Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Even in later generations, during the Anti-Japanese War (1944), the Japanese invading army formulated a combat plan under the command of Neiji Okamura, commander of the North China Front Army.The main force of the Japanese army preparing to participate in the battle was about 63 people from the 110rd Division of the First Army and the Inagaki Battalion of the Attached 3th Division.Neiji Okamura dispatched the third tank division and two tank squadrons under the command of the First Army, equipped with more than 90 tanks, more than 250 armored vehicles, more than 160 artillery pieces of various types, and more than [-] aircraft.The Japanese army launched an attack at dawn on June [-], which lasted seven days. The Battle of Hangu Pass ended with the Japanese army retreating. This battle killed more than [-] Japanese soldiers, more than [-] chariots, and more than [-] armored vehicles. The Japanese Army Lieutenant General Honmura Chiyota was also killed by a landmine.

At that time, not only was the fighting quality of the Japanese soldiers much higher than that of the Chinese defenders, but the equipment was not at the same level. Especially because the defenders did not have anti-tank guns and anti-tank mines to deal with tanks, they could only use cluster grenades to kill them with flesh and blood. Initiating a counterattack against the Japanese army, the Chinese defenders were able to repel the Japanese army's aggression under the circumstances of overall inferiority in artillery, firepower and air strike force, which fully demonstrated the precipitousness of Hangu Pass.

Let Chen Ying go to seize Hangu Pass, unless the Zheng Guo defenders at Hangu Pass retreat without a fight, otherwise this will be a road of flesh and blood.

Looking at Chen Ying's silence for a long time, it's not that Li Jiancheng doesn't understand military affairs, he knows that he is a little bit overpowering.Li Jiancheng was silent for a long time, then sighed slowly and said, "If you can't capture Hangu Pass and Hongnong County before Erlang strikes, I'm afraid the distant water won't be able to quench your thirst..."

In fact, what Li Jiancheng said was very reasonable. Although Chen Ying and Li Daozhen had an ambiguous relationship, Li Daozong was Li Daozhen's brother. The relationship between the two was very close. Will sell to Li Daozong face, at most to do business and make a lot of money.

Li Jiancheng can't count on Lingzhou's financial resources and materials for the time being, but he wants to obtain the resources of Hongnong County, especially the gold mines in Taolin County.

In later generations, the output of gold mines in Lingbao City was [-] tons per year (Lao Cheng did not find out the gold output of Taolin in the early Tang Dynasty, and took [-]% of the value of later generations, which is [-] catties)

Li Jiancheng knew that the gold mine in Taolin had an annual output of [-] jin.This is a very large amount of wealth. Once it falls into the hands of the imperial court, it will undoubtedly greatly relieve the almost exhausted financial resources of the imperial court.But once this gold mine falls into Li Shimin's hands, it will definitely be a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.

With Li Shimin's character, he would definitely reward the soldiers under his command with the gold he got without hesitation, so as to attract people's hearts. At that time, the imperial court would not be able to look down and deduct the money from the bitter soldiers.

Wang Gui asked without giving up: "Is there really no other way?"

Chen Ying pondered: "There is no way..."

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he was ecstatic: "What way?"

Wei Zheng also looked at Chen Ying expectantly.

Chen Ying pondered, but did not answer immediately.

Li Jiancheng said: "These are all my confidantes, and they are all worthy of entrustment."

Chen Ying took the teacup on the table, dipped his fingers in water, and drew a sketch on the table, while explaining to Li Jiancheng and others: "Only in terms of terrain, it is not impossible to storm Hangu Pass, but it will lose money." It's a terrible situation, absolutely unacceptable, if you want to take Hangu Pass, you can only take it out of your wits."

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and understood what Chen Ying meant, but he still said modestly: "I would like to hear more about it."

Chen Ying said with confidence: "From Tongguan along Hangu all the way to the east to attack Hangu Pass, the difficulty lies in the ambushes on the canyons on both sides. If the enemy's ambushes on the top of the mountain are cleaned up in advance, naturally there will be no surprises. As long as you pass through the 140-mile-long Hangu smoothly, Hangu Pass will be nothing to worry about!"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "This plan is very clever. Based on Chen Qing's plan, how many troops will be needed to capture Hangu Pass?"

"Soldiers are not many, but quality is the most valuable!" Chen Ying missed the old Dingyuan Army Department he formed very much. If there were six Zhechong Mansions in the old Dingyuan Army, one Zhechong Mansion on the left and right wings would be responsible for attacking along the ridge, and two The Zhechong Mansion escorted the supplies from the bottom of the valley, and they should be able to smoothly transport the soldiers and horses to the city of Hangu Pass.

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "The rate of the prince's left and right guards, the crown prince's left and right ministers, and the prince's left and right Qing Dao rate are 24% off and 3 people in the palace. Whatever troops you need, I will transfer them all to you!"

"Except for His Royal Highness, the left and right Siyu rate stay, the left and right guard rate, and the left and right Qing Dao rate, there are a total of eighteen mansions, and all of them will be transferred to the ministers!" Chen Yinghao said dryly: "If you have this [-]% off Chongfu people and horses in your hands, the minister can't do it. You can give it a try."

Li Jiancheng almost didn't think about it and said: "I will go down to the palace now, and ask my father for an order, and use Chen Qing as the crown prince Shaobao to lead the four expeditions!"

Hearing this, Chen Ying was inexplicably surprised.

In the Tang Dynasty, although the three masters and three young masters had become honorary official positions.Chen Ying's grandfather, Hou Mo Chen Chong, held the highest official positions as General of the Zhu Kingdom, Grand Sikong, and Prince Taibao.Now that Chen Ying has not been crowned, he has been promoted to the crown prince and Taibao, which is almost the pinnacle of being a minister.

Chen Ying thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and refused: "His Royal Highness, Chen Ying is very grateful, but how can Chen Ying, He De, be added to the post of the Prince's Shaobao! Please take back the order, and the minister can hold the festival and hang up the collar." Four rates, attack Hangu Pass!"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng was visibly relieved.

He was really afraid that Chen Ying would accept it calmly. Although the three masters and three young masters of the East Palace were high-ranking, they were really a fire pile. If Chen Ying became one of the three young masters, he might become the target of public criticism.For Chen Ying, it was really not a good thing.

Anyway, Chen Ying is young at this time, and he has a lot of opportunities, so why rush?

In fact, Chen Ying also wants the position of this flashy Prince Shaobao. He even wants to have the power to start a government and build his own shogunate. In this way, Chen Ying can open the door, recruit staff, and pick up things for him. fill a vacancy.

Chapter 97 takes the world by storm

Chapter 97 takes the world by storm

Trust is mutual, if he has reservations about Chen Ying, he can't expect Chen Ying to assist him with all his strength.Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng did not hide anything.Li Jiancheng hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "At Chen Qing's age, adding the title of Prince Shaobao will indeed do more harm than good."

It's not just that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, if Chen Ying is crowned as the crown prince Shaobao, I'm afraid how embarrassing the old officials of the Manchu court will be?Could it be that Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Shiwen and other veterans should obediently salute when they see Chen Ying?Don't say that Li Yuan couldn't pass that test, even if Li Yuan really agreed, Chen Ying would become the public enemy of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

Chen Ying saw that Li Jiancheng was relieved, and he was also relieved.

Chen Ying, who has been a man for two lifetimes, has already passed the age at which he can die generously by relying on the appointment of an official and making a wish.The early citrons rot first, and the guns shoot the top birds. Being in the officialdom, sometimes I have to temporarily avoid the edge.Chen Ying bowed and said: "As a minister, he eats the king's salary, shares the worries of the king, and has a duty-bound duty. The minister will definitely go all out to win the Hangu Pass!"

"I can request an order from my father to add Chen Qing as the champion general." Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment, looked at Chen Ying and asked, "What else does Chen Qing want?"

The champion general is the third-rank military official of the Tang Dynasty, equivalent to Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, a civil official.In the Sui Dynasty, in order to avoid the fall of military power during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the princes separated their regimes, and the world was turbulent, Yang Jian split up the official positions.Formed two sets of systems of honorary officers and rank officials.On the basis of the honored officials of the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty carried out a detailed division, forming three types: honored officials, casual officials, and post officials.

Honorary officers specifically refer to meritorious titles, similar to the system of the Han Dynasty: "non-military meritorious service shall not be enshrined as a marquis."In the Tang Dynasty, the honorary officer actually had a better reputation.

Originally, Chen Ying had the honorary officer of Hussar General, which was equivalent to a second-class meritorious service in later generations, and he was a hero.If he hadn't been dismissed before, Chen Ying's Hussar General wouldn't even have a salary.The only advantage is that the grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, wives, and descendants who committed the crime of exile can be reduced-etc;Tang Dian stipulates that a man can take a concubine only with his wife's consent if he has not been married for 40 years.

However, having a concubine can be justifiable as an honorary officer, and there is exemption from conscription and tax.

Sanguan is also a status symbol, representing the salary and treatment received by officials.This is a title and does not imply actual position.For example, General Hussars, Lieutenant Yunqi...these are all scattered officials.Officials with definite scope of authority, such as Taishi, Tiance Admiral, and Fuyin, are positions that actually do things and bear corresponding responsibilities, and they are also positions that actually hold power.

Chen Ying has become a champion general, this is a third-rank military official, which is equivalent to Chen Ying truly enjoying the salary treatment of a third-rank official. Salary and ceremonial guards.

But with this champion general of the third rank, Chen Ying can receive an extra salary of about 370 guanqian per year, plus 120 shi of grain, and an additional [-] mu of employment land. The imperial court will also subsidize Chen Ying's chariots and horses. Travel, ceremonial and other expenses [-] Guan.

If the money of the Tang Dynasty is converted into more than one million RMB in later generations.

Although the money was small money to Chen Ying at this time, Chen Ying didn't think it was too much.It was a matter of course and agreed.

Chen Ying replied: "I would like to hear His Royal Highness agree to five conditions, and I will definitely win the Hangu Pass for His Royal Highness!"

Li Jiancheng frowned slightly: "Chen Qing, but it's okay to say!"

"First, I don't plan to wait for His Royal Highness King Qin to launch an attack after the beginning of spring next year. I plan to make some preparations and launch an attack on New Year's Eve, and try to capture Hangu Pass before Wang Shichong opens his government on the Yuan Festival within half a month! "Chen Yingdao: "So, I want to listen to His Royal Highness, and give him the right to do things cheaply!"

Li Jiancheng nodded. He knew that Chen Ying's way of thinking was very free and easy, and he was too strong and didn't know how to unite his colleagues. It was best for Chen Ying to complete the tasks assigned to him alone. If he was asked to cooperate with others, he had to do it It cannot be smashed.Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Yes!"

Chen Ying smiled knowingly and said, "Secondly, there are too many enemy spies in the city of Chang'an. It is difficult for Wang Shichong to hear the news that the minister sent troops to capture Hangu Pass in advance, so I want to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, pretending to declare to the outside world that the minister has angered the Crown Prince. Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince will not meet with the ministers!"

Chen Ying was preparing to attack Hangu Pass by surprise, so the surprise of the attack must be ensured. As long as the enemy discovered his strategic layout later, the chance of Chen Ying's success would be higher.So cheating is just a small trick.

Li Jiancheng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said: "Soldiers never tire of cheating, this is understandable. Accurate!"

Chen Ying said very relaxedly: "I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to collect all the feathers from around Chang'an and give them to my ministers. I plan to rush to at least [-] or [-] sets of down uniforms for the soldiers of the army to keep out the cold!"

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng suddenly became embarrassed.

In the era when there was no cotton, many down quilts were popular in Chang'an because of their light weight, cold protection and warmth, and did not affect body movements. After Chen Ying invented it, except for the first set of soldiers led by Dong Gongwei, the other feathers were distributed among the various families and clans.

Li Jiancheng has the dignity of a prince, and there is no way to force the feathers to be taken from the hands of the powerful families. Now it is Chen Ying who has presented him with a problem.Chen Ying needs [-] to [-] sets of down jackets, which is really not a small amount, because down jackets in Chang'an have been hyped up to [-] pieces, and [-] down jackets, even if the treasury is emptied, Li Jiancheng can't get it out.

Seeing Prince Li Jian in trouble,

Wei Zhengdao: "There is a down bedding and a set of down jackets that His Highness the Crown Prince rewarded in my family. I can use the fur to make up for it, and I can donate the down from the family."

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, Wang Gui sighed in his heart. He is different from Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng's family is poor, and he has no other source of wealth except one person's salary, so his feathers are all rewarded by Li Jiancheng before. .But Wang Gui's family is well-off, who doesn't have four down jackets for his wife and children?As for down bedding, there are as many as a hundred beds.