Chapter 153: Xu Lianshan: Could it be that we used to be bandits?
Xu Lianshan and the others saw that Rong Sleeping Crane had spoken in person, so they didn't dare to make a mistake, so they whispered their guilt, and sat down busily, looking at Le Yangwen.
Le Yangwen said: "Although the two of them have their own ideas, they are always thinking about the king of the county, since this is the case, just say it well, why hurt the harmony of your brother?"
After a little round, he continued, "Ruru is menacing, the enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the situation is indeed not optimistic! But the so-called wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and this battle is both dangerous and opportunity. I wonder what you think?"
Xu Lianshan stole a glance at Rong Sleeping Crane, and saw that his expression was calm, not like he was in a bad mood, so he whispered: "Why is it rich, after all, you have to have a life to be able to enjoy it, otherwise what's the point?"
"That's the truth, but Captain Xu is an old man who follows the county king, should he know that the county king never fights unprepared battles?" Le Yangwen said peacefully, "Actually, from the beginning of the year when he went north to catch the exam, to the upcoming Ruru, all this overall situation is within the expectations of the county king!"
When Xu Lianshan went ashore, he was a guard of the palace of Mizhen County.
When Dai Sheng Weiqiao went to appease the victims before, Rong Sleeping Crane conveniently gave him the official position of Zhenwei Lieutenant from the sixth grade.
Le Yangwen called it so at the moment, his words were really unexpected, and there was a commotion at the bottom, looking at Rong Sleeping Crane's gaze, surprised and suspicious. Obviously, they didn't believe it, Rong Sleeping Crane expected today's situation two years ago.
"The county king was on the sea in the past, and he really never lost a single defeat!" only Xu Lianshan retorted without thinking, "Otherwise, the old sea lord would not hand over the most important Wuyi camp of the Gongsun clan to the county king." The problem is, it is at sea, and we are not only on the shore, but also in the ice and snow that we have never seen on the other side of Nanfeng County! Besides, the fighting between bandits, of course, there is also a situation in which flesh and blood are flying and the sea is dyed red, how can the scale, the men and horses dispatched, and the intrigue and intrigue of each other be compared with the two countries?"
"When the king of the county first entered the Wuyi camp, he hadn't tied his hair yet!" The man who had quarreled with him before seemed to have enough strength to raise the bar, and immediately said hesitantly when he heard the words, "At that time, someone said something similar, but what about later? Oh, I remember, you Xu Lianshan was one of the most prominent thorns at that time, and once claimed that if the county king could stand in the Wuyi camp, you would write the three words 'Xu Lianshan' upside down? It seems that Mr. Leyang just shouted the wrong thing, you should be called 'Shanlian Xu' at this time, and you should be called Captain Shan!"
Xu Lianshan said angrily: "Now that the situation is dangerous, do you still have the heart to turn over old accounts here?!"
The man said: "Who the hell wants to mention your little bit of Chen sesame rotten grain account book? Lao Tzu just mentions it, and you have to worry that your colleagues are too lazy to listen! In the final analysis, it's not you, a coward, who knows the talent of the county king, but you don't have the courage to charge into battle? Look at the big boss of Wu, all the women can crisscross the western frontier, you are good! I just heard Ruru call and wanted to run, I didn't have to lose the face of my tortoiseshell island!"
"Lao Tzu was born in the Wuyi Battalion! From the beginning of the fight, he recognized the king of the county as a leader! Over the years, when have you ever frowned in the wind and waves? If Lao Tzu didn't have the guts, wouldn't the world be a bad breed nine times out of ten?!" Xu Lianshan shouted, "Besides, at this time, the Wuyi Camp and the Jishan Camp are both under the command of the county king, and the women in charge of Wu Da are not allowed to shave their eyebrows, and Lao Tzu is also very admired! What do you mean by the fucking words of Tortoiseshell Island? Do you want to stir up trouble!"
These two people are both born as bandits, and their tempers are the most irritable, but when they say this, they greet each other, relatives and Lao Tzu come out, and they immediately roll up their sleeves and kick the chair to do it.
"Get out of here!" Seeing that the situation was about to get up, the colleagues around him were about to step forward to persuade him, but he saw Rong Sleepy Crane, who was staring at the map, and said coldly, "If someone doesn't discuss things well, they will do it!"
"......" The two people who were originally angry suddenly wilted, and bowed timidly, not daring to say a word, and walked out with a frown.
Seeing this, Le Yangwen interceded for them: "The king of the county, the two captains also have their own opinions, and they can't convince each other, so they are difficult to hold each other, and they don't mean to quarrel." Now that we need to work together, if we teach the two lieutenants to go out like this, and then there are two less staff officers, maybe we will miss a good strategy?"
Rong Sleeping Crane still looked at the map, and only said hesitantly: "It hasn't been long since it started, they have already quarreled twice, what good plan do you have to stay?" Let's just ask the people below to make tea and take melons, fruits and pastries, and concentrate on watching them fight, wouldn't it be fun?"
"The king of the county, the two captains are both temperamental, and they will make mistakes one after another if they are not careful. The others looked at Le Yangwen's eyes, and they all helped, you said a word to me, so after talking for a while, Rong Sleeping Crane reluctantly agreed to let Xu Lianshan and the others stay, but they also removed the chairs and let them stand at the end as punishment.
Rao is like this, Xu Lianshan and the others have breathed a sigh of relief, and after bowing down to thank them, they ran to the bottom and stood up.
Seeing that the room was quiet again, Le Yangwen continued: "Since the county king has long expected Ruru's movements, of course it is impossible not to have a countermeasure! In fact, 100,000 people who control the strings in southern Xinjiang have already arrived in the western frontier through secret passages! Now they are lurking among the mountains in the southwest, just waiting for the news of the county king to arrive, they can send troops to Yizhou at any time to join us!"
"Really?!" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then they were overjoyed, and praised Rong Sleeping Crane's clever calculation, of course, more doubts are, how did Rong Sleeping Crane persuade the Southern Xinjiang Army to cooperate and then how did so many people arrive in Western Xinjiang unknowingly?
However, the most noble status here is Rong Sleeping Crane, he didn't mean to explain, and after the others confirmed the truth of the news, they were all interested and didn't ask.
But at this time, Xu Lianshan, who was next, hesitated for a while, but took a step forward timidly.
"What is Captain Xu's opinion?" Le Yangwen at the top noticed and nodded at him.
When everyone heard this, they also turned their heads to look at him, including Rong Sleeping Crane.
It may be that Rong Sleeping Crane's gaze made Xu Lianshan feel nervous, and he stammered for a while before he settled down and said, "There is no other meaning to be humble, but ...... But the southern Xinjiang army came to control the strings, not to mention that they have been staying in the humid and hot southern Xinjiang, eight adults are afraid that they have never seen snow in their lives, so they say that they are good at bows and arrows, and bows and arrows are the most afraid of moisture. At this time, the western frontier is snowing heavily all day long, and everywhere you look out is a white expanse, whether you are hiding in the forest or in the mountains, isn't it a climate that is not suitable for bows and arrows?"
"That's 100,000 people after all, and they've been training in a decent manner, and there's no such mess as the Western Frontier Army. The captain who was on the same punishment station as him muttered in a low voice, "Even if the combat strength has decreased due to the unsuitability of the water and soil and the climate, in the final analysis, it is a reinforcement that cannot be ignored!"
Probably afraid that after quarreling again, it would be useless for his colleagues to intercede with the temper of the sleeping crane, Xu Lianshan did not scold him in an unkind tone this time, but said: "However, according to the news from the northern Xinjiang, Ruru not only went out this time, but also coerced the Chile tribes, with an army of 600,000!"
Due to the difference in race, Ruru's sturdy and brave was originally above the Central Plains.
Moreover, they live on nomadism, and the level of riding skills is not comparable to the agriculture-based Central Plains court.
The most important thing is that the grassland produces good horses.
The Central Plains suffered too many losses in the hands of the grassland tribes before, and after learning from the pain, horse farms were opened in northern and western Xinjiang, but the horse farms in western Xinjiang had long existed in name only because of the corruption of Ni Jidao and others.
The northern Xinjiang side has always been the focus of the imperial court, but no one dares to stretch out this hand, but the horses raised in the horse farm cannot be compared with the horses from the grassland.
And the numbers don't keep up very much.
At this time, in the war, in addition to the siege of the city, the formation of hedges, fighting is the cavalry.
The elite of the cavalry, in addition to the quality of the knight itself, is also the test of the quality of the mount.
Don't look at Ruru is 600,000 troops, the Northern Xinjiang Army has 800,000, and they still occupy a favorable location and a strong city, but they still can't resist it, because in addition to defending the danger, fighting on the battlefield, don't look at the Northern Xinjiang Army is already the most elite army in Damu, and if the number is about the same, it will still fall behind!
Although the overall number of the Northern Xinjiang Army is higher than that of Ruru, first of all, not all of these 800,000 are cavalry...... Secondly, it is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to send all these 800,000 soldiers out to set up a formation with Ruru, after all, Ruru is attacking, the Northern Xinjiang Army is defensive, and the army is all gathered in one place.
The third is that the Northern Frontier Army has become an important place for the intrigue between King Gaomi and the Meng clan over the years, although it is still ranked first compared to other border armies, and the real combat power is not worse than when General Zhou was at that time.
Not to mention the rest, let's just say that when you go into battle, you have to guard against the fact that Pao Ze stabs the knife in the back, even if you strictly copy a series of training strategies formulated by General Zhou when he was there, it is impossible to be like when the general was there, the soldiers only need to fight bravely without distraction, and they can give full play to their combat power.
It was Xu Lianshan who smiled bitterly and said, "The 600,000 army is called one million for us, which is the number of attacking the northern frontier." In order to quietly go south, they must leave some people in the north to confuse the northern army. But even if only half of the 600,000 come, the 300,000 army! This is not something that the 100,000 Southern Xinjiang Army and the 200,000 Western Xinjiang Army can contend with!"
Rong Sleeping Crane didn't get angry this time, but nodded at a henchman who looked like an accountant: "You can tell me about the baggage in the city." ”
"The baggage in the city is probably like this, because a few days ago, the caravan brought a lot of important supplies...... the henchman stood up, arched his hand in all directions, and then said unhurriedly, "A total of ...... Of course, the caravan is limited in manpower, and it brings with it everything that is in short supply. What we really rely on is the reserve of the Jishan camp in Jishan. Although Jishan is a few days away from Yizhou, in the end it is within the western Xinjiang, how can Yizhou have more than 200,000 troops at this time, as well as the city of Lishu, only 50,000 forwards can conquer Yizhou City, let's not mix. ”
Xu Lianshan frowned and said: "The number of people in the Jishan camp is so small, even if it has been entrenched in Jishan for many years, the materials in reserve are only a drop in the bucket for the current number of people in Yizhou City?"
"This Captain Xu guessed wrong!" Le Yangwen, the former military advisor of the Jishan battalion, stroked his short hair and said with a smile, "Although the number of people in the Jishan battalion is small, it has been cultivated for more than ten years and achieved the scenery of fertile fields and mulberry ponds in the barren mountains, but it also has little savings. I don't dare to say that it can afford to feed hundreds of thousands of people for a long time, but there is no problem until the imperial court comes forward!"
This matter, everyone who can be here today knows about the Jishan Camp, and Rong Sleeping Crane also knows it, but like Xu Lianshan, the one from the Tortoiseshell Island is not clear, and he can't help but be puzzled when he hears the words: "But wasn't the Jishan Camp ...... before?"
Aren't you bandits?
Speaking of which, everyone is also considered peers, but the territory is different.
Isn't being a robber just robbing?
Why are you going to farm?!
The most important thing is that if the results of farming are average, it can still be considered that the Western Xinjiang Army has been too wasteful over the years, and it is very boring for you to crisscross the Western Xinjiang without opponents, so you simply go to reclaim the barren mountains and mountains!
But!
It can provide food and grass for hundreds of thousands of people for a short time!
This is the Jishan camp, including the periphery and family members, all of them are professional farmers, and they have to open up enough fields, fertile enough seeds, and large enough land to be cultivated every year...... Can you do it?
Where are the bandits?!
Is it true that he is a professional farmer after all?
So, it turns out that the predecessor of the Jishan camp was not the Jishan thief, but the Jishan farmer occasionally went out part-time to rob it?
Or is it the wrong way for us to be bandits on Hawksbill Island???
Xu Lianshan's heart fluctuated and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
However, Le Yangwen did not give them a detailed explanation, but said: "There will be no problems with baggage and logistics for the time being, and the question now is, how to defend the city?"