Chapter 45: On Paper
Wei Changfeng could only sigh lightly.
Bai Qi is right, they are indeed "just passing by", their task is to guard Jianchang, although now the Han army also needs support, but they change the order without authorization, even if they win, they will lose their heads. On the battlefield, changing military orders without permission is the same as rebellion, which will never be different regardless of which unit, if you give an order to advance to the left, but your subordinates casually change it to advance to the right, and you can't order it to be done, how will this battle be fought? Because you have no idea what your orders will be carried out!
"Let's go." Bai Qi also sighed lightly.
Wei Changfeng glanced at the battlefield again, and saw that the front line of the Han army had been broken through, the Donghu army and the Han army were stirring up on the entire battlefield, the drums were loud, and the last batch of Han army reserves had also rushed up, and he could only pray that the Han army could support it for a while longer. As long as it supports a little more than half an hour, the main force of the Han army will be able to arrive. If it can't be supported, the main force of the Han army will be more passive and self-religious, and their troops guarding Jianchang will also become a lone army.
In front of Jianchang City, Jianchang County made Niu Decao sweat urgently. His name is really good, the cow gets grass, and he must eat very well, so his body shape is also very cooperative, fat elephant...... Well, well, not like a cow, but like a pig. But now, instead of grass, he was thinking about soldiers. Jianchang is a small remote county, although the war is chaotic, but it is not involved for a while, Niu County ordered to sit in the middle of the small county yamen, approve a batch of official documents, and play a dozen boards for the people, which is very self-satisfied. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, this place has become a battlefield, and what is even more terrifying is that there is hardly even a soldier here.
In the official documents, Jianchang is a soldier, there are thousands of township warriors, and the system is neat, the training is sufficient, but that is on paper, every year the boss comes to check, Niu County will recruit a group of people with big shoulders and round waists, what street gangsters, I don't know where to come from the "warriors", anyway, as long as it looks majestic, and then train for three or five days, when the boss comes, put on a formation, go through the motions, and secretly stuff some silver taels, and deal with the past.
Naturally, Niu Xian Ling's scheming was not a game, and the result of this was that he not only got grass, but also a lot of silver taels. No matter how empty the treasury is, it is still necessary to raise soldiers, and the money for raising these soldiers will naturally go into Zhu County's pocket.
If he changed to another place, Niu County Ling really didn't dare to do this, in case there were soldiers and bandits, what would he do? But Jianchang, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, the birds don't, and it's not in any important position, what is he afraid of? Therefore, the Niu County Order was bold, and one person represented a thousand township warriors, and all the silver taels used for military affairs were in his pocket.
However, it is really unpredictable, and this place has actually become a battlefield! He Niu County ordered to swallow a thousand Xiangyong's silver, but he didn't have the ability to defend the city instead of a thousand Xiangyong, seeing that the Donghu Army was approaching, he really had nothing to do, and he was anxious to pack the silver, take his wife and children and run away.
Fortunately, just before he was about to give the order to prepare the carriage for the army, he saw the banner of the Han army. Niu County Commander couldn't help but chant a long "Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva", and hurriedly greeted him with a messenger, shouting: "Xiaguan Niu Decao, it is the Jianchang County Order, I don't know which general is the commander?" ”
The Han army crowd was divided, and Bai Qi had already come to the front of the Niu County Order: "This official Bai Qi, seeing the position of a general, commanding the whole army, was ordered to guard Jianchang, please cooperate with the county order." ”
"Definitely, definitely!" Niu Decao grabbed a straw like a dying man, nodded again and again, and while leading the Han army into the city, he urged General Bai to prepare tea quickly.
"Tea doesn't have to be." Seeing that Niu Decao didn't know the severity at all, he was a little unhappy in his heart. At this time, which kind of tea to prepare? "May I ask your county, how many ordnance are there in the city, and how many townsmen are there? Now the military situation is urgent, and all of them must be mobilized. ”
The sweat on Niu Decao's face came down again, and he hurriedly pointed to the side: "The armament is complete, please see it, general." ”
Bai Qi looked to the side, and couldn't help crying and laughing for a while.
Well, that's ordnance indeed, and it's a large ordnance: siege vehicles.
This thing is used to attack large cities with thick walls, but it is effective, although at first glance, the siege engines are obviously in disrepair, but with a little repair, they are still usable. The question is, what are you doing with this thing now? Take a siege vehicle to attack the Donghu cavalry?
"What other ordnance?" Bai Qi asked again, but he faintly felt bad in his heart.
"Well, well," Niu Decao's face was a little red, "this, this, this county is poor, and there is nothing to do for a while, um......"
Bai Qi said "hey", knowing that this bastard county order must have filled his pockets, as for the siege car, I think it was to deal with the inspection of the superiors.
"How much do you see Cunyong?" Bai Qi could only change the topic, it seems that there is no need to expect to get an ordnance supplement in Jianchang, I only hope that those townsmen can help defend the city.
"This county, this county, is planning to recruit township brave ......," Niu Decao stammered and replied.
Bai Qi really wanted to punch this big fat man to the ground with one punch. When the soldiers came to the city, they actually told me that there were no soldiers and no weapons here?
"Order, immediately go to the city to guard!" Bai Qi gave an order to the capital commander on the side, and then turned to look at Niu Decao: "Niu Zhixian, there is nothing for you here, go to the county government and wait, if the commander needs it, he will look for you!" ”