Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 785
The first ninety-eighth chapter feeds on the enemy with war

The most surprising thing was that the generals Chen Ying ordered to stay behind were not Duan Zhigan or Xiaoqi General Zhang Shigui, but Guo Xiaoke, the fastest promoted under Chen Ying's command.

Don't look at Guo Xiaoke's following Chen Yingman for less than three years, but he has been promoted from a small soldier to a fourth-rank loyal general, at the same level as Su Dingfang.

Counting from the ninth-rank military officer to the fourth-rank loyal military general, there are a full 22 levels.Guo Xiaoke completed the 22-level jump in less than three years.If you calculate it carefully, it's very scary, it's almost a month to level up.

Even Guo Xiaoke himself felt baffled, and Su Dingfang even teased whether Guo Xiaoke was Chen Ying's illegitimate son, but because Guo Xiaoke was a few years older than Chen Ying, no matter how tight Chen Ying's crotch was, he would never be able to give birth to a son as big as Guo Xiaoke .

The great scientist Einstein once said a secret to success: "What is a genius? It is one percent inspiration plus 90.00 percent sweat."Many people regard this sentence as chicken soup for the soul. However, there is a paragraph behind this sentence, which is called 90.00% inspiration is far more important than [-]% sweat.

Learning, in fact, is just to become a skilled craftsman, absolutely not a genius.Talent is actually more important than hard work. For example, in terms of online literature, Lao Cheng has been writing books since [-]. He has tried various themes, but he has always been a hit. Doesn’t Lao Cheng work hard?There are many people who are lazy than Lao Cheng, but he is even more awesome.This is the talent gap.

Guo Xiaoke's talent is not bad, although he was not doing his job properly when he was young, but after discovering that the Anxi Army's system is very suitable for his development, he can always draw inferences from one instance and quickly accept Chen Ying's intentions.When Chen Ying appointed him as the deputy commander of the Yue Cavalry Army, Guo Xiaoke understood Chen Ying's intentions.

Chen Ying wanted to assimilate the Western Regions and transform the Western Regions into the Central Plains.Therefore, Guo Xiaoke carried out the extremely harsh study of Tang Yan in the Yueqi Army, as well as the study of Chen Ying's officer night school, and achieved gratifying results.Su Dingfang, who had the same starting point as Guo Xiaoke, just coped with things, not too bad, but definitely not outstanding.

Chen Ying newly built more than [-] miles of asphalt roads, and with the same human resources as Su Dingfang, Guo Xiaoke's troops completed more than [-] miles, while Su Dingfang's troops completed only more than [-] miles. The gap was immediately reflected.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are well-prepared. Chen Yingti suggested that Guo Xiaoke inspect the Sima of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and stay in the Western Regions as the inspector Sima.This is Chen Ying's affirmation of Guo Xiaoke's efforts.

Staying in the Western Regions was actually a test for Guo Xiaoke by Chen Ying.As Chen Ying's identity and status, it is impossible for him to be stationed in the Western Regions for a long time, unless Li Yuan's brain is flooded.

Obviously, after Li Yuan freed up his hands, he would definitely not sit back and watch the barbaric development of the Western Regions. At this time, Chen Ying would retire and live an ideal life with Li Xiuning's wife and children.

Then, Guo Xiaoke can become the second protector of the Western Regions just like in history.

What surprised everyone in the Protectorate of the Western Regions the most was that on the eve of the Western Expedition, Chen Ying specially promoted Ma Zhou to Cao Canjun, a citizen of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.You must know that Ma Zhou was born in a poor family, and he managed the Datang Tongli Bank under Chen Ying's command as a private screener. He was a merchant, the son of the Qian family.However, he became Cao Canjun, a citizen of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.Although this is only a seventh-rank official position, it controls the financial and taxation of more than 100 counties in the nineteen prefectures of the Western Regions, which is equivalent to the purse of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Although this is not in line with etiquette, there is no objection.

Because Ma Zhou was a member of Chen Ying, and to oppose Ma Zhou was to oppose Chen Ying.

Ma Zhou's first job function was to allocate food and grass in an all-round way for Chen Ying's westward expedition.

The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.An army of [-] and more than [-] horses consume as much as [-] shi of grain every day, and ten times as much grain as grass.

In order to transport supplies for the [-]-strong army, Chen Ying not only recruited more than [-] peasants to participate in the transportation of grain and grass, but also recruited more than [-] herdsmen from various ethnic groups and tribes, and marched with hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep.

It is not difficult for Chen Ying to get the food consumed by the [-] army, but what is lacking is the transportation capacity. Not only that, Chen Ying also, as the general guard of the Western Regions, dispatched a caravan of [-] camels to transport supplies.

The Anxi Army is an army of mules and horses. The entire army, from generals to cooks and handymen, even travel on mules and horses. Ordinary cavalry naturally ride forward. Soldiers, they marched in four-wheeled carriages.

A cargo-type four-wheeled carriage can fully pull a group of heavily armed soldiers.Only two horses are needed, and they can travel at a speed of one hundred or one hundred and fifty or sixty miles a day on flat ground.Chen Ying mobilized more than [-] four-wheeled carriages, almost two-thirds of the four-wheeled carriages in the entire Western Region.

Among the more than [-] carriages, more than [-] of them were used to transport the soldiers of the Modao Army.More than [-] vehicles transport arrows, weapons and armor, and more than [-] vehicles transport the soldiers of the archery army.The remaining [-] four-wheeled carriages were all used to transport grain and grass.More than [-] horse-drawn carriages marched on a long distance, and the team stretched for dozens of miles.

It looks very spectacular, but in fact Chen Ying did not transport much grain.Each heavy-duty carriage can transport three thousand catties of grain, about thirty shi.However, an army of 3000 would eat more than 30 shi of grain a day, which is the grain of a hundred carts. That is to say, the army grain prepared by Chen Ying was only [-] days.

Li Xiuning's preparation for Chen Ying was incredible.Once the war starts, there are too many uncertain factors.In case of any accident, a month's supply is too dangerous.

Li Xiuning expressed her doubts.

Chen Ying smiled wryly and said: "You haven't counted, more than two hundred thousand war horses, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, these are actually food!"

Li Xiuning wondered, "That's not acceptable. War horses are the second lives of soldiers. Once the army needs to kill horses to satisfy their hunger, the impact on morale will be..."

Before Li Xiuning finished speaking, Chen Ying said: "This is the crux of the Western Regions. There are no rivers to use in the Western Regions, and water transportation is simply not feasible. The only way is land transportation. But now my transportation capacity is too low. In order to solve the shortage of military rations As long as the flow-through supply is adopted, that is, every time a grain truck has eaten the grain, the people escorting the grain truck will take the certificate, and when the truck returns empty, they will load the grain and start the shipment. Of course, this is only a temporary solution, not a cure. Cure the root cause!"

Chen Ying regarded this western expedition as a big deal.He did not doubt the fighting power of the generals of the Anxi Army. In history, Su Dingfang led the Tang Army to conquer the Western Turks. In fact, he only had [-] Tang troops, plus more than [-] cavalrymen who surrendered from the Mukun tribe of the Western Turks. The total strength was only more than [-]. People and horses.

Chen Ying used thousands of caravans as the second option for the supply of the Tang army, and signed a joint agreement with them to sell them the spoils of the Western Expedition, such as Western Turkic cattle, sheep and horses, at a price that was [-]% lower than the market price. All kinds of seized materials, the third option is to feed on the enemy and feed the war with war!
Chen Ying's Western Expedition was massive, gathering [-] troops, plus [-] civilians, using one-seventh of the total population of the Western Regions. There was no possibility of keeping such a big move secret.

Therefore, when the troops set off, the Western Turks had already gone to the camps wherever they passed. They marched westward for more than [-] li from Mulan City along the Tianshan Mountains, not to mention people, not even a ghost.

Zhang Shigui, who was in charge of the vanguard army, returned to Chen Ying's central army command vehicle, and said depressedly: "General, this Western Turkic man is like a rabbit, and he hasn't even seen a ghost!"

Chen Ying smiled disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? They can't escape, unless they are willing to give up their foothold in the Western Regions."

Zhang Shigui said: "According to me, our Western Expedition doesn't need to make such a big show at all. We only need to dispatch our cavalry army. The general can guarantee that he won't be afraid of the Western Turkic people's shit. They've done it clean!"

"You think too simply!" Chen Ying looked at Zhang Shigui, who had been wronged for thousands of years, and said, "Then let me test you. When Cao Cao attacked Ma Chao in Xiliang, he could outsmart the brave and foolish with a small army. Ma Chao, on the contrary, made great fanfare and slowly attacked..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shigui suddenly realized: "The general means the Western Turks. Just like Ma Chao in Xiliang back then, Qingqi came and went like the wind. Cao Cao made great fanfare, just to make Ma Chao fully prepared for a battle!"

However, Zhang Shigui looked at Chen Ying with some surprise. Now that Chen Ying cited Cao Cao's example, is it unintentional, or is he comparing himself to Cao Cao?
Chen Ying pointed to the huge sand table in the command vehicle and said: "From the west of the Yilie River Valley to the west of the West Sea (now the Caspian Sea) and the north of Ermus (now the northern part of the Siberian Plain), the land spans thousands of miles, and the Western Turkic cavalry come and go like the wind. , if we use the direction of a surprise attack to defeat a part of the Western Turkic army, it is meaningless at all, not to mention that people are very cheap. There will never be an end to it, and only by raising troops will there be a possibility of going down without a fight!"

Zhang Shigui nodded, this is Chen Ying's established strategy.

With less than [-] elite troops, Chen Ying could defeat more than [-] Western Turkic troops under Tong Yehu's command.But there are fewer troops, unless there is a large-scale slaughter on the battlefield to deter and establish prestige.Otherwise, some people will be lucky. As long as there is a stronghold in the middle to resist, it will slow down the progress of the entire battle.Once the battlefield falls into a stalemate, it will be protracted, and it will be difficult to save money and food.

Chen Ying didn't want to kill more people.He wants to build a road from the Western Regions to Chang'an, which requires a lot of human resources. Even the lives of the Turks are precious. At least they can build roads and dig ditches, which can bless the future generations of China. The establishment of the Chidao Dynasty until the time of Gu Yanwu at the end of the Ming Dynasty is still recorded in his books.

After much deliberation, Chen Yingsi decided to do the opposite, and even went so far as to mobilize [-] troops as far as the current financial situation allowed.Ninety million civilians, more than six thousand heavy carriages, more than two hundred thousand horses, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, created a huge momentum.

Although Chen Ying had less than 20 troops, he falsely claimed that he had an army of 50.Sure enough, it was heard that 50 million troops joined forces and marched westward. Not only did the Western Turks have no intention of resisting, even the Eastern Turks couldn't ignite the idea of ​​​​rescue!In fact, this is also quite normal. Anyone who hears that Chen Ying sent out all his best and mobilized 40 or [-] cavalry into the Western Turks, as long as he is not a fool, will not rush to die again.

Standing in front of the car window, Chen Ying looked at the silent soldiers on the road, frowning slightly.

Suppressed with ammunition, the generals and soldiers of the Anxi Army, who were about to fight a big battle, found that the so-called Western Expedition turned out to be an armed march, and they began to feel dejected.

Zhang Shigui said: "The general's morale is a little..."

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "By the general's order, let the soldiers sing!"

"Sing!"

"Sing duet!"

After a while, a loud singing sounded in the marching ranks of the generals of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty: "Wolf smoke rises from the mountains and rivers and looks north, dragons roll up and horses neigh and swords are like frost, and the heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River. against

Crazy with hatred, where the long knife is directed.

How many loyal brothers and sisters are buried in other places.

He cherishes a hundred deaths to serve his family and country.

I can't help but sigh and be speechless with blood and tears in my eyes.

Horseshoes go south and people look north.

People look north to the green grass and yellow dust.

I would like to defend the land and restore the frontiers.

The majestic Tang Dynasty wants to let the Quartet—come and congratulate!
Although it is a plagiarism, when this song with plain meaning sounded, the passionate singing resounded through the sky, and the unspeakable sadness and solemnity in the lyrics moved the whole army and even civilian husbands. In the passionate singing, Anxi Army Battle With high spirits, gallop all the way, all the way to the west!
PS: Continue to ask for tickets, the bloody curtain is set off, let's burn October together!
(End of this chapter)