At the beginning of May, the Taifu government issued a conscription order, which immediately changed the entire atmosphere in Guanzhong. Lin
Officials in various places were busy raising supplies to cooperate with the conscription, and people from all walks of life were also busy gathering together. Although the common people were not involved in the conscription, they were still panic-stricken. All kinds of speculations and rumors were noisy in the wild, filling the entire Guanzhong.
There was a tense and tense atmosphere.
But no matter what the civil atmosphere is, the recruitment of troops and preparations for the parade are proceeding in an orderly manner. As the time enters midsummer in June, troops from all over Guanzhong gradually gather in Xianyang.
In late June, a mighty team of tens of thousands of horses and horses headed eastward along the Weishui River. Such a large team of people and horses was really rare. Wherever they passed, there were many villagers looking at them from a distance, and bandits and wild beasts.
They all retreated, they really couldn't afford to offend such a huge and terrifying team.
This was Li Tai and his party who entered Guanzhong from Longyou. The Longyou disciples led by Li Tai alone had thousands of meritorious soldiers who entered the court and were rewarded in the battle with Liangzhou. In addition, those who moved to Guanzhong from Liangzhou
There are more than 5,000 households, forming such a huge team.
If only Li Tai and his party entered the customs, they would be able to reach Chang'an in a few days with sufficient provisions and sufficient supplies. However, because there were thousands of households traveling with them, their speed would be slowed down.
It's been more than half a month and I still haven't left Qizhou.
Fortunately, the helpers arranged by the Taiwan government have arrived, and the group stayed in Qizhou for two days before the delivery of these immigrants was completed.
Li Tai couldn't help feeling relieved. He really didn't want to go with these Liangzhou immigrants anymore, not because he saw these people as a drag, but because in the ancient context, this large-scale migration of people was simply a hell on earth.
Ordinary scenes, what I see every day are scenes of life and death, full of negative energy. Lin
Although Li Tai was not benevolent, he felt extremely miserable after seeing so many scenes like this every day. Because of the insufficient administrative capacity of the Western Wei regime, in order to weaken potential local threats, he forcibly drove the people away from their hometowns, dragging their families with them.
The long-distance migration, a large amount of people's wealth and lives were wasted on the migration, it is really terrible.
He had no ability to stop this kind of thing, so he could only calm down his mood and turn a blind eye. After handing over these people to the officials responsible for settling them, he led his troops and continued without stopping for a moment.
Head towards Chang'an.
Within Xianyang, on a plateau between Jing and Wei, a large-scale camp area has been designated, and more than half of the camps have already gathered people.
For such a large-scale camp planning, it is inevitable that there will be differences in location. Whether it is shaded and ventilated, or whether it is completely uncovered, close to a water source and cool, or whether it is directly exposed to the scorching sun on the top of the plateau. Although it is not a matter of life or death, it is
It greatly affects the living experience of the camp soldiers.
Especially this year’s parade is a full season ahead of schedule, and the weather is unbearably hot. If the campsite is not in a good location, it will be miserable.
As people from all walks of life continue to gather here, some campsites with better locations have attracted the attention and competition of people from all walks of life. Usually, those with low potential will naturally avoid those with high potential, while those with equal potential will
Various military skill competitions were held to determine ownership.
However, in this year's parade, the trend of ranking based on seniority is not very strong. Trying to use power and position to suppress people often does not work well. Lin
One is naturally because the weather is hot, which makes people more irritable and less awe-inspiring. The other is because of a role model. Li Boshan, who defeated Zhao Gui in the White Water Parade last year, not only won great fame, but also won many awards.
He was greatly favored by Daxingtai, and even won the favor of Du Guxin, the Duke of Hanoi, and betrothed the girl in the household to him.
Although more than half a year has passed since the incident, people still talk about it with great enthusiasm. The power of role models is infinite, so this year these generals are more or less full of gunpowder, especially some young generals who stare at them just looking for them.
A few old people were angry.
The Grand Parade has not officially started yet, but it has become a common practice among the soldiers here to fight each other. Several fights of varying sizes are held every day, which can be said to be very lively. As for the camp, which is the main bargaining chip for the fight, except for some Taifu
Important areas have been divided in advance, and other better-located areas have already had several changes of residents.
On the west bank of the Jingshui River, there is a sloping valley that is several miles long and covers an area of more than ten hectares. The vegetation on both sides of the valley is dense, and large areas of cool tree shade are cast in the flat slope valley. There are also several clear channels between the terraces.
The spring stream runs through the valley, and the cool and moist river breeze is constantly blowing in from the east side.
But even such a place with an excellent location and environment, enough to accommodate thousands of people to camp and rest, has not yet been occupied. Even the nearby and cramped forts with inferior environment have changed hands many times, but this area
There are still only simple fences and ditches demarcating them, and no one is stationed in them.
"The camp here is so comfortable and livable, why are there no people stationed there?"
Such a strange situation naturally arouses curiosity. It is inevitable that people who are new to this place will be looking for a place to stay, and they can't help but start thinking about this place. Lin
Some of the camp soldiers who had arrived earlier replied: "I heard that it was the camp that was drawn up by Prime Minister Yuan Dazai, the king of Guangling."
Although the power of Guanxi belongs to the Bafu, after all, the Wei family still has a rightful name. Wang Yuanxin of Guangling, as the elder of the clan with a transcendent status in the clan, is also respected and dare not be disrespected. Hearing this is actually what he expected.
Even though most people gave up the idea of occupying the campsite they left behind.
But some people were still dissatisfied. Seeing that this place had an excellent environment but was being left idle, they couldn't help but angrily said: "The King of Guangling does not control military aircraft. Even if he participates in the parade, he is just a guest on a high platform. Why should he seize the perfect camp?"
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Hearing this argument, the people around him were afraid that the world would not be chaotic and encouraged others to take possession of it. However, that person did not dare to offend easily. He just said bitterly: "I dare not offend the majesty of the famous king, but I can't bear it."
Sulky. Once the soldiers are stationed here, we will have a fight!"
Hearing this, the onlookers also applauded and applauded, which shows that there are not a few who hold similar thoughts.
After Li Tai and his party set off on the road quickly, it only took more than a day to cover the rest of the journey and arrived at the parade venue near Xianyang.
"Boshan, here, here! I have been waiting here for a long time!" Lin
Next to the intersection ahead, Li Licheng stood on the high frame of the vehicle, with his palms on his eyebrows looking towards the dusty road. When he saw Li Tai, who was at the front of the team, he immediately waved his hands enthusiastically.
shouted.
Li Tai was also very happy to meet again after being separated for several months, and immediately rode towards Li Licheng.
But Li Licheng had no time to reminisce with him. He looked at the extraordinary green horse under his crotch and clicked his tongue: "Good horse, really good horse! Although I am not good at bow and horse games, I can't restrain myself when I see this horse."
I want to go for a ride!"
When Li Tai heard Li Licheng's praise, he felt even more proud. He turned around and pointed at the huge team behind him and said with a smile to Li Licheng: "It's rare that a filial piety is not afraid of the scorching heat and comes here to welcome me. I will allow you to join the team later and choose a few horses."
"This, these are all your troops?"
Li Licheng's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the vast cavalry team that could not be seen to the end. When he saw Li Tai nodded with a smile, he was excited again. He grabbed the horse's bridle with both hands and hung it in front of the horse's head, repeatedly
He sighed: "Bo Shan, did you lead all the Longyou army back to Guanzhong? Lord Hanoi is really partial to you! With such a powerful man in my family, who else in the world should I fear..."
Seeing that this guy was a little carried away with his joy, Li Tai quickly raised his hand to stop him from continuing to brag. The leader brought a free horse, and then led Li Licheng to the team to greet Yang Kuan who was traveling with him. Lin
After running here from Longyou, Yang Kuan was also a little tired, but he still cheered up and responded. When he learned that Li Licheng had already served as Sima and Taifu Shaoqing of the Guangling Palace at such a young age, he looked at Li Licheng again.
He was very enthusiastic and pointed at the two of them and sighed: "With such talented heirs, why worry about the family not being able to prosper for a long time!"
The returning Longyou disciples led by Li Tai were about to directly participate in the next parade, but Yang Kuan was going to return to Beijing to report on his duties. Li Tai saw that he was very interested in Li Licheng, so he motioned to Li Licheng to escort Yang Kuan back to Chang'an.
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Li Licheng was a little unhappy, but he still had the heart of a young man. Seeing that Li Tai's soldiers were so strong, he wanted to follow him to the parade venue to show off his power, but when he saw Li Tai's glare, he quickly agreed and left a few more people behind.
The domestic slave led Li Tai the way, and then accompanied Yang Kuan to the ferry to cross the river.
After arriving at the Xianyang camp, Li Tai rode his horse forward while looking at the soldiers in the camp with great interest. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the military construction of the Western Wei Dynasty had also made visible progress. What he saw now
The atmosphere in the camp was completely different from what I saw when I first participated in the parade in the ninth year of Datong.
Soon the group arrived at the camp that Li Licheng had reserved for them in advance. Li Tai walked around the camp and was quite satisfied with Li Licheng's arrangements, so he ordered his troops to dismount and set up camp.
However, while the subordinates were busy setting up camp, many onlookers gradually gathered outside the valley.
Li Tai originally thought that they were just curious about where such a large cavalry group came from, so he didn't care. Instead, he sat on the ground under the shade of a tree and introduced Guanzhong to Linghu Yanbao, who came to Guanzhong for the first time.
Human relations and customs.
After a while, more onlookers gathered outside the valley, and some people made strange and provocative noises into the valley. When Li Tai saw this, he suddenly felt unhappy. He was about to establish a clear-cut stance in front of his subordinates.
How can you let these extremely boring bastards ruin your authority image and slap you in the face!