannot escape. There are checkpoints in every township and county, and customs clearance requires documents. , Even everyone has to carry their own ID card with them.

When a slave leaves the county, he must not only have documents, but also must be carried by his master, otherwise he will be regarded as a fugitive slave and will end badly.

(End of this chapter)