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Volume One: The Border Town of the Empire Chapter 540: Raising Troops

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    (It¡¯s so awesome. After you really poked the giant toad¡¯s old anus, the next step is to save our young anus, right?) Chapter 540: Raising Soldiers Back to the village, it was almost midnight, and Fang Jie¡¯s white lion entered the village.  There was a commotion when they entered the door. Fortunately, the white lion seemed to have no interest in the surprised soldiers and just followed Fang Jie obediently.  In fact, Fang Jie himself was also surprised. It was obviously the first time for this lion to meet him, but why did he act so close to him?  Sun Kaidao and others welcomed Fang Jie into the big tent. All the generals above the fourth rank were awake. The lights in the big tent were extremely bright, and the flames were crackling.  "General" Sun Kaidao explained the situation in detail, and then marked it on the map and said: "You see, Gao Kaitai rebelled on Hexi Road, and joined forces with the Navy General Wang Yiqu to block the river, and then only used less than  Hedong Road was captured in one month. Now that the rebel forces were at their peak, Yuan Tingshan, the governor of Hedong Road, did not expect such a change. He did not have time to summon the county soldiers to control Yecheng, and he was already surrounded. " " Hedong Road was surrounded.  After losing the road, the emperor's way back to Chang'an was completely blocked. Even if he crossed Mangdang Mountain to Huangyang Road, Luo Yao would be waiting there for the same road to be blocked. The emperor probably never thought that he had arranged it at the most critical moment.  People will raise the flag to rebel when the counter-rebellion is about to end. Gao Kaitai leads the more than 200,000 soldiers assigned to him by the emperor, plus Wang Yiqu's nearly 100,000 naval troops. The force is strong and the place is strong.  How could the county soldiers above stop him?" "So" Sun Kai apologized and said, "My subordinates knew that the general had returned, so I asked Chen Xiaoru to rush over immediately and ask you to go back to the village for discussion." Fang Jie frowned slightly.  When Mei heard what Sun Kaidao had said, she had actually sorted out all these things in her mind: "Are you worried that the emperor will return to Jinyang if he knows there is no way to go east or south?" "Yes" Sun Kaidao leaned over  Said: "If the emperor returns to Jinyang, I'm afraid he will send someone to contact us immediately. What my subordinates are worried about is that although the soldiers have many complaints against the emperor, after all, they have been soldiers of the Sui Dynasty for so many years. If the emperor  No matter what promises or generous profits are made, there is no guarantee that the soldiers will not change their minds. The emperor is now desperate and must recruit more people to help him open the way back to Chang'an" "It's not just us, I'm afraid the emperor Lian Meng will.  Long live Yin Poshan's rebels and they won't conquer anymore." Fang Jie said, "You are right, the war situation has changed. The emperor abandoned the Black Flag Army before because he thought it was worth it, but now we are black.  The flag army has become a knife that he must go back to. ""So, I ask the general to make a decision early." Sun Kaidao pointed at the map and said: "My subordinates have sent a large number of Feiyupao into Huangyang Road. The general is leaving.  In the past month or so, news has come from Huangyang Road that Feiyupao has identified several places suitable for garrisoning troops. As long as our whereabouts are well protected, we will not be noticed in the remote areas of Huangyang Road.  After winter, we will make a decision based on the situation after next year's spring." Fang Jie was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "It's better to withdraw all the flying fish robes sent to Huangyang Road. We won't go to Huangyang Road." "Huh?  "Sun Kaidao was startled for a moment, then glanced at Fang Jie subconsciously and suddenly understood: "General, do you mean to leave Qingxia to go to the prairie?" Fang Jie nodded, sat down and said to everyone, "I am the only one here.  For many months, I have traveled westward out of the canyon, covering nearly ten thousand miles, and I have a good understanding of the current situation in Meng Yuan. There is a fierce battle between the Meng Yuan royal court and the Buddhist sect. The Buddhist believers and herdsmen have left their homes and rushed to the Snowy Mountains to protect their holy land.  The people who supported Kuoketai Mengge also gathered there, and the two sides fought every day, with rivers of blood flowing.  Nowadays, Meng Yuan is completely deserted.  " "From the time I left the canyon to Qinlingol, I didn't encounter a big tribe or a regular army.  This war cannot be won or lost in a short while. Even if the winner is determined, how much damage will be done to the strength of both sides?  Besides, we are not going to settle on the grassland.  " Fang explained: "We need to rest, and the most important thing is to replenish the war horses." He smiled: "On the grassland now, there are not many people, but cattle, sheep and horses are not uncommon.  Relying on these things, our soldiers can eat meat every day to survive this winter. Then we can recruit young and strong people and bring them to the grasslands for training. We will not wait until the outcome of the Meng Yuan Royal Court and Daxue Mountain is decided.  Train a team of light cavalry that moves like the wind.  " "Besides, we have the final say in the canyon.  "    "yes!  Sun Kaidao's eyes lit up: "We have built a stone wall in the canyon. As long as we send people to guard it, no one can easily pass by."  Could the emperor disappear at this time??Is it possible to attack with heavy troops?  Since the grassland is already an undefended place, it is indeed better than venturing to Huangyang Road.  The most important thing, as the general said, is to replenish war horses.  ""It only takes one year," Sun Kaidao said with a smile: "If we are lucky, we can turn all 50,000 people into cavalry!  "The generals have not yet adapted to this sudden change, but after thinking about it, they found that this was indeed the best choice. They ate the cattle and sheep abandoned by the herdsmen on the grassland, rode their discarded war horses, and lived comfortably.  After this winter, when the Meng Yuan people have no time to take care of them, they will use a year or even longer to develop their own strength. They will not return to the northwest until they are strong. By that time, the emperor will most likely be dead.  What's more, the canyon is in the hands of the Black Flag Army, and they can enter or exit. "This trip is to the grassland.  " Fang Jie smiled and said: "My biggest gain is that I discovered that the Meng Yuan Rebellion was more thorough than the Sui Rebellion. I rode my horse for three hundred miles in one day and saw herds of cattle and sheep on the way.  Not a single Wolf Trooper was in sight.  The big tribes are all in the Daxue Mountains or on the way to the Daxue Mountains. The smaller tribes are afraid of being implicated and are migrating south Now when you leave the canyon, you won't see even an armored person for at least a few thousand miles. The prairie people  We believe in the Immortal Heaven, but now their Immortal Heaven has prepared a gift for us.  " "Godhow can we not take it?"  " Although Fang Jie's decision was slightly abrupt, it immediately received everyone's support. Now their strength is not enough to touch any party.  It won't take long for the rebels to reorganize hundreds of thousands of troops. At that time, the emperor will definitely mobilize his troops to march eastward. At this time, the emperor will definitely not go south to fight Luo Yao, and Luo Yao will probably do something about it.  In response, he left soldiers and horses to block all the Huangyang Roads to prevent the emperor from going south. Then he might rush to Ye Jinnan's army and command a million-strong army to march directly to the south of the Yangtze River. Someone once said that whoever wins the south of the Yangtze River will win the world.  , there is no shortage of money and food, a large population, and sufficient soldiers. As long as they occupy the south of the Yangtze River, they can conquer the Yang family at the worst. If nothing happens, Luo Yao must first pacify the south of the Yangtze River and then march north.  It was too big, and there was an urgent need to replenish supplies in the rich land. The farther the battle, the longer the front, and the more impractical it became to transport grain from Xinkoucang. Across the river, it was not easy to transport the grain from Xinkoucang to the south of the Yangtze River.  Although it seems that the Black Flag Army's retreat into the prairie is very passive, even an evasive move, it is indeed very beneficial for future use of troops. Now that the grassland is rich in water and grass, they only need to collect those discarded by the herdsmen.  The cattle and sheep can spend the winter in peace. After the emperor and Gao Kaitai fight, Fang Jie will come back with the Black Flag Army. By then, whether going south or east, he will have a powerful cavalry team with the most mobility.  After making the decision, the army immediately prepared to leave. The carefully repaired Fangu City could not be abandoned. This was the lookout post of the Black Flag Army, and Fang Jie left two thousand men to defend the city.  A few years later, when the soldiers set foot on the grassland for the second time, everyone felt a little strange. They came in high spirits, but this time, they were bleeding everywhere.  They did not encounter any enemies. How could those small tribes who had no time to retreat dare to provoke the tens of thousands of elite Sui warriors? Fang Jie ordered Fan Gu to rotate the garrison. At this time, Fan Gu was just one eye watching the changes in the northwest of the Sui Dynasty.  Seeing how the emperor struggled at the last moment, while the emperor was still gathering the rebels at Mangdang Mountain, Fang Jie also left a group of people to recruit strong people to join the army. The people knew that General Fang loved the people like his sons, so the people who signed up were very enthusiastic.  After arriving on the grassland, Fang Jie chose the original grassland of Mandu Latu. This was the most lush grassland within a radius of two thousand miles. After the Mandu Banner was destroyed, the neighboring banner owners continued to send people.  Due to erosion, some small tribes also moved here to escape oppression. Later, after the war, the Mandu Banner became a paradise for small tribes because there was no banner owner. Fang Jie sent Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan each to bring a thousand Qingqi on the grassland.  When searching, when they encountered small tribes, they asked their leaders to bring their cattle, sheep, and horses to the Mandu Banner to offer sacrifices. The leaders of those small tribes did not dare to resist and had no choice but to obey.  In one month, the Black Flag Army gathered no less than 100,000 cattle and sheep and tens of thousands of horses on the grassland.  It was obtained so easily that all the generals of the Black Flag Army went crazy with joy.  The benefits stimulated their motivation, and the generals of each battalion took turns to go out and expand the scope of the search. Regardless of whether they were owned or not, they would pull back when they saw the horses.  ?According to Fang Jie's instructions, the Black Flag Army only took half of the war horses from those small tribes. Fang Jie was worried that it would take too much. These small tribes were united to form a strong fighting force, so this could avoid  Try your best not to touch the trouble.  By the time winter arrived in the northwest, Fang Jie¡¯s men had already searched all over the three thousand miles radius.  The number of Meng Yuan¡¯s war horses is so shocking that in just a few months, the Black Flag Soldiers can get one!  Such a huge harvest makes the officers and soldiers of the Black Flag Army live very happily every day.  The most indispensable thing on the grassland is horses, as well as cattle and sheep.  This was the happiest winter that the Black Flag Army soldiers had experienced since the Western Expedition. They ate meat every day and lived much better than on Langru Mountain.  Fang Jie sent out a large number of scouts to inquire about the news from the Royal Court, and the soldiers who stayed in Fan Gu were required to send information to Mandu Banner every ten days according to his request.  It seems that this winter will pass easily.  ?Happy and satisfied.  But just when people were getting used to being comfortable, a piece of news made Fang Jie pay special attention to it.  In November, the northern barbarians assembled the most powerful army in their history. About 150,000 people entered the grassland from the northernmost part of Langru Mountain. Halfway through, these northern barbarians overestimated their capabilities and attacked the northern Liao army.  He launched an attack in an attempt to seize the war horses and food, but was defeated by 20,000 cold cavalry led by Wanyan Zhongde.  In desperation, the northern barbarians had no choice but to negotiate a peace, and then dejectedly bypassed the Shiwan Mountain and entered the grassland.  The barbarians are coming, and this is just an advance army. If they find that there is no defense on the grassland, they will immediately scream with excitement like a dragon that has discovered a treasure.  Millions of northern barbarian tribes will climb over the mountains and flood into the grasslands. The barbarians who have survived in extremely harsh environments for many years will feel that the grasslands are paradise.  If the Northern Barbarians had not opened their eyes to provoke the Black Flag Army to seize territory, perhaps this winter would not be boring.
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