Wang Hu frowned and asked urgently: "What is the difference between the military system in the northwest?" ”

Hearing what Lu Duan said was so scary, Wang Hu was very curious.

As one of the three major decision-makers of the Military Aircraft Pavilion in the former Great Song Dynasty and one of the three decision-makers of the Military Aircraft Pavilion in the future, he naturally cares more about military affairs.

Wang Dan looked disdainful.

Xiang Minzhong stared at Lu Duan closely, he felt that Lu Duan would not be untargeted.

Lu Duan said coldly: "All the people are soldiers!" ”

Xiang Minzhong's face was full of consternation, and Wang Dan's pupils shrank.

Wang Hu shouted in a lost voice: "This is impossible, if all the people are soldiers, wouldn't this northwest have already been messed up." ”

Lu Duan put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "As far as I know, the four northwestern prefectures under the rule of Yang Yansi have nearly 200,000 soldiers. In addition to the most hidden iron cavalry, the remaining Datong Army, the Fuxing Army, and the Ranger Army, with 150,000 people in the three armies, adopted the service system.

The soldier served at the age of eighteen, and after five years, he was discharged and returned to the field.

Every year, 30,000 soldiers will be conscripted in each of the three armies, and every year 30,000 soldiers will be released and returned to the fields.

And so on and so forth.

The newly established Jin army adopted the dual system of government soldiers and the service system. The government soldiers are soldiers in wartime and people in leisure time. The 30,000 permanent soldiers also adopted the rotation system of the three armed forces, including the Renaissance Army. ”

After a pause, Lu Duan shouted, "Yang Yansi's move is called hiding soldiers in the people, and every year that passes, there will be 40,000 more soldiers and horses under his command to hide in the people." There are more than one million strong men in the four provinces in the northwest, which means that it only takes about 25 years. These 800,000 sturdy men will all be transformed into trained soldiers.

Once the war starts, as long as Yang Yansi gives an order, he can easily gather 800,000 troops, plus the 200,000 permanent army, and the strength of the army can exceed 1 million in an instant. ”

Lu Duan looked at the three of them coldly, "You tell me, what is this if you don't count all the people as soldiers?" ”

"In addition, I also want to remind you that Yang Yansi is still young, and he is extremely strict in governing the army."

The three of them were all smart people, so they naturally understood the meaning of Lu Duan's words.

Yang Yansi's young age proves that he has more time to watch the people under his rule transform from civilians to soldiers.

And he is extremely strict in governing the army, which shows that the people under Yang Yanhe's rule will become strong pawns after becoming soldiers.

I really want to gather a million army casually.

If the imperial court wants to gnaw Yang Yansi, it really has to weigh its own teeth.

Wang Hu and the three of them were stunned.

In the past, when they were in the Great Song Dynasty, they always got news from the northwest through various channels.

However, no matter how terrifying the news from the northwest was, in their opinion, as long as the imperial court soldiers arrived, the four northwestern prefectures would be easily wiped out.

The Great Song Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population.

There is no reason why you can't beat the four northwestern prefectures that are dozens of times better than the Great Song Dynasty.

This is the self-confidence that an official of a large country should have.

However, when they arrived in the northwest, step by step, they really got in touch with and realized everything about the four provinces in the northwest.

They just knew.

In their eyes, the inconspicuous Northwest Four Prefectures look like a wellhead on the surface, but inside there is a huge pit that swallows everything.

And this giant crater, as time goes by, it continues to get bigger.

Give the northwest a few more years of development time, can the Great Song Dynasty still be able to help the northwest?

The three of them had this question in their hearts at the same time?

When they saw Lu Duan's sarcastic smile, they immediately threw out this question in their minds.

"Yang Yansi is so deep!"

Wang Hu sighed and said with a smile: "But I always firmly believe that the imperial court will definitely be able to recover the northwest." His Majesty will never give Yang Yansi twenty-five years to transform the people under his rule into a strong army. ”

Lu Duan looked at the three of them, raised his eyebrows and said, "So, you plan to learn from Xu Shu or Guan Yu?" ”

The three of them were silent and looked at Lu Duan with a smile.

"Hey~"

Lu Duan sneered and looked at Wang Hu, "So Lord Wang called us over to discuss how to endure humiliation?" ”

"Sit down and talk."

Wang Hu waved his hand and invited Lu Duan and Xiang Minzhong to sit down, "I called the two of you over, just because I want to ask your opinions." ”

Wang Hu lowered his voice, "The two of you think, can Your Majesty wake up, and once Your Majesty wakes up, how long can Yang Yansi support His Majesty's attack?" ”

Xiang Minzhong hesitated: "Why did Lord Wang ask such a question? ”

Wang Hu laughed dryly.

"You two should know that I am also from His Majesty's Hidden Mansion. He knows His Majesty very well, and with His Majesty's character, he will never allow people like Yang Yansi to exist.

If Your Majesty can wake up, we will inevitably have to do Xu Shu once. If Your Majesty doesn't wake up......"

Lu Duan was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his gloomy face.

Xiang Minzhong frowned and said, "What if Your Majesty doesn't wake up?" ”

Wang Hu pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "If Your Majesty doesn't wake up, then I can only serve under Yang Yansi sincerely." ”

"Why?"

Xiang Minzhong asked in a lost voice, and then hurriedly said: "What Lord Wang means is that Your Majesty is not awake, the court situation is unstable, and the imperial court may not send troops to exterminate Yang Yanhe." This also gave Yang Yansi a chance to sit big.

Once Yang Yansi is established, it will be impossible for the imperial court to exterminate Yang Yansi? ”

Wang Hu nodded hesitantly, then shook his head again.

"It's not that if Your Majesty doesn't wake up, the imperial court won't be able to exterminate Yang Yansi. The two of you should know that it was the second prince and the third Zaifu who threw us to the northwest.

To put it irreverently, once His Majesty returns to heaven and the second prince ascends the throne, then we have no hope of going back.

Even if the imperial court exterminated Yang Yansi at that time, the three Zaifu would never let us go back alive. ”

Xiang Minzhong suddenly felt that the last bit of hope in his heart was slowly dissipating.

The arrogance on Wang Dan's body has disappeared cleanly.

He had already analyzed the current situation from his father's words.

What kind of hidden humiliation is simply a joke.

The three Zaisuke deceived him.

He was like a lost dog who had been abandoned.

"Puff~"

Wang Dan sat down on the ground.

Wang Hu was a little unbearable, but he still didn't comfort Wang Dan.

The son has always been a very assertive person.

He has his own judgments and ideas.

A smile appeared on Lu Duan's face, "Lord Wang is reasonable. It's just that whether His Majesty can wake up or not, no one can say for sure. ”

Lu Duan groaned: "Lord Wang, Lu thinks that instead of pinning his hopes on His Majesty, it is better to pin his hopes on the Liao people. ”

"Oh?"

Wang Hu was puzzled, "What do you mean?" ”

"Northern Expedition!"

Lu Duan said solemnly: "The great trouble of the Great Song Dynasty has always been the Liao State. With the Liao State on the side, even if His Majesty wakes up, it is impossible to send troops to exterminate Yang Yanhe.

So, the Northern Expedition is the real key. Once the imperial court's northern expedition succeeds and recaptures the sixteen states of Yanyun, then it will definitely take the posture of great victory and wipe out the four northwestern prefectures.

When the imperial court recaptures the sixteen states of Yanyun, we will make a decision.

Until then, we should climb up and work hard to control the power in the northwest.

It can be seen that Yang Yansi is not a greedy person, so we have a great chance to control the authority of the northwest.

As long as we control the authority of the four northwestern provinces, when the time comes, the imperial court will recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and we will surrender to the imperial court openly.

Even if the three Zaifu have the intention of killing us, they have to weigh it. ”

"Of course......"

Lu Duan paused and chuckled: "If the imperial court can't take the sixteen states of Yanyun, or if it doesn't conquer the Liao State. Then we can also sit firmly in the northwest. ”

"Between advance and retreat, we are all invincible......"

Lu Duan looked at the three of them with a smile.

Wang Hu was dumbfounded, he was shocked by Lu Duan's words.

was also shocked by Lu Duan's wisdom.

After a while, Wang Hu stood up and bowed in front of Lu Duan, "Thank you Lord Lu for your advice." ”

Xiang Minzhong also reacted, he hesitated, stood up, bowed and said, "Lord Lu's thoughtfulness makes Xiang embarrassed." ”

Lu Duan waved his hand and asked rhetorically, "Then ...... So it's decided? ”

Wang Hu and Xiang Minzhong nodded at the same time.

"Then sleep!"

The four of them dispersed and went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

As soon as Lu Duan entered the door, he saw someone in his house, glanced at it, ignored it, took off his coat and stretched his waist.

Then he walked over, sat down at the table, snatched the teapot from the table, and took a sip of it.

"How did you act like a thief?"

Lu Duan put down the teapot and glanced at Yang Qi with disdain.

Yang Qi disliked Lu Duan for polluting the spout of the teapot, so he put down the teacup, stopped pouring tea, and looked at Lu Duan with a smile, "How are you talking?" ”

"What's the talk?"

Lu Duan pretended to be stupid.

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, "You know very well in your heart, what am I asking......"

"Heh~"

Lu Duan sneered, the smile on his face was a little bitter, "Do you think everyone thinks like me, and can easily say that they can change?" ”

Lu Duan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and whispered, "I am only one step away from the center, but they have cut off my future. I don't share the sky with them. If I want to settle accounts with them, I can only take refuge in you and rely on your strength. ”

"...... with a chance"

The hatred on Lu Duan's face came and went quickly, and he smiled: "But Wang Hu and the three are different, they always have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, and they still have the Great Song Dynasty in their hearts.

Therefore, it is impossible to sincerely come to you. ”

Yang Qi nodded, "I know this." I don't care if they come to me genuinely. As long as they can be used by me and can help me do things. ”

Lu Duanba smacked his mouth, "Then you have to thank me." I've helped you stabilize the three of them. As long as the imperial court can't take the sixteen states of Yanyun, they will always be sincere to help you. ”

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "In other words, once the imperial court takes the sixteen states of Yanyun, loses the containment of the Liao State, and counterattacks the four prefectures in my northwest, will they turn back?" ”

Lu Duan nodded.

Yang Qi smiled happily, "That's good." ”

Obviously, Yang Qi was very satisfied with this result.

Lu Duan raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "You don't seem to be very optimistic about the imperial court's crusade against the sixteen states of Yanyun?" ”

Yang Qi said inscrutablely: "Secret! ”

"Shit!"

Lu Duan scolded in a low voice, "Whether the imperial court can take the sixteen states of Yanyun or not, I don't bother to care." I only care about whether you, the four northwestern prefectures, can survive for a long time, and whether I can ask Lu Duan for justice. ”

"Yes......"

Yang Qi frowned and sighed: "You Lu Duan used to be a handsome uncle who was as gentle as jade, why has he become so vulgar now." ”

Lu Duan rolled his eyes and said coldly: "I used to pretend to be too tired, but now I don't want to pretend." ”

"Hey~"

Yang Qi stood up and prepared to leave.

Lu Duan looked at Yang Qi's back and suddenly asked, "Don't you believe me?" ”

Yang Qi paused and turned his back to Lu Duan.

"Why do you ask?"

Lu Duan said in a deep voice: "I want to go to the army, you don't agree, but let Wang Hu's half-hearted enter the military machine pavilion." Doesn't that not believe me? ”

Yang Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "You think too much...... Military Aircraft Pavilion ...... In fact, it is equivalent to the military's Ministry of Internal Affairs...... It's a miscellaneous ......."

"Now there will be no real power, and there will be no involvement in military affairs, you can see it as a place dedicated to helping the military with all the chores......

Dropped the sentence.

Yang Qi pushed open the wardrobe in Lu Duan's room, and there was a secret door behind the wardrobe.

Yang Qi disappeared into the secret door.

Lu Duan sat on the chair and carefully recalled what Yang Qi had just said.

"There is no real power now...... That means that there will be real power in the future? ”

"Military Aircraft Pavilion? Is it equivalent to the Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"So...... You, Yang Yansi, have already begun to build the various ministries that the court should have? ”

“……”

"So...... Will you be the emperor? ”

Lu Duan smiled indifferently.

He stood up and paced to the closet, which had been closed from the inside.

He followed Yang Yansi's example and swung the wardrobe.

The wardrobe seemed to be locked from the inside, motionless.

Lu Duan pushed twice and gave up.

Then he paced to the edge of the kang and fell asleep.

……

Following.

Early morning.

After the four of Lu Duan got up.

Lu Duan went to the government to settle his family, and Wang Dan followed.

Wang Hu took the Wang family and went to Fuxing Mansion under the guidance of the scarecrow.

And Xiang Minzhong accompanied his family to Dongsheng Mansion.

He had already specially applied to Yang Qi to observe the government a few days later.

And those prisoners who were hundreds of people were escorted all the way by the scarecrow to Dongsheng Mansion and Xixia Mansion.

At present, there is a huge shortage of officials in these two prefectures, and I just want to make up for it with these prisoners.

……

When the compensation from the imperial court arrived, Yang Qi naturally had no reason to detain the first two waves of angels from the imperial court.

An urgent letter was sent to the Komizu River.

The first two waves of angels were released from the fortress of the good water river.

After a month of work under the whip, they basically lost weight.

Shen Hao completely lost the appearance of a scholar, like a beggar, in tattered clothes, after running out of the fortress of Haoshuichuan, he fell to the ground and cried.

No one laughed at him.

Because almost everyone wants to cry.

It's a bully.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, it is the first time that someone has used angels as coolies.

"Who is Shen Hao?"

Suddenly, a rider ran out of the good water river, rushed in front of them, and opened his mouth to ask.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Shen Hao, who was lying on the ground and crying.

The soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Reserve followed everyone's eyes and saw Shen Hao.

"He's Shen Hao?"

The soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Reserve questioned.

Someone nodded subconsciously.

The reserve soldier of the Iron Cavalry Army smiled: "It's good that people don't leave." ”

The reserve soldier of the Iron Cavalry jumped off his horse, and squatted down in front of Shen Hao in three or two steps.

"Shen Gongzi, our general has an order, and he thinks the arrow tower you built is very beautiful, so he decided to keep you for a few more days. Come back with me, right? ”

Shen Hao trembled, looking at the smile on the face of the reserve soldier of the Iron Cavalry Army, it was like seeing a ghost.

"I'm not going back! Don't go back! ”

"Hey...... That's not up to you. ”

The reserve soldier of the Iron Cavalry Army grabbed it, lifted the crying Shen Hao, threw it on the horse, and rode into the Haoshuichuan Fortress.

When the rest of the people looked at it, their legs and stomachs trembled with fright.

"Run!"

I have to run quickly, what if I am like Shen Hao, the unlucky ghost, and I am caught again?