Chapter 188 Anxi Camp
"The old soldiers from Anxi, the Tang Dynasty met with Li Junshu!"
Outside the Xiafu Office of Xiliang Prefecture, several old men with white hair and worn-out Tang army uniforms held simple long spears and saluted Li Sanjian together.
"Big... Tang... Anxi... Army?" Li Sanjian was stunned when he heard this, feeling extremely surprised, and then turned his puzzled eyes to Yan Si, Gu Lehai and others.
The Tang Dynasty has been invaded for hundreds of years, and the Xiliang Prefecture has been trapped in the hands of thieves for nearly a hundred years. How did the Tang Dynasty come from? How did the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty come from? Li Sanjian was extremely surprised.
"Mr...." Yan Si quickly explained: "They are indeed descendants of the Tang Anxi Army. After the Tang Dynasty lost the world, the Anxi Army refused to surrender and protected the four towns of Anxi until they were all killed in battle decades later. Their descendants were wandering everywhere. These people from Xiliang Prefecture were some descendants of the Anxi Army. This time, our Black Flag Army captured Xiliang Prefecture, they helped a lot."
"When my ancestor died in the battlefield, I ordered my descendants to hide in the northwest and wait for the Tang Dynasty to recover their hometown. It has been three hundred years since I finally waited for the Han army..." An old man named Guo Ning said with a sob.
Guo Ning was the deputy attendant of the right Sanqi cavalry in the Tang Dynasty, the chief censor, the arch-guardian of Anxi, the governor of the four towns, and the descendant of Guo Xin, the king of Wuwei County. Guo Xin was the nephew of Guo Ziyi, the famous general of Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was in turmoil and the Tang court could not care about the Western Regions? The fierce competition between the Tubo army and the Uighur army for the North Silk Road blocked the last way of contacting Anxi and the Tang court.
Under such circumstances as the king's order was blocked by Anxi, the soldiers and civilians of Anxi, led by Guo Xin, were weeping and bloody together, and never surrendered to the outside enemy. A single army was alone, fighting bloody battles with the enemy until all died in battle.
After Guo Xin and his subordinates died in battle, their descendants hid everywhere, followed the ancestral teachings, and waited for the day when the Tang Dynasty revived Anxi. This was more than three hundred years, and the one who was waiting for was not the Tang army, but the Song army. . . And it was also a desperate Song army. . . The Black Flag Army of the Song Dynasty.
However, although there were many ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty, it was probably based on the Han people. This was the case with the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Tang army was often called the Han army, and the Song army was also the case.
The commander of this Han army was actually named Li, which made them even more happy.
The Xia royal family also had a surname Li, but this Li was not the one whom, but was given a surname, not the original surname of these Dangxiang people.
"I am a loyal and courageous man!" After Li Sanjian understood the whole story, he couldn't help but sigh.
"We are all ministers of the Tang Dynasty in life, and we are all ghosts of the Tang Dynasty in life!"
At this moment, a picture seemed to appear in front of Li Sanjian. A white-haired old general led thousands of Anxi remnants of the Tang Dynasty, who were also white-haired, to enter the battlefield without hesitation, fought bloody battles with the foreign enemy without hesitation, and died in the battlefield without hesitation.
The general died on the battlefield with his armor, and his male body was smiling with his sword against his sword!
"Everyone..." Li Sanjian said to Guo Ning and others for a while: "Thank you for helping our Black Flag Army capture Xiliang Prefecture. Jian thanks you here!"
After saying that, Li Sanjian bowed deeply to Guo Ning and others and said, "But Jian, please go back here, just pretend that we have never known each other."
"Why is this?" Guo Ning asked in surprise when he heard this.
"I'm ashamed!" Li Sanjian replied with guilty expression: "My Black Flag Army will not stay in Xiliang Prefecture for a few days, and it will be launched soon."
Xiliang Prefecture is Xia
After being captured by the Black Flag Army with a plan, the Xia army will inevitably launch a large-scale counterattack. Therefore, the Black Flag Army cannot stay in Xiliang Prefecture for a long time, and may abandon the city in two days.
Guo Ning and others were mixed with the Black Flag Army. If Xia knew about it, Xia would definitely settle the score in the autumn and brutally retaliate against Guo Ning and others. Therefore, Li Sanjian did not want to implicate them.
"General!" Guo Ning smiled and said with a smile: "Since Lao I and others are here, I am fearless. Lao I am old and cannot join the army. However, I have a grandson who is a little martial arts and is willing to join the army and follow the general."
"Weier, are you still here to pay homage to the general?" Guo Ning then said to a young man with a tall figure and extraordinary appearance.
"Liar Guo Wei, pay homage to the general!" The young man walked to Li Sanjian when he heard this, knelt down on one knee, bowed and bowed.
"Okay, a hero and a man!" Li Sanjian hurriedly helped Guo Wei up and praised.
You are no older than me, right? You look like an elder treats younger generations. . . Guo Wei stood up, stood in sternly, muttering in his heart.
"Can the general agree?" Guo Ning then looked at Li Sanjian and asked.
"Since my father-in-law said that, how can Li not agree?" Li Sanjian asked after clicking, "It's not just Guo Wei? Is there anyone else willing to join my Black Flag Army?"
Since someone is willing to join the Black Flag Army, Li Sanjian certainly welcomes it. At this moment, the Black Flag Army has been fighting in the heart of Xia for many days, killing countless enemies, and he has also suffered a lot of losses, so he urgently needs to replenish his troops.
The Xiliang Prefecture has a large population, but Li Sanjian wanted to replenish a large number of troops from Xiliang Prefecture, but he was a luxury. The people of Xiliang Prefecture are not dementia, so how could they join such a "bandit" with no future in the Black Flag Army? Song had the crime of being convicted, and Xia also had it.
Unless the people of Xiliang Prefecture are not covered in clothes and cannot fill their stomachs, and they cannot live any longer.
Do the people in Xiliang Prefecture have no clothes to cover their bodies and cannot fill their stomachs? Li Sanjian first entered Xiliang Prefecture and did not know much about the actual situation of Xiliang Prefecture.
At this time, if there were a hundred people in Guo Ning and others' homes, or even more people were willing to join the Black Flag Army, then for the Black Flag Army, it would be a timely help.
"Only a dozen people!" After Guo Ning said that, seeing Li Sanjian appearing disappointed, he smiled slightly and said, "There are many poor people in Xiliang Prefecture and its surroundings. They can do everything for stuttering. There are many bandits and horse thieves around Xiliang Prefecture. Many of them take risks because they can't survive. The Xia court almost only cares about food and no military pay. As long as you are willing to pay, you will not worry about not being able to recruit soldiers."
Song and Xia fought for years, and Song was in poverty and the people were scarce. Xia was the same, even worse. It had already made the people in Xia live in vain. If the people could not survive, they had to rise up.
Officials forced the people to fight, and wars were everywhere. There were many thieves as if they were gathered in the mountains and forests, and they were robbed and robbed their families. This was the case in the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty. This was also one of the reasons why King Li Cha Ge of the Xia Jin Dynasty shook himself and retreated from the siege of Wucheng.
"This..." Li Sanjian was quite hesitant when he heard this.
After Li Sanjian led his troops to capture Xiliang Prefecture, he immediately ordered Xu Biao to lead his troops to capture the treasury of Xiliang Prefecture, and should have obtained a lot of money, food, weapons, etc. The specific number is unknown, and Li Sanjian had not had time to count it.
Just a state prefecture, the number should not be very large. Li Sanjian said in his heart, and using these small amounts of money and grain to recruit soldiers, Li Sanjian thought in his heart
It's quite reluctant to let go.
What are mercenaries? They are mothers who have milk. The Black Flag Army is at the upper hand. If they have money, they may follow the Black Flag Army. If the Black Flag Army is a little inferior or suffers a defeat, they will not give you a fight at the last minute. Even if they are worthy of the Black Flag Army and Li Sanjian.
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"Uncle Master, I'm in a hurry to follow the power. I think Mr. Guo's method is feasible." Yao Yu, who was standing beside him, advised him.
Yao Yu then blinked at Li Sanjian, and Li Sanjian immediately understood Yao Yu's intention.
To deal with these mercenaries, they can be restrained by military law, supervision and other methods. Although it will still be unsatisfactory, in this special period, when the Black Flag soldiers are not familiar with the place, they are always better than nothing.
Li Sanjian looked at Yao Yu and nodded and said, "Since that's the case, the recruitment of troops will be carried out by Yao Shuxing, Gulehai, and Guo Wei. I decided to establish a new battalion of our Black Flag Army, called "Anxi Camp". Gulehai, Guo Wei temporarily led the "Anxi Camp" and Gulehai's commander, Guo Wei, and Guo Wei's deputy."
"The last general is waiting to receive the order!" Yao Yu, Gu Lehai and Guo Wei responded together.
Gulehai is extremely brave and has made many military achievements. This time he has made his first contribution to the capture of Xiliang Prefecture, so Gulehai can take one of his own and stand alone.
This is the difference between Li Sanjian and others and the court, which means that he will be able to surrender talents without any restrictions. As long as you have the ability and military achievements, you will be promoted, rather than seniority, asking someone to recommend it, etc.
Guo Wei was given the position of deputy commander of Anxi Camp because Li Sanjian needed the Guo Ning family to recruit Xiliang soldiers.
Of course, at present, Li Sanjian could not give them official positions or titles, and could only be promoted to generals in the army.
The titles of officials in the Song Dynasty need to be recommended and submitted to the court, and the approval of the Ministry of Personnel is required.
"Thank you, Jun Zheng!" Gu Lehai, Guo Wei thanked him later.
"I am the name of Anxi in the Han army again." Guo Ning then smiled with relief.
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"Commander Yan, how are your injuries?" After Guo Ning and others left, Li Sanjian asked Yan Si.
"No obstacle, no obstacle, thank you for your concern." Yan Si said with a smile.
Yan Si and Gulehai led the troops to attack the southern gate of Xiliang Prefecture. During the fierce battle, Yan Si was injured, but his injuries were not serious. He had not injured his muscles and bones. They were all skin trauma. After Xu Shuwei's diagnosis and treatment, his injuries were much better.
"You have made great contributions this time and you should give officials a lot of rewards." Li Sanjian nodded and said, "But you have seen the current situation. We have lost contact with the court, so Li can only give some money and rewards, and I feel extremely guilty for this."
"My husband, why do you have to do this? I have been following you for many years, so you will never treat your subordinates unfairly." Yan Si smiled when he heard this.
"Well, the soldiers can only use their lives to capture Xiliang Prefecture." Li Sanjian nodded and sighed: "But at present...oh... But no matter what, the soldiers who have made meritorious service, died and injured will be greatly compensated. It is impossible to do so at present. In the future, this must be the same. Yan Si, you should record the names of those soldiers who have fallen. In the future, you will definitely find their families and give them a lot of supplements."
Chapter completed!