Zhou Ji and the new county man walked outside the county yamen and rode a donkey to raise donations from the rich households in the river valley, and suddenly heard a shout

In the distance, I saw a general running with a helmet and shouting loudly as he ran: "My lord, please stay."

When I looked closely, it was the Qianhu Lord Zhao in his own county who was running with two personal soldiers, almost running with crooked armor

Zhou Ji and the county Cheng looked at each other, turned over and got off the donkey, and couldn't help but look at each other and smiled bitterly

The thousand households panted and ran to the two of them, and they didn't wait to stand firm, and hurriedly saluted: "The last general will see the county lord."

Thousands of households are the fifth grade, and the county order is the seventh grade, or is it like this, it is from the seventh grade, Zhou and the old guard, which is really rare in Wenchen

Zhou Ji hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Lord Zhao, you and I have worked together for many years, so you don't have to be so polite"

That Zhao Qianhu didn't dare to stand up after still behaving properly

This week, Ji is indeed different from other civil officials, for the generals who work together, there is no contempt for the bones of scribes, with an equal exchange, which makes Zhao Qianhu, a military general who is a pig and dog in this era, grateful, but he also dare not do it, so he still follows the habit and is very respectful every time he sees Zhou Ji

"My lord, this is going out," Zhao Qianhu asked knowingly

"It's not to raise some money and food, it's going to the rich families along the river valley to make a fortune, since the general has something to do, then let's go back to the yamen to talk," Zhou Ji said politely helplessly

So Zhou Ji led the donkey, turned around and went back to the yamen, and sat down in the lobby

"I don't know what the general is here for," this is knowingly asking

That Zhao Qianhu hurriedly said with a smile: "I just received the order of the capital division to transfer troops, saying that there is a Woniu Mountain pole to the south, and it is going to pass through my defense area, and I order my Qianhu to resolutely block this pole and not make it succeed in the south, and at the same time wait for the border army behind to enter and suppress."

"I know this," Zhou Ji could only answer truthfully

"But the report said that there were 10,000 people on the pole, and the adults knew that I only had 700 people in my hands, and most of them were old and weak, and they really couldn't handle it."

Looking at the frowning Zhou Ji, Zhao Qianhu hurriedly said: "Originally, the rule was more than 1,000 people, but the adults know that in the past few hundred years, it has been the norm for the health center to be unbearable for a long time, in the land of northern Shaanxi, if it weren't for the support of the old man, and some grain and grass could be allocated every year, we would have been hungry and ran away a long time ago, and it is really rare for us in Suide to have such a situation."

Zhou Ji nodded, this is the truth, now looking at the land of northern Shaanxi, it is his poorest county, but there are the closest to complete guards, not to mention that his own county order is supporting.

"What does the general mean?" Zhou Ji is a civil servant, and he knows that he doesn't understand the military, since he doesn't understand, he will definitely not pretend to understand like other county orders, and treat himself as a capable person who is literal and martial, besides, as long as the thief does not fight the county seat, then he does not need to go through this troubled water, because he is a fool, he knows that six hundred to ten thousand, that is absolutely no chance of winning, as long as he does his duty, do not be implicated in the future defeat, he will become his own official, so many years of being an official, he has no enterprising heart, stay up peacefully, how can he let him know

When Zhao Qianhu saw Zhou Ji, he just inquired but didn't say much, and he couldn't help but be disappointed in his heart, this time it was a sure defeat, he just wanted to pull this county zun to top the cylinder together, but he didn't expect that people would not go on the road at all

So he had to say his thoughts cautiously: "The adults also know that this is the end of the strong man's inevitable defeat, so the last general wants to discuss the battle arrangements with the adults."

Seeing that Zhou Ji was just listening seriously, he didn't answer, so he had to continue

"Therefore, the last general came to discuss with the adults 10,000 poles, thinking that he was just bent on going south, just borrowing the road, our county town relies on the Wuding River, and the east is close to the mountains and deep valleys, since we have few soldiers, we are not guarding the county seat, and we will not provoke them, so as to ensure that the county seat does not lose our duty."

Zhou Ji turned his head to look at Zhao Qianhu, but frowned and said: "Just now, I also received an official order from the governor, which is to resolutely block the thieves who are scurrying in one fell swoop in this narrow area of the river valley, and not to let the thieves rot the place, but if according to General Zhao's intentions, then we are the crime of arson, but the adults have thought about it."

Zhou Ji is definitely a prevarication, where can I not hear it, Zhao Qianhu immediately said: "Don't hide this matter from the lord, the boss also said so, I don't want to slander him, what's just where the above knows our difficulties, not to mention that now I only have six hundred in my hands, and I haven't had money for a few years, and the allocation of food and equipment depends on the support of the boss to get to this day, even when Hong Wuye was at the peak of his army, a guard and a thousand households were only 1,100 soldiers, and they were not the opponents of tens of thousands of thieves, you see."

Zhou Ji immediately interrupted Zhao Qianhu's words, you can't tell me about this

"General Zhao, I also know the difficulties of the general, but I can't and dare not disobey the order, we are under the emperor's grace, but we can't do our best."

Zhou Ji said this, then Zhao Qianhu knew his own way, this county lord did not agree, although he got along well with this Zhou Ji, but this good official is the most stubborn, to the emperor's court is also very loyal, as long as the people of the seven county orders do not agree with themselves, these five products and thousands of households can only act desperately, go into battle, but just die, one of their children and grandchildren, can also be rewarded by the court, a small official to live, if this Wenchen committed a crime, with greed for life, fear of death, disobedience, disrespect, cut off himself, not only died in vain, but also affected the family** The small one said that he was going to become a homeless person, and the big one said that he was hairless and slave to others

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, put his hands on his knees, bowed his head, and said in frustration: "Since that's the case, let's fight, anyway, it's just a death, but it can repay the emperor's kindness for generations."

As soon as these words came out, a tragic aura filled the lobby, and the silence in the lobby was as deathly silent

"Actually, if you can sign out Ding Zhuang, but I don't know how sure the adults are to complete the dispatch," or Zhou Ji broke the silence and asked tentatively

When Zhao Qianhu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed hope at that time, and hurriedly said: "If the adults can drive, the power of the signing is not too much, as long as 5,000 Ding Zhuang is absolutely sure, build a village at the bottom of the valley in Hexi, and defend it to the death, and then block 10,000 thieves from going south."

"What about three thousand Ding Zhuang," Zhou Ji asked tentatively, how much food do you have to eat, how much reward do you have to eat after the war, and how much reward do you want after the war, that is unimaginable money and food for yourself, so Zhou Ji tried to compress the next way

"Three thousand," Zhao Qianhu was embarrassed, thinking that in fact, in the face of 10,000 poles composed of homeless people, 3,000 could definitely be stopped, living in Zhao Qianhu's preconceived impression, those poles were just a group of old and weak women and children, and they were simply a rabble with a number of heads, and they had no combat effectiveness at all

This time going south is just a habitual eat-up of a place, and it is difficult to survive again, seeing that the border army repelled the Mongol Tatars, and felt the crisis, so he dragged his family and mouth south to avoid trouble, according to his previous experience in suppressing bandits, 3,000 well-fed and drunk, and the strong can completely kill him

The reason why Ding 5,000 was signed was just to do some bargaining things, and at the same time, a little extravagant hope also rose in his heart, if there were 5,000 Ding Zhuang, would he be able to command them to give a head-on blow to this pole, so that he could not only complete the explanation of the capital division, but also make immortal achievements

You must know that as the old saying goes, there is an aunt in Yunmizhi, the Han Suide of Suide, the barren and harsh environment, but a group of tough and tough men have been honed, and that one is a good source of soldiers, as long as you promise to give them a few full meals, and promise to reward them after the war, then these aggressive men will definitely burst out with amazing combat power, and under the leadership of the military households who have not completely abandoned their training over the years, at this time, it cannot be said that even ordinary border troops may not be able to compare with a group of rogues, a group of rabble, just to give themselves military merits

Thinking of this, he slapped his thigh and said what he thought in his heart: "If there are three thousand Suide men, and then use the six hundred warriors under his command to reorganize and lead the block, there is no problem with blocking this group of rogue thieves."

Zhou Ji couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, so that Zhou Ji could turn some grain and grass into some support no matter what

Looking at Zhou Ji's expression, Zhao Qianhu boldly suggested: "But if the adults can be more ruthless, they can raise 5,000 dispatches, and when the thieves have not yet gained a stable foothold, they can bravely rush to kill, and they can also calm this group of thieves in one go, and the big man and the last general will solve the emperor's worries, and they can also make immortal achievements, which can be regarded as laying the foundation for us in the future."

When he heard that he could make immortal achievements, Zhou Ji's eyes lit up at that time

I nested in this Suide for ten years, let myself operate hard, but I just can't move half a minute, if I have this great achievement, will I be able to change my destiny, once soaring, in the face of huge interests, no one will be exempt from vulgarity, Zhou Ji is a good official, but good officials also have the right to **, there is also a desire to be a bigger official, to do things for more people, to show their minds, thinking of this, immediately sat up straight, poked his head out, stared at Zhao Qianhu and said: "What the adults said is the truth"

"Although the last general is rude and dull in this place, he does not dare to slack off, and he has led his subordinates to suppress bandits for many years, but he is full of experience, and 10,000 rogue poles are just a group of local chickens and dogs, and there must be 5,000 men, plus my 600 warriors, and a little rectification, to ensure that this panicked thief can be quelled in one go."

This was the disadvantage of the lack of information at that time, and Zhao Qianhu made an empirical mistake in the face of the Black Tiger Army

Zhou Ji didn't say anything, but his closed lips and hands trembling slightly in his sleeves told everyone that Lord Zhou Ji was already enthusiastic

So everyone stared at Zhou Ji and waited for his decision

After a long time, Zhou Ji suddenly stood up, slammed his fist on the table, and said categorically: "Okay, I'll sign you five thousand, and I will do this immortal feat with Lord Zhao."