On the first day of the first lunar month of the Guangqi year, the main force of the Yi army led the last batch of more than a thousand craftsmen, carpenters, painters, and musicians to travel west. They had already divided two thousand war soldiers and two thousand auxiliary soldiers before, but there were still nearly nine thousand people and would go with the army.

Five days later, the military army escorted a large amount of wealth and food and grass to set off. For this reason, Chang'an, Wannian, Zhaoying and the four counties were recruited to recruit a large number of teachers from the four counties to help transport materials.

On December 11, Shao Shude personally led the Tielin Army and the Iron Cavalry to travel west, and also brought a large amount of food and grass. Masters from the three counties of Jingyang, Xianyang and Lantian followed the army.

Although the people of Guanzhong can maintain peace, money, food and labor are inevitable. Marshal Shao has even issued the rewards from the Winter Solstice, New Year's Day and Spring Festival in advance, and the people of Guanzhong have paid the bill.

From Chang'an to Shuofang Army, there are three routes, two routes through Binning Town and one route through Jingyuan Town. Qinggangchuan Avenue, which was taken by Dingnan Army, had to pass through Bin, Ning and Qingzhou.

Because it was not during the war, the army moved faster. After crossing the river from Chang'an, it advanced northwest along the Jing River, passing through Jingyang, Yunyang, Chexiangban, and Ganquan Palace. It arrived at the foot of Xinping County, Binzhou Province in twelve days.

Zhu Mei had already brought her men to Fengxiang to take office. There were only two thousand yamen and two thousand yamen in the city of Binzhou. Logically speaking, it would be impossible to open the city. But why bother? Zhe Zong was already the governor of Bining, appointed by the court, and he was about to take office. Why bother to hate the two son-in-law? So he opened the city directly and welcomed the Prince of Lingwu into the city.

Shao Shude waited in the city for three days, and Zhao Jian arrived with his personal soldiers.

"I have met Prince Lingwu." Zhao Jian bowed as soon as he came up, and his expression was quite respectful.

"Why do General Zhao need to be very polite? You are a relative of your marriage, so you should be kind to him. Please sit down quickly." Shao Shude welcomed him.

Shao Shude is polite, but Zhao Jian dare not dare to call him as his nephew and son-in-law with a shame. Is it unclear the reason for him to be the Dragon Sword?

"For the matter of Dragon Sword, thank you for the recommendation of the Prince of Lingwu." Zhao Jian bowed solemnly again and said.

Shao Shude observed Zhao Jian.

He looks forty years old, tall, strong, and strong, with a strong face. It is probably because he has been defending the border villages of the military city and his life is hard.

If such a used to killing warrior, if he went to a wealthy place like Sichuan, would he indulge in pleasure and quickly fall into depravity? Bining Town is not very wealthy. Although the lives of the soldiers are already good in the local area, what if he went to Sichuan?

Forget it, it is enough to be able to stabilize the power before the first generation of soldiers falls. The two thousand border troops under his command can still fight. If he recruits some hard-working Dangxiang people and collects four or five thousand, and has the righteousness of the court, he should be able to subdue the local snakes in the four states of Longjian.

"How many soldiers will General Zhao take to take office?" Shao Shude asked.

"The Shence Army will send thousands of people to escort them, and these are all Shu soldiers. I plan to bring another two thousand troops from outside the town to Longzhou together."

"Not enough." Shao Shude shook his head and said, "The eight counties of Jianzhou, two counties of Longzhou, five counties of Lizhou, and nine counties of Langzhou, have vast areas and many dangerous and passes. It is not enough to rely on these three thousand people alone."

"However, Longjian's household registration is not as prosperous as the south. If he brings more soldiers, he is afraid he can't afford it." Zhao Jian replied.

I have to teach you this? Shao Shude glanced at him and said, "Go to the Dongshan Dangxiang Department to recruit one or two thousand people, pick up those who are not afraid of death, collect five thousand soldiers, and then go to the post."

Shao Shude said this without any doubt. Zhao Jian was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Forget it, I will recruit two thousand people. At worst, when I attack Chen Jingxuan in the future, I will go to the outside town to eat."

That's right. Which of the Northwest Warriors doesn't know how to get the enemy because of food? There are 5,000 headquarters, plus the local state soldiers, and I dare not say how big the territory it has been captured, how to cooperate with others, watch over and help each other, and protect themselves. Before Chen Jingxuan, a common enemy, fell, peace could be maintained between the towns.

"If there is a shortage of weapons, a certain army has seized a lot of weapons from Fengxiang Army. I dare not say that there are many of them. There are still no shortage of leather armor, spears, horizontal swords, shields, and arches of two thousand people." Shao Shude said again.

"How dare you let the Prince of Lingwu spend money? After arriving in the town, I decided to send someone to offer money, silk and tea." Zhao Jian said with some emotion: "This time I can hold the Dragon Sword, I have already received the great kindness of the Prince of Lingwu. How dare I go about anything else?"

It depends on your understanding and it is also a test.

After having lunch with Zhao Jian, he hurriedly left and went to Hengshan to recruit soldiers.

Shao Shude celebrated the New Year in Binzhou City. The soldiers received the rewards in advance and were also very happy. They consumed a lot in the city, which led to a wave of economic development.

Zhezong originally arrived in Binzhou on the day of the Shangyuan Festival and brought a total of 3,000 soldiers from the Zhe family.

There were originally 16,000 soldiers in Bining Town. In the years when Guanzhong fought against Huang Chao, some were consumed. Later, due to insufficient rewards, the soldiers were in chaos several times, and they were suppressed and lost some more. Now they are only 12,000 people.

Zhu Mei went to Fengxiang to take office and took away another 4,000. Zhao Jian was about to take away two thousand, and only six thousand soldiers were left to Zhezong. The three thousand children of the Zhe family he brought solved the urgent problem, otherwise the huge three states of Bining would be extremely empty.

"Prince Lingwu."

"Uncle, today I will only talk about my family." Shao Shude came forward and said.

Zhezongben was actually not old, and this year it was only over forty years. However, in ancient times, there was a shortage of medical treatment and medicine, and his life span was not long. After a year of forty, many people called themselves old men. But judging from Zhezongben's physical condition, it is quite possible to live to be 60 years old.

"I never thought that at this age, I could still be awarded the title of the Grand Town Festival Commander." Zhe Zongben looked at the streets of Binzhou, which had a festive atmosphere and smiled: "This is all the achievements of loving your son-in-law."

"My uncle also made merits." Shao Shude said: "I have a virtuous wife at home, and everything is well managed. Xiao Lang is extremely brave and has made many military achievements. My uncle even went on the battle himself to help me defeat the Xia Dangxiang. I am grateful for this number of achievements."

Shao Shude's words are sincere. When is the most difficult time for a person? It is the most difficult time when he started his business.

In Guanzhong's bid for Huang Chao, Zhe Siyu brought more than 400 Zhe family's children to join him, giving him the first cavalry unit. Now these people have gradually taken up the positions of middle-level officers, and Zhe Siyu even served as the Iron Cavalry envoy.

It would not be so easy to conquer the Hetao grassland in northern China without the help of the Zhe family. Planning the marching route, finding water sources, and finding tribal nomadic lands all require the help of the Zhe family. What's more, they sent troops directly. On the night of the sudden attack on Di Jinze, at least half of the cavalry were brought by others.

His wife is also very virtuous, so she has no worries and can fight outside.

Shao Shude sometimes wonders if his caution in the Zhe family makes sense? He has really helped him a lot, and his attitude is very firm and he has always been on his side.

But when a politician is involved in complex interest relations, some things will deteriorate. Brothers can turn against each other for inheritance, and politicians and warlords can also fight each other because of interests. I hope that I can grasp the degree, and that the Zhe family will also know how to advance and retreat, and everyone will share wealth together.

"It's all a family, how can we divide each other?" Zhe Zongben smiled and said, "Today's hard work is all for the sake of enjoying wealth in the future. On the way from Linzhou, I went to Xiazhou to take a look. My grandson is very nice. If my beloved son-in-law is sent in the future, I will just say that Shao and Zhe families are one."

Zhe Zongben did not forget to mention his grandson when he said this. The implication of the words was self-evident.

More and more people are going to Xiazhou to join us, and the Zhe family is feeling a sense of crisis.

While they were talking, they entered the government office. The Zhe family's children naturally replaced the original guard soldiers, and some of the Zhe servants and maids who came from Linzhou also began to clean up the room and cook tea.

This is bringing half of the foundation over.

But it is normal to think about it. The Zhe family started working hard since the Zhenguan period, and it was not until the previous generation became military generals. It was only when the Zhe Zongben generation was considered a general. Now that they have to be appointed as a high-ranking governor, they are naturally overjoyed. If the whole family moved here, they would be considered stable.

"A son-in-law wants to attack Huizhou?" After chatting for a while, the two talked about the two counties of Huizhou that had been occupied by Tubo for many years.

"Yes, Huizhou is convenient for transportation, with water transport, and sometimes Hu merchants come here, which is a great benefit." Shao Shude replied.

Huizhou governed two counties, namely Huining County and Ulan County, which governed Huining, and the middle Tang Dynasty occupied Tubo. Originally, there were only about 20,000 Han people in the local area, but now so many years have passed, I don’t know how many are left. Or even if there are, are they already assimilated by Tubo?

Huining County is located in the area of ​​Douchengbao in Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu today, located on the east bank of the Yellow River. Go northwest to 180 miles of Yilu Road and 140 miles of straight road to Huining Pass. This is a ferry crossing, on the south bank of the Yellow River. Originally known as Wulanjin, it was established in the early years of the State Dynasty. There was Wulan Pass opposite the river, and the two passes were across the river. Ulan County is more than 100 miles southeast of the prefecture city.

This ferry mainly serves more than 100,000 troops under the jurisdiction of the two governors of Hexi and Longyou. Unfortunately, after the Anshi Rebellion, the strong troops were transferred eastward and occupied by Tubo, and Guandu was abandoned. The Tubo people once built a floating bridge on the surface of the Yellow River near Huining Pass to facilitate the attack on Lingzhou, but now they are no longer visible.

A hundred years passed by, and the times changed. Now, Mr. Shao wanted to recover Huizhou and build it into a base for advancing westward and southward.

"Can the son-in-law tell me what is happening in Huizhou now?" Zhe Zongben asked.

"I learned some things in Lingzhou before. At that time, I had just broken Lingzhou. The enemy situation was unknown and there was insufficient food and grass, so I didn't dare to move easily. Now I have found the generals in the Bining army who are familiar with Huizhou affairs, and I probably have a clue." Shao Shude replied.

"Huizhou is not difficult to fight. Does the virtuous son-in-law understand what is the situation in Tubo now? If Huizhou is occupied, will there be enemy reinforcements coming?"

Shao Shude pondered: "Tubo should not work anymore, so try to fight."

Of course he knew that Tubo was not good, but how bad was it? Will it lead to a larger-scale army to come to retaliate because the local nomadic tribe was attacked by the Dingnan Army? No one dared to answer this question.

But the location of Huizhou is really important, and you can't do it without fighting.

Now, I can only try it. If it really doesn't work, just take it away and find another opportunity in the future.
Chapter completed!