Chapter 5 The Governor of Gyeongju, Luo Shixin
"If the emperor's martial arts were in the past, he had seven virtues to harmonize the people and the people; but my ancestors had a country that had a hundred years of victory and was killed. The general of the army, the general of the right guard and the chief commander of the Tianjie Army, Luo Shixin, Duke of Tan, was loyal and strong, and was sincere and loyal to the country. He was brave and resourceful, and had the opportunity to defeat the enemy. He was honest and cautious, and was able to pay tribute and obey good manners. He was accompanied by difficult fortunes and was dedicated to the Rong people for a long time. He was in a position of unyielding and conquering the army. He was in charge of the military and conquering the northern border with the army. He had a discipline and went to Kong'an. He was in charge of the country's family and was famous among the barbarians. Shang Bi was one of them and was Yongqing. He was specially appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, and was in charge of the military affairs of the three prefectures of Qing, Sui and Yan to protect the northern border."
With a long edict, Luo Shixin also formally appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, responsible for the safety of the borders on Qing, Sui and Yan lines north of Chang'an.
"The last general will be able to live up to expectations. If the foreign races in the north dare to enter the Qing, Sui and Yan territory, they will be taught that they will never return." Luo Shixin stepped forward cautiously to take the order and confidently praised Haikou.
Because the title of the governor is of great importance, Li Yuan, who has not been to court for a long time, also personally promulgated this appointment. When Li Shimin discussed with Li Yuan, Li Yuan opposed it. According to regulations, generals who led troops outside were not summoned, could not leave their jurisdiction without authorization, and would not enter the capital. In this way, Pingyang, who had just been married for two or three months, wasn't it like being a widow?
But after Li Shimin's analysis, Li Yuan realized that his second son had a wide range of plans and had a very long-term strategic vision. He had already considered the future battle against the Turkic, so he no longer insisted and followed his intentions. He even thought that the Tang Dynasty would reach an unimaginable height in his hands this time.
In the eighth year of Wude, late January.
Luo Shixin spent the new year and finally accepted the appointment to guard the border.
It is unknown how long it will take to return to Chang'an after leaving. Luo Shixin took time to comfort Pingyang and Zheng Liwan. As Luo Shixin thought, Qingzhou is not very far away, and he cannot return to Chang'an, but Pingyang and Zheng Liwan can rush to Qingzhou anytime and anywhere. It takes only a few days to travel back and forth, and they are not very sad.
Because he was prepared, Luo Shixin left calmly and bid farewell to Pingyang and Zheng Liwan at the gate of the city. There were also Li Shimin, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin who came to see him off, and embarked on the road to Qingzhou.
Luo Shixin was not polite to Li Shimin this time, and no one could be taken away. Needless to say, the direct civil and military officials such as Su Dingfang, Mo Huer, Kratos, Xue Yong, and Wang Xuance were the brave warriors in the Tianjie army. Especially the cavalry, no one would be willing to leave, and they would take them away.
As soldiers, what they need is not the same care as their father and mother. Soldiers are never afraid of suffering, but are afraid of not having the honor of soldiers. Therefore, when evaluating a good general, the primary condition is not to share the joys and sorrows with soldiers, nor is it to love soldiers like children. Instead, it is to be able to win battles, a general who can lead soldiers to win battles. It is a good general. As for sharing joys and sorrows with soldiers, loving soldiers like children, and so on are secondary factors, and it is better if there is. It is not harmful to have nothing.
Luo Shixin is undoubtedly a general who can win battles, a general who can bring glory and honor to his subordinates. Secondly, he has always shared the joys and sorrows with his soldiers, trained together, and set an example. As for loving soldiers like his son, Luo Shixin may be a little bit short of that. But his care for soldiers is obvious to all.
A general like him who can win battles and share the joys and sorrows with soldiers and has almost no shortcomings to soldiers. Being able to serve under his command is exactly what soldiers dream of.
Almost no one agreed to Luo Shixin's call.
Whether it is the Tianjie Army or the Right Guard, they are veteran soldiers, and the elite soldiers are all powerful soldiers who have been on the battlefield. Most of the top ones are brave men who are one to ten. As long as they are equipped with excellent equipment, after a period of training, their combat effectiveness will be improved again, becoming a powerful soldier who can turn the world like a tiger and leopard cavalry and a black armor army.
Luo Shixin's budget is 500 places, and the number of such soldiers does not need to be large, 500 is enough. This has not yet been officially formed, and there are more than 300 people. He plans to choose the remaining 200 people among the border soldiers. According to his own eyes, the combat effectiveness of the border soldiers may not be as good as that of the Right Guard and Tianjie Army, but after all, they are soldiers guarding the frontiers, and there should be no shortage of warriors among them. It is not a problem to pick more than 200 people.
Luo Shixin naturally mentioned the issue of forming a personal guard team with Li Shimin. Li Shimin also strongly agreed with Luo Shixin's intentions. As the founder of the Xuanjia Army, Li Shimin should have known how effective it is to have an extremely brave soldier who is put into the battlefield at critical moments. In fact, it is not only Luo Shixin, but also a general with a little status, they will have his own personal guard composed of the leader in the army.
Luo Shixin has not been formed for a long time, because he looked down on the infantry guards, and secondly, after all, the foundation is not deep, and there are some problems with the allocation of manpower.
He chose to form at this time, but it was not surprising that Li Shimin expected. He even gave Luo Shixin a name called "Jiesheng Army". The meaning of success is naturally to win every battle and win every battle. Luo Shixin has a naming syndrome and is most afraid of naming, which is also the reason why he copied many things. If Li Shimin did not make any suggestions, he would simply copy and force the elite Beiwei Army of the Yue family army to avoid consuming brain cells.
"Jiesheng Army" sounds quite pleasant, and it's auspicious to call it out, so Luo Shixin followed.
There is no need to worry about the source of troops, and there is a military magistrate. The only shortcoming is that he lacks a captain of the personal guards. Now he is trained by more than 300 personal guards himself, so there is no problem at the moment. However, when he arrives in Qingzhou, there must be a lot of military affairs waiting for him to deal with. At that time, he will definitely have no time to focus entirely on the Jiesheng Army.
It is imperative to find a qualified personal guard commander!
Now Luo Shixin can only place his hopes on the border army. If the border soldiers have the right candidates, it is not impossible to promote him.
Thinking about this, Luo Shixin couldn't help but speed up his journey.
Li Shimin watched Luo Shixin leave, and Qin Qiong couldn't help saying: "When Shixin arrived at the border, if he found the bear-like appearance of the border troops, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would jump out of his feet?"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and smiled, "If all the soldiers in the border are like Xuanjia Army, what else do you want him to do? I will send a few people to destroy the Turks."
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Luo Shixin and his team went north, passing Fenzhou, Ningzhou and directly to Qingzhou.
Meng Xiaomin, the governor of Qingzhou, specially set up a banquet to entertain him. Liu Daju, the governor of Suizhou, and Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou, were present together.
Chapter completed!