Northern Dynasties

Chapter 476
Starting from Tongguan East, traveling along the Yellow River all the way forward is also a nostalgic trip full of memories for Li Tai.

When he first came to this world, he was the defeated mangshan who was escaping from Hengnong, and fled westward along this road to Tongguan.

This is really not a good memory, even if Li Tai recalled it so far, what impressed him the most was the strangeness of entering this place, the panicky roar of the defeated soldiers, and the pain in the buttocks. Donkey's back, thinking too deeply, I couldn't help but shudder a few times, trying to drive these scary pictures out of my mind.

This revisiting of the old place, no matter the identity, situation or future purpose, is completely different. Apart from the feelings, the mood is also very exciting.Thousands of infantry and cavalry officers and soldiers, together with nearly [-] soldiers and soldiers, are no longer the defeated army of the past.

At that time, he was only thinking about running for his life, and he didn't have the mood to observe the scenery along the way. This time, or because of his mood, Li Tai felt that the scenery along the way was quite beautiful.

From the south bank of the Yellow River between Tongguan and Hengnong, there is a large flat plateau that is much higher than the river. There is a large forest on the plateau, and the grass and trees that have not been rested grow wantonly. There are only roads that are constantly trampled by pedestrians. The surrounding vegetation is slightly sparse.

It is already midsummer in May, and the vegetation on the plateau is getting denser, and there are finished wild peach groves. The peach blossoms have already been blown by the wind and rain, and they have been crushed into mud. There are many green leaves hanging on the branches. peach.These peaches are far from ripe, with dense fluff on the surface, rubbed clean and chewed in the mouth, the taste is also sour, bitter and astringent.

The name of this piece of Taiyuan is Taolin. The so-called "Yanwu Xiuwen, return horses to the sun of Huashan, and herd cattle in the wild of Taolin", but in today's post-Three Kingdoms era, this can only be a fantasy.

There are no people grazing cattle on the plateau, and wild animals such as jackals are not uncommon. Some of them boldly swim on both sides of the road, but are shot through by soldiers with arrows, and more flee in the depths of the dense forest.

Hengnong City is located on the plateau on the south bank of the Yellow River. After the Battle of Mangshan in the ninth year of Datong, Wang Sizheng returned to Hengnong from Yubi to guard the rear for the defeated troops who retreated to the pass.

Due to the defeat in the Battle of Mangshan, the Eastern Wei army aggressively advanced to the west of Henan, and even Hengnong was exposed to the blade of the Eastern Wei army.

After Wang Sizheng returned to the town, he began to overhaul the city defenses. After more than two years of his management, Hengnong City was well-defended and the city's scale was expanded several times. firmly isolated.

Although Wang Sizheng has excellent military talents, he is not a core member of the Tyrant Mansion after all.Therefore, when he was guarding Hengnong, Daxingtai Yuwentai also arranged for a confidant to stay here, that is, Li Yuan, who was in charge of the 21 defense forces such as Yizhou in Western Henan and Hengnong.

In the 12th year of Datong, Wang Sizheng was transferred from Hengnong, but Li Yuan still stayed here, and the governor Yiluo was among the powerful and powerful.When Li Tai led his troops to Hengnong, Li Yuan had already led the crowd to wait for a long time.

Li Tai rode his horse to the front of the team, then got off his horse and strode towards Li Yuan, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang Ping, it's been a long time. A few days ago, we were separated from Huazhou, and I often miss it. Now we will fight side by side. Honored!"

Li Yuan also laughed when he heard the words, he stepped forward and took Li Tai's arm and said: "I received a message from the envoy of the mansion, telling Xihe Lord to be the vanguard of the army. The prestige of previous achievements has not faded from the eyes and ears, and now he leads a powerful team to travel boldly, and the calamity of robbers is not far away!"

The two exchanged brief greetings, and Li Yuan introduced the generals behind him to Li Tai.Several generals also had official positions such as governors and county guards. However, since western Henan was the front line of the war with the Eastern Wei Dynasty, many states and counties were often only one city and one place, so these official positions were often more symbolic than actual.

Under Li Yuan's introduction, Li Tai also greeted these generals one by one. The names of the generals were Li Yisun, Wei Fabao, Chen Xin, Han Xiong and so on.They are basically not Beizhen warriors, but local tyrants around Heluo who joined the Western Wei regime after Xiaowu moved westward, or people from Kansai.

Among them, Li Yisun is from Yichuan, Luonan, and his family has been a local tycoon for generations. His father Li Changshou even colluded with the barbarians to invade the Hangu Guannan area when he was young.

Later, when Xiaowu moved westward, many clan dignitaries who were stranded in Luoyang had to rely on Li Changshou and be escorted by him to go to Chang'an. Even Li Tai's aunt and Princess Feng Yi Li Zhihua were able to enter Guanzhong because of this.

Li Changshou and his eldest son Li Yansun died in the war one after another, and the imperial court took his youngest son Li Yisun to lead his troops, and continued to be active in Yiluo against the Eastern Wei army.This point is somewhat similar to Quan Zhongzun whom Li Tai met before.

Wei Fabao is Li Changshou's son-in-law and Wei Xiaokuan's nephew. Now he is the same-track defender in the upper reaches of Luoshui River, and he is a very important town general in western Henan.However, he was able to lead his troops to sit in important places, relying more on his own heroic battles.

Whenever he fought with the enemy, Wei Fabao took the lead. In a battle with the Eastern Wei army in Guannan, Wei Fabao was shot in the neck by a flow arrow, and the arrows came out of his mouth. After being rescued by Buqu, he was in a coma for a long time before he was able to wake up .So far, there is a huge arrow wound scar on the side of his neck, which shows his bravery.

As for Chen Xin and Han Xiong, they are also local tyrants in Henan.In the old years, Chen Xin followed Li Yuan to Hulao to meet Gao Zhongmi and his party, but Li Tai hadn't come to this world at that time, so he didn't have a deep impression of it. If Li Yuan didn't mention it specifically, he wouldn't have thought about it at all. rise.

Han Xiong is not surprising just by his name, but his character is very memorable, which means Mulan.But what is more impressive is his son, Han Qinhu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and of course the more famous one is Han Qinhu's nephew Li Jing.

Although Li Tai's status is much higher than that of the generals here, he is not arrogant in front of them. There are many veterans of Beizhen in Kansai who are lying on the old merit books, but these Liyi generals in western Henan However, he was at the forefront of the battle with the Eastern Wei Dynasty, especially in the past few years after the Battle of Mangshan, the strategy of the country was shrinking, and it was only because of these generals who fought hard here that they blocked the various tentative attacks of the Eastern Wei Dynasty from outside the border. .

It is not an exaggeration to say that the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty has been able to fully recuperate in recent years, which shows that the new army of the hegemony, including Li Tai, who rose rapidly through the establishment of the army, was all won by these generals in western Henan. Expansion capacity.

In fact, not only in western Henan, but also in other regions of the Western Wei Dynasty, the main defense work is still mainly local people, such as the Battle of Yubi last year.And some offensive operations are often dominated by Beizhen warriors.

This point is not enough to extend the argument of whether the combat effectiveness is strong or weak. It is nothing more than that compared with these Beizhen samurai sent to Kansai, the local people's local feelings and sense of responsibility are stronger.The warriors of Beizhen are professional soldiers, accustomed to obtaining resources through war, and have more motivation to expand operations abroad.

A group of people entered the city and sat down, discussing military aircraft while having a meal.

Although the Hengnong City built by Wang Sizheng is grand and strong, its material base has never been sufficient because it is on the front line of the ground war.So even for the generals, the diet is only to eat and drink enough, and there are no other requirements.In order to entertain Li Tai who came from afar, an old cow was specially slaughtered today, which was already an extremely rich meal.

Although Li Tai often led the army outside in recent years, he hadn't eaten rough and choking rice for a long time. Looking at the piles of rice in the pottery bowl, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed.It's not that he's squeamish and hypocritical, it's that the sudden change in diet directly affects the recovery of physical strength.

So he thought that the masses had extra meals as an excuse, and sent his men into the camp to fetch more than a dozen grain cakes.And when the grain cake was brought into the hall, the general Li Yisun couldn't help but said: "Isn't this the grain cake refined by the Eastern Thieves Army? I didn't expect that the Xihe Army also had preparations."

Naturally, this grain cake does not have any high technical content. As long as the materials are solid and the process is guaranteed, it is not difficult to make.But after hearing what Li Yisun said, Li Tai still couldn't help being curious and asked, "Is this thing always prepared for food in the Eastern Bandit Army?"

After hearing this, Li Yisun shook his head and said: "Even though the eastern bandits have more food than I do, it is not common for a soldier to enjoy such finely crafted food. There are many bandits here and there, but none of them are carrying them with them.

According to the people of Yubi City in Hedong, this grain cake is harder than iron and stone, and it will not rot if stored in a dry place for several years.Last year, Yubi City was able to hold on, and gained a lot of material resources. It is said that it was left over from the defeat of He Liuhun's army in the eighth year of Datong, and it must have been just for his elite army to eat.

We and the people in the west of Henan only know the shape of this thing but don't know its taste. It is expected that such a precious thing must be the secret treasure of thieves. It would be a bit extravagant to eat it for ordinary food! "

"It's a luxury for us, but it's not the case for Duke Xihe. It should be known that last year Duke Xihe directly attacked the thief's Jinyang Palace. What kind of precious materials could not be collected? Today, thanks to Duke Xihe's generosity, we can taste this thief The taste of wonderful things!"

Another general said, while patting Li Tai's flattery, he looked at the dozens of grain cakes expectantly, and some of them couldn't help swallowing.

Li Tai couldn't help being a little dumbfounded when he heard their emotions. These guys don't know the truth at all, and they rely entirely on guesswork.Maybe I heard that there is such a refined grain cake, but I didn't understand it. I subconsciously felt that this kind of high-end food material must be made by rich and powerful thieves, so this kind of misunderstanding occurred.

This naturally makes Li Tai a little dumbfounded, but it has to be said that people's thinking inertia is really great, not to mention the Middle Ages when information spread very slowly, and it is very difficult to reverse some concepts in later generations after they are formed.

Especially when people’s knowledge is superficial but they want to interpret and talk about some profound issues, their simple brains can’t handle the ever-changing new information, so they can only hold on to their shortcomings, the more ignorant they become, the more stubborn they become, and they can use bravado to cover up their lack of cognition .

Of course, the generals in western Henan in front of us are different from those ignorant and brain-dead generals. They are guarding against foreign enemies and struggling on the edge of life and death every day.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of these generals in court, Li Tai simply did not go into detail about the origin of these grain cakes, but ordered his own soldiers to come forward to scrape and process them and distribute them to everyone.

The generals carefully held the pottery bowls in their hands, sipped carefully while blowing air, smacked the taste in their mouths, and felt endless aftertaste, and even scraped off the residue on the inner wall of the pottery bowls with bamboo chopsticks and fingers, His brows and eyes were full of pleasant surprises: "I don't know when the young men in the city will be able to enjoy such delicious military rations every day? If they can eat such delicacies to feed their stomachs, and cut off a few thieves' heads in every battle, what face will they have to show off their bravery?"

Hearing these discussions, Li Tai couldn't help looking at Li Yuanfa and asked, "Is it so difficult to supply the army here?"

After hearing this, Li Yuan sighed and said: "In the past when Heluo was in charge, the situation was not so bad. Although there was no shortage of harassment by thieves, the men in Yiluo worked hard and fought, and the women worked diligently in the household. Although it is not abundant, there are always supplies.

But now that Yiluo is lost, all defenses can only survive as dangerous mountains and rivers. The mountains are rugged and the roads are difficult. How much can be harvested just by collecting wood in the ditches?So this time Hou Jing made a rebellion, and the people here are also eager to fight back and retake the Yiluo Valley and Kinki Plains. "

The generals also nodded after hearing the words. Although the middle school will provide them with some funding in the past few years, most of the material needs still need to be raised by themselves.But now the advantage between Heluo is not mine. They are all suppressed among the mountains and hills in the west of Henan, and the poverty of life can be imagined.

"Now the eastern bandits are in disarray, and the national army is coming out one after another. As a pioneer, I will fight bravely to restore Heluo and live up to the expectations of the masses!"

Li Tai saw that although the generals were not lacking in distress but still full of determination, he couldn't help but speak again.

The materials here are not sufficient, and there is no drink to cheer up the fun. After the generals had eaten and drank enough, they began to discuss the military situation again.

Long before Li Tai arrived, Li Yuan had already formulated a counterattack plan with the generals, and listed all the more important Eastern Wei strongholds between Yiluo as combat targets. attack between.

Different from Wang Sizheng's army who sent troops without authorization and went straight in alone, the arrival of Li Tai means that the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty officially intervened in the battle in Henan.

Since Li Tai is not Li Yuan's subordinate, as the vanguard of the overlord's army, he has the right to fight independently. After he understood the battle plan of Li Yuan's troops, he quickly decided on his own marching route. with combat objectives.

　In the book review area, there are maps involved in this plot, and the garrison locations where the subsequent plot will appear. I try to use the signs on these maps to mark them. I hope everyone can understand them and understand the development of the plot. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)