The Golden Age Chapter 893: East out

Yuguan is known as the Throat of the Tang Dynasty. It is located in the eastern part of Youzhou. After Yuguan, it is the land of the four counties in the Northeast.

From west to east, there are four counties in the order of West Liaoning, Yingping, Liaodong, and Xuantuo. An Dong Duhu is established to govern the four counties. Except for the four counties, each has two thousand soldiers and horses stationed, and another twenty thousand are stationed in Liaodong county. Liaodong Army, since Emperor Wu Zong, Liaodong Army has also become a frontier army to protect the eastern border of Datang.

Yuguan is leaning against Chongshan in the north and the sea in the south, and the terrain is dangerous.

During the Wu Zong dynasty, the Bohai Sea invaded the Tang realm, step by step, and once included Xuantuo and Liaodong two counties into the territory. Seeing that the situation was critical, Youzhou immediately mobilized a large number of civilians and spent a lot of money to reinforce and build Yuguan, and the emperor was furious. , Send 150,000 troops to the east.

Although it only took less than a year to regain the second county, it took nearly ten years before and after the Bohai country was completely surrendered.

After this battle, the vitality of the Bohai Sea was severely damaged, and Wu Zong entrusted the vassals in the Bohai Sea, divided the huge Bohai Kingdom into five, and set up the Andong Prefecture in the four northeastern counties.

On September 23rd of the sixth year of Tiansheng, Qin Xiao finally led three thousand soldiers out of Yuguan and entered the territory of Liaoxi County.

It is of course a good thing for most of the Loyalty Army to incorporate the Loyalty Army into the Long Rui Army and have the official military status of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Qin Xiao is actually a little worried. After all, these people have been living in the south of the Yangtze River for many years. The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is pleasant. Of course, the natural conditions are incomparable to the bitter cold places like the Northeast. They suddenly brought these people to the Northeast, but they may not be people. Everyone is willing.

After Qin Xiao set off from Kyoto, the convoy with the **** equipment went directly to Liuhe County, and after meeting with Yuwen Chengchao, he told the details.

Although Yuwen Chengchao was a little surprised, he was very excited about it.

His and Qin Xiao’s biggest wish was that the court could send troops to regain the Xiling. Now the saint has ordered troops to train in the northeast and has already begun preparations. Yuwen Chengchao is naturally full of expectations, and Qin Xiao presides over the training, so he can directly participate. Among them, this is of course a desperate thing.

However, what Qin Xiao was worried about was not wrong. Although most of the Zhongyong Army were remnants of Qingzhou, some of them were originally from the Queen Mother's congregation, and their composition was a bit messy, and not everyone was willing to go to the northeast to suffer.

Qin Xiao wants to use this soldier and horse as the team of the Long Rui army. Naturally, he hopes that these people will follow him sincerely. Of course, he can't force it. Let Yuwen Chengchao pass the order, and those who are willing to join the Long Rui army can naturally stay, but Those who don't want to follow to the northeast can receive the settlement allowance to return home.

In the end, there were more than 300 people who led the Entanglement and returned home, but the rest were willing to join the military and become a member of the Long Rui Army.

Such results have actually made Qin Xiao very satisfied.

After two days of delay in Liuhe County, Qin Xiao led the army eastward, and was not in a hurry along the way. However, in the name of leading the way, the states also sent local state troops to monitor them, but Qin Xiao followed those The state army who led the way clearly saw the color of sympathy.

To Qin Xiao, the Northeast is a completely unfamiliar land. Although like Xiling, the climate and environment of the four counties in the Northeast are quite harsh, there is still a big gap between the two.

However, he was used to the harsh conditions in Xiling, and he did not feel any discomfort when he arrived in the northeast.

"The government office of the Andong Prefecture is located in Liaoyang City, Liaodong County." As the sun sets west, Qin Xiao ordered a camp in Linhu to bury the pot and cook on the spot, while he and Yuwen Chengchao were by the lake. Discussed: "When we get here, naturally we have to go to the An Dong Duhu Mansion to meet with Duhu. Training requires a field, and then the main training cavalry is at that time, so it is best to set aside a pasture for us. Before I leave Beijing I’ve heard that the two best pastures in the Northeast are in Liaodong County."

Yuwen Chengchao shook his head and said: "We don't have to expect the two pastures, the Liaodong Army must be

It is impossible to vacate it for us. "After a pause, he said: "I asked in the army on the way. Someone has a little understanding of the situation in the northeast. In addition to the two pastures, Yingping also has two larger pastures, but one is used by the Liaodong military. When we come to raise horses, the other place is empty. If possible, we can also set aside that pasture for us. "

"I have to go to the Duhu Mansion to find out about this matter." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "My prince, when we step into the ground in the northeast, we will definitely not be comfortable in the days to come. You must be prepared."

Yu Wencheng laughed and said: "If everything goes smoothly, I am afraid that we will not be able to train a soldier that can fight. We have the will of the court now...!" Pointing to the erection not far away The army flag smiled and said: "With this flag, we have nothing to fear."

As soon as the voice fell, I heard a voice behind him saying: "General Qin, I'm looking for you." The voice was a bit shrill, Qin Xiao turned his head and saw an **** in a gray robe walking towards this side. Coming over, there were two entourages with knives behind him, dressed in flowing clouds and wearing luang belts around their waists. All three of them were subjawless.

"Master Shiqing!" Qin Xiao stood up, greeted him, and said with a smile: "I have already started burying the pot for cooking, Master Shiqing wait a moment."

When Qin Xiao left Beijing, he received the order. The North Courtyard sent a maid, Xie Gaoyang, to train troops in the Northeast. This surprised Qin Xiao, but soon he knew that this was actually from the Datang Army. Traditionally, whether it is the frontier army or the local state army, there will be a supervising army sent by the North Court.

Although the supervising army is not allowed to intervene in military affairs in name, their influence on the army is always present.

Each supervising army has the right to go to the North Court. When the prefectures arrive in Kyoto, they are often sent to the Zhongshu Province. Only the Beiyuan Zhengzi directly goes to the palace without passing through the Zhongshu Province. , Directly presented by the North Court to the Sage Yulan.

This alone is enough to make the supervising army powerful everywhere, and even directly determine the appointment and removal of military generals.

Qin Xiao's military training this time, with the banner of Long Ruijun, it is only natural that the North Campus sent a supervising army.

However, this Supervisor Xie is obviously also a sleek person. Although Supervisor has an extraordinary position in the army, he is currently only a display in this Long Rui army.

Qin Xiao’s soldiers and horses, Xie Gaoyang naturally can’t command one soldier and one soldier. They are all subordinates of the Yuwencheng Dynasty. He followed the Long Ruijun to the northeast, so naturally he could only look at Qin Xiao’s face and act in everything. .

When the guards from all over the place go to work, the North Campus will send a team of guards to protect them. There are more than 100 people, and there are also 30 or 40 people. Xiao shows that this is just a face-saving effort, don't care too much.

"The general misunderstood." Xie Gaoyang smiled and said kindly: "I have left Yuguan, and the miscellaneous family suddenly thought about it. The four northeast counties have a vast territory, but the grassland is not too much. Just looking at the map in the tent, I am wondering which grassland I should choose."

He is over 40 years old, but his maintenance is fairly good. There are four magistrates under the envoy of the North Court. Xie Gaoyang is also considered a high position in the North Court, but this time he was transferred to the Northeast. The saint also seemed to attach great importance to the preparation of Long Ruijun.

Qin Xiao and Yu Wencheng looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes.

Xie Gaoyang is a smart man. He obviously understands that since he was sent to the Long Ruijun as a supervising army, he will have to mix with Qin Xiao for a long time. Qin Xiao was also polite on the road, but there was always a gap between them.

Xie Gaoyang can also understand that, after all, he is a supervising army and his duty is to monitor the movements of the army. Although such a role is feared and jealous in the army, it is also guarded and even disgusted by the army.

On this land in the northeast, if you want to be safe in the future, you must be **** with the entire Long Rui army and be protected by Qin Xiao, otherwise

Life must be difficult.

I took the initiative to consider Long Ruijun and expressed kindness, so I can naturally get a good relationship with Qin Xiao as soon as possible.

"Does the maid have an idea?"

"We need to discuss this with the two." Xie Gaoyang knew that Yuwen Chengchao was the arm that Qin Xiao relied on the most. He didn't dare to underestimate Yuwen Chengchao, and said with a smile, "Do you two have time? ."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horses hoofs in the distance, and then saw Sanqi galloping here, under the sunset, Yu Wen Chengchao could see clearly that it was the scout he sent out. .

The Ministry of War did not allocate war horses to Qin Xiao. However, in the battle of Suzhou, nearly a thousand cavalry soldiers from the Suzhou Battalion were wiped out. After the war, they also obtained more than 600 war horses. , Qin Xiao allocated more than 300 war horses from the spoils to Yuwen Chengchao, plus the original war horses of Yuwen Chengchao, totaling more than 500 horses.

When Zhao Shengtai divided his troops and went to Suzhou, he took away 200 horses, so this time Qin Xiao led his army to the east. The Long Rui army also had more than 300 horses. This is also Qin Xiao’s few cavalry possessions. .

Along the way, whenever he camps, Yuwen Chengchao will definitely send scouts to explore around. Although there are a large number of three thousand soldiers and horses, even if there are bandits along the way, they dare not make any ideas, but they are careful to sail the ship for thousands of years. Ordnance and equipment still have food and grass, and the one hundred thousand taels of cash raised by Lin Hong before leaving Beijing in Kyoto are also in the team. Yuwen Chengchao dare not make any negligence.

"Report to the general!" The scout turned over and dismounted, and came forward to report: "A team of people are coming here."

"How many people?"

"There are not many people, there are only dozens of riders." The scout said: "They all came on horseback and will be there soon!"

Yu Wencheng looked at Qin Xiaodao: "It doesn't have to be directed at us, even if it is really looking for us, there should be no hostility."

Qin Xiao nodded, and soon saw a group of cavalry galloping in. Although the number was small, Long Ruijun was still on guard.

"Which General Qin is the Zhonglang General?" First, he was alone in an official robe, and he had already got off the horse before he came close. Qin Xiao and Yu Wencheng looked at each other, went forward, and said, "I am Qin Xiao. , Did not ask for advice?"

"Liaoxi County Shougong Sun Shang!" The man folded his hands and said with a smile: "The Ministry of War had issued an order to send General Qin to the northeast to train troops. After receiving the news, Lord Duhu ordered his next officer to wait for General Qin's arrival at any time. The Xiaguan sent people to wait at Yuguan. When the general arrived at Yuguan, someone came back to report and the Xiaguan took someone to greet him."

Qin Xiao folded his hands and smiled and said, "I have Lord Lao Gongsun." He raised his hand and introduced: "This is Shiqing Xie!"

Gongsun Shang arched his hands at Xie Gaoyang. He obviously knew what Xie Gaoyang did, but he didn't care. He still smiled at Qin Xiao: "Master Duhu said that General Qin has worked hard all the way, and we must do well here. Reception. The next official has ordered people to prepare the wine and meat, which will be delivered later. In addition, Master Duhu ordered that General Qin directly led the troops to the Songyang Pasture, which was the training place carefully arranged by Master Duhu for Long Ruijun. "

"Songyang Pasture?" Xie Gaoyang frowned: "Master Gongsun, Songyang Pasture does not seem to be suitable for military training, right? I've seen the map. Songyang Pasture is located in the northwest of Yingping County and is very remote, although there is a pasture. , But the surrounding mountains are high and densely forested, less than two hundred miles away from Montenegro......!"

Gongsun Shang smiled and said: "Master Shiqing, the Songyang pasture is indeed a little remote, but isn’t it necessary to train soldiers to have no other people around? There are many mountains around, and you can train mountain warfare, and there are many wild animals on the mountains, from time to time. The land organizes soldiers to hunt in the mountains and enjoy the mountain treasures. There are treasures everywhere in the northeast, and the mountains are full of wild animals. Master Duhu said, the wild mountains around the Songyang pasture can be given to you, and the wild things will also be given to you. You guys."