Murong Fu was worried about the finances of the Murong family and did not take Ah Zi's matter to heart. He pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Deng, from today onwards, the Tianshu Army only needs to maintain a strength of 200,000. If
If troops need to be replenished, priority can be given to recruiting troops from scattered armies in various places."
"My subordinates also have this intention." Deng Baichuan immediately replied.
Then he looked at Huo Qingtong and said, "Qingtong, the same is true for Tianxuan Army."
Huo Qingtong was startled when he heard this and hesitated for a moment, "The deal between the Ministry and the Murong family..."
Murong Fu and Mu Zhuolun agreed that a large number of war horses would be traded for arrows and weapons every year. If the Tianxuan Army stopped expanding its army, the demand for war horses would be greatly reduced. After all, war horses do not wear out as quickly as swords. This pair of returning tribesmen
It seems that an important source of iron is missing.
Murong Fu naturally understood this, smiled slightly and said, "The transaction continues."
This is just a temporary expenditure reduction. In future wars, we will definitely have to recruit more troops, especially the cavalry, which is simply the most invincible force in this era, and 80,000 is far from enough.
Everyone vaguely understood Murong Fu's intention. At this time, A'Zhu said, "Sir, there is another news about the Sun and Moon Sect."
Murong Fu was stunned, "What news?"
"The Sun and Moon God Sect now has an army of 50,000 people. I don't know what to do with it?"
"What? Fifty thousand troops already?" Murong Fu was a little surprised. This was different from his original plan. His idea was to develop the Sun Moon God Sect and even the Miao Territory first and become the source of troops for the Murong family.
And the Sun Moon God Sect can also form an army on the spot at a critical moment. Why has it recruited an army of 50,000 now?
A'Zhu explained, "The leader of the Eastern Church said in the letter that the reform was on the right track. Many young men in Miao territory had nowhere to go. She could only gather them up, provide them with food and clothing, and train them into an army."
"So that's it." Murong Fu nodded suddenly, "Then continue practicing, but you can send a message to Dongfang Qing not to do any more tricks."
"yes."
Murong Fu looked at Deng Baichuan and said, "Brother Deng, how is the battle going on over at Shenlong Island?"
Deng Baichuan bowed and said, "Go back to the young master, when my subordinates left, the Shenlong Army cooperated with Wu Sangui's army to completely annihilate the Jinmen Navy and the Xianghuang Banner Army. The capture of Jinmen is a sure thing. I think there will be news in the near future."
Come."
Murong Fu breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little excited. This could be regarded as the first battle for the Murong family's army to officially go out to conquer the world. He immediately said, "Very good. If we can successfully capture Jinmen, I will reward the Shenlong Army."
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"Yes." Deng Baichuan responded, and then changed the subject, "Sir, regarding those secretly trained scattered armies, they have completely moved to Jiangnan. However, due to the large number of people, something will happen in the long run. We need to do it as soon as possible.
It would be better if we come up with a proper strategy."
Murong Fu was startled. As for these scattered troops, they were actually planned as reserves at the beginning. However, they were recruited too quickly and unexpectedly exceeded the number of 200,000. Now there are no shortages in each army.
People are a bit cumbersome.
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly asked, "What do you think about setting up another army?"
There was no surprise on everyone's face. After all, it was an army of 200,000. It was impossible to leave it alone. The only way was to gather it together first. What's more, a chaos was about to break out, so the more troops the better.
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Deng Baichuan immediately replied, "It is necessary to set up another army, but I don't know what the flag of this army is? Who will command it?"
Murong Fu thought for a while and said, "As for the flag, let's call it 'Kaiyang'. As for who will be the commander, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Deng Baichuan and other four ministers looked at each other, and Deng Baichuan said, "Sir, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Murong Fu thought he was going to recommend someone to lead the army, so he smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt to talk."
Unexpectedly, he said, "Master, the Murong family has been reviving the Yan Dynasty for hundreds of years as its core purpose, and we have never slacked off. Thanks to God's blessing, the Murong family has such a great talent and strategy as the Master in this generation, and is astonishing. The beautiful people have accumulated money and food, recruited soldiers and horses, and now have an army of more than 600,000. There is hope for the revival of the Yan Dynasty."
Murong Fu didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned this, and a trace of doubt flashed across his face.
Just listen to Deng Baichuan continue, "But I dare to say that the young master seems to have no intention of returning to Yan."
"Here we come!" Murong Fu vaguely thought of something and said lightly, "Speak clearly."
Gong Yeqian, Bao Bubu and other people's faces changed slightly, and they all looked at Deng Baichuan to stop him, but Deng Baichuan didn't seem to notice, "Looking at the Murong family's military units, there is no Dayan flag, and the subordinates even listen to it." It is said that the Young Master once issued an order not to use the Dayan flag when recruiting subordinates, I wonder if this is the case?"
Murong Fu's face was noncommittal, "What do you mean?"
"I..." Deng Baichuan wanted to ask him if he had forgotten the teachings of his ancestors and the Xianbei bloodline, but he was choked up by his fluttering words, as if he had been punched in the air.
After a long while, he breathed out softly, suppressed the words he had prepared, and said bluntly, "I won't talk about the past. My subordinates believe that the new army's flag should be the Dayan flag."
Murong Fu had a stern face. Seeing this, Gong Yeqian stepped forward and said, "Sir, Brother Deng is right. As descendants of the royal family of Dayan, the Murong family has been responsible for reviving Dayan for generations. Now the time has come. It's time." The source has been cleared up and the banner of Dayan has been restored."
The two sworn brothers had said this, and Bao Tongtong had no choice but to stand up, "Sir, in fact, the Murong family has strong soldiers and horses now, and they are not afraid of any country in the world. There is no need to be as worried as before."
Compared to the first two, his words were more tactful. After all, he had been a businessman for so many years.
"Son..."
Feng BoE was about to speak, but was interrupted by Murong Fu, who waved his hand and said coldly, "What, you guys are uniting to force me to have a baby?"
As soon as these words came out, the four ministers all knelt down and said, "We don't dare. I beg you, sir, to think about reviving Dayan."
The palace fell into an eerie silence, as if the air was stagnant. A'Zhu and others' expressions changed, but they did not dare to say anything when it came to such a major matter.
Murong Fu's expression changed for a while, and finally he sighed, "I don't know what you are talking about, but have you ever thought about it. Although the world is now divided into pieces by tigers and wolves, it is still dominated by Han people. That is why they have not caused trouble yet. , and rise up to conquer the sky, that is because there is still a Song Dynasty to support it, and there is always a glimmer of hope. Once the Murong family raises the banner of reviving Yan, this glimmer of hope is likely to be directly shattered. By then we will be enemies of the whole world, you Do you think the Murong family’s few pounds and taels are worthy of it?”
Several people were thoughtful after hearing this, but did not answer immediately.
After Murong Fu finished his sermon, he softened his tone and said, "I understand what you are thinking, but we should not rush into this matter. The Murong family seems to be strong now, but in fact it is just like that rootless duckweed. One step and the wrong step will lead to disaster.
It is inevitable that you will become the sinners of the Murong family."
Deng Baichuan opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. Bao BuTong borrowed the donkey down the slope and said, "What you said makes sense, but we were ignorant, short-sighted and too impetuous, which almost caused a disaster."
Murong Fu nodded, "Four of you, please get up first. The flag of the new army will be tentatively named 'Kaiyang'. When there is an uprising in the future, it will not be too late to make a decision. As for the candidate for the commander-in-chief, let me think about it again."
These words were both comfort and compromise. In fact, he felt helpless. He had long known that such a day would come. The four ministers were loyal to the Murong family and their abilities were acceptable. However, the fact that they never forgot to revive Dayan made him
Very headache.
He has been looking for candidates to replace the four ministers, but he has not found any suitable ones. In recent years, as the power of the four ministers has grown stronger and stronger, they can almost be said to have taken over the military, political and financial affairs of the Murong family.
Blocks, if handled improperly, will definitely create chaos, even if they fall apart, it is impossible.
Originally, his first thought was to let Feng BoEi be the commander-in-chief of the Kaiyang Army, but now... it is better to find another candidate.
The four ministers looked at each other and stood up with inexplicable expressions. They vaguely felt Murong Fu's alienation, but they couldn't say what was wrong, so they could only secretly smile bitterly.
At this time, A'Zhu suddenly said, "Master, didn't you say that this meeting is about Xiangyang City? A'Zhu has some news about Xiangyang City here, do you want to talk about it?"
Murong Fu immediately said, "Oh? Tell me quickly, what is the current situation in Xiangyang City?"
A'Zhu immediately said, "According to the news coming from the inside of Xiangyang City, Xiangyang City is currently being defended, but the situation is not optimistic, because the Mongolian army is constantly increasing, and currently it has reached 800,000."
"So many! Are they all cavalry?" Murong Fu was shocked. If there were really 800,000 cavalry, there would be no need to fight and they could just surrender.
A'Zhu shook his head, "There are only 400,000 cavalry, and the other 400,000 are infantry."
Murong Fu breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned. Mongolia is a nomadic people. Even if all the people are soldiers, it is absolutely impossible to mobilize so many troops. What's more, Temujin has just returned from the Western Expedition, how can there be so many?
troops?
A'Zhu seemed to see the doubts in his mind and explained, "The news said that these soldiers and horses are not all Mongolians, but there are also a large number of suspected Khitans."
A flash of surprise flashed across Murong Fu's face. This makes sense. The Liao Kingdom was originally a subsidiary of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was nothing more than that before. Now that Temujin is back, how can he just sit back and watch the Liao Kingdom become more powerful?
As for the cannon fodder, I don't know if Xiao Feng is here.
Then he asked, "What was Song Ting's reaction?"
"Li Sirong sent a message saying that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has ordered Ezhou's capital commander Tian Shizhong to lead his troops to rush for reinforcements. There are four armies of 200,000 in total. They set off a few days ago and should soon arrive at Xiangyang City." A'Zhu replied.
Murong Fu suddenly looked at everyone, "Do you think Xiangyang City can be defended?"
This question was actually asked to Deng Baichuan, who had the most say among everyone, because when the Tianshu Army was moving in the Yangtze River Basin, it often dealt with the Ezhou Army. Deng Baichuan pondered for a while and shook his head, "My subordinates feel that
It's very difficult. Tian Shizhong's subordinates have investigated and found that he relied on the nepotism of old general Zhang Jun to become the governor of Ezhou. He himself has no talent in commanding the army, so relying on him to help Xiangyang has almost no hope."