Chapter 613 The aftermath can only be listened to by one person

The site selection of several workshops has been completed, and there is no situation in Huangyang Road where the project cannot be built because the weather is too cold, so after the site selection, Wu Yiyi sent people to recruit a large number of craftsmen to start work. Fang Xie wants to build the Suzaku Mountain into a real foundation place, and the advantage of not being short of money and food is that any idea can be implemented immediately.

Several workshops under construction are large-scale, mainly supplying weapons and armor for the army.

The local ways to purchase iron ore in Huangyang Road are all in the hands of Fang Jie, coupled with the unparalleled commercial strength of the world, a batch of products has been prepared for use.

The weapons used by the Great Sui army are roughly horizontal knives, Pu knives, Mo knives, and long lances, and the Mo knives belong to heavy knives, so they are generally only equipped for heavy infantry use, and ordinary soldiers will be physically exhausted. The long lance is divided into hard lance and composite lance, the manufacture of the hard lance is relatively simple, and the cycle is shorter, but it is still extremely complex. And a good composite lance, the manpower and material resources consumed to manufacture it are absolutely staggering.

Generally speaking, the infantry mostly used hard lances, and the cavalry that was lacking in the Great Sui Dynasty would use compound lances.

Therefore, Fang Xie gave up the plan of having craftsmen make long lances on a large scale from the beginning, which was unrealistic. Instead, ****.

The weight of the hard rod and long lance is heavy, and it is not suitable to practice well. The lance with ash rod is inexpensive, but it is extremely practical. For a long time, before firearms became widespread, the main weapon used by infantry was the spear. It will also consume much less iron ore than the lance.

Fang Xie now has two paths to take, the first is to expand his territory as soon as possible, and actually control it. In this way, the more people under his rule, the wider the source of soldiers. He must now increase the number of infantry, and in the future, he will move troops to the southwest, and the siege of the city will still be dominated by infantry.

The second is that it is necessary to improve the logistics facilities for replenishing the army as soon as possible, and the Great Sui has many workshops with perfect craftsmanship and large scale, and has continuously provided weapons reserves for the imperial court for so many years. You must know that a Xiangcheng palace provided Li Yuanshan with enough weapons and armor to equip 200,000 people, and there are not many such palaces in various places in the Great Sui.

When the rebels forced the imperial court to recruit the people on a large scale, so that the abundant reserves could come into play. When the main combat power of the imperial army and the rebel army is too large and they have to recruit civilians, the imperial court's advantages in this regard will be brought into play. They are also recruits, and the quality of equipment is sometimes the key to victory or defeat.

Therefore, Fang Xie must also prepare these things for the Black Flag Army, of course, some people advocate not wasting such huge financial and material resources, and can plunder while fighting. It's not that this method hasn't been used before, and when you are on the grassland, you use war to raise soldiers.

However, Fang Jie's temperament determines that he will pursue everything without worries as much as possible, and will not increase the plundering of the place in order to replenish supplies.

Fang Xie stood on a high place, watching the craftsmen work in full swing, and felt a little happy in his heart. He did not just regard the Suzaku Mountain Camp as a temporary and simple barracks, but wanted to build a large base that could support the army for years, decades, or even centuries. This manpower and financial resources that need to be invested will naturally be huge, but once it is put into operation, it will provide a steady stream of support for the army in the later stage.

"After these workshops are built......"

Wu Yi pointed to the construction site in front of him and said: "If nothing else, the army will be provided with weapons and armor that can be equipped with at least 100,000 people every year, and it will be expanded one after another in the future. Duan Zheng will not be overstretched in terms of troops. ”

"Wait until you take the Southwest."

He glanced at Fang Xie and said: "We still have to prepare for the expansion of the water division, our current goal is not in the Jiangbei area, nor in the south of the Yangtze River where the waterways are crisscrossed, so there is no big disadvantage for the water division to be a little weaker." Once you get out of the southwest, you won't be able to move an inch without the support of a strong sailor. ”

"Hmm"

Fang Xie nodded: "Wait a little longer, wait until these workshops are built, and then take the North Hui Dao." Now our manpower and material resources are basically not rich, although the financial resources are supported by the Hou Ye, it can be divided into several lines and go hand in hand, and the huge consumption can be imagined. Therefore, it can only be taken step by step, even if the goal is only in the southwest provinces, it is not something that can be stabilized in a year or two. ”

"Da Sui wanted to build a more powerful sailor than Nan Chen, and he had been preparing for decades. Emperor Taizu's lifelong preparation Yang Jian brought Emperor Taizong's momentary glory. We are now lacking everything, lack of talents, lack of troops, lack of territory, if blind development, consume a lot of financial resources, will not necessarily be able to gain anything. ”

Wu Yi nodded: "I know, fat people can't eat in one bite." It's just that these things are said to be put aside first, but they can't be completely put down, even if they don't have this plan now, they must be prepared. ”

"I plan to build a small shipyard in the middle of the lake, not to build huge ships, but to recruit craftsmen who know how to build ships, raise them, and then build small boats to train more craftsmen. If you want to move troops against Jiangnan in the future, you will also need a large number of small and brisk ships such as Centipede Clippers, which will be prepared now, and will be used in the future. ”

After hearing what he said, Fang Xie said: "Hou Ye should think more about these things, Hou Ye has seen far and understands a lot." I can only be said to be a layman in this regard, so I might as well leave it to Master Hou to do the work, I just be a lazy man. ”

Wu Yi smiled: "I don't understand military affairs, but I can help you with these things." When it comes to military affairs, how sure are you of beating Liangcheng? ”

Fang Xie was silent for a while and then shook his head: "Don't hit Liang Cheng." ”

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Fang Xie stood in front of the map and pointed out to Wu Yi: "Liangcheng, Hui'an, Wuxing, these three cities are the three northernmost towns in Beihui Road, Zhong Xin has arranged heavy troops in these three cities, it can be said that half of his troops are in these three cities." These three cities can support each other, and the cities are tall and strong, so it is not easy to fight. It is precisely because of this that Zhong Xin will have the confidence to talk to us. ”

"When the Great Sui Dynasty destroyed the Shang, if it weren't for the anger of the people and the misery of the people that the Shang court had made, the Sui army would not have destroyed a powerful country that had lasted for hundreds of years. At the beginning, the Sui army could be described as a trick and victory, coupled with the time and people, it did not suffer too stubborn resistance. ”

"But now we're different......"

Fang Xie pointed to Liang Cheng and said, "These three cities are connected in a line, and each city is guarded by at least 15,000 county soldiers, which is the barrier of the North Hui Road. With the strength we have now, even if we can take these three cities and open the way to Beihui Road, the losses will inevitably be heavy, and if we enter the south, we will be powerless. ”

Wu Yi frowned: "You mean not to fight, but to scare?" ”

Fang Xie shook his head: "Of course you have to fight, if you don't fight, how can those famous families in Beihui Dao be frightened." But now that we are starting our business, we can't fight such a fierce battle with huge consumption. I sent troops to Wuxing, Hui'an, the first is to let Zhong Xin and the others see the strength of my Black Flag Army, which is not pretending to be strong. Second, it was to paralyze Zhong Xin and make them think that my target was these three cities. ”

Wu Yi pondered for a while and finally understood: "This is a serial game. ”

After sorting out the wording, he said: "Let Sun Kaidao negotiate with Zhong Xin and them, even if Sun Kaidao doesn't let Zhong Xin and them think that you just want to blackmail money and food, it is impossible for Zhong Xin to relax his vigilance against these three cities." And if you send troops again, Zhong Xin and they don't dare to take it lightly, all their attention is on these three cities, while you want to fight other places? ”

"Yes"

Fang Xie smiled: "It is difficult to defeat these three cities, but it is not difficult to fight some battles with small losses but not a small impact. ”

Fang Xie pointed to the map and said: "There is no danger in Beihui Road, I put my troops outside these three cities, but only on the ground." I have already sent military orders to Cui Zhongzhen and Chen Yishan, asking them to act as if they were to move troops against Xinkoucang, and then the Yong army in Xinyang City and Xinkoucang will be on full alert and dare not fight easily. Chen Yishan led the cavalry of the Flying Eagle Army to bypass from the side of Xinkoucang and enter the Beihui Road, the cavalry could not attack the city, but it was not impossible to rob......"

Fang Xie said with a smile: "Those people from big families have manors in beautiful places. I plan to let Chen Yishan's Flying Eagle Army run in circles on Beihui Road, and invite as many people with heads and faces as I can to come. When the time comes, there are enough dozens of old ladies and old ladies from those families, and I will take them to talk to Zhong Xin. ”

"Blackmail......

Fang explained: "You have to have a little capital to blackmail, otherwise the other party is not afraid of anything." Don't those big families think that they can see clearly, thinking that the troops in my hands are not enough to attack, then I will let the cavalry go around the Beihui Road to play, and they can't keep up anyway. Let those who are really in charge know that even if I don't defeat the Beihui Dao, they won't live in peace. ”

Wu Yi squinted his eyes and glanced at Fang Xie and said with a smile: "Although I don't understand the art of war, I can also see that this is not a dignified tactic." ”

"Just be useful."

Fang explained: "If you have a big loss, why can't you be a scoundrel?" ”

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Chang'an City

Tai Chi Palace

East Warm Pavilion

The emperor was still shivering with cold wrapped in three layers of quilts, and he did not hesitate to use the poisonous Gu method of the people to continue his life in order to let him live for a while longer, but he was already terminally ill, and that insect was not a golden pill that could bring people back to life after all. Outside Chang'an City, after Su Bu was afraid of the death of the crown prince Yang Chengqian and erected the tomb with his bare hands, the emperor returned to Chang'an City. Of course, few people know about this.

Yang Chengqian stood under the earthen kang and hung his head, not even daring to come out.

The queen pretended to be casual and wiped the blood off the corner of her mouth for the emperor, but the sadness in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

"Your Majesty, don't talk about it, let's rest for a while."

She persuaded softly.

"No"

The emperor shook his head: "Before I die, everything that should be explained must be explained clearly, although Cheng Qian can also be in charge alone, but after all, he is still young, and many things are not well considered." Especially when it comes to the trade-off, it is the most difficult, he doesn't understand the truth I just said that everything can be lost in order for the Yang family's country not to be destroyed, so I want him to understand it better. ”

He beckoned to Yang Chengqian with difficulty: "Come here, I have one last thing to explain to you." You have to remember everything I say, because this is a matter of life and death for my Yang family. Now that you know the secret, you should know how to do it. But I know that you may not have that courage then, so I must show you what it means to give up everything. ”

He no longer speaks by calling himself me, but me.

Yang Chengqian hurriedly passed, and the emperor grabbed him and said a few words in a very low voice in his ear, but the queen didn't hear it, but saw Yang Chengqian's face instantly become extremely ugly.

"Remember...... That's what I'm going to do when I'm dead! ”

The emperor grabbed Yang Chengqian's collar and stared at his eyes and ordered, there is no doubt!