In everyone's hearts, the first reaction was not to think about how to unite and fight against the bandits, but how to ensure their own safety and the family's industry. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He Xian coldly looked at the reactions of these powerful family heads one by one. I thought to myself, no wonder when the Taiping Road incident occurred in history, it was invincible, and few forces that could stop it appeared. The Han Dynasty has been peaceful for too long, and as the backbone of society, the powerful families in various places only know how to exploit those ordinary people and suppress some small thieves who are not in the climate. If it weren't for the fact that there were still famous generals such as Lu Zhi and Zhu Jiong in the central government, the fall of the Han Dynasty would be imminent.

"My lord, if you have any clever plan, you just tell me! We must obey! It was still that Zhu Jing who spoke, and he didn't forget to squeeze his eyebrows at Chu Gong when he spoke. It is estimated that this product thought that this one was also designed and arranged by Chu Taishou, and the purpose was just to get more benefits.

Chu Gong naturally saw the careful thinking of this idiot, and he didn't break it, after all, the business was important, not to mention Zhu Jing's statement, which was also beneficial to the next discussion.

"Today's plan is to unite all the forces in the Nanyang area and jointly defend Wancheng! ……”

"Lord Gunden is wise!" Zhu Jing sang a harmony, which frightened Chu Gong. The face that finally calmed down turned pale instantly by this stimulation. Looking at Zhu Jing, who was full of joy and was secretly admiring himself for this sentence, Chu Gong couldn't wait to call directly with a big mouth.

"There are 3,000 soldiers in the county, 1,000 weapons and armor, and it is far from enough to resist hundreds of thousands of thieves, so please unite as one, gather private soldiers, and gather in Wancheng to resist the enemy! Come on! Come on! Chu Gong clenched his fists and saluted everyone.

"Lord County Guard......" Zhu Jing wanted to sing again, but finally found that the atmosphere around him was not right. The heads of the family beside him were crying and mourning one by one, and then looked at Chu Gong, their faces were full of frustration, which did not seem to be fake.

"Could it be that the attack of hundreds of thousands of thieves is true? Not the county guard's bureau? Thinking about it again, beads of sweat the size of soybeans suddenly flowed down from Zhu Jing's temples like rain, his legs were weak, he couldn't support them anymore, and he sat on the ground with his butt paralyzed.

Chu Gong didn't take a second look at Zhu Jing, and the surrounding family heads didn't look at Zhu Jing either. In normal times, such an undignified incident will definitely be laughed at by them for several years or even more than ten years. But now, no one cares about this, because there is a problem in Chu Junshou's words.

It's right to gather forces, but defend Wancheng together...... Nanyang area is not only Wancheng City? There are less than ten households in Wancheng where the more than 40 families are really strong, and the rest such as Xinye Yin's, Jianyang Deng's, Bowangfang's, etc., the fields, population, and wealth are all in the local county, you let them gather all the private soldiers in Wancheng, Wancheng is defended, but what about their lair? Just like the Fuyang Li clan, because they were at the forefront of the thief's march route, they didn't have time to wait for the county guard to discuss, so they left directly. Whether to fight or to surrender or flee, they need to go back as soon as possible to make arrangements.

Chu Gong's idea seems reasonable, but in fact it is very unreasonable.

Therefore, except for Wancheng's Haoqiang who nodded in agreement, most of the people remained silent.

Seeing that this plan was no longer working, Chu Junshou gritted his teeth and could only throw out a desperate plan that could satisfy everyone: send troops to fight!

Each family sent guards, family members, and long-term workers to gather 5,000 people, plus 3,000 county soldiers, to form a volunteer army of about 8,000 people, and went to the front line of Fuyang to confront and prevent the bandits from entering the hinterland of Nanyang. In this way, as long as you fight and retreat, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, it is the time for a victorious counteroffensive.

"That's not the right plan!"

Chu Gong thought that when he was about to make this decision, a rough voice of opposition sounded. Chu Gong frowned, a little displeased. Looking up, it turned out to be Zhang Mancheng of Taiping Dao, Zhang Tianshi. Only then did he remember that half of the reason for this banquet was to thank Taiping Dao for his help in the fight against the plague. I never thought that such a sudden thing would snub this Heavenly Master. His displeasure decreased slightly, and he asked, "What does the Heavenly Master think is wrong?" ”

"My lord, it is very inappropriate for the poor Dao to think that this is a plan. One Fuyang is not as good as Wancheng, there is no moat river, there is no towering and solid city wall, it is difficult to hold; It is unwise to abandon Wancheng and defend Fuyang; Second, if the thief army besieges but does not attack, and divides the troops to raid Wancheng, Wancheng is empty at that time, what should it be? ”

When Chu Gong heard this, his face turned even paler. He naturally knows the risks of this plan, and from any point of view, it can only be regarded as a next step. But only this plan can protect the interests of the local family to the greatest extent and win the support of the majority, otherwise with his 3,000 county soldiers, it will be difficult to defend Wancheng alone.

"Does the Heavenly Master have any tricks to teach Chu?"

"Don't dare to be! There is a suggestion for the county guard and everyone here to refer to! ”

Zhang Mancheng smiled slightly: "Recruit young people!" ”

"Recruiting young people?" The glimmer of hope that Chu Gong had just risen fell into the abyss in an instant, "The thieves will be killed in three or five days." Where is it too late to recruit young people at this moment? ”

"Definitely!" Zhang Mancheng waved his hand and said, "Now that the epidemic has just passed, there are many displaced people. The county guard ascended to the heights and shouted, and the people would inevitably flock to protect their homes. All the county guard had to pay was enough food and a small amount of money. ”

Chu Gong thought for a moment, "Money and food are not a problem. It's just a rabble of untrained people, how can they stand up to bandits? ”

"Young and strong are a rabble, why aren't the thieves a rabble? The county guard only needs to choose a good general, defeat the bandits or even gather and annihilate them, and they can be obtained at their fingertips. Zhang Mancheng's words were loud. The family heroes who heard this were silent.

Good general?

As far as Chu Gong could see, all the powerful families had their heads down.

Lead a group of young men to deal with vicious bandits? Whoever is well fed will lead to such a fatal job. Who is the good general? Love whoever you want. Not yourself anyway.

Chu Gong shook his head and smiled bitterly and looked at Zhang Mancheng.

Seeing this, Zhang Mancheng hugged his fists and said: "Poor and talented, a little bit of martial arts, willing to lead the life to fight against thieves!" ”

"Oh?!" Chu Gong was overjoyed when he heard this, "What are the conditions?" ”

"I hope that the county guard will provide 10,000 knives, guns and arrows used by young people, 1,000 veterans in the county, and 3,000 private soldiers from each family, and they will be fully equipped within three days!"

"Is that true? Can the Celestial Master have faith? ”

"Poor Dao is willing to guarantee the head on the item! Swear to kill the bandits and defend the county! ”

"Good! Do you have any objections? Chu Gong was overjoyed.

According to this plan, if Zhang Man wins, everyone will be happy, and the danger of Wancheng will be naturally lifted; If Zhang Mancheng unfortunately fails, he still has 2,000 soldiers and 1,000 private soldiers from various families to defend Wancheng. What's more, Zhang Mancheng led the troops to fight with the bandits, no matter what, he would delay the pace of the march, as long as the reinforcements from Jiangxia arrived, it was the time of victory.

Either way, it's a good idea.