Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 6
There are few guest soldiers in the river, but there are many main soldiers. The most difficult thing for Wang Chongying now is to gather military power.

His scruples are naturally too many main soldiers.

Even if Wang Chongrong was killed by his subordinates, it is only natural for Wang Chongying not to trust the soldiers and horses in the river.

"Chengye, if the court borrows more than ten thousand soldiers from Wang Chongying in the name of suppressing bandits, in your opinion, will he be willing or not!"

Zhang Chengye said without hesitation: "Go back to Your Majesty, you can give it a try!"

Li Ye frowned, Zhang Chengye's answer was so blunt that he was very puzzled, either Zhang Chengye had already drafted this matter, or he hadn't thought about it carefully, and made a guarantee to show it in front of the emperor.

Li Ye hoped it was the former.

It is not unacceptable for such a person to be praised in history books to be anxious about the court's difficulties.

"At this time, the matter is serious. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. You must not take it lightly!" Li Ye said.

Zhang Chengye said: "Your Majesty is overwhelmed. The servants and servants who watched Li Hanzhi's attack on Hezhong must be the pioneers in the east of the river. Li Keyong will lead the army to invade Hezhong in person soon. Wang Chongying has been in charge of military affairs for many years. How could he not know?"

He also said: "If the sand tuo soldiers arrive, the soldiers in the river will not be available, and the national defense army will have to divide their troops to defend against rebellion. At that time, Wang Chongying will have to retreat to Shaanxi, how can he be reconciled."

"Nowadays, with more than [-] soldiers and horses borrowed from the imperial court, in the presence of righteousness, the world will say that Wang Chongying is loyal to the monarch and the country. The main army is small but the guest army is large. Wang Chongying can calmly rectify the soldiers and horses in the river. If Li Keyong comes to attack again, Wang Chongying will be in charge of the righteousness of the sky. , there are people and harmony, and the location in the river is even more favorable, how can you be afraid!"

Li Ye praised him secretly, and said, "I'm afraid that Wang Chongying won't understand the truth here, and I still need a wise man to explain it."

Zhang Chengye said: "This servant is willing to go, but..."

"Chengye, don't worry about anything, but it's okay!" Li Ye said.

"Your Majesty, if you borrow soldiers and horses, how should you arrange them?"

Li Ye was taken aback, did Zhang Chengye think of the relationship?

"What do you think of it?"

Zhang Chengye said: "Once the tens of thousands of guest troops are improperly placed, they will not be used by the imperial court, which may lead to catastrophe. Only when the guest army becomes the main army can the court rely on them."

Interesting, Li Ye asked: "How can the guest army become the main army?"

Zhang Chengye said: "Jingzhao is exhausted, the land is barren, and there is an urgent need for population replenishment. Tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of soldiers' families can be moved in together. To understand them with great righteousness, and to lure them with great profits, anyone who moves to Jingzhao from afar will be rewarded." One hundred acres of land, housing, cattle, farm tools, otherwise, the court would not be able to live in peace for a long time!"

Li Ye is overjoyed, talent, well-planned and far-sighted, no wonder Li Cunxu left this ruthless man to watch over the house when he entered the Central Plains. With this person, Li Cunxu has never lost the chain in logistics supplies.

"According to what Chengye said, if it happens at this time, I will treat you as a national soldier."

Zhang Chengye wept and said: "Your Majesty, in order to accomplish this, there is still one thing that needs to be planned by the imperial court as soon as possible."

"What's the matter?"

"All sent out scouts to military towns in various places in the river, saying that the cavalry on the east side of the river will arrive soon, and the Shatuo is cruel by nature, and the river will flow into rivers of blood. In this way, the soldiers will be afraid. At this time, they don't need to be persuaded, and the whole family will vote."

Goodness, the real Zaifu's talent, history books can't be deceived.

There is no one in Li Ye's hands!

Helping Zhang Chengye up, he said: "Take more soldiers to scout out, it's not too late. Hezhong relies on Mister's planning and arrangement by the court. Mister, what else can you teach me?"

Zhang Chengye looked around, and then went to the entrance of the hall to check that there was no one there.

What Yang Fugong was wary of was that when the emperor summoned civil servants and generals, he had little precautions against his disciples and grandchildren. Li Ye summoned Zhang Chengye for questioning and sent away his servants, but no one came to inquire.

"Your Majesty, military power must not be given lightly!"

What Zhang Chengye said was very solemn.

Li Ye didn't say a word, now that the Shence army is in the hands of Yang Fugong, he has no soldiers in his hands, how can he talk lightly about military power.

As for how to arrange military power after taking charge of the army, this is also something Li Ye has been thinking about.

Ancient military training is different from modern military training.

Both the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties had their merits in governing the army. For example, the Song Dynasty pursued strong cadres and weak branches, and separated the right to command troops from the right to deploy troops.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages in everything, so the combat effectiveness of the army will decline to varying degrees.

Of course, this is another story.

"Mr., I'm going here. I'm afraid the Taiwei will be suspicious. I will immediately issue a reward book to you as a prevarication. This time Wang Chongying handed over [-] guan to the national treasury. You can use it in the name of a reward, and keep one first. General Hezhong, Mr. Ren chooses, I You are given the right to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises, and everyone below the captain can be rewarded."

"The servant will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

Li Ye immediately summoned Zhongshumen to draw up a booklet. Wang Chongying was so aware of advances and retreats that the court expressed his intentions as expected, and no one doubted it.

It's just that Yang Fugong came without summoning himself, entered the Yanying Hall, directly set his sights on Du Rangneng, and demanded that [-] guan be allocated to reward the imperial army.

Du Rang can also serve as the Judgment and Duzhi. Originally, the Duzhi Division was a branch under the Ministry of Households. After Dezong, the military consumption was high, and the Ministry of Households could not support it, so the prime minister had to concurrently serve.

Du Rangneng, an old guy, was bad enough, so he directly passed the burden on the emperor.

"Your Majesty can, and so can I!"

Yang Fugong's old face is thick enough, he didn't even look at what kind of soldiers he has under his command, and dared to come here to ask for money shamelessly.Zongbing looting, I haven't troubled these bastards yet.

Li Ye definitely didn't want to pay the money now, and wanted to reward the soldiers. Naturally, the emperor would reward the soldiers himself. How could the hard-earned money be collected by this old man.

But now it's not enough to shake face with the old eunuch, it's still possible to play Tai Chi.

"Don't worry, Duke, after hunting, we will reward you together!"

Kong Wei said: "Your Majesty, according to the etiquette, the emperor hunts in autumn, and now it is spring plowing. I have never heard that the emperor hunts at this time!"

Li Ye suddenly said: "Chun Plowing, why come Spring Plowing? Kong Shilang can go outside the city to see if anyone is plowing the fields there?"

Yang Fugong watched secretly, and thought that Kong Wei is really stupid, he contradicted the emperor again and again, it seems that his prime minister is about to come to an end.

"Your Majesty, this old slave has found 500 strong men in the army, all food and clothing are available, and they can set off at any time."

"Okay, let's go tomorrow!"

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For the emperor to travel, red tape is required. The emperor's honor guard alone requires hundreds of people, and a special Qianniuwei is also required as the guard of honor.

Qianniuwei is actually pretending to be face-saving. Most of the weapons used are made of wood, and then painted with various colors. lock up.

Li Ye discarded these ceremonial guards, did not need to take a sedan chair, and traveled directly in ordinary clothes. Riding a horse was not difficult for him. He had horseback riding experience before, and the Tang Dynasty already had harnesses with double pedals, but he did not see horseshoes.

If there is a chance in the future, I must find a skilled craftsman to study it. The small thing of horseshoe is too important for cavalry.

The cuticle on the horse's hoof is fragile. If there is no horseshoe, no matter how good a horse is, it will be useless for hundreds of miles.

As for weapons, the horn bow used by the imperial court is not ordinary at first glance. It is made of ox horn, tendon and fish maw. It takes hundreds of processes to make it.The emperor's bow is naturally more demanding, with pearls and gems embedded in the bow arm.

Li Ye tried to pull, but he still had a strength of thirty to forty catties, and within a hundred meters, it should have a certain lethality.

It's been a long time since I played, Li Ye is also happy to see Lie Xin.

Of course, he has played with bows. Modern compound bows have high-elastic carbon fiber bow arms, and some have springs to lift the tension. They have sights, which are light and powerful.

(End of this chapter)