For the changes in the Western Regions, this is what no one expected, Li Xiang has been implementing the streamlining of the army in the past, and does not want the army to bring too much trouble to the Tang Dynasty, so some of the soldiers who are not very useful in the country have been abolished, hoping to let them return to social construction.

Looking at the report on the front line now, I realized that there were really no soldiers to deploy, although there were still some soldiers in various places, but if all of them were transferred to the Western Regions, then there might be a defensive void in various places, and if something happened, there would be no one who could use it in his hands.

There are some idle people in the capital, but they must protect the safety of the capital, no matter how much land is occupied outside, it is the icing on the cake. If there is danger in the capital, then no matter how great your credit is, it will be useless, and soon someone will stand up and attack you, which is the foundation of the entire Tang Empire.

Admiral Tiance's Mansion.

"Now this is the case, there is a shortage of troops everywhere in the Western Regions, we have to send at least nearly 20,000 people over, otherwise we can't support it at all, even if the countries in the Western Regions still have populations to deploy, but we can't believe those people, you can also talk about your thoughts and see where to mobilize the army."

Li Xiang brought in all the subordinate officials of the General's Mansion, and the three stinkers were worthy of one Zhuge Liang, if it was a war, Li Xiang had a way, but if it involved the transfer of local troops, then he had to listen to everyone's opinions, and there would be some loopholes, after all, a person's brain was limited, and it was impossible to think clearly about all aspects.

Everyone is also frowning at the moment, thinking about national affairs, which cannot be said clearly in a few words, so even if Li Xiang is in a hurry now, then they have to give them a certain amount of time to think, otherwise making a hasty decision may cause instability in the entire Tang Dynasty because of the Western Regions, and then we will lose more than we gain.

"The Goguryeo side is becoming calmer, we now have more than 30,000 people stationed, they can draw out 5,000 people here, and they can also draw out 5,000 Goguryeo laborers, so that they can also form an army, anyway, after arriving in the Western Regions, they only need to take care of certain places, and they don't need to go to the battlefield, which can replace our 5,000 combat troops in the Western Regions."

Su Dingfang has a good understanding of the situation on the Goguryeo side, and he is also mainly responsible for the fact that after the summary of the last month, there are 5,000 people on that side.

In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo was defeated relatively early, and their common people were also transformed, some years, and now if they want to be transported to the Western Regions, there must be many people who are willing.

After all, in the original land, they were like slaves, who finished today's work and could not finish tomorrow's work, and worked in the field every day, and these people were unwilling to do it a long time ago.

"Since it has already been recruited, let's get a little more, if it has no impact on the local production of Goguryeo, this time recruit 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers, cooperate with our 5,000 people, and let them rush to the Western Regions immediately."

Li Xiang also nodded, there are many people on the Goguryeo side, and after being occupied by the Tang Dynasty, the local newborn population has not decreased, and now is the time to use them.

"But I have to make it clear to those guys, after they arrive in the Western Regions, they are not human beings, don't bully the local people at every turn, if this is the case, transfer them to the Western Regions, but it is an unstable group, which will bring a lot of pressure to our Western Regions policy."

Cheng Yanjin also attended, and he had also been to Goguryeo for today's meeting, so he naturally knew what the situation of the people over there was, and when he saw the ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, they all groveled and looked like servants.

But they went to Fusang, and they squeezed the people of Fusang as much as possible, and they were about to regard themselves as landlords, if it wasn't for the early discovery of the Tang army, it was very likely that Fusang would cause a rebellion, and it would not be for us to clean up at that time.

"This matter that General Cheng said is very important, you must make it clear to the people who led the troops this time, let him beat the people in Goguryeo well, and only be responsible for management after arriving in the Western Regions, so they don't have to meddle in their affairs."

Li Xiang had also heard about this matter earlier, and now that Cheng Yanjin said it, he must pay attention to it, this kind of small thing is usually not looked down upon, if something really happens, it will be a big deal.

"Nanzhao can also send 5,000 people, of course, they are all their local soldiers, our Tang army is a little stretched, if necessary, you can train in Luoyang, the eastern capital, there are also many people over there, and many people are also willing to contribute to the country."

Niu Jinda remembered the Nanzhao Kingdom, the human resources of the Nanzhao Kingdom itself were very rich, and when they returned to the Tang Dynasty, they did not conduct too large-scale wars, except for the war between the King of Zhennan and the King of Nanzhao in the capital, all parts of the country were smoothly handed over.

"Nanzhao is the base camp of our southward expansion strategy, if we mobilize these 5,000 troops, will they still be able to support our troops in the south? If it is affected, then we cannot move troops from there. ”

Li Xiang thought for a while and said, although he came back from the south, he still remembered the battlefield in the south, especially the huge Tianzhu Kingdom, if the Tianzhu Kingdom started a war in advance, it would be better for the people of the Nanzhao Kingdom not to move.

"Your Highness, rest assured, it's only a mere 5,000 people, they have already sent four or five letters to the imperial court, and they all want to follow us to fight, originally thinking about fighting on the southern battlefield, who knows that the southern battlefield has stopped, since this is the case, then it is better to transfer them to the Western Regions to give it a try, if they can't adapt to the local weather, we won't fight this idea in the future."

What Niu Jinda said is also very important, the servant armies in all parts of the empire must be mobilized to adapt to the weather and climate in the empire, if they really can't adapt, then there is no need for us to continue to do this useless work.

"Then reply to the Western Regions first, plus these 5,000 people, it can be regarded as enough for them to gather 10,000 people, and the scale of winning in Luoyang Xinjian has been about 50,000 people, give them five months to train, and build a 50,000-person camp in Jiangnan......"