After Liu Miao got the systematic information of Xuzhou's troops, he convened the generals to discuss the matter. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I got the news that Tao Qian already knows that we occupy Xiapi City, and has sent troops, and may engage in battle with us in the near future."

"Lord, the last general has blocked all the transportation arteries to Tan County, and there is no omission, how can Tao Qian get the news so quickly?" Xu Da has been in charge of blocking the news, and when he heard that the news was still leaked, he couldn't help but blame himself a little and looked at Liu Miao worriedly.

"There was so much movement when we captured Xiapi that it was expected that the news would spread, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. But these are not Tiande's fault, you must know that we just blocked the road directly to Tan County, and there are many other directions that can be detoured to interchange with Tan County. Liu Miao comforted Xu Dadao, "Now that Tao Qian has raised troops, we will engage in battle, anyway, this is what has been expected a long time ago." ”

"Lord, do you have detailed information on Tao Qian's troop deployment?" Liu Ji asked.

According to reports, Xuzhou sent a total of two lines of soldiers and horses. The main force was personally commanded by Tao Qian, and the specific strength is unknown, but judging from the 3,000 soldiers and horses led by the forward Cao Bao, its total strength should be between 10,000 and 20,000, and it was stationed in Liangcheng County, Donghai County; The other road is the Zang Ba army originally stationed in Langya County, with a strength of 5,000 troops, which came first and arrived in Siwu County, Donghai County. Berwyn, what do you think is going to do? ”

Liu Ji said: "What the lord wants is the money and grain of Xiapi, and he has no intention of occupying Xiapi, so I think that the first priority is to transport money and grain." For Tao Qian's soldiers and horses, he only needs to hold on tightly to buy more time for transporting money and grain. ”

"Berwyn is absolutely right!" Liu Miao nodded and said, "At present, the first batch of money and grain is still in transit, and what we need most is time." Defending against the Xuzhou soldiers is temporarily put to the back and said, now the top priority is to continue to recruit migrant workers, collect more cattle and horses, and increase the speed of transportation. ”

"This subordinate has already made arrangements, and it is estimated that in two days at most, the second shipment will begin. Fortunately, there are wooden carts and transport boats made in advance by the lord, and the transportation speed is much faster than in the past. Liu Ji looked admiring.

The wooden cart mentioned by Liu Ji is the kind of two-wheeled flatbed car that was commonly used to pull goods in the countryside in later generations, which can be pulled and pushed, and each cart can be loaded with thousands of catties of grain, equipped with two or three people or one ox and one person. In fact, there were similar ox carts in this era, but due to the limitation of the number of cattle and horses and the difficulty of production, the number of ox carts was not very large, and it was not suitable for pure human pulling. But these are not a problem at all for Liu Miao, a traverser with a system plug-in, who simply used the system workshop to make 5,000 wooden cars in batches at a time. The same goes for transport ships, part of which was acquired in reality, and some were made by the system.

In addition, in order to save time, Liu Miao also used the system space to help with the loading of the ship. At present, the storage space in the system is ten zhang square, one zhang high, and the entire volume is nearly 4,000 cubic meters.

With Liu Miao's systematic support and land and water advances, Liu Ji put all the recruited migrant workers to use at one time, and he can transport nearly one million stones of grain in one trip.

However, Liu Miao was still a little slower, mainly because it took too much time on the road, and he asked: "At the current rate, how long will it take to transport all the money and grain to Huailing?" ”

"About a month."

"Okay, it's just over a month, no problem at all." After Liu Miao finished speaking, he began to order.

"The generals listened to the order: Zhang Liao led 3,000 county soldiers to escort the grain transport team along the way, and Zhou Tai led 2,000 county soldiers to follow the transport fleet, especially to pay attention to the coast of Surabaya and protect the waterway; Lü Qian followed the grain transport team to Huailing, organized people to build granaries, and maintained law and order; Shi Lian's collar department assisted Liu Ji and continued to recruit migrant workers; Xu Da should pay attention to arranging a defensive line along the ancestral water, send more scouts, closely investigate the movements of Tao Qian and Zang Bajun, and report to me immediately if there is any abnormal movement, and I will also order Jinyi Wei to cooperate with you. Alright, that's all, you all have your own business. ”

All the generals bowed and retired, only Xue Li hesitated and stopped.

Liu Miao asked curiously, "Rengui, do you have any doubts?" ”

Xue Li replied: "My lord, all the generals have arrangements, why did you forget Xue Li alone?" ”

"Oh!" Liu Miao said with a smile, "Originally, there was an extremely important task that I wanted to give to you, and only you could do it, but I thought that Tao Qian was your nominal master after all, and I was worried that you would be embarrassed, so I considered whether to give up the action." ”

"My lord! Although Tao Qian used to be my Shangguan, he did not recognize him as the master, so how could he say that the master said? In the past, Tao Qian repeatedly rejected me and wanted to take away my position as Peng Chengxiang, but he only had resentment against me, but no kindness! Even if the lord asks me to kill him today, there is no mustard in Li's heart. Xue Li hurriedly said, "Since Xue Li has served the lord, he should share his worries with the lord, could it be that the lord doesn't believe in my loyalty?" ”

"Don't worry! I naturally believe in you. Liu Miao knew that it was time for the fire, and the general couldn't use it too much, "Since that's the case, I will entrust this important task to you." You know, now that Tao Qian has led troops to capture Pi, his strength is definitely not comparable to us, and we have to take care of transporting grain. As a result, the pressure to hold on to it is also very great, and it is not possible to guarantee that all the money and grain will be transported to Huainan safely. I just want you to lead 2,000 Xuanjia troops around the rear of Tao Qian's army, cut off their grain routes, or at least attack their grain routes, so that they can't attack Xiapi with all their might. Are you sure about this task? ”

Xue Li nodded excitedly and said, "In the past few days, I have been pondering several elite troops under the command of the lord, and I have also gained quite a lot, and long-distance raids and interception of the enemy's grain routes are exactly what the Xuanjia army is good at. Xue Li will definitely be able to complete this task. ”

"Don't fill your mouth with words just yet. Although the Xuanjia Army is elite and has strong individual combat power, after all, the number of people is too small to be entangled with a large number of enemy soldiers. This time, if you go deep behind enemy lines, you can only carry a small amount of grain and grass with you, and there is no logistical support, everything has to be taken from the enemy, and it is not easy. ”

Xue Li replied loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, Xue Li understands the difficulties, but I am sure that I will not only cut off Tao Qian's grain route, but also bring back the two thousand Xuanjia troops intact." ”

Liu Miao said happily: "Okay! I believe in your abilities. You used to be the prime minister of Pengcheng and were familiar with Pengcheng, so you made a detour to Pengcheng and entered Donghai County, and you should pay attention to the secret march along the way, so as not to be detected by Tao Qianjun. As for the exact time and route of the march, it is up to you to decide! ”

"Rite and command!"

"Rengui wait a minute!" Liu Miao called Xue Li, who was about to turn around and retire, and solemnly instructed, "Rengui must pay attention to his own safety, don't be too dangerous, if things don't work, you can return." In my opinion, no amount of money and food can be worth Xue Rengui's life! ”

"Thank you for your love, Xue Li retires!" Xue Li clenched his fists hard, stepped forward, and walked out.