Meng Zimo shook his head and said, "That's not true. In the past ten years, the biggest good thing that the three major gate valves of Xiling have done should be to train these cavalry. Although the total number of people is only 2,000, they are all trained for a long time, and they are also good at riding and archery. Looking at Qin Xiao's eyes, he said solemnly: "Datang used to have an ironclad cavalry that dominated the world, but now it is no longer as good as it was back then, and the cost of training cavalry is extremely huge. ”

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thinking that if the Tang Dynasty was really in its heyday and had the huge ironclad cavalry that it once had, the barbarian states such as Wutuo would not covet the Tang Dynasty.

Wutuo in the west, Tusun in the north, and even Murong in southern Xinjiang, they have covetous hearts, which is nothing more than seeing that the Tang Dynasty is weakening day by day, and they have an opportunity to take advantage of, otherwise Murong in southern Xinjiang will not dare to tear the soil as the king, and the surrounding barbarians will already bow down to their vassals.

"The Xiling Three Cavalry also have a total of 2,000 people, and if they really want to be placed on the battlefield, they are also a usable force." Mencius Mo said: "Of course, the general will not let these long-trained cavalry disband and return home. The general returned to Xiling, to build a defense, the source of troops must be indispensable, and he was about to recruit soldiers, how could he disband them. ”

Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as General Hei Yu did not have the heart to disband the White Tiger Battalion, then the White Tiger Battalion would naturally not be disbanded, but his heart was even more strange: "Head catcher, in this case, why did Zhonglang put on such a formation?" Why do you say that I have ruined his good deeds? ”

"I'm not right, I can't say it's a bad thing for him." Meng Zimo's voice was lowered: "Actually, he is also for the court." After a pause, he said in a low voice: "The three cavalry of Xiling, in the general's plan, are all for the use of the imperial court, but how to use the Xiling cavalry, when the general was considering, his subordinates were divided into two opinions. ”

"Two opinions?"

"The first one is naturally based on the Xiling cavalry and expands the cavalry in Xiling." Mencius said solemnly: "There have been famines and even plagues in Xiling in recent years, and the people are miserable, so it is naturally impossible for the general to continue to increase the burden on the people of Xiling. At present, the DPRK and China are strategically placing it in the south, so the support given to Xiling will not be too much, or even negligible, and if the general wants to raise troops in Xiling, he can only rely on local money and food. He sighed and said: "You and I have been in Xiling for many years, and we both know in our hearts that there are two things that Xiling relies on locally, one is mineral deposits, and the other is war horses. Open the iron mine, you can forge weapons, expand the cavalry, the local Xiling horse can naturally come in handy, which is much less than the cost of raising cavalry in the pass, if the trade with the Wutuo people has been smooth, the business tax can also make up for the lack of Xiling's finances, but Xiling is not a granary, only a small part of the land that can be cultivated, and it has to suffer from natural disasters from time to time, so a large part of Xiling's finances is to be used to buy grain from the pass. ”

Qin Xiao agreed with Meng Zimo's words very much.

There is no shortage of ore in Xiling, let alone war horses, but there is a shortage of food.

It is because living in Xiling, if you can eat white flour steamed buns every day, it is already a very happy thing, if you can eat the rice produced in Shangguan, it is not an ordinary family.

"Raise soldiers and eat food." Mencius sighed: "If you want to recruit and train troops in Xiling, you must first solve the problem of their food. Do you know that there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses guarding Xiling? In the final analysis, Xiling's food can't support too many soldiers

Horses, if tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed all year round, not to mention military salaries, just to say that eating and drinking every day is a huge expense, Xiling can't hold it at all. ”

Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: "Head catcher, sixteen years ago, in the Wutuo Rebellion, Xiling suffered a heavy blow, and the imperial court did not take out money and food to settle the people, but let Xiling fall into the hands of the Xiling Gate Valve." Xiling Gate Valve did not think about the life and death of the people, the exploitation of the people over the years has never stopped, coupled with natural disasters, as well as the plague in the past few years, the people's lives have become more and more difficult. He shook his head and said: "To put it mildly, sixteen years have passed, and Xiling is even weaker now than it was then." ”

"You're right." Meng Zimo said: "So although the imperial court ordered the general to recruit troops in Xiling, unless you don't care about the life or death of the people, 20,000 soldiers and horses are already the limit of Xiling." If you want to make the people's life better, reduce taxes, and restore the vitality of Xiling, you can only recruit fewer soldiers and horses. The general really wants to restore the vitality of Xiling, but the Wutuo people are eyeing the tiger and have to recruit troops to prepare for war, not only to guard against the Xiling people, but also to take care of the people of Xiling, the only way is to raise fewer soldiers, but to raise a strong general with ten elite soldiers. ”

"Head catcher, I have been to the Vedos, and I have fought with the Woody cavalry, and I have compared it in my heart, the cavalry of the White Tiger Battalion, if you compete with the Vedic cavalry one-on-one, the strength is not below the Vedic cavalry." Qin Xiao said solemnly.

Meng Zimo said with a smile: "The strength of the Xiling cavalry, the general is clear. Although it is said that the Wutuo cavalry has lived on horseback since childhood, the training of the Xiling cavalry is much more bitter than that of the Wutuo people, and the general knows in his heart that the Xiling cavalry is not only not weaker than the Wutuo people, but even slightly better. After a pause, he continued: "It is precisely because of this that some of the general's subordinates suggested that the cavalry should be expanded based on the Xiling cavalry, and the cavalry of your White Tiger Battalion should be used as an example to train at least 5,000 to 10,000 cavalry within two years. ”

Qin Xiao smiled: "This is a good thing. The three major lords raised countless war horses at the foot of Qilian Mountain, and trained in Xiling, and the most important thing was horses. ”

"But there are still some people who are worried that the Xiling cavalry was created by the Xiling family." Mencius Mozheng said: "They have a close relationship with the Xiling family, but they have never received the favor of the imperial court, if the Xiling family wants to do tricks one day, the Xiling cavalry is likely to be used by the Xiling family." ”

"Since it has become the protector of Xiling Capital, the White Tiger Battalion's allegiance is naturally to the imperial court, so how can it be ordered by the Xiling family again?" Qin Xiao frowned.

Meng Zimo stared at Qin Xiao's eyes and said, "You haven't been in the White Tiger Camp for a long time, so you may not be able to feel their state of mind. For more than ten years, the White Tiger Camp has eaten and drunk the Yuwen family, and it was the Yuwen family that fed them and their families. Although they are already the protectors, do you dare to say that the influence of the Yuwen family on them has disappeared? ”

Qin Xiao's expression was solemn and he did not speak.

He had to admit that the White Tiger Camp had the imprint of the Yuwen family, and it would be really self-deceptive to say that the White Tiger Camp and the Yuwen family would be cut off just because of a co-optation order from the imperial court.

"So Su Changyu and others suggested that all the Xiling cavalry be transferred to Woye Town." Meng Zimo said: "After these two thousand men and horses are transferred to Woye Town, some soldiers and horses will be dispatched from Woye Town. In the past ten years, the general has also served as the general of Woye Town, and the soldiers of Woye Town can be regarded as the general's descendants, not only loyal to the general, but also commanded

It's handy. There are 20,000 town troops in Woye Town, and 3,000 immortal troops are also among them. However, 3,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in Xiling, and the troops were too weak, if the Xiling cavalry was transferred over, another two or three thousand people could be transferred from Woye Town, and at that time, the general had five or six thousand descendants in Xiling, and it was enough to control the situation in Xiling. ”

"The families of the Xiling cavalry are all here, and although the training is strict, they still have the opportunity to visit their families every year." Qin Xiao said: "If you are transferred, you may not be able to see your family for several years." Moreover, the Xiling cavalry is the Xiling cavalry, and the gate valve is the gate valve, so there is no need to confuse them. Although I have not been in the camp for long, I also know that if they have the opportunity to defend their homeland, they will not be ambiguous. ”

Mencius sighed: "You and I both know that they are bloody and will be loyal to the empire. However, General Nakaro's worries cannot be said to be completely unreasonable. Sixteen years ago, the Xiling family seemed to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, who would have expected them to have a bad heart at the most critical time? Of the 5,000 capital protectors, less than 2,000 people remained in the end, and even the Xia capital protectors died under the sabers of the Udans. After that incident, many people distrust the Xiling people, and there are not a few people like Zhonglang who are suspicious of the Xiling people. ”

Thousands of guards died in Xiling, and an important reason was that the Xiling family stayed out of the matter.

Those soldiers who died in the battle were all Su Changyu's comrades, and the blood stained Guanshan, Su Changyu naturally remembered it vividly, and he was angry in his heart and even hated the Xiling people for staying out of the matter, but it was also human nature.

"Today, Zhonglang will come and deliberately tell you that as long as you can't defeat him, you will disband the White Tiger Battalion, which is also to scare and scare you." Meng Zimo said: "His real purpose is to transfer you to Woye Town. If you really have no one to defeat him, when the time comes, it is up to you to choose whether to disband and return to your hometown or go to Woye Town to serve the imperial court, presumably most of you are still willing to go to Woye Town, at least you have food to eat, and you can also be promoted. He smiled faintly: "Directly a military order will transfer you to Woye Town, and the Xiling cavalry is naturally unwilling, but Zhonglang will use this method to transfer you away, and you have nothing to say." ”

Qin Xiao understood the reason and sighed: "In this way, I really ruined General Zhonglang's plan. ”

"Don't think about it, Zhonglang will not be a narrow-minded person." Meng Zimo said with a smile: "You can use that method to defeat him today, he probably didn't expect it." Hehe, Zhonglang will start the battlefield at the age of eleven, he has made countless meritorious contributions, he has never lost to anyone, his heart is inevitably arrogant, and today you defeated him, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for him and suppressed his temperament. He looked up at Tian Sè and said, "Don't say it, since you have been incorporated into the capital protector army, you will serve the court well in the future, and sooner or later there will always be an opportunity for you to make contributions." ”

"Head catcher, where is Captain Han now?"

"He's over there in Turtle City." Meng Zimo said: "Although the father and son of the Zhen family are dead, the Zhen family is still there, and he wants to persuade the Zhen family to move into the customs as soon as possible, and in addition, he must also adopt the wolf horse." The three cavalry of Xiling will be incorporated into the capital protection army in the future, and after a while, the three cavalry will be reorganized together, and there are still many things to be done at the moment. Patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder: "I'll go first." ”

Qin Xiao watched Meng Zimo leave, then looked up at the night sky, thinking that he had let Su Changyu out of the circle today, and he had really changed the fate of the White Tiger Camp.