Chapter 831: Khitan Camp
Yelu Qi took a brush and brushed the snowflakes on the body of the war horse. The weather was too cold, so that some places even had ice chips. He carefully brushed the whole body, then took a blanket, carefully wiped the water stains on the body of the war horse, and then replaced it with a larger blanket to cover the body. As the commander of this army, personal soldiers could help with other things, but Yelu Qi had always experienced and done it personally. This was also to cultivate the relationship between the war horse and himself. A war horse that could communicate with the master's heart was not important on the battlefield, so he had a partner.
After feeling comfortable serving the war horse, Yelu Qi then got up to the pack horse, took out a felt blanket from inside, then took out an iron box, took a cake, walked to the fire and sat down.
I filled the iron box with some clean snow and snuggled to the fire. After a while, I heard the sound of boiling water coming from the iron box, so I picked up a branch and pulled the iron box aside. When it was no longer hot, I opened the lid of the box, took out a material bag, tore it open, and shook the things inside into the water. There was a small mount on the lid of the box, with a spoon stuck on it. I took off the spoon and kept stirring the dry water that had added the material bag. Seeing that the soup had changed color and became thicker, I took a knife and cut the cake into small pieces and threw it into the soup.
After the cake strips became soft, Yeluqi then scooped a tablespoon of soup and drank it.
"Comfortable!" He said comfortably, and took up the cake sticks and ate them in big mouthfuls.
A long time ago, he never thought that he could live such a life when fighting outside. At that time, he fought for the sake of his life and the opportunity to survive for his tribe.
The days were so miserable at that time!
Thinking about it now, it's really hard to look back.
The male members of the clan, who are successful, must ride on war horses to fight for Zhang Zhongwu. There is no military pay, no food, and no supplies, and everything depends on yourself to grab it, or after winning the war, you will get some rewards from Zhang Zhongwu. Once you fail, you will not say nothing about these, and you will also hold the responsibility for failure.
In those years, there were fewer and fewer males in the tribe. The men left behind in the tribe were either older people who were getting older or disabled due to war.
Although almost six years have passed, he still remembers the scene when Li Ze took his tribe in ragged clothes and ragged it on the side when he met Li Ze when he met him on the way to Boxing. In particular, Li Ze's three thousand guards untied his cloak and stuffed it to the women and the old man in his tribe. The scene at that time shocked and moved him. A man who had never shed tears, at that moment, tears could not stop flowing.
Just for this moment, he felt that he could also fight for Li Ze's life.
At that time, he thought this was the time when Li Ze cared most about his tribe and the most glorious moment.
But it turns out that he was wrong.
After arriving in Boxing, the Sibandan tribe welcomed a new life.
In just one year, they got rid of the days when they were not covered with food and clothes.
Every day, their lives will flourish. Until now, Boxing Trading Company has become one of the most famous consortiums in the world. Every Shiwandan tribe is a shareholder of Boxing Trading Company. Every year, just dividends can make his tribe members have no worries about food and clothing. The Siwandan tribe has become a benchmark for foreigners' lives under the rule of Li Ze. Small groups of Khitans and other tribes have been constantly flocking to each other, and a few larger tribes have begun to be attached to the Tang Dynasty because of the current situation of the Siwandan tribe.
Nowadays, in the south and north of the desert, in Pingzhou, Guizhou and other places, tribes have voluntarily become citizens of the Tang Dynasty and are under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty.
Many tribe members from the Wandan tribe, after graduating from Wuwei Academy, went to these places and became officials who governed these newly attached tribes in the Tang Dynasty. Their special identities can make these newly attached tribes more aware of.
In recent years, more and more adult males in the Xiwandan tribe have been added, and the scattered Khitans have further strengthened the Xiwandan tribe. According to the Khitans' customs, these people who gave up their original tribes became Xiwandan people after joining the Xiwandan tribe. This made Yelu Qi's military source more abundant, and he could select the best among the best.
The organization under his jurisdiction was three thousand cavalry, and it had never changed. Under Liu Chenglin's command, his three thousand men were named Khitan Camp very bluntly.
The salaries of soldiers in the Khitan camp have always been the highest, and I am afraid that no one can match the entire Tang army, because in addition to receiving a military salary from the Tang Dynasty, Boxing Trading Company will also add another military salary to every soldier who joined the Khitan camp and directly distribute it to the families of these soldiers.
All the soldiers in the Khitan camp are the most popular in Boxing.
Because this constantly represents a generous income and an honor. Boxing's Sibandan tribe is very clear that they have the current life of Dingyu, which is the life of the Khitan camp that has won them.
But if you want to join the Khitan Camp, you now need to defeat more opponents to become one of them. The soldiers of the Khitan Camp are at the age of 40, and in addition to normal retirement, they have suffered losses in the war. In the past two years, there have not been many wars, and even fewer people have been added.
The combat power of the Khitan Camp has always been the strongest among the Right Guards under Liu Chenglin. Even the Rangers led by Li De will not be their opponent if they are in conflict with the same force.
Therefore, when the Right Guard had war, the Khitan camp was always the undisputed pioneer. No one could compete with them, and they could not compete.
This time, the Khitan Battalion became one of the vanguards again. The reason why it was one of the vanguards was that Li De's rangers might set out at the same time, one left and one right, and the two cavalry advanced in unison.
Of course Yelu Qi didn't want to lose to Li De. Firstly, this is the honor of his Khitan camp, and secondly, it is also the reputation of the Right Guard. Li De's rangers are not affiliated with any guards. Like Li De's Modao camp, they are directly under the central government and are commanded by Li Ze himself.
"Uncle!" A voice sounded around him, but it was in Khitan.
Yelu Qi couldn't help but look back and knew that it was Yelu Chengfeng.
Yelu Chengfeng was not from the Wandan tribe, but from the Wanmo tribe. Yelu Yuan, the leader of the Siwan monastery, is still fighting for Zhang Zhongwu in Goguryeo.
Compared with the Siwandan tribe, the Siwanmo tribe's life was much worse. Now Goguryeo has gradually turned against Zhang Zhongwu. The conflict between Quan Xiang Tan Daoji and the King of Goguryeo has been alleviated by Zhang Zhongwu's increasing exploitation. Now the two sides have put aside their prejudices and joined forces to fight Zhang Zhongwu's looting. This has made Zhang Zhongwu's power worse and worse in Goguryeo. As a vanguard, he was used in Goguryeo's army, and the casualties are getting worse day by day. Yelu Yuan, in despair, had to find another way.
That's why Yelu Chengfeng sneaked into Boxing and finally found Yelu Qi.
If the two tribes go back two generations, they are still the same ancestor. Yelu Qi, who is now well-developed, naturally wanted to help his brothers, but he also knew that this was not something he could decide and do, so when Yelu Chengfeng arrived, he reported it to Liu Chenglin as soon as possible. Then, Gongsun Changming brought a group of people for a while. In the end, some people led by Yelu Chengfeng and some people brought by Gongsun Changming disappeared, while Yelu Chengfeng stayed and became Yelu Qi's personal soldiers.
Yelu Qi no longer asked about this matter.
At this point, as a matchmaker, his mission has been completed. Whether the Siwanmo tribe can achieve a good result in the end depends on whether they can make contributions.
"It has been three months since I joined the Khitan camp. How do you feel?" Yelu Qi asked.
"Very good!" Yelu Chengfeng said: "Compared with our days in Goguryeo, one in the sky and one underground. Uncle, when can we live such a life?"
"I don't know! I told your father that he refused anyway. Now that I regret it, I will have to pay a greater price and make greater contributions." Yelu Qi sighed: "One step is wrong, every step is wrong. Now you are deeply trapped in Goguryeo. Even if I want to help, I can't help."
Yelu Chengying was overshadowed.
"Now you don't worry too much about your father. At least he can hold on for a few years. Since he has taken over here, there must be a way to make their lives easier. But you, your father, keeping you, is hoping that you can make some contributions here and make a good future. When they come back in the future, you will have a support. Now the Southern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty has begun, and this is a good time to make contributions. Don't miss it."
"My nephew will definitely fight bravely." Yelu Chengfeng nodded vigorously.
"It's not just these. After three months, your Tang Dynasty is not very good. It can't be used for communication normally. In the future, there will be more coordinated combat. If you don't even speak Tang Dynasty fluently, how can I deliver your more important tasks? How can you make friends with other Tang Dynasty generals? Don't underestimate these things. You are not allowed to speak Khitan language again in the future, just use Tang Dynasty."
"I get it, uncle!"
"Fighting in the Tang army sequence is very different from your previous battles. You must memorize and understand the Tang cavalry and infantry cavalry."
"Uncle, why do you still have to carry the infantry training class?"
"Didn't you hear what I said to you clearly? You don't understand the infantry exercises. What should you do when you fight in concert with the infantry in the future? You can understand the flag and orders of infantry generals, understand what the formation changes of infantry mean, and how do you need to cooperate to achieve the best results? To become a qualified general, you have to learn a lot!" Yelu Qi said.
Yelu Chengfeng nodded.
Yelu Qi sighed: "You brothers, you are the only one left in the past few years. If your father hadn't hoped that you could make great achievements and pave the way for the future, I really wouldn't want you to stay in the army. It would be the best to follow your brother Fengze to do things."
Chapter completed!