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Volume 2: Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Platform Chapter 28: Initial Concept of Mercenaries

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    Chapter 28: Initial Concept of Mercenary Forces Gao Xixi was on the south bank of Linjiang, observing the situation on the north bank.  Ning Changzhen did not attack Jiaozhou blatantly.  According to Ning Changzhen's intention, he wanted to use a false strategy to destroy Guo, using the pretext of passing through Jiaozhou, and then making a surprise attack to capture Jiaozhou.  Because judging from the trends in Jiaozhou, its tendency to return to the Tang Dynasty is already very obvious.  Although Ning Changzhen was not a staunch official of the Sui Dynasty, he did not want anyone to stab him in the back.  He holds Qinzhou in his hands, and he is an old man.  He has enough capital to negotiate with Li Tang If Jiaozhou returns to Tang, it will definitely give him a headache.  Qiu He, the governor of Jiaozhou, did have plans to return to the Tang Dynasty.  His son Qiu Xinggong followed Li Shimin's orders and sneaked into Jiaozhou secretly, and he persuaded Qiu He.  He was not unprepared for Ning Changzhen, but he was not completely guarded either.  Gao Shilian was the first to know about Ning Changzhen's dispatch of troops.  He also wanted to surrender to Li Tang, but as Gao Jingcheng said, the concepts of surrendering to Li Yanqing and surrendering to Li Shimin were completely different Moreover, the results were also different whether he took the lead in surrendering or followed Qiu and surrendered.  When he learned that Ning Changzhen was coming, he persuaded Qiu He, who was preparing to go out to meet him, and ordered Qiu Xinggong to lead his troops to attack.  When Qiu Xinggong left, Gao Shilian quickly imprisoned Qiu He.  Although he was only a county magistrate in Jiaozhou, his reputation was not inferior to Qiu He's.  Before, he had been cooperating with Qiu He, so Qiu He was not wary of Gao Shilian.  After imprisoning Qiu He, Gao Shilian secretly dispatched Gao Xingxing to attack from Haimen Town.  When Qiu Xinggong blocked Ning Changzhen's army, Gao Xingxing suddenly attacked from the flank and defeated Ning Changzhen.  Qiu Xinggong was unprepared and happily joined Gao Xingxing.  The two of them have known each other for a long time!  Qiu He is from Luoyang, and his ancestral home is in Luoyang.  Qiu Xinggong grew up in Luoyang as a child and was very familiar with Gao Xingxing, who was also born in Luoyang.  At that time, Changsun Sheng was still there, and Gao Shilian was already a famous scholar and well-known in Luoyang. Even Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, admired him very much.  Therefore, Qiu Xinggong never thought that Gao Xingyi had ulterior motives for doing this. ? One side is unprepared, but the other side is calculated.  When Qiu Xinggong walked into Gao Jishi's military tent, he was ordered by Gao Jishi to tie him up with ropes Then, Gao Jishi quickly took over the Jiaozhou army with the tiger talisman in his hand.  Jiaozhou soldiers and horses obviously have a greater sense of belonging to Gao Fuli.  After all, it has been six or seven years since Gao Xingxing came to Jiaozhou with Gao Shilian. How can Qiu Xinggong compare?  Fortunately, the Gao family and his son were kind enough and did not take the lives of Qiu He and his son.  After Gao Shilian captured Jiaozhou, he immediately ordered Gao Fuli to pursue Ning Changzhen His order was: Do not fight to the death with the Li barbarians, just drive them across Linjiang and stop.  At the same time, Gao Shilian also ordered Gao Xingxi to test Li Yanqing's attitude again.  If Li Yanqing's attitude is good, Gao Jiji can welcome Li Yanqing back to Jiaozhi to discuss specific matters.  Therefore, in the battle between black and white slang, Gao Jingxing did not participate in it.  He formed a defensive formation on the other side of the river and wanted to observe Li Yanqing's movements.  In terms of blood relationship, Gao Jixiong and Li Yanqing can be considered a family.  However, Gao Shiling had no contact with Li Yanqing. The reason was that Gao Shilian was quite hostile to Li Yanqing back then, so Gao Fuling did not dare to act without authorization.  However, Gao Fuli still admired Li Yanqing After Ning Changzhen was killed by Yan Hu, Bai Li was defeated!  Ning Xuan, son of Ning Changzhen, led his troops to break out of the encirclement, but Li Yanqing did not order a pursuit.  It wasn't that he didn't want to order the pursuit, but that he couldn't command the black men to continue the pursuit.  After the war came to an end, the black men happily cleaned up the battlefield.  From each corpse, the clothes and armor were peeled off, and some scalps were cut off, thinking of their own military exploits.  This method, which was very similar to the way Indians treated their enemies, made Li Yanqing quite unhappy.  However, he had no way to stop it.  He ordered people to heal Yan Hu's injuries, while Li Yanqing urged his horse down the hill to meet Gao Xingcheng.  The two of them are almost the same age, and they are both from Yingyang Mansion, so they naturally behave very affectionately.  Gao Xingcheng cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince With the death of Ning Changzhen, all the land of Ronggui will belong to the prince." "Haha, brother Gao's good advice. If there is no cooperation from my uncle in Jiaozhou, how can Yan Qing win?  This big victory? My brother traveled thousands of miles to pursue Ning Changzhen, which exhausted his troops. I am afraid that even if Yan Qing wins, it will be a miserable victory By the way, how is my uncle's health? When I came, my mother told me to do it.  I went to visit my uncle and listen to his teachings. It¡¯s just that I was busy with my affairs and never had the opportunity.¡± Li Yanqing did not show a superior attitude. ???????????????????????????????????????As a senior, he talked to Gao Xingyi in the tone of his own family.  He even pulled out his mother-in-law as a shield, which made Gao Fengxing feel a sense of intimacy towards him.  After all, we are a family, so there aren¡¯t that many rules when it comes to talking.  Gao Xingcheng took Li Yanqing's hand and was about to speak.  "Prince Li, we won!" An arrogant voice with an extremely thick accent sounded.  I saw Luo Dou striding towards him, surrounded by more than a hundred people.  In front of Li Yanqing, he did not salute, only slightly cupped his hands.  With a smile on his face, Li Yanqing nodded repeatedly: "If it weren't for King Li's help, the victory or defeat of this battle is still a matter of two opinions King Li, you have made a great contribution this time. When I report back to the court, your throne will definitely be  It's at your fingertips." Li Yanqing promised to make Luo Dou the king of Li.  But without the consent of the imperial court, the slang king would always have a dishonest reputation and his words would be inconsistent.  Luo Dou laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "Why does Prince Li need to worry so much The children are being tidied up, and I want to go over and visit. I won't say more to Prince Li By the way, Ning Changzhenyi  Die, his Bai Li" "Oh, naturally it will be dealt with according to the customs of the Li people." According to the customs of the Li people, Bai Li will become the slave of the black Li from now on.  Luo Dou nodded with satisfaction, and left with the others As soon as he left, Gao Qi was on the back, and he frowned.  This slang dog is so arrogant!  "My lord, don't take it to heart. Slang people are cold-blooded and greedy for money In fact, this is also the case in Jiaozhou. My father has lived here for eight years and is somewhat used to it! If you want to change them, I'm afraid it won't happen all at once.  It may work However, the fighting power of the slangs is indeed strong, especially these black slangs, who are not afraid of death." Li Yanqing smiled but did not express his opinion.  In his eyes, Luo Dou is just a greedy jackal.  It¡¯s not difficult to deal with him. What¡¯s difficult is the customs of slang people.  Du Lao's status is like that of the king of a country, and he is also the spiritual leader of a tribe.  These slang people are very convinced of Luo Dou. If they want to deal with Luo Dou, it will be very difficult if they don't win over the slang people.  "Brother, I just noticed that there seem to be some slang people in your army?" Gao Xingyi nodded and said: "But there are slang people participating in the war You know, in the entire Ronggui, slang people make up the majority. In addition to black and white slang, there are also  There are many wandering slang people. Oh, they are the kind of slang people who have been wiped out and have no one to rely on. These people gathered in Jiaozhou and became a hidden danger. Later, my father and Qiu He suggested recruiting these slang people into the army"  "Are they willing?" As far as Li Yanqing knows, slang people don't like restraint.  Gao Jishi smiled bitterly and replied: "Of course not but if they are given a generous salary, these guys are still willing to participate in the war. Under my rule in Haimen Town, there are a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses. But in reality? The government soldiers are only 800, and the local soldiers are not brave.  There are only a thousand people The rest are all temporary recruits. Everyone can get three points to participate in the battle, and it has been agreed that all the items captured on the battlefield will belong to them As you know, I, Haimen.  The town is relatively prosperous. If it were another place, it would be difficult to afford this kind of expenditure. This time, almost all the wanderers in Haimen Town were summoned, and the cost was really shocking!  Five thousand people came.  There are three thousand of them, all wandering slangs summoned temporarily In this battle alone, Gao will need to spend tens of thousands of money.  If he wasn't guarding a place rich in oil and water like Haimen Town, he really wouldn't be able to afford it.  You know, even in Xuanhua under the rule of Mai Zizhong, the annual tax was only fifteen thousand guan.  Not to mention Mai Zizhong, even Gao Shilian may not be able to afford such a huge expenditure.  However, Li Yanqing couldn't help but feel something in his heart.  He asked doubtfully: "Are there a huge number of these wandering slang people?" Gao Fuli was a little confused as to why Li Yanqing was interested in this issue.  After thinking for a while, he said softly: "The number of wandering slang people is actually not that many The slang people have a strong sense of rurality, and they are also very concerned about spoils. Whenever there is a war between tribes, the winner will usually annex the loser's tribe. Can  In fact, there are not too many people who escaped. It¡¯s just that the people are greedy and have great wealth" As he spoke, Gao Jixi pointed to his military formation with his hand and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty.  I think the registered population of Haimen Town is only 10,000 people, and including the wandering slang people, the number will not exceed 50,000, and many of them are slaves.Come with me on the boat Slang people are actually quite miserable. If there is an opportunity to make money, they will naturally not let it go.  The island has been relatively peaceful over the years, but as the population continues to increase, the burden on the people has become heavier and heavier.  So the local aboriginal people had no choice but to cross the sea to seek opportunities With three pieces of money, they could live comfortably on the island for three months.  When they ran out of money, they would come out and do it a few more times.  The Feng family was also aware of this matter, but did not stop it.  " Li Yanqing suddenly felt that these slangs seemed quite similar to the mercenaries of later generations. However, they lacked an organization and strict training. What they did was just money, which was not difficult to dispose of. "These  Slang people, what do you do?  "The island Gao Jingcheng mentioned is actually Hainan Island in later generations, and it is also the foundation of the Feng family. "If there is a tribe going to war, they will participate. If there is no war, these people will work with the merchant ships in Haimen Town.  You also know that those guys are not only ferocious, but also skilled in water.  There are also some connections at sea, so the merchant ships in Haimen Town are also willing to hire them" Li Yanqing couldn't help but feel a little moved! This is just like the prototype of mercenaries in later generations. It's just that these scumbags are still in an unorganized and undisciplined state.  They are in a state of stragglers. If they can be organized Wait, there are actually a lot of slanderers in the Ronggui area, and they are also very poor. Didn't Gao Jishi just say that they are greedy for good things, if they are given enough.  They can obey me because of their own interests? Luo Dou? But I can easily get Luo Dou¡¯s men over by promising enough benefits  Well, we need to cooperate with corresponding brainwashing! Isn't Maitreya in White the best at doing this kind of thing? They can make the people willingly go bankrupt, which can also make the scumbags gradually join me and alienate Luo Dou without his followers,  Who is Luo Dou? He is like a military cadre, or a Western military priest In the flash of lightning, Li Yanqing already had a rough idea in his mind, but it still needed to be fully implemented.  A more thorough plan Well, Duoduo will arrive in Xuanhua in a while, and we will discuss this matter with her. However, the teachings of Maitreya in White are a bit lacking, and they can be modified appropriately. Thinking of this, Li Yanqing.  The corner of his mouth drew an evil line. Maybe tonight, we can test Luo Dou's attitude As long as this guy nods, it won't be a problem!
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