Lei Yan had already left the royal city with Quanjing Guan Cheng and went to Xiping Pass to garrison; When leaving, Wang Xu asked the household department to allocate 100,000 denier of grain, which was enough for them to hold out until five months later, that is, at the time of the autumn harvest, and then Wang Xu would continue to supply. ，

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In the afternoon, the sun rises on three poles.

Wang Xu was playing with little Wang Xi, Sun Yu and Liao Yun and others came, and Wang Xu guessed a rough idea, it must be another matter of wanting to increase troops.

Wang Xu said directly: "You don't need to say it, our food is extremely tight now, and if we want to fight, it's impossible." ”

Several people immediately stopped talking, the purpose of their coming here was indeed this, Sun Yu's cavalry was only 10,000, while Liao Yun was only 5,000, and Qin Shuang was only 15,000; Lei Yan, who has just returned home, has 80,000 elite horsemen! This is the same general, why is the gap so big.

Sun Yu said: "My lord, I only need to expand the cavalry to 30,000, and only then will I add 20,000 new soldiers, which will consume about 20,000 grains a year; The last general assured that in a year, the 30,000-strong army would be like an out-of-body sword, and would no longer be afraid of the elite cavalry of the imperial court. ”

What Sun Yu said was very reasonable, but Wang Xu didn't dare to agree, so he could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "You go and ask the head of the household department Shangshu Wenqing, if you don't have food, as far as our soldiers now, they can't support the autumn." ”

Liao Yun suddenly had an idea, as if he had thought of something, and said, "Lord, can you ask the military department to replenish the source of troops for us?" Huang Quan first had 20,000 men and horses in his headquarters, and after the establishment of the military department, the 10,000 soldiers of the Military Aircraft Department were also handed over to him, and 20,000 soldiers were surrendered to various places in Hexi, and Lei Yan sent 20,000 Ji Ying's soldiers and horses some time ago, and he had 70,000 troops in his hands. ”

Liao Yun's voice just fell. Sun Yu and Qin Shuang widened their eyes, 70,000 troops! The temptation of this number was too great for them, and 40,000 of the 70,000 were elite soldiers, and with a little training, their combat strength would increase dramatically.

However, the three of them were a little worried, would Huang Quan take out all the troops in his hands and divide them. This must be ordered by Wang Xu.

Wang Xu was stunned, if all the troops in Huang Quan's hands were taken out, then Huang Quan would definitely be a little unhappy, but if you think about it carefully, there are too many troops in Huang Quan's hands, and they are so jealous.

In addition to the 70,000 soldiers that Liao Yun said just now, he also supervises the county soldiers in all counties of Hexi County, and has enough full strength to transfer and garrison, etc., all add up. Huang Quan has a total army of 110,000 in his hands!

Wang Xu said: "You can go to Huang Quan to discuss this matter, explain the reason to him, I think, he will give you soldiers." ”

Sun Yu rolled his eyes: "Lord, if you don't give an order, how can he take out the soldiers in his hands." ”

Qin Shuang and Liao Yun nodded at the same time, they knew very well that as a general. The more soldiers in hand, the better, how can there be too much; It's like saving money at home. I was happy when I put it in, but when I took it out, it definitely hurt.

The three of them talked for a long time, but Wang Xu didn't agree in the end, and the three of them had no choice but to go to Huang Quan.

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Three days later. Military Department.

The three of them finally couldn't resist the temptation, and came here, and got the oily Huang Quan, and the three of them were like hungry cats and mice, eager to eat Huang Quan.

Huang Quan is very busy at the moment. The Ministry of War had just been established, and there were many things to deal with, and although the Ministry of Officials sent many civilian officials to help, he had to personally make decisions on many major matters.

Sun Yu and Qin Shuangliao Yun, each of them brought a bottle of Wenwang Immortal Brew here, and when he saw Huang Quan, he laughed and said, "General Huang, are you still busy?" It is really gratifying that you have been awarded the title of secretary of the Ministry of War, and we are here specially. ”

Huang Quan was slightly stunned, Sun Yu's military rank was much higher than him, and the official worshiped General Huwen, but he didn't expect to bring immortal brew

Huang Quan put down the work in his hand and immediately took over three bottles of immortal brew, this is a good thing, five hundred taels of silver a bottle, even if he doesn't drink it, take it and sell it, it's not bad.

Huang Quan said with a smile: "Where is it, the secretary of the military department is a civil official, and he is busy to death all day long, how can you be idle, but I am envious." ”

The people shuddered a few words, and then came to the house and sat down.

Sun Yu arched his hand and said: "Brother Huang, in fact, I came today to ask for something, you must promise me." ”

Huang Quan was still holding the wine bottle in his hand, and when he heard that he had something to ask for, he immediately put the wine bottle on the table again, and pouted: "Say it, I know that you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and this King Wen Immortal Brew is not so easy to take." ”

The three of them smiled awkwardly, and Sun Yu said: "Brother Huang, that's the case, we want to expand the army, and the lord asked us to come to you and say that you have the final say on this matter." ”

Expansion?

Huang Quan thought for a while, and then arrived: "If you want to expand the army, then you first report to the Military Aircraft Department, if the Military Aircraft Department gives an order to the Ministry of War, I will immediately increase the number of troops for you, and you can have as many troops as you want." ”

After reporting to the Military Aircraft Department, Jia Hui will consider whether additional troops are needed according to the situation of the household department, and then determine the number of additional troops to Huang Quan, who will be responsible for recruiting and distributing them to the generals who need to increase their troops.

These Sun Yu and others have known for a long time, but the problem now is that the household is poor, and Jia Hui will definitely not agree to increase the troops, and it is in vain.

Sun Yu smiled and said: "Brother Huang, you are like this, don't you still have 70,000 soldiers in your hands, can you give it to us?" After saying this, Sun Yu turned Huang Quan's face.

Huang Quan finally understood at this moment, it turned out that everyone was coming for the 70,000 soldiers in his hands.

"What did the lord say about this, and he agreed?"

Sun Yu said: "He said to let you call the shots, and you have the final say." ”

Liao Yun added on the side: "The lord said that you would definitely agree." ”

The muscles on Huang Quan's face twitched fiercely, and said, "Why did I agree?" If you were asked to surrender your military power, would you be willing? ”

The three of them had nothing to say, and what Huang Quan said was not unreasonable, if they were asked to hand over the military power in their hands, they would definitely not be happy.

Huang Quan's Wen Wang Xianzhuo suddenly smiled: "But, for the sake of three bottles of wine, I will give you soldiers!" ”

The three of them were stunned, thinking that they were really dreaming, but Huang Quan actually agreed.

Huang Quan got up slowly and said: "The lord asked me to be the secretary of this military department, I have ulterior motives, he wants me to abandon martial arts and follow literature, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to go out to fight in the future." Huang Quan looked a little sad, he had known this for a long time, and he had been thinking about it for the past few days, and finally he reluctantly accepted this reality.

His martial arts are not as good as Zhang Meng and Sun Yu, even Min Ling and Qiancang are not as good, and his strategy and art of war are not as good as Sun Yu and Li Zhi.

"I'm busy all day long without touching the ground, and the 70,000 troops don't have time to train, so it's good to hand it over to you, so that the lord can rest assured and you are happy."

Huang Quan said this step, and the three of them suddenly felt a little embarrassed to ask for Huang Quan's soldiers and horses, but Huang Quan was right, the 70,000 soldiers left in his hands were indeed a bit of a waste.

The three of them arched their hands at the same time: "Thank you, General Huang." (To be continued.) )