Tian Mantang looked at Gao Xiangsheng standing in front of him, with anger, admiration, and a little uncertainty about the future. After a while, he said, "Mr. Gao, you have caused me a lot."

Gao Xiangsheng smiled loudly: "General Tian, ​​it may be a brand new beginning, a better start for you and the entire Yizhou."

"I hope this is the case! Please!" Gao Xiangsheng stretched out his hand and invited the other party into the room.

Gao Xiangsheng pulled Wang Chao out and said with a smile: "General Tian, ​​let me introduce Wang Chao, His Majesty the Emperor's personal bodyguard."

Tian Mantang was slightly stunned and clasped his fists and said, "Looking back for a long time!"

Wang Chao was speechless. It seemed that Gao Xiangsheng was going to tie himself firmly to his chariot, but at this moment, he could only smile and bow back.

The three of them entered and sat down with the guest and host.

Tian Mantang opened the right path and said, "Mr. Gao, things have come to this point, and I won't hide it from you. At present, my army is completely controlled. All the ones that need to be cleaned have been cleaned. The entire Guizhou area, from Badong to Yiling, is now under my control. I want to know, if I surrender to the Tang Dynasty, what can I get and what can my army get?"

"I have heard of General Tian's methods these days." Gao Xiangsheng nodded and said, "General Tian is always stationed in Yiling and has many contacts with us, whether it is an official or a civilian. I think we are very clear about our policies."

"I am also a must-read every issue of the Tang Dynasty." Tian Mantang said: "I don't care about it. I am still in my early forties. I don't want to go to Chang'an to get a title and be a free agent, and just spend the day here."

Gao Xiangsheng laughed: "General Tian is too worried. If the court wants to wipe out Yizhou, there are many things to rely on General Tian in the future! General Tian is relieved!"

"Please make clear statement from Gao Gong!" Tian Mantang bowed.

"Okay, then the wise man doesn't say secret words. General Tian, ​​you must know that the entire southwest battlefield belongs to the jurisdiction of the Third Corps of the Tang Dynasty. The Third Corps is controlled by General Shi Zhuang. Below is the inspector Luo Shaofeng, and the third person is the deputy general Min Rou. Further down there are two central generals Liang Han and Hou Fangyu. After General Tian returns, his position is on par with Liang Han and Hou Fangyu. I wonder if it is possible?"

Tian Mantang pondered for a moment and nodded.

This position is not low.

Needless to say, Shi Zhuang and Min Rou were all generals of the Tang Dynasty's guards. Although the inspector Luo Shaofeng was not famous, Tian Mantang knew that the power of the inspectors in the Tang Dynasty was extremely great. Except for military affairs, they could interfere in everything else and ask questions.

Liang Han and Hou Fangyu are both famous generals and one of the earliest generals to start with Li Ze. They are also satisfied that they can be on par with these two people.

"The titles and other titles are all empty heads. In our Tang Dynasty, it is just an honorary title plus a little money and food, and there is no such thing as hereditary, so it is not worth mentioning!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "If General Tian has any ideas, you might as well say it."

"Since it's empty, it doesn't matter!" Tian Mantang shook his head and said, "I have a 50,000 army under my command, including 30,000 combat soldiers, 5,000 navy troops, and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers of various types. How do you deal with these people?"

"Adaptation is a must." Gao Xiangsheng said: "Let's talk about the Navy first. Five thousand Navy. All our staff will be included. Entering our Tang Dynasty Inland River Navy series, of course, some of them may be transferred to the sea. They belong to technical troops and are popular everywhere. 30,000 land troops need to be reduced to 10,000. The weak are eliminated and the strong are retained. The remaining part will be converted into Jing'an Army, and some will be retired. All technical troops among the auxiliary troops will be included."

Tian Mantang took a deep breath: "Thirty thousand Master Lu, he cut 20,000 people at once? The range is too large, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction."

"Don't worry, General Tian!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "We have a lot of experience in laying off the troops. First of all, the military pay of those who stayed, is the same as the Tang army since the general changed his flag. Our military pay is more than a little higher than that of Yizhou. I think the people who stayed will be very happy."

Tian Mantang nodded. The salary of the Tang army was indeed unparalleled in the world.

"Secondly, the salary of this group of people who have been converted to the Jing'an Army will not be lower than their current income, and will be paid on time and there will be no arrears! So this group of people will not cause any trouble." Gao Xiangsheng continued. "The third group of people are already a minority at this time. We will pay the preferential treatment funds for retired preferential treatment. At the same time, we will divide the land for them in surrounding areas such as Zhijiang as part of the preferential treatment fees."

Tian Mantang let out a long sigh: "If this is the case, the stability of the army can basically be guaranteed."

"The adapted troops, the 10,000 Land Division is still led by General Tian, ​​but the Third Corps will definitely send a group of officers down. At the same time, some officers under General Tian will also be transferred to other troops. I hope General Tian can understand this." Gao Xiangsheng stared at Tian Mantang, and the ones ahead were easy to say. This article touched Tian Mantang's real interests.

"I hope some of the core officers can stay." Tian Mantang hesitated for a moment: "After all, they are more familiar with the situation, which is conducive to the control of the troops. If nothing unexpected happens, I am afraid that the direction of Yizhou will not give up."

"This, then, General Shi Zhuangda will definitely discuss it with you." Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "You will definitely respect your opinions. As you said, on the basis of completing the training, we must also ensure the combat effectiveness of this army."

"It should have been!" Tian Mantang nodded with relief. The other party did not mean to completely underestimate himself. This kind of solid talk made him feel more comfortable.

"But the navy after the reorganization will be an independent combat unit in the future. General Tian, ​​in our Tang Dynasty, the navy has always been organized separately." Gao Xiangsheng said.

"I understand this."

"There will be new people-friendly officials from Guizhou County to come to govern." Gao Xiangsheng continued: "In my Tang Dynasty, the army and the people are two lines. General Tian is very clear, right?"

"What will our logistics come from now on?"

"It is provided uniformly by the Third Corps." Gao Xiangsheng said.

"As long as the logistics support is effective, I have no objection!" Tian Mantang said. The military system of the Tang Dynasty has always been like this. The army is not allowed to interfere in local affairs. It is also the meaning of the court using logistics supply to suppress the army.

"Since that's the case, we both have no differences above the general principles. Can I meet your subordinates and local officials?" Gao Xiangsheng said: "It should be better to tell them about these things earlier."

Three days later, the high elephant rose and sailed away.

On the same day, Guizhou County raised the Tang Dynasty flag, and Tian Mantang led the 50,000 troops under his command and the entire Guizhou County announced his surrender to Chang'an.

The news came out and the world was shaking.

The Southern Alliance is like a loss of his parents, while the North is excited.

At the same time, hundreds of warships from the Inland River Navy led by Zheng Wenchang entered Yiling. After half a month of reorganization, they sailed upstream with dozens of warships originally under Tian Manzhang's troops, entering Badong County, Guizhou County, and aimed at Wushan.

At this time, the furious Zhu Youzhen started a new round of purge in Yizhou. Sheng Zhonghuai was implicated because he had previously worked to protect Tian Mantang and was stripped of all his official ranks and used white clothes to replace the minister of the Liang Palace to handle official duties. Hao Ren, the general of the Palace Front Office, had failed to monitor, and the family of Tian Mantang and the Tang Dynasty, and was beaten thirty military sticks in the hall and demoted to three levels in a row. He was then ordered to kill Tian Mantang and his important officers at all costs.

At the same time, Zhu Youzhen sent his capable general Yang Chenglin to Shizhou, gathering more than a dozen local chieftains' local soldiers, and gathered nearly 50,000 people to attack Tian Mantang.

For Yizhou, this is the last chance. If Tian Mantang has just announced his surrender and has not yet integrated with the Tang army, there will definitely be various contradictions and difficulties in running-in to win the other party, there will be almost no chance in the future.

The entire sky above Guizhou County was covered with battle clouds.

At this time, Gao Xiangsheng, who had done all this, was ready to go to Fujian again.

"You want to go back to Chang'an with me!" Wang Chao said firmly to Gao Xiangsheng.

"Take his life while he is sick!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "We have planned the Fujian affairs for several years. Now Xiang Zhen and Rong Hong of the Southern Alliance are all focused on the direction of Yizhou, focusing on the war in Guizhou and County that is about to break out. At this time, I will kick them with my heart, which will inevitably make them vomit blood several liters. Therefore, I am not the time to go back to Chang'an at this time. When I finish handling the Fujian affairs, I will definitely return to Chang'an."

"You are the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, not the front-line commander!" Wang Chao said: "Your Majesty is already very angry. If you don't go back, your Majesty will be even more annoyed."

Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Just because Your Majesty is still angry, I can't go back at this time. When the Fujian incident comes, Your Majesty's anger will be almost gone. Then I will go back to apologize."

After giving up this sentence, Gao Xiangsheng jumped off the boat. Under the dock, there were personnel from the inner guards who had prepared horses. Gao Xiangsheng turned over and got off the horse. Wang Chao wanted to stop him, but the two boatmen on the boat smiled and blocked his way. Wang Chao could only watch Gao Xiangsheng ride his horse and whip, and then he left.

"When you run, I'm afraid I'll get hit on my butt a few more times when I go back!" Wang Chao sighed in a pity.

But no matter what, this time I came out and followed Gao Xiangsheng for a few rounds, I still had some knowledge and learned some skills, but these things could not be learned in Chang'an.

It seems worth it to be a few kicks.
Chapter completed!