A recruiting flag stands in front of the border town of Baicheng.
All the young men from the Tibetan tribe who came to Yanzhou to submit to themselves had to take a selective examination. Because the population in the state is now small, there is no such thing as taking one out of ten.
Because the ones selected were united soldiers, they were only training in their spare time, so the impact was not big. Moreover, there is a policy now. Those who clicked Unity will not only be given priority in military fields and pastures, but also be given a sign, which is a sign given by the Han people, Xiongbian
Children.
He is from the Tibetan tribe and is given to Paizicheng to be a disciple of the Tibetan people.
They are all collectively called Yanzhou Wuqi.
In fact, there is a slight difference between the Chengbang Fan soldiers and the Xiongbian soldiers. It is probably that the Xiongbian soldiers are considered to be the official united militia of Yanzhou, while the Chengbang Fan soldiers do not belong to the two thousand united soldiers, but are outside the Fan subordinates.
Follow.
Of course, the treatment is actually not much different. They are all producing during the farming season and training during the free time. During training and missions, they are all provided with rations and subsidies, and there are rewards for meritorious service.
It's just that the quota is not occupied. Relatively speaking, Tu Tuan is more trusted by the state government, and Cheng Pang is a supplement.
Su Lie, Niu Jianwu and others are not out to suppress bandits today. The bandits in Yanzhou have been wiped out by two ruthless men recently. They have either disappeared or fled far away from the state. They will never dare to commit crimes at this time.
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These two guys are worried about their lack of achievements.
At first, the two of them killed heavily, ruthlessly breaking into the stronghold and beheading people, in order to have a large number of beheadings in the military merit book. Later, Wu Huaiyu repeatedly asked, saying that Yanzhou was short of people, so don't waste them.
So the two of them began to change the execution into prisoners, and the captured people were sent directly to the salt fields, military villages, and official villages as slaves. For the state and county border soldiers who went to war, they were actually happy to take prisoners. After all, according to the rules of Yanzhou, those captured
The spoils of war were shared among everyone. Even if the captured prisoners of war were sent to the salt field military camps to be slaves, their money would still be divided among them at a discount.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dare to fight and can fight, that is, it is based on the premise that they can capture and carve up the battlefield. Fighting has real benefits, and they can even plunder the enemy's territory, which is much more cost-effective than farming.
"How many did you recruit today?"
Huaiyu stepped forward with a smile. There were many people who came to answer the call. After all, there was a mandatory requirement to participate in the selection. This was the right and obligation that Wu Huaiyu kept reminding everyone.
"We have recruited more than a hundred people, and they are all pretty good. I try to select those who are in their twenties and thirties. These Fan Hus, whether they are Dang Xiang Qiang, Bu Luo Ji or A Chai Lu, are all good at riding and shooting. They are good young horses for light riding."
Achailu, also known as Zunlu, were originally slaves of the Huns in the Han Dynasty, including Dingling, Xiaoyuezhi, Xianbei and other Zahu. In the Tang Dynasty, Zunlu mostly refers to Tuyuhun, but the Xianbei Zahu in the Hexi area are also called Achailu.
They are called Zun captives. There are also some Zun captives in Yanzhou. Their characteristic is Xianbei.
However, most of these tribesmen were small tribes with a mixed composition. Basically, they were defeated captives who were resettled and moved inland. They stayed in the Yanzhou area. Compared with the tribes in the Hexi Corridor, their power was smaller and more dispersed.
In the Shuofang area, Buluojihu are the most powerful. The mountain barbarians have been suppressed by the mountain barbarians in the past. The Han people robbed mountain barbarians, and the mountain barbarians robbed the barbarians. Even Dangxiang Qiang and Turks often plundered them.
, survive in the cracks.
Nowadays, seeing that the environment in Yanzhou is good, many small tribes have fled here. They are also the most active in Yanzhou's request to select the children from the city. Other tribes are a little hesitant, but they usually live a hard life and still think about it.
Come and pretend to be a Tibetan soldier in the city, straighten yourself up a bit.
Another benefit of being a soldier beside the city is that you can purchase a set of weapons and equipment from the Yanzhou government. Although you have to pay for it at your own expense, and even if you have money to buy restricted weapons such as armor and crossbows, they can only be used during mass training. The rest of the time
It has to be handed over to the government's Jiacuo and cannot be taken back.
But at least light weapons such as swords, spears, bows, arrows, leather shields, etc. can be purchased and kept by oneself. Even if the weapons of the Tang Dynasty are not the best, they are definitely better than those in their own tribe, and there is this official
It will also be much cheaper to buy through channels.
Without the identity of a Tibetan soldier, it would be difficult to obtain weapons and equipment.
Huaiyu looked at Su Lie's assessment and found that it was actually quite simple. The first thing to consider was age, 20 or 30 years old. Of course, there were many people who got through this test by fooling around.
"You little bastard, go home and herd the sheep."
A soldier smiled and said to a captive who came forward, that bastard was very short, and the key was that he was not twenty at first glance.
Even though the bastards generally look older, they still look like they are thirteen or fourteen years old.
"I'm twenty years old."
"Can you say that again?"
"eighteen."
"You dare to deceive the officers and soldiers, but do you know the consequences?" Joining the army asked again.
After the interpreter conveyed the message, the boy's eyes wandered around, and finally he muttered, "I am fifteen, I can ride three hundred miles a day, I can sit on a horse all day and all night without dismounting, and my arrows can shoot down wild geese in the sky."
This guy is a clever little guy who wants to pick the kids in the city and refuses to leave.
When Su Lie saw this boy, he seemed to recall the past when he joined his father to fight against thieves when he was fifteen, so he stopped the soldier who was scolding him, "What's your name?"
"Poye Tou Xili."
"I have a strong horse. If you can ride on it and immediately demonstrate your riding and shooting skills, as you said, I will accept you."
Brother Xili was also unambiguous. As soon as the horse was brought, the little man flew directly onto the horse. As expected, the big Qinghai horse jumped up and tried to throw him off, but the boy actually clung to the horse tightly, as if he was sucked on it.
Su Lie nodded with satisfaction and said to Huaiyu, "This little bastard has good skills."
When the horse calmed down, the boy raised his bow and fired ten arrows in succession. He hit all the targets dozens of steps away.
"Something good."
After shooting the arrow, this guy even rode forward. While galloping, he also demonstrated several difficult operations, such as hiding under the pedals, dismounting and remounting, and then he could pull out the arrows one by one, and even raised the knife to kill the arrows.
Ten arrow targets were chopped down, and then he rode back triumphantly.
The originally strong horse actually stopped making noises.
"How old are you?" Su Lie asked.
"Thirteen." The boy stopped talking nonsense.
Su Lie saw that Wu Huaiyu seemed to admire this boy, so he waved him forward, "You really want to choose Chengbang?"
"think."
"Why?"
"When you enter the city, you can divide the pastures and buy bows, swords and armor from the government. I have grown up. If I want to become a warrior of our tribe, I need a good set of weapons and equipment.
Also, if I become the city guard, those mountain tigers will not dare to bully us in the future."
The reason is very simple and unpretentious.
Although this kid is not tall, he has determination in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, this guy is a nice guy, but his age and height are not suitable for us in Yanzhou City. Why don't you accept this guy as a follower? Although he is a little bastard, he is quite smart. There is a young man beside him.
It’s also convenient to understand them if they are miscellaneous.”
Although Su Lie wanted to take him in, he was indeed too young and short. In fact, he also wanted to take him in as his follower, but if he had something good, he would definitely think of Shangguan first.
Huaiyu asked him with a smile, "Boy, are you willing to be a follower of this governor? I will give you two stones of grain per month, and I will also equip you with a war horse, bow, and sword."
Xili understood Chinese and Turkic, but he did not speak Chinese very well. He also knew that the man in front of him was the governor of the state.
"Really?"
"Then I will be your follower, can you give me some pasture?"
"Can."
"That's okay, I'm willing."
This boy was quite pleasant, so Wu Huaiyu recruited him as his follower on the spot, which was equivalent to employment, and the salary was two shisu per month.
Poyantou belonged to the Xianbei people in Zhenlu. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, some Poyantou changed their surname to Yuwen, such as the famous Yuwen Shuyu Culture and Yeliang in the Sui Dynasty, including Yuwen Zhaoyi, the current emperor Li Yuan, and Yuwenshi, the military prime minister.
And, they are all from the same family, they are from the Poyotou clan.
This boy's surname is still Poyantou, which also shows that they did not follow the mainstream back then and were a small marginal tribe forgotten in the wilderness.
Huaiyu called him to inquire. He found out that the Xili family, a Poyantou tribe, only had about forty people in total. The young man was pitiful. His grandfather died at the hands of the Turks, his father died at the hands of Dang Xiang Qiang, and his elder brother died at the hands of the Dang Xiang Qiang.
Both Bu Luoji and Bu Luoji died fighting for pasture.
Therefore, even though he was young, he had already developed good skills early. Forced by the harsh living environment, he would either mature early or die early.
This small tribe survives in cracks and struggles, and its population is getting smaller and smaller.
This time the Tibetan soldiers were selected. There were only nine adults in their tribe, but they all came to apply for the election. Even Xili and several other young men who were only thirteen, fourteen or five years old also wanted to be selected.
"I'll give you six stones of millet in advance for three months. You can give it to your tribe to take back to your family. You will go to get the horse and the bow and sword later. After you get the equipment, first follow these newly recruited soldiers by Su Sima.
Let’s train together for a month.”
Although Wu Huaiyu likes this kid very much, he can't just be followed by just anyone. He was said to be trained by Su Liehuo for a month, but it was actually an observation period, and his background and background should be carefully investigated.
Xili was very happy, and his tribesmen were also happy for him. One of his sons immediately became the governor's followers. Even though they were only about forty people, no one would dare to bully them easily in the future.
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The Poyantou tribe was very small, but Wu Huaiyu liked this small tribe very much, so he specially ordered them to be placed on the salt flat near Baicheng and allocated a piece of pasture for them to graze.
Precisely because they have a small population and weak strength, they need to rely more on the court and be more obedient.
"Everyone who is selected as a child from the local army or a child from the city must be trained for a month to make them familiar with military regulations and know the orders of flags and drums. During the training period, they will be provided with food, pickles, salt, and six buckets of millet.
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Then give a sum of money to settle down. The Han soldiers in the local regiment will be given six bushels of millet and two bushels of salt each, and the Tibetan soldiers near the city will be given three bushels of millet and one bushel of salt.
Every land mass near the city will be given priority to allocate fields and pastures."
As a local regiment, they are different from the government soldiers. They are just militiamen and do not need to prepare their own armed forces. They do not need to be registered. They just gather for a period of training every year during the off-season. Even if there is a war recruitment, they will not go out of the state to equip themselves with clothing and food.
These are all the responsibility of the state government. After training, those who put the equipment into storage will go home.
"Poyotou Xili, I will change your Chinese name to Yuwen Chengdu."
"Yuwen Chengdu, this name sounds nice." Brother Xili expressed his satisfaction and was very grateful to Wu Huaiyu for giving him the name.
Huaiyu also rewarded him with a horizontal sword, and then asked him to report to Su Lie's Chengbangfan barracks for one month of training.
"In one month, I will have someone pick you up and train you well."
Perhaps it was because of Brother Xili that in the end, Suriet chose one of the nine young men who came to be selected. He selected three men in their twenties. All of these guys were covered with scars, but
They are all good at riding and shooting, and they are all survivors who survived the conflict of clans.
They have a custom that if their relatives or comrades are killed in battle, they will cut a wound on the left cheek to remember that they will take revenge.
And when they take revenge, they will make another wound on the right side of their face.
Therefore, many Poyantou warriors have scars on their faces, and those with many scars on the right side of their faces are elite warriors.
"From now on, your tribe will set aside land for grazing in the north of Baicheng."
A group of warriors with scarred faces and wild heads cheered and thanked them happily, which made the other Hu tribes such as Buluoji, Dangxiang Qiang, and Turks look disgusted.
