Chapter 82: To save or not to save

"County Lord, Zhu doesn't agree with what you said." On the side, Zhu Zequan said unconvinced.

Gong Yuwu turned his head to look at the tall and burly Zhu Zequan, smiled and asked, "You are General Zhu, the commander of the Sixth Division, right?" ”

"Back to the county lord, it is Zhu." Zhu Zequan replied and bowed down.

"Hee-hee-hee." Gong Yuwu said to Zhu Zequan with a whimsical smile: "Could it be that General Zhu didn't hear the truth that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible in a hundred battles when he was reading the military book?" ”

"That's what you know." Zhu Zequan nodded and replied.

"Although I don't know how to fight. But I'll settle the score. I don't know how General Zhu's accounts are? Gong Yu Mai asked the other party again. And Zhu Zequan was a little confused by the Gong Yu Dance.

"County lord, what does it have to do with fighting and settling accounts, if settling accounts can win the war, then let Mr. Bookkeeper lead the troops in the future."

Zhu Zequan's words attracted laughter from many generals. And everyone also focused on Gong Yu Mai. I saw Gong Yuwu unhurriedly took an orange from the coffee table next to him, peeled it and said with a smile: "General Zhu, all the weapons and equipment of your Sixth Division add up to more than 120,000 taels of silver, and the full number of people under your command is 5,617, and the logistical supplies such as grain, vegetables, and meat are about 3,000 taels of silver every month. But do you know how much the special operations brigade is? Looking at Zhu Zequan, who shook his head and didn't answer his question, Gong Yuwu continued: "The Special Operations Brigade currently has a total of 2,832 officers and soldiers. All the equipment is worth about 150,000 taels of silver, and this does not include procurement items and equipment that have not been approved by our Audit Office. From this point of view alone, the equipment of each person is twice as expensive as that of your division. And General Zhu must also know that under the governance of my father, no one dares to cut corners and shoddy in this regard, so it can be understood that the equipment of the special operations brigade is much better than that of your division. In addition, the monthly supply consumption of the Special Operations Brigade is almost the same as yours. However, this does not mean that the special operations brigade eats better than you and is more expensive than you, but it shows that their consumption is greater and the amount of training is greater. So through these data, I can analyze that the Special Operations Brigade must have no problem if it wants to defeat your Sixth Division. Unless it's me, Uncle Xie, who usually trains irresponsibly. If that were the case, I would not have been able to intercede for my father when he beheaded him. As he spoke, Gong Yu Wu pretended to be a little helpless and spread his hands to Xie Wu. Xie Wu smiled gratefully.

Gong Yu Wu's words made everyone sigh a little. The generals lamented that the treatment of the special operations brigade was too good. And the civil official sighed that his little county lord is really a demon, not only is he a genius in mathematics, but he is also very unique in thinking about problems, and he can see the result of victory and defeat just from the expenditure accounts of both sides.

For the performance of Gongyu Dance, even Gongsun Jian was surprised. He didn't expect that the young Gong Yu Wu would be able to analyze the difference between the victory and defeat of the Special Operations Brigade and the Sixth Division from the books. It seems that this girl is really a genius!

Looking at Gong Yu Wu with a smug face, Gongsun Jian deliberately teased her.

"Oh, but what we are betting on now is not simply who wins and who loses. Instead, I bet on whether Uncle Xie can lead the Special Operations Brigade to annihilate the Sixth Division within three days. Now you analyze it again, which of them can win in this situation? Hahaha......"

"Huh?" Gong Yu Wu opened his mouth wide and deliberately made a strange appearance of surprise, causing everyone to laugh. Then he collapsed on the sofa on the side with some weakness, ate the orange in his hand and said slowly: "Uncle Xie, you are too confident, even my father may not dare to pack a ticket for this kind of thing." But if you try again in a few days, I might be able to help you. I can have people check the accounts of the Sixth Division, and then drag it out and not give them approval for the next quarter's military expenses and supplies. In that case, you might have some chance of winning. ”

The words made everyone laugh again, but many people secretly thought in their hearts that they would not be able to offend this little aunt and grandmother if they offended no one in the future.

But this is not the end, Gongsun Jian deliberately said to Gongyu with a straight face on the side: "Shout, now the official is not big, but he has learned to use power for personal gain." If you favor you like this, Uncle Xie, then General Zhu and the brothers of the Sixth Division will hate you in the future. ”

Gong Yuwu waved his hand with a disapproving look and said, "It's okay, I'll allocate some more money to the other divisions when I go back, so that they can help me isolate the Sixth Division, so that I won't be afraid that the Sixth Division will go against me in the future." ”

Zhu Zequan, who said what Gong Yu Wu, rolled his eyes, and said in his heart Auntie, what I said just now was not what I said, it was your father who said it. And Feng Huaidao and Shi Fangheng looked at each other and smiled, they really didn't expect that this little county lord would be able to think of such a way to crack it. If you grow up, you will definitely be a character, but unfortunately one is not Gongsun Jian's own child, and the other is a girl, otherwise it is really possible to inherit Gongsun Jian's position in the future.

Unwilling to entangle with Gongyu Dance too much, Gongsun Jian was afraid that this kid would say nonsense and destroy the internal unity, and he didn't want her to show too good ability in front of outsiders at this age. Therefore, Gongsun Jian diverted the topic and continued the matter of the bet just now.

"Now that everybody has bet. Then the bet will officially take effect. Xie Wu and Zhu Zequan immediately went back to reorganize the army, and started the competition between the two sides tonight, which lasted for three days. In addition, Lao Qi, you will allocate a batch of wooden knives and guns for training from the logistics department to both sides. Remember that after all, this is only a competition, and try not to have accidental casualties. The detailed rules for the specific competition will be formulated by Chief Counselor Xu and others in a few moments, and will be issued to both of you in a timely manner. There are other people who go back to clean up and explain what they are doing, and then they can go to the two camps to watch the competition. After speaking, Gongsun Jian waved his hand to signal that the meeting could be dismissed. And he called Xu Huaizhi and others to his work study to discuss the detailed rules.

After dinner that day, all the people who had been attending the meeting during the day gathered together. Gongsun Jian made a simple assignment, and all the military officers were divided into two groups of people to go to the Sixth Division and the Special Operations Brigade to observe the competition, and they were also referees. The detailed rules of the competition have already been sent to everyone.

In fact, the rules of the competition are very simple, nothing more than how to determine the number of dead and injured on both sides, as well as the victory or defeat of the game and the means that can be used, etc. The weapons of the two teams have long been replaced with special wooden weapons, the purpose of which is to reduce unnecessary casualties during the competition.

Gongsun Jian didn't go to the special operations brigade, because it was the team he brought out, and he knew exactly what means he could have. So he chose to stay in the Sixth Division to see what Zhu Zequan could do.

Sure enough, as Gongsun Jian expected, Zhu Zequan's strategy was very conservative, that is, there were many of us, and the result of the competition was that the special operations brigade would completely annihilate the sixth division. Therefore, Zhu Zequan would not attack at all, but ordered the soldiers of the whole division to strengthen their defenses and wait for them.

Without disturbing Zhu Zequan's deployment, Gongsun Jian took a few ministers around him to wander around the station of the Sixth Division casually. I have to say that Zhu Zequan still has some skills, and the defense of the entire garrison is impassable, and there are clear layers of light and darkness.

Cao Liang, who was quite knowledgeable about military strategy on the side, stroked his beard and nodded frequently: "Lord Wang, it seems that General Zhu still has a set of ways to lead troops to fight." You look at the defensive posture meticulously interlocking, I am afraid that even if the other party has the same number of soldiers and horses, it may not be able to take down this camp. ”

"Well, Lord Cao seems to be a soldier too! The defense of the Sixth Division is really good. It's a pity that they are playing against a special operations brigade, and it is useless to defend alone. ”

"Haha, it seems that the prince is full of confidence in the special operations brigade?" Cao Liang asked with a smile.

Gongsun Jian thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not true, but relatively speaking, I'm more optimistic about the special operations brigade." However, many things in the world are unpredictable, especially war, and sometimes it depends on the ability of both sides to improvise on the spot, and whose luck is better. ”

After listening to Gongsun Jian's explanation, Cao Liang thought so, stroked his beard and nodded. And several other ministers also felt that Gongsun Jian's words were very reasonable. Sometimes that's it, you're superior, but you're unlucky. Maybe it will be an inexplicable failure.

After turning around, everyone returned to the tent specially prepared for them by the Sixth Division, drinking tea and gossiping and waiting for the start of the competition.

Finally, the sound of the bang at the end of the hour also heralded the beginning of the competition between the Sixth Division and the Special Operations Brigade. Everyone immediately cheered up. But Gongsun Jian smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, there is no need to be so nervous. Three days, who knows when the war will start. Therefore, we should eat and drink, and just sit back and wait to watch the show. In fact, it should be the Sixth Division that should be nervous at this moment. After all, they were prepared to hold on for three days. Therefore, during these three days, we had to tense our nerves at every moment and take precautions. This kind of pressure is not comfortable! ”

"What the prince said is very true, we still lack battlefield experience!" Cao Liangle said happily, and sent a sycophant by the way.

But as soon as Cao Liang's words were finished, he heard a commotion outside. Immediately, Gongsun Jian's own soldiers ran in to report.

"Lord and your Excellency. The defensive position to the west of the 6th Division was attacked. A platoon of garrison sergeants 'died in battle' and withdrew from the competition. Not a single enemy was damaged. ”

"Hiss......" There was a gasp from the tent. Just after that, the Special Operations Brigade launched an attack and wiped out a platoon of the 6th Division without losing a single person.

"What is the move of the Sixth Division?" Gongsun Jian asked the guard.

"At present, there is no big move, but the defense on the position has been strengthened, and a lot of guerrilla patrol sentries have been dispatched."

"Oh, got it, there's news as soon as possible." Gongsun Jian waved his hand to signal that the soldier could leave. Then he looked at the ministers in the tent and smiled.

"Guys, it seems that the game started faster than we thought. It is estimated that it will end sooner. ”

"Lord Wang, this is a little early." Xu Huaizhi opened his mouth to retort: "It seems that the special operations brigade took advantage of this start, but sacrificing a platoon of more than 30 people is nothing to the Sixth Division. It will only allow the Sixth Division to strengthen its defense and increase its vigilance. If this is the case, then the special operations brigade will not be easy to attack next. ”

After all, Zhu Zequan was Xu Huaizhi's former subordinate, so Xu Huaizhi still had to say something good for his own people no matter what. Gongsun Jian didn't argue with his cousin, he asked someone to change the tea into wine, and brought a few side dishes at random. He began to eat and drink on his own. casually said a word that was not salty.

"Let's all have some supper and go back and get some rest. That's probably the end of tonight. ”

Sure enough, as Gongsun Jian expected, the special operations brigade has not moved since that sneak attack. All the people went back to their tents to rest. When it was almost dawn in the early hours of the morning, Gongsun Jian, who was originally lying down, suddenly sat up with a fierce son. Gently whispered to the pro-soldiers guarding the outside of the account. After washing and dressing briefly, Gongsun Jian quietly left with more than 20 personal soldiers, and after shuttling back and forth in the camp of the Sixth Division, he arrived at the place he wanted to go, and then quietly lurked.