Northern Dynasties

Chapter 173
In the evening, Yuwen introduced the events of today's grand reading, and Li Tai was able to leave the camp tent, and under the guidance of the audience, he walked to the camp divided by the Water Administration of the capital.

The scale of this year's parade is larger than last year's. Li Tai didn't pay much attention to it yesterday because of his anxiety. Today, he walked among the camps and found that the camps were set up closer and more in number, at least more than last year. nearly half.

He was busy in the past year, but because he didn't directly participate in the reorganization of the township regiment and didn't have time to pay attention to it, he didn't know the progress of the reorganization of the township regiment.

But last year, there were still some states and counties that did not have a township group to participate in the parade, but this year even some states and counties with relatively unfamiliar names had a large number of participants.

For example, the Wuxiang County and Township Regiment led by Zhou Changming participated in the river defense this year. Last year, the number of soldiers was only more than [-], but this year it was expanded to [-]. The increase was mainly from Longyou last year. The Di tribe who moved inland to Huazhou.

As for Jingzhao County, where Li Tai's cousin Cui Cong lives, the number of armed forces last year was only in the early [-]s, but this year the number has increased to nearly [-].

Although there has been a significant increase in the strength of the troops, there are still many problems exposed.The camps were quite chaotic, and soldiers could be seen wandering out of the camps from time to time, and there was almost no defense between the camps.

These newly added state, county and township regiment equipment are also in a mess. Last year, at least they were able to issue a black cloth uniform mark to each person, but this year there is no such mark.

Those township militiamen wore more fashionable clothes, not even the usual hakama pleated military uniforms, they had all kinds of clothes, and they looked like they were rascals hanging out in the village.

Li Tai was still wearing the old brocade robe that Yu Wentai gave him yesterday, the clothes were decent, but he lacked a retinue, he walked a certain distance between the camps, and behind him was a small group of soldiers who didn't know where they came from.

These people had fierce eyes and talked in low voices, as if they planned to hit Li Tailai with a stick when they went to a remote corner, and stripped his robe and saber.They waited until the visitor summoned a patrolling military entourage to escort them, and those people gradually dispersed.

This really only focused on quantity, not quality. Li Tai saw the appearance of the troops in the battalion, and was worried that the battalion would not be bombed in the middle of the parade.

No wonder Yu Wentai said before that he would no longer arrange field hunting after this year's parade. It was also because he took too many steps to worry about it. With such a military appearance and military discipline, after the parade, these people can return to their hometowns without any riots. Fortunately, I really dare not ostentatiously safari again.

This year's grand parade has expanded rashly. Although it is a bit self-defeating and beyond the tolerance of the Overlord, it is not entirely a bad thing.At least it proves that the people's power is available, and that such a large-scale recruitment can be carried out in a critical situation, so that they can be confident.

Next, the recruitment and expansion of soldiers can be relatively conservative, but military organization and management need to be strengthened.

But this is not something Li Tai needs to worry about. He will be very busy in the future. He will not only coordinate the repair of the canal from Luoshui to Kulichuan, but also choose the location of the defense city to start construction, and recruit soldiers to expand the army.

The boss showed a rare display of pride this time, allocating all the spoils of Bai Yushan's battle to him, but other than that, there should be no more funding.

Building cities and repairing canals are things that require a lot of investment. Li Tai also needs to be more attentive if he wants to turn this empty promise into an actual expansion of power.

Fortunately, at least there is no need to do other things in terms of labor, and the thousands of Jihu prisoners are the best consumables.It was fun to destroy the people's livelihood in the region before, but now of course we have to use them to rebuild it.If you come out to hang out, you always have to pay it back.

Li Tai walked forward while thinking in his mind, until he heard the sound of ice floes colliding in the river, and suddenly realized that he was almost at the bank of Luoshui River, so he asked curiously, "Is the Dushui camp located by the river?"

The visitor nodded in embarrassment after hearing the words, and explained: "There are a lot of troops this autumn, and the previously regulated camps are not enough, so we can only expand outward..."

Hearing this explanation, Li Tai's expression darkened immediately, and the augmentation will be augmented, but what do you mean by augmenting Lao Tzu's subordinates?
It is early winter, the weather is already quite cold, Luoshui is not yet completely frozen, and the riverside is doubly humid and cold. Even after a whole day, there is still a thick layer of frost remaining in the shade of Pi Yuan.

The camp of the Metropolitan Water Administration was arranged in a depression not far from the river bank. There were trees in the south to block the sun, and there were few tents and other provisions. The few camps were lonely and shabby.

Everyone in the camp also noticed Li Tai's arrival. Wu Jingyi and other people who stayed behind came forward one after another, clasped their fists with joy, and said, "Finally, I'm back from work. Everyone has heard that this trip has made great achievements..."

Li Tai waved his hand to stop everyone's flattery, pointed to the simple tents and frowned, "Don't you know it's cold, or there are no tents in the warehouse? Can you work with peace of mind in such a frugal camp?"

"At the beginning of the grand parade, the administrative office was not equipped enough horses, and the judgment was bad, so they were not allowed to drive close by. The stocks in the warehouse were also requisitioned. All the things for camping and lodging here should be borrowed from the nearest..."

Seeing Li Tai's unfriendly expression, Pei Hong, who was in charge of administrative affairs, hurried forward and bowed his head and said.

Before Li Tai had time to speak after hearing this, the visitor beside him hastily stepped forward and whispered: "Please wait a moment, Li Zheng, I will go back to the camp immediately and ask if there is any free time, and move all the officials as soon as possible." inside."

"Those who are in charge of the Taiwan government made this arrangement, thinking that they have their own evidence, and they don't bother to pay attention."

Li Tai was angry in his heart, but he didn't attack the visitor, he waved his hand to signal him to go, went into the tent and took a look, and found that the berths inside were also very simple, and it was as cold inside and outside the tent. , only some freshly felled firewood piled up in one corner, probably only enough for cooking but not enough for heating.

"These days, have you survived like this?"

After walking out of the camp, Li Tai looked at the more than thirty sailors present and asked questions.

Everyone nodded after hearing the words, and Wu Jingyi stepped forward and sighed: "Shortly after Lord Lang led his troops to leave, some people escorted a batch of goods to Baishui. After the arrival of the officials of the Taiwan government, due to the lack of horses, they took responsibility for the lack of horses and expelled some of them from Piyuan.

Li Tai snorted coldly when he heard this, he knew that it must be some people in the Taifu who are used to stalking others with chicken feathers as arrows, or think that he is about to lose power in the Taifu, so they made things difficult for his subordinates like this.

They did not provide enough war horses, and they were indeed negligent in their duties. In addition, his safety in northern Shaanxi was uncertain before, and his subordinates could only swallow their anger in order to avoid unnecessary complications.

Human feelings are cold and warm, suffering and happiness are self-sufficiency, sometimes it is so realistic.

So when he gained power, Li Tai had to regain his prestige.The big parade is not over yet, so it is not suitable to rush into the camp to ask questions and make noise. After pondering for a while, Li Tai ordered: "Remove this tent, and stay with me in Baishuizhuang tonight!"

"But there was an order before, we are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization..."

After hearing the words, Pei Hong whispered worriedly.

"Who dares to be held accountable based on this, let him speak in front of me!"

Li Tai snorted coldly again, he lived and died in northern Shaanxi, and made Daxingtai so happy after he came back, is it just to squat on the river bank and blow the cold wind?
With Li Tai's support, everyone's ambition returned, and these tents were quickly dismantled.The tribes who were originally placed elsewhere also came here to meet up, as well as Lu Yan and others who had returned to report before, and the group headed for Baishui Manor in a mighty manner.

Not long after Li Tai and his entourage left, some officials from the Taiwan government came here leading several carriages, which were loaded with a lot of tents, bedding and food supplies.But when they arrived, there were only some traces of camping, but all the people and horses were gone.

Seeing this scene, several officials of the Taiwan government were a little flustered. While arranging personnel to follow the trail left by Li Tai and others to catch up, they hurried back to the camp to report.

"It's gone? This Li Boshan is really getting more and more arrogant. He dared to disobey the ban and travel without permission during the grand parade!"

The Taifu official in charge of the resettlement of the various camps was named Huangfu Fan. He was in his thirties, when he heard the report from his subordinates, he looked angry, and immediately snorted coldly: "Return all the things to the warehouse, and he will not tell you. If you leave, you will be punished by yourself, no need to ask any more!"

The next morning, the parade continued. During breakfast, Yu Wentai ordered: "Let Li Boshan participate in the parade today."

After giving this order, he continued to eat, but when the meal was over and he was about to leave the camp, he still did not see Li Tai coming. He ordered the audience to enter the prelude with a look of panic on his face and said: "Reporting to Daxingtai, Li, Li Zheng did not see you." It's..."

"Gone? What's going on?"

Yu Wentai frowned when he heard the words, and Huangfu Fan, an official who had been waiting for the opportunity, hurried forward and reported: "I sent the envoys to send the camp yesterday, and the Dushui camp was empty. See It is said that after Li Zheng entered the camp yesterday, because he was tired of staying in the wild, he led his troops out without authorization and went to another place to find a place to stay..."

Hearing this, Yu Wentai frowned even deeper, and snorted coldly: "Before, the few people were able to travel through the cold and desolate land, and smashed thousands of thieves. How can Boshan be greedy for comfort and enjoyment! The grand parade lasted for several days, and the camp Things are not enough, and those who are involved are not well-adjusted, so they should be more self-examination."

After saying this, he rode out of the camp.But Huangfu Fan froze in place. After a while, the cold wind passed by, and he shivered suddenly, only then did he realize that his colleagues around him were looking at him with strange eyes.

"Li Boshan's youthful vigor, and now he is exercising outside, and they are not related to each other's work, why should Brother Huangfu touch him so easily?"

Seeing that Huangfu Fan was embarrassed to be independent, a Taiwanese official who was usually friendly with him stepped forward and sighed: "Everyone has a way to stand on their own. This disciple is not called by his age. Those who have trouble, should avoid it!"

(End of this chapter)