Nan Jiyun said nonchalantly: "In addition to the Yuyang cavalry in Fanyang Town of An Lushan, there are also the 'Shanggu Tu Cavalry' that flourished in the Warring States Period Yan and Zhao, and is famous in the Eastern Han Dynasty and is famous to this day. The so-called assault cavalry, said to be sharp, can be used to clash with the enemy also. Because Shanggu County was called 'Yizhou' before Tianbao changed to Yuan, Shanggu Tuqi was also called 'Yitu', and because Shanggu County was the starting point of the Northern Great Wall of the ancient Yan Kingdom, it was also called 'Yantu'. This Yuyang heavy cavalry and Shanggu Tucai are one of the 'Eight Cavalry of the Han Army', that is, the 'Thistle Iron Yantu' in the mouth of the army is also. ”

Shanggu County was the military town of Xuanfu in the later Ming Dynasty.

Gu Yuanxi sneered: "There are really a lot of elite soldiers under this fat man." After thinking for a while, he asked Nan Jiyun in a deep voice: "I heard that the most elite personal soldiers under An Lushan's tent are called 'Luluo River', all of which were selected and raised as fake sons by An Lushan from the Xi and Khitan people, known as 'Eight Thousand Luluo River', I don't know if Brother Nan knows about this?" ”

"Eight thousand falling rivers?" Nan Jiyun frowned, and then laughed loudly: "When An Lushan entered Beijing last year, there were also local officials in Hebei Province who impeached An Lushan for accepting Fan people from the Hu tribe as his own soldiers, but Zhang Lizhen, the interview envoy of Hebei Province, said that An Lushan was loyal, and this matter was purely false. After His Majesty and the imperial court heard about it, they sent envoys to Hebei to investigate, but there was no evidence, and finally it was gone. An Lushan's selection of Hu people as pro-soldiers is probably not groundless. As for the eight thousand rivers that the virtuous brother said......"

He furrowed his eyebrows and said, "As for the 'Eight Thousand Falling River' in your mouth, it is unheard of. Brother Yu is a native of Weizhou, Hebei, so he also knows that this 'Luoluo River' means 'strong man' in Turkic and Xi languages. As for whether An Lushan has such a personal soldier, the foolish brother has heard of it for the first time. ”

"Nothing? No evidence? Nothing? Gu Yuanxi sneered: "I'm afraid that the relevant officials of the imperial court, Zhang Lizhen, the Hebei interview envoy, and the angel who went to Hebei Province to investigate, were all bought by An Lushan's money and goods." ”

Nan Jiyun laughed and said, "It's not uncommon for the feudal town to have its own personal soldiers. An Lushan was originally a Hu person from Yingzhou, even if all his soldiers were pro-Fan people, it would not be surprising. As for the 'Eight Thousand Falling River' you mentioned, if he really dares to collect so many pro-soldiers and accept all of them as fakes, then as soon as the news reaches Chang'an, I am afraid that his head will have to land immediately. ”

"Besides, raising an army is extremely expensive and food-intensive, and under the rule of An Lushan, there are the Ninth Army of Fanyang Town, the Second Army of Pinglu Town, and the First Army of Pinglu Town, plus the Protectorate of Anton. Although most of the money and grain spent on the 110,000 horses under the jurisdiction of these two towns were from the household department, since An Lushan was the envoy of Fanyang and Pinglu Jiedu, the envoy of the support of the Dudu, and the envoy of Yingtian, he not only commanded the armies of the two towns, but also had to deal with a lot of expenses in other aspects such as internal affairs. The so-called inappropriate family doesn't know that firewood and rice are expensive, and An Lushan is not a god, how can he conjure up so much money out of thin air to raise so many elite troops? ”

He laughed and said, "This army is extremely expensive and food-intensive, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is especially based on money. You only see that An Lushan has three extremely powerful elite cavalry, but you ignore what kind of astronomical amount of money and food these three elite cavalry spent! ”

Gu Yuanxi explained: "Among the sixteen elite cavalry of the Fan and Han dynasties that Brother Nan just mentioned, there are three in An Lushan. Among them, the Yuyang heavy armored cavalry and the Shanggu Tu cavalry are one of the eight cavalry of the Han army, so the remaining one is one of the eight cavalry of the Fan army. ”

Hearing this, Nan Jiyun patted him on the shoulder and nodded, "Not bad." In addition, the elite cavalry is one of the eight cavalry of the Tibetan army, that is, the famous 'Tongluo Jingcai'. ”

Gu Yuanxi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's 'Tongluo Jingcai', I learned from a friend that 'Tongluo Jingcai' is a cavalry of the Fanhu tribe composed of Tongluo tribesmen, one of the nine surnames of Tiele, and is good at riding and shooting. ”

"Not bad." Nan Jiyun responded: "Tongluo is a tribe of the Tiele people, which means 'leopard' in Turkic language, and has the bloody nature of the Turkic people. Yuyang Heavy Cavalry, Shanggu Tucai and Tongluo Jingcai are the three strongest elite cavalry under An Lushan's tent, and they are also the basis for Fanyang Town to dominate Saibei. When I was in Hebei, I heard that this 'Tongluo Jingcai' was "commanded by Li Guiren, a fierce general under An Lushan's tent, while Yuyang Heavy Cavalry was commanded by Tian Qianzhen, a Xiao general, and Cai Xide, one of the three major generals under An Lushan's command, was commanded by Shanggu Tucai." This Li Guiren and Tian Qianzhen are both brave and fierce generals, and Cai Xide, together with Fan Yangjun and Fan Yangjun and the second most powerful person in the Pinglu Army, Fan Yang soldiers and horses make An Shouzhong, and Pinglu soldiers and horses make Shi Siming become the 'three major generals of Youzhen'. It is deeply valued by An Lushan. ”

Gu Yuanxi said thoughtfully: "Li Guiren, Tian Qianzhen, Cai Xide, An Shouzhong and Shi Siming are all famous generals of the Yan Army in the Anshi Rebellion. The city government is very deep and forbearing, and is good at using the virtuous and powerful, this is the posture of the hero, no wonder it can set off a rebellion that subverts the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the future. ”

"Brother Xian, what's wrong?" Nan Jiyun saw that Gu Yuanxi was deep in thought again, so he asked with concern.

"Nothing?" Gu Yuanxi smiled bitterly, and asked with a solemn face: "In addition to the three teams accepted by An Lushan, what are the other thirteen elite cavalry?" ”

Nan Jiyun said: "In addition to the 'Yuyang Heavy Cavalry', 'Shanggu Tu Cavalry' and 'Tongluo Jing Cavalry' in Fanyang Town, An Lushan, the Hedong Army also has three elite cavalry. ”

As he spoke, he gestured and said: "You also know that Hedong Road has been a place of use since ancient times, rich in war horses, iron, and extremely rich. Among the ten feudal towns, Hedong is the most prosperous. There is one of the three capitals of the Tang Dynasty, the 'northern capital' Taiyuan Mansion. Taiyuan, formerly known as Bingzhou, is Jinyang in ancient times. Jinyang, the world's most important town! Since the state of Zhao, if it is not the national capital, it is the state government. Since the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Er Zhurong, Gao Huan, and Gao Cheng have all controlled the overall situation of national politics in Jinyang. As we all know, although the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty took Yecheng as their capital, the status of Jinyang was really excessive. Emperor Gaozu Shenyao of the Tang Dynasty stayed in Taiyuan and Longxing Jinyang, and Hedong was really crucial to my Tang Dynasty. ”

Gu Yuanxi felt the same way, and suddenly nodded and said: "The east and west of the river knock on Chang'an, the south drives the north, the east Ling Youyan, and the north Zhu Yuhu." There is the danger of eight mountains, and there is no danger of water and land. It is also rich and rich, handsome and handsome, the utensils are prosperous, and the horses are strong. Therefore, you can defend yourself when you retreat, and you can peek into the world when you enter. ”

After he finished speaking, he suddenly muttered to himself: "Hedong is the most powerful town in the world!" After An Lushan also led Hedong, he had the strength to resist the imperial court. During the Five Dynasties period, in the Liang-Jin War, Li Keyong and Li Cunmiao's father and son used a corner of Hedong to fight against Xuanwu Zhu Wen, who owned most of the Central Plains, and finally Li Cunmiao also used Hedong as the base to destroy the Later Liang and establish the Later Tang Dynasty. Then Shi Jingjiao of the Later Jin Dynasty and Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty, the founding emperors of these two dynasties all took Hedong as the foundation and created a great cause. Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty used this to counter the powerful Later Zhou and Northern Song Dynasty. In addition, there was the later Yan Xishan ......"

Nan Jiyun naturally didn't hear Gu Yuanxi's self-talk behind him, and even if he heard it, he naturally couldn't understand it, he continued: "Today, Han Qin, a scholar in the Lizheng Palace, said, 'Fu Hedong, the country's investment and stocks, and strong soldiers, all out of yes'. This Hedong town is not only a strong soldier, but also the best in the world. Among them, there are two Han cavalry cavalry, Yunzhong cavalry and Yanmen cavalry, plus the cavalry of the Fan army in Bayegu, a total of three fine cavalry. ”

"This 'Yunzhong Cavalry' is also called 'Yunzhou Cavalry' because Yunzhong County was originally called Yunzhou, because most of its army soldiers are composed of people from Yunzhong County and Anbian County of Ulzhou, so it also becomes 'Yunwei Cavalry'. The Yanmen cavalry is also known as the 'Daizhou cavalry' because Yanmen was originally called Daizhou, and many of its members are from Mayi County, Shuozhou, so some people become 'Mayi cavalry' or 'Shuozhou cavalry'. As for Bayegu, also known as Bayegu, it is a hunting people in the north of the desert. They live in a land rich in pastures, with good horses and fine iron, and are extremely fierce by nature. ”

Nan Jiyun sighed: "The Hedong Army has 55,000 soldiers, and the number of troops ranks fifth among the ten feudal towns. But in addition to these three cavalry, foot soldiers, strong bows and crossbows are all famous in the world. The so-called Hedong strong soldiers are the best in the world, this is true. ”

Gu Yuanxi was stunned when he heard this: "Isn't Yunzhong County in Yunzhou the strong town of Datong Mansion in the later Ming Dynasty?" He widened his mouth and said solemnly: "No wonder, half of the sixteen states of Yanyun that Song Liao fought for hundreds of years in later generations came from Hedong. ”

Nan Jiyun scratched his head and said abruptly: "What the virtuous brother said, why can't I understand?" ”

Gu Yuanxi was about to explain, but suddenly heard the Jinwuwei guards of Jinguangmen beating gongs and drums and shouting loudly: "The Pinglu army is about to enter the city, all get out of the way, and those who violate the order will not be punished!" ”

Gu Yuanxi and Nan Jiyun followed everyone's eyes and looked out of the Golden Light Gate. The Pinglu cavalry, who had been riding horses outside the gate, had increased at some point, and were stationed in two teams on both sides of the avenue inside and outside the city, separating the crowd from the road with their bodies and horses.

"Is Shi Siming going to appear?" Gu Yuanxi couldn't help but feel a little nervous and excited when he thought of meeting the strongest leader of the rebels in the future Anshi Rebellion.

Just when the people were worried, the sound of neat horses' hooves suddenly came from the originally quiet official road, and the sound of horses' hooves was accompanied by the music of this era that Gu Yuanxi could not understand.

The people of the Tang Dynasty, who like lively and new things, have stretched out their necks, wanting to witness the demeanor of the Pinglu soldiers and horses.

In the midst of everyone's attention, a citizen standing in front of the city gate suddenly shouted: "Huh? That's -- it's Zoroastrianism! ”

The other Hu man next to him widened his eyes when he heard this, and then he also lost color, and his legs trembled and collapsed. He said in a trembling voice, "Kneel down quickly, Zoroastrian." , the all-powerful god of light! Oh my God, the Zoroastrian saint has followed the Pinglu army into Beijing......"

Everyone took a deep breath when they heard this, looked at each other, and a few Hu people knelt down without saying anything when they saw this, and reverently did actions that others couldn't understand.

Hearing this, Gu Yuanxi looked at Nan Jiyun and asked confusedly, "Which sect is this Zoroastrianism?" ”