When Li Tai took the old town of Sanfang City, he already commanded nearly 10,000 troops. Although quite a few of them were not from his own tribe, there were thousands of villagers recruited by private troops and Shang Yuan. Last year, he was able to command the troops during the Baishui Grand Parade.
Pull out an army of soldiers and horses.
Only a few months had passed since he left for Longyou, and he had brought back another three thousand athletes from Longyou. His ability to pull the team was simply jaw-dropping. What was even more astonishing was that he directly belonged to Li
Tai's troops have reached six to seven thousand!
Although it is now the post-Three Kingdoms period of the last dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, no matter which country you are in, those who have such a large-scale private tribe cannot be underestimated.
Even when He Bayue was not yet dead and the military leaders of Beizhen had their respective tribes and structures intact, few people could have such a large number of tribesmen.
In today's Kansai, aside from a few relatively special existences, there are very few military leaders who have so many private military units by themselves. Of course, Li Tai himself is also a rather special existence.
He first inherited a considerable part of He Basheng's tribal heritage, and then was cultivated by Daxingtai. At a young age, he was awarded the title of Grand Governor and was given the opportunity to lead the construction of the three defense cities in northern Shaanxi. Then, because of Duguxin's son-in-law, he
Because I have been in Longyou for several months, I have been supported by big bosses along the way.
Of course, the real key to his gaining such a huge power lies in his own efforts. Most of He Basheng's trilogy is old and disabled, which is a heavy burden in itself. Northern Shaanxi has become a barren land due to the raging Jihu. As for Longyou,
The nostalgia that Li Tai has leveraged and integrated now is even more profound than that of Dugu Xin.
No matter what the process is, Li Tai is indeed a truly powerful military leader now. If we count from the time he first entered the customs in the ninth year of Tatong, the rapid growth of his power is really staggering.
But Da Ye has big worries. He has so many people, and if they are unwilling to accept being divided and dismantled, it will not be easy to arrange them.
Nowadays, in the Western Wei Kingdom, the imperial court and the overlords are in conflict with each other. If a team like Li Tai is placed who is not a direct lineage of either of them, it will undoubtedly add more variables, and Li Tai is not qualified to be free at all.
There is a balance between the two of them.
In this case, it is a natural choice to send Li Tai and his men out to take on part of the border defense tasks.
There are also powerful powerful men in places such as Hedong, Western Henan, and Henan. The imperial court and the Bafu also give them names to win over them, but they rarely recruit them into the court. One is naturally to resist the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the other is deliberately
beware.
What's more, in the opinion of quite a few people in Guanzhong, the three thousand Longyou athletes that Li Tai brought back should be given to Dugu Xin to hold on his behalf, rather than Li Tai's own power. After all, he only entered Long for a few years.
How could he have the ability to create such a large formation in just a few months?
In this case, this team is even more unsuitable to be placed in core areas such as Chang'an or Huazhou. Who knows if there will be a sudden outbreak and some kind of mutiny?
Li Tai had already thought about this issue. He didn't care whether he could stay in the Guanzhong Plain for a long time, and even vaguely expected to be released to guard one side.
Now he has a strong army and a strong horse. Instead of staying in the pass with his hands tied and being cautious and trembling whenever there is any disturbance, it is better to go out and explore the vast world and achieve great things!
Therefore, after hearing Shuo Hui's emotion, he smiled and said: "In these troubled times, no matter the minister or the head of Guizhou, there are many worries and few joys. But if the news can be heard along the way, we know that travelers are not alone.
Yu Dao, the favor is already a great relief, and I really don’t dare to hope that we can get together together. We are bound by grace and destiny, so how can we dare to selfishly think about it and stop moving forward!"
After Shuo Hui heard this, he smiled and said: "Although it is said so, if we can coordinate people and land, we will get twice the result with half the effort. I know you have been planning the Beizhou matter for a long time, and you must have been unwilling to change the matter to Longyou before.
Now that I am willing to be called back to my country, I must be hoping to resume my old job..."
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head. He felt more and more that Shuo Hui was a close friend and could see through his thoughts. He had invested so much effort in northern Shaanxi, and how could he let it go so easily? He was caught off guard before.
, had no choice, but now that the force is stronger, it is natural to hope to return to northern Shaanxi.
"I have my wish, but I dare not ask for my ear."
He shook his head and laughed dryly. Although he was very hopeful, he was not completely self-aware. He was kicked out because he made the boss unhappy. When he arrived in Longyou, he directly ruined the Taifu plan to steal the house. When Yu Jin
When I went to negotiate, I told the boss that I must get him back. It was obviously not because I missed him too much. At this moment, I still don’t know how to deal with myself despite holding back my strength. How can I easily let him get his wish?
The reason why he led so many Longyou disciples back to Guanzhong with great fanfare was to embolden himself and to warn Yuwentai that I am no longer a harmless subordinate of the overlord. If you dare to go too far with me, hum...
Seeing him like this, Shuhui said again: "Military and state affairs require careful consideration. If you don't recommend a good candidate when you know there are good ones, it will also be a disgrace. Since it is inconvenient for you to invite yourself, I will help you to make this matter in vain in the future."
To the Lord.”
After hearing this, Li Tai was overjoyed and quickly thanked Shu Hui again.
Since he came to this world, Shuo Hui has given him a lot of care, and more than a few words of thanks can repay him. This time, before he could say anything, Shuo Hui took the initiative to say that he really regarded Li Tai as his nephew.
Let the younger generation look at it.
Li Tai also secretly made a note that this time when he went back to his hometown, he must prepare some homework for Feng Duo, and make this kid work hard, otherwise he would really be deprived of this friendship.
"It's not just because of you. Li Xianqing has no intention of participating in border defense. After arriving in the town, he repeatedly sent letters asking for help in joining the Sixth Army. If we can make the right arrangements through this, then of course it will be good."
Shuhui spoke again, saying that Li Mu could no longer stay in Beizhou.
Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't know when the two of them had become so close to each other, but when he thought of that brat Li Ya who was following so many people in Shang Yuan Village, he felt it was natural.
Shuo Hui entertained them for another meal in the tent, and Li Tai asked for labor and supplies as soon as possible.
It should be noted that the maintenance cost of three thousand men and horses is huge. Although these Longyou athletes also brought enough supplies to last for a period of time when they left home, the demand for horsemen, Nuding and other servants is also huge.
On the way back to Guanzhong, we were traveling together to move to Liangzhou, so the people from Liangzhou did the work for us. After we left, we quickly came to Xianyang. Naturally, the sooner the relevant rations were in place, the better.
Otherwise, even if people can endure it, horses cannot. With more than 6,000 horses, even a small proportion of damage will make people feel distressed, and it is difficult to replace them in Guanzhong.
Naturally, Shui Hui didn't talk nonsense about this. Dangjie said that he would arrange someone to take charge of this matter tomorrow and he would definitely get the people in place as soon as possible.
In the next few days, Li Tai and the more than 3,000 Longyou athletes under his command became the stars of the Xianyang camp. Soldiers from other departments continued to come here, some because of their admiration and curiosity for Li Tai.
, and some just want to see the grace of Longyou Jingqi.
Although no one dared to shout and provoke as before, various friendly requests for discussion continued to come into the camp.
Li Tai did not refuse this. He carefully selected his opponents and arranged several confrontation drills of varying intensity every day. All the Longyou athletes under his command were also in high spirits and high in fighting spirit. They performed well in each bow and horse drill.
According to ordinary performance, although it is only a new army, in the final calculation, it loses less and wins more.
As the date of the Grand Parade approaches, the military discipline of the Xianyang camp has become more and more stringent, gradually losing its previous liveliness, and an atmosphere of iron-blooded killing has quickly emerged. People from all walks of life are guarding the camp and are not allowed to enter the camp without military orders.
Leaving camp without permission.
In the afternoon of that day, Li Tai had just been inspecting the camp when he was told that a distinguished guest from the envoy was coming to visit the camp, so he hurried to the camp gate to greet him.
When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Li Tai saw that the person coming was Yu Wenhu, whom he had not seen for a long time. Yuwen Hu also made a gesture to him, and then walked into the camp and ordered Li Tai to quickly arrange etiquette to take over.
edict.
This edict was to confer him the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry and to open a palace. Li Tai originally thought that he would wait until the end of the parade to see all the generals and receive the reward together, but he did not expect that it would be issued right now.
Although he had known that this would happen before, when he heard Yu Wenhu read out the edict and then gave him matching flags, drums, talismans and other tokens one by one, Li Tai could not help but feel excited, but at the same time he also felt faintly in his heart.
A bit unusual.
Yu Wenhu was an official of the Ba Mansion but did not serve in the imperial court. To issue such an important edict to open the government, it would be decent to send a high-ranking official from Taiwan. This scene was done perfunctorily, which was really a bit embarrassing.
Shabby, as if unwillingly but forced to do so.
After the edict was read out, Yu Wenhu came forward again, looked at Li Tai with complicated eyes, and after a while he said: "I still have official duties, so I don't have time to stay for a long time. I won't invite you to the party until after the grand reading."
Several friends are climbing Mount Huber to take up their new posts together."
After Li Tai heard this, he sent Yu Wenhu's gift out of the camp. Before he could think about it carefully, he discovered that there were still several people standing outside the camp. The first one was Huangfu Fan, who was a former colleague of Kai Cao in Taifu.
"Huangfu joining the army is..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Huangfu Fan's face suddenly fell. He bowed to Li Taishen first, and then motioned to the person behind him to come forward with an account book in hand. He said to Li Tai with a grimace: "Kaicao will review the old year."
According to the accounting records, it was found that several types of armors were sent to Li Kaifu, and their names are listed here. Please arrange for the return of the armors as soon as possible."
After Li Tai heard this, his face suddenly darkened. He didn't expect that as soon as he was promoted, debt collectors would come to his door. But the problem is, didn't I clear the debt earlier when I was a Kai Cao and joined the army? What bastard framed me!
He cursed secretly in his heart, took the name and glanced at it, his face suddenly stiffened, and he saw that the record was not the old debt he had erased, but the Mingguang Armor and other things that were rewarded in front of the Daxing Stage.
This bastard is not a frame-up, he is just careless and takes back things given away!
But the problem is, if you don’t pay attention to it, why should I? If you want to get your money back, just dream!