Time is still too urgent, otherwise, he actually didn't want to treat the ten Taibaos like that today. After all, they were all his righteous brothers... Although they were flexible today, they still had a bit of an ugly impression. If there was enough time, Ling Yun believed that if he slowed down, he could actually handle the matter better. Unfortunately, time did not wait for anyone. Pei Zeng, Tuoba Hengdao and others in the alliance did not doubt the Turks' future attacks on the surface, but he knew very well that they were actually half-believing and half-doubting about the Turks' coming soon. After all, the Tiger Alliance occupied Huaihuang for many years. In addition to the covetousness of the Baye Gu people this time, the Turks and the Tiger Alliance have always been in good terms. They have never violated the rivers and waters, and they have not violated each other.

But Ling Yun was very clear about the fact that in the Ming Dynasty, the Great Sui and Goguryeo broke out in the 18th year of Kaihuang. The King of Goguryeo first led the cavalry to cross the Liao River to invade Yingzhou in western Liao, and fought with the General Manager of Yingzhou in Sui, and then retreated back to Liaodong. The Sui Dynasty then began its first large army to conquer Liao. Three hundred thousand troops fought in the east, but unfortunately it was almost wiped out due to epidemics and supplies. Originally, the Sui Dynasty suffered a great loss to prepare for the second conquest of Liao, but the Second Conquest of Liao was not completed until Yang Jian's death. It was not until the seventh year of Yang Guang's reign that the Great Sui Dynasty was in power. The fundamental reason was not that Yang Jian was afraid of losing, but because he fought with the Turks in the second year of the Sui Dynasty. Between the Turks and Goryeo, the Great Sui obviously did not allow the Turks to be arrogant and arrogant.

In the 19th year of Kaihuang, the Eastern Turkic Khan Dulan and the Western Turkic Khan Datou Khan, who had joined forces to attack and had already turned to the Sui Dynasty and married the princess of the Sui Dynasty. The Turi Khan Ashina Rangan led the way to the Turi was defeated by Changsun Sheng. Faced with the alliance between Dulan and Datou, the Sui Dynasty attached great importance to it and immediately gave up its plan to re-attack Goguryeo and began to fight the possible convergence of the East and West Turks. For this reason, Yang Jian sent two prime ministers, left and right servants Gao Yang and Yang Su, to unify the army of the Turks. This was also the hardest battle that the Sui Dynasty fought with the Turks since its founding, even surpassing the third year of Kaihuang.

The battle that established the situation for more than ten years after it was established. It was in this year that Yang Su once again proved his undefeated military god. In this battle, Yang Su gave up traditional tactics such as chariot formation warfare. Instead, he directly used cavalry against the cavalry. The two sides launched a decisive battle. In the end, Yang Su defeated more than 100,000 cavalry in Datou. This was a battle in the history of the roster. The 200,000 cavalry confronted the cavalry, and the Han cavalry defeated the grassland cavalry head-on. After this battle, Datou fled in a panic, with serious injuries and almost disappeared. On another battlefield, Gao Bing did not disappoint the name of being able to be civil and military. He defeated the Eastern Turkic soldiers and horses, and Du Lan was defeated and killed by his subordinates after fleeing.

This battle lasted until the 20th year of Kaihuang. Yang Guang took charge of the last peaches. The powerful Eastern Turks were beaten to death again and surrendered again. Then, eighteen years later, Rangan's son Shibi Khan led 400,000 cavalrymen of the Eastern Turks to surround Yang Guang at Yanmen and almost killed Yang Guang.

Ling Yun, who clearly remembers these future processes, could easily get up. Although Du Lan failed to provoke the Sui Dynasty in the end, he was destroyed. But now there is more than a year before Du Lan is defeated, and more than two years before the Eastern Turks surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty. Du Lan and the Eastern Turks were the most dangerous during this period, especially for the Tiger Alliance in Huaihuang Town. Du Lan, who controls strings for 200,000 to 300,000, can twist them to death if he lifts a finger, and his hair is thicker than their waists.

Ling Yun thought that if the Turkic people came to attack, they would retreat to Neiguan first. After all, they have been recruited by Yang Guang, and they can retreat to the Great Wall with this identity at critical moment. But Ling Yun was unwilling to accept that Huaihuang Town, Bashang Grassland, is an extremely rare force that can be controlled. Once they retreated into the pass, the Great Sui Dynasty would never let him control this force anymore.

The matter was suppressed in his heart, and his emotions became a little irritated. Every day, Ling Yun was almost busy holding various meetings, discussing with the leaders of the alliance to integrate more than 100 copycats and more than a dozen branch rudders into thirteen branch rudders, discussing how to strengthen the city defense at the selected thirteen halls, how to place those families, and how to train the guards. Countless things were piled up, so tired that he didn't even have time to sleep every day, and his daily meal was sent by Qinglian and Mulan. Nearly 100,000 people moved away from the original copycat and moved to the thirteen branch rudders. The thirteen branch rudders had to build houses and strengthen them.

Wall Village Defense. The garrison troops of the thirteen branch rudders were reorganized. Each rudder was originally planned to reorganize 5,000 garrison troops. But in the end, everyone had to argue, and Ling Yun had to increase the number of garrison troops. Each branch rudder was 500, and the garrison troops of the branch rudders reached 6,500, exceeding 1,500. This forced Ling Yun to temporarily cancel the garrison troops of the Sanlian City of Huaihuang, and the personal troops in the tent were temporarily responsible for the garrison troops. In addition, in order to prevent the attack of the Turks, more than 100 abandoned garrisons were changed to beacon fire alert platform. Each village stationed a group of troops, and the beacon soldiers were trained 1,500 more.

After completing the staffing amount, Ling Yun finally made a speech to choose the guards of each branch, the new hall owners of each branch, and all personnel discussions.

After these troubles, the biggest problem was the subsequent problem of money and grain. To expand and strengthen the thirteenth branch rudder, you have to ask for money and grain. Moving each village into the branch rudder, you have to ask for money and grain. In addition, each branch rudder began to build market shops and warehouses according to Lingyun's plan, which also required a lot of money and grain. And these were not what Lingyun was most worried about. What Lingyun was most worried about now was the training of troops and horses in Huaihuang Town. Without an elite force in hand, everything else was in vain. Although Huaihuang gathered tens of thousands of people, there were not many experienced soldiers, and most of them could only be called "subordinates and mobs."

Ling Yun faced those new troops every day, and the most troublesome thing was experienced officers. Those who had really fought wars and had experienced officers, especially those at the bottom, had huge demands in the army. There were 1,000 gang leaders and 400 chief officers and deputy chief officers. But he didn't have so many officers at all, and it was not enough to promote all the 300 guards given to him by Yang Guang to captains. So far, Ling Yun had to promote a large number of veterans from Gaojia Private Army and Erlong Hall, so that they could train every day. He also had to lead a few lower-level officers and temporarily train a group of grassroots officers.

Within a few days of such busy days, Ling Yun was in greater trouble and had no money.

Although the Tiger Alliance has occupied a huge land in Bashang in recent years, they only know how to rob and do not do production. Moreover, the place in Bashang is not suitable for growing grain. Everyone eats big pots and lives like this over the years. But now, Lingyun reorganizes the Tiger Alliance and establishes Huaihuang Army Town. While everyone is busy relocating, building cities and training troops, Lingyun has strict orders. Everyone is prohibited from robbing again. A lot of money and food is consumed every day, but they are not earning money and eating up. They are already vain. Soon, they are already seeing that their family is about to be gone.

There is still some money, but the grain is really gone. More than 100,000 people and horses. Every day people eat horses and chew them, the food consumed is a huge number.

“How much food is left?”

"On the main steward, after the Shihe War, we found a batch of food hidden by Zhang Sheng, with 50,000 stones of grain. But now the main steward has more than 30,000 people, and the soldiers' training intensity is very strong every day and consume a lot. In this way, the main steward consumes at least 20,000 stones per month. The main steward's grain storage is only enough for two months, and the most troublesome thing is the branch below. The number just reported, each branch basically only has three months of grain storage." Uncle Zhang said with concern. "The Book of Rites? King System" says: "The country has no nine years of storage, it is said that it is insufficient; no six years of storage, it is said that it is urgent; no three years of storage, it is said that the country is not its country. It is deserted and does not produce grain, but now we only have three months of storage, which is a problem. Especially now the court has ordered the conquest of Liao, and the grain prices in the north have risen sharply, and grain can be obtained, but we are afraid that there is a price but no market."

Ling Yun knew in his heart that the Battle of Liao would lead to an increase in grain prices in Hebei, and it is afraid that the price of grain in Hebei will remain high in the next few years. With the reign of the battle between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks, the rise in grain on the border is inevitable, and at that time, I am afraid that even if I have money, I will not be able to buy food.

"We must find a way to buy food. We must at least prepare for at least one year of reserved food." Ling Yun sighed, with surplus food, and he is not panicked. Without food, how can we fight? Not to mention attack, even defense cannot be done. Without food and grass, the morale of the army will be dispersed.

"It seems that we can only find a way to find Xu Gai and the others. Lu Ziguang may be able to help. But we have to do more. Sanlang, can you write a letter to Yang Guang and ask him to help solve it."

"Well, I can." Although Ling Yun was not sure that he could get it by asking Yang Guang for food, but this was also a solution.

"By the way, our fodder is not enough." Uncle Zhang said another trouble. Last time, Huaihuang Town seized more than 3,000 war horses at once. In addition, Ling Yun now has five thousand war horses in his hand. With these war horses, although Ling Yun was happy to build a cavalry, he even planned to upgrade all his personal troops in the 3,000 tents into cavalry. However, the supply of cavalry is higher. A soldier gives six dou of grain per month, while a war horse needs to eat three stones of millet per month, and sixty surrounds of grass, and also has to supply black beans and salt. In addition, it does not require salary, the consumption of raising a war horse is the consumption of raising five soldiers. Even if you add salary, you can raise five infantry.

Five thousand war horses are equivalent to adding 25,000 mouths to eat. What's more, the horse not only needs to eat, but also has to eat grass.

Ling Yun rubbed his forehead with a headache. Everyone knew that the cavalry was powerful. Having an elite cavalry on the battlefield often changed the outcome of the battle. But who could ignore the huge consumption of raising a cavalry?

He thought for a while and sighed: "The cavalry of the inner army has just expanded 200 people and horses, and now there are 1,000 light cavalry. In addition, there are 400 cavalry outside the army, and there are 600 cavalry in the new army. We have now trained 2,000 cavalry, and each cavalry is equipped with a double cavalry. In this way, there are still 1,000 war horses empty now, right?"

Uncle Zhang nodded and said, "The original plan was to expand the cavalry in the army within a period of time, or to draw the equipment of the branch guards."

"Well, that's it. Now we can't afford to raise so many horses, and we lack food. I think we will give these horses to the King of Jin, and then pick a batch of some jewelry and other things in our warehouse, and give them all to the King of Jin." Ling Yun said.

Uncle Zhang was a little surprised and reluctant at first, then his eyes lit up: "Does Sanlang plan to use these to exchange grain for King Jin?"

Ling Yun nodded. Yang Guang would not give him food for free, especially Yang Guang was in the south of the Yangtze River and he was in the north of the border. The so-called "not selling woodcutters for a hundred miles or buying wood for a thousand miles. In ancient times, under such transportation conditions, there was no profit for selling such materials than a thousand miles. In history, when Yang Guang conquered Liao, the people transported grain from thousands of miles to Liaodong, and the most of the food on the way to transport one stone of grain had to be eaten. If Yang Guang wanted to help solve the problem, he could only borrow Yang Guang's relationship.

, purchase and transport grain from Hebei and Hedong and other places. If there is no benefit, why should Yang Guang help him? A thousand war horses are of great value and cannot be raised by themselves, so it is impossible to kill and eat meat. Giving them to Yang Guang in exchange for grain support is a good deal. As for the gold, silver and jewelry in stock, giving them to Yang Guang is far more cost-effective than selling them himself. If you sell them dirty, you will be profitable by merchants and cannot get much money, but giving them to Yang Guang can be calculated at a sufficient price.

Besides, war horses are indeed precious in the Central Plains, especially in the Jianghuai region, but for Ling Yun and others who are in the north of the Frontier, they are not rare and precious materials.

In fact, Ling Yun can also purchase grain in Hebei and Hedong and other places by himself. As long as he is willing to pay, he can always buy grain. However, buying grain is not the most difficult thing. The difficulty is how to transport the grain you bought out of the customs. Especially when a large amount of grain is transported out of the customs, especially when the Great Sui Dynasty started a war with Goguryeo in the northeast, and while the relationship with the Eastern Turks deteriorated sharply, it would be very difficult to transport a large amount of grain out of the customs. In this regard, even if someone like Xu Gai has a wide range of ways, it would be difficult to open up all the links and transport a large amount of grain outside the customs. In this regard, it would be completely different if Yang Guang came forward to clear it.

If these thousand horses were sent out, even if Yang Guang didn't pull a grain of grain to Ling Yun, as long as Yang Guang could help him open up the channel for grain to pass, it would be worth it.

After Uncle Zhang left, Cheng Yaojin, who was a Lingyun serviceman, whispered: "Master, why don't we go directly to rob the Xi people from shortage of food?" In the last battle, Huaihuang Town had a lot of harvest. In fact, they were the main reason for the results of the plundering of the Xi people. In Cheng Yaojin's opinion, a thousand Xi people can plunder more than ten Xi tribes, and they robbed them. If we lack food, we go directly to rob the mother.

Ling Yun shook his head, "It's not impossible, it's impossible." Although the Xi people were weak among the tribes in the northeast, the Xi tribes that Baye Gu attacked last time were mostly small tribes that migrated into the Bashang grassland from the Xi people's grassland. The Bashang grassland is the territory of the Tiger Alliance, but the Tiger Alliance occupied this lush grassland and did not grazed. Therefore, some small tribes that were suppressed by the large tribes in Xi land ventured into the Bashang grassland. These tribes were very weak, so they were captured by the Baye Gu. The large tribes of the Xi tribe were, because these tribes were in trouble on the territory of the Tiger Alliance, and the attack was one of the Tier tribes in the north of Mo. Before the Xi people responded, Ling Yun had sent troops to destroy them. But if Ling Yun and the others were going to capture the Xi people now, there were no Xi people crossing the border on the dam, and they got the Xi tribe to rob the Xi grassland.

At present, the Eastern Turks in the west are already seriously threatening them. At this time, Ling Yun can still attack the Xi clan rashly. Isn’t this an enemy everywhere and take the initiative to find destruction? Ling Yun was also thinking about whether he would send someone to contact the Xi clan to see if he could win them over to fight against Du Lan Khan, at least he had to establish a trade relationship with them. Otherwise, if there were enemies on all sides, wouldn’t his plan for Huaihuang Market be ruined?
Chapter completed!