Huo Ling raised his head from the pile of official documents and glanced at the hourglass next to him. "It's getting late. Is the Ling family's caravan picking up someone?"
The guard next to him stood up and said, "Back to the general, Ling Yunsheng, the leader of the Ling family's caravan, personally went to Xiaotian Garden to pick up the people. Now the caravan has set off to return east."
"Very good." Huo Ling nodded with satisfaction.
The power behind the Ling family's caravan is their Zhenguo government. Although Huo Ling has never met Ling Yunsheng, he knows it very well and is quite relieved about the young man's behavior.
"Where is Tian Hongyan now? Is he still with General Kong?"
"Back to the general, General Tian has left the Yingling Legion station and is heading towards the garrison general's mansion. Counting the time, he should be at our door soon."
As expected, not long after the guard finished speaking, news came from the door.
"General, Tian Hongyan, the general of the Yanhui Legion, would like to see you."
"Take him to the living room, I will be there immediately."
living room.
After entering, Tian Hongyan sat with a straight face and a thoughtful expression on his face.
Brave Cavalry Camp...
Although he didn't know the details, he also knew that this cavalry had been wandering deep in the grassland for two years, causing the tribes in Xiliang to turn upside down, and even turned them against each other by chance.
interesting.
After a while, Tian Hongyan was about to open his mouth, but saw that the military advisor had already gently shook his head.
Only then did he realize that this was the garrison general's residence, not his legion's headquarters.
At this time, footsteps sounded, and Huo Ling walked in furiously.
"I've seen the general." Tian Hongyan and others quickly stood up to greet him.
"Everyone, you've been waiting for a long time." Huo Ling laughed heartily, "I was busy with some things just now. It's not easy to finish."
Tian Hongyan quickly shook his head, "General, if you have something to do, just go and do it. Now that the people of Xiliang have retreated to the depths of the grassland, the border is peaceful everywhere. I just came here to take a look when I have nothing to do. There is no rush."
Huo Ling nodded noncommittally, stretched out his hand, and said, "Sit down. We are all imperial frontier soldiers, and this is not the first time we have met. No need to be polite. Let's sit down and drink tea while chatting slowly."
Tian Hongyan had no choice but to sit down.
The two sides chatted politely about their daily routine. Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Tian Hongyan quickly got to the point.
"General Huo, last time I mentioned the entry of our army into the fortress, what do you mean?"
Huo Ling looked at him deeply.
Generally speaking, the legions that move to Dingxi County should be stationed in the fortress as soon as possible. This can not only save expenses, but also facilitate management and running-in. It will be easier to advance and retreat in a consistent manner in future wars.
However, sometimes the battles on the border are fierce, and the transferred legions cannot be stationed in the fortress immediately. However, they should find a nearby place to station based on local conditions, and then move in as soon as conditions permit.
The former Starfall Legion was like this, and the later Yingling Legion was like this.
However, there is something abnormal about the Yanhui Corps this time. The people of Xiliang have been driven back to the grassland for more than half a year, and Tian Hongyan's repeated applications have been rejected.
"This..." Huo Ling pondered, "It's not that I am unwilling. It's just that the major legions move every three years, and now the three-year deadline is coming soon. Your legion is staying well outside, so many people are still alive in such a short time.
It would be too troublesome to move it around."
Tian Hongyan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He frowned deeply, with a depressed look on his face, "What the general said is that the last general also had this thought."
"Thinking that now that Xiliang has retreated to the western border and is safe, we no longer need to be wary of enemy sneak attacks, so we don't need any protection. We just need to stay at the original station for a while, until we change defenses. It's just..."
Speaking of this, Tian Hongyan spread his hands speechlessly.
"Unfortunately, the imperial capital sent an imperial envoy here a few days ago. The imperial envoy has been holding on to the general and asking why my army did not enter the fortress. Is it going against the holy military order..."
well.
Tian Hongyan let out a long sigh.
"It kills someone who is a high-ranking official, let alone an imperial envoy? He asked me a question that made my head spin. It seems that I can't save trouble even if I want to. I still have to come over and trouble the general."
Huo Ling pondered for a while, "In that case, you can choose a day to move in."
He didn't talk nonsense. In fact, Huo Ling was also very annoyed by the imperial envoy. "There is a large empty camp opposite Lao Kong, which is enough for your army. Just station there."
Tian Hongyan was overjoyed and quickly stood up and saluted, "Thank you, General."
"What's there to thank you for?" Huo Ling waved his hand carelessly, "Every legion that moves to the western border can enter the fortress unconditionally. This is your right."
Unless he wants to commit treason, sooner or later he will have to open the door and welcome people in.
The settlement matters will be handled by the subordinates themselves, and there is no need for the two generals to worry about it.
Seeing the smooth start, Tian Hongyan's heart dropped halfway.
"General, I just said that the army will move every three years, and August next year will be the day of the move. But now the war on the east coast is tense, and the Japanese pirates have even attacked the Beiguan Pass. As for the imperial capital... I wonder if this will affect the move?
"
In previous years, if a certain border was in a state of war and the enemy and we were at war, even if it was time to move the defense, the legions there would not necessarily be transferred. On the contrary, it would be more likely that the legions from other places would be transferred.
to make up for the lack of military strength in the war-torn areas.
Huo Ling took a deep look at Tian Hongyan, and his eyes fell on the upper right corner of the Yunchui map.
"General Tian is joking. As generals of the army, you and I should know that every defense deployment is a major and important matter for the empire. It needs to coordinate all aspects, including the needs of local counties. Generally, only His Majesty and the Ministry of War will know in advance. I will
How do you know?"
"Why," he said with a smile, "Is it possible that General Tian is homesick?"
Tian Hongyan chuckled and blinked.
Huo Ling is the Duke of Zhenguo. The current situation in the imperial capital is almost caused by the Duke of Zhenguo. If Tian Hongyan says that he does not know the actions of Emperor Changxing or the soldiers, Tian Hongyan will not believe it.
However, he just wanted to test his feelings, but when Huo Ling refused to let go, he had no choice but to give up.
Ha ha.
Tian Hongyan smiled and patted his thigh, with a look of shame on his face.
"To express displeasure to our ancestors, General Mo moved his family to Xingji City a long time ago. When Yan returned to his hometown in the county, he went back to visit the tombs during the Qingming Festival. There is no need to think about it."
"When I later became a soldier, I became accustomed to the frontier as my home."
"It's just that the soldiers under the last general are all from Yanhui and Yumu counties. In the past, when things were calm in their hometown, it was fine. They wrote letters home when they were homesick; but now that the Japanese pirates have occupied Beihaiguan, they don't know when they will leave the customs and enter the mainland.
The brothers couldn't help but feel a little anxious in their hearts, so they asked me to ask a few questions."
"I see." Huo Ling glanced at Tian Hongyan with a strange look on his face, "Why, General Tian didn't explain the current situation in Beiguan to the brothers and tell them not to worry?"
cough.
Just as Tian Hongyan was about to speak, the military advisor next to him coughed.
"Back to the general, General Tian was busy with military aircraft, but he kept it in mind and asked his subordinates to come forward to introduce the situation of Beiguan and his hometown to the brothers, more than once. However, hearing is false and seeing is believing.
I’ve always been dubious about what I said, and there’s still a lot of discussion in private.”
"Indeed." Tian Hongyan nodded repeatedly, "General, this kind of matter is too sparse to block. The general felt that instead of letting the brothers guess in private, and finally making everyone worried, it is better to find something for them to do.
Keep them busy and forget about these trivial matters."
"Oh?" Huo Ling glanced at the large map of Xiliang next to him, "I wonder what kind of work General Tian wants to find for the brothers?"