Li Xiao was alone, sitting in the official hall in the dun, he had changed into his usual cloth clothes, playing with the Qi Jin's belt in his hand, and fell into deep contemplation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Where are you going?

In Li Xiao's mind, he suddenly remembered the famous novel of the Polish writer Xianke Weizhi in his previous life, and the name of this novel has now become a major problem that he has to face.

He once thought that he could develop step by step by virtue of his military merits, from a small soldier, to a general, and then to a thousand generals, garrisons, guerrillas, and generals. It seems that if this development continues, one day, he will also be able to become the chief soldier of the commander-in-chief, so as to officially become a powerful figure in the Ming Empire.

This is the most common way for the protagonist to get ahead in a time-traveling novel, but now Li Xiao is discovering more and more that, in fact, this may be a model that looks beautiful, but is quite difficult to operate in practice.

At least for myself, it's quite unrealistic.

The most restrictive point of this model to Li Xiao, and it can also be said to be Li Xiao's weakest point, is that he lacks sufficient financial support.

Because if Li Xiao wants to take this road, he must keep making military achievements all the way, and if he wants to make military achievements bigger and bigger, he must continue to expand his troops and horses and give him sufficient food and salary, so as to cope with the larger and larger battles, so as to achieve his goals.

Now that the salary is insufficient all year round, and the boss deliberately makes it difficult, it is impossible for Li Xiao to obtain enough resources from within the Ming army. And if he wanted to develop the economy and industry on the spot, like those farming literature, Li Xiao would not have enough land and space for him to develop and grow.

Because the only thing he can rely on now is such a small boundary as Buguidun, which is only two miles in radius, and it is not enough to use it for farming and development, but it is a little insufficient to expand the military camp.

Now in this narrow corridor of western Liaoning, there are countless large and small generals, including local indigenous generals such as Zu Dashou Zu Dale Wu Xiang, and there are also foreign generals who have withdrawn from Liaozhong and southern Liaoning to western Liaoning, so many generals are crowded in such a narrow place as the western Liaoning corridor, and the fierce competition for land and sphere of influence can be imagined.

This is also why Liaodong's generals did not use their minds to fight against the Tartars, but they were all focused on fighting for power and expanding their own power and property, in fact, they also had their last resort.

In the narrow territory of the Liaoning West Corridor, the fierceness of the wolf competition for food is unimaginable in the mainland, and the cruelty of it makes every commander have to deal with it with all his might, and he does not dare to take it lightly. Every general knows that if he can't keep his own territory and property, then this general will basically exist in name only.

In such a fierce environment, there is no room for a powerless, powerless and soldier Li Xiao to stretch out his mouth and beak, and if Li Xiao dares to cross the border and encroach on other people's land, then he will inevitably be jointly suppressed by a number of Liaodong generals, and he will be driven out of Liaoxi at least and die at worst. Li Xiao is just starting out now, and his power is so weak, he is not at all the opponent of those old guys who are a century-old general.

In other words, even if Li Xiao is lucky enough to be promoted to an important military position such as a guerrilla general, if he does not have the support of land and property, he is just a bare-bones commander, and he can do nothing again.

Li Xiao had seen with his own eyes that many generals who had withdrawn from Liaozhong and southern Liaoning, because they had no way to obtain land and property in western Liaoning, their power was declining day by day, and in addition to being despised by their colleagues, their subordinates were also falling apart.

Moreover, in the current environment of strong oppression by the Tartars, those who were lucky enough to obtain land and property were not having a good time, because the Tartars burned and plundered from time to time, and their property was always in a state of insecurity.

If Li Xiao can grit his teeth and overcome these contradictions, then there is a more realistic threat, which is enough to make Li Xiao unpleasant.

Li Xiao remembered that it was recorded in the "Qing Shilu" that probably after the New Year, the Tartars would send more than 10,000 troops to Rao Yu Belle Abatai to invade and harass Liaoxi. This time the scale of the invasion was very large, from Jinzhou to the south to burn and loot to Shanhaiguan, although did not take the initiative to attack the Ming army in various large towns and cities, but the villages and forts in western Liaoning were slaughtered.

So, can this little pier of no return escape this catastrophe?

Li Xiao thinks he doesn't have the ability.

He only has more than 100 soldiers on hand, and this little bit of troops, even if they are all elites, he is only afraid that there are not enough more than 10,000 Houjin troops to plug their teeth.

And if Li Xiao wants to rapidly expand his armaments and war, he has no money and food to support him, which is purely empty words.

Now Li Xiaoji envies those traversers who can keep shuttling and reselling in two time and space, their road to wealth is so easy and simple, it is even easier than eating and sleeping.

There are also those who have driven tanks, planes, and cannons from modern society, making surviving in difficult and troubled times easier than playing at home. In the end, the protagonist crushes the world, the world kneels, and the traverser has a god-like existence, and at the same time travels in the harem in a dashing manner.

When Li Xiao thought of this, he could only smile bitterly.

He was still thinking to himself, and suddenly a sergeant came to report, saying that Zu Wan'er had come to see him.

"Wan'er, it's so cold today, I didn't expect you to come here."

Li Xiao led her to the official hall and asked with some distress.

"Hehe, I'm here to take a look at the big heroes who are now famous in Jinzhou, can't I?" Zu Wan'er winked at him and smiled mischievously.

Without waiting for Li Xiao to answer, she put the food box in her hand on Li Xiao's table, and then said: "I thought you would stay in Jinzhou for a few more days, so I could go to see you, but I didn't expect you to go back yesterday." So, I made some delicious food for you today to comfort Li Da Hero who saved 600 people. ”

Li Xiao laughed out loud, opened the food box, and saw a few plates of side dishes neatly placed inside, and a tempting fragrance made him intoxicated.

"I really didn't expect that Wan'er, a big lady like you, would be willing to cook for me Li Xiao herself, but this meal made me Li Xiao flattered." Li Xiao smiled, and then raised his spoon to eat.

"Well, yes, it tastes so good." Li Xiao devoured it.

"Hmph, that's not it, Miss Ben has been practicing with the best cook in my family every day these days." Zu Wan'er smiled and looked at him with such a gluttonous appearance, her face full of joyful smiles.

Li Xiao gave her a grateful smile back, but the chopsticks in her hand didn't stop.

"Li Xiao, I don't know why, as long as I'm with you, I feel so happy." Zu Wan'er muttered softly.

Hearing her words, Li Xiao stopped eating, he groaned for a while and said, "Wan'er, if one day, I want to leave Liaoxi, what will you do?" ”

Zu Wan'er's face showed a look of surprise, and she said loudly: "Li Xiao, how can you say this, didn't you tell me that you want to continue to make contributions and eventually marry me?" ”

Li Xiao's face twitched unconsciously.

"It's nothing, I'm just talking about it." Li Xiao's heart was sour, but he tried to squeeze out a smile on his face.

Under Wan'er's searching gaze, he quickly ate all the rest of the meal, and ate it cleanly.

"Li Xiao, are you hiding something from me?"

Zu Wan'er suddenly asked softly while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks.

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, then gently hugged her shoulders from the back, and said softly: "It's nothing, I'm just talking casually, don't think too much." ”

Wan'er didn't answer, and Li Xiao caught a glimpse of her clear eyes, faintly revealing a sense of loss.

In the official hall, there was a sudden silence, and the cold wind whistled through the window, which made the atmosphere even more depressing.

Zu Wan'er only stayed for a while and then went back, and when she was leaving, Li Xiao gave her the two silk horses that she had kept.

Holding the two horses of silk rewarded by the court given to her by Li Xiao, Zu Wan'er did not have much happiness on her face, she said a word of thanks lightly, and then said goodbye.

It's just that when she turned around and got on the horse, the tears in her eyes couldn't help but flow.

Zu Wan'er rode away quickly, not letting Li Xiao see tears rolling across her face.

Li Xiao frowned and watched Zu Wan'er and his party disappear into the distance of the official road.

The cold wind howled, blowing his clothes around, but Li Xiao seemed to be in a state of flux, motionless.

Three days later, Li Xiao called Wu Liang to the official hall alone.

"Mr. Wu, this official has been thinking about it for a long time, but there is something I want to ask Mr."

Under the candlelight, Li Xiao's face showed a vague dimness, and he said in a low voice.

"Senhu-sama, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Sir, this official wants to send you to Shandong to contact Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong." Li Xiao said calmly.

Wu Liang's face showed a look of surprise, he blinked, and asked softly: "General soldier Liu has never had any contact with our army, could it be 。。。。。。 ”

Wu Liang stopped talking, and his searching eyes happened to meet Li Xiao's determined gaze.

"Sir, this officer has been thinking about it for a long time in the past few days, and I feel that in this land of western Liaoning, it is extremely difficult for our army to develop further, so it is better to go to Shandong."

"Why do you think so?"

"Sir, in the land of Shandong, until the beginning of this year, the Denglai Rebellion was peaceful, and the officials and traitors attacked each other for more than a year. This official has read the Tang newspaper, and to this day, the city of Dengzhou is still full of ruins, sparsely populated, and when Sun Yuanhua was the governor of Denglai, it was prosperous, which can be described as the difference between heaven and earth. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Sir, now that our army is here to no return, the strength is weak, and there is no land and wealth, if you enter, you are worried that the generals will block the door, and the code is afraid of the invasion of the Tartars, and the future situation is really worrying! According to this officer's opinion, although the land of Denglai in Shandong is dilapidated, for our army, it can be a rare treasure land that can rest and recuperate! In this land of Denglai, the rebellion is peaceful, and the situation is stable, neither like the Central Plains where the war is turbulent and difficult to gain a foothold, nor is it like this Liaoxi that faces the threat of Tartar invasion from time to time. If our army can settle down in it, it will definitely have a lot to do in the future! ”

When Li Xiao said this, his eyes flashed.

Wu Liang brushed his beard and groaned, and then he asked: "My lord, it is a good move to go to Shandong for development. It's just that if our army goes to Shandong, I don't know how to say that Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong? ”

Seeing Wu Liang's question, Li Xiao continued: "Sir, our army is weak, and we have only found a small piece of territory to settle in the ruined land of Nadenglai. Therefore, if our army goes to vote, then Liu Zeqing has many soldiers and horses, and he will not worry about our army occupying the magpie's nest. If Mr. Liu Zeqing is seen at that time, he can emphasize two points to him: First, our army raises its own food and salary, and there is no need for him to make another allocation. Second, if there is a need to use our army in the future, our army can be at its disposal. This official thinks that with these two points, it is equivalent to giving Liu Zeqing a force for nothing, as long as he is not stupid, he will not refuse our army. ”

Seeing that Wu Liang was listening attentively, Li Xiao continued: "In addition, I know that Liu Zeqing has a military advisor next to him, named Li Huajing, who is quite trusted by Liu Zeqing, who is shrewd but greedy for money. You can bring the 1,000 taels of silver that the governor gave to the official, and after going to Shandong this time, go to see this person first, give him silver, open up the joints, and let him explain Liu Zeqing, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. After agreeing to it, it was agreed with them that when the time was right, all our troops should move to Denglai. ”

Li Xiao talked eloquently, so that Wu Liang couldn't help nodding. Then Wu Liang asked curiously: "My lord, how do you know that Liu Zeqing has this Li Huajing military master next to him?" ”

Li Xiao laughed and found a reason to prevaricate at random. In my heart, I was secretly thinking that this rough understanding of historical figures and events was a slight advantage for my own traveler.

The two talked for a while, discussed some details, and settled the whole matter, and then, Wu Liang got up to receive the order.

"Lord Li, the matter is urgent, and the student will leave for Jinan Mansion in Shandong tomorrow." Wu Liang arched his hand.

"Very good! In addition, I sent Wang Yishou and all the flying harriers with Mr. to protect the road. Li Xiao stood up with a smile and patted Wu Liang on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement.

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