Li Yuan had many things to do, which were messy and clueless, but Li Yuan understood that even if he had to speed up preparations, some major things could not be rushed. Things had to be done one by one, and food had to be eaten bite by bite. Regarding military affairs, Things still need to be carried out with plans and steps, and they must not be messed up.
The things that need to be done now need to be sorted, recruit new soldiers to reach the full quota, strengthen the training of soldiers and horses, weapons and equipment need to be optimized, the mix of arms needs to be optimized, etc.
The development of gunpowder formulas must also be carried out as quickly as possible. Li Yuan needs to have his own trump card. As a time traveler, Li Yuan cannot waste the various means he knows to greatly improve his strength. The twenty alchemists must use their talents immediately and let them devote themselves to research. If they can successfully develop this thing, it will be their trump card and will make Li Yuan feel at ease.
All these things were urgent matters, but Li Yuan had to complete two other things first. One was to take Han Xizai to Xizhou to announce the decree, and the other was to return Zheng Wang Li Congjia to the court.
Emperor Li Jing placed the three states of Dongxi under the rule of Wuping. As Peng Shiyu's immediate superior, Li Yuan, according to the court rules, should lead the imperial envoy to go to Xizhou in person to inform Peng Shiyu that the court had approved the application for the title.
Now that Han Xizai has arrived in Langzhou as an angel, this is what Li Yuan must do immediately. As for the recruiting training and the warlocks' gunpowder development and other matters, they can only be left to the people around them.
However, there are naturally people around Li Yuan who can be used. Liu Jiangsheng once served as a military lieutenant in Wuping and has accumulated some experience in recruiting soldiers. The recruitment of soldiers was left to Liu Jiangsheng with full supervision, and there was no need to worry about training the soldiers. , Now there are many generals under his command. As for the various needs of the refining formulas of the warlocks, of course it is up to the weapons supervisor Hu Gui and others to help solve them.
After quickly arranging the affairs of Langzhou, on the first day of October, Li Yuan was escorted by Lin Sichang and led three thousand soldiers. He took the angel Han Xizai on the westward path and went to the land of Dongxi for the second time, but this time it was not the case. The blades meet, but the decree is declared.
Interestingly, Li Yuan specially summoned Peng Shigao on the eve of his departure, intending to ask him to return to his hometown in Dongxi. Unexpectedly, the man refused without hesitation and actively mentioned that he was willing to stay and serve under Li Yuan.
This made Li Yuan slightly surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly understood, after all, who doesn't want to return to his hometown? After all, Peng Shigao still cared about brotherhood. Now his eldest brother Peng Shiyu's foothold was not stable. Previously, the old thief Tian Hongyou had deliberately spread rumors that Peng Shichou wanted to make the second master succeed to the throne. Peng Shigao was probably afraid of affecting Peng Shiyu's rule after returning. Only then did he decide not to return.
However, Li Yuan finally agreed to Peng Shigao's request. Originally, he did have the intention of letting Peng Shigao return to Xizhou to check and balance Peng Shiyu, but now it seems that there is no need.
After all, Chenzhou among the three states of Dongxi is actually under his own control. Recently, he has stationed troops and horses along the line from Linyuan City to Chenzhou and built beacons along the line. He has firmly suppressed the barbarians in Xizhou, not to mention now. Since he can increase his troop strength, he really no longer needs to use the old method of driving away tigers and devouring wolves. Moreover, Peng Shigao is a tiger general who has a reputation in history. It is the time to employ people, so why not stay under his account... ..
The weather is crisp and clear in autumn, and the land of Cave Creek contains various terrains such as mountains and dense forests. Although the terrain is varied, the only constant is the cool weather.
Li Yuan and his party crossed the You River, and under the guidance of the indigenous barbarian guides, they ran hundreds of miles every day, entering the mountains and forests, passing by the Pingchou land between the peaks, seeing the yellow grass and wild flowers all over the ground, recalling the previous The situation of leading the army to conquer Dongxi can not help but be a little emotional. The scenery remains the same, but the mood is completely different.
Due to time constraints, the journey was fraught with anxiety and crises, but now I feel relaxed when I return to my old place.
What Li Yuan saw along the way now was a scene of peace, which was completely different from the situation when he first came when war was everywhere and everyone was in danger. After traveling all the way through mountains and rivers, Li Yuan and his party finally arrived at Xizhou City, the place where the great war once took place, seven days later.
Peng Shiyu, who had been notified in advance, also led all the civil and military officials out of Xizhou City to greet him. Since Li Yuan led his army to pacify Dongxi, helped Peng Shiyu regain his ancestral business from shame, and recommended him as the governor of Xizhou, this was still the case. The two met again for the first time and congratulated each other.
Peng Shiyu's gratitude was beyond words. Li Yuan was considered his nobleman. If Governor Li hadn't helped him in times of need and spared no effort to send troops to Dongxi, the land under his feet would still be in the hands of the rebels, and he would have followed his grandfather a long time ago. After going there, to a certain extent, Li Yuan was his savior, not to mention that Li Yuan recommended that he should still be the governor of Xizhou.
I haven't seen him for two months. Peng Shiyu has changed a lot. His face is dark and haggard, but he is full of energy and gives people a feeling of being reborn. Although he led the three states of Dongxi to the Tang Dynasty, being able to retain his ancestral legacy was already the best thing for Peng Shiyu.
After the last battle, he seemed to have become much more mature. Many unrealistic ideas had long been thrown away, and he seemed to have become much more pragmatic.
As soldiers and horses marched in Xizhou City, Li Yuan saw that the city that he had destroyed was being actively rebuilt. Thousands of barbarians are building new houses and new streets, making it a busy scene.
After two months, the devastation in the city was also covered. Nature, with its unstoppable power, grew new vegetation from the ruins, erasing the scars of the war bit by bit, giving the city a new lease of life. .
Under Peng Shiyu's arrangement, everyone also went to Huixizhai to see the merit monument erected by Peng Shiyu for the soldiers of the Wuping Army who died in the previous war. This was also something Li Yuan had explained in the past. After all, eight thousand soldiers were killed by the poisonous miasma. Li Yuan has always been unforgettable. Obviously Peng Shiyu erected this merit monument in full compliance with the requirements.
Interestingly, Peng Shiyu erected two monuments, one for the soldiers who died in Wuping Army and the other for the soldiers who died in Dongxi. The two monuments stand side by side on Huixi Village, surrounded by pines, making them very elegant, quiet and solemn.
There is an inscription engraved on the bluestone in front of the two monuments. The inscription was written by Peng Shiyu himself, summarizing the war between Dongxi and the Tang Dynasty as a war caused by the rebellion of the rebels, saying that the three states of Dongxi were originally the Tang Dynasty. In the territory, Li Yuan, the governor of Langzhou, led his army to Fengtian to fight against Ni Yunyun.
This inscription is obviously whitewashing and flattering, magnifying Li Yuan's achievements infinitely, and at the same time attributing all the casualties caused by the war to the rebels. These are naturally Peng Shiyu's intentions.
However, despite some gorgeous rhetoric, the entire inscription is still positive. It expresses regret for this war and condolences for the fallen soldiers on both sides. It also expresses the lesson of Peng Shiyu himself and Dongxi. The stance of the barbarians.
Later, Han Xizai expressed his true feelings and wrote a memorial to the fallen soldiers of both sides on the spot. Li Yuan read it personally and burned it in worship.
At this point, the previous Xizhou war was truly brought to a successful conclusion.
