It is already an indisputable fact that the hinterland of the Great Zhou is strict and lacks horses. In Kaifeng City, although there are carriages available for three-grade marquis like Li Zhongyi, the Yuan Sui can only walk, but it also exposes the dilemma of the marquis.

There are many war horses in Lingzhou, but they were all in the hands of the party in the past. The party members in Lingzhou are not stupid, and they sell more than 100 horses to Dazhou every year just because they exchange some necessities, and they are not serious horses.

Now, Li Zhongyi has subdued the largest party clan in Lingzhou, the dog-headed tribe, and the number of war horses at hand immediately exceeded 10,000, and the cavalry also exceeded 3,000.

Since salt and iron belong to the affairs of the imperial court, in addition to the opening of the middle method of salt introduction, the good horses that Li Zhongyi has at hand have become a reasonable backup option.

"Judge Song, do you know the details of Lingzhou's household registration?" Li Zhongyi motioned for Song Yunxiang to sit down and speak, but Song Yunxiang was not polite, and after sitting down, he replied, "In the heyday of Lingzhou, there were 70,000 households and more than 300,000 people. ”

"It's a pity that in the midst of repeated wars, many people abandoned their homes and fled to the Central Plains in order to save their lives." Song Yunxiang sighed and said, "In Lingzhou today, all the people of the Han Dynasty are added together, and they are only 130,000. Among them, excluding the old and the young and women, there are less than 60,000 men over the age of 16. ”

However, the officers and troops under Xie Jinlong alone requisitioned about 5,000 people. There are too many cigarettes, and they have been defeated repeatedly, and the dead are not counted, and the local people in Lingzhou are really miserable. Song Yunxiang raised his eyes to look at Li Zhongyi, and said very sincerely, "I am humble and courageous, and I beg the envoy not to expand the size of the army anymore." ”

Li Zhongyi smiled faintly and said, "You don't need to worry about this. After the destruction of the Dingyan army, the official has his own arrangements. ”

Lingzhou is located on the border and is surrounded by a growing number of ethnic groups, and if it cannot even guarantee security, there is no question of restoring people's livelihood.

What's more. Li Zhongyi was responsible for the heavy responsibility of the camp in the northwest. When Chai Rong drove his own expedition, he was going to raise troops to the north and attack Xiazhou, the core area of the five states and eight departments of the party.

Due to the construction of the city of Tongwan (Xiazhou) by King Helian Bobo. It is unusually tall and sturdy, so the party members who are not good at building cities have been working hard since they occupied Xiazhou. Xiazhou was regarded as the best base to resist the attacks of the Central Plains Dynasty.

As long as the fatal problem of the wanton southward invasion of the party members is solved, Lingzhou will be transformed from a frontier into a hinterland, and it will only be a matter of time before production and people's livelihood can be restored with the diligence and shrewdness of the farming nation.

This is like Mao Taizu resolutely overriding public opinion and deciding to send troops to aid the Northern Bangzi Country. Actually, it's a truth.

During the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, China's military expenditure accounted for an astonishingly high proportion of fiscal revenue.

After the quasi-alliance between China and the United States, Lao Maozi fell down with a bang. The huge military threat in the north disappeared overnight, and the second Westernization movement had the basis for extension.

The most important strategy is the security strategy. Not to mention, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty in history were very wealthy, and the scholar class was also the most dignified. However, due to the neglect of the exhibition of military strength, the two Song courts died at the hands of foreign races.

"If the skin doesn't exist, the hair will be attached?" Li Zhongyi asked Song Yunxiang with a smile.

Song Yunxiang suddenly laughed, and said loudly: "Observing and seeing thousands of miles, the lower officials are really convinced." Before the words fell, he bowed to Li Zhongyi's seat.

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly and asked Song Yunxiang: "Is there a chicken first, or an egg first?" ”

Song Yunxiang laughed and said: "Chickens lay eggs, eggs hatch chickens, as long as you take a long-term view, why bother with such an unsolvable thing?" ”

"If the party members of the Dingyan Army are not removed, whether it is a chicken or an egg, they will be eaten in the end." Song Yunxiang said with a smile, "Li Shuai made a gesture and toyed with Ye Hebu and the dog's head in the palm of his hand, and the lower officials were really impressed. ”

Li Zhongyi smiled faintly and said: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, I just took advantage of the contradictions within the party." You must know that it is the best policy not to conspire with me. ”

Song Yunxiang sighed and said, "It's a good one who doesn't want to conspire with me, alas, it's easier said than done." The lower officials stayed in this Lingzhou, and they have been thinking hard about the strategy of breaking the enemy, and the officials in the city are all collaborating with the enemy, and the lower officials are lonely and difficult to speak, so what can they do? ”

Li Zhongyi raised his eyebrows slightly, Song Yunxiang said this, could it be that he had done something big?

"Ouch." With a sound, Song Yunxiang suddenly tore off the official robe on his body, and exposed a long and deep knife mark on his chest to Li Zhongyi's eyes, "Li Shuai, this scar was injured by the party members of the Dingyan Army on the way to Xiazhou secretly by the lower official, one inch, one inch, and almost lost his life." However, Xiaguan also found a shortcut to attack Xiazhou. ”

Li Zhongyi took a closer look, but saw Song Yunxiang's scar, which was indeed extremely vicious. With his vision as a famous doctor in the world, as long as he goes deep into the slightest thread, with today's medical conditions, Song Yunxiang will definitely die.

"Li Shuai, please see, this is the sheepskin map drawn by the lower official at the risk of death." Song Yunxiang took out a large sheepskin roll from his big sleeve and held it in front of Li Zhongyi with both hands.

The tooth soldier, who had been staring at Song Yunxiang with fierce eyes, took the parchment roll and handed it to Li Zhongyi's hand.

Li Zhongyi looked down at the parchment scroll in his hand, and he saw that on the leather scroll, there were many dense small black dots dotted with ink pens, as well as small X's painted with dansha.

"These little black spots, but the desert?" Li Zhongyi's eyes lit up, he was worried that there was no suitable guide, but he didn't expect Song Yunxiang to take the initiative and send it to the door.

This is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

"Li Shuai has good eyesight, it is indeed the Hanhai Desert. Draw the red cross, and you will find an oasis and a source of water. Song Yunxiang suddenly sighed heavily, "Although Xia Guan escaped with his life, my second and third brothers ......."

Li Zhongyi stood up, walked to Song Yunxiang's side, took matters into his own hands, and took the initiative to sort out his clothes for him.

"Li Shuai......" Song Yunxiang was moved by Li Zhongyi's unconventional behavior, choked up and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

Li Zhongyi tied Song Yunxiang's belt, raised his hand on his shoulder, patted him heavily, and said: "The blood of heroes will not be shed in vain, believe me!" ”

"The lower officials don't seek fame, they just want to be able to follow the left and right of the big handsome one day and set foot on the Xiazhou City Tower." Song Yunxiang raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, "The situation in Hanhai is changeable, and the sheepskin map does not dare to say that it is perfect. The subordinate asked Li Shuai to send someone into the desert with me to explore the passage to Xiazhou again. ”

Li Zhongyi knew in his heart that Song Yunxiang actually wanted to borrow this method of nine deaths and one life to show him his heart.

Due to the accumulation of more than 1,000 years of knowledge, Li Zhongyi actually has a set of basically formed plans for entering Xiazhou in addition to conventional methods.

The boundless desert is certainly the so-called protector of the party, but in Li Zhongyi's view, it is by no means an insurmountable moat. (To be continued.) (。 ))

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