The price of the war is: 'gold paves the way, soldiers and horses make walls, corn is like sand, human life is like grass', especially the army out of the block, exotic expeditions, the consumption is huge, thousands of miles of long supply lines, enough to strangle a huge empire alive, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went north to conquer the Xiongnu, bloody battles for many years, the Han family's seventy years of savings were exhausted, and the world's population was halved, which is the best portrayal, in a simple sentence...... No money, no war!

"The ten towns of Xiliang, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus the Qiang people, the Xiaoyue tribe, and the Yuan army in Hebei, the Xiliang area will inevitably gather hundreds of thousands of troops, in the face of so many enemies, without 100,000 troops, it is impossible to open the situation, without 200,000 troops, it is difficult to win a complete victory!"

Xun Yu also has a certain degree of attainment in military strategy, and he has a very accurate view of the Xiliang battle situation, and the next step is to calculate how much cost it will consume!

"It is a 4,000-mile journey from Xuchang to Dunhuang County, the Gobi and desert along the way, sparsely populated, rugged roads, 200,000 troops on an expedition to the past, and the need to deploy grain, grass, and ordnance is an astronomical amount!

In order to transport these materials, at least five times the number of people and vehicles must be requisitioned, if it is in previous years, gritted teeth can still support the past, but a huge locust plague swept by, in order to relieve the victims, the treasury of Henan and Yan Prefecture was all used up, and the imperial court relied on the money and grain supplied by Xuzhou to barely survive, where there was spare strength to support the army's westward expedition!

Then there is the question of the victory or defeat of the war, Xiliang is not as good as the Central Plains, the yellow sand is all over the sky, thousands of miles of Gobi, the environment is extremely harsh, the Central Plains army is there, it is very easy to adapt to the water and soil, and before the war starts, the combat effectiveness must be reduced by half, but the enemy is extremely fierce!

The bravery of the Xiliang soldiers is known to the world, Dong Zhuo relied on the army of hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves to occupy the two capitals and abolish the monarch, and later resisted the Kwantung coalition army several times harder, and fought several bloody battles, without falling behind!

In the first battle of Tiger Prison Pass, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo's timidity, the mistake of using troops, it would be difficult to say whether he would win or lose, so the people also retreated to Chang'an safely, hundreds of thousands of coalition troops stopped, only Cao Cao led the army to pursue, and also suffered defeat, the strength of the Xiliang soldiers can be seen!

Labor expedition, there is a strong enemy in front, there is no support in the back, grain and grass are difficult to replenish, a little careless, it is the end of the whole army, even if you barely defeat the Xiliang soldiers, there are more difficult nomadic tribes, as well as the Hebei soldiers and horses who are good at fighting, no matter how you plan, the chance of victory is not more than thirty percent, this risk, who dares to take it? ”

After Xun Yu finished speaking, the secret room was silent, the atmosphere was so heavy that water could drip out, Cao Cao's face was even more cold as frost, and his words were contrary to his ears, Xun Yu's words were very unpleasant, but they were the truth, the treasury was indeed empty!

If you don't have money, you can't fight, and you can't get the land of Xiliang to raise horses, so you can only watch Yuan Jun swagger over and expand his strength, and then what, Chang'an is not guaranteed, Luoyang is not guaranteed, and Xuchang will be surnamed Yuan sooner or later............

"I have a method, without a penny or grain from the treasury, I can raise all the expenses of the army, and even have a surplus!" Xiao Yi's words are always so timely, like a life-saving straw, fishing up the people who are about to suffocate!

"The money is safe, the four-thousand-mile expedition costs a lot, at least 30,000 thousand? Xun Yu jumped up directly, the gold stars in his eyes were rising, he was a big housekeeper who was doing very hard, and he couldn't hear the word 'money' the most, as long as he had money, let him wear women's clothes and dance!

"Hehe, Mr. Wen Ruo is a righteous man and gentleman, some dark places are naturally not visible, the imperial court will never be short of money, but this money is not in the treasury, but in the treasure house of the scholar clan!"

Xiao Yi debuted only a few years ago, and his own treasure house is full of money, the total amount is not less than millions, those gate valves are all big families that have inherited hundreds of them, and they have a profound heritage, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are rich and rival the country, 30,000 dollars, just a dime!

"The Metropolitan Governor wants to borrow money from the Shi clan gatekeeper, but I'm afraid it's difficult, who will be the guarantee, and what will be used to repay it?"

"It's to borrow money from them, ask the prime minister to make a guarantee, and as for repayment, use the dividends brought by this western expedition!"

"In the cold and bitter cold land of the west, the production is limited, and the dividends that can be brought are probably not much, right?" Xun Yu was very moved and worried, the emperors of the Han Dynasty had invested countless soldiers, horses, and money in Xiliang, but the harvest was pitiful, if it wasn't for the territory left by the ancestors, it is estimated that it would have been abandoned long ago!

"Hehe, the cool land of the west, thousands of miles of yellow sand, but there are a lot of treasures, there was no harvest before, it is their vision is too poor, Dawan BMW, can be worth ten thousand gold, Gaochang jade, hard to find in the world, as well as cattle and sheep, fur, tendons, snow lotus, safflower, cordyceps ......"

Xiao Yi is about to drool when he says, he can't be a big businessman who is rich and rivals the country, it's really a big regret in life, the twelve counties of Xiliang, that is the place where the 'Silk Road' must pass, and the place where the communication is far west, there are business opportunities everywhere, it depends on whether you will catch it!

"Dashan, this guarantor for the old man, in addition, all the money of the Prime Minister's Mansion is invested in military spending, and the old man also gambles on a game, striving to earn a gold mountain back, and will be used as a dowry for his daughters in the future!" Cao Cao stroked his long beard, and when he was in a good mood, he also joked, what he wanted was thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and a little money was nothing!

"The old man's family also has some money, all of them are invested in the army, and they have a good fight!"

"The last general also has a little private money, take it all out, and fight for a million profits!"

"Our brother also has some savings, and he will collect a little more in the back house, and put all of them on it!"

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One stone stirred up a thousand waves, everyone wanted to use all their family wealth as military expenses, and they fought for it, even the Cao family brothers were not lagging behind, the only exception was Guo Jia, he didn't want to invest money, but he really didn't have money, this prodigal son never praised the family property, and Yu Lu also squandered it in the Qinglou, and when he had no money, he went to Xiao Yi's house to borrow it, and never paid it back!

The people sitting here are all important ministers of the imperial court, and with them taking the lead in throwing money, the civil and military officials will definitely follow suit, and the cost of the army will not have to worry, the next thing to consider is the candidate for the commander and the number of the army!

The candidate is actually better to say, except for Xiao Yi, who would dare to take on this heavy responsibility, ghost-faced Xiao Lang, with soldiers like a god, brave and good at fighting, he has never been defeated since his debut, in the case that Cao Cao can't recruit in person, he is the most suitable candidate to lead the army!

In addition, Xiao Yi commanded the army to the west, and there are other advantages, Ma Liu, the general who sits in Guanzhong, is his brother in life and death, and he will definitely fully cooperate, and it will be easier to raise grain, grass, ordnance, and people, if it is other generals, I am afraid that he will not be able to command the 'Ma Wangye'!

There is also the great chief of Xiqiang-Zhelan, I heard that he also has a deep relationship with the governor of Xiao, specifically, the two cooperated to give birth to a little doll, just by virtue of this friendship without pants, the army will march west, and the Qiang tribe will also help!

Besides, Xiao Yiguan worshiped the 'Governor of the West', and he commanded the army to the west, which is also justified, and the last problem left is the number of troops, the more troops, the more sure of victory, and the tighter the supply of logistics!

"Xiao Lang's expedition to the west, how many people are needed, the old man is drawn from various states, and the elite is optional!" Cao Cao also let go, took out the prime minister's seal, and asked his second son Cao Pi to write the pen, ready to write the Jun order for the transfer of troops!

"Thank you Prime Minister for your love, the soldiers are expensive, not too expensive, besides, the terrain of Xiliang is complex and changeable, and there are too many people and horses to put it away, and the last general only needs the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, Modao Soldiers, Trap Camp, and Digger Army ...... the headquarters, plus a part of the Danyang soldiers, a total of 30,000 people, and then 30,000 people from Guanzhong, a total of 60,000 troops to march west, it is enough!" Xiao Yat has rich experience in commanding troops, so he naturally knows the truth that 'multi-soldier journeys are easy to win', and sometimes there are more people than people in a war!

But this time is an exception, the road is too far, the battle line is too long, even if the military budget is sufficient, the supply of food and grass is also a big problem, the number of troops is large, the stomach is more difficult to fill, it is better to only bring tens of thousands of elite soldiers to the battle, but also flexible and mobile, killing the enemy army by surprise!

"60,000 is 60,000, fight, the old man immediately ordered the transfer of troops, and the states and counties also began to recruit people and vehicles, and the court concentrated all its efforts to fight the battle of Xiliang, as long as the land for raising horses is in hand, our army will be like a tiger with wings, sweeping the Central Plains, no problem!" At the critical moment, Cao Cao never lacked the courage to fight to the death, and only in this way can he survive in the dead and kill a hope!

"The Prime Minister is wise and decisive, with the help of heaven, and the Metropolitan Governor is brave and brave in the world, this battle will be won!"