Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 94
Li Ye didn't stay longer in Qingsi Hall, and went directly to Yanying Hall after eating.

The craftsman who will be the supervisor has already arrived at the Yanying Hall to wait, and more than a hundred square meters of wood have been brought in and placed at the entrance of the hall.

"Your Majesty, the craftsmen are all here, can we start?"

Li Ye nodded.

Then Sun Kui, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Liu Chongwang, Minister of the Ministry of War, arrived.

Li Ye said: "Have you brought the Atlas of Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the Atlas of Land, and the Atlas of Civilian Households?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have brought everything."

The craftsmen immediately began to process the wood. What they had to do was very simple, just a large wooden frame, about ten feet long and eight feet wide.

After the frame is laid, the bottom is covered with linoleum, the top is covered with river sand, and glued with rice milk.

All the ministers came to the main hall one after another. Seeing so many craftsmen here, they didn't know what the emperor was going to do. When the sand on the plate gradually turned into mountains and rivers, they were all surprised and excited.

"This is Datang, and it is the great land of the Tang Dynasty."

In the sand table, only the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Taihang, Kunlun and other mountains and rivers are initially outlined, but it can be seen that these are the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty.

No one has seen Datang Jiangshan so intuitively.

The craftsmen made small flags one by one, marking the more than 500 states of the Tang Dynasty, more than [-] counties, the population and acres of each county, the pass military forts in various places, and the number of garrisons.

Of course, most of these data are not very consistent with the present, and the results of statistics from Dazhong years ago were used, and the rated number of soldiers in each town is also the number of recruits stipulated by the imperial court. Most of the actual recruits in each town are far higher than the imperial limit. .

The subtleties still need to be perfected.

Kong Wei asked: "Your Majesty, this represents the flags of the states. There are yellow, white, and red. What does this mean?"

Li Ye said: "Yellow represents the land under the rule of the imperial court, and the government orders can be reached. White represents the land that listens to the tune but does not listen to the announcement. Although it has not been opposed, the government orders are not accessible, and the red represents the land of rebellion."

"what!"

The princes of the court were all pale.

Sun Jun pointed to the tunnel in Chang'an and said, "The land under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty is only a mere area?"

Li Ye said with a sullen face: "The country is difficult, and you need to forge ahead and build a prosperous Tang Dynasty."

All the ministers said: "The ministers are willing to serve your majesty and the country of the Tang Dynasty, after death."

When the Northwest region is generally formed and the forces of all parties are clearly marked, Li Ye asked the general to withdraw first, and the remaining land can be done slowly later.

"Xuanzuo Jinwuwei General Sun Weizui, the governors of the five armies and the governors of the five armies, entered the Yanying Hall to discuss matters."

Not long after, all the officers entered the hall one after another, and the one who walked in the front was Sun Weizui.

This is also a fierce man. Sun Wei is the most from Yanzhou in the northwest. When he heard the news that Huang Chao was attacking Chang'an, he scattered all his wealth and recruited two thousand soldiers from the village.

At the beginning of each battle, he won all three battles with the nest thief, and his achievements were awarded.

This person didn't like Tian Lingzi, the head eunuch of Emperor Xizong, and he didn't pretend to be Yang Fugong who succeeded him, so after he was appointed General Zuojinwuwei, he no longer paid military power.

This was his first time meeting the king, but Sun Wei was immediately attracted when he saw the sand table.

"This is Chang'an. To the northwest is Yanzhou, his hometown, which has been abused by party members..."

After all the soldiers entered the palace, their eyes were also attracted by the sand table.

After realizing something was wrong, he hastily bowed down and said: "The last general lost his composure, please be punished by Your Majesty."

Li Ye personally helped Sun Wei up, and said, "What's the crime? Is the general feeling better?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, I'm fine now."

"Very good!"

Li Ye said: "My dear friends, all the officers and men, this time sent troops to Fufang to wipe out the party's influence. The imperial court sent [-] troops. Zhaojingyuan, Tiande, Zhenwu, Hezhong and Tongzhou towns all sent troops to fight against the thieves. The imperial court has successively sent troops. Transport the grain and grass to the same officer's granary, as for how to send troops, let's discuss together!"

Sun Wei is the most native of Yanzhou. When attacking Huangchao, he moved more in the northwest and had a better understanding of the terrain of Fufang.

This time the troops were dispatched, long before facing the saint, he had already made up his mind, and hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the last general thought that he would march in four directions, march south to Phoenix Valley with infantry all the way, and attack the two counties of Yijun and Shenping.

All the way to join forces from Jingyuan Town, go to Ziwu Mountain to attack Fangzhou from the west.

All the way to Tongzhou, the soldiers and horses in the river, marched from Huanglong, and attacked Fuzhou from the east.

As for the Tiande and Zhenwu armies, they can be stationed in Fulu, first to prevent the enemy's reinforcements, and second, to block the enemy's retreat to the north. In this way, Fufang will be flat. "

Li Ye frowned slightly, shouldn't the troops be concentrated in a war?
"The army is divided into four groups. If the bandits gather to attack me, what should I do?"

Sun Wei said: "Your Majesty, the Dingnan army is only [-]. I expect that the number of thieves who entered Fufang is less than [-], and it is difficult to use the [-] Bao army. Although our army advances in four directions, each route is not far apart. Half a day As soon as it arrived, all the armies responded from afar, even if the bandits gathered to attack me all the way, they would sit on the ground and stand firm, and when the reinforcements arrived, the bandits would surely be defeated."

"All roads are advancing together, and it is difficult to supply food and grass. What if the bandits cut off my food road?"

"Your Majesty, the general thought that all the carts of each army could be dispatched for this expedition, and [-] carts would be enough to carry the army's food and grass for a month. I expect that within a month, the Fufang will be leveled."

One month's grain and grass, and the same officer's granary also has one month's grain and grass, so there is no problem in meeting the needs of the army.

Li Ye looked at the others and said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Liu Chongwang didn't know about military affairs, so he didn't dare to say more. Currently, there are only three governors in the governor's office of the five armies, and Zhang Yi was transferred to Hanzhong. There are only Sun Dezhao and Wang Xingyu.

Father Sun Dezhao didn't dare to make mistakes when he spoke, while Wang Xingyu kept his head down, pretending to be a transparent person.

As for the other prime ministers, none of them know anything about military affairs, so naturally they have nothing to say.

Li Ye turned his gaze to Wang Xingyu and said, "Captain Wang, what can I do to teach you?"

Wang Xingyu made a list and said: "Your Majesty, I second the proposal."

Li Ye said: "I heard that Wang Xingyue, the governor of Tongzhou, is Aiqing's mother and brother. Is there such a thing?"

Wang Xingyu said: "Your Majesty, Wang Xingyue is the minister's younger brother, and he is also loyal to the court."

Li Ye nodded, there were not many troops in Tongzhou, only 5000 troops, so it was natural for Tongzhou to be brought under the rule of the imperial court by dispatching troops this time.

Li Ye said: "The whole family of Aiqing is loyal to the king's affairs. I know it naturally. I let Aiqing lead the three capitals, join the king's governor Shizhou with five thousand soldiers, and go to Huanglongjian. I think that the army is the vanguard. Will Aiqing accept the order?"

Wang Xingyu clasped his fists and said, "The last general will take orders."

He gave Wang Xingyu 500 troops, and Li Ye was very relieved. If Wang Xingyu had a different intention, the three capitals might not be able to command them. With Wang Xingyu's family members in hand, he believed that Wang Xingyu would not be stupid.

As for why Wang Xingyu was sent to Tongzhou, it was naturally to bring Wang Xingyue out. His Majesty the Emperor needed a complete Tongzhou.

"I lead my own army into Tongzhou, go to Huanglongjian, and enter Fuzhou!"

Wang Xingyu sighed secretly, the emperor had a plan to destroy Guo, and Tongzhou would also be under the rule of the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)