Chapter 148: The first step in rebuilding the Western Army
The new Anyang County Governor Tan Jun was very happy today. He has been in Anyang County for a long time, and today is the most relaxing day he felt.
After most of his life, when he was old, his official fortune came. He was promoted from a county magistrate to a group of guards. This was originally a very happy thing, but his place was not a good place. Anyang County, a place that had just been poisoned by the Qin people and was in trouble, became the first stop of his county magistrate's career.
If it were a few years ago, Anyang County was still a fat man. Because of Zuo Lixing's existence, Anyang County was as stable as a rock, with vast plains and rich land, making Anyang County the richest county governor in the Great Chu except those in the south. But now, it has become the most difficult task.
Because the Qin people will come at any time.
Of course, Tan Jun also understood that if Anyang County had not become like this, how could it be his turn to be a person without a court backstage and a family background? Over the years, he has worked hard, but no matter what kind of achievements he made in office, the court's evaluation has increased, and in the end he was just a poor county. After finally achieving some results, someone immediately took over, and he had to go to another painful place to polish it.
Originally, he had given up, but his official fortune came at this time. The official storm of the Great Chu swept across the country, and the former left prime minister Yang Yihe's troops were swept away, and there were very few officials across the country. Naturally, the second prince's direct descendants were unwilling to come to Anyang County. At this time, he, a guy who was not trusting on both sides, was finally remembered by some people.
Sorry! This is the only thought of Tan Jun who was in office. The treasury was empty. At the time of handover, the former county magistrate Cheng Pingzhi told Tan Jun that in order to get the Qin people to withdraw their troops, all the inventory in the treasury was emptied. A stall that could not be messed up any more.
If you don’t have money, you can still hold on. What scares Tan Jun the most is that the Qin people are very close to Anyang City. It takes only a few days to send troops from Luoying Mountains to Anyang City. Duan Xuan, the new commander of Anyang County, told him clearly that if the Qin people come, don’t expect these county soldiers to be rotten in the mud to make any effective resistance. The only way is to spend money to eliminate disasters.
Tan Jun has been an official in the mainland before, and has experienced the taste of roasting on the fire. He really can't eat or sleep. He is afraid that when the greedy Qin people will come to kill again.
After more than a month of office, I have lost more than ten pounds. The official robe that was originally integrated is now loose.
Fortunately, the Qin people were still very proud of their face. There was no movement during this period. Today, Tan Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief because the new commander of the Western Frontier Army appointed by the court was about to arrive.
The famous general An Ruhai.
For Tan Jun, this is a real great god. He was a veteran during the late emperor's period and was deeply trusted by the late emperor. If he came to the west to take charge, many things he could not solve were considered to be in any way.
He came, at least in military affairs, and he would no longer have to be so anxious and angry.
Standing at the east gate, standing with his hands behind his back, looking westward, he sincerely hoped that An Ruhai would appear in front of him quickly. As soon as he appeared, he would have given up half of his thoughts. Behind him were officials of the county magistrate's office and the chief officials of more than a dozen counties under the jurisdiction of Anyang County. Today, they all gathered in Anyang City to welcome the arrival of the new commander of the Western Army.
On the other side, standing was Duan Xuan, the new commander of Anyang County. Tan Jun didn't know much about this general, so he could only observe this future partner based on his most intuitive feeling. In terms of level, he wanted to command the county soldiers half a level, and he was also his direct boss. However, in terms of different paths of civil and military affairs, the two were more of a cooperative relationship. In such a border city, if civil and military affairs were not in harmony, it would be impossible to do anything at all, and it might even be bad.
Overall, he still thought Duan Xuan was very good. At least, it was much better than the previous county soldiers and generals. Since they left the city to now, Duan Xuan has been standing there in a straight posture for almost half an hour, but he didn't even move. Tan Jun didn't understand military affairs, but he could only look at the twisting bodies of the former county soldiers and generals behind Duan Xuan, and he could still see the gap between the two at a glance.
I hope that the newly appointed Commander Duan can train a strong soldier. No matter what, this county soldier is nominally under his command. In Anyang County, he has soldiers in his hands and is not panicked! Of course, when everything is settled, he still needs to find a good relationship with this commander. Sometimes, good personal relationships are much more useful than normal order on the official side. Tan Jun, who has been wandering around the position of the lower-level chief official for many years, deeply understands this truth.
The sound of horse hooves rumbling in his ears. Tan Jun was intimidating, sorting out his official uniform and hat, making his demeanor look more dignified. He turned around and glanced at the subordinates behind him. Sure enough, those people stood up straight.
An Ruhai is a real great god.
On the horizon, a big flag appeared first, and then hundreds of war horses jumped out of the horizon in turn. In the middle of these war horses were several carriages.
From the notice I received earlier, I knew that An Ruhai did not come to serve alone this time. The one who came with him was his family, the dignified general of the current dynasty, and the general trusted by the late emperor, obviously was preparing to take root in Western Xinjiang. This alone made Tan Jun feel ashamed, because after receiving the imperial edict to take office in Anyang County, he came alone. The situation in Anyang County is now serious, and he does not want his family to be frightened by him.
Compared with General An, he is still far behind serving the country and the people. General An brought his family to take office with him. For the officials and people of Anyang County, he took a reassurance. Or he should also press all his family to show that he will advance and retreat with General An.
Obviously, when he saw the crowd greeting at the city gate, the horse team suddenly accelerated, leaving only dozens of riders behind guarding the carriages. The galloping horses arrived at the city gate in an instant. As the first person slapped the horses, hundreds of riders stopped uniformly at almost the same time. The well-trained ones made the welcome officials and the people watching the fun shout together. For those who had just been frightened and suffering, it was naturally very happy to see the army of their country at this time to show such a strong performance.
When the scissors heard the smoky sound of the county soldiers and generals behind him, their faces twitched slightly. This kind of formation was nothing strange to him. He had fought too many battles with the Qin people and knew that whether an army could fight was not on these scheming. Only when facing life and death can one truly distinguish the true combat power of an army. The cavalry brought by An Ruhai can be said to be well-trained at best.
The border troops of Qin were not covered in clothes and were not fully armed. They looked like a group of refugees, but the desperate spirit of fighting wars made people feel scared. Every time they fought with them, it was like wandering around the gate of hell. He was a little annoyed by the generals behind him. The civil servants and the people did not understand military affairs, were surprised and cheering. It was natural. But if you were the same, what else could you prove besides proving that you did not know how to fight at all?
Seeing Tan Jun step forward, Duan Xuan fell back half a step and walked up. The two giants of Anyang County, namely, literary and military, walked towards An Ruhai.
On the back of the tall war horse, An Ruhai looked like lightning and glanced at him. Tan Jun, an official who had been wandering around the bottom for decades, had a lot of political achievements, especially in developing the local economy. He was named after him. After working in the Inner Guard for so many years, he would not talk about anything else. An Ruhai was still clear about the ability of the officials of Da Chu. Now An Yang County is in a mess and needs such a practical official. Min Ruoying promised him to give him whatever he wanted, and his first request was to get Tan Jun. Of course, An Ruhai did not intend to let Tan Jun know that he could be promoted to several levels because of his own.
An Ruhai's brow frowned when his eyes swept over Tan Jun's half a step behind him. Duan Xuan, nicknamed Scissors, could not have been completed this time if it were not for this person's participation. An Ruhai also knew the resume of Scissors. The strong generals had no weak soldiers, and the generals brought by Qin Feng were completely different from the gang of county soldiers behind him in terms of temperament. It has to be said that Duan Xuan was a capable general, but An Ruhai didn't like him very much. Betrayal or betrayal, no matter what the purpose was for, people like An Ruhai would not like it.
He turned over and dismounted.
"Tan Jun has seen An Shuai!" Tan Jun clasped his fists, bowed to the ground, and smiled: "An Shuai, you are here. You are here, and my heart has finally fallen back into my stomach."
An Ruhai returned the favor with his fists. An Ruhai was quite respectful to officials like Tan Jun who have been diligent for decades, because it was because of these people that Da Chu had the highest strength in the world today. "Mr. Tan, Mr. Tan, I will rebuild the Western Army with the order. There will be too many places to cooperate in Anyang County in the future. I would like to ask Lord Tan to support him at that time. Mr. An will be grateful."
"Where is An Shuai saying that! Rebuilding the Western Army is for the safety of the people of Anyang County and for the safety of the western border of the Great Chu. As long as An Shuai needs it, Anyang County will sell its own way and support An Shuai. If there is no strong army to protect Anyang County, everything else will be empty." Tan Jun said seriously: "So An Shuai doesn't have to worry about Anyang County's attitude. The attitude of the subordinate is to fully support An Shuai."
"Thank you!" An Ruhai smiled. Although he was far from comparable to Tan Jun's influence and official rank, the division of civil and military affairs in the Great Chu, border troops and county governing were completely different systems. If he really wanted to get Tan Jun, it would not be an easy thing to deal with. Now it seems that he had taken the first step right.
"Duan Xuan, the commander of the Anyang County Army, met An Shuai!" Scissors took a step forward and saluted An Ruhai.
Although the county soldiers did not belong to the border army, they were still soldiers. An Ruhai was not so polite, but just nodded lightly, "Commander Duan, I know you. This time you made great contributions and destroyed your relatives for justice, which is really admirable."
Chapter completed!