Yuan Luqian was Pei Min's earliest confidant, and his treatment was naturally different from Zhang Jiuling, Wang Changling, and Wang Zhilian.

Pei Min received him directly in the backyard of Fuzhong.

Wine and food were also prepared, and I talked while eating.

Yuan Luqian elaborated on the situation in Hexi, "From the very beginning, Brother Jingyuan went the right way. The army is governed first, and the brave soldiers are strong. Compared with the past, the style of the Hexi Army can be regarded as changing with each passing day. ”

Pei Min did not deny this.

For the dispatch of the Hexi Army, Pei Min spent a lot of thought.

The envoys of the Chishui Army, the Great Dou Army, and the Ningkou Army remained unchanged.

The Great Dou Army envoy Zhehuchen, the Ningkou Army envoy Cen Yun, and the Chishui Army envoy Zhao Yizhen.

These three military envoys are the core strength of the Liangzhou soldiers, and Xue Ne is the most important arm.

They have their own strengths, Zhehuchen is brave, Cen Yun is calm as a mountain, Zhao Yizhen is agile with soldiers, good at opportunism, and the skills of the three of them have been vividly demonstrated in the previous Turkic invasion wars.

The three of them were also the only military envoys who did not move in Pei Min.

As for the other Jiankang Army, Yumen Army, Doulu Army, Xinquan Army, Ziting Guard, Jiaocheng Guard, and Baiting Guard, Pei Min was replaced.

The military envoy of the Jiankang Army was Xia Shan, and Pei Min transferred her from the Longyou Army for Yuan Luqian.

Shazhou Governor Feng Changqing was in charge of the Yumen Army and Doulu Army, Yizhou Governor Zhang Xiaosong was in charge of the Yiwu Army, and Xizhou Governor Cui Xiyi was in charge of the Xinquan Army.

Baiting is Ge Shuhan, Ziting is Wang Zhonghe, and Jiaocheng is An Zhongjing.

How luxurious is this lineup?

Feng Changqing, Zhang Xiaosong, and Cui Xiyi are all good people who can take charge on their own, and it goes without saying that Zhe Huchen, Cen Yun, and Zhao Yizhen have their own strengths......

As for Wang Zhongsi and Ge Shuhan, they are still young, and the soldiers they control are far inferior to the four generals Xia Shan, Zhehuchen, Cen Yun, and Zhao Yizhen, not to mention the three governors of Feng Changqing, Zhang Xiaosong, and Cui Xiyi.

But only Pei Min knows how great the potential of Wang Zhongsi and Ge Shuhan is.

As both of them are amazing and brilliant characters, especially Wang Zhonghe, who can be compared to Meng Tian and Wei Qing.

The Hexi Army, which is composed of such a luxurious lineup, is only a matter of time when the gap between it and the Longyou Army is just a matter of time.

As long as they were given enough time, Pei Min had enough reason to believe that the Hexi Army would become an existence that was not inferior to the Longyou Army.

If you talk about the generals of Liangzhou, the only one who makes Pei Min feel uneasy is An Zhongjing.

This person Pei Min is not familiar with, and he has not met him, so he was specially recommended by Xia Shan.

When Xia Shan was fighting against the raids of the Shatuo Turks, she met a father and son.

At first, Xia Shan only noticed An Zhongjing's father and son and Ma Zhuang, and felt a little suspicious. After careful investigation, I learned that An Zhongjing was a descendant of King Anxi, and his father was once An Xinggui, the general of the Tang Dynasty.

And the An family inherited the ability to domesticate war horses in the rest country, and the horses they domesticated were all excellent war horses.

Xia Shan told Cui Xiyi about this.

Cui Xiyi personally visited the door, and after some wooing.

Ahn Zhongjing decided to accept the call-up.

happened to have a vacancy in the city guard, so Pei Min promoted An Zhongjing,

For some reason, he asked: "How is An Zhongjing this person?" ”

Yuan Luqian said: "It's not bad, An Zhongjing is a local hero after resting in the royal family. The soldiers in the Jiaocheng garrison were very respectful to him and were willing to listen to his deployment. He himself knows some military strategies, and he also looks good at drilling. But I think his son An Chongzhang is much stronger than his father. An Zhongjing is heroic and arrogant, and he is more like a local hero. On the contrary, An Chongzhang is good at cavalry and archery, familiar with military affairs, and has been helping his father formulate military regulations and train soldiers. This position of Jiaocheng Guardian seems to be held by An Zhongjing, but most of the things are through An Chongzhang's hands. I'm very optimistic about this teenager......"

Pei Min also smiled with interest: "If I can get Brother Qian's evaluation like this, I will have a good time with him if I have the opportunity." ”

Everything is developing in the direction he estimated, and Pei Min is also a little relieved.

After the official business was over, Pei Min also enthusiastically asked about private matters: "What progress has Brother Xuqian made with the Xia military envoy?" ”

Yuan Luqian felt a little embarrassed, paused and said, "I have decided to marry her." ”

After the persuasion of Pei Min and Yan Gaoqing, Yuan Luqian also found an opportunity to talk to Xia Shan seriously and told him about the very realistic situation.

Neither of them had parents to die again, and both of them had heavy responsibilities and careers of their own.

Once married, what about the future children?

Who takes care of it?

This is a very realistic thing, having children is not just a matter of giving birth.

As a parent, you must take on the responsibility and obligation to raise your children.

Xia Shan also told her uncle Guo Zhiyun's family, who raised her, about it.

Guo Zhiyun directly made a decision and moved his family from Guazhou to Liangzhou, saying that Xia Shan was brought up by them and was their daughter, and if they really had children, they could raise them.

As soon as this matter was resolved, the problems of Yuan Luqian and Xia Shan came to fruition.

Pei Min slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Great! When you get married, don't get together with me, so as not to embarrass each other! ”

Yuan Luqian also said: "This is nature. ”

The two of them talked about some of the things they had encountered.

Pei Min said about the situation of Feng Zen, and Yuan Luqian listened with a yearning face.

Yuan Luqian also told Pei Min an interesting story.

Black River Hidden Dragon!

There is a black river in Shazhou, several feet deep, and a huge dragon runs rampant in the river, so that the river often overflows, washes away houses and floods fields.

As a direct result, near the Heihe River in Shazhou, the fields are deserted and cannot be cultivated.

The local population also fled to escape the scourge of flooding.

Every inaugural official had to prepare offerings and go to the river to offer sacrifices and prayers before he could adjudicate political affairs.

Otherwise, it will rain for months, or the waters will rise violently and flood the cities.

"Really?" Pei Min looked incredulous, and said, "Is there really a dragon in this world?" ”

Yuan Luqian smiled: "Who knows, I haven't seen it anyway." However, it is true that the local people often lose sheep and chickens, which is quite strange. ”

Pei Min said: "Is it a thief? ”

Yuan Luqian said: "After investigating the history of Shazhou Thorns, I feel that it is unlikely to be man-made. I also told Chang Qing about it, and Chang Qing also said that he also knew about it. Not long after he became the governor of Shazhou, a wealthy gentleman from Shazhou asked to see him and asked him to go to Heishui to worship and pray according to the tradition, so as not to anger the dragon. ”

Pei Minqi said: "Then Chang Qing went to sacrifice?" ”

"Go!" Yuan Luqian said with a smile: "Not only people go, but soldiers also go." Chang Qing said that if there was really an evil dragon, he would shoot it directly. As a result, he naturally made a sacrifice, and there was not a single ghost. ”

Pei Min smiled: "This is Chang Qing's style. ”

He didn't take the matter to heart either.

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Ziting guards.

Shou and capture was the garrison institution of the border army system of the Tang Dynasty, mainly distributed in Longyou Road and the Western Regions.

That is, the border guards, but the scale is smaller, and the title of army is not used, so it is called guarding.

Guarding and capturing was also an institution unique to the Tang Dynasty, and other dynasties did not have such an institution.

The garrison generally ranged from 300 to 7,000 men.

Ziting Shou is located in the south of Shazhou, north of Dangjin Pass, which is the junction of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo in Hexi.

When the west of the Jinshan Pass is the Altun Mountain, and the east is the Qilian Mountain, both of which are insurmountable high mountains and mountains.

When Jinshankou is the only way to connect the Tang Dynasty and the west of the Tubo River.

Pei Min handed over the capture of Ziting to Wang Zhonghei, which is enough to reflect his respect and trust in his younger brother.

Wang Zhongsi's performance did not live up to Pei Min's dignity in the slightest.

The soldiers who were captured were different from the army, only some of them were regular soldiers, and some of them were prisoners from the mainland.

In the northwest border, there is a shortage of people, especially the Fengzi of the Fengzi Tunnel is difficult to be matched according to the system, and the non-commissioned officers are unwilling to take risks from their juniors, so there is a situation where people are hired to replace the Fengzi.

Wang Zhongji ruled not only the regular army, but also some prisoners and mercenary-like soldiers.

This also invisibly added a lot of difficulty to Wang Zhonghe's command.

However, Wang Zhonghe's grace and power are combined, with his extraordinary martial arts, plus outstanding people who govern the army and lead the army, Ren is obedient to the prisoners and mercenaries, and obeys orders.

The weather in the northwest is cold, although it is spring, it is still not covered with ice and snow.

In particular, the nearby Qilian Mountains are not like spring in spring, and summer is not like summer, and there is a possibility of snow even in June.

Early in the morning, Wang Zhonghe, as always, led a team of cavalry out to guard and inspect the Feng tunnels in various places.

This beacon tunnel is even a beacon tower, the smoke is called beacon during the day, and the fire is called Sui at night, so it gets the name of the beacon tunnel.

And the one who is responsible for guarding the beacon and surveying the enemy is called the beacon.

The Feng Tunnel is the fastest and most effective way to transmit military information in this era, even if the Tang Dynasty and Tubo conclude an alliance now, the young and old Wang Zhonghei does not take it lightly.

In addition to training the soldiers used to defend against the incoming enemy, it is to survey the lightness of the Beacon Tunnel to ensure that the Beacon Tunnel can transmit information in a timely manner.

When they came to the Beacon Tunnel closest to the Dangjin Mountain Pass, they had already found their ultimate soldier on the top of the Beacon Tunnel, and introduced Wang Zhongsi into the Beacon Tunnel.

"Changyu, Wu Rui, Hua Dong, hard work, nothing unusual!"

Wang Zhongsi easily called out the names of the three soldiers who were resting on the fire in the Beacon Tunnel.

For Wang Zhongsi, the young boss, Changyu, Wu Rui, and Hua Dong were a little resistant at first.

Compared with the laxity of the previous office, Wang Zhongsi is like a demon.

From time to time, they come to check on their posts, and they are treated like training groups, receiving rigorous training.

But with the accumulation of time, the three of them were also conquered by the personality charm shown by Wang Zhonghe, and they respected him well.

Changyu is the head of this beacon, and replied: "There are some situations. ”

Wang Zhonghe's expression was slightly condensed: "Come on!" ”

Changyu said: "Just last night, there were a lot of torches around here. They didn't cross our borders, and I dared to ask. They all carried bows and arrows, saying that they had come to hunt, and that they had no intention of offending. I know the person who is in the lead, it is the beacon of the Tibetan beacon opposite, and we sometimes talk nonsense across the border. There were only five of them, and they didn't cross the line. It's just that at this big night, if you want to hunt, you don't go to the mountains to hunt, what do you go to the border to fight? Our brother is wondering if we should tell Wang Shouchuang. ”

Wang Zhongsi thought for a while and said, "Don't make a big fuss, and you can't ignore it. They may not hunt wild beasts, but people. No matter what, as long as the other party enters our borders, we will do whatever it takes to protect him. When necessary, you are allowed to set off fireworks to warn you, but if you can, you can't conflict. ”

When Wang Zhongsi said this, he missed the days when he left the post with some nostalgia.

When Mo left the post, he led the patrol troops to cross the border to Qinghai Lake from time to time to grab some cattle and sheep, and then said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner that these cattle and sheep were crossed by himself and belonged to Datang.

If you don't accept it, just do it!

Moliyi only has the Tang army, and Qinghai Lake is the economic lifeline of Tibet, and many people live in the territory.

Tubo was very jealous and did not dare to go overboard.

Now there is a great feeling of the opposite, when the terrain of Jinshankou is dangerous, only the Tibetan soldiers are stationed.

Behind Wang Zhonghei is Guazhou, although Guazhou is not as rich as Qinghai Lake, but it also lives the people of the Tang Dynasty.

If it is not necessary, Wang Zhongji does not want a single citizen to be threatened because of him.

However, now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, even if it is relocated, Tubo does not dare to cross the border and stir up trouble like Wang Zhonghei at the beginning.

Both sides restrained themselves well.

Wang Zhongsi kept an eye on Fengsui's situation.

That night, Changyu came to Ziting to guard and capture.

"The king is caught, as you expected. The Tibetans are hunters. When Wu Rui was on patrol at night, he noticed that someone had crossed the border. Wu Rui grabbed him, said that he was from Tuyuhun, and asked to see the guard. ”

When Wang Zhongsi heard this, his heart moved, and he said without hesitation: "Where is he now?" ”

Changyu said: "In the No. 3 Beacon Tunnel, the other party was wounded by an arrow and couldn't come. To be on the safe side, we escorted him to Beacon Tunnel No. 3, where he was cared for by the brothers there. ”

Wang Zhongsi said: "Go, follow me to see!" ”

Wang Zhongsi's style of acting was deeply influenced by Pei Min, and he was resolute and resolute, and directly led the guards to the No. 3 Beacon Tunnel.

The man who called himself Tuyuhun was in his forties, and his right shoulder was pierced by a sharp arrow, and now he had done a simple bandage, but his face was still colorless due to excessive blood loss, and his lips were purple.

"I'm Ziting guarding Wang Zhonghei, what do you have to tell me?"

Wang Zhongsi said straight to the point, his attitude was full of atmosphere and sophistication, and he didn't look like a teenager under twenty at all.

The wounded man glanced left and right.

Wang Zhongsi said directly: "If you have something to say, you can say it directly, there are no outsiders here, they are all your own people." ”

When the surrounding Fengzi heard this, their waists involuntarily straightened up.

The injured man said weakly: "I want to see Pei Guogong, I have something important to discuss." I...... Ahem, I have a secret letter from my master in my shoes, and I hope ......" Before he finished speaking, the person had already fainted.

Chang Woo took off the injured man's boots and found a red blood letter from inside.

Wang Zhongsi took the blood book and looked at it, a burst of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, he rolled the blood book, and said, "Take care of him, and send him to the guard tomorrow for the doctor to heal." ”

Leaving this sentence, Wang Zhongsi left Fengsui directly and passed the blood book to Pei Min in Liangzhou.