Chapter 375 The friendship is gone
When Li Tai came to Sanfang City in the old town, he already commanded nearly ten thousand troops. Although a considerable part of them were not from his own clan, there were thousands of village boys recruited by private songs and Shang Yuan. During the Baishui parade last year, he was able to Pull out an army of soldiers and horses.
Only a few months had passed since he left for Longyou, and he had brought back another three thousand Longyou athletes. His ability to pull the team was simply jaw-dropping. What is even more surprising is that the number of troops directly belonging to Li Tai has reached six to seven thousand!
Although it is now the post-Three Kingdoms period of the last dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, no matter which country they are in, those who have such a large-scale private tribe cannot be underestimated.
Even when He Bayue was not yet dead and the military leaders of Beizhen had their respective tribes and structures intact, few people could have such a large number of tribesmen.
In today's Kansai, aside from a few relatively special existences, there are very few military leaders who have so many private military units by themselves. Of course, Li Tai himself is also a rather special existence.
He first inherited a considerable part of He Basheng's tribal heritage, and then was cultivated by Daxingtai. He was awarded the title of Grand Governor at a young age and was given the responsibility to lead the construction of the three defense cities in northern Shaanxi. Then, because of Duguxin's son-in-law, he Because he has been in charge of Longyou for several months, he has been supported by big bosses along the way.
Of course, the real key to gaining such a huge power lies in his own efforts. Most of He Basheng's trilogy is old and disabled, which is a heavy burden in itself. Northern Shaanxi has become a barren land due to the raging Jihu. As for Longyou, The nostalgia that Li Tai now leverages and integrates is even more profound than that of Dugu Xin.
No matter what the process is, Li Tai is indeed a truly powerful military leader now. If we count from the time he first entered the customs in the ninth year of Datong, the rapid growth of his power is really staggering.
But Da also has big troubles. If he has so many people and horses, if they are unwilling to accept being divided and dismantled, it will not be easy to arrange them.
Nowadays, in the Western Wei Kingdom, there is a confrontation between the imperial court and the Bafu. If a team like Li Tai is placed who is not a direct lineage of either of them, it will undoubtedly add more variables, and Li Tai is not qualified to be free at all. There is a balance between the two of them.
In this way, it is a natural choice to send Li Tai and his men out to take on part of the border defense tasks.
There are also powerful powerful men in places such as Hedong, Western Henan, and Henan. The imperial court and the Bafu also give them names to win over them, but they rarely recruit them into the court. One is naturally to resist the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the other is deliberately beware.
What's more, in the opinion of a considerable number of people in Guanzhong, the three thousand Longyou athletes brought back by Li Tai should be held by Dugu Xin on his behalf, rather than by Li Tai's own forces. After all, he had only been in Long for a few months, so how could he have the ability to create such a large formation?
In this case, this team is even more unsuitable to be placed in core areas such as Chang'an or Huazhou. Who knows whether there will be a sudden outbreak or some kind of mutiny?
Li Tai had already thought about this issue. He didn't care whether he could stay in the Guanzhong Plain for a long time, and even vaguely expected to be released to guard one side.
Now he has a strong army and a strong horse. Instead of staying in the pass with his hands tied and cautious, and being trembling whenever there is any disturbance, it is better to go out and explore the vast world and achieve great things!
Therefore, after hearing Shuo Hui's emotion, he smiled and said: "In these troubled times, no matter the minister or the head of Guizhou, there are many worries and few joys. But if the news can be heard along the way, we know that travelers are not alone. Yu Dao, the favor is already a great relief, and I really don’t dare to hope that we can meet each other. We are obliged to do so, so how can we dare to selfishly think about it and hesitate to move forward? "
After Shuo Hui heard this, he smiled and said: "Although it is true, if we can coordinate people and land, we will get twice the result with half the effort. I know you have been planning the Beizhou matter for a long time, and you must have been reluctant when you changed the matter to Longyou. Now that I am willing to be called back to the country, I must hope to resume my old job..."
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head. He felt more and more that Shuo Hui was really a close friend and could see through his thoughts. He invested so much effort in northern Shaanxi, how could he let it go easily? He was caught off guard and had no choice before, but now that his power is stronger, he naturally hopes to return to northern Shaanxi.
"I have my wish, but I dare not ask for my ear."
He shook his head and laughed dryly. Although he was very hopeful, he was not completely self-aware. He was kicked out because he made the boss unhappy. When he arrived in Longyou, he directly ruined the Taifu plan to steal the house. When Yu Jin When he went to negotiate, he told the boss that he must get him back. It was obviously not because he missed him too much. At this moment, he still didn’t know how to deal with himself despite holding back his strength. How could he easily get his wish.
The reason why he led so many Longyou disciples back to Guanzhong with great fanfare was to embolden himself and to warn Yuwentai that I am no longer a harmless subordinate of the overlord. If you dare to go too far with me, hum...
Seeing him like this, Shuhui said again: "Military and state affairs require careful consideration. If you don't recommend a good candidate when you know there is a good one, it will also be a disgrace. Since it is inconvenient for you to invite yourself, I will help you to make this matter in vain in the future." On the Lord.”
After hearing this, Li Tai was overjoyed and quickly thanked Shu Hui again.
Since he came to this world, Shui Hui has given him a lot of care, and more than a few words of thanks can no longer repay him. This time again, before he could speak, Shuhui took the initiative to propose that he really regarded Li Tai as his nephew and younger brother.
Li Tai also secretly made a note that this time when he went back to his hometown, he must prepare some homework for Feng Duo, and make this kid work hard, otherwise he would really be disgraced by this friendship.
"It's not just because of you. Li Xianqing has no intention of participating in border defense. After arriving in the town, he repeatedly sent messages asking him to join the Sixth Army. If we can make the right arrangements through this, then of course it will be good."
Shuhui spoke again, saying that Li Mu could no longer stay in Beizhou.
Li Tai felt happy again after hearing this. He didn't know when the friendship between the two of them had become so good, but when he thought of that brat Li Ya who was following so many people in Shangyuan Village, he felt it was natural.
Shuo Hui entertained them for another meal in the tent, and Li Tai asked for labor and supplies as soon as possible.
It should be noted that the maintenance cost of three thousand men and horses is huge. Although these Longyou athletes also brought enough supplies to last for a period of time when they left home, the demand for horsemen Nuding and other labor forces is also very large.
Before returning to Guanzhong, we moved together with Liangzhou, so the people from Liangzhou did the work for us. After we left, we quickly came to Xianyang. Naturally, the sooner the relevant rations were in place, the better.
Otherwise, even if the human can endure it, the horse cannot. With more than 6,000 horses, even a small percentage of them would be very distressing, and it would be difficult to replace them in Guanzhong.
Shuhui naturally didn't talk nonsense about this. Dangjie said that he would arrange someone to take charge of this matter tomorrow and he would definitely get the people in place as soon as possible.
In the next few days, Li Tai and the more than 3,000 Longyou athletes under his command became the stars of the Xianyang camp. Soldiers from other departments continued to come here, some because of their admiration and curiosity for Li Tai. , and some just want to see the elegance of Longyou Jingqi.
Although no one dared to shout and provoke as before, various friendly requests for discussion continued to come into the camp.
Li Tai did not refuse this. He carefully selected his opponents and arranged several confrontation drills of varying intensity every day. All the Longyou athletes under his command were also energetic and high-spirited, and performed well in various bow and horse drills. Although they were only new troops, in the end, they lost less and won more.
As the date of the Grand Parade approached, the military discipline in the Xianyang camp became more and more strict, gradually losing its previous liveliness, and an atmosphere of iron-blooded murder quickly developed. People from all walks of life guarded the camp and were not allowed to leave the camp without permission without military orders.
In the afternoon of this day, Li Tai had just been inspecting the camp when he was told that an important guest from the envoy was coming to the camp, so he hurried to the camp gate to greet him.
When he came to the camp gate, Li Tai saw that the person coming was Yu Wenhu, whom he had not seen for a long time. Yuwen Hu also made a gesture to him, and then walked into the camp and ordered Li Tai to quickly arrange etiquette to take over. edict.
This edict was to confer him the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry and to open a mansion. Li Tai originally thought that he would wait until the end of the parade to see all the generals and receive the reward together, but he did not expect that it would be issued right now.
Although he had known that this would happen before, when he heard Yu Wenhu read out the edict and then gave matching flags, drums, talismans and other tokens one by one, Li Tai could not help but feel excited, but at the same time he also felt faintly aware of it. A bit unusual.
Yu Wenhu was an official of the Ba Mansion but did not serve in the imperial court. To issue such an important edict to open the government, it would be decent to send a high-ranking official from Taiwan. The scene was perfunctory and a bit shabby, as if it was done unwillingly but had to be done.
After the edict was read out, Yu Wenhu came forward again, looked at Li Tai with complex eyes, and after a while he said: "I still have official duties, so I don't have time to stay for a long time. I won't invite you to the party until after the grand reading." Several friends climbed Mount Hebo and took up their new posts together.”
After Li Tai heard this, he sent Yu Wenhu's gift out of the camp. Before he could think about it carefully, he found that there were still several people standing outside the camp. The first one was Huangfu Fan, who was a former colleague of Kai Cao in Taifu.
"Huangfu joining the army is..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Huangfu Fan's face suddenly fell. He first bowed to Li Tai, and then motioned to the person behind him to come forward with an account book in hand. He said to Li Tai with a grimace: "Kaicao will review the old year." According to the records, it was found that several types of armors were sent to Li Kaifu, and their names are listed here. Please arrange for the return of the armors as soon as possible. "
After Li Tai heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Unexpectedly, as soon as he was promoted, debt collectors would come to his door. But the question is, didn’t I smooth out the debt earlier when I became Kai Cao and joined the army? What bastard framed me!
He cursed in his heart, took the name and glanced at it, his face suddenly froze, and he saw that the record was not the old debt he had erased, but the Mingguang Armor and other things that were rewarded in front of the Daxing Stage.
He didn't frame this bastard, he just didn't care about it. He took back what he gave away!
But the question is, if you don’t pay attention to it, why should I pay attention to it? If you want to get your money back, dream!