Yang Hao asked Qu Qingquan in detail about the idea of moving the Tiande army and civilians to Fengzhou, and Qu Qingquan asked Yang Hao rhetorically: "Do you want to abandon the Tiande army?" Yang Hao said: "The Tiande Army has gone through war, the people's livelihood has withered, and the land is scarce and the soil is thin, so I plan to only garrison the Tiande Army and no longer garrison the people." ”

Qu Qingquan said: "There are two main trade routes between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty, one from the east of the river, one through the surrender of the city, the east of the river because of the harassment of the Xi people, the road is dangerous, there are not many merchants, the surrender of the city has therefore become the main road of north-south traffic, Wang Qian is by virtue of it can have a place in the northern country of the heroes, now Liu Wei and Li Zaiyi expelled the Xi people, the Hedong trade road has been dredged, on the other hand, the Tiande army since Wang Qian's death, repeated wars, the trade road has been closed for more than half a year, now the overall situation has been decided, if the adults give up the Tiande army againThis trade route has been abandoned ever since. ”

Yang Hao didn't think about it so deeply, and when he heard him say this, he asked: "In your opinion, not only should I not relocate the people, but I should also try to dredge this trade road as soon as possible, yes, you are right, as soon as the trade road is passed, the money road will be lived, not only the people in the territory of the Tiande Army have a plan to save themselves, but also open a source of wealth for Fengzhou." ”

Qu Qingquan said: "If you can open up the mountain road of Sheep Mountain, the traffic and trade routes between the Uighurs, Khitans, Murowei, Xi people and other departments and the Tang Dynasty will be grasped in the hands of adults, and the tariff alone is worth the agricultural and animal husbandry taxes of the three cities of Fengzhou. ”

Yang Hao said with a smile: "An Ning is a fight, you can't rely on others to give alms, the people of the Tiande Army will not move, in addition, you have to choose a capable person to preside over the plan, according to Mr., who is worthy of this position." Qu Qingquan said: "I am not willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, and go to the Tiande Army to open up the trade road as soon as possible." ”

Yang Hao groaned: "It's good for you to go, but how can the staff department miss you." Qu Qingquan said: "The staff department has Ling, Pu two generals presided, the staff lieutenant has no real job to hold, the humble position will not affect the overall situation, first, second, although the staff captain has no actual position, but here can often listen to the teachings of adults, can also participate in the secrets of the army, there is the convenience of overlooking the whole army, the position is extremely important, after a year or two of training here, and then put it outside can stand alone, the humble position is a scholar, adding this is really a suspicion of tyrannical things, heartfelt words, I hope the adults think twice. ”

The staff department has a staff general, with the staff general and the staff lieutenant, the three are the same chiefs, and the other departments only have a chief, and the secretary is the deputy, the reason why it was set up at the beginning, in addition to the staff division is more important than the other departments, mainly to place the meritorious veterans, balance the forces of various factions, but the consequence of one division is serious internal friction and reduced efficiency, if it were not for Ling Tong's deep qualifications, high prestige, and ability to suppress people, I am afraid that there will be chaos long ago,

After Guan Suo was transferred to the intelligence room and Zhang Yannian committed suicide, Yang Hao once had the idea of reforming, but due to various interferences, he has not been able to make up his mind, and at this time Qu Qingquan's words touched on this issue again, Yang Hao secretly decided to take advantage of this opportunity to start reforming as soon as possible.

"It's rare that you can be so outspoken and honest, then I will ask you frankly, can you take on all the military and political affairs of the Tiande Army?"

Qu Qingquan shook his head and said: "The Tiande army has Liu Wei in the east, the five barbarian and black departments in the northeast, the vultures in the northwest, and the Ma Yue department across the river. Yang Hao nodded with satisfaction, Qu Qingquan's mind was quite clear,

"In your opinion, who can carry this burden?"

"Recommend General Park Eun-joon."

Yang Hao smiled, Qu Qingquan's thinking was completely in tune with himself: "Then you are ready to go to the Tiande Army to take up your post, you are in charge of civil affairs, Park Eunjun is in charge of the army, and you will be in harmony and do more practical things for the people of the Tiande Army." ”

When the two were talking, Mu Lanqing probed into the house several times, but hesitated and retracted, Qu Qingquan originally sat with his back to the door and didn't find it, but when he got up and saw it, he retreated to the farewell,

"Huang Yiliang is here." As soon as Qu Qingquan left, Mu Lanqing hurriedly came in and said,

"Oh." Yang Hao was slightly taken aback, "Tell him to come in." ”

Huang Yiliang had previously been ordered to go to the front line of the Boulder Fort, the purpose was to find out where the 20,000 suddenly disappeared Heavenly Wolf Army was, this matter was confidential, Yang Hao instructed Mu Lanqing Huang Yiliang If he returned, no matter how busy he was, he would immediately tell himself, and at the same time, he would not let others know,

"My lord,......" Huang Yiliang walked in happily with a roll of maps under his armpit, and when he crossed the threshold, he tripped and the map fell to the ground, Mu Lanqing helped him up while helping him pick up the map, because he looked at the map more because of curiosity, Yang Hao roared: "Don't look at what you shouldn't see." ”

Mu Lanqing was startled, hurriedly rolled up the map and stuffed it to Huang Yiliang, bowed down and retreated,

"I've found their traces." Huang Yiliang pressed the joy in his heart, and spread out the map with trembling hands.

"Right here, in the Poyang Valley south of Wolf Mountain, they are hiding here."

Wolf Mountain is a mountain range in the northwest direction of Fengzhou, stretching for hundreds of miles, the terrain is precipitous, and Yin Mountain is the natural barrier between Fengzhou and the Uighurs, when the central part of the forest was strong, it once controlled the north and south of Wolf Mountain, but since the defeat of Xiao Qi Jin, Wolf Mountain fell into the hands of the Uighur royal court, which put Fengzhou in a strategic disadvantage,

"This place is so close to Boulder Castle, why hasn't Chen Mingyi been able to find their traces for a long time." Yang Hao said with some annoyance,

Poyang Valley is only a hundred miles away from Yongfeng, if 20,000 cavalry suddenly cross the river and rush over, how can a lonely city resist, at that time, the defenders who were placed in the boulder fort and the three counties south of Yinshan Mountain have become wood carvings and clay sculptures.

"This is where the Uighurs are treacherous." Huang Yiliang has a good personal relationship with Chen Mingyi, and he has the heart to excuse him, but he can't say it too bluntly, otherwise with Yang Hao's sensitive and suspicious character, maybe he will help Chen Mingyi instead, Huang Yiliang pondered for a while before he spoke:

"Our Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs still maintain a superficial alliance relationship, the two countries only have a few soldiers stationed at the main junctions of the border, and each of their reconnaissance cavalry can easily go hundreds of miles into each other's territory to reconnoiter the military situation, the Uighurs in order to prevent the scouts of the Xiaofeng battalion from approaching Wolf Mountain, under the pretext of arresting the salt barons who trafficked smuggled salt, set up camps in various dangerous places at the mouth of the valley, as soon as our scouts approached, they beat gongs and trumpets to force us away, the chief of staff emphasized in the order to the battalions along the border that this is a sensitive time, When doing enemy reconnaissance, it is necessary to act cautiously and not fall into the mouth, which also leads to the fact that the Xiaofeng Battalion is inevitably a little timid when reconnoitring, so that it cannot detect the trace of the Sky Wolf Army. ”

It is the power of the General Staff Department to guide the battalions along the border to conduct reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, and it is not necessary to ask Yang Hao for instructions to give orders, Huang Yiliang poured some dirty water on the General Staff Division in the past, and it will not make Yang Hao unhappy, and it can also serve the purpose of exculpating Chen Mingyi, and he was quite proud for a while.

Yang Hao was quite disgusted by this kind of open and secret struggle between his subordinates but felt helpless, as long as it didn't involve principles, he would turn a blind eye and didn't bother to ask, Huang Yiliang's words meant that he pretended not to understand,

"I don't understand, it's so close, why didn't they just cross the river and attack Fengzhou, and the 20,000 troops swarmed and killed, and they had already trampled Fengzhou to pieces."

"Because it's moulting season for their oolong horses."

"Oh, do horses want to moult too." Yang Hao felt that this matter was very new,

This made Huang Yiliang quite surprised, the horse sheds its hair once a year in spring and autumn, this is basic common sense, the dignified general will not know, but after thinking about it, it is not strange, there are not a few mediocre generals in the army, such as Li Tong of the Military and Political Department, he doesn't know that gelding horses can also be military horses, and most of the military horses are castrated, he once said that the castrated oolong horse is a waste horse, maybe in his opinion, the castrated horse is like a castrated man, they are all listless sissies, Not worthy to go on the battlefield to fight the enemy,

Yang Hao didn't realize that he had made a common-sense mistake, horses were like knives and guns in his impression, he knew how to play tricks but didn't know how they were built, he still said according to his own thoughts: "What is the intrinsic relationship between moulting and not fighting, can't horses march and fight during the moulting season?" ”

This sentence is to the point, the general horse moulting season naturally does not hinder the march to fight, but the oolong horse is different, this kind of horse is very special, they will have a kind of ringworm on the body when they change the moult, resulting in loss of appetite and malaise, not to say that the march to the war is to eat grass and are too lazy to open their mouths, the half a month of moulting, the brave and invincible oolong horse is lazy and lazy with the donkey of the mill grinding,

Huang Yiliang told Yang Hao this truth, which actually indirectly answered the reason why the Heavenly Wolf Army in Poyang Valley did not raid Fengzhou, 20,000 people rode 20,000 donkeys across the river to the east, isn't it self-inflicted humiliation, it's not that they don't want to fight, but the conditions are not yet ripe,

"How long does it take to change a layer of hair." Yang Hao stared at the map, his brows slightly raised,

"It started in late August, and there were four or five days left before it ended."

"Isn't it possible to go to war immediately after the moult?" Again, this is a substantive issue.

"Yes, once the Mao is replaced, the oolong horse's appetite will increase greatly, and the spirit will be very excited, and it can advance two hundred miles in one day and one night, in other words, if they want to do it, they can sweep the three cities of Fengzhou in one day and one night, and fight all the way from the westernmost section of Fengzhou to the easternmost part of Fengzhou, and even enter the Tiande Army."

"No, they must do it, otherwise they wouldn't have put 20,000 people in this place."

Yang Hao shouted at the door: "Tell the heads of all departments to come to the meeting quickly." Mu Lanqing, who was cutting flowers and branches in the courtyard, put down the scissors and ran out, and Yang Hao's voice came from behind: "Qu Qingquan, don't scream." ”

Before the meeting, Yang Hao announced three things: first, the General Staff Department carried out a reform, abolished the same staff general and staff lieutenant, and the three heads were in charge of the staff general alone, Ling Tong was still the staff general, and four staff officers were set up as deputies, and second, Park Eunjun was appointed as the general of the Feng'an Brigade, stationed in Zhongshou City, in charge of the defense of the Tiande Army; Qu Qingquan is the Fengzhou Sinon, in charge of the civil affairs of the Tiande Army, three, Huang Yiliang concurrently serves as a staff officer of the General Staff Department, and the research group of the Northwest Ethnic Groups led by him was reorganized into the Northwest Institute of Nationalities, specializing in the study of the political, military, cultural, economic, and customs of the Northwest ethnic groups.

Huang Yiliang made a report on the situation on the northwest border to the meeting, and at the end of the report, Yang Hao got up and set the tone for the meeting: "This meeting is not to discuss whether to fight this battle, the battle is definitely going to be fought, the knife is already on our neck, we have no reason to pretend not to see, let alone stand still and let people cut off their heads, instead of letting him raise his spirit and bite us to death, it is better for me to take a knife and stab him to death while he still wakes up!"

Li Tong pounded the table and shouted: "Fuck it, I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time to move my muscles and bones, and my arms and legs are rusty." ”

Ling Tong muttered: "Could this be a trap, put 20,000 people in the valley, and the horses can't ride, as long as you block the valley mouth with 35,000 people, won't you force them into a dead end, which is a big violation of the common sense of using troops." ”

Yang Hao said: "General Ling is right, in the Mi'e River, one hundred and twenty miles northwest of Poyang Valley, we found the main cavalry of the Heavenly Wolf Army of 50,000 people, including a team of 10,000 people directly under the Wolf Guard of Zhangxin Khan, there is a very wide passage through the Wolf Mountain from the Mi'e River, they can easily reach the Boulder Fort, their purpose is to attract our attention, let us mistakenly think that they will march from the Boulder Fort, and focus the defense on the Boulder Fort, the soldiers are fast, in order to' The word 'god speed', the enemy in Poyang Valley is still worth the risk. ”

Zhuang Yunqing said: "Poyang Valley is on their own territory, and they expect that we will not dare to easily move troops against the great Uighur Khanate, and these 20,000 people will have peace of mind. ”

"Is it worth the price that the war will inevitably lead to a full-scale war with the Uighurs?" Yuzhong said with some frustration, and then he defended himself: "I'm not saying that this battle shouldn't be fought, I mean that there is no other way not to fight this battle, or to fight it later, after all, our total strength is less than 20,000 now, and the Tiande army in the east has just been pacified, and the barbarian blacks are still ready to move." ”

The conference room was quiet for a while, and Zhuang Yunqing snorted coldly: "The knives are all up to the neck, and if you still say this kind of thing, there is still a chance to fight and there is a chance to live, and if you don't fight, you can only wait for death." Yu Chong's mouth moved, but he swallowed the words back, Ling Tong coughed, and said, "Since the fight has been decided, let's discuss how to send troops." ”

After the peace plan is decided, how to send troops is a matter for the General Staff Department, but the stakes are very high, and the time is tight, and it is also a good thing for the departments to discuss together.

Yang Hao got up to go to the toilet,