Da Wei Chun

Chapter 700
In the past, the imperial court promised to borrow troops from Tuyuhun and Rouran, which seemed to be to drive away wolves and kill people with knives, but in reality, they were at the end of the mountain and had no skills, so they had no choice but to do it.

Today, the imperial court is negotiating peace with the Erhu again. It is also a desperate and desperational strategy, but it is taking advantage of the situation and adapting measures to local conditions.

This time, Tuyuhun and Rouran were not given a catty of food, a pair of armor, and an arrow, but they had to put in all their strength, knowing that there are tigers in the West Sea, but they prefer to go to the West Sea?

Only this point, superior or inferior judgment.

Li Chengzhi had doubted why Gao Ying suddenly became enlightened.He didn't know until he received the secret report: Gao Ying was removed, and the court finally started to play the role it should have played.

Li Chengzhi had hoped that the imperial court would compensate Xihai for its population, food, land, etc., but that was never even thought about.

The eight assistants complement each other and check and balance each other. No one is so stupid as to "give merit to the enemy" and "give others a handle". Even if someone is so stupid, the other seven will never agree.

As for Li Chengzhi's fantasy of "three years of accumulation", "five years of counterattack", "ten years of great achievements", etc., it is like a fool's dream.

Anyone who is not stupid enough to know the truth of eliminating disasters before they happen and preventing disasters before they happen, not to mention that the eight assistants are all leaders in the world, and they all know that even if they fight to the death, they will never give Xihai a chance to develop and grow.

In this way, there is now a large army under pressure, and the storm is about to come, which is no different from the early spring of last year.

But compared with last year, Xihai is not the same.

Successive battles and victories, repeated battles and victories, are like fire burning steel, the more you practice, the more refined you become.Experience, morale, and morale have more than doubled?
Even if he encounters an enemy ten times stronger, even without firearms, Li Chengzhi has the confidence to win a battle.

In the past year, Xihai has worked together and worked together to make full use of military equipment, armor and war horses.A large mine was opened in the Qilian Mountains, and the gunpowder prepared in the second half of the year was more than four times the amount accumulated in the previous five years.

But the problem is not without, the first to bear the brunt is food.

One is that the population in Xihai is too small, and Li Chengzhi is afraid of a protracted war. If there is work, there will be no agriculture, and if there is agriculture, there will be no work. Military supplies and food cannot be balanced.

The second is that Hexi is vast, the border line is too long, and there are no natural dangers to rely on, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend.In addition, there are not many soldiers in the West Sea. If Hexi is still farmed to grow food, it will inevitably consume a lot of military power to guard, and the gains outweigh the losses.

With only the existing food reserves, once a war starts, the waste will be even greater, and it may be difficult to maintain it for a year.

And that's only second.

What Li Chengzhi is even more afraid of is that the imperial court and the Erhu will not fight, block but not attack.

No matter how strong Xihai is, it only covers several states and has a population of only 40 households. In order to fight, the whole people had to be mobilized.Still as I said before, if there are people who cultivate land, there will be no helpers in various factories, and if there are helpers, the land will be barren...

If the imperial court gritted its teeth and insisted on exhausting, Xihai really couldn't exhaust it.

So Li Chengzhi thought about it, and the best way is to make a quick decision.

But now it seems that the imperial court has obviously worked hard and used their brains: a famous general, a generation of heroes, Xing Luan actually learned from the Hu people and started guerrilla warfare?
Although it is only temporary and relative, but in all honesty, this method of warfare can really restrain firearms to a certain extent.

At least Li Feng's mixed army of infantry, cavalry, vehicles and guns could never catch up with Xing Luan's [-] light cavalry.

Xing Luan became more and more comfortable, and Tuyuhun and Rouran were even more handy.If the three parties work together to attack the West Sea, how many soldiers will Li Chengzhi send to defend the borders between the north and the south that are more than a thousand miles long?
It is simply unrealistic to say that all the soldiers and civilians will move to Longxi without guarding the West Sea.

Regardless of the rest, apart from coal, iron, and sulfur, the Xihai army still uses wool to connect successive victories, winning every battle?

Although Li Chengzhi knew that Longxi should not lack these things, but where the mine was and whether it was good or not, his eyes were darkened.

Feeling stuck all of a sudden?

Li Chengzhi was silent, and everyone in the hall was also frowning, racking their brains to think of a way.

And like Li Shixian, he sighed and sighed, regretting endlessly.

He finally understood what Li Chengzhi said to him in the beginning: Even in the last days of the dynasty, when all the heroes rise together, it is not easy to rebel.What's more, the Yuan and Wei Dynasties only showed signs of decline, and they were still far from subjugation...

Now it is just to kick away the stumbling block of Gao Ying, and the court only played a little instinctive role, which made Xihai feel bad.If Yuan Ke and other enlightened masters are in power, Xihai may not even be able to turn a wave...

Li Shixian couldn't help but regret: Why did Li Chengzhi go crazy and force Li Chengzhi to fight?

If it takes several years at night and accumulates more, it will not be as difficult as it is now.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world...

He shook his head, cleared his mind, and asked suspiciously: "Xing Luan only has [-] surrendered troops, where did the [-] elite cavalry come from?"

"What's so difficult about this?"

Wei Zijian sighed slightly, "Although Xing Luan's troops are only over 20, Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng are nearby, with [-] troops. Although they are all surrendered troops, most of them come from the town army in Beizhen. Among them, Gong Horses are skilled, and there are many people who have experienced battles. Under the so-called heavy rewards, there must be brave men. After a little preparation, and some big profits, it will be a strong army...

Moreover, the imperial court has no shortage of horses, the Heyang Racecourse alone raises more than a million horses, and can tame [-] war horses in just one year, so it is not difficult to form [-] Qingqi..."

"Where did the food and winter clothes come from?"

Li Shixian was even more puzzled, "The winter before last year when Xi Kangsheng attacked Gao Zhao, if he hadn't lobbied the Guanzhong gentry to donate generously, most of the soldiers would have frozen to death outside Jinming City. But now it is Xing Luan who chased after Li Feng in the cold winter of Sanjiu Thousands of miles away, unexpectedly unscathed?"

If he pursued so closely, Xing Luan must have not prepared a rear army, and the cavalry had to prepare their own food and grass tents.

The horse is easy to solve: from the fertile field to the West Sea, it is thousands of miles long, and most of them are lands with lush water and grass.Even in severe winter, it is impossible to be covered with heavy snow.If you stop and go like this, you can always find a place to graze horses.

But what should people do? They can't eat grass like a horse, right?

Assuming two catties of food per day for one soldier, the daily needs are 400 catties. Xing Lian chased him for more than three months, which is [-] million catties, which is more than [-] stones.

Of course, it is also possible that Yuan Yaoyin paid for the grain and just saved it from the mouths of the rest of the soldiers.But where did the thick tents and winter clothes for the cavalry camp and march come from?

This is not an ordinary march, but the cavalry chasing the enemy in the vast wilderness for thousands of miles during the cold winter of Sanjiu.Not only people need felt tents and winter clothes, but also horses need felt clothes.

Otherwise, if you can't chase them for ten days, most of them will be frozen to death.

Wei Zijian glanced at Li Shixian and remained silent.

He naturally knew the reason, but it would damage Li Chengzhi's reputation, so he didn't answer.

"I was suspicious for a while, and fell into Yang's plan!"

Li Chengzhi sighed in disappointment, and simply passed the secret report in his hand to Li Shixian.

Li Sixian glanced hastily, his eyes popped sharply.

The detailed work says: just after the New Year's Eve, the Guanzhong prefectures shipped out large quantities of grain, grass, silk, hemp, furs, etc., and most of them were shipped to Beizhen.But it was not forced by the imperial court, it seems that the family offered to offer it on their own initiative.Just because the horses and chariots carrying the baggage hang the flags of the clans...

Li Sixian's hands trembled in shock: "Why is this so?"

"It was the Yang family who lobbied for the power of the Guanzhong family, saying that the country is in danger, everyone is responsible, and the family? What's more, the Yang family has donated all the accumulation of the Yang family for the court to judge. And the Yang family has been the leader of the Guanzhong family for decades. The influence is so far-reaching, and the rest of the aristocratic families are either sincere or helpless, and they donate money one after another...

It's not just Guanzhong.For example, in Hedong, Shandong, Henan and other places, all prefects and powerful families more or less have contributed...and not only that..."

Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely, "After the empress dowager issued an edict to punish herself, King Qinghe regented, and tried her best to reject the serious discussion, and changed the false title of 'Na Su bestowing nobles' into a real title, and it is hereditary, no one can deceive... "

Not to mention Li Shixian, even Cui Guang was astonished: "Even if it is sealed, it must be a rich land. But Guanzhong, Hedong, Shandong and other counties have already been sealed off, so how can there be vacancies?"

"There are only a few counties in these places, and how many officials can you get?"

Li Chengzhi smiled helplessly, "And like Beidi, Six Towns, and even Hexi, there are more than a thousand counties and counties, large and small? Even a county costs a thousand stones, which is also a million stones of grain, not to mention Yuan Yi's sudden whim , They are all given to "the ones who get the highest price", and there is a written evidence: Whenever the civil strife is quelled, those who accept millet will be appointed by the third level and given real positions.

For example, the magistrate of the county (jue from the fifth rank), can be appointed as the county magistrate and county lieutenant (the rank is from the eighth rank), such as the county son (the noble is from the fourth rank), can be appointed as the county lieutenant and county magistrate (the rank is from the seventh rank).If he is Sanhou (from the second rank), he will be the magistrate of a county... In this way, how is it different from Shifeng?
And it's not just that: if the father dies, the eldest son can inherit the title, and if he doesn't raise an official, he will be appointed by another level.If the eldest son has raised an official, he can only inherit the title, and the real official can be inherited by the second son..."

Everyone in the hall was stunned: Can it still be like this?
Beidi and the six towns had already been beaten to pieces. The officials of the prefectures either demoted Gao Zhao, or fled back to the capital. Even if they were not beheaded, they were exonerated for failing to defend the city.Now these two places are under the military management, depending on the actual situation, Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng will either appoint a strong man to act as a temporary substitute, or directly take over the leadership of the military officer.

Without the imperial decree, there are naturally too many officials to do.Now that Yuan Yi suddenly came with a hand to "gift the nobles with the millet, downgrade the appointment to the third level, and the one with the highest price will get it", how can these temporary officials be able to sit still?

In all likelihood, he will try his best to keep his official position.What's more, there is also the Lord Ciyou, who is even more flocking to it.

And like the rest of the powerful and powerful, they naturally wouldn't watch.After finally encountering such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I have to take a gamble anyway to find a birth for my son.

The reason why it is a gamble is because the Yuan and Wei dynasties are now in turmoil, and the country may perish one day, so there are naturally countless officials.

But if there is a change of dynasty, if you have an official status and a title, your capital will be considered higher, and you will surrender at that time, and your qualifications will be higher than others.

What's more, maybe one day the court will be unsustainable, or the chaos army will enter the city, and [-]% of the wealth will not be kept. It is better to exchange some practical things early.

If the imperial court wins, that would be the best.With official status, the money and food donated will be recovered sooner or later.

Why not?
In other words, although this move has serious consequences, for the court, isn't it a hundred times stronger than paying Xihai for food, people, land, and the country?
What's more, if you can receive millet and bestow titles, you can naturally give troops and bestow officials: for example, if you bring a hundred strong men, I will make you a team leader, and if you bring a thousand, I will make you a leader... Come on, don't you even have soldiers?

It was obviously a dead chess game, but it suddenly came alive?

Now there are strong foreign aid to besiege and not attack, which makes Xihai tired of coping.There are good plans to recruit soldiers and horses, and to accumulate grain and armor.It won't take long, at most one to two years, for the imperial court to accumulate the strength to counterattack Xihai in an all-round way...

Cui Guang narrowed his eyes, and asked in a cold voice, "Who made this plan?"

"It is rumored that it was contributed by Yang Bo, but in my opinion, Yang Bo has absolutely no such ambition and courage!"

"Don't talk about Yang Bo, even Yuan Yi and Yuan Yao have no such insight and determination. This move is definitely a sign of the country's subjugation. If the imperial court can really make things right and stabilize the four worlds, this noble, this official, will certainly It cannot be given..."

Cui Guang's eyes flashed brightly, "If it's not Yuan Cheng, then it's Gao Zhao. One of these two is a capable minister in governing the world, the other is a hero in troubled times, and both of them have been in charge of the court for a long time. ... Only in this way can we take a look at the overall situation and use ingenuity to break through..."

Li Chengzhi naturally knew Cui Guang's intentions.

If we really want to divide the law like this, the world will be dominated by the tyrannical elites, and then the emperor and the court will be like decorations, not even the Sima family in the later Jin Dynasty.

But if Qin Zhen quenches thirst, it is better for the country to die sooner rather than sooner.

It is even more likely that before the promise is fulfilled, the imperial court will have a solution, such as imprisoning Gao Ying, killing Yuan Yi to apologize to the world, and linger on for a while.

As for who offered the advice, it is meaningless to pursue it now.

The difficulty is, how can we avoid being led by the nose and break this predicament?

It seems that there is no other way besides fighting?
And the sooner the better.

When the imperial court has recruited enough soldiers and horses, and has accumulated enough food and grass, how can there be time to fight?

After pondering for a long time, Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely: "Let's fight, while Li Song restrains Rouran in Moxi, and Tuyuhun is waiting and watching, first paralyze the court... When the road is narrow, the brave wins!"

(End of this chapter)