"Lu Zhi's special troops, the five schools of the Northern Army, with a total of 15,000 people, turned out to be my special troops......"

After Chu Tian came out of Du Fu's thatched cottage, his excited mood could not be calmed for a long time.

The fifth school of the Northern Army, the Praetorian Guard of Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, has a total of 15,000 sixth-order special troops!

Now Chutian's exclusive arms have changed from the "Shooting Sound Battalion" to the "Five Colonels of the Northern Army", with five battalions under its jurisdiction, Tun Cavalry, Yue Cavalry, Infantry, Changshui, and Shooting Sound. One of them is an infantry battalion, an archery battalion, three cavalry battalions. The cavalry battalion was further divided into Han cavalry and Hu cavalry.

The Eastern Han Dynasty also had a tradition of using Hu Qi to make Hu with Hu.

The Fifth School of the Northern Army was not only a janissaries, but also often carried out expeditions, crusaded against the countries of the Western Regions, suppressed the Yellow Turban Uprising, and made great achievements.

Lu Zhi was unwilling to let the Fifth School of the Northern Army disappear from now on, so he handed over the Tiger Talisman, an important prop that could recruit the Fifth School of the Northern Army, to Chu Tian.

[Name]: Eastern Han Dynasty Tiger Talisman

[Effect]: You can recruit five schools of the Northern Army, with 3,000 troops per battalion, for a total of 15,000.

The function of this item is simple, but it is very valuable.

"Lu Zhi really has nothing to say."

Chu Tian was greatly grateful to this talented Confucian.

Lu Zhi gave Chutian some help in the battle of Guangzong, and the battle of Xuzhou turned the tide, and now he has given the tiger talisman of the fifth school of the Northern Army.

If Lu Zhi was twenty years younger, he would definitely be a commander who fought in all directions, and Chu Tian would definitely reuse him.

The time for the National War is getting closer and closer, and after having the five schools of the Northern Army with a special type of troops, Chu Tian has no time to recruit the five schools of the Northern Army in Xuzhou, so he can only prepare to go to the battlefield of the National War, and then see if he can use the barracks in local towns to recruit the five schools of the Northern Army.

The five schools of the Northern Army include infantry (you can use infantry crossbows), longbows, and cavalry.

Chutian and the lords of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty were preparing for the Second National War.

Except for Cao Cao, who was still fighting hard with the anti-Cao Cao coalition forces in Yanzhou, the war in other regions eased slightly. The war was also a respite for all the princes, and thousands of people had already been exhausted by the civil war in the past few years.

The national war was approaching, and Chutian came to Xiapi City, where the main force was stationed, to celebrate the triumphant Zhou Yafu, Xue Rengui, and Li Guang.

Zhou Yafu, Xue Rengui, and Li Guang led 35,000 people, and without the command of Chutian, they easily pacified Peng Chengguo.

Chu Tian temporarily imprisoned Peng Chengguo's Wenchen, who was unwilling to surrender, and let them calm down for a while. After Chu Tian returns, he will surrender one by one.

In order to stay sober, Chu Tian did not get drunk at the celebration banquet, but stopped in moderation.

Only since the last drunken incident, Chu Tian swore that he would never get drunk again.

Fang Xuanling challenged this.

After the celebration banquet, he invited Chu Tian to his residence to drink.

Chu Tian was a little surprised by the sudden invitation of the military advisor, but in order to increase Fang Xuanling's favorability, Chu Tian still went to the meeting.

Fang Xuanling took the initiative to pour wine for Chu Tian: "Has the lord already thought of the list of guards and fighters?" ”

"The list has been decided."

Chu Tian said the candidate for Fang Xuanling's reference.

As in the past, Fang Xuanling still served in the army.

"The lord left Miss Xia to guard the house, aren't you worried that she will betray? If Miss Xia betrays and waits for the lord to come back, the territory will be lost, the foundation will be destroyed, and the success will fall short. ”

Fang Xuanling's words made Chu Tian slightly startled.

Summer cool betrayal, this possibility is very small, but not impossible......

The people who keep the house must be of the highest quality.

First of all, it is necessary to be loyal, and those who are not loyal are prone to rebellion or self-reliance.

Second, there must be enough prestige to convince the public. Xuzhou is undecided, many families have just surrendered, and people's hearts are unpredictable. The person who guards the family does not have any political talent, which can easily lead to the expansion of the family's power, and even collude with foreign enemies to plot Xuzhou.

Thirdly, it has the ability to command operations and deal with changes near Xuzhou. It's not just to keep Xuzhou. It is also necessary to observe the situation around Xuzhou and send troops appropriately.

Based on the above considerations, Chutian decided to keep his home in the summer.

However, according to what Fang Xuanling said, if there is a problem with loyalty, then there is no need to consider the ability in the future.

"Miss Xia will get married sooner or later. If a woman gets married, her loyalty will definitely be affected, and then will the lord be able to rest assured that she will keep the house? If she sells Xuzhou to someone else, how will the lord feel? ”

Fang Xuanling's words made Chu Tian inexplicably a little irritable.

Fang Xuanling's judgment was too realistic.

He couldn't reuse Summer Cool forever, especially when she got married.

This is also the reason why there were very few women in senior positions in ancient times.

If the summer is cool and marries another man......

Chu Tian was inexplicably uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, like the feeling of a person who had been with him for a few years suddenly becoming a stranger.

"Also, Li Xiuning is Miss Xia's retainer, and the Women's Army also obeys Miss Xia's command. This time, the lord of the national war took Li Xiuning and 1,000 women's troops to go, and 4,000 women's troops were in the hands of Miss Xia. It was easiest for her to rebel. Therefore, the lord can appoint other officials to guard the house, gradually take away the power of Miss Xia, and successfully complete the transition of power. ”

"It's too late to seize power now, otherwise the greater Miss Xia's power in the future, the more difficult it will be to control it. She is now the minister of Xia Pi, the captain of the overseer army, the power of the Pi Kingdom and the Langya Kingdom, and the heir, as long as she colludes with others and sets off a rebellion, it is easy to succeed. ”

Fang Xuanling is well aware of the struggle for power, and his worries are not groundless.

"Miss Xia was born and died many times for Langya Kingdom, and she almost died, so she shouldn't betray. If she wanted to betray, she had already betrayed it last time when the Langya Kingdom was in danger. At that time, as long as she controlled the teleportation array, I was powerless to return to Langya Country, and Langya Country was hers. ”

"Lord, people's hearts are unpredictable, they will always change, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case."

"Do you really want to be so ruthless?"

Chu Tian drank a few more glasses, knowing that as the territory expanded, the power struggle would also follow.

Politics is quite brutal.

In history, Zhou Yafu pacified the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, worked hard and made great achievements, and kept the Han Dynasty, but in the end, because of his high merits, he was involved in political struggles and could not die well.

Therefore, Chu Tiancai did not attack Mulan for a long time, because Mulan did not understand politics at all, and being in such a position would only harm her.

Fang Xuanling has already put forward a proposal to reduce the power of summer coolness.

It seems to be a cut, but in fact it is more ruthless than a cut. He suggested that Chu Tian vigorously suppress the forces of Xia Liang, and maybe even abandon them in the future.

This is the cruelty of politics.

Fang Xuanling replied: "Those who achieve great things are not informal. Why worry about sacrificing a woman who will marry sooner or later to maintain territorial stability? As the lord, ask for a good order, there will be a large number of good people to come to take refuge, and the lord can choose a few more people to jointly preside over the overall situation. ”

Fang Xuanling's suggestion is not indispensable.

But it was difficult for Chu Tian to find capable and loyal subordinates to replace Xia Liang's position for a while.

Is it not trustworthy to be cold in summer, but is it trustworthy for others?

Zhao Yun is very loyal, but Zhao Yun cannot handle complex internal affairs.

Li Kui has the ability to handle internal affairs, but Li Kui lacks the ability to deal with strangers, and his military prestige is not enough to suppress everyone.

Moreover, Fang Xuanling was putting pressure on Chutian to cross the river and demolish the bridge.

"Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge is too chilling for everyone, can the military advisor have another good plan?"

Although he knew that the power struggle was cruel, Chu Tian still couldn't give up his mind and completely snubbed and abandoned a hero who had followed him for four years.

Fang Xuanling shook the porcelain cup: "It's not that there are no other countermeasures. If Miss Xia's son is the heir of Xuzhou, does the lord still think she will betray? It's basically impossible, because in the future, this vast territory will be the country of her descendants, what reason does she have to betray? ”

“……”

Chu Tian is not a mediocre person, he saw Fang Xuanling's poor dagger, and he understood what Fang Xuanling meant.

After listening to him for most of the day, it turned out that he had come to force marriage.

Chu Tian listened to Fang Xuanling's previous sabre-rattling rendering, and was worried about the rebellion of the internal affairs elder Xia Liang, and thought that Fang Xuanling had found evidence of Xia Liang's rebellion, but Fang Xuanling's purpose was to urge marriage......

Fang Xuanling's suggestion is very simple, as long as Xia Liang enters the lord's mansion, the power in her hands will become Chu Tian's power, and her retainers will become Chu Tian's retainers, and everything seems to be solved.

Fang Xuanling continued to instigate: "Miss Xia is alone, she has no support, she has been living in Xia City, and the lord doesn't have to worry about his relatives making trouble in the future, isn't it beautiful?" ”

After Chu Tian understood what Fang Xuanling meant, he speculated about the purpose of Fang Xuanling's move.

Fang Xuanling should hope that the Chutian forces have a legitimate heir, a legitimate heir under the premise of the primogeniture inheritance system.

Secondly, if Xia Liang is pushed to the position of the main room, Xia Liang, who is well versed in the rules of political exchange, will remember Fang Xuanling's kindness, and Fang Xuanling's position in Chutian's forces will become more and more solid.

At least the position of the prime minister will not be able to run away in the future.

What a cunning guy.

After Chu Tian sat in the position of the lord for a long time, he was also aware of these doorways.

While Fang Xuanling helped Xia Liang ascend to power, he not only solved the problem of the forces having no heirs, but also obtained political rewards, killing two birds with one stone.

Hua Mulan may not understand the doorway, she will be in that position will be very dangerous, and it may not necessarily give Fang Xuanling political rewards.

People who play power tricks are dirty in their hearts.

Chu Tian sighed in his heart again.

Although he understands, Fang Xuanling's fundamental starting point is to solve the power problem of the first and second in command of the force.

If the first and second in command become a family, there is no possibility of a power struggle.

This is probably a compromise.

"I'll give it a good idea."

Chu Tian had no objection to Fang Xuanling's opinion, this problem that could erupt at any time would have to be solved sooner or later, and Chu Tian had no opinion on solving the problem in a peaceful way.

If Xia Liang and Li Xiuning are allowed to defect to other princes, the problem will be serious, which is equivalent to Xuzhou losing a minister of the interior and a military general who can turn the tables at any time, as well as a women's army.

"As for Mulan, as long as the lord likes it and discusses it with Miss Xia, presumably Miss Xia will not object."

The personable Fang Xuanling has a bad stomach and has already figured out the complicated relationship between several people.

"Let's not talk about it. The material arrangements for this national war were also reviewed by military divisions. ”

Chu Tian temporarily put aside the discussion of personal disputes with Fang Xuanling, and instead focused on the matter of the national war.

In addition to arranging the people who guard the house and go to war, Chutian also has to determine the military resources of the army.

10,000 men, all equipped with the finest weapons and armor, except for the logisticians. In addition, Chutian planned to bring a carriage and a bed crossbow to participate in the national war. Among them, there are fifteen double-bow bed crossbows and 300 crossbow arrows.

"There may be elephant soldiers in the Mughal in India, and I don't know if there are plate knights in Europe, so we have to think of countermeasures in advance, otherwise we will suffer a lot when we encounter special troops."

Chu Tian talked with Fang Xuanling until late at night, sorting out all the matters of the battle one by one, and trying to make sure that there were no mistakes.

During this period, Fang Xuanling intentionally or unintentionally poured wine into Chutian, but Chutian did not pay attention to it based on trusting Fang Xuanling and concentrating on talking about things.

In the end, Chu Tian fell on the wooden table, unconscious.

"My lord, about the attack on Guangling County after the war......"

Fang Xuanling pointed to the map to plan the complete unification of Xuzhou after the end of the national war, but found that Chutian had no movement.

He gently pushed Chu Tian, but Chu Tian still didn't move.

So Fang Xuanling called his subordinates.

Fang Xuanling's subordinate asked, "My lord, do you want to send the lord back to his residence?" ”

"No, send it to Miss Xia's residence."

"Why?"

"You don't have to ask, just do it. Also, don't tell Miss Xia that the lord has come to me. You tell her directly that the lord wants her to sleep tonight. When you speak, you must be sure in your tone. She's smart, and she'll find out if he's hesitating. ”

"The villain will definitely do it safely."

The subordinates thought that it was really Chu Tian's order before he got drunk, so he didn't doubt it.

"Lord, that's all I can do for you. In the future, when the power expands, it is always impossible to have no heirs, but to designate an unnamed woman as the heir. No one will be convinced. ”

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh when he saw his subordinates carrying Chu Tian into the carriage and sending him to his cool residence in the summer.

It is not easy for Fang Xuanling to be the chief minister, and he has to worry about the heirs of the lord.

"What's going on with these aliens, encouraging civilians to have more children and not start a family themselves. If it was an ordinary prince, he would have been a group of wives and concubines a long time ago. Although it is not a good thing to covet beauty, as a state pastor, there are tens of millions of people under his rule, and there is always no heir......"

Fang Xuanling shook his head, he didn't know much about the values of Yiren, so he could only act according to his own values.

On the other side, the sleepy-eyed summer Liang was awakened, and the women's army guard outside the door reported: "The head of the family, the lord asks to see." ”

"Please wait a moment, my lord."

Summer Liang hurriedly arranged his clothes and long hair in front of the bronze mirror.

In the middle of the night, why did the lord come to visit?

Even if Xia Liang was smart, he couldn't guess that Chu Tian was calculated by Wenchen, who he trusted the most on weekdays.

When Xia Liang opened the wooden door, several subordinates carried Chu Tian in.

One of the subordinates said proudly: "The lord has an order, Miss Xia will sleep tonight." ”

After speaking, the subordinates who acted according to Fang Xuanling's orders left, leaving only Chu Tian alone.

“……”