Chai Rong set out from Taiyuan to Hexi much earlier than Guo Wei. However, Guo Wei was an adult who traveled around the world. He was very skilled in martial arts and had rich experience. After setting the goal, he arrived in Hexi in a month or two. Although Chai Rong was also a martial artist and smart, he was a teenager after all. He encountered three scams shortly after leaving Taiyuan. He saw through two of them and finally fell into a trap for the third time. At the last moment, he saw that something was wrong and resisted, but he lost his fists to four hands. In the critical moment, he took out his personal collection of daggers and killed the liar's head, fled to Huazhou, but he lost all his money. Since then, he begged all the way and went through a lot of hardships to reach the border. Unexpectedly, he was taken by a group of officials. Although Chai Rong had good martial arts skills, could he resist there?

Strangely, he was not asked for questioning after being sent to prison. It turned out that the Later Tang Dynasty was politically corrupt, and these officials took Chai Rong not for law enforcement, but for population trading!

They sold Chai Rong to a snake head and sneaked into Hexi, dressed Chai Rong as a mountain citizen, and sold it to a family in Lanzhou, making Chai Rong recognize him as his father and sent him to join the army.

It turns out that the policy of the Tiance Army is that it likes young men who are about to become adults but are underage. Because the older boys of this age are on the edge of adults, they can become adults in a year or a half, and they are usually relatively simple. No matter what race or education they are, they can quickly integrate into the new army as long as they are taught. Therefore, recruiting soldiers or hiring administrative newcomers to school will open a door to convenience for young men of this age. If the young men can speak Tang words, it will be even smoother.

The Lanzhou family pretended to think that Chai Rong's father sent him to the army, and Chai Rong's qualifications were naturally passed quickly. His fake father and his family got a lot of benefits: including twenty acres of Yongye land and twenty acres of Zanjun land. As long as Chai Rong was in the army for one day, Zanjun land would be exempted from rent. If Chai Rong joined the army for ten years, his family would be exempted from taxes for twenty years.

Because of these many benefits, there is a lot of population trade in places that Zhang Maizhao cannot see. Countless teenagers were sent from all over the Central Plains, some were arrested like Chai Rong, some were even poor parents in the Central Plains sold their sons directly, and some were already eighteen or nineteen years old and were sold by themselves.

When buying and selling teenagers in various places, snake heads usually refer to the selection criteria of Tang Jun to select people to ensure that these people can successfully pass the multi-level review after they arrive in Hexi - because if the review fails, the buyer will have to "return" the product!

If not, with the population base of Liangzhou and Lanzhou at that time, how could it be that many high-quality young soldiers could recruit so many high-quality seeds in such a short period of time? You should know that the Tang army had strict requirements on new soldiers in the palace, and people like Guo Wei almost couldn't get in. It was not just a man who let him join the army.

The Lanzhou family that bought Chai Rong was actually not bad people. In this kind of transaction, Snake Head would teach the buyers how to communicate with the sold-out boys. Because the Tang army in Tiance was not only treated well, but also had a good atmosphere. After joining the army, they were not only a soldier, but also could receive education that might not be accepted by the outside world. This is a very good path for poor families. Therefore, although this transaction is very beneficial to the buyer, it is not a bad thing for the boys themselves.

Chai Rong was alone in a foreign land, helpless and had no support. After being persuaded by this family, he finally figured it out and thought: "I often hear people talk about the various benefits of the Tiance Army these days. Even if I go around randomly, I may not be able to find my father. It is better to join the army. If I can make a name for myself in the future, I may have a chance to find relatives."

Although Guo Wei had a little bit of the limelight in Liangzhou, there were no various media in this era. People in Lanzhou may not know about the things in Liangzhou. Even if they heard about them, they would just take them as news. Besides, there were too many big facts that happened in Hexi during this period, and Guo Wei's little incident was soon forgotten.

Chai Rong was less than three months away from the Western Expedition when he joined the army. He was the last group of young soldiers before the Western Expedition. However, he had received Guo Wei's training since he was a child and was familiar with military affairs. In addition, he was extremely talented, so he quickly stood out and became the deputy commander of the young soldiers. The titles of these young soldiers were two levels lower than those of the regular army. That is, the food and salary received by the deputy team of the young soldiers were only equivalent to the deputy fire chief of the regular government soldiers. Even if they could be upgraded, they were all deputy officers. The chief officers were all adult veterans. Adult veterans were both commanders and teachers.

Despite this, he received treatment equivalent to the deputy chief after only three months of joining the army. It can be seen that the young man has a bright future. Chai Rong's fake parents were extremely happy when they found out. After discussing, they knitted two more cotton coats for him and bought a pair of cowhide boots. The fake father gave him when he came to visit the set.

Although they were fake parents, Chai Rong was also a little moved when they saw that they were good to him. When no one was around, they told the fake father that he was actually here to find his adoptive father Guo Wei, and asked him to pay attention to him. The training on the Guzang grassland was closed. The officers taught soldiers to learn some simple words, read Tang poems, and talked about some military tactics and current situations, but they did not allow various complex rumors from the outside world to enter this large military camp, so as not to affect their growth. Chai Rong had no power and power, so he could not find out about Guo Wei in the army, so he had to ask this second adoptive father for inquiries.

His adoptive father agreed, but he didn't think it was the same in his heart? Soon the Western Expedition was launched. The group of new recruits where Chai Rong was actually not yet trained, but Zhang Mai said: "Three months is enough! Let them go to school on the battlefield!"

Of course, he did not intend to let these young soldiers go to the front line like this, but arranged for them to do some logistics work first. Chai Rong joined the ranks of the Western Expedition. From Guzang Grassland to Yizhou, he was only responsible for the auxiliary team and brought a group of children to Yizhou in many places. After arriving in Yizhou, he arranged a person to transport grain to the top of the mountain - escorting the young soldiers of this battalion and another regular palace barracks to escort a grain transport team.

The Anlong area has a much sparse population than the Central Plains, which is why many snake heads need to buy people in the densely populated Central Plains. However, at the same time, there are a large number of livestock here, especially horses and sheep! High-quality horses are used as mounts of elite troops, followed by ordinary troops, and only then are used for transportation or plowing fields.

The Tiance Army transported grain with a trained herder to take care of eight to twelve lower-class horses. One hundred herders could form a team of thousands of horses, and one thousand herders could afford considerable transportation. The animal power of the Tiance Army determined that the manpower required for its logistics was far lower than that of the Central Plains, and the efficiency shown by its organizational method was far beyond the ability of nomadic tribes. Therefore, the logistics capabilities of the Tiance Army had become the best today - something that could not be seen on the battlefield, but Chai Rong saw it at this moment. The longer he joined the Tiance Tang Army, the more he felt that the future of this regime was bright and he was grateful that he was in it.

Although Guo Wei was also responsible for some logistics work, he followed Zhang Mai to Gaochang in July, but Chai Rong set out in early May and rushed from Yizhou to Beiting at the end of June. The father and son were in the Tiance army, but they were far away.

The military ration teams were connected to each other. After crossing the Tianshan Mountains, their vision suddenly became wider!

What a magnificent grassland!

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast. The wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep!

Isn't it just written here?

After Chai Rong arrived here, he was broad-minded and couldn't help but sing loudly, sang Hu songs and sang a few Tang poems. The team did not prohibit it, but instead praised him for singing well with a smile.

The team where Chai Rong arrived in Beiluntai City in mid-July, ten days earlier than Guo Wei, but Guo Wei was located in the southwest of Beiluntai City, Chai Rong was arranged in the northwest. Like Guo Wei, Guo Wei arrived near Beiluntai City, and was also shocked by the establishment of Beiluntai City. The entire Beiluntai City defense zone was arranged into the third ring of the Mile, the outer ring of the Mile, and the third ring of the Mile, and the southmost were herders and supplies, the second was militia, and the second was soldiers who retreated from the front line to rest, medical care, and food were also here. The outer ring of the outer ring was all combat troops, and each ring had a certain number of elite mansion soldiers and a certain number of auxiliary troops and militias. The elite soldiers went to fight, militia guarded forts, and there were infantry and cavalry combinations, cavalry crossbow combinations, and footbow crossbow combinations. In addition, some forts also contained newly developed firearms. They were all matched according to the needs of the terrain, and were extremely complicated and could be described in just a few words.

The young army where Chai Rong was located was arranged on the outer second ring road in the northwest. After arriving, the school captain arranged for him to familiarize himself with the move and told him how to send a warning message as soon as possible, how to distinguish the warning signal, how to look at the close-up gate, if the outer field troops have the advantage, open the fort gate for friendly forces to reinforce. If the outer field troops are defeated, close the fort gate quickly to prevent the enemy from rushing the fort into the fort. What is the day and night? All details are experience summarized in actual combat, and are not entirely based on the "Fenyang Soldiers".

Zhang Mai, Yang Yi and others were arranged commands at a high place, and ordered the flag to rush out tens of thousands of troops and then dispatched. However, they were in Chai Rong's position and could not see the overall situation clearly. However, they had to be extremely careful in every detail of the battle, because if they were not careful, they would kill their lives!

He garrisoned in this fort, and every other day he led his young soldiers to walk around twenty miles of fortress according to regulations. He also took turns patrolling the area controlled by the fortress every day. By August, the weather in Beiting had turned cold. There were cotton coats in the army, and Chai Rong had cotton coats and boots woven by his adoptive mother, so he was not afraid of the cold wind.

This day, he went on a regular tour, and someone shouted: "Look, Yang Duwei!"

Then he saw a young general riding a sweat-blooded horse passing by. He was not much older than Chai Rong, but his armor was clear, which made many young soldiers envious. Chai Rong knew that he was Yang Zhuo, the younger brother of the governor Yang Yi. Although he was not twenty years old, he had already made great achievements in military affairs and had become the commander. He heard that with his military achievements, it was enough to upgrade to another level, but he was suppressed by Yang Yi.

Chai Rong was also saddened to see it. He had a good brother who was on the battlefield, but he was connected by flesh and blood. "Brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle! If my father was here, that would be great..."

Chai Rong suddenly remembered Guo Wei again. He didn't know that Guo Wei was stepping on the ground on the south side of the hill behind him to see if he could line up the car. The father and son missed each other but one went west and the other east, almost passing by.

"Let's go," Chai Rong said: "Go back to the camp!"

Many of the fifty cavalry under his command were teenagers from the Central Plains, with similar origins to Chai Rong. As the number of young soldiers of this origin gradually increased, the top leaders of the Tang army actually began to notice this phenomenon, but there were two different views on how to deal with this matter: one faction believed that such illegal acts could not be tolerated, but another faction believed that although this matter was unethical, it was beneficial to the Tiance Army at this stage. You should know that attracting population was what the top leaders of the Tiance Army wanted to do, not to mention that attracting a group of good-quality young people, so this faction believed that rather than prohibiting it, it would be better to think of a way to turn such illegal things into open and upright channels. It was only because of the beginning of the Western Expedition that the matter was delayed.

Chai Rong naturally didn't know about these things. He just knew that there were many comrades in his team with similar backgrounds. Due to their mutual experience, he developed a relationship of mutual support in this Northwest, which had no relatives. Chai Rong was different from these poor and humble young men. He was not only proficient in martial arts, but also had a certain cultural foundation. He was the one who received training on weekdays, and he was responsible for teaching the whole team of teenagers to read and read at night. He was both a child-headed and a young teacher, so Chai Rong had a little prestige in the young army.

Fifty young knights rushed to the barracks, and suddenly issued a warning horn in the northwest!

"There are enemies!"

Five days ago, military reports came from above that the enemy might approach at any time. Since this is the Second Outer Ring, although it is not directly facing the enemy, if the first Ring cannot intercept all invaders, the second Ring will face the enemy!

Chai Rong held the horse. His horse was a species of Mobei, not a good horse. At this time, looking out on the saddle, he saw several teams of Khitan cavalry breaking through the interception of the Tang cavalry in the first ring and rushing towards this side! There were about a thousand people!

"Khitan, Khitan!"

Several teenagers exclaimed.

I didn't expect to encounter an enemy when I went on tour this time, so the team as an adult didn't come with me. All the fifty horsemen were 18 years old!

"What should I do? Deputy Team Chief!"

"What should I do, Boss Chai!"

Although they had been training for several months and had long journeys, they had never been on the battlefield after all! Those cavalry teams were so fierce. They looked like elite soldiers in the Khitan. Otherwise, they would not have been able to break through here suddenly! With their own dozens of young men under them, how could they be the opponent of the other party?

What should I do?

This question mark passed through Chai Rong's mind. In this case, the training of Guzang Grassland seems to have never been taught!
Chapter completed!