The matter of the Black Banner Army going south was decided during the training in the school grounds, and the speed of the decision was beyond Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin's expectations. These two people were drunk last night and woke up early this morning, and they were still a little confused At that time, they were dragged by Wu Yidao to meet Fang Jie, and the conditions Fang Jie proposed with the help of military power gave them little room to think about it.
"The black flag army's going south to fight against the invasion of foreign enemies is a matter of duty. I thought to myself for a long time last night. If I don't send troops to fight the invaders, I will pretend to be a minister. If I don't send troops to fight the invaders, how will I face the soldiers? How will I face the people if I don't send troops to fight the invaders?"
As soon as Fang Jie said these words, both Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin immediately felt relieved, but before they could praise Fang Jie's decision, Fang Jie's tone suddenly changed.
"but!"
Fang Jie's eyes froze, and he looked at Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin. He stood on the high platform with his back facing the rising sun, so he looked extraordinarily tall, with a layer of gold plating around his body.
"As the leader of the army, I can't act rashly. The lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers under my command are in my hands, so naturally I can't be hasty. There is a saying that the army goes before the food and grass are delivered. Now the food and grass in my camp are insufficient. In order to support the army to attack thousands of miles, I remember the noble righteousness of the two adults yesterday, so I don't expect to be dishonest, right?"
"It's natural!"
Chi Haonian clasped his fists and said: "If the general is willing to send troops to drive out the bandits for the country, the general does not have to worry about food and grass. Before I came, Lord Luo, the governor of Pingshang Road, specifically asked him that if the general was willing to lead the army to Pingshang Road , All the officials below him in Pingshang Road are willing to wait for the general to be demolished, but the general is the first to follow. The money and food used are provided by the four governors'yamen of Pingshang Road, Yongbei Road, Nanhui Road, and Beihui Road. feel wronged."
"good."
Fang Jie looked at Zhong Xin and asked: "Master Zhong said yesterday that if someone is willing to lead an army to the south, all the checkpoints and main roads of Beihui Road will be released, and the food and grass supplies needed along the way will also be provided by Beihui Road. Is this true?"
"really!"
Zhong Xin said: "I am an important minister of the Sui Dynasty. When the country is in great trouble, how dare I not do my best? When I pass through the Beihui Road, I guarantee that all the passes will be unimpeded, and that all money and food will be supplied without worry."
"That's not enough!"
Fang Jie said in a slightly cold tone: "If you want to win every battle, the first point is not that the soldiers of the Black Banner Army will fight to the death, but that the local people will work together. Since the two adults are so sincere, I have to say the ugly things up front. If When I lead the army to fight against the enemy, some people in the local area do not obey the orders of the generals and do not observe the dispatch. Don't blame me for acting according to the military law of the Black Banner Army. In addition, since Lord Luo said that all officials of the Pingshang Road are willing to assist the army to kill the enemy, then I still have A request... ”
Fang Jie said seriously: "The chaos in southern Xinjiang cannot be extinguished in a short while, and I have limited troops, so in addition to Ping Shang Dao, Master Zhong's Beihui Dao, Chi Dao's Yongbei Dao, and Du The Nanhui Road where my lord sits, each road has mobilized 10,000 county soldiers for me to drive, I wonder if the two of you can make the decision?"
"this… "
Zhong Xin and Chi Haonian looked at each other, their hearts tensed. They didn't expect that Fang Jie would make such an excessive request, and logically they would not agree to it anyway. The reason why they are willing to invite Fang Jie to go to Ping Shang Dao is naturally not for the sake of the Sui Dynasty and the common people. Now Fang Jie has asked them to send 10,000 soldiers from each county to go south with the Black Banner Army. Strange.
"This... the general also knows that the local team is already thin, and the county soldiers are still struggling to maintain local law and order. If another 10,000 troops are deployed, it may be difficult to maintain the local area."
Zhong Xin pretended to be extremely difficult and said.
Fang Jie smiled: "Did Mr. Zhong forget Fang's mission?"
He cupped his fists towards the north and said: "I was ordered by the Holy Order to lead the army to the southwest to protect the local area and suppress the rebels. It is my duty to ensure the peace and stability of the people in the southwest. Mr. Zhong said that the strength of the local county troops I'm afraid that there will be some troubles that will be difficult to suppress. Is my Black Banner Army just a display? The Zhuqueshan camp is here. Even if I am not in the camp, if there is any trouble in the local area, Master Zhong only needs to send someone to Zhuqueshan. I want to see who under my command dares to turn a blind eye?!"
He turned his head and said to Wu Yidao: "Master Hou, please help me remember, after I leave with my troops, if there are difficulties in the local area and the lieutenant general of the Black Banner Army deliberately shirks and slacks, he will be executed!"
"Here!"
Wu Yidao clasped his fists together: "Subordinates, remember!"
Fang Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhong Xin: "My lord, what doubts do you have?"
He was already in poor condition, but now Zhong Xin felt that he had a headache even more. He looked at Chi Haonian, and Chi Haonian also had a troubled expression on his face.
Fang Jie snorted coldly: "Since the locality cannot guarantee to cooperate with my Black Banner Army, then I will not dare to go south easily. Please go back to have breakfast, my lords, and I will accompany you to visit the place after I have practiced." Suzaku Mountain."
Wu Yiyi immediately said: "Breakfast has been prepared, please, both adults."
Chi Haonian pursed his lips, then stomped his feet suddenly and said, "Okay! There are no conditions for serving the country. If General Fang is willing to lead troops south, I will draw 10,000 elite soldiers from Yongbei Dao County and let the general drive them! "
Zhong Xin was stunned for a moment, thinking how could he agree to this
But when he saw Chi Haonian winking at himself, he had no choice but to nod and said: "I, Beihui Dao, will not fall behind, as both protect the family and the country, the men of Beihui Dao are also willing to sprinkle a little bit of money." Hot blood."
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Fang Jie nodded his head, and left the rest of the matter to Wu Yiyi to discuss. Fang Jie asked Chen Xiaoru to send someone to inform Chen Qianshan, who was a bandit in Beihui Road, and send them back politely with the old masters or the heads of various households. Now that Zhong Xin had made a concession, Fang Jie It has also demonstrated the mobile combat strength of the Black Banner Army cavalry, this trip is not in vain, at least it has trained soldiers. Let Chen Qianshan bring the Flying Eagle Army back to join Cui Zhongzhen and wait for Wu Yitong to dispatch.
Then Fang Jie asked Xiahou Baichuan's Flying Lion Army, Chen Dingnan's Flying Tiger Army, and Liu Xuri's Flying Leopard Army to get ready. soldiers, with a total strength of about 40,000 troops going south. All the infantry remained in the Zhuque Mountain camp, and the cavalry of the Flying Wolf Army, Flying Bear Army, and Flying Eagle Army were also left behind. As far as the various forces in the southwest are concerned, no one dares to make a move against the Black Banner Army.
Moreover, Fang Xie trusted Wu Yidao, not only because of Wu Yinyu's relationship, but also because Wu Yidao had put almost all of his capital on Fang Jie.
Fang Xie doesn't have to worry about the next thing, Wu Yidao is the most successful businessman, he is good at how to get the maximum benefit, although Fang Xie's business acumen is also outstanding, but after all these years, he has no business. Besides, he can't always do everything himself.
A leader who does not know how to delegate power is not qualified.
The cavalry of the three armies were all preparing, and the auxiliary soldiers were busy getting things out of the supply camp, and then checking the saddles and pedals for the horses, and checking the weapons and armor for the cavalry, and the supply camp was the busiest, although Zhong Xin He Chi Haonian agreed to provide food and grass for the army, but he still had to bring enough for at least half a month. If you can't get supplies when you walk to Beihui Road, you should bring enough food and grass to return.
Of course, if it is true that there is no supply in Beihui Road, Fang Jie will never come back so easily.
For a whole day, Wu Yiyi, Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin discussed specific matters in the meeting hall. It wasn't until it was getting dark that the two of them came out of the conference hall and went back to their room to rest. As soon as he entered the door, Zhong Xin threw himself in the seat and let out a long sigh of relief, exhausted physically and mentally.
"It seems that you and I underestimated this solution."
He sighed slightly: "It's only now that we understand that we don't know him at all. Before we came here, how could you and I have thought that Wu Yidao was actually helping Fang Jie, and Luo Weiran was here! What kind of people are these two people?" His identity, he is willing to be driven by a young man with very little qualifications and prestige... I can't figure it out."
Chi Haonian was thinking about another thing: "We really underestimated Fang Jie. When he was drinking yesterday, he just made a decent statement about the matter in Nanjiang and then started to pretend to be drunk. He seemed superficial. And Wuzhu, but now I understand that this person is so complete that even the trivial things are calculated in order to accomplish things... Last night he arranged for the generals of the Black Banner Army to accompany him for a drink. You and I were drunk. Wake you and me up with the soldiers practicing on the school grounds, and then immediately finalize the matter while you and I are still insane... "
He breathed a sigh of relief: "I was calculated... It's been many years, I haven't seen such a junior who is good at calculating. Not only that, when talking to you and me, he even stood on the top position ahead of time Well thought out, this scheming... is a bit scary."
Zhong Xin shook his head: "What I'm looking forward to most now is that he will take the troops across Beihui Road as soon as possible. As for the follow-up matters of you guys, I can't do anything about it."
"Mingzhe can help here, I am already grateful!"
Chi Haonian said: "However, this matter will be of great benefit to the Southwest in the end. Let Fang Jie lead the troops to fight the Nanyanhe people. Although we have paid some money and food, we can preserve our own strength to the greatest extent. I just didn't expect that Fang Xie actually proposed that each of us send 10,000 troops to accompany us... It seems that he also thought of this."
"never mind."
Zhong Xin rubbed his brows: "I don't want to deal with that Fang Jie and Wu Yiyi anymore, especially that Wu Yiyi, who really deserves to be the best at doing business in Da Sui... Just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Chi Haonian smiled wryly, thinking about how to discuss with those people after going back, the conditions given to Fang Jie have exceeded the bottom line, I am afraid that he will also be blamed.
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After Fang Jie made arrangements for the cavalry, he thought about it and went to confess to Big Dog. Although the origin of the big dog determines that what he has been in contact with since he was a child is different from ordinary people, and what he has learned is not something ordinary people can teach. But after all, this is the first real expedition of the Black Banner Army, and one of the enemies is the big dog's enemy, Murong Shame. That's why Fang Jie decided to take Da Quan with him. He told Da Quan half-jokingly before about Murong Shame.
When Fang Xie arrived at the supply camp, he found the big dog sitting in a daze under the setting sun, with a piece of fluffy grass in its mouth, chewing mechanically and almost finished it.
"Ouch!"
Fang Jie couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "It will be easy to feed in the future, and you can handle eating grass. I really like you more and more."
The big dog was taken aback, and then realized that he had eaten several grasses. He spat out the grass in his mouth and gave Fang Xie a look: "Haven't you heard the doctor say it? Eating some grass can help excretion... "
Fang Jie laughed loudly: "Then your shit is round, isn't it?"
The big dog smiled sarcastically: "Could it be that I squatted down to take a closer look at the shape after shitting?"
"You should push."
Big Dog smirked: "Is there something wrong?"
"No big deal."
Fang Jie smiled and put his arms around Big Dog's shoulders, "Take you to revenge, shall we play?"