Chapter two hundred and ninety seventh war will start
Wu Meiniang smiled softly: "I know, I just hope that your husband will always remember that there are family members at home waiting for your safe return. You must take care of your health and don't let us worry. Please rest assured, husband, Meiniang is watching over you at home.
Everything is fine.”
Wu Meiniang is a smart woman and understands Yang Fan's character very well. Although this husband usually seems careless, he is full of talents.
This expedition to Tubo was a good opportunity for Yang Fan to make contributions. There was no need to distract him by crying. Taking good care of his family was his greatest comfort.
Yang Fan is a man who values love and justice. As long as he knows that his family is safe and that there are still people at home who are thinking about him, that will be enough.
There is no need to worry about anything else, because Yang Fan has never disappointed anyone.
Yang Fan nodded. This Empress Wu Zetian had never let him worry about anything. She was simply a virtuous wife that was hard to find in a thousand years.
Yang Fan turned his head and looked at Nalan Minyue, who was being pulled by the maid. She was always very active, but she was very quiet.
Reaching out and pinching the plump cheek, Yang Fan smiled fondly and said, "Why, Minyue is unhappy today? Don't you have anything to tell daddy?"
Nalan Minyue pretended to be a young adult: "Mom said, daddy is going to fight the bad guys. Minyue can't pester you or make you worry."
Yang Fan chuckled: "Oh, when Mingyue grows up, she will think about her daddy. She is so good. Come on, let daddy hug her."
"Is it really possible?" Hope rose in Nalan Minyue's eyes, and then she kicked off her short legs and hung on Yang Fan's thigh like a kangaroo.
"Of course!" With a gentle mention, Xiao Douding was directly held in Yang Fan's arms.
Nalan Minyue was only four years old at this time. She was a child after all. After being picked up by Yang Fan, she immediately started to giggle. She still looked like the little adult she had just been.
Overjoyed, Nalan Minyue raised her lips, thought for a moment on Yang Fan's cheek, and said, "Minyue really doesn't want daddy to leave! But my aunt told Minyue that daddy is going here to build a career and marry a princess. Otherwise, daddy won't do it."
Go, Minyue will marry dad when she grows up."
Well?
Yang Fan's face suddenly turned dark.
It seems that Wu Meiniang is still resentful about marrying Princess Gaoyang, and she even joked to a child that the reason for the war was to marry the princess.
However, Xiao Douding's words made everyone burst into laughter. The childish words showed the intimacy between the two of them.
Wu Meiniang was secretly worried.
The intimacy between this little niece and her husband is a bit too much.
Although Nalan Minyue is still young, Yang Fan is not old either.
By the time Nalan Minyue reaches the age of hairpin, Yang Fan will be only in his twenties, in the prime of his youth. If...
Wu Meiniang didn't dare to think about it anymore, after all, the two of them were not biological father and daughter.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Fan handed the little bean sprouts to the maid, turned to Cheng Chumo and the others and said, "The hour is approaching, so I won't say any more. Brothers, please take care. When we return home, we will have a drink and get together again."
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"Brothers Yishan, please take care. There are brothers here watching, please don't worry." Cheng Chumo and others assured with serious faces.
Yang Fan nodded!
Looking at the group of guards behind Yang Fan, Wu Meiniang took a step forward and said softly: "You and others are all guards selected through layers of processes and are also members of the Yang family. As my husband's personal guards on this trip, I entrust you with my personal responsibility."
A good life protects your husband;"
"The battlefield is dangerous. If anything unexpected happens to you, your parents will be taken care of by the Yang Mansion until they die. Your wives and children will also be protected and nurtured by the Yang Mansion. If you violate this oath, you will be struck by five thunders from heaven."
Although Empress Wu Mei is not Yang Fan's official wife, she is in charge of all the affairs of the Yang family.
Moreover, Wu Meiniang always sticks to her word, and this statement is a reassurance for the guards.
The Yang family is well known for its benevolence and kindness.
No matter Yang Fan, Wu Meiniang or others, they never treat servants harshly, let alone their guards.
"No, Madam, please don't worry." A group of guards responded loudly, their voices like thunder.
There are only about 90 guards who have passed the various tests. For this expedition, Yang Fan selected 50 people and Wang Xiaojie took them with him.
Seeing this group of vigorous and high-spirited guards, Yang Fan suddenly became proud and said loudly: "Let's go!"
With neat steps, the guards turned around and strode around Yang Fan toward Junyangfang.
If these people are Yang Fan's personal bodyguards, then the 500 newly trained recruits in Junyangfang serve as Yang Fan's personal guards.
This battle is a test of blood and fire for this group of new recruits.
Of course, this group of recruits is not the absolute main force in protecting food and grass security.
Because there is still a right-guard army of about 3,000 people waiting for Yang Fan to receive it.
Speaking of right guards, we have to mention the military system of the Tang Dynasty.
The most famous among them is the Fubing system, which is a military system based on the equalization of land, integrating soldiers and farmers, and integrating soldiers with farmers.
The government army system established a number of military bureaus in various places in the world, and the soldiers of each military yamen were selected by the local military government from among the farmers in the prefecture and county where they were located.
Those who are 16 years old or older are required to enter the military service, and those who are 50 years old or older are exempted from military service. They can produce at home during the busy farming period and train during the slack farming period.
When the government soldiers serve, they need to be on a rotational basis. In fact, they take turns participating in the defense mission of Gyeonggi. Those who participate in the defense work can get tax exemptions and exemptions.
The government soldiers are under the jurisdiction of the military yamen, but the military yamen only manage the daily training of the government soldiers. They can neither command the government soldiers nor have wartime command authority.
The imperial troops of each military office were commanded by the generals of the Sixteenth Guards. The Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty were not only the forbidden troops guarding the capital, but also the direct leadership organization for commanding the imperial troops of the world.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Sixteenth Guards led 654 Zhechong mansions in the country from afar, and stayed in the center to protect the capital from outside.
Different from other dynasties, the generals of the Sixteenth Guards only remotely controlled the military government of the world and did not have real wartime command authority.
In the event of war, wartime command would be in the hands of the marching general selected by the emperor.
During this expedition, Hou Junji was appointed as the general manager of the march and sat in the middle army, while Prince Li Chengqian supervised the battle in the middle army, which could also be said to be earning military exploits.
As for the Sixteenth Guards, the status of the two guards on the left and right is slightly higher, because these are the two troops that control the palace guards, and they are the elite among the elite!
In the Youwei Camp, Duke Bao, Youwei General Duan Zhixuan was sitting in command, his face expressionless, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Yang Fan stood in the hall, feeling a little nervous, wondering if this guy would make things difficult for him.
Although this man fell into his hands last time, none of these famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles are deep-minded, cruel and ruthless people.
If he wants to do something in the Right Guard Army that has been in business for many years, it will be really troublesome.
But Yang Fan had to come to ask for this army. Although it was just a large battalion of the right guard, it was still an indispensable force.
As the source of power for war, food and grass cannot make any mistakes.
The right guard is one of the elites among the sixteen guards. Generally, the imperial court chooses between the left and right guards and the left and right military guards when going on expeditions.
This time Zuowei General Hou Junji took the Zuowei Army and the Zuowu Guard Army as the vanguard.
Obviously, His Majesty Li Er was extremely wary of Tibet's 200,000-strong army, and the Right Guard Army, the Right Guard Army, was responsible for defending the capital.
This was Yang Fan's first expedition to escort grain and grass. Li Shimin directly removed the most elite right guard to cooperate with Yang Fan just in case.
Originally, a battalion of this army was supposed to take over after Yang Fan and Duan Zhixuan won the battle.
After looking at the imperial edict on the table, and then looking up at Yang Fan, Duan Xuanzhi asked in a cold tone: "Since Your Majesty has an edict, I will definitely cooperate with you. However, the soldiers of the right guard only admire the strong. If you can't command me, what will you do?"
But don’t blame me for deliberately making things difficult.”
"General, just ask someone to take you there, why bother talking?" Yang Fan said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
This guy obviously wants to make things difficult for himself. In the face of a formidable enemy, he can only act unanimously and not act loyally.
Huh, let this guy dance around for a few more days.