It took two days for Xu Hui and Ye Bin and the others to calculate how huge the materials stored by the thieves in Meihe Town were.

"Three hundred and thirty-eight thousand five hundred and forty stone of grain, seven hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver, twenty-two thousand taels of gold, seven hundred and ninety stone of salt, thirty-seven thousand horses of cotton cloth, forty-five thousand pounds of fine iron, eighty-six thousand pounds of pig iron and wrought iron, one hundred and twenty thousand pounds of bacon, seven thousand three hundred bags of coal (two hundred pounds per bag), six hundred bows, forty thousand arrows, one thousand one hundred military horses (including the war horses and those who embezzled them under the command of Jin Heng himself), one thousand five hundred sheep, seven hundred and forty pigs, two hundred and sixty pairs of iron armor, and five thousand two hundred pairs of leather armor, 3,000 pieces of leather, all kinds of weapons, 600 mules and horses, 83,000 sheaves of forage, 2,800 stones of black beans, 2,300 jars of wine......"

Liu Ce and the others listened to Ye Bin's data, and their breath couldn't help but be short, it's worth it! It's so worth it! This is the first thought of everyone after hearing about this harvest, which is almost the whole nest of Gaoyang's grain storage points! Even Qin Mo, who had always been steady, couldn't help but tremble slightly from excitement.

"Everyone, don't rejoice too soon." Liu Ce suppressed his excitement, "How can so many materials be transported back to the village?" How long does it take to travel nearly 400 miles back and forth, and besides, there are so many things in the village. ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone seemed to be poured a basin of cold water and their passion in their hearts was extinguished, yes, how to transport back so many materials, this is a difficult problem.

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"How do you sleep here?" Wu Liwen has finally passed some people's lives in the past two days, and this new Jingwei battalion didn't embarrass him much, although Yang Kaishan's several main generals didn't have a good look at him, but on the whole, he didn't make it difficult for him much, compared with Jin Heng's rogues, it was simply heaven and earth. After helping Liu Ce count the supplies today, he felt a little tired, and was about to go home to rest, but he found that the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion were sleeping with cotton bags wrapped in cotton bags under the eaves, and he couldn't help but be curious.

"Our general said that my Jingwei battalion is a righteous army and will never harass the people." The soldier replied to Wu Liwen's words with sleepy eyes.

"But you can't fall asleep like this, there are a lot of empty houses over there, let's go in and rest, don't freeze." These soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion are really as disciplined as Wu Liwen said, and they are a hundred times stronger than the officers and soldiers. Originally, Wu Liwen and the people in the town were still worried that these soldiers would come to the practice of arranging for three days, but unfortunately after two days, the things they were worried about did not happen, and those soldiers would rather eat and sleep in the open than enter the people's homes, let alone do anything to rob women, so they couldn't help but let those people and Wu Liwen relax and began to look at each other.

"What freezes? This cotton bag is warm, and it will be gone in the next few days, so I won't trouble everyone. After saying that, the soldier yawned and looked impatient, closed his eyes and continued to sleep, last night they were a few vigils, and they were slightly dissatisfied when they were woken up by Wu Liwen.

"What? Going? Wu Liwen's mind couldn't turn around all of a sudden, and he actually wanted to leave after capturing the town, just for these supplies?

Looking at the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion who were sleeping deeply, Wu Liwen felt that these soldiers felt to him with two words: steadfast.

"Maybe they are really as Liu Ce said, the righteous army, the real righteous army?" Wu Liwen clapped his hands and immediately turned around and walked towards the mansion.

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In the palace, everyone was still worried about how to deal with these materials, Guo Tao proposed to take as much as they could, and the rest was not wanted, but was immediately opposed by the rest of the people, after all, the fat in hand was so easy to give up, and no one could do it. During the discussion, Feng Chou Nian was sleepy-eyed, tilted his head, and leaned on Han Feng beside him, and then there was a thunderous snoring, and the angry Han Feng directly pushed him up, Damn, you are sleeping a fart at this time.

"Mr. Qin, what is your prescription?" Liu Ce saw that everyone couldn't discuss it, so he asked Qin Mo's opinion.

Qin Mo got up and said, "General, there are currently two plans: first, recruit the strong in the town and transport supplies back to the village. ”

"At least five or six thousand people are needed in this way, and this day is getting colder and colder, and there are more than 40,000 people in the city. Liu Ce shook his head, this strategy is not appropriate, although he has no feelings for the people in the town, but it is still impossible to let him make such a move that violates heavenly principles, not to mention that doing so is tantamount to violating the Jingwei Camp regulations promulgated by him in disguise.

Qin Mo smiled, as if he knew that Liu Ce would reply like this, so he continued: "Then there is only the second plan, send someone to pick up the displaced people in the village to settle in Meihe Town, Wanjiazhuang is already overcrowded, and it is no longer suitable for the long-term development of the Jingwei Battalion." ”

Liu Ce pondered for a moment: "This place is four hundred miles away from Gaoyang, I think why is it so far away why Meihe Town has stockpiled so many materials, and sent people to strengthen the city wall day and night, thinking that it is the way to retreat for himself after being defeated by the official army, and now the back road of the thieves has been cut off by me, and Gaoyang will definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress it when he learns the news, and I am afraid that it will be the second Houtu Fort ......"

"The general is extremely worried, the thieves will definitely lead a large army to retaliate, and this matter is up to the general to decide." Qin Mo nodded, admiring Liu Ce's insight.

"Report!" At this moment, the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion outside the door came to report. "Wu Liwen asks to see!"

"What is he here for? Didn't you tell him to go back and rest? Liu Ce secretly pondered, thought for a while and said, "Let him come in." ”

Wu Liwen entered the hall under the leadership of the soldiers, and as soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Strong man, why do you abuse your soldiers so much?"

"What do you say? Licentious! When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but be angry, and Feng Chounian, who was originally sleepy, was the first to jump up and yell at Wu Liwen, his eyes were full of murderous intent!

Wu Liwen was shocked into a cold sweat, looked at Feng Chou Nian timidly, and then swallowed his saliva to meet Liu Ce's gaze.

After a long time, Wu Wenli plucked up his courage and said: "Strong man! You have strict military discipline, keep your promises, and don't let the soldiers under you disturb the people, which is something that the old and young in the town see in their eyes and keep in mind, but in such a cold day, you let the soldiers suffer from the cold outside, then it is a little unkind, although my town is not rich, and has been ravaged by thieves for several months, but there are still nearly 10,000 empty houses in the middle enough to settle the strong men's department, why not let the soldiers enter the house to rest on the fire? It's safer than wrapping a cotton bag on the outside! As the head of a town, he really can't bear to suffer from the cold outside. ”

Saying that, Wu Liwen was full of tears in his eyes, looking sad and pitiful.

When the people saw him say this, and saw this appearance, it was not easy to have another attack......

Liu Ce sat down and said: "Mayor Wu, at the beginning of the establishment of my Jingwei Battalion, I established military laws, not to harass the people, and the soldiers should strictly abide by the military laws in accordance with the regulations of our army. As long as I eat, the soldiers will eat the same? You said that the soldiers were wrapped in sleeping bags and frozen, how many of us here have ever warmed the beds in the Huahu? If military discipline is not strict, what is the difference between it and a thief? What's more, didn't I arrange for the wounded to be taken care of by the people?"

When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help nodding their heads, and felt that what Liu Ce said was the truth, and Wu Liwen choked up when he heard the words: "Benevolence and righteousness, I have been a great Zhou Dynasty for more than 360 years, and what a strong man has done is really unheard of, please accept the bows of the lower officials!" Saying that, Wu Liwen leaned over and bowed.

"Mayor Wu, please get up quickly, there have been many disturbances in the past few days, at most in two or three days, my Jingwei Battalion will leave the city, and return you a peaceful ...... in Meihe Town."

"What? Really want to go? Wu Liwen was dumbfounded when he heard this, it seems that the soldier before did not lie, what he said was true? Now although the Jin Heng has been destroyed, but there are several bandits within a radius of dozens of miles, and the strongholds are also everywhere, maybe one day they will be killed again in the town, and they will definitely not be able to resist the invasion of the thieves with their own ability.

Wu Liwen made up his mind and said, "Strong man, please forgive the official for daring to ask where the strong man wants to go?"

Qin Mo, who was on the side of "Mayor Wu......", said when he heard this: "Please be cautious, do I need to tell you where my Jingwei Camp is going?" ”

Wu Liwen clenched his fists and said to Qin Mo: "Xiaguan doesn't mean anything else, it's just that if Xiaguan's guess is good, but he came to hoard materials for the thieves in the city?"

Qin Mo said: "Yes, so what? ”

Wu Liwen said: "If you come for the materials in the city, you must transport them out of the city, but such a large amount of materials needs a lot of manpower, and although the soldiers and horses led by the strong men are extremely brave, they can be ten with one, but there are more than a thousand people, only hundreds of thousands of stone grain I am afraid that it will take several times to carry it, if the strong man is within dozens of miles nearby, it is just that, the lower officials have been here for many years, and they are familiar with the large and small manors within a radius of dozens of miles here, and now they are all occupied by thieves, if the strong man is really nearby, these bandits will definitely disperse after hearing the wind, but before the strong man breaks through the gold thief." , the lower officials and the people in the city have never heard of the name of the general and the male soldiers under his banner, so the lower officials deduced that the place where the strong man is must be a hundred miles away! ”

When everyone heard this, they secretly admired that Wu Liwen looked timid and afraid, but his analytical and insight ability was simply amazing, and he had already guessed eight or nine points.

Liu Ce smiled and clapped his hands: "Mayor Wu is worthy of being a parent official who has been immersed in Meihe Town for many years, this insight is really extraordinary, that's right, I am indeed not in the area of Meihe Town, what do you think?"

Seeing Liu Ce's admission, Wu Liwen raised his head and glanced around, and said: "The lower officials have an uninvited feeling, please send strong men and subordinate soldiers to Meihe Town to protect the safety of our people!" The lower officials are here to thank the great kindness of the strong man for the people of Meihe Town! As soon as the words fell, Wu Liwen bowed his head.

Liu Ce immediately stopped his move: "Mayor Wu doesn't need to be like this, to be honest, I also thought about bringing troops to be stationed in the city, but first, the women and children in my manor need to be resettled, and secondly, the Gaoyang thieves heard that Meihe Town was captured, and they will send a large army to encircle and suppress it, and I am afraid that more than 1,000 soldiers and horses will not be able to wait......

Wu Liwen said with a smile: "The strong man doesn't have to worry, the town is full of empty houses, just send a team of people to move those manor women and children over, as for Gaoyang City, when the lower official was drunk from Jin Heng's side, he heard that more than 200,000 Gaoyang thieves had gone to Wuliang Town, and he had no time to take care of this place in a short time, and then the lower official confirmed that this news was true from a number of thieves and sharp soldiers, and the strong man only needed to pay attention to the surrounding thieves' strongholds, of course, with the army of tigers and wolves under the strong man, even Jin Heng's tens of thousands of horses were wiped out in a battle, I believe that these thieves are not enough to worry about, I and the officials in the city immediately went to arrange the residence of the soldiers, and ordered someone to clean the empty room to ensure that the soldiers could live comfortably. After speaking, Wu Liwen didn't wait for Liu Ce to answer, then turned around and left to arrange various matters.

"This Wu Liwen is really good at being a man." Chen Qing looked at Wu Liwen's distant back and scolded with a smile, which was recognized by the rest of the generals.

Liu Ce's fingers kept tapping on the table, thinking about whether Wu Liwen's plan was feasible.

Qin Mo saw that everyone didn't speak for a long time, so he said to Liu Ce: "I think what Wu Liwen said is very reasonable, if the danger of Gaoyang is as he said, then it happens to be stationed in the town at this time, saving the trouble of transporting materials, and the Jingwei battalion also needs to be expanded, and there are many strong people in the town, so the general can take advantage of this to recruit troops for training. With the marching speed of our Jingwei Battalion, it is impossible for the thieves to catch up, not to mention that since Meihe Town has been occupied by us and others, if they leave at this time, the Gaoyang thieves will definitely take this evil breath out on the people here......"

Liu Ce stopped his fingers, got up and said: "According to Mr. Wang's wishes, Yang Youhuai, Wanjiazhuang will trouble you to run, take all the displaced people in the village, and give you ten days, as soon as the ten days arrive, you must see the women and children in the village appear outside Meihe Town, time is precious and you can leave, tell the soldiers, when they return to Meihe Town, I will give this reward, I promise them that things will never change!" ”

"Yes!" Yang took the order and left.

"Chen Qing, Han Feng, Guo Tao, you each take my soldiers who have been taught in horsemanship in Zhengqi, disguise themselves to investigate the enemy situation in Gaoyang, pay attention, be careful, no matter what happens, you must report back within five days."

"Yes!" Chen Qing, Han Feng, and Guo Tao took the order and left.

"Xu Hui, start recruiting soldiers in the city tomorrow, let Wu Liwen assist, those who are innocent, have good families, and have families will be given priority in admission, but they can't be coerced."

"Yes!" Xu Hui took the order and left.

"Mr. Ye, please recruit any craftsmen in the town tomorrow, whether it is a blacksmith, a stonemason, a carpenter, a carpenter, etc., the treatment is preferential, you are in charge, all the craftsmen summoned are handed over to Lao Feng and Gao Laohan for arrangement, by the way, call them over, I have something to say."

"Yes, I'll go." Ye Bin got up and glanced at Qin Mo and slowly walked out of the door.

"The rest of the flags, keep them everywhere, and don't break the regulations in the army, otherwise...... I don't need to say more, do you? ”

"Yes!" Yang Kaishan, Feng Chounian, and Sun Cheng responded and went out, and Yang Fan also left with Liu Ce and Qin Mo left in the mansion.

Qin Mo said, "Can the general worry that the Gaoyang thieves will come to take revenge?"

Liu Ce pressed his tense temples and said: "It's just that I, Liu Ce, will die, but if innocent people die because of it, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life." ”

Qin Mo clenched his fists and smiled: "No, Qin believes that the general's ability will definitely be able to hold the water and soil!" ”

"Mr. Qin has a good reputation......" Liu Ce straightened his thoughts, "I hope Chen Qing and they can bring good news, as long as it takes two months, just two months!" Two months later, even if the thieves come, I, Liu Ce, can deal with it calmly! ”

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