The New Year is approaching, Dingzhou, which has been frightened for several months, has finally taken a breath, and the people have begun to prepare for the New Year, the displaced people in the city have basically dispersed, returned to their dilapidated homes, the four military fortresses on the border have also been rebuilt, and the army has also driven in, although it is not the same as the majestic and strong in the past, but the banner of Dachu is still fluttering on it, which gives the people on the border another reason to live and work in peace and contentment.

But Xiao Yuanshan in the Dingzhou Marshal's Mansion is not in the mood for the festival at all, although this pass is lucky because of the union to the Li family, but will there be such good luck next time? Xiao Yuanshan doesn't think so, he is not a simple martial artist, he has been thinking about a question these times, why does such a problem occur? Why did Ma Mingyuan, who usually seems to be very obedient and loyal, abandon his orders at a critical moment and ignore them, and go his own way?

After so many days, he finally figured out that military power, because Ma Mingyuan has the military power to read, he can fully control the three battalions of soldiers and horses of the Zuo Association under his command, these three battalions of soldiers and horses are not so much the Dingzhou Army, but the Ma Family Army, Ma Mingyuan has been operating in the Left Association for many years, and has turned the Left Association into his own personal property.

Xiao Yuanshan was alert, will there be a second Ma Mingyuan? He had to think. Don't worry about the Central Association, this is under his own direct control, and Dai Che, the partial general of the Central Association, can rest assured, it is impossible for him to betray himself, but what about Lu Dalin of the Right Association? Xiao Yuanshan had to be cautious about this issue.

Lu Dalin is a good general, not only brave, but also strategic, do not act impulsively, scheming, is a fierce general that he admires very much, now the three associations of the Dingzhou army, only his right association in this war because of the stay, the strength has not been damaged at all, now the combat power is the crown of the whole army, and the left association is basically completely destroyed, the rebuilt three battalions are basically new soldiers, the combat effectiveness is negligible for the time being, and they will have to recite Amitabha before the barbarians attack again in the autumn of next year. The Central Association, which is directly controlled by itself, has also suffered serious losses, and has replenished a large number of new soldiers, and compared with Lu Dalin's Right Association, it is not at the same level at the moment. This is also the reason why he coordinated Lu Dalin's right to four military fortresses to garrison at that time, because he had to rely on this old army to stabilize the army's morale and resist the second wave of attacks that the barbarians would come at any time.

Lu Dalin has also been in the Right Association for five years, and when he reorganized the Dingzhou Army, he was in the position of the Right Association.

No, this situation must be changed, the Dingzhou army can only have one master, that is, itself, and it must be like an arm, and there can be no more yang and yin violations, otherwise disasters will definitely come to patronize themselves again.

"Mingchen, I want to change the military system!" Xiao Yuanshan said decisively but resolutely to his chief staff Shen Mingchen.

After listening to Xiao Yuanshan's idea, Shen Mingchen said without worry: "Marshal, in this kind of situation at the moment, such a big move, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the morale of the army." He could see at a glance that the military reform proposed by the marshal was very obviously aimed at Lu Dalin, and now Lu Dalin was the most powerful figure in the Dingzhou army.

"General Lu is only afraid that he will be dissatisfied!"

Xiao Yuanshan smiled: "Mingchen, what do you say will happen to Lu Dalin if I do this?" Raising troops against me? ”

Shen Mingchen shook his head, "It's not enough, but it will definitely be dissatisfied in private, and in this way, the heart of the Right Alliance Army will fluctuate, and I am afraid that there will be chaos!" ”

Xiao Yuanshan said categorically: "It is precisely because of this that I chose to do it at this time, when the time is near, the soldiers' minds are easy to shift, I have given them enough military money, and I will reward them a lot, I will double the reward for this year's New Year's Festival, and I will personally go to the Right Association to distribute rewards to the soldiers, so that they know whose money they are taking, and understand who to work for." ”

"And the barbarians will not come again until at least next autumn, when they are fat and strong, and in nearly a year, no matter how big the problem is, it will be adjusted."

Xiao Yuanshan said coldly, "What's more, I won't treat him badly, I will transfer him to the military palace and be promoted to deputy general, his younger brother Lu Dabing, I have made him a general of the selection battalion, what can he not be satisfied with?" ”

Shen Mingchen nodded and said: "In this way, Fang is foolproof, even if General Lu is dissatisfied, he can also look at the promotion, not to compare, but the handsome, General Lu is a rare general, you still have to appease a lot!" ”

Xiao Yuanshan nodded and said, "That's natural, he arrived at the Military Marshal's Mansion, how could I wait for him?" ”

"This time, the general made a big move, changed the military system, abolished the three associations, and directly controlled the battalions by the general, which is certainly a good way to make the army more loyal to you, but I don't know if it will make the military department and the court difficult?"

Xiao Yuanshan sneered: "First, this is just our internal action, and it will not be publicized to the outside world, and second, even if they know, we can also say that we have summed up some experience because of the last big defeat, and we are trying it out in Dingzhou. ”

"Which battalion has the personnel of the general?" Shen Mingchen asked.

"As I was about to discuss with you, it would be quite difficult for the officers of this battalion to be both capable and completely loyal to me." Xiao Yuanshan Road.

When Xiao Yuanshan operated on the army, the barbarian Dadan Yu Bayar was also having a headache in Saiwai Dragon City. The whole Angu tribe was wiped out, and it happened on the Mulan Festival where he gathered all the tribes to celebrate the defeat of the Dingzhou army, although the Angu tribe was small, but it was loyal and had been following him, and he was suddenly wiped out, of course he was angry, but the strange thing was that he couldn't find the slightest clue, and all the people present were killed one by one, and this thing was done cleanly. Now the old chief of the Angu tribe, Wanyan Bulu, and his son Wanyan Jitai came to him to cry and complain in three days, making him really anxious.

The destruction of the Angu tribe is not a big deal, there are only more than 10,000 people on the left and right, 2,000 soldiers, and more than 1,000 elites who have escaped this catastrophe because they were brought by Wanyan Bulu, but the shock caused by this incident on the grassland is not trivial, and all the tribes about the same size as Angu are panicked, and they are talking in private, all speculating about who killed Angu.

There are five main barbarian tribes, yellow, white, blue, blue and red, the strength of the five is not much different, for so many years, the grassland is basically these five departments take turns to do the village, these decades, has been to their own white department as respect, and they also led them to achieve a series of military victories over the Great Chu, successfully suppressed the Dingzhou army of the Great Chu, forcing them to always take the defensive, and let themselves take and receive, and at the moment when they were in the limelight, they actually came out like this, and he couldn't help but be angry.

Bayar's first reaction was that this was done by one of the four parts of yellow, green, blue and red, one to cut off his own wings, and the other to plunder the wealth of An Gu, but who is it? He can't make up his mind.

Bayar's ambition is not small, his dream has always been to establish a grassland empire, unify the grassland, and gather all the tribes under his command, and only in this way can he compete with his neighbors for a long time, Da Chu, and now, it is a good time, Da Chu has been established for a long time, there are many domestic warlords, and the wealthy families of various families have accumulated a lot of wealth, and they have formed a de facto secession of the imperial court. That strength is not the same as now, not only can the west beat down the Murwei Department who has been disturbing the grassland, but even the east into Dachu, it is not impossible to spy on the flowers and mountains of Dachu. If he misses this opportunity to wake up and regain his strength with this behemoth around him, Bayar knows that the steppe tribes will not be able to compete with him at all.

The more this happens, the more he is undecided. If you act rashly, once you cause civil strife, all your efforts over the years will be in vain.

"Father, the weather is so good today, it's finally the sun, why are you so worried?" A voice like a silver bell came, and without looking back, Bayar knew that it was his little daughter, Naf, the pearl of the grassland.

Putting away his sorrowful face, Bayar turned around and said with a smile: "My smart and beautiful little daughter Naf, how can you have time to see my father today, this weather, at this time, you should hunt and dance with those strong and brave young men, why did you come to me." ”

Nave snorted, "Father, it's really boring to be with them, they deliberately lost to me in the horse race, and they drove their prey to me as much as possible, and there is no sense of accomplishment at all, so it's better to come to Father and talk to Father!" ”

Bayard smiled, he knew that his pearl had now become the object of the pursuit of the brave warriors of the grassland, but according to what he knew, the methods used by these warriors were wrong, and Nav was a girl with opinions and ideas.

"Father, are you still worried about the affairs of the Wanyan family, I saw Wanyan Bulu and his son when I came in." Nave sat cross-legged beside Bayar's voice and asked in a coquettish voice.

Bayar knew that he couldn't hide his clever daughter, and sighed: "This matter is quite embarrassing, my father really doesn't know how to give an explanation to his father and son, one is that he can't find the murderer, and the other is a sharp sword hanging over my grassland, which may make us face disasters at any time." Some small tribes are already unstable, and they are afraid that they will become the second bone! ”

Nafu pursed her lips and said, "Father, what's so difficult about this, you don't have to think about it, of course it was done by the Dingzhou Army." ”

Bayard was taken aback, "Nave, how can you be so sure, do you have any clues?" ”

Nafu smiled lazily, brandished the horse whip inlaid with gold and jade in his hand, and said: "I can have any clues, my father doesn't have any, but this matter was not done by the Dingzhou army, but also by them, father, you should gather all the departments, declare that you have found the real culprit, and when you are fat and strong next year, you will send troops to avenge the Angu tribe!" The whip crackled in the air.

Bayar was stunned, and suddenly realized, yes, since he couldn't find the real murderer, why not plant the Dingzhou army, anyway, the two families are feuding, even if they wronged the Dingzhou army, they have nowhere to reason. However, he can take this opportunity to unite all the departments of the grassland, and send troops again next year, Koubian Dingzhou. Use a series of victories to consolidate the position of the white tribe on the steppe and lay a good foundation for his own unification of the various tribes.

"Hahaha, my good daughter, you are really a person who wakes up in a dream, yes, of course this thing was done by the Dingzhou Army." Bayard laughed.

Nave flicked her whip and stood up, "Father, come with me to hunt." ”

Bayar stood up with great interest, "Okay, Father will have a good time with you today, let's go, let's go hunting." ”