Da Wei Chun

Chapter 600

It's not that just pulling a soldier over and sending a horse at random can be competent as a Tang cavalry, scout, or messenger.

It is windy in the northwest, and the sky is full of yellow sand at every turn, and my eyesight is not as good as three steps in front of me.But the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is often not a single village within a hundred or two hundred miles.

If there is no extremely rich experience in wild survival and strong self-rescue ability, just a wind can lose one's life.

Therefore, this type of unit is extremely powerful and rare, and it is made entirely of money and human lives.If Li Song hadn't regained command of the army, he would never have the right to dispatch fast horses, let alone inquire about his whereabouts at will.

Having made such a big mistake, it almost destroyed Xihai, and even caused him to be stabbed to death in the street. Li Song could not escape the blame.

He was only dismissed from the military rank, and he was not punished separately. Li Chengzhi was extremely merciful.He had planned to let Li Song stay silent for a few years, and then entrust him with important tasks after hard work, but he didn't expect that in just one year, he would make a comeback?
What's even more incredible is that no one has ever mentioned it to him?
After Li Chengzhi pondered for a while, he knew that there must be a deep-seated reason for this. Li Xiaoyan is so secretive, I am afraid that he only knows half of it.

After a pause, he asked again: "Ke Tan Ma mentioned, where is Li Songyu now?"

Li Xiaoyan hurriedly respected himself and said: "It is said that you are in the county town to welcome your lord!"

"Where's Li Shi?"

"At Zhenyi Pass!"

"Did the two parties come on the same road?"

"Not ever!"

Li Chengzhi frowned.

It was originally on the way, but not in the same way?
Moreover, the distance between the two places is not far, only fifty or sixty miles, so why do you need each faction to go all the way?
After thinking about it for a while, he made a rough guess: Li Song and Li Shiying had some kind of rift.Furthermore, it hasn't been long before Xihai has factional disputes!
Li Chengzhi pondered for a long time before he sighed: "I see, go get busy!"

Li Xiaoyan responded respectfully, and asked again: "My servant dares: If there is another fast horse coming to visit, how should I respond?"

"Why do you need a response?"

Li Chengzhi smiled slightly: "If you come one, you will buckle one, if you come a pair, you will buckle a pair, Xiao Xiao will do it first!"

detain people?

Li Xiaoyan was even more frightened.

The two brothers retired respectfully, and when they got out of the yurt, seeing no one around, Li Xiaoyan asked in a low voice: "Brother, what do you mean by your lord?"

"Mo asked more, don't even mention it in the future!"

Li Xiaoxian reprimanded in a low voice, "You and I, brother, just remember one thing: follow the orders of your lord, the rest are nothing..."

Li Xiaoyan was heartbroken, and nodded hurriedly.

……

There is still some truth in looking at the moon and watching the wind.In the middle of the night, as soon as the moon sets, the sky gradually becomes gloomy.Just after the fifth watch, not a single star can be seen.

The surrounding fields are as dark as ink, and there is no light at all, only the sparks in the camp, the voices of people, and the neighing of cattle and horses.

The soldiers had their own food and supplies from the rear camp, and at five o'clock, they rang the tie that ordered the soldiers to receive the court food.

Each team has two carriages, one for soup and one for cakes.The soup is meat porridge, with a thick layer of oil and fat floating on the top, and bones and corn grains underneath.

The preparation method is very simple: after the cattle and sheep are slaughtered, they are soaked in salt, dried in the shade, and then cut into pieces. It can be kept intact for several months even in midsummer.

Cakes are also corn cakes, and the method of making them is not difficult: most of them are steamed when the camp is set up the night before, cooled and cut into pieces after cooking, and then distributed to soldiers.

If it is dried in the shade and then ground into powder, it is an expedited ration.If you have the conditions during the march, you can boil it and soak it, it will be like what you ate yesterday.

If there is no condition, then swallow it raw with water.

This is mostly the case when marching in a hurry or when it is inconvenient to light a fire, including that every soldier must carry it with him, but he is not allowed to steal food during non-wartime, otherwise if he is found out, not only the soldiers will be punished, but also the commander, team leader, and even the brigade commander will be punished. implicated.

With this kind of food, the poor peasants may not be able to eat a meal in a month.The reason why this battalion eats so well is that there is meat every meal. One is that this is a riding camp, so the supply is naturally given priority.

The second is Li Song's sweep of Du Lun's tribe. Although there are many sequelae left behind, it is not without benefits: the number of plundered sheep alone is 600 million.

Otherwise, relying on Xihai, which has only been plowed for a year and has not even maintained a balanced harvest, Li Chengzhi would not dare to smuggle tens of thousands of households from Guanzhong to Xihai no matter how courageous he is...

Hearing the sound of Chaoshi's binding, Li Xiaoxian also brought food.Seeing the lights on in the tent, he knew that Li Chengzhi had already got up.

After knocking on the tent door, Li Cong welcomed him in.When he saw clearly that it was Li Xiaoxian, Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely: "You are now the leader of an army anyway, such trivial matters can be left to your subordinates, why do you need to do it yourself?"

Li Xiaoxian responded with a smile: "Your Majesty thinks it's a trivial task, but the servant is willing to do it, and others can't ask for it. Just like Li Da, who is now the deputy commander, why don't you serve tea and water to him as usual? Horse pulling saddle?"

Li Liang is used to it.

Li Chengzhi also knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so he simply accepted it calmly.

A urn of broth, a soft cake, and two dishes of pickles.Compared with ordinary soldiers, it is not surprising, but it is made by the rear battalion alone, and it is better than clean.

Li Xiao first ate some with him, and when he was about to use it up, he heard the drum order from the front battalion to pull out the camp.

Li Cong had already prepared his car, and as soon as Li Chengzhi boarded the car, nearly a hundred guards dismantled the tent.In just a moment before and after, Zuo Da's car formation turned into red ground.

It was explained last night that Li Xiaoyan didn't dare to disturb him anymore, after hearing from his cronies that the camp was ready, he gave the order to set off.

The marching still used the wartime regulations: Tangqi explored the road, Jiaqi cleared the way, and after that came the civilian households.

Most people in Fanhe County make a living by raising herds, and every family has no shortage of carts and horses.In addition, when the army came, it had prepared a lot, so there were no people walking in vain, and the speed of marching was not slow.

After walking for nearly ten miles, I finally saw the sun showing its head.But the wind also gradually picked up. Fortunately, there was no sand, but it just felt a little cold.

Li Chengzhi was bored, he raised the curtain of the car and waved to Li Xiaoxian who was accompanying him on horseback: "Get in the car!"

Li Xiaoxian was kind, and boarded the car in two or three steps.

He was originally a retainer, and he was the backbone at the beginning of the army. Li Xiaoxian can be called the confidant of the confidant, so Li Chengzhi didn't go around the corner, but straight to the point: "When did Li Song take charge of the army?"

Li Xiaoxian didn't hesitate at all: "I don't even know!"

His response like this did not meet Li Chengzhi's expectations.

If even the intelligence system has lost control and has begun to secretly deceive him as the master, Li Chengzhi should stop rebelling, hide his name as soon as possible, and find a place to spend his old age in peace.

Li Chengzhi leaned back lazily: "Then tell me what you know!"

Li Xiaoxian nodded solemnly: "The servant also went out of the account last night, I only found out after asking Xiaoyan: Shi Shu seems to be at odds with Fourth Uncle."

Li Chengzhi frowned: "Why!"

"It should be that the Lord Lang sent an order to Xihai a few years ago, ordering Xihai to move northward in the spring, and there was a dispute between the two sides. Xiaoyan only heard about it afterwards, and he didn't know much...

It seems that the fourth uncle proposed to seize Jiuquan when Dunhuang changed generals and the dragons had no leader!As it is now, it does not take up any land, but only takes food, grain, and livestock...Because Uncle Shi didn't follow, I started to have a rift..."

"Even Li Shi is determined not to follow. Li Liang, who is his coach, can be imagined? In this way, the uncle is motivated, but he can only mobilize the new army with little combat power. give up.

But afterwards, the uncle probably felt that there were too many constraints, so he learned from the pain and used Li Song to take charge of the army in order to balance. "

Li Chengzhi sighed, "It seems that the soldiers guarding the watch with Li Song should also be the new army, right?"

As soon as Li Shiliang was involved, Li Xiaoxian didn't know how to answer.Besides, he really didn't know the details, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

Li Chengzhi sighed secretly.

That must be the case, if the uncle didn't speak up, where could Li Song get the soldiers?
When the two brothers Li Shixian and Li Shiliang went to the West Sea, Li Chengzhi instructed them to divide the power of the West Sea into two.

All the soldiers of the old army, such as the cavalry battalion, Hu battalion, firearm battalion, etc., numbered more than ten thousand, all belonged to Li Liang.

Then Li Shiliang prepared the new army.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste to transport so many rebels and descendants from Guanzhong?

Otherwise, it is not easy to arrange.

But unexpectedly, this division of military power caused problems?
If it weren't for Li Song's disobedience and disobedience, and the destruction of Du Lun's tribe, how could there be these twists and turns?
It almost killed Li's great career halfway, and even killed Li Chengzhi.

Li Liang, who often accompanied Li Chengzhi, felt the most deeply. He knew that Li Chengzhi almost died, if it was not luck, or if he escaped by luck, he would probably be trapped in Beijing for three to five years.

At this time, watching the scene from the year before last repeat again, he could endure not directly conflicting with Li Song, but let Li Shi go around first, which is already a very mature performance.

From this point alone, Li Chengzhi knew that he had read the right person...

As for Li Song's proposal, if you look at it from the current point of view, it's as if he is going to take advantage of the impeccable imperial court and take Dongliangzhou directly.

But this moment, that moment.

Based on the analysis of the current situation at that time, Li Song's move was absolutely unacceptable.

You know, there were nearly 50 private households in Xihai at that time, and Dingkou was close to [-].To be able to safely move these people to the north of Junji Mountain within a few months, everyone in the Li family had to use their breastfeeding strength.

What's more, when Rouran withdrew his troops last year, Li Chengzhi had already instructed Li Liang to pretend to be Rouran and rob Jiuquan County.

The thousands of new households that came after that were old and weak sent from the Qin and Liang prefectures after the Guanzhong War.

The reason why Li Song is unwilling to let go of even this little advantage can be summed up in two words: greed is not enough, care about small things lose big things.

And too radical, not enough insight.

Reuse is impossible, at least not in the short term.At most, let him take up an idle job and put it there to warn future generations.

Otherwise, why convince the public?

Therefore, Li Song's military power had to be deprived once more.

But this is only second. What makes Li Chengzhi vigilant is that there are already signs of factions in the army.

The great man once said a word, and Li Chengzhi took it seriously: There is no faction in the army, and there are all kinds of strange things.

But he didn't expect to appear so early?

This is an inevitable phenomenon, but it also makes Li Chengzhi scratch his head: Even if each of them forms a faction, he has the final say on the leaders of these factions.

It can't be all surnamed Li, can it?
If that step is really reached, Li Chengzhi will not be far from being killed in his sleep...

He sighed lightly, and then sighed: "After arriving in Zhenyi, you will start preparing for the guards, and you will also be in charge of the supervision department. After my uncle comes, I will discuss it with him... ..."

Li Xiaoxian was about to refuse, but when he heard the words "uncle", he felt a little relieved, and complied respectfully.

Li Chengzhi now has three uncles.

One is Gao Zhao, and now the two are life and death enemies, so naturally it cannot be him.

The second was Wei Zijian, who moved to Henan Yin after a year. It was just the time when it was hot, and it was impossible to come to the West Sea.

What's more, Wei Zijian is still not sure whether Li Chengzhi's death is real or fake...

In this way, Zhang Jingzhi, Sima of the General's Mansion in Zhenbei, was left.

Regardless of the rest, just relying on his vision of picking a son-in-law, it can be said to be poisonous.

Zhang Jingmo is the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, but she has become a concubine for the Li family who is about to fall?

Just at one point, Li Xiaoxian fell to the ground in admiration.

Li Chengzhi waved his hand again: "Well, go, I'll be quiet for a while!"

Li Xiaoxian agreed to resign, and Li Chengzhi opened the hidden compartment again, and took out a thick stack of documents.

The small characters on it are densely packed, all written in charcoal.Just looking at the handwriting, you can tell that it was written by Li Chengzhi.

This is the structure of various ministries that he has been drafting since he left Beijing.

Military, political, civil, engineering, academic, commercial, agricultural, animal husbandry, etc., everything he can think of, more or less written.

Ancient times are ancient times, and modern times are modern times. Naturally, Li Chengzhi is not stupid enough to use them at will. Instead, most of them follow the old ones, with only slight additions and changes.

But now it's just an idea, not even a framework, and Li Chengzhi is not even sure whether his idea can be put into action in the end.

The reason is that there are too few literate people, and even fewer literate people dare to use it.

Now is the era when a powerful family is in power, Li Chengzhi doesn't want to create a weird freak with a tail.

Yang Er 100 years later is the most obvious example.

Because of this, he was unwilling to reuse the former officials and descendants of powerful families in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties before he arrived in Xihai.

It is also the reason why he is so afraid of factions in the army.

But the stall is getting bigger and bigger, how many children of the poor and common people are there for him to use?
Li Chengzhi pondered for a long time, and drew a circle heavily on the page marked with the word "learning".

……

Li Xiaoyan is still very prescient.

Because they got up early and had enough chariots and horses, they marched very fast. More than 50 miles, it will take four hours.Just at the right time (two o'clock in the afternoon), the front battalion entered the Hexi Racecourse.

Then even the yellow sand broke out, like the earth rained from the sky, and the distance that the eyes could see was only two feet.

Xihai Buqu has lived in Hexi for two years, and he is very familiar with this scene.And the people of Fanhe County have been blown up since they were young, and they knew at the first sight that there must be a black wind within half an hour at most, and it was the kind that might even break trees.

Therefore, no matter the army or the civilians, everyone is terrified, and they have resorted to all means.

When the strong wind came like a cliff, the convoy entered the racecourse...

(End of this chapter)