Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 180
In the first month of the second year of Dazhi, Wuji, Hezhong Mansion.

Hezhong Mansion was originally named Puzhou, with a length of ten miles and eight thousand households. It was considered a relatively well-regulated state city in this era.

But even so, the current Hezhong Mansion is already packed to the brim. Nearly [-] Hezhong Mansion troops are gathered in the center and south of the city, and [-] Shanguo troops are stationed in the west of the city.

And the four city gates have been occupied by Shence Army on the left, Shenwei Army on the right, and Huwei Army on the left, surrounding these Hezhong Army like iron barrels.

The soldiers in Shanxi and Guozhou in the rivers and rivers in the city were panicked, and the people were even more uneasy. Troubled soldiers appeared from time to time, and many houses were burned down.

All the soldiers and civilians in the city were tense.

Zhu Zhen sent people to seal the government treasury and granary immediately, and the food of each army was distributed according to the head.

"The commander-in-chief has appointed Silu Yuhou to patrol the whole city. Anyone who loots, kill! Anyone who disturbs the barracks, kill! Anyone who spreads rumors and disturbs the morale of the army, kill! Soldiers commit crimes, and the chief officer is guilty of the same crime, beheaded!"

Wherever this statement is made, all the surrendered generals are solemn.

Zhu Zhen laughed again: "I also ask the generals to go back and restrain their soldiers, and wait for the imperial court's order. All food and grass supplies will be provided by their own troops."

"promise!"

Zhu Zhen issued another notice to calm the people and quickly stabilize the hearts of the army and the people.

At this time, 10,000+ troops gathered in Hezhong Mansion. Once there was a mutiny, it was no joke. Li Ye naturally did not dare to relax. After a journey of three hundred miles, he led eight cavalry troops and rushed to Hezhong Mansion in two days.

The mansion of the Jiedushi in Hezhong, Jingxiang, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Zhu Zhen, the commander of the left Huwei army, Zhou Xian, the commander of the right Shence army, Hu Dan, the commander of the left Shence army, Gao Wenmin, the commander of the right Shenwei army, Yushan guards the right army Commander Duan Kun lined up on both sides.

Zhu Zhen looked at Jingxiang. Now Jingxiang is in the first position on the left. How long has it been? No matter what the emperor does, His Majesty always carries Jingxiang with him. It can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to Jingxiang.

Duan Kun presented the results of the investigation of the Hezhong Army and the Shanguo Army by the Yushan Guards, and the main targets were generals above the first rank.

"The right army of the Hezhong Prefecture Army has the capital of Yuhou Hou Zhongji, the left army has the capital of Yuhou and Jiedu Sibing Gao Sishan, and the horse army has the capital of Yuhou Wang Rulin.

Hou Zhongji was originally the capital of the Shanguo Army, and he was highly valued by Wang Chongying. After he arrived in Hezhong, he entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. .

As for Wang Rulin, he is Wang Chongrong's sworn brother, after Chang Xingru killed Wang Chongrong, he was also captured by him and handed over to Wang Chongrong for execution..."

"Did you just find these?"

"..."

Li Ye shook his head, and said: "Who are these Hezhong generals' families, where do they do things, who are they kind to, who are they against, whether they have any friends who have died, and what they have done, all of these should be investigated .”

Investigating these social relations is the most basic. You must know that these generals have military power, and if they cause trouble, the loss will be huge.

In the army, all commanders and envoys of the first level and above have to see a file, but if there is a slightest sign, they must be strangled in the bud.

There are certain types of people who are definitely unusable, those who have repeatedly betrayed, those who have hatred against Tang Ting, and those who have irreversible relations with other towns...

"Your Majesty, the general will investigate now!"

Li Ye nodded, he couldn't keep the bomb by his side, even if it took a little more effort.

His Majesty the Emperor did these things, but he did not avoid Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen and others.

Some things, the more you cover them up, the more you will make the officers and soldiers suspicious. Before you are appointed, you should check all the eighteen generations of your ancestors, and find out all your social relations and things you have done.

The emperor thinks that there is no problem with you, so he will naturally appoint you.

Generals are not allowed to bring their family members with them when they go out on an expedition, or when guarding one side. It is now a rule that everyone is like this. How can you say that the emperor doesn't believe you?

Li Ye asked Zhu Zhen, "How is the horse army in the river?"

Zhu Zhen stepped forward and said: "There are eight thousand cavalry in the river, all of them armored soldiers. As for the combat power, there is no comparison, and the last general can't tell."

Li Ye shook his head and said, "The year before last when Li Han's soldiers surrounded Jiangzhou, Wang Chongying was defeated. There are such great soldiers in the river, why is it so unbearable!"

"Your Majesty, at the end of this battle, the general is clear. Li Hanzhi set up an ambush on the Fen River and attacked it halfway across the river. The army in the middle of the river was not allowed to enter. As a result, the Jiangzhou defenders were only a few thousand at that time, so they were invincible."

Li Ye was noncommittal, eight thousand horse troops was not a small number, and the commander Wang Rulin's reputation was not well known, so it would be a waste to put it in his hands.

"I broke up the cavalry and mixed them into the Eighth Cavalry Army. What do you think?"

Zhu Zhen said: "I'm afraid that the combat power will not continue, and there are many hidden dangers before the battle."

The example of Wang Jian is not far away. The surrendered soldiers were sent to the army, and without a certain period of training, they could not form combat power.

If these soldiers could not bear the pressure and fled first when they were on the battlefield, it would shake the morale of the entire army, and the whole army would collapse, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Li Ye also understood this truth, the endurance of an army, like a wooden barrel, is determined by the lowest plank.

The Eighth Cavalry Army currently has only 1000 soldiers in each army, and it will double in size at once, which may not be able to suppress it.

"Let the eighth army of the cavalry choose some strong ones first. The upper limit is 500 people. How many people can be eaten is determined by the commander of each army. As for the rest, we can organize them into three or four groups. What do you think?"

To be on the safe side, His Majesty the Emperor, the cavalry is a treasure, so you can't let the cavalry defend the city!
The remaining three or four can be commanded by Li Cunxiao. Li Cunxiao is brave in battle, and his military training should not be bad. If he can train three or four thousand elite cavalry, His Majesty the Emperor will make a lot of money.

After another three days, when all these surrendered generals were investigated, the reorganization also began.

The Hezhong Army was divided into three armies, and the Left Army was commanded by Gao Sishan. They were all ten capitals, with a total of 1 people, stationed in Jinzhou.

The right army was led by Hou Zhongji, with ten capitals, a total of 1 people, stationed in Jiangzhou.

The former army was led by Li Wei, the former judge of Jiedu, and two troops were drawn from the original left and right armies in Hezhong, and two capitals were drawn from the Shanguo army, with a total of 6000 people stationed in Xizhou.

Bian Fengli, Marquis of Yu, the original capital, was the commander of the Eight Capitals of the Shanguo Army, and temporarily stationed in Hezhong Mansion with the Zuo Shence Army.

After the cavalry was selected by the Eighth Cavalry Army, the remaining four cavalry troops were still temporarily led by Wang Rulin.

During the whole process, the Shanguo Army in Hezhong was like a little daughter-in-law, without any resistance. Even if they were deprived of military power like Sima Wendengxing of the Shaanxi Army's marching army, they obeyed obediently.

Wen Dengxing even dared to send troops to plunder in the Hezhong Mansion. How could Li Ye dare to use this kind of person, so he pushed him directly to Ximen and beheaded him.

As for ordering the various armies to garrison the states, no one dared to disobey his orders. The majesty of His Majesty the Emperor could not be compared with Wang Ke.

Before leaving, Li Ye said to Hou Zhongji, Li Ting, Gao Sishan and others: "I don't ask much of you, as long as the army is brought to the states safely, the barracks and supplies have been properly arranged in each state, and the city defense of each state invites all generals Sorry for the trouble."

"No, I am willing to die for His Majesty."

"I don't worry about other things, but I am afraid that the army will harass the people. I hope you will strictly enforce military discipline. If there are people who rob people along the way, you must not tolerate it. If soldiers commit crimes, the team is guilty of the same crime. , the captain is guilty of the same crime, if the captain robs, I will take your heads!"

"Your Majesty, the general will set strict military discipline!"

Li Ye nodded. Although the emperor spoke very well, the hearts of the generals were warm. The emperor did not allow them to plunder, so he naturally restrained other troops. His family was under the rule of the imperial court, so there was nothing to worry about. !

(End of this chapter)