Datang romantic little landlord

But to Li Wangyou's surprise, the two big men from Guanzhong were also handicapped, one had no left hand, and the other was blind in one eye and wore a blindfold.

Li Wangyou thought that many of the middle-aged men in Dingzhou Village he saw yesterday were disabled, so he couldn't help turning his questioning eyes to the old village.

Lao Cunzheng was old and mature, so he couldn't see Li Wangyou's doubts, so he explained to him in a low voice, which made Li Wangyou suddenly realize.

It turns out that the reason why there are so many disabled villagers in Dingzhou Village is actually because they were former soldiers.

Datang followed the military system of the previous dynasty, and all recipients aged 20 to 60 were obliged to perform military service.Choose those with good economic conditions, strong bodies, and many males in the family to be enlisted as soldiers.

The government soldiers need to prepare their own weapons and equipment, as well as food and salaries. The so-called integration of soldiers and farmers, and the integration of soldiers and farmers, recruits soldiers from farmers who share the land, and the source of soldiers is guaranteed.

And in battle, there is no one who is not injured. Given the medical conditions of Datang, there are naturally many disabled people.

After listening to Old Village Zheng's explanation, Li Wangyou was a little puzzled.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty should all belong to relatively wealthy families, so why is there so many soldiers in Dingzhou Village, but it is so barren?

The old village hesitated a little before explaining: "The remaining soldiers in the village are all soldiers from the former government."

former court?Li Wangyou was stunned, it turned out that the soldiers in Dingzhou Village were all from the Sui Dynasty, no wonder!

No wonder these disabled villagers are all middle-aged.

These veterans of the government soldiers in Dingzhou Village were soldiers guarding the Guanzhong in the previous dynasties and the end of the Sui Dynasty.

In the 14th year of the great cause and the first year of Wude, Li Yuan raised his troops and invaded Guanzhong, proclaiming himself emperor and founding the country.

These soldiers from Dingzhou Village were all wounded at that time and surrendered to Datang.

But after all, he was a soldier of the former government, and he had many disabilities. He was disarmed and returned to the field shortly after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

From the first year of Wude to the second year of Zhenguan, in ten years, Dingzhou Village, which was originally rich, became poorer and poorer.

"Xiaolang from the Li family, these two are brothers from the Niu family. Dalang and Erlang were both good soldiers in the army. The one missing an arm is Dalang Niu Yong, and the one who is blind is his younger brother Niu Wu. Although they are physically disabled, seven or eight big men can't do anything to them."

Although Li Wangyou couldn't see the strength of the two of them, but just looking at the strong muscles of the two Guanzhong big men, he knew that they were not waiting for nothing, so he quickly bowed his hands and saluted.

"The two elder brothers of the Niu family, I need to go to Chang'an City, I have to escort you two."

Niu Dalang nodded, and said in a soft voice: "No problem, Xiao Lang, don't worry, our brothers will definitely protect you well."

Niu Erlang looked up and down at Li Wangyou curiously with his one good eye.

"Both brothers, do you need to prepare?"

"No need, I've brought everything, you can go now." After Niu Da finished speaking, he turned around and picked up the weapon placed in the courtyard, which surprised Li Wangyou.

Good guy, are these two brothers going to war?Except that there is no armor, it is basically armed to the teeth.

The laws of the Tang Dynasty did not prohibit civilians from owning weapons. Weapons such as bows, arrows, knives, shields, and short spears were all acceptable, but heavy weapons such as armor, crossbows, spears, and horse armor were prohibited.

But the Niu family brothers actually had all kinds of bows, arrows, knives, and short spears, which made Li Wangyou feel ashamed for a while.

Niu Yong carried a few short spears on his back and a long knife at his waist, while Niu Wu carried a bow and arrow and carried a short knife. Are you sure that he was escorting himself to Chang'an instead of going to war?

"Niu Dalang, Erlang, are you exaggerating?"

Niu Yong shook his head: "There is no big mistake in being careful, besides, our brothers are used to it."

Well, Li Wangyou has nothing to say, anyway, it does feel quite safe.And if there were no accidents, I should bring back a lot of food and money this time, and I really needed someone to protect me.

Thanks again to Lao Cunzheng, the three of them left the village and walked towards Hu County.

Twenty miles is actually not too far away, if an adult walks fast, an hour is enough.But Li Wangyou's 16-year-old's small physique, coupled with the fact that his body had just recovered from a serious illness, and he was so tired that he was out of breath after walking more than two miles.

"Dalang, Erlang, rest, rest for a while, I can't walk anymore." Li Wangyou sat down on the roadside ridge, panting heavily.

Niu Da frowned and looked at the sun, then turned his head and shouted to Niu Er: "Erlang, carry Xiaolang on your back."

"Okay." Niu Wu didn't hesitate, took off the bow and arrow from his back and held it in his hand, then squatted down to carry Li Wangyou.

"This, how is this possible? I can walk by myself." Li Wangyou was embarrassed, how dare he ask Niu Wu to carry him on his back.

Niu Wu didn't talk nonsense with him at all, he just pulled him over and threw him on his back, and strode forward.With Li Wangyou's small physique of less than a hundred catties, Niu Wu carried him as if he had no weight at all, very relaxed.

Li Wangyou wanted to struggle down, but Niu Wu's two thick arms were like two iron chains, he couldn't break free at all.In desperation, Li Wangyou had no choice but to be obediently carried forward by Niu Wu.

In order to ease his embarrassment, and at the same time to get to know these two "thunder warriors" who protect him, Li Wangyou chatted with them.

This chat made him respect the two brothers in awe.

036 walk alone

The Niu family brothers were not ordinary soldiers of the Sui army, but members of the white army.

The Tabai Army is a unit responsible for reconnaissance missions. The word Tabai means "to detect the enemy's ambush".

Reconnaissance, sabotage, and spying are all tasks of the White Army.

And those who can become members of the Stepping White Army are all shrewd and powerful people selected from among the veterans in the army.

Li Wangyou thought to himself, these two brothers are equivalent to the special soldiers of later generations, the king of soldiers!It's amazing.

In the 11th year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, Bi Kehan, the first Turkic emperor, led hundreds of thousands of cavalry to attack while Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was out on a tour of the Northern Fortress, besieging Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty in Yanmen.

The Niu family brothers guarded Yanmen Pass and had a great battle with the Turks.There were only 7000 defenders in Yanmen, and there was only enough food and grass to last for 20 days, but they resisted bravely. Although there were heavy casualties, they still tried their best to keep the city intact.

At that time, the two brothers of the Niu family were ordered to spy on the movements of the Turks, but they were accidentally surrounded.When breaking through, Niu Wu was shot in the eye by a cold arrow and fell off his horse.Niu Yong lost an arm in order to save his younger brother.

Fortunately, Baoze in the army tried his best to rescue them, so they pulled the two of them back from the gate of hell and saved their lives.

Later, the Turks were unable to attack for a long time, so they withdrew and fled to the north. The Sui army took the opportunity to chase to Mayi, captured more than 2000 Turks, then withdrew, and recovered the counties of Yanmen.

This is Daye's 11-year Yanmen War.

Hearing that the two brothers were injured in a battle with the Turks, Li Wangyou gave a silent thumbs up in his heart, a national hero!

The brothers of the Niu family were all discharged from the army due to injuries and returned to the fields, but they also escaped the civil war in the late Sui Dynasty for hegemony.

But Li Wangyou only looked at the patched clothes of the Niu brothers, and he knew that the two brothers were also living in poverty.

Although I don't know how much skill the Niu family brothers still have, but since the old village is recommending it, they must be very skilled, but why are they so struggling?

Although the land in Dingzhou Village is barren and the villagers live in poverty, with the method of the Niu family brothers, they should be able to live comfortably even if they go hunting in the mountains, right?

Dingzhou Village is backed by Shouyang Mountain, which is a famous peak on the northern slope of the Qinling Mountains. The famous Boyi and Shuqi, after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang, they ate Zhou millet as a shame and picked weeds to eat, but they starved to death in Shouyang Mountain.

Shouyang Mountain and the entire Qinling Mountains, in the Tang Dynasty, are full of wild animals and rich in products.How could the Niu family brothers, two members of the White Stepping Army who are so capable, still be poor?