A full of civil and military officials in the martial arts field were dragged out by personal guards, and there were thirty or forty. These were all officials at the level of county magistrates and lieutenants.
It was not until Zhao Xun stopped pursuing the officials' culprits that the rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief. Then, except for the directors and generals of each department, the rest of the officials could leave. But no one let go of their worries.
Today, they discovered that Zhao Xun and Xiao Guojun were far from as simple as they knew. In the future, they would do more and say less.
"It's still the young guards who are relieved!" Zhao Xun sighed faintly, and then said seriously: "The Government Affairs Department restores order in various prefectures and counties in the next few days, and at the same time recruits new scholars to serve as officials, so as to convert those who are not
After the qualified kick is kicked out, all departments need to supplement it. In addition, they must also prepare for the continued stockpiling of food and grass and prepare for the army."
Zhao Xun sighed casually, but the ten generals of the palace, eight cavalry commanders, and the Beihai Protector all jumped. Since Zhao Xun came back this time, they have become more and more difficult for Zhao Xun to understand.
Or, more mature and deeper.
Afterwards, Zhao Xun and these senior officials gathered in the Council Office of the Grand Governor's Office to discuss the final issue, that is, the Khitan issue.
"The three divisions in the south have been defeated, and the alliance of the five divisions in the north has been achieved. Among them, there should be a match between Situ Lei and Murong Cheng. The tribes in the south have less than 500,000 soldiers and armored men, only more than ten people in the south have been under more than 10.
Wan, even if the whole nation is a soldier, it cannot stop the five unites in the north." Zhao Xun said slowly. "You see, how should we solve the problem now? How should we intervene in it."
Now only Situ Liang and the newly included Li Huaiyuan are on the side, and the rest have their own tasks. The two of them should be the main ones when speaking.
After a while, Li Huaiyuan said, "The three Khitan tribes must exist, and they cannot be annexed by the five northern tribes. Not only because he is our northern foreign defense, but they are also vassals supported by our Xiaoguo Army. If we surrender,
, no matter how you ignore it, who will surrender in the future?"
"If the south of the Khitan is annexed, not to mention the Turks in the west, even the Shiwei people will be mixed in. In the past, when the Shiwei people were strong, they repeatedly invaded the border. Now the Turks are strong, so let them north of them.
If they reach the border of Shunzhou Prefecture, they will join forces with the five northern divisions and enter Youzhou again."
"In the end, the three Khitan tribes can provide us with the war horses, cattle, sheep, livestock, leather and other items we need. But the five northern tribes are not so obedient. Therefore, we cannot ignore them."
Zhao Xunyou looked at Situ Liang, and Situ Liang also said, "I agree with Lord Li's meaning. We must manage the three Khitan tribes. What's more, we have the ability to manage, but we just need to consider how to manage and to what extent.
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Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Since you all think so, then set the tone. The three Khitan tribes can be annexed, but we can only annexed them, and no one else can do it! The Government Affairs Department, according to the budget, can be as much as possible.
The army provides the necessary logistics supplies?”
Lu Ziliang said: "A hundred thousand troops were in March and 50,000 troops were in a year. After the increase, it depends on the situation."
"One hundred thousand army in March...50 thousand army in one year!" Zhao Xun also knew that going out of Shunzhou Prefecture to participate in the war was more troublesome than being in the territory. The terrain was not familiar, and whether there were cities that could protect the safety of the food storage place, and transport it from afar.
It's also a problem.
"What do you two think? How many troops are better this time?" Zhao Xun looked at Situ Liang and Li Huaiyuan.
"Fifty thousand people!" "Fifty thousand!" the two said in unison.
"Fifty thousand? Isn't it too little?" someone muttered.
When it comes to Xiaoguo Army, there are many soldiers now, and are there any powerful enemy troops around? Or, there are no enemies facing the front, which is enough to send a hundred thousand troops to sweep north.
But both Zhao Xun, Situ Liang and Li Huaiyuan knew that this was impossible. Entering the northern grassland, the logistics supply of the 100,000 troops was a problem. Because the Khitan tribes were all cavalry, this was much better than the Marine cavalry.
.If the attack is far away and the logistics cannot be guaranteed, in addition, most of the Xiaoguo Army are infantry, and the technique of escaping thousands of miles away after facing the attack of the cavalry is inappropriate.
If the 100,000 army is really defeated, the consequences will be unpredictable. It is not that the Xiaoguo Army lacks military strength. As long as it is needed, it is feasible to recruit another 200,000 troops based on the territory controlled by the Xiaoguo Army.
If the Xiaoguo Army was really defeated on the Khitan side, the Liaodong Kingdom would immediately rebel. No need to think that they would take advantage of the situation.
This is still an external reason or an unpredictable reason. But there are two other internal reasons, which are the decisive conditions that determine the number of people this time.
First, Zhao Xun's method of fighting the northern Hu Hu was to check and balance each other, weaken each other, and eventually achieve the purpose of annexation or annihilation. Zhao Xun did not mean to use the lives of his subordinates to forcibly conquer the tribes, if Zhao Xun's power could
If you occupy more than half of the world, you can consider it. But with the current capital, Zhao Xun really dare not act with such an enemy at the same time.
The second is that Zhao Xun is trying to attack Jizhou. When he came back this time, Zhao Xun understood. There was nothing to talk about for people like Situ Lei and Murong Cheng. Just because they attacked the caravan, Zhao Xun did not treat them.
It was a good idea. Finally, the assassination that Zhang Yuanjing speculated added fuel to the fire. This also made Zhao Xun agree to the Taihang Mountain Army's various destruction of the Shenwu Army and Changwu Army in Hanoi Prefecture, Xingyang Prefecture and other places.
The reason why Zhao Xun disagreed before was that Situ Lei would re-explode the damage caused by the Taihang Mountain Army, whether it was manpower or materials. However, after the assassination, Zhao Xun lost these kindness.
Heart.
The assassination also made Zhao Xun determined to take down the entire territory of Jizhou, even in a war. Therefore, there should not be too many soldiers to rescue the three Khitan tribes. Of course, there should not be too few, otherwise there would be no one to be produced.
effect.
"In addition, this operation is best for cavalry and infantry to go to the Khitan grassland, and the results are not ideal." Situ Liang continued.
Zhao Xun nodded, and he also believed that the cavalry was better than the infantry during this Khitan rescue.
"Look, it's better to send those cavalry?"
"Lord, each of the ten prefectures has a cavalry, which is more than 30,000 people in total, and eight cavalry capitals, which are 25,000 people in total. Isn't this just over 50,000 people?" Bao Muyang was puzzled and confused
Said.
"General Bao, don't forget that there are more than these cavalry under the command of Xiaoguo Army!" Li Huaiyuan said with a smile.
"Not only...oh, I almost forgot that there are also the Wudu Martial Cavalry, and there are the Martial Eight Banners. The cavalry of the fifth fifth palace can participate." Bao Muyang suddenly realized.
"My third mansion can also participate!" "Lord, and the ninth mansion!"...
"Lord, the Marine cavalry and the Marine Eight Banners soldiers must send troops, and it is best to bear half of the troops. The rest of the cavalry and the mansion cavalry each share half of the troops." Li Huaiyuan said. Although he was Zhao Xun's father-in-law, it is necessary for formal occasions.
The rules must be followed.
Li Muzhi also said, "Black armored cavalry can also participate!" The black armored cavalry was originally the private army of the Li family, and there are currently 6,000 units, but Zhao Xun still let Li Muzhi commander, and there is no problem in the logistics of replenishing it.
The Beihai Protectorate has no major effect, so it is better to go to the grassland to fight the Khitans.
Zhao Xun smiled and said, "The black-armored cavalry should not be moved lightly. You should stay in the Beihai Protectorate, not only to shock the Beihai tribes, but also to shock the Eight Banners of the Marine."
The Marine cavalry attacked, which was necessary at that time, otherwise it would be impossible to stay in Youzhou and eat and not work. Besides, let them sacrifice more than their subordinates to die. But they could not be all of them, so as not to be afraid of accidents.
I am afraid that if I am. If I meet that one in ten thousand chance, I will lose a lot.
"Let's do this, the five capitals of the Marine cavalry sent troops to the Sandu, a total of 10,000 people. The eight banners of the Marine sent troops to the Three Flags, a total of 15,000 people. This occupied 25,000 places. The cavalry of the Mansion sent troops to the Sandu, a total of 10,000 people.
Ten thousand people and cavalry sent troops to four capitals, totaling 12,000. It was almost enough. As for food and grass, let's use war to support the war. At the beginning, our food could be handed over to the three Khitan tribes, with them
Responsible. They live on the grassland, and they are the real experts in how to deal with this. Of course, we cannot forget to ask them for rewards, both war horses, cattle and sheep are fine." Zhao Xun said slowly.
"I think Li Huaiyuan's military service commander is the most suitable one?"
Li Huaiyuan was stunned. Since he defected to Zhao Xun, he had been living in vain for the first year. He also knew that people like him could not move rashly or disappear. After Zhao Xun returned, he appointed him as
Li Huaiyuan couldn't help but be surprised that the military service envoy of the Military Affairs Department had now allowed him to lead the army.
Situ Liang smiled and said, "If you want to lead the army, no one here has any experience in our army. It can be said that our generals are all novices and are all learning in battle. No one has ever led the army alone.
Join the war or fight hard. So Lord Li, you are the most suitable person."
"This..." Speaking of which, Li Huaiyuan was also an orthodox general, and he naturally yearned for the leadership. But he also knew that his former identity as the governor of Youzhou was a flaw for him, and he might have a lot of leadership.
Influence. In addition, as the Beihai Protectorate, Li Muzhi also commanded the heavy troops. If he let himself lead the army, it would be a big trouble.
Zhao Xun seemed to see Li Huaiyuan's concern and said, "This rescue not only requires war, but also requires handling complex relationships with the three Khitan ministries. More importantly, these 50,000 troops are still mixed up with each army.
. If you want to twist them together and form one, ordinary people really can't do it. Also, you can rest assured about this battle, logistics, etc., and you will definitely not be able to pull it back. I want to see the real thing in the past
The strength of General Longxiang Guard!"
Li Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "I will definitely live up to the lord's order!"
Zhao Xun said to Li Muzhi, who smiled and felt grateful, "You have drawn three flags there, and you can then recruit the people from the Beihai tribes to supplement it. I heard that even the people from the Liaodong Kingdom began to run to the Beihai tribes.
, in order to join the Eight Banners of the Marine, how can we not support it?"
"Yang Wangzhen, send a message to Liaodong Kingdom and tell them that my Xiaoguo Army is going to recruit soldiers. They should not stop them specifically, otherwise they will bear the consequences at their own risk. However, I think they don't have the energy to pay attention to these." Su Mo's troops were in Yang Wangqing's
Under the agitation, we have begun to prepare for a conquest of Liaodong Kingdom.
After discussing some trivial matters with the officials, Zhao Xun solved the problems they wanted to solve one by one.
"Husband, what did you do today?" Li Xinyan jumped over and asked as soon as she entered the back house.
Zhao Xun shook his head and said, "You are pregnant, so you can't be quiet for a while? I'm puzzled by your question. How do you ask me to answer?"
"My father and my brother just said that they were well separated, which is a bit abnormal." Li Xinyan said with a frown.
Zhao Xun pinched his small nose and smiled, "It's nothing, I'm just letting your father lead the troops again, so that he can restore the reputation a general should have, so that he will no longer have regrets."
"Thank you!" Li Xinyan suddenly said seriously.
"Why? I rely on my real skills to lead the army and fight. I did not favor him because of your reasons."
"I know! Since becoming the governor of Youzhou, although my father has always held a large army, he has not been able to return to his previous situation and roam the battlefield. Then, in order to repay his kindness, he lost a large area of territory and was even scolded by the people of the world. Alas...
My father's heart is sad, so naturally no one can understand... You should understand the significance of leading the battle." Li Xinyan said with a bitter face.
"I believe your father will definitely restore his reputation and let the people of the world correct him." Zhao Xun could understand Li Huaiyuan's depression. Otherwise, he would not have handed Youzhou directly to himself, a young man.
.I think the most important reason is that I have regained the four northern prefectures occupied by the Marx people.