The two talked about it, and after a while, they arrived in front of the mansion.

After checking the name tag in front of the door, the generals walked straight into the backyard room. The inner room was originally a backyard study, Gao Yue saw that although it was not big, it was small and exquisite, the windows were bright and clean, quiet and fresh, and even the room had a faint fragrance of paper and ink that made people's chests feel comfortable.

At that moment, he asked the original attendants of the government to bring a couch, and after a simple redecoration, he made this study a resting place for the time being.

At this moment, Gao Yue was lying on the couch, he couldn't sit up at all, so he had to take such a somewhat funny posture. Gao Yue tilted his head and was talking to Feng Liang beside the bed.

In the room, on the right side is a desk, and a scribe stands with his head bowed. On the left side, except for the former Taishou Ding Xuan and the county general Wu Tuzhen, the remaining ten or so main county officials and assistants were already standing in turn. Sun Long was careful and found that Cao Mo was already standing at the head of the officials.

Li Hu's face was already pale, and he stepped forward with two big steps, clasped his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "Subordinate Li Hu, together with a group of colleagues in the army, see the lord." ”

Sun Long also hurriedly stepped forward to salute solemnly, raising his eyes to look at Gao Yue.

"Oh, good. This is the Lord of the Sun Building. I heard Master Li mention that we should have met yesterday, but there was an unexpected incident that was postponed to today. ”

Gao Yue was on the couch, propped up his front body, bowed his head to Sun Long, looked him up and down for a moment, and smiled gently.

Sun Long hurriedly stepped forward to help. He bowed down and said earnestly: "The subordinates treat the sinful body, and they dare not have the memory of the labor master." The subordinates heard the reason for yesterday's situation told by the lord of Li Xuan, and the subordinates and all the soldiers admired the lord's strictness and selflessness. The lord must not move again, it will affect the injury, but it is not beautiful. ”

"Huh. There is nothing to do with sin. As long as I have the same ambition, I will always treat everyone equally. If he is a traitor, he is like a brother and sister, and he is guilty and must be punished. ”

Cao Mo said on the side: "General Gao is immaculate and has a righteous heart. Master Sun is calm and kind, and I am also an old acquaintance. We will follow faithfully, and we will have no other ambitions. ”

Sun Long gave Cao Mo a grateful salute, secretly glad in his heart that he had not offended Cao Mo before.

Gao Yue nodded his head lightly, and smiled at everyone again: "Okay, everyone is here." It was rude for me to be so embarrassed and to call everyone to a meeting. However, there is urgency and necessity, and I ask for your understanding. ”

Everyone under the bed didn't dare to say in unison, so they all quieted down and waited for Gao Yue's instructions.

Gao Yue cleared his throat, smiled, and said, "I thought about it for a long time last night, and I sorted out my thoughts. In my opinion, there are three things that are at the top of the table right now. ”

Everyone held their breath and listened with their heads bowed.

"First things first. Immediately revise the book and play the court, the county should be a matter of truthful detail, strict I entered Xiangwu but could not help the hardship, and also determined to be the king of the king's ambition, so as to wait for the instructions and arrangements of the court. ”

Cao Mo said: "Now that the chaotic conquest is in turmoil, the county is presided over by General Gao, and it will definitely be able to secure the people and protect the territory. ”

When Sun Long heard this, he reacted quickly in his mind, and hurriedly said: "The subordinates are not talented, but they are also willing to lead the same robes and sign to express their hearts." ”

Sun Long thought in his heart that he had heard that Cao Mo was just an old farmer buried in the field, and his words were sneering; Why is it that today's behavior is well-founded and methodical, is it a sudden opening of mind, or this person did not like to associate with mediocre colleagues in the past, and covered himself up?

He was thinking strangely, but he heard Gao Yue open his mouth again, and he was busy listening quietly, for fear of missing a word.

"Good. I am very grateful for your enthusiasm. However, in any case, it is necessary to look at the will of the imperial court. ”

Everyone tacitly agreed. In today's years, large and small forces that support self-respect and even openly rebel abound. Even the imperial court that used to sit in Luoyang and control the Central Plains was beaten to pieces, not to mention the weak Chang'an Emperor who is now retreating to Chang'an?

After Gao Yue controls Xiangwu, he can not forget the imperial court, and he will hear about it, then Chang'an will definitely repay the favor, not only will not reprimand him for acting like a reverse, but will also admit Gao Yue's existing power along the river, and it is more likely to be added to the official rank, which is used to commend and affirm this kind of loyalty to the imperial court, in order to show the world.

There is no objection to this article. Gao Yue spoke again.

"The second thing is to quickly repair the city, strengthen the defenses, reorganize the armament, recruit and train the soldiers. In a word, it is necessary to strengthen the war preparedness, and in addition to being prepared to be the king of Qin, it is also necessary to prevent a sudden attack by an unknown enemy. ”

Li Hu heard Gao Yue talk about the military, and couldn't help but step forward and said: "The major event of city defense must be impregnable, eh?" ”

“…… Golden Soup. ”

Sun Long stepped forward and reminded softly. Li Hu was not ashamed, but smiled at Sun Long very gratefully.

Gao Yue also smiled and asked, "How tall is Xiangwu City now?" How's that to prepare? How many warriors are there in the army? Are there any war horses? Because I am new, I don't know, the lord of the Sun Mansion is an old man, can you tell me a thing or two. ”

"Ahh Be. Sun Long had been calm and calm, listening to Gao Yue word by word. At this moment, when he saw that the question was on his head, he hurriedly walked to the couch and gave a respectful salute.

"If the lord asks, his subordinates should tell me as much as I know."

Sun Long straightened up and said in a deep voice: "I am Xiangwu City, the city is three feet three feet high, and the surrounding area is three hundred and fifty zhang. Above the city tower, east, west, north and south, there are two arrow towers and two enemy towers. There are 100,000 arrows and 78,000 catties of rolling stones. ”

"The ditch outside the gate is more than five zhang wide and three zhang deep. The square gate is wrapped in wrought copper, which is very thick. Yesterday's subordinates and Lord Li counted that there are currently 1,000 and 24 soldiers in the city, of which 873 are combatants, and the remaining 151 are all old and weak, but they can be used as daily patrol forces. ”

"As for the war horses, there are also about a hundred. However, yesterday, his subordinates had seen General Gao's mount in the stable under the guidance of Lord Li Yuan. The horses in my Xiangwu City are all inferior. ”

Gao Yue's sword eyebrows locked slightly, staring and listening, and from time to time he bowed his head slightly, thoughtfully.

After Sun Long finished speaking, Gao Yue raised his eyebrows and asked, "Rolling Stone and Mulberry, is it seven thousand catties or eight thousand catties?" If the trench is more than five feet, is it five feet and five feet, or five feet and seven feet? Also, the number of war horses, more than a hundred, is there no accurate number for this? ”

His voice wasn't harsh. But Sun Long was already at a loss, and cold sweat broke out. Sun Long thought that he was prepared and responded freely, but he was very complacent in his heart, and even looked forward to a reward.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yue pursued details so much, such a rigorous attitude, Sun Long was extremely shocked, and because he missed the first time he answered in front of Gao Yue, his heart was like beating a drum, and it sounded.

Seeing Sun Long's dumbfoundedness, Gao Yue muttered in his heart, and said warmly: "Lord Sun, don't panic. You've answered well in a hurry. However, soldiers, major matters, must not be examined carefully. Everything is well known, even if it is attacked by the enemy, it will not panic. You have to remember. ”

"Yes, yes. In the future, his subordinates will be like the lord, keep improving, rigorous and meticulous, so as to be foolproof. Sun Long bowed down, a drop of cold sweat ran down the tip of his nose and dripped to the ground, silently.

"Good. You will work hard later and measure it carefully. Let me mention a few general directions. Gao Yue had been lying on his stomach for a long time, and he was a little unbearable, so he turned his body slightly, wanting to change his posture and move his blood.

Feng Liang hurriedly bent down, gently supported Gao Yue, made him slowly stand sideways, and put the thick futon against Gao Yue's back, so that his waist was not empty and there was no leaning.

After moving for a while, Gao Yue was very comfortable. He took a deep breath and continued, "A few general directions. One foot outside the moat, across the rejection of horses, each rejection of horses, more iron blades, if the iron blade is insufficient, the bamboo sharpened, can also be replaced. ”

"Outside the moat, the land is sprinkled with thistles, or buried with sharp stones. Mark the direction and range clearly on the drawing, so that you know it by heart. ”

"Which is the main gate in the city?"

"It's the East Gate." Sun Long didn't dare to be careless, and immediately replied when he asked.

"Then at the east gate, outside the five zhang of land sprinkled with thistles, dig a trap and dig a deep pit, about three zhang deep. The bottom of the pit is densely planted with bamboo, and don't forget to sharpen the bamboo. ”

"Arrows can't be made in a hurry, you can make bamboo arrows instead, although bamboo arrows are light and have a limited range, but if they are shot, they will also cause casualties - it's better than nothing."

"Although there are more than 800 soldiers in the city, they still have to be strictly selected and selected to be strong. The selection criteria, Master Li knows it, and the two of you will communicate it later. ”

"I mean, I'd rather have a shortage than an abundance, I don't ask for many people, as long as people who can really go to the battlefield. Of course, the rest, don't eliminate the eviction, as you said, it is better to enrich the daily city defense force and strengthen the patrol and vigilance in the city. ”

Bute Sun Long's soldiers and generals all stood and listened without distraction, and they were all civil officials, and they were also convinced and stood solemnly.

Gao Yue said a lot at once, he was a little thirsty, he gestured to Feng Liang slightly, Feng Liang took the water, tried the cold and heat, and carefully fed him half a cup.

Seeing that he had finished drinking the water, Li Hu stepped forward and said, "What the lord said is very true. Later, I will personally urge that even if I don't sleep during this time, I must get these important things done first. ”

Unexpectedly, Gao Yue shook his head and said, "No." Regarding the armament of Xiangwu City Defense, Li Hu did not need to consider it for the time being because he had another appointment. ”

Li Hu was stunned when he heard this. After clasping his fists and saluting, he stood aside, his mind racing, and his face was solemn. Sun Long secretly squinted at him from time to time, but he looked a little nervous.

Gao Yue cleared his throat and felt a lot brighter, so he continued: "This third thing is the issue of personnel transfer. As soon as he spoke, everyone below stretched out their ears, poked out their necks, and sweated in their palms.