Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Of course, Zhang Yanyu was just thinking about it and would not really let it slip.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates will definitely seize Yongxing and Yuanshan within the stipulated time." Zhang Yanyu said solemnly.

"But Your Majesty, my subordinates are bound to detach some soldiers to garrison the city and maintain order as they fight this way. As a result, our fifth division may face a shortage of manpower."

"My lord, can you arrange a division capital camp to follow my fifth division and take over those cities?"

Lin Yi shook his head when he heard Zhang Yanyu's words.

"Yan Yu, the lack of troops is our biggest problem now. The Beijing Camp needs to cooperate with the Third Division and the Fourth Division to attack the enemies on the northern front. It also needs to assist the Second Division in attacking the Liaozhou Peninsula, and it also needs to garrison the four areas outside the pass. We really can’t spare any manpower to save the newly occupied areas.”

"Besides, don't think that I don't know your little thoughts. Aren't you just worried about weakening your strength by letting the Beijing camp be stationed? I have no choice about this matter. You can find a way to deal with it yourself."

Zhang Yanyu looked embarrassed after being exposed. He looked at Lin Yi and didn't know what to say.

Indeed, he was somewhat worried that after dividing his troops to garrison in the Goryeo area, his available troops would be reduced and his successor would be weak.

Zhao He on the side rolled his eyes when he heard the conversation between the two, and then said to Lin Yi: "Brother, I have an immature idea."

"Brother Xi, if you have any idea, just say it directly. We are all our own people here." Lin Yi looked at Zhao Xi with satisfaction.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhao He giving him advice. He even felt that it was a sign of growth for Zhao He to give him advice.

At least this shows that Zhao Xi is already thinking about problems independently.

"Brother, didn't General Zhang fight in the autumn wind outside the pass before? Then he must know those heroes. If General Zhang can gather those heroes and restrain them a little, although they cannot be regarded as elite soldiers, they should still be able to perform simple guard tasks. Competent."

"As long as we free up our hands, we can take over the defense from them."

"In this way, on the one hand, the problem of General Zhang's insufficient troops can be quickly supplemented. On the other hand, it can greatly improve the current chaos in the green forest outside the pass."

When Lin Yi heard Zhao Xi's words, he instantly understood what he meant.

To be honest, the current areas outside Guanxi are really chaotic.

The Daxia Army, the Rakshasa Far Eastern Army, the Sakura Soldiers, the Korean Servant Army, and those green forest heroes who are insignificant but are everywhere.

Although these green forest heroes, that is, the horse bandits, do not pose much of a threat to Daxia soldiers, there are countless small groups of them.

A single small group, or a single gang of horse bandits, may have dozens of people, or only one or two hundred people at most. To Lin Yi, this size was like a ragtag group of people.

But considering that in the entire area outside the customs, such groups are as numerous as stars, and the overall number of people has suddenly increased.

And these people, to be honest, are not easy to manage.

First of all, we don’t know where the home base of these people is. Once troops are sent to encircle and suppress them, these people will hide in the mountains. As for outsiders, the possibility of finding them in the mountains outside the pass is basically zero.

It cannot be solved well with the right methods, but what about using some crooked methods?

For example, Zhang Yanyu.

He used to be the uncrowned king among the horse bandits in the four provinces outside the Pass, and every horse bandit group had to give Zhang Yanyu some slack.

Moreover, Zhang Yanyu himself was born as a horse bandit, and he can be said to have a very good understanding of the code of conduct of the horse bandits.

It doesn't seem impossible to let Zhang Yanyu come forward to organize these horse bandits.

At that time, he only needs to leave a very small number of soldiers from the Fifth Division. It is not impossible for these soldiers to take the horse bandits to temporarily maintain security in the Goryeo area.

Lin Yi even saw a deeper level.

If I can take this opportunity to deal with all the horse bandits outside the Pass, then I won't have to spend a lot of energy to rectify the security outside the Pass after the war.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi looked at Zhang Yanyu.

And Zhang Yanyu was worthy of being a member of the gang, with a delicate heart. He understood Lin Yi's thoughts from Lin Yi's look in his eyes.

In fact, he had already understood that with the character of his prince, he would not be able to sit idly by.

Those horse bandits hiding in the deep mountains and old forests are definitely the targets of Lin Yi's capture in the future.

If they cannot seize this opportunity to surrender, then the future life of these horse bandits will definitely be difficult.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates still have some reputation outside the customs. They will definitely subdue those horse bandits. Let them work for Your Majesty." Zhang Yanyu quickly lowered his head and said.

"Very good." Lin Yi nodded, he was very satisfied that Zhang Yanyu could see the form clearly.

"However, you are wrong about one thing. You are not working for me, but for Daxia. They are also my subjects of Daxia. When the country is in crisis, they should also come out and contribute to Daxia."

"You tell them that as long as they are willing to go out and serve the country, except for those who have committed the most heinous crimes, all other minor evildoers can be pardoned."

"If you can perform meritorious service on the battlefield, I and the prince will not be stingy with rewards."

"Your Highness, please rest assured. Your Majesty understands that those who have committed heinous crimes can be wiped out by your Majesty without Your Majesty taking action." Zhang Yanyu said, patting his chest.

Afterwards, Zhang Yanyu saluted Lin Yi and turned around to leave.

Looking at Zhang Yanyu's leaving figure, Lin Yi and Zhao He looked at each other and smiled at each other.

"Brother Xi, you are very good. Now you can think about the overall situation." Lin Yi said with a look of relief.

"Brother, I'm still far behind you. I still have to learn from you." Zhao He said with a smile: "However, this time, if Zhang Yanyu can deal with those horse bandits, it will be a solution to the problem in my brother's heart." A matter of concern."

Lin Yi nodded, and then said: "These horse bandits are so rampant now that they dare to attack the imperial army."

"Although it has not caused much impact, with such an armed force within the empire, the empire's plan to develop outside the customs is just a piece of paper."

"Only a stable environment can develop industry and people's livelihood."

"So, these horse bandits must either obey the empire or be eliminated directly. From now on, I don't want to see horse bandits or bandits outside the customs anymore." Lin Yi said slowly.

"And Zhang Yanyu is the key to this. If he can sincerely serve the empire, then we can eliminate the horse bandits very quickly and the impact will be very small."

When Zhao He heard Lin Yi's words, he nodded. He knew that Lin Yi was right. The will of the empire could not be changed because of these horse bandits.