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After Li Yanqing returned to Gongxian, he immediately sent the twelve stick monks to the army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

These twelve warrior monks are not strangers to Li Yanqing. Zhi Ye Huixi and others had dealt with Li Yanqing as early as twelve years ago. As for Jueyuan, he is Yan Hu's apprentice, when Li Yanqing was assassinated in Gong County six years ago, he and Yan Hu rescued Li Yanqing together, and they can be regarded as acquaintances. Later, when Li Yanqing was in Xingyang's layout, the masters in the family were always emptied, so he invited everyone from Xinyuan Temple to protect the hospital. These twelve warrior monks are not only familiar with Li Yanqing, but also most of the generals under Li Yanqing's command.

At the beginning, when Yan Qing invited them here, everyone thought that Yan Qing was going to strengthen the defense of the Li Mansion.

But when everyone learned that Li Yanqing had sent the twelve warrior monks to Xingtai Mansion on Henan Road in Luokoucang, they all showed a blank look.

Subsequently, Yan Qing ordered 1,200 elite soldiers to be transferred from the army and handed over to Zhi Ying and others for training.

This made everyone even more puzzled, and Xue Shui specifically found Li Yanqing and asked: "Lord, why did you send these twelve monks to the army?" ”

Li Yanqing closed the book and motioned for Xue to sit down.

Previously, both Xin Taishou and Zheng Taishou reported that due to the expansion of the number of people, it was difficult for the equipment to keep up. In particular, there are large-scale vacancies...... This situation is not only in Xingzhou and Zhengzhou, but also in Yangcheng, Hanoi and Jijun. As you know, lancemen are extremely useful in the military, but the cost is just as staggering.

I'm thinking about the possibility of replacing the lancer with a pikeman.

Although the pikeman is not as effective as the lancer, a lance can create dozens of spears, which can reduce our expenses. A spearman, as long as he is properly trained, is not necessarily worse than a lance hand. So I went to Shaolin this time and asked the Shaolin monks to create three marksmanship suitable for fighting in the army, and then promote it in the army. I estimate that a month or two will be enough time to train a group of pikemen. When the time comes, I will start the martial arts in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, and let the various divisions compete to see the role of the pikeman.

If the effect is good, I am ready to promote it throughout the army...... Well, this 1,200 sharpmen are the leaders of the spearmen of the various armies in the future. ”

Xue Shu frowned and said softly, "Is this feasible?" ”

"If you don't try, you'll never know if it's possible."

Yan Qing got up and sat down next to Xue Shui, "I'm afraid I won't have much income in Xingyang this year, so the expenses in the army may be controlled as appropriate." I've calculated that the cost of making almost thirty spears is worth the cost of one lance. Now there are three counties and seven states, and it will be expanded to 80,000 soldiers and horses. Among them, at least 5,000 to 8,000 lancers are needed. Even if we use ten spears for one rifle, do you calculate, how much military spending can we save? At the same time, these saved military expenses are used to make all kinds of ordnance, arrows, weapons, armor...... Hehe, in this way, even if we don't increase military spending, we can keep 80,000 soldiers in order.

Come and see ......"

Yan Qing pulled Xue Shu, walked down from the bamboo building, and took down a Zhemu spear from the weapon rack on the porch.

The head of the spear is only about 40 to 50 centimeters long, which is half a meter shorter than the head of a rifle. The head of the gun is narrow and long, forming a triangular protrusion, and the blood groove on three sides, once pierced into the **, it can make the blood flow endlessly, and the lethality is extremely strong. The body of the gun is about one zhang and two feet, which is two meters and eight long. With the gun head, it is more than three meters long. The wood is tough, has an elastic surname, and is wrapped with a strip of black cotton cloth that can absorb sweat. Between the head of the gun and the barrel of the gun, there is a black tassel in the west, so as to prevent blood from flowing down the barrel of the gun, and it also has the effect of disturbing people's sight.

Xue Shui is a Confucian student, but he is also a dual cultivator of civil and military affairs.

It's just that his martial arts are not very good, but when he gets on the horse and carries a gun, it is not a big problem.

"This is a spear designed by me, supplemented by fighting moves, and it is extremely powerful."

Yan Qing said and walked off the porch. In the open space in front of the bamboo building, he stood with a gun, shook the big gun, and shouted violently: "Kill!" ”

The triangular spear hung with an afterimage brush that pierced out, as fast as lightning.

Xue Shu, who was standing on the porch, still felt a murderous aura rushing to his face. He subconsciously took a step back, a look of horror on his face.

"It's a very simple and practical marksmanship, and it's best suited for fighting on the battlefield."

A prick, a block, a take.

It's simple, but it gives people an extremely fierce illusion.

Xue Shui thoughtfully, walked down from the porch, took the spear and spun it in his hand, "It's a great skill, it really complements each other." ”

He suddenly looked up and smiled, "In that case, then when your pikemen are trained, I want two hundred sect leaders." ”

Xue Shui is not a rigid person, and his ability to accept new things is also very powerful. At the beginning, Yanqing wanted to discard the straight plow and implement the Quyuan plow on a large scale, and Xue Shui was the new Gongzhou Taishou, and immediately realized the beauty of it, and he was also the first to promote it.

In fact, the large-scale promotion of Quyuan plough in Xingyang originated from the first use in Gongxian County.

So when he discovered the benefits of this pikeman, he immediately became curious. If the soldiers and horses in Gongzhou can be equipped with enough pikemen, it will be able to greatly reduce the huge expenses incurred by the loss of rifles every year. He took the spear and fiddled with it a few more times, and then became even more convinced. One-thirtieth of the military expenditure can be used to build more arrows and more ordnance.

Put the big gun back in its place, Xue Shui and Li Yanqing sat on the porch.

"Lord, looking at you like this, it seems that there is something troublesome?"

Yan Qing smiled slightly and did not speak.

Yes, he was upset......

As Wang Jun completely got rid of the affairs of Qilintai, Chai Xiaohe also officially took over Qilintai. However, Chai Xiaohe is completely different from Wang Fei. Wang Jun demanded absolute control over Qilintai, and all civil and military affairs were under his control; And what about Chai Xiaohe? It seems to be more focused on strategy and intelligence, and seems to disdain things like assassinations. This is of course a good thing for Yanqing. He wished that the Qilintai was separated from the civil and military, which was more conducive to his control of the Qilintai. However, Chai Xiaohe's heart seems to be bigger.

He attached great importance to the circulation of information, and expressed his dissatisfaction with the information channels that had been sent to Wang Gong before.

Chai Xiaohe said: "Jingwen Gong is in charge of Qilintai, and his real strength can only cover the Heluo area, and even Qilu can't cover it. In the past, for Jiangnan and Guanzhong, they relied on the help of allies. As a result, the information channel of the lord is extremely unstable. Just as earlier, Zhang's withdrawal from Heluo caused us to no longer have a smooth flow of information about Jiangnan, so that the Sui Emperor was killed, and we did not get the news until 17 days later...... If we had known earlier, the lord would have been more careful when he said that he could not plan.

Also, the coverage of Guanzhong is also extremely sloppy.

Previously, it could only be understood with the help of the power of the Li Valve. Now that Li Valve is sitting firmly in the middle of the gate, our message will be blocked immediately...... And most of the information we got before was not targeted at the surname, and more of it was obtained from the market. Such a huge amount of information can make it difficult for the lord to make a decision; The infiltration into Hebei has achieved almost no results, which is by no means a normal thing.

Xiaohe is not saying that Jingwen Gong does not do his best, but feels that the lord invests a huge amount of money in Qilintai every year, and if it is only limited to Heluo, it will inevitably be too wasteful. ”

Chai Xiaohe's vision is more long-term.

What he considered was that after Li Yanqing returned to Li Tang, he would also maintain control of the overall situation.

For this, Yanqing also agrees very much. In fact, a large and well-organized Qilin Platform was more conducive to him gaining a firm foothold in the sect.

However, in what way should the layout be carried out?

Merchants are only one aspect, but they must not be the only ones in Kirintai. And just as Chai Xiaohe said, the limited surname of the merchant is too small, and what is conveyed belongs to the market news. Chai Xiaohe means that it is not only necessary to control the market, but also to infiltrate into the world, understand the best news in those high-ranking families, and combine the top and bottom to produce a greater effect.

It doesn't sound like that hard.

Some people may say: Shiguan gate valve, then buy it......

Suborn?

These descendants of the world may not accept money easily, especially when it endangers the interests of the family, they will definitely not agree.

For example, when Li Yanqing first came up with the policy of apportioning the land into the mu, they immediately expressed their opposition.

Because they all know that the most harmful thing is their family. The sons of the family are more loyal to the family than to the country.

"Da Lang, what do you say is the most tempting thing in this world?"

Xue Shui was stunned, thought about it and smiled faintly, "There are many things that tempt people's hearts, gold and silver, money, beautiful horses, all of which can be tempting......

However, I think the most tempting thing in this world is hope. ”

"Hope?"

"Why did the yellow turban rage, and how did Maitreya come back to life?

Lord, have you forgotten the white-clothed Maitreya in Luoyang back then? In fact, I observed for a long time that the reason why Maitreya in white has countless believers, to put it bluntly, is that he just gave those foolish men and foolish women a hope. So, if you want me to say, this hope is the most tempting. ”

Wish!

Maitreya in white!

Yan Qing's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Lord, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"Oh, it's just that some questions have suddenly arisen recently, so I want you to ask for advice...... Hehe, yes, hopefully...... There is no distinction between high and low. ”

Li Yanqing couldn't help laughing, but Xue Shui was at a loss with laughter.

During the Taiping Road, there were many followers of high-ranking officials and nobles in the court; When the white-clothed Maitreya was in power, there were countless gentry and wealthy families in Luoyang who were implicated.

Is hope just an ordinary person's belongings?

No!

Those gentlemen also need hope......

Li Yanqing's brain suddenly began to run rapidly. He has to consider the pros and cons of all aspects before he can make a decision.

At this time, Shen Guang came to report, saying that it was Zheng Hongyi and Wu Shi Tong, who asked to see him outside.

What are the two of them doing here?

Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Let them come here." ”

"Lord, since there is something wrong with you, then I will no longer beg for mercy...... There was still official business to be dealt with in the government, so Xue Shui resigned first. ”

"Oh, Da Lang, in two days the tiger will come back to give his brother a three-year-old wine, and Shiji is also coming over, you can call Lao Yao again, let's get together together?"

Xue Shu smiled, "It's okay, the eight immortals in the wine back then are difficult to get together now." ”

yes, maybe we'll never get together......

Xiaowen died in Goguryeo, how can the eight immortals in the Luoyang Bamboo Garden be reunited?

Xue Shui's words caused endless emotion in Yan Qing's heart. He sat on the porch in a daze, unconsciously reminding him of the past.

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When Zheng Hongyi and Wu Shitong came to the bamboo building, Yanqing had already returned to normal.

"Hongyi, what's the matter, come in such a hurry?"

Wu Shi Tong hesitated for a moment, and took out a letter from his bosom, "Shizi, the eldest prince sent someone to send a letter, please give advice." ”

Li Xiaoji is the king of Yong, and Li Yanqing is naturally the son.

The eldest prince in the mouth of the warrior Tong is not a bystander, it is Li Jiancheng.

Yan Qing glanced at Wu Shi Tong suspiciously, and he didn't know why Li Jiancheng suddenly sent someone to deliver the letter. You must know that Yan Qing and Li Jiancheng have no contact. Although the two have met, Li Yanqing was only six or seven years old at that time, and Li Jiancheng was already fourteen or fifteen. To be honest, Li Jiancheng didn't pay attention to Yanqing at that time, and Li Yanqing also didn't pay attention to Li Jiancheng. Even, Yan Qing had no impression of Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng sent someone to deliver the letter at this time......

Yan Qing opened the letter and read it carefully.

This is a letter for help.

Li Jiancheng said in the letter: Because you, Li Yanqing, captured Huaizhou (that is, Hanoi County, Huaizhou in the early Tang Dynasty), the situation in Hedong suddenly became very complicated. I had the upper hand, but now, it was getting a little troublesome. I don't want to go on a killing spree in Hedong, but Yao Junsu occupies Hedong County and refuses to surrender for a long time. Brother Yanqing, you caused the trouble, you have to solve it for me.

Reading between the lines, there is enthusiasm.

However, Li Yanqing sensed a trace of anxiety from the letter.

It stands to reason that Li Jiancheng doesn't need to be so nervous, just a few Hedong, and it is absolutely impossible for Yao Junsu to regain it. In the future, after Li Yanqing returns to the Tang Dynasty, Hedong will definitely be self-defeating. Even if Yaojun has great skills, he can't save the situation.

But Li Jiancheng, why is he so anxious?

Yan Qing pondered for a long time, raised his head and asked, "Hedong, but what went wrong?" ”

(To be continued)