Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Wanderers
The guards who gave the order went, leaving a copy of the military order on the table.
He Wu's eyes lit up, looking at the military order, pinching his chin. In his opinion, is this a military order?
No, it's a recipe for making a fortune.
Since Su Lu took office, he has suppressed bandits twice, and he has recorded as much silver as he can.
Fifteen thousand taels of silver, ten million dollars!
This is more money than in the past few decades, when I pouted my ass and was abducted, and I made more money.
To suppress bandits, we must continue to suppress bandits.
It's a pity, Erlong Mountain is located in Beizheng, so it's not good for our family to go to the bandits in person.
"I said, Brother Su, you see that we crossed the border to Erlong Mountain to suppress bandits, Xuanfu can't blame us, right?"
He Wu asked with a smile, his face full of anticipation.
Su Lu stood up, put the military order in hand, and walked out the door.
He Wu grabbed Su Lu and said in a nervous tone: "Brother Su, what do you think, how about we go to Erlong Mountain to suppress bandits?" ”
"I don't have enough soldiers, I'll go to the princess to see if I can let Jiedu Mansion give me some soldiers, how can a battalion of 200 people suppress bandits, and a guard battalion is about the same."
He Wu also nodded again and again:
"A guard battalion has four to six battalions under its jurisdiction, with thousands of men and horses, so that the scope of suppressing bandits is wide, and it is necessary to supplement the men and horses, Luo Jian's grandson can control thousands of men and horses when he is in the Nanguan camp, and we can do it."
The two arrived at the county governor's mansion, and when they saw Li Qing, Tang County Ling was also there.
Tang County Ling said with a smile: "My lord, there are only more than 200 guards in our county, and this Xuanfu's military order can't be implemented, just let Su Duwei cooperate with the guards, and we won't participate in the suppression of bandits, right?" ”
Li Qing shook his head: "Tang County Order, our army and Tule are at war, and the attitude of the two countries in the south is also unclear, if this continues, I believe that the south will also make a comeback, and Tang County Order doesn't want to see that." ”
He Wu said flatteringly: "My lord is right, we must do our part for the prosperity of the Han family." ”
"I have already discussed with Captain Suludu, and I ask for your permission, please bring out a few more battalions of troops from Jiedu Mansion, and we are willing to go to the battlefield in person and fight the Tule people."
Li Qing looked at He Wu when he heard this, and a look of appreciation flashed in his eyes, but when he looked at Su Lu again, he was very unhappy.
Look at He Wu, don't flinch at the critical moment, Su Lu is good if you have half of them.
"Okay, I'll report this matter to the Jiedu Mansion, but I'll be even. Estimation is impossible. ”
He Wu's face turned dark when he heard this, it was impossible to balance the troops, so what should I do, I am afraid that the matter of suppressing bandits in Erlong Mountain will be broken.
Su Lu said in his heart I didn't expect you these Jiedu Mansion, now the war ahead is in full swing, Suozibao Yangpingpu line has been defeated one after another, Li Senjun, who only left yesterday, said that Jiedu Mansion is almost unable to get together the front-line grain transportation team, and it is basically gone.
Now it seems that the grain transportation team was not only absorbed by the Beizheng battalion, but also some of them were robbed by the bandits of Erlong Mountain.
"General, the Xuanfu can't bring out the troops, and it is not easy to complete the matter of clearing out the bandits in the territory, Jiufeng Mountain, Tianmen Mountain, there are a large number of bandits entrenched, with our current strength, it is impossible to take it at all."
Su Lu took out the map and pointed to the bandit strongholds in various places in Beiyang.
I have to say that this map is really difficult to use, only marked with a place name, the distance is not not mentioned, and the distance between places is completely wrong.
Jiufeng Mountain is close to Eagle Mountain, but it is fifty kilometers away from Tianmen Mountain.
Li Qing looked at the map, his brows furrowed, and his tone was a little hesitant.
"Yes, the three mountains are so close to each other, and they can support each other, which is a big challenge for our guards to take down these two bandits."
"Tang County Order, do you have any removal?"
Li Qing turned to the Tang County Order where the old god was there.
Tang Xianling looked confused, people sat next to him, and the pot came from the sky.
If she said that there was no way, the princess would be angry and put the pot on her head that could not clear the bandits, it would be miserable.
Turning his gaze to Su Lu as if asking for help, Tang Xianling's beard began to tremble.
"Captain Su, military affairs are not what I know, so I won't be smiling and generous, Captain Su, I see that you are confident, I think you already have hills and valleys in your chest."
For a while, the eyes of several people converged on Su Lu again.
Su Lu shook his head: "What if there is a way, I have no right to recruit troops, and I can't be seconded temporarily, and if there is a way, it is equal to no way." ”
Li Qing's eyes lit up, and he said yes:
"If you can raise all the soldiers yourself, I will send a letter to the Jiedu Mansion and give these soldiers a legal identity, but you have to solve the equipment and rations yourself."
"What about military pay?"
Su Lu was a little annoyed, the equipment and rations were not solved, could the Xuanfu have been in such difficulty.
Li Qing picked up a battle report and handed it to Su Lu.
Su Lu glanced at it and was stunned.
This is a battle report that can only be seen by a general and a first-class general, and the description of the battle situation is much more detailed, not only the battles that happened everywhere, including the intelligence information obtained before the war, but also everything is listed.
There are battles everywhere in the north of Xuanfu, the first line of the Beizheng camp is in danger, the first line of Suozibao is tiled, most of the tunpu and the garrison have fallen, there is little left of the tunbao that is defended, and the defense line north of Beizheng is basically broken.
To the south of Beizheng, smoke erupted, and the grain routes supplying the Beizheng battalion were cut off, and the loss of grain, soldiers, and clothing was serious everywhere, and Jiedu Prefecture could not even meet the normal supply of the front line.
Su Lu understood what Li Qing meant, and if he wanted to expand the army, at this juncture, Jiedu Mansion would definitely not oppose it, but he would not approve of it. Soldiers, weapons, armor, and even food and grass could not be supplied by the Jiedu Mansion.
He Wu was anxious: "My lord, this is not good, a guard camp, about a thousand people, we can't afford this weapon and armor." ”
Li Qing glanced at Tang County's order.
Tang County Ling immediately shouted:
"God pity see, my lord, all the grain and grass in this county have supported the Beizheng camp, when the Nanguan camp was transferred, the arrows and cotton clothes accumulated in the treasury over the years are not left, if the Tule people come to attack, I don't know how to resist the enemy."
Su Lu was worried, if he wanted to have a soldier card formation card, he had to increase his troops, but now looking at the situation, it is difficult.
After two rounds of banditry, a lot of grain and grass have been accumulated in the patrol camp, and there are tens of thousands of taels of silver and copper coins, but if you want to support the expenses of a thousand people, this is really not enough.
A guard strode in, saw Su Lu and Li Qing, and reported it.
"My lord, there is a congestion at the gate of Beicheng, and the displaced people from Beiyang Suozibao have arrived, and the Su brigade commander who is guarding the city does not dare to let people in, so he ordered someone to ask for advice."
"Displaced people must not enter the city."
Tang Xian Ling stood up and said, his face was full of anxiety, and he looked at Li Qing.
Li Qing looked at Tang Xian Ling in embarrassment: "If you don't enter the city, if these homeless people go south or become bandits, our sin will be great." ”
Tang County Ling gritted his teeth: "The county government can take out a part of the grain porridge, and I will call on the big households in the county to donate more silver to ensure the food of the displaced people." ”
"As for the matter of giving up the porridge, I hope that Captain Su will send the guards to suppress it, so as not to cause chaos."
Tang Xian Ling turned to look at Su Lu and said.
Su Lu's heart moved, the county government porridge, he could take the opportunity to screen a group of young and strong people, and with a little training, he would be qualified soldiers.
"Okay, I'll send someone to maintain the shortage of guards killed in the A and B brigades, and I'll choose directly from these outcasts."