After listening to Liu Heizi's explanation, Gao Yigong's doubts deepened.

"According to this kind of training intensity, I am afraid that the families of officers and soldiers are no more than this, I don't know how much money is paid, how many such soldiers are in your army?"

Liu Heizi puffed up his chest proudly and replied: "Not counting the tunding who trains by farming, the Qiong Navy now has a total of three corps, each with 15,000 people, plus the independent artillery regiment, exactly 50,000 people, all of them have the same training intensity. As for the salary, the officers and soldiers are not the same, and the veterans are not the same as the recruits, but the recruits who have just come in also have one or two silver a month, and the higher the rank, the higher the salary, and when it reaches the battalion commander level, it is equivalent to a thousand totals, more than 20 taels of silver a month, which is only higher than the families of officers and soldiers, and the salaries and silver of the Qionghai Bureau are all paid in full, and there is no deduction...... "As for the number of troops, according to the instructions from Xia Nan, he did not deliberately conceal it, anyway, sooner or later it will be known by the Dashun army.

Gao Yigong was completely shocked, there are more than 20 taels a month in Qian, and there is no deduction, it is a few hundred taels a year! This is almost equivalent to the annual salary of a third-grade official of the imperial court. Could it be that the Qiong Navy built an army of 50,000 people according to the standards of Jiading?

50,000 ...... Gao Yigong didn't dare to think about it, this was too scary. Cao Wenzhao is a ruthless person, and the core strength of the army is only a few hundred families, and they can already beat them to the point that they can't take care of themselves in northern Shaanxi, if Liu Heizi doesn't lie, the real combat effectiveness of the Qiong Navy is unfathomable.

He said tentatively: "Your army has built such an elite division with a lot of money, no wonder it can become a strong army in the world in just a few years, and the Marquis of Pingnan naturally does not want to be a courtier, so he is driven by others......"

Liu Heizi smiled slyly: "The pattern of the general is not something that my subordinates can speculate, it is a matter between him and Emperor Dashun...... As for the elite division, hehe, the Dashun army has an army of 200,000, and it is also one of the strongest armies in the world......"

Gao Yigong sighed secretly, although people are polite, but they know their own affairs, the so-called 200,000 army, the real reliable is still the old battalion, and others can't get on the stage. What's more, this small number of old battalions may not be able to win in the face of ordinary soldiers of the Qiong Navy who are well-paid and proficient in drilling.

When he was restless, he had unconsciously walked to the door of the Chinese army's big tent. A row of sturdy soldiers stared at him with unkind eyes as they wielded shiny firebolts, their spears shining with a palpitating cold light.

Gao Yigong understood that this was the dismount of the envoy, he honestly bowed his head, lowered his posture, and followed Liu Heizi into the big tent.

After entering the big tent, I saw two rows of officers on the left and right, dressed in uniform and straight military uniforms, all standing straight, not moving, not squinting, exuding a unique temperament of a soldier, and the sound could be heard when a needle fell off in the audience, which made Gao Yigong a little ashamed - there are many generals in the Dashun Army, and they have a lot of experience in fighting, but they are from the grassroots, and there is no strict military discipline constraints.

Looking up, sitting at the top was a tall man who looked very young - in this era of general nutritional deficiencies and people in their forties who could call themselves old, Xia Nan from later generations had a congenital constitution much stronger than his peers, much younger than his real age, and about thirty years old looked about the same as a twenty-year-old.

There is no doubt that this must be Ping Nanhou, the helmsman of the Qiong Navy. Although Gao Yigong was surprised by the other party's youth, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and saluted respectfully: "Dashun Jun is a high merit, and I have seen Pingnanhou." ”

Xia Nan said with a smile: "Dashun and our department are friendly troops, so there is no need to see each other like this." Come on, give General Gao a seat. ”

A soldier led Gao Yigong to a chair on the top left, but Gao Yigong did not sit, he said modestly: "Pingnanhou's generals are all standing, Gao doesn't dare to hold up, or stand and reply." ”

"Hehe, General Gao is too polite." Xia Nan said to everyone, "You all hear it, you guys stand, let the guests feel uncomfortable, sit down." ”

With the order, the officers sat down in unison, and the uniform movements made Gao Yigong's eyelids jump. Even these high-ranking generals can prohibit it like this, and the ordinary officers and soldiers below are afraid that the military discipline is stricter, right? Regarding the future of the Dashun Army, Gao Yigong was deeply worried.

Xia Nan had already figured out Gao Yigong's intentions, but he didn't break it and pretended not to know.

"I don't know why your lord sent General Gao here?"

Gao Yigong organized his language and replied cautiously: "Yuping Nanhou: The Dashun army successfully captured the capital and completed the agreement with your army. The emperor ordered Gao to come to discuss with the Marquis of Pingnan how to solve the matter. ”

"Your Majesty? Hehe, the speed at which your lord is the emperor is not ambiguous......" Xia Nanhao said in a moment's time, "Does he entrust you with carte blanche to negotiate, or will he interview me?" ”

"The emperor did not explain the details, but ordered Gao to invite Pingnanhou to enter the palace in person to discuss ......"

"Enter the palace to talk in detail? Hmm......" Xia Nan's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, and said gently but firmly, "I'm very sorry, I can't accept such an offer." It's not that I can't believe your army, but I trusted the Ming Emperor at the beginning, and I entered Beijing with a meritorious body, but I almost died under the cannon, after this out, I swear, no matter who sits in the Forbidden City, I will not easily enter Beijing, and risk my life. If your emperor ambushes the sword and axe man in the palace, smashes the cup as a number, and rushes up, who will I go to cry out for injustice? ”

Gao Yigong was very embarrassed, this was exactly the strategy that Song Xiance proposed to Li Zicheng, but he didn't expect that people didn't plan to fall into the trap at all, and they came out nakedly.

"Pingnanhou must have a misunderstanding, the emperor is not the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, the Dashun army can rise quickly and capture the capital, thanks to the great help of Pingnanhou......"

Xia Nan didn't continue to dwell on this topic, and said directly: "Since Li Zicheng didn't authorize you, then you can bring the words back: if there is sincerity to talk, let him go out of the city to discuss with me; Or if he wants to directly pull me on the thief ship and deal with the Guan Ning army together, he will open the city gate and let our army enter the city; If you don't choose either, then don't blame me for being unkind and righteous - the two tigers of the Dashun army and the Guanning army will be injured when they fight, so I will sit on the mountain in the south and watch the tiger fight, and then decide what to do when you have divided the superiority. ”

Gao Yigong was in a cold sweat when he heard this, such a strong army was eyeing from the sidelines, even if it could block the offensive of the Guanning army, the Dashun army would probably be more than lucky. The option given by the other party, no matter which, is a difficult choice.