County government office.

County Magistrate Fan Lubing said hesitantly, "This time the mountain barbarians have grass, we will also send militias to go there?" In his opinion, the teacher Li Chao has formed an alliance with the barbarians and has to make big grass, which has a bit of the taste of using barbarians to control barbarians. However, more than 300 Shan barbarians have already taken the lead in attacking the forty-four villages and Shan barbarians, so why do we still have to let the Han militia go there?

"This time, not only the militia will go, but the merchant group will also go." Li Chao said.

There are many armed forces on Liuqiu Island now. Among them are the armed forces of the imperial court, which are under the leadership of the Penghu County Office, and have a total of 120 inspectors. These inspectors are not government soldiers, but they are also considered local troops, responsible for public security patrols, private matters, catching thieves, and other tasks.

The Penghu Military Palace is also in preparation. At that time, the military palace will be established and the soldiers will be selected. Two to three military palaces will be established on Liuqiu Island, with a scale of about 15 to 2,000 people. Even the navy is preparing to set up two patrol fleets on Liuqiu Island and Penghu Port.

In addition to these official troops, there is currently the Li family's lord guards on the island. There are 300 people stationed in Penghu and 900 people stationed in Liuqiu Fort, with a total of 1,200 armed forces. These 1,200 people are currently the strongest force on the island and are of a standing nature.

In addition, there are militias on all the troughs on the island. The young and strong people in each trough are organized into militias, possessing weapons, and they usually take time to train. The militias in each trough are organized into the Liuqiu militia regiment.

In addition, shops, merchants, craftsmen, etc. in the city also had to take time to participate in training. They were also organized to distinguish them from ordinary militias. They were called Shang soldiers, and all Shang soldiers were organized into Shang soldiers, referred to as Shang regiments for short.

On the entire Liuqiu Island, whether in the urban area, Tunzhuang or the landlords' manors, basically all the people have weapons, they have to take time to train, and they even have to take turns on duty and be responsible for patrols, etc.

The militia patrol team is a joint defense team, while the merchant regiment patrol team is called a public security team. One is responsible for the countryside and the other is responsible for the urban area.

Now the situation in Liuqiu is good, and no Shanyi dares to cause trouble, but Li Chao insists on this model of being a soldier for the whole nation. He has always proposed that there are hundreds of thousands of Shanyi on the island, and that they must be prepared for danger in times of peace and make the immigrants be martial.

At his request, even if the merchants and guys on the island were doing business, they carried knives on their waists. The farmers were plowing the fields, carrying guns and knives on their shoulders.

Every morning, there are exercise shouts in the drying grounds in Tunzhuang.

"Just practicing alone is not enough. They have to let them see it and fight in actual combat. Even if they are watching and assisting, it is very useful. Anyone who has been a soldier and fought wars knows that no matter how well the new recruits are trained, if they have never been on the battlefield and seen blood, they are just rookies after all."

Li Chao's work on these militia and business groups is not just a fitness party, it will have a great effect. One day, he will be able to call him, and he will fight when he comes, and he will win when he fights.

This is called hiding soldiers from the people.

If you just practice and haven't fought before, it's also empty.

"But the expenses are not small?" Fan Lubing said.

The militia usually train in their spare time, while the joint defense team is on the rotation and does not waste much time. But if they want to go to the mountains to conquer, it will take a lot of time, and it will cost money to eat, drink, etc.

"Don't worry, the Li family is responsible for the expenses."

This time, there is no need to draw all the people. Each village and village draws some personnel. In addition, the guards, merchant groups, inspection teams, etc. also draw some personnel. In the end, the third battalion of the regiment was gathered to gather more than 1,000 people.

Li Chaofang took all the expenses, including the food rations and subsidies for this group of people.

The third day of May.

Liuqiu City became lively again, and the leaders of various divisions of the alliance led the team as promised.

There were tribal barbarians with gorgeous bird feathers everywhere. They wore colorful aprons, some wore deerskin jackets on the upper body, and some wore linen blankets on the upper body, and some even had naked upper body.

Most people are barefoot.

Everyone holds antler spear, many with horizontal knives, while others also hold stone knives and bows on their backs.

Wulala arrived, the scene was really spectacular.

Many people came from all tribes, mainly young men and some teenagers. No one brought women and children this time. This time, they were here to fight, not to trade.

Many people even had mud colors on their faces.

More than 300 villages and clubs finally gathered more than 5,000 people.

But when Li Chao showed up with two thousand people, the mountain beasts became quiet.

One thousand five hundred were from the militia business groups, the patrol and guards, and the other five hundred were drawn by Li Chao from the 5,000 soldiers under his command. Especially the five hundred people, each with bright armor, fluttering flags, and long spears like a forest.

Just the silk cloak of every soldier is enough to envy the wild people.

The Tang people were too luxurious to use silk as cloaks, steel as helmets, and precious iron materials to make armor.

The forty-four anti-Tang alliances lived both on the plains and in the mountains and forests. Li Chao collected their intelligence and attacked the tribes on the plains first. He did not intend to attack in a separate way, but instead, there were seven or eight thousand people, sweeping across the targets one by one.

He wanted to use this vast momentum to give the opponents a thunder blow and also to shock the tribes in the alliance.

When they marched for a long time and arrived in front of the first village, the people in the village did not even expect that the Tang people would suddenly attack.

Many men are still hunting outside, some are farming outside the village, women are making leather, and children are playing.

The army of seven or eight thousand people is boundless for this village with less than a thousand people.

Li Chao didn't need any tactics. He took his two thousand Tang troops to take charge of the central army, and then let the more than 5,000 people from each village go out. The adults are responsible for surrounding the villages, and then let the teenagers break into the villages, let them fight, hunt heads, abide by their traditions, use the enemy's heads to prove their bravery, and complete their coming-of-age rituals.

"Brutal, cruel!" Fan Lubing was wearing a green robe and rode on a horse. Looking at the half-best boys who were screaming and rushing towards the panicked village, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"This is the law of the jungle. The strong and strong are strong, and the fittest survive. Although the Han Dynasty respects Confucianism from the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was a dynasty full of enterprising and pioneering spirit. Until the demise, the Han Dynasty was destroyed by strength, and no barbarians around dared to offend the strong Han Dynasty. Confucian academics are not weak, but unfortunately, they have been misunderstood for a long time. Now, my Tang Dynasty also respects Confucianism, but it is not a Confucianism that is misinterpreted, but a Confucianism with enterprising hearts in the Han Dynasty."

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and forget to fight will lead to danger." This is a lesson.

There is no suspense in the battle. Although all the teenagers who entered were slaughtered, the children of Shanyi were not children of the Han people. These people learned hunting and trained fighting skills at a young age. They regarded the headhunter as honor, and they roared and shouted loudly, and were extremely excited.

The battle ends soon.

Many Shanyi teenagers were covered in blood, but their heads came out with excitement on their faces.

Some teenagers also fell in the village, but their fathers and their tribesmen were very calm. For them, death was not a terrible thing. Death in battle would allow their souls to enter the spiritual world and enter the heaven through the rainbow bridge.

This is a hurdle that teenagers must go through.

By passing, they became men, warriors, and could have tattoos and marry. If they passed, they were not qualified to become men and had to continue to temper. If they died in battle, they would return to heaven and then reincarnate.

“This land is good.”

"This is a thousand-person village."

Li Chao and Keshan were talking about the land and forests of this village.

"The spoils in this village belong to each tribe, and we pay for the land and prisoners here." Li Chao asked someone to tell the leaders.

The leaders discussed with each other for a while and finally offered a price.

Li Chao did not bargain and agreed directly.

"Actually, we can also fight ourselves, and we don't have to give these people money."

"Yes, but this little money is not in vain." Li Chao said with a smile. "Let our business groups and militia groups go in and clean the battlefield. If you bring them here, you will have to see blood."

Arrived on a fast horse.

The knight rolled down and fell off his horse and ran over.

"King Yue, Han Jing is here to envoy, please go back and receive the order."

Leaving Ke Shan to lead the team and continuing to conquer the remaining tribes with the alliance, Li Chao returned to Liuqiu.

The emperor's envoy was waiting there, "The King of Yue received the order."

The Lingnan Chief Rebellion!

Ning Changzhen, Gao Zhen, Feng Xuan, and Tandian of Huazhou, Ning Daomin of Yuezhou, and others joined forces with the leaders of various Xidong of Nanyue to launch a rebellion. The attitude of the powerful chieftains, Feng Ang, the governor of Gaozhou, Chen Longshu, and other governors of Nanfuzhou, were unknown.

Li Shimin issued an order to ask Li Chao to immediately lead his troops to Lingnan to go south to quell the rebellion and pacify the place.

Li Chao was also a little surprised to receive the order.

Ning Changzhen and Feng Xuan were both commanders of Lingnan. The Ning Feng family was still relatives, and Ning Daoming was also a member of the Ning family. Tan Dian also relied on the Ning family back then. It was a bit surprising that these people rose up at this time.

After all, they just surrendered to Tang a few years ago.

After Zhang Zhongjian and others retreated, they said to Li Chao, "This is an opportunity. In the Lingnan area, Baiyue Liya and Han tyrants were combined with the Han tyrants and powerful people, and they have been inherited from generation to generation. The court could not control them at all, so they could only be restrained. These chiefs were also not often rebelled, but in the end the central government could only send people to comfort them, and the big things turned into small things."

"This Lingnan rebellion, Wen Yuan can take the opportunity to intervene in Lingnan."

The natives of Baiyue, Lingnan, had to be detained and comforted. It was the territory of Feng, Ning, Chen and other powerful men. This time, the generals of Ninggao rebelled, and Li Chao did have the opportunity to deal with these big families.

"Feng Ningchen has been in separatist for a hundred years and is very powerful. For example, the Feng family, Feng Xuan and Feng Ang brothers are all governors, and their sons are also governors in the same place. Their in-laws are also governors. They are also supported by Liyao, the Liyao of Daxidong, and are deeply rooted and powerful. It is not easy to uproot them."

"The opportunity is rare, it would be a pity if you don't try it." Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile.
Chapter completed!