The old marquis shook his head with a smile and said: "After many years of training, you can be regarded as a self-serving general, how can you be wronged to be a famous guard by the old man's side?" Fu Xu said: "The future of the White Tiger Camp, the old man has already planned for you." The main force of the empire was divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the northern legions were distributed in the four northern towns to prevent the Tusun people from invading the south. In the past few years, the Tusun Durhu troops have galloped across the desert, and their power has become increasingly strong, and they have become a hidden danger, and the soldiers and horses of the four northern towns are stubbornly guarding the northern defense line, and it is impossible to easily mobilize. To the south, the imperial court has distributed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Huiji, Guiyang, Lingling and Yizhou over the years, forming a pocket trend for southern Xinjiang, and it cannot be easily mobilized. In addition to the left and right armed guards guarding Kyoto, the two strongest main armies defended in the north and south, and for the time being, they could not send too many troops and horses to Xiling. ”

Murong in Southern Xinjiang sits on the sixteen counties of Southern Xinjiang, although the strength is far from enough to be compared with the Tang Dynasty, but the territory occupied is steep and mountainous, easy to defend and not easy to attack, once the southern Xinjiang is neglected, Murong Army goes north, and the entire southern part of the empire will inevitably fall into war, which is naturally not what the Tang Dynasty wants to see.

On the contrary, it is Xiling, although the Tang Dynasty does not want to lose this territory, but even if the Wutuo people really swallow Xiling, the empire still has Jiayu Pass to defend, and the Wutuo people want to break through Jiayu Pass and enter the pass, which is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Several people knew in their hearts that compared with Wuda, the Murong and Tusun people in southern Xinjiang were a more serious threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Once the northern Tusun people go south, as long as they tear open the rift and drive straight in, they can reach Kyoto only 300 miles, and for the safety of Kyoto, the soldiers and horses of the four northern towns must not be mobilized without authorization.

Yuan Shangyu nodded and said: "Woye Town is a dangerous place, once the troops are weak and the Tusun people know about it, it is likely that Woye Town will be a breakthrough, General Hei Yu knows the severity of it, and will never transfer all the soldiers and horses in Woye Town." ”

"So if nothing else, General Black Feather will only transfer the three thousand immortal troops directly belonging to him from Woye Town at most." The old marquis said: "Although the Immortal Army is the strongest soldiers and horses in the four northern towns, after all, there are only 3,000 people, and relying on 3,000 people to garrison Xiling, the strength is naturally seriously insufficient. If I am not mistaken, after the general is stationed in Xiling, he will also ask the imperial court to recruit troops from Xiling, and the Wutuo people will not be able to advance eastward until two years at the earliest, and in two years, as long as the imperial court supplies enough money and food, it is not difficult to train twenty or thirty thousand horses with the ability of General Hei Yu. ”

The Wutuo people could not threaten the Tang Mansion, and the political strategy of the Tang Dynasty had always been based on the north and the south first, and the west behind.

"We migrated into the customs, and General Hei Yu will naturally send troops and horses to Xiling." The old marquis said slowly: "The four towns in the north, the soldiers and horses in the north of the northern province of the town will naturally be transferred out of the customs, but the 20,000 soldiers and horses in the town of Woye, it is naturally impossible for General Hei Yu to be transferred to Xiling, and even if General Hei Yu wants to, it is impossible for the imperial court to agree." ”

The burden of surnames is already extremely heavy, and if you continue to increase taxes and store tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is really unsupportable. ”

Qin Xiao was silent, thinking that he would exploit and loot the people, the Yuwen family was also one of them, and the money exploited would never be less than that of other wealthy families, if it were not for the three major lords as an example, the major families in Xiling might not dare to be so crazy to collect money.

Yuan Shangyu shook his head and said, "Master Hou, my subordinates think that the saints have ...... over the years!" After a pause, he didn't dare to say something directly, so he could only say: "The treasury has been stretched thin over the years, and the annual military needs of the four towns in the north are not enough, and in order to guard against the Murong family in the south, countless amounts of money and food are spent every year. If Xiling recruits a team of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is easy to recruit, and the imperial court may not be able to afford it. ”

"This is also what the old man is worried about." The old marquis sighed: "So if the Xiling family can take the initiative to pay part of the wealth, it may be able to alleviate General Heiyu's urgent need." He sighed and said: "In recent years, natural disasters have occurred frequently in Xiling, and more major families have looted, hundred."

Yuan Shangyu was slightly taken aback, and Qin Xiao was also surprised.

The old marquis smiled: "General Hei Yu is the god of war in the world, as long as he is a soldier, how many people don't want to serve under him?" What the old man did for the White Tiger Camp can only go so far. He got up, walked to Yuan Shangyu's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Following General Hei Yu, you have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if he can make great achievements against the Vedic people, the old man's hard work for so many years will not be in vain." ”

However, if the Yuwen family can donate all the property, it can be regarded as making up for the past sins.

"After General Hei Yu sits in Xiling, for him, the first problem to be solved is naturally the weakness of the army." The old marquis said: "Fortunately, we have been operating horse farms at the foot of Qilian Mountain for many years, and after these horse farms belong to the imperial court, General Hei Yu will not lack horses, and in addition, there are many mines in Xiling, and there is no need to bother the imperial court to mine iron ore and forge weapons." Shang Yu, the soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion are all long-trained warriors, and after the Yuwen family leaves, it is time for you to serve the empire. I have already proposed to General Black Feather that if he is willing to contain the White Tiger Battalion, the officers and soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion will be temporarily incorporated into the Metropolitan Protectorate, nominally subordinate to the Metropolitan Protectorate of the Western Regions, but will be directly commanded by General Black Feather. ”

Qin Xiao has never had a good impression of the wealthy family, but this time the old marquis is not only willing to let the Yuwen family move into the customs, but also donate all the family business, such a great wisdom and big mind, but it also makes Qin Xiao awe-inspired, no matter what this old man has done, at least this time he has done something worthy of respect.

"These days, the Hou Ye and the eldest prince care a lot about Qin Xiao, great kindness, Qin Xiao is unforgettable." Qin Xiao knelt down on one knee and bowed.

Yuan Shangyu knelt down on one knee and choked up: "Hou Ye, his subordinates should obey Hou Ye's orders, swear to follow General Hei Yu to the death, and cut off the heads of the Wutuo people on the battlefield. ”

The old marquis bowed slightly, then looked at Qin Xiao, and said: "Qin Xiao, you are from the Turtle City Governor's Mansion, you are originally from the imperial court, you have a fate with my Yuwen family, and you have been in the White Tiger Camp for a while. Although you are young, you dare to act boldly, and your skills are also very good, if you can serve under the command of General Black Feather, you will definitely be able to make great achievements in the future. He also patted Qin Xiao lightly on the shoulder, and said gently: "The old man handed over the White Tiger Camp to Shang Yu and you, you will have to worry more in the future." ”

The most important thing is that if it weren't for the Yuwen family's action, it would be difficult for Qin Xiao to imagine how he would be able to eradicate the Zhen family's revenge.

However, if the White Tiger Battalion can really become the command of General Black Feather and obey General Black Feather to serve the Tang Dynasty in the future, Qin Xiao really can't ask for it.

As far as the Yuwen family is concerned, Qin Xiao still has some gratitude in his heart.

When he was at his most depressed, he was contained by the Yuwen family, whether the Yuwen family wanted to serve them or not, at least he could have a place to stay.

I yearn for it even more, and I thought that if I could join the command of General Black Feather, it would be my life's wish.

Now that the old marquis has handed over the White Tiger Camp to General Black Feather, Qin Xiao is naturally happy in his heart, if he can fight against the Vedic people under the command of General Black Feather, even if he dies in battle, Qin Xiao will have no regrets.

As the old marquis said, every soldier in the Tang Dynasty is of course willing to become a subordinate of General Hei Yu.

He has long had reverence for General Black Feather, and tonight he saw General Black Feather's heroic demeanor.

The old marquis stayed awake all night, he was old, and his health was not very good, Yuwen Chengchao persuaded the old marquis not to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony, but although the old marquis did not preside, he still insisted on participating.

He knew very well in his heart that the Yuwen family was about to migrate into the customs, and this was the last time that the Yuwen family worshiped the mountain god under the long ridge, and it was also the ancestor of the Yuwen family.

After dawn, the mountain worship ceremony began under the auspices of the Gangu Lin family.

After General Hei Yu left last night, Fan Ziqi also withdrew with Fan Qi, and did not stay, the Zhen family father and son conferred the head, so naturally they could not participate in the mountain sacrifice, and among the three major gates, only the Yuwen family participated in the mountain sacrifice.

The father and son of the Zhen family are about to die, and General Black Feather has already brought the Black Feather Night Raven to Xiling, and the Yuwen family and the Fan family have already surrendered to the imperial court.

General Hei Yu wants to recruit soldiers and horses to supplement his troops, and the cavalry under the command of the three major lords is naturally the first choice.

After noon, the mountain sacrifice ceremony ended, and Yuwen Chengchao immediately ordered the tiger to ride out and set off to return to the city.

The captured wolf riders, the tiger riders, did not escort them back, but released them on the spot, allowing them to return to Zhen County on their own to wait for the will.

Rather than being driven by the family as a private army, these soldiers naturally prefer to serve the country under the command of General Black Feather.

Yuan Shangyu led the army to escort the old marquis to Fucheng, and then he and Qin Xiao returned directly to the camp with soldiers and horses, according to the old marquis's orders, all the soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion were not allowed to leave the camp before General Heiyu sent someone to clear it.

These soldiers and horses are all well-trained, experienced in combat, and have enough courage and courage to integrate the three soldiers and horses into one, which is naturally a strong cavalry corps.

The tiger rider and the wolf rider fought a fight, although there was a grudge, but after all, this was the grudge between the Zhen family and the Yuwen family, when these two soldiers and horses finally belonged to General Hei Yu, it was the comrades-in-arms, and the grievances between them would eventually be resolved in the face of a common enemy.

However, Yuan Shangyu did not convey the news of General Hei Yu's intention to be incorporated to the soldiers early, and the soldiers naturally did not know the news that the Yuwen family was preparing to move into the customs, and only thought that it was because General Hei Yu came to Xiling, so the commander ordered that no one should leave the camp.

For several days in a row, the officers and men in the battalion did not dare to leave the barracks an inch, except for training, when they were free, they would talk excitedly about General Black Feather and the Black Feather Night Crow under him, and they only felt that seeing the general and Night Crow in this life was not in vain.

In addition to daily training, Qin Xiao practiced martial arts alone in the tent, but in his heart, he was looking forward to General Hei Yu coming to accept it as soon as possible.

On this day, I was practicing in the tent, and I heard Chen Zhitai's rough voice outside the tent: "Eldest son! Knowing that it was Yuwen Chengchao's arrival, he quickly collected his work, got up and walked out of the tent, and saw Yuwen Chengchao standing a few steps outside the tent, under the sunset, the whole camp was golden, Yuwen Chengchao carried his back with one hand, overlooking the military camp, and looked a little lonely.