On June 25, Qiu Weidao finished dressing under the service of his servant early in the morning.
He wasn't wearing armor, maybe he couldn't bear the pain. However, I don't know where he got a suit of 櫜枸 clothes (note 1), it was bright red, and it looked decent on him. The only drawback was that there was no
Wearing a bow and arrow is a waste of a fine military uniform.
Today the Supervisory Military Academy was more "heroic". The kitchen prepared Laowan (later wontons and dumplings) for everyone, which were stuffed with mutton and cooked steamingly in the pot. Shao Shude took a bowl and sat on the table slowly.
While eating, he still had a seat, but the soldiers could only sit on the floor, but looking at the cheerful looks on everyone's faces, they didn't seem to mind this. Having delicious food is better than anything else! Especially the six new recruits
The soldier almost swallowed his tongue, which shows how unsatisfactory his daily life is. There is probably nothing left except a miserable life.
After eating Lao Wan, the kitchen brought out a dozen large baskets, each containing a hundred Hu biscuits, for a total of 1,200. According to the preparation, a single Hu biscuit requires half a liter of flour. In the morning when the camp is not in operation, each of them
Two biscuits, two each in the morning, noon, and evening during the expedition. 1,200 biscuits, for two teams of one hundred people to eat in two days. As for the expenses of Qiu Weidao's staff, entourage, and servants, they have their own carriage to transport them, Shao Shude
After taking a quick look, I saw that they were roughly bilo, duīzi and the like. The former is a stuffed pastry, and the latter is a fried round pastry, both of which are better than what the sergeants eat.
But, you have to calm down, the Hu cakes are also good, the quantity is large, and there are sesame seeds. The size is similar to the steamed cakes in Xinjiang in later generations. It is much better than the steamed cakes eaten by other sergeants. This is the benefit of following the eunuchs. The eunuchs are afraid
Death, for the sake of safety, I treated the sergeant kindly.
After breakfast, the troops formed their ranks and then escorted the charioteers and supervisors to the outside of the city. Although there were only over a hundred people, there was a lot of stuff, and six carriages were loaded. It was still early when they left the city, and the supervisors
Xian and the yamen both knew the military envoys, and the yamen commander Hao Zhenwei came to see the ceremony. Shao Shude led the team and stood at the designated position. Guan Kairun explained to the staff in charge of the baggage, and then rushed over and stood still.
One on the left and one on the right, Qiu Weidao stood in the middle, quietly waiting for Hao Zhenwei's order.
After half an hour, the ten generals and deputy generals came over with their teams. After sorting out the troops, they came forward one by one to salute. Hao Zhenwei asked them to return to their respective formations, and then called the roll call. Those who failed to show up after three calls were executed.
Decision was made. Li Xun, the history of defense, did not show up. There were rumors in the army that he was seriously ill and might not be around for long. This made Shao Shude a little worried.
The transition of power in a vassal town has always been a major event! Tiande's army is small and there is less chaos, but this does not mean that there will be no trouble. Especially now that the world is in turmoil and careerists are ready to take action. If it is not good, it will be fine for many years.
The peaceful Fengzhou is about to be devastated. Don’t believe it? Take a look at the Zhenwu Army next door. The troops loyal to the imperial court were captured by Li Guochang, and the rebels scattered into the countryside and looted everywhere. Now Li Guochang’s troops and horses staying there are also
Classes were urgently urged, and the people's efforts were not considered at all. The people were living in dire straits. This outcome was absolutely unacceptable to Fengzhou's people.
There were about two large-scale military rebellions in Fengzhou's history. One was when Zhou Huaiyi, the defense historian, was killed because he failed to get the money and food from the court to repair the Xicheng that was damaged by the Yellow River (Xicheng was the administrative center at that time).
, once when the Uighurs went south, after the army was defeated, the rebels looted everywhere. Originally, there were two "safety ropes" in Fengzhou, namely the Shuofang Army and the Zhenwu Army. Once something happened, troops could be sent in to quell the chaos. But now the world is in chaos.
There were rebel armies everywhere, and Shuofang's army was already reorganizing and preparing to go south to fight against the peasant army. Not to mention Zhenwu's army, most of which had followed Li Guochang in rebellion, so there was no hope for them.
Such a situation has indeed reached the edge of danger, and no one is sure what will happen.
There was a sound of horns not far away, and then the sound of musical instruments. Shao Shude knew that this was the end of the ordering of troops, and the general was about to give a lecture. After the lecture, he would send out troops and march towards the territory under the jurisdiction of Zhenwu Army.
"You are all strong men. There are those who draw strong bows and arrows through heavy armor, use spears, swords and halberds as if they are arms, and capture prisoners with their bodies, behead generals and seize flags. These are fierce and resolute men; there are those who stand on galloping horses, leaping left and right.
, who crosses the castle, enters and exits the cottage like a bag to retrieve something, this is a nimble person; there is a person who travels three hundred miles back and forth in less than 50 steps, carries hundreds of kilograms of strength and marches fifty paces, covers an attack and plunders, breaks through the strong and trapped, just like turning the palm of the hand. This general
With such a strong man, what's the worry? Let's go!" Hao Zhenwei's loud shout rang in his ears, and Shao Shude looked stern, knowing that he was about to leave. At this time, Qiu Weidao also straightened his uniform and did not ask for anyone's help.
He quickly got on his horse, hehe, you underestimated him, it seems that he is not the kind of supervisor who is incompetent in military affairs and has no power to restrain a chicken. Those kind of people may have died long ago!
Starting from Tiande Military City and going two hundred miles along the Yellow River, you will find Zhongshoujiang City under the jurisdiction of the Zhenwu Army. The Zhongshou City is not small in size. After all, it can garrison thousands of soldiers and horses. There is also Anle garrison in the north of the city, which can also be used.
Station troops. However, judging from the current situation, Li Guochang may not leave many troops here, and may even have abandoned the defense.
The distance of two hundred miles is not short. Although a lot of baggage that hinders the speed of the march has been loaded and shipped, they can only travel less than thirty miles in a day. This is still a team of less than 5,000 people (the military city has recruited some party members)
, Uighurs and Turks serve as auxiliary troops, in fact they are civilians). If there are 50,000 people, they can travel twenty miles a day. Every afternoon at midnight, the entire army must set up camp to rest, and at Mao o'clock the next day, they will bury the pot again.
Make food, pack up the equipment, break camp and set off.
Boring, monotonous, heavy, and dangerous are the main themes of life in the military camp. Shao Shude has been in the army for so many years. Because he has experienced too much, deep marks have been left on his body: his bronze skin is slightly roughened by the wind and sand, and his hands are
His body was covered with calluses, his joints were thick, he had taken off his armor, and he had five or six major and minor scars. Being a soldier was not an easy job, and he lost too much.
Such a boring life lasted until the third day of July, when the entire army arrived a few miles west of Zhongshoujiang City. Their journey was relatively smooth. Although the road from Lingzhou to Zhenwujun via Fengzhou was in disrepair, it was not in repair.
So unbearable, five thousand troops came to the central city unhurriedly.
When it comes to "taking it easy", it's actually very interesting. Fighting requires death, money, food and materials. The Zhenwu Army is not a weak force. There are many soldiers and horses. You rush forward and rush forward in case you are attracted.
Who can I ask to reason when I was beaten up by someone else's firepower? Hao Zhenwei, the leader, did not deliberately slow down the pace. He was marching normally and no one could find fault, and the whole army was very supportive.
The middle city was guarded by the Zhenwu Army. A tenth general named Li Renjun led several hundred people. After hearing that Tiande's army was marching eastward, he planned to kill a group of Shatuo cavalry who stayed in the city and surrendered to the city.
The capital general Hao Zhenwei and the military supervisor Qiu Weidao were very satisfied with him and sent people to praise him on the way. However, after the army arrived, the entire Tiande army entered the city, but Li Renjun's soldiers were driven to Anle garrison in the north of the city, which was obviously not good.
Don't worry about him.
Not long after, Hao Zhenwei summoned the supervisory envoys and generals to discuss military affairs. The Guankai Run team was on duty at the temporary military supervision court. Shao Shude lit a fireman, wore armor and weapons, and personally escorted Qiu Weidao to the capital general's location. When the general arrived,
There were more than ten sergeants lined up at the door of the mansion. Only the supervisory envoys and deputy generals and above were allowed in. All the soldiers and entourage were waiting outside.
This was the rule. Qiu Weidao didn't feel dissatisfied, so he waved his hand and went in. Shao Shude and his people were waiting outside. When they saw that there were many soldiers standing around, some of them were still chatting, they calmly took a few steps closer.
, I want to hear what they are talking about. Xicheng is too far away, more than 200 miles away from the military city, and the information is not very well-informed. The inside information about this expedition is far less than that of the general's personal soldiers in Beicheng (commonly known as Tiande Military City)
We understand clearly.
"Li Guochang's companions went to Shengzhou (note 2), crossed the river at Hebin Pass (note 3), and entered the territory of Shuozhou. Li Keyong proclaimed himself the military governor of Datong, but except for Yunzhou, he did not subdue Shuozhou.
, the whole territory of Wei Erzhou (note 4), so they attacked Kelan Army (note 5) and Zhelu Army City a while ago. I guess they should be operating in Yunzhou or Shuozhou, spying on Jinyang."
The bearded military man whispered, well, he thought he was whispering.
"Jinyang is quite chaotic. The town soldiers and local soldiers are looting everywhere, and the shogunate can't control it. There is also the army of Li Guochang and his son in the north. There are many complaints from the soldiers in various places. If they can't protect everything, they all surrender to Li Guochang, which is easy to rob.
It's a pleasure." Another soldier interjected, with a hint of envy in his words.
"Yes, yes! Marshal, the generals are very popular, drink spicy food, and even play with beauties. Why can't we soldiers have enough to eat and not wear warm clothes? Take his mother's life!" Everyone agreed one after another,
He was not very interested in suppressing Li Guochang and his son, but was quite interested in looting places.
Shao Shude knew the thoughts of ordinary soldiers very well. He knew that they were greedy for money and lustful, and they had nothing nice to say. He wanted to just listen quietly. However, seeing that their discussion was getting more and more deviated from the right path, turning to property,
When the woman went up, she grabbed the bearded man and asked: "Brother, do you dare to ask whether General Hao Du will take us to Hedong? Isn't he going to invigorate the military army?"
"Where is the Zhenwu Army to fight?" The bearded man was amused and said: "Li Guochang took away all the soldiers and horses he could bring, leaving behind all the unobedient thorns. East City, Military City
There are not many people left, Shengzhou is also empty, and Linzhou has not followed Li Guochang to rebel, so it can protect the country and the people. What, you still want to fight?"
"That's not true. If you are blind in battle, who knows if you can survive." Shao Shude smiled and continued: "I just thought that if I go to Hedong, I can get more wealth, which is better than winning.
It’s better to take a trip to Zhoukong.”
"Hey, you are not afraid of death! I have never seen you in Beicheng. Are you from Xicheng or Zhoucheng?" The bearded man said in surprise.
"He's from West City."
"Sure enough!" The bearded man patted Shao Shude on the shoulder and said: "There is a capital in Xicheng, Sun Shijiang's soldiers, right? Sure enough, each one is more stunned than the other! Stop thinking nonsense, we are not going to Hedong to spend thousands of dollars like us
Are all the people pushed into the fire pit? The Tiande Army only has so many people. If they are all killed, the capital will be gone. Now Li Shijun is in bed..."
At this point, the bastard finally realized how powerful he was, so he changed the subject and said: "We may still go to Zhenwu Army City, but we probably won't go to Hedong. General Hao Du is not that stupid. Besides, how long have we been sending troops?
, not a single hair of the Xiazhou soldiers was seen. Hu Changshi (note 6) probably didn’t want to go through the trouble. The Pingxia party items were enough for him to have a headache. Send troops to attack Li Guochang? Bah!"
"This expedition is nothing serious. Everyone can go back safely!" He finally said in a concluding tone.
Note 1: 櫜鬬(gāo jiàn): military uniform in the Tang Dynasty. 櫜鬬 was originally a container for holding bows and arrows. "Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Third Year of Duke Xi": "Jin and Chu were in charge of the army, and they met in the Central Plains.
If he is not killed, his left hand holds a whip, and his right hand holds a harpoon to deal with the king." Note: "The harpoon is used to receive arrows, and the harpoon is used to receive bows."
It evolved into a special military uniform in the Tang Dynasty. The specific style is as Han Yu described the appearance of Liu Ji, the governor of Youzhou, in "Preface to Li Duangong in Youzhou": "Red headband, halo boots, holding a sword."
The left and right are mixed, the bows and robes are worn, the arrows are inserted into the room, and the people stand prostrate to greet the left." The translation is: wearing a red forehead scarf (a scarf tied on the forehead, a "menstrual belt" tied to the forehead by the Japanese army during World War II)
Original version, red), wearing hakama and boots on the lower body. Holding a sword in the left hand, and wearing a 櫜(arrow-inserting room) and a 鞬(a bow suit) on the right.
It is worth mentioning that before the mid-Tang Dynasty, this kind of clothing could only be worn by generals and even military envoys of a certain status. The so-called "general uniform" was also called "general uniform". Moreover, this kind of clothing was not regular clothing and would only appear on very formal occasions.
It can be said to be a dress.
Note 2: Shengzhou. The city is five miles from the Yellow River to the north, twenty miles from the northwest to the Yellow River, and forty miles from the Yellow River to the east. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty established Yulin County in the seventh year of his reign, and Shengzhou in the twentieth year. Tang Chengzhi. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty established a great cause
In the second year, Yulin Palace was built in the city. Yang Guang once met with the Turkic leaders in the east of the city, that is, "(more than 500,000) troops came out of Yulin, marched to the Turks' hometown, and were honored by the Qimin Khan." At that time, he also wrote a poem.
The first one expresses the feeling of pride, that is, "Fortunate to the north of the fortress - a poem written by Yunzhong at the banquet of the Turkic Lord": The red flag is stationed at the deer gate, and the green chariot returns from the dragon court. The felt tent is raised to watch the wind, and the dome is open to the sun. I call Han Dunhao.
When the time came, the butchers came one after another. They held up the mutton meat with pigtails, and Wei Kun presented him with a wine cup. Like the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he stood alone on the stage in the sky.
There is Yulin Pass, thirty miles east of the city and adjacent to the river in the northeast. It was built in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, and the relevant general manager led the army to garrison. Shengzhou is the same as Fengzhou, "the river is blocked, and the soil is suitable for farming and pasture". To govern Yulin County
, Fuguo, is located in the 12th Liancheng City of today's Zhungeer Banner, leading to Yulin and Hebin counties.
Note 3: Hebin Pass, the ferry in the east of Hebin County. Hebin County is in the west of Pianguan County in Shaanxi today and the northeastern part of Hequ County. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Hebin Pass was built along the river, about half a mile east of the county. This ferry
It existed in the Northern Wei Dynasty and was named "Junzijin" at that time. In the Northern Song Dynasty, "Jiulangjin" was built nearby. Because it was located on the border, it became a place for trade with Liao and Xia.
Note 4: Yun, Wei, and Shuo prefectures are all under the jurisdiction of the Datong Army.
Note 5: Kelan Military City is located in Kelan County, Shanxi Province today, and belongs to Lanzhou under the jurisdiction of Hedong Jiedushi.
Note 6: Hu Changshi was the envoy of Xia Sui Yinyou Jiedushi, the envoy of observation and disposal, the envoy of escorting the feudal vassal, the envoy of appeasing the Pingxia party, the supervisor of Yinchuan, and the governor of Xiazhou "Hu", who reigned from 870 to 879.
His name is not recorded in history books, only a poem written by Luo Yin mentioned it from a side perspective.
Luo Yin's "Hu Changshi of Xiazhou": "A hundred-foot-tall platform stands in Bozhou, with a broadsword and a long halberd for the Han princes; the army has passed the end of the border and the clouds are vast, and the war horses come to gather grass in the autumn. The national plan has been pushed forward, and the family wealth is not for future generations.
"I still hear that Longshu is troubled, and I am very happy that the general is not old."