Chapter 348: Stubborn Guards
After accepting Shi Jing as his disciple general, Li Tai patrolled the camps again, but found no one whose name or deeds were familiar to him.
Of course, this does not mean that only those whose names are passed down to future generations have outstanding abilities and are worthy of being attracted. To stand out in an era, ability is important, but luck is equally important.
In the current era, both Gao Huan and Yu Wentai, including other Beizhen warriors, have all created their own achievements because they encountered historical opportunities that belonged to them and firmly grasped them.
Of course, there are also examples of bad luck, such as the Heba brothers, Er Zhurong, the eldest brother they once shared in Beizhen, and Gao Cheng, who grew old and died young. Of course, in the long history, they are still lucky, at least they have left traces of their existence.
There are bound to be some people in history who are equally capable and talented, but perhaps due to their background, their fate, or some unexpected accidents that happened to them, they regretfully left the stage without being able to show off.
In fact, compared to interacting with some historical figures to deepen friendship and even recruit them to his staff, Li Tai prefers the feeling of discovering and cultivating grassroots talents and expecting their talents to thrive.
But being unpredictable means a lot of trial and error is required. The costs of discovering, cultivating, and trusting a talent are still a bit heavy for Li Tai at the moment. With his current abilities, he can only take care of the people around him, but cannot explore and cultivate them on a larger scale.
During the tour of the camp, Li Tai also discovered a large number of commanders who either had outstanding personal military skills or whose management of the battalion was very organized. Many of them even surpassed Li Tai's cronies who had been following Li Tai for several years.
After all, his family is not a family of generals with strong military virtues. Even his own military literacy is not sophisticated. There is a big gap between him and the first-rate generals in terms of experience and talent. His subordinates also arrived in Kansai. Only then did I begin to have in-depth contact with and hone the work in the camp for a long time. If it weren't for the veterans of the tribe who had followed He Basheng for many years, I'm afraid that even now their tribe might not be able to form an effective and considerable combat effectiveness.
The troubled times in the Southern and Northern Dynasties lasted for many years. Of course, a large number of outstanding military talents were cultivated and saved for this world. Only a small number of them left their names in the history books, and many more remained unknown.
After Li Tai's inspection, there were hundreds of people in each camp who he felt were talented and worthy of winning over. These more than a hundred people include both Han and Hu, including ordinary soldiers and backbone soldiers at the grassroots level. Some are members of powerful families, and some are children of various powerful clans.
At the beginning, Li Tai would be quite excited to see similar talents, but as he saw more of them, he gradually became numb.
Although Dugu Xin also told him that if he found any young talents he liked, he could make them his confidants, but he couldn't pack them all away. After all, the war was about to begin, how could he dig out his father-in-law's corner and destroy him in pieces? hole?
What's more, not everyone may be happy to follow Li Tai, especially some of the descendants of the Di Qiang chieftains. If Dugu Xin hadn't forced the expedition, they wouldn't even have participated in this battle. Compared with following Li Tai, a rising star, they would of course be more happy to hold on to their own one-third of an acre and become a local emperor.
Therefore, Li Tai just recorded some of the commanders and battalions he liked first, and after the Liangzhou War was over, he would take time to contact them one by one through his position. If he was willing to follow him, of course he would Poaching is not negotiable.
After wandering around like this, when Li Tai returned to the Chinese army camp, it was almost dusk and all camps were under night curfew.
Duguxin was also meeting with the generals in the tent. After learning that Li Tai had returned, he summoned him and introduced the generals in the tent to him. Then he said with a smile: "Is there any chance of patrolling the camp today?" Can a brave soldier win Boshan’s favor?”
Li Tai saw that Li Xian was not in the account. It could be seen that although Dugu Xin was no longer overly vigilant under his advice, he did not want Li Xian to have direct contact with his core personnel, so he took advantage of this time to introduce Shi Jing to Dugu Xin. .
After Shi Jing entered the tent, he saw that all the people sitting in the tent were senior military and political officials from Longyou. He was inevitably nervous. He tried hard to maintain a calm appearance and greeted everyone before entering, not daring to lose Li Tai's face.
Duguxin first looked Shi Jing up and down, and then asked some casual questions about the art of war. Seeing that Shi Jing also answered them thoughtfully, he nodded with satisfaction, raised his hand and ordered an additional seat in the tent, expressing his respect for Shi Jing. recognized.
When Li Tai proposed to transfer Shi Jing to his command, Dugu Xin immediately agreed. Of course, he made a few jokes about Liang Chun, the governor of Weizhou who was also present. Li Tai intercepted one of his capable generals.
When Liang Chun heard this, he just smiled and laughed at himself, not angry. This character is different from most Beizhen warriors. No wonder when He Basheng took Li Tai through his village, he once commented that Liang Chun was a gentleman among veterans.
Because Li Tai still wanted to see the Longyou armies in detail, he was not in a hurry to leave the Weizhou camp. Two days later, news finally came from the East Road that the Guanzhong troops led by Yifeng would arrive in the near future.
After learning about this, all the generals also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Liangzhou Yuwen Zhonghe has already revealed his treason since Guazhou Deng Yan was sent to Beijing last year. However, since Daxingtai has never decided how to deal with it, the Longyou states can only deal with it externally and internally. alert.
At the beginning of the year, Yu Wenzhonghe finally raised the flag of rebellion and rebelled completely. Duguxin also rushed back to Longyou to prepare for the war as early as February. Now more than a month has passed, it is already the end of March and the beginning of April, and the people from various states have already arrived. They gathered here to prepare for the war, but they still haven't set off yet, just to wait for Yifeng and his group.
In fact, the strength of troops currently gathered by Long You is more than enough to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou, and there is no need to mobilize troops from Guanzhong for an expedition.
However, Yifeng's arrival is more symbolic than practical. It is not only to show that all military operations in Longyou and Hexi must accept Daxingtai's command and wisdom, but also because he does not want to let Duguxin alone enjoy the prestige of pacifying Longyou and Hexi. mean.
Therefore, the war in Liangzhou was not purely considered from a military perspective, but was full of trade-offs and trade-offs made by all parties from the beginning of the preparations. Now that Yu Wenzhonghe was trapped in the isolated city, it was no longer the focus. The real focus was to put down the rebellion. How should the order of Longyou and Hexi be arranged in the future?
But no matter what the mentality of the people in Longyou was, when the troops led by Yifeng marched westward along the Weishui River, Duguxin and other Longbian generals had to go out to meet them.
Yifeng led more than 5,000 men and horses, including the laborers who were supplied by the prefectures and counties along the way. The actual soldiers were only over 3,000, and there were nearly a thousand of them who were Yifeng's private troops.
Such a group of troops was obviously unable to bear the main combat mission, but the Longyou armies were kept waiting here for ten days. More importantly, no one questioned whether this arrangement was reasonable or unreasonable.
When Yifeng's troops appeared in sight, Li Tai could feel that his father-in-law Duguxin was filled with negative energy, and his face was so stiff that he could hardly stand.
When he got closer and saw that the thousands of soldiers were only averagely armed, Duguxin's face became even more ugly. He got on his horse and said to Li Tai: "Bo Shanliu is here to greet me and tell Yi Jingfu that the military affairs in the camp are busy. , come and see me again after his troops are stationed.”
After saying this, he led his soldiers to leave. This scene was also seen by the other generals, and they all looked thoughtful for a while.
Li Tai, who was left as the representative, also felt quite embarrassed. His father-in-law had left in shame. Of course, it was not convenient for him to show too much enthusiasm for Yifeng and his party, so he lowered his head and used the toe of his boot to grind his head on the ground. Qingcao waited until the sound of the procession seemed to be close to his ears, then he raised his head and waved to the left and right, signaling everyone to follow him forward to greet Yifeng.
"Shi Li Boshan, the governor of Qin, who is humble in his post, is here to greet Duke Leling on the orders of the Duke of Hanoi. Duke Leling is coming from a long distance, so he must be tired from the journey. Please enter the camp and settle down first, and I will share my humble post with my colleagues..."
Li Tai walked forward to meet Yifeng. When he was still a few feet away, he stood still, hid on the left side of the road, bowed to Yifeng and said.
But before he finished speaking, Yifeng gently waved the riding whip in his hand and said: "Chenghui Li Sanqi went forward to make arrangements. There is no shortage of support for the men and horses heading west. I dare not say that I am tired because of the military affairs. Li Sanqi is working hard." Let me first go see the Prime Minister of Hanoi to discuss military affairs."
Li Tai felt a headache again when he heard this. My father-in-law has made it clear that he doesn't want to see you right now. Why are you Qiubazhen soldiers so stubborn!