Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Although his face was shocked by the 3000 people, he still nodded slightly, and said to himself: "Yeah, be careful, you can make a ten-thousand-year ship, okay, I have approved it. Also, the exit certificate The official has already asked someone to prepare it, and you will remember to take it away later. Besides this, if you have any other requirements, you can ask the official, and if you can satisfy you, the official will satisfy you."

A person like Lu Chengqing, who has been in court for more than ten years, naturally knows that if he wants a horse to run fast, how can he do it without giving it some food?

Guo Ye also felt a burst of joy in his heart, "Day, after spending so many hours, I'm just waiting for your words."

Immediately, Guo Ye said to Lu Chengqing: "My lord, Chang'an is far away from me in the middle of Sichuan? The food, grass and salaries of these 3000 people, this..."

"This is not a problem. Tomorrow morning, I will order Wu Juncheng to escort enough food and grass, and there is still 1 taels of silver to the dock ferry. You can just receive it at that time."

Guo Ye didn't expect Lu Chengqing to be so forthright this time, with some food and grass and ten thousand taels of silver, he could barely support 3000 people for a month, which was enough for the time being.

Then he said: "My lord, if you want to leave the country from Yizhou Prefecture, you have to abandon the water transport and use land transport instead. It's a long journey through mountains and rivers. Can you send some war horses or something?"

Lu Chengqing was stumped now, and began to meditate with a troubled expression on his face.

After pausing for a few breaths, he said in a creaking voice: "Hey, not to mention our Yizhou Prefecture, even Chengdu Prefecture, war horses are scarce. This time to conquer the Turks, the Ministry of War almost recruited domestic war horses. It is under the account of the chief accountant of the various marches. It is difficult, too difficult for you to ask for war horses from this officer. Otherwise, I will allocate [-] mules for you tomorrow morning, and use them for the time being."

After Lu Chengqing finished speaking, Guo Ye also had some understanding in his heart. Throughout the 300 years of the Tang Dynasty, war horses were indeed a scarce resource for war preparations.

Because whether it is the land of the Central Plains or the rich and prosperous south of the Yangtze River, it is not easy to raise war horses in captivity.Even if it can be raised successfully, it is not a serious war horse.Only the ethnic groups in the border areas, as well as the nomads in the north, are suitable for raising war horses.

This is also the fatal key to why the cavalry in the Tang and Song dynasties were weak in combat effectiveness.

It makes sense if you think about it, you don't even have a decent war horse under your crotch, you're a cavalry man.

War horses are scarce, you play cavalry tactics with Turks, Tubo, Uyghurs, and even later Khitans, Xixias, and Mongolia, play with a hammer!

After figuring out the joint, Guo Ye didn't force it, and said in his heart, that's all, don't force it.

Since Lu Chengqing couldn't give the war horse, and hoped that he could escort the treasure to Chang'an safely, he might as well retreat to advance.

Immediately, Guo Ye made a final request to Lu Chengqing: "My lord, since this is the case, it is difficult for me to understand your difficulties. Then you can always allocate all the armor, weapons, bows and arrows for my 3000 people, right?" What if you encounter a large group of robbers on the road, or vagrants and grassroots, and collide with your treasure sand table, I am worried..."

"Okay, okay, I know. Tomorrow morning, I will notify Wu Juncheng to provide you with all these weapons and armor. The governor only has one request, and that is to deliver this sand table treasure to me safely and smoothly. .do you understand?"

No way, who let Guo Ye's words hit Lu Chengqing's itching again?He had high expectations for this treasure offering.

Whether he can move back to Chang'an and stop suffering in the middle of Sichuan depends on Guo Ye's trip.

Guo Ye was immediately overjoyed when he heard the words, and clasped his hands and fists to Lu Chengqing, vowing: "Don't worry, my lord. With your strong support, I will definitely handle the errands beautifully."

After finishing speaking, I immediately answered another sentence in my heart, I am the biggest when I am out of Shuzhong.

Hearing Guo Ye's reassurance, Lu Chengqing's mood improved slightly, and the sulking anger of being blackmailed by Guo Ye just now gradually dissipated.

Then he waved his hand at Guo Ye and gave the order to evict the guest: "Go, go, rest early. Tomorrow morning, after receiving what you want, go out of Sichuan early."

Urge again!

Guo Ye selectively ignored this sentence, then nodded, turned and left the study.

But Lu Chengqing rushed outside and shouted: "Come here, go and get Wu Juncheng to the governor, and we have important matters to discuss."

Vaguely, a servant outside replied yes, and hurried to the courtyard of the wing room to invite Wu Kui, who was still in a coma.

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In the early morning of the next day, Guo Ye, who had quietly returned to the dock at midnight, sent the three thousand Longxi troops ashore one by one, and the assembly was completed.

Guan Jiujiu and Fatty Zhu took a small group of people and counted the food, grass, salaries, armor, bows, crossbows and arrows sent by Wu Kui early in the morning, including three hundred A mooing mule.

The [-] mules didn't stop, pulling manure everywhere on the shore, and the stench was foul.

After Wu Kui led the people to transport mule carts one by one, he hurriedly left. He was afraid of staying a little longer and meeting Guo Ye, the evil star of the dog days.

The scene in front of the governor's gate yesterday, the old coffin can remember vividly, still in front of his eyes.

If you can't afford it, you can only choose to hide it.

After a while, Guan Jiujiu, Fatty Zhu, Pang Feihu, Cheng Erniu and other teams rushed forward to report on Guo Ye.

Fatty Zhu rolled the bucket and shouted with a smile on his face: "Brother, we have counted the grain, grass, pay, and three hundred mules, and there is no mistake. Hehe, the stupid Wu Kui didn't detain us this time."

Guan Jiujiu waved his feather fan coquettishly, and replied slowly: "Master Bing Si, the armor, bows and crossbows and arrows are all the same, and the students have already let the sons get them all."

After the two finished reporting, they walked behind Guo Ye in a tacit understanding, standing on one side, one on the left and one on the right, like the two generals Hum Ha.

Immediately afterwards, Pang Feihu, Cheng Erniu, Gan Zhushou, Shao Xiao and other teams stood in a line one after another, clasped their fists together and shouted:

"Report to my lord, the assembly of the three thousand Longxi Army is complete!"

Everyone's voices were sharp and decisive, and they all spoke in unison, making a big show and breaking the reputation.

Guo Ye listened to everyone's reports with a calm face all the time, nodding in approval and satisfaction, paying respects to them one by one.

Finally, he looked at the three thousand Longxi Army who had assembled in front of them and filled the entire ferry with blackness. He stretched out his hand, took the tiger-headed golden gun from a soldier beside him, held it up high, and waved it in the air like a wind.

Yu...

A horse neighed and snored loudly.

At this time, an extremely handsome soldier lowered his head, led a white war horse to Guo Ye, and said in a high voice, "My lord, please get on the horse!"

Uh?

Guo Ye was a little surprised by this sudden scene, but he didn't bother to study it too closely, and it must have been the work of Guan Jiujiu, who was easy to deal with these details.

So he went straight to the white horse, touched the horse's mane, which was as white as frost and snow, and praised happily: "What a horse!"

Teng~~

Turning on the horse, the movements are smooth, without a trace of sloppy.

Immediately after sitting firmly, Guo Ye raised his tiger-headed Zhan golden gun again, pointed at the land of northern Xinjiang, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the opportunity to make contributions has come, come out with me!"

The white robe armor and white war horse are really high-spirited, full of pride, heroic and majestic!

Infected by Guo Ye's aura, the three thousand Longxi troops roared into the sky with one voice:

"Degawa, Dechuan!"

"Open, open!"

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