The Golden Age Chapter 889: The Thorns of the Future

Qin Xiao showed surprise instead, and said in surprise: "Absurd? Butang, where do you start? The Xiaguan just said that the training of troops in the Northeast is mainly for cavalry. Without horses, the cavalry will start from Why do you talk about it? Wu Tuo is known as one hundred thousand cavalry. Although he is bluffing, there must be fifty thousand cavalry. Even if two fights one, we have to train at least thirty thousand cavalry. But now this is the beginning, and it is impossible all of a sudden. Enlisted so many soldiers, but the first batch of training three to five thousand cavalry is still necessary. Although the junior officer does not know much about training, he also knows that a cavalry must be equipped with at least two horses, which is already low. Low, five thousand horses can equip more than two thousand people."

He grew up in Xiling, and he actually knew a little bit more about cavalry than the people in the pass.

If it is a regular cavalry unit, during the war, a cavalry usually needs to be equipped with at least three war horses. After all, war horses are also flesh and blood. Eat to restore strength, during this period, in fact, can no longer continue to assume the responsibility of a war horse.

Under normal circumstances, if a horse is used for a day, it will take at least two days to fully recover. Therefore, if a cavalry is equipped with three horses, it can be guaranteed that there will always be a horse that can be used continuously.

If you have one soldier and one cavalry, wherever the horses are lacking in physical strength or even a disaster situation, the cavalry without horses is equal to attrition.

It's just that Qin Xiao also knows that the most scarce thing in Datang is war horses. Riding three horses can only be an extravagant hope.

"I understand everything you say." Dou Yan sighed: "To tell you the truth, if the Ministry of War can mobilize thousands of war horses at every turn, the court will not stand still if a rebellion occurs in Xiling. The court will not stand still for many years. The supply of war horses is mainly from Xiling. All soldiers and horses need to be replenished with war horses every year. The war horses supplied by Xiling have been allocated cleanly before they leave the stables. As far as I know, Taipu Temple can really use it. There are less than 3,000 horses equipped with cavalry, and these are all things at the bottom of the box. If it is less than a last resort, Taipu Temple will never allocate one."

Qin Xiao frowned and said, "If there is no horse, how to train soldiers?"

"Be safe and not impatient." Dou Yan smiled and said: "The two largest horse farms in Datang, except Xiling is Liaodong. Although the horse farm on the Liaodong side cannot be compared with Xiling, it does have a lot of horses, but These war horses are in the hands of the Liaodong Army. When you get there, discuss with the Liaodong Army to see if you can get some horses from them. The Ministry of War will also send them official documents and urge them to Xiang Long Rui. The army provides war horses."

Qin Xiao sighed: "Isn't this looking for a tiger's skin?"

"I can't say that." Dou Yan held up his teacup and said with a smile: "Although the Liaodong Racecourse is under the control of the Liaodong Army, it still belongs to Taipu Temple and belongs to the imperial court." Deng Taichu, the minister of the Ministry of War, did not say a word for a long time. After a glance over there, Deng Taichu understood his mind, coughed lightly, and laughed: "My lord, wherever the Ministry of War can help, the Ministry and I will do our best. But there are still some things to be said clearly. Long Ruijun is a saint's special order The new army is being prepared, and the saint has a will for the Ministry of War. The preparation of the Long Rui Army is presided over by Sir Alex Ferguson. If Sir Alex has any requirements, the Ministry of Defense will do its best to cooperate, otherwise the Ministry of Defense should not interfere in it."

Qin Xiao smiled and said nothing.

"Let’s put it this way, the materials and equipment of the Long Rui Army are different from other soldiers and horses. Sir Alex knows this better than us." Taichu Deng also picked up the tea cup and said with a light smile: "Other soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. For the horse’s equipment, the household department allocates money, and the military department allocates money. The procedures have their own set of rules. However, the Long Rui army’s military resources are allocated from Jiangnan. How much equipment has been allocated, until now, the military resources on the Jiangnan side have not had one or two silvers to enter the Ministry of War, so according to the rules, the Ministry of War actually cannot be drawn to Sir Alex Ferguson."

Dou Fan put down his teacup and said, "My Lord, although Lord Deng's words are not good, but the court's law

The degree is true. We treat you as our own, and the preparation of the Long Rui Army is after all an empire's military affairs, so we can allocate a batch of ordnance to you first, but the warhorse is really powerless. "After a pause, he smiled and said: "There are some things that shouldn't be said, but you are your own, so it doesn't hurt to talk. The horses of the Liaodong Racecourse have always been used to supply the Liaodong army. Every year, they only pay a hundred horses to Taipu Temple to behave. To be honest, let’s not say that Taipu Temple is our Ministry of War. Actually, it is impossible to mobilize Liaodong. War horse on the racecourse. "

"If this is the case, the Liaodong Army is even more unlikely to allocate war horses to the lower officials."

"According to common sense, it is true." Dou Yan smiled and said: "But there is no problem that cannot be solved by money in this world. For the sake of silver, they may not agree."

"Buy a horse?"

"As far as I know, the Liaodong Army has done a lot of business in the Northeast." Dou Wei smiled and said, "Needless to say, enclosure and land occupation. As we all know, there are many mineral deposits in the Northeast, and copper mines and iron mines are actually in charge. In the hands of the Liaodong Army, they use the Northeast merchants to do business privately. This is also a well-known thing." The tone is full of disdain: "Although the Liaodong Army is still under the banner of the army, in my opinion, it is actually just a group of soldiers. It’s just a merchant in Ma. They have done business with the Bohai people and the surrounding ministries in recent years. According to my experience, as long as they become a merchant, there is nothing that cannot be traded."

Deng Taichu also nodded and said: "My Lord, the Ministry really treats you as his own family, otherwise it would never be possible to say this to you. The Jiangnan family is rich and the enemy country, you only need to reach an agreement with the Liaodong Army, Don’t worry about money, buy war horses for military training, and the Jiangnan family dare not pay for money."

Qin Xiaoxin felt it was ridiculous.

Liaodong Racecourse is Datang’s racecourse, and Long Ruijun is also Datang’s soldiers and horses, but now Long Ruijun needs war horses for training, but they need Jiangnan family to buy money from Liaodong Army. This sounds a little absurd and magical. It is the fact at the moment.

"Thank you Butang and Lord Shi Lang for your advice." Qin Xiao is already mentally prepared. Recruiting the Long Rui army is not an overnight task, and the road ahead must be full of thorns.

Dou Fan said in a heart-warming tone: "Don't worry, even if you build a mansion, you won't be able to do it overnight, let alone recruiting a new army. This is already difficult. You can't take it too quickly. You Go back and wait for the news first, whether the loyal army can be incorporated into the Long Rui army, just wait for the saint’s will."

Qin Xiao knew that it would be useless to say more, got up and threw his hands, took the seal and left.

"Butang, it seems that he really thought it could be done." Seeing that Qin Xiao had left at the window, Deng Taichu showed disdain, and approached Dou Wei with a smile: "Wang Xingchao is not Montenegro. The opponent of the bandit, but to deal with this kid, it is not as simple as trampling an ant to death."

Dou Fan also smiled and said: "The Liaodong army does not fight the Black Mountain bandits, because they are afraid of dying on the battlefield. Now Qin Xiao is going to their turf to train soldiers, which directly threatens their interests. Desperately with Qin Xiao? I am worried that this kid can come back alive."

"The ministry said that the saints favored this kid, but this time the officials are a little bit confused." Deng Taichu suspiciously said: "Everyone knows that going to Liaodong to train is to grab food from the tiger’s mouth. It’s no different from sending death to death, not to mention that people like Qin Xiao who don’t have much deep roots are even less likely to look at the Liaodong Army. When Qin Xiao gets there, if everything depends on the face of the Liaodong Army, this military training must be done. No, but if they fight against the Liaodong Army, the group becomes angry, and it is not difficult to kill a Qin Xiao. Then, will the saint really punish the Liaodong Army for Qin Xiao’s failure?"

"The sage is jealous of the Liaodong Army, otherwise he would have dealt with them long ago." Dou Wei said indifferently: "The best way to deal with the Liaodong Army is to keep one eye open

One eye, let them fend for themselves in the northeast, as long as they don’t raise the flag and admit that they are still Datang’s soldiers and horses, there is no need to provoke them. Mutiny, the consequences are unimaginable. "After a pause, he said: "However, the sage's chess move can be regarded as a far-reaching strategy. "

Deng Taichu said "Oh" respectfully, "Budang enlighten me!"

"The so-called newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. This Qin Xiao really eats the guts of leopards." Dou Wei smiled and said, "With his unfamiliar temperament, he will inevitably conflict with the Liaodong Army when he arrives in the Northeast. It would not be enough to attack him easily. After all, the imperial power of the imperial court is still there. The Liaodong Army really wants to kill the general who was sent by the imperial court to train troops. The consequences are also extremely serious. If it is not a last resort, the Liaodong Army will not act rashly. Give Qin Xiao a period of time, this kid may not be able to stand on his heels in the Northeast. Once this happens, the Liaodong Army and Qin Xiao’s Long Rui Army will contain each other, which is of course beneficial and harmless to the court."

Deng Taichu seems to have come to understand, and said: "Butang, do you mean that the saint thinks that Qin Xiao can really stand in the northeast?"

"No one can be sure, maybe, maybe not." Dou Yan said leisurely: "But if the Liaodong Army continues to ignore it and let it go, sooner or later it will become a major disaster. The sage is a very promising king who wants to recover. Tang Wanguo had such aspirations in the prosperous scene of his dynasty. Naturally, it was impossible for the Liaodong Army to survive forever. The civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the Liaodong Army was difficult to deal with. After three points, only a newborn calf like Qin Xiao dared to train on the ground of the Liaodong Army. The sage naturally hoped that Qin Xiao could stand there, so he ordered the Ministry of War to cooperate fully. If Qin Xiao’s wish is true Standing there, the Northeast has the power to restrain the Liaodong Army. The sage will even increase support for Qin Xiao, and eventually replace it with the Liaodong Army. If my guess is correct, this should be the sage’s foresight. Up."

"What if you can't stand up?" Deng Taichu frowned.

Dou Wei smiled faintly, and said: "Today Qin Xiao claimed to transfer the so-called loyal army to the northeast and directly incorporate it into the Long Rui army. You will never forget it."

"Naturally not." Deng Taichu said: "Butang, will the saint agree to Qin Xiao's request?"

Dou Wei said without hesitation: "Qin Xiao asked, if I think well, I am in the arms of the saint, and even the saint might have expected that Qin Xiao would beg to send the loyal army to the northeast."

"The ministry is saying that the saint planned to let Qin Xiao take away the loyal army from the beginning?"

"Qin Xiao has nothing wrong in saying that when he goes to the northeast to train soldiers, even if he transfers all the generals he needs to him, how many people can there be?" Dou Yan said with his beard: "I only bring dozens or even a dozen people. Going to the Northeast, starting from scratch, is this a joke? Qin Xiao needs a team of soldiers and horses he can trust as the Long Rui army team, which is reasonable. All soldiers and horses in Datang, except for the Woye Town under Hei Yu It has some origins with Qin Xiao, but there is no regular horse that has anything to do with him. Of course, the Woye Town Army cannot be mobilized, so the only choice is the so-called Zhong Yong Army who will follow Qin Xiao to quell the rebellion."

Deng Taichu's eyes were faintly bright, and he seemed to have understood the strangeness, and said in a low voice: "Although the loyal army has made military exploits for the court this time, the saints can't believe them, so they are sent to the northeast, which happens to be tit-for-tat against the Liaodong Army. , No matter who wins and who loses, the court will ultimately profit?"

"Yes." Dou Fan smiled and said: "There are many remnants of Qingzhou in the Valiant Army. Don't forget that the saints came to the throne and Qingzhou rebelled. The saints hate the Qingzhou Army. The loyal army has made military merits, and the saints can't because The rebellion of the Qingzhou Army directly cut off all the soldiers who made military merits? But how to arrange these thousands of people is indeed a thorny issue. Now it’s fine, all are sent to the northeast. The saints hate the loyal and brave troops, and they hate Liaodong. The army, let them bite dogs in the northeast, this can be described as killing two birds with one stone. I admire the saints!"