In late September, Zhao Ziliang saw that this matter had already entered the late autumn season, and the crops in the four towns of Anxi had matured, and it would soon be the harvest time.
Now that Tuqi was causing civil strife, many tribes had no control, and the materials on the grassland were poor.
Those who had no control The tribe is likely to knock down the pass and plunder, Therefore, he arranged more frequent patrols, and half a month ago he arranged for Liu Ming to take his Fourth Shi to dig a cave at the foot of Dagushan.
When the Tuqishi tribe came to attack Tuoyun Castle, he could lead He and his brothers hid in the cave to avoid the search and patrol of the Tuqishi cavalry.
On this day, Liu Ming rode his horse and ran to the cavalry training ground sweating profusely to report to Zhao Ziliang who was training: "Brother Liang, we have dug the cave you asked us to dig at the foot of Dagus Mountain last time.
Do you want it?"
Go and have a look” "Oh."
The shirtless Zhao Ziliang was sweating all over.
He put away the horse and turned around and asked, "Have you dug everything?"
"Yes" "Then go and see, let's go" Zhao Ziliang put on his clothes and armor, picked up his horse, and Fei Fei got up and got up with Liu Ming and rushed to Dagushan.
Dagushan is only seven or eight miles away from Qingshui Lake.
The two of them arrived quickly on horseback.
Under the guidance of Liu Ming, the two came to the back of Dagushan.
The terrain here is dangerous.
Opposite is a mountain that is thousands of times higher than Dagushan.
It is a branch of the Tianshan Mountains.
Most business travelers will not pass through here.
The slightest noise will cause a huge avalanche, so that people and horses will be buried in the heavy snow.
It should be very safe to dig a cave here.
"This is it."
Liu Ming stopped at the entrance of the cave.
The two dismounted and heard a clanking sound coming from the entrance of the cave.
It seemed that the soldiers were still digging.
Walking into the cave, he saw a dozen soldiers tapping the cave wall with tools.
Liu Ming introduced: "Brother Liang, look, there was originally a cave here.
We just made some renovations.
Now the space here is We have fought a lot more than before.
Not to mention fifty people, even two hundred people can be accommodated without any problem.
Moreover, this cave has many gaps for ventilation.
Even if the entrance of the cave is blocked, the people inside will not be suffocated to death."
Zhao Ziliang observed while walking.
The space inside the cave was very irregular.
Some places were low and some places had high tops.
Just as Liu Ming said, there were many gaps in the cave wall for ventilation, so there was no need to worry about After the cave entrance was sealed, the people trapped inside suffocated to death due to lack of air.
The entire cave is very long, about 150 meters long.
It is more than enough to hold two hundred people and horses, and it can also hold a lot of food and daily necessities.
Zhao Ziliang said as he walked: "It's nice here.
I didn't expect you to find such a good place.
This is it.
You can make the cave wall smoother so that you don't hit your head or scratch your body.
After cleaning it up, you can clean it up."
The grain, salted fish and game meat we stored are all moved here."
Liu Ming nodded in agreement and followed Zhao Ziliang outside.
As he walked, he asked, "Brother Liang, I don't understand why we need to dig a cave here."
Zhao Ziliang stopped when he heard this and said: "Do you think that after the weather starts to get colder, those unruly Tuqishi tribes will come to knock on the gate?"
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Liu Ming hesitated and said: "I don't know, maybe."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Regardless of whether there are Tuqishi tribes coming to knock on the pass and trying to break through Tuoyun Fort and penetrate into the hinterland of Anxi, we must be fully prepared.
Once a large number of Tuqishi cavalry come to knock on the pass, do you think we can rely on our strength alone?"
These more than fifty people can block the opponent's cavalry group.
There are not many people in Tuoyunbao, plus me There are only 1,670 of us, fifty people.
Even if we retreat to the fort, it will be difficult to hold it.
Therefore, once the cavalry of the Tuqishi Brigade comes to knock on the pass, we might as well hide, as long as they don't notice our presence. , when the critical moment comes, our fifty-odd riders may not be unable to play a key role."
Liu Ming suddenly realized: "Brother Liang, I understand."
The two of them had just reached the front of Dagushan on horseback when Zheng San rode a war horse and ran over from a distance and shouted: "Brother Liang, someone from Shule Town is inspecting the customs.
The fortress owner sent someone to inform you to come over."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziliang turned to Liu Ming and said, "I'll leave this place to you.
Move everything here as soon as possible."
"Brother Liang, don't worry.
We have a few carriages.
We can pull them over in just two trips."
It only took Zhao Ziliang and Zheng San twenty minutes to return to Tuoyun Fort.
When they came to the meeting hall, they saw a female general wearing a silver-white armor sitting on the main seat, and the fort chairman Yun Qing sat beside her to match.
Zhao Ziliang walked in and took a look.
Who was the female general Panzhu Junxiu?
Opposite Xi Yunqing was sitting her husband Meng Lingjin's official Wang Tao.
He had seen her last time at the Guarding Envoy's Mansion.
Of course she still remembered it.
He walked over to Panzhu Junxiu and Xi Yunqing with doubts on his face and said, "See the princess, the castle lord, and the prince."
Panzhu Junxiu didn't like people calling her princess.
When she heard Zhao Ziliang call her princess again, she felt like having a seizure.
However, Xi Yunqing spoke before her, "Ha, it turns out that Ziliang is acquainted with General Pan and Captain Wang." , then Xi will not introduce me."
"Huh, whoever knows him, Master Xi, please don't talk nonsense."
Panzhu Junxiu showed no mercy to Xi Yunqing.
It was obvious that she was still brooding over what happened when Zhao Ziliang contradicted and threatened her more than a month ago.
Wang Tao really couldn't stand the way Princess Panzhu Junxiu behaved.
Panzhu Junxiu was so noisy that he was despised by others, but Panzhu Junxiu had a higher official and military rank than him, so he didn't dare to say, I could only shake my head and smile bitterly.
Xi Yunqing saw that Panzhu Junxiu didn't give him the slightest respect as the master of Tuoyun Castle, but he didn't dare to get angry.
She was the princess of Shule Kingdom and a guerrilla general from the fifth rank.
He was a small team. , Deputy Lieutenant Renyong is not even worthy of carrying someone's shoes, how dare he say that?
He was dissatisfied, but his face was rather embarrassed, and he quickly changed the subject and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Ziliang, General Pan and Xiaowei Wang were appointed by General Fumeng to inspect the customs defense this time.
In addition, they also brought us Three hundred and sixty soldiers and a large amount of food, grass and ordnance came."
Zhao Ziliang wondered: "Three hundred and sixty people have been added.
Could it be that General Fumeng's suggestion to Deputy Governor and Jiedushi Lord Gai to upgrade Tuoyun Fort to a middle fort was approved and supported by Lord Gai?"
Panzhu Junxiu was quite surprised after hearing Zhao Ziliang's words, and said: "Hey, I didn't expect that you, a small team deputy, would actually know about the Deputy Protector and Jiedushi Master Gai."
Zhao Ziliang raised his hands and said sternly: "Your Highness the Princess's words make me quite doubtful.
Could it be that I know that Master Gai is very strange?
Could it be that I can't know that as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, Master Gai must not only understand the military affairs, but also the current situation?
Only in this way can we defend our territory and defend our country.”
Wang Tao was filled with admiration for these words.
He had never thought of such a problem, but now that he heard Zhao Ziliang say it, he actually felt enlightened.
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Zhao Ziliang added: "I don't understand.
Your Highness the Princess seems to be under the jurisdiction of Shule Dudu Mansion.
She was assigned to Shule Town as a city defense general.
She is not in the same system as me and other border troops.
Why would General Fumeng send you to inspect?"
"Guanfang" "Hmph, can it be that this general can only be a city defense general and manage public security for the rest of his life?"
Panzhu Junxiu was quite angry that Zhao Ziliang doubted her identity.
At this time, Wang Tao quickly smoothed things over: "Brother Zhao, General Pan has been transferred to Shule to guard the envoy.
Now he is serving as an envoy under General Fumeng.
We have already inspected the defense.
The two fort masters have done a good job.
Tuoyun The fort is well defended and the soldiers are trained without any slack.
We will tell the truth to General Fumeng.
In addition to inspecting the fort, we have two things to announce to you this time."
"Captain Wang, please speak."
Wang Tao said: "With Lord Gai's permission, General Fumeng ordered Tuoyun Fort to be upgraded to a middle fort from now on, and the fort chairman Yun Qing was awarded the title of Renyong Captain; in view of the fact that the deputy fort master Zhao Ziliang once again destroyed Tuqishi and went to Shule Town a few days ago, In order to establish a detailed base, Zhao Ziliang, the deputy fort master, was awarded the title of Renyong.
School captain, concurrently serving as the captain of the first team of Tuoyun Fort, and in charge of the soldiers of the original Tuoyun Fort; appointed Zhao Chongxuan as the captain of the second team of Tuoyun Fort, and appointed Jia Chongguan as the captain of the third team of Tuoyun Fort.
I hope you can guard Tuoyun Castle well.
Fort, don’t let Tu Qi Shi break through the barrier and invade the hinterland of Anxi.
Lord Xi, please take the order."
Xi Yunqing immediately walked over to receive the military order, and said in unison with Zhao Ziliang, Zhao Chongxuan and Jia Chongguan: "Subordinates, please take orders":