"Pei Ju?" Yang Tingfeng had a smile on his lips and asked, "Isn't Mo the Pei clan from Hedong?" ”

Hearing this, Pei Ju smiled and said: "My lord is right, it is the Pei family who is happy in Hedong." ”

"As the saying goes, 'Kanto is a minister, Kansai is a general, Sanqin Rao is different, and you are a strange man!" Yang Tingfeng looked at Pei Ju and said expressionlessly: "The descendants of the Pei family in the west have more university doctors; The military affairs are not what you are good at, so go back. ”

With that, Yang Tingfeng pushed the letter back.

Pei Ju glanced at the letter, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask my lord, where is I going?" ”

Yang Tingfeng frowned and said, "Where did you come from, where are you going!" ”

Pei Ju smiled peacefully, "In the early years of Xia, he worked as a soldier, and was later valued by Yang Gong (Yang Jian) and recruited as a military record room. ”

He suddenly moved out of the Hongnong Yang family to be the patriarch of the family, Yang Tingfeng was stunned, looked him up and down, and said curiously: "Since you are serving in the uncle, why did you come to the Zisai Border Pass?" Although this military record office is an idle errand, but how many poor children can stay by his uncle's side, but he can't dream of it? ”

When Pei Ju heard this, he laughed, and suddenly took out a yellow booklet from the blue cloth package and handed it to Yang Tingfeng.

Yang Tingfeng sat up straight, stretched out his hand and took a look: "Hmm, "Map of the Western Regions"? He flipped a page and asked, "Did you write it?" ”

"No, it's down." Pei Ju arched his hand and said, "This time Pei came to the border pass, first, to serve the court, second, to repay Yang Gong's kindness, and third, to improve this book, but a long-cherished wish in my heart." ”

After turning a few pages, Yang Tingfeng exclaimed: "Now in the Western Regions, Hulu alien races are rampant, Your Excellency is a scholar, but you can not forget to serve the imperial court, which is amazing." However, the current border is not very peaceful. It's too far away to say it, just rebel against Tuoba Fu and guard the door of the Hexi Corridor, you have to finish this book, I'm afraid it's far away. ”

Pei Ju listened and didn't answer, just squinted and looked at Yang Tingfeng with a smile.

Yang Tingfeng didn't look at him, continued to flip through the book, and said lightly: "Go back, Brother Pei, you have this perseverance and ability, this birth background, it is not impossible to be the prime minister of the three princes in the future, if you die at the border, it will be a pity." Besides, there is really no suitable place for you in my camp......"

Pei Ju glanced at him, suddenly approached Yang Tingfeng, leaned forward, and said in a low voice: "Before setting off, Yang Gong specially explained that the actual controllers of the Western Regions now are Turkic and Tuyuhun...... The power of the imperial court...... Too weak......"

Hearing this, Yang Tingfeng looked surprised, raised his head and glanced at Pei Ju, but suddenly found that Pei Ju, who had been smiling, suddenly changed his face, became hideous and terrifying, and was looking at him coldly.

Rao is Yang Tingfeng, who has been in battle for a long time and has no calculation to kill the enemy, but at this time, he was also made angry in his heart.

"Besides, in the past few years, the major forces, gate lords, and wealthy clans in the Western Regions have submitted to the imperial court on the surface, but in fact, they are all recruiting troops in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to move!" Pei Ju coldly analyzed: "Yang Gong also said that from Longxi, Liangzhou, Youzhou, and the entire Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are also surging undercurrents. With the 100,000 border troops of Zisai alone, the strength is far from enough...... It's even weak......"

Yang Tingfeng slowly put down the "Map of the Western Regions" and looked at Pei Ju's gloomy face carefully.

At this moment, Pei Ju's face revealed an indescribable feeling of being old and fierce and indescribable in no way commensurate with his age.

At this moment, Pei Ju suddenly raised his eyebrows, and in an instant, he changed to that iconic smiling face, and said slightly: "My lord, to solve the troubles in these troubles, you can't rely on force........ And it's up to ...... here."

After speaking, Pei Ju pointed to the "Atlas of the Western Regions" on the table, and then stuck out his tongue and pointed to the tip of his tongue covered with moss.

Seeing that Yang Tingfeng didn't react for a while, Pei Ju said lightly, "We are in the Western Regions, there are so many enemies, we can't kill them all...... Again...... What is the actual combat strength of the border army, adults should also have a good ...... in their hearts"

Yang Tingfeng was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly sank like water.

What Pei Ju said is true.

Today's border army is not as powerful as before.

Except for the Zisai border army, the Great Zhou Dynasty generally adopted the government military system.

Its predecessor was that Taizu Yuwentai organized the soldiers of the six towns who flowed into the Guanzhong area into the Sixth Army, and Yuwentai was the commander of the whole army. Later, after continuous reorganization and expansion of the Guanlong Han people's wealthy clan, until the sixteenth year of the Great Unification, the organization of the Eight Pillars, the Twelve Great Generals, and the Twenty-four Kaifu has been established.

If one person is a member of the government, the whole family will be included in the army; Later, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian issued an edict in the tenth year of the emperor's reign: "All soldiers can be informed of the state and county, the land reclamation account, the same as the people, the military government, it is advisable to remain the same." ”

It became a system of "integration of soldiers and peasants", inherited the Sui system in the early Tang Dynasty, and initially placed the 12th Army.

The government soldiers provided their own bows and arrows, clothing and food, which were not supplied by the imperial court.

When the government soldiers are recruited, except for heavy weapons and war horses, which are supplied by the feudal state, everything else should be raised by themselves. The personal assets of the government soldiers are mainly the seven things and food that they carry with them.

(Seven things should be commanded, quilted, assets, things, bows and arrows, saddle bridles, and weapons)

The characteristics of the government military system can be simply summarized as: serving the people in peacetime and serving the soldiers in wartime; If the soldiers do not know the generals, they will not know the soldiers.

The household registration of government soldiers is controlled by the military government.

In peacetime, the government soldiers cultivated the land and cultivated the fields, and carried out daily training under the leadership of General Zhichong.

When the war broke out, the imperial court sent another general to gather the government soldiers from all over the country to go out to fight, and the government soldiers generally could not be out for a long time, and they rarely fought expeditions, let alone change the original garrison at will.

After the end of the war, the soldiers of the various prefectures were still returned to their own towns and reincorporated into the jurisdiction of the local generals. The original intention of this military service system was to solve the situation in which the army had become the personal soldiers of generals since the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was conducive to preventing the resurgence of local separatist forces.

In addition, the government military system also combines the tuntian system, which is conducive to agricultural production, reduces state military expenditures, partially solves the problem of logistics supply, and also expands the source of troops.

The Zisai border army is different, compared with the government military system in the interior of the imperial court, the border army is more like a recruitment system.

Due to the deepening border troubles, the extremely mobile steppe cavalry often invaded the Central Plains.

If you still follow the government soldier system, your army has not yet been assembled, and the steppe people have already finished plundering and fled.

In this context, this requires that the border army must be integrated with the generals, be able to go on expeditions, and be able to garrison the border for a long time.

That is to say, today's border army is more like a recruiting army plus mercenaries, with the advantage of being fierce and powerful.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

That is, in the long run, the situation of localization of the army began to take shape, and the relationship between the generals and the soldiers was closer, and the soldiers were often fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and nephews. This also led to the direct cause of the secession of feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, which is not a matter of later story.

Having said that, since it is a conscription system, then the food and salary are provided by the imperial court.

Since the army did not settle the fields, it was all supported by the state, which greatly increased the burden on the imperial court.

You must know that whether or not military salaries can be paid on time has a direct bearing on the quality of the army. Once the military salaries are in arrears, the army's combat strength will inevitably plummet, and the outbreak of mutiny and rout will also be the inevitable result.

Of course, the imperial court also has the difficulties of the imperial court.

If the wind and rain are smooth in the year, and the court can supply normally, then everyone will be happy, and the country will be forever.

If there is a natural or man-made disaster, there is a crisis in the central finances, and military salaries cannot be provided on time, then all kinds of problems will follow.

If you run into a general who is full of people, it's okay to think about how to serve the country loyally.

If you meet a man like Ge Shu, his prestige is extremely high, and he cares about the people and soldiers, and he is a 'tinker' who strives to maintain the court and the border gates.

But if you meet an ambitious commander who supports his own troops. In addition, there are few suspicions in the country, crises are lurking, there are two factions in the interior, and the forces in the Western Regions are supporting their own troops......

Today's imperial court, since last year, has innocently begun to default on military salaries, and has made a bad start, and what about after that......

Yang Tingfeng is not interested in the affairs of the country, after all, who will do that position, it is not the turn of a small person like him to judge.

However, as a soldier, it is my responsibility to protect my family and the country and protect the people.

Once the border army, because of the lack of money, and the combat strength decreased, and even the whole battalion and the whole team fled and mutinied.

Then, the Turkic iron cavalry in the north will drive straight into the army and slaughter the common people and border people.

And the tribes of the Western Regions will also be ready to move, and the edifice will collapse, which he does not want to see no matter what.

Seeing Yang Tingfeng's heavy expression, Pei Ju comforted: "The knife, only when it is hidden in the sheath, can it deter the enemy, isn't it?" ”

"Not bad!" Yang Tingfeng bowed his head and said: "At present, the departments of the Western Regions do not know the reality of our army, so they dare not act rashly. Otherwise....... If they know that the majority of our western army will be withdrawn to the east to defend against the Turks, I am afraid it will be ......."

"So the imperial court, it needs a war too much to establish its authority!" Pei Ju said casually.

"The Battle of Liwei?" Yang Tingfeng's eyes lit up and he muttered to himself.

"Yes, this battle is not only to establish power, but also to deter the entire Western Regions!" Pei Ju suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "My lord has been in the border army for many years, have you ever heard of the name of Tuoba Fu?" ”

"You're going to hit him?" Yang Tingfeng was slightly taken aback, frowned, and said: "Naturally, I know that before the rebellion, this person was the governor of the border army, skilled in arching and horse, and eloquent. Although it is not as good as He Liuhun (Gao Huan) at the beginning, it is also a rare hero among the Hu people, and it is also the main enemy of my Zisaixi Army at present......

Speaking of this, Yang Tingfeng's heart suddenly sank, his face suddenly changed, and his eyes fell on Pei Ju's face: "What, you have a plan to lead the troops to destroy him?" ”

Pei Ju sneered: "No." ”

"I think so!" Yang Tingfeng rolled his eyes, "After all, just a scholar, let you lead the troops, but I'm afraid I don't even know the route of the march." ”

"What the lord said is very true, but ......" Pei Ju suddenly interrupted Yang Tingfeng, his face was slightly gloomy, and he said hesitantly: "Pei Mou can, let those Hu merchants in the Western Regions who provide him with money and food, all unite and present his head and hands to the ......."

Yang Tingfeng shook his head and said: "This Tuoba Fu is a hero, among the Hu people, the prestige is extremely high, just with your three-inch tongue, how can you say against them?" ”

Pei Ju smiled when he heard this, picked up the jade dragonfly on the desk with his left hand, put his right hand behind his back, leisurely watched the wings on the dragonfly, and said in a long voice: "Hero? It's just a title...... In fact, many things are far less important than the interests of the Hu people themselves......"