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The ninth hundredth chapter

The war horses were galloping on the official road, and a group of knights were riding up and down with the galloping horses. This was quite good riding skills. When passers-by saw it, they couldn't help but secretly praise: "What a handsome horsemanship!"

The knights arrived outside Liangzhou City before sunset. The strong men on horseback reined in the reins from a distance and laughed at the colorful shed.

"It is a great honor for me, Mr. Cao, to ask Marquis Ye to wait here!"

Ye An responded with a smile: "Brother Cao is coming to Liangzhou Mansion. It would be rude for me, Ye An, not to go out of the city to greet him!"

Cao Yi turned over and dismounted, took Ye An's arm and said: "Brother, I came to Liangzhou Prefecture first. Sun Gongfeng and other soldiers have already taken the Privy Council's tiger talisman to the Jishi Army. Brother, you have to tell me the truth.

What's going on with this Jishi Army?"

Ye An glanced at Cao Yi strangely and raised his eyebrows: "Didn't Duke Wuwei tell you? I rarely interact with the Jishi Army. When I was in Hehuang, I was helpless when I tried to mobilize the Jishi Army.

Leah!"

Cao Yi shook his head slightly, took Ye An's arm and said: "My second uncle said before I came here that the Jishi Army may have a stubborn problem. Although it is the leader of the northwest frontier army, the army is full of veterans and it may be difficult to control it."

!”

Ye An led Cao Yi to his cattle driveway: "I don't believe it when you say that the Jishi Army is difficult to control. Even if it is a arrogant and powerful general, it is not a bad thing. It depends on how well you use it.

It can still bring you far-reaching and continuous military success, but don’t be greedy for the things that should be given to others.”

Cao Yi looked at Ye An dissatisfied and said: "What kind of person am I, your brother? How many military achievements and captures did Zhou Dingguo steal from his subordinates on weekdays? So much so that the Jishi Army didn't want to fight anymore!"

Ye An smiled bitterly: "The corruption of the border army guards has become a common knowledge. Do you know what those border soldiers are saying in private? The border soldiers are cheap and exploitative like scorpions!"

Cao Yi remained silent. He was born as a general and naturally knew the rules in the army. Compared with the Xiang army and the imperial army in Tokyo, the border army was easier to exploit. They had military merits and captured things on the battlefield.

Ye An and Cao Yi talked for a long time in the bullock cart. When passing by Siquhe Market, Cao Yi was also shocked by the exchanges here. Before coming, he had imagined the grand scene of Siquhe Market, but he was still attracted by the goods here.

I was shocked.

Here, almost everything you can think of is available, whether it’s from the Song Dynasty, Dangxiang, Tubo, or even Khitan or Japanese goods, there’s nothing you can’t think of, and there’s nothing you can’t buy.

But the only thing missing was the human trade. Although the Song Dynasty had already banned the slave trade, there were always a lot of people trading. However, in Liangzhou City, no human trading had ever appeared. There was even a notice when entering the city.

Post it, and if you find someone in the market, you will be investigated strictly!

Chen Lin was wandering around in the government office. When she saw Cao Yi, she just nodded and left. Of course he knew why Cao Yi appeared in Liangzhou Mansion.

The sand table in the government office has been moved to the courtyard, and Ye An is standing in front of the sand table discussing with Cao Yi how to use troops against Wen Buqi.

"It is not difficult to defeat Wen Buqi's Tibetan soldiers. Jiao Siluo has already gone back to gather the tribes willing to follow him. Once the rear is unstable, Wen Buqi will definitely lead his troops to retreat and suppress the Qingtang Tibetans. What we have to do

The purpose is not to take the opportunity to defeat him, but to annihilate him! Try to annihilate the Tibetan soldiers under his command in Zongge City as much as possible!"

Cao Yi was a little confused and asked: "Why do you want to strangle Wen Buqi's troops? It is better to let him return to Qingtang and fight with Jiao Siluo. The gradual fight between Tubo and the Song Dynasty is most beneficial to us."

"Is it really beneficial? Wen Buqi is leading the elite of Qingtang Tibetans. What we have to do is to kill these elites in Zongge City in one fell swoop. In this way, the Qingtang Tibetans can "sincerely" surrender. Is it brother Do you think it is wise to leave a strong army to Tibet?"

Gunong

Cao Yi looked at Ye An in surprise. To be honest, he didn't expect Ye An to be so decisive. It must be known that encirclement and annihilation are too difficult for the Song army. Without cavalry as a mobile force, they can only rely on holding back the enemy troops if they want to encircle and suppress them. and tactics of encirclement and encirclement.

This means that the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army under the command of Ye An must cross into the Qingtang land early, detour to the west of Zongge City, and prepare for the siege in advance.

"Brother Changsheng, it's not what I said to you. If you can drive Wen Buqi and his Tibetan elite out of Zongge City, it's already great. Why bother to annihilate them all? You can injure the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred by yourself!"

Ye An smiled: "What we have to do is to try our best to eliminate the elites of the Tubo people and eliminate their strong men. This battle is the final battle of Qingtang and cannot be won!"

Cao Yi pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You want me to drive Wen Buqi's army to Zongge City one by one? I'm afraid this is not a temporary success. At the moment, Kuozhou is full of wars, and the Tubo people are breaking up into pieces and constantly attacking me. It is very difficult to surround the Song Dynasty army stronghold, let alone drive them to Zongge City, how do you know they won't flee to Qingtang City?"

Pointing at Qingtang City on the sand table with the wooden stick in his hand, Ye An said slowly: "Qingtang is about to change. With my help, Jiao Siluo will soon be able to stand firm. At that time, all the Tubo tribes will join us." Under his command, do you think Wen Buqi still has time to attack the fortress in Kuozhou? He must return to Shizongge City to prepare for the battle in Qingtang. What the Jishi Army has to do is to follow them all the way, bite them hard, and blockade them. The east side of Zongge City, and I will encircle it from the west. When you and I join forces, it will be the time to encircle Zonge City! And what we have to do is to encircle Zonge City and encircle it. Different is the right approach!”

"Surrounding but different, do you plan to give Jiao Si some time to unify Qingtang?" Cao Yi looked at Ye An in surprise, not expecting that he had a back-up plan.

Ye An nodded slightly: "That's right, once Jiao Siluo takes Qingtang, that's when we break through Zongge City. After Wen Buqi and thousands of Tibetan elites have been killed, how much fighting power does Qingtang Tubo still have? Can I break the contract?"

"Are you going to kill all the Tubo people in Zong Ge's city?! Massacre the city?!"

Ye An's words made Cao Yi's hair stand on end and a chill ran down his back. He really couldn't imagine that the young man in front of him could be so decisive in killing, as if those thousands of Tubo people were livestock.

"Just relying on benevolence, morality and benefits cannot make the Tubo people join. Only when they see the benevolent side of the Song Dynasty and the thunderous methods will they join sincerely. Otherwise, the stability of Qingtang will be a castle in the air. It will disappear in the blink of an eye. It will be torn apart. You have also seen that in the northwest today, although the Dangxiang people have retreated, they are still watching with eager eyes, and the Uighurs have always been the grassroots who act according to the wind. If the big problem of Qingtang Tubo is not eliminated at this time, the situation will be chaotic. I’m afraid it will continue!”

Cao Yi looked at the sand table in front of her and nodded silently. Obviously, what Ye An said was not wrong. If you want to stabilize the northwest, you must get rid of all forces, and now is a good time to remove Tubo.

"Understood, I will go to Kuozhou tomorrow to reorganize the Jishi Army. This time, both the Privy Council and the Saints are on my side. Zhou Dingguo may have to take action, and I will also ask you for money and food..."

"It has been prepared for a long time. The army pay is 300,000 guan, the army ration is 100,000 dan, no more!"

Cao Yi looked at Ye An with wide eyes: "You don't even want to ask why?"

Ye An shrugged and said helplessly: "You still need to ask? The entire court regards my Liangzhou Prefecture as a cash cow. I pay a lot of business taxes every year, but I withhold even more. If there is no blood, what can they do?

Let me go?!"

Cao Yi smiled and said: "That's true. Before I came from Tokyo, my second uncle told me that I don't need to be polite to you when I come. It seems to be right."

Ye An curled his lips. In fact, the military salary and food he prepared was much more than that. He just said a little bit and bluffed Cao Yi...


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