In Anle City, Chai Shao, the governor of Youzhou, was ecstatic when he saw the military report in his hand. War horses, war horses, all war horses... After this battle, the war horses earned by Youzhou can almost catch up with the number of war horses in the entire Tang Dynasty.
I earned more than 20,000 from the Turks, and the Khitan gave away nearly 10,000. I just rescued the Khitan and captured several thousand more. He Mohui, the leader of the new Khitan tribe, gave another batch as gifts, adding up to nearly 40,000 war horses. I have been in charge of Youzhou for so many years. , when have you ever been so rich?
"With 40,000 cavalry and sufficient food and supplies, I really want to charge directly into the Turks' Golden Court." Chai Shao envied.
Xiao Rui looked at the military report but frowned, "You don't just call the cavalry when the infantry mounts the horse. A cavalry team that can fight must be trained and run-in. The soldiers in Youzhou are of average quality, mostly infantry. These people were originally cultivated. How have you ever ridden a war horse? It would take a while for a group of farmers to learn how to ride a horse, let alone cavalry."
"In addition, although Youzhou has made a small fortune, it cannot afford tens of thousands of cavalry. Therefore, we need to send 20,000 war horses to Chang'an. Only the imperial court has such a large financial resources to support an elite cavalry."
Chai Shao's face suddenly dropped, and he laughed and cursed: "You kid, can't you just make me happy for a little longer? You are just saying depressing words. Aren't you the one who can make money? You are responsible for making money, and I am responsible for training soldiers. In the future, we will Let’s work together to give Xie Li a hard time…”
Xiao Rui smiled and said: "That's why I asked you to send 20,000 war horses instead of all of them. Of the remaining 18,000 war horses, you take 10,000 to Youzhou for training. Leave 8,000 to garrison Anle City. , I selected five thousand special training from them,"
Chai Shao said in surprise: "Boy, can you still train troops?"
Xiao Rui thought about it seriously, nodded and said, "If I have enough money and food, I can train an invincible infantry force. I'm not sure about the cavalry, so I chose five thousand people to give it a try."
Chai Shao's eyes shone, he patted Xiao Rui's shoulder and encouraged him: "Good boy! I really have you. I'll give you five thousand elite soldiers, horses and soldiers, you can choose from the soldiers of Youzhou."
"Grand Governor, Chang Shi, the gift from the Great Hemo Society has arrived." Su Lie could no longer hold back the joy on his face.
"Oh? The new Khitan clan leader? Didn't he just give us thousands of war horses? Why is he giving us another gift? Is he asking us to do something?" Chai Shao asked curiously.
Xiao Rui led Chai Shao to see, "Uncle, this is different from the predecessor Da He Du Luo. Da He Mo will be a pro-Tang sect. Those thousands of war horses are the reward for us sending troops to rescue the Khitan. Today's gift is his personal Sent in name."
Chai Shao smiled: "Looking at Su Lie's face almost bursting with laughter, I think it must be something good."
Su Lie explained in a low voice: "The Governor is a war horse."
"War horses? What I need most right now is war horses. I have almost 40,000 on hand..."
"It's not an ordinary war horse, it's a BMW!"
BMW? Not surprising! Now among the Youzhou generals, whose mount is not a BMW? Although BMWs are good, they are few in number and cannot form an army. They are fine for adding color, but they are of little practical use.
Xiao Rui explained with a smile: "Uncle, the former Khitan leader He Duluo has a secret tribe of sweat-blooded BMWs, wild purebred ones. Even the Turks don't know about this. He Mo, the leader of the new human tribe He is a good person and sent the tribe of more than a hundred horses. Including the Horse King!"
What? ? ?
Chai Shao was so surprised that he opened his mouth in the shape of a walnut, "Let's go and have a look. This is a purebred BMW race. With this, doesn't it mean that there will be a steady stream of sweat-blooded BMWs in the future?"
After an inspection, Chai Shao returned holding his chest. He was mumbling, Ma Zheng? Ma Zheng! From now on, Datang no longer has to engage in horse politics!
"These horses must be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible. If the Turks know about such a treasure, they may send troops to snatch it." Chai Shao warned.
A word reminded Xiao Rui, and he slapped his head and stamped his feet and said: "I understand, no wonder I always feel that something is missing. Let's go quickly..."
Chai Shao and Su Lie were puzzled. What happened?
In the war room, Xiao Rui pointed at the map and said: "This is our Anle City, this is Tuli, these Jieli's Turkic Royal Court. How long will it take to send troops from Jieli Royal Court to attack Youzhou?"
Chai Shao pondered: "Although the Turks are all cavalry, they will eat horses along the way. It is not easy to send out a large army, and it will take half a month at the fastest. What? You judge that there is a war? Impossible, even if the Turks are against the Tang Dynasty We are going to Chang'an to do it, and there is no oil and water in Youzhou, so they... are broken!"
Chai Shao also figured it out. In the past, Youzhou had no oil and water, but now it is different. Forty thousand war horses, forty thousand! If all these 40,000 war horses were armed by the Tang Dynasty into elite cavalry, it would be a disaster for the Turks, and Jieli would never tolerate it.
"I will go back to Youzhou to recruit troops! We have gathered an army of 50,000 people. Even if they all die in battle, we must ensure that all 40,000 war horses are sent to Chang'an." Chai Shaofeng left angrily.
Why did it change to 40,000?
That's right, if Jieli leads his troops to snatch these war horses, then there is no need to keep 18,000 in Youzhou. Before you can train your cavalry, Jieli's army will come. If you can't withstand it by then, what's the point of 18,000? Wasn't it given to the Turks? Rather than doing this, it is better to send them all to Chang'an.
Chai Shao left, but Xiao Rui didn't say anything. Su Lie said anxiously: "Chang Shi, we can't just wait like this, right? How about launching corvees and digging ditches like last time? Maybe we can stop Jie Li. Where’s the army?”
Xiao Rui sighed: "Tu Li didn't dare to fight because he had few soldiers and horses. Thirty to twenty thousand troops could be blocked by ditches. But if Jie Li came, let's say less than one hundred thousand. In those days, he could kill Chang'an with two hundred thousand." Under the city, and Youzhou City? One hundred thousand is enough! In the face of absolute power, we are still too weak."
Su Lie punched the map and said bitterly: "If you give me three months to train a cavalry force of ten thousand people, how can I allow the Turks to run wild? I'm so aggrieved!"
Hearing this, Xiao Rui was thoughtful and asked in a deep voice: "General Su, is there any quick way to train troops?"
Su Lie shook his head, "How can there be a quick way to train troops? No matter how quick it is, it is impossible to train an elite cavalry in half a month. As the governor said, this battle can only rely on people. With a hundred thousand troops, we are the ones who can quickly We immediately notified Chang'an for rescue, but it was too late."
Xiao Rui said bitterly: "Yes! It's my fault that the Governor and I hesitated for a moment. When we captured Qibi Heli, we should have decisively sent out a military report. We waited until now to prepare to report to Chang'an. If Chang'an knew about our victory, the DPRK would There are countless capable people, and I think there are people who can predict today. Maybe there is a possibility of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao."
After thinking for a moment, Su Lie said: "Chang Shi, there is no room for error in sending 40,000 war horses to Chang'an. You can take those boys and escort them yourself."
What's the meaning? When the war comes, will I, Xiao Rui, be a deserter?
How could Su Lie mean this? He cherishes his talents, and Xiao Rui's importance to the Tang Dynasty is no less important than these 40,000 war horses.
Xiao Rui waved his hand to interrupt Su Lie's persuasion, "Stop talking about it. Just let Fang Yiai, Yuchi Baoqing and Chai Zhewei handle the transportation of the war horses. So what if I am the governor of Youzhou and Jieli is the Turkic Khan?" If you touch my Youzhou, I will break his teeth!"
Qin Huaidao and others came over after hearing the news, and Cheng Huaimo comforted him: "Don't worry, brother Xiao, Chang An knows about our horse grabbing. I mentioned it in my book at home, and my father must have received it a long time ago."
"Yes, yes, it's written in my family's book." Brother Yuchi said in unison.
Fang Er weakly raised his hand, I also wrote.
Xiao Rui became interested, "Oh? Is this happening? How did you write it?"
"Last time, our 10,000 infantry captured 10,000 cavalry. That's true. This time, we just finished writing and haven't had time to send anyone away yet."
Phew...it's over. If you write this, who would believe it? Otherwise, why do you think the Governor and I didn’t send military reports back?
Forget it, I'd better arrange the retreat.
