Zhe Yuxun, Yang Chongxun, and Liu Shao saluted Luo Youdu.
Luo Youdu helped Zhe Yuxun up with one hand, Yang Chongxun with the other hand, and then helped Liu Shao up. He praised: "The three of you are all heroic men of Yan and Zhao. Get up! This time I go north, can I win this?"
Jinyang City doesn’t matter, if I can get three of you, it’s a worthwhile trip.”
Yang Chongxun has a strong back, a young man, under thirty years old, a square face with Chinese characters, and the air of a handsome man from Yanzhao.
Zhe Yuxun is a little calmer than he was three years ago. He has two more mustaches on the corners of his mouth and is darker than when they first met.
As the eldest son of Zhe, he has often led troops to attack the surrounding Dangxiang and Khitan in recent years, and he already has a murderous spirit in him.
Liu Shao was ordinary, without many special features.
Zhe Saihua, who had gone back to resume her life, was also behind Zhe Yuxun at this moment.
It was already dusk when Zhe Yuxun, Yang Chongxun, and Liu Shao joined the army. Luo Youdu directly invited the three of them into the imperial tent, called Cao Bin, and Li Chuyun to accompany them, and they ate together.
They are all people of similar age, and it is easy to talk when they get together.
Luo Youdu's natural ability is to adjust the atmosphere. After a chat from all over the world, Zhe Yuxun, Yang Chongxun, and Liu Shao, who were originally restrained, started chatting.
Luo Youdu attaches great importance to this three-acre land in Hedong, Shanxi.
When I was reading Fu Yanqing's notes, I read a passage: "Of all the horses that come from Fuzhou, those born in Fuzhou are the best. Those born in the middle continent of the Yellow River, called Zihe Branch, have good breeds, followed by those born in Huanqing. Although the Qin and Wei horses have good bones,
They are tall, but have thin hoofs and are often diseased. The Wen and Ya states are inferior, and they are only used for local soldiers and chariots. The bones of Khitan horses are quite poor, and the ones bred in Hebei are called Ben horses. Because they are accustomed to the soil and water, they are rarely fast horses. Also
The Quan, Fuzhou, and Xinghua armies also have Island horses, but they are all weak and cannot be protected by armor. We can only use our own Xiang army and other places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to spread their horses."
My old father-in-law went to fight in the world and was the world's first-class cavalry expert. Fu Yanqing could have such insights, which shows that Fuzhou horses are indeed special.
Luo Youdu previously advocated buying horses, but now with the acquisition of Yanyou land, Hedong also occupies most of it, and he also has the idea of accelerating the horse administration.
Luo Youdu didn't want to learn from Zhao Song. He read an article that counted the number and location of horse herding prisons in the Northern Song Dynasty. Among them, there were 81 horse herding prisons in the Northern Song Dynasty, and 21 were concentrated in Kaifeng. Plus the capital
Six horse herding prisons in the West Luoyang area.
One-third of the horse herders were gathered near the densely populated capital, and then one by one the court officials complained that there were few horses, a lot of land, and a lot of expenses.
I don’t know what the clever trick the pair of sleeping dragons and phoenixes came up with.
No, any normal person knows that the closer to the capital, the more expensive it is.
Setting up a horse herding prison near Kaifeng is a dead idea.
What's even more amazing is that officials in the Northern Song Dynasty had a special liking for Fujian and built eleven horse herding prisons in the far south, far away from the enemies in the north.
Wang Anshi even regarded Fujian as the focus of the reform of the new horse herding policy.
Then tragedy struck, and a group of mountain horses were raised that could only haul goods.
Of course, what is even more extreme is moral kidnapping.
Fu Yanqing has a horse farm in Daming Mansion. The old guy likes to raise horses, walk dogs, feed eagles, and study horse breeds in the horse farm.
He used a strong divine colt and bred it with the mare that gave birth to it to see if he could breed a good stallion.
This matter was leaked to a scholar by a horseherd at a racecourse.
The scholar didn't dare to fart at that time, but after Fu Yanqing's death, he exposed the matter.
This tentative breeding behavior was raised to the level of ethics, and a series of criticisms were made against Fu Yanqing.
It's a good thing that Fu Yanqing has been dead for many years, otherwise with his bad temper, his dog would have something to do again.
In short, the Ma Zheng of the Song Dynasty is really difficult to describe in one word.
Luo Youdu did not want to make a joke and let future generations laugh at him.
The horses in Fuzhou are of the best quality, so it is natural to set up a horse herding prison in Fuzhou.
However, Fuzhou is located on the border and is easily attacked. The area is not large and is not suitable for large-scale breeding. In addition, Zhejia is too popular among local people and is difficult to control.
A horse herding supervisor can be established to focus on breeding horse breeds.
Who knows Fuzhou better than the Zhe family?
Luo Youdu asked about the situation in Fuzhou.
Zhe Yuxun also knew everything and explained the situation in Fuzhou in detail. Seeing that Luo Youdu was very interested in Fuzhou war horses, he said: "China has attached great importance to the cultivation of horse breeds since the Han Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty even more
The horse administration was listed as an important state affairs, and horse breeds from Dawan and Samarkand were continuously introduced from the Hu Kingdoms. However, with the decline of the dynasty, the cultivation of horse breeds was relaxed. Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxu, was a native of Shatuo.
War horses take them very seriously."
"After the fall of Houliang, Zhuangzong captured Zhang Baili, a hereditary horse herder, who was a descendant of Zhang Wansui. He was assigned to Linzhou to be responsible for cultivating excellent horse breeds. The governor at that time was my great-grandfather Si Lun Gong."
"Sir Lun Gong also attaches great importance to the breeding of horse breeds and reuses Zhang Baili and his descendants, up to his grandfather and father. The fine Fuzhou horses that have been bred for many times are indeed better than many common military horses in the East."
"The King of Wei said, 'Of all the horses that come from the prefecture, they are the best, and they have good seeds.' It is indeed appropriate."
Luo Youdu couldn't help but nod, and felt strange that Fugu's grassland had no obvious advantage, so why did he hold the best military horse.
It turns out that he has the best stallion breeding technology.
It would be a waste for such technical talents to stay in Fugu.
Fugu's size is not enough to provide the opponent with more good horse support.
However, Zhe Yuxun couldn't make the decision in this matter. When he went to Fuzhou, he had to ask Zhe De for Zhang Baili.
Luo Youdu was moved.
Zhe Yuxun said it so frankly, and he had no intention of keeping this talent and technology for himself.
Luo Youdu talked about the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty again.
Yang Chongxun did not hide anything, and elaborated on what he knew: "The puppet Han Dynasty has been squeezed by the Khitan. It is poor and weak, and has to pay annual coins every year. Until Wu Bu became the prime minister for his father-in-law, he advocated self-reliance and began to rectify the imperial court.
, reclaimed farmland, irrigated pastures, and used various means to recruit and persuade bandits large and small within the territory, which greatly improved the situation of the Puppet Han Kingdom. If not for provoking Your Majesty this time, there would be no Puppet Han State in three to five years.
TNB has restored some of Hedong’s original charm.”
"It's a pity that the pseudo-Han country doesn't know the heights of the sky and offends His Majesty. It's really a recipe for death..."
The "Wu Bu Wei Xian Gong" mentioned by Yang Chongxun refers to Guo Wuwei. His surname is Guo, his first name is Wu Wei, his courtesy name is Wu Buwei, and his nickname is Baofi Shanren.
Luo Youdu gently put down the wine glass in his hand.
While Luo Youdu was chatting with Zhe Yuxun and Yang Chongxun about the Northern Han Dynasty, a big dispute broke out in Jinyang City.
The reason was that Liu Jiye asked for orders to attack the enemy camp at night.
"Your Majesty, it is the best time for our army to join forces in the enemy's camp. I would like to ask your Majesty's permission to lead five thousand troops to attack the enemy's camp at night."
Liu Chengjun looked at Liu Jiye who asked for orders in surprise, and said: "Liu Du Yuhou, some time ago, there were only more than 30,000 bandit soldiers, and you did not ask for orders to attack at night. Now there are as many as 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers in the city, and you only have 5 soldiers."
Thousands of soldiers, don't they just hit an egg against a stone?"
Liu Jiye became an official and paid homage to Yu Hou, the capital of the bodyguards.
Liu Jiye said: "Your Majesty, the situation is completely different. The previous 30,000 soldiers seemed to be few, but in fact there were no traces. The thief Luo Youdu was a man who knew soldiers. The forts of 30,000 soldiers were interlocked and looked after each other. His men
There are also many capable people stationed in various places. The general has been secretly looking for opportunities and has been unable to find any."
"Even if the surprise attack succeeds by chance, it will only create chaos at most and will not hurt the opponent's bones. Our army is small, so this kind of consumption is not worth it."
"Things are different now!"
At this time, a harsh question came from beside him, "What's the difference? Is it because there is Yang Chongxun in the enemy camp? He is in the Central Plains and his heart is with me, a big man?"
The person speaking was none other than Duan Chang, the Privy Councilor who had been treated coldly by Liu Chengjun.
This Duan Chang was from Yunzhou, Datong. He made many achievements following Liu Chong in his early years. Because he was proficient in the Khitan language, he often acted as a diplomatic ambassador to interact with the Khitan nobles. Over time, he became the mouthpiece of the Khitan.
When the Northern Han Dynasty was in trouble, Emperor Liu Chengjun wrote a book and asked for help. The Khitan was slow to respond, but as long as Duan Chang personally came forward to ask for help, the Khitan troops arrived as scheduled.
Duan Chang acted erratically because of this.
After Liu Chengjun re-appointed Guo Wuwei, he gradually gave Duan Chang a cold shoulder.
But as the Khitan reinforcements disappeared for a long time, Guo Wuwei analyzed that they might have been abandoned by the Khitan.
Liu Chengjun was so distraught that he re-enabled Duan Chang and called him to comfort him, hoping that he would go to Datong Yunzhou as an envoy to find out more and get Khitan reinforcements.
It happened that Liu Jiye came to ask for a fight.
As a loyal lackey of the Khitan, Duan Chang also respected people like Liu Jiye and put aside his status many times to make friends with him.
Yelu Wuzhi saw clearly that the Northern Han Dynasty could not last forever.
Either it will be destroyed by the Central Plains, or it will be devoured by them.
It is impossible for Hedong, which has been destroyed, to produce a few more emperors like before.
Zhao Kuangyi would believe that there is a real dragon spirit in Hedong.
No matter who acquires Hedong, famous generals like Liu Jiye are hard to come by.
Yelvwuzhi hopes that Duan Chang can establish a good relationship with Liu Jiye so that he can be used by them at critical moments.
But Liu Jiye had no good impression of the Khitan, and he even disdained Duan Chang's behavior of using the Han family's salary to work for the Khitan, and ignored him.
This naturally made Duan Chang jealous and sarcastic.
Liu Jiye was furious and said with restraint: "Your Majesty, now three armies of traitors are gathered together. Among these three armies are Li Jun who was forced to surrender by the Luo thieves, the Dianqian Division trained by Zhao Kuangyin, and the unfamiliar Fugu Zhe.
The family army also includes the newly surrendered Linzhou Yang family and Lanzhou Liu Shao tribe. There is a certain suspicion between these armies, and there are too many of them. No matter how powerful Luo Youdu is, it is impossible to deal with it calmly in the dark. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
It’s an opportunity to take advantage of.”
"We attacked at night, while shouting that Li Jun was treason, and at the same time shouting at the front office to avenge Zhao Kuangyin, while at the same time calling the Fugu family to break up, and the Yang family in Linzhou to cooperate with our Han army to kill the enemy. In the panic, many troops were distrustful
, can make them suspicious of each other, guard against each other, and even kill each other, leading to the bombing of the camp."
Liu Chengjun suddenly felt that it made some sense.
Duan Chang sneered and said: "Maybe Liu Du Yuhou will just stage a show and ask for surrender before going out."
Liu Jiye glared at Duan Chang and shouted: "How can I, Liu Jiye, be such a villain!"
His eyes were wide-eyed and full of power.
Duan Chang took a step back in fright.
Liu Chengjun was also surprised and doubtful, and after a moment he said: "Du Yuhou is the pillar of the country. I have a great use, and I must not die easily."
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