It's just that this guy is an outlier in the family. He doesn't like martial arts, let alone doing business. In order to avoid being forced to practice martial arts by his parents, he simply ran away from home. As a result, I encountered robbers on the way and all my belongings were robbed. If Chen Yao hadn't come to his rescue, this rich boy would have starved to death on the roadside.
Compared with Jia Quan, this guy is slightly worse at conspiracy and court affairs. But when it came to conspiracy, he decided to match the masters one by one. And because he comes from a wealthy family, his vision is higher than that of Jia Quan. Although he is a bit undisciplined, Huang Qiong appreciates this guy more than Jia Quan who sometimes worries about gains and losses.
Although he unintentionally gained another talent, Huang Qiong was very happy. But thinking of Chen Yao, who was now separated from him forever, Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel sad again. The joy in my heart disappeared in an instant. Instead, there was unspeakable melancholy. It's just that the beauty has gone and the fragrance is misty, so now I can only feel melancholy.
After finding out the details of the generals of the Xiaoqi camp, Huang Qiong sent people back to Beijing to join the Ministry of War and specially transferred the files located in the commanding envoy. After seeing this guy's file, Huang Qiong couldn't help but secretly cheered. I originally thought that this guy was now serving as a military attache, and he might come from a family of authentic military generals.
But I didn't expect that this man was not only a serious civil servant, but also a second-ranked Jinshi. He had served as a county magistrate on West Sichuan Road for two terms. The reason why he was transferred to the military post was on the second day after this person was promoted to the prefectural magistrate. He was not yet warm in his new official uniform. He was on the way to the Tuqi border on the Western Sichuan Road. The three Tubo tribes west of the Snow Mountain jointly invaded the border.
At this time, the powerful Tubo Dynasty in the former Tang Dynasty had already collapsed due to repeated attacks by the Guilin County King in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as multiple internal slave uprisings. At present, the various tribes in Tubo are in charge of their own affairs. The Tubo tribes west of the Daxue Mountain on the West Sichuan Road cross the Daxue Mountain bandit almost every year.
Especially in plateau disaster years, border crossings become more frequent. These are all cavalrymen from the Tubo tribe on the border, and they are not afraid of the snowy mountains and high mountains. It can be said that climbing over high mountains is like flat ground, and it can be said that coming and going is like wind, and it is impossible to guard against it. Murder and robbery were committed everywhere, and the states and counties along the Western Sichuan Road were deeply affected.
On the second day after he was transferred, he encountered the three Tubo tribes united with Kou Bian. After the defender's hasty attack, the entire army was wiped out. Zhizhou, who was responsible for defending the territory, took the lead in abandoning the city and escaping. Tongxuan also disappeared without a trace immediately. The entire city was leaderless and people were in panic.
He intercepted the more than 500 remnant soldiers who had escaped from the front line and were preparing to continue fleeing eastward. Their morale was scattered and they were defeated. With the help of more than a thousand young men mobilized, the city was defended for more than thirty days until reinforcements were received to relieve the siege. At the most critical moment, after the battle, when he was the military commander of West Sichuan Road, he was able to save his life and was promoted to military attaché.
He first served as the training envoy of Wanzhou Regiment on Sichuan West Road, the military envoy of Fengxiang Prefecture on Shaanxi Road, and the judge of Shaanxi Jiedu. He was later transferred to the border army system and served successively as the commander of Yumen Pass, the defense envoy of Suzhou, and the defense ambassador of the West Sichuan Road. When he was the defense envoy to Suzhou, he once defeated the 20,000 Ganzhou Uighur cavalry on the border.
During his tenure as the defense ambassador of the West Sichuan Road, he became the first military attaché since the founding of the Qi Dynasty to lead his troops across the Snowy Mountains west of the West Sichuan Road and penetrate deep into the Tibetan tribes west of the Snowy Mountains. After three and a half months of hard fighting, they successively defeated more than ten Tubo tribes west of the Snowy Mountains, captured and killed more than 50,000 Tubo kings and princes, and captured and killed more than a hundred of their leaders.
Recaptured thousands of border residents who had been plundered as slaves over the past few years, and more than 300,000 cattle, horses and sheep. After that battle, the Tubo tribes on the West Sichuan Road have not dared to invade the border again. West Sichuan Road has complex terrain and an alpine climate. To attack Tibet from the West Sichuan Road, you need to cross the snowy mountains in the west that are covered with snow all year round.
Since the founding of Daqi, although it has fought many battles with Tubo, it has also invaded the hinterland of Tubo many times. But generally they follow the road opened by the Guilin King, from Qinghai Lake and over the Tanggula Mountain Pass. Most of the areas bordering Tubo on West Sichuan Road are covered with endless snow-capped mountains.
The Tubo people grew up on the plateau and have adapted to the plateau climate and terrain. Climbing those tall snow-capped mountains is almost the same as flat land for them. But climbing over these seemingly endless snow-capped mountains was a difficult task for Daqi soldiers. At that time, the prince of Guilin went deep into Tubo, bringing with him the elite troops who had fought for many years since the founding of the Qi Dynasty and had fought countless battles for the rest of their lives.
They were walking along the Qinghai front line where the terrain was relatively flat, but of the tens of thousands of troops who went on the expedition, only more than half of them returned victorious. Most of the remaining people did not die on the battlefield, but fell on the journey. Therefore, even though the king of Guilin conquered the Tubo capital and captured and killed Zampu and the prince, he still could not destroy the country.
Although the battle between the Guilin County King caused the complete disintegration of the Tubo Dynasty, Tubo was unable to launch the kind of offensive that used the power of the entire country in the pre-Tang Dynasty. However, the various Tubo tribes that were independent of each other formed alliances based on their respective regions, and harassed Daqi more and more frequently.
The plateau area where Tubo is located is bitterly cold, and white plagues and wolf plagues are frequent. The Tubo tribes, especially the tribes in Qinghai and western Sichuan, which were unable to survive in the famine years, all regarded the rich Daqi as fat to relieve their difficulties. Although Daqi had repeatedly won on the battlefield, it was unable to invade the hinterland of Tubo.
The Tubo tribes were nomadic and retreated to the hinterland after being defeated, and Daqi was unable to pursue them. In the northwest region, Daqi's furthest pursuit line could only reach Qinghai Lake. In pursuit of its hinterland, the price paid was too high for Daqi. On the West Sichuan Road, where the terrain is more complex, it can only stop at the line of the Snowy Mountains.
Compared with the repeated attacks around Qinghai Lake, the number of harassments has been reduced to a very low level, and many Tibetan tribes have even claimed vassal status and requested titles. The Tubo tribes west of the Snowy Mountains have never been hit hard. Not only were border raids frequent during famine years, but even in normal times they would cross the snowy mountains and burn and kill them every now and then.
Although the combat power of Da Qi's western Sichuan armies is not low, they have never been able to give them a decisive blow due to terrain restrictions. He was the first person to cross the Snowy Mountains directly from the West Sichuan Road and invade the eastern plateau of Tubo. This person was the first person since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The old man also has a keen eye for recognizing people. Shortly after that battle, he was transferred from the post of defense ambassador of West Sichuan Road to the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion to this day.
Although this man was a civil servant, he not only had great military exploits, but also was very rigorous in running the army. On the second day after Huang Qiong arrived at Xiaoqi Camp, he caught up with an autumn rain. The weather was already quite cold now, and this sudden autumn rain made it even colder. Generally speaking, in order to avoid a large number of illnesses in the army, there is no need to go out in this kind of weather.
But in the early morning of this autumn rain, Huang Qiong was awakened by the sound of the trumpet of Xiaoqi camp's exercise. When Huang Qiong was dressed and walked out of his residence, he discovered that tens of thousands of troops from the Xiaoqi Battalion had already lined up in order and began to perform exercises despite the continuous autumn rain and cold weather.
Except for a few civilian officials who were not present, no one from the capital commander to the military attachés at all levels was absent. And this third-grade commander in Yudu, like ordinary soldiers, only wore an ordinary set of armor. Without any rain gear, he stood on the high platform and directed the exercises in the wind and rain. At that time, Huang Qiong felt that this commander in the capital was definitely not a simple person.
This is because the commander of the capital may have stayed in the army for a long time. The bookishness on his body has long since disappeared. Not only is he harsh and scary on the training ground, but he will peel off your skin whenever he opens his mouth. For sergeants who are not serious about training, the riding crop in their hands will not be taken lightly.
But after the training, he personally led the Huotou Army and personally distributed large bowls of ginger soup to the soldiers. Anyone who has been whipped by him, no matter his status, even if he is an ordinary soldier, will personally apply medicine to him. He sets an example and loves his soldiers as his own sons, which is quite rare nowadays.
As for the commander of the capital, whether this was just for show, Huang Qiong was confident that he still had some discernment. Look at how serious these soldiers are during training and their performance when they receive the ginger soup and medicine. If tens of thousands of people can put on a show to this extent, then these tens of thousands of people should be the best actors.
It was what he saw with his own eyes on this day that gave Huang Qiong a different understanding of the commander in the capital. Even Fan Jian said bluntly after seeing this scene that this commander in the capital was probably far beyond what ordinary military attachés could compare with. After transferring this person's resume, it was discovered that during his time in the Guards, although this person's performance was mediocre due to the long period of peace in the mainland. But during the border army period, he made great achievements in battle.
While chatting with the sergeant of the Xiaoqi Battalion, it was discovered that the commander of the capital had an unusually high prestige in the Xiaoqi Battalion. Although it cannot be said that he loves his soldiers as much as his sons, his treatment of these soldiers is definitely extraordinary. Although the training was extremely strict, it was not uncommon for him to curse with his mouth open, or even whip him with a riding crop.
But off the training ground, these sergeants are treated like their own family members. The sergeants who were beaten were given medicine themselves, regardless of their rank. In rainy and snowy weather, ginger soup is already prepared. Even an ordinary soldier will never turn a blind eye when his family encounters difficulties.
After arriving at Xiaoqi Camp, the soldiers' food and salary were never deducted. The transfer and recommendation of military attaches at all levels are also treated fairly, and there is never any preference for one because of family background. The commander in charge of the capital had a very high prestige in the entire Xiaoqi battalion due to his ability to act arbitrarily in the event of an incident and his love for the soldiers.
In less than two years, the elite Qiao Cavalry Battalion of Da Qi could be managed in such a docile manner, which fully shows the skill and ability of the commander in the capital. After two days of careful consideration, Huang Qiong gave the emperor the first secret since arriving at Xiaoqi Camp.
In terms of secrets, Huang Qiong recommended this commander in the capital as his deputy envoy, who would be fully responsible for combating possible rebels.
Considering that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the four major battalions have always been the practice of sending troops but not generals. In order to persuade the emperor, Huang Qiong wrote down his feelings in the past two days in the memorial.
After the memorial, it was also written that this person had a high prestige in the Xiaoqi camp. If he had achieved military exploits this time, he could be transferred to the Ministry of War or the Privy Council as appropriate. Those who have merit must be rewarded. This is the way to lead an army. Although some things were not fully stated, Huang Qiong knew that with the emperor's shrewdness. The emperor will understand the meaning of his words.
When he received Huang Qiong's secret message and faced Huang Qiong's somewhat unexpected request, the emperor was slightly stunned, and even a little annoyed. The four major battalions and the border troops will not have dedicated troops. This has been a custom made since the founding of the country, and he has strictly implemented it after he regained power. But this kid had to give himself this eye medicine at this time, and he had to not open any pot.
Even though he knew he couldn't do it, he still recommended this person to be the deputy envoy. What did this bastard mean? Thinking of this, the emperor picked up Huang Qiong's memorial again and read it carefully. When I saw Huang Qiong's final bid in the memorial, this person had a high prestige in the Xiaoqi camp. If he achieved military exploits in this battle, he could be transferred to the Ministry of War or the Privy Council, but the emperor only understood Huang Qiong's intention.
