Players convey military information through offline channels.
That night, Li Yan received a report from Cui Tao that the caravan far away in the salt pond actually broke through the salt field of the Doulu Army and beheaded a brigade commander.
Are these players in trouble again?
Li Yan thought so at first, but after listening to Cui Tao's report, Li Yan fell silent.
Such Doulu army should be killed!
But the players were killing each other quickly, and Li Yan had to wipe their butts.
Li Yan said: "The Doulu army occupied the salt pond and enslaved the people. They should be killed!"
"But after this killing, what will happen to Shazhou?"
Originally, the players organized a caravan to go to Shazhou, and Li Yan also supported it. He specifically asked Jiang Lun to join the army, just to contact Shazhou and try to successfully control Shazhou.
Even if there is no way to get Shazhou to surrender, players can go to Shazhou to do business and make more money.
Unexpectedly, before Shazhou City entered, all the Doulu Army in Shazhou were offended.
Let alone doing business now, it would be nice not to be chased by the Doulu Army.
Li Yan looked at Cui Tao, waiting for him to come up with a plan.
When Cui Tao heard Li Yan saying that Doulu Jun should be killed, a smile appeared on his face.
When encountering such injustice, you should naturally draw your sword and kill him!
A leader like Li Yan who is willing to take the blame for his subordinates is indeed good, but killing Doulu Jun does have practical problems.
Although the players fought beautifully, not a single soldier was lost.
However, caravans will come to the salt field every half month to remove the salt. When the caravans come, they will definitely find clues.
We can't detain all the caravans that come to the salt field, otherwise the secret will be exposed soon.
The Yanchi Salt Field is an important industry of the Doulu Army. If the salt field is lost, the Doulu Army must take it back, and a battle is inevitable.
Cui Tao cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I think this is not all bad."
Li Yan looked at Cui Tao, waiting for him to express his opinion.
Cui Tao said: "Jia Sishun, the governor of Shazhou, is already over seventy years old. He is very loyal to the Tang Dynasty. During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Kaiyuan, he even led troops to fight against Tibet at the age of sixty."
"The Doulu army acted like this, which shows that Governor Jia is no longer able to control them."
The incident about Jia Sishun was an alarm that Cui Tao discovered while chatting with Zhang Xian, the governor of Guazhou.
The old governor was strict in managing the army and cared about the people. He was also known throughout Longyou as a good official.
Seizing the salt farm would certainly not have been ordered by Jia Sishun.
The sergeants of the Doulu Army also said that they took over the salt field on their own because Governor Jia could not pay Qiu Fang's reward.
Cui Tao said: "Your Highness is in charge of the military affairs of Longyou Road. With His Majesty's decree, Governor Jia will definitely support us in rectifying the Doulu Army."
Li Yan's eyes lit up, this analysis makes sense.
Jia Sishun was seventy years old, so he was probably too old to control the situation. These Doulu troops were domineering, and Jia Sishun, who was the governor and military governor, must have been very angry.
If we can get the support of the Shazhou Governor's Office, we might be able to swallow up the Doulu Army and rectify military discipline.
Cui Tao added: "I heard from Yan Ding Ma Wu that there are many people who have fled on Sanwei Mountain. Yanchi is close to Sanwei Mountain. We can use the banner of His Highness to recruit these refugees."
Li Yan nodded repeatedly. After the interview, Li Yan had plenty of money and food, so recruiting refugees was naturally not a problem.
Cui Tao continued: "The next step is to get rid of the bandits. The bandits in Sanwei Mountain have affected business travel and trade. If the bandits in Sanwei Mountain are eliminated, we can also use Sanwei Mountain as a barrier to fight against the Dou in Shazhou City."
Lu Jun."
Li Yan nodded. If he could get Jia Sishun's support, he would control the Doulu Army with the orders of the Governor's Office.
Although the Doulu Army had 5,000 men, they did not dare to go out to attack the official army with great fanfare.
At most, they would send out a small group of elites for a sneak attack. At this time, occupying Sanwei Mountain would be able to prevent these Doulu troops from using dirty tricks.
Good idea!
Cui Tao continued: "After we control the outside of Shazhou City, we can build a market outside the city to attract business and trade to Yanchi."
Li Yan then asked: "Then how to deal with the Doulu Army?"
Cui Tao said categorically: "Of course it's divide and conquer!"
"For the captain and brigade commander, we must not tolerate such domineering generals, especially those with lives on their hands. They must be eradicated!"
"Those who have not committed any crime must have their power taken away, and they cannot be allowed to continue serving as officers."
"Soldiers at the bottom are slowly recruited, those who are willing to reform can stay on, and those who cannot be reformed are ordered to retire and go home."
Li Yan became interested and said: "Then how to transform it?"
Cui Tao said: "I don't know much about military matters, but if you want to strengthen the army, just paying rewards is not enough."
Li Yan nodded. Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were required to pay rewards before and after the war. Some troops would even ask for rewards before the battle and blackmail their superiors.
For example, when he was in Maweipo, his imperial grandfather encountered a mutiny and had to execute Concubine Yang Guifei. He also rewarded the soldiers with all the gold, silver and jewelry they brought out of the palace, thus quelling the mutiny.
When his father, Li Heng, arrived in Lingwu, he rewarded all the gold and silver he brought with him, thus stabilizing the situation.
Datang's border towns are powerful in combat, but spending money is really expensive.
Cui Tao said: "First of all, what is the duty of the army? To protect the country and the people! The imperial court supports the army so that they can protect their homes and the country, not to coerce the invaders and ask for rewards."
"Serving as a soldier means rent is reduced, you will receive a pension after death, and you can be promoted if you are brave in battle. The most important thing is that you must have a salary (salary) as a soldier. Only in this way will the soldiers keep an eye on the reward for each battle."
Li Yan nodded. Cui Tao's meaning was very simple. To ensure the soldiers' treatment and their promotion channels, the soldiers would no longer only care about money.
Cui Tao added: "Soldiers are the soldiers of the imperial court and the government. They are not the soldiers of a certain general or the private soldiers of an individual Jiedushi. All rewards and punishments come from above, and military orders must be collected uniformly."
God’s destiny.”
Li Yan also nodded. What Cui Tao said is the development direction of the modern army, which is to deprive the grassroots generals of their private soldiers and turn private soldiers into public soldiers.
Cui Tao added: "I suggest that your highness establish a staff department in Bafu. The promotion of officers and soldiers, daily training and planning of strategies will be handed over to the staff department. The leadership of the troops in battle and the command on the battlefield will be handed over to the frontline generals."
Li Yan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but what Cui Tao said requires a lot of money and food.
Whether it is paying regular salaries to soldiers or providing posthumous pensions to soldiers who died in battle, these all cost money.
Li Yan sighed. He didn't expect that as King Jianning, his first priority after time travel would be to make money, make money, make money.
Alas, there is a long way to go to make money!
Li Yan sighed, then cheered up and said: "Pass on my military order to transfer five hundred people from the Yabing Guards and Moli Army, with Yu Chixin as the school captain and Cui Tao as the marching commander, to garrison in Shazhou Yanchi."
"I will give you my battle, secretly contact the governor of Shazhou, Jia Sishun, and solve the big problem of the Doulu Army for the lonely king!"