Chapter 2 Become an Official (Sixth Middle School) Hearing this, everyone secretly cheered and said in their hearts: No wonder Tang Gong valued this person so much. Regardless of other things, his insight and courage alone are enough to make people respect him.
At that moment, everyone's morale was slightly improved, and a few young warriors took the initiative to volunteer, willing to go with Li Xu to the other side of the Liao River to explore the strength of the enemy's army. Everyone asked Chen Yanshou with their eyes, but the chief staff member of the Tang Dynasty gently shook his head and said sadly
"Zhong Jian's bravery is commendable, but we don't know anything about the situation on the other side of the Liao River. If we go there rashly, I'm afraid..."
He stopped without saying anything and unfolded a map. Everyone leaned over and looked at it. On the map, they saw that the mountains, roads, and rivers in the Great Sui territory on the west side of the Liao River were clearly marked. On the other side of the Liao River, in Goguryeo, except for a few
Outside the city represented by the roads and a few black spots, the military garrison, topography, rivers and mountains are actually completely blank!
"Don't there be more detailed maps in the army?" Li Xu asked in shock. He remembered that when he was in the Su Chuan tribe, Xu Dayan sent people to map all the nearby mountains and rivers within a radius of 300 miles in order to launch an attack on the Suotou Xi people.
The whole river valley was explored, including several fox holes in the nearby mountains that could hide people. The Sui Dynasty had been planning to use troops against Goguryeo for so many years, and Tang Gong Li Yuan, as a frontline general, did not have a usable map in his hands!
"This is the most detailed. The specific locations of several roads and cities were obtained by our brothers at the cost of their lives! The map in the hands of the imperial court is probably simpler than ours!" Chen Yanshou sighed and shook his head. He was also in the military.
Someone who has been a counselor for many years remembers that when Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, spent nearly three years in advance to understand the terrain of the south when he sent troops to the south, the current emperor is very confident in the strength of the Sui Dynasty when he marches eastward to Goguryeo!
"Even if we have a detailed map, we can't gather that many veterans. If we send out all the guards in the mansion, once someone attacks, I'm afraid Huaiyuan Town will become an empty frame!" Qian Jiulong added a clever line in a low voice.
It's hard to make a meal without rice. It's not like he didn't think about Li Xu and Li Shimin's suggestions. It's just that Tang Gongfu's current strength makes it difficult to protect itself. Where can they spare their troops to harass others?
Everyone turned their attention to Jiancheng again, ready to hear the decision of Tang Gong's eldest son. Although Li Jiancheng was inclined to Li Xu's suggestion, seeing that the chief counselor Chen Yanshou and the chief of guard Qian Jiulong were opposed, they had no choice but to suppress the idea of taking risks.
Looking at the eager eyes of his younger brother Shimin and Li Xu, Jiancheng said apologetically: "Zhongjian's strategy is very good, but the Tang government is short of manpower and narrowly escaped death after crossing the river. If my father had known about it, he would not have let everyone go.
Even if we take risks, we should stay the same in response to all changes, strengthen our vigilance, and intensify the training of several food protection teams. With so much food and grass stored in Huaiyuan Town, I think the imperial court is not willing to give it to others!"
After hearing what Jiancheng said, several young warriors who were eager to try had no choice but to nod in agreement. After a few more discussions, they thought about some emergency strategies for treating headaches and feet, and then they dispersed. Before getting on their horses, Li Shimin chased after them again.
He came out, pulled the reins of Heifeng, and whispered: "Brother Zhongjian's plan is very clever, but Uncle Qian and Uncle Chen are too cautious and dare not take risks. If I can get fifty good players, let's go together."
,OK?"
As he spoke, a pair of big eyes stared straight at Li Xu, his eyes filled with longing.
No matter how courageous Li Xu was, he would not dare to take the second young master on an adventure. He was anxious about how to deal with this daring little guy in front of him, but Li Shimin smiled again and said, "I know you will not dare to take me there."
, Forget it, one day I will train some good hands and take them with me, as long as I don't burden you!" After saying that, he let go of the horse's reins, turned around and went back home angrily, and never looked at the other person again.
A few days later, General Li Yuan ordered Mao Ju to announce that in view of the current situation, in order to strengthen the alert, he would re-adjust the configuration of troops and horses to protect food. He was from a noble family, had the hereditary military duty of Youxun Shi, and had recently acquired skills in military training. He was recommended for many reasons.
Liu Hongji is the special general, in charge of the 1,200 young men of the 12th Brigade of the 4th Regiment of the Food Protection Army.
Because Li Xu was good at training soldiers, the Duke of Tang recommended him to the imperial court as brigade commander. Before the official appointment from the imperial court, he first assumed the position of brigade commander of the Tiger Wing Brigade. In addition to the original fifty soldiers under his command, Tang Gong also recruited General Yuwenshu from General Yuwenshu.
He selected 50 elite soldiers from the 500 reinforcements sent and especially emphasized that the 100 soldiers under Li Xu would be under his direct control from now on. In case of emergency, he could directly dispatch his troops without asking anyone for instructions.
The military system of the Great Sui Dynasty consisted of a regiment of 300 men, a regiment of 100 captains and a brigade of 100, and a brigade of 50 men of brigades. The brigades were established more than a month ago, when Liu Hongji and Li Xu sacrificed their horses.
After assuming the positions of brigade commander and team leader respectively, in a blink of an eye, one of them was promoted to the leader of 1,200 food guards, and the rank of sixth-grade general. The other was also promoted to one level, and was awarded the title of special commander in case of emergencies.
Quan's generous treatment and rapid promotion were rare under the command of Tang Gong (Note 1). All the officers stood up and congratulated Liu and Li. Li Xu followed Liu Hongji and said a few polite words.
After saying a few words of thanks to Duke Tang for his promotion, he stepped forward with a smile and took the seal.
At present, Li Yuan is only serving as a food guard. According to the Sui military system, his subordinates can only place a long history, a soldier and a special general. Liu Hongji has just arrived and has already fulfilled his duties as a special general. This shows that Li Yuan trusts him.
Liu Hongji also lived up to Tang Gong's high expectations. When he returned to the military camp, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters and began to detail the defense of the granary.
He is a generous and righteous person, and he has close relations with military officers at all levels. With the support of Wang Yuantong, Qi Po Ning, Qin Ziying and other good friends who usually hang out drinking and admiring flowers, and with the support of Tang Gong, who can say
Within a few days, the food protection officers of the four regiments recognized the newly appointed general. Even if Li Yuan was not present, he would be able to find a backbone when encountering big or small matters.
I don't know whether it was intentional or an oversight, but the fifty elite troops assigned to Li Xu by Tang Gong were actually fifty cavalry, which was difficult to match with the original fifty infantry under his command.
Seeing this, the Lord opened the door for convenience and specially allocated seventy military horses to him. In this way, the Tiger Wing Brigade led by Li Xu became the only cavalry brigade in the food protection army. The brothers rode tall horses.
Running back and forth inside and outside the military camp, I felt so unhappy
No need to guess, Li Xu also knew that the matter of the elite cavalry must be related to the second son Shimin, so he no longer joined the other brigade leaders during troop training, but instead took a hundred of his brothers outside the city and walked along the Liaohe River every day.
Driving in circles in the twelfth lunar month, the wind was strong and the snow was cold. The brothers were cold and tired, and they were all complaining. But everyone saw that Li Xu always took the lead every time he went out for training and was never lazy, so they couldn't feel too much resentment against him. Besides, in Wang Yuantong, Qi
With the help of friends like Po Ning who were in charge of military supplies, the living conditions, armor, weapons, and food supplies of the Tiger Wing Brigade were second to none in the army. Although everyone suffered some physical pain, the envy and jealous looks they felt when eating and going out were very impressive.
Pleasant people
With a targeted target in mind, Li Xu discovered that he had only learned a superficial knowledge of formation coordination with Xu Dayan in the art of war. Basic commands could only improve the appearance and combat effectiveness of the army. How to collect and analyze the enemy's situation, how to seize opportunities, how to
In field battles, how to evacuate subordinates as much as possible after a sneak attack in the dark is a knowledge that must be mastered by generals who are responsible for their own affairs. When Xu Dayan planned the sneak attack on Xi Ren, he planned and trained for four full months. But now,
But he didn't know when the Goguryeo people couldn't bear it anymore and sent their troops to cross the Liaohe River.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly regret that he shouldn't have uttered arrogant words in Tang Gong's mansion. But at this point, he couldn't take back the words he said, so he had to search for everything he had learned, recalling everything he had learned and rummaging through it carefully, thinking about it.
, his mind was focused on the notes he had recited from Old Master Yang.
When Old Master Yang accompanied Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, on his southern expedition, there was also a big river across from Nanchen, but that river was wider and did not freeze in winter. Thinking of Master Yang's notes, Li Xu's mood lifted up. When he was in Xibu, he and
In his spare time, the coppersmith master once carefully analyzed the gains and losses of both sides in almost every battle of the war more than 20 years ago from the south and north sides at that time. The coppersmith carefully explained to him that Li Xu had nothing but feelings for Yang Su.
Apart from my admiration, what I remember the most are the details of strategizing.
So, while he was refining his troops in a targeted manner, he consulted Master Yang's notes and secretly planned the details of a sneak attack across the river. Seeing that Li Xu was so attentive, Liu Hongji had to use some of the "dirty" stories of himself and some friends when they were horse thieves.
The two of them discussed over and over again, and gradually came up with a rough action plan in mind.
Yang Gong's notes describe at great length how to find out the enemy's situation. Among them, sending spies is the main method. As a supplement, there are also other auxiliary methods such as buying off enemy generals and soldiers, using merchants, Lu, and rural people.
It's freezing now, Shanglu is cut off, but Khitan hunters can occasionally encounter these hunters who live near Huaiyuan Town in the wild or in the city market. They all speak some Chinese or Turkic dialects. Li Xu drew the gourd and painted his own
Dressed as a trader, I secretly chatted with a few mature and prudent hunters, and I gained some understanding of the situation in Fuyu, Xincheng, and Wugu, the four major Goguryeo garrison towns on the other side of the Liao River, which are closer to Huaiyuan Town.
"If Brother Maogong were here, he would not know how to judge my plan after seeing it!" Looking at the increasingly clear map of the other side of the river on the table, Li Xu couldn't help but secretly think about this time last year, Xu Dayan had invited himself to follow him
A warrior from the Nasu Chu tribe practices the art of making an enemy of ten thousand people, while he is busy learning bows, arrows and sword skills. Now that Brother Maogong is no longer around, he has been figuring out military strategies by himself.
Things in the world are impermanent, and this is what happened! Li Xu sighed in a low voice
"If Maogong and I were the same person last year, would Su Chuobu still abandon me so easily?" Suddenly, a strange thought came into his heart. His chest felt a heavy pain, and inadvertently, a bitter smile filled his face.
"Ouch--woo" outside the curtain, the north wind brought the cry of wild wolves, which was very much like the call of Gan Luo in the wilderness.
Note 2: It’s almost 400,000 words, but the website still doesn’t bother to do systematic promotion for this book. The alcoholic has no choice but to shamelessly ask everyone to help promote it, and shout about it everywhere. It doesn’t matter whether the wine is good or bad. If the alley is too
If it gets too deep, it will definitely turn into vinegar.
Note 1: In the Sui Dynasty system, the captain can govern between 800 and 1,200 people, under which there can be one chief officer, one soldier, one general, six captains and three hundred soldiers, and the regiment has a captain; one hundred people
For a brigade, a brigade has a brigade rate; for a team of fifty, a team has its own correctness; for ten people, it is a fire, and the fire has its own strength.
