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Gu Ming talked non-stop, and Emperor Yongping was so intoxicated that he completely forgot the passage of time.

After all, most of the ideas that Gu Ming talked about originated from his previous life, even if it is only seen from movies, TV dramas, it is a valuable experience, far ahead of the current world's combat ideas.

"Your Majesty, I would like to make a final conclusion. According to the method I just mentioned, maybe only a few thousand elite soldiers are needed to complete the emperor's grand plan!"

"Thousands of people?"

Emperor Yongping thought he had heard wrong.

You know, there are currently about 30 to [-] soldiers stationed in the western frontier, what can a mere few thousand soldiers and horses do?

"Your Majesty, there are not many soldiers, and they are more expensive than fine ones! Although the Western Regions are large and there are many countries, their population base is not large. As far as I know, the combined population of the most powerful so-called big countries in the Western Regions is only over [-]. .

Not to mention small countries, most of them have two to three thousand people, or even hundreds of people.

The combined population of the entire Western Regions should not exceed 100 million people.

The key is that its territory is vast, and its terrain is dominated by Gobi and desert.If the army marched in, there would be too many disadvantages, and the consumption would be quite astonishing.

But sending special operations troops is different, because the combat methods of special operations troops are quite flexible, and even several people can form a small team.

Once it penetrates behind enemy lines, it will inevitably cause huge damage to the enemy."

Gu Ming's remark is not just talking about it, he has a basis for it.

The most classic example is Genghis Khan, how many people did he have at that time?And you don't even need to bring food and grass, you can collect food wherever you go, which is the so-called war to support war.

"The intelligence aspect is also very important."

"Aiqing, what you said is indeed reasonable, but there is one issue that you seem to have overlooked. Once war starts against the Western Regions, the Sacred Fire Cult will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely launch a frenzied counterattack."

Gu Ming responded with a smile: "It's not because I ignored it, but because I haven't talked about it yet.

In fact, the deaths of Ni Chenggui and Lord Qing made me understand one thing this time. The Sacred Fire Cult may not be as strong and mysterious as it was said in the legend.

It stands to reason that Ni Chenggui and Prince Qing have been imprisoned in the sky prison, so they should be abandoned children. They can ignore it and find their target again.

But, why did he go out of his way to kill them both?

This shows that they are worried that Ni Chenggui and Prince Qing will leak the secret.

In other words, they are not absolutely confident in their ability to control the organization.

Another example is that Abu, didn't he obediently confess his details?

From this, I can boldly speculate that the Sacred Fire Cult may be bragging about something mysterious, and maybe the so-called thousands of years of inheritance are all fake, in order to create a sense of mystery and better control people's hearts."

"Eh? Jing Aiqing said so, it's not impossible."

"Of course, even if it's bragging, there should still be hundreds of years of inheritance, and it still shouldn't be underestimated.

Therefore, we still need to form a more secret team, for example, recruiting personnel from the Shence Mansion."

Having said that, Emperor Yongping naturally understood.

This more secretive team is naturally used to deal with the Holy Fire Cult.

Two days later.

Bai Suzhen and She Ji came to the capital.

At present, Guobei County has nothing to worry about, so Gu Ming called them to the capital to help him do some things.

"She Ji, take this letter and go to the Fulai Inn in Yangzhou City to assist the people of the Shence Mansion to deal with those strange people from the Western Regions."

"Yes, the subordinate must live up to the master's expectations!"

After Gu Ming finished explaining, She Ji took the letter and left.

"My lord, what can I do for you?"

As soon as Snake Ji left, Bai Suzhen took the initiative to ask.

She is different from Snake Fairy, of course Gu Ming can't treat her as his subordinate, and replied with a smile: "Miss Bai, that's right."

Gu Ming explained the plan discussed with Emperor Yongping.

"These aliens from the Western Regions are lurking everywhere, and we need to find them out one by one.

At the same time, you can also inquire from them to see if you can find clues about Xiaoqing. "

"Great!"

Sure enough, when she heard Xiaoqing, Bai Suzhen suddenly regained her spirits.

"Let's go, I'll take you somewhere first."

"Okay!"

Bai Suzhen didn't ask where she was going, but nodded briskly.

She absolutely trusted Gu Ming without any reason.

Suburbs of Beijing.

About ten miles to the west, there is a well-known Hu people's market.

It used to be a wasteland, but later it gradually formed a distribution center for caravans, mainly Hu merchants.

As time goes by, there are gradually pubs, inns, shops, entertainment venues, etc. here, and it has become an exotic market town.

Many merchants from the Central Plains also came here to exchange and trade goods.

When Gu Ming and Bai Suzhen arrived at the market, it was already sunset, but the market was still very lively, with all kinds of hawking sounds.

The market mainly sells products from the Western Regions, and the most distinctive ones are wine, Western Region clothing, spices, handicrafts and the like.

As soon as she entered the market, Bai Suzhen's eyes began to shine

Although her body is a demon, her heart still cannot escape the nature of a woman, and she is attracted by those costumes and handicrafts from exotic places.

"Miss Bai, buy whatever you like, don't worry about money."

"It's okay, I'll just take a look." At this point, Bai Suzhen couldn't help leaning her head over and whispered, "I can conjure all these things."

Gu Ming said cheerfully: "But the ones turned out are fake after all, let's buy a few and give you some money."

While speaking, Gu Ming took out a few bank notes and handed them over.

"Young master, it won't take so much"

"You accept the excess first, it will inevitably be used in the future."

Having said that, Bai Suzhen didn't refuse any more, she put away the bank notes, and then picked out and bought a few handicrafts.

Gu Ming also bought some spices for future barbecues in the wild.

After a while, the two entered a shop specializing in wine together.

"Young Master, Miss, we have just arrived with a batch of fine wine, you two can taste it first"

As soon as you enter the store, a waiter greets you warmly.

This guy is also from the Western Regions, so he must have stayed here for a long time to hear his accent, but he is fairly fluent in Central Plains.

"Well, let's have a taste."

"Okay, wait a minute, son."

The clerk poured two small glasses of wine and handed them to Gu Ming and the others.

Gu Ming took the wine glass, smelled it first, then slowly shook the glass

But Bai Suzhen had already drank it in one gulp and then frowned: "Why is this wine so sweet, sour and astringent?"

Gu Ming smiled and said: "Miss Bai, you have to wake up before drinking this wine, you are drinking too fast."

"Yes, yes, this son seems to be an expert."

The guy immediately patted his ass.

In fact, Gu Ming is not an expert at all, he hardly drank alcohol before time travel.

The knowledge of red wine is also limited, just a general understanding of some basic common sense, such as dry red, which he doesn't like to drink, but Georgia's semi-sweet red wine suits his taste quite well.

After shaking for a few times, Gu Ming just took a sip. Well, this is the taste, light and refreshing, sweet, and there is a fruity aroma between the lips and teeth, which is similar to pure rice wine.

"That's right, Miss Bai, try it, drink less, don't drink it all up."

"Oh!"

Bai Suzhen subconsciously took the wine glass and took a sip. Well, I feel much better this time.

Then, his face turned red with embarrassment.

Because she suddenly realized that the two shared a wine glass

Gu Ming didn't think much about it, he glanced sideways at the waiter and asked, "How much of the wine you drank just now?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Maybe four to five hundred catties."

"What about the others?"

"There are two other types, and those two have more stocks."

"That's right, I want it all."

"All of them?" The man was taken aback.

"What? Do you think I'm joking, or have no money? It seems that you can't make up your mind, so ask your boss to come and talk to me."

The guy hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, the two guests sit down for a while, and I'll call the boss over."

After speaking, the man turned and walked out.

"My lord, why do you buy so much wine?"

Bai Suzhen looked surprised.

Gu Ming smiled mysteriously: "It's okay, you don't need to pay anyway."

"Huh? Don't pay? This doesn't seem very good, does it?"

"You'll know soon"

Outside the door, a wretched-looking man from the Western Regions glanced at the store from time to time, probably the clerk had greeted him and asked him to take care of it.

Otherwise, if there is no one in the store, what if the wine is lost?

Wine is very expensive, and a small jar costs a few taels of silver.

It's not about how high its cost is, the key is that transportation is difficult, and there are many risks along the way, and it must be protected against sandstorms, robbers, wild animals, and monsters.

Therefore, being a businessman is a very dangerous thing, and if you are not careful, you will lose your life.

"By the way, Miss Bai, you wear this close to your body."

"what is this?"

Bai Suzhen took a piece of paper that Gu Ming handed over with a surprised face, and wrote some words on it.

"Take it as a talisman. Wearing it on your body can hide your aura. Most people can't see through your true identity."

"So that's the case, thank you son."

Bai Suzhen carefully folded the paper in half and put it away.

"Miss Bai, you're welcome, you've helped me a lot"

While the two were chatting, the clerk walked in with a wrinkled woman from the Western Regions.

"Two guest officers, this is our lady boss."

"This young man and young lady are really a match made in heaven, they are both talented and beautiful"

The woman smiled and complimented her.

"we are not"

Bai Suzhen blushed and explained in a low voice.

"Understood." The woman smiled meaningfully, and then asked: "By the way, my lord, do you need a lot of wine?"

"Yes, I wonder if I can take me to have a look? If the quality is good, I'll take all of them."

"Could it be that the son's family runs a business?"

"That's right!"