Chapter Eighty-Six: The Snow Eater (Part II)
And the so-called sectarian and other issues are obviously just an excuse, how can they really be so important?
The lessons of the past have proven that these barbarians will only gain an inch. Satisfying their religious demands will only make them more carried away. You can't have too many illusions about them.
In addition, the territory of the Khanate surrounds the Black Sea, which seems to be a large area, but many places, especially the military governments on the northern plains, actually do not have much reliable depth. Therefore, the Khan's court has always maintained a high degree of vigilance and maintained a proactive and proactive policy.
Because of this, although it is nominally a training and management organization, the military government also undertakes a large number of early warning, reconnaissance, and even combat missions.
In order to maintain peace in the hinterland and prevent attacks and destruction, the soldiers of the military government had to go out on patrol on their own initiative, spy on the enemy in the border areas, and even destroy their advancing fortresses, capture and interrogate prisoners—even without the regular armies of Poland and other countries, there would inevitably be barbarian chieftains, coveting the wealth of the legions, trying to grab a fortune.
On the other hand, the slave trade was one of the steady incomes of many military governments, and it was also the main expense of the legionnaires during their leisure time. Therefore, the military government itself will organize military operations to destroy barbarian villages and capture slaves.
As a result, such small-scale conflicts are very common in the region.
In large-scale wars, the Khan's court will send generals and staff to command the entire army, but these frequent daily actions must be the responsibility of the military government itself.
Under severe external pressure, although the Khan's court is now quite harmonious, the requirements for the heirs of each family are also very high. What they have passed down from generation to generation is not so much territory and power as influence in the legions. If the heir's ability and prestige are insufficient, it is likely to lead to a decline in the family's status.
Since the historian has arranged for Shi Ke to be sent to the navy, he must come up with a reliable candidate to prove that he is capable of holding on to Northern Romania and defending the interests of the local citizens, otherwise the Greeks will similarly question the appropriateness of their arrangement. Therefore, this pressure came to Shi Ke's cousin Shi Dan.
But so far, Stan's performance has not been outstanding. When he served as a subordinate official in the local area, he appeared to be more conservative than enterprising.
In other places, everyone may be acceptable, but in northern Romania, where the confrontation is fierce, people with this character are a little difficult to be popular. The hundred households have already privately and euphemistically suggested to the head of the family, Shi Mingyuan, that they should either transfer the eldest prince back, or find a way to let the second prince make a military merit, and it is best to capture a large number of prisoners, so that the legionnaires can feel at ease.
In the Nanya military system, the position of the hundred households is not high, but the status is very important. In these border farms, the organizers of the estates were both village chiefs in peacetime and peasant captains in wartime. They sit between the commanders at the top and the soldiers at the bottom, and are an important link in the transmission of orders and feedback on the situation.
The religious beliefs of the Purple Horde were very ...... It's hard to say in a word, and if you change to other forces, you may have been killed by the crusaders long ago. In the earliest days, the upper echelons of the Khan's court were not the same ethnic group as the local Slavs and Bulgars, and they spoke different words.
It can be said that the support of so many soldiers basically depends on the good treatment they are given, and they can win the battle to defend everyone; And the support of the legionnaires is also the key to the survival of the Purple Horde in this hostile land.
Therefore, the thoughts of the front-line legionnaires are a very important object of observation. Traditionally, when there is a problem, hundreds of households respond to the situation privately, which is the first step in the process. If it is not handled well, there may be people who will go to the ear to complain, and even gather to expel the military governor, as was the case during the Antar War.
In this regard, Shi Mingyuan couldn't say anything.
Stan is his younger brother's son, but he did treat Stan as the heir to the military government and cultivated him seriously - since his second son died, he has no other candidates available.
However, a cavalry general is indeed very talented. In this position, you have to make key decisions frequently, and you need to pay attention to courage and even intuition. No matter how smart a person is, no matter how familiar he is with the art of war, many times he can't replace this rather metaphysical talent.
Some people think that Shi Ke can be transferred back, but this is tantamount to giving up the previous business, and Shi Ke may not be suitable. If you want to take care of both sides, you may have to take in a righteous son in the end, or exchange directly with other families.
It may be this complicated situation that inspired the ambition of his niece Shi Huizhen.
Unlike the brothers Shi Ke and Shi Dan, who are not very public, Shi Huizhen likes to dance with guns and sticks, and she thinks she is a martial madman. Not only that, but she also had a whim, feeling that she could replace her younger brother Stan and take on military obligations.
Shi Mingyuan felt that this was nonsense, and didn't take her seriously. So, Shi Huizhen managed to get the permission of several other elders, borrowed dozens of cavalry, and said that he would go out for a walk. Everyone thought she was going to lead the troops to show off, so they didn't care about her.
However, Shi Huizhen has already made a plan. She inquired about a Polish border camp and managed to convince the soldiers. The people set out from the post overnight, and in the morning, while the Polish soldiers were praying, they entered the camp. The defenders collapsed in an instant, and the petty nobles guarding the camp were also beheaded by them.
Shi Huizhen came back, dismissed the soldiers, replaced a bloody armor, and went home with a package to report the good news. The mother, thinking that she had gone to the city to buy something, asked her what she had brought, but she took out the heads of the Polish nobles directly, which frightened her mother.
After this incident, Shi Huizhen became famous.
The family is quite taboo about this. Some elders instantly thought of Wu Zetian's deeds of taming horses.
It is said that Tang Taizong got a BMW back then, but he was not tamed. On a whim, he asked everyone around him who had a way, and Wu Zetian volunteered to stand up, saying that she could, and only needed three tools: an iron whip, a hammer, and a dagger.
Taizong was curious and asked her how she was going to train the horse, and Wu Zetian said that she would first whip it with an iron whip; If you still don't listen, hammer with a hammer; If it doesn't work, kill it with a dagger.
After Taizong, he ignored her, probably thinking that this person was too violent and vicious: Horses are tamed for riding, and you kill all the horses, so what else are you riding?
However, it is a pity that Wu Zetian later grasped the power, and did use this method to deal with the heroes and famous generals.
The ancestors recognized by the historian originated from the Tang Dynasty's canonized Western Turkic Khan Ashina Yuanqing lineage. And Shi Yuanqing himself was framed by the cool official Lai Junchen and died in the hands of Wu Zetian. Even the entire family was exiled to Yazhou.
This is a very painful lesson: killing a horse does save trouble, but if you continue to kill like this, Datang is afraid that it will also be killed by the Great Song Dynasty.
Now, there is such a violent woman in his own family. When he was a teenager, he went to the battlefield for the first time, not only did he not feel any discomfort, but he could also run around with his bloody head - back then, the first time he went to the battlefield, he vomited all over the ground, everyone knows it.
If it goes on like this, I'm afraid this little girl will be even more ferocious and terrifying than Wu Zetian.
The uncles thought that this thing was too abnormal and absolutely strange.
If she is allowed to hold power, then this time, even if there are living people in the family, it is estimated that they will have to be exiled to the crossbow ear gan to watch the kobold bare his teeth.
There are still a few more chapters, which I put in order. And then the reward is a little too much.,It doesn't feel good.,I'll make up for it before I can't send it......
(End of chapter)