Xiao Haohu held up a Pisces mirror and looked at his face. He was only forty years old this year, with long eyebrows and a broad mouth, and a lush mustache. He looked dignified, tall and mighty. Coupled with a luxurious brocade robe, who could
Can you tell that he is a small-scale peasant who led the army into the Central Plains?
Such magnanimity deserves a bigger undertaking!
Xiao Haohu nodded with satisfaction, held the knife and stood up to go out.
Outside the door, there were several strong men standing in leather armor and holding swords and guns.
Xiao Haohu looked them up and down. Seeing that these people were all in high spirits, he immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Follow me!"
The originally dilapidated Gaoyangguan Walled City changed its appearance in less than half a year in Xiao Haohu's hands. The inspection office that originally occupied only one-tenth of the platform has expanded several times. According to Xiao Haohu's
In the familiar border fort layout, trenches and earth ramparts were built on the periphery, and turrets were erected.
The group of people marched along the edge of the camp. Wherever they went, the soldiers all paid homage with solemn military salute.
Xiao Haohu is a Xi man who is deeply Chinese. His ancestors were attached to Daliao and had many meritorious deeds, so he was given the surname Xiao.
Later, when the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, in order to cut off the Khitan people's desire to restore the country, they changed the surnames of the Yelu family on a large scale. The Shulu family and the Shenmi family among the Khitan nobles changed their surnames to Shimo on a large scale. On the contrary, Xi
The tribe is not affected.
Until decades later, in the so-called "Yuan Chai, Zhaogu Ya Jiu Meng'an" along the Great Wall in northern Xinjiang, many Xi tribal army officers still had the surname Xiao.
Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, eight tribal military envoys have been consecrated in the northern Xinjiang grassland, two of whom are from the Xiao family of the Xi tribe. However, the leader of the Mongolian tribe that now dominates the grassland and is powerful for thousands of miles was just an ordinary man.
They are just envoys of the tribal army.
This fact always reminds Xiao Haohu that his ancestors were rich.
For this reason, Xiao Haohu never regarded himself as an ordinary hundred households, but wholeheartedly wanted to make meritorious deeds and gain wealth and fame. Since the Taihe period, he has been regarded as a powerful figure with a reputation as a king of forts thousands of miles away.
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Even if the situation in the northern frontier of the imperial court deteriorated and all the armies dispersed into the fortress, Xiao Haohu was still one of the few officers who could keep his subordinates undisturbed in a huge defeat. After seizing Gaoyang Pass, he even used this military fort as his base.
The center gradually took advantage of scattered surrounding forces and rapidly expanded its own influence.
Since then, Xiao Haohu has been waiting for an opportunity to start over.
Since the end of last year, the imperial court has issued orders several times. Due to the heavy military pressure in Beipisui Police, Zhuozhou, Yizhou and other places, the positions of military jurisdiction and patrol envoys under the east and west defense states and governors of Hebei have been gradually replaced.
He was promoted to the rank of seventh-grade capital commander.
The capital commander is in charge of five hundred troops, and the number of his subordinates is the same as that of the military department of the capital of various prefectures. If there is an incident on the border, his department is the reserve force that the court can mobilize.
It is easy for the court to issue orders, but it is difficult to raise funds locally.
In the past few years, Hebei states have suffered from droughts and locust plagues, and troops have continued to be deployed on the frontiers. In Anzhou, there have been frequent conscriptions from various departments, including the Prosecution Department, the Xuanfu Department, and the General Administration. It is an understatement to say that the lake is exhausted and the fishing is done.
The prison army and the food shooting army have all been depleted long ago; after years of fighting, not even one out of ten soldiers can come back.
Tu Shanhang is a newly appointed governor. No matter how hard he tries to cheer up, no matter how rich his background is, how can he conjure up five hundred soldiers out of thin air when faced with local complaints?
Therefore, Tu Shanhang naturally focused his attention on the defeated soldiers scattered in Anzhou and nearby states and counties. He sent people several times to communicate with the leaders of the defeated soldiers and expressed his intention to recruit them.
All the leaders of the defeated troops were tempted by this, but Xiao Haohu responded the fastest. He personally went to Wocheng County to visit Tu Shanhang, and then did something ruthless, which was to dispatch capable men and quickly attack
Kill multiple potential competitors.
The activities are in the direction of Ansu Prefecture. Guo Ning, who relies on his bravery and good fighting skills and has always gone his own way, is one of them.
There are several other people who are also good men with good reputations. For example, Yu Liye, a Khitan stationed east of Gecheng. This man even fought side by side with Xiao Haohu when he was in northern Xinjiang. But Xiao Haohu was not good at all.
Didn't hold anything back.
They all blocked Xiao Haohu's path, and he had no choice but to die.
After the news of the death of these people came out, it only took a day or two for other villages, villages, and clan forces in various parts of Anzhou to send people to Gaoyangguan to show their goodwill. It can be seen that if you want to achieve great things and become a high official, you cannot hesitate.
, you must be ruthless, able to use your hands, and see the blood!
Thinking of this, Xiao Haohu stopped and stared at the hundreds of soldiers forming a team in the open space in the walled city. Under the swaying firelight, the fierce faces of these soldiers were reflected, as well as the occasional shining reflection of weapons.
The number of Xi tribe soldiers who followed Xiao Haohu back from Fuzhou to Hebei was about a hundred. Later, he recruited a group of strong men one after another, and now he has nearly 300 warriors on hand.
Since the autumn harvest, these people have been mixed together and have been training intensively for more than two months. The person responsible for training them is Xiao Haohu's right-hand man, Xi Rentang Gudai.
Tang Gudai is a very experienced officer. He restrains his subordinates with military laws and exercises strictly, which is very effective. That's why the raid on the defeated leaders of the surrounding troops a few days ago was like a boulder crushing an egg.
According to Xiao Haohu's arrangement, these three hundred warriors will be included in the Anzhou Dujun Division as the future low-level officers and backbones.
With these three hundred people, plus the additional manpower attached in the past few days, we can fully fill the staff of the Anzhou Dujun Division. Even if the governor suddenly has a whim and tries to seize power, Xiao Haohu will not be able to be shaken.
status.
In the next few years, the border wars will only become more and more intense, and it is the time when military generals will rise to prominence. As long as they firmly grasp the strength in their hands and add a little luck, it will not be easy to command thousands or even tens of thousands of people.
It’s unimaginable!
Xiao Haohu couldn't help but puff up his chest and feel confident.
At this time, Tang Gu came forward to salute.
This man has wild hair and fierce eyes. He is not tall, but he is extremely tall, with broad arms and a round waist. At first glance, he looks like a wild boar or a brown bear. His two exposed forearms are even more muscular.
It's as tangled as iron, which is terrifying; not to mention, it still smells of blood.
Xiao Haohu said to his capable subordinate: "In the past two days, the soldiers went out to attack and kill. It was very hard. However, it was not time to rest yet. Just now, Zhu Zhang sent someone to report that Yu Jingchun from Xinqiao Camp was here, and there were still people around him.
You have brought armor and soldiers. You urge the soldiers to cheer up, but don't let those villagers overwhelm you!"
Tang Gu said with a ferocious smile: "Hundred households, don't worry! I will have the soldiers line up to greet you and show them their murderous intent!"
Tang Gu took himself to arrange it.
Xiao Haohu walked a few steps toward the village gate, preparing to greet Yu Jingchun.
After all, Yujiazhuang is one of the few wealthy families in Gaoyang County, and it is the first family to come to Gaoyangguan to flatter after Xiao Haohu cleared away many defeated troops, so he cannot wait any longer.
At this time of year, it gets dark very quickly. The setting sun was still shining just now, but now it’s already twilight.
Xiao Haohu's men lit more pine torches to illuminate the scene.
As the distance between the two sides approached, Xiao Haohu saw Zhu Zhang and Zhang Jiao being driven in front, as if they were servants leading the way. Behind them, Yu Jingchun, an old scholar with a prominent chest and belly, and a tall man next to him
The soldiers marched calmly side by side.
There are still some strong ones after that, which are not worth mentioning at all.
But this soldier...
Xiao Haohu stared at him for a few times.
This man wore an iron helmet and a cloth scarf around his neck, so his face could not be seen clearly. But Xiao Haohu was an old soldier who had experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Just from the way he walked, we knew that this man must be
Wearing heavy armor and able to leap as fast as flying, he is a strong and powerful fighter!
Xiao Haohu couldn't help but look at it a few more times...
I don’t know why, but it’s really a little weird.
Did a mere soldier scare me?
Xiao Haohu sneered several times and decided to concentrate on dealing with the situation first.
He called a guard: "Take some people and bring out those detained in the water prison. I don't know, today I am going to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys! Go quickly!"
The guard hurried away.
Xiao Haohu summoned another person: "Go and fetch Tat too!"
Isn't Tat also another famous warrior under Xiao Haohu? He also had a share of credit for the previous attacks on defeated troops.
However, this person had a rough character and was fond of drinking and womanizing. Therefore, Xiao treated him badly and did not rely on him as much as Tang Gudai, and usually only used him as the leader of the guard.
At this time, Xiao Haohu suddenly asked, and the guard was stunned for a moment before reporting: "My lord, I haven't come back yet!"
"Where did he go and why hasn't he come back yet?" Xiao Hao said angrily.
The guard was a smart man and immediately replied: "Don't you remember, sir? After the attack on Guo Ning's men the day before yesterday, Tart also took the two Sabo brothers and turned back halfway, saying they were going to kill him just in case.
He also said that he planned to find Guo Ning’s headquarters and search for property..."
What kind of search for property? Guo Ning and his gang are famous poor people, what kind of property can they have! He is not the same guy, he just wants to take advantage of the absence of his companions to vent his anger on the family members and women of Guo Ning and others!
Xiao Hao thought about it for a while, and sure enough, he agreed at the time. He had been thinking too much in the past two days and even forgot about it.
But who knew that this guy would never come back?
What a fool who doesn't know what's important! When can't you do that thing in your crotch? If you want a woman, what kind of thing is there? Now it's time to employ people, but this guy only cares about himself!
Xiao Hao cursed nonsense, shook his head and said: "Forget it! Forget it!"
