The commander of the Shence Army seems to have a high position, but in fact, the Shence Army at this time has no combat effectiveness at all.
Moreover, when Li Yunze recruited troops before, he stuffed all the new soldiers into the Shence Army.
After Tian Lingzi and others fled, no one could affect his control over the Shence Army.
As for Jing Zhaoyin, Chang'an City is already under his control, so what does Jing Zhaoyin mean?
There was no title, no title, not even a military envoy.
Li Xuan, Tian Lingzi and others are simply using Li Yunze to do their job in vain.
It's okay to work part-time, but it's not okay if you don't get paid for part-time work.
Don’t you see, there are so many warriors working in the Tang Dynasty, and whoever dares not to pay them wages and demand that they work in vain is simply rebelling.
Li Yunze did not comment on this. Since Li Xuan did not dare to come back, his purpose of coercing the emperor to control the princes could only be postponed or changed.
"Prime Minister." Li Yunze asked, "What kind of imperial troops are there near Chang'an City?"
Li Yunze never drinks high-alcohol liquor.
Lu Xie was not surprised, as all the warriors these days are like this.
If it still doesn't work, then kill the Jiedushi again and continue changing.
At this time, Zhuge Shuang's troops from all over Xia Suiyin had already arrived at Yueyang, which was not far from Chang'an City.
At least when Li Yunze came here, there were only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses who had arrived earlier.
Even Li Yunze didn't want to touch these troops.
"This general is fair in his actions and clears rewards and punishments. These soldiers of Boye Army and Fengxiang Army can testify to this."
"Chang'an City is surrounded by many soldiers and horses, including Jingyuan Jiedushi Cheng Zongchu, Shuofang Jiedushi Tang Hongfu, Yiwu Army Jiedushi Wang Chucun, and Hezhong Jiedushi Wang Chongrong. In addition, there are Jing,
Long, Ling, and Ningzhou prefectures have tens of thousands of soldiers to guard against the fall."
After Xia Suiyin's soldiers and horses on the opposite side saw so much wealth, their first reaction was to take advantage of others.
As soon as he heard about Xia Suiyin's military envoy, Li Yunze understood what Lu Xie meant.
Of course, externally it must be said that these guys are traitors.
But in terms of equipment, Li Yunze's side is stronger. Not only does everyone have a full set of armor, but even the horses are neatly dressed. In comparison, Xia Suiyin's side is much shabby. Most of the cavalry are leather armor, and there are few horse armors.
things.
What's more, people like Wang Chongrong, the governor of Hezhong, had already nominally surrendered to Huang Chao.
After capturing the first batch of Sergeant Xia Suiyin, the rest of the matter will be easier to handle.
At his signal, the sergeants opened the boxes on the carriage one by one, revealing the treasures filled with copper coins.
As long as Chang'an City can be defended, a Jiedu envoy is inevitable.
The Jiedu envoys mentioned by Lu Xie were all relatively loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
I just weighed the strength of both sides and gave up the idea.
As for the so-called high-altitude liquors of later generations, they are actually imported products from abroad and are industrialized products that are not suitable for the stomachs of Chinese people.
Where to find elite soldiers has become the focus of Li Yunze's concern at this time.
Yes, this is a blatant attempt to annex other people.
Of course, Li Yunze, a general above the rank of captain, would not be accepted.
"I am here today to recruit you to join my command. If there are any servants, I will use the money from my husband as a betrothal fee, and then my salary and treatment will be based on the Shence Army. If there is any deduction or arrears, you can go away on your own.
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Xia Suiyin refers to Xiazhou, Suizhou, Yinzhou and other places, which was the land of Xixia in the Song Dynasty.
As for Zhuge Shuang, he is a typical contemporary military governor.
After the siege of Chang'an City is relieved, a suitable Lu family girl will be selected from the entire Fanyang Lu family to marry as the head wife.
After thinking for a while, Lu Xie clapped his hands vigorously, "The third daughter in Wang Xiang's family seems to be named Baochuan. I heard that she is pretty, but she has been dreaming about marrying a man with both talent and virtue. How can she be so talented these days?"
The one who has both is either a loser or a bad guy. The one who is definitely a fool is her."
Beauty is a must. Giving an ugly girl is not a marriage, but enmity.
Compared to the destructive power of Tubo, Huang Chao was a minor player.
Stupidity is also necessary. If you are not stupid, you will want to get a higher position. Lu Xie does not want to make wedding clothes for others.
When the imperial court cannot provide enough benefits, don't expect them to work wholeheartedly.
Seeing Li Yunze's troops approaching, they reacted quickly and prepared their troops for battle at any time.
And they are both elites. If they fight, even if they can win, it will be a miserable victory.
It is a pity that the Lu family does not have any suitable unmarried women of the right age in Chang'an City at this time, and it is naturally impossible to find someone to pretend to be someone for this level of cooperation, as that would have extremely serious consequences.
Moreover, since ancient times, poor areas have been able to produce strong soldiers, and the warriors from various places in Xia Suiyin are not weak at all.
This is called a warrior. The newly recruited rookies in Chang'an City are all just showmen who shout slogans.
If he hadn't received the news that Huang Chao's main force was approaching Chang'an City, Li Yunze would have been able to pull away all Zhuge Shuang's Xia Suiyin soldiers.
But as long as they are not Huang Chao's bandits, there are countless careerists who want to take advantage of the situation in these troubled times, so having him Li Yunze doesn't matter.
Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction, selected a group of soldiers and horses to guard a large amount of property, and took advantage of the Huang Chao Army's forward retreat before they besieged the city, and took the initiative to go out of the city to recruit troops in Yueyang.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, being a Jiedushi was also a very risky position.
Grain products and chemical products are of course different.
A big pot of fragrant meat porridge in the winter is no less attractive to Sergeant Xia Suiyin than copper coins.
If Li Yunze can be used as a foreign aid, then the Lu family can truly protect themselves.
Not only that, Li Yunze also brought drinks from Chang'an City and distributed them to everyone on the spot.
Lu Xie felt that Li Yunze was a very suitable collaborator. According to the rules of their family, they would normally get married.
When it comes to this, as the prime minister, Lu Xie is naturally very knowledgeable.
Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Li Yunze turned his attention to Ping Zhangshi, a subordinate of Tong Zhongshu in the Tang Dynasty, who was also the prime minister.
For example, Li Yunze's Boye Army at this time is the anti-autumn army.
However, no matter how loyal they are, they are still military governors, and they must rely on the opinions of the warriors under their command.
Moreover, his own surname is Li, so he even left out his given surname.
At the beginning, he followed the rebel Pang Xun to cause rebellion. After Pang Xun was defeated, he turned around and defected to the imperial court. Historically, he would be persuaded by Zhu Wen to surrender to Huang Chao again after some time. After Huang Chao was destroyed, he turned around and defected to the imperial court.
"As long as there is enough money and food, there is basically no one who cannot be moved." Lu Xie nodded again, "But the most suitable one at this time is to be led by Zhuge Shuang, the military governor of Xia Suiyin."
This is the case for the warriors of the Tang Dynasty these days. No matter whether you are from the imperial court, a bandit soldier, or from a vassal town, as long as you are not a member of the main army, you will be treated as an enemy first.
Looking at Li Yunze who was thoughtful, Lu Xie stroked his beard with a smile, preparing to make a few remarks later.
As for the anti-autumn soldiers, they were indeed elite, and they were used to fight against the Tibetan army. Elites were drawn from various vassal towns, ranging from one thousand to three or four thousand.
In the end, the hundreds of Sergeants Xia Suiyin who had not come over all came over under the sincere calls of their companions, or the pleasant sound of the meat porridge and the collision of copper coins.
It is too difficult for civil servants to survive in this world. There are vassal towns outside, eunuchs inside, and a sand sculpture emperor!
He finally understood that if the powerless civil servants wanted to do something, or to live in peace, they had to master the force. If they couldn't master it themselves, they had to win over an ally who could master the force.
"We don't need their reinforcements." Li Yunze simply waved his hand, "I only need their soldiers."
Eating meat is not difficult for Li Yunze. He has plenty of canned food.
Someone took the lead, and more and more Xia Suiyin soldiers came over and gathered around the big box to get money.
Looking at the elite soldiers and horses opposite, Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction.
So soon someone rode out, came to the cart, took off his helmet, and dug out the copper coins from the helmet.
After much deliberation, Lu Xie decided to first choose a beautiful but not so smart person from a familiar family to appease Li Yunze's young and strong body.
He had long known that the person in front of him was a gangster. After all, he knew all the commanders of the Shence Army, and there was absolutely no such person.
When groups of Xia Suiyin sergeants, who had been sleeping in the open air and flying under the stars and chasing the moon, came to Yueyang, they were greeted by the smell of meat, wine, money boxes, and the calls of their companions. Basically, they came over without hesitation.
When Li Yunze announced loudly, "As long as you follow me from now on, you will have meat to eat every day." Those sergeants Xia Suiyin who had surrendered finally cheered for him for the first time.
They received the imperial court's order to rescue Chang'an City and sent troops from various places to come to Chang'an City for reinforcements. Because riding horses and walking were different from where they were stationed, the time they arrived at Yueyang was also different.
Li Yunze had no idea that Lu Qian, as prime minister, was busy looking for Wang Baochuan to give him a warm blanket.
Compared to other places in Guanzhong and Guandong, it is a really poor place.
A tragic victory means huge losses, and no one is willing to sacrifice their own life in exchange for someone else's huge wealth.
"Did the Prime Minister teach me?"
Poverty means lack of money, and lack of money means that as long as you can get enough benefits, you can easily win over soldiers.
But these anti-autumn soldiers were essentially border guards. Taking them away would mean opening up the way for the Tibetans to descend from the mountains and plunder Guanzhong, and send millions of lives to the Tibetans for ravage.
Xia Suiyin's number of soldiers and horses was not large, but there were quite a few cavalry.
Speaking of drinks, the mainstream drink in China since ancient times has actually been rice wine, the kind with a low alcohol content, which is why there are so many people who claim that they will never get drunk after a thousand cups.
Li Yunze signaled the accompanying auxiliary soldiers to start setting up pots and lighting a fire.
Looking at Li Yunze's retreating figure, Lu Xie was very satisfied.
Lu Xie stroked his beard and smiled, "Commander, there are many officers and soldiers around Chang'an City, but it is not easy to get them to come to the rescue."
Lu Xie began to seriously consider which of the aristocratic families he knew well had a woman who was both beautiful and stupid.
A typical domestic slave with the third surname is his mother if he has breasts.
He led his troops and horses to escort dozens of carts, and hurriedly arrived at Yueyang in a dusty road.
Li Yunze, who was holding an iron trumpet, rode forward on his horse, "This general is the commander of the Shence Army, as is Li Yunze of Jingzhao Yin! Now the thieves have entered the pass and are wreaking havoc."
"Everyone!"
Generals have great influence in the army, and Li Yunze does not want his troops to be taken away.
After talking nonsense about occupying the moral high ground, Li Yunze turned to the topic.
Under normal circumstances, it will not go away by itself. The basic operation is to kill the Jiedushi and replace it with one that can make money.
In terms of number of people, Xia Suiyin's side had more people, while Li Yunze's side only had more than a thousand people.
He did not embarrass these people. He gathered them together and gave each of them a box of copper coins, and then let them go when they left. As for the replacement, they were directly promoted from among the sergeants Xia Suiyin, so the sergeants would naturally not make a fuss about it.
When Zhuge Shuang finally arrived in Yueyang after a long journey, he was shocked to find that only a group of generals and brigade commanders were left among the army under his command.