Chapter 860: Sunrise in the East (85)

When Liaodong was first settled, the situation was not stable. Xiong Ben led an army of Luo Weiran to station in the territory of the former Donghu. The force in the vast area seemed a bit weak. Gao Yuan took away Agu Huai'en, Mu Gulu, Gao Che and all their elites. , it is also to facilitate Kumamoto and Sun Xiao to consolidate the rule of Zhengdong Mansion in Donghu. The snake has no head. Without the leader, even if there are any disturbances, with Kumamoto's sophistication and Sun Xiao's pragmatism, I believe it can be calmed down as soon as possible. If these three Donghu people had any ideas at first, under Gao Yuan's desperate plan, they could only leave their base with the army in dismay. Along the way, they saw the true power of the Eastern Conquest Army. After gaining strength, the three of them slowly recovered from their initial depression.

Yes, Gao Yuan is right. Haven't they always dreamed of entering the colorful world of the Central Plains all their lives? Since it cannot be achieved with the Donghu Royal Court, then the same thing can be achieved with Gao Yuan. At this point, the three of them also know very well that they have survived among the many Donghu people and are still in high positions. It is not because of their ability. How capable, but Gao Yuan needs a few benchmarks from them to show his gentle policy towards the remaining Donghu people. With the current strength of Dongfu, it is not impossible to eradicate all Donghu people.

Now that he has decided to surrender wholeheartedly, he must show his true military exploits to show the value of his existence to the new master. If one day, Gao Yuan can really rule the world, he will not treat them badly.

Among the three, Mu Gulu is now the strongest, followed by Gao Che. Agu Huai'en, who was the first to take refuge, is the weakest. Mu Gulu has been operating among the black mountains and white waters for a long time, and has received strong assistance from the Eastern Army. There are currently nearly 5,000 cavalry under his command, mainly Donghu people, but his troops. It is also the most severely infiltrated unit by the Eastern Expeditionary Army Supervisory Office. Gaoche still has more than 3,000 people. But almost all of them were his soldiers. When Agu Huaien joined the Eastern Expedition Army, there were originally more than 10,000 soldiers, but they encountered the palace guards. A big battle almost wiped out his entire army, and now only the remaining There are about 2,000 people, the weakest

However, Gao Yuan organized the three Donghu people into an independent cavalry division but appointed Agu Huai'en as the commander of the independent division. Gao Che naturally had no problem with such an appointment. Anyway, he couldn't compare with Mugu Lu, so he might as well be more honest. Although Mugu Lu had some complaints in his heart, Agu Huai'en was an old Donghu general, with more seniority than him, and he was more popular. He is also taller than him. Secondly, Gao Che is a bit biased towards Agu Huai En, the two of them combined. The strength is not much different from him, and he also knows the situation in his own army after being organized into an independent division. The first thing he received was the military regulations of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. This was the first time that Mu Gulu saw the military regulations of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. When he flipped through the densely packed rules and regulations, he almost fainted. The same is true for Gao Che, but Agu Huaien, because he joined the Zhengdong Army earlier and has been walking with the Zhengdong Army, has adapted to it. The soldiers under his command were also strictly controlled and slowly transformed into a force with strict military discipline.

A Guhuai En is a smart man. He knew very well that he could become the commander of this independent division. It's not because he is powerful, nor because he has far-reaching strategies. Gao Che and Mugu Lu are not inferior to him, but because Gao Yuan needs to check and balance this Donghu army by himself, then of course he must deeply implement the leadership's thinking.

Ten thousand Donghu cavalry began to set off towards Qingtian County.

They had to go around to the rear of the Qi army, almost making a wide circle in Liaoxi County. Even though they had extremely strong maneuverability, it was not easy to get to Qingtian within the specified time.

So far, Gao Yuan has deployed two independent cavalry divisions in western Liaoning. Together with the 6,000 infantry cavalry, the total number of cavalry exceeds 30,000. In the direction of infantry, Xu Yuan's Northern Group Army and Ye Zhong's Southern Group Army , He Lanxiong's Eastern Group Army, three large field armies, assembled more than 100,000 troops, and slowly launched in western Liaoning

"Captain, when our decisive battle with Tian Dan begins, Ye Zhen will launch an attack on Tianhe County and threaten Tian Dan's remaining army in Jicheng. As long as we win this battle, we will not only be able to take over the entire Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop, but also the entire Yan Kingdom." The Qi State will also be beaten to death by us." Jiang Jiaquan, who rushed from Jishi City to Fufeng, could not hide his inner joy. He stared at the map and smiled and said, "We will capture the Yan State, the area controlled by our Zhengdong Mansion. It is already bigger than all the countries in the world. Governor, it is time to establish a country."

Gao Yuan laughed, "The territory is large, but the number of people under his command is still small. People are the most fundamental thing. Whether it is the prairie or the Liaodong Peninsula, they are both vast and sparsely populated, and the Donghu people rule Liaodong." For many years on the peninsula, this place has been exploited too much and its foundation is too weak. If you want to run them, the effort required is probably much more difficult than fighting a war. It is easy to win a battle, but the people of a place have often been defeated. It’s even harder to get rich!”

"The governor is right, when fighting a war, the first thing is money. We have been fighting for years in Zhengdong Mansion, and now we have accumulated a lot of debt. Fortunately, the continuous victories on the battlefield have given the people under his command endless confidence, but Debts always have to be repaid. This is a credit issue. As the governor said, once credit goes bankrupt, we will be in catastrophe."

"This is where our current crisis lies," Gao Yuan tapped his fingers on the table gently, "So, our building is still built on gravel, and the chassis is extremely unstable. Even if we win the Yan Kingdom this time, I'm afraid There wasn’t much gain. I heard that after Tian Dan captured Jicheng, he moved all of Yan’s savings back to Qi!”

"What they moved away will have to be moved back to us after a period of time." Jiang Jiaquan restrained his smile, "We have to add a lot of interest. Governor, Wang Wudi is sitting in the household department every day settling accounts. , this time, if we don’t hit the land bill hard, our finances will really have a big problem."

Jiang Jiaquan raised his fingers and said, "The army has won the battle, and rewards are indispensable. This is a large amount of expenditure, and the pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers require a lot of money. This time, Liaoxi has paid a lot for us to lure the enemy deeper." The cost is huge. Post-war recovery requires a lot of expenditure. In order to issue next year's bonds, last year's principal and interest need to be paid this year. There must be a certain amount of reserves in the treasury to dare to issue bonds on this basis. Wang Wu Di just made a rough calculation, I'm afraid he won't be able to get it without tens of millions of taels of silver!"

Gao Yuan took a breath and said, "You want so much? Did Wang Wudi make a mistake in his calculation?"

"I still don't know who Wang Wucheng is, the governor? He said ten million taels, but I'm afraid he still severely reduced the amount of other expenditures, so this is the basic number."

"Didn't you gain a lot of money in Helin?" Gao Yuan asked

"Captain, He Lin has indeed gained a lot, but this harvest can only sustain our two major battles. The remaining money must be invested in Liaodong. There cannot be chaos there. And Wang Wuyi's calculations are all Our expenditure after the war,” Jiang Jiaquan said helplessly.

Gao Yuan gritted his teeth, "Then these can only be settled in Tiantian. Isn't Qi State very rich? This time, we will make him extremely poor."

"This is what it should be. After the Governor establishes the country, the next target must be the Qi State. Of course, he must take this opportunity to hit the Qi State hard and destroy his army. Then he will knock out the bones and suck out the marrow, so that his The economy is also in trouble, which is conducive to our next move! "Jiang Jiaquan laughed, "Many of his generals are still thinking of using this opportunity to destroy Qi in one fell swoop!"

"That won't work!" Gao Yuan laughed and said, "Just break his spine. Even if it's Tian Dan, he has to let him live. This guy suffered a big defeat this time. He lost his army and humiliated his country. Returning to Domestically, in order to maintain his rule, he would inevitably adopt a high-pressure policy. There were many people who opposed him in Qi State. This time, they seized on the excuse. How could they not take the opportunity to make trouble and let Tian Dan go back? Clean it up for us!"

"What the governor said is true!" Jiang Jiaquan clapped his hands and laughed, "It is better to let him clean it than to raise the butcher knife when the time comes. When Tian Dan cleans the house for us, we can move in comfortably. If we implement our policies, the resistance will be much smaller. We will gain both reputation and benefits, so why not do it?”

"There are benefits, but the reputation is not necessarily good." Gao Yuan blinked, "After all, we are going to destroy other people's countries. This is not like how we did in Yan Kingdom!"

"Speaking of the Yan State Court, Ji Ling went to Wei State, will it be a problem then?"

"Why bother? Hasn't Wei been asking us to buy weapons and equipment? This line must be maintained. When the overall situation on our side is certain, we will ask them to welcome Ji Ling back. Mr. Jiang, what do you think Ji Ling will do?" Are you coming back?" Gao Yuan asked.

Jiang Jiaquan burst out laughing with joy, "I am afraid that I will beat him to death, but I will not come back. Since he will not come back, how can such a monarch who abandoned his country be remembered by the people of Yan? It is just and right to replace him with a governor."

"The people of Wei are asking for something from us. If we apply a little pressure when the time comes, we won't worry that they won't embarrass Ji Ling." Gao Yuan said calmly, "Then I want to see where else Ji Ling can go?"

"Commander, Zhao Qi asked us to send troops to Shannan County to threaten the Qin border to reduce their pressure. How do you respond?"

"Promise him!" Gao Yuan said: "Ye Zhen sent troops to Yuyang this time to attack Tianhe. In exchange, we can make a posture in Shannan County to threaten the Qin people. But you also clearly told Zhao Qi that it was just a threat, not a real one. war, don’t expect too much”

"I think Zhao Qi also understands this. Feng Fayong's 20,000 generations of county soldiers came out of Shannan County, which is enough to make the Qin people nervous for a while." Jiang Jiaquan nodded (to be continued)