Chapter 36: Five Battalions of Soldiers and Horses
Li Chengzong didn't dislike Chai Shao being here at all, but asked: "Next year's strategic deployment is also given to you, have you arranged all the grain, grass and materials?"
"Back to Your Majesty, everything is in sight, but the heavy snow has not stopped, and we can only wait for the next year to move with the army." Wei Zhengdao.
Confused! Chai Shao didn't understand anything, and looked at the few people around him blankly.
"Wei Zheng explained to my uncle that he would also be a member of the cabinet from now on. Also, I have decided to let Tang Jian join the cabinet, you can take care of it more in the future. Li Chengzong's meaning is not to take care of Chai Shao, but to take care of Tang Jian. It's not that Tang Jian is not good, on the contrary, this person is a perfect person, and he is a great talent.
However, this person is too arrogant, and he has some Yang Xiu's feelings, so he is afraid that a few of them will do it secretly. If you want to talk about others, Li Chengzong will settle it in a word, if these people stumble on each other, ten Li Chengzong will not be even, unless a few are killed.
Why were Ma Zhou and Xu Jingzong thrown out of Chang'an by Li Chengzong, but there were some things that they had to do, so that Li Chengzong could rest assured. What's more important is that Li Chengzong found that the signs were wrong recently, and he could see clearly and secretly that Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were deliberately higher and lower, and there was a party dispute in the cabinet.
Fang Xuanling is naturally partial to the old acquaintances who were born in the Qin Palace, and Wei Zheng is of course an old friend who was born in the East Palace. Ma Zhou is not bad, this person has a hard relationship, he is a person from Li Chengzong's Jin Palace, he is naturally higher than them, no matter Wei Zheng or Fang Xuanling, he can't win over Ma Zhou. Behind the family is the emperor, why hook up with you!
Xu Jingzong is a wall grass, he is a traitor under Li Shimin. Speaking of which, he was the hero who helped Li Chengzong break Luoyang, but he was not poked in the backbone in private. Fang Xuanling greeted him and went, and when Wei Zheng visited him, he went out to greet him, Ma Zhou didn't care about anyone, he couldn't offend either side. The worst Du Ruhui, originally he was Fang Xuanling's friend, and when he was his master, he had a grudge against Wei Zheng. Standing in line is undoubtedly on Fang Xuanling's side, but Du Ruhui is afraid! There are a total of five people in the cabinet, he and Fang Xuanling are two together, Ma Zhou is alone on the road and no one cares, and Xu Jingzong is a wall grass. When making such a decision, Fang Xuanling always had the opportunity to rely on this point and defeat Wei Zheng.
Most people think that being able to make decisions is a good thing at first sight, but the cabinet represents the emperor. Why did Emperor Li Chengzong want five people to represent him, instead of simply finding one. That's not to prevent everyone, it's not a good thing that the cabinet has been dominated by Fang Xuanling. Du Ruhui took the opportunity to come, but as soon as he saw Fang Xuanling's posture of pleading, he knew that he couldn't get his wish.
Li Chengzong is not stupid, so he let the two of them go out to practice for the time being, and summoned Chai Shao and Tang Jian in the hope that there will be no gangs in the cabinet. The two newcomers are not only very good but also have no credit for themselves, and they can stand on their feet.
Wei Zheng stepped forward and said: "Datang has 400,000 fighting troops, and Your Majesty means that according to the scale and location of the Ten Dao, five large battalions will be set up to control the soldiers and horses of the world."
"Which five battalions?" Chai Shao asked.
"Youzhou Terracotta Battalion, Taiyuan Terracotta Battalion, Dunhuang Terracotta Battalion, Songzhou Terracotta Battalion, Yangzhou Terracotta Battalion." Wei Zheng finished speaking in one breath.
"Who are the men who control the soldiers and horses?" Chai Shao understood, these five places. It is set up for Turkic, Goguryeo, Tubo, and Tuyuhun, but the question is that with such a high-ranking and powerful general, how can Li Chengzong rest assured that Duan Zhixuan will be given a position. Isn't he afraid that Duan Zhixuan will lead the army to rebel? Besides, the place in Youzhou is far enough away, even if Duan Zhixuan doesn't rebel, after a long time, he has a heart of disobedience, and it is not comfortable to be the king of the land!
Wei Zheng continued: "The 30,000 foot soldiers in Youzhou are naturally the commanders of General Duan Zhixuan. The Taiyuan soldiers and horses were commanded by General Shan Xiongxin, and his command was 40,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. Dunhuang was commanded by General Feng Li, with 35,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry. His Majesty Songzhou is ready to let General Li Jing replace Xu Shiji, and let Xu Shiji lead 30,000 soldiers and horses back to Beijing. The Yangzhou Soldiers and Horses Battalion was in charge of General Zhang Shigui, with 30,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 sailors. Of course, General Xue Wanche guarded Chang'an and commanded 100,000 soldiers and horses. Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, and His Majesty is preparing to let Pei Ju command 50,000 soldiers and horses to defend the town. ”
Do the math, Chai Shaoxin said, there are still a bunch of soldiers and horses that have not come in handy!
"Xu Shiji brought back 30,000 soldiers and horses, and 20,000 soldiers and horses are not among them, what are these 50,000 soldiers and horses for?" Of course Chai Shao wants to ask, if he doesn't ask, he may not be able to sleep well when he goes home.
Wei Zheng said: "You have to ask Your Majesty about this!"
Li Chengzong's voice was a little better, and he no longer spoke so low.
"These 50,000 soldiers and horses are used to deal with Tuyuhun. I am going to let Su Dingfang lead the army from Liangzhou to attack Tuyuhun, which can be regarded as worthy of them. "In Li Chengzong's mouth, they are naturally Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
Chai Shao shook his head and thought to himself, there must be a fake in it! Li Chengzong helped Chai Shaoxing Xu didn't think anything was wrong, and he wouldn't be surprised. But Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are impossible, who in the world doesn't know that Li Chengzong wants to kill them and then quickly. Everyone felt that Li Chengzong forced them to leave Songzhou to force them to die. Since you don't want them to live, how can you play a north-south attack and help them eliminate Tuyuhun!
Chai Shao said: "Your Majesty is really benevolent and righteous."
Li Chengzong said: "You can't be sarcastic, right? But it doesn't matter, you'll know later that I'm not a lie. ”
Chai Shao said: "Your Majesty, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in Songzhou, and there are still 70,000 soldiers and horses when Xu Shiji brought back 30,000. Isn't it too much, after all, the Tubo people are in civil strife, and they have no chance to make a move against Songzhou. ”
"I also know, but Feng Ang has not heard from him for a long time. This person has been dominating one side in Lingnan for a long time, and I am afraid that he will be the king of the land, and he will be against the court, and I am afraid that he will have a connection with Li Shimin and the others, and he will attack Songzhou inside and outside. Li Chengzong is not afraid of this, the meaning of taking precautions is still in it. The most important point is that Li Chengzong hopes that Li Jing can study the terrain and combat methods of Lingnan well, and in the coming days, he will clean up Tuyuhun and Tubo, and take down the local emperor Feng Ang in one fell swoop.
This Feng Ang is also a capable person, but the more capable he is, the more damned he is. It's not that Von Ang has done anything out of the ordinary, it's that he's never done anything to truly show loyalty. If it was Li Chengzong, he would not give up the foundation created by Lingnan and sincerely belong to the Tang Dynasty. The hard work of half a lifetime, how can you give it away, jokes. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)