Now that the Bafu's levy order has been issued, the army can set off without delay. However, it always takes a certain amount of time to gather people and pack their bags. Li Tai does not need to turn around after receiving the order, and does not even have time to say goodbye to his family.
After confirming the personnel who would go out for the expedition and those who would stay behind, Li Tai handed over the preparation matters to his subordinates. He took some time to return to his home in the city and say a brief farewell to his wife.
We were originally newlyweds, but soon her husband became involved in official duties, leaving early every day and coming back late every day. Now he has to lead the army on an expedition. As a result, the time we spent together was not much longer than before the marriage. Naturally, Miaoyin felt a little sad in her heart.
But when facing her husband, she suppressed her melancholy and just forced a smile and said: "If my husband had not been diligent in the king's master, how could I live in peace and enjoy wealth forever? My husband does not need to worry about family affairs.
I have no worries about food and clothing, and even if I am a little bored, I can go home and relax. However, my husband is away in the army, so he must take care of his body and home, report to your father as soon as possible, and think about it later..."
As she spoke, she took out a bunch of plain silk gauze from her arms, held it in front of her forehead with both hands, looked solemn, and murmured something in her mouth. After a while, she carefully wrapped the silk gauze with brocade cloth, and cherished the exchange.
In the hands of Li Tai, he said seriously: "This Buddha gauze is the Buddha's blessing that I chanted sutras in the hall to pray for the Buddha's grace and care. Husband, please put it away properly and do not get it contaminated with filth. If there is anything in the battle formation,
, it’s just a small wound, and using this Buddhist gauze to wrap and apply it can cure convulsions and carbuncle poisons..."
Seeing the serious and dignified look on this little lady's face, Li Tai was moved and couldn't help but sigh. He felt more and more the misfortunes of people in troubled times.
Some people see the majesty of princes, generals, and horses, but how many joys and sorrows are accompanied by them?
In the troubled times of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties for more than three hundred years, many women were just like their wives, full of worries, sadness, apprehensions, and beautiful wishes, sending their husbands, fathers, brothers, or sons to the battlefield, but how many of their expectations could be fulfilled, and their loved ones
Can you return safely?
While putting the gauze away close to his body, he secretly decided in his heart that after returning from this battle, he must give this little lady a few biology lessons. The blessing of Buddha's power can cure wound infections!
The little lady didn't know that her husband was complaining that she was an uneducated little bumpkin, so she still regretted to herself: "This Buddhist veil should be recited for an hour every day. Only by reciting it for forty-nine days will it be most powerful.
But during the wedding days, I only remembered playing, but when I thought about doing it again, it was already less than forty-nine days ago. Husband, let’s just stop and avoid the enemy’s arrows. From now on, I will definitely work hard to fight for the enemy.
Husband, if you save a lot of Buddhist veils with full power of wishes, you can..."
No matter how full my will is, I still dare not move forward in the face of the enemy!
Li Tai quickly raised his hand to interrupt the little lady's chatter. He didn't want her to stay at home and do all this useless work, so he added: "The power of gods and Buddhas is elusive and hard to see, but human power is what can be truly expected. Although the lady has enough food and clothing, she may not be able to
This is true for everyone.
Although I and my wife cannot take care of the poor people in Kansai, only the soldiers under my command have spared no effort and fought bloody battles with me. If my parents, wives and children are still suffering from hunger and cold in the country, then it is because I, the general, cannot
righteous……"
"Don't worry, husband. After you go off to war, I will visit your subordinates and their families frequently. They will give you clothes if you don't have them, and you will feed them if you don't have food! I will make my husband the most benevolent and righteous lord in the whole of Kansai and in the whole world!"
When the young lady heard that there was still a task assigned to her, she nodded repeatedly and promised while holding her pink fist.
"You still have to do what you can. No matter how much you have, there is something wrong with it. Just be careful with what you have."
Li Tai smiled again and said, naturally he didn't want his wife to imitate other noble women's behavior of sacrificing their wealth to worship the Buddha just because she had nothing to do and was worried about the safety of her relatives. If the lady donated the money in front of her, he would have to snatch it back, so it would be better to distribute it directly.
Help the poor among your subordinates.
After chatting with his wife for a few words and seeing that it was already getting late, he put away his reluctance, waved his hand to her with a smile and said goodbye, then went out, mounted his horse, and hurried away.
Miaoyin sent her husband out with a strong smile. She waited until her husband disappeared at the corner of the street. There was still a stiff and dry smile on her face. It wasn't until the maid came forward and whispered a reminder that she couldn't help but shed tears.
Covering his face, he returned home.
An army expedition usually requires a swearing-in ceremony, but Li Tai's troops, as the vanguard, were not able to attend this ceremony. They needed to go east out of Tongguan to inspect and clear the way forward to ensure that the Chinese army could move forward unimpeded.
In this expedition, the vanguard of 3,000 men and horses were all dispatched by the rear army, including 1,000 light cavalry and 2,000 infantry.
But this is the standard for expedition personnel given by Bafu's military order. It does not include all the troops under Li Tai's command, especially the private troops under his command. He can bring as many as he wants. Bafu has no restrictions on this, but Bafu
The only thing the government was responsible for was the weapons and supplies for the three thousand cavalry.
In other words, if Li Tai had the ability to mobilize 100,000 troops in Kansai and go east to fight, the Overlord would not prohibit him. But if he really had such a large mobilization power, then he would go out of his way and directly compete with the boss Yu Wentai.
Li Tai did not intend to operate in Henan for a long time, nor did he want to fully expose his potential to the flow of time. Moreover, he was only responsible for forward operations, so he only gathered 5,000 troops. In addition to the 3,000 infantry and cavalry of the army, he also selected
He had two thousand elite cavalry under his command.
As for the accompanying personnel, they included deputy general Tian Hong, governor Shi Linghu Yanbao, military commander Li Quji, and disciple generals Liang Shiyan, He Ruodun, Gao Le, etc. The personnel were simpler than the last time they attacked Jinyang.
After all, he was only acting as a vanguard general this time, not as the main general. If he commanded too many generals, he would be a bit overshadowed. Therefore, he led a small number of elites to go on an expedition, and the others either stayed in the countryside to continue recuperating, or went to northern Shaanxi to do business.
develop.
When the troops and horses gathered together, Li Tai went to the Tai Mansion and the Chinese Army Military Mansion to bid farewell. Soon after, he led more than 5,000 men and horses under his command to leave the camp and run southward. On the first day, they marched more than 30 miles and stopped at Shayuan.
Stay at the camp on the east bank of Luoshui in the northeast.
Early the next morning, the army continued to march southeast, crossed the Wei River and entered the territory of Huayin. There was an official warehouse in Huayin, where the army replenished its ordnance supplies and received rations of transportation and service such as chariots, horses and soldiers.
Due to the recent changes in Henan, the Bafu has ordered FM to be imposed on the entire Kansai region. Huashan County is responsible for allocating various materials to the army in the entire Weinan region. Therefore, the entire Huayin region has dozens of camps, and wherever you look, everyone comes here to receive supplies.
The army consists of Chinese soldiers and horses brought back from elsewhere, as well as armed regiments from various prefectures, counties and villages.
Although the army here is large and chaotic, the arrival of Li Tai's five thousand troops is also a presence that dominates the audience. The Kansai Township regiment is mostly infantry, and even the elite of Bafu's army has an infantry-cavalry ratio of three to one.
One or even four to one.
As Li Tai was the pioneer, the ratio of infantry and cavalry allocated by the Bafu was only two to one. However, he could not resist his wealth, so he added a full two thousand elite cavalry. The proportion of cavalry in the army far exceeded that of infantry. See
He's not someone to be bullied.
Therefore, when his troops crossed the river and came south, the surrounding people, whether they knew him or not, all looked at him in awe and spontaneously gave way to the road, allowing his troops to enter the camp on the slope unimpeded.
Zhao Su, the prefect of Huashan County, had already stood waiting in front of the camp gate. When he saw Li Tai approaching on horseback, he strode forward to greet him: "I have been here waiting for Duke Xihe for a long time. The men, horses, materials and soldiers of Xihe Duke's office have been allocated well, and they can be paid immediately."
Give."
Zhao Su was still Li Tai's subordinate in Taifu. When Li Tai saw so many people gathered here, he thought it would take a lot of time to handle the matter. Unexpectedly, Zhao Su had already done it for him first, so he nodded with satisfaction and said
He said with a smile: "Thank you for your service to Mr. Zhao. I am in the army and it is inconvenient to have a banquet to express my gratitude. I will definitely get drunk with Mr. Zhao when I return in triumph."
The two of them were chatting here for a while, when suddenly a county official hurried over and whispered something to Zhao Su. After hearing this, Zhao Su's expression suddenly changed. He looked at Li Tai and hesitated, and apologized after a moment.
Say goodbye and leave.
When Li Tai saw this, he motioned to Li Quji to follow him and take a look. Zhao Su was not only his subordinate but also helped a lot. If he encountered any difficulties and it was convenient for him, he might as well help.
Li Quji did not return until half an hour after leaving. Soon after, he reported to Li Tai something that made people laugh or cry: some state soldiers were dissatisfied with the amount of supplies allocated by Huashan County and actually robbed an official warehouse. After hearing the news, Li Quji came back
The county soldiers were in a stalemate, and Li Quji led others to help before disarming the state soldiers and arresting them.
After hearing this, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh secretly, our Guanxi sons are so unruly and lawless. The reason why his troops can maintain strict military discipline is because he does everything he can to collect money everywhere to ensure military use.
This kind of atmosphere is only developed if there is no shortage of food.
Now that the rebellious state soldiers had been captured, Li Tai no longer asked how Zhao Su would deal with it, since it had nothing to do with him anyway.
But just when he had dinner and was about to go into his tent to rest, soldiers from the camp came to report that someone was knocking at the camp to see him.