Li You stepped forward with a smile and blew the tip of her tongue.

Ashinaqing couldn't hold back a laugh and went to drink Muselles.

The Marshal's Mansion.

The former Gaochang Palace, now has become the mansion of the marshal of the coalition army.

Hou Junji, Gao Yong and others were very interested in the equipment developed by Li You, such as fierce fire oil, bed crossbows, and siege vehicles, and personally led people to conduct drills.

Hou Junji said: "Your Highness, with these equipment, it is simply too easy to defeat these small countries in the Western Regions. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, when are we going to send troops?" Gao Yong said.

Li You said: "Don't worry, there are still a few things to do." "The few things he said, one is to wait for the white tiger to bring back the will of the imperial court. Second, a civil war has just broken out in the Western Turks, and there has not yet been a large-scale battle between the two sides, and the grievances that have been formed are not deep enough, and the losses on both sides are not large enough. In this case, the two sides may shake hands at any time.

The most important thing is that it is easy to conquer a few small countries in the Western Regions. However, once there was a war with the Western Turks, he would not have enough troops at all. Therefore, he needed to expand his army.

The Tang Dynasty was implementing a policy of enriching the people and quieting them, and it was unrealistic to hope that the Tang Dynasty would increase its troops. Let Tuyuhun increase his troops, Murong Bo will not agree. Ashina Qing only has a few people in Shengzhou at present, and it is impossible.

His only source of troops now is to recruit troops from the Western Regions, specifically for now, that is, from Gaochang State.

At this point, not only Li Shimin and other high-level executives of the Tang Dynasty, but even Hou Junji and others feel that it is not feasible.

The Tang army had just captured Gaochang and had a battle with the Gaochang army, and both sides suffered many casualties. These armies are not available. And these soldiers themselves are the essence of Gaochang Kingdom, and apart from them, there are very few people who can be conscripted.

Hou Junji and the others didn't know what Li You had to do to conjure up people from Gaochang Kingdom.

The county seat of Sichang.

Gao Qunyu, the city commander, is still in charge of the county seat, and as usual, he goes to the county government every day to fulfill his duties.

On this day, Sima Jiong, the military judge of the coalition army, accompanied Ashina Qing to the county government. In order to cultivate Ashinaqing's ability to manage civil affairs, Li You is ready to let her take over Gaochang next. From now on, she will be trained.

Ash Naqing and Sima Jiong came to the county government and asked Gao Qunyu to bring the list of people who had participated in Gaochang's military service in the county.

Gao Qunyu called the officials under his command to manage military service, and carefully investigated, there were a total of 348 people over the age of 17 and under the age of 25 who had participated in military service, and 183 of them were stationed in Gaochang City.

Sima Jiong told Gao Qunyu and the others about his intention to come, and after obtaining their consent, he asked them to follow him outside to check.

When Gao Qunyu and others came to the gate of the county government, they saw many people outside, many of whom were crying. After they separated the crowd, they saw that the people stationed in Gaochang City in this county were all tied up and escorted back.

The people around are all relatives of these people, and they want to bring them home when they see that their relatives are still alive. But they were stopped outside by Tang Jun's bright steel knife.

Those who cried were those who did not see their loved ones, and those people died in the battle while defending Gaochang City.

Gao Qunyu counted the number of people, a total of 159 people, that is, 24 people died in battle.

At this time, the soldiers brought some tables and chairs, and Ashina Qing, Sima Jiong, and Gao Qunyu sat behind the tables.

The people saw that this official of the Tang Army and the female general were the ones who could decide the life and death of their relatives, so they fell to their knees and begged them to spare their relatives.

Ashina Qing said: "Fathers and fellow villagers, don't be afraid, everyone get up." ”

Seeing that the people were all standing up, she continued: "Your relatives used to fight for Lu Wentai, and they are guilty. In the battle not long ago, they killed many officers and soldiers of the Don Army, and it is said that they should be severely punished. ”

"Puff, pass" The people fell to their knees again and pleaded bitterly.

Ashina Qing said: "Fathers and fellow villagers, don't be afraid, I didn't come today to hold them accountable. Rest assured, everyone, get up. ”

When the people heard her say this, they rose to their feet one after another.

Ash Naqing said: "The previous things are over, His Majesty the Tang Emperor Long En is mighty, and he will no longer pursue their mistakes." In the past, when they went into battle to fight, they also did their duty, and the Tang Army fought with them as well. Each is his own master, and there is no personal enmity on either side, don't you all say? ”

"Yes, yes, the female general is right." The people said one after another.

Ashina Qing said: "In the future, Gaochang has been incorporated into Datang, and you will be the subjects of Datang in the future, and we are all family." Past grievances and grievances, let's write them off. ”

"Yes, yes." The people were excited to learn that their loved ones had been saved.

Those relatives who died in the war, seeing the situation in front of them, although there was still resentment in their hearts, no one dared to say anything, so they had to leave obediently one by one.

After these people left, Ashina Qing said: "Fathers and fellow villagers, you can come and go through the formalities now and bring your relatives home." ”

There was a commotion among the people, and they all wanted to hurry up and complete the formalities and take their relatives away.

Gao Qunyu stood up and said, "Don't mess around, line up, and come one by one." ”

Some Tang troops armed with knives and guns came out to maintain order, and the people quickly lined up.

At the front of the line was a middle-aged woman, and the county's military officer asked, "Who do you want to protect?" ”

The middle-aged woman said, "Protect my son Wang Qiang." A Tang Army officer standing next to Sima Jiong shouted, "Who is Wang Qiang?" ”

One of the captives shouted, "It's me, I'm Wang Qiang!"

The soldiers guarding the captives untied the ropes for him, and Wang Qiang ran over.

The middle-aged woman threw herself up and hugged her son, and the mother and son began to cry.

The military officer urged: "Don't cry here, go home after completing the formalities." ”

The middle-aged woman wiped away her tears and hurried to go through the formalities. The military officer asked, "Is Wang Qiang your son?" You find two people to prove it. ”

The middle-aged woman said eagerly, "Yes, he is my son." As she spoke, she looked around, saw acquaintances in the crowd, and shouted, "Uncle Li, Sister Niu, you can help make a witness." ”

The two men came over and said, "Wang Qiang is her son. ”

The Selective Service Officer said, "If you commit perjury, you will be held responsible." ”

The two said: "Wang Qiang is his son." ”

The officer took out a form for the two men and the middle-aged woman to sign. The middle-aged woman had a lot of eyes, and she asked, "What is written on this?" ”

In order to let everyone hear about it, the military service officer tried to talk about it one by one. He read aloud: "I guarantee that Wang Qiang is my son, and from today onwards, I will be responsible for his actions." If Wang Qiang does something to hurt Tang Jun, we are willing to accept the guilt together. ”

The middle-aged woman hurriedly said, "No, no." I guarantee that my son will no longer be an enemy of the Don Army. As he spoke, he put his own handprint on it.

The two people seemed to have a good relationship with this middle-aged woman, and they also vouched for Wang Qiang.

At this time, the military service officer asked Wang Qiang to fill out a form as well. He read aloud: "I am a citizen of Datang, obey the laws of Datang, voluntarily join the Tang Army, and serve Datang." ”

Wang Qiang hesitated, and his mother said, "Official, can my child not be a soldier?" ”

The military service officer said: "He is now a citizen of Datang and must obey the laws of Datang." All citizens of Datang are obliged to serve in the military. If he is unwilling, it is a violation of Datang's laws and must be sanctioned. I can't follow you home now. ”

Wang Qiang's mother and son reluctantly accepted this condition, and then went home.

With the previous example, the people behind also know what to do, and things are going well. Only two people were unvouched for and were taken away by the Tang Army to do hard labor.

A few days later, after investigation, it was learned that a total of 120 soldiers were conscripted in Shichang County, except for those in their families who were really in difficulty and failed to pass the physical examination.

Soon after, the whole of Gaochang followed this model, and a total of 2,500 soldiers were conscripted. These soldiers were originally soldiers of the Gaochang army, and they all went through different lengths of training. After organizing the run-in, it will soon be able to be used.

Li You carefully studied the use of puppet armies in history and found that if they were used well, the combat effectiveness of these armies was also very strong.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army used a variety of puppet armies on the Chinese battlefield, including Koreans, Taiwanese, and mainland natives, among them, the Koreans and Taiwanese were extremely ferocious on the mainland, and their combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Japanese army.

During the Vietnam War, the Americans also used Koreans on the Vietnam battlefield, and their performance on the Vietnam battlefield was no less than that of the Americans.

There is a common feature in this, that is, let these puppet soldiers go abroad to fight, these people go abroad, helpless, and they are very grouped. They are not facing their own people, and they have no scruples about killing. Therefore, it is able to show strong combat effectiveness.

Of course, the masters behind them must be very strong, so that these people will not have the heart of betrayal.

The current situation in the Western Regions is very close to the above two situations. What Li You has to do is to let these Gaochang people go abroad to fight and attack people from other countries for the Tang Dynasty.

Hou Junji and others have seen the performance of the Tuyuhun people, Turks and Xue Yantuo people these days, and they also agree with this.

After a period of preparation, Li You and others have studied a complete set of modes of fighting in the Western Regions, and they are waiting for the White Tiger to bring back the will of the imperial court.

On this day, the White Tiger returned to Gaochang.

Li You was not worried about the imperial court's request that they not be allowed to engage in a large-scale war with the Turks, because he knew that this was a move by Li Shimin to protect him and not want him to encounter danger. He can still have autonomy.

With the will of the imperial court and knowing that Li Chengqian was currently normal, Li You put his mind down and prepared to launch an offensive in the Western Regions.

Now, he's still waiting for an opportunity. 8)