After completing the inspection of the Zhufeng Fort around Chiling, Li Tong stayed in the Huangyuan camp for a few more days, until the army and supplies on the back road also arrived here.

Seeing a large number of supplies being transported into the camp, all the soldiers of Heyuan inside and outside the camp were smiling, and everywhere was filled with the noise of thanking His Royal Highness King Yong for his benevolent protection.

Among the border armies of the Tang Dynasty, the Heyuan Army can be said to bear the greatest pressure and risk, and the rising Tubo has been eyeing Longyou, making them like thorns in the back and dare not relax.

Over the years, the country's funding for them has been very limited, so they can only cultivate and fight, and now they are burdened with the heavy burden of the Anxi garrison. Such a heavy pressure is no longer something that can be dealt with with with enthusiasm and determination to serve the country, and if it weren't for the old superior of Hei Tooth Changzhi sitting in this situation, morale would have been even more sluggish.

In order to boost morale, Hei Tooth Changzhi did not immediately collect and store military assets, but directly piled them up in the open space in the center of the camp. Between the soldiers and soldiers, they can see the piles of materials when they raise their eyes, and they have a kind of joy in the rain after a long drought.

Originally, there was a strange name of King Yong in this state, and it has spread rapidly in the past few days. Everyone in the Heyuan military camp knows that there is such a king of the Tang family, who worked tirelessly to devote all his treasury and escort materials to Long, and personally entered the camp to reward the army.

In this process, both Li Tong and Hei Tooth Changzhi had a tacit understanding and did not publicize the existence of the imperial court too much. This is also a matter of course, and the imperial court has hardly given anything else except for giving Li Tong a false name as an ambassador of the Longyou Army.

Moreover, the imperial court's attitude towards Longyou's military affairs is not clear and firm enough, and too much propaganda of the imperial court's command is not conducive to the integration of the army's spirit and the invigoration of morale.

So in the next few days, when Li Tong went in and out, he saw many soldiers admiring and worshipping, which can be described as bursting with favorability. Although this favor is made of a large amount of real money, this satisfaction also makes Li Tong quite complacent, and he feels far more fulfilling than the intrigue in Shendu City.

Taking advantage of the fact that the supplies entered the camp and the morale of the army was greatly boosted, Hei Tooth Changzhi also struck while the iron was hot, and proposed that His Royal Highness King Yong personally select and recruit to expand the scale of the front-line game army.

The so-called guerrilla army, that is, a guerrilla game, is usually a team size of more than 300 and less than 1,000 people, active in the buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo and fighting.

They not only undertake the task of scouts to inquire about the news and spy on the enemy's situation, but also come forward to fight and kill the opponent after encountering a small group of enemy troops or the Hu tribe of the other party's vassals. As the confrontation between them has been going on, the basic hydrological and geographical conditions of the frontline area have been clarified, and the significance of the latter has gradually surpassed that of the former.

Therefore, the Guyi army is the most effective group of soldiers on both sides, and if it is not the elite, they will not survive in this cruel killing attack.

Previously, due to the lack of reserves and supplies, the Heyuan army could only defend passively, and the size of the guerrilla army was reduced several times. In order to maintain control of the Chiling front, Heizhi Changzhi had to adopt a compromise strategy, hiring some private armed forces to hunt down the Tibetan guerrillas active in the Chiling Mountains.

The daring soldiers who fought in Denglong before were one of the important forces. Because of his bravery in combat and repeated victories, Hei Tooth Changzhi even had plans to incorporate it into a formal army. But after all, he had experienced the cruelty of the imperial court's political struggle, and he didn't dare to make a mistake on such a sensitive issue, so he could only keep this idea at bay.

Now that Li Tong has come to the front line of Heyuan, and the old clothes society in the Guannai has also begun to be whitewashed, naturally there is no concern, and he generously incorporated the Longshang dare soldiers into the army.

There is also a more surprising point in this, that is, although Hei Tooth Changzhi did not dare to recruit the dare soldiers in violation of regulations, but the dare soldiers have infiltrated the Heyuan army in the past few months of their activities in Longshang.

After all, the enticing power of the name of the old clothes society is really not small for these Heyuan veterans, especially when they see the brave warriors who dare to fight, care for each other, and help each other, these Heyuan veterans are also deeply moved by the friendship of the robes, so there are many Heyuan military battalions to join the old clothes society.

In other words, even if he didn't bring a large amount of supplies to buy the army's heart, Li Tong had other channels to exert influence on the Heyuan army. Of course, there is no need to have too many means of influence, and although Li Tong has not been in Longlong for a long time, his control over the Heyuan Army has been quickly established.

Even if you don't talk about the penetration of the low-level soldiers, more than half of the middle-level generals above the battalion master will join His Royal Highness King Yong in the next few days to show their loyalty. Among them, there are not only the disciples of the old clothes society, but also the simple admiration for King Yong.

Now that the camp reserves are abundant and the military heart is available, it is naturally a good time to seize the Chiling Pass and expand the access channels.

Therefore, under the auspices of Li Tong, the Heyuan Army Game, which had almost been abolished, began to be recruited and formed again.

The criteria for this selection are also extremely strict, and it is basic to have superb riding skills, be able to open stone bows, and use heavy armor. Because the area of activity is vast, the terrain is complex, and battles can occur at any time, and you have to deal with various unexpected situations, it is naturally the best of the best.

Li Tong has always believed that the emperor does not send hungry soldiers, especially after learning about the dangers and hardships of the wandering soldiers, he has no stinginess in terms of compensation. At present, he can't bypass the imperial court and reward the soldiers with meritorious deeds, so the material rewards are extremely generous.

The number of guerrilla soldiers is three times that of ordinary battalionmen, and a battalion should be set up on the west side of Shancheng for the guerrilla soldiers to return to the camp for rest, and each person will be assigned five Hu Nu miscellaneous envoys to ensure that in addition to parade and combat, once they return to the camp, they do not need to work on all matters of life, and they will all have special personnel to take care of them.

Basically, except for the difference in official titles, as long as the soldiers are selected for the game, the treatment in all aspects is equivalent to that of the county lieutenant. If you want people to be loyal and hardworking, you must naturally show enough sincerity and enthusiasm.

If it weren't for the fact that the Hu women in Shancheng would still use it to beat and balance the chiefs of various ethnic groups, Li Tong would even want to directly integrate them into the game camp to enrich the cultural and entertainment life of the game soldiers during their recuperation period.

When the new reward was announced in the camp, the entire Huangyuan camp suddenly boiled. All the people who are in charge of the war are rushing to be recruited.

Because the initial selection criteria were not too high, and the Heyuan Army was an elite veteran who had been fighting on the border for a long time, almost half of the battalion soldiers were selected for a while, forcing Li Tong to discuss with the generals, and had to raise the standard again and again, and finally selected 2,000 guerrilla soldiers, in terms of individual soldier quality, that is, the elite of the elite.

This time, the selection of rangers is mainly aimed at the veterans of Heyuan. And those new recruits, they are also hot-eyed, and they all implore His Royal Highness King Yongwang to let them participate in the election, it doesn't matter if they are treated or not, since Lao Tzu has ascended to Long, it is to kill the thieves! What's more, His Royal Highness King Yong loves soldiers like sons, and he will do what he says, how can he miss such an opportunity!

Among them, Xue Ne, the commander of the Central Route Army, was the most active. In addition to thirst for merit, Xue Ne also has another unspeakable reason: "Although the son does not discuss the father, the battle in the old year was indeed a disappointment to the high expectations of the imperial court." The ancestors have been gone, and the descendants have succeeded to the will, since the humble position has come to this point, only to wash away this old shame with blood, I implore His Royal Highness to allow the humble duty to enter the game for the battle! ”

Shame and courage, Li Tong can understand Xue Ne's desire to wash away his father's old shame.

Although he was full of fighting spirit, he did not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Tibetan army, and was more worried that Xue Ne's purpose was too strong, and he would inevitably be stubborn and reluctant when he fought, and he would blindly insist when he should not insist on it, which would not be conducive to the mobility of the game army, so after thinking about it, he still rejected Xue Ne's request.

"General Xue's ancestors are truly outstanding heroes, and their achievements will not be wiped out because of a momentary victory! Qinling is cunning and the soldiers are vicious, and this is not an enemy to be underestimated. Keep this ambition, so that in time of war, I will not be moved by thieves and disturb my mind. ”

Although he rejected Xue Ne's invitation to fight, Li Tong also used him for another purpose: "The Qinling Tomb of the Fan State is not vulgar, and if we know that our army will fight, we must have a plan to deal with it." The two countries share a border, not just a river source. Heyuan armor is gathered, not necessarily the enemy's attack, and the rest of the realm is also full of twists to follow. General Xue led 5,000 troops to Zhentaozhou, if the thief attacked Taozhou, it would be a ghost to send a god, and he wanted to repay my grievances with the hands of a fake general, and he would kill the thief! ”

The source of the river is separated by the Chiling Mountains, and the Qinghai area is reached after crossing the Chiling, so it is the first line of war between the two countries, but it does not mean that the war will only happen here.

For example, the battle of Surohan Mountain in the original history was fought in Lintao in Taozhou, and the Tang army was almost wiped out in this battle, and Wang Xiaojie, who had recovered Anxi, was also defeated and was beaten to the end.

If it weren't for the escalation of the contradictions in Tubo at that time, coupled with Guo Yuanzhen's discordant plan to successfully get the Qinling, Longyou was already powerless to resist at that time, and the situation of separating the territory with Tubo on the Chiling line was gradually lost after this battle.

In addition to worrying about Xue Ne's revenge and chaotic battle, Li Tong also hoped that Xue Ne would be able to repeat his feat in Taozhou.

In the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the battle of Wujie Pavilion in Taozhou, Xue Ne hit Tubo hard, killing tens of thousands of enemies, which was the biggest victory in more than ten years after Tang Xiujing's victory in Hongyuan Valley, so that Xuanzong Li Longji couldn't believe the battle report, and sent envoys to the front line to confirm it again and again, so he was very happy.

Wang Haibin, the father of the famous Kaiyuan general Wang Zhonghe, also died in this battle, and Xuanzong sympathized with his loyalty and loved this great victory, so he adopted Wang Zhongsi as his adopted son.

Although Li Tong is not superstitious, he still has some metaphysical tendencies in this kind of matter, and hopes that Xue Ne can succeed in his career. Moreover, although Xue Ne was born in a general, he had no experience in leading the army before, so it was also necessary to arrange to hone his talents on the secondary front of Taozhou.

Xue Ne was naturally full of regret for not being able to go to the front line to kill the enemy, but he did not disobey the arrangement of His Royal Highness King Yong, respectfully accepted the order, and led the troops to Taozhou. Accompanying him was Meng Lingqing, the deputy envoy of the Heyuan Army, who was familiar with the military affairs of Longbian.

After the guerrilla troops who took the initiative to attack were recruited and put into the battlefield, because of their bravery and fearlessness of death, they soon had immediate results, and good news was frequently reported. Not only did he pull out several Tibetan fortresses and strongholds near Chiling, but he even killed hundreds of heads in one day.

This number is not big at first glance, but the Tubo game unit is also elite, and the mobility is even higher than that of the Tang army, almost everyone is equipped with four or five horses!

Such a powerful mobility was actually encountered in the field and hundreds of people were slashed by the Tang army in one day, which shows that at the level of the elite of the game, the integrated Tang army already has an extremely obvious advantage!