Chapter 141 Shocking inside story, unexpected Lijiabao
"Brother Dingguo."
"Big brother!"
On a relatively flat grassland near the camp where the large army was stationed, Hongmei and Xiaodouya completed the arrangements and integration of the new warrior recruits who had just been assigned to the Suzaku Camp.
After finishing their work, the two men came to Li Dingguo, who was watching the new army on the side, and greeted him.
The Suzaku Camp is different from the other four warrior camps. Its biggest feature is that it has a large number of people!
With the completion of a new round of warrior training and selection, all female soldiers who passed the warrior selection were assigned to the Suzaku Camp.
The Suzaku Camp is not just a warrior camp, it includes multiple departments: Military Intelligence Headquarters, Staff Headquarters, Logistics Headquarters, Medical Camp, Craftsman Camp, etc.
This makes the Suzaku Camp the largest warrior camp in the Renaissance Army.
The war that just ended has proved that female warriors are just as ferocious as male warriors of the same level.
Some female soldiers, after getting used to killing, became more cold-blooded than male soldiers!
When they fight and kill the enemy, they are more decisive than many male soldiers.
Most of the post-war work on the battlefield is done by these female soldiers.
Treating the wounded, counting the spoils, registering and verifying military merits, distributing monthly salaries, training resources and military supplies to soldiers, etc. are all done by these female soldiers.
Female soldiers are more careful and patient than male soldiers, and are much more suitable for doing these military duties than male soldiers.
Hongmei and Xiaodouya are both very busy now.
With the completion of the selection of batches of new warrior recruits, more and more talented female soldiers stand out.
Many of them have good coordination and management capabilities, which helped share the huge pressure for Hongmei and Xiaodouya, allowing the logistics work of the Fuxing Army to run normally.
With the progress of rounds of warrior selection, more and more talents stand out. It is only a matter of time before the rapidly expanding Renaissance Army gets back on track.
According to Li Dingguo's estimation, the standard will basically be met in two or three months.
Only then could he truly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Brother Dingguo."
Hongmei had a question that had been in her mind for a few days, so she asked Li Dingguo, "Do we have to destroy Lijiabao, which is 20 miles ahead?"
"With our current strength, we cannot afford to offend the powerful Donglin Party, nor the eight wealthy Shanxi merchants."
"Once we offend them to death, it will easily lead to their deliberate revenge, which will be very detrimental to our operations on the Dongtao Plain outside the Great Wall."
"Instead of taking such a big risk, it is better to endure it first, wait for a year or two, and then suddenly attack them and severely damage these super-large hostile forces in one fell swoop."
There is some truth in what she said, and this is also what she thinks in her heart.
"Ha ha……"
Hearing this, Li Dingguo chuckled and said, "Hongmei, you don't have enough social experience, and your considerations are still a bit one-sided."
"Ever since we decided to go out and establish a base for the Renaissance Army, we have been caught in this vortex."
"You can't avoid these traitorous forces just because you want to."
"As long as we want to gain a foothold on the prairie, we must severely damage the interests of the Donglin Party and the Eight Major Shanxi Merchants."
"Otherwise, our Renaissance Army won't be able to develop at all!"
"Only by constantly attacking the various Tartar tribes on the grasslands and plundering the large caravans that go to the grasslands for smuggling trade can we obtain enough war resources and population materials to develop and expand our Renaissance Army."
"Sooner or later, we will become mortal enemies with these powerful forces. We might as well cut off some of their minions first to obtain a large amount of urgently needed wealth and supplies, cultivation resources, spirit beasts and war horses, etc."
Li Dingguo looked at Hongmei who seemed to be realizing something, and continued, "Only if we obtain these things that are sufficient for our initial development before leaving the border, will we have the strength to defeat those enemies who are constantly targeting us after entering the prairie."
"One step faster, each step faster."
"Now is the time when our new army is at its weakest. If we don't find ways to quickly get through this period of weakness and enrich our foundation as soon as possible, we can forget about going out to develop."
"It would be better to accept your fate and live out the rest of your life in a secluded place."
Although Hongmei has an extremely high IQ, she is too young, has experienced too little, has not yet fully opened her horizons, and therefore considers things in a one-sided way.
Some enemies cannot be avoided by just swallowing your anger and temporarily avoiding them.
The more you fear them, the more they will press their limits, until you are left with no way out.
By then, it will be too late for you to resist.
"Oh I see."
"In many cases, it is not advisable to compromise. Taking the initiative is the best way."
After Li Dingguo finished speaking, Hongmei suddenly realized and finally understood her own short-sightedness and one-sided view of the problem.
Since the Fuxing Army chose to avoid the Ming government's military attack and go out of the country to settle down and survive, once the action began, it was destined to fight against the big Shanxi merchants and their backers, the Shandong Lin Party.
The Donglin Party forces in the imperial court received an astronomical amount of money and resources as tribute from these big Shanxi merchants every year.
Anyone who harms their common interests will be retaliated by them together.
This is an unsolvable knot and an irreconcilable contradiction that is fundamentally irreconcilable.
Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army will be stationed outside the Great Wall for a long time in the future. These enemy forces have few means to deal with the Fuxing Army. The most effective way is to spend a lot of money and ask the Tartars to send troops to destroy this new force.
They did not realize the enormous potential of the Renaissance Army founded by Li Dingguo, so it was inevitable that they would underestimate this new force that suddenly emerged and misjudge it.
By the time they truly understand, the Renaissance Army should have fully grown up.
By that time, even if the Later Jin Tartars sent an elite army, they might not be a match for the Fuxing Army.
After receiving Li Dingguo's guidance and resolving her doubts, Hongmei's horizons were broadened a lot.
Now is the time when our new army is at its most vulnerable, but also the critical period when it develops and grows fastest.
Only by resolving the imminent fundamental problems as soon as possible can we be qualified to talk about future development.
Being afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind will only tie your own hands and feet and bring about your own destruction.
The army advanced all the way to the outside of the Great Wall, expanding and growing all the way. This was a plan Li Dingguo had made long ago, and it was impossible for him to change his plan.
Before leaving the country, try to strengthen your own roots so that you will have the strength to choose a place to settle down after leaving the country and entering the prairie.
Then, they destroyed several Tatar tribes, replaced them, and became a permanent fixture on the prairie, so that they had the confidence to expand and develop.
After Li Dingguo answered Hongmei's questions, the two discussed tomorrow's action plan and then left the training site of the Suzaku Camp soldiers.
There will be more important combat missions tomorrow, so we must be fully prepared.
……
It was one o'clock in the afternoon in Lijiabao.
Li Yanglong, the head of the Li family, sat in the main seat, warmly greeting several envoys from the Later Jin Dynasty who had just arrived from outside the Great Wall.
His two sons: Li Chunjie and Li Chunlin, and only daughter Li Chunhua, were all there to entertain the three distinguished guests from the Later Jin Dynasty who had come from afar this morning.
The three guests from the Later Jin Dynasty all had ferocious looks on their faces and exuded a fierce aura. It was obvious at first glance that they were brave warriors who had experienced many battles.
The three of them had shiny scalps on their heads and long, thin rat-tail braids hanging behind their heads, which made people feel very awkward when looking at them.
The leader was a Niulu Zhangjing of the Zhenghuang Banner named Yan Zha.
This Yan Zha is no simple person. He is one of the three most trusted confidants of Haoge, the leader of the Bordered Yellow Banner.
Although he is young, less than twenty years old, he has already reached the third peak of martial arts.
Logically speaking, such an important position would not fall on Yan Zha's head except for a general in the Qi Refining Realm.
But Yan Zha grew up with Haoge and was highly valued by Haoge. It was not surprising that he was promoted by Haoge to be one of his Niulu Zhangjing.
Many times, among most forces, seniority is important, but relationships are more important.
It has been like this since ancient times.
After three rounds of drinking, Yan Zha's face was already red, and with a mouth full of alcohol, he looked at Li Yanglong and said, "Master Li, last time you handed over various urgently needed military equipment and supplies provided by the Fan family to us, you solved a lot of our problems. The Khan is very satisfied with you."
"It was thanks to the detailed maps and intelligence provided by the Fan family that our Later Jin soldiers were able to defeat Lin Dan Khan in one fell swoop and even seize the imperial seal hidden in his hands!"
"The Khan specially asked me to bring three top-quality dragon-scale foals this time as a reward for your three children."
"He even personally handed me a thousand-year-old Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng, and specifically told me to hand it over to you. This rare treasure can extend the life of an elderly person by ten years, and I'm sure you need it urgently."
"We, the Houjin clan, never mistreat any of our good friends. You can rest assured about this, Master Li."
He first took a well-wrapped large wooden box from the two Boshikus beside him, handed it to a maid serving beside him, and asked her to pass it to Li Yanglong who was sitting in the main seat.
Seeing Li Yanglong eagerly checking the treasure in the wooden box with an ecstatic look on his face, he continued, "I came here on the orders of my master. My main purpose is to bring the Khan's reward to your Li family."
"The second purpose is to personally get some of the things that the Fan family entrusted your Li family to pass on. This includes the latest intelligence about the rebel forces in the two provinces on the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, which the Fan family had worked so hard to obtain."
"Also, the latest military deployment and topographic maps of Qin and Jin provinces."
"I guess the Fan family has already sent someone to deliver the things to you."
"If the things we have this time are not too important to our Later Jin, and if I want to bring you the reward from the Khan, I would not have brought two Boshiku here in person. I could have just used the spirit eagle to send the message."
His words were very relaxed, but the amount of information contained in them was enough to make people tremble with fear!
If it gets out, it will probably cause an uproar!
Even Li Dingguo could not have imagined that the relationship between Lijiabao and the Later Jin Tartars would be so close.
Lijiabao, a mere powerful border clan, actually played such an important role in all this!
Although the mastermind behind the scenes was the big Shanxi merchant family, the Fan family, Lijiabao also played a big role in it.
The intelligence documents this time are too important, so Yan Zha came here in person to avoid any accidents.
The two people beside him who were given the Boshiku were also called Daizi, and both had reached the third peak of martial arts.
The three of them came riding on top-grade dragon-scale horses, which allowed them to climb over mountains and cross rivers with ease as if they were walking on flat ground. That's why they dared to quietly penetrate deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty without fear of being intercepted or anything.
Hauge attached great importance to this matter and sent three of his trusted generals to ensure that the intelligence was received without error.
If Yan Zha and his team fail in their mission this time, it will have a great impact on the subsequent series of plans of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Therefore, it cannot be overemphasized how much importance we attach to this secret operation.
(End of this chapter)
