Northern Dynasties

Chapter 283 The icing on the cake
Liu's father and son had been staying near Luochuan. After receiving the news of Li Tai's summoning, they rushed to Fangcheng immediately.

"My servant pays homage to the Governor, thank you for your generous protection!"

After seeing Li Tai, Liu Kang and his son bowed their heads in a more respectful manner than before.

Seeing the father and son's attitude, Li Tai felt a joy in his heart. It seemed that Hou Mo and Chen Chong's threat to put pressure on them was not bad. The father and son obviously felt the crisis of survival.

Because of today's results the day before yesterday, they always have to pay back when they come out to mess around. Hou Mo Chen Chong's resentment and making things difficult for them Diaoyin Liu's is not wronged.

Around the four years of Datong, a series of rebellions broke out in Jihu in northern Shaanxi. Hou Mo and Chen Chong were in charge of countering the rebellion. The Diaoyin Liu family was originally regarded as a servant army under the supervision, but in the end they delayed the military several times, allowing Hou Mo and Chen Chong to fight against the rebellion. It was not smooth enough and caused many unnecessary casualties.

During that time, although the prefectures in northern Shaanxi were nominally under the rule of the Western Wei Dynasty, they were actually under the banner of the Great King at the head of the city. Not to mention the rebellions of the Hu tribes that occurred one after another in various places, the Eastern Wei army would often wander across the river.

The situation in the Western Wei Dynasty was not stable enough. Many generals fled, and even a rebellion broke out in Chang'an, the core of Datong's four-year rule.All kinds of performances really make people have little confidence in this precarious regime.

In troubled times, if the strength is not strong enough to ignore all dangers and challenges, then how to stand in line is very critical.Diaoyin Liu's position was not firm enough this time, and he did not expect the Western Wei regime to survive and the situation became more and more stable.

But they were not unlucky, at least they got to Li Tai's pier in time, and they happened to have a tacit understanding with each other to get what they needed.

Li Tai raised his hand to signal the Lius and his sons to get up without ceremony, then looked at them and said, "I was appointed by Daxingtai to supervise this place. I only focus on the present, and don't go deep into the past. Since we met, Patriarch Liu has I am deeply impressed by his virtuous and righteous deeds, but if the nostalgia can continue to uphold loyalty and be diligent in the affairs of the king, you don't have to worry about evil things."

"Must, must keep in mind the order of the governor, and hope to help strengthen the governor's achievements in this environment!"

After Liu Kang heard this, he clasped his fists and said.

Li Tai didn't have much time to chat with them, and then he said: "Today, we invite you to meet the elders of the village. Chief Liu should know why. Most of the bandits suddenly appeared in the northern border and went south to plunder, and all the states and counties they passed through suffered heavy losses. , if the thieves are not stopped, this realm will also be affected, and I am afraid it will not be spared..."

When the Liu family and his son heard this, their expressions became serious. They had heard some related news, but they didn't expect the situation to be so serious.

"Dare to ask the commander-in-chief, if there is a strategy to defeat the enemy? What do we need to do, the commander-in-chief is fine."

Liu Kang hastily expressed his opinion again: "Although this place is not a native land, but the Master Buddha's practice field is newly built here, how can we let Xiao Xiao's bandits trample and disturb us!"

Li Tai also felt a little relieved to see the other party being so upbeat, and then continued: "Although the thief's love is turbulent, it is not enough to be called a serious problem. Previously, Daxingtai ranked first in Baishui, and sent me immediately after learning about the thief's love." Lead 1 horses and return to the country to break the bandits. Yuwen Shijun of Tongwan Town, Xiazhou raised tens of thousands of troops, and blocked the way of the bandits. Li Shijun, the Duke of Wu'an in Dongxia Prefecture, blocked the bandits in Guangwu, and there were other defenses in Xi'an Prefecture. Rectify the Jiawu and occupy the fortresses, so as to kill the bandits as soon as possible."

Although Liu's father and son didn't know the specific comparison between the enemy and us, after listening to Li Tai's words, they felt a lot more at ease. They only felt that these bandits were indeed nothing to worry about under the siege and interception of people from all states.

"Killing thieves in peace is my job, and I dare not delegate it to others. But since Patriarch Liu asked about it with righteousness and enthusiasm, I do have a problem that needs help from the righteousness of the village. They are thieves, but Daxingtai increased its troops because of the stubborn nature of thieves, and the lack of strong armor is not enough to show its prestige."

Li Tai said helplessly: "That's what I want, but I'm disrespectful. I just follow orders. However, the army is mobilized, and the consumption is huge, and the military situation in this situation is like a fire. We can't delay the transfer of aid. We can only make up for the situation and destroy the bandits." After Jingbian, we will lose and pay back..."

After listening to Li Tai's words, Liu's father and son looked at each other, thinking quickly in their hearts.

In their thinking, Li Tai's words should be half true and false, he only borrowed resources from them but did not enlist their troops to participate in the battle, which shows that the troops are sufficient.But the so-called taking supplements on the spot and losing after the war is purely overthinking.

"Dare to ask the governor, how much food is needed before the army can go to war?"

Although the Liu family is very rich, the previous donation of 50 horses to the Shifo Temple was a pain in the ass and emptied nearly half of his family's wealth. Although he intends to befriend Li Tai, he dare not open his mouth to respond to his requests. Liu Kang He asked first.

"Chengcheng and Luochuan's two defense warehouses can maintain half of the army's expenses, but there is still a shortage of 5000 troops to be dispatched. If the battle goes well, the bandit army can be wiped out within a month!"

Li Tai didn't pay attention to mixed truth and falsehood, since it was unavoidable to open his mouth without conscience, he simply didn't plan to pay a penny himself.

Right now, the first ten days of the winter month is halfway through. If the war can end within the month, it will take more than 5000 days for 20 troops.This amount of supplies is not insignificant, but it is not unacceptable to Diaoyin Liu.

But they have already donated huge sums of money to the Master-Foshan Monastery before, and if they don't negotiate conditions and spend 5000 horses and horses now without regard to rewards, it will be a bit like being foolish and taking advantage of too much money.Even if you want to rely on Li Tai, you can't position yourself in the position of blindly giving.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Liu Kangcai said again: "The governor is not afraid of hardships and dangers, the army punishes the evil, and guards the people's land and waters. If the situation is reasonable, we and other villagers need to help with righteousness, and we must not stand by. Master Buddha The Taoist temple was built for the purpose of spreading the Dharma, promoting goodness and enlightening one side.

When the nostalgia is in crisis, it is a good time to promote benevolence and courage and influence the folks.I would like to lobby the various ministries on behalf of the chief governor, and call the villagers to gather in the temple to donate money, no matter how much the ministries donate, my family will make up for the gap..."

Since Li Tai had already spoken, he had to pay anyway, otherwise all the previous overtures and investments would have been in vain.However, how much and in what form to contribute the money can be chosen.

Liu Kang didn't want his family to bear the burden alone, so he had to pull the tribes around him into the water together, which could be regarded as using Li Tai's name as a false prestige, and using Liu Shifo Temple to show and establish his own right to speak.

Li Tai was delighted to hear Liu Kang say this. He had used other people's tiger skins as a banner more than once, but it seemed to be the first time he had been taken advantage of by others.He himself was not disgusted by this, anyway, this Liu Kang was doing things for himself and raising funds for his own army.

If things go well this time, this rule can be followed, and Liu Kang can be used as his spokesperson in the Jihu Ministries. If there is any matter of extortion and forced donations, Liu Kang can be done.If you really want to go too far and arouse the resentment and rebellion of the Hu Department, you can also use Liu Kang to question the crime to calm the anger.

Thinking of this, Li Tai nodded, agreed to Liu Kang's proposal, and said: "The army is coming at night, the sooner the food and grass are in place, the better, don't delay the opportunity of the battle."

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, the army will not be delayed!"

After Liu Kang heard the words, he patted his chest and assured him that this was not bragging. His family had accumulated a large amount of supplies near the Liu Shifo Temple in the north of Fangcheng.

After discussing the matter of food and grass, Liu Ping, Liu Kang's son, got up and clasped his fists again and said, "There are more than two thousand hot-blooded children of the Han clan and fellow righteous men from the village, and they are willing to follow the commander-in-chief in this battle, and we will fight against the bandits!"

Li Tai originally only wanted the Liu family to bear his military expenses, but he didn't expect that the other party would contribute in addition to the money. It was hard to refuse the enthusiasm.

The Liu family has to put in effort even if they donate money. Of course, it’s not that they have nowhere to go. It’s just that they think this battle is a smooth one. Only by directly sending troops to participate in the battle can they participate in the distribution of spoils after the war.

If Li Tai told the truth, the other party would obviously not be so enthusiastic.They hoped that the investment of various personnel resources would have a stable and predictable return, but they did not expect that they would actually share the joys and sorrows with Li Tai.

But in any case, the problem of food and grass was finally solved.After Liu's father and son resigned, they went to recruit troops and supplies, and Li Tai also ordered 4000 troops to speed up their journey, hoping to feel Luochuan's arrival as soon as possible.

At the same time, he ordered Li Dao to lead [-] light cavalry as a vanguard and go straight to Guangwu City to check the enemy's situation first.

A few days later, people from the back road arrived in Luochuan defense one after another. Cui Xi, the governor of Beihua Prefecture, who had led the state soldiers and township regiment to participate in the grand parade, had also returned to the town, and led the township regiment to the west bank of Luoshui River to station. Anti left and right echo.

The Liu family's father and son were also very effective in their work, and the supplies of people and horses were quickly gathered.

With all aspects of personnel in place, Li Tai no longer lingered, and ordered Liu Ping to lead the Jihu people from his headquarters and Ma Dong to reinforce Heishui Fangcheng, while he personally led [-] elite cavalry to be besieged by tens of thousands of bandits. Go to Guangwu City in Dongxia Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)