Chapter 140: When the soldiers are used, they hate less
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Hu Laosan's words are indeed said on the root, Wulizhai is the lifeblood of Yueyang, at this time Wulizhai gathered almost all the smelters, steel plants, cement factories and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land under Yueyang, if Wulizhai loses Yueyang's hard work for more than two years, it will all come to naught, after all, there is only one thing that the greedy and murderous Tartars will do, that is, plunder and destruction.
If the Tartars are allowed to rush into Wuli Village, you can imagine what kind of things will happen, and such consequences are something that Yue Yang cannot afford, thinking that Yue Yang has no choice but to take the initiative to stop the Tartars from Wuli Village.
Looking at everyone's faces that became bitter at once, Yue Yang could only sigh helplessly. To be honest, he doesn't want to go out to fight with the Tartars right now, after all, his army is not completely completed now, and there are not many cavalry, although the infantry are equipped with Mini-type front-loading guns, but this time it is not as small as before, this is tens of thousands of Tartars, not to mention that the number is not dominant, and in this era when there are no reconnaissance satellites, if you are unlucky and the large army of the Tartars suddenly encounters, it is very likely that the whole army will be wiped out.
Looking at the silent crowd, Yue Yang sighed lightly and said, "Now everyone understands, this battle is not a question of whether we want to go or not, but the Tartars forcing us to fight, otherwise according to the kind of urine nature of the Tartars, will we let go of the fat of Wulizhai?" ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, Wulizhai was too famous during this time, as long as the ears of the Tartars were not deaf, they would not know, they would definitely not mind coming here to sweep around and get some grain, grass and oil and water, maybe they would snatch a group of craftsmen, and they would be happy to set fire to all the factories when they left.
Shunbao said with a bitter face: "But the Tartars are overwhelming, we only have 8,000 people, and we need at least 3,000 people to defend the Yingzhou Capital, and Wulizhai has to leave two or three thousand people and horses, so what remaining troops do we have to harass the Tartars?" ”
"When the soldiers are used, they hate less." This is the best portrayal of Yue Yang at this time, on weekdays, Yue Yang still feels that he has 8,000 people. This kind of strength is not worse than the strength of some general officers in the Ming Dynasty, but until now Yue Yang felt that eight thousand people seemed to be a lot, but when it came to the real thing, it was really not enough.
After much consideration, Yue Yang finally made a decision, and he said to everyone: "Everyone, I think we can do this. Shunbao, you lead a battalion of 3,000 foot soldiers to guard Yingzhou, Hu Laosan, you lead a thousand cavalry to guard Wuli Village, and from now on, the important materials of Wuli Village, as well as grain, gold, silver, fine and soft materials, will be withdrawn into Yingzhou City. The officer will lead 2,000 foot soldiers and 2,000 cavalry to attract the Tartars, and make sure to buy you time. ”
"Never!"
As soon as Yue Yang's words fell, everyone immediately became uproaring. Shun Bao was the first to stand up and blushed and said, "My lord." As the commander-in-chief, you have no reason to take risks yourself. Let's let the subordinate lead the army to meet the enemy! ”
"Yes, my lord, your safety is related to the future of Wulizhai, if you lose it, we will have no backbone." Hu Laosan was also very anxious.
"My lord, think twice!" Thousands of people dissuaded them.
"What are you doing, howling, Lao Tzu is not dead!" Seeing the appearance of everyone yelling in a hurry, although he knew that these subordinates were worried about him, Yue Yang was still angry.
But if there is a general under his command who can take the lead, Yue Yang will not go out in person. After all, as a person in the new era who grew up under the red flag, he still cherishes life very much. It's just that now his subordinates still lack the talent to take charge of themselves, Hu Laosan is brave but his strategy is slightly insufficient, Shun Bao's strategy is there, but Yue Yang still thinks that he lacks ruthlessness. I won't talk about the rest of Feng Xiaoming. The old fritter's first thought after meeting the enemy was definitely to preserve his strength, as for the cavalry commander Wu Chengfeng, his prestige was too low, and he was afraid that the public would not accept it.
"Alright. Don't worry too much, even if you can't beat this official, won't you still run away? What are you afraid of? Yue Yang didn't show his worries, but pretended to be relaxed and brought the topic over.
Seeing that Yue Yang had made up his mind. The generals had no choice but to accept the order, and as soon as the order was issued, everyone began to get busy.
After Yue Yang returned to the inner house, he told his three daughters-in-law the news that he was going to go on an expedition. And the reaction of the three daughters-in-law is also different, Hai Lanzhu followed the tradition of Mongolian women, found Yueyang's armor and the long knife made of stainless steel and began to wipe it, and ordered his subordinates to choose a red horse from the horse sent by Zhai Sang when he got married as Yueyang's mount, as a woman who grew up on horseback, war was too common for her.
And Yulong pouted and complained: "It's only been a few days of peace, why do you have to go to war again." ”
Yue Yang hugged Yulong, kissed her on the forehead, and said with a smile: "Don't keep your mouth shut, I'll be back soon, wait for me at home." ”
After speaking, Yue Yang pulled Yuling on the side and instructed: "And you Ling'er, you and Long'er should be obedient at home, understand?" ”
"Well, Xianggong has to go early and come back early!" Yuling, who had a gentle temperament, nodded softly, although she was also worried about Yue Yang's comfort, but she didn't show it.
Hai Lanzhu smiled and comforted after seeing the situation of the Linglong sisters: "Two sisters, Xianggong is a man, and he is General Mingwei canonized by the imperial court, how can he avoid it now that there is a war in the imperial court?" What we women have to do is to take care of the family and not let the husband have worries. ”
After dinner that night, Yue Yang, who was going out the next day, did not go back to the room to rest and recuperate, but took the little hand of the Linglong sisters to Hai Lanzhu's room very anxiously.
There was a crisp sound of "bang......", and Yue Yang closed the door of the room.
Soon there was a heart-stirring murmur and heavy breathing in the house......
Early the next morning, under the reluctant gaze of the three daughters, Yue Yang took two thousand foot soldiers and two thousand cavalry and more than a thousand baggage soldiers out, Yue Yang led these soldiers The first stop is Hunyuan Prefecture, according to the post report and the news from the mountain division, the Houjin army has captured Shaguo Fort and is coming towards Hunyuan Prefecture, if the Tartars occupy Hunyuan Prefecture, then their next target must be Yingzhou Mansion and Wuli Village.
Three days later, it was more than 100 miles away from Hunyuan Prefecture at the entrance of the North Building.
The ancients used the word autumn to describe the autumn weather, but in the middle of July in the seventh year of Chongzhen, the weather in Shanxi can only be described as sultry, the dry weather has lasted for more than half a year, and the fields in many places have been dry to the point that there are spider web-like cracks.
Although Wulizhai under Yueyang achieved a bumper harvest, alleviating the famine in Shanxi and the expansion of displaced people, it was only alleviated. After all, Wulizhai is still a little smaller, and in recent years, due to the drought and the stricter land annexation, there are more and more arid wastelands, and there are fewer and fewer fertile fields that can be watered, which has exacerbated the disaster.
To be honest, it has been more than two years since he came to this time and space, and it is the first time for Yue Yang to go out so far, looking at the cracked fields on the side of the road and some ragged victims who appear from time to time, he can't help but sigh lightly, "No wonder the ancestors said that they would rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world, look at those hungry people on the roadside, and I don't know if they can survive until the autumn harvest!" The people are so miserable, but the court is powerless to provide disaster relief, I really don't know when this kind of day will be the end."
Wu Chengfeng, who was riding a black war horse and followed behind Yue Yang, comforted him on the side after hearing Yue Yang's words: "My lord, don't blame yourself, our Shanxi is still good, if it weren't for our Wulizhai harvest this year and tens of thousands of displaced people, I am afraid that we will have to be displaced like Shaanxi here." ”
"Yes, sir!" Feng Xiaoming also retracted his gaze and nodded: "Let's just say that the mark is down, when the mark and Feng Xiaozi were in the Yingzhou Mansion Guard, we can barely mix food and clothing by exploiting the fields of the military households, and it is difficult to smell a trace of oily smell during the New Year's Festival. Compared to these hungry people, our days are already like heaven. ”
"I can't say that, I always feel that I haven't done enough." Yue Yang shook his head: "Originally, the people had a hard enough time, but the Tartars still came in every once in a while to plunder, as a Ming general, we are indeed ashamed of these people!" ”
Originally, in modern time and space, although Yueyang and these working boys had a meager income, in modern society, even the lowest level of people as long as they were willing to work, it was not a problem to be fed and clothed. But after coming here, Yue Yang knew what it meant to be a day when life was worse than death, so to speak, in this time and space, it was already a gift from God to be alive and have something to eat.
After listening to Yue Yang's words, Wu Chengfeng and Feng Xiaoming both acquiesced.
Just when the atmosphere was very solemn, there was a rush of horses' hooves in front. Feng Xiaoming listened and said to Yue Yang: "My lord, it is estimated that there are more than ten horsemen and horses coming towards us in front, and it is estimated that the night we sent out will not be recovered." ”
As they spoke, the sound of horses' hooves approached them, and soon more than a dozen cavalrymen wearing dark gray light armor appeared in front of them. After seeing the troops in front, they gradually slowed down, and stopped in front of Yue Yang and the others, and Yue Yang and the others also reined in their horses.
Ye Bushu, who looked like a Wu chief, jumped off his horse and said loudly to Yue Yang: "Ye Bu Hui, the fifth sentinel of the third team, Wu Chang, see Lord Yue!" (To be continued......)