After completing the inspection of the beacon castles around Chiling, Li Tong stayed in Huangyuan Camp for a few days until the rear army and supplies also arrived at this territory.

Seeing a large number of supplies transported into the camp, the soldiers from Heyuan inside and outside the camp were smiling, and the noises everywhere were filled with thanks to His Highness Yong for his kind protection.

Among the border troops of the Tang Dynasty, the Heyuan Army can be said to be under the greatest pressure and risks. The rising Tubo has been eyeing Longyou, making them feel like a thorn in their backs and dare not relax.

Over the years, the central government has provided them with limited funding, which has made them able to farm and fight. Now they are burdened with the heavy burden of Anxi garrison. Such heavy pressure is no longer full of passion, and they can handle it with the determination to serve the country. If it weren't for the old superior of Hei Yai Changzhi, who was in charge of this situation, their morale would probably be even more sluggish.

In order to boost morale, Heichi Changzhi did not immediately collect the capital, but piled it directly in the open space in the center of the camp. When the soldiers came and looked up, they could see the piles of materials, which had a joy of long-term drought and rain.

The name of King Yong, who was originally quite unfamiliar in the state area of ​​this country, spread rapidly in the past few days. Everyone in the Heyuan military camp knew that there was such a Tang clan king who spent all his treasury and escorted his supplies to Long, and personally entered the camp to reward the army.

During this process, both Li Tong and Hei Chi Changzhi had a very tacit understanding and did not promote the existence of the court too much. This is natural. The court gave Li Tong almost no other gifts to him except for giving Li Tong the false name of an ambassador of the Longyou army.

Moreover, the court's attitude towards Longyou's military affairs was not clear enough and firm enough. Too much publicity of the imperial court's orders was not conducive to the integration of military morale and the boost of morale.

So in the next few days, when Li Tong entered and left, he saw soldiers admiring him and greeting him, which was full of favor. Although this favor was made with a huge amount of real money and silver, this satisfaction also made Li Tong quite satisfied, and felt that it was much more fulfilling than the intrigue in Shendu City.

Taking advantage of the supply to enter the camp and the morale of the army was greatly boosted, Heichi Changzhi also made a fuss while the iron was hot, and suggested that His Highness Yong personally select and recruit the team to expand the scale of the front-line Youyi Department.

The so-called Youyi Army is a guerrilla game, usually with a team of more than 300 people and less than 1,000 people, active in the buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo and the war.

They were not only responsible for scouts to inquire about information and peek at the enemy's situation, but also encountered a small group of enemy troops or Hu troops who were vassals of the other party, but also went forward to fight and killed each other. As they confronted each other for a long time, the basic hydrological and geographical conditions of the front line area were also understood, and the meaning of the latter gradually surpassed the former.

Therefore, the Youyi Department is one of the most combat-capable soldiers on both sides. If it were not for the elite, they would not have survived the cruel storm.

Previously, due to insufficient reserves and supplies, the Heyuan Army could only passively defend, and the size of the Youyi Department was reduced several times. In order to maintain control over the Chiling Front, Heichi Changzhi had to adopt a compromise strategy and hired some private armed forces to hunt down the Tubo Youyi active in the Chiling Mountains.

The brave warriors who had entered Long before were one of the important forces. Because of their bravery and repeated gains, Heichi Changzhi even planned to incorporate him into a formal army. But after all, he had experienced the cruelty of the court's political struggle and did not dare to make mistakes on such sensitive issues, so he could only suppress this idea.

Now that Li Tong has arrived at the Heyuan front line, and the old clothes club in the pass has begun to be washed, there are naturally no worries and openly incorporated the Longshang soldiers into the army.

There is another surprise point among them, that is, although Heichi Changzhi dared not recruit soldiers in violation of regulations, he dared to infiltrate Heyuan Army during the past few months of active activities in Longshang.

After all, the club number of the Old Yi Society is really attractive to these old soldiers in Heyuan. Especially when seeing the soldiers bravely fighting and caring for each other, these old soldiers in Heyuan were deeply moved by the friendship of charisma, so many Heyuan military camp soldiers joined the Old Yi Society.

In other words, even if it did not bring a lot of supplies to buy the morale of the army, Li Tong had other channels to exert influence on the Heyuan Army. Of course, there was no need to be too many means of influence. As a result, although Li Tong had not been in Long for a long time, his control over the Heyuan Army was quickly established.

Even if we don’t mention the penetration of the lower-level ranks, more than half of the middle-level generals and officials above the battalion commander would join His Royal Highness Yong in the next few days to show their loyalty. Among them are both old-fashioned gang members and simple admiration for King Yong.

Now that the camp reserves are abundant and the morale of the army is available, it is naturally a good time to seize the Chiling Pass and expand the access and exit channels.

Therefore, under the auspices of Li Tong, the Heyuan Army Youyi, which had been almost abolished, began to recruit and form again.

The standard for recruitment is also very strict, with superb riding skills, able to drive a stone bow and heavy armor. This is the basic one. Because the activity area is vast, the terrain is complex, and fighting may occur at any time, and you have to deal with various emergencies, you will naturally choose the best.

Li Tong has always believed that the emperor is not worth hungry, especially after learning about the dangers and hardships of the soldiers of You Yi, he has no stinginess in terms of pensions. At present, he cannot bypass the court and reward the soldiers with meritorious titles, so his reward in material terms is extremely generous.

The salary of You Yijia is three times that of ordinary soldiers. In addition, a battalion must be set up on the west side of Shancheng to provide You Yijiajia's rest and rest. Each person is given five Hu slaves and messengers to ensure that the You Yijia's soldiers will not need to work hard once they return to the camp, and they will have special people to take care of them.

Basically, except for the differences in official titles, as long as the soldiers are selected as the county magistrate, the treatment in all aspects is equivalent to that of the county magistrate. If you want people to be loyal and devoted, you must naturally show enough sincerity and enthusiasm.

If it weren't for the Hu women in Shancheng who would have used it to strike and balance the chiefs of all races, Li Tong even wanted to directly incorporate them into the Youyi camp to enrich the entertainment life of the Youyi soldiers during the rest period.

When the new rewards and treatments were announced in the camp, the entire Huangyuan camp was suddenly in full swing. All the people holding the sword were rushing to apply for recruitment.

Because the initial selection criteria were not too high, and the Heyuan Army was an elite veteran who had been fighting for a long time, almost half of the battalions were selected for a while. After forcing Li Tong to discuss with the generals, he had to raise the standards again and again. In the end, two thousand You Yijia soldiers were recruited. In terms of individual soldiers, they were the elite among the elites.

This time, the You Yishi election was mainly aimed at the old soldiers in Heyuan. The newly-entered army was also jealous and begged His Highness Yong to let them participate in the election. It doesn’t matter if they are not treated. Since I have entered Long, I just want to kill the thieves! What’s more, His Highness Yong loves soldiers as much as his son, and he will fulfill his words. How can you miss such an opportunity!

Among them, Xue Ne, the chief general of the Central Army, was the most active. In addition to his thirst for merit, Xue Ne also had another difficult reason to say: "Although the son does not discuss his father, the battle of Dabichuan in the past year did not disappoint the high expectations of the court. The ancestors were gone, and later generations continued their ambitions. Since the humble position has come to this point, I can only wash away this old shame with passion. I beg Your Highness to allow the humble position to enter Youyi to fight!"

Only by knowing shame can he be brave. Li Tong can understand Xue Ne's desire to cleanse his father's old shame.

But although he was full of fighting spirit, he did not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Tubo army. He was even more worried that Xue Na's purpose was too strong, and he would inevitably be stubborn when fighting, and he had to persist when he should not. This would not help the mobility of You Yizhijun. Therefore, after thinking about it, he still rejected Xue Na's request.

"General Xue's ancestors are truly a great man, and his achievements will not be erased due to temporary victory or defeat! Qinling is cunning and the foreign soldiers are vicious, so this is not an enemy that cannot be underestimated. Keep this ambition and wait for war, and do not have to move because of the thief and disrupt my consciousness."

Although he refused Xue Ne's request for battle, Li Tong also used him other: "Qinling of the Fan Kingdom is not a vulgar. Since we know that our army must fight, we must have a secret plan to respond. The two countries border, not just Heyuan. The gathering of armored swords in the river may not be the enemy's attack, and there are also many cursory roads to follow in the rest of the territory. General Xue leads his troops to Zhen Taozhou. If the thieves attack Taozhou, they will be a ghost. If the general wants to retaliate against our great evil rivers, they will definitely kill the thieves!"

The river source is blocked by Chiling. If you cross Chiling, you will reach the Qinghai area. Therefore, it is the front line of war between the two countries, but it does not mean that war will only happen here.

For example, the Battle of Suluhan Mountain in history was fought in Lintao, Taozhou. In this battle, the Tang army was almost wiped out. Wang Xiaojie, who was successful in Anxi, was defeated and beaten to the end.

If it weren't for the escalation of the conflict at Tubo at that time, and Guo Yuanzhen's plan to successfully deal with Qinling, Longyou would have been unable to fight at that time, and the situation of separating Tubo from the front line of Chiling was gradually lost after this war.

In addition to worrying about Xue Na's revenge and fighting in chaos, Li Tong also hopes that Xue Na can repeat his feat in Taozhou.

During the Kaiyuan period, in the battle of Wujieting in Taozhou, Xue Ne severely damaged Tubo and killed tens of thousands of enemies. This was the biggest victory in more than ten years after the great victory of Hongyuan Valley in Tang Xiujing. Even though Xuanzong Li Longji could not believe the battle report, he sent envoys to the front line to confirm repeatedly, and was very happy.

Wang Haibin, the father of the famous Kaiyuan general Wang Zhongsi, also died here. Xuanzong felt pity for his loyalty and fierceness and loved this great victory, so he adopted Wang Zhongsi as his adopted son.

Although Li Tong is not superstitious, he still has some metaphysical tendencies in this kind of thing, hoping that Xue Na can achieve his achievements. Moreover, although Xue Na came from a general, he had no experience in leading the army before. It is also necessary to arrange to hone his talents on the secondary front of Taozhou.

Xue Ne was naturally full of regrets that he could not go to the front line to kill the enemy and avenge his shame, but he did not disobey His Highness Yong's arrangements. He respectfully took the order and led his troops to Taozhou. He was also the deputy envoy of Heyuan Army who was familiar with Longbian military affairs.

After Wu Zheng, who took the initiative to attack, was selected and entered the battlefield. Because of his bravery in combat and fearlessness, he soon had immediate results and good news spread frequently. Not only did he draw several fortresses and strongholds located near Chiling, he even killed hundreds of heads in one day.

This number is not big at first glance, but the Tubo Youyi team is also very elite, and its mobility is even higher than that of the Tang army. Almost everyone has as many as four to five horses!
Chapter completed!