The meeting with Dianhan can't be described as unhappy, because later Dianhan made the atmosphere up, and everyone laughed when they separated.

So whether Dian Han would stop or not, Tang Yuan was not sure.

It's like Tang Hu is lustful, whether he cares or not, he is that virtuous.

I can't control my own subordinates and third brothers, and I still hope to be able to manage people at the same level as myself?

"I hope there won't be a gap between the two of us, I've said everything I have to say anyway." Tang Yuan said with a low mood.

"If you want to talk about me, you shouldn't have mentioned it to him." Nalan Xin was still drunk: "You are your general staff, just manage the dispatch of the army, your main responsibility is to find the enemy and make a quick response, what does other things have to do with you?" He can move as much as he likes, as long as he doesn't touch your troops? ”

"You can't say that." Tang Yuan Zhengse said: "The Liang Dynasty is very poor, but why is the army very capable of fighting?" Have you considered this issue? ”

"Considered."

"Then tell me why."

"Because there are so many of you."

"Get out of the way!" Tang Yuan scolded: "There are more people in the Southern Jin Dynasty, can their troops fight?" ”

"If there are enough, you can fight, just like you Liang Dynasty beat our male Jia, if you don't have a steady stream of recruits to support, can you agree? In the beginning you gathered 200,000 troops, 80,000 of whom were recruits. If you only rely on this lineup and calculate Yan Da Trout's blind formation, I firmly believe that you will not be able to win. Nalan Xin said firmly.

In fact, Nalan Xin's words were right, and Tang Yuan knew it very well in his heart.

After the end of the war against the Nanjia people, the military department and the household department made a joint statistics, and in the entire war, 170,000 soldiers of the Liang Dynasty died. Half of them consisted of recruit divisions and various recruits who were later added to the troops.

And the mortality rate of recruits is as high as fifty percent, that is, one out of every two recruits does not return, not counting those who are disabled by injuries.

Ma Bufang, the governor of the new soldiers, later lowered the conscription standards and began to forcibly recruit soldiers, and when he beat the male Jia, he sent nearly 100,000 people after crossing the river. Of course, this does not include the strong men recruited by various troops in Hebei.

If the strong men are also counted, the number of people who participated in the war in the Liang Dynasty was almost three times that of the male Jia State.

"Why don't you speak?" Nalan Xin laughed defiantly.

Tang Yuan glanced at Nalan Xin and said, "You have changed my topic in a daze, but now I still have to pull it back." I admit that you men are very capable of fighting, but our Liang Dynasty is not weak, and the conditions are even more difficult than yours, you must admit this. In such a situation, why can we win? Because the army of the Liang Dynasty was fair, and the soldiers had faith in a fair environment! We can say yes, with a breath! Now that he is corrupt and corrupt in the army, this is destroying the balance, violating the rules, and destroying the faith, and in the long run, the combat power of the Shence Army will be greatly reduced in the future. ”

Tang Yuan said impassionedly, but Nalan Xin said, "What's the matter with you?" ”

“……”

Tang Yuan suddenly wanted to beat Nalan Xin, but Nalan Xin sensed that something was wrong and ran away in advance.

After quieting down, Tang Yuan felt that although Nalan Xin was at odds with his thoughts, in fact, their statements were both right and wrong. It's just that according to the individual's different beliefs, different opinions, and different conclusions, there are naturally differences in communication after looking at things.

"Listen to the advice of people to eat enough." Tang Yuan dropped his sleeves and stood up, walked out, preparing for the New Year's Eve goods, he was in Luoyang City's General Mansion, Chen Bao, Tang Hu, Nalan Xin and other officers were his neighbors, it stands to reason that all the generals of the garrison should live here, but they have already bought their own houses and moved out, and now the highest level living here is Tang Yuan, and the largest number is the 20th Division of the Shence Army.

Tang Yuan doesn't seem to be able to make money, he is very poor. The generals of the 20th Division suffered with him. Gradually, some people began to complain, but at this time, Nalan Xin said to them: "When the war was fighting, Tang Yuan was the best at grabbing food, why didn't you say that he was good at that time?" The first battle in Hanzhong, this was the first time since Tang Yuan led the troops to advance, and everyone starved, but the result was also good, isn't it? ”

At this point, everyone stopped talking again.

——

In February of the eighth year of Zhide, Tang Yuan was already twenty-three years old, and for some reason someone suddenly suggested to Tang Yuan to worship Buddha or cultivate the Tao.

Tang Yuan was puzzled and asked Zhang Ga, "Where did you hear this, nonsense." I'm so good, why do I have to believe something? ”

Zhang Ga said: "The general can fight well, some people compare you with the Han Shi Huo Quai, the champion Hou died suddenly at the age of twenty-three, and you are exactly twenty-three years old this year, the fortune teller said, this year is riddled with disasters, if you don't believe something, you may not be able to avoid disaster." ”

"If anyone tells you this in the future, you will do as I say, raise your right hand and hit him on the left cheek." Tang Yuan said humorously.

In March, the border pass suddenly sent a war report, the Turkic tribes suddenly attacked the Golden Horde, the Golden Horde Cao Invincible although led the troops of the tribe to resist bravely, but also invincible, the new foreign Khan sent troops to help, was also defeated by the Turks, it is said that the losses were heavy, the two tribes in order to flee, has gathered together, do the final struggle, hope that the Liang Dynasty will send reinforcements, if it is too late, the two khans may not even die.

In the face of such a situation, whether or not to send troops is a subject worthy of discussion.

Sending troops, the distance is too far, and the consumption is huge; If you don't send troops and lose the hearts of the people, you will make the tribes in the Western Regions disappointed in the Great Liang Dynasty, and then support the Liang Dynasty in the future not because of kindness, but because of fear, if you are not afraid, it is rebellion and rebellion.

The annual tax revenue of the Anxi Protectorate is really very small, it is good to be self-sufficient, the imperial court does not get the money of the Western Regions, but the various tribes pay tribute every year, which will bring some new things, and then the business road brings a certain stimulating effect to the economy of the Liang Dynasty, but this is not of great strategic significance to the emperor and high-ranking officials.

Someone once said that if we don't want the Western Regions, we only guard the Hexi Corridor, and we won't suffer losses, and we can also have fewer troops, less friction with the tribes of the Western Regions, and no need to deal with the Turks, wouldn't it be great?

However, Emperor Zhao Ce believed that as a generation of benevolent monarchs, he could not think about the problem like that, since the Golden Horde and the New Outer Khanate were vassals to the Great Liang, then they must help them when they were in danger, otherwise the emperor would lose face.

The emperor went to the Queen Mother to ask for troops, but the Queen Mother said lazily: "You go and discuss this matter with Tang Su, that side belongs to the Tang family's sphere of influence, see if their Tang family is willing to send troops." ”。

"Won't our royal family send troops?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "If you don't think it's suitable, you can choose a festival envoy and take 1,200 cavalry to help, which can be regarded as our participation." ”