strictlysupreme Chapter 204 Tang Hai's Ambition
Chapter 204 Tang Hai's Ambition
Tang Hai couldn't help but frown when he heard this. "Young Marshal, it seems that we have always underestimated these government troops! The armies of the counties we have encountered all the time are because those generals are eating empty salaries, so their combat effectiveness is very low! But the government troops in the northwest have been defeated by us one after another, and lost more than 1! Now we can actually take out so many troops that can fight in the field! It seems that we have to be careful of those government troops in other places in the future. There is no guarantee that there will not be some well-trained government troops in some places! In the current situation, the court wants to use food to trap these refugees in their hometowns so that they cannot move around, which will also cut off our source of troops! I think we should not only accept these young and strong people like before! We should accept more, regardless of gender, age or young, let him join in. Of course, our main combat power is still these young and strong people! If this negotiation fails, we will go to the east, where you are richer! There is enough food to feed more troops! And those old, weak, women and children can just be our pioneers!" Tang Hai immediately formed a plan in his mind. Then just use those old, weak, women and children to open the way to other states and counties. In this way, we can constantly strive for greater results. It can also damage the imperial army.
"Uncle Tang! This is not good! You know, no matter how difficult it is for my father in the Northeast, he must ensure the safety of those civilians! Even if he has to give up, where should he relocate these civilians first?" Yuan Quan couldn't help but hesitate at this time.
Yuan Quan's hesitation was due to his concern for the safety of civilians. He was well aware of his father's perseverance and principles in the Northeast, and he could not accept the practice of sacrificing civilians in exchange for military benefits.
He thought deeply for a moment, then turned to Tang Hai and said, "Uncle Tang, I understand what you mean, but my father taught us that the purpose of the army is to protect the people, not to exploit them. If we use the elderly, the weak, women and children as pioneers, it will not only go against my father's teachings, but will also lose the support of the people. The support of the people is an important factor in determining the outcome of a war. We cannot lose long-term support for the sake of temporary interests."
Tang Hai was silent for a while after listening to Yuan Quan's words, then nodded and said, "Young Marshal, you are right. My previous thoughts were indeed a bit extreme. We should adhere to the principle of protecting the people, and at the same time find a more effective strategy to deal with the current situation."
"Yes, Uncle Tang." Yuan Quan continued, "We should strengthen intelligence gathering, understand the military dynamics of the court, and at the same time improve our own combat effectiveness. We can recruit more young and strong people for training and improve their combat skills. At the same time, we can also take advantage of the terrain, set up ambushes, and attack the court's army."
"In addition, we can also strengthen our ties with surrounding forces and seek their support." Tang Hai added, "In troubled times, only by uniting as one can we survive."
Yuan Quan nodded in agreement. He knew that the road ahead was full of challenges and difficulties, but they had to persevere for the peace of the people and the future of the country.
"I heard that Lin Kunlun is doing well in Southwest County. He has tens of thousands of troops and has occupied a granary in Southwest County! He can now compete with the army of Southwest Prefecture! His troops are all trained by our people! Do you want to invite him to come north and cooperate with us?" Tang Hai suddenly thought of the intelligence he had recently received from Southwest County. This was the news brought by the carrier pigeon he secretly sent from the mountain stronghold.
You know, Qinglong Mountain has always been prepared for possible wars. This group of people has been thinking about how to restore the reputation of their old marshal. So they trained a lot of pigeons. Those pigeons were sent to many places by them. In this way, those pigeons can slowly fly freely between the two places. This is also the main reason why they can quickly get news from the southwest and the northeast.
Even though Lin Kunlun had been to Qinglong Mountain twice, he had not discovered that they had such a powerful information system because the people of Qinglong Mountain deliberately concealed it. Now, every move of Lin Kunlun and his team was actually reported to Yuan Quan and his team by the people of Qinglong Mountain.
When Yuan Quan heard Tang Hai mention Lin Kunlun's achievements in Southwest County, a hint of surprise and admiration flashed in his eyes. He knew very well that in troubled times, a force that could rise quickly and gain a foothold must have its own strengths. Lin Kun was able to use the training resources of Qinglong Mountain to develop tens of thousands of troops, occupy a granary, and compete with the army of Southwest Prefecture. This undoubtedly proved his ability and wisdom.
"Uncle Tang, Lin Kunlun's achievements are indeed remarkable." Yuan Quan pondered, "He was able to rise quickly in Southwest County, so he must have his own strengths. Moreover, he and we have a common enemy - the imperial court, and a common goal - to seek peace for the people. If he is willing to go north to cooperate with us, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance our strength."
Tang Hai nodded in agreement, and continued, "However, we also need to proceed with caution. Although Lin Kunlun and we share the same goal, we do not fully understand his ambitions and intentions. Before inviting him to the north, we need to send someone to gain a deeper understanding of his true thoughts and intentions to ensure that he will not become a hidden danger for us in the future."
Yuan Quan nodded in agreement. He knew that cooperation needed to be based on mutual trust. After thinking for a moment, he said, "We can send a capable team to Southwest County to contact and negotiate with Lin Kunlun. At the same time, we can also use our intelligence network to further understand what he is planning! But from his previous contact with us, he has no ill will towards us! And if he hadn't reminded us, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to develop to this scale now, let alone use this drought to find a way to restore my father's reputation!"
Tang Hai nodded in agreement, and added: "In addition, we also need to strengthen our ties and cooperation with other forces. The chaos is about to begin! It is no longer something that the nobles in the Dakun Dynasty can stop! We may have to think about our new goals now! Have you ever thought about overthrowing the Dakun Dynasty one day! Establishing a new dynasty where the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"
Yuan Quan was a little shocked when he heard this, because he had never thought that he would covet that position one day. Even if he led people to oppose the current court, he just wanted to get the recognition of Emperor Chongming, so that the emperor could restore his father's reputation and redress the injustice for their family!
"Young Marshal! There are some things we have to think about! You know, this time the court sent the Minister of War Sun Ting! He is one of the few people in the court who knows military affairs! If we defeat him and those thousands of cavalry here! The entire northwest, even the entire west and central regions will be in chaos! At that time, our army can sweep the entire northwest, southwest and central regions! As long as we continue to march eastward, there will be more food and wealth there for us to develop more troops! This world may not be out of reach!" Tang Hai has always been very ambitious. However, due to repeated failures. Later, by chance, he followed Yuan Chong, the marshal who had a large army in the northeast. Only then did he have the opportunity to display his talents. But his ambitions have never changed. Now he believes that there are barbarians in the north of the Dakun Dynasty. There is corruption within the court, and tax revenue is getting less year by year. Coupled with the drought in the west, there are border troubles in the southeast! All of this shows that the Dakun Dynasty has reached the end of its power.
"Uncle Tang! Didn't we discuss at the beginning to ask Emperor Chongming to apologize to us and restore my father's innocent reputation? When did we really want to overthrow him? Besides, the Dakun Dynasty is rich! But it discriminates against people like us who can't change it!" Yuan Quan didn't believe that these people could rule the entire dynasty.
"These people are certainly not enough! So we have to contact Lin Kunlun in the southwest! Let's agree together to develop towards the east where there is more money and food! As long as all the people affected by drought in the west are mobilized, the two armies can at least gather hundreds of thousands of troops! By then, as long as we have obtained the rich areas in the southeast of the east and have enough food reserves! Naturally, we will be able to go north!" The more Tang Hai spoke, the more he felt that his plan was perfect.