Looking at Chang'an, the future is bleak and stained.
Traveling south to north with the geese, the journey is difficult. There is a small sword pass of green mud, red leaves on the river bank, and white grass on the cloud stack.
The fame is half-finished, and the wind and snow cover thousands of mountains.
——"Happiness in front of the Palace·Among the Guests" Zhang Kejiu (Yuan Dynasty)
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Not long after, Li Fei Yuanli and Bai Fu arrived in Shaanzhou.
Wei Zhi stayed behind in Luoyang, and Henan Yin Li Ruoyou was in Shaanzhou presiding over the government affairs of Henan Province at this time. The success of the Battle of Heyang was known to the world.
Wei Zhi stayed behind in Luoyang, and Henan Yin Li Ruoyou personally presided over the reception ceremony for Bai Fu.
All court officials with rank five or above were present. In addition, two other Tang army generals stationed in Shaanzhou were also present.
One was Li Zhongchen, who was entrusted with the title of Shaanxi Army at the same time as Bai Fu, and was the military envoy of the two armies of the Shence Army. Li Zhongchen, who had just been named by His Majesty, was the former prefect of Puzhou, Dong Qin.
Both of them were rewarded for the Battle of Heyang, and Li Zhongchen arrived in Shaanzhou two days earlier, so the meeting between them was particularly cordial.
The other one is Wei Boyu, the envoy of the four towns in Zhenxi, who is also a famous general in the world.
Bai Fengben was troubled by this kind of official entertainment, but when he arrived in Shaanzhou, he had to not be too aloof if he wanted to get the support of local officials and friendly forces. He couldn't miss the banquets he should attend, and he had to pay homage to all the docks he should pay homage to.
Bai Fu bravely participated, holding a wine cup and talking politely.
After a banquet, although it is long and tiring, it is not completely fruitless.
Bai Fu copied a large number of paintings by Wu Daozi, Yan Liben, Zhang Xuan and others in Chang'an, and his understanding of the character's temperament was far better than that of ordinary people.
Wei Zhi, who stayed behind in Luoyang, was the son of Wei Anshi from Zuopu She. He was elegant, elegant, and very talented. However, after drinking, he felt that although he seemed gentle and elegant, it was difficult to get along with others.
Li Ruoyou, Yin of Henan, was the great-grandson of Li Shentong, king of Huai'an County, from the Li Tang clan. He was a tall, muscular man, and eloquent. Under his influence, the atmosphere of the entire banquet was full of laughter and climax.
This person is quite talented and is good at winning people's hearts. However, from the way everyone respectfully toasted to him, it can be seen that this person must be extremely conceited and not very broad-minded.
What's even more interesting is that the relationship between Wei Zhi and Li Ruoyou is quite subtle. On the surface, they are harmonious, but in fact they have their own thoughts.
Wei Boyu, the envoy of the four towns in Zhenxi, was the military envoy of the Shence Army before Li Zhongchen came. Not only did he have outstanding military exploits, he was also good at speaking. He talked and laughed happily at banquets. It was obvious at a glance that this person was in military and political affairs.
Both worlds are very enjoyable.
This person is a man who works between Wei Zhi and Li Ruoyou, and is good at dancing. He should be someone that both Wei and Li want to win over.
Zhao Tianji, the deputy envoy of the Shence Army, was short in stature and had a simple and honest appearance. He also tried to make jokes. But for some reason, everyone seemed to dislike him. When toasting each other, they all greeted him with polite words.
There was also a eunuch named Hu Fangxiang in the banquet, who was the supervisor of the camps in Anxi and Beiting. In a sense, he was the person sent by the imperial court to supervise and check Bai Fu.
This man has a vulgar appearance, speaks vulgarly, and loves to show off. The officials present made no secret of it and showed contempt for him.
Such an unbearable person is the one who checks and balances Bai Fu. Bai Fu can't help but feel a little worried in his heart. It is estimated that there will be constraints in the future.
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When he arrived at the Beiting camp in An, the eunuch announced His Majesty's will in front of the generals of the three armies and appointed Bai Fu as the envoy of the Beiting camp in An to take charge of the army.
The generals had already been informed of this appointment, and there was nothing unusual about it.
After announcing the decree, Hu Fangxiang, the eunuch in charge of the army, accompanied the eunuch who delivered the decree to the camp to rest. Bai Fu could not take care of the fatigue of traveling and traveling, so he immediately raised his account.
Anbu Beiting Camp used the border troops as the backbone, and also temporarily recruited soldiers from nearby villages. There were also some vassal Xi, Qiang, Turk, Uighur, Mohe, Khitan, and Goguryeo Tibetan soldiers. These soldiers were reorganized.
The Beiting camp in Anhui is a field regiment with a full strength of 20,000 people. It is divided into seven armies, namely, the central army, the left Yuhou army, the right Yuhou army, the left chamber front army, the left chamber rear army, and the right chamber front army.
The rear army on the right wing.
There are 4,000 troops in the center, one corps of Yuhou on the left and right, with 2,800 men each; two corps on the left and right (front and rear troops), each with 2,600 men.
The soldier and horse envoy is the commander-in-chief of the army, and is called the general (grand general), who directly commands the Chinese army. The Chinese army has two deputy generals (deputy generals), one of whom is responsible for military supplies, and the other is responsible for recruiting horses.
The remaining commanders of the six armies are called general managers, and Captain Zhe Chong serves as the commander-in-chief, commanding the six armies respectively.
The first general manager leads two sub-generals (sub-generals), a total of twelve people, led by Captain Guo Yi.
In addition, each army also has chief officials, Sima, Cang Cao, Bing Cao, Zhou Cao and other assistants.
The lower army is divided into camps and has camp leaders. The central army only has one battalion, with the general manager as the camp leader. Each of the six general managers leads a battalion of 1,000 people.
There are twelve battalions left, with Commander-in-Chief Zi as the battalion leader, and the seven armies have a total of nineteen battalions.
The army is stationed in battalions. The name of the battalion is generally based on the identity of the camp leader.
In the camp, there are also one person each for the commander of soldiers, commander of warehouses, commander of cavalry, commander of horses, commander of horses, and city bureau, who are respectively responsible for weapons, storage, horses, armor, military law and other matters.
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Deputy General Li Chunnai was Li Siye's old subordinate, and he introduced the important generals in the army to Bai Fu one by one.
Among the six generals, only three were old generals from Anbeiting, and the remaining three were transferred from other frontier armies. Among them, the youngest general, Hengmu, attracted Bai Fu's attention.
This person's eyes are lively, and at first glance he is a shrewd and capable person. He is courteous in manner, sincere in speech, and quite warm in his dialogue.
But Bai Fu had an intuition that this man was arrogant and did not take Bai Fu seriously as a soldier.
Bai Fu later learned that Hengmu was Wei Boyu's direct subordinate of the Shence Army and was stationed here, implying that he was waiting for an opportunity to control the Anbeiting camp, paving the way for Wei Boyu to take charge of this army in the future.
I originally thought that this transfer would make Wei Boyu the military governor of Beiting, Anxi, but unexpectedly he became the military governor of Zhenxi Fourth Town.
Bai Fu's transfer came without any warning and inadvertently hindered the career of many people.
Among the twelve camp generals, only six were old generals from Anbeiting.
Even though he was a relatively familiar old general from Anbeiting, Bai Fu still felt a bit strange.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Some people are thankful that the commander-in-chief is Bai Fu, who has a close relationship with Li Siye and Duan Xiushi, rather than other frontier generals, so his camp will not be marginalized.
Some people are quite unconvinced. Not only are they not used to it, but they are also a bit envious of the fact that their comrades who fought side by side in the past have now become the vanguard.
Before coming, Bai Fu carefully prepared a speech, which contained thousands of words.
Seeing this, Bai Fu made a quick decision and scrapped the manuscript.
Bai Fu improvised and delivered a passionate speech.
During the speech, Bai Fu interacted with the generals from time to time, chatting and laughing.
Several senior Tang army generals sneered at Bai Fu's sensational speech, and said to themselves: "Another hot-blooded young man, what's the use of having good martial arts, and what's the use of having people in the court.
Now is the time of war, and I am the King of Heaven if I have soldiers and horses from my direct lineage in my hands!
When you come here, you have to act based on our faces. It’s okay to be a little lenient to us. If you dare to point fingers at us, don’t blame us for being ruthless.
This is no longer the Anbeiting of the Li Siye era!"
Just when these generals were complacent, Bai Fu opened his spiritual aperture and tried to read their hearts through everyone's expressions with spiritual power.
Sure enough, although everyone showed an attentive expression, Bai Fu could still roughly judge everyone's attitude towards his arrival from subtle details.
After the speech, thunderous applause erupted in the tent.
Bai Fu stood up to express his thanks, smiled at the generals, and said to himself: "The game of cat and mouse is interesting!"