After the wedding, Li Yuan did not indulge too much in the gentle countryside. Two days later, he summoned a group of civil and military officials at the Jiedushi Mansion.
In the past two months, Liu Jiangsheng, as a post-resident of Wu Ping, had been in charge of everything under his administration, so he was the first to come forward to report. Li Yuan listened carefully for a while, with admiration in his eyes. After three days of separation, he looked at each other with admiration. After two months of training, Liu Jiangsheng, who had always been honest and dull, became more calm and capable in speaking and doing things.
"...Commander, as for the expansion of the army, Liu Yan's original 30,000 Langzhou soldiers have been reorganized into the army, and the remaining 30,000 new soldiers have been recruited. They are now stationed outside Langzhou City and still need to be organized and trained. A while!”
Liu Jiangsheng paused, then made a show of hesitation, and raised his hands to Li Yuan and said: "Commander, there is one more thing that I need to ask the commander for permission! During the commander's absence, many young Uighurs from the south of the Yangtze River came to join the army. When the general saw that they were all eager to serve the country, strong and good at riding horses, he decided privately to recruit them into the commander-in-chief's personal army! According to previous rules, the list of personal soldiers did not need to be reported to the court, but The commander-in-chief still needs to make a decision!”
"Commander, that man's name is Wumu Teqin. He is the leader of the Uighur tribesmen. He is naturally brave and the general is willing to recommend him!" Following Liu Jiangsheng's gaze, Li Yuan saw the familiar Uighur leader Wumu Teqin at a glance. At this time, he was wearing the armor of the general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, standing straight at the door, and waved to him quietly.
Wumu Special Qin, who had been waiting for a long time, naturally understood. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he strode in with his head held high to pay homage. After a polite greeting that was like meeting him for the first time, Li Yuan praised him a few times and naturally appointed him as the deputy commander of the army. , and together with Lin Sichang, took charge of pro-military affairs.
Wumu Teqin had a flattered look on his face, and then he raised his hands and said loudly: "I would like to thank the commander-in-chief for his kindness! From now on, the commander-in-chief will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
After hearing this, Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction and waved for him to step back. Xu Kuangheng hurriedly stepped forward and led Hu Gui, the weapons supervisor behind him, to start reporting on the armaments progress that Li Yuan was most concerned about.
Due to Hu Gui's previous promise from Li Yuan, these days, through massive expansion to thousands of manpower, coupled with a large amount of money investment, the efficiency and production capacity of weapons supervision have been improved day by day, including armor, weapons, blades and equipment. In the process of intensive production, two to three thousand pairs of cold-forged armor alone can be cast every month, which has obviously exceeded Li Yuan's expectations.
After some encouragement and rewards, Li Yuan raised his hand and handed over the sketch of the improved trebuchet for the Battle of Shouzhou, and gave Hu Gui detailed instructions. Judging from the stunned reaction of the old craftsman, he must have been beaten again. The commander was astonished by his sudden stroke of genius.
After all the military and political matters in Langzhou were settled, Li Yuan was about to get up and go to the military camp to inspect, when he saw Xu Kuangheng approaching him and handing him a report.
Seeing Xu Kuangheng's constant glances at him, Li Yuan immediately picked up the memorial and read it carefully.
Looking up, he saw the familiar smooth font of Xu Kuangheng's hand, which recorded all the latest major events in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan burst into laughter. This military advisor had been the chief of intelligence for a while, and he organized it into words in a strict manner.
As for Li Jinquan's rebellion, the imperial court had already made a decree on Li Yuan's return to Langzhou. As expected, Li Yuan was not included in the list of commendations. His merits and demerits were simply mentioned in a cursory manner and then brushed off. As for Liu Renzhan, who also had meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, although he was rewarded with a large amount of money, his official title did not change much. He only changed the fictitious title on his head and was promoted from the original title of Grand Lieutenant of Inspector to Grand Master of Inspector.
The most interesting thing is that the emperor transferred Liu Renzhan to Shouzhou and replaced the martyred Liu Chongjun as the military governor of the Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty. His original position as military governor of the Wuchang Army, together with the 80,000 Wuchang Army, was unexpectedly given to Chuzhou He Jingzhu, the governor.
Historically, Liu Renzhan's glorious life ended in Shouzhou. While Li Yuan lamented the fate of people, he couldn't help but be impressed by Li Jing's actions.
In the past, Liu Chongjun, as the eldest grandson of the Liu family, had already inherited the family business and controlled the Huaihe Army of the Qing Dynasty. His uncle Liu Renzhan also relied on his outstanding military talents to eventually establish a festival in Ezhou. The two uncles and nephews had previously controlled the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. He was the most important military town in the two areas of the Yangtze River. He had more than 100,000 elite water and land soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Jiangbei under his command, and his appeal in the army was unmatched for a while.
The third generation of the Liu family made their fortune in Shouzhou. Unfortunately, Liu Chongjun died for his country. Liu Renzhan also made great achievements in putting down the rebellion in his family's hometown. Although it was logical to turn it into a town, the troops and territory in the hands of the Liu family were greatly reduced. The family's influence in Jiangbei has obviously been weakened by most.
Thinking of the previous scene of meeting the saint in Jinling, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel sympathetic. Even Liu Renzhan, a loyal emperor and protector of the country who was well-known in history, could not escape the king's suspicion. If he also received the imperial edict to change the town at the same time, he would see all the painstaking efforts. If your business is in ruins, how should you respond? At this time, it is obvious that they do not have the strength to fight against the entire Southern Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt lucky. If it weren't for the war in Chu, I would have been transferred by Li Jing, and I don't know where to go. In this case, I have to thank the two talents Bian Hao and Zhang Luan. ...
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked down again. All the defeats of the Northern Expedition were recorded. When he saw that the entire Northern Expedition army was wiped out in Xiangcheng, his heart couldn't help but surge.
In this battle, the two prodigal sons Chen Jue and Li Hongji not only failed to gain a single point, but also lost a hundred thousand elite troops and reinforcements, and lost countless horses and baggage. The Southern Tang Dynasty was seriously damaged. When Chai Rong came to the throne two years later, Zhou's march south seemed to be even more difficult to stop.
The result of Zuopu She and Sun Cheng being ordered to go north to negotiate peace with Zhou is obviously surprisingly consistent with history.
Emperor Guo Wei of the Zhou Kingdom finally calmed down the civil strife, but still needed to rectify the state affairs. At this time, he had no intention of dealing with the Southern Tang Dynasty. Not only did he not put forward harsh negotiation conditions, but he readily released all the captured Tang army generals and soldiers such as Liu Yanzhen. Feng Yanlu was left alone to serve in the court, and finally Liu Chongjun's head, which Li Jinquan had previously sent to Kaifeng to show his sincerity, was returned with a fragrant wood body.
All in all, the tense situation between the two countries has temporarily eased. As for how the political situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty will change after Chen Jue and Li Hongji return to the court, it has now become a pool of muddy water that no one can mess with. Li Yuan does not care and does not want to take the initiative to touch it. He just wants to accumulate strength as soon as possible and sit back and watch. Just change with time.
Turning to the last two pages, Li Yuan finally saw the information he wanted to know most, the battle report on the southern front.
Xu Kuangheng wrote a few short lines of shocking words: "Liu Cheng, the Lord of the Han Dynasty, ordered Pan Chongche to serve as his minister, and led 50,000 troops to attack Chenzhou. Zhang Luan's army encountered Chongche and fought. Chongche set up an ambush in Yi Zhang and beheaded him. There were more than 30,000 people, and they fell into Chenzhou on the third day of June. Zhang Luan died, and Bian Hao retreated to Tanzhou, where he pleaded guilty to Shangshu for his defeat. On June 20th, Chongche led his army north, and Tanzhou was in danger..."
