Looking at the two guys in front of him, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel a little worried.
They are all good people, but they are just too noisy. When he was in the imperial capital, he was often troubled by them, and now the two of them are following him to the Western Xinjiang. Maybe something will happen next.
What makes Li Jiangyao even more depressed is that Xijiang seems to be a bit unstable. He couldn't help praying secretly: Don't let his prophecy come true. Before Tieshi Mountain was found, the Turks came to find him first.
He looked at the old soldier who was responsible for leading the student soldiers of the Yanwu Hall to report. He pondered for a moment, then took a few steps forward and sat next to the old man: "Old man, I just heard you say, come to Western Xinjiang soon." Ten years?”
"For twenty years," the old army coughed twice, "I am half a native of Western Xinjiang."
Li Jiangyao: "Then you should be very familiar with the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang and the thirty-six countries."
Lao Jun smiled: "How should I put it? If you ask me about things in my hometown of Nancang, I may not even remember it. But if you talk about it, the old man is not bragging, and there is nothing I don't know."
Li Jiangyao was overjoyed when he heard this: "I want to ask you about a place, Tieshi Mountain. Do you know it?"
"Iron Stone Mountain?"
Lao Jun frowned and thought for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and asked, "Which country is this Iron Stone Mountain in?"
"If I knew, why would I need to ask you?" Li Jiangyao felt a chill in his heart and sighed helplessly.
Old Army: "Little brother, let me tell you the truth. Our Zhenjiang Protectorate has been stationed in Guimo for so many years and has done nothing else. We have done our best to explore the terrain. Not to mention a mountain, even a mouthful Dry wells and tree holes have all been clearly marked by the Pegasus scouts. Even though the old man is not familiar with some places, you can go to the scout camp and ask about them. They will definitely know."
Li Jiangyao asked: "Did you say that the scouts who surveyed the terrain had detailed records?"
"Can it be done without?" Lao Jun grinned: "The military law of the Holy Tang Dynasty has an explicit order that all scouts who are ordered to survey the terrain must make drawings and make books for the generals to review. All the maps of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang are flying Inside the horse scout camp."
Pegasus Scout Camp.
Li Jiangyao recited the name twice in his heart without saying anything more.
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The Zhenjiang Protectorate was formed into an army in the 799th year of the Holy Tang Calendar.
Compared with those veteran legions that have existed for hundreds of years, the Zhenjiang Army is as young as a baby. However, he is definitely not the kind of delicate and frail baby who is waiting for feeding. Instead, he is the reincarnation of King Kong, a gourd baby who can fight as soon as he is born.
The 100,000 armored army, nearly half of which came from the Lieblade and Longsword legions, may not be a big deal in the Middle Earth, but in the Western Border, it is undoubtedly the strongest bloodline suppression.
The thirty-six countries stood in front of them, only trembling.
Due to the new formation, at the beginning of the formation of the army, He Jingming, the commander of the Fierce Blade Legion, served concurrently as the Grand Protector of the Zhenjiang Protectorate.
The Fierce Blade Army, as a strategic mobile army in the northwest of Shengtang, has been stationed on the line from Liangzhou to Yongzhou for a long time. It can attack the ghost desert when entering, and assist in the defense of the imperial capital when retreating. Its weight has always been crucial.
Li Chengwen also thought carefully about letting He Jingming also lead Zhenjiang. Firstly, the Zhenjiang Protectorate and the Fierce Blade Army are located one behind the other. The two lines of defense need to coordinate and cooperate with each other. Secondly, there are many old troops of He Jingming in the Zhenjiang Army, so the command Scheduling is also quite easy.
Therefore, letting He Da Commander take on the responsibility of Da Du Protector is the best choice to polish the new army as soon as possible.
He Jingming has rich experience in leading troops. He combined the situation in various places in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang and divided the Zhenjiang Protectorate into three, and the three major clusters were deployed separately.
The headquarters of the Duhufu is located in Anxi Kingdom, and the 40,000 main force of the legion is also permanently stationed here. Because Anxi is the closest Western Xinjiang vassal state to Liangzhou, and many of the people in the country are descendants of Shengtang or mixed ethnic groups, they have the closest relationship with the dynasty. In addition, with the support of the Fierce Blade Legion, the command center that can protect the Protectorate is absolutely Safety.
The second part is the rapid reinforcement division composed of 30,000 troops, responsible for guarding Chechi State. This place is located in the hinterland of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang. It is surrounded by more than a dozen countries, large and small, and its strategic location is extremely important. At the same time, the Chechi Kingdom is also the location of the deity of the "Light Sect" shared by the thirty-six countries. Therefore, there is an endless stream of believers from various countries who come to pilgrimage every year. The composition is complex and is easily infiltrated by the enemy. This was the core area of the Western Xinjiang rebellion.
Heavy guarding is very necessary.
The remaining 30,000 troops were divided by He Jingming into several battalions and brigades, ranging from thousands to hundreds, and were scattered in various fortresses in the Western Border countries. They were called "border scouts" and kept watch day and night. The tranquility of the ghost desert.
Among them, an independent unit called the "Pegasus Scout Battalion" is extremely special. They belong to the border scout system and are based in Yamon City at the junction of the Chechi and Shule Kingdoms. They are directly under the personal command of the Zhenjiang Protector and travel throughout the Ghost Desert in a guerrilla patrol manner.
In other words, the Pegasus Scouts are the eyes and ears of the entire Zhenjiang Protectorate, and they are also the fire brigade of the Border Scouts. Wherever there is a situation, they rush there and strive to reach the target area as quickly as possible. While collecting intelligence for the general, they also send reinforcements.
Because of this, the Pegasus Scout Battalion has always maintained a strength of more than 3,000 troops, and has been recruiting troops through the Blade Legion for many years. All its members are elites with experience and high martial arts skills. These people are good at archery, horse riding, and shooting, and are used to long-distance raids. They are proficient in writing and can write and draw. They are generally better than other troops. They can be said to be the elite among the elite.
The feather cavalry gallops without stopping, the number one soldier on horseback in Western Xinjiang!
He Jingming's original evaluation of the Pegasus Scout Battalion is still a mark of honor engraved in the hearts of the soldiers to this day.
However, soldiers are elite soldiers, and suffering is also real suffering.
To be honest, although the imperial court has not paid much attention to the development of the Zhenjiang Protectorate due to various reasons, this does not hinder the happy life of the Zhenjiang Army gentlemen.
Don't forget, their status in this place is a dignified garrison. Compared with the Shengtang troops guarding the twenty-eight states of Middle-earth, the Zhenjiang Protectorate has an absolutely transcendent status over the thirty-six countries.
Don't look at what the old soldier said before about promoting farming, self-sufficiency in military supplies, and tinkering with crops every day. They were all meant for the student soldiers to listen to. In fact, in the eyes of the kings and people of various countries, the Protectorate troops stationed in various parts of Western Xinjiang are simply like the Supreme Emperor.
Every year, the thirty-six countries in Western Xinjiang will consciously provide a large amount of money and food to the garrison. Some even give singers, dancers and servants as gifts to the officers of the Xinjiang Army.
There is no other reason for doing this, just the fear of getting beaten.
Twenty years ago, after the late Emperor Li Chengwen said "slaughter the country" and hundreds of thousands of Holy Tang troops swept through Western Xinjiang, the Thirty-Six Kingdoms had a better memory and faced this group of people who stayed at home and refused to leave. Zhenjiang gentlemen, the only thing they can do, the only thing they should do is to serve them well.
Otherwise, if you are casually labeled as "intending to rebel", thousands of soldiers will swarm in the blink of an eye. If you cannot protect them all, the country will be lost.
At first, He Jingming, who was the Protector-General, had specifically warned his subordinates not to go too far in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang. After all, we were occupying other people's territory. We should be careful not to cause anger and resentment, which would be difficult to deal with in the end.
But later, due to the "Jin King's Rebellion" in the court and the legion disputes that lasted for more than ten years, General He, who was originally a concurrent leader, did not have so much time to pay attention to this lonely army outside the territory. We can only gradually let it go.
As a result, the life in Zhenjiang Protectorate was actually pretty good.
However, unlike those pampered garrison troops, the Pegasus Scout Battalion maintained a high level of combat status from beginning to end. In Western Xinjiang, they have no houses, property, gold or silver savings, or even normal vacations. The only thing they have is their mission and their vigilance and patrolling, rain or shine.
Pegasus, Pegasus, is dressed in gray armor; Scout Scout, a bare-butt monkey.
This is another comment on the Pegasus Scout Battalion, given by the brother troops, describing them as covered in dust and penniless. The word "bitter" has also become a mark engraved in the hearts of the Pegasus scouts.
I won’t say whether it’s glorious or not, but it’s quite sad anyway.
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"This is exactly the unit I want to go to," Li Jiangyao said calmly, "Pegasus Scouts."
In the Imperial Guard Office of Anxi Kingdom, Captain Dian Jun, who was in charge of allocating personnel, after hearing these words, subconsciously looked at the roster in his hand, raised his head and confirmed, "Are you a special martial arts major in the martial arts hall?"
"Reporting to your lord, that's right."
Captain Dian Jun: "Little brother, listen to my advice, I happen to have a position in the military guard school here, and I am on duty in Anxi. The conditions are very good. If it is not possible, Che Chiguo's rapid reinforcements will also be needed. Newcomers, when you go there, you will start with a junior school title, and you can be promoted in just a few years..."
"Sir, I'm only going to the Pegasus Scout Camp."
"Um...are you sure?"
"Definitely, definitely, and definitely!"
Captain Dian Jun shook his head: "Oh, what a good boy, but I just can't think about it."
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Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang came out of the official room together, and Murong Xue, who was waiting outside, quickly greeted them: "How is it? Where are you assigned?"
Xu Youchang frowned and curled his lips: "Li Jiangyao went to the Pegasus Scout Camp. I originally wanted to follow him, but I didn't expect to be disturbed."
"Did someone mess with you?" Murong Xue was slightly startled: "By whom?"
"It's either my father or my uncle," Xu Youchang muttered: "In the name of the old man, they ventilated the Governor's Mansion in advance! As soon as the manager saw my roster, he immediately arranged to go to the deputy capital Protect Zhang Sanpi’s personal military camp. Damn it!”
Li Jiangyao looked at Murong Xue: "What about you?"
Murong Xue sighed: "I'm about the same as Lao Xu. There happened to be a vacancy for a battalion officer in a military fort in Loulan, and I was asked to fill it."
Xu Youchang was in disbelief: "Oh my God! Is the starting point so high? Li Jiangyao and I are just primary schools, and you become a battalion officer when you get up?"
Murong Xue sighed: "Didn't my family use the money? Next to that military fort is the largest business store our family has opened in Western Xinjiang. There are at least a hundred people in it. I feel no different from being at home there. "
As he said that, he looked at Li Jiangyao: "Brother, I just heard that Pegasus scouts are not easy to work as. How about I ask my family to think of a way to change it for you?"
"Still using your home?" Xu Youchang smiled: "If Li Jiangyao brought up the name of Commander He, he wouldn't have chosen any place in the Zhenjiang Protector's Mansion at will? It's a pity that this guy has become determined after eating the weight. I want to go to Pegasus Scouts, what can I do?”
Murong Xue frowned slightly: "Why on earth?"
"This is what my master meant," Li Jiangyao deliberately tried to prevaricate: "He said that Pegasus scouts train people."
Murong Xue looked at Xu Youchang, nodded and said: "Okay then. Since this is Commander He's intention, he must have thought carefully about your future affairs. In any case, our three brothers are really going to separate this time La."
Xu Youchang laughed: "Hey, don't be so sad, kid. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world. Besides, although we go our separate ways, we are still in the same legion, and we can always get together from time to time."
"I hope so," Murong Xue said in a faint tone, "You are in Anxi, I am in Loulan, and Li Jiangyao has gone to Yamon. We are more than a thousand miles apart from each other. I don't know what year or month I want to see each other again."
