It has to be said that Li Shan has already seen a lot of the descendants of the Li Tang clan. Needless to say, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji also have historical impressions.
Among the others, Li Shentong is relatively mediocre, Li Shenfu is less majestic but caressing about things, Li Daoxuan deliberately imitates Li Shimin's sharp style, Li Yuan... well, that's a waste.
But no matter what his temperament, after all, Li Tang ruled the world, and the clan members were all proud of it. However, this Li Daozong was humble in temperament, steady in his dealings, and interacted with others like a spring breeze without a trace of arrogance.
In fact, in history, Li Daozong once had a conflict with Yuchi Gong during the Zhenguan period, and he was almost blinded in one eye, but he did not care about it.
"If Brother Daoxuan controls Hedong, I'm really afraid that he will rush to fight again." Li Shan clicked his tongue and said, "Brother Daozong's master Sun Wu Aomiao..."
"Huairen deserves the award."
"It's not an exaggeration. The year before last, I had a battle in Bo and I strongly advised Brother Daoxuan not to fight." Li Shan sighed.
In September last year, Liang Shidu led tens of thousands of Turks to besiege Lingzhou. In fact, Li Daozong had a lot of troops, but they refused to go out to fight. They only defended the city to frustrate the enemy.
Defeat the Turks.
The two walked casually in Yanmen Pass. After several days of conversation, Li Daozong almost figured out the details of Li Shan. The young man in front of him was actually not good at specific military affairs, but he was quite knowledgeable about people's ways.
Yanmen Pass has thousands of garrison troops, and the division of labor among the generals and schools is clear. Everyone has specific responsibilities, which are absolutely unambiguous. All kinds of defense equipment, ordnance, as well as food and grass supplies, logistical supplies, and civilian deployment are all in order.
This is inevitable. Later generations and this era have many similarities and differences in many places, but there is one thing that Li Shan feels very deeply, and that is the division of labor.
In later societies, almost every industry will be as detailed and differentiated as possible, and power and responsibility will be assigned to people as much as possible to avoid wrangling... although wrangling is often unavoidable.
After removing Liu Shirang, Li Shan did not make any major changes to the Yanmen Pass garrison, but he tried his best to refine the division of labor. Even for the deployment of civilians, the number and frequency of civilians deployed from all over Daizhou were discussed with the Zhechong Prefecture in each place and formulated
Come up with various plans... in short, prepare reserves.
Moreover, clear systems have been established at many key points... You are the person in charge, and if there is a problem, I will only look to you.
Watching all the way, Li Daozong thought in his mind that if Li Shan could suppress the arrogant soldiers and generals of the East Palace and Tiance Mansion, he would have absolutely no problem guarding Daizhou.
Besides, didn’t Third Sister send all the most powerful Ma Sanbao under her command?
There is also Su Dingfang, who became famous in the first battle during the Western Expedition... This man was well versed in the art of war, and was from Huairen's old tribe. He was also good at riding and fighting. The area around Yanmen Pass was where he made great achievements on the battlefield.
"Is this the wounded barracks?" Li Daozong looked at the large yard in front of him with great interest. No blood was seen, no wailing was heard. Looking around, there were racks with clothes hanging to dry, and wounded soldiers lying lazily on chairs basking in the sun.
You can even see the green grass and small trees.
Although he was only twenty-four years old, Li Daozong had already experienced battles for a long time. He had charged into battle during the battle of Qianshuiyuan. He was used to seeing scenes in the military. When he saw this scene, although he was prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but be shocked.
After the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, the struggle for heirs became increasingly fierce. Li Daozong lived in seclusion to avoid trouble, and later became the general manager of Lingzhou. However, he had also heard of Li Shan's name. Among them, he didn't care about the so-called poetic talents, but he paid close attention to the wounded soldiers camp.
I am very concerned. I came to Yanmen this time mainly to test Li Shan's political attitude. In addition, I also wanted to see the injured barracks.
"Pomegranate." Li Shan pointed at Zhu Shiliu, who was walking over quickly, "The current situation in the camp."
"There are still one hundred and thirty-seven people, all sent from Mayi." Zhu Shiliu bowed and said: "Among them, sixteen were seriously injured and 39 were disabled. The rest will recover in about a month.
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Li Daoxuan looked around and asked: "Is it Yuan Junzhang, the battle where Liu Shirang defeated Yugushe?"
"That's right." Li Shan nodded and said, "No matter who they belong to, the injured will be sent to Yanmen Pass."
"How many were delivered in total?"
"One hundred and seventy-two people." Li Shan sighed: "Thirty-five of them were seriously injured and died."
Li Daozong's expression moved slightly, and he calculated silently in his mind. Of the 172 wounded, 35 were dead, and the damage rate was only 20%. Among them, more than 80 people could recover and go into battle. The recovery rate was close to 50%.
become.
In this day and age, this is a very exaggerated figure.
Li Daozong sighed: "No wonder... setting up wounded barracks can indeed boost the morale of the army."
Li Shan smiled and said nothing.
In fact, the number of wounded in that battle was far less than a hundred people. More than a hundred people died in the battle alone, and many were seriously injured and difficult to treat... Even after being sent to Yanmen Pass, Li Shan would do a physical examination as soon as possible.
If they cannot be cured, they will all be sent to other places and will not be allowed to enter the wounded barracks.
In other words, those who enter the wounded barracks have a chance to survive.
Among these wounded who could no longer return to the battlefield were soldiers from the government and soldiers under Yuan Junzhang's command. The former were naturally under the control of the imperial court, while the latter were granted land and settled by Li Shan in Daizhou, Xinzhou, Yuzhou and other places.
The news has long since spread to Mayi. Now most of Yuan Junzhang's soldiers are sympathizing with Li and Tang. After fighting for so many years, who in the ordinary world doesn't long for a stable life?
In addition, Yuan Junzhang took a large number of young and strong people from Shuozhou and Yunzhou, and many of the soldiers' families moved to Daizhou. Li Shan decided to use this as a breakthrough to gradually weaken Yuan Junzhang's military strength and gradually replenish it.
He joined the Tang army as generals and soldiers and took complete control of Mayi.
"From the trade route to relocating the people, and then to forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender, and now using it to control the army, Huairen is a good method." Li Daozong clicked his tongue twice, "The links are all intertwined, which makes people talk and watch."
"Brother Daozong is still needed to help." Li Shan said with a smile: "Now I don't have any generals under my command."
The assistant officers and generals of the garrison in Daizhou were not decided until the year before. In addition, there was no war in the cold winter, so they would not take up their posts until at least the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. As for the soldiers below, Daizhou, Xinzhou, and Yuzhou were okay.
, the soldiers in other prefectures will have to wait until at least the spring plowing.
Therefore, if he wanted to gradually replace Yuan Junzhang's subordinates to ensure control, Li Shan really couldn't do it without Li Daozong's help.
"Huairen, my brother has already sent the general." Li Daozong laughed and said, "When I return to Beijing one day, Daoxuan may even complain."
At this time, a middle-aged general strode over and said, "Meet the King of Rencheng and the Duke of Guantao County."
"I dare not accept the courtesy of Duke Xue." Both Li Shan and Li Daozong either turned sideways to avoid each other, or responded cleanly.
This is Li Daoxuan's old tribe left in Hedong. Now it is under the command of Li Daozong, and it is also Li Shan's old acquaintance, Xue Zhong.
However, a few months ago, Xue Zhong's daughter had been engaged to Li Daoxuan, and she was considered an elder. However, Xue Zhong was a bit old-fashioned, and Li Daozong felt that it was not easy to serve him, so he simply sent her to Yanmen Pass.
After a few words of greeting, Xue Zhong pointed to the outside of the wall and said, "Just now, a barbarian knocked on the pass and claimed to be a Turkic envoy."
Li Shan was shocked. Did Tuli Khan make a choice so quickly?
He could endure the fact that Yu Sheshe was killed and chose to form an alliance. He really looked down upon him. He was very knowledgeable and he seemed to be someone who was not easy to fool... Li Shan thought about it and said softly: "Please come into the main hall."