Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 696: The Heavenly Army

Even Fan Zheng found the news that Xianyu Kuangji had formed his own army exciting.

Emperor Yonghui's step was indeed too big, and many courtiers could not keep up with his pace.

In the Taiji Hall, in front of all the ministers, Emperor Yonghui announced that no one except Fan Zheng and Zaifu could comment on the matter of ascending the heavenly army.

As for blocking the news, that is impossible. With this sieve-like confidentiality measure and the numerous departments involved in the Ascension Army, even gods can't lock it down.

Simply posing openly and openly made Tubo no longer unscrupulous.

The reason why Tubo dared to attack with all its strength was that the mainland was safe, but could the Tang Dynasty have an army that could threaten the Tubo Plateau?
This piece of news made many ministers cast jealous eyes on Fan Zheng.

This is obvious. Fan Zheng has not been added to the third rank of Tong Zhongshu, but he has the power of the third rank of Tong Zhongshu. He can be regarded as a quasi-prime minister!
Fan Zheng didn't think so either. It was just his bad taste to create a situation for Tubo, but the emperor unexpectedly understood it as such.

At this moment, he was like Mr. Shuren holding a reading comprehension paper with a zero score of "One is a jujube tree, and the other is a jujube tree", and he didn't know what to say.

As for how many people will die during the training of the Ascension Army, no one cares. The emperor is not recruiting ordinary people, so he can die.

On the other hand, Xianyu Kuangji, who had a mediocre record, never thought that he could form his own army and become a general who ascended to heaven.

This is the advantage of family background. The Xianyu family has taken root in Jiannan Road and is more adaptable to mountains and high altitudes.

The emperor's will was firm, and the Taiwei publicly expressed his support, while others could only stop their activities.

Li Yuanjing wanted to make people feel disgusted, but it was a pity that he had an empty title as Situ and could not enter the political hall. He could not even speak a few words.

After entering Liangyi Hall, Fan Zheng was surprised to hear that Emperor Yonghui was willing to use internal funds to make up for the lack of food and salary for the ascending army.

This kind of mind has the appearance of a wise king.

The main consumption of the Ascension Army is soldiers, armor and food, so the pay can be almost ignored. Do people like death row prisoners deserve to be paid?
Wei Weiqing Xu Jingzong coughed lightly: "Drums, war drums, cymbals and drums are complete;"

Bronze drums are mostly used in Lingnan, Jiannan and other places.

"Gold, talons, bracelets, cymbals, and horns are all ready;"

Ming Jin withdraws troops, this is the gold he is talking about.

"The long bow, the horn bow, and the slight bow are complete;"

Shao Gong refers to a bow used for close range shooting, and Ge Gong refers to a ceremonial bow decorated with colorful decorations.

"Among the seven crossbows, only the Zhangzhang crossbow and the horn bow crossbow are suitable for carrying around;"

"Soldier arrows and crossbow arrows can be given priority to the Heavenly Army, and the attack on the government will be slower;"

"There is no danger of blocking knives and horizontal knives; both lacquered and wooden spears are available;"

"The armor can provide [-]% mountain armor, [-]% infantry armor, and the rest are leather armor;"

"Peng Pai can be used for knee rows and group rows; five-color robes, big horns, axes, 纛, iron bridles, holders (square fans and iron gongs), iron bowls, and water buckets are complete."

The hook is not mentioned because it is a water warfare device.

The emperor of the Sui Dynasty set up a banner for one hundred people when he conquered Liaodong, and the Tang Dynasty followed it.

"There are only 32 flags, each of which has its own place. I think we should set up another flag."

Although Xu Jingzong, an old and treacherous man, had many shortcomings, he was reused by the emperors of two dynasties, and he had his own abilities.

Just this ability to prepare numerous weapons and treasures can defeat many people.

Speaking of flags, the name of the second flag is the White Beast Flag, which is naturally taboo.

The ascension army is expected to be full of [-] people, and it should be given eight large horns and fourteen large drums.

Emperor Yonghui said "hmm" and expressed satisfaction with Xu Jingzong's reaction.

The Shaofu Jian and Weiwei Temple are still very reliable in their work. "Please discuss with me, what should we use as our flag?"

Fan Zheng pouted: "Don't think about it, the most famous species in the snowy area are just a few, either snow leopards or vultures."

As for Sun Boru's Blind Bear, it is not much different from other places.

Xianyu Kuangji, the newly promoted General to Heaven, smiled and said, "You pedestrians are well-informed."

During the Han Dynasty, Hongluqing was called Daxingling, and his subordinates were called Xingren.

Therefore, if you read in the history books that "the traveler so-and-so was detained by the enemy country", the traveler refers to the staff of Honglu Temple. If you don't understand this, you can't find the corresponding position even if you read through official official books.

Xianyu Kuangji said this, expressing that he was extremely satisfied with Fan Zheng's suggestion. If the emperor had no objections, these two banners would belong to the Heavenly Army.

"As long as the general likes it."

Fan Zheng smiled and crossed his hands to express his congratulations to Xianyu Kuangji.

It turned out that Fan Zheng and Xianyu Kuangji had gone through Anye Zhechong Mansion together in Zhengcheng. They were considered colleagues and congratulations were natural.

Without any doubt, the Vulture Flag and the Snow Leopard Flag became the exclusive flags of the Ascension Army.

Wei Ji, the minister of agriculture, said: "It is not cost-effective to transport the grain from Taicang. As I wish, when the Ascension Army goes to Luozhou to recruit sergeants, it can take part of the grain from Hanjiacang and transport it to Songzhou. "

"The food needed in the future will be supplied directly from Jiannan Road and Shannan West Road, which also saves the trouble of operation."

In theory, Wei Ji's idea is reasonable.

But in this world, when it comes to implementing theoretical things, there are few people who don't follow the rules.

There was a hint of ferocity in Xianyu Kuangji's smile: "Do you remember who the Heavenly Army is recruiting?"

"It's easy to say otherwise. If you run out of food, you will be a good person if you rashly take the local warehouse."

It’s okay to ask people to work hard, but not to starve them.

Otherwise, what scruples would a person on death row have?
Taking the local chief warehouse is a crime of beheading, so why not make a bigger fuss?
Gao Xingxing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "We also ordered the Jiangnan West Road grain to be diverted to Songzhou for the exclusive use of the Ascension Army, under the supervision of Liu Demin, the governor of Songzhou."

Xianyu Kuangji's smile softened.

In addition to the fact that Gao Xiuxian's words can ensure the food and fodder of the ascending army, it is also because the two parties are more or less related.

Gao Xingyi's late mother, Xianyu, was from his clan, so he had to give him love.

Changsun Wuji glanced at Fan Zheng: "Then it's about Honglu Temple. The Heavenly Army is operating among the eight countries and Qiang in the Western Mountains, and all countries must know about it."

Fan Zheng accepted the order without saying a word.

Let the nations know, rather than seek their consent, understand the applause.

Dongnu Kingdom, the largest among the eight kingdoms in the Western Mountains, has more than [-] households and [-] soldiers;
Among the Dangxiang Qiang, the Tuoba clan, the largest one, only has a population of 30 to 3, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be drawn out is about [-].

And to the west of Songzhou, it is either the Tang Dynasty Jixizhou or the Tang Dynasty vassal state. Although Changsun Wuji's words are a bit overbearing, they are not wrong.

Of course, among the Qiang, there are a few "two-faced Qiang" who openly communicate with the Tang Dynasty and covertly communicate with the Tibetans, so we must be on guard against them.
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Inside the Quartet.

Chamo was stunned;

Su and Gui high-fived and laughed;
Ritu Ciji danced the Zadakarma dance, and by the way, he said and sang that his only regret was not wearing a cloak;

Mangbo Jiesunbo did not care to take pleasure in others' misfortune, so he presented the sheepskin version of the Supi map that he had collected for many years.

The Ascension Army did not clearly say who it was going to deal with, but even a blind man knew where the sword was pointing.

To make you arrogant and make you think that no one can care about you, Datang will hang a radiant sword over your head to see how long you will endure!

(End of this chapter)