Since Yu Poison was rescued by Tong Yuan and others last year, he has been a little depressed. As an important leader of the Montenegrin Army, he also proposed to join the Dreadnought Army, especially when he wanted to go to the east of the river and prepare to fight with Yuan Shaojun.

However, neither Su Ze, who was in charge of the officials in the government, nor Zhang Ji, who served in the Dreadnought, gave him an agreed answer.

Fortunately, thirty percent of the Tuntian Army is a soldier, and he, the captain of the Tuntian Military Academy, can just train soldiers and participate in some daily patrol and vigilance tasks. Still, he was looking forward to riding the battlefield.

In this war, there must be a chance for him to perform, so he also carefully memorized the mountains and rivers and terrain of various places, and did not let go of any details that would be missed.

When Tong Yuan came to his tent, he was carefully studying this undulating sand table.

Yu Poison was taken aback when he saw Tong Yuan, who didn't often come to his side, appear, but he immediately hugged his fists and said, "I've seen the lord!" ”

Tong Yuan said: "The sword blade is sharpened, and I believe that Captain Yu's careful preparation will definitely achieve great results." ”

Yu Poison replied, "Please rest assured, although I, Yu Poison, am not good at gathering people and developing in the Montenegrin Army, but in terms of mountain warfare and decisive combat, even Zhang Feiyan can't compare to me." ”

Tong Yuan smiled and said, "Haha, it's because of these two points that I specially arranged you to Sanfu's side, not Hedong and Taiyuan." You may want to beat Yuan Jun the most, a shame before the snow, I can say with certainty that there will be this day, but not now. ”

Yu Poison replied: "My life is left by the lord, no matter the sword, the mountain and the sea of fire, I obey the lord's arrangement." ”

Tong Yuan said: "After you came here, you should have heard others say that you are from a background, right?" ”

Yu Poison replied, "Indeed." I'm just a peasant kid who can't survive after a disaster, and I've been despised by others for most of my life, and it's nothing now. ”

Tong Yuan said word by word: "Then let those guys not dare to underestimate you in the future." ”

"I was born in Longxi and was despised by various scholars, maybe some people from a similar background to me will think that I am despised by my side, and so on."

"These people's mouths can't be stopped, and I won't do things that don't make sense in vain. But one thing is clear. ”

Speaking of this, he revealed a little pride, raised his head slightly, and continued, "They don't dare to say it in front of me, and they don't dare to talk like this in a place where there are people with me. ”

Yu Poison was shocked by Tong Yuan's spirit, I heard that the lord was only twenty years old, but the aura he revealed was really indescribable.

It felt like an unquenchable flame was burning in the depths of a tranquil lake. There was no trace of the surface of the lake, but the flame could burn in the water all the time.

However, it is brewing, and the water temperature is getting hotter and hotter, and the moment it boils, I am afraid that time will be shrouded in heat.

Yu Poison calmed down a little and said, "On our side, who dares to speak ill of the lord, of course there is no good result." ”

Tong Yuan still maintained that breath, "So, you just need to follow me to achieve new results, and your own people will eventually admire you, and the enemy will only dare to whisper behind your back." ”

Yu Poison said, "Please rest assured, my ability to Yu Poison is not just those past performances, this time let the world re-acquaint yourself with Yu Poison of the New West Liang Army." ”

Tong Yuan said, "Okay! If you are in command of the Tuntian army and encounter the opponent's light cavalry, how do you plan to fight? ”

Yu Poison said, "The infantry formed a formation, the shield spearmen were in front, and the archers were in the back. If the enemy attacks rashly, the troops of our Tuntian army can easily defeat them. ”

"If they hold on or shoot on horseback, then our army can give full play to the advantages of the range and strength of the infantry bow to frustrate the opponent, and then the infantry will slowly approach, and the light cavalry will guard the left and right. The enemy is no match for our Tuntian archers in the long range, and even more so in close combat, it is no match for our armored infantry. ”

Tong Yuan nodded, he asked the Tuntian army to train a lot of shields, spears and bows and arrows, with light infantry cavalry as an imaginary enemy. As long as it does not encounter a large number of heavy cavalry, infantry, or overly powerful long-range troops, the Tuntian Army can fully give full play to its advantages in physical fitness, equipment, and training, and be invincible.

Yu Poison said again: "If it is a mountain battle, you can also let his specially trained 1,000 mountain infantry show his strength." Most of these people are mountain people, and they are very good at running and interspersing in the mountains. In addition, if you eat better, you can fight with armor for a long time. ”

Tong Yuan exchanged some battle plans with him, and Yu Yu was deeply impressed by Tong Yuan's gaze and determination after hearing it.

After the two exchanged, they inspected the situation of the Tuntian army, and among the various departments, the soldiers and horses led by Yu Yu Poison had the highest morale and were also the most familiar with fighting in the mountains.

Tong Yuan let Yu poison not hide his secrets, and also gave other departments of the Tuntian Army a point or two, in fact, some soldiers were similar to him in the future, and they were homeless and bandits. Yu Poison understands their mentality, and it is very good to mobilize the enthusiasm of these soldiers.

In the next few months, let Zhang Lu, Shen Long, Yu Poison and others respectively grasp the military, construction, combat and other tasks, Zhang Ji definitely has the strength to take charge of the army, but now I want him to do a good job in food and overall planning.

This year, the old Tuntian side can complete the autumn harvest in September, and then the next batch of wheat can be harvested.

As for the newly recruited refugees, the harvest will only be completed at the end of October, and it is likely that the gains will outweigh the losses when they turn over the land and plant wheat at that time, so as in the winter of last year, they will temporarily recuperate and plant a batch of millet in the spring of next year.

In this way, they can harvest in September and then plant the wheat next year, just like Lao Tuntian this year. This kind of staggering can just form a kind of complementarity, so as to avoid only one harvest in a year, resulting in food shortages and inconvenient movement.

The stock of more than 200,000 stone of grain is only enough for more than 60,000 old tun residents to eat until the end of the year, and if we count the newly recruited more than 30,000 tun households and more than 30,000 refugees, this grain will only be enough to last until November.

Therefore, how much strength can be mobilized in this expedition, and how much population Tong Yuan can accommodate depends on this autumn harvest.

With a slight uneasiness, Tong Yuan found Zhang Ji, who was running around in the northern counties of Sanfu.

In order not to put too much pressure on Zhang, he started with the affairs of Yongzhou, saying that it would stabilize in the autumn and could connect many trade routes.

Zhang Ji actually agreed with Tong Yuan's idea, that is, this autumn harvest will directly determine how far the recovery and annexation of the state can be promoted.

He said, "The warrior clan of Yongzhou is actually swaying, they can't be alone in the troubled times, they must choose between the warlords of Han and Ma, Liu Yan of Shu and us. Now it's wisest for them to follow us. ”

"As far as I know, the trade routes in Yongzhou in Liangzhou are not as good as before, while the trade routes in Hetao, Yinshan, and further west are developing well. Therefore, they can catch the tide of recovering the annexed states and opening up trade routes, and they should be grateful to the lord. ”

Tong Yuan said, "The times are changing, there are always people who can seize the opportunity, not only them, but also for us." ”

Zhang Ji continued: "At this time, how much we can achieve by taking advantage of the situation depends on how much grain reserves we have." Only when we have food can we mobilize as much as possible a limited number of new forces and go deep into enemy territory where food is difficult. ”

He took the initiative to talk about food, which opened the conversation box on the most critical issues, and of course he was actually very confident about it.

Half a month later, the tuntian fields in Haoyang and Yaxian counties are estimated to be able to produce more than 800,000 stone of millet. This grain is enough for the people of our Sanfu territory to eat for more than half a year, and it can also support our Tuntian army to make a big attack. ”

In addition, the other four counties have one and a half counties, about 400,000 acres of tuntian. Although they invested in Tuntian for the first time, the foundation is not as good as that of Haoyang, but within two months, there should be an output of more than 400,000 stones. ”

Tong Yuan knew that this number was enough to restore Shangjun, and then resettle another 20,000 people to develop nomadic herding, fruit trees and other flexible ways of tuntian. And if it goes well, another batch of wheat will be produced in the early summer of next year, and his high standard ration can really be continued or even strengthened.

He also had to consider the hidden dangers that might occur, so he asked, "If there is a major drought in a certain year, or a certain county is in a war, do we have a certain ability to resist?" ”

Zhang Ji thought for a moment and said, "Of course, some of our places in Xiayang, Yunyang, Suyi and Qiyi all implement the original system, although the taxes in these places are meager and cannot support the expedition of the army, but they can be used to fight disasters. ”

Tong Yuan is very satisfied with this, the tuntian supports his development, and the small farmers ensure a certain stability, and the two complement each other.

He said, "Derong, I will go to Hedong in five days to preside over the overall situation, Chang'an will be handed over to Weiyang Jun to watch, and Sanfu and Shangjun will be handed over to you." ”

"At present, we must do a good job of the autumn harvest first, and maintain a defensive posture on this line first. When the wolf smoke is burning on the other side, he will ask De Jong to recover Shangjun for the world. ”

Zhang Ji's eyes were full of pride and determination, and he solemnly replied, "I must live up to my mission!" ”

He didn't bother Zhang Ji's affairs much, and in the last few days before bidding farewell to Sanfu, he mainly stayed in Xiayang to discuss the layout of Chang'an with Dong Bai and Dong Wei.

Maybe he didn't have any relatives alive when he came to this era, and Dong Bai and Dong Wei gradually sprouted the feelings of relatives for him, so the two may feel the same way.

During this period, he also went to Cai Wenji's house as a guest, Dong Bai is now closer to Cai Yan, and under her influence, he also began to study seriously.

Dong Bai said "Sister Cai" so much that Tong Yuan was so raw and numb, and it was almost difficult for Tong Yuan to stay in front of the two of them. Walking into the courtyard, watching the summer go to autumn, two years of time flew by, and he seemed to have no chance with his hometown.

I don't know when, Cai Yan came behind Tong Yuan alone. She hesitated a little, but finally spoke, "I heard that Tong Junhou is going to Hedong, and this time he has to overcome obstacles, please be careful." ”