Chapter 237

The news that Du Wei had set out all the way to "reward" the northwest army was really very popular. People who don't know whether the situation is true or not really think that the northwest army has made great contributions this time.

Although the tulip family's officers and men had some complaints in their hearts, Duwei was more and more powerful and respected in everyone's hearts, so they all put up with it.

Du Wei spent two days preparing a big gift. The big banner made by the alpha craftsmen is even more magnificent. Duwei had a long flagpole, seven or eight meters high, tied up in a carriage, dragged by four strong horses.

He didn't have to travel too much, so he took two hundred guards and went to the northwest army.

Some of the men wondered if there were too few guards with 200 men. Du Wei said with a smile: "anyway, I'm going to other people's home. There are more than 100000 soldiers in their home. Even if I bring 2000 people, is that really enough? If the other party really wants to kill me, I will take 20000 people with me. "

All the way to the eastern province of nurin, Duwei let people hang the banner on the flagpole no matter day or night. He swaggered across villages, towns and cities.

Especially after entering nurin Province, Dewey deliberately slowed down the pace of progress. He thought to himself that the northwest army must have received the news for a long time. Just wait to see how they react.

Although governor Bohan did not show his face, he also ordered the local garrison where Dewey went to send cavalry to protect him all the way.

After the war in giliat City, duvet's aide Philip has arrived at giliat city and brought a letter. It was governor Bohan who wrote it. It's just that Dewey wasn't in the capital at the time and didn't receive the letter. Governor Bohan first ordered the troops to be sent into Dewey's territory.

There is nothing else in this letter. Bohan was a smart man, and he knew that Dewey was a smart man, too. Smart people don't need to be too circuitous to talk to smart people. The contents of the letter are as follows:

"State affairs are important!"

Bohan believes that even if he doesn't explain much, Dewey will understand his intention of sending troops across the border.

When Dewey saw the letter that day, he couldn't help sighing.

"My Lord, go ahead and pass the small town ahead. It's the northwest army's sphere of influence. " Philip sat next to Dewey, looked out of the car window, and said with a smile, "I'm really helpless for governor Bohan. Although he is a great governor, he only controls half of the territory of nurin province. It's hard to be under the influence of the northwest army all the time. "

"Oh?" Dewey smiles.

Philip pointed out the window and sighed, "Your Highness. Look outside... To tell you the truth, the more I study the terrain situation in the northwest, the more I feel envious of governor Bohan! Geographically speaking, nurin is definitely better than our Desa. At least it doesn't have to face the threat of grassland people directly. With us at the front, their life is much better. From the perspective of land. The nurin province is also much better than the barren Desa province. The population is almost double that of the province. Of course, land is not land, money and food. With your financial resources, the Duke will not worry. No matter how little the territory's income is, you don't worry about money and food. But... Our biggest limitation at present is still the problem of military strength! "

Philip said, looking at Dewey's expression, and seeing that Dewey was not dissatisfied with what he said, he went on confidently: "my Lord, we have only 20000 troops now. I know that you may be dissatisfied with general lombarton's strategy of elite troops... But think about it. There is only a small population in our territory. Even if the recruitment is open, how much can we get? Even if every family contributes to their youth... It's impossible, even if it can be done... In fact, there are not many people! According to the calculation of my brothers and I, it seems that we have reached the limit that we can call up about 50000 troops at most based on the population of Desa province! Our total population is only over 800000. Excluding women, old people and children, young and middle-aged men are only 300000. Three hundred thousand young men, we do one out of five. It's already a heavy proportion! If it's heavier. I'm afraid it will cause panic among the people below. We really need all the people to fight, unless it's the critical moment when the family is broken and the people are dead. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible. "

Dewey nodded. Why didn't he know that?

It's not easy to get a 200, 000 northwest army based on its territory population?

"More importantly, we have one of the biggest problems." Philip said with a bitter smile: "even if we want to recruit, we can't recruit the northwest army. Sir, have you forgotten that wartime order? "

The northwest army is located in the two provinces of Northwest China. Although it has 200000 troops, people will die of illness and old age. In the iron barracks, some veterans will grow old and some recruits will join the army.

And the source of the northwest military and local troops is also from the Northwest Local!

According to the regulations, every two years, the northwest army can recruit in the provinces of Desa and nurin to supplement the army. The most troublesome thing is that... The Empire has orders. Local governments and lords are not allowed to compete with the northwest Legion for military resources! If a family has young and strong men, then if the local garrison and the northwest army's recruitment orders are issued at the same time, the northwest army should be given priority to supplement!

In this way, the population was so small that even the source of troops had to compete with the northwest army. It was really not a simple matter to expand the army.

"That's why I envy governor Bohan." Philip said with a smile: "although nurin province is in the northwest army, its eyesight is low, but the biggest advantage is that the population of nurin province is twice that of us! The potential population of troops is much larger than ours! If we were in nurin Province, then according to my estimation, it would be enough to pull up 100000 troops. Even if the northwest army competes with us for the source of troops, the good thing is that the population base of nurindy is larger. It doesn't matter much. What I'm worried about now is... My Lord, last year was not the year of conscription. The northwest army didn't trouble us in this aspect, but this year is the idea of conscription. In autumn, the northwest army will start sending people to collect new soldiers from all over the country. At that time, we will have a headache. "

"I understand what you said, but population does not mean that land can be increased if it can be increased. It will take more than ten to twenty years for parents to leave their children to grow up. If we follow the conventional method, the population base of Desa province can not be increased without two or three generations. Even if we encourage procreation... But if every family has difficulties and can't afford to have children, who is willing to have more children? " Dewey shook his head. "Philip, I've been thinking about it these days. I always feel that we are faced with many problems, and it is also difficult for the northwest army to restrain us everywhere. "

Philip laughed: "my Lord, I think we might as well get in touch with governor Bohan... Although you and he were not very happy before. But this time, I think it's an opportunity. Although governor Bohan was a bit too powerful, he was also a man dedicated to his country. At least he is the same as us in dealing with the northwest army and grassland people. We are not short of money and food, but the army and population! On this point. Governor Bohan has enough people... But he can't afford an army. "

After all, a smart man who can even create such things as "auction" is not as good as Dewey, but he is also a strange man in Roland.

However, governor Bohan is different from Dewey. After all, he is only a local official, unlike Dewey, who is a noble Lord. So, he faces more difficulties!

The hardest part is: Governor Bohan's garrison. Money, grain and military pay cannot be paid by him. According to the imperial wartime regulations, the Northwest Local Garrison's ordnance, money, grain and rates must be uniformly distributed by the northwest army!

In other words, if governor Bohan wants to spend money to support his troops, he must also send money and food to the northwest army, and then let the northwest army distribute it! In this way, it is equivalent to the neck to be tied!

Nothing else. But look at the garrison of the evil city of big ear. We are all so poor that we can't find a way out. We can think of how the northwest army made an issue of "unified distribution"! Bohandi's problem is. It's clear that you have money and grain in your own storeroom, but you can't give it to your army directly. When they are sent to the northwest army barracks, then they can be separated out... It is the kindness of the northwest army that those who can really send them to their own army can get two or three percent in ten percent!

In this regard, because Dewey was a noble Lord, his army was regarded as a family private army. Instead, he was not within the scope of this law. He was much more free than governor Bohan!

"The two sides may as well cooperate." Philip said with a smile: "you have the right to build an army at will, not limited by the money and food of the northwest army. And governor Bohan has the population! If you are willing to cooperate, it will be a good thing. "

Dewey was interested: "tell me about it!"

"Conscription this autumn, we can send someone to reach an agreement with governor Bohan. We are sending people to recruit directly in the province of donulin! In any case, the imperial decree also allows cross-border conscription, as long as the local government agrees, and then to the Imperial military headquarters to report for the record. On this point, with your relationship in the imperial capital, the military will not block us! "

"Will Bohan allow us to enlist on his territory?"

"That's the point." Philip smiles very cunningly... I have to say, even Dewey can't help but feel that this young man who was originally quite simple has been around him for a long time. He even laughs like he has some charm... Cunning, insidious!

"We can trade with him." Philip explained: "Bohan also wants to recruit more soldiers! Unfortunately, he can't afford to pay for it. But we can! You can negotiate with him... For example, if we recruit troops in his territory, if there are two battalions, one for each family. If it's two divisions, it's still one family! It's just

Dewey was also a smart man. He immediately understood Philip's meaning. Before he finished speaking, he continued to smile and say, "it's just that my tulip family's name is still in name! The serial number is still the private army of tulip family. And in fact, half of the troops he recruited were Bohan's, right? "

"Yes." Philip said faintly: "if he doesn't trust Bohan, it belongs to his army anyway. We don't care if he appoints officers and leaders himself. We can also build a large military camp on the border between us and nurin Province, so that the army can be stationed there. In addition to the name of our tulip family's private army... Everything else is up to Bohan. What else does he worry about? He just can't expand the army now, because he is a local government. If the expansion of the army is restricted by the northwest army, we will be different! "“ Good idea Dewey is not stingy with his praise: "Philip, you are more and more like an assistant now." Philip laughed: "my Lord, it's a good idea. But it takes Bohan to nod. In my opinion, governor Bohan, I'm afraid he will make some conditions. Governor Bohan is a wild goose who has to pluck his hair. Ha ha. "“ Let him pull it. " Dewey laughed: "if he wants benefits and money, I'll give him some. Anyway, this time, Bohan lost a cavalry of the thousand for me, and I owe him a favor. Besides... Money, I'm not short of it now. " Philip said, "well... It shouldn't be too late, my Lord. While we are in nurin, please write a letter and I'll go to the capital of nurin myself." Dewey thought and shook his head: "no! It's better not to leave any letters in this case. If something goes wrong in the future, it's always a handle. When I come back from the northwest army and go home, I'll see Bohan myself. "