Chen Dong first spoke, "General Yue, Chen feels that Ezhou has a small force and lacks self-protection. If we want to divide the troops to open up the food channel for Xiangyang, it may be a bit inappropriate." The atmosphere in the generals suddenly became a little strange. The generals looked at each other, and they all chose to be silent. The tent was quiet so that the needle could be heard.

After a while, Yue Fei said expressionlessly: "Mr. Chen is a civil servant. It's better not to interfere too much in the battle."

Chen Dong's face suddenly sank: "General Yue, you can't say that!"

It would be fine if Chen Dong never only cares about military affairs. However, Xiangyang and Ezhou are their own masters. When they lack military strength, it is no longer a simple battle formation. Zhao Xingde looked embarrassed. Since the Baoyi Army arrived in Ezhou, although the people of the Baoyi Army and the Zhenguo Army were not clearly distinguished, they had not had much contact. Zhao Xingde, the military advisor of the Baoyi Army, and Yue Fei, the governor of the Zhenguo Army, had no deep friendship. This time Chen Dong brought him here, and he also wanted to persuade the Zhenguo Army. Unexpectedly, before he could express his words, he was blocked by Yue Fei.

Zhao Xingde's identity as a guest minister, he hesitated for a moment and said, "A wise man will have a mistake, and a foolish man will have a gain. The major affairs of the country are in the military and sacrifices. Although civil and military affairs have different paths, everyone should discuss more and work together to make peace."

Yue Fei looked at him, then looked at Chen Dong, and after a moment of silence, he explained in a deep voice: "Xiangyang is the gateway to the southeast half of the wall, and there is no way to lose anything. If the Liao army conquered Xiangyang, it would stock up in Xiangyang and could be connected with the Liao bandits in the east at any time, and our army would find it difficult to recover Huaibei. If the defender of the river, he would have to defend Huaihe. If Huaibei is no longer restored, the Liao bandits would share the danger of the river with us. The southeast half of the wall was under the front of the Liao bandits. As long as the cavalry was mobilized from east to west, our army would be able to work hard to deal with it and not be allowed to fight. It would take several years to delay the army in the south of the Yangtze River and the people were poor, the Liao bandits could raise their troops to sweep their troops and earn their contributions in one battle.

Now the Liao army is trying hard to cut off the food and grass between Xiangyang and Ezhou, so that it is necessary to force Liu Yanqing to retreat and go to Xiangyang without fighting. If we want to protect the southeast half of Xutu, we must also protect the food and road of Xiangyang, so that Liu Yanqing has the heart to stick to it and not retreat. Xiangyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once captured by the Liao army, it will be even more difficult to fight back." He rarely explained so tirelessly, paused, looked at Chen and Zhao, and said coldly, "The army of Zhenguo also needs to discuss military affairs. If the two lords have nothing else, Yue will not send it." He actually issued an order to expel the guests.

The generals looked at each other, their faces a little awkward. Zhang Xian stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Send to Lord Chen." As he took the lead, the other generals also stood up one after another and said, "Mr. Chen, I won't send it." "Mr. Zhao walked slowly-"

"You--" Chen Dong choked in his throat. How could he bear the arrogant and arrogant person? He immediately turned around and walked out. Seeing this, Zhao Xingde sighed, bowed to the generals in the tent, and followed Chen Dong out of the central army tent.

"Domineering!" Chen Dong finally couldn't help laughing and shouted at Zhao Xingde, "It's simply domineering!"

Seeing that Zhao Xingde was silent, Chen Dong said angrily: "When I was in Guangzhou, I gave in to Yue Pengju everywhere, and now I am even more patient and serve as a country. I didn't expect him to be so domineering!" He took a breath and said, "What is he the army of the State? Is it the three towns of Hebei in the Tang Dynasty?" Zhao Xingde's expression changed. The three towns of Hebei were vassals built by Tian Chengsi and other Anshi remnants, and he had never been convinced by the court. Chen Dongkou did not choose to speak, but actually compared the three towns of Hebei to the army of the State. Zhao Xingde persuaded: "Looking at General Yue as a human being, there is no problem with the word "loyalty and righteousness."

"Hmph!" Chen Dong said angrily, "He has no problem, do I have any problems?"

"You two are wise ministers and good generals," Zhao Xingde had no choice but to say to Ximian, "The expulsion of the northern enemy should be the most important thing. Since General Yue insists on maintaining the Xiangyang grain road, Xiangyang is indeed related to the safety of the southeast half of the wall. For the sake of the overall situation, let him go. It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general!"

"At this point, do you still agree that Yue Pengju is in charge of military power?" Chen Dong whispered: "Yuanzhi, you are the only one in this world. To be honest, I give priority to the food and salary of the military in the country. Do you really have no other ideas?" He looked at Zhao Xingde, as if he wanted to see any hidden dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Yue Fei was strict in his army management, and his troops claimed that he would "don't tear down the house if he freezes to death, and would not plunder if he starves to death." When he was in the South China Sea, the military and civilians were integrated. There was once a soldier sold his wife and children because his family had a large population and insufficient military salary. It was not for plundering. The strict military discipline of the Zhenguo Army can be seen. However, military soldiers are also human beings, and their subordinates cannot rely solely on military discipline. Therefore, the military salaries of the Zhenguo Army were also the most timely and sufficient among the Guangnan army. All the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army paid enough military salaries according to the standards of recruiting soldiers by the imperial guards, and the military salaries of the Baoyi Army were paid.

It was issued according to the standards of the Xiang army, and many of the prefectures and counties included in the Baoyi Army only had food rations but no military pay. Not only that, since the Ezhou uprising, there was no sufficient food and money. Sometimes, even the food and money of the Zhenguo Army was insufficient. The Zhenguo Army had to find ways to find a way, set up a card to collect taxes, and return to Yibo to buy. Whether it was military weapons, food and money, the Baoyi Army was ranked behind the Zhenguo Army, and could only rely on a variety of methods to supplement it. On this, Zhao Xingde fully encouraged the Eight Immortals to cross the sea and show their magical powers.

Thinking of this, Chen Dong felt a little guilty and said carefully: "The Zhenguo Army's dominance is never a solution. The grain and salary tend to be more favorable to the Zhenguo Army and it is unfair to the Baoyi Army. Otherwise, from now on, the two families will share the food and salary equally, what do you think?" He looked at Zhao Xingde with a sincere expression and added, "In the future, the Yi barracks in prefectures and counties will be given priority to the Baoyi Army to make up for the gap in strength between the two armies."

A gust of south wind blew, and Zhao Xingde's eyes flashed for a moment. He looked at the river in the distance, and several sailboats were flowing down the river. The commercial tax on the river is now one of the main sources of wealth in Ezhou. The merchants paid a tax in Jiangling and had to pay another tax in Ezhou. After leaving the place controlled by the management and management, they met officials appointed by Zhao Qi, and they might have to pay another tax. Therefore, the prices in the southeast area are getting high. If this situation continues, it may lead to a loss of life.

Zhao Xingde was silent for a moment, raised his palms, and clamped his two fists at Jiang Feng. "Shaoyang, Zhenguo Army and Baoyi Army are like the left and right arms of Ezhou. If both arms stretch out to hit people and run side by side, neither fist will have enough strength. Only one fist can be retracted and the other fist will be able to have strength. Now we have fewer soldiers and small food. If the Baoyi Army and Zhenguo Army share the food and salary equally, they will be embarrassed to be on the battlefield. Instead of doing this, it is better to strengthen one arm and only at critical moments can the Liao gangs be able to hit the Liao gangs with force!" He retracted his fist, looked into the distance, and whispered: "You don't have to worry about Baoyi Army, I can still maintain it."

Chen Dong shook his head and sighed: "If everyone takes the overall situation into consideration like Yuan Zhi, why worry about the immortality of the Northern Captains!"

"Then when others come to sue the Bao Yijun, please help me with more." Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "Didn't the Quartermaster Office give a lot of money for the owed food and wages? I, the food and clothing of the Bao Yijun, are not completely out of reach."

Now the food and salary in Ezhou still need to be collected through prefectures and county officials, and the prefectures and county officials are elected by county scholars and gentry. Because the military taxes are getting heavier and heavier, the gentry is dissatisfied with delays, and the prefectures and counties are not urged due to the circumstances, so the transfer of food and supplies is often delayed, and even arrears are even made with the Quartermaster Office. The Baoyi Army is lined up behind the Zhenguo Army. Therefore, when it is the turn of Baoyi Army, the military commander office treasury was empty, and the rats were able to hold a meeting, so each battalion could only take back a bunch of owed quotas from prefectures and counties. The Quartermaster Office asked the Baoyi Army to ask for food and salary from prefectures and counties by themselves, and Zhao Xingde agreed. For some places, "The Baoyi Army is a chaotic army and bandit army, and the Zhenguo Army is a rioter army." Zhao Xingde just laughed it off and let his subordinates do their own thing. He blamed the prefectures and counties by himself.

Chen Dong nodded and agreed, "If you can endure humiliation, how could I be a person who doesn't understand right or wrong?"

"That's good." Zhao Xingde smiled slightly. He was still a little confident in the ability to urge the subordinates of Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, Xia Maoer, and Zhang Wudi, and taught the guys who owed money and grain. He pondered for a moment and said, "The different paths of civil and military affairs are still reasonable, and entrusted him with military affairs. Shaoyang, summoning the prefectures and counties to elect wise men and fake prime ministers is what you should hurry up. Regarding people's expectations and talent, the prime minister is the one you must hesitate! Otherwise, if the reputation is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. Whether the enemy is the outside world or the southeast is decided, everything will be difficult to implement. I am still afraid that there will be more and more dreams, and if the heroes in troubled times arise, if they do not correct the hearts of the people as soon as possible, they will only become more and more chaotic. When the loyalty and treacherous people are not divided, they will only be difficult to recover even if they spend ten times more."

"Yuan Zhi said," Chen Dong said with a hint of disgrace: "But, I'm not sure yet." He looked around, hesitated for a while, and lowered his voice, "Yuan Zhi thinks how is Hou Huanyin, the comforter of Jingdong East Road?"

"Hou Huanyin?" Zhao Xingde was stunned. He didn't know why he mentioned this person and replied directly, "I heard of it, but I am not familiar with it." Hou Huanyin was a passerby from the east and west of Beijing. After becoming an official, whether Cai Jing was the prime minister, Zhao Zhifu Qin Hui and others were in power, they all steadily worked as officials in Jingdong and became the appeasement envoy of Jingdong and East Road. The foundations of these two roads were extremely deep and were known as a capable official. But outside the Jingdong and the two roads, Hou Huanyin's influence was much smaller. After the fall of Bianliang, he responded to Chen Dong's initiative to "respecte the emperor and not obey orders" on Jingdong and let everyone in the world know his reputation.

"Now we are not obsessed with orders. There are only more than 30 county schools that have the advantage of our peers in management and social management. Hou Huanyin controls more than 20 prefectures and counties on both roads and roads in Jingdong. If I retreat to the next best and recommend him to act as a fake prime minister, Jingdong East Road and the southeast are far away, so Hou Huanyin will be unable to control him. I will use me as a fake political affairs and echo him. In this way, I can control the situation of electing the prime minister." Chen Dong said with a worry, "If I fight with Hou Huanyin, I am afraid that the more than 20 prefectures and counties in Jingdong will turn to Zhao Qi and Cai Jing,..."
Chapter completed!