This canal was dug during the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty to divert the Wei River. It followed the old canal route of the Han Dynasty and reached Tongguan in the east, reaching the Yellow River for more than 300 miles. It transported grain from the east of the Kanton to the capital. However, it had been silted up by the end of the Sui Dynasty.
The Fumin Canal, which was prosperous and bustling during the Kaihuang period, no longer has clear waves and white sails. Today, there are only military tents and countless soldiers from the Guanzhong Prefecture.
Huaiyu was dressed in military uniform and left Huaiyuanfang early, with a strong team behind him. His guest Ma Zhou was also dressed in military uniform and carried a horizontal sword. Zhao Xin held a spear and a bow on his back. Behind him were the eight descendants of the warrior Leng.
Then there are the eight parts of the Cheng family, the sixteen parts of the warrior Leng, the eight parts of the warrior Xun, and the eight medicine workers and assistants of Qianjintang who follow the army.
In addition, Runniang's brother Chen Xing was temporarily accompanying him.
There happened to be a team of fifty people.
Huaiyu rides Yezhaobai. Although he is not wearing armor, he is holding a black lacquered horse stick, an iron horizontal sword given by the prince on his waist, and a rhinoceros horn bow on his back. On the saddle, there is also a beheading horse given by Fan Xuanfu and a sword given by Qin Qiong.
Gold mace.
There is a big cloak on his shoulders and a red tassel hat on his head.
He is quite majestic, like a general.
"The prince's right guard led the palace to join the army, Wu Huaiyu reported!"
The tribes sent by each family are all riding horses. Although they are not as good as Ye Zhaobai and other horses, they are still good riding mounts, and they can even be paired with two riders.
This time, Lao Wu finally remembered that he had this son, and asked him to accompany him on the expedition to see if he would have a chance to make some military exploits.
In addition to the volunteers outside the army, officers can also bring their slaves with them.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were many battles, and there were many opportunities for meritorious service. Especially at this time, the meritorious services or land rewards given for meritorious service were relatively real and not fake. Therefore, they were often recruited for battles, and not only the selected soldiers were actively responsible for their own affairs.
When reporting on the luggage, there will also be fathers, sons and brothers who will also prepare their own luggage and accompany them. They are united and go for military glory. Of course, seizures on the battlefield and even looting in enemy territory are also lucrative incomes.
Although Princess Wanchun's consort was judged by Cheng Yaojin to be a dandy, he was really good at talking, and everyone got a lot of information from his words. Although this young man was of low rank and was promoted from the ninth rank to Zhizhiguan, his background was not good.
Simple, Ying Guogong's nephew, and it was pointed out that this person was even famous among the princes in Datian. He even knew Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, and was favored by General Youwuwei and Cheng Yaojin led by the prince's right guards.
Although he also voted for Wagang, he was not a direct descendant. After joining the Tang Dynasty, he also came from Li Shentong Mountain and never entered the palace of the Prince of Qin.
Although Wu Junwei was the son of a maidservant whom everyone disliked, he was still tall and strong. He often walked around the capital, and he knew more about the Tang army's campaigns than Huaiyu.
His wife Pei is also the daughter of Pei from a well-known family in Hedong, and his father-in-law Pei Shen'an is also the Duke of Chengcheng County.
"I am humbled to pay my respects to General Niu."
These troops are equivalent to personal servants. They are family soldiers in the camp. They are not brought with you to serve, but they are also equipped to protect or kill the enemy.
Some of these children directly followed their fathers and brothers in the army camp, while others were children who set up a separate camp and did not join the army camp, but prepared their own equipment for the "righteous expedition".
Huaiyu's large team did not attract much attention.
"Erlang is not only a young talent led by our right guard, he is also a relative of mine. Minister Wu of Ying Guogong is my uncle, and Huaiyu is the nephew of Duke Ying. General Cheng, who is led by our right guard, is a thousand-year-old general.
He told Wan that I must take good care of him this time. He is the treasure of our right guard and General Cheng has even taken a liking to him as his son-in-law."
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, these disciples have been welcomed to fight for justice, and officers and generals have been allowed to bring their own troops to accompany the army, because both the disciples and the tribes are often young and strong, and even have good martial arts, and often have relatively good family conditions.
Well, they can provide their own food, clothing, and luggage. At the same time, these people are eager to make contributions and have a strong will to fight. They will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, so why not do it.
Before I even got close to the camp gate, there were several people checking my identity.
Huaiyu was a little wary of him. He still liked Qin Qiongcheng, a relatively straightforward person like Jinniu Jinda. Liu Lancheng made him feel that this person was well-established, even a little sinister, and had a strong desire for revenge.
But this man was originally the secretary of Poyang County in the Sui Dynasty. He returned to his hometown of Qingzhou due to the war. He was attacked by 30,000 bandits. The city ran out of food and was waiting to die. It was Liu Lancheng, a scholar, who recruited a hundred death squads to launch a surprise attack and killed 30,000 bandits.
People do this by abandoning the camp and fleeing.
As soon as Huai Yu entered the camp gate, the guard guard saw his military status and immediately asked a soldier to take him to the Chinese military tent.
Fortunately, Huaiyu and Cheng Yaojin often talked to each other, so they were used to it. They prepared in advance, and even after being hit hard, they were still intact.
Later, another bandit with 50,000 people attacked. Qi Gongshun was so frightened that he wanted to run away. It was Liu Lancheng who persuaded him to calm down. Then they attacked with 5,000 men lightly armed. Liu Lancheng only led 20 cavalry into the enemy camp and made a surprise attack in the middle of the night, armed with a big sword.
They directly captured the commander of the bandit army in the Chinese army, beheaded the generals and captured the flag. Qi Gong led 5,000 men to cover up the enemy. Thousands of 50,000 enemies were hacked to death, and the rest were annexed by them. They became the largest force in Qingzhou in one fell swoop.
However, Liu Lancheng later persuaded Qi Gong to lead his troops and surrender to Wagang. After Li Mi was defeated, he immediately went to Tangshan East Road to appease the ambassador Li Shentong and was awarded the title of Doctor of the Ministry of Finance.
As long as you enter the camp, regardless of whether you are a junior or a subordinate, you will actually be given pickles and rations, and you will all obey the command of the army.
Lao Niu speaks very directly.
However, the powerful officials in the city whom he saved actually wanted to kill him. Liu Lancheng was so angry that he escaped from the city to catch up with the defeated bandits. In just three words, he told Qi Gongshun, the leader of the bandits, that he wanted to worship him as his eldest brother on the spot. Liu Lancheng refused and did so.
Chang Shi, turned around and led the defeated army back to Dongyang. He captured Dongyang with a clever trick of 150 men.
There were even children who accompanied the army. The children of the Tang Dynasty were very broad, such as the children of the Forbidden Army, the children of the city, the children of Unity, and the children of the mountains and rivers.
Huaiyu did some homework yesterday and learned about the backgrounds of several generals in the Longyou camp. This old man is also a son of a wealthy family. Even though he is now a baron in Weicheng County, he is a die-hard brother of Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin.
, Lao Cheng has always been Qin Qiong's partner, and Lao Niu has always been Lao Cheng's deputy.
Niu Jinda had a maroon square face, thick eyebrows, a big face, a thick and long beard, a pair of eyes as big as bells, a man with a belt of nine girths, like an iron tower, and a military uniform. He looked at Huaiyu for a few times, and then came up.
He slapped Huaiyu on the shoulder, as if he wanted to knock him into the ground.
Anyway, he was rewarded as if he had made meritorious service, and the court didn't pay much.
Half of the group were on horseback and a few were on foot, followed by a team of mules carrying equipment.
According to what he said, in fact, when the imperial court recruits government troops to go on an expedition, it also recruits some internal government guards, honorary officers, casual officers, etc. to accompany the army.
There are many rumors about Liu Lancheng. Some say that Liu Lancheng is cunning and murderous. Some say that after he captured Dongyang, he killed all the powerful officials in the city. Some say that when he was a bandit in Qingzhou, he even looted and killed.
many people.
"Erlang, this is the right vanguard of our Longyou camp, the general of the right military guard, and the baron of Weicheng County."
"Old Liu, are you trying to steal your son-in-law from Yi Zhen? I'm telling you, this is not the right thing to do." Niu Jinda said hehely. "Erlang, don't trust this guy."
In a large tent, many officers were already sitting. Shi Lu Huairang, the right guard and the governor of the palace, was also there. He came up and pulled Huaiyu in and introduced everyone to him.
"come on in."
Now Cheng Yaojin is the general of the Youwu Guard, and Niu Jinda is the Zhonglang General of the Youwu Guard. He and Qin Qiong abandoned Zheng and joined the Tang Dynasty. Cheng Yaojin was relatively young. Now he is only in his early thirties, but his ancestors are older than Qin.
Cheng Erjiang was born. His great-grandfather was the Duke of Pingyuan in the Shangzhu Kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty. His grandfather was the General of Zhendong in the Northern Qi Dynasty and the prefect of Huaibei. His father also served as a county magistrate in the Sui Dynasty.
Whether it was Cheng Yaojin or the warrior Xun, they knew this very well when they were writing poems for Huaiyu or sending their children to fight.
"Hey, I look at your thin skin, tender flesh, white skin, and clean and graceful appearance. I didn't expect that your body and bones are pretty good. No wonder Lao Cheng likes you and wants to recruit you as his son-in-law. You are really good."
After leaving the city gate, looking at the huge camp, Huaiyu felt that his blood was rising uncontrollably, and he felt as if he was attending a concert with tens of thousands of people.
"Everyone, this is Wu Erlang, Wu Huai Yu, who is leading the army in our right guard. He is a disciple of an expert who came from Zhongnan Mountain. He has superb medical skills and can also make alchemy and draw talismans. He painted portraits of Duke Yi and General Yuchi. Even those two were amazed.
, stick it on the gate of Li Zhengdian in the East Palace, so that His Highness the Prince can sleep peacefully all night until dawn. Of course, I believe everyone here has at least one bottle of Erlang's healing medicine, the Supreme Treasure Pill, right?"
A thin-faced man next to him also kept sizing up Huaiyu, "Old Niu, don't scare me. This kid is a civil servant. From now on, he will go to Longyou to camp with 50,000 troops. We can all rely on him for medical rescue." He said to Huaiyu.
Yu smiles, but her smile makes her have goosebumps. She always feels like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken.
When Huaiyu heard this name, he immediately remembered the information he had collected about this person. He was also a legendary figure. It was said that he liked to read classics and history and was good at talking about success and failure, but he was also really awesome because he often defeated tens of thousands of enemy troops with dozens or hundreds of people.
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He is capable of both literary and martial arts, but he is only in the fourth rank now. The main reason is that he has never been with the right person. If he had followed Li Shimin as early as Qin Qiong and the others, his current status would definitely be high.
Children outside the military can also voluntarily join the army, and they can also receive honors for their meritorious service.
Therefore, when the Tang army went to war, its composition was sometimes complex. The main force was of course the government soldiers, but there would also be soldiers from outside the army, and even civilian volunteers. If it was on the border, there would be many barbarian vassals, and Tibetan tribes and cities would accompany them.
Wu Junwei is the younger brother of the fat man Wu Junya. He is in his early thirties, but because he was born by a maid, his status is very low. Especially the warrior Leng is particularly prolific. He has more than thirty sons. This Wu Shibalang is in Xuancheng
There is no difference between a transparent person in the government, let alone being appointed as an official, he is not even qualified to be a three-guard officer. He usually goes to the outer courtyard and says he is in charge, but in fact he is equivalent to a servant.
In other words, Huaiyu's Qianjintang men did not have horses to ride on, so they followed on foot.
"I am Liu Lancheng, the left pioneer of Longyou Xingying Camp, a native of Pingyuan County, and a native of Beihai, Qingzhou." Liu Lancheng smiled.
We are not afraid that the gangsters are good at martial arts, but we are afraid that the gangsters are educated.
While they were talking, a few more people came in, the leader of which was an acquaintance, the general on the right, Wu'an County Duke Xue Wanche, and his three brothers, the four-halberd Xue family, the two county officials, and the two county officials all came and wanted to go.
Longyou camp.
"Hey, Takejiro is here too."
Xue Wanche was a little surprised to see Huaiyu, then he laughed and came up and gave him a warm bear hug, "I was assassinated last time. Thank you Erlang for saving me. Although your sword skills are average, your elixirs are really amazing. Miracle doctor."
