Chapter 576

  The battalion is organized in wartime and is dedicated to conscripts. It has great power to command troops and conscripts, and has great power to make impromptu decisions and act cheaply.

"I also think it's useless to try to curry favor with Hou Junji at this time. This kind of person takes hard things and doesn't take soft things. The more you show favors, the more complacent he will be. Let's find a way to bypass the Ministry of War by ourselves. Since you are the general manager of the camp , is also the governor of the states, so now we have the right to lead the army in the left hand and the right to command the soldiers and horses in the right hand, and also control the state treasury."

   "Can't we still do this?"

   "But after all, you have to go through the imperial court, especially if you can't bypass the Ministry of War!"

   "The front line of the border is tense. How can we ask the court for instructions on everything? We can make decisions on the fly and handle it ourselves."

   Liu Lancheng looked at Qin Lang's resolute look, and asked in surprise, "Behead first and play later?"

"certainly."

Qin Lang said sternly, "Everyone, we gathered together today, and we all have the same goal, which is to keep the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty peaceful, and to defeat Tuyuhun who is not a subject. For this goal, we have to be flexible. I have an idea, which is to use three In about a month, we will complete the organization, equipment and training of the Ninth Army of Longyou, and after the spring thaws in March, we will be caught off guard by killing the old thief Fu Yun."

"There is only one way to destroy Tuyuhun, and that is to capture Tuyuhun Khan alive and wipe out his main force, which is the same way as Li Yaoshi's Northern Expedition to destroy the Eastern Turks. There is no other way. Other methods of warfare are here. not applicable."

  Duan Zhixuan was a little moved, who didn't want to make a big contribution.

  Qin Lang meant that they bypassed the court and did it themselves.

  Abandoning Hexi Dao and Jiannan Dao, Longyou Dao did the work himself, even throwing aside the Twelve Guards and the Ministry of War and other imperial departments.

  Theoretically, what Qin Lang said is certainly feasible. After all, the battalion has not been disbanded yet, so Qin Lang and the generals have far more power than the governor and governor.

  Under normal circumstances, the battalion chiefs would draw senior generals from the northern and southern Yamen of the capital, and the soldiers would be drawn from Zhechong Prefectures, and then go to the battlefield, but the situation is slightly different now.

  During the first battle of Songdie, the rescue troops led by Qin Lang and Zhang Shigui were indeed drawn according to the traditional method of generals from Beijing and local government soldiers to form a battalion.

  But during the second battle of Longyou, the imperial court was caught off guard, and the frontier army led by Qin Lang and his son fought very well, so the imperial court simply formed a camp with their frontier army as the main force.

  At the same time that the generals were transferred to Longyou, they were also specially given the post of governor and governor of the frontier state to strengthen their command, so as to avoid the occurrence of Li Daoyan, who did not know the soldiers, lost his troops and lost the city.

   This is also a stopgap measure.

   But a loophole did appear.

Normally, the battalion chiefs can only command the troops and horses of the camp, and have no right to interfere with the local area, but now the camp chiefs are also the governors and governors of the local state capitals, which means that they hold dual powers, one-handed camp soldiers and horses, and the other hand state and county wealth .

   There are soldiers and food.

   This is actually the embryonic form of Jiedushi after the middle Tang Dynasty, although the current situation is only temporary.

   "I am enlisting the wartime powers of the deputy head of the battalion granted by the emperor. Now I am recruiting regiments from the governors of Longyou, border troops from the governors, and soldiers from the Zhechong Prefecture."

   "As the Xuanfu envoy of Longyou, I temporarily requisitioned money and food from the prefectures of Longyou."

   "With a period of three months, we will prepare and train the frontier army in nine towns. Do you dare to join Qin?" Qin Lang stood up and raised his wine glass.

  Old Cheng was the first to stand up, "The Governor of Lanzhou and the Chief of the Hehuang Road Marching Army are willing to fight side by side!"

  Liang Jianfang also stood up immediately, "Diezhou Sima, Zhenxi Army Envoy, Qiang Waterway Marching Chief, willing to fight side by side!"

  Gao Kan, Gao Zhensheng, and Xi Junmai all stood up one after another, all patted their chests and expressed their willingness to follow Duke Wei.

   Liu Lancheng is not far behind.

  Finally Zhang Shigui and Duan Zhixuan saw this, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

  Qin Lang wants to join the old frontier army in Longyou, and then recruit government soldiers from Zhechong Mansion in Longyou to supplement the frontier army, and complete the establishment of nine towns, with a total of 27,000 people.

   It is also necessary to recruit 54,000 auxiliary soldiers from the regiment training in various states and the attached Qiangdi to prepare for the battle.

  Qin Lang planned that in March, at least half of the frontier troops from the nine towns would be dispatched to attack.

  Duan Zhixuan was amazed at Qin Lang's boldness. Such a big event was a big violation of the rules, but he couldn't hold back his desire to do meritorious service, so he finally joined in.

  According to what Qin Lang said, the Ministry of War is not afraid of getting stuck. Anyway, everyone is breaking some rules now, and things can still be done.

  Is the court card grain and grass? Then the states first withhold the state and county taxes to be turned over to supply the frontier troops.

   Not enough soldiers, the governors transferred the frontier troops, the governor transferred the government soldiers, regiment training, and supplemented by the city.

"The country is in trouble, and there are police on the border. This is the time for us soldiers to repay the country's grace. We are all generals in the court and ministers who have received honors. Now the court is also in trouble. We can't wait for everything. We don't wait, we have to rely on our own efforts and figure out a way to handle this matter!" Qin Lang said angrily.

  Old Cheng applauded desperately.

   "Damn it, I didn't catch Fu Yun this time, next time we must capture Fu Yun alive!"

  Liu Lancheng offered advice and suggestions, saying that most of the captured party items and Tuyuhun’s large quantities of equipment are still sealed up in warehouses, and they were supposed to be handed over to the imperial court, but the imperial court has not yet arrived and sent someone to take over.

   Why don't we take out these equipments first, repair the ones that can be used, and melt and recast those that can't be used, and recruit the blacksmiths in Longyou, etc. It should take three months.

   "You can also temporarily purchase bows, arrows, knives, etc. from folk requisitions."

   Everyone, you said a word to me, but you also made a lot of useful suggestions.

Of course, as an important frontier area, Longyou itself has many frontier troops and many Zhechong mansions. It also has a lot of weapons in its reserves, not to mention the lack of horses and horses. Under normal circumstances, it has to go through multiple procedures. can be used.

   But now as long as Qin Lang dares to take on this responsibility, there is still no shortage of equipment. The key issue of food and grass can also be raised by means of withholding taxes or temporary recruitment.

   "We will fight a blitzkrieg with the period of three months, and fight the old man Fu Yun, and prepare enough food and grass for March." Qin Lang said.

And Cheng Yaojin said, "March is relatively conservative. As long as we are fully prepared, we should be able to finish the work in one month. Of course, in reality, as long as we are unprepared, we can also support the war with war and plunder supplies, which can save money." A lot of money and food supplies.”

   But everyone thinks that what Lao Cheng said is the best case. Under normal circumstances, a more thorough plan must be made. If the looting fails at that time, wouldn't it be troublesome?

   This night, the wine was drunk until dawn.

  Old Hou also talked with Xue Wanche all night, drank all night, and finally the two guys even slept together on the same couch. After dawn, Old Xue woke up early and saw Hou Junji, who was full of chest and black hair, sleeping with his arms around him, with one leg still on him, and goose bumps all over his body.

   Quickly pushed Lao Hou away, almost threw up.

  When the old Hou woke up, he was the only one left on the couch. He rubbed his head, not knowing why Xue Wanche got up without saying hello, and went back to his courtyard, calling the person he arranged last night to inquire about the situation.

"In the middle of the banquet last night, Duke Wei's pro-army suddenly strengthened the guards and drove away all irrelevant people. They were responsible for delivering wine and food in person. We couldn't get any closer, so we couldn't know what happened inside. The Duke and the others drank until dawn before leaving."

  Old Hou heard this and scolded this subordinate for being incompetent.

   "A group of big men, drinking until dawn, there is such a delicious wine? There are no women, no singing and dancing, it's freezing cold, and the appetizers have already cooled down, so what's the point of drinking."

   "This group of people must be plotting to cause chaos!" After saying this, Lao Hou himself was shocked.

   But he became more and more determined about this idea.

  Otherwise, why should a good-looking person be so shameless?

   "I don't believe it. There is still an impenetrable wall. You can find a way to see if you can buy the guards last night with money and ask them for information. If you get useful information, I will reward you a lot!"

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   Xue Wanche felt very sick all morning, but Lao Cheng approached him with a smile.

  Old Cheng stretched out his arms to hug him, which reminded Lao Xue of Lao Hou's chest hair again, and felt a little uncomfortable.

   "Brother Xue, let's have breakfast together."

  Old Cheng ignored Xue Wanche's refusal, and forced him to eat breakfast together with his arms around him. When he arrived, he found that Qin Lang and his brother Xue Wanjun were also there. Xue Wanche turned his head and wanted to leave, but Qin Lang stopped him.

   "Talk to General Xue if you have something to do, it's business."

  Old Xue didn't want to pay attention, but his brother Wan Jun stopped him, "It's really business, come and sit down."

  Xue Wanjun briefly introduced Qin Lang's plan to his brother. He is now General Zuo Tunwei, Duke of Yong'an County, and this time he came with Hou Junji.

  Qin Lang looked for him because his plan was inseparable from Xue Wanche, governor of Taozhou, but his relationship with Xue Wanche was very tense, so he turned to Xue Wanjun.

   Xue Wanjun used to belong to Prince Qin's residence, and had a good relationship with Qin Qiong. Qin Lang had no reservations about him, which surprised Xue Wanjun.

  After hearing this, he only had one request, that is, he hoped that he could also participate in Qin Lang's plan, and then lead the troops to attack Tuyuhun together, and gain some military exploits.

  Of course Qin Lang agreed, saying that he was willing to keep him as Sima of the Xikaidao march.

  Wan Che sat there with a dark face after listening to his brother's introduction, "You are playing with fire, you have crossed too much, it is too dangerous."

"The sky will not lose the pie in vain, and naturally the military achievements will not be lost in vain. The Turks have been destroyed, and the party is attached to them. Now there are not many military achievements that can be made. Tuyuhun is a rebellious white-eyed wolf. This is a rare thing for us. Opportunity for meritorious service. I heard that General Xue has always wanted to divorce Danyang, if the general can make great contributions in the battle of Mie Tuyuhun, he will have more confidence in reconciling with His Majesty, right?" Qin Lang said with a smile.

   Xue Wanche was taken aback, then sat up straight.

   "Well, I want to hear a more detailed plan. If the probability of success is small, I will not participate."

  (end of this chapter)