Chapter 227

Lu Chun was shocked when he heard that what his son Lu que said might be true. When the animal tide happened in the past, it was either the decline of the imperial dynasty or the civil strife of the country. The so-called double blessing and double disaster, the sudden outbreak of the animal tide often made the situation that had been struggling to support worse, and even destroyed Liuyi. The first imperial dynasty of the qingmuyan people, the Dayan Empire, was established by the last holy emperor of ancient times, It was after the tide of beasts conquered the imperial capital that it fell apart.

After that, although the time and location of each animal tide were not stable, they were all in the turmoil of their families and countries. Each animal tide caused great damage to this land, which is why many people turned pale when talking about animal tides. In the past history, the qingmuyan people shed too much blood.

But if it is true that, as his son Lu que said, the occurrence of the animal tide is due to the decline of the Dynasty's fate, then the star is about to fall, the south is in danger, and the national fortunes of the two countries are like candles in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time. Maybe the time of the two countries' demise is the arrival of the animal tide. Once this happens, it will be a real human catastrophe.

Because at that time, the Fengxiang army, the badminton army, the thunder army, the Huxiao army, and the gale army were all in the exhausted period after the war, and they needed time to correct. Once the tide of animals came, it was likely that the million troops would be directly submerged by the tide of animals. Now the people of Tianxing and Nanli would become the mouths of the tide of animals, and the scene of the previous tide of animals would be staged again.

However, this is not the most terrible thing. Once the tide of beasts takes advantage of the fact that all the troops in the south are in the south, they will go directly north. As long as they break through zhennanguan, where they have lost their troops, they can go straight to the hinterland of Daqian. We should know that the southern region of Daqian has been in peace for a long time. With the development of more than 200 years, and the light corvee and meager taxes for more than 20 years, the southern counties are rich in people and things, with more than 30 million households and a population of nearly 100 million people. Once the tide of animals comes, these people of Daqian will become the food of the animals.

Once such a thing happens, even Daqian, who has already revealed the prosperity of the times, can't bear it. In addition, the Three Kingdoms on the grassland, which have been covetous for a long time, may be in danger of destroying the country. Thinking of this, even Lu Chun, who has experienced numerous storms, can't help feeling cold.

"Queer, are you sure that xiyuanze animal tide will break out after the two countries perish?" Lu Chun's face was dignified and his eyes were fixed on him. Although he knew that Lu couldn't be sure what he was thinking, he still wanted to ask.

"I'm not sure." Lu que shook his head and said, "I've been using the spirit tripod to contact Xiaobai all this time, hoping that it can solve my doubts. After all, Xiaobai is the king of all souls. Even though not returning to the mountain and xiyuanze are not the same system, as long as there is a real outbreak of animal tide, it will certainly be able to feel it. But since xiyuanze returned to the mountain of no return, it fell into a deep sleep, and there was no sign of awakening at this time. That's why the child was worried. After all, even if this kind of thing is one in ten thousand, we can't help but ignore it, because once the xiyuanze animal tide happens, the price we have to pay is too big, even if we can't afford it. "

"You're right. Even if it's possible, we should take precautions as soon as possible." As Lu Chun finished, he put his hands on the stone railings and looked at the southern sky with his eyes. In his mind, he quickly began to figure out the changes in the situation caused by the outbreak of the animal tide and the ways to deal with them.

"Father, unless we give up the war in southern Xinjiang, there is really not much we can do. Now the only thing we can mobilize is the Changqing army, and the Changqing army has to garrison the imperial capital and protect his majesty." Lu que said with a frown.

Lu Chun showed a wry smile when he heard that Lu que was right. Now the twelve main armies of Daqian are all in the southern Xinjiang battlefield, including Fengxiang, Yulin, benlei, Fengfeng and Huxiao. The Jing Navy is in Tianxing Haijiang, and the Han Navy is cruising near the maritime border of Daqian and Tianxing, so the forces of the seven main armies are restrained.

Among the remaining five legions, the Tianhuo army was stationed at Hanshan pass to defend against the leran people, the Longzhi army was confronted with the CHIDI people at piaoyue pass, the Shanyin army was stationed at Mingquan pass to defend against the possible outbreak of animal tides in the direction of the 36 states of Shahai and bugui mountain, and the Panshi army was stationed at Heishi pass and Jiashan fortress to defend against the Baizhi people and the dead Caohai. The only one that can be mobilized is the Changqing army guarding Qianyuan City, the capital of the emperor. However, the Changqing army is the emperor's own army. Before the badminton army returns to the capital, the Changqing army must stay in the capital to protect the safety of the emperor and frighten the small people.

That is to say, the twelve main armies of Da Qian have no troops to mobilize, and the number of the 24 guards is not very large. The number of the 24 guards is small, such as the seven palace imperial guards, whose number is only 12000 to 15000. The number of the 24 guards is more than 36000, just like the ten Fenghuang garrisoned in the eight capital of the Empire, Except for the Qingyang Empire more than 20 years ago, no foreign enemy has ever invaded Daqian. Therefore, most of the 24 guards are not full.

Moreover, most of the 24 guards can't be compared with the 12 soldiers stationed at the border. Just like the present Qianyuan City, in addition to the Changqing army outside the city, there are seven palace imperial guards, the upper, lower, left and right armies, with a total of 11 guards of nearly 200000 people. But Lu Chun can be sure that even if these 11 guards are added together, they are supported by the imperial city wall, It's not an opponent of the 200000 evergreen army. Lu Chun had never thought that one day there would be a shortage of troops in a vast army of millions.

"You can't give up the war in southern Xinjiang. Your majesty won't agree with you. There's no problem with your strategy. From your Majesty's perspective, you naturally know that as long as you fight according to your war situation, it's only a matter of time before the collapse of Tianxing and Nanli. His majesty will not withdraw his troops from southern Xinjiang just because it is impossible to prove. He will not give up the chance to surpass the literary and military achievements of the great Qianwen and the great Wudi and become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. " Lu Chun shook his head. He knew very well in his heart that the emperor who had always been lenient would never give up annexing Tianxing and Nanli.

"I've already thought of that." Lu que looked back at Ziji hall at the top of Lingqiu, sighed and said, "so the most urgent thing is to find out if xiyuanze animal tide will happen."

"Queer, you and Qingcheng have been in xiyuanze for more than three months, and it's only half a year since you came out of xiyuanze. Did you find any signs of animal tide breaking out when you were in xiyuanze? Or have you found some strange beasts that seem to be abnormal? I remember that there was a record in the book that the tide of Jedi beasts must be led by spirit beasts or fierce beasts, and sometimes even divine beasts will appear. " Lu Chun thought about it and asked.

"I didn't find anything unusual." Lu que shook his head and said, "otherwise the child would not want to contact Xiaobai to prove his guess."

"Do you have specific ideas in mind?" Lu Chun thought about it and asked again.

"I think we should make two preparations. The first is to give orders to the Department of military intelligence, the Department of foreign affairs, and the Royal three guards, so that they can do everything possible to inquire about the cause of the beast tide before last year's new year's festival. Xiyuanze is located between Tianxing and Nanli. If anyone in the world knows the best about Xiyuan beast tide, it's absolutely up to us, but Tianxing and Nanli, In these two countries, we should focus on Nanli. After losing the leiying Legion and Ningan River, Nanli is too quiet and quiet. They must know something and have been preparing something secretly. "

"You're right." Lu Chun nodded in agreement and said, "Nanli kingdom was built by the adherents of Dali empire. It has a history of nearly a thousand years. In this thousand years, they have experienced two animal tides of xiyuanze, but their country still exists. If there is any country in the world who knows more about xiyuanze, it must be Nanli, and if the animal tides really happen, That may have something to do with Nanli. "

"I think so, too." Lu nodded and said, "if it's right that the law of animal tides is related to the fate of the dynasty, then in the whole strategy of the child, the first one to be destroyed should be the star Empire, and then the five legions will work together to give the last blow to Nanli. Therefore, the kingdom of Tianxing is the first one to collapse. Once Nanli has a way to vent his dynasty's Qi after the collapse of Tianxing, it may really lead to the animal tide of xiyuanze. In that way, Nanli may suffer a heavy loss. But with the experience of successfully holding on to the ebb of animal tide in the past two times, it may really persist in the animal tide. "

"It's true that in this way, we will not be able to go south any more, and Nanli will survive. The tide of animals is a natural disaster, and Nanli's people will not be separated from Nanli's royal family. This may be the real reason why Nanli is so quiet during this period of time." The more Lu Chun thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. He could not help but marvel at Nanli's decision.

"If that's true, Nanli really doesn't need to exist. It's just for the sake of family and country inheritance. Even after the tide of animals, the boy will take the lead to erase it from the map." Lu Que's eyes flashed a trace of coldness, and for the first time, a sense of killing rose in his heart.

From Lu Que's point of view, military expeditions are just common events, and the rise and fall of the kingdom is also the reincarnation of heaven. However, if Nanli really risks the world's great injustice to arouse the tide of beasts, just to preserve the country's heritage in this war, he will surely destroy it himself.

"That's all in the future. You just got one of them. What about the other?" Lu Chun patted Lu que on the shoulder and asked.

"The second is that we have to make preparations early. The Changqing army can't move lightly, because the Changqing army not only shoulders the responsibility of guarding the imperial capital, but also is the only army that can support the northern Xinjiang among the great Qians. The grassland Three Kingdoms have been coveting our great Qians for a long time. We must ensure the safety of the Northern Territory."

"Yes, compared with the two countries in southern Xinjiang, the three countries on the grassland are the most serious problems." Lu Chun nodded, looked at Lu Que and motioned him to continue.

Lu que thought for a while and then said, "so I want to transfer back the badminton army. It's enough for uncle Wei to lead the badminton army back to zhennanguan. With the scale of zhennanxiongguan and the left and right Zhuozhou guards of Qingquan City, which is not far away from zhennanguan, we can resist the animal tide for a period of time, And give me time to react. "

"It's not good." Lu Chun shook his head and said with disapproval, "we have three legions in Daqian. They are the Panshi army in the north, the Shanyin army in the west, and the benlei army in the south. Although uncle Wei is brave and intelligent, the Yulin Legion is the Legion guarding the imperial capital. In dealing with the tide of animals, the benlei army is safer than the Yulin Legion, It's better for Shen Zhang to send half of his troops back to defend zhennanguan than for the badminton army to go back. "

"It's still the father's long-term thinking. The child has been taught." Lu que thought about it and nodded. In his estimation, there must be at least 300000 troops in Huangyanjiang to maintain the absolute strategic advantage. That's why he wanted to transfer the Yulin Legion back. After all, there are 300000 people in the whole army of benlei Legion. In this way, he can not only maintain the strategic advantage, but also avoid the friction between the two armies.

But he ignored that the thunder army was really set up to deal with the tide of animals, which is why there were 300000 people in the thunder army in southern Xinjiang and the Panshi army in Northern Xinjiang. You should know that even the sky fire army, which made great achievements in the war, had only 150000 people. And Lu que also understood another deep meaning of his father's words, that is, Wei Jiu can't leave the front line battlefield. This battle must be fought by Wei Jiu and Shen Zhang against Yan Tuohai, the Duke of Wucheng, on the South Bank of Huangyan river.

This is not because Yan Tuohai is so powerful that he needs two military commanders from Daqian to fight against him, but because Wei Jiu and Shen Zhang must have the power to destroy the country this time, which is related to the future military pattern and even the rise of poor families.

"You can also order the left and right Zhuo guards of Qingquan city to prepare now. Now the battle of Southern Xinjiang has just begun, and there is still a period of time before Tianxing is destroyed. This period of time is enough for zhennanguan and Qingquan city to repair the city pass and store up food and supplies." Lu Chun thought about it and said.

"That's what the child wants to say to his father. Because of the war in the south of Xinjiang, Daqian's military strength is already stretched. Whether it's the attack of the animal tide or the war in the north of Xinjiang, our military strength is not enough. So I want to ask my father to play the role of his majesty, and then give the evergreen Army 100000 troops and recruit 100000 qingzhuang soldiers. Just as my father said, there is still a period before the fall of the heavenly star, so I can only use my father to run the army and train soldiers, It's enough time for new recruits to form combat power. " Lu que looked at his father Lu Chun and said.

"It's a bit difficult, I'm afraid." Lu Chun hesitated and said, "in the past, the Changqing army maintained a military structure of 150000 troops. After the rebellion of the 18th Marquis's house last year, your majesty specially ordered to expand the military strength to 200000 today, and to expand another 100000 people. I'm afraid even your majesty can't make up his mind for a moment."

"Father can tell his mother what he talked about with him tonight, and ask his mother to tell his majesty that his majesty will make a choice. After all, it's better to take preventive measures than to mend the trouble." Lu que thought about it and said.

"That's the only way to do it, but as a father, the acting commander, can't do it any more. Otherwise, I'm afraid some people will not sleep well." Lu Chun looked at Lu Que and solemnly said, "queer, because the Changqing army is the son of heaven's own army, there was no commander in chief originally. As father, now he is the Prime Minister of the army. Once the Changqing army is expanded again, then as father, he will withdraw from the Changqing army. Now you are the deputy commander in chief of Changqing army. Do you understand?" With that, Lu Chun solemnly looks at Lu que.

"My father said that once the Changqing army was expanded, the position of commander-in-chief would be handed back to his majesty, and in the name of deputy commander-in-chief of Changqing, he would take charge of the Changqing army?" Lu que asked in his heart.

"No, not Vice Marshal." Lu Chun shook his head. "No one has a chance to become a real commander of the Changqing army. On the one hand, it's the ancestral system. On the other hand, it's the Changqing army guarding the imperial capital. This position is very important, but it's different to lack you. You have half of the royal blood, plus the poor family, the noble family and the top ten families are standing behind you now, Only when you sit in that seat can no one say a word. Now it's different from last year. After you become the commander-in-chief of the evergreen army, even the censor will not have any objection. "

"This ~" Lu que looked down and thought for a while, then he wanted to understand what Lu Chun meant. Now it's really different from last year. The power he has now is even equal to that of the military prime minister, and even worse in some aspects. Because the other two military prime ministers, King Yang and Duke Ding, are in the battlefield of Southern Xinjiang, his majesty and father Lu Chun will not be constrained by him at all. Therefore, his power has exceeded the scope of the military prime minister's authority.

Now that the censor has not come out to impeach him, he will not take over as commander-in-chief of Changqing army. It is true that in the history of Daqian, there has never been a precedent for a foreign name to serve as commander-in-chief of the Changqing army, but that does not mean that there can not be.

"But ~" Lu que looked at his father hesitantly and said, "but my father, I don't know how to train."

"Ha ha ~" Lu Chun laughs when he looks at his son Lu que. Only then does he feel that his son is still less than 17 years old. Although he is calm and intelligent, he doesn't know everything“ Don't worry, my son. It's up to you to name yourself. As for training, my father will teach you. This evergreen army is originally prepared for you by your majesty. This last step naturally requires you to go in person. Only in this way can you make the soldiers return to their hearts and feel like an armchair envoy in the future. "

"Thank you, father." Lu que smiles when he hears that he is not happy because of the power of the first imperial army, the evergreen army, but because he can listen to his father's teachings as before.

"Queer, the war in southern Xinjiang is still up to you. It's the most important thing for us to do during this period. As for how to confirm the animal tide, I'll leave it to my father."