"The Duke of Xihe is actually able to take it and use it in the enemy's territory to make up for his own shortcomings. He can be a good shepherd for the real country and a capable minister guarding the border!"
When he saw Li Tainan bring back a fleet full of food, Wang Yuanxun, who was waiting in Jingzhou City, couldn't help but be a little stunned, and then he couldn't help but marvel.
Although he was young, he was not an ordinary pampered and ignorant dandy from the world. He had followed his father in the army for many years and had a good understanding of military and political affairs. However, Li Tai's actions still shocked him.
It should be noted that his father has theoretically occupied the territory of the Henan provinces, but there are still many obstacles in the personnel transfer. Xiangyang to the south of Jingzhou is an important town in Nanliang, and Li Tai was able to gain numerous gains in its territory without any hindrance.
Wanshi grain, this is really unreasonable and beyond Wang Yuanxun's inherent knowledge.
Nowadays, Li Tai no longer needs to show off in front of his peers to gain a sense of superiority. He is too lazy to explain the reason to Wang Yuanxun. He just said: "These tens of thousands of stone grains should be able to make up for the problems in Henan. I will do it."
The police officers arranged for escort to the upper reaches of the Taishui River, south of Sanya Road, but going further will require transportation by Taiyuan public servants."
After Wang Yuanxun heard the words, he nodded again and said: "I am very grateful to Lord Xihe for helping me so far! This matter is urgent and I have no time to bother you here. After the bandits retreat, I will definitely return here to express my gratitude to Lord Xihe."
Help!”
The most important problem of food and grass was solved. Wang Yuanxun no longer had the worries when he first arrived in Jingzhou. He had a determined and confident smile on his face. He had already begun to imagine what would happen after repelling the enemy army. After thanking Li Tai and saying goodbye, he immediately led the army.
The entourage escorted the fleet heading north along the Feishui River.
Looking at the departing figures of this group of people, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little complicated. He just sighed with sadness when he said the words. He quickly collected his emotions and returned to the state capital to continue handling military and political affairs. The first thing to do was naturally to choose to go.
The general who built the city in Caiyang.
After returning to the state capital, Li Tai summoned all the generals to the central hall of the mansion, and then informed everyone about the matter.
After the generals heard this, they were all happy. Although they did not know the collusion between Li Tai and Nanliang Xiao Jin, they also understood that there must be a very deep collusion between them.
For example, the previous withdrawal from Fancheng and the attack on the two counties showed that Li Tai had penetrated deeply into Xiangyang in Nanliang. This time, he directly built a city and stationed it in Caiyang, which is across the water from Xiangyang. It can be said that Li Tai directly
It’s clearly proven.
"I would like to ask Master Lang, are the troops stationed in Cai Yang planning to attack Xiangyang in the future? If so, I would like to invite you to serve as the vanguard! There are many people here who boast about bravery, but when it comes to land, water, and water battles, and how to break up the camp and capture the city, I am the leader of this hall.
Lord, no one dares to boast that they can defeat me!"
The first person to open his mouth to fight for this opportunity was He Ruoden. This big mouth sounded familiar as soon as he opened his mouth. He didn't want to say it clearly. He first humiliated everyone present to highlight himself: "There is no need to say more about the old war in Heyang.
, picking up Heyang Nancheng together with Gao Wu is not a great deed. However, after guarding the river bridge to prevent the enemy from coming south, and after the arrival of Master Lang, he entered the middle city of Heyang and gave me the important weapon. I guess it was also Lang.
The Lord feels that no one can do it except me..."
He didn't say much, but he kept talking, ignoring the glaring generals, and by the way, he dragged Li Tai down to show that he was the best choice, the Lang Lord's designated sweetheart.
Sitting in the banquet, Li Tai rolled his eyes as he listened. Seeing He Ruoden's words so firmly, he even thought about it carefully and confirmed that he had never had such an idea at the time. It was just that this guy liked to mess with others and wanted to be the commander of the artillery regiment. , it’s all about him!
After hearing what He Ruodun said, all the generals in the hall had different reactions. Some people glared coldly, some curled their lips and sneered. Gao Le, who was named and evaluated as nothing, couldn't help but raise his hand and hold the saber. hilt.
Seeing that the atmosphere killer was present, the meeting might not be able to continue calmly, so Li Tai said: "I have called you into the hall today because I have something to teach you. The East bandit army will enter Yingchuan, and I have made an agreement with the Taiyuan Convention. We want to attract and accept people from that territory to come here to avoid disaster. Because I know that your family used to be affiliated with Yingzhou Juyi, I guess there is still an old relationship to be continued in that territory, so I will let you go north to attract people from Henan to come south. It can't be delayed. Lead the troops and set off immediately!"
As he spoke, he took up a pen and wrote a military order, stipulating a military route for He Ruodun, and heading to the border of Jingzhou to lead the refugees back. In the early years of the Great Unification, his father and son were originally from Henan and led their troops to defect to Guanxi. Li Tai sent him there. It's not just about pushing people away.
After He Ruoden heard this, he lowered his head and obviously didn't want to agree. After all, attracting immigrants to enter the country would have done so much, how could he follow up on it? According to Cai Yang. But when he noticed that the master's expression turned serious, he hurriedly put it away. With a little emotion in my heart, I stood up and went forward to take orders.
Just when he was about to leave the Zhitang Hall, he couldn't hold it back anymore and said to the generals unwillingly: "I'm going to be assigned to something else now, so I won't compete with you for this position. No matter who of you is assigned this position, you must work hard." , Don’t let Master Lang disappoint you, remember that there are still capable people in the house who are just waiting to take their place!”
After saying this, he resigned to Li Tai and turned a blind eye to the glares of others.
Although He Ruodun left, the negative energy left behind could not be dissipated for a while. Seeing that everyone was still angry, Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy. Let alone anything else, if someone told him He really didn't believe that Ho Ruoden was colluding with people and cliques.
Putting aside some gimmicks in his mind, he carefully explained to everyone the purpose of setting up a city in Nanyongzhou this time and the role it would play in the future.
In order to let the generals understand the current relationship with Xiangyang so as not to make wrong judgments, Li Tai also recounted his past dealings and agreements with Yueyang King Xiao Qi, including some of the more core contents. For example, the specific details of Hanzhong trade are still hidden, and there is no need to inform the public.
In short, Caiyang built the city to create a window for penetration into Xiangyang and even the entire Nanliang society, rather than a simple military fortress.
"This defeat of the Liang Kingdom is by no means just a temporary defeat. The arrogance and arrogance of its towns has gradually emerged. Hou Jingshi was completely devastated and took over Shouyang. Although it was caused by gangrene in the hands and feet, if it is not treated for a long time, it will not lose its internal organs. Poison! Since we are on the border of the town, we must not just be short-sighted, we must be prepared for rebellions and a complete loss of order in the country!"
Hearing what Li Tai said, the eyes of the generals suddenly showed even greater enthusiasm. Every time there is war and chaos, it is a good opportunity for warriors to come forward. For them, the survivors of the Northern Wei Dynasty who have just experienced the six-town mutiny, this Nature is no stranger.
"To make your grand plan more profound, I will invite you to leave the town at the end. Nanyong Prefecture was originally established as a temporary facility. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to achieve actual governance, we will not be in vain for the title awarded by the imperial court."
Dou Chi stood up from the table and spoke to Li Tai.
He came to Jingzhou with Li Tai this time. He originally had the title of governor of Nanyong Province, but he stayed in Jingzhou City. For example, Hou Zhi, who served as the governor of East Jingzhou, had already led his troops out of Biyang to form a new alliance with Rangcheng.
The tendency of echoing each other can be regarded as being on one side.
Dou Chi was already highly qualified, but because he was not a close confidant of Xingtai, he had always been somewhat powerless. Now that he was in Jingzhou, he was more willing to be the deputy of Li Tai, a rising star, but it did not mean that he had completely lost his ambition to achieve success.
Especially after seeing Li Tai's various military and political actions after entering the state, it was dazzling. It also made Dou Chi feel very satisfied, and even more itchy and eager to display his ambitions.
Although the trip to Caiyang was just to set up a city and station a partial army, it was logical that there was no need to dispatch a general of Dou Chi's level, but he also recognized Li Tai's judgment on this, so he hoped to get an opportunity to lead an army of his own.
, not only can we monitor Xiangyang nearby, but we can also rely on this to wait for the opportunity and then look into the entire Handong region.
Li Tai didn't expect that the amount of chicken blood would actually make Dou Chi's heart beat.
However, after thinking about it, he still said: "Although I am the leader of the state, I still rely on the governor for internal affairs. It is just the work of minions, so why bother to touch my torso! In addition, the state's governance and people's livelihood are gradually becoming more stable, so it is necessary to establish states and counties.
The townships and regiments are each equipped with weapons to prepare for the changes of the times. I don’t know who will be responsible for this except the Grand Governor."
When Dou Chi heard what Li Tai said, he stopped insisting. He nodded and sat down again, but gave his nephew Dou Yi a look.
Dou Yi understood in his heart, but before he could get up to accept the order, Shi Linghu Yanbao, the head of the Hussar Prefecture, had already taken the lead and said: "Your Majesty, foreword, after the establishment of this city, there are many things involved. It not only requires strict discipline and military discipline, but also more
He is capable in handling matters. Ever since Governor Liang took up the position, he has done everything he has been asked to do. If he is appointed now, he will definitely be able to do the job."
Hearing what Linghu Yanbao said, several generals in the hall echoed, and Liang Shiyan also quickly stood up and asked for orders to express his position.
Li Tai originally preferred the combination of Zhu Meng and Li Quji. After all, they were more confidant. However, after hearing the generals' voices and weighing the balance, he felt that Liang Shiyan was indeed more powerful than Zhu Meng in terms of dealing with complex situations.
It's more appropriate. When he led his army to move between Heluo and Luo before, Liang Shiyan always recruited other troops to support or rear his troops, and he did an excellent job.
So he nodded and agreed, and ordered Liang Shiyan to lead 2,000 cavalry to Caiyang to set up a garrison and serve as the defense chief of the new city. He then appointed Li Quji as his chief history officer and asked them to cooperate in military and political affairs.
As for other generals, Li Tai also plans to appoint them in batches to serve as magistrates of counties and counties in Jingzhou, and is preparing to establish county, county and township regiments as the second echelon of military force in Jingzhou. After all, the ensuing chaos in Jianghan will definitely
The troops he brought from Kansai were still somewhat insufficient.