According to Li Xiang's idea, the general should continue to argue with him, so that he would have a chance to convince him in the end. However, who knew that the general silently drank up the wine in his glass, and finally asked his subordinates to send him back to the barracks.
"It seems that Your Highness has not achieved his goal."
Yuchi Baolin did not follow him just now, but when he saw Li Xiang coming back, his eyes were not very good. It was obvious that he did not achieve his goal. It is not so easy to divide a person. Although General Kang Ying was separated from his army, this person still has a very important strategic position for Li Xiang. After all, this person has a high reputation within the Turks.
"Just take it slow. Anyway, the most critical moment in the Western Region has passed. The remaining time is in our hands. Our strength is slowly increasing, while their strength has reached its peak and is now slowly declining. With this rise and fall, our victory is not far away."
Li Xiang's words also made Lord Zhao next to him nod his head repeatedly. Cheng Chumo went out to patrol the camp, so only Cheng Chuliang was here.
The Gaochang army has not been idle during this period. We have formed an army of more than 20,000 Gaochang troops, but the grassroots officers are all from the Tang Dynasty. Although their combat effectiveness is not very good, they can already perform some simple tasks. However, Li Xiang does not want to do this.
"Your Highness, do you not believe them?"
When Cheng Chuliang was making a report, Li Xiang kept shaking his head. Now the locals were managing the locals, which was a major hidden danger to stability and unity, so Li Xiang wanted to mobilize the troops of these vassal states.
"They're performing well now, but it's hard to say what they'll be like in the future. I think they should be swapped around. For example, the Goguryeo army goes to Xueyantuo, the Xueyantuo army goes to Gaochang, and the Gaochang army returns to Goguryeo. They're all under different jurisdictions. Let them do all the dirty work. If anything goes wrong, kill them and give an explanation to the local people."
Li Xiang has always had a huge question mark in his heart about the issue of local people managing local people. At that time, all regions were in chaos, so Li Xiang did not carry out large-scale mobilization. Now it is in a stable state. Even Gaochang, which had just been conquered, has surrendered, which is in line with such mobilization.
"Your Highness is talking about a massive matter. If we're not careful, it could cause us a series of problems. Since things are very stable everywhere right now, we might as well continue to intensify our efforts on these people."
Lord Zhao is relatively conservative in his work. In the past, the people in Gaochang resisted very strongly, but Li Xiang introduced a term called ideological work, and they began to brainwash the soldiers in Gaochang, especially many soldiers who had Tang Dynasty blood.
This work has been done very well during this period. Many people are positive and hope to become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. It is very simple to become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. You just need to work hard in your daily life. As long as you have half Tang Dynasty blood in your body, you may become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Of course, there are not many open qualifications, but there are one or two every year, just to enable these people to work hard and strive for progress.
"I don't think this is appropriate. I remember His Highness once said that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. These people listen to us now because we are relatively strong. When the day comes when we go downhill, they may not abandon us. So it is better to rotate them. Although rotation will cause various problems, it is better than letting them manage themselves."
Yuchi Baolin expressed another attitude. If they were allowed to take care of their own people, these people might not be reliable. After all, they had lived in the local area for so many years, and the people around them were their relatives and friends. Now they had not been asked to raise their butcher knives. If one day the people stood up to resist and asked them to raise their butcher knives, could these people do it?
Not only can they not lift it up, they may also turn their spearheads and point their swords at the Tang army. It is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to station too many troops in various places. Now is a time of war, so there are so many troops. Once a war breaks out in other places, we will have to rely on these local troops. This way, whether it is military expenditure or other mobilization, it will be extremely simple.
"I also think your highness's idea is correct. Otherwise, why don't we swap places and first transfer the Xueyantuo troops to Gaochang, and then transfer the Gaochang troops to the Xueyantuo. This way, the impact will be less."
Cheng Chuliang drew a line on the map. If only the troops from these two places were mobilized, the distance would be at most seven or eight hundred kilometers, which would not be too far, and the living habits of the two sides were similar.
"That won't work. If we want to transfer them, we have to move them farther away. The Xueyantuo people go to Tuyuhun, the Tuyuhun people go to Goguryeo, the Goguryeo people come to Gaochang, and the Gaochang people go to Tuyuhun."
Li Xiang drew one arrow after another on the map, and each of them belonged to a different group. Even if the people below wanted to collude, they had no way to collude.
"Furthermore, only 70% of these troops can be used. I must tell my generals that 70% is the red line. The remaining 30% must be from our Tang Dynasty. Anyone who dares to cross this red line will be executed without mercy."
Li Xiang recalled the Anshi Rebellion in the middle period of the Tang Dynasty. The war was caused by the appointment of too many Hu generals.
Li Xiang set the ratio of soldiers at seven to three. As for the ratio of officers, it would probably be even higher. At most, only one layer of foreign officers could be employed, and the rest had to be from the Tang Dynasty.
Lord Zhao was watching the plan from the side with a gloomy face. He must have been worried in his heart. With such a large-scale transfer, who knows how many things would happen along the way. His Highness was still young after all, and it was really embarrassing for many people to move so many people around without any hesitation. If the court knew about it, many people would definitely stand up to oppose it.
