I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 253 Expedition to the Northwest
"Drive, drive~"

"Go and look behind, don't let anyone get left behind!"

"Soldiers, if you keep holding on, we can rest in half a day!"

At this time, it had been four days since Liu Long and others left the Northern Xinjiang camp, and during these four days, they had only rested for less than half a day.

I dared to go forward almost day and night, and it could be said that horses and people stopped along the way.

Three thousand light cavalry, one person and three horses galloped all the way, and many counties along the way also provided war horses to replace the soldiers.

Relying on this method, they were able to gallop all the way from Dingxiang County to Fufeng County in a few days.

Immediately, they will enter the hinterland of Fufeng County, and then the northwest front line of the Han Dynasty, Hanyang County!

At this time, Liu Long had also been running around for several days. Apart from the tired look on his face, what made him feel the most painful was the current battle on the front line.

"Your Majesty, news has come from the front. Although General Shang has assembled more than [-] troops.

But he was very passive in this war. Not only was he unable to enter Liangzhou to regain the four counties in Hexi.

Even Fufeng County has problems from time to time.

I can only stop first! "

At this time, the pioneer Deng Zun sent news again, which also allowed Liu Long to confirm the current situation. He could only wave his hand and order the army to stop now.

"rest!"

Liu Long didn't talk nonsense. At this time, he really didn't have the energy to continue talking.

After hearing the news, many soldiers immediately dismounted and took the time to feed their horses with water. At the same time, some of them were left to patrol the surroundings, while others took the time to collapse on the ground.

Try your best to regain your strength.

This run was a test for everyone.

Liu Long's military advisor Yu Xu also came to Liu Long's side at this time. At this time, he also learned about Ren Shang's situation from the soldiers in front.

"His Majesty."

"Don't talk nonsense, talk about business!"

"Wei!" Yu Xu, who was also dressed in rough clothes, began to speak after relaxing his breath a little, "Actually, we can guess that General Ren Shang is in such a situation.

Although this army has as many as 20 people, it is not said that there are different strengths and weaknesses, good and bad.

Even among the 20 troops, the vast majority were soldiers and horses drawn from various counties and counties, and most of the border troops were dispersed and returned home.

Even Wei Chen heard that the 20-strong army was unable to gather thousands of cavalry!
Although some of the words said by Wei Chen are not pleasant to hear, there is a saying in the art of war. The weak cannot attack the strong, and the walking cannot chase the flying. This is the force of nature!

Nowadays, all the Qiang and Hu cavalry come and go like the wind, covering hundreds of miles every day. When they come, they are like strong winds and showers, and when they go, they are like arrows flying from the string. It is really quite remarkable.

And the soldiers of my great Han Dynasty are brave and fearless.

But they couldn't help but chase the Qiang Hu back and forth on their own two legs.

This is not a big deal.

Therefore, even if the imperial court gathered more than [-] troops and handed them over to General Ren Shang, so what?
It is only reasonable that such a protracted battle has no military achievements.

Even General Ren Shang himself is in a dilemma. It's not that he doesn't know these things, but he doesn't have enough power. He can't do it without telling him if he wants to counterattack.

I'm afraid there are still people in this court who are keeping an eye on General Ren Shang, if this continues.

I'm afraid if the urging continues, General Ren Shang will do something wrong. "Yu Xu is a person who is very good at understanding people's hearts, so he has seen Ren Shang more thoroughly at this time, and his analysis of the battle situation is quite reasonable.

After Liu Long heard this, besides frowning, he also looked at the other party again.

"Then what do you think the northwest should be like now?"

"Simple. The soldiers should be more elite and not more numerous. What is the use of the remaining 20 troops besides consuming food and fodder?
It is better to change the approach and let them choose whether to continue fighting in the northwest, or whether they are willing to return home and demobilize.

Now that the war is tense, they have no merit and are always facing danger. If they have this opportunity, they will definitely not give up.

In this way, we can not only reduce military expenditures, but also allow local production to resume and appease the people everywhere, so as not to cause any further turmoil in the world.

Of course, it's not appropriate for them to leave like this, and they need to give something.

All it takes is a few thousand dollars per person, and then they can be returned to their hometowns.

Although these thousands of dollars are a lot of money, the officers and soldiers in this army also have many children from aristocratic families, and each of them also has his own manpower and troops.

Even if you try to scrape it together at the worst, you can just do it.

In this way, if one person has three to five thousand yuan, 20 people will have nearly one hundred thousand yuan.

His Majesty only needs to reopen the market in the northwest, and then find some reliable merchants for them to purchase horses.

One hundred thousand dollars is enough to buy a decent war horse.

In this way, we can buy more than 20 fine war horses when we have [-] people.

In addition to the [-] soldiers around His Majesty, and more than [-] elite soldiers from the border army, we can try to fight as fast as possible."

"All 20 people should be demobilized and returned to their hometowns?"

Liu Long listened to Yu Xu's words and knew that this strategy was good, and it was indeed a way, or even the only way.

After all, he was also someone who experienced the war in Northern Xinjiang.

Whether you want to defeat the enemy head-on on this battlefield, or fight with the enemy, the only one who wants to contain the cavalry is the cavalry.

This is a must.

Now they have enough war horses in Northern Xinjiang, but Northern Xinjiang also needs a large number of war horses and cannot be allocated to the northwest.

Therefore, if they want to break the situation, they have to find a way on their own.

But he didn't expect that Yu Xu would want all 20 people to go back.

Although the 20 people are safe here after they return, this northwest...
Looking at Liu Long's struggling eyes, Yu Xu also knew what His Majesty was thinking. The northwest was now in such a state of decay.

If there is no army around, His Majesty's worries are indeed justified.

However, Yu Xu did not change his mind, but whispered to Liu Long again.

“Your Majesty, 20 people are empty and cannot be used for fighting, so what’s the use of keeping them?
As the saying goes, soldiers are more valuable than more soldiers! "

"Soldiers are more valuable than more." Liu Long repeated this sentence again at this time, and finally nodded slowly, "Then go get the pen and ink, and I will send a letter to Luoyang!"

Three days later, Liu Long officially took over the army from Ren Shang under the banner of Emperor Han. At the same time, Luoyang also received Liu Long's letter.

Suddenly, the court was once again in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)