The Golden Age Chapter 934: White clothes on strategy

Gu Baiyi suddenly realized: "So that's the case, then everything that happened before makes sense." I immediately understood: "I learned that the saint sent you out for military training. It was a bit strange. After all, you are young. Light, although you have been successful in suppressing the rebellion in Suzhou, you really haven't gone through too many wars and have not experienced deep experience. You have so easily handed the military power of the Long Ruijun into your hands. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, such things are really unprecedented. "

"I always found it unbelievable. I didn't understand why the saint was so favored after I learned the truth." Qin Xiao said: "The saint thought I was the auxiliary star of the Seven Kills, so he didn't do some of the things I committed in Kyoto. I will be held accountable. Otherwise, the saint will definitely not spare me just by killing the guards of Chengguo Mansion."

Gu Baiyi nodded slightly and said: "You just said that the saint sent you to the Northeast is not for experience, but for temptation. What do you say?"

Qin Xiaodao: "Big brother doesn't know, the saint even suspects that he is not the Ziwei Emperor."

This time, Gu Baiyi did not appear surprised, and said very calmly: "The Li family of the Tang Dynasty established the country, and the Li family is the orthodox royal family. Although the saints today became the throne, they once caused a great chaos in the world. The three states and seven counties rebelled successively. Even the Wutuo people and Tusun tribes took advantage of the emptiness. If it weren't for the deep roots of the Tang Dynasty, this country would not have been the flag of the Tang Dynasty. Nowadays, the saints killed countless in order to sit firmly on the throne. , But even so, until today, everyone in the world is still unable to surrender. Other than that, although Southern Xinjiang Murong surrendered to the court on the face, the Tang's decree could not enter Southern Xinjiang at all. Xiling Li Tuo Furthermore, with the name of the descendant of Li's royal family, he established himself as an emperor. All of this makes the saint now suspicious of herself. She suspects that she is not the real Ziwei Emperor, and it is not incomprehensible."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "She even doubts herself, so naturally she won't be completely convinced that my seven-kill auxiliary star is real."

Gu Baiyi understood in an instant, and smiled: "Taibai enters the moon should be in the northeast. Once the swordsman disaster occurs, you will be in the northeast. If you are really the auxiliary star of the Seven Kills, you can naturally put down the disaster. If you can’t Putting down the rebellion is not a secondary star of the seven kills. Even if you die in the northeast, it will not cause much loss to her. She decreed to send you out. Training is not the main purpose. The real purpose is to confirm you. Is it a seven-kill auxiliary star?"

"Big brother hit the nail on the head." Qin Xiao smiled: "The best result, of course, is that when there is a chaos in the northeast, I can put it down. In this way, not only will I be sure that I am the auxiliary star of the Seven Kills, but also after the war. The baptized Long Rui Army will also be experienced and become a true iron-blooded brigade. At that time, this soldier and horse can even be used to regain the Xiling. This is the true purpose of the emperor."

Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "The worst result is naturally that the Long Rui army is annihilated, and you are also damaged in the northeast. But this way, it proves that you are not the auxiliary star of the Seven Kills. Life and death are no longer for the saint. Important. Many of the brothers of Long Ruijun are the remnants of the Qingzhou Army, and many of them are the Queen Mother congregation. If the entire army is annihilated in the northeast, it will only be a means of murder by the saint with the knife, and it will not cause her much loss."

Qin Xiao smiled faintly: "Big brother now understands that it's not a good thing to hold my military power in my hand." After a pause, he continued: "I have been thinking about it since the day I left Kyoto. Although Taibai enters the moon, it is a bit mysterious, but as my elder brother said, this astrological fate is profound and abnormal, and ordinary people cannot understand it, but since the great celestial master of Yutiantai had such a prediction, if it is really fulfilled , I’m afraid there will be a knife in this northeast."

Gu Baiyi thought for a while, and then said: "In the current form, there are only two forces that can cause a catastrophe in the Northeast, the Bohai Kingdom and the Liaodong Army. Yuangai Wushuang died in Kyoto, which will inevitably lead to the Bohai Kingdom. Resentment arises. If Yuan Gaijian stirs up the flames and this incident provokes the entire Bohai Sea to hate Datang, it is not impossible for the Bohai Navy to invade the Northeast. However, Yuan Gaijian has been in power since he has been in power, although he has frequently affected the surrounding ministries. In the attack, I haven't really sent troops to invade the Northeast, but only sent a small number of soldiers and horses to harass the border area as gangsters."

"The Bohai people dare not act rashly, so is it possible for the Liaodong Army to change?" Qin Xiao's expression is grim: "The saint sending troops out is actually a stimulus to the Liaodong Army. The Liaodong Army regards the four northeastern counties as taboos. It is difficult for foreign forces to penetrate the land. This time we will directly lead the troops out. The Liaodong Army is naturally very hostile to us, and may even suspect that the imperial court may act against them."

Gu Baiyi calmly said with a smile: "We don't have to think too much, as long as we pay close attention to their movements."

"Big brother said that, but no matter who provoked the war in the northeast, we are in the northeast, we will definitely be involved." Qin Xiao said solemnly: "If you want to survive on this land, there is no other way. The only way is to strengthen ourselves. At the moment, our strength is far from enough to compete with the Liaodong Army, let alone the Bohai Navy. Once something happens, although we can’t talk about being a mermaid, it’s difficult to protect ourselves, so our top priority , Is to strengthen oneself quickly."

Gu Baiyi smiled and said, "Then what do you think?"

"Brothers who are leaving the customs and we are living and dead. They also have experience in the battlefield. They will not be cowardly fighting against the enemy." Qin Xiao said: "The military resources of the Jiangnan family can provide us with logistical support, so no matter what We do not lack the experience of soldiers or logistics. This is our biggest advantage right now. But in addition, we also have many weaknesses. The first is the horses and equipment. Now we add up to less than a thousand horses. , And as far as I know, the Liaodong Army has tens of thousands of excellent war horses. The Bohai people not only kept their own war horses, but also used Bohai merchants to buy war horses from the surrounding areas. The number of war horses is not lower than that of the Liaodong army. There are many, but we are dominated by the infantry. Fighting between the two armies is equivalent to being slaughtered by the other side."

Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "The Northeast Plain is suitable for cavalry charge. If infantry is used to deal with cavalry in this land, it is indeed equivalent to suicide."

"There are still equipment." Qin Xiaodao: "This time, although the Ministry of War allocated weapons and equipment, the number is extremely limited. , I also feel resentment towards me. I only worry that even if military resources are used to obtain equipment from the Ministry of War in the future, they will not transfer the most sophisticated equipment to us, or even get in the way. Moreover, once the war emerges, they will transfer equipment from Kyoto. Coming to the northeast, the journey is far away, not only cannot be replenished in time, but various dangers may even appear during transportation. If an army does not have enough ordnance and equipment, how can it go to battle and kill the enemy?"

Gu Baiyi stared at Qin Xiao, and said with satisfaction: "I'm very happy if you can think of this. Did you know that the Liaodong Army was able to gain a foothold in the northeast, and was even jealous of the court, why?"

"Brother please enlighten me!"

"Emperor Wuzong handed over the Northeast to the Liaodong Army to guard, leaving 20,000 soldiers and horses. Since then, without the will of the imperial court, the Liaodong Army can only be staffed by 20,000 people." Gu Baiyi Slowly said: "Emperor Wu Zong

It is a generation of Mingjun, who stayed in the Liaodong Army that year not only to deter the Bohai Sea, but also to monitor and intimidate the surrounding ministries. The Xile tribes in the north and the forest tribes in the Black Forest are all non-civilized and fierce. If there is no strong army in the northeast, these tribes will inevitably invade the four northeast counties from time to time and disturb here. No peace. The generals of the Liaodong Army left behind by Emperor Wu Zong were all men of great military merit and loyalty to the court. Therefore, Emperor Wu Zong not only regarded these people very seriously, but also trusted them very much. "

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, knowing in his heart that Gu Baiyi's understanding of the Liaodong Army must be no less than that of any official in Kyoto.

"At that time, Bohai was initially decided, and the surrounding tribes also surrendered, but Emperor Wuzong knew that the surrounding tribes, including the Bohai people, were capricious and could rebel again at any time, so he left his will and permitted The Liaodong Army raised war horses on its own horse farms in the northeast, and half of the taxes in the northeast were used for the Liaodong Army’s military resources. In addition to military payments, many of these military resources were also used for the maintenance of war horses.” Gu Baiyi explained: “At that time, the Liaodong Army was used to raise war horses. The equipment was still allocated by the court, but because of the Matong Rebellion, things have changed."

"Matong's chaos?" Qin Xiao was a little confused: "Brother, what does Matong's chaos mean?"

Gu Baiyi said: "There is no need to go into the cause of the matter. Ma Tong is a gangster with hundreds of people under him. It is not a big climate. A batch of ordnance was transported from the pass to the northeast. It was handed over to the Liaodong Army, but it was suddenly attacked by Ma Tong on the way. All the weapons were looted. The Liaodong Army wiped out the bandits of Ma Tong and took it back in less than half a month. Ordnance, but because of this, many generals of the Liaodong Army jointly signed a letter, requesting the court to allow the Liaodong Army to build some weapons by itself, and to be supervised by the transfer of personnel from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry."

"The court agreed?"

Gu Baiyi sighed: "At that time, the entire situation in the Northeast needed the Liaodong Army to maintain, and many generals joined forces. In addition, the Liaodong Army took the initiative to request the court to send personnel to supervise, so the court still agreed to the request. The establishment of the Ordnance Department has become one of the reasons why the Liaodong Army has grown stronger in the Northeast. For decades, the ordnance of the Liaodong Army has not been allocated by the Ministry of War, but has been built in the Northeast, although it has always been There are officials from the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Industry under the supervision of the Northeast Ordnance Department, but these officials are in the same fashion as the Liaodong Army. It is just a display. With the addition of the Ordnance Department and the breeding of war horses, it is only natural that half of the taxes in the Northeast belong to the Liaodong Army." /

Qin Xiao frowned and said: "The Liaodong Army has military power, as well as half of the financial power in the northeast. It is more able to raise war horses and build weapons on its own. This is almost equivalent to self-reliance."

"Once some holes are opened, it is not easy to put them away." Gu Baiyi stared at Qin Xiao and said: "The gap between the Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army is not only in strength, but not in equipment, but what the Liaodong Army holds. Power. If we want to have the power to contend with the Liaodong Army, we must solve these problems. The horse equipment you mentioned is in it. We need a stable source of horses, and even the ability and rights to build weapons by ourselves. This In addition to the two things, there is one more thing that is our biggest hidden danger."

"What does Big Brother mean?"

"Military resources!" Gu Baiyi said calmly: "Now that the Jiangnan family can provide continuous military resources to the Armament Department for our use, have you ever thought about what the Long Ruijun will face if one day Jiangnan financial resources are cut off? Where?"