There are more than 24,000 soldiers registered in the Governor's Office of the Rear Army, but a considerable number of them are generals at all levels who have been privately enrolled in the Army.
Although this part of the soldiers was registered, Li Tai, the commander-in-chief, could not control it. He could only give orders to the corresponding generals and let them complete their assembly and combat tasks.
Of course, a powerful military leader like Li Tai would not worry too much about his subordinates' disobedience and disobeying orders. If he was really angry, all his troops would be included in the A-level, which would be enough to increase tens of thousands of troops and put other generals directly.
Sidelined and marginalized. However, if he puts all his strength on the table, there will be certain risks for him.
In addition to this group of personnel, there are also some soldiers who participate in river defense or perform other tasks outside. These soldiers are subject to the control of the frontline generals. Only when they return to the Huazhou garrison can Li Tai gain jurisdiction.
Therefore, there are only more than 7,000 troops still gathered in the rear army's military city and camp today. Together with the supporting servicemen and soldiers, it can reach a scale of nearly 20,000.
After all, the financial situation of Huazhou Bafu is so dire, it is unrealistic to have a huge army of hundreds of thousands of people gathered around Bafu all year round. The troops must be stationed in various places and have food places to stay, just to survive.
Li Tai, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, sounds very majestic, but in fact he is responsible for the daily life and training of the rear army troops stationed near Huazhou, ensuring the size and manpower of these troops, and ensuring that there are soldiers available in wartime.
Everyone is brave enough.
However, this is easy to say but very difficult to do. Even in peacetime and abundant material conditions in later generations, deserters often occur. Nowadays, various non-combat attrition situations are even more serious.
When Li Tai and his party arrived at the military camp outside the city, it was already afternoon. This time they were not blocked outside the camp. After hearing the news, the governor Tian Hong led a group of camp generals and captains to wait outside the camp gate early. When they saw
When Li Tai rode his horse to the front, they all came forward to greet him: "I will wait for you to see the Governor."
Tian Hong is from Gaoping in Yuanzhou and a fellow villager of the Li Yuan brothers. Although he is only in his thirties, he is already a veteran with great achievements in battle.
As one of the few generals who could still stick to his duties and not flatter Yu Wenhu's bad feet, he got off his horse and took Tian Hong's arm, walking into the camp while asking about various business matters.
In the camp at this time, the soldiers had just finished a morning of training and were free to move around and relax. When they saw Tian Hong and other generals accompanying Li Tai into the camp, many people came in to look around, wanting to see who the big shots were.
this.
After looking at it for a while, someone suddenly pointed at Li Tai and shouted in surprise: "It's Li Boshan, Li, Li Kaifu! The famous general has entered the camp, why don't you guys come out to welcome him and watch?"
This shout spread in the camp, and immediately attracted more camp soldiers from other places to rush towards it. When they saw that it was indeed Li Tai, they all smiled, waved and shouted, and some even shouted and joked:
: "When will Li Kaifu attack Jinyang again? Is it possible that I entered the camp today to select warriors who will attack the East bandits in the future?"
Li Tai knew that he was very popular in the country, but he still underestimated the enthusiasm of these soldiers for him.
The distance from the camp gate to the Chinese army's tent was only two or three miles. Just after walking halfway, the road in the camp had already been blocked by onlookers. It was difficult to walk forward. Everywhere you looked, there were warm and cheerful smiles, expressing their
Happy to see Li Tai here.
When Tian Hong and other generals watched this battle, they were a little surprised for a while and yelled loudly to restrain the crowd.
They were quite powerful, and after giving orders, the soldiers in the front did not dare to be rude anymore, but the soldiers further back still came towards them one after another, making the scene more and more chaotic.
After Li Tai saw this situation, he stopped pushing his way into the crowd. Although everyone seemed to be welcoming him, he was not sure if there were any licking dogs raised remotely by the Eastern Wei Dynasty who could come forward and give him a knife.
To avenge King Gao.
He stopped Tian Hong from shouting to the guards to drive away the camp soldiers, but raised his hand and said: "The mood is unstoppable, why not go to the camp camp to relieve the enthusiasm."
When Tian Hong and others saw that there were battalion soldiers outside the crowd, they could only nod in agreement, and then followed Li Tai as they struggled to clear the way to the school grounds. When they arrived at the school grounds, they all had a lot of wounds on their bodies.
sweat.
The battalion soldiers also followed into the school grounds. When they heard the sound of drum orders, the obedience developed through long-term training immediately made them stop smiling on their faces, their expressions became serious, and they stood according to their respective subordinates.
At a fixed location in the school field.
Standing on the high platform, Li Tai could not help but show satisfaction when he saw that thousands of battalion soldiers had gone from chaos before to orderliness in just two drum orders, in just over a quarter of an hour.
After all the soldiers were listed separately, Li Tai noticed an obvious change, that is, most of the soldiers present were Han Chinese, accounting for at least 70% of them.
Although Li Tai did not particularly hate Xianbei soldiers, when he saw that Han men had become the mainstream of the Western Wei army, he couldn't help but sigh. He slowly took two steps forward and looked down at the soldiers in the audience and shouted loudly: "
The sons and daughters come running all over to see me, do you know who I am?"
Hearing this shouting, there was a brief silence in the school grounds. After a while, all the soldiers shouted out various titles for Li Tai, such as Li Boshan, Li Kaifu, Li Dadu, Xihe Gong, etc.
Hearing this messy answer, Li Tai was also happy. Unknowingly, he had saved up so many names. It seemed that if he stayed around for a few more years, he would have a multi-faceted seal with several more faces than his father-in-law.
It's not a fantasy.
He raised his hand again and pressed down. Soon all the noise gradually subsided and the place became quiet again. Then he shouted again: "Do all the soldiers admire my previous achievements? Do you dare to share with me and win again?"
Contribute to the enemy's territory and kill He Liuhun in the den of thieves!"
"yes!"
"dare!"
This time, the shouting was much more orderly, and everyone roared with red faces and thick necks, as if as long as the voice was loud enough, this thing could come true.
Li Tai laughed loudly when he heard these answers, and then shouted: "After returning to the country, Daxingtai wanted to give me a new role and asked me what I meant. I only regret that there are not enough loyal, righteous and courageous people under my command.
I can defeat the giant bandit in one battle. Therefore, Daxingtai has granted me the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army, and all the brave soldiers in this camp will be given to me!"
After the soldiers on the field heard this, they were even more overjoyed and applauded one after another. The incompetence of one general exhausted the three armies. They knew how lucky they were to follow an excellent and powerful general.
There may be other generals in the country who have more outstanding achievements than Li Tai, but before they were all from the countryside, how could they know about their military achievements? Now that they have joined the Chinese Army, I heard that the greatest achievements were made by Li Taiyong. For those who can join them
His subordinates were naturally very excited.
"Since you admire your great achievements, you should move forward bravely! To kill thieves across borders, you need to order and prohibit them. Since you officers and men are my subordinates, you must remember two things. Those who fail to be brave will be deposed, and those who disobey orders will be killed!"
Speaking of this, Li Tai's expression became very serious, and he immediately waved to the tribesmen he had invited from the audience, and ordered them to pile a batch of fine bows, swords, armor, gold, silver, jewelry and other items on the high platform.
Even the Longyou horses that he and his party rode into the camp were lined up around the high platform.
"As I take up my new post today, I am deeply honored to be greeted by the crowd's joyful support. Words cannot express my gratitude enough, and I will reward the warriors in each camp with several types of seasonal items. Regardless of riding and archery skills, anyone who can be ranked among the best will be able to come forward to choose the seasonal items.
One piece!"
Hearing this shouting, the crowd in the venue suddenly became more joyful. No matter how grand and passionate the words are, they can't be as inspiring as real things.
Seeing the sophisticated equipment and exquisite jewelry piled high on the high platform, not only the soldiers were gearing up, but even the commanders and generals were eager to try.
Li Tai entered the camp today, and his main theme was to be bold and straightforward. When he saw the crowd's enthusiasm, he was aroused. When he ordered the generals to take charge of a martial arts competition, everyone can choose what they are good at, or they can participate in multiple categories.
If he could really be so versatile that he won first place in all categories, then Li Tai would naturally not be stingy with rewards.
So soon various martial arts activities were held in full swing on the school grounds. Occasionally, someone would come out on top in a sport, and there would be a sound of drums on the high platform to celebrate. After they chose their prizes, they would jump on their horses and go around the arena to show off.
Life in the military camp is boring and hard work. Even if there are no games with good luck on weekdays, the masses will rush to participate. Not to mention that today, the general Li Tai spends a lot of money and praises and boasts. The soldiers
They were even more intoxicated.
The officers and soldiers in the camp were busy performing martial arts, and the news soon spread to the banquet of Yuwen Hu's family in Huazhou City.