Chapter 320: A New Cool Breeze

Li Wei is still in Chang'an.

With his character, he wants to create a harmonious society, but this is never possible, if he is a lecturer, he is cautious, if he is a villager, he is more ruthless than thick when he raises his elbows, and it is not the same thing when he arrives in the court.

The dispute between Li Jingxuan and Liu Renliang was witnessed with his own eyes, and he had to take precautions.

So he stayed in Chang'an and begged for all kinds of supplies, grain, grass, tents, weapons, horses, vehicles, armor, some tools for camping and fortifications, medicinal herbs, clothing, and equipment for defense and attack. In fact, Li Jingxuan was also scared, and asked for a batch, but he didn't understand, he didn't ask for all, Li Wei took the list and chased it every day.

At this time, we can't take care of the country's financial pressure, and we can transport things to Qinghai first, so that we can be sure. Otherwise, there will be villains in the rear who will make trouble and withhold materials. 180,000 people, not 18,000 people, and then the trouble will really be big. It's not impossible, it's very likely.

In Chang'an, wearing the skin of the prince, my father felt guilty, and he wanted it. So a large number of supplies, as well as countless people, as well as livestock vehicles, rushed to Shanzhou. Therefore, if you do not personally take command of the operation, I don't know how much pressure on the state's finances will be on such a big battle. It's okay if you win, but if you lose, it's the Tang Dynasty, and it's extremely unbearable.

Then part of the troops from all over the country were intercepted.

People are not for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, the front line is 180,000 people, if you really go by yourself, you can make all the generals bow down? Therefore, it is necessary to have a strong army as an army of henchmen. The interceptors were all strong men among the soldiers who rushed to Qinghai from all over the country. Of course, it is still dominated by the Yulin guards in Chang'an and Luoyang.

After some brief conversations with Di Renjie and Wei Yuanzhong, and sending them out of Chang'an City, Li Wei summoned these soldiers, a total of more than 6,000 people. Some also followed him to Nanzhao to make military exploits and get promoted. If 180,000 people were together, I don't know what kind of spectacle it would be. The battle outside Yaozhou that night, seventy or eighty thousand people, already felt boundless. It is the more than 6,000 people in front of me, standing together is already very spectacular.

When the assembly was over, Li Wei asked, "Do you know where you are going to fight?" ”

"Qinghai!"

The voice was very loud, but Li Wei didn't believe it, the battle in the southwest, but he saw it with his own eyes, in terms of the neat formation, the Yulin Army should be the first, and the honor guard was the main content of the training in peacetime. But as soon as the fight started, it was chaotic, and even one by one was at a loss, not as good as those old fritter soldiers who looked loose and saggy.

He also said: "But Lone is very worried, although Lone does not often ask, you can hear a lot of discussion among the people, saying that you rely on your ancestors to enter the Yulin guard, just want to mix your background, usually fight, eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, oppress the good, fight cocks and dogs, and even many ordinary people think that joining the army is ashamed, but not honorable." Do you think that's the case? ”

No matter how loud the voice is, it can't be heard, so some heralds repeat it one by one to convey Li Wei's original words.

There was silence for a while, some were ashamed, some were not convinced, and finally replied: "Not like this! ”

"No, I'll see. You are all children of Liangjing, you are usually proud of yourself, yes, there is a reason to be proud, you are a disciple of the Tang Dynasty and a descendant of meritorious deeds, why not be proud. But now the little Tubo is extremely arrogant on the border of our Tang Dynasty, what do you say? ”

"Hit, hit his mother!"

"But it's not like you can win by saying that you can fight, so from now on, train with Lone Train."

Boosted morale and began to train the soldiers.

These big men are the most difficult to control, one by one unruly, and the military discipline is lax. Therefore bring them all under his own rule. It's not all without benefit, there are many soldiers, grandfathers and fathers, even generals, most of them are skilled in archers and horses, and they are also very proud. It is a two-sided sword, which hurts others if it is used well, and hurts itself if it is not used well. But on the whole, the combat effectiveness of the pro-guard is not as good as the generation.

Then fill it with the trapped strong men. By the time he left, this army had reached more than 12,300 men, and among them he had chosen the strongest soldiers, 1,500 men, to be the swordsmen. The Mo knife can be said to be the most fierce weapon in this era of cold weapons, if the arm strength is good, it can cut a war horse in half with one sword. But as a Mo Dao soldier, he has extremely high requirements for candidates, not a strong man, and he doesn't want to dance Mo Dao without stopping. Moreover, Modao is directly against the cavalry, so he is not afraid of death.

These soldiers have already been picked and picked out, that is, the personal guards, and they have also been selected, after all, the two capitals need more personal guards and guards, but as a result, only 1,500 strong men can be selected to be Mo swordsmen. Then they were divided into halves, half as heavy riders and half as light riders. Set up a large camp at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain and train every day. Along with the Mo Dao soldiers, they also had to train in horsemanship, which was to not slow down the speed of the army. Other soldiers have experience in horsemanship, martial arts, archery, and actual combat. The time is short, and it doesn't make much difference, but just like Li Wei looks at a map and looks at intelligence, it is better to practice than not to practice.

The training army was handed over to Xue Ne, and Li Wei continued to beg for supplies. After staying for more than ten days, Liu Renliang rushed to Chang'an.

Originally, he was "seriously ill" and was going to stay in Weizhou to recuperate, but when he heard the edict of the imperial court, he was shocked and immediately set off from Weizhou and rushed to Chang'an.

After meeting, he immediately said: "Your Highness, it was the minister who harmed you. ”

Not only him, but there are many reasons for this expedition. However, Liu Renliang and Li Jingxuan fought inwardly, forcing Liu Renliang to return, and Li Wei and Pei Xingjian felt pity when they talked about military affairs. The two talked about Qinghai Yongshuai. Hei Tooth Chang Zhi and Li Jinxing are fierce generals, but it is not suitable to be handsome, one is Hu Yi, not at ease, and the other is difficult to convince the public. As for the others, if they can serve the public, Li Wei and Pei Xingjian have not considered it, and if they serve the public, they will not go to serve the public, but they will go to fight. Either other candidates, although Xue Rengui was defeated, if it wasn't for Guo Beifeng's containment, he might not have lost so badly. This time there are more soldiers, it will be wider, and it is a prepared battle, and there is also a famous case in history, Qin used Meng Mingshi.

However, there are also drawbacks, Xue Rengui's personal martial arts are outstanding, which is destined for him to like strange soldiers to take risks, and it is easy to enter the net of Qinling with careful marching formations. Moreover, Xue Rengui's method of using troops is not very suitable for commanding an army of more than 100,000. Either Pei Xingjian, Pei Xingjian likes to wait for fighters, but the court can't wait, its prestige is not high, and it is not suitable. Only Liu Renliang was left as the only candidate, and he debated with Lun Qinling.

The two are equivalent to empty talk, this is Pei Xingjian teaching him how to use generals if he has the opportunity to be the emperor in the future.

"I don't blame you, this time I promised my father for a reason." Li Wei briefly and concisely said what had happened before and after.

"Who is it?"

"Didn't come up with it."

"But Your Highness, this time is not like the last time I went to Yaozhou."

"Liu Xianggong, Lone knows, at least I won't be arrogant, and I'm not greedy for this credit."

"That's good," Liu Renliang still blamed himself, he just avoided trouble, he didn't expect to drag the prince into the water, and he was very ashamed.

"But you're here just in time, tell me what you think." gave Li Jingxuan ten years in Qinghai, and he couldn't say why, but Liu Renliang was in Qinghai, but he could see a lot of truths. Hearing Li Jin's exercise of the empty city timer, Li Wei was stunned and said, "He is so bold. ”

"This person is a brave general, His Highness must reuse this person when he goes."

"Lone knows...... But Lonely has a plan......"

……

Liu Renliang stayed in Chang'an again, and even looked at the training situation "sickly", and then found Li Wei and made some suggestions. Few people knew about the latter, but Li Wei went to Hu Ying's mansion in civilian clothes.

Hu Ying was away for a long time, and even Li Wei thought that Hu Ying might be in danger in the West, and he might die or become a slave of a certain country. I was very sorry in my heart, so I let people buckle the door, and the porter poked his head out and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Then he looked at Li Wei suspiciously: "Your Excellency is ......"

"Lone is the prince."

The porter hurriedly opened the door, then stumbled in to report. A young man came out, bowed down, Li Wei helped them up, walked into the mansion, and said, "Are you Hu Ying's ......?" ”

"The subject is his unfilial dog Hu Sheng."

"Is there any news from Ling Zun?"

"Nope."

"It was he who was left alone."

"Your Highness said this, and killed us. Although his father is at a loss between life and death, it is also the honor of the Hu family to be entrusted by His Royal Highness to do things for His Royal Highness. ”

"Overseas is far away, and it is not necessarily pessimistic...... Loneliness knows it, and it will be compensated later. ”

"The subjects don't dare."

"Come alone, there is one more thing to support, but it won't be too long at a time."

"I beg your Highness's orders."

"Hu Sheng, you don't have to be restrained, let me ask you one thing, does your family have any dealings with the Tuyuhun nobles now?"

"Yes," Hu Sheng was a little dazed, his family was a Hu person with the surname Zhaowu Jiu, Hu Yingchu had a bold temperament and made many friends, including Tuyuhun. Later, the imperial court opened the city, in fact, in the past in the Chiling area, the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun have always had mutual markets. Because the law did not stipulate, there was some chaos, but after the official opening of the city, although a number of taxes had to be paid, the personal security was guaranteed, and the mutual market was more prosperous. The Tubo people saw the benefits and learned to copy them, but the Tang Dynasty people did not let the Han people go abroad, and the returning merchants were mostly Tuyuhun and Tubo powerful people, and they did not levy much tax, but added a lot of commotion out of thin air. Finally, Qinling was afraid of affecting the stability of Tuyuhun and ordered the suspension of taxation.

The Hu family occupies a share in the sea market, but the foundation is still in Guanzhong, and they do not attach much importance to it, and they still trade from the Silk Road. Qinghai's trade was also an important source of income for the Hu family. It's just puzzled, what is the prince asking about this?

"I want to entrust you with one thing. The imperial court is about to fight a decisive battle with Tibet, but there are not enough horses. Lingwu and Longyou have horses, but these horses are on the plateau, they can't adapt to the climate of Qinghai, and their speed and momentum are not as good as Qinghai horses. ”

"This subject can do it, I wonder how many horses His Highness wants?" I am still unhappy in my heart, after all, my father has not been whereabouts so far, but he is the prince, and he is so humble, there is less resentment. There is also the case of Liang Jinzhu, in order to support Liang Jinzhu, the prince did not hesitate to set off such a big storm, it is conceivable that once the prince ascends the throne, the future of Liang and Lu will be. This made Hu Sheng's heart move again.

"Of course, the more the merrier. Not only this matter, but the war was imminent, and you were worried that the trade between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun might be interrupted, so you partnered with others to raise a large amount of money before the war, and went to Shanzhou with the porcelain, tea, and silk needed by Tuyuhun and the Tubo people. But because of the large amount of goods you bring, the city of Fan could not digest them, so you entered Tuyuhun and used your father's connections in Tuyuhun to persuade them to send more horses, cattle, sheep, mules, donkeys and camels to trade with you. But as soon as the army was touched, many Tuyuhun nobles were worried about the result of the influx of war horses into our court, and you sent heavy bribes to win over the relationship. Do you understand what loneliness means? ”

At first, he didn't understand, but when he said it later, Hu Sheng reacted and asked, "Does Your Highness want the minister to be a scout?" ”

"It's not just a scout, it will be reused, if you can do it yourself, you will be given a military position after you arrive in Qinghai. But for the sake of your father, Lone will not let you take any risks. ”

"The subjects are willing."

"Remember, it's not just a horse, it's just a horse, and the Tuyuhun people will be suspicious."

"Whoa!"

Li Wei then left Hu Mansion. In terms of military funds, it was not easy to adjust, so he transferred the remaining money from the East Palace to 100,000 yuan for Hu Sheng to buy goods, and secretly sent people to assist, including providing livestock vehicles, so that Hu Sheng could immediately bring the goods to Qinghai. The vacancy had to wait for Hu Sheng to return the principal.

No one knows about this matter, but what he saw was that the prince was still training in Chang'an, or begging for supplies, or the price of goods in the capital skyrocketed. Fortunately, the Guangtong Canal was completed, the spring water started, and Caoyun kept sending materials from Jianghuai, Henan, and Hebei to Guanzhong. It was at this time that the midstream of the Danshui Canal was completed again. Li Wei also rode over to take a look, the river is navigable, because the water source is small, it is very shallow, but it is much better than the original, even a thousand stone ships, as long as you are careful, you can smoothly sail to Longju Village. There was no way to go up, and he continued to use mules and horses to pull goods to Chang'an from the land. With the arrival of this batch of Jianghan goods, the prices in Chang'an gradually subsided.

But after a long time, some people began to think that the prince was a coward, and when he arrived in Chang'an, he changed his hexagram and intended to stay in Chang'an.

Just when the discussion sounded, early in the morning of May 18, as soon as the city gate was opened, Li Wei and his guards went out of the city. When he came to the camp, he faced the cool morning breeze and said, "Start camp." ”

After training for a long time, it may not come in handy when fighting with real knives and guns. But it is better to practice than not to practice, and at the sound of an order, the three armies immediately took action and began to allocate camps.

After a while, the camp was empty.

Li Wei said again: "Let's go!" ”

If you don't leave, it is estimated that someone will make a fuss about it.

The sound of military trumpets began to flutter passionately in the tulle-like morning light, and more than 10,000 troops, with the necessary baggage, galloped towards the west. The mighty brigade of men and horses trampled on the broken rice pearls on the ground, and then the dew drops rolled into the mud and disappeared.

The speed of departure was fast, and only a few people watched. Originally, the people in Chang'an City were ready to send each other off like Luoyang, but when they all got up, there was nothing to see outside the city gate.

Or if you have good eyesight, you can see a faint black line on the distant horizon, which finally turns into a black dot and gradually disappears......

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