Wanyan Pingqiu finally caught Xiao Chen, but before he could complain, Xiao Chen took the initiative to ask the leader of the alliance if he had any orders?
I have been really busy these past few days. I didn’t sleep for two nights in a row to deal with official matters...
If you have any instructions for me, Brother Leader, just tell me and I will do it for you immediately!
Wanyan Pingqiu felt as if she had been punched into nothingness.
How dare I give any orders? I'm not here to ask for your help. Those guys are so shameless. Each request they make is more exorbitant than the last!
Not to mention him, don't I plan to establish a standing alliance force?
They agree, but they are only willing to provide people, not food and wages, not even arms and horses. Do you think they are honest?
outrageous! Xiao Chen also expressed that he was very angry. But at the same time, he also expressed that he understood the difficulties of everyone.
After all, military expenditures are a large sum, especially for the standing army. Each person needs at least dozens of taels of silver every year. One hundred people is worth several thousand taels, and one thousand people is worth tens of thousands of taels...
In fact, the tribes in northern Xinjiang do not have many standing troops. Taking Xianbo as an example, they usually have about 50,000 troops at most. It is only when war comes that they start to recruit troops.
But almost all the people in their tribe are good at riding and shooting, so they can fight after being recruited, and they don't need too much training.
In this way, a large amount of military expenses can be saved every year, otherwise they would not be able to support them with the strength of their tribe.
Now that Wanyan Pingqiu wants to set up a standing alliance force, he has to spend a large amount of money to support an organization that does not belong to him... It's no wonder that the big guys are resistant.
You wouldn't be happy if it were your place.
In the final analysis, there is no overall view.
Because the main function of this force established by Wanyan Pingqiu is to mediate the conflicts between tribes, resist invasion from the southeast, northwest, and protect the rights and interests of all tribes.
For example, if the Russian cavalry suddenly moves south in large numbers, this army can directly attack them! This leaves time for everyone to gather troops and horses for a decisive battle. Otherwise, in a panic, can you piece together an army so quickly?
The combat effectiveness of the improvised coalition forces is very weak. Do you still remember the battle with Xiao Chen and Wu Luolan at the foot of Yin Mountain?
There is also a section where when foreigners invade, those who are close are anxious, but those who are far away often take a wait-and-see attitude and are unwilling to go out to rescue with all their strength.
In this way, they will be eaten one by one. When they eat in front of your door, you will be the only one left. Can you beat them?
It's different now that there are alliance troops, which include soldiers from various tribes, so once they fight the enemy, the leaders of each tribe must go all out.
Because all his own people are among them, he can't just watch them die in battle, right? The tribesmen would not agree.
This is the significance of Wanyan Pingqiu's establishment of this standing force.
The other tribal leaders didn't understand, but Xiao Chen did.
After pondering for a while, he generously agreed that he would pay half of the food and salary, and the rest would not be much if divided according to the heads of each tribe. I guess you guys have nothing to say, right?
What else is there to say?
Wanyan Pingqiu was overjoyed and hugged Xiao Chen passionately. After all, they had to be brothers!
As if being infected by Wanyan Pingqiu's enthusiasm, Xiao Chen also became enthusiastic for a moment, "Why don't I provide you with a batch of cans, a batch of sugar, a hundred armored ballistas, twenty artillery pieces, and five hundred muskets for free?" Come on! Brother leader, you will arrange these. I will write a note now, and you can send someone to pick it up later!"
It’s so interesting!
So, brother leader, do you have any other orders?
Wanyan Pingqiu has nothing to say. Although he is quite shameless, there is a limit. Xiao Chen has already been so generous and fully supported him. If he makes any more excessive demands, it will be really outrageous. Got it!
By the way, one more thing, where is my queen mother now?
"I'm recuperating in Shunfeng City. The climate there is relatively humid and suitable for recuperation." Xiao Chen blinked his eyes and said.
"Oh, then I will go visit her today." Wanyan Pingqiu said.
"There's no need to trouble my brother to make a trip. You're so busy right now and you can't spare the time, right? I've already sent someone to pick her up. If everything goes well, the princess should arrive in the next two days." Xiao Chen considered That's how thoughtful.
"Oh? That's fine. Brother, thank you for your trouble. My mother has been recuperating in Yanyun County. Thanks to you for taking care of her, I will never forget this kindness." Wanyan Pingqiu said.
"Look at what you said!" Xiao Chen said angrily, "Isn't that what it should be?"
As soon as Wanyan Pingqiu came to Changshan, Xiao Chen had already sent someone to notify Dugulou. As for whether he and Qiu Ruolan wanted to meet Wanyan Pingqiu, they were left to decide for themselves.
Hiding all the time is definitely not the answer, sooner or later we have to face this fact.
But if Dugulou feels that it is not appropriate to meet for a showdown now, he can just find an excuse to deal with it. For example, Qiu Ruolan went to Jiangnan to relax and won't be back for a while...
Dugulou has always used the name Li Ling in Yanyun County. There are only a few people who know his true identity. Not only Wanyan Pingqiu and the others don't know, but Li Wanjiang doesn't know either.
He thought he was a general discovered by Xiao Chen just like Zhuge Xiaosheng.
It's okay to hide it from Li Wanjiang, but it's not easy to hide it from Wanyan Pingqiu. After all, the relationship between the two...the three of them is very close.
Qiu Ruolan only has one son, so it goes without saying that mother and son have a deep love for each other.
As the saying goes, once a teacher is always a father, Wanyan Pingqiu can be said to have been trained by Dugulou. The relationship between the two is not as simple as that of a master and a disciple, and it is only a little bit worse than that of a father and son.
The problem now is that in a sense, Dugulou is already his de facto stepfather. I wonder if Wanyan Pingqiu can accept this fact?
If his father, Wanyan Hong, dies, then Wanyan Pingqiu will definitely be able to accept it, and he is not a rigid person.
The problem is that old Prince Wanyanhong is living well...
It's not easy for Xiao Chen to intervene in this kind of matter, so he can only leave it to them to solve it themselves.
Baili Qingyun set off for Xuanming. Xiao Chen was worried that the Japanese named Yagyu Shengqiyun would cause trouble for him, so he specially sent Xiao Ye, Ouyang Wuji, and Ren Pijiang to follow him.
They also sent Chen Xiaohu to lead five hundred cavalry to follow. Several of the battalion and company leaders were brothers from the Qiaoqi Guards. Although they were small in number, they were elites with strong combat effectiveness.
Li Tanhua finished her work in Changshan Prefecture and was eager to go back. Xiao Chen couldn't hold her back, so it didn't matter if she went back. Anyway, when fate comes, you can't hide even in Niutoushan.
Considering that Xuanming City currently has nothing, a group of craftsmen and a large amount of supplies were brought to him. Xiao Chen took everything into account, down to the smallest detail.
Baili was not only his subordinate, but also his brother. They had a deep relationship with each other for so long, and even though they saw each other off in person, they still couldn't bear to say goodbye.
