Outside Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, more than 30 miles away, the army was encamped.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Su Dawei and other generals were holding a military meeting.

If you look closely at the people in the tent, you will be surprised to see that this meeting was extremely unusual.

First of all, in the camp tent, there was actually Xiao Siye, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty Military Department, and there were also generals such as Wei Chi Baolin, Cheng Chusi, Li Wei, Cheng Wuting, Gao Chongwen, and Guo Zhifeng.

If people who are familiar with Tang Jun's internal affairs see this, I am afraid that they will be surprised.

Gao Kan, the father of Gao Chongwen, is the protector of the capital of Andong and the governor of Liaodong Province.

He is a general with a large number of Datang.

As for Wei Chi Baolin and Cheng Chuhei, the proper second generation of the army, there is no need to mention more.

Li Wei, like Gao Kan's Gao family, is also from the Ya clan, and his family is the chief of the Ya clan.

He is brave and resourceful.

Needless to say, Cheng Wuting is the son of the famous general Cheng Mingzhen, known for his courage and strength, and is now the general of the right leading army.

Guo Beifeng, the son of Guo Xiaoke, the founding general of the Tang Dynasty, the son of the general of the gate, and the official to the general of Zuobao Taowei.

It can be said that the second generation of the Tang Dynasty's military nobles, the younger generation of capable generals, and fierce generals are all gathered here at this moment.

In front of them, there was a sand table.

The sand table is set up according to Su Dawei's guidance, and compared with the one that Xiao Siye stood in the military department, the degree of fineness is naturally much worse.

But it's also worth seeing.

It's much better than the abstract maps of the past.

"Starting from Chang'an, travel fifty miles a day, no more, now tens of thousands of people, most of them have to turn back to each fold and chongfu, so ten days after leaving Chang'an, Su Dawei, your vanguard, only 10,000 soldiers and horses."

Xiao Siye glanced up at Su Dawei, with a slight smile in his eyes under his white eyebrows.

"The agreement you made with the old man that day is now repaid."

When he said this, Su Dawei's cheeks twitched: "Xiao Shangshu, don't bring this, let's say it that day, when necessary, I can go to the battlefield and serve the country, but now the situation is not like that." ”

It turned out that Su Dawei returned to Chang'an from Liaodong at the beginning of the day, but was assassinated, and then he was involved in the case of Princess Gaoyang.

Su Dawei smelled the danger and went to the military department to find Xiao Siye.

Relying on the friendship that everyone fought on the battlefield in Liaodong, I made an agreement with him.

If the matter is urgent, Xiao Siye can use the tight battlefield on the border as an excuse to give Lasu a big help.

But in the end, it didn't come to that point.

Now that Xiao Siye is bringing up the old things again, he will inevitably have the suspicion of eating dry and wiping them clean, and he will not admit his pants.

"Xiao Shangshu, what I promised you at the beginning, but I did it, you owe the favor, you can't fool me like this, right?"

"Hehe, you said you want to go to the battlefield, no, as you wish, what else is there to complain about?"

Xiao Siye stroked his long beard and rolled his eyes: "Besides, the old man has helped you get the people you want to recruit this time, so why are you dissatisfied?" Young people can't be too greedy. ”

Su Dawei stared at him and smiled.

Say no more.

This smile made Xiao Siye a little inexplicable, and he felt a little unsure.

To be honest, Su Dawei is a little difficult to see.

This guy is quite demonic.

Let's just say that today, who would have thought that fighting eagles with the Tubo people, who are good at raising eagles, can actually win.

Su Dawei always seems to be able to surprise.

After thinking about it, Xiao Siye squeezed out a smile on his face and said to Su Dawei: "Okay, just as the old man still owes you a favor, he will pay it back in the future." ”

"Phew, don't mention the future."

Su Dawei coughed continuously, this reaction made Xiao Siye confused, and he didn't know what he said, and poked Su Dawei again.

He cleared his throat and changed the topic: "The current march of your vanguard is from here, jumping over the Dafei River, entering the Tugu Hun Realm, looking for an opportunity to test the reality of Tubo.

When they arrived at the Duhu Mansion, there were Pei Xingjian's men and horses there, Wang Fangyi, Xue Rengui, and Ashina Zhen were all waiting there.

In addition, according to your request, generals such as Heiya Changzhi, Sha Zha, Lou Shide, and Wang Xiaojie have been recruited from Liaodong to rush to the battlefield. ”

After listening to Xiao Siye's arrangement, Su Dawei finally showed a long-lost smile.

"Thank you." ”

This lineup, it can be said, has gathered the most luxurious lineup of Datang today.

It can be called a star shining.

Su Dawei's people don't order it casually.

Either he is a young general now, or he will become a famous general in the Tang Dynasty in the future.

If you look at it from the long latitude of time, this luxury lineup can be said to be unprecedented, and it is likely that there will not be another in the future.

To be able to collect so many generals, Su Dawei spent a lot of effort.

Thanks to the military department, Xiao Siye and Li Tao are willing to give convenience.

By Su Dawei's side, Su Qingjie kept staring at the topographic map of Dafeichuan on the sand table: "In such a treacherous environment, it is not easy to fight, our war horses need to climb over the mountains and mountains, which greatly reduces the impact of our cavalry." ”

Su Dawei nodded: "This will be discussed later." ”

Saying that, he asked Xiao Siye: "I have more than 10,000 people in my hands?" ”

"Gather the troops of the nine Zhichong Mansions and be the master of an army, you can steal the fun."

Xiao Siye added: "Here, there are three troops of the Zhichong Mansion, which are military recruitment, you should pay attention to them when you arrive." ”

Su Dawei was slightly stunned, nodded and said, "I know." ”

Military recruitment, different from the government military system, is that the imperial court pays money and equipment to recruit military nobles and young people from various families who are interested in military merit.

It is different from the compulsory soldiers who rely on the fields and bring their own dry food.

It is also different from the later conscription system.

The conscription system is a standing professional soldier in the imperial court.

Recruitment, on the other hand, is a short-term conscription.

In non-wartime, the imperial court does not support them.

It can be regarded as a compromise method that Li Zhi and the bigwigs in the DPRK and the central government, after seeing that the government military system is no longer effective.

It stands to reason that the quality of professional soldiers must far exceed that of government soldiers who are half peasants and half soldiers.

It's just that if all the soldiers in the world are replaced by recruitment, even if the current Tang Mansion Treasury is exhausted, I am afraid that I will not be able to raise it.

"How's the logistics food and grass ready?"

Su Dawei threw out another question.

Beside him, young generals such as Li Wei, Cheng Wuting, and Guo Beifeng pointed around the sand table and deduced the route of the army, while pricking up their ears to listen to the conversation between Su Dawei and Xiao Siye.

"You're a former manager, what do you care about logistics? That's what the military is in charge of. ”

The former governor is equivalent to the vanguard of an army.

After the general manager, he was in charge of logistics and auxiliary troops, cooking, war horses and pack horses and other miscellaneous affairs.

"Fighting a war is fighting logistics, and my army is still alone at the moment, and if the logistics matter is not clarified, I will always be uneasy."

Xiao Siye looked him up and down and nodded: "Not bad." ”

Said and thought for a while: "Changyunfang has a certain number of official cattle and carts, there are one hundred and forty cattle, one hundred and thirty-seven cars, prepared for ox carts, each cart can transport five stones of grain, each soldier, according to the monthly thirty catties of grain, then 10,000 troops need a year, a total of more than 1,000 ox carts, not including the forage for war horses.

But you don't have to worry, there are transportation workshops in the state capitals along the road, and each province will provide transportation capacity this time.

As for the grain and grass......"

Su Dawei looked at him and didn't speak.

There is not much grain and grass in the treasury of Chang'an Mansion now, and it has to supply the entire imperial capital.

Moreover, the army was used again and again, and this time the labor division went on an expedition to Tibet, but I was afraid that I would not be able to raise so much grain and grass for a while.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, Chang'an was a fertile country of abundance.

However, after hundreds of years, the land on the outskirts of Chang'an can no longer support the huge population of the imperial capital.

Therefore, since the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang has built the Grand Canal to facilitate the transportation of grain from the south to Chang'an.

Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, several times before, and they also had the meaning of "eating".

Every famine year, even the Son of Heaven had to tour the east.

Xiao Siye said: "Your Majesty has decreed that this year's autumn grain will be transported to Chang'an, and the remaining part will be directly transported to the army to support the soldiers."

In addition to the bullock carts in Yunfang, His Majesty also ordered the Public Transport Department to fully cooperate, so there is no need to worry about the transportation capacity.

In addition to autumn grain, grain and grass also cooperated with some grain merchants in Chang'an, who would send grain to the army along the way. ”

Su Dawei calculated in his heart and nodded: "That's very good." ”

He turned his head to Gao Chongwen beside him: "Is the grain and grass, armor, pack horses, and medicinal materials in our army enough?" ”

"Enough for a large army for a month, and the rest of the state capitals along the road can be replenished."

"Okay."

Su Dawei was relieved.

The logistics are fine, at least until they enter the territory of the Tibetans.

The rest is how to enter and use the troops.

He's the commander of this army, and that's his job.

Xiao Siye looked at the sky: "It's not early, I'm going back to Chang'an, so as not to make people suspicious." ”

"Congratulations to Xiao Shangshu."

"Your Majesty has high hopes for you, so I named you the former head of Luosa Dao, this time, you must make more military achievements."

Xiao Siye bowed to him and said, "I will be in Chang'an, waiting for your good victory." ”

"Xie Xiao Shangshu Jiyan, the general will definitely do his best."

"It's not an effort, it's a certainty."

Xiao Siye's white beard was cocked, and his eyes flashed with a faint light: "If you add another merit to destroy the country, it is okay to wait for the prime minister, unless you are guilty of rebellion, no one can touch you." ”

Su Dawei looked at his expression and nodded with a smile: "I know." ”

……

The night was dark and the stars were looming.

On the dragon's head plain, in addition to the stretching and majestic Daming Palace.

A light was faintly visible in the distance, brighter than the stars in the sky.

Wu Meiniang stood in the palace building, looking westward, clasping her hands together, and muttering something in her mouth.

Beside her, Princess Andingsi, who was lying on the carved railing and looking curiously, asked her curiously, "Queen Mother, what did you read just now?" ”

"It's the Doe scripture, you don't understand."

Wu Meiniang stretched out her hand to caress the little princess's head: "Is your father asleep, go and have a look?" ”

"Okay, I'll go see him."

Anding made a crisp and cheerful sound, and like a bird in flight, he turned and threw himself into the temple.

The breeze is coming.

The wind chimes hanging in the corner of the temple made a clear sound.

Wu Meiniang looked up and happened to see a white crane flying under the moon.