"Shen Lian?"
"Your subject is here!" Hearing Zhu Bomu calling him, Shen Lian immediately half-knelt and nodded.
"How are the Embroidered Uniform Guards under you compared to the Embroidered Uniform Guards during the Taizu and Shenzong periods?”Looking at so many Jinyiwei dressed in plain red brocade clothes, Zhu Bomu asked a question.
"Long live, those who join the Embroidered Uniform Guards must draw a stone horn bow, ride on a galloping horse, and shoot three arrows in a row. Only those who hit the target within fifty steps can be selected!”
A stone horned bow…
Hearing this, Zhu Bomu was immediately speechless. It was no joke to pull a crossbow on a warhorse, and it was even more difficult to hit the bullseye within fifty steps.
If one didn't have a concept, then it would be the simplest in terms of the era. This was because the cavalry of the government soldiers in the early Tang Dynasty needed to draw a seven-bucket bow, while the archers of the Imperial Army in the Song Dynasty were a stone.
Usually, a person who could pull a crossbow on a warhorse and put on armor would be considered an elite of the army.
Don't be fooled by the TV series. Archers were mostly the elites of an army because they were the only ones who could deal the most damage to the Rangers wearing chain mail.
It was even more impossible to defeat them in close combat. Unless it was heavy cavalry or heavy infantry, other troops would be defeated alone.
Those who were good at archery had long arms, and those with long arms were tall. This meant that even if you were lucky enough to break through the defense line of the infantry in front and rush to the front of the archers, you would still be able to shoot.
Then you might have to face thousands of elite soldiers who were half a head taller than you and covered in muscles!
Other than heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, or organized armies, there were very few existences that could threaten archers. In other words, these 3,000 Embroidered Uniform Guards were like 3,000 ancient special forces.
When he thought of the 3,000 special forces soldiers he had obtained, Zhu Bomu immediately swallowed his saliva. Then he remembered the serious matter, so he asked seriously,""Do you know where Da Qing's stick is?”
"Through Wansui's memories, I learned a little, but I haven't fought with him, so I can't tell the exact difference.”Shen Lian was honest and did not boast. Zhu Bomu was very satisfied with this.
After all, the soldiers exchanged by the system also had their own independent personalities. The only thing that did not change was that they were 200% loyal to him.
Looking at Shen Lian, Zhu Bomu immediately asked,""I urgently need your information on Sichuan, Yungui, and Guangxi in the southwest, as well as Nanzhang (Lao/Lao) and Annan in the south. How long do you think it will take?”
"Which side is Wansui in urgent need of information from? I need to know Wansui's next plan before I can make a general direction of attack.”
Shen Lian's mind was clear and he knew the concept of tightening first and loosening later. After Zhu Bomu heard his words, he frowned and thought for a while before saying,"
"Judging from the current situation, I need to find out the information of Sichuan Governor Nian Gengyao, the capital Kangxi, and the entire Yunnan.”
In fact, Zhu Bomu wanted to get information about Nanzhang the most because Nanzhang had already split into three countries, and Annan was currently in a dispute between Ruan and Zheng.
However, if he wanted to attack Nanzhang, it meant that Zhu Bomu had to cross the northern part of Annan, or the Lin 'an Mansion to the west of Kaihua Mansion to go south.
This was not in line with his military strategy, as he would destroy the enemy once he mobilized his troops. Therefore, he decided to destroy Annan, then Nanzhang, and at the same time, make good friends with the two neighboring countries, Phimpenh (Cambodia) and Ayutthaya (Thailand).
When the situation in the Central Plains became unstable, he would immediately send his army to the north to drive out the Tartars and restore China!
After Zhu Bomu told him his strategy, Shen Lian did not say anything for a moment. Zhu Bomu was not in a hurry and just waited for him quietly.
After a while, Shen Lian said,""If it is arranged like this, the consumption of money and goods will be very large, so Wansui, this minister suggests setting up points in five places.”
"Nine places?" Zhu Bomu frowned slightly when he heard Shen Lian's words. He was a little unhappy but he still listened patiently.
"Yes! There were nine places. First was Chengdu, then Kunming, followed by Lijiang Prefecture and Songpan Hall, followed by the capital, then the capital of Annan, the Rising Dragon Prefecture, and then the capital of Nanzhang Three Kingdoms. There were a total of nine places.”
Shen Lian continued,""The capital is the first place where the Tartars issue orders, while the Chengdu and Kunming prefectures are the places where they receive orders.”
"Lijiang Prefecture and Songpan Hall are the front lines where Governor Yun and Governor Gui and Nian Gengyao are stationed to guard against Ce Wang and Arabtan, while Rising Dragon Prefecture and Nanzhang Three Kingdoms are the places we will attack.”
" However, just these few places might require more than 100,000 taels of silver…" Speaking of money, Shen Lian's face turned red because he knew that Zhu Bomu could not afford that much money now.
"A hundred thousand taels? "Hiss…" Zhu Bomu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Shen Lian's words.
After all, he had read novels for so many years and knew that intelligence was expensive. He had originally thought that it would cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels.
However, Shen Lian's words made him heave a sigh of relief. Although a hundred thousand taels was a lot, it was still within his acceptable range. After all, he could lay out the most important places first. As for Annan, he would have to wait until he had the money to build an army of ten thousand before attacking.
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Due to the requirements of the higher-ups and the fact that the book was written in modern times, most of the names of other countries had to be made up except for the history of Qing Dynasty.
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