The news that Du Wei set off to "reward" the Northwest Army all the way, under the new intentions, was really spreading, and the people who didn't know whether the strong man was true or false were really a great contribution to the Northwest Army this time.

Although the soldiers of the Tulip family had a lot of words in their hearts, after all, Du Wei was deeply powerful and powerful, and he was highly respected in everyone's hearts, so they all endured it.

It took Du Wei two days to prepare a generous gift. The big pennant made by the Alpha craftsman is even more magnificent. Du Wei had a long flagpole, seven or eight meters high, tied to a carriage and dragged by four healthy horses.

It didn't take too much to accompany him, so he took a guard of two hundred people and went to the Northwest Army.

Some of his men wondered if such a two-hundred-man guard was too few. Du Wei smiled and said: "Anyway, I went to someone's nest, and there are hundreds of thousands of ice horses in people's nests, even if I bring 2,000 people, is it really enough? If the other party really wants to kill me, I will take 20,000 people to it." ”

So swaggering all the way to the east of Nulin Xing, on the way Du Wei no matter day and night, let people hang the pennant on the flagpole, through the village, through the town and the city, all swaggering.

In particular, it entered the province of Nurin. Although the governor of Bourham did not show up, he also ordered the local garrison wherever Du Wei went to send cavalry to protect him all the way.

After the Battle of Gilliad, Philip, one of Dewey's aides, had already felt the city of Gilliat and brought a letter with him. It was Governor Bohan who wrote it, but Du Wei was not in the capital at the time and did not receive the letter, so Governor Bohan first ordered the army to be slapped into Du Wei's territory.

There is nothing else in this letter. Bohan is a smart man, and he knows that Dewey is also a smart man. Smart people and smart people don't need to be too twisty and circumventive when they talk. The content of the letter is one sentence: "State affairs are of paramount importance!"

Bohan believes. Even if he doesn't explain much, when Du Wei sees this sentence, he will understand his intention of sending troops across the border.

When Du Wei saw this letter, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"My lord, if you go further past the small town in front, you will reach the sphere of influence of the Northwest Army. Philip sat next to Dewey, looking out the window. "Speaking of which, I really feel helpless for Governor Bohan, although he is a dignified governor, he controls half of the territory of the province. He also has to be under the power of the Northwest Army all the time, and Rìzi is indeed sad. ”

"Oh?" said Du Wei smiled.

Philip pointed out the window and sighed, "Lord Duke, look outside...... To tell you the truth, the more I studied the situation in the north-west, the more I realized that I had some envy of this governor of Bohan! Geographically, the province of Nulin was definitely much better than our Desa. At least it doesn't have to face the threat of the steppe people directly. We're at the forefront. Their rìzi are much better. From the point of view of the land, the province of Nulin was also far better than the barren province of Desa. The population is also almost twice that of the province of Dessa. Of course the land is not the land. Money and food, with your financial resources, Lord Duke, naturally you will not worry, even if the income of the territory is small, you will not worry about money and food. But...... Our biggest limitation at the moment is the problem of troops!"

Philip said. Looking at Du Weidi's expression, seeing that Du Wei was not dissatisfied with what he said, he continued with confidence: "My lord." We now have a full army, but only 20,000 men. I know you may be a little unhappy with General Longbottom's Jīng tactics...... But if you think about it, our territory has a small population. Even if the conscription is opened, how much can be recruited? Even if every household contributes their youth...... Don't say that this is absolutely impossible, even if it can really be done...... According to my calculations and that of my brothers and sisters, based on the population base of the province of Desa, we can summon about 50,000 troops at most, which seems to have reached the limit! Our total population is only more than 800,000. After deducting women, the elderly and children, there are only 300,000 young and middle-aged men. Of the 300,000 young and strong men, we have achieved one out of five, which is already a very heavy proportion! If we spend it too heavily, I am afraid that it will cause panic among the people below. It is really impossible for all the people to be soldiers, unless it is a critical moment when the family is ruined. ”

It's just that Governor Bohan is different from Du Wei, after all, he is just a local official, not like Du Wei is a noble lord. So, he faces more difficulties!

The most difficult point was that the garrison under Governor Bohan, the money, food, and salaries, could not be distributed by him. According to the imperial wartime regulations, the ordnance, money, food, and salaries of the local garrison of the Northwest Army must be uniformly distributed by the Northwest Army!

In other words, if Governor Bohan wants to spend money to raise troops, he must also send money and grain to the Northwest Army, and then let the Northwest Army distribute it! In this way, it is equivalent to putting a neck around people!

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the defenders of the Sin City of Big Ears are so poor that they can't open the pot, one can think of how the Northwest Army did the matter of "unified distribution"! Bohan's problem is that he can't directly distribute money and grain to his own army even though he has money and grain in his own treasury. When it is sent to the camp of the Northwest Army, it will be separated...... So if you can really send it to your own army, you can get two or three percent out of ten, which is already considered a kindness of the Northwest Army!

At this point, because Du Wei is a noble lord, the army under his command is considered a family private army, but it is not within the scope of this decree, and it is much more than the governor of Bohan!

"The two sides might as well cooperate. Philip laughed: "You have the right to build an army at will, and you are not limited by the money and food of the Northwest Army." And Governor Bohan has the population! It would be a good thing if the two of them were willing to cooperate. ”

Du Wei became interested: "Let's talk about it." ”

"For this autumn conscription, we can send someone to Governor Bohan to make an agreement. Anyway, the imperial decree also allowed transit conscription, as long as the local zhèngfǔ agreed, and then reported to the military headquarters for the record. At this point, with your relationship in dìdū, the military will definitely not get stuck with us!"

"Can Bohan agree to us conscripting on his territory?"

"That's the key. Philip smiled slyly...... I have to say that even Du Wei couldn't help but feel that the young man who was originally quite simple had probably stayed by his side for a long time, and even the way he laughed was quite charming...... Cunning, yīn risky!

"We can swap with him. Philip explained: "Bohan also wants to recruit more soldiers! It's a pity that he can't afford to pay for it." But we can! You can negotiate with him...... For example, we conscripted on his chassis, and the army that was recruited, if it was two battalions, would be one for each family. If it's two divisions, it's still one family! It's just ......."

Du Wei was also smart and immediately understood what Philip meant, and without waiting for him to finish speaking, he continued to laugh and said: "It's just that the name of my Tulip family is still on the name! And in fact, half of the army recruited is still his Bohan's, right?"

"Yes. Philip said lightly: "If he Bohan is not at ease, it belongs to his army anyway, and he appoints officers and leaders himself, and we don't care about it." It would be nice to build a large military camp on the border between us and Nurim Province, where the army could be stationed. In addition to nominally hanging the name of our tulip family's private army...... Everything else is up to him, what is he worried about? He just can't expand the army now, because he is a local zhèngfǔ, and the expansion of the army will be restricted by the Northwest Army, so we will be different!"

"Good idea!" Du Wei did not hesitate to praise himself: "Philip, touch is getting more and more like a staff member now." ”

Philip smiled, "My lord, that's a good idea. But it only takes Bohan's nod. In my opinion, Governor Bohan is a man, and I am afraid that he will put forward a few more conditions. This Bohan Governor is a xìng son who has to pluck his feathers when a goose passes, haha. ”

"Just let him pull it out. Du Wei smiled: "If he wants benefits, if he wants money, I'll give him some." Anyway, this time, Bohan lost a thousand-man cavalry for me, and I owe him a favor. Besides...... I'm not short of money. ”

Philip: "That...... Without further ado, my lord, while we are now in Nulin, you can write a letter, and I will personally go to the capital of Nulin. ”

Du Wei thought for a while and shook his head: "It's not good! This kind of thing, don't leave any written letters, in case something goes wrong in the future, it will always be a handle." When I return home from the Northwest Army, I'll go and see Bohan for myself. ”