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"The Qin people have promised to give us twelve companies of troops as our supplementary soldiers. And the Zhao government can also provide about five to six companies of troops, so that the strength of the troops sent to Liaodong is basically about the same. Li Mu said to everyone.

"The situation now is, how are we going to distribute such forces. You must know that the opponent we are facing is the Goguryeo people, they are the army of a country, and the army of such a country has a certain degree of organization, and this dispatch of troops is not a national act of our Zhao State, but a commercial act. Li Mu emphasized solemnly. This is one of the targeted differences. Li Mu didn't want to see someone making a fuss about this matter. So Li Mu emphasized again.

"However, if there is no government leadership, the businessmen will not be able to meet the requirements of sending troops, which is our main strategic goal at present, and this will have a great impact on us." Li Mu said.

The Minister of Defense nodded in his position and agreed, and he supported this troop trip. However, he did not support sending troops in the form of a state, because Zhao's finances were really worrisome. The treasury could not afford to spend a huge amount of military money to support this operation, so they could only put their hopes on businessmen and investors, in their opinion, Zhao did not lack such people, with their support, Zhao could not only achieve its own strategic goals, but also solve the problem of merchant investment and trade expansion. Something like that. is the best solution. The Minister of Defense knows that the Prime Minister is working towards such an outcome.

"In order to better solve this problem, I propose that the government take the lead and establish the Yanzhao Liaodong Trading Company. The main investors are Zhao and Yan, and the proportion of the two countries is based on the results of the negotiation, and the rest is the rest. There is a contribution from you to bear it. In this way, the use of troops can be concentrated, reducing the pressure on logistics and supply, and at the same time achieving strategic and tactical goals. It's good for all of us. Li Mu nodded and introduced.

The investors of the Zhao State sitting at the back of the conference room looked at each other, they were a little unsure, they had originally set up several scattered small commercial trading companies to do this, and even, some nobles had already armed their families to Liaodong of the Yan Kingdom. At this time, Li Mu proposed such a plan. This makes them feel a little embarrassed, but these aristocrats, investors, have their own shrewd calculations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that the main force of the Goguryeo people has not yet been defeated, and this situation is very unfavorable to us. It is very difficult for an army that has not been defeated to capture a large number of prisoners of war. The object of our trade is the slave trade, and although we have thought of many good ways to solve this problem, there is no important precondition for this. I know that some people have proposed to me to use trade to solve the problem of slaves, but there is no division within the Goguryeo people, and they also have an army that has just experienced the quenching of war, and they pose a great threat to the Yan Kingdom. It also poses a great threat to our upcoming iron ore mining in Liaodong. Li Mu said.

"Therefore, the first thing we have to solve is the problem of the main force of the Goguryeo people, and only by defeating them can we have further development." Li Mu further said.

"The presentation is quite right. If the main force of the Goguryeo people is not removed, we will not be able to solve this problem at all. You must know that all of our families together may not be the opponents of those Goguryeo people, and besides, we still need to bear the logistics and supplies, which is very stressful for us. If we can follow the plan that the prime minister said. Hu Dawei said.

"Maybe we can really get a large number of slaves, you know, after a battle, especially in a siege and annihilation battle, the number of slaves will not be small." Hu Dawei said with a smile to another investor next to him. Hu Dawei is an investor in Zhao State, his ancestors made a fortune by doing northern nomadic leather and horse business, they sold horses and leather from the northern grassland nomadic tribes to Zhao people, and then got weapons, silk, grain, salt, iron and other things from Zhao State to sell among the northern nomadic tribes, his Hu family rose from this business, but in his generation, his business could not continue. Because the Qin people strongly occupied the northern grasslands, it was impossible to do such a business. The Qin people took his place in business, no way. He can only be an investor. Fortunately, his head is more flexible. These investments are not bad. At the very least, there are no big losses.

"You're right, war is a thing that has its own risks, and there is no risk in it, how can there be none." Liao He, another investor next to Hu Dawei, said.

"If we have the army as the main force, and can concentrate our forces to fight a victorious battle in this battle, the number of prisoners of war will not be small. The most important thing is that after this battle, if the Goguryeo people are greatly damaged, then we can use trade to solve the slave problem, and this slave will continue to pour into our Zhao country. With plenty of slaves. I think the Qin people will also be very big in terms of investment. Liao He nodded in agreement.

"This operation. The troops provided to us by the Qin army, mainly cavalry units, will have a great advantage in pursuit, encirclement, and capture of prisoners, with such an advantage. Liaodong, Liaoxi railway construction, Liaodong Xiangping iron ore development. will enter a new phase. Now all you have to do is to invest, put the scattered funds into the trading companies established by the state, and buy the shares according to the proportion of your capital contribution. Li Mu introduced.

After speaking, many merchants and nobles still talked to each other, they were very interested in what Li Mu said, and they also knew that the current situation could only be completed by the government. Personally, it's hard. They have long had this awareness.

Li Mu saw that the time was ripe, because he knew what these people were talking about. No one wants to miss such an opportunity to make a fortune.

Western regions. On a grassland in the territory of Dawan, here is the steppe of Central Asia. The unique continental climate has created such a savannah.

On the prairie, there was a cavalry troop walking, they were wearing the uniforms of the Qin army, but there was no special military badge of the Qin king's army on the uniforms, which meant that they were not the Qin army. However, their equipment was indeed the equipment of the Qin army, typical of cavalry short-barreled muskets that only cavalry had. This kind of equipment is only available to the Qin army.

"Big brother." In the middle of the group, a young man in his early twenties, riding a horse and following a very stout-looking man in front of him. If you look closely, you will see that the young man's horse does not have stirrups on it. Stirrups, this equipment has been popularized on a large scale among the cavalry of the Central Plains army. The reason is that stirrups are able to maintain a lot of balance on horseback. Because it is difficult for the Central Plains people to maintain balance on horseback. If you can't maintain your balance, you won't be able to aim with a musket on horseback. In order to keep up with the pace of the Qin army, the Central Plains countries have formed large-scale cavalry units. In this way, the stirrup became a popular equipment for the mass popularization of cavalry. But stirrups are still used to not using stirrups for the few nomadic people in the north who have become accustomed to not using stirrups. Because they want to jump back and forth on horseback and make some very dangerous and exciting movements to show that they are superb in riding. And they are used to life on horseback, and they balance easily on horseback, even after they wish to use muskets. Therefore, they unloaded the stirrups provided by the Qin army themselves. In doing so, they will be able to make some special moves in some special situations, the Qin army has neglected to manage the troops that go out to fight, as long as they can provide a large number of slaves, the Qin army has always been no matter how they fight, in their opinion, they just need to complete the goal, as for how to complete it. It's their business.

"Big brother. Eldest brother. The young horseman who followed behind shouted loudly.

"What's the matter?" The stout man looked back in displeasure as the cavalryman approached.

"And in the army, I have been called company commander, or commander. We are now a regular army. There's no big brother in the army. Martha said displeasedly.

"Yes. Eldest brother. No. It's sir. Ma Er looked at the eldest brother's unhappy face and immediately changed his words.

Ma Da and Ma Er came from an unknown Xiongnu tribe in the north. They were a pair of brothers in the tribe, and they were both good herders and archers in the tribe. The two brothers are very capable, but their tribe is too poor. Many of the poor did not have many supplies, and they could not survive, so their tribe took refuge in the Qin people. But they took refuge in the Qin people, and they were still very poor. In order to survive. The two brothers signed up for the army. Luckily, both of them were selected. Not only that, not long ago, the eldest brother was promoted to the commander of the third battalion and third company of the 17th Cavalry Regiment of the Qin Army because of his bravery. Ma Er was also promoted to the commander of the third platoon because of the lack of officers in the third platoon.

Shortly after Martha accepted the cavalry company, he received an order to reorganize their unit into the 17th Regiment of the Volunteer Army. This is their name after the adaptation. Some of their Qin army-specific markings have been taken down. Then they were sent to this place with sufficient supplies. Then, as soon as their cavalry regiment entered the steppe, all the companies were scattered. Their regimental headquarters and battalion headquarters didn't know where they were. Suffice it to say, they have completely lost contact.

"Sir. This place is so nice. It's much better than our own prairie. This grass, you see, how fertile. The horse ate. Ma Er said excitedly. They are still nomads after all, and they still like freedom at their roots. When they entered the prairie, they suddenly became excited, and the unrestrained, free, and free and easy nature of the nation burst out at once. Many cavalry galloped on horseback. It's not cheerful.

"Hmm. It's really much better than our family. If we knew that there was such a large pasture here, our tribe could come here. How wonderful. Ma Da rode on the back of the horse and nodded.

"Huh. Sir, it's good that we're stationed here. Ma Er said what he thought.

"Now, we have lost contact with the battalion headquarters and the regimental headquarters. I think that's fine. No one can control us, we can indulge in freedom. Ma Er said excitedly. When Martha heard this, he immediately shook his head and looked at Ma Er seriously.

"In this case, don't say it, it's you and my brothers now, if others hear it, especially if the people of the Qin State hear it, don't ask for your and my military salary." Martha said sternly to Ma Er.

"Yes. Eldest brother. Ma Er nodded and said.

"It's not that I said you, the family of our tribe is still in the hands of the Qin people. If we do something wrong, the Qin people will kill everyone in our tribe. Martha said solemnly.

"Yes. Big brother, I know. Ma Er nodded and said.

"Hmm. It's good to know. Martha nodded.

"This, big brother, there is one more thing that we need to pay attention to." Ma Er said anxiously.

"What's the matter?" Martha asked at this time.

"It's just that we really don't have much supplies. The canned food he brought with him was only enough for the brothers to eat for two days. Though there is no shortage of forage. If we can't eat, we really can't. Ma Er said at this time.

"And." Ma Er looked at Martha, and then he arrived.

"There's something you can't say. Say. Martha said solemnly.

"It's supplies, the people of the Qin State let us attack the people of Anxi, but they didn't say it, they didn't let us not attack the Dawan people, and besides, we have been in the territory of the Dawan country for a long time. I have not seen the tribe of the Dawan people. Did the Dawan people know that our cavalry was coming to dodge? There is also the supply team of the Qin people, we have not seen them since we left the Qin State. I wonder if they don't care about us anymore? Ma Er asked suspiciously.

"This. Don't guess, the people of the Qin State will not ignore us, our main task this time is to attack the camp of the Rest Country. A large number of slaves were captured and handed over to the Qin people. We gave them slaves, they supplied us, and when we got back, we had a lot of money. Rest assured, the people of Qin will not give up on us. Martha comforted Ma Er. In the Qin army, Ma Da was recognized by the officers of the Qin army, and this is why as soon as the Qin officers left, he was able to immediately promote the commander of this company. This has a lot to do with Martha's recognition of the Qin State.

"Oh. That's what the words say. But the brothers still hope. Ma Er stopped halfway through speaking.

"Is there anything you can't say?" Martha asked at this time.

"Oh. It's just that the brothers have been out for a long time. Nothing. And there is not much food in the army. If we go on like this, we may not be able to reach those resting countries. And what the people of Anxi look like, the people of Qin did not say clearly. This is the worst part. Now there is not much food in the army, so we can't let the brothers go hungry, right? Ma Er said embarrassedly.

"Got it. I'll take care of these things. You'll be among your own team. Martha said with a wave of his hand.

"This. Oh. I know. Ma Er saw that Ma Da waved him back impatiently at this time. Ma Er had no choice but to return to his team. It is a fact that the problem of eating more than 100 good people is the key. Ever since they entered the territory of Dawan, their supplies have been cut off. The people of Qin didn't seem to care about them. Moreover, the battalion headquarters and regimental headquarters formed before have also lost contact, and they do not know what the situation is at all. This situation overwhelmed Martha, because all he learned was to follow orders and complete tasks. Now that it's suddenly like this, Martha is not very used to it.

"How? Head? Ma Tou asked his senior officer Ma Er excitedly.

"How's that?" Ma Er said impatiently.

"Head, we're really running out of food. Two days. I think tomorrow our brothers will have to run out of food, and if we have nothing to eat, should we let the brothers kill the horses? We're cavalry, huh? Ma Tou, as a veteran in the army and Ma Er's personal soldier, said anxiously.

"Hmm. I know you're for everyone's good, but my eldest brother doesn't listen, he has to think about it. Ma Er said with some embarrassment.

"This, my head. This can't be delayed. After tonight's meal, we won't have anything to eat. Ma Tou said anxiously.

"I know that." Ma Er nodded and said.

"Tell me, do you have any good solutions to solve it?" At this time, Ma Er asked Ma Tou.

"This. I don't hide it from you. Our reconnoiters have returned this afternoon to report that about fifty miles to the northwest of us have found a tribe, which I do not know whether it is the Sabbatians or the Dawans. What the brothers mean is that we directly served this tribe, and the report said that there are many women in this tribe. Our brothers. You know that, too. Head. Ma Tou said with a wicked smile.

"From the Qin army camp to the present, we rarely open meat. The Qin army was particularly strict. finally came out, and the brothers were about to suffocate to death. This time, let's say that we can't open anything. Ma Tou said urgently.

"This. Is it true? At this time, Ma Er asked.

"Really, absolutely true. The second platoon commander knows this situation, and if you don't believe it, you can ask the second platoon leader. We all know what the second platoon commander means, and he wants to do it too, but the company commander doesn't agree. Ma Tou persuaded him.

"Oh. I know that. Ma Er said.

"Head, we really haven't eaten. This night is the last. Tomorrow, the horses that are loaded with ammunition will have to be killed and eaten. And the brothers haven't fought a battle yet. The horse head then persuaded.

"Oh. I know all of this. Say no more. Ma Er said impatiently at this time.

"I'll ask the second platoon commander what he thinks, if not, let's do this together in the third platoon and the second platoon, and then we will give the first platoon some benefits. I, as a chief, can't watch my brothers go hungry. Let him rest in peace, the one of Dawan. Let's kill them all. Then a fire burned. No one will know that we did it. Saying that, Ma Er hurriedly beat the horse and left. Hearing his chief say such things, the horse's head screamed excitedly. He knows. There is a good chance that this will happen.

"Second platoon leader, what do you think? Now the brothers have nothing to eat. Tonight, we're going to have our last meal. Tomorrow, we'll have to kill our own horses. Can we people on the grassland kill their horses until the end? Ma Er said embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Ma Tie, the leader of the second platoon, hesitated. He bowed his head and was silent, as if thinking about something.

"It's true, I don't know if this Qin people have intentions, they don't give this food, so let us fight. Hungry, how to fight. We are also forced to do this. Ma Erwen said this in a crepe manner. That's probably the best thing he's ever said.

"Begin to move in the evening, run fifty miles, and it will be night. Plus we have sharp firearms. We can't blame it either. Who asked the people of Qin to not give us food. We don't have anything to eat, how can we fight. At this time, Ma Tie, the leader of the second platoon, raised his head and said to Ma Er.

"You see, I'll just say that Brother Iron thinks about our brothers. We brothers can't go hungry and fight, no. Ma Er saw that Ma Tie suddenly agreed with his idea, and said very happily.

"Just. Does the company commander agree? Ma Tie asked cautiously at this time.

"My brother won't agree. He's just dead. In this matter, I think it will be just two platoons, and in the evening, we will leave in batches. At night, when we do it, no one can take care of it. Ma Er said solemnly.

"Hmm. Good. That's it. Ma Tie said resolutely.

At this time, Martha had no idea about the behavior of his subordinates. There is only one thing he is worried about at the moment. That's how to solve one of the few food problems.

And farther northwest of the steppe. A caravan of Dawan people walked slowly. They managed to break through the blockade of the Sabbaths, as well as the interceptions of various road ragepers. They brought back a large amount of gold and silver. Precious stones, as well as all kinds of blankets that can only be used for rest, which are very popular among the Qin people, as well as a large number of gold and silver coins on horseback. The people of Qin seem to prefer these. Qin Lian thought with a smile.

He also left some small glass mirrors used by the Qin people for his wife and daughter, which only nobles could have. He thinks his wife and daughter will like it very much.

Qin Lian is a Dawan businessman, relying on his own intelligence, specializing in business between Dawan and the rest of the people. Precious goods were obtained from the hands of the Qin people and sold in the country of peace. He made a lot of money. But he felt that this was not enough, and he wanted to do something bigger. In order to deal with the people of the Qin State. He also has the name of Qin Lian. He looked in the southeast direction. It's still a day's journey from his house.