Xiaoqi

Set up the Jinfan Battalion of the Navy, with the main commander, Hengjiang General Gan Ning, the assistant generals Gan Wu and Gan Wen, and a temporary number of [-] soldiers.

The above is the main battalion of the 42th Battalion, with a huge lineup and an estimated strength of [-] troops (excluding Eagle Eye). In fact, there are only half of the existing troops, and more than [-] troops.The number of vacant soldiers and horses is huge, which requires the battalion owners to gradually replenish their soldiers and horses within two years, and to achieve full staffing after two years.

County soldiers: four chief generals: Li Xian, Teng Xiao, Fan Yong, and Guo Si; six deputy commanders: Teng Yu, Talu, Tietuo, Meng Chong, Li Zheng, and Jin Gu; the remaining Zhonglang generals: Li More than 18 mid-level generals including Meng, Liang Xing, Huan Zhong, Huan Yi, Ma Xiu, Huan Shuang, and Huan Quan.The army of the county government is divided into five divisions, namely Bingzhou Division, Yongzhou Division, Liangzhou Division, Shuozhou Division and Jingzhao Sanfu, with a total of [-] soldiers. "

This is the reorganization order from Li Lizhi's mouth. The entire Xiliang army has a strength of more than 50, but the current strength is less than 20, and the good and bad are mixed. They need to be screened again before they can form an army.This means that according to Li Li's huge plan, the current shortage of troops is nearly [-]. In the next two years, the Xiliang Army will definitely recruit more troops, and after three years, it will expand its army again on a large scale.

It is not difficult to see from this reorganized military order that among the two major infantry and cavalry regiments of the Xiliang Army, this time it will focus on strengthening the strength of the infantry and transfer a large number of generals to the infantry ranks.What followed was that the infantry expanded from the original 15 soldiers and horses to [-], and priority was given to replenishing soldiers, striving to reach full strength in the near future.At the same time, in accordance with Li Li's intention, the cavalry battalion suspended the replenishment of soldiers, preferring shortages, and the commanders and lieutenants of each battalion will recruit cavalry themselves within the next two years to fill the vacancies.

In addition, after the reorganization of the army, only Huan Fei, the commander of the Feixiong Battalion, Li Zhi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Ma Chao, the commander of the Longxiang Battalion, and Dian Wei, the commander of the Huben Battalion, remained in the nine major cavalry battalions. , all replace the main general.The newly appointed Five Tiger Generals, Zhou Yu, and Zhang Liao each lead a battalion. In contrast, the original seven generals were all transferred to the county army to serve as commanders and deputy commanders. The titular fringe general.

Is this killing the donkey by killing the mill, or cooking the rabbit to the death?

Why did the protagonist Li Li issue such an unreasonable military order, and what is his real intention?

However, in the just-concluded discussion of the commander's mansion, Li Li did not leave too much time for his subordinates to think about it. After the adjustment of the military order was issued, the general order for the dispatch of troops was immediately followed.

"The army of the county government is divided into five divisions. Except for the 16 soldiers and horses led by Pingbei Generals Talu and Li Meng to garrison Shuozhou County, the remaining [-] soldiers and horses are divided into four, each with [-] soldiers and horses. Xiao, Guo Si, Fan Yong and Li Xian led the army.

General Teng Xiao of Zhenbei led [-] troops to Bingzhou, and Tie Xiao and Guo Meng were the deputy generals, stationed in Bingzhou, and took charge of Bingzhou's defense and border security.

General Guo Si of Zhenxi was stationed in Jincheng, General Pingxi Teng Yu was the deputy general, under the command of more than ten generals, including General Liang Xing, who exterminated captives, and commanded [-] troops to guard Liangzhou.

Zhennan General Li Xian led [-] troops to Fufeng County, and Deputy General Duan Yan led [-] troops to Chang'an to ensure the defense of Jingzhao Sanfu.

General Fan Yong of Anxi was the main general, and General Tietuo, the general who conquered captives, was the deputy general. They led [-] troops to garrison Yongzhou.

Zhenwei General Meng Chong was the lord of the Xiutu City, Huan Zhong and Huan Yi were the lieutenants, stationed at the Xiutu Racecourse; Xuanwei General Li Zheng was the Lord of the Wushuang City, and Huan Shuang and Huan Quan were the lieutenants, stationed at the Wushuang Racecourse.And these two racecourses and cities originally had thousands of soldiers and horses stationed all year round, so they only need to take up their posts without mobilizing soldiers and horses. "

"In addition, the Flying Bear Battalion was stationed in Lantian Camp, the Wuwei Battalion was stationed in Shangdang County, Bingzhou, the Huben Battalion was stationed in Meiwu, the Qinglong Battalion was stationed in Xingyang Camp; All the battalions are gathered in Liangzhou, the army is ready for battle, and after a month's rest, we will go to Hanzhong and Zhang Lu!"

After successively issuing transfer orders, Li Li didn't give the civil servants under his command a chance to negotiate, and immediately got up and left.The military order is like a mountain, and there is no doubt about it. So far, the discussion of the Shuai Mansion is over.

Seeing the lord Li Li walking into the back hall, all the Xiliang civil and military people slowly got up and left full of questions. Their hearts were filled with countless doubts, but they could not get answers.Therefore, everyone looked back and forth at the main hall of the General's Mansion, and really couldn't figure out what caused such a huge reform.

However, that doesn't mean they're dissatisfied with their protagonists.On the contrary, the civil servants and military generals who were ordered to come to participate in the discussion today all received more than expected rewards. In addition to being promoted to ranks, Li Li also rewarded them with a large amount of gold and silver, a new mansion, and thousands of handsome and handsome men. Graceful beauty.The reward is so powerful and wide-ranging as never before, and it is actually the most generous reward for meritorious deeds since Li Li came to power.It is said that hundreds of mansions were newly built on the barren land of the northern city, all of which were new-style buildings, with three-storey attics and four courtyards. The civil servants and generals who were rewarded by the Marquis this time each had a new mansion, while the original mansions were all Take back the name of the General's Mansion, and it will be of great use after renovation.

Therefore, a group of civil and military officials had no reason to be dissatisfied with the lord Li Li, but the ones who were really treated unfairly were Teng Xiao, Guo Si, Fan Yong, Teng Yu, Li Zheng, Li Meng, Liang Xing and Ta Lu. A large number of generals who were the first to follow Li Li to fight in all directions.This time they were promoted to ranks in name, with the same rank as the Jiuqing. It can be said that they have achieved fame, but in fact they were in name only. They were completely squeezed out of the main battle camp and reduced to border guards guarding the frontier.However, what puzzled everyone was that when everyone complained for them, Teng Xiao, Guo Si, Teng Yu, Duan Yan and others looked calm and calm, as if everything was expected Among them, he showed a gesture of willing acceptance.

It is precisely because of the extremely weird behavior of these excluded generals that the colleagues feel very depressed. They are obviously full of doubts, but they are inconvenient to speak out, lest their words will touch the sensitive nerves of these frustrated generals, and then lead to unreasonable disasters. .

Unlike most civil servants and military generals, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Lu Su, and Zhou Yu seemed relaxed, because a big stone that had weighed on their hearts for a long time was finally about to be removed.Although not many of them know the reason, and only one person is really involved, this does not prevent them from seeing some clues from the series of arrangements made by their lord, which is why they have repeatedly told Li An important suggestion made by Lee.Li Li had put it aside and ignored it before, but this time it was officially put on the table, and finally started to arrange the overall situation.

It's just that the magnitude of the adjustment and the thoroughness of the mobilization of the army this time far exceeded the expectations of Jia Xu, Li Ru, Lu Su and others.They thought it would be enough for Teng Xiao, Teng Yu, and Ta Lu to guard the border, but Guo Si, Duan Yan, Li Meng, Li Zheng and other old generals from Xiliang and the direct line of the lord Li Li would also be there. Among the adjustments, and it seems that they have been instructed before, fully agree to this arrangement.

It is precisely because of the active cooperation of these adjusted generals that this subversive military change can be implemented smoothly. Although it was unexpected, it did not cause turmoil, and everything was gradually implemented within a controllable range.

Chapter 823

On March [-]rd, Li Li led five hundred guards to Loudiyuan to pay homage to the Cemetery of Soldiers of the Eastern Expedition.

At this time, it has been a month since the battle of Loudiyuan ended.

Loudiyuan, which had just sprouted green buds at the beginning, is now a piece of emerald green, covered with thatch and Artemisia annua, surrounded by mountains and forests, a scene full of vitality.

At the end of the war, Li Li once ordered Jia Xu to be responsible for the construction of the original Loudi cemetery, which was planned to be completed within one month.

Therefore, Jia Xu started to build the cemetery immediately after the war. He successively mobilized [-] soldiers and more than [-] young people to build construction projects. The entire northern hillside was built into a stepped cemetery. All the soldiers are buried here.

The difference between the cemeteries of the fallen soldiers of the two armies is that the cemeteries of the fallen soldiers of the Allied forces are in the east of the cemetery, and the burial is relatively simple.

In contrast, the dead soldiers of the Xiliang Army were buried in the west, that is, near Hangu Pass.All the corpses were buried in white hemp and buried in coffins. The cemetery was relatively well-maintained, and six or eight small pines and cypresses were transplanted on the edge of each cemetery.There is a blue stone tablet every fifty graves, with their names and brief biographies engraved on the front and back in turn. Each person is nothing more than a cross, but it can let people know where they came from, so that future generations can come to worship.

Even so, this is a very large project.In order to complete the task assigned by Li Li, Jia Xu joined forces with the prefects of Hongnong, Zuo Fengling, Tongguan and Shang Shuling Li Xuan to temporarily recruit tens of thousands of stone carvers from Chang'an, Zuo Fengling and the surrounding areas of Tongguan. It took more than half a month. Day and night.The seal was carved just now.During the period, thousands of small officials from counties and counties were also dispatched to help, identifying and comparing the dead soldiers with the list of dead soldiers provided by the army one by one.so as not to make mistakes.In addition, some masonry carvers are illiterate, and they don't know many rare Chinese characters, so they have to write them out for them to engrave according to their appearance.

Except for these relatively complicated processes, the rest is all labor.A bluestone altar was built at the foot of the North Mountain, and eighteen pavilions were built on the east and west sides of the altar.In addition, more than 200 pines and cypresses were transplanted to decorate the entire cemetery, making it solemn and quiet.

And these tedious matters are done according to Li Li's orders.otherwise.Even Jia Xu, who is as smart as Jia Xu, does not know how to build such a simple but not simple cemetery.If it is to supervise the construction of the royal cemetery, Jia Xu is completely competent, because a whole set of methods for the construction of the royal tomb has been formed since ancient times.There are rules to follow.Many officials can be supervised according to the ancient system.However, it is the first case of building a cemetery for the fallen soldiers like this one. It can be said to be the first of its kind in history and have a far-reaching impact.Prior to this, all soldiers who died in battle, if they were high-ranking generals, were buried in a grand manner, while ordinary soldiers were collected hastily; a large pit can bury hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in battle.Even after many soldiers died in battle, no one collected their corpses, so that they were abandoned in the wilderness.Become a gluttonous feast for wild dogs and wolves.

In just one month, with 10,000+ people busy day and night, Jia Xu lived up to Li Li's entrustment, and finally completed the project three days ago, and the original Loudi cemetery was completed.

On this day, the weather was beautiful, the sky was clear and the sun was warm.

The breeze blows by, and the fragrance of flower buds is in the air, which makes people feel refreshed and refreshed.

A group of more than [-] riders rushed out of Hangu Pass and headed straight for Loudiyuan. Jia Xu, who arrived here one day in advance, had already lined up with a group of staff to meet him.In addition, on both sides of the altar, there are hundreds of court musicians temporarily transferred, with drums, zithers, zithers, carillon, music and fou, and three animal sacrifices have already been prepared.

When Li Li and his party came to the stone steps of the cemetery, the court musicians began to play the fou. The deep and solemn music drifted to the distance with the wind, lingering and agitating in the open and wide Loudi Plain, with long echoes and endless sounds.

"I'll see you, my lord!"

As Li Lifei jumped off the golden beast king's mount, Jia Xu and his subordinates bowed down to pay homage, but the musicians remained undisturbed and continued to play unknown dirges.And this unknown sad music was only unknown to Li Li. In fact, he had heard it many times. He had heard this kind of sad music at the funeral of Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun.It's just that he lacks interest in this kind of mourning and music, and pays no attention to it. He just thinks that this kind of mourning and music produced one by one is really not very good, with long tones and no rhythm at all.

In view of the lack of musicians in such a solemn mausoleum ceremony, Li Licai allowed Jia Xu to call in court musicians to play well, otherwise the solemn and solemn atmosphere would be lost.Although Li Li himself didn't like mourning and music, the surrounding people and relatives of the fallen soldiers who stood watching the ceremony from a distance could understand it.

"That's all, everyone get up." Li Li, who flew off his horse, casually threw the whip to Li Zhi behind him, and then waved his hands to signal everyone to excuse him.

"It's been a month of hard work for Wenhe, and the cemetery has been repaired very well, exactly as I thought before."

"Thank you, my lord, for your compliment. This is all due to the contributions of the lieutenant officers and many masonry masters. The humble minister is just giving instructions, and I can't bear the lord's praise." Jia Xu bowed and retreated behind Li Li, saying as he walked.

"Well, let's not mention this matter for the time being. I will care about who's credit." Li Li nodded slightly, with a solemn expression, and there was no smile on his face, which was completely different from his sunny and handsome image in the past.It is true that he came to worship the mausoleum today, and there were tens of thousands of people around to watch the ceremony and pay homage to his relatives, how could he be disrespectful on such a solemn and solemn occasion.Therefore, there were no smiles on the faces of the people behind Li Li, including Jia Xu, who always greeted people with a smiley face, was now serious and no longer easy-going.

When Li Li climbed up the altar step by step on the stone steps, Mu Ran looked back, standing on the altar tens of meters high and looking down at Loudiyuan, a flash of light flashed in his eyes instantly.Because the scene that came into view was quite strange, but there was a blue, clear and sparkling lake not more than ten steps away from the altar of the cemetery.

This is a small lake about four miles long from east to west and about [-] paces wide from north to south. There is a four-foot-wide embankment in the middle of the lake, which divides the lake in two.However, the horizontal embankment continued to collapse under the impact and soaking of the left and right sides of the lake.Now it is completely submerged by the lake, making the whole small lake merge into one, forming a lake nestled among the mountains.The towering trees in the surrounding mountains and forests are reflected in the lake, adding greenery to this calm small lake, like a pearl embedded in the mountains.

Looking down from a high position, you can see that the lake is not deep, about one meter to less than two meters. There is a small stream in the north that connects with the stream in the west of Feiyundu, and there is a gap in the south.The lake water flows along the ditch beside the official road to the direction of Feiyundu in the east.It is these two streams that make this small lake no longer a pool of stagnant water, but a pool of small flowing lakes.

If he hadn't personally experienced the decisive battle in Loudiyuan not long ago.Li Li, including Li Zhi who followed him, must have thought that there was such a clear and quiet small lake here, and it was a mausoleum guardian elf bestowed by heaven to protect the cemetery.However, only those who have personally experienced the bloody battle in Loudi know that this small lake is not a masterpiece of nature.It is a huge trap dug out by man.In this big pit.In the all-night fierce battle a month ago, the lives of 10,000+ princes, allies and soldiers of the Xiliang Army were swallowed up in one fell swoop.

Perhaps it was God's pity for the heroic spirits who were buried in the pit.Not long ago, the upper reaches of the Yellow River caused floods due to the melting of ice and snow. The flood mixed with ice poured into the already dry Feiyundu again, and then hit the Loudi Plain, killing 10,000+ soldiers of the two armies. It has become a lake, and it is a flowing lake of living water.

Since then, the people living near Hangu Pass have had a natural lake, perhaps not long after.The fish and shrimp produced in this lake are enough to support the livelihood of tens of thousands of people.It seems that this is the only way to make up for the huge damage caused to the people on this land by the fierce battle between the two armies for half a year.

This is the work of nature.Destroyed in this place and grown in it, turning killing into vitality, nurturing one party's creatures.

The moment he saw this lake, Li Li was in a daze, as if he had a sudden epiphany. His heart was washed once, his soul was sublimated, and his understanding of war and killing became more and more thorough.

Later, under the reminder of Jia Xu and several senior court officials, Li Li boarded the altar to pay homage to the spirits of the fallen soldiers.

The entire memorial ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner, without any mistakes in the middle, and everything went very smoothly.

However, when Li Li stood on the high platform and read out Jia Xu's sacrificial oration aloud, a sudden change occurred. Just now the sky was sunny and cloudless, but now the sky changed suddenly.

"huhuhuhu"

When the strong wind blew past his ears, Li Li's expression changed suddenly, he was inexplicably surprised, and thought to himself: "What kind of evil wind is this? Why doesn't it blow early or late, and the sky and the earth change color just in time for me to read the sacrificial oration? Could it be,,, Could it be that this is the punishment of God? The heavens know that I have other intentions in offering sacrifices to the mausoleum this time, and the intention is far-reaching, is it possible that a thunderbolt from the blue sky will directly kill me?"