Within a few days, Cheng Qianli took his whole family to the capital.
Many officials and generals in the Beiting Protectorate did not know that he had to leave Beiting because he had committed a crime.
They thought he had been promoted and went to the capital.
It’s to enjoy happiness.
Cheng Qianli's departure did not affect the reorganization and training of the Beiting army.
The reorganization work was quickly completed.
The old, weak, sick and disabled in the army, as well as some old oilers and black sheep, were all removed.
Those who remained were young and strong.
A worthy person, although the number of troops in the entire Beiting Army has been reduced a lot, and it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Beiting Army has also been weakened, but in fact, the combat effectiveness of the Beiting Army has not been weakened, but has been strengthened, because those who are holding back are People were driven away.
In addition to soldiers, many low-level officers, captains and generals were also dismissed or transferred.
The personnel of the entire Beiting Army changed greatly, basically breaking the original pattern.
Some inactive officials were left to die. and generals were transferred to the casualty department, and those officials and generals found guilty were dismissed from their posts and questioned.
The training outline compiled by Zhao Ziliang was quickly distributed to various military units such as military towns, shouchu, cities, towns, Wubao, Yi and Feng, and people were sent to supervise the implementation.
Just after the New Year, vigorous military training took place throughout Beiting.
The craze has never happened before.
Generals from all over the country who are lazy, refuse to practice in accordance with the training outline issued by the Military Envoy, or go out at will during the training period without asking for leave, will be severely punished immediately once caught.
During the training period, both the Duhu Mansion and the Military Envoy's Mansion sent officials to supervise the training work in each military town.
They not only supervised the training situation and progress, but also supervised the military discipline improvement of each army.
If soldiers or officers violate military discipline, and the generals in charge of military discipline in the garrison fail to punish them in accordance with regulations, the generals responsible for military discipline must be held accountable, and the punishment may range from beatings with military sticks, demotions or dismissals, to severe beheadings.
Zhao Ziliang not only used authority to carry out training, but also acted impartially and strictly.
He rewarded, promoted and re-employed garrison generals and officers who actively carried out training and achieved remarkable results.
He also increased grain, grass and military expenditures for the garrison in various places, and changed the two meals a day to Three meals a day, and more meat food, so that the soldiers can work hard After training, they can eat and drink enough, eat well, and be nutritious.
In this way, the soldiers originally complained about such an intense training volume, but they no longer complained because Zhao Ziliang increased the food, and he was very diligent about those trainings. , commend and promote soldiers who have made great progress, and reward them with money and daily necessities.
The effect of this is that the soldiers who had some complaints not only stopped complaining, but also participated in the training more actively.
There was competition between people.
Soldiers from various places refused to give in and competed with each other.
This formed a virtuous circle and the soldiers fought.
The technical and tactical level has also been significantly improved.
Just after the new year of the eighth year of Tianbao, Zhao Ziliang received news that King Mohechu Tutun of the Shi Kingdom, who was canonized by Xuanzong as King of Shunyi, died of illness.
His son Naju Chebishi succeeded him as the king of the Shi Kingdom.
After Shi sat on the throne of the king, he immediately named his son Zi Enyuan was the crown prince of the Shi Kingdom, and sent Enyuan to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to meet the emperor on his behalf.
It happened that Gao Xianzhi was also going to Beijing to see the emperor at this time to report his duties, so Enyuan took the envoy to Qiuci Town in Anxi and waited for a few days. , and Gao Xianzhi went to the capital Chang'an.
Among the Zhaowu kingdoms, the wealth of the Shi Kingdom is one of the best.
The people of the Shi Kingdom are good at farming and are proficient in merchant affairs.
Gao Xianzhi has long been coveted for the wealth of the Shi Kingdom.
He summoned the envoys of the Shi Kingdom several times and hinted that he wanted Mo He Chu to colonize Tutun.
They gave him gifts and money, but the envoy from the Shi Kingdom did not understand the official affairs of the Tang Dynasty and did not understand Gao Xianzhi's hints at all.
Gao Xianzhi was quite angry about this.
It is said that Gao Xianzhi was unhappy because Enyuan, the prince of the Shi Kingdom, did not send him any property, and he was always polite to Enyuan, which made Enyuan who was traveling with him quite embarrassed.
After Gao Xianzhi went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, Feng Changqing was temporarily in charge of matters in Anxi.
Feng Changqing was an honest man.
Therefore, the Anxi Protectorate had no trouble with Shi Guo during this period.
After ascending to the king's throne, he lived in peace for a while.
After Prince Enyuan of the Shi Kingdom went to court with Gao Xianzhi to meet the emperor, Emperor Xuanzong consecrated the new king of the Shi Kingdom, Na Chebishi, as King Huaihua, and also gave him an iron coupon elixir representing preferential treatment and exoneration, which was regarded as recognizing Na Chebishi's throne.
Xuanzong also met Gao Xianzhi and expressed his condolences to Gao Xianzhi for his contribution to guarding the border over the years.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the first month, and it was not far away from the day when he would lead the troops to Jiling City to meet Princess Hera's wedding party.
On the 20th of the first lunar month, Du Chaoyang, a member of the Ministry of Rites sent by the imperial court to welcome him, arrived in Tingzhou with a group of officials, preparing to accompany Zhao Ziliang to Jiling City.
According to the rules, the wedding team of the Tang Dynasty can only meet at the border, but the Kingdom of Dashi and the Tang Dynasty are separated by the Zhaowu Kingdom and Tocharo, and the north of the Kingdom of Dashi has been invaded by rebels.
Occupation is a great threat to the Zhaowu Kingdoms It was very dangerous for Princess Hera's wedding party to pass through the Zhaowu Kingdom, and the Zhaowu Kingdom and Tocharo were tributaries of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, for the sake of Princess Hera's safety, the Tang Dynasty decided to let Zhao Ziliang lead the troops to Jiji.
Lingcheng responded.
This time he went to Jiling City to pick up Princess Hera's dowry team.
Zhao Ziliang decided to take Bai Xiaode, Pugu Huai'en and a young general named Ma Sheng.
Originally, Zhao Ziliang planned to take Zhao Hu there, but Zhao Hu's wife brother Shu Luoyan was already pregnant, so Zhao Ziliang decided to leave Zhao Hu to take care of his wife, and temporarily decided to take Ma Sheng there.
Ma Sheng is twenty-one years old this year.
His father was originally a lieutenant general of the Hexi Army.
He joined the Hexi Army in 745, the fourth year of Tianbao, and became a soldier under Wang Zhongsi, who was then the governor of Hexi. , was called "the enemy of ten thousand people" by Wang Zhongsi, and was quickly promoted to the rank of captain, and was taken under his wing by Wang Zhongsi.
After Wang Zhongsi was demoted, he was worried that Li Sheng's future would be delayed, so he wrote him a letter of recommendation and asked him to come to Beiting to find Zhao Ziliang with the letter of recommendation.
After Zhao Ziliang received the letter of recommendation from Li Sheng, he immediately He accepted him and made him a captain in the Han Navy.
Because of his hard training and outstanding performance, Zhao Ziliang was soon promoted to the captain's assistant general of the first battalion of cavalry.
On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Tianbao, Zhao Ziliang led three thousand cavalry from Tingzhou to Jiling City.
He was accompanied by Du Chaoyang, the minister of etiquette who was responsible for announcing the decree to Princess Hera, and a group of officials, big and small.
Among the three thousand cavalry led by Zhao Ziliang this time, there were two thousand light cavalry and one thousand horse archers.
Bai Xiaode commanded one thousand cavalry archers, Fu Guhuaien and Li Sheng each commanded one thousand light cavalry, and Zhao Ziliang himself had one hundred retinues.
Including officials from the Ministry of Rites, there are a total of 3,136 people.
All are equipped with two horses.
It is normal for the Beiting archers to be equipped with two horses each.
The light cavalry are also equipped with two horses this time mainly because of the long distance and tight time.
In order to arrive at Jiling City as scheduled, Zhao Ziliang had to Increase the number of war horses and increase the marching speed.
The army marched at high speed along the way, marching for an average of more than sixteen hours a day.
It took only five days to arrive at Tuozhe City, the capital of the Stone Kingdom.
After receiving the news, the new King of the Stone Kingdom came out of the city with civil and military officials to greet him.
The march covered more than 1,500 miles in five days.
The cavalry in the army came over in a hurry, but Du Chaoyang and other officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were as tired as dead dogs.
When he learned that the new king of Shi Kingdom had come out to greet him, Du Chaoyang immediately went to Zhao Ziliang and said, "General Zhao, you see we are all exhausted.
Can we rest here for two days before we go on the road?"
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "No, there is still more than three thousand miles to go from here to Jiling City.
If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to reach Jiling City within the specified time.
By then, we will delay the reception of Princess Hera.
You and I can't afford to suffer, so we can rest for one night at most, and we must set off early tomorrow morning."
Finally having some time to rest, Du Chaoyang and others burst into tears and expressed their gratitude.
At the end of the day, Zhao Ziliang and his three thousand troops had a good night's rest after eating and drinking in Tuozhe City.
In the early morning of the 28th of the first lunar month, Zhao Ziliang ordered the army to quickly break out of camp and continue marching south.
The Anxi Protectorate had 3,000 troops stationed in Kang State, and the leading general was Li Fei Yuanli.
This army was at the request of the Zhaowu kingdoms, and the Tang Dynasty decreed that the Anxi Protectorate be stationed here.
The Zhaowu kingdoms were responsible for raising military expenses.
Li Fei Yuanli had a bad temper, and he also liked to withhold military pay.
Therefore, he was not very popular among the soldiers and officers in the army.
However, he was the commander-in-chief, so the soldiers and officers had no choice but to swallow their anger.
What's more, now he is stationed in a foreign country, and he can tolerate it as long as he can.
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Fortunately, Li Fei Yuanli also knows that if he wants to gain a foothold in a foreign country, he must rely on the troops at hand, and he does not dare to do anything to his subordinates.
Too much.
If Li Fei Yuan Li was under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Protectorate, Zhao Ziliang would hate this kind of person misbehaving in the army, and he would have tried to kill him long ago.
However, Li Fei Yuan Li is now Gao Xianzhi's subordinate, so It's not his business.
When passing through the state of Kang, Li Fei Yuanli still showed his kindness as a landlord and welcomed Zhao Ziliang and his party ten miles away from the capital of Kang state together with the king and ministers of the state of Kang.
That night, Zhao Ziliang's army was camping and resting outside the city.
He got the news that Li Fei Yuanli was stationed in the state of Kang with his troops.
He was domineering, bullying men and women, doing all kinds of evil, and even allowed the soldiers to buy and sell, eat and eat.
He never gives money when buying things.
If he sees something he likes, he will take it.
If others don't give it to him, he will snatch it.
If he sees a slightly attractive woman, he will snatch it into the military camp and humiliate her.
What Li Fei Yuanli and his subordinates did here made people angry and resentful, but the Kang state was frightened by the power of the Tang Dynasty.
They dared to be angry and dared not speak out.
They could only appease the people and swallow their anger.
However, the prestige of the Tang Empire in the hearts of the Kang people was not the same.
It was completely wiped out by people like Li Fei Yuan Li.
Zhao Ziliang was very angry about these things, but he also wanted to control them.
First, he had no right to do so, and second, he had more important things to do now.
Zhao Ziliang's army only rested in Kang State for one day.
After adding some supplies, they immediately set off southward, passing through the States of Mi and Shi, passing through Iron Gate Pass and then heading south into Tochara
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