Chapter 70: Reinforcements to Hailing County
Lao Shang explained: "He did not ask the general to rush to the night, but he did hope that the conscription army could arrive in Hailing County as soon as possible to support, Hailing County only has less than 500 defenders, plus the newly recruited new army is no more than 2,000 at most, it is said that the number of White Turban troops in Hailing County is more than 20,000, once the White Turban Army attacks the city, Hailing County will inevitably be lost, and it will be a dead city when the time comes, and it is useless." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"As the general said in his letter, appoint me as the adjutant general of the conscription army, so how about I lead the army of five hundred to Hailing County first, and the general will lead the fifteen hundred conscription army to come later?" Lao Zheng, who is well aware of the importance of battlefield time, knows that it is powerful and cannot be delayed, so he has this strategy.
"Oh," Lao Zao was already afraid and worried in his heart, wouldn't it be a good thing for someone to come forward, but he said apologetically, "Is this appropriate, General Lao has been on the road for half a day, he should rest and rest, and it's not too late to hurry tomorrow." ā
"It's not in the way, we all came on horseback, but we weren't very tired, this bit of bitterness is still a piece of cake." Lao Zheng said proudly and complacently.
"What do you think, Lao Shang, this is what the eldest prince means." Lao Zao asked Lao Shangdao, his expression was a little unnatural, after all, he was already timid, and he knew that a general must not be timid when he was in battle.
"Yes." Although Lao Zhang did not say this to him personally, Lao Shang can be sure that Lao Zhang must agree with this opinion, this Lao Zheng looks upright, rigid and rigid, and his vision is still good.
"Okay, go and order 500 soldiers to General Lao Zheng, and immediately rush to Hailing County to support, there must be no mistake." Lao Zao shouted to the chief of the guard, Lao Bin, looking very fierce and inward-looking, which was frightening.
Raubin took the order and left, his expression was majestic and high-spirited, the former chief of the guard is now rising, and he has become the general flag of the new army, but he is majestic, outstanding and extraordinary, he now has the spirit and strength to do things, and the future is bright.
Lao Zao was so focused on the bad news brought by the labor merchants, and forgot the existence of the Huoyue people for a while, and suddenly, remembering that they had recruited all the new troops to rush to Hailing County to support, so what should the Huoyue people do, where to go, he asked: "What about the Huoyue people, come with us." ā
"They can't go, the next batch of sign new troops will be sent over for training, how can they train the new army when they leave." Labor and business.
"Hmph, it's not that no one, if it weren't for the fact that we couldn't spare manpower to resist the White Turban Army, it would still be the turn of the Fire Moon people." Lao Zheng sneered on the side, unimpressed by the ability of the Fire Moon people.
"Now we are all people in the trenches, there is no need to look down on them." The laborers still have a good impression of the Huoyue people, so they say good things.
"Who will lead the next batch of conscripted new troops, and what explanation does the eldest prince have?" Lao Zao asked uneasily, he felt that he, General Zhenwei, was not enjoying it at all, and he was about to go to the battlefield, and the battlefield was a place of life and death.
"I don't know about this anymore, the eldest prince hasn't talked to me, the eldest prince doesn't talk about it, I won't ask." Even if Lao Shang thinks far-reaching than Lao Zhang, he will not be untargeted, he can only be proposed by the eldest prince first, or knock on the side.
"What about you, what position does the eldest prince plan to appoint you, now is the time when talents are needed, with your talents, it is more than enough to be a general casually, this is an opportunity." Lao Zao asked tentatively, this strategist next to Lao Zhang has always been Lao Zhang's right-hand man, and sooner or later he will have to reuse it, depending on what position it will be.
Although Lao Shang really wants to get the position of general, however, he is a nameless person who is only famous for his talents, and does not climb up step by step, he will not easily obtain the status of a general.
Otherwise, when Lao Zao became General Zhenwei and recruited the general of the new army, he should have been appointed as the envoy of Donghai County, but no, he was replaced by the canonical history of Donghai County.
Thinking of this, Lao Shang couldn't help but smile sadly: "What virtue do I have, and it is only because the general looks up to me that he values me so much, if he looks down on me, he is afraid that he will not squint at me and turn a blind eye." ā
"What the hell does this Lao Zhang think, it's time to promote you, who else can compare to his trust in you." Lao Zao's indignant aura just spoke of Lao Shang's heart.
Lao Shang couldn't help but get a little carried away and said: "It also depends on the good words of the two generals to promote." ā
If it weren't for the fact that Lao Xinde, the county Sima and Lao Zhang, were sent to Wu County, if it wasn't for the rebellion of the White Turban Army, it would not be his turn to be the general of Zhenwei.
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When I knew that the White Turban Army had already reached Hailing County, and the conscription of the new army would be launched to Hailing County tomorrow, the conversation between Lao Zao and the labor merchants had already passed for a long time.
Afterwards, Lao Zao called us to the camp tent, explained the situation, heard the real news from the mouth of Lao Zao and Lao Shang, and was shocked, this is a matter of burning eyebrows, imminent, rushing to Hailing County at night should not be five hundred sergeants, but the entire two thousand sergeants, however, Lao Zao is a general, he decided so, I don't need to suggest, anyway, I will not reward any good things, and it will make people disgusted and talk.
Lao Zao didn't want to learn from the scriptures, as if he felt that he was a great general, he didn't need to listen to other people's opinions, and he could strategize and win a thousand miles.
In the evening, I saw an opportunity to see the laborers going out alone, so I went up to greet them and shouted, "Brother laborers." ā
"Fire Spirit." I can see that the labor businessman has a good impression of the Huoyue people, so I came to him to ask, hoping to ask something, the current status of General Lao Zao Zhenwei is there, but it is not as good as when we first met, and many major things can not be asked, although the White Turban Army has hit Hailing County, it is still reliable to ask the labor merchants from Donghai County.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time." I said.
"Wait until I have something to ask me." The worker said knowingly.
"Well, there is a question that I don't ask, and I don't feel sure." I'll tell you the truth, there's no need to beat around the bush with smart people, that would seem stupid.
"You can't sleep at any time, you have to wait for me to understand." Lao Shang said suspiciously.
"Donghai County sent the county Sima to lead the troops to Wuxian County to resist the White Turban Army, now why did the White Turban Army suddenly hit Hailing County and approached the county seat of Donghai, why should the already limited forces be separated, this is not to give the enemy a chance to break through." I calmly said that this is a strategic matter, and there is no need to talk nonsense.
"You ask about this, I don't know very well, the eldest prince has already sent someone to Wuxian by water to find out the truth." The laborer said it without thinking, as if he was hiding something.
"Do you think it's possible that Wuxian has fallen into the hands of the White Turban Army?" I asked indiscriminately, I felt that it was impossible, although Wuxian was closest to the White Turban Army, it was said that Wuxian was dangerous, and it was difficult to open a man's position, and the terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"No, for such a big matter, there must have been news sent to Donghai County, and so far we haven't heard the news of Wu County's broken city, which means that Wu County is still in our hands." Lao Shang speculated, he also felt a little strange, because the White Turban Army quietly attacked Hailing County, Lao Xinde did not send troops to reinforce, why did he do this? Does he want to......