After a few more days of hard flying, the thinner Shuiyun finally returned to the capital of Jili.
Seeing Shuiyun's tired appearance, Zhang Xiaobao and the others felt sorry for her. They had already prepared to slaughter the cow, and Zhang Ying accompanied her, saying something that they did not know if Shuiyun could understand.
"It's actually a meddlesome person, not the Tubo or the Turks as we guessed." Zhang Xiaobao, who had received the information, was very puzzled.
"That doesn't prove that the two places are not behind this. Five hundred people are probably not enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the slave army. Fortunately, I wrote a letter to tell them not to act rashly. Otherwise, if they were all wiped out, where would they find an excuse to send troops? ‘
Wang Juan was very happy to see the information. This was good. With an excuse to send troops, they could mobilize the people in the commander-in-chief's office. Then, it would be the critical moment for the next step.
Zhang Xiaobao also understood Wang Juan's plan. This time, she would take the soldiers away. Through the delicious food and drinks along the way and her commanding skills, she would be able to greatly impress the soldiers. When the time came, they would have more fighting strength.
Even if some people could not be recruited because of their family members, they could spread the news of their strength to others through their mouths. If they attacked other places in the future, it would also be a blow to the morale of the other places.
But there was still one more thing to solve. "The Duo Eaters are not hostile to the Tang Empire yet. If we attack them, will there be diplomatic problems?" ‘
"How can they not be hostile? Cutting down our haloxylon shuttle trees is a provocation to us, an invasion of the Great Tang. Our Jili Province is not the North Military Camp of the Northeast. The ones who should be thinking about diplomatic troubles are the Duo Cannibals. They need to pay enough to appease the anger of the Great Tang. '
Wang Juan did not care about international relations. The current Tang Empire was still very powerful.
"Well, send a letter to the people participating in the exercise and tell them to be prepared. I believe that our friendship can pass the test of war." Seeing that Wang Juan insisted, Zhang Xiaobao naturally would not continue to object. As he spoke, he spread out the paper on the table and wrote a letter.
*****
Along with the letters sent to the surrounding Governor's Manors, there were also letters sent to the capital. The capital didn't have a spirit eagle like Shuiyun, so they still didn't know the exact situation in Jinchuan. Pengzhou Pass had probably only just received the news and sent people to deliver the letters to the capital as quickly as possible. However, it would still take a long time for the letters to arrive.
Li Longji had just finished discussing with Zhang Shuo and the others what they were going to do next. They were prepared to fully support Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, at least in name. As for the deployment of troops, they would just treat it as normal training. If they did not do anything, the soldiers would get rusty.
As a result, they were shocked by the news they received just as they were about to make a decision on Hebei Province.
'Lishi, Cuckoo is about to start a war.' When Li Longji received the news, he was tasting his tea. This year's new tea had arrived, and there were many top-notch teas. Ever since he said that there was no need to send him the best tea every year, Li Longji was finally able to enjoy them. Otherwise, he would have to continue drinking the original first-class tea.
Gao Lishi understood the Emperor's meaning. Although the Emperor only said a few words, he wanted to ask whether they should hold some kind of drill in Jiannan Province.
'Your Majesty, this subject believes that we cannot start a war in Jiannan Province at this time. First, the troops there are not conscripts, they are the soldiers that the local Jiedushi recruited using the money collected from the local area. Just like what Xiao Bao and Cuckoo said, soldiers with conviction are the most reliable soldiers.'
Li Longji didn't say anything in response to Gao Lishi's words, but his eyes showed his approval. Nowadays, the capital and the surrounding prefectures were already recruiting conscripts. Although the treatment was not as good as that of Jili Province, compared to recruiting soldiers, it was better to solve the worries of those who wanted to join the army.
Therefore, the results were not bad. As for the work arrangements in a few years, one could be sent to the local government offices to serve as yamen runners, while the other could be sent to the business enterprises of the Zhang Family and Wang Family. This was what they had agreed on at the beginning.
Gao Lishi continued, 'Secondly, our Great Tang should not say anything about this matter. Even if Xiao Bao is this subject's adopted son, the two of them are very important to our court. Jinchuan is not our Great Tang's territory. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo sending troops is their business. If our court speaks up, wouldn't it be admitting that Jinchuan belongs to Great Tang? What would Tubo think? ‘
In fact, Li Longji also thought the same, but he didn't want to say it out loud. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were helping him to guard a large area. If he didn't help at a crucial time, what would he do if the two little guys threw tantrums?
But when it came from Gao Lishi's mouth, it was different.
'That's fine. I'll listen to Lishi's recommendation. As for Xiao Bao …? ‘
"I'll write a letter to them. I believe that the two of them also think the same. I'm just afraid that the other Commander-In-Chief's Manors might not agree."
Gao Lishi quickly took over the task.
Li Longji also said, "Let the Jiangnan East Navy cooperate with the Henan South Navy. The location is at the front line of Dengzhou."
The news was quickly sent to Zhang Xiaobao. After reading it, he smiled and said to Wang Juan, "Li Longji is telling us to send troops in his own name and give us compensation in other aspects. Now, it's up to the people of the Commander-In-Chief's Manors to cooperate."
When the people of the Commander-In-Chief's Manors who were asked by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to cooperate with the drill received Zhang Xiaobao's request to hold the drill in Jinchuan, they didn't react at first. They only thought that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to bring troops over to show off their past achievements.
Considering that all the supplies along the way would be provided by Jili Province and they didn't have to pay for it, and that they could help train the troops on the long journey, they agreed.
But when the troops were out and on the road, the people in the capital who had accepted their bribes finally sent the latest news.
"What? There's news about Jinchuan? No, it must be that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's place is in danger. They want me to help them fight. " But when he received the news, he immediately understood. He rolled his eyes and wanted to refuse to participate.
The advisor beside him advised, "We have to send troops. If we don't, the first place the two of them will attack is our Song Mo Commander-In-Chief's Office. Besides, there probably isn't a big battle to fight over there. Otherwise, how could the two of them have the time to mobilize troops here?"
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