Chapter 814 Yan'an House on Kunyan Road, Song General who came to meet
Let's talk about Xiao Tang and the soldiers heading to Bianjing in Bianting. The imperial troops and horses on the northwest road of Jing passed through Xijing and Henan Prefecture, entered Yongxing Military Road, passed through several military prefectures such as Guo, Tong, and Dan, and finally entered the Yanyan Road Administration Office. At the same time, as
The boundary of Yan'an Prefecture, a military important place where the northwest side court of the Song Dynasty was in conflict with the Xia Kingdom.
It was only a day's journey to reach the state capital, and it was even further away from the Song-Xia border. Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Tang immediately issued an order, ordering the three armies to camp and rest. The officers and soldiers also immediately took action, according to the local situation.
According to the terrain and terrain, the camp was planned, and the soldiers of each unit set up tents step by step, set up stoves to cook, and even sent out sentries to patrol. Everything seemed very orderly.
Although the officers and soldiers were received by state officials along the way, and the places they passed were far away from the Song and Xia war zones and located on the territory under the rule of the Song Dynasty, and such an army with a large number of soldiers and horses, even if there were no patrol posts,
, no green forest bandits dared to attack because they thought their lives were too long, but Xiao Tang still meticulously ordered the three armies to strictly arrange their camps and defenses according to wartime regulations, and never accepted the warm invitations from state officials, but always
Stationed in the camp together with the entire army.
Now it is different from the situation when I took command of the Fuhe East Road. The number of close brothers who accompanied Xiao Tang on the expedition was limited. During this period, it was not easy to communicate with the close brothers in Erlong Mountain, Damingfu, Mizhou, Jiangnan and other places, so in
During this period, Xiao Tang could only temporarily entrust Yan Qing, Lu Zhishen, Sun An,
Mei Zhan and others adapted to the situation and dealt with it on their own.
This would allow Xiao Tang to have enough energy to supervise the Forbidden Army soldiers and horses dispatched from Bianliang, Tokyo, and North Jing Road to Bianting by order of the Privy Council. Although after arriving in the Song-Xia war zone, these troops also had to be re-deployed.
, and then transferred to different war zones under the arrangement of Song army commanders such as Tong Guan and Lao Xiaozhong, etc. However, at least during this period, Xiao Tang, as the deputy supervisor of the army, also has the power to command these Song army troops.
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Xiao Tang also discovered that since these Song army troops who were ordered to rush to the side court were able to be ordered to go out, they were naturally much stronger than the ordinary army and soldiers with weak combat capabilities in various military prefectures. However, he could also see that the troops of each unit were
Ma's mental outlook, military combat literacy, and unit coordination and command abilities all appear to be uneven. Therefore, Xiao Tang will be fully clothed every day and patrol the camp with Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Hua Rong and other trusted brothers.
If military discipline in Buqu is lax, and those who accept general orders and neglect their duties will definitely be severely punished by Xiao Tang.
Among the Song troops mobilized from the hinterland of the capital, there are indeed many soldiers who have never fought on the battlefield with real swords and spears. There are also some low-ranking generals who only served in the army by paying filial piety to the military commanders with gold and silk.
Among them, I found a military officer. The march was hard, and the officers and soldiers who had neglected to drill were even more depleted. Seeing that Xiao Tang still wanted to show off his official power and perform many useless tasks, some of the lieutenant generals in the army were indeed very critical.
However, some tired officers and generals complained in their hearts, but they could only hold it in if they were not convinced.
Although during the march, Xiao Tang had nominally a supervisor, Cai Ji, sitting in front of him, but the son of the powerful prime minister Cai Jing, and soon the son-in-law of the Song Dynasty royal family, was actually a civil servant with no military skills.
Cai Chi was quite self-aware, so he left Xiao Tang to take care of all military matters such as setting up camp while marching, supervising drills, sentry patrols, etc. If he was kindly invited by officials from the prefectures along the way, Cai Chi would go to the palace in the city.
The yamen went to the banquet to socialize, and by the way, they played and laughed with the officials who were politically attached to Cai Jing's party. When the army set off on the road again, Cai Chi returned to the army and lived quietly in the carriage, basically not thinking about it.
Get along with other military lieutenants and generals.
The more important reason is that Cai Chi has a sense of superiority as a scholar and a doctor in his heart. He also knows very well that when he goes to the side court as a supervisor according to the instructions of his father Cai Jing, he must be plated with gold. If he is like Xiao Tang,
Only the generals who held important positions in the officialdom had Cai Chi's mind to make friends with them. However, in other armies, even the soldiers and horses were in charge. In his eyes, the generals who controlled the ranks were nothing more than vulgar fools, ignorant and reckless men in the military.
Cai Chi didn't have the slightest intention to deal with those common men, and he didn't bother to use his scheming methods.
Other generals will more or less feel Cai Chi's indifference towards military officers. Who would shamelessly flatter Cai Jing's son who despises military officers and bring trouble to himself?
As a result, although the ordinary generals were resentful, they were afraid that Xiao Tang, the Privy Councilor who was responsible for transferring rewards, punishments, and banned officers, would write a note in the marching reward and punishment book and come back to the court to intervene with them again.
As a result, the soldiers who had suffered so much during the march gradually developed the habit of being on the alert, and every military matter such as setting up camp, patrolling the police posts, marching in formation, etc. was intentionally done by Xiao Tang during the march.
Supervisor, many soldiers who were originally lazy and neglectful in their training have become more and more proficient in following the general's actions.
And just as the Imperial Guards on Bianjing and the northwest road of Beijing were setting up their camps according to Xiao Tang's instructions and sending out cavalry sentries to patrol the area, a group of neatly dressed horsemen was galloping towards them on the hillside not far to the north.
Wearing the Song Army's standard armor, there is a murderous aura all over the body. The expressions and temperaments of the veterans who have been killed in the mountains of corpses and the weak soldiers who pretend to be leaders are naturally very different, and it is striking.
One look at this group of majestic soldiers and horses, and you can immediately feel the evil spirit that they have been honed in the battlefield.
"President Pei, the soldiers and horses led by the two supervisors are stationed in front."
Among them, there was a general who looked like a commander of a military camp. He pulled the reins, stopped to build a pavilion, and looked at the Song military camp where Xiao Tang was not far ahead. He suddenly praised: "He was transferred from the capital.
The appearance of the soldiers and horses is also very good. I heard that Marshal Xiao Jie was in command of the east of the river and the governor of the west of Beijing. It seems that he is indeed a good leader of troops."
The person who commanded the envoy, Commander Pei, was a stern man with a beard and a sinewy face. He rode his horse forward, only looked at it for a moment, then spat a big mouthful of thick phlegm into the ground and cursed: "This guy
What a piece of shit! How can I know how to set up camp? What kind of officer is this? To put it bluntly, he is just flattering the instructor. He is happy, and then he comes to white-collar workers to pick on the rich and powerful. I blame him for his eighteen generations of ancestors, and the blood of countless sons in the Western Army.
I am going to die, but I have to achieve the merits of the traitor! Yang Xianggong is also partial. He does not send me to attack Weizhou, but teaches me to pick up the traitor. It is also a bad fate when I was in Sajia. I have to accept that traitor.
Their birdiness!"
While Pei Tongzhi was cursing, the Song general who had just been there immediately rode forward and advised him: "Pei Tongzhi, the supervisors assigned by Bian Jing are all important officials in the court, so you must be careful with your words, otherwise if you provoke him,
The two supervisors are displeased, not only Mr. Yang, but Mr. Xianggong, the old Mr. Xiao Zhongjinglue, must not look good on his face."
"Teach him to bite my bird! I don't care whether those guys like it or not. Who are you, Mr. Wu, to interfere with the Sa family's business?"
Although they seemed to be superiors and subordinates of the same tribe, Commander Pei clearly disliked the general in front of him. He looked coldly at General Song, who had no expression of joy or anger on his face, and even more so.
Feeling that he was getting angry, he said disdainfully: "Hey...don't you always like to take pictures of the horses of powerful people? When it comes to handling the affairs of the supervisor of the army, you will be the one to serve the prisoner.
