"Are you really going to just sit back and do nothing?" When Ge Xuanqiao saw Dong Ning leaving, there was disappointment in his eyes. At this time, he couldn't help but ask Chen Haidao, "Is it not your wish to roam the desert in Jinzhou?"
Deep in the Baishi Valley, Chen Hai stood in front of a black sandstone cliff, looking at the terrain around the Baishi Valley. Dong Ning tried his best to persuade Chen Hai to accept the position of Zuo Sicheng, hoping that he would actually take charge of the military and political affairs of the Jingjue Protectorate in the future. power.
"Being a king of the desert in Jinzhou? No." Chen Hai shook his head and said, of course his ambition is not here. Even if Jinzhou will have a king of the desert in the future, why can't it be Dong Ning
If Chen Hai transfers his direct lineage from Juquan Ridge, plus Fan Dachun and other horse-thief generals who have surrendered, he should have no problem becoming the overlord of one party deep in the vast desert - and Chen Hai can help Hexi block the threat from the west, the crown prince Dong Chou will no longer forcibly block his relationship with Dong Ning.
Of course, these debts, nearly a hundred black-feathered griffons alone are an astronomical amount, not to mention thousands of kilograms of elixir every month.
In the so-called second volume of military training records, Chen Hai only described the training and combat key points of the spear phalanx, the manufacture and use of counterweighted sling crossbows, primary mechanism chariots, and primary mechanism repeating crossbows, as well as the implementation of the imperial army system. Transcribe it.
Ge Xuanqiao was determined to practice. He didn't care about worldly affairs in Taiwei Sect, and he wasn't good at managing military and political affairs. Seeing all these headaches, he couldn't make up his mind for Dong Ning. He just couldn't understand why Chen Hai refused to treat people with thousands of miles away. In addition, Fan Dachun, Deng Tong'er and others are actually loyal to Chen Hai.
Once the war with Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jun, Kong Peng and other thieves continues, the black-feathered griffon will inevitably be damaged. Chen Hai thought that the Jingjue Protectorate would be better off controlling the incubation of the black-feathered griffon. The method of domestication.
The implementation of the government military system that integrates soldiers and farmers can not only greatly save the military resources of the Jingjue Protectorate, but also integrate a large number of slaves and horse thieves into the tribes, so that they can truly stabilize and become loyal to the Jingjue. It is an effective source of troops for the Dudu Protectorate.
Ning Chan'er was not very interested in the Jingjue Protectorate and the Jingjue Army. After all, the small land could not support many soldiers and horses. If she really wanted to recapture the Pinglu Oasis, it would only help the Ye family to restore the country, but this When she saw that Chen Hai had decisively taken time to write the second volume of military training records, she looked over with bright eyes.
With these hundreds of black-feathered giant eagles, on the one hand, they can prevent small groups of thieves and bandits from attacking Heishan and Moyue Lake, ensuring that farming and animal husbandry production here is not interrupted. At the same time, they have a force that can travel two or three thousand times a day. air transport team.
Hundreds of black-feathered giant eagles can be said to be the overlords in the sky.
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Nearly a hundred black-feathered giant eagles and imperial eagle soldiers stayed, which was also the largest direct aid Hexi could give to Dong Ning. They were incorporated into the Jingjue Protectorate as Dong Ning's dowry, and they would join Ran Hu's previous efforts. The remnants of the troops he led then selected those who were good at fighting from nearby tribesmen and the Han family, and organized them into a guard camp of 1,000 people for the Jingjue Protectorate, with Ran Hu as the general.
Chen Hai did not hold any position in the Jingjue Protectorate. Fan Dachun, Han Qingyuan, Deng Tong'er, Han Wendang, Han Jian, Guo Hongpan and others, as well as nearly 20,000 Jingjue troops, were all transferred to the command of Dong Ning. Dong Ning shouldered the responsibility. The burden suddenly became heavy.
This also means that even if they are defeated by Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jun, Kong Peng and others in the future and invade Black Mountain and Moyue Lake, they have these hundreds of black-feathered giant eagles and it will not be a problem to break through the encirclement.
"It is enough to have three to five thousand elites in the Jingjue Protectorate. There is no need for other soldiers and horses. The generals are given cattle, sheep and horses, and they are given pasture and farmland in Heishan or Moyue Lake to help them start a family and start a business. Every day Two hundred to five hundred soldiers, or on the basis of tribes, set up a Zhechong mansion and appoint a Zhechong school captain to take charge of it. They can farm and herd as usual in peacetime. In their free time, they can teach martial arts, practice swordsmanship and archery, and assemble during war. This is the mansion. The system of soldiers..." Chen Hai also thought about it for a long time. Considering the current difficulties faced by the Jingjue Protectorate, only the army system can be better combined with the current reality that many tribes support the Jingjue Protectorate.
This kind of support is not insignificant, but it also shows how important it is to stabilize the west side for Dong's future layout.
In addition to the guard camp of Dong Ning's direct lineage, the elite army and the royal army also planned to form 30,000 soldiers and horses in the early stage. To train 30,000 soldiers and horses into an elite division, sufficient meat is essential. But there is no excess meat nearby that can be requisitioned.
Dong Ning is nominally the young concubine of the Western Qiang Kingdom and the conferred Lady Jingjue, but apart from the fact that she will not have a formal title in a short period of time, there are no actual obstacles between her and Chen Hai.
There may not be three or four hundred of these ferocious spiritual birds in the entire Pinglu Oasis, but most of them are still scattered in the hands of the city lords of Zhucheng. Even if Zhang controls the northern and southern armies of the Western Qiang Kingdom, he can only hold up to six or seven of them. Ten ferocious spiritual birds.
"I have a detailed description of the military system in the second volume of military training records. You can implement it based on the actual situation at this time..." Chen Hai took out a volume of transcripts from his arms and handed it to Dong Ning.
However, Chen Hai had already revealed his willingness to fly away one day. Ge Xuanqiao still didn't know what Chen Hai wanted.
This can solve many headaches and ensure that a certain amount of supplies can be obtained from Hexi every month.
The tens of millions of kilograms of grain that Chen Hai collected from Zhuzhai before looked extremely terrifying, but in fact it could only last for five or six months.
After negotiating many conditions, Dong Pu returned to Tieliu Ridge first. As the coach of Tieliu Camp, he could not stay out for a long time. As a guest, Ge Xuanqiao temporarily stayed in Montenegro to stay with Dong Ning to take precautions. Kong Peng, Zhang Xiong and other thieves relied on their extremely high cultivation to suddenly enter Black Mountain to assassinate their core figures.
After the generals decided to stay, they suddenly realized that all the problems were piled up in front of them, like giant mountains crushing them down.
"Mansion military system?" Dong Ning asked doubtfully. She did not expect that the strategy given by Chen Hai was not to concentrate the troops, but to disperse the few troops he had.
This can be said to be the most elite combat force in the hands of the Jingjue Protectorate. Its combat power is much stronger than the Dao Ya soldiers of the same size.
And with the many city lords in Pinglu Oasis who are still leaning towards the Ye family, material transactions will become faster and more covert.
Even if the agricultural production in Heishan, Moyue Lake and other places is not interrupted and taxes are levied at a high rate of 2 out of 10 or even 3 out of 10, the grain stock can only be increased by five to six million kilograms during each harvest season. Compared with the demand for 20 million kilograms of grain and grass, the gap is too large.
However, these animals not only serve as draft animals and war horses, but they are also mainly a source of milk and meat for the tribal herders to maintain their livelihood. In fact, the Jingjue Protectorate can only requisition a maximum of 10,000 sand sheep as a source of meat every year, but they are all consumed by these hundreds of ferocious spiritual birds.
Black Mountain, Moyue Lake and other places can raise a total of more than 100,000 sand sheep, including war horses, and more than 20,000 to 30,000 larger sand camels, cattle, horses and other livestock.
"With so many problems now, you have to give me an idea, otherwise this girl Dong Ning may not be able to bear it." Ge Xuanqiao came over and said.
The resources required to build the city were astronomical; at this time, 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses could only be stationed in simple camps, and there was no defense at all.
However, if you want to raise nearly a hundred black-feathered giant eagles, excluding a large number of middle and low-level elixirs for strengthening muscles and bones, tens of thousands of sand sheep are needed every year for meat consumption alone. This is an extremely terrifying number.
Hexi and Taiwei sects have a fine tradition of breeding and domesticating spiritual birds, but the total number of black-feathered giant vultures in the various camps in Hexi is less than a thousand. This time Dong Pu can be said to have conquered the Tieliu camp. All the black-feathered giant eagles and imperial eagle soldiers were mobilized and handed over to Dong Ning.
Dong Ning himself didn't have this awareness yet. Chen Hai could only force Dong Ning to go down this road step by step, so he decided not to take any position in the Jingjue Protectorate to reduce Dong Ning's psychological dependence on him.
Chen Hai was afraid that Dong Ning would be embarrassed to speak to Mr. Dong, so he set this condition in advance in front of Ge Xuanqiao.
"I'm just handing you the second volume of military training records now," Chen Hai continued, "If Hexi wants to get the second volume of military training records, he needs to exchange the black-feathered griffon's taming method with the Jingjue Protectorate. …”
The strength of the Dong family can also be seen from this.
Chen Hai smiled slightly and looked at Dong Ning's face that had obviously become thinner during this period. He was afraid that he would be soft-hearted so he agreed. He resisted the urge to touch her cheek and said, "The world is so big, I'd better go and take a walk in person." . What I said about traveling around the world was not an excuse to evade Mr. Dong. Whether things happen here or not, I won’t be able to stay here forever. You have to shoulder the responsibility yourself. "
"Ran Hu, Fan Dachun, Han Jian, Han Wendang and others can manage the army, and Han Qingyuan, Deng Tong'er, Guo Hongpan and others can manage political affairs. If you make good use of them, after the early chaos, things will gradually stabilize," Chen Hai said, "And now that I am leading Patriarch Ge to explore the terrain, I don't really want to be idle. If what I expected is correct, the bottom of the Black Mountain is really a whole shallow rock formation, and the streams formed by springs in the land will follow. By directing it inward, we can create oases that are three to four times larger. After two or three years, many problems will gradually improve."
"Although I am taking the honorary title of Protector at this time, I really have no experience in running politics or military affairs. You should be in charge of many affairs, but now you are not even willing to take up the position of Zuo Sicheng..."
Dong Ning flipped through the second volume of military training records. The contents were so dazzling that she couldn't digest them all at once. In addition, there were still a lot of things that needed to be dealt with, so she went back to the garrison first without looking at her true appearance. Ning Chan'er shows off to others.
Even if the meat supply is not taken into consideration, low-level elixirs with higher cost can be substituted in a short period of time, but the food and grass required for 30,000 regular soldiers and nearly 20,000 war horses are astronomical figures, nor are they required by Black Mountain or Demon Moon Lake. What a small place can provide.
"Even if the oasis expands three or four times and wants to raise 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers and horses, it is unlikely to be self-sufficient." Dong Ning said that even though she is a child of the Dong family, she does not want to be completely dependent on the Dong family.
No matter what Dong Ning thinks, Chen Hai does not want the Jingjue Protectorate to completely become a vassal of the Dong family. I believe Ye Qinglin and others do not want to see this either. The previous discussions with the Dong family were only a way of borrowing debts. Hexi received aid.
In fact, Black Mountain and Demon Moon Lake are surrounded by vast deserts. The space is extremely vast, which is very suitable for domesticating ferocious spiritual birds. At the same time, domesticating ferocious spiritual birds can greatly reduce the damage caused by monsters to farming.