Toyosu Castle is like a ghost town.
After nearly a year, Li Chao came to Fengzhou again, where there was a dead silence, no living person in sight, and no life.
Under the snow, it is as if it is covered in ice.
This was once the territory of Yu Shot, and his tooth tent was stationed in Toyosu Castle.
But later, the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Simo joined forces, and they joined forces inside and outside, and Yu shot and fled in embarrassment.
It's just that not long after the eldest grandson Wuji entered Fengzhou City, Yu Sheshe took the army of Tongye Hu to the south, and the eldest grandson Wuji did not stick to the city, and took the initiative to abandon the city and cross to the south.
When the eldest grandson Wuji left, he took away all the people and animals on the Fengzhou and Houtao Plains, leaving an empty city.
When he retreated, he also had people tear off half of the walls of Toyoshu, which made the current Toyosu City look like an abandoned frozen city.
Li Chao immediately looked at the city.
Fengzhou City stands on the bank of the tributaries of the Yellow River, this is a fertile plain area, the land is fertile, and at the same time there is the Yellow River waterway navigable, the river surface is open, the water flow is gentle, and there are nearly thousands of miles of navigable waterway upstream and downstream, which can be described as convenient transportation.
It's truly a fertile place.
Among Li Chao's current officials, there is another one, which is the history of the Fengzhou Thorn.
Nominally, Li Chao is the hereditary assassin of Fengzhou, he has been the assassin of Fengzhou all his life, he is dead, his son can still be the same, and if the son is dead, the grandson can continue to be the one again.
However, Li Chao knew that since the emperor had already given him the territory of the frontier, his hereditary Fengzhou assassin history would definitely be taken back soon.
It would have been better if his Zhao State was in Fengzhou, not in the northwest of Wolf Mountain.
This is really a good place with a lot of money flowing oil, but unfortunately, it is impossible for the imperial court to divide such a good place among the princes.
Being able to give them a block in the north of Wolf Mountain is already a very big reward.
Only those places where the imperial court is unable to operate and cannot be whipped will be given to the princes.
But even so, Li Chao will not dislike it.
Maybe some princes will not be able to manage their remote territories well, but Li Chao is confident that they will do well.
"If you look at it so intriguedly, this Fengzhou City won't be yours."
By Li Chao's side, Li Xiuning was wearing a silver armor, a red cloak, and his black hair was tied up, looking like a very handsome little general.
In the edict just issued by the emperor, Li Xiuning, the eldest princess of the royal family, is a very special one, in the name of the eldest princess, she was able to be ranked among the thirty-six marquis of the clan.
And her fief is not a hundred miles of the county king, but three hundred miles of the prince.
Li Shimin's standard treatment for the third sister prince, his fief is next to Li Chao, also outside Wolf Mountain, and the Houtao Plain is to the south.
This eldest princess, who does not like red clothes and loves arms, is very respected by the soldiers, and she and her women's army fought bravely in the first battle, and her performance was enough to make the soldiers respect her.
"The north of Wolf Mountain, although it is not as rich as the Hetao Plain, as long as it is well managed, it can also become a paradise."
Li Xiuning did not object, for his words, even if they were surprising, she would believe them.
Because he said so many amazing things, and he did them all.
This is a man who can do miracles.
Li Chao said that if she can do it, she believes that she will be able to do it.
She turned her head to look at him, and the wind from the north blew his originally white face a little black, which was bronze, but it was not ugly.
He was handsome when he was fair, but after he became darker, he became more mature.
As an idol respected and admired by the Tang Dynasty soldiers, Li Chao wore a leather armor.
Red leather armor, military robes, embellished with black edges, and straight clothes, set off his young body, tall and mighty.
"I know that you have the ability to turn a little stone into gold, and you can build a paradise in a wasteland.
My territory is next to yours, and it's all about the same.
When you build your territory, by the way, help me plan it, and then I will build how you build. ” "It's okay to plan together, but are you sure you want to hand over your territory to me to plan and build your own territory, starting from scratch little by little, starting from a small village, and finally building a lively territory, don't you think this is a very challenging, and can be a fulfilling thing, such fun, you have to give up" Li Chao also turned his head and looked at Li Xiuning.
"You men may be very interested in building territory, but I am generally interested in it.
For that time, I would rather ride a horse and train my women's army. ” "When you get to the territory, you can't train the Women's Army.
You have also seen the edict of the imperial court, and each mile of fiefdom can only be equipped with a maximum of two protectors.
Your 300-mile fiefdom is only 600 protectors. ” Li Chao was not very satisfied with the number of fiefdom armies stipulated by the imperial court.
At the most frontier point, especially in the north of the Wolf Mountain, there is basically no danger to rely on, and the Turks are in the boundless steppe, which may rush at any time.
Just give six hundred guards, that's enough It's not enough to even guard the castle.
In particular, the emperor also had many conditions and restrictions on this escort force, the generals and military attachés at all levels who commanded the army could be appointed and dispatched by the imperial court, and in peacetime, this army and horses had to be supervised and controlled by the officials assigned by the imperial court to the territory, and the guard battalion was not allowed to leave the camp without authorization.
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Only when attacked by foreign enemies can the feudal marquis mobilize this force, and he must work with local officials to control it.
In short, there are too many restrictions, but such a military battalion has to pay for the military expenses by itself, and even the soldiers have to be recruited from their own territory.
In other words, if Li Chao wants to fill these 600 protectors, first of all, he must have enough young and strong troops in his territory, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to recruit them, and the protectors in the territory can only be recruited from the territory, not from other places.
The cost of raising the army must be borne by the lord alone, and the court will not bear it.
Raising such an armed force, in the end, you can't control it, this is a cheat.
However, Li Chao can also understand the mood of the court and the emperor, after all, it involves military power, even if there are only a few hundred soldiers, they are still soldiers, and they can't let go at will.
Power always has to be fought for by oneself, step by step, Li Chao still has this preparation.
However, in this way, Li Chao's territory is also under great pressure.
Although the imperial court also said in the edict, it would send soldiers to garrison the territories of the border princes and defend the territories for the princes.
But this matter is only a matter of saying, and it is unknown when and how many troops will be sent.
Especially these soldiers stationed here, they are completely beyond the control of the princes, such soldiers, Li Chao actually doesn't want them to come.
Once you come, you may have to pay some food, grass, military salaries, etc., which is another burden.
"Six hundred women in two battalions is not a lot."
Li Xiuning was not dissatisfied with the restrictions on the armed forces of the princes, "You really plan to build three surrendered cities at the same time."
"This is an early plan, the three surrendered cities will be built together, although the project is a bit large, but at the beginning it can be built a small point, which is only equivalent to an inner fort, and then expand the outer fort later.
Building three castles at the same time is mainly due to the problem of defense, and the three castles can help each other, which has better defensive performance than one castle, so as not to be directly surrounded by people. ” Li Xiuning shook her head, she had learned a lot of the art of war from Li Chao, and she was also a leader of the troops, so of course she understood this.
"Then you can build it, I still plan to build only one castle first, and take my time.
Anyway, be your neighbor, if there is a real enemy, I believe you will definitely not sit idly by," she said with a smile.
"Of course not, if you plan to build only one city first, I can think about planning this carefully, and integrate your territory and mine into an overall defense, and then your castle will be a point in the entire defense network."
"Let's go into town, it looks like it's going to snow again."
Li Chao looked up at the sky where the dark clouds were lower.
The weather was very bad, with constant rain and snow.
Fortunately, there is a Fengzhou City in front of me, even if it is an empty city, at least it can still protect itself from the wind and rain, and even get some door panels and wood to make fuel.
"Rushing in such weather, Yu Shooting must be very hard, it's really hard for him."
Li Chao said with a smile.
"And no one asked him to hurry."
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Chao.
Originally, everyone advised Li Chao not to rush south, but to wait for Lingzhou to send troops to come and respond, or directly let Su Lie escort him south.
But Li Chao refused.
In his words, "If I do this, won't it be very depressing."
Let's still match the next Yu shooting, it's not easy for people, this snowy weather is dripping into ice, people still want to go over the Yin Mountain to play with us, then let him do it. ” At this time, Li Chao only had two thousand cavalry with him.
Su Lie took 3,000 cavalry and stayed in the town of Fort Hu, which was led by the Duke of Zhao to the north of Wolf Mountain.
Li Simo of Lingzhou, Cheng Yanjin of Xiazhou, and Guo Xiaoke of Linzhou are all hundreds of miles away from Fengzhou.
Li Chao's two thousand men and horses are isolated and helpless, which is very attractive.
Two thousand men and horses, marched slowly along the way, and walked for many days before arriving at Fengzhou.
In fact, it is deliberately depressing.
Two thousand cavalry, in the wind and snow, entered the remnants and empty fortress of Toyoshu.
Just a hundred miles away, Yu Shotshe finally did not listen to the persuasion of Desire Valley, and personally crossed Yinshan with eight thousand elite horses, all the way day and night, crossed the vast Hetao no man's land, and came to Fengzhou City.
"Xiangye."
Ke Qing appeared quietly.
"You're back, it looks like the fish we caught got hooked, where are they?"
"It's just more than 100 miles to the east, and we can get there tomorrow."
Li Chao smiled and rubbed his cold hands, "It's quite fast, it seems that it's really been a day and night, well, then we can have a good rest here tonight, and wait for work tomorrow." ” "Xiangguo, Yu Shotsha brought eight thousand wolves to ride, one person and two horses."
"Eight thousand" Li Chao snorted coldly, eight thousand is only, and it is not eighty thousand.
Along the way, he deliberately slowed down his trip, but he had already calculated it, and when Yu Shots caught up with him, he just entered this Fengzhou City.
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He didn't arrive at Toyosu a day earlier or a day later, but he had already preset Toyoshu as a battlefield.
Although Toyosu Castle is dilapidated, it can still be used.
Relying on Fengzhou, 2,000 cavalry can immediately increase their combat strength, and there is no need to be afraid of dealing with 8,000 Turks.
"Do you want to notify General Su Lie or General Cheng Yanjin and Li Simo to answer them?"
"No need, just a Yu shot, 8,000 Turks, a piece of cake, we can let them have no return, it's boring on the way back, just have fun with them, and sharpen their knives by the way." t1706231537: