Fan Shen thought about it, if it was a pure white work for a period of time, it would indeed be a lot of loss for him, although it was not to the extent of breaking his muscles and bones, but it was definitely extremely painful. After all, counting the money delayed during the period, plus the wages he gave to the fleet, this is a double loss.

However, the point is how long it will last, although he has other income besides water transportation, but if it lasts too long, then he is really ruined!

Fan Yuan asked in a tangled manner: "Protector Guogong, can I ask how long this matter will last?" ”

Leng Feng smiled: "Don't worry, after the train line is established, you will be able to get out, and the other line will only allow your fleet to send goods in the direction of Lingnan two or three times at most." ”

"That's right." Fan Yuan nodded: "Since this is the case, then I should go down." In addition, the protector of the country, forgive me for talking too much, you should not be short of money, why should you exchange the agreement for my free help this time? ”

In Fan Yuan's opinion, it's just using his water transportation fleet, and it's not that he hasn't used it before, why can't he afford to give money this time, so he has to use his previous agreement?

He's not going to give discounts!

Leng Feng smiled bitterly: "Don't ask the specific reason, you just need to know that in the next period of time, the Leng family will be very short of money, and now I have stopped the construction of the north-south railway, and when I come to you, I can only use the previous agreement to play a scoundrel!" ”

Fan Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Hao Wencai couldn't help but say: "What business does the protector have to do?" If you are short of money, you can still give you some if you are not talented, you can rest assured, I don't want shares, and I don't want interest. ”

Hao Wencai respects Leng Feng very much and will not be stingy to help.

Leng Feng shook his head: "There are some things, it's better for you not to get involved." ”

Hearing Leng Feng say this, Hao Wencai immediately shut up.

After taking care of the supply of raw materials for the Thunderbolt Division, Leng Feng went home and slept peacefully.

The next day, there was a secret court meeting, attended by military generals. In terms of civil officials, the emperor said that he was sick and stopped the court.

Li Shimin did not sit on the throne, but wore a shirt and studied the map with the generals.

Li Jing pointed to the map and said: "Here on the east side of Jingbei Road, I think 20,000 troops are almost enough. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Hongji suddenly jumped high: "Damn Li Jing, 20,000 people? What's enough? If the Murowei and the Muro are united, how can there be 100,000 people! That's 100,000 people, not 100,000 pigs! Can 20,000 people withstand 100,000? ”

Although the armor of the Datang soldiers is sharp, the role of equipment is still limited when crushing the absolute number of people.

Li Jing frowned and said: "20,000 is enough, if I go there, 10,000 people will be enough, don't forget, you are just simply defending the city, and with the support of gunpowder weapons, it is not difficult for 20,000 people to defend the attack of 100,000 people!" ”

Hearing Li Jing say that he could also get a quota of gunpowder weapons, Liu Hongji was relieved.

If there is a gunpowder weapon, then it is not a problem.

Li Jing's finger pointed at the place where he was stationed in the mountain, and asked Li Ji: "How many men and horses are Ying Gong going to want?" ”

Li Ji glanced at Zhang Gongjin before saying: "Fifty thousand, if it's not enough, I can recruit troops nearby, the people there hate the Goryeos, and it should be easy to recruit soldiers." Our army is limited, and compared to the Eastern Battlefield, the Western Battlefield is the most important! ”

After all, the pressure faced by the Tang Dynasty was mainly a collection of Tibetan, Turkic and small countries in the West.

Li Jing pointed to the place in Guazhou and said: "My words, only 50,000 troops are needed to defend Guazhou. Guazhou originally had 20,000 permanent troops and 70,000 troops, which was enough to guard Guazhou. If the Tibetan forces move to the Dafeichuan and Gaochang sides, I can even take the initiative to attack and hit the border of the plateau. ”

There is an air epidemic in Tibet, and when it reaches the border of the plateau, it is already a large piece of land. Under the situation of the world's attack on Tang, only Li Jing had the intention to take the initiative.

Cheng Yanjin discussed with Wei Chigong for a long time before saying, "We need 30,000 troops." Dafeichuan is also an unbearable place for the Tibetan people, and if we don't want to attack, we just have to stick to it. ”

Li Jing couldn't help but say: "Anyway, the number of 30,000 is still too small, the climate in Dafeichuan is so bad, and it is also a blow to the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, or 50,000." ”

Cheng Yanjin laughed: "30,000 is enough, don't forget, Gaochang is the most dangerous place, Wei Chi and I have thought about it, just 30,000, so that the Duke of Protector and the King of Hejian County can bring enough 100,000 people over!" ”

Datang's current strength is only 250,000, and under the division of multiple parties, there are only 130,000 left.

Leng Feng patted Cheng Jin's shoulder: "Old Cheng, brother, thank you first, but you don't have to think too much about us, 80,000 troops are already a lot, and they still account for the majority." ”

At this time, the strength of the army is the guarantee of the safety of the commander in a certain place, Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chi Gong are willing to reduce their troops, for Leng Feng and Li Xiaogong, it is a great favor, whether it is successful or not, this favor is owed.

Li Jing also knew the importance of Gaochang, but for Dafeichuan, 30,000 troops were definitely less.

He couldn't help but say, "Otherwise, I'll divide 20,000 of you!" ”

Wei Chigong came out and said: "Just 30,000, don't shirk it, don't shirk it, don't think about dividing our troops, you listen to me first." ”

Leng Feng Li Xiaogong and Li Jing both looked at Wei Chigong and waited for his next words.

Wei Chigong said with a smile: "Lao Cheng and I have summed it up, and the two of us have lost the sharpness of the year, and we are more than stubborn, and we are not enterprising enough." So many countries are attacking our Datang, how can we blindly hold on?

Among us old guys, the only ones who have the ability to attack the enemy are Li Jing, Leng Feng, and Li Xiaogong. But since Gaochang's side could only try its best to hold on, it could only let Li Jing attack. Even if there is only one place, it can show the strength of our Datang. ”

Cheng Yanjin also said to Leng Feng: "Don't shirk it, Gaochang can only succeed in holding on to Tibet, except for the Turks and the countries of the Western Regions." If Tubo goes to Gaochang, the pressure on our Dafeichuan will be reduced a lot. Helping you is also helping ourselves! To put it mildly, if you Gaochang is lost, then the territory that our Tang Dynasty has expanded over the years will be all over, and the Turks and others will directly knock on the pass, and we will be isolated, and the only way left is to destroy..."

Although Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong were trying to persuade Li Jing and Leng Feng to them, they still couldn't listen.

Although it is not the most dangerous place, it is definitely the worst place in the environment. It is no exaggeration to say that Wei Chigong and Cheng Biting Jin are going to suffer.

In such a situation, it would be too cruel to reduce their troops!

Li Shimin, who had been silent, spoke: "No need to push around, I will mobilize 20,000 internal guards and Xuanjia troops for Dafeichuan!" You are all my right-hand men, and I can't treat you badly! ”

Li Shimin did not participate in the previous conversation.

Because he was so sad.

He never thought that Datang would have such a day when these old generals would work hard. Obviously, they should be the age to enjoy Qingfu, but when they encountered the danger of Datang, they still stood up without hesitation, and they didn't even consider their own safety selfishly.