Less than half a month after Yang Hao's petition was submitted to Li Yan, Li Yan's envoy arrived in Feng'an again, this time it was not Xiao Mingyue, but a friend Yang Hao hadn't seen for a long time: Yin Tongxiang,

After the change of nectar, Yin Tongxiang was convicted and exiled to Lingnan, and halfway to Jiannan Lizhou, he stayed in that barren land for more than a year, Yin Tongxiang was much different from before, his face became bronzed, his body became thick, and his slow voice became coarse and atmospheric, and his originally clear eyes were a little more sophisticated and sleek.

After the two said goodbye to each other, they sighed for a long time, and Yang Hao remembered to ask him: "Did you instigate the riot in Jiannan a few months ago?" ”

Hearing Yang Hao talk about the Jiannan riot, Yin Tongxiang's face sank, and he waved his hand again and again: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say." Yang Hao asked in surprise: "What, did you mess it up?" ”

Yin Tongxiang heard this, and couldn't cry or laugh for a while, four months ago, the hungry people in Lishu County, Jiannan, the assassination horse battalion took the opportunity to instigate a riot of the hungry people, broke the bullet pressure of the government, attacked the city and seized the county, and swept dozens of counties in Lizhou, Meizhou, Yazhou, Jiazhou and other four prefectures, the hungry people robbed the ordnance and grain depot, smashed the public office, arrested officials, and all the southern areas of Jiannan fell into the hands of the assassin horse battalion.

Jiannan was originally the territory of the Thorn Horse Battalion, Qiu Shiliang took advantage of the manna change to get it into his own hands, and the four states rioted, Yang Hao deduced that the Thorn Horse Camp was behind the scenes, originally he was still thinking about the foundation laid by the Thorn Horse Camp in Jiannan for many years, and it should be easy to restore Jiannan, but Yin Tongxiang's expression was clearly saying that they were defeated,

Yin Tongxiang wiped a handful of tears and said bitterly: "The victory that is easy to get has been ruined by Zeng Chongyang." ”

"Zeng Chongyang." Yang Hao exclaimed, "Your Majesty has enabled him again." ”

Zeng Chongyang was pushed down by Yang Hao, has been under house arrest in Fengzhou, although hanging the title of supervising the imperial history, but in Fengzhou only others supervise his share, these two years he has been a man with his tail between his legs, not to fill in the chaos, not to create the slightest trouble, in July last year, Zeng Chongyang had a foot disease, and the famous doctors failed to cure it,

Mrs. Zeng came to Feng'an, begging Yang Hao to let him go back to Chang'an to recuperate, Yang Hao was soft-hearted and let the person go back, since then he has been recuperating at home, reading and writing in his spare time, it seems that he has been disheartened and has no heart to enter the office, he didn't expect that all this was pretended by him, Yang Hao couldn't help but shiver when he thought of this, and a sense of foreboding shrouded his heart,

"You have dealt with him and suffered his losses, so you must have seen this person clearly." Yin Tongxiang laughed miserably, "The rotten Confucian with great ambition and sparse talent, meddles in bad things everywhere, I really don't understand why His Majesty still uses him." ”

Yin Tongxiang slapped his hands fiercely, his remorse was overflowing, being a courtier and resentful of the Son of Heaven was definitely a taboo, Yin Tongxiang could not hide all this in front of him, which shows that he still regards himself as the most reliable friend,

"Jiannan is all over, 10,000 elite soldiers are all let Zeng fool to be cut off, third brother, do you know, after Jiazhou was besieged, we let the people flee out of the city, Zeng Chongyang said that the people were abandoned at the critical moment, it was for injustice, after three months of siege, the grain and grass in the city were cut off, and the soldiers wanted to break through, Zeng Chongyang refused, saying that the soldiers left, and the people left behind would be slaughtered, and now they had to lay down their arms and seek a way to live, everyone believed his words, and as a result, three thousand brothers were plundered into slavery, and the others, with their hands tied behind their backs, knelt on the ground like dogs, stretched out his neck and was beheaded by them......" Yin Tongxiang beat his chest and feet, tears fell like rain,

Yang Hao couldn't help but burst into tears, after so many conquests and battles, his heart had already become as hard as iron, but when he heard Yin Tongxiang's description, he was still shocked.

"How many troops does Qiu Shiliang have in Jiannan, you have 10,000 troops, how can you be besieged."

Yin Tongxiang stretched out a finger, and Sen Ran smiled: "He only has a thousand people." ”

"Is there anyone in the town near the left to help him?"

"A eunuch, who is willing to help him, he borrowed soldiers from Nanzhao, and it was the most elite Nanzhao Eight Towns that besieged Jiazhou." He sneered, "If it weren't for this reason, Zeng Chongyang would not have let us surrender the city." ”

Yin Tongxiang knew that if he didn't explain what Yang Hao didn't understand, he didn't wait for Yang Hao to ask him and explained: "In the fourth year of Yamato, the soldiers of the Nanzhao Kingdom went out to wash and plundered Chengdu, Zeng Chongyang was in the city capital at that time, after the city was broken, he and tens of thousands of people were plundered, and when the army of the Nanzhao Kingdom drove the captured people to the Dadu River, he said to the people: 'Henan is the Nanzhao realm, you can cry goodbye to your hometown here,' the people cried bitterly in front of their hometown, thousands of people committed suicide by jumping into the water, Zeng Chongyang also jumped into the river, but unfortunately he did not die, But he was frightened, so when he saw the Nanzhao people, his hands were soft and his legs were numb, and he fell on the ground and kowtowed to people and surrendered. ”

Yin Tongxiang said that the peak of Meng Yuan is the envoy of Nanzhao State, is a famous minister of Nanzhao, he took advantage of the Jiannan Festival to make Du Yuanying greedy and mediocre, the border is defenseless, and the whole country is surrendered to Chengdu, plundering property and population, Nanzhao's national strength is growing, Mengshengfeng has become the great hero of Nanzhao, and Nanzhao has officially replaced Tubo as the biggest border trouble in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty.

Yang Hao comforted Yin Tongxiang: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, it's good if people come back, in my opinion, you don't want to go back to Chang'an, just stay in Fengzhou, and our brothers will make contributions to the national border together." ”

Yin Tongxiang said with a wry smile: "Now how can I still have the heart to stay in Feng'an, I can't wait to fly to Jiannan immediately, regroup, recapture the captured brothers, and avenge the dead brothers, since you are brothers, you should pull me." ”

Yang Hao smiled unhurriedly: "Then, how do you want me to help you." ”

"Lend me 500,000 taels of silver, 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, and preferably 1,000 horses, and rest assured, I will return these things to you twice as much in the future."

Yang Hao smiled and asked, "How many people do you have on your hands now?" ”

Yin Tongxiang's face flushed: "It's only a little more than three hundred, but most of them are officers who have experienced a hundred battles, as long as they have money and armor, they can immediately expand a hundred times." ”

Yang Hao sighed and said: "Even if it expands a hundred times, that is 30,000 people, Nanzhao is a big country in the southwest, and there are still 200,000 troops, do you have a chance of winning with 20,000 against 200,000, and Jiannan is now in the hands of Qiu Shiliang, you don't even have a place to raise food for the army." ”

Yin Tongxiang was speechless, and smashed a punch on the table, Yang Hao patted him on the shoulder and said: "The shame of Daming Palace back then, we can still endure it, this little humiliation can't be endured, do you see if this is good, bring your people to Feng'an, rest for a while, and then plan for a while." ”

Yin Tongxiang jumped up anxiously: "It's Xu Tu's plan again, let me ask you, you occupy such a good place in Fengzhou, why are you still in this undead situation for two years, I heard the day before yesterday that you took Hedong, why do you have to give it up, in Jiannan, we can pull up 10,000 horses in two months, but what about you, it's less than 20,000 now, like you, when will it be, I can't wait, you give a happy word, give it or not." ”

Yang Hao laughed and said: "Give, since you have opened your mouth, can I not give it." ”

Yin Tongxiang was a little angry, and Yang Hao said again: "But three thousand sets of armor can't be collected in a while, you still have to stay in Feng'an for a while." ”

Yin Tongxiang jumped up again when she heard this: "I don't wait, I will take as much as you have, and you can send the rest to me, I have lived here for a long time, I am afraid that I will lose my mind." ”

Yang Hao nodded and said, "If you don't want to stay, you can follow me to the armor warehouse, and let you take everything you see." ”

The armor warehouse of the Xining Military Ordnance Department is in the northwest of Feng'an City, covering an area of about five acres, and the security is extremely strict, knowing that Yang Hao wants to accompany his friends to see the armor, Yu Zhong specially rushed over from the Ordnance Division, Yin Tongxiang looked at the large-scale warehouses, and secretly exclaimed in his heart, this array is not inferior to the arsenal of Daming Palace,

The three of them came to the front of the largest warehouse, there were three keys hanging on the door, the storehouse, the guards and the fish weight each held one, the three of them arrived at the same time to open the door, and the four soldiers worked together to push the heavy warehouse door open, and the armor and equipment inside were stacked neatly, and there were tens of thousands of sets.

Yin Tongxiang smiled and exclaimed: "Third brother, with you, in just two years, you have made this belongings." ”

Yang Hao laughed and said generously: "Just pick it, just take it if it suits your eyes." ”

Yin Tongxiang said: "Then I'm welcome." He pointed to a row in the middle: "I'll take them all." Yang Hao smiled and said nothing, and Yu Zhong reminded: "Will General Yin take it away without checking it?" ”

Yuzhong's smile was a little strange, as if he was reminding himself of something, Yin Tongxiang was shocked, and said secretly: "Mo is not empty in the box." He hurriedly opened a box, and there was indeed a pair of Mingguang armor in it, Yin Tongxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the well-made Mingguang armor, Mingguang armor is the standard armor of the Tang Army's cavalry, but this armor seems to be heavier than the ordinary one,

Yin Tongxiang took a closer look, and found that the two pieces of the cuirass were larger than ordinary armor, and the steel plate was thicker, Yin Tongxiang suddenly realized the problem, the terrain in Jiannan is rugged, the garrison is mainly infantry, and the Mingguang armor is a cavalry armor that is not suitable for infantry wearing, although there are also cavalry in Jiannan, but the horses in the south are generally shorter, and because of the rugged roads, the cavalry is lighter, although the Mingguang armor is well-made but not suitable for use, it is equivalent to waste,

"Is there any armor suitable for the infantry to wear?"

"Yes, please come with me, General."

Yu Zhong led Yin Tongxiang to the innermost part of the warehouse, where there were about 1,000 sets of armor, Yu Zhong introduced: "This is the heavy armor infantry military armor, each weighing forty-eight catties, and this is the general infantry armor, about twenty catties." Yu Zhong took out a pair of light armor, which was quite well-made, Yin Tongxiang was very satisfied with it, but Yu Chong suddenly said: "There is a lot of humidity on rainy days in the south, and this kind of iron armor will easily rust." ”

Yin Tongxiang wanted to slap herself, such a simple common sense did not expect that the Nanzhao people because of the lack of iron, the soldiers used bamboo armor, which was both light and moisture-resistant, and the technology of making bamboo armor was regarded as a secret and kept secret.

Fengzhou is located in the north, the climate is much drier than Jiannan, and the clothes and armor used are mainly iron armor and leather armor, which is not surprising, no wonder Yang Hao insisted on letting himself live in Feng'an for a period of time, it turned out that this was the reason, he actually misunderstood his kindness for a while, Yin Tongxiang's face was flushed, **spicy,

Yang Hao said: "You still stay for a while, let Lord Yu tailor a kind of armor for you, as the saying goes, 'sharpen the knife and don't cut the wood'." ”

Yin Tongxiang did not insist again, and then Yang Hao accompanied him to visit the Fengzhou Martial Arts School, the Martial Arts Academy has moved to the west of the city at the moment, relying on the mountains and rivers, covering an area of thousands of acres, the total number of students and teachers is less than 500 people, Yang Hao accompanied Yin Tongxiang to the best non-commissioned officer department, there are 20 students in the classroom, all of them are young people about 20 years old, the non-commissioned officer department trains team-level officers, and the students are mostly from the army, at least two conditions must be met: 1. Have been an officer above the captain, 2. Have a flexible mind and know 2,000 words, Although everyone knows that entering the non-commissioned officer department will have great prospects in the future, these two restrictions have stopped many aspiring people from the door.

Yin Tongxiang said sarcastically: "If you can know two thousand words, who will still be a soldier, and eat food as a soldier, it is about flexibility, loyalty, courage and reliability. ”

Yang Hao replied proudly: "I am a place to train generals, since ancient times, there are a few illiterate generals, you ask me why I occupy such a good place in Fengzhou, and now it is still this immortal situation, I tell you, I am waiting for them to come out, you wait and see, Fengzhou will definitely be turned upside down in three or five years, and it will be ...... ten years later."

Yang Hao swallowed back the rest of his words when he said this, because he saw Yin Tongxiang looking at him with frightened eyes,