Listening to Lin Chengping's words, everyone present nodded incessantly, Xiliang's expansion was too abrupt and without warning, and it was even more unexpected than the disarmament of the Zhenbei Army.

Zhao Gan, as a prince, although he is not familiar with current affairs, but he also knows some from the sloppy words in the palace, the imperial court was "afraid" that the Zhenbei Army would expand its army and further eat the empty household department, but the Zhenbei Army was unexpectedly disarmed.

The most terrifying thing about this matter is that the imperial court doesn't know what the Xiliang army relies on to expand the army, with Xiliang's financial and material resources, 300,000 troops are already the limit, but the reality is that Xiliang really has 200,000 more people out of thin air.

The Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army have turned over in terms of the number of people, one has changed from 500,000 to 200,000, and the other has changed from 200,000 to 500,000.

Lin Chengping looked at everyone, and continued against the backdrop of the bonfire: "Of course, Xiliang is the head of the king of Xiliang, followed by the five tigers of Xiliang. King Xiliang pacified the world, and the merit was second to none, and the Xiahou general, the thirteen Taibao, as well as the former dynasty horse soldier saint and the first good guard general Wang Mingxian and others composed a magnificent poem that can be sung and cried. At that time, five or six out of ten outstanding generals came from the Xu family. The world was decided, His Majesty ascended the throne, and the court had disagreements on the matter of sealing the king of Xiliang, and in the end, it was His Majesty who overrode the public opinion to let Xu Xiao be the king of Xiliang, and led the mighty Xiliang army and many outstanding generals to Xiliang Sanzhou. ”

Lin Chengping's voice was very soft, and his face was slightly red against the bonfire. The crackling sound of the burning wood spread far away over the edge of the empty desert.

"When the king of Xiliang enters Xiliang, he first has to face Xihu, who is eyeing him. At that time, Xihu was not as weak as it is now, and it was also known as a fierce division of 200,000 cavalry, in the chaos of the Central Plains, coveting the wealth of the Central Plains, and sending troops to the Central Plains many times, burning, killing and looting, and plundering a lot of wealth. Among them is the country of Yelang. As soon as the King of Xiliang arrived in Xiliang, he clamored to educate the Xiliang army well, so that the King of Xiliang would know what it meant to be a 'Prancing Horse Thousand Miles.' Long-distance attack', but unfortunately he was beaten to the ground as soon as he saw it, but instead of educating others, he was educated by Xiliang Jun. I heard that the king of Yelang Kingdom, who was attached to Xihu, heard that he had lost the battle. Secretly smacked his tongue for a long time. He shook his head vigorously and kept nagging: 'Can the battle still be fought like this?' Lin Chengping couldn't help laughing out loud when he said this, no matter how much gap there was between Xiliang and the imperial court, but in terms of foreign wars, there was a surprising consistency: "In recent years, the imperial court has never provided grain and grass to Xiliang, but when the king of Xiliang first entered Xiliang and fought with Xihu, Prime Minister Pan Chunwei privately ordered the household department to allocate a full million stone of grain and grass to Xiliang!" ”

Lin Wan'er counted with her fingers, and couldn't help but widen her eyes. A million stones? Oh my boy, that's an astronomical amount. Now the imperial court's annual tax revenue is only 1.5 million stones, not to mention that at the beginning of the founding of the Great Wei State, it is even more surprising that the imperial court has supported Xiliang with such unremitting efforts? It's unimaginable.

Lin Chengping watched his eldest sister Lin Wan'er calculate the account in her heart clearly, smiled again, and then said: "The Xiliang army repelled the West Lake army and made great contributions, and the imperial court issued a holy decree as a reward out of its own considerations. In the past, the plan of the imperial court was to let time to kill the anger of the Xiliang army, with the green silk of the older generation of generals growing gray hair, Xiliang must be declining day by day, and the imperial court will gradually integrate the Xiliang army in the image of appeasement, unify the Central Plains in the real sense, and establish an unprecedented huge territory. ”

Zhao Qian couldn't help but nodded, what Lin Chengping said was not bad at all, at the beginning, Pan Chunwei and Chen Xian's plan was indeed so, and the imperial court unremittingly supported the Zhenbei Army, forming a situation of confrontation between the Western Liang Army, that is, no matter how brave and good the Xiliang Army under Xu Xiao is, can it really use the power of the three states of Xiliang to fight against the rich Central Plains, and can it really win the Zhenbei Army led by Xiahou Xiangyang, the head of the top ten masters of the art of war, when the number is less than half?

"People are not as good as the sky, the barren Xiliang is not only not declining, but is becoming more and more powerful, the older generation of generals is indeed old, but the blue is better than the blue, and the five tigers of Xiliang were born, which not only consolidated Xiliang, but also enhanced the power of Xiliang from all aspects. The older generation of Xiliang generals were also happy to see it, and each handed over their military power and became idle generals. In addition to the strategy of seizing the Hetao Plain, which was formulated by Xu Xiao, all the affairs of Xiliang were handed over to the five tigers of Xiliang. When it came to the Five Tigers of Xiliang, Lin Chengping's eyes not only showed a look of admiration, "In addition, Xiliang also vigorously cultivates scholars, I heard that the old and rough King Xiliang likes to find some scholars to go to the palace to talk about the words of the world and the people, and he feels justified and entrusts him with important tasks." It seems to be child's play, but it also gives a chance to many poor scholars, and there are many strategists who have fought on the battlefield behind the King of Xiliang, recuperating and recuperating, reducing taxes, and building three large granaries comparable to 'Jiangnan Dao Grain' in Liangzhou. Unlike the Central Plains, it is necessary to take the imperial examination and select talents according to the rules and regulations. ”

Lin Wan'er nodded, the imperial examination provided a broad avenue for scholars from poor families to climb the temple, but before boarding this avenue again, they had to squeeze through the single-plank bridge leading to the imperial examination, and the rigid selection system of the imperial examination limited the diversity and flexibility of talents.

For example, if his stubborn third child was not lucky enough to board the last train of the imperial examination, he would definitely not have the opportunity to display his talents. It's different in Xiliang, although the third child is the stupidest, but the exits are all insightful university questions, not about the subset of scripture and history, only about people's livelihood and water conservancy, farming and growing grain, which does not let the king of Xiliang, who was born poor and the most important farmer, be a guest, and directly seal a Liangzhou meridian to make him sit?

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, and it is a little cold at night, Lin Chengping wanted to take off his clothes and put them on for his eldest sister, but Zhao Qianjie took the lead, and even the taciturn Li Mubai stood up and took off his clothes.

Lin Wan'er pinched her nose and said, "Your clothes stink to death, so I won't wear them." ”

Zhao Qian sniffed his clothes, the smell was really not good, and he had to change it. Li Mubai smiled lightly. has been accustomed to Lin Wan'er's outspoken character, and she doesn't take it to heart.

Lin Wan'er shouted "Xia Cao" at the tent, and Xia Cao came out with a light green jacket and put it on Lin Wan'er after a while. Lin Wan'er tightened her clothes. opened his mouth and urged: "Second brother, you continue." ”

Lin Chengping cleared his throat and let Da Zhuang, who had already dozed off, return to the camp to rest, and then said: "The world thinks that the Xiliang Five Tigers are just brave generals who fight on the battlefield, but they don't know that these five people also have extremely high attainments in people's livelihood management. The five tigers of Xiliang include, the tiger bear Wei Song, and the fox snake Sima Qi. Tiger girl Gao Cuilan ......"

"Hahaha!" Lin Wan'er suddenly laughed, trembling with laughter, leaning forward and back. Even Zhao Qian couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

Lin Chengping didn't know why the eldest sister was laughing, and looked at the eldest sister with a smile, although he was already surprised by the eldest sister's inexplicable behavior, he still felt a little confused. I don't know why the eldest sister is so happy.

Lin Wan'er burst into tears of laughter. Stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Tiger girl Gao Cuilan? This name is too funny, is she from Gao Laozhuang, she is pretty, her husband's surname is Pig, and her name is Bajie? ”

Lin Chengping opened his mouth and replied: "It is said that people are indeed extremely pretty, but they are not married, and the youngest of the five tigers of Xiliang is also the youngest, when he fought with Xihu. But at the age of sixteen, she is a real heroine. ”

Lin Wan'er was not convinced. There are two heroines in her heart that have to be said, that is, Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying, it just so happens that in the world of Dawei, there are also two heroines whose names coincide with the names of the two heroines before the crossing, and the deeds are also very similar, which verifies Zhao Gan's "parallel world" conclusion: "Could it be that Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying can't compare to this Gao Cuilan?" ”

Lin Chengping smiled and shook his head: "It's not comparable at all, Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying are heroines, but compared with Gao Cuilan, there are still some gaps." The first two have won on skirmishes in a variety of ways, and there is a lot of luck involved, and they have been mythologized by later generations. Gao Cuilan was put into the battlefield as the top general of an army of 10,000 people, and her dispatch of troops and the overall situation were breathtaking, and the rapid raid was second to none in the Great Wei State. In the face of Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying, it always gives people the feeling that they are women, but when they fight against Gao Cuilan, they only feel that the opposite side is an old general who is bold and experienced in a hundred battles. Nowadays, the Shang School of Guozijian and the Ministry of War to train generals all use the basic military art books compiled by Gao Cuilan. ”

"So powerful?" Lin Wan'er smacked her tongue secretly, secretly surprised in her heart, although she had crossed over, she did not have the consciousness of being the protagonist, and she used to think that Chen Nuonuo was the protagonist and she was a supporting role. After the second child mentioned this Gao Cuilan, Lin Wan'er only felt that Gao Cuilan was the protagonist, Chen Nuonuo was a supporting role, and she was just cannon fodder, "Second brother, if you tell me about the five tigers in Xiliang, I want to listen carefully, don't go to the territory of Xiliang, offend the big guys, and I don't know it." ”

Lin Chengping wanted to talk about the five tigers of Xiliang, but he was interrupted by the laughter of the eldest sister and could not continue: "Ahem, the five tigers of Xiliang include the tiger bear Wei Song, the fox snake Sima Qi, and the tiger girl Gao Cuilan." ”

Looking up, the eldest sister didn't laugh again, and continued: "Tiger wolf Yang Tingxiong, tiger deer Fan Heming, these five people are the mainstay of Xiliang and the new force of Xiliang. Among them, the tiger bear Wei Song, I don't need to talk about it more, Xiliang's combat power is the first, his martial arts are at the peak, and he is a faction of his own, if he is not in Xiliang, he is entangled in the trivial matters around him, like Li Gongzi, maybe he has achieved a realm of heaven and man. ”

"Fox snake Sima Qi, the eldest sister has also seen it during the day, not only is the martial arts strong, but also has a lot of means, is ruthless and decisive, often has unexpected behaviors, and is deeply loved by the older generation of generals in Xiliang, if the Xiliang army is entrusted, most of the Xiliang troops in nineteen and eighty-nine are entrusted to Sima Qi. For example, the rest of the Xiliang Four Tigers can do whatever they want in a small-scale war, but the number of people has surged to more than 100,000, but only Sima Qi can control it. Sima Qi's marching battle is very similar to the previous dynasty's horse soldiers, the rules are square, but it also blends the strange and treacherous of the thirteen Taibao Fan Li, and his military attainments can no longer be described as gods. The general once described Sima Qi as only four words - using soldiers like demons, but it is already a great praise. ”

"Hmph, this Sima ruler is so powerful? I think that's it, it's not a desert during the day, and this girl can't tell the difference between southeast and northwest, front and back, left and right. Lin Wan'er hugged her shoulders in her arms, although she was apprehensive about what happened during the day, but she didn't fall behind at all.

Lin Chengping smiled in his heart and echoed: "That is, the eldest sister Wen Taowu is the first in the world in terms of wisdom and calculation, and Sima Qi is naturally not an opponent." ”

Whenever she heard others compliment herself, Lin Wan'er was very happy, and this time was no exception, she smiled happily and asked, "How about the remaining three tigers, second brother, you are talking about it." ”

"Tiger girl Gao Cuilan has just said, there is one more thing I have to say, that is, His Royal Highness the Prince of Xiliang, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, is very afraid of Gao Cuilan, and every time we meet, we always have to walk around, just like a mouse meets a cat." Lin Chengping said.

"Hey, this is good!" Lin Wan'er was worried about what happened during the day, she and Baoyu had just entered Xiliang and received a wave of splashed ink arrow feathers, Baoyu was almost injured, she felt angry when she thought about it, she said that she wanted to give Xu Yunfeng two big slaps It was not in vain, she went to Xiliang to try her best to "buy" this Gao Cuilan, and if she couldn't do it, she would use her reputation as a talented woman to give her a fatal blow, and when the time came, she would bring Gao Cuilan to deal with Xu Yunfeng together, which was really happy.

Lin Chengping couldn't figure out the eldest sister's mind again, only to see that the eldest sister's face was radiant, as if something good had happened, he didn't care much, and continued: "The remaining two tigers are the tiger wolf Yang Tingxiong and the tiger deer Fan Heming, although the reputation of these two people is not as good as the first three, but they play a pivotal role in Xiliang. It is often said in the book that there are 10,000 enemies on the battlefield, which refers to the tiger wolf Yang Tingxiong, this person is the oldest among the five tigers in Xiliang, with infinite strength, and he looks like a reckless man at first sight, only brute force, fighting brute battles, but this person is thick and fine, and his mind is meticulous, and he can often surprise and win the battle with dexterity. The most famous section is that during the battle with Xihu, a small group of West Lake troops was about to go around and enter Xiliang, but was caught by Yang Tingxiong. ”

"Little tail?" Lin Wan'er didn't understand and asked.

"The little tail is the scout and spies of the army, in the traditional concept, I have always thought that the scouts and spies are the vanguard of the army, but there are also some scout spies for the army, to prevent the army from being attacked from behind, and give a little image name, called the little tail." Lin Chengping explained, "Yang Tingxiong grabbed a small tail, and after interrogation, he learned that a small group of surprise troops had bypassed the frontal battlefield and went to Liangzhou, the hinterland of Xiliang, and at this time the troops in Liangzhou were empty, and the king of Xiliang and a number of old generals were there, if this surprise attack team succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable." (To be continued......)