Now that Xia Ya understands what the other party has in mind, with the temperament of this turtle, how can there be a reason to not open up at this time and take the opportunity to open up the conditions
"This... the Governor's wife." Xia rubbed her chin before grinning, and the other party immediately smiled coquettishly: "Master Marshal, please call me Monica. Not to mention that after the Besta Military Region surrendered, the title of the Governor of the Military Region is not I will continue to keep it... If you are such a lady, you will not take me as a friend. "
Xia Ya was startled, thinking that I really didn't take you as a friend... Once you become a friend, why would you be so embarrassed to ask for blackmail? After pondering for a while, Xiaya continued to smile: "Okay... Monica. Well, I don't have any opinion on your proposal, but you have seen it. Our army has just captured Syltan County. I’m also very nervous about cleaning up, and this place has been ravaged by the Odins for half a year, and there are barbarians everywhere. Our army has just experienced a major battle. The soldiers are exhausted and there is a shortage of ordnance. Now I need to order another army, I’m afraid I really I can't squeeze so much strength... I don't have a lot of cavalry under my command. If I send all of them to Osgilia, I'm afraid that this garrison place will have a heavy burden on the mainland..."
With the wisdom of the governor's wife, why doesn't he understand what Xia Ya means by making an offer? Seeing that Xia Ya was actually getting it right, the Governor's wife couldn't help feeling angry.
You are the first to do it, and the Corsica Military Region can just take it, and I don't mean to ask for it in half a word. I, the head of the dignified Besta Military Region, came to meet you in person, and I have shown full sincerity! And this time the joint dispatch, all the costs are borne by me Besta! When you went to King Qin of Osgilia, you, Xia, are Adric's direct descendant. Of course, you accounted for most of the great merits of King Qin! Such a good thing, you are still not greedy enough...
But the anger in his heart, after all, just flashed by. The Governor's wife is a smart person. She is very aware of the current situation.
The current general trend is that the Byzantine Empire must be restored, and the rebels will disintegrate. If I want to stand in line as soon as possible and squeeze back into the camp of the empire, I have to ask this bastard in front of me.
The Governor's wife endured the anger in her heart, but the smile on her face became more and more "harmonious", and said slowly: "Then the problem of the marshal, if I, Besta, are willing to contribute one or two..."
"Sirtan County is now in a state of ruin. The invaders have just been driven away. I am about to order the rectification of the place. The most important thing at the moment is to restore the local production. For the harvest of the coming year, the soldiers in my hands will have to temporarily settle the fields, and there will be a shortage of manpower and material resources..."
Xia Ya still looked embarrassed.
The Governor's wife took a breath and stared into Xia Ya's eyes: "One hundred thousand catties of grain, three hundred mules and horses, must be able to make up for your current shortage of manpower and material resources, right?" After a pause, the Governor's wife finally couldn't bear it any longer. He stopped, gritted his teeth and said, "Going to Osgilia, the first merit of the Qin King is naturally yours, the Marshal! My Besta Military Region is just to accompany the last seat! With the friendship between you and General Adric, and the royal family of the empire. What you value, Marshal Xia Ya, you will definitely be relied on by the empire, whether it is the frontier side or the princely titled duke, you can get it at your fingertips…”
Xia Ya still looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and said sternly: "State affairs are big, and my personal gains and losses are small! What is the frontier side, the title and reward, in my eyes, it's just like a god and horse floating clouds. The people of this side protect me, How can I abandon them for personal gain and loss, and go to the imperial capital to seek rewards..."
The Governor's wife almost vomited blood in her heart, and the smile on her face froze, and then she snorted softly. His face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth fiercely: "150,000 catties of grain, 500 mules and horses! My lord, my Besta Military Region is not a grain-producing region, and it cannot be self-sufficient in terms of grain. These are already reserved in our army!"
Xia sighed, with an embarrassed look on her face: "Monica! What kind of person do you think of me, Xia! It's not about money, but... "
The Governor's wife is finally angry!
With a snap, the woman slapped the table, glared at Xia Ya, and shouted, "Okay! Master Marshal, just draw out the conditions!"
Xia Ya looked up at the woman, seeing that the other party was really angry, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense any more, she blinked her eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "300,000 catties of grain, plus 20,000 catties of seeds! Are mules and horses? After the spring comes, I don’t have enough manpower for spring ploughing, so I always need a thousand mules and horses to do the ploughing.”
The Governor's wife squinted her eyes and looked at Xia Ya, her eyes almost bursting with fire, and finally took a deep breath: "300,000 catties of grain, that is absolutely impossible! Grain, I can only give you 200,000 catties! 10,000 catties of seeds! Up to 800 mules and horses!"
Seeing that Xia Ya was about to speak, the Governor's wife had a gloomy expression: "This is my bottom line! If you are still in the dark, I have nothing to do with you, the Besta Military Region. I have no choice but to turn around and reorganize the army. See you in the future!"
Xia Ya thought about it, and laughed: "Deal!"
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The major conditions were settled, and some details were naturally handed over to the people below for negotiation. Xiaya immediately assumed the attitude of an enthusiastic host, and graciously entertained the governor's wife and the delegation.
It's just that the governor's wife was anxious, and she had no intention of accepting any kind of hospitality. She just knew that Xia Ya also needed time to assemble the army and set off, so she was patient and stayed in Xincheng for a few more days.
In the past few days, Xi Ya has transferred some people from More County.
Those surrendering troops who surrendered before have been compiled into his "The Third Guard Corps of the Northern Theater". The entire territory of Syltan County has been surrendered, and the surrendering army has subdued more than 20,000 soldiers. Xia Ya only ordered All of them were handed over to Green to be responsible for the reorganization. After selecting the soldiers, 10,000 of them remained strong, and the rest were all ordered to retire as farmers.
After being ravaged by the Odins for more than half a year, the population of Syltan County has dropped sharply. These more than 10,000 troops who have been converted into agriculture can greatly make up for the lack of agricultural power.
The third corps was handed over to Sogel to lead. Sogel's position as "General of the Third Corps" was finally worthy of the name and was no longer an empty general.
Xi Ya was not suspicious of employing people, and ordered the Corsica military region to be withdrawn into a county and renamed "Corsica County", and the acting county governor was also directly appointed to Sogel to serve as the subordinate general in Corsica. The military region is regarded as a "military regime". This approach originally caused some people under his command to have some concerns. After all, Sogel was not the direct descendant of Xia Ya, who was originally a general of the Corsican military region. Corsica's descended army returns to Corsica, in case this person has a different heart...
Xia Ya has no worries about this. First, he is convinced of Sogel's character and knows that this general has no personal ambitions. Second, he also mixed some sand into the "third corps", and from his own direct line of the first corps, selected hundreds of veterans to serve as mid-level and lower-level officers. This point was originally intended in the title of the compilation. Not only did Sogel himself not object, he even took the initiative to ask Char Ya to send a thousand cavalry to be stationed in Corsica to show his loyalty. Xia Ya refused this request.
As for the candidate for the county governor of Syltan County, Xi Ya hesitated for a while. He has a lot of generals, but not many are familiar with local government affairs. The war has come to an end for now, and the most urgent task is to restore Searle as soon as possible. The productivity of Tan County, a grain-producing area, and the candidate for the county governor are an important position.
After thinking about it for a long time, Xia Ya found out that there is a drawback in this small group: there are many generals and few civilians. These generals in the army are in their own business to fight and kill, but they are required to sit in the local area, take charge of government affairs, and coordinate production, which makes these old men frown.
The only one who can be regarded as an all-rounder is the mad dog Green.
And this problem, Green solved it for him, and directly recommended a person to Xia Ya.
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"Kevin?"
Xia was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that this Kevin was not the brother who died in the Rodriguez army in the past, but the young man he brought home when he went out last time.
I remember that this young man was later returned to Cato's command and went to the logistics system. This time he chose the county governor of Syltan County, but he did not expect Green to recommend this person.
Green looked at Xia Ya and said slowly: "This time on the expedition, Kevin is a logistics officer in our army. This man is bold and careful, and he is calm enough to do things! And... I heard that he used to be a son of an official and a local government official. It is also somewhat understandable, and the person is tough enough and calm, and most importantly, the loyalty is impeccable."
Green still remembers that when the battle was at its most difficult, this Kevin actually proposed to use his head to appease the military. Such people naturally have no doubts about Xia Ya's loyalty.
The most important thing is that after working in the logistics system for a period of time, this Kevin has some foundations for the planning of money and food. In terms of government affairs, he was originally a son of an eunuch. The old vulgars are much stronger. This candidate is also very suitable.
"The only thing missing is his qualifications." Green sighed: "This kid is too young, and he has only been in the army for less than half a year. He was suddenly promoted to the position of county governor. Others will disagree."
This is a problem.
The military has always paid attention to a seniority and background. Kevin has deficiencies in these two. He is not from the military, and his qualifications are too shallow.
What's more, just after a big battle, all the generals in the army are waiting for "rewards for meritorious deeds". At this time, Syltan County has vacated so many high-ranking positions. If it is directly delegated to an inconspicuous person The young man, then the other generals in the army who have made military exploits will probably feel resentment in their hearts.
Although Sogel is also a "newcomer" under Char, but after all, his age and resume are there, and he helped Char conquer 20,000 troops, and he is most familiar with the Corsica region, so let him take over In the Corsica region, others have nothing to say.
But this Kevin, it's a little bit more interesting.
This problem did not stumped Xia Ya.
Tu Turtle thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is simple, since he is too young to be the county governor, then this county governor should find someone with enough prestige to serve as the governor."
He looked at Green: "The position of the county governor of Syltan County, you take it. As the general of the Second Corps, you lead the position of the county governor of Syltan County. I know that you have put too many burdens on you. , The affairs of Syltan County are not really for you to personally experience, but just use your old Green's prestige to hang a county governor's name in Syltan County, this Kevin, will be transferred to you, as the The first adjutant of your county governor's office performs the duties of the governor in the name of the first adjutant. To the outside world, you are the governor of the county, but for the actual government affairs in the county, let him do it."
This is a way, Green smiled, and did not talk about this problem again.
After a while of silence, Green said slowly: "As for Besta, are you really determined to send troops south to King Qin of the Imperial Capital?"
Xia Ya smiled: "This is an unexpected surprise. We originally tried our best to win the Chixue Army, just to prevent us from being able to protect ourselves if Osgilia collapsed... But now it seems that , the situation has improved. Since this is the case, this imperial capital must be rescued! At least... we have to make a gesture! Don't forget, we also need a legitimate name."
The two looked at each other, and they all knew that the title of "Minister of the Northern Theater" on Xia Ya's head was self-proclaimed.
"It is imperative to go south." Xia Ya said decisively: "It should be sooner rather than later! And... this trip south, it is impossible to send others to go, I have to lead the troops myself."
Green also understands this truth.
This time, Xiaya had to go there in person.
Going to King Qin of the Imperial Capital is just a name. The most important thing is that Xiaya must get in touch with General Adric, and then he must pass General Adric to let the Imperial Capital know the current situation in the north. The top priority is to have a real The "official position" is back!
Since the imperial capital has been cleared, the next step is to conquer the lost ground, and the decree will be smooth. If I, the self-proclaimed "Minister of the Northern War Zone", let the imperial capital know about it, I am afraid that it will make people misunderstand that he is going to rebel. If there is no real legal official position, I am afraid that there will be chaos within himself.
"Yes, in this matter, you still have to lead the troops to run." Green nodded: "When you go to the imperial capital, you must contact Adric first. With his help, it is very easy to get an official position. Speaking of which, Green pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "At the moment you have tens of thousands of heroic soldiers, sitting on the land of the three counties, and have the prestige of defeating the Chixue Army. , as long as the emperor is not dizzy, he will only try to win you over and use Huairou's strategy to subdue you. You don't need to worry too much about this issue. The only thing you need to worry about is that the royal family has always paid attention to the art of balance. Although you are strong, the imperial capital I have to win you over, but I won’t really let you live too comfortably! With this civil war, now that I think about it, the most taboo thing in the imperial capital is the warlords’ separatism! Even if I give you a name, I will come up with ideas. Constrain you. When the time comes, you must be mixed with some sand."
The two looked at each other, and there were words in their hearts.
In fact, judging from Xia Ya's current situation, saying that he is a "separate warlord" is really not an injustice to him!
The only difference is that Xia Ya now has the reality of separatism, but he has to see if he has the heart of separatism!
This topic was too sensitive, Green didn't want to go into detail, but Xiaya didn't want to go into detail either. The two just glanced at each other and then looked away.
Afterwards, the two discussed the reconstruction of Syltan County, and after the preparations before sending troops, Green left.
In two days, Xia Ya was ready to send troops immediately!
Sharba led an independent cavalry regiment of 4,000 cavalry, Xi Ya only brought a flag regiment, the establishment of 2,000 cavalry, plus his own "secret weapon" elite cavalry, a total of more than 2,500 cavalry, An expeditionary force going south was compiled, starting from the new city and heading south all the way.
Those five hundred elite cavalry, in this war against the Chixue Army, can be said to have made outstanding achievements. They attacked the new city, beheaded Morka, and then went north to meet the cavalry brigade of the Chixue Army, and won the battle! It can be said that most of the credit for being able to eat Chi Xuejun this time must be attributed to these hundreds of elite riders!
These hundreds of elite cavalrymen, Xia Ya did not integrate them into Shaerba's cavalry regiment, but simply set up a battalion head and counted them as his own guard cavalry regiment, giving this powerful and unusual cavalry regiment. The cavalry took the name of a "strong cavalry battalion".
Such a word "strong" was used deliberately by Xia Ya. In his opinion, the top figures in this world are known as "strong men", and his cavalry is considered a "strong man" among cavalrymen, and the so-called "strong cavalry" is also worthy of its name.
More than 2,500 cavalry went all the way south, accompanied by the beautiful and moving governor's wife.
The army pulled south from the new city and headed towards the Besta Military District. The cavalry marching for a long distance is naturally extremely hard, but the governor's wife has no complaints, and follows the cavalry all the way without complaining.
The army drove fast for three days and three nights before reaching the border of Syltan County and entering the sphere of influence of the Besta Military Region, all the way to Haske City, an important military town controlled by the Besta Military Region.
Before the Governor's wife went north to see Char this time, she had already mobilized her own troops to wait in Haske City. When Char's army arrived, Besta was already ready to send troops. Grain, grass and weapons are readily available.
This time, the Besta Military Region is also a big deal, collecting 7,000 elites to ride out.
With the strength of the Besta military region, although it can be regarded as strong and strong, with sufficient food and grass, but after all, the cavalry, the most expensive arm of the cold weapon era, cannot be equipped on a large scale by a single military region. Although the entire Besta Military Region has tens of thousands of troops, these seven thousand cavalry can be regarded as all their wealth.
Char's cavalry arrived in Haske City, and after replenishing the supplies, they spent another day repairing in Haske City.
This time going south, Xia Ya's 2,500 cavalry, plus the 7,000 cavalry from the Besta Military Region, had already reached tens of thousands. Known as "20,000" to the outside world, as for this temporary joint force, according to the meaning of the Governor's wife, she wanted to simply use the banner of "Northern Theater Corps".
But Charya rejected this suggestion.
What a joke... My "Northern War Zone" was originally a self-proclaimed impostor. When I was in the north, I used this banner to give orders to the place. The banner, that is to openly slap the face of the royal family!
This time, Xia Ya must act carefully and put on a low-key posture, so as to hope to be accepted by the royal family. How can it stimulate the fragile psychological defense line of the royal family as soon as she comes up
After thinking about it, he made a decision: "Since it is the King of Qin who goes to the south, it might as well be called the 'Guardian Army'."
Regarding Xia Ya's decision, when Xia Ya said this, the governor's wife gave Xia Ya a deep look. Those sharp eyes seemed to be faintly aware of it. Although Xia Ya was a little uneasy, she simply felt Heng, ignore it.
The governor's wife was very happy in her work. Before Char's army arrived in Haske City, the governor's wife immediately ordered, and a transport team was dispatched from Haske City to deliver the supplies, food, grass, carts, horses, and livestock that Charya had promised. Drive north to deliver to Syltan County for delivery.
The Governor's wife is doing things like a bachelor, and Xiaya can't be too stingy. The entire army only rested for one day in Haske City, and then set off to the south!
The entire army has tens of thousands of elite cavalry, playing the banner of the "National Defense Army", and Xi Ya has taken the position of the lord and general.
What surprised Xia the most was that the Governor's wife actually went south with the army!
Originally, I went south to Qin Wang. Although the overall situation in the south has been set at seven or eight points at this moment, it is expected that there will not be any major battles, but after all, she is marching to fight, and she is a woman in the army, what is it? Besides, the governor's wife is really too smart, and Xiaya is really a bit jealous of this woman, and doesn't want to let such a smart woman follow her. But since the two are allied, it's hard to refute the other's decision.
After thinking about it, Xia Ya tentatively said: "You go south with the army and leave your old nest... Don't forget that there are still uncertainties within your army! Those veteran officials of your ministry, if you go out with the army to fight, support them. General Lear... I'm afraid you won't even have a place to stand when you come back."
The Governor's wife just smiled and said lightly: "Don't be afraid! That guy Lear, I'll take him with me this time too! The army is outside... Hmph, it would be best if he is honest, if there is any change... Hmph , marching to fight a war, and killing someone, is not too common."
When Xia Ya heard this, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
This woman spoke lightly, and her tone seemed to be casual, but when she saw her speaking, her eyes flashed with sharpness. Obviously, she said something nice, what "if it's best to be honest" If something like that, I am afraid that the idea in this woman's heart is the last part of the sentence!
Marching to fight, killing a man, it's not unusual!
hey-hey! This woman wants to take advantage of this expedition to make this General Lear "dead in battle"...