Marshal's Mansion, side hall.

Li Sui spoke eloquently: "Sire, your Majesty has ordered the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to prepare a supply of weapons and fine horses. You can go to Xingyang City to receive them at any time. The Tibetan front guard's salary will be temporarily paid from the Fifth Army in accordance with the standard of the Beijing camp cavalry."

The Governor's Office will take charge, and after the war is over, we will return to Kyoto to make other arrangements."

Pei Yue faced east and bowed his hands to thank him. There was no fault in his etiquette.

After the initial excitement when he heard the news, he had calmed down now.

In the general system of Daliang, the commander who leads a guard is a very difficult threshold to reach. Below the commander, sentry officers, guerrillas and commanders can all be promoted based on their qualifications or military exploits, and your background and background will not be particularly valued.

Background. But to be a commander, ability alone is not enough, because among the Three Kingdoms, Daliang has the largest number of martial generals, and the base is large, so the probability of talents appearing is also high.

When abilities are not far apart, origin and background become very important.

The 73 guards of the 16th Battalion of Daliang, plus the 3 guards of the Forbidden Army and the Kyoto Garrison Division, now have a total of 76 standing commanders. Only five of them were born in Baiding.

After becoming a commander, it meant that Pei Yue had the opportunity to peek into the inner circle of the military. Although because of Gu Liang's relationship, he had already roughly understood the situation of the core power levels of the military, but he was relying on the influence of others.

Now I have my own path to improvement.

But now he wants to understand one thing. He is the first commander of Liang Dynasty under the age of twenty in the past century, and it can be heard from Li Sui's words that the Zangfeng Guards are probably not affiliated with the Third Army of the Beijing Army.

The camp has nothing to do with the Forbidden Army, but is directly under the control of the Kaiping Emperor's own army.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Emperor Kaiping suddenly gave such a big piece of candy. Obviously, there will be a very severe test waiting for Pei Yue.

"Sergeant Li, I wonder where the soldiers from the Zangfeng Guard came from?" Pei Yue asked in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

Although he was not like Ning Zhong who always addressed himself as an angel and had an extremely respectful attitude, his plain and gentle expression made Li Sui feel very comfortable. He smiled and said: "What your Majesty means is that you can recruit troops locally in Lingzhou, or you can

Select suitable soldiers from the border army, but the latter needs the consent of the frontier army general. When the Western Wu army invades the border, Your Majesty does not want conflicts and turmoil in the border army."

"I just heard you say that the pay of the Tibetan Front Guards is based on the standard of cavalry in the Beijing camp. Doesn't that mean that this army is composed of cavalry?"

"Yes."

Pei Yue had a rough judgment in his mind, and he was afraid that Emperor Kaiping would not let him eat this candy easily.

The cavalry of Daliang has always been in a position of neither superior nor inferior. It is much stronger than the Southern Zhou Dynasty, but compared with Xiwu, it is much lacking in both quantity and strength. There are many problems involved, the most important one is the lack of enough troops and horses.

Even the three battalions of the Beijing Army only had one cavalry guard each. You can imagine how much benefit Emperor Kaiping gave Pei Yue this time.

He asked calmly: "I wonder what tasks your Majesty has entrusted to me. I would like Sentinel Li to explain it clearly."

"On the way here, I have already heard that Your Majesty wiped out the horse bandits in Qingyu Mountain. There is no need to mention this matter again. His Majesty wants you to continue to promote the mining and production of briquettes during the war. This will help stabilize the situation in Lingzhou.

It has a big effect, after all, the weather will get colder in a few months."

"The matter of honeycomb briquettes is not difficult in itself. Mr. Qin and I have enough experience in Yongzhou and Yunzhou to ensure that all preliminary preparations are completed before winter. But now there is a Xiwu cavalry in Lingzhou, and it is still

It has not been resolved. Under such circumstances, we cannot start construction rashly, otherwise we will inevitably be attacked by this Western Wu cavalry."

Li Sui stood up and said solemnly: "This is the second thing your Majesty wants you to do. Your Majesty ordered that now that the Western Wu army is pressing on the border, the border troops must not move without permission. Then Pei Yue will lead the army to destroy this small group of Western Wu cavalry.

, laying the foundation for the spread of briquettes in Lingzhou."

Pei Yue stood up, cupped his hands and replied: "I obey your order."

Li Sui stretched out his hand and said, "Sir, please sit down."

Although there were some words that Emperor Kaiping did not say, Pei Yue knew in his heart that if he did not handle the matters he had given him, he, the commander, would probably be deprived of his military position before his buttocks were warmed up.

Li Sui continued: "After this matter is settled, His Majesty hopes that you can train your subordinates to cooperate with Lord Cheng'an Houlu who is about to rush to the border, and serve as a mobile force to fight head-on with the Western Wu cavalry. Your Majesty has no clear requirements for the results of the battle.

But you cannot shy away from war and refuse to fight, you must fight bravely to be the first to show the majesty of a leading soldier."

Pei Yue felt a little toothache.

It wasn't that he was afraid of fighting against the Western Wu people, but Emperor Kaiping's words meant that he had to listen to Lu Min's orders.

Logically speaking, with Lu Min's status and experience in the army, it is more than enough to command him as a young boy. Even the commanders of the four major battalions will respectfully listen to his orders. But Pei Yue always felt that there was a layer of military power surrounding him.

The fog is far less open and upright than Guliang.

So he tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, do you mean that I will absolutely obey all orders from Lu Junji during the war?"

Li Sui was slightly startled, with a look of approval in his eyes. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has said that you can make your own decision when necessary."

Pei Yue felt relieved. With these words, it would be easier to handle.

As for when it is necessary, Pei Yue needs to accurately judge the situation. If he does well, he will definitely be rewarded. If the judgment is wrong, he must bear serious consequences.

The two chatted for a while about some details, and Li Sui finally said: "Sire, I have brought your command seal, and it has been registered in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War. There is no problem with all the procedures."

"Thank you, Sentinel Li. I will thank you deeply when I return to Kyoto."

Pei Yue spoke frankly, and Li Sui was naturally very happy. He knew that the young powerful man in front of him not only had a great future in the army, but was also extremely wealthy. The Xiangyun Merchant was known to be making money every day, and his actions were definitely extraordinary.

"I also ask Sentinel Li to wait for two days. I have a battle memorial to present to His Majesty. Please help me bring it back to Kyoto."

War exploits?

Li Sui looked curious. He had only known that Pei Yue defeated the horse bandits and was not inferior in the battle with the Western Wu cavalry. He did not expect that in this short period of time, the young dignitary in front of him would make another contribution.

After a while, Li Sui left the side hall with a complicated expression.

There is a saying that people are more irritating than others. Even though Li Sui has been going smoothly these years, has gained a little fame among the Forbidden Army, and has also caught the eye of Emperor Kaiping, he still has a tendency to doubt life at this moment.

The formation killed ten thousand captains, defeated ten thousand elite soldiers of Western Wu, and saved the important town of Jiming Village in danger.

Pei Yue did all this with only two thousand cavalry.

Is this still a human being?
Chapter completed!