arrogant and Nangong Ye both hugged Young Master Liu and responded in unison.
Liu Mingzhi listened to the two Zhang Kuang's answers in unison, nodded with a faint smile, gently stroked the tea lid in his hand and slowly started pacing.
When Song Qing and the others saw this, their eyes could only move back and forth following Young Master Liu's steps.
After a while, Young Master Liu slowly stopped pacing, turned slightly and once again cast his gaze on Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye.
"Two uncles."
"Is the old minister here, Your Majesty?"
"Is the old minister here, Your Majesty?"
"Two uncles, I remember that we talked together a few days ago. You two have 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses from Tianzhu Kingdom and Dashi Kingdom respectively under your command, right?"
After hearing the question that Young Master Liu asked them, Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye didn't know what Young Master Liu's purpose was in asking this question, but they still nodded without hesitation.
"Reporting to your Majesty, that is exactly what happened."
"To answer your Majesty's question, it is indeed true."
Young Master Liu nodded slightly, raised the tea cup in his hand, took a sip of tea, and glanced at Zhang Kuang and Zhang Kuang curiously.
"Two uncles, these two groups of soldiers under your command, are they stationed together or are they stationed separately?"
Zhang Kuang turned his head and glanced at Nangong Ye, who was sitting next to him. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking first, he immediately bowed his hands to Young Master Liu happily.
"Reporting to your Majesty, veteran, I am responsible for the troops and horses of the Dashi Kingdom. I have arranged for them to be stationed in various important cities.
Your Majesty, you also know that a force of 40,000 to 50,000 is not a small number.
If all 40,000 to 50,000 troops are stationed in one city, the pressure on the city they are stationed in will be too great!
This is true regardless of all aspects of life or the supply of food and grass.
In addition to this, the veteran is also worried that some generals may suddenly have inappropriate thoughts due to certain reasons.
As the saying goes, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others.
Just in case, only by spreading them out can we have better control and the veteran can feel more at ease.
Otherwise, although the veteran and brothers are not afraid that they will make some rebellious actions, it will be a trouble after all, isn't it?
Since the veteran has anticipated this situation in advance, it would be safer to simply nip the signs of this risk in the cradle.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the old minister had no choice but to arrange for them to be stationed in scattered places."
After listening to these crazy words, Young Master Liu nodded with satisfaction.
"Uncle, your considerations are right, and your arrangement is also the most correct approach.
As you just said, 40,000 to 50,000 troops are indeed not a small number!
Just in case something happens that none of us want to see happen, this is the safest thing to do."
"Your Majesty, you also think that my arrangement is more appropriate, so I can rest assured."
Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded, nodded slightly and took a sip of tea in the cup, then turned his attention to Nangong Ye.
"Uncle, how did you make arrangements there?"
When Nangong Ye heard this, he immediately punched Young Master Liu.
"To answer your Majesty's question, there is not much difference between the arrangements made by the old minister and the arrangements made by Brother Zhang.
The only difference is that I did not arrange all the 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses of Tianzhu Kingdom in the main cities in Tianzhu Kingdom, but scattered them at intervals between Tianzhu Kingdom and Dashi Kingdom.
among the border towns.
As for the reason why I made such arrangements, your Majesty, I think you should have guessed what I am thinking by now."
When Liu Mingzhi heard what Nangong Ye said, he rolled his eyes and thought thoughtfully for a moment, then nodded with a smile.
"Uncle, if this is not what I expected, there should be two reasons for your arrangement.
First of all, you are mobilizing troops and horses for the convenience of passing orders, and you can use them at any time as follow-up reinforcements when our Dalong Dynasty continues its Western Expedition.
Secondly, you are thinking the same thing as Uncle Zhang Kuang, just in case.
Uncle, you arranged them in the border town between Tianzhu Kingdom and Dashi Kingdom. It can be said that you directly put them in a situation where they are attacked from both sides.
If this is the case, one day in the future, some generals of Tianzhu will suddenly become disloyal and engage in rebellion.
Then, you and Uncle Zhang Kuang can immediately send orders to mobilize the soldiers and horses stationed in the Tianzhu Kingdom, as well as the soldiers and horses stationed in the border cities of the Dashi Kingdom, to directly attack the rebels who have disloyal intentions.
, a counter-insurgency move of outflanking the left and right.
Judging from the topography of the border towns adjacent to each other in Tianzhu Kingdom and Dashi Kingdom, if such a situation really happened, it would be impossible for the rebels to escape in such a situation of flanking front and rear and outflanking them.
!
Uncle, in addition to the two reasons I mentioned, is there a third or more reason for your arrangement?"
As Young Master Liu's last rhetorical question fell, Nangong Ye shook his head without hesitation, and then gave Young Master Liu a fist with admiration on his face.
"Your Majesty is your Majesty, and he is as wise as ever. He immediately guessed all the thoughts in my heart.
I admire you, I admire you so much!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and waved his hand when he heard Nangong Ye's words that came completely from the heart and did not contain the slightest hint of compliment.
"Okay, okay.
Uncle, there is no need to say such words between us."
When Nangong Ye heard this, he quickly raised his hand to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, what I just said was not intended to be flattery, but my sincere admiration for you!"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head happily, raised the tea cup in his hand, drank the warm tea in one breath, and let out a sigh of relief with a slight frown.
"Two uncles, I have asked you two to come here to meet me this time. I have something to tell you to do."
As soon as Liu Mingzhi said this, Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye immediately stood up from their chairs and gave Young Master Liu a fist in the air with respectful expressions.
"The old minister is here, please give me the order from your majesty."
"Old minister, please listen to your Majesty's orders." ()