Qiuniang was originally going to the kitchen. Although she didn't fully hear what Gu Baiyi was saying, she caught the words "dangerous" and "leaving Kyoto" and couldn't help but run to the door, looked inside and asked: "What's the matter?"
What's the danger? Are we leaving Kyoto?"
Gu Baiyi just said: "I didn't talk to you."
Qiuniang rolled her eyes at Gu Baiyi, but she was curious in her heart. Although she walked away from the door, she still hid outside the house and eavesdropped, forgetting to cook for a while.
"Why did Brother Gu say that?" Qin Xiao heard that although Gu Baiyi said it was a guess, his tone was clear: "You mean they are all imprisoned? Why...why is this?"
Gu Baiyi hesitated to speak. Qin Xiao saw that Gu Baiyi had a trace of concern and said sincerely: "Brother Gu, if it is inconvenient to speak, you don't have to say anything. However, the military situation in Xiling is urgent. We rushed to Kyoto day and night, hoping to get there as soon as possible.
Report the situation over there to the court, but now Captain Han and Lord Du are nowhere to be seen. I am new here and I have no official status, so I have no way to find anyone."
"Come with me." Gu Baiyi glanced outside the door, as if he knew Qiu Niang was outside: "Sister, is the courtyard door locked? Don't let anyone in." He stood up and took Qin Xiao to the room on the left.
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"No one comes in without closing the door." Qiuniang muttered: "On a day like this when we have one meal and no next meal, who would be willing to come in." But she was very smart and knew that Gu Baiyi didn't want to be disturbed when talking, or maybe she didn't want to be disturbed.
Say they don't want others to hear their conversation.
Seeing Gu Baiyi leading Qin Xiao to the room, he was mysterious and even more strange. He tiptoed towards the window.
After Qin Xiao entered the room, he knew it was Gu Baiyi's dormitory. There were several old bookshelves filled with books. There were so many books that they couldn't fit on the bookshelves. The floor was covered with wooden boards and old cloths, and there were many books.
Just pile it on top.
There were no chairs in the room, only a futon on the floor. Gu Baiyi handed the futon to Qin Xiao and sat down, while he took a few books and put them under his buttocks to sit on.
"Brother Qin, you said that Master Du went to the Ministry of Personnel and Captain Han went to the Ministry of War. Is that correct?"
Gu Baiyi asked in a low voice.
"That's right." Qin Xiao also said softly: "That's what they said when they left the inn, but I can't be sure that they will arrive smoothly. If something happens on the way to the government office, it is not impossible, but this possibility
Very young. When the three of me came to Beijing, no one knew our identities, and no one knew when we checked into the inn. It was even less likely that anyone would follow us along the way. So when we first arrived in Kyoto, if someone stopped them on the way or even kidnapped them,
The possibility is extremely slim."
"So they should have successfully arrived where they wanted to go." Gu Baiyi looked at Qin Xiao and said: "According to what you said before, the change in Xiling was because the Fan family had planned it for a long time. Not only did they secretly collude with the fake prince to train soldiers
Ma, and it is very likely that he has colluded with the Wutuo people."
"Yes." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "After the general returned to Xiling, he knew that the Wutuo Khanate had been preparing to march eastward and was pressed for time, so he immediately focused his energy on reorganizing troops and deploying defense.
I didn’t expect that the Fan family had been planning this for a long time, and then the Fan family took advantage of it."
Gu Baiyi shook his head and said: "This is only part of the reason. In the final analysis, the reason why the Fan family dared to take action in Xiling and successfully captured Xiling was because the imperial court made a fatal mistake."
"Fatal mistake?" Qin Xiao was startled.
Gu Baiyi sighed softly: "Brother Qin, when the rebellion broke out in Xiling, did the general have troops and horses in his hands? In other words, when the rebels captured the three major counties in Xiling, would they encounter resistance?"
Qin Xiao frowned, shook his head, and said: "When the general returned to Xiling, there were only a very small number of cavalry around him except for the guards Ye Crow. The three cavalry of Xiling were recruited, and the general was also prepared to use them as a force to resist the Wutuo people.
Important power, but...!"
"The general is an iron-blooded soldier. He has enough courage and tenacity. He also has rich combat experience and knows how to march and form a formation." Gu Baiyi sighed: "This is his greatest strength, but also his greatest weakness, because
Put all your thoughts on military affairs, but ignore the villain's tricks. If you give the general a year, the three Xiling cavalry can indeed be trained by the general to be loyal and brave, but in a short period of time, those Xiling cavalry can be completely surrendered.
It is really difficult for the imperial court."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly.
Since its establishment, Xiling Sanqi has been eating food from the three major Xiling aristocratic families, and it has been branded with the symbols of the Xiling aristocratic families from the first day.
In their hearts, they may all be in awe of General Black Feather, but between aristocratic families and generals, they will only choose aristocratic families in the end.
Qin Xiao believed that if Yuwen Chengchao really walked with the Fan family on New Year's Eve, the tiger cavalry would also target the general and become his enemy.
"The general's direct line is the town army of Woye Town." Gu Baiyi said sternly: "Woye Town has fifteen thousand town troops, of which three thousand Changsheng Army are the direct line of the general's line. They are brave and good at fighting, and they are also the leader of the entire north.
The ace iron army of the four towns." After a pause, he continued: "The fatal mistake made by the imperial court was that it did not transfer the Immortal Army to Xiling as soon as possible. If the Immortal Army can get out quickly after the general returns to Xiling, General
With these three thousand brave soldiers and horses in hand, the Xiling family may not dare to act rashly, and even if there is a real rebellion, there is absolutely no way they can successfully seize the three cities and control Xiling."
Gu Baiyi hit the nail on the head, and Qin Xiao was convinced.
In fact, Qin Xiao was very surprised at the beginning. After the general returned to Xiling, logically speaking, the court should quickly mobilize troops to guard Xiling, but the Changsheng Army showed no sign of mobilizing. It took several months and no soldiers were seen in the pass.
One soldier came out of the pass.
What Gu Baiyi said is indeed true. If the Changsheng Army leaves the border and accepts Xiling's defense, even though the Fan family has the Wild West Deathwing Cavalry, it will never be possible to control the three most important cities in Xiling overnight.
"Brother Gu, is it because of the imperial court that the Changsheng Army did not leave the border?"
Gu Baiyi nodded slightly: "The general is out of seclusion. Without the Immortal Army, he is just waiting with his bare hands. Once something changes, how will the general respond?"
Gu Baiyi thought for a moment and then said: "The four towns in the north are garrisons. Among them, the Changsheng Army made great military exploits in Xiling. The sage gave a special decree to allow the family members of the Changsheng Army to move to Woye Town. Every household has been designated
Farming land, so the Changsheng Army has actually regarded Woye Town as its hometown. If the imperial court mobilizes the Changsheng Army to leave the customs, does it have to bring the family members with them? Once the family members are brought, the migration expenses will naturally be paid. If not, the Changsheng Army will transfer them away.
Yes, in order to stabilize the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Immortal Army, it is necessary to provide settlement allowances to their families. In any case, as long as the Immortal Army moves, a large sum of money must be sent first."
"Then why didn't the imperial court allocate the money?" Qin Xiao frowned.
Gu Baiyi touched his chin, shook his head, and said: "The matters here involve a wide range of things. Let's put it this way, the imperial court has always regarded Murong in southern Xinjiang as its biggest enemy, even if it is the defense of the Tusun people in the north.
, and much more important than Xiling. After all, the two strongest forces that disturbed the peace of the Tang Dynasty were the Murong and Tusun people in southern Xinjiang. Therefore, most of the military expenditures of the imperial court were spent in the north and south directions, and the empire's two
The large corps, in order to obtain more money, food and equipment, has been scheming...!"
Qin Xiao was immediately stunned. He was in Xiling and had been serving as a small prisoner for many years. He didn't know much about the affairs within the pass, and he didn't have any interest in matters in the DPRK.
"Over the years, the Southern Army has always had the upper hand, accounting for 60% of the annual military expenditures. However, the four northern towns have less soldiers and horses than the Southern Army, but only receive 40%." Gu Baiyi obviously knows the affairs of the court well.
Calmly said: "And the northern army accounts for 40%, but it has to be divided among the four towns. The four northern towns have always been commanded by the Taishi family. Wuchuan Town is a direct descendant of the Taishi family, and most of the generals in Rouxuan Town are from the Taishi family.
But the towns of Huaishuo and Woye are in their own system."
Qin Xiao knew that his previous thoughts were too naive.
In the past, I only thought that the four northern towns were all border troops guarding the northern border, and naturally they were united. But now I understand that the border troops in the four towns are divided into three factions.
"In the earliest days, Woye Town was actually under the control of the Taishi Family. Thirteen years ago, Xu Li, the general of the Woye Town Guard, passed away due to illness. In order to fill this position, various forces in the DPRK and China fought for a long time.
It was the saint who made the decree to let General Heiyu, who was commanding the Yongzhou camp at that time, fill the position of general of Woye town guard. General Heiyu was famous far and wide. With his qualifications and prestige, serving as the general of border guard was actually a derogation of his talents.
So he served as the general of Woye Town, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty naturally had nothing to say." Gu Baiyi said softly: "The general is in Woye Town, but his heart is in Xiling. He has always wanted to return to Xiling so that the Tang Dynasty can actually recover it.
Xiling.”
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, knowing that taking back Xiling was the general's lifelong wish.
Originally, they were just mentioning the incident in Xiling, and what Gu Baiyi was talking about seemed far-fetched. However, Qin Xiao knew that Gu Baiyi had a calm temperament and would never say this without reason. Since he said this, there must be a reason.
On the other hand, Qiuniang, who was hiding behind the window and eavesdropping, heard that the two were talking about military affairs. The more she listened, the more she became bored and lost interest. She thought that the fire had not been lit yet, so she ignored it and went to the kitchen to cook.
"Taishi Cunxu is the general of Zhenbei. Where the money, food and equipment are sent, it will naturally be distributed by Taishi Cunxu. The four towns have different relatives. I won't tell you how to distribute them. Brother Qin also understands." Gu Baiyi said: "To regulate longevity.
For the army to leave the customs, it needs the decision-making documents of the Nanyuan, the transfer order from the Ministry of War, and the allocation of money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In this way, the departure or retention of three thousand troops directly involves the three yamen. As far as I know,
The saint has already made a decree to let the Changsheng Army out of the border, but for the specific arrangements, these three yamen will be involved. It would be fine if everything goes well, but there is a rebellion in Xiling. One of the fatal reasons is that the Changsheng Army did not leave in time.
Guan, brother Qin, do you think these three major yamen will be in trouble?"