Chapter 164: Brothers
Hu Rui actually arrived just in time, because he didn't see any enemy attacking the camp all night last night, and at this time he wanted to ask for instructions on what to do next.
"Teacher, the disciple is here!"
"Come on, come on, just right! I'm going to tell you something!"
"The enemy hasn't attacked the camp, Master, what should I do next?"
"During the day, replace a group of soldiers who rested last night, and guard the front, so that the soldiers who didn't close their eyes all night last night will hurry up and sleep now, and at night, they will still act according to the previous plan!"
"No! Disciple retire!"
Hu Rui said no, turned around and left.
"I'm not done yet! Come back, come back, there is something important to arrange for you!"
"Please command!"
"How often will we be here for the caravan carrying grain and grass?"
"Returning to the teacher, a trip every half a month, generally speaking, it is very punctual, and it will not exceed two days before and after!"
"When was the last trip?"
"It should be in the past two days, this matter is in Liu Feng's hands, the disciple has to ask him!"
"Then you give him this secret order and let him pass it on to Shi Dashi II!"
Now Shi Dashi Er has gone to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and for the safety of grain and grass, he sent all his secretaries!
"No!"
In fact, at this time, Liu Fengzheng was leading the soldiers to unload the grain, and this day happened to be the day of the grain delivery.
Liu Feng took the secret order from Hu Rui's hand, and immediately handed it over to Shi Da, saying, "This is from the teacher to the two brothers. ”
Shi Da took the secret order and carried it into his arms.
After the grain was handed over, the two brothers led the mighty caravan on the road. Now this caravan is very deformed, strictly speaking, it is no longer a caravan, but an army.
Because this huge caravan has grown to 50,000 people. They shipped jadeite, tea, and ironware to Jiangdong, and sold them at a very high price, because they were too rare for most people.
Of course, iron tools were mainly purchased by the official of Koto and smelted weapons. The cost is even more cost-effective than their mining mines to make iron.
As for other commodities, not only the people of Jiangdong are buying, but also the northern merchants, Xianbei people, Fuyu people, and Goguryeo people also secretly come to Jiangdong, and even go to Jingzhou through Jiangdong to buy them.
Therefore, this caravan not only satisfied the supply of money and food for the Jingzhou army, but also made a lot of money, and with the permission of Wang Zhirong, they began to develop and expand their own defense force.
The caravans have money, and their defense forces are completely hired by the homeless people, rangers, market scoundrels, etc., as long as there is money and food, what you ask these people to do, they will do for you.
Of course, these people are not easy to command, but fortunately, the foundation of the caravan defense force is Wang Zhirong's three or four hundred personal soldiers, these people have developed their forces little by little, and all the people who are difficult to manage and messy have been killed by them, and these people who are left behind are obedient and able to fight, provided that they are given enough money.
So now this caravan is a force to be reckoned with, and the Cao army has also sent people to rob the caravan, sending one or two thousand people each time, and at most sending five thousand people, all of them have been beaten to the ground.
Of course, too many people were too big to target, and they were easily discovered by the Jingjing army on the defensive line, and they couldn't reach the rear at all, to rob the caravan, and the small force didn't work, so they never dared to fight this caravan later.
Now that there are so many Cao troops moving south in batches and sections, it is also a relatively big threat to the caravan......
Of course, Wang Zhirong is not worried about this!
Now for the sake of food security, what he handed over to Shi Da and Shi Er is another matter.
When the caravan went on the road, Shi Da and Shi Er, who were in the same carriage, took out the secret order, tore open the cover, and read it at the same time.
"It turns out that the teacher told us to go to war...... I told you a long time ago that you can't escape the war with your teacher! Step by step, we are getting closer and closer to the war, and now we are finally drawn into it!" Shi Da said expressionlessly.
"You and my brother, originally a gangster who didn't go into the street and didn't go into the stream, and finally became a homeless because of the war, if it weren't for the teacher, what would the two of us be? So we can't be that ruthless!
Now that the country is in trouble, let's fight!! In troubled times, since God wants to make my family a marquis and worship the prime minister, then how can I shirk my brother Shi!"
"Haha, brother, you are talking as if your brother is ruthless and unjust! What my brother said before meant that you and my brother were originally mixed into the exiles and hid in Jingzhou to avoid the scourge of war! I can't imagine that we have fallen into it again now, not that we have failed the kindness of our teacher! Since we're going to fight, let's be a brother!"
"No! My brother and I have no marriage yet, there is nothing to drag down, and there is nothing to worry about! There are sisters-in-law and children in my brother's house, and you have to keep them and take care of them! The first tip is that this matter can't be less, brother take care, brother is leaving!"
Shi Er is really a happy person, after saying this, he immediately jumped out of the car, ordered 10,000 mercenaries to protect the merchants, brought enough money and food, and carried a secret order, according to the map, and went to the southwest to find Zhuge Liang.
Shi Da looked at his younger brother from afar, arched his hand, and said, "Take care!"
Turned around and thought about it, and a little bit of 10,000 elite merchant troops, let Wang Zhirong call the skilled general of the original caravan as Liu Huhe, follow, but don't join forces, and form a corresponding trend with Shi Er.
Wang Zherong's secret order also analyzed the situation, informed Cao Jun of the fact that a large number of troops were going south, and asked the two brothers to be cautious in everything. Therefore, the 10,000 people behind Shi Dadian almost all took away the most elite part of the caravan, all of them were strong men sold by Xianbeifu and the rest of the people, and these people they selected were all big men who were nine feet tall and had a tiger's back, who were originally sold as slaves, with a handful of brute force, very simple minds, and very obedient to commands, which is a rare slashing machine......
Of course, after a long time of fighting, what remains of these people is reliable......
They are fed, what they eat for a year is enough to feed a large army, and without the temptation of huge benefits, this group of people generally does not defect......
Of course, the reconnaissance forces on the Jingzhou side are very developed, and if they dare to make any changes, they will eventually be chased and killed by the Jingzhou reconnaissance forces......
This group of people had previously run through with precious goods, and within ten days, the heads of those who had defected with the goods began to circulate among them to verify their identity......
This happened a few times, and the group became loyal...... This kind of alien is simple, and once the seed planted in his heart sprouts, it is not easy to rebel......