They have all seen martial arts warriors, and there are them in the capital.
After some reorganization, the Shence Army was indeed stronger than it was before Huang Chao entered Guanzhong. Originally, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had high hopes for it, but during the turmoil of moving the town the year before last, their true colors were revealed, which was a huge disappointment.
It is true that he can fight better than he did in the first year of Guangming Dynasty, but he is still vulnerable to the army of the feudal town and does not even have the courage to fight.
The imperial court still has not given up on the Shence Army, and has continued to vigorously rectify it in the past two years. As for the effect, only God knows. Wu Rong couldn't tell it clearly, but Xiao Yu had seen the Hezhong Yamen Army, and he felt that there was a big gap.
The army in the distance gradually approached, and Xiao Qu stared at it without blinking.
His clothes were a bit shabby, showing that he had been out on the field for a long time. But his morale was strong, and he didn't look tired when he was walking on the road with his horse. This shows that the general is strict in managing the army, and the military pay should be paid in full and on time.
Seeing a few people standing by the road, he rode over and questioned them carefully, then asked them to retreat far away and wait for the army to pass before leaving.
Well, the sergeants are very vigilant. If it were an irresponsible army, such as the Shence Army, they would not bother to care about you and would just watch at will and not drive the people away at all.
This is still a victorious division. If you are on the way to march into the army, you will most likely be detained. Regardless of whether you are a spy or not, you will be arrested first to avoid leaking military information.
Hundreds of horses were marching. Except for the occasional sound of war horses, there was no chatting or laughing among the sergeants. Everyone was either looking at the road ahead or looking at their captain and deputy, ready to receive information at any time.
Preparation of orders.
Xiao Qu and Wu Rong retreated into the village. Before leaving, they had already seen the troops behind them. Apart from the sound of the collision of equipment, there was no movement. Occasionally, they heard a drum beat, and the infantry stopped.
Forming a team, Xiao Qun also learned for the first time that it was not only necessary to form a team when marching forward in formation, but even during ordinary marches, sometimes one had to stop to form a team.
After arriving at the village, their sight was blocked. Xiao Yu and Wu Rong looked at each other and sighed.
"Is this the Dingyuan Army?" Xiao Yu asked.
"It's the Dingyuan Army. I saw the general's flag. The military envoy's surname is Wang." Wu Rong said.
"Is this a strong army?"
"If you haven't seen the Shence Army, you won't be able to tell whether it is strong or weak. Looking at it now, the Shence Army is much better."
"I think it is stronger than the Hezhong Yamen Army. Maybe the skills are similar, but there is an indescribable feeling, awe-inspiring, calm, steady, and the ruthlessness of killing too many people. If such tigers and wolves are put in
Chang'an, that's too dangerous, it's better to let them stay in Helong."
"Longyou has always produced strong armies, and Dong Zhongying's troops in the Later Han Dynasty were very powerful." Wu Rong said.
Xiao Qu choked up, it's fair to say that you won't be able to pass the Jinshi exam.
Is this what people say? Prince Lingwu had a big war this year, which cost a lot, but he also sent a hundred carts of salt, a thousand horses, three thousand sheep, sand fox skins, wild horse skins, and deer skins to Chang'an.
So submissive, do you use Dong Zhuo as an analogy?
"With such a strong army, the states in Longyou will have no worries." Xiao Qu gently stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"There are few people." Wu Rong said: "I just looked around the village and saw a large area of open land, where grass grows. If it were in the Central Plains, it would have been full of crops."
"Zihua doesn't know something." Xiao Zang said: "Before I came here, I checked the archives. Starting from the Later Zhou Dynasty (Northern Zhou Dynasty), the people in Helong lived half-grazing and half-farming. They farmed near Zhuangzi, which was a little further away.
In some places, even up to the hills, cattle, sheep and horses are grazing. The land is vast and the people are sparse, so the adult men are skilled in bows and horses, strong and tall, and they are the sons of good families in the six counties of the Han Dynasty."
When Xiao Qu came this time, he also brought various files about the Helong Prefectures during the Tianbao period, including tribal customs, water systems, mountain roads, land fatness, etc., covering all aspects. He copied almost all of them as a meeting gift.
To Shao Shude.
More than a hundred years have passed, and although some things have changed a lot, they can still be used for reference, right? The Xiao family is doing this very deliberately.
"I have been taught." Wu Rong bowed and said sincerely: "If you don't go out, you don't know what's going on outside, and you don't know how complicated the world's people are."
Xiao Yu smiled and said nothing. In fact, he was just like Wu Rong before, but after working as a county magistrate for several years, he knew how complicated it was to do practical work. It was not as simple as he thought when he was studying for exams.
Will the world be able to achieve great governance if everyone is upright and prosperous? No! One person has one idea, and tens of thousands of people have thousands of ideas. It is too complicated to do something.
Suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves, and dozens of horses rushed into the village.
The knights shouted loudly and cleared a field. Then the two generals came hand in hand and dismounted and stood in the field.
"How can such a remote village actually have guests?" The older general glanced at the Xiao family's motorcade and said with a smile.
There were hundreds of people at the front and rear of the motorcade, either servants of wealthy families who were used to arrogance, or family guards who went on a rampage. They were just as arrogant as they were in Chang'an, now they were just as honest. Even the weapons were hidden under the car.
Xiao Qu sighed secretly when he saw it, they were worse than the desperadoes in the mountains. Those people sometimes dared to fight against the officers and soldiers, but these slave guards could only pretend to be in Chang'an City, and were beaten by twenty or so people.
The warrior carrying a sword and a bow was so frightened that he did not dare to look directly.
"She's not a businessman. This car is packed like a woman's dowry, with big boxes and small boxes." Another younger general joked.
Xiao Qu felt a little unnatural when he heard this. Seeing that the two warriors were not too fierce, he straightened his appearance, stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Xiao Qu, has seen these two generals, and my brother is the Prime Minister Xiao Tu..."
"Xiao Yu?" The older general thought for a moment and then asked: "Who is Xiao Fu, who became prime minister during the Jianzhong period?"
"Great-grandfather."
"Why did that traitorous official agree to negotiate peace with Tubo?"
"This was a court meeting, and my great-grandfather was not appointed prime minister until the fourth year of Jianzhong. At that time, there was a mutiny in Jingyuan, and Li Xilie rebelled outside by taking control of Huaixi. The state was in a difficult situation, and it was a helpless move to form an alliance with Tubo."
"Hmph! Why did you come to Weizhou with a big car and a small car?"
"They are all old pictures, books and documents from the twenty-one prefectures of Longyou and Hexi. They were saved during the Tianbao period. I would like to donate them to the Prince of Lingwu County, as they may be of use."
"It's quite sincere. When you get back, tell your elder brother not to cause trouble. The good situation of the Difficult Army was created by the swords and guns of the warriors. My name is Yang Yue. If you have any advice, you can come to Xiazhou to find me." After that, he got on his horse, still muttering: "Let's go! I feel upset when I see these people."
Yang Yue led the knights and rushed away.
Wang Yu smiled at the side and said: "Commander Yang has an upright temperament and is strict in running the army. Prime Minister Xiao is both a division commander (the leader of hundreds of officials) and a famous lord, so you may be able to do something for the land of Longyou. You I also saw that there are not many people in Weizhou. It would be a great kindness if we could recruit people from Guanzhong to settle the land."
"The imperial court has ordered various Taoists to send prisoners to Huizhou. So far, there have been more than a thousand people. Weizhou may be based on this story."
"The prisoners have all been placed in the newly established Dingxi County. The commander-in-chief originally planned to attack three thousand Chao soldiers to Weizhou, but now that Minzhou has been conquered, he plans to send these people to Yile, Hezheng, and Youchuan counties. Wei The state mainly recruits good people to cultivate the land, and the success of this fell on Xiao Xiang. The commander-in-chief is too worried about the population, and if Xiao Xiang has a way, what benefits can he not get?" After saying this, Wang Yu looked at Xiao The convoy then laughed and said: "If you send gold and silver utensils, the commander-in-chief will not be happy. Pictures, books and documents, just at that time, Xiao has his heart. A certain person is called Wang Yu, the envoy of Dingyuan Army. Official Xiao may not have heard of this person. ."
Wang Yu? In fact, Xiao has studied the generals and staff around Shao Shude. Wang Yu was originally a subordinate of Li Xiang, and he was a heroic general in the Chao army. Anyway, it was this Wang Yudong who killed Huang Chao in Huazhou. hand.
I originally thought that he was an extremely vulgar warrior, but he didn't expect that his words were more pleasant and amiable than Yang Yue, who was born as a general. This was unexpected.
The Prince of Lingwu County is actually able to keep even the generals in the nest obedient, and he is also taught to be so knowledgeable about etiquette. His character and skills must be higher than imagined.
"By the way, the Marshal has returned to Lanzhou. If you want to see the Marshal, you have to go to Wuquan. You have to leave quickly. If you are late, you may have to go to Xiazhou to see him." Wang Yu also got on his horse. Leave, he said again before leaving.
"Thank you, Ambassador Wang Jun, for your advice." Xiao Qu bowed his hands and saluted.
Although he was the younger brother of the prime minister, Xiao Yu still felt that he could not hold his own when facing these generals. He spoke politely and never lacked etiquette. He was completely different from the indifferent and lofty demeanor he had when he was in the capital. personal.
After the riders left, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
This Yang Yue seems to have a lot of opinions about aristocratic families! Aren't you also a general? Why do you behave like this?
There is also this Wang Yu, although he is a retired general of Chao Army, he is not vulgar, and he does not seem to be repulsive to the Xiao family. In the future, if my brother successfully leaves Zhenhewei, he may have more contact with him.
The town of Dingnan has seven armies, Tielin, Wuwei, Jinglue, Dingyuan, Feng'an, Xinquan, and Tieqi, all of which are direct descendants.
There are also Tiande and Zhenwu armies, which are newly recruited foreign factions.
Yi Congyi's army is a mixed bag of soldiers and horses, but they are quite trustworthy.
Since you want to integrate into the circle of the Dingnan Army, you must be familiar with each army and general to avoid violating other people's taboos.
As for wooing and making friends with the generals, Xiao would not be so unwise. Even if he really wanted to do it, he would have to use a very clever method. As long as the time is long enough, there will always be a chance.
"We have to hurry up and go to Lanzhou." Xiao Yu said softly: "Zihua, would you like to follow me to Lanzhou? It's five hundred and thirty miles to Lanzhou. If we go faster, we'll arrive in ten days."
"It's what you wish for."
The two stopped talking nonsense, picked some guards, and went along the Weishui River Valley, passing through Xiangwu County (Weizhou City), Weiyuan County, Gaochengling, Wujie Valley, Dalai Valley, Didao County, Changcheng Castle, Crossed the Wogan Mountains and arrived at Wuquan County, Lisuo, Lanzhou on August 22.
They were lucky. Shao Shude had just sent away a group of Tubo tribal chiefs from Shanzhou and was about to return to Xiazhou via Huizhou. If it had been slower, he might have to go to Huizhou to meet them.