Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui were both relatively standard generals of the Tang Dynasty. They acted more directly, unlike civil officials such as Changsun Wuji who liked to play around.

If you have anything, just say it, and if you are anxious, you will get rid of it.

Su Dingfang's origin was actually similar to Cheng Yaojin, and his family was from Hebei. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Su family was a powerful landlord in Hebei. Later, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the civil unrest broke out everywhere. Su Dingfang's father organized militia groups to defend the village and followed the local officials to fight against the civilians.

Su Dingfang was sixteen years old and his father was fighting in the east and his reputation became more and more. Unfortunately, it was a year at the end of the Sui Dynasty when he was unable to make up for the sky, and the more he attacked the thieves. In the end, Su Dingfang died on the battlefield, and Su Dingfang inherited his father's troops. Finally, seeing that the Sui Dynasty was hopeless, he defected to Dou Jiande, Hebei, and was deeply trusted.

However, although Dou Jiande finally occupied most of Hebei, the world was still from the Li family. After Dou was defeated, Su Dingfang removed his armor and returned to the field, and planted a land at home for a while. Later, Dou's subordinate Liu Heita raised an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and Su Dingfang finally couldn't hold back and put on the armor again.

As a result, although Liu Heita once fought against the Li Tang army, he was eventually defeated by Li Jiancheng and Su Dingfang returned to his hometown to farm again. Soon, Liu Heita raised an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and Su Dingfang took the sword to fight again. This time Liu Heita's power became even stronger, and Li Tang had to send Li Shimin to command the army to fight.

Liu Heita failed to defeat Li Shimin and died, while Su Dingfang returned to his hometown to farm again.

After planting a few years, the Tang Dynasty used troops to attack the Turks, and Su Dingfang was summoned to join the army. Li Jing, who was in charge of the war, chose Su Dingfang to train a spirit cavalry. A few years later, Li Jing took the Hebei spirit cavalry trained by Su Dingfang to directly attack the Turkic Khan Court and defeated the Turkic Khan Court.

Su Dingfang was also awarded the title of General of the Central Army for his achievements.

But perhaps it was because of his bad experience that among the generals and generals of the Tang Dynasty, he was relatively young, so he was always hidden by Emperor Taizong for more than 20 years.

Su Dingfang has been sitting on the bench for more than 20 years and has no complaints.

Now he has the trust of the new emperor to command the army in the east, and he just wants to repay him with national sects, kill the Baekje Goguryeo thieves, and conquer the Korean Peninsula for the emperor.

"I don't have the energy to manage the civil affairs in the rear and don't know how to manage it. I will hand it over to you all, and I will only be responsible for cutting people on the front line."

At the welcoming banquet, Su Dingfang drank the fine wine sent by Chishanpu and said very directly.

Xue Rengui is only over thirty years old. In his later years, Emperor Taizong conquered Liao. He was ordered to conquer and shined in the military formation. He was promoted from a small soldier to a general. The conquering Liao was his starting point, and he also hoped to make new achievements.

"Sanlang, tell me what you plan to do? If you need any cooperation, just mention it."

Li Xiao put down his wine glass.

He was very moved by the fact that he had gained such trust from two famous generals in the army.

"The two great men trusted me so much, and I was deeply moved. I tried my best to preside over the affairs behind the Second Men, so that the Second Men had no worries."

Regarding specific operations.

Li Xiao had already had a thought in his mind. He slowly said, "Although the Navy in the East has 40,000, it is still just a partial army. Although Baekje has been newly defeated, Goguryeo will definitely draw troops south next, and Baekje will also gather heavy troops to fight."

"Well, you are right. Recently, Baekje and Goguryeo have been accumulating strength. If we don't fight before winter, they will come to fight with us." Xue Rengui nodded.

"At the moment of the war, the rear needs stability." Li Xiao said to the two, "Since the second coach trusts me so much, I will do my best. I plan to do my best in Wuzhenzhou again, clean up the Baekje powerful people, and choose a few families with the strongest and most dissatisfied with my Tang Dynasty to kill them, which will shock the other Baekje people."

By the way, you can also search these richest families and use their wealth, food, etc. to make use of military use.

"The second step is to establish a provincial school in Fangzhou. In the name of entering the school, the powerful nobles of Fangzhou sent their children to the provincial school to study, which is actually to let them hand over the protons."

"This idea is good." Su Dingfang nodded. In fact, they did this now. After they captured the Taifangzhou, they also forced the powerful families to send their children to the army to follow the army, saying that they were following the army, but in fact they just wanted them to be hostages and stayed in the army to make them afraid.

Now Li Xiao said that in the name of studying, he summoned them to the Zhouchengzhou School, and the effect was actually the same.

"What's the matter?"

"Then it is to implement a rent reduction strategy, and if you hit the powerful, you have to give some sweetness to the poor."

"The poor and slaves will be recruited as the provincial township warriors, so that the navy can do their best to deal with the expedition and draw strength from the rear, and the public security in the rear can be taken over by these township warriors."

“Are these people trustworthy?”

"We must always train and tame people, and I believe they are available." Li Xiao said confidently, "In the future, these rural brave men can actually assist the navy in conquering cities and land, escort supplies, food, and transport prisoners."

Su Dingfang laughed, "If someone else said this, I might not believe it very much, but since it was your Li Sanlang who said it, I believe it."

"Then it is to build a fort and road construction." Li Xiao said another plan.

The purpose of cleaning up the powerful Baekje family is to ensure stability in the rear. Reducing rent and interest rates to recruit soldiers is also to get support from the people of the lower Baekje, and to give the rear a support force.

The final purpose is to establish order and promote rule in the conquered land of Baekje.

"We can use the farming farms for self-sufficient use. Let the Tang army in Baekje directly obtain food and grass supply without much effort transporting them from the Central Plains. This will not only save time, but also save food. If the local food can be self-sufficient, the Navy of the East will be truly worryless."

This statement was deeply agreed by Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang.

As for the war, although it is the affairs of these generals, the current war cannot end in one or two days, especially in the cross-sea expedition, they are still a partial army of tens of thousands of people, and food and supplies are a big problem.

Once the supply of food and grass is insufficient, no matter how powerful the army is, it will not last long.

"As long as we can stabilize the rear, implement the strategy of clearing the fields and census of the population, the fields in the two prefectures of Daofang and Wuzhen can be fertile, and a lot of land and food will be collected every year. The fields of fleeing nobles and governments that were confiscated can be recruited to recruit poor Baekje people to collect rent. If it goes well, it will be not a problem to be responsible for supplying tens of thousands of navy troops in the Eastern Expedition."
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