Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

"Rengui, feel it carefully."

As Qin Wenyuan walked, he said, "The border army can be regarded as the most elite army representative of the Tang Dynasty."

"Because they are in a standoff with the enemy all year round, they cannot relax at all. Therefore, under this high pressure, every soldier is shaped into an elite."

"Whether in terms of combat power or combat awareness, they are definitely not comparable to other ordinary Dajing in the Tang Dynasty."

"Only the tens of thousands of troops guarding Chang'an are slightly stronger than them, but those people are there to protect the imperial city. They have invested a lot of money and energy, and their numbers are very small."

"But what about our border troops? We really haven't invested much money and effort, and the number of troops is as high as hundreds of thousands."

"So under the same conditions, the elite army will even be better than the elite. Therefore, this is a rare place to learn."

"This is a rare learning opportunity. You can feel the atmosphere here and ask Zhao He for advice. Zhao He has a good impression of us now. As long as you don't ask about something too secretive, he won't hide anything."

Xue Rengui listened carefully to Qin Wenyuan's words and nodded, "I know."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said no more.

Xue Rengui is very smart and loves to learn. He is young now, just like a sponge and can absorb a lot of things.

As a person with potential, at this time, you should try your best to enrich yourself.

Then, when you have learned enough, throw away the useless or problematic things.

Then new useful things are stored in your mind and become your own skills.

This is the method of rapid growth that Qin Wenyuan developed for Xue Rengui.

This is also the way he has been helping Xue Rengui openly and secretly.

Soon, they arrived in front of the central army tent and led their soldiers to say, "Master Qin, General Xue, and Commander Zhao are waiting for you in the tent. You can go in directly."

Qin Wenyuan thanked him and walked in with Xue Rengui.

As soon as I entered, I smelled some extremely fragrant scent.

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "It seems that we are in for a treat."

Zhao He laughed, stood up, and said with a cupped hand, "Master Qin is right. This is a large eagle that I shot down two days ago. As the saying goes, the most delicious are those that swim in the water or fly in the sky. It just so happens that Master Qin and General Xue are better off catching it early than not. Today I will have someone stew it directly so that we can taste the game together."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "With the delicious food in front of me, I won't be polite to Commander Zhao."

Xue Rengui also laughed and said, "Lord Qin knows me. I am the greediest person. I am really blessed with delicious food today. I will eat too much soon. I hope General Zhao will not draw his sword to chop me."

Zhao He listened to Xue Rengui's words and felt that they were to his liking.

He laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll give you enough!"

Everyone sat down quickly.

They ate delicious food and chatted.

After a while, Qin Wenyuan said, "General Zhao, you have been stationed here for a long time, so you must know Nanzhao very well. We are new here and we are completely in the dark, so I hope General Zhao can introduce the situation of Nanzhao to us."

Xue Rengui also said: "I was young and it was my first time leading an army to war, so I was really nervous. But after meeting Brother Zhao, I immediately felt at ease."

"Because I know that I have met a noble person. Lord Zhao is here and can definitely help me a lot."

"So I hope Lord Zhao can help us solve this puzzle."

When Zhao He heard what the two said, he just felt comfortable.

The general is straightforward, but he also likes to hear good words.

He was even happier because Xue Rengui, who was of higher status than him, was so sincere this time.

Qin Wenyuan also looked at Xue Rengui with a smile and nodded slightly.

Xue Rengui was indeed very smart. He started to put into practice what he had just learned about how to behave in society.

Just a few words were enough to make big brother Zhao He open his heart.

Qin Wenyuan was very happy about Xue Rengui's change.

After Zhao He heard Xue Rengui's words, he became even more talkative and did not hide anything.

He said, "General Xue, you have asked the right person. I have been here for several years and have had many conflicts with Nanzhao. I was worried that Nanzhao would launch a surprise attack on the Tang Dynasty, so I secretly sent people to Nanzhao to find out the situation."

"Anyway, I promise that when it comes to understanding Nanzhao, if I say I'm second, no one dares to say I'm first."

Xue Rengui was also very happy when he heard this.

He said, "Please give me some advice, General Zhao."

Zhao He said: "The national strength of Nanzhao is not that strong. In my estimation, it is about the same as Tuyuhun, and it is unlikely to be comparable to Tubo."

"The total military strength of Nanzhao is only about 600,000 at most, and that's including all their troops, including the guards of the imperial city and palace."

"No matter how many more...it won't exceed 600,000."

"Of course... this is Nanzhao's recruitment of new soldiers. If they were to force them to join the army, I don't know how many people there would be."

"But even if you forcefully recruit new soldiers, they are still new soldiers after all. They won't have much fighting power after one or two years. So your next enemies will mainly be those 600,000 troops."

Xue Rengui nodded slightly.

There are 600,000 main troops, and there may be some new recruits with new signs, but the new recruits are not very strong, so you don't need to worry too much about them.

This is the entire strength of Nanzhao without the support of Beidou Society.

He quickly memorized the information and continued to ask, "What else?"

Zhao He continued, "Your first battle will be Xin'an City if nothing unexpected happens."

"This Xin'an City is the closest military fortress of Nanzhao to here. It has also confronted us before. The area of ​​this city is not very large. At most, it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops."

"But the walls of this city are quite high, so it may be difficult to attack next time."

"but……"

Zhao He said proudly: "I can give you a suggestion, maybe it can help you reduce a lot of casualties."

Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui were both moved.

Xue Rengui hurriedly asked: "Please give me some advice, General Zhao."

Zhao He picked up the wine glass, took a sip happily, and said, "There was an earthquake in the north of Xin'an City in the past, which caused part of the city wall to collapse. Although they repaired it later, the difference is still very large compared to the original city wall."

"Let's not talk about the thickness. There's no comparison. Nanzhao was relatively wealthy before, but it's been very poor in recent years. There's not enough money to repair the city wall. In addition, the garrison commander of Xin'an City was also secretly greedy. In the end, the city wall there is a little fragile compared to other city walls."

"It was added later, and it's not repaired yet. There are some cracks between it and the original wall. If it encounters a heavy blow..."

He chuckled and said, "I think maybe we can just knock it open."

"It would be interesting if we could break open this hole during the siege, don't you think?" Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui's eyes lit up.

Neither Qin Wenyuan nor Xue Rengui knew this information.

Even if Qin Wenyuan had good eyesight, when he first saw the city wall of Xin'an City, he might not be able to think that there were huge problems with the city wall.

He looked at Xue Rengui, who hurriedly asked, "General Zhao, is this information from a reliable source?"

Zhao He smiled and said, "I treat you as my brothers, so I won't tell you things I'm not sure about."

"After all, this concerns the life and death of my brother. How can I talk nonsense?"

"Don't worry, this news is absolutely reliable. I have been here to block Nanzhao for many years, so I still have these skills."

Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui became excited when they saw Zhao He was so confident.

If Xin'an City really has this loophole, then it would be a great thing for them.

Qin Wenyuan said to Xue Rengui: "How is it? Did you bring these bottles of wine in vain? Did you say these nice words in vain?"

A few bottles of wine and a few nice words.

In exchange, I got such important information.

value!
It’s really worth it!

Qin Wenyuan struck while the iron was hot and asked for paper and pen, then drew a simple city wall. He said, "General Zhao, where is the problematic place you mentioned? Please mark it for us, so that we won't be in the dark and have difficulty finding it when the time comes."

Zhao He smiled upon hearing this and said, "Master Qin is really meticulous. If we were careless warriors, we would only remember that there was a problem with the city wall, and then we would be dumbfounded. The city wall is so big, we would have to work hard to find out where the problem is."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "General Zhao also knows my job. My job is to solve cases, so I naturally pay special attention to some details."

Zhao He laughed: "I have heard the legendary deeds of Lord Qin too many times. I admire smart people like Lord Qin."

"So Sir Qin, there is no need to be modest. In my heart, Sir Qin is amazing, and there is no doubt about that."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and drew a circle on the paper, saying, "It's probably this location. Besides, the color of the new patch on their city wall is slightly different from the old one. It's easier to see during the day."

"But at night, the light is not very good, so it is not easy to find it."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly and wrote down these words.

Maybe Zhao He just said it casually.

But Qin Wenyuan knew that this was extremely important information. Once the war really broke out, just this one sentence might save thousands or even tens of thousands of lives.

He folded the paper and put it carefully in his arms.

Then he picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine with Zhao He.

The atmosphere suddenly became more heated.

Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui learned a lot of news about Nanzhao from Zhao He, including some strange anecdotes and some noteworthy enemies.

Zhao He is not as organized as Qin Wenyuan. He basically says whatever he thinks.

Fortunately, Qin Wenyuan had already made a list of the things he wanted to ask in his mind, so even though Zhao Hedong talked nonsense, under his guidance, he told him everything he wanted to know.

By the time Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui had written down all the important information, it was already getting late.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Zhao He and finally asked, "General Zhao, do you know the Beidou Society?"

Zhao He said, "When I heard about Lord Qin's deeds before, I heard the name of Beidou Society. It is said that this organization is very mysterious, very scary, and very difficult to deal with. Lord Qin, is that true?"

Qin Wenyuan nodded: "The Beidou Society is indeed a mysterious and difficult organization. And to be honest with General Zhao, another reason why we came to attack Nanzhao this time is to deal with the Beidou Society."

"what?"

Zhao He looked surprised.

"Master Qin means... Could it be that the Beidou Society is hiding in Nanzhao?"

Qin Wenyuan didn't hide it either.

Maybe he would need Zhao He in the future, so he didn't hide it from Zhao He on purpose.

And it's not a secret.

Basically, you know everything you need to know.

He said: "According to the clues we have obtained, Nanzhao is a very important base of Beidou Society."

"So, I want to know, has General Zhao ever found any trace of the Beidou Society?"

Zhao He scratched his head and said, "Master Qin, this question stumps me. I don't know who is in the Beidou Society, and I don't know who is a member of the Beidou Society, so I don't know if I have discovered it."

Qin Wenyuan thought about it, changed his words, and said, "Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about Xin'an City."

"General Zhao, have you noticed that some unfamiliar new faces have appeared in Xin'an City recently?"

"Even, there are new faces in the upper echelons of Xin'an City?"

"Well..."

Zhao He thought about it, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Master Qin, you are really as good as a god. The leader of Xin'an City has indeed been replaced."

"Just two days ago, a very burly man came. He looked quite powerful. As soon as he arrived, he took over the power of Xin'an City."

"But I don't know whether that person is from the Beidou Society."

Xue Rengui hurriedly looked at Qin Wenyuan.

This kind of thinking-intensive stuff is what Lord Qin is best at.

When Qin Wenyuan saw Xue Rengui looking at him, he nodded slightly.

He did not say anything more, and said, "Okay, we got it. Thank you General Zhao for your hospitality tonight. When we go to Chang'an in the future, General Zhao can look for us. We will definitely repay General Zhao well."

The two men left the border army camp and headed towards the alliance army camp.

On the way, Xue Rengui asked Qin Zulai: "Sir Qin, could the new commander of the troops in Xin'an City be from the Beidou Society?"

Qin Wenyuan thought for a moment, then nodded slightly: "If nothing unexpected happens, it must be someone from the Beidou Society, and he should be a key member."

He rode on a horse, walking under the starlight.

"Normally speaking, changing the coach at the last minute is an extremely unreasonable thing."

"The troops of Xin'an City have been stationed here for many years, just like our border troops. If Nanzhao suddenly attacks the Tang Dynasty, do you think the Tang Dynasty will replace them with a new general who is unfamiliar to the soldiers when the enemy is about to attack the Tang Dynasty?"

Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "The Tang Dynasty would definitely not do this. Soldiers and generals need a period of adjustment before they can get to know and trust each other."

(End of this chapter)