Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Establishing strict discipline does not happen overnight. And these three guards who came from powerful families were more arrogant and untamable than ordinary soldiers, so they needed more careful discipline.

Li Tai gathered together these relatives, children, and descendants of famous ministers and generals, and naturally he did not rush to raise them. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, the backbone of the future imperial court will come from these people.

No matter what the direct cause of this fight was, in the final analysis it was a fault of leisure. There is ample food supply every day, but there is no busy conquest mission to consume their excess energy. Do they have to be like little fighting cocks and dislike everything?

After Li Tai thought about it, he did not directly order the punishment of those involved in the fight, but arranged a task for them. Let them return to camp to prepare their luggage and supplies, and then leave the camp to go to Chengcheng Fang on the upper reaches of Luoshui River. They are not restricted in any route, but they must reach Chengcheng Fang within three days.

At the same time, other three guardsmen who were not involved in the fight formed a team to intercept these people between the two places. If these brawlers can break through these pursuits and interceptions, and more than half of them arrive at Chengcheng Defense within the limited time, they will be exempted from punishment, and those who fail to intercept will be punished. If others can intercept successfully, they will be rewarded with a month of excellent assessment.

Since they are so aggressive, let them fight to their heart's content. Being stuck on the school field is not enough, so they might as well rush outside and have a practice session.

The distance from Shangyang Palace to Chengcheng Fang is about one hundred and fifty miles, and the terrain is not complicated. It is generally located on the northern edge of the Guanzhong Plain. Although there are some hills and ravines, it is not suitable for these food-loving and fun-loving people. The boys are not too difficult, they can handle it as long as they pay attention.

The young disciples originally thought that they would inevitably be punished, but they didn't expect that it would be such an interesting game. They couldn't help but smile and patted their chests repeatedly to promise that they would work hard and perform extremely well. Don't let Mr. Tang down.

Li Tai couldn't say he was disappointed. Anyway, in the end, these little fighting cocks were allowed to vent their energy, and some of them would definitely be punished.

There were about 150 people participating in the fight, and Cui Hongdo and others were relatively lively and active among the three guards.

As for those interception teams that did not participate in the fight, it is based on the principle of voluntariness. If you are willing to participate, then you can participate. If you are not willing to participate, then just stay as normal and accept the assessment at the end of the month. However, because they were not sure how difficult the assessment would be at the end of the month, most of the three guards chose to participate. After all, if they won, they would be exempted from the assessment for a month, and they were indeed a little restless.

In the end, after deducting those who still needed to stay as guards, there were about 600 people participating in the interception, which was basically a four-to-one ratio to those who needed to break through. There seems to be some huge disparity in numbers, but because the interception team needs to be arranged over a distance of more than 150 miles, and cannot be blocked directly outside the Chengcheng Fangcheng, it is still relatively difficult.

In order to make the training competition more fair and interesting, the two sides even sent representatives to discuss the details of the training, such as restrictions on transportation, combat weapons, interception methods, etc.

As the camps were demarcated and the rules established, both sides began their own internal discussions. A group of boys who were originally fighting each other had to put aside their past grudges and become comrades fighting side by side. It's just that when discussing travel plans and routes, differences are inevitable.

According to Cui Hongdu and other people with well-developed limbs and simple minds, there is nothing to discuss. If you bring enough armor, weapons, staffs and food supplies, you can just rush all the way.

But as soon as the proposal was made, it was immediately opposed by Gao Jiong and other clear-minded people: "From the north of Shangyang Palace to Chengcheng Fang, even if we only take the short route, it will take more than 150 miles. I'm afraid there will be a slight turn." We need to go two hundred miles away. How many people can we carry with us? We can travel dozens of miles in a day. I'm afraid we'll be defeated on the way without any interference from the enemy!"

Cui Hongdu and others took a few glances at the guys who were still running for free on the school field with felt bags on their backs. They were sweating profusely from exhaustion and their tongues were as long as dogs. They all agreed with Gao Jiong's opinion. They were already like Gao Jiong. Dugu Kai, who was familiar to and admired by Jiao, even expressed his stance: "Zhaoxuan, you are smart, strong in memory, and resourceful. I trust you and am willing to listen to your arrangements!"

Even though the others had other ideas, seeing that the most capable fighters had already expressed their support for Gao Jiong, they did not say anything more and allowed Gao Jiong to organize their formations, carry different materials and equipment, and also There are different routes and tasks assigned.

As for the other party responsible for interception, although there are more people, there are also many different opinions. Instead, they cannot come together to reach a consensus and can only be divided into different small groups to discuss separately. However, as long as they are responsible for intercepting enough people, they will be victorious. No matter what plan they adopt, as long as it is implemented in place and effective, it does not need to be completely put together.

Li Tai saw Yang Jian and more than a dozen people gathered together to discuss the plan, so he stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Where are you going to set up a blockade?"

Seeing Duke Tang approaching, the dozen or so guardsmen stopped their discussion. Wei Xiaokuan's grandson Huangfuji spoke first: "I'd like to report to Duke Tang that there are not many servants. If we block the first half of the journey, the enemy's momentum will be strong." If you are sharp, it will be difficult to achieve success, so I suggest that it is better to block the second half of the journey. After the enemy force is weakened and the number of troops is reduced along the way, it will be difficult to advance again, but..."

Before Huangfu Ji finished speaking, Yang Jian said in a deep voice: "Huangfu Ji talked about the art of war. Now the battle is not a battle of life and death. If the enemy is weak, it will be defeated halfway, but if it can hold back, it will be defeated." If the enemy is still more than half in number, it will inevitably become stronger in fighting spirit, and it will be difficult to stop them. Only when the enemy is disturbed halfway, and the enemy is tired and has no will to persevere, can he be easily stopped."

When Li Tai heard these different opinions, it seemed that they had not reached a consensus, so he did not comment much. In fact, when faced with one thing, even if many ideas are completely opposite, they are not necessarily wrong. The important thing is in the execution stage. If the execution is not in place, no matter how good the ideas and methods are, they are just words on paper. And if the execution ability is high enough, then you can implement various strategies at the same time, and you don't need to have your own way.

After Tang Gong left, Yang Jian's small group discussed again. With the support of Zheng Yi and others, everyone unanimously decided to follow Yang Jian's plan.

But they finally reached a consensus here. Yang Jian's brother Yang Zheng saw that other people's teams were large, but his own was relatively small, so he frowned and said: "No matter how good the strategy is, if there is no manpower to implement it, it is difficult to make a good plan." . I’d better go with the other team, brother, just do what you want!”

After saying this, Yang Zheng went straight to another team to join. As he left the team, several more people also left the team and transferred to other teams.

Yang Jian finally persuaded the small team to reach unity, but he turned around and was abandoned by his brothers. He was naturally a little angry.

However, his character was deep and steady, and he was quite calm and intangible. He didn't say much about this. He just looked at the small team with fewer people, then said again: "I'll wait for you now." It is difficult to fight and set up obstacles, so it is better to drive the troops to escort the baggage. We will drive slowly and wait until we reach the back road to exchange food for prisoners. It is not a waste of effort!"

As the teams set off one after another, Li Tai rode his horse out of Shangyang Palace, followed by the soldiers of the second battalion, and rushed to the defense of Chengcheng first. This training session for the three guards was not worth leaving Shangyang Palace. This trip north was to focus on inspecting Xihe County and other farming areas in northern Shaanxi.

Although he also traveled north through northern Shaanxi at the beginning of the year, his main purpose at that time was to attack the Turkic army stationed in Hetao, and he did not have time to pay close attention to everything in northern Shaanxi. During this trip to the north, he made a detailed inspection of the development situation in various places in northern Shaanxi, mainly to understand the implementation of the Kaizhong Method and Yanyin Method that he had previously advised, so as to make some preparations for the adjustment of personnel in Hedong.

And after this year's autumn harvest, Li Tai will also consider whether to continue to expand the scope of land conferred by the government troops by evaluating the operating effects of the Husbandry Mansion in the various states within the pass. As the place where he started, northern Shaanxi has always had influence there. If he wants to continue to expand the scale of land granting, then this place will undoubtedly be his next choice.

Originally, he planned to put this trip after the autumn harvest, but now that he has some free time, he might as well take a look around first while keeping an eye on these three-guard boys.