Xiao Yi was gloomy and silent after reading the newspaper, and there was no trace of joy, if this battle could not be carried out, what was the use of this court's reward?

He handed the newspaper to Huang Yang, and Huang Yang was also groaning after reading it, and after everyone finished circulating it, there was no joy in the hall, replaced by a deathly silence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is tens of thousands of people, and there are only five hundred left in the Yongan Army, even if one can block ten, what can it do?

Xiao Yi kept thinking about it, originally he wanted to deal with the internal and external affairs of Ulzhou after arriving in Ulzhou, and then expand the army after establishing his authority, but he didn't expect Wang Zishun to be so menacing, so it seems that there is only one way.

Others can be flustered and afraid, but as an integrity officer, he cannot have the slightest cowardice.

With a wave of his hand, he got up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the rogues have come to corrupt our realm in a big way, can the Yong'an Army be restrained?" ”

Everyone saw that Xiao Yi not only did not have the slightest intention of retreating, but also did not have a little fear in their hearts, and when they heard Xiao Yi's firm words, Shi Gang shouted first: "Can't!" him! ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Dahe got up angrily and said: "The adults bring peace to my family, and treat me like a mountain, I Zhao Dahe don't understand those flowery intestines, just say one word, I am willing to die for the adults!" Everyone expressed their determination.

Immediately afterwards, everyone put forward their own opinions, and the collective discussion was far faster than Xiao Yi's own hard thinking.

First of all, Shi Lu's opinion, he said: "This matter should be closed for the time being, prepared secretly, and those who know will know, and for the people, they can hide it for as long as they can." ”

Xiao Yi nodded, Liu Shiren was the official of Yong'an Fort, this time he stood up and said: "My lord, I think that I should immediately order all localities to produce all kinds of ordnance and equipment!" ”

Zhao Dahedao: "Yes, such as the invincible bamboo general, these earthworks, although they are easy to make, but in wartime, especially against the peasant army, the effect is excellent, try to produce as much as possible!" ”

Immediately after Huang Yang also put forward his own opinions, he said in a deep voice: "Iron armor, tiger guns, bird guns, etc. should also do their best to build, from today onwards, we should start building day and night, and make every effort to rush to work, the more the thief army built before the better, and the more soldiers equipped, the greater the chance of victory!" ”

There was Liu Tong again, Xiao Yi saw that he thought for a long time before coming out, and looked over.

He said: "My lord, I think that most of the peasant army are rogues, although there are many people, they are all rabble, and my Yong'an army is all dressed in strong soldiers, and I should give full play to my strengths to fight the shortcomings of thieves!" ”

Xiao Yi nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Everyone paid attention, and then Liu Tong settled down and continued: "Take the guard as the top!" The fortified walls cleared the wilderness, cut down the trees in the square area, and transported them to the forts, which could help defend the city, and secondly, let the peasant army lack siege equipment, and there would definitely be heavy casualties! ”

Xiao Yi was a little surprised by Liu Tong's change after hearing this, this kid is out of breath.

Xiao Yidao: "Liu Tong's suggestion is very good, the Liukou have already fought once, their main force is nothing more than the small number of so-called old battalions, most of them are not armored, although the thieves are powerful, but the successor must be insufficient!" ”

He muttered: "The rogues are coming, my territory is strong, and the thieves will be unable to continue in ten days, and I have decided to expand the army in advance!" ”

Zheng Zhong looked at these people, his heart was full of surprise and doubt, they heard that tens of thousands of rogues were coming, and none of them were afraid, and they actually began to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy so quickly, and they were so united.

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Now there are more than 500 people left in the three posts of the Yong'an Army, and Xiao Yi can now lead a thousand total troops as a conduct, this matter has long had an idea in his mind, but now he has to move it out in advance.

The recruitment of recruits is naturally carried out in Yong'an Fort, Changning Town and Taohuabao, these three places are Xiao Yi's rear, everyone has long been looking forward to joining the army to make meritorious contributions, and recruiting here is also fast, after all, Xiao Yi treats the children of soldiers very well, and if one person joins the army, the whole family will be blessed.

On August 8 of the third year of Chongzhen, the news of the third expansion of the Yong'an Army came out, and every household had long been looking forward to the expansion of the army, and everyone here was proud to be able to participate in the Yong'an Army.

In the following days, the place where Sanbao was responsible for recruiting records was crowded with people, and the number of people was larger than the previous two expansions, and every family came out of the house, walked down the field, and sent their children or husbands to join the army, which was not seen in other parts of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to prevent some people from fishing in troubled waters, the Yong'an Army has always had a set of relative handling methods, and this time the selection method has also been improved a lot, from Shi Gang and others, down to every captain, captain and soldier, this time will participate in it.

Xiao also stood on the wall of the south gate of Peach Blossom Fort,

It was noisy at this time under the south gate, and as soon as the news came out, many people rushed to sign up, and most of the young people below were waiting in line to join the army.

And Zheng Zhong took a group of small scribes he personally selected to sit in a temporary wooden shed, recording the people who came to sign up, and behind each scribe stood a soldier of the Yong'an Army, one to supervise, and the other to let the people know the posture of the Yong'an Army, which was of great benefit.

A young man in front of the scribe was excited, accompanied by his father, and behind them was a long queue, all waiting to join the army.

"I, my name is Miao Zhuang, twenty-three this year, and my ancestral home is from Dingxian County, Taiyuan Prefecture." He smiled heavily, his face dark, but his face was full of anticipation.

As he spoke, the scribe was also waving his pen to take notes, but the eyes of the Yongan Army spearman behind him shrank sharply.

"Dingxian?"

After the scribe recorded it, Miao Zhuang walked on the way to the barracks, where he would take the test, and as long as he passed, he would be a member of the Yong'an army, which made him excited.

But a spearman of the Yong'an Army with a helmet and armor found Miao Zhuang, Miao Zhuang looked at the soldier of the Yong'an Army in front of him, dressed in heroic armor, with a shiny hat and helmet on his head, his eyes were full of envy, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that he must be selected and have a long face for his father!

"Disturb, the little brother and the old uncle are from Dingxian County, Taiyuan Prefecture?" The pikeman apologized, then asked.

Hearing the questions of the officers and soldiers full of respect, where is there arrogance in other places, and then thinking back to the day when Xiao Yiding County was in turmoil, thinking that his son was going to join such an army, the old man next to Miao Zhuang was full of smiles.

Naturally, he didn't have the slightest worry when he answered, and he talked to the spearman in detail about his experience in Dingxian.

The pikemen were overjoyed when they learned about it, it turned out that Dingxian County was not captured by the rogues, but the people spontaneously came to Peach Blossom Castle, and this good news must be told to the adults as soon as possible!

After knowing that the magistrate and the master of Dingxian came to Peach Blossom Castle, the spearman asked Miao Zhuang to take him to find the magistrate and the master of Dingxian at that time, and the spearman hurriedly took the two to the city wall to find Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi looked at the two people in front of him, they were both wearing coarse cloth clothes that were no different from ordinary farmers, and if he didn't look closely, he really thought that the two of them were farmers. (To be continued.) )