Chapter 22: Politeness, Surprise
Although they were resettled and gave them a chance to breathe, Yang Miaozhen and the others still didn't know much about Meng Jiucheng and the Red Turban Army.
Yang Miaozhen came to Wang Min's residence, and heard a violent cough outside the door, and couldn't help but stop.
The military advisor Wang Min was already weak, and after Yang An'er was defeated, he often blamed himself for this, thinking that he had not fulfilled his responsibility to assist. In addition, he suffered from wind and cold after the trek, and his condition has not healed.
After a wild cough, Wang Min's tears came out. Wiping his tears and the phlegm and saliva on the corners of his mouth with a cloth towel, he paused for a moment before hearing a knock on the door and Yang Miaozhen's voice.
Yang Miaozhen pushed the door and walked into Wang Min's room, and asked with concern: "I heard that the military advisor is still coughing, and the medicine has no effect?" ”
"Much better, just a few coughs once in a while." Wang Min waved his hand and invited Yang Miaozhen to sit down and speak.
"I still coughed badly when I heard it just now," Yang Miaozhen sat down and said, "Let's find another doctor to see!" ”
"No big deal." Wang Min shook his head and said, "Shuai Qu, are you worried about the future of the army?" ”
Yang Miaozhen nodded and said with a wry smile: "Although I have settled down for the time being, I am still under the fence." We don't know how Meng Jiucheng planned it. ”
Wang Min bowed slightly, stroked his beard and said slowly: "That's true." It's a good thing to have a place to live for the time being, but how to solve the problem of food and grass? Relying on people's snorts is not a long-term solution. If it is attached to him, Qu Shuai must be unwilling. ”
Yang Miaozhen smiled and said, "Who knows what kind of person he is, what kind of ability he has, how many people he has, and how big he is?" ”
Wang Min nodded with a smile and said, "Well, these are things that should be figured out." I think he'll give us the answer soon. ”
Yang Miaozhen motioned to Wang Min with an inquiring gaze to continue.
"I think he had already planned, otherwise, he wouldn't have made a decision so quickly." Wang Min pondered and explained, "Perhaps, he also wants us to be stationed here to defend him against the enemy in the north. In short, how he plans to do it, he will communicate with us soon. ”
Yang Miaozhen thought about it, nodded in agreement, and said: "Since this is the case, there is no need to think nonsense, just wait for him to come up with the charter, and it will not be too late for us to make plans." ”
"And the matter of military discipline." Wang Min opened his mouth to remind: "Not to loot and not to harm the people, since it is an agreement, it is not a bad thing for our army." If you want to take root here, you must also have a good reputation among the people. If the notoriety is outside the country and the people avoid it, how can it develop and grow? ”
"I asked Wang Xian to lead a team of people to be responsible for the bullet pressure." Yang Miaozhen thought so, and made a decision very simply, "In addition, the Red Turban Army is repairing the city, they let out of the city, and we will continue to repair." Strategist, what do you think? ”
"That's right." Wang Min agreed: "The city is strong, and the hearts of the people can be consolidated." ”
Seeing that Wang Min was holding back his cough and his face was red, Yang Miaozhen hurriedly poured a glass of water and handed it over, got up to say goodbye.
As Wang Min expected, Yang Miaozhen walked around the city, and someone came to report that the Red Turban Army sent a messenger and sent a batch of grain and grass supplies.
Yang Miaozhen hurriedly sent someone to summon his maternal uncle Liu Quan, military advisor Wang Min, general Wang Xian and others to meet the envoy in the conference hall.
The number of rituals was sufficient, but the envoy did not bring Meng Jiucheng's conditions, but only sent gifts, as well as Meng Jiucheng's letters, as well as some documents, and expressed condolences on behalf of Meng Jiucheng. Then the messenger introduced the liaison officer who had been left behind, and then took his leave.
After sending off the messenger, Yang Miaozhen and the others returned to the council hall, all a little confused. Only Wang Min, who remained in the conference hall, was looking at the documents, and his face changed.
"This is for a certain family, with a note!" Liu Quan looked at the box, stepped forward to open the seal, lifted the lid of the box, and there was a telescope inside, but he didn't know it, and fiddled with it in his hand, "What is this?" ”
The liaison officer hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Back to General Liu, this is a clairvoyant mirror, which can see the scenery in the distance, and the command of the battle array is extremely useful." As he spoke, he introduced Liu Quan to how to use it.
Liu Quan held the binoculars and looked out of the hall, and was immediately attracted, and his mouth let out a series of exclamations. Wang Xian and the others felt curious and gathered around one after another.
"Haha, interesting, really interesting." Liu Quan put down the binoculars, smiled happily, and beckoned everyone to give it a try.
Yang Miaozhen was reserved, and did not immediately open the box for herself, but walked up to Wang Min and asked, "Military advisor, what are these?" ”
Wang Min stretched out his hand and motioned for Yang Miaozhen to sit down, then took a map from the paperwork, laid it out on the table, and pointed and said: "Qu Shuai, you see, this is the territory of the Red Turban Army now, as well as the surrounding situation. ”
Yang Miaozhen watched with attention, the map seemed to Meng Jiucheng to be sparse, but she thought it was very fine, and the state and county could see it clearly.
"The Land of Three States?" Yang Miaozhen was taken aback as soon as she looked at it twice, and looked up at Wang Min in disbelief.
Wang Min smiled bitterly and said, "Bullying? I don't think so. Qu Shuai took a look first, and he could also understand the current situation. There's more, let me take a closer look. ”
Yang Miaozhen lowered her head and looked down to know what Wang Min meant. On the map, there is not only the sphere of influence of the Red Turban Army, but also the approximate area of the activities of Liu Erzu, Peng Yibin, Li Quan and other rebels.
"It turns out that the Red Jacket Army is so strong!" Yang Miaozhen couldn't help but sigh, "Although our army is defeated, the situation in Shandong is still the same, the rebel army is swarming, and it is difficult for the Jin people to defeat them all!" ”
Wang Min was not as optimistic as Yang Miaozhen, but it was not good to pour cold water at this time, but smiled faintly and handed over two pieces of paper, "This is the general process of the Red Turban Army after several battles. How Fang Guosan was defeated, and how was the Jin army that defeated him defeated Yan Bode's department again by the Red Turban Army. ”
Yang Miaozhen was rough in words, and when she took it, she looked at it seriously, and her face gradually changed.
It is surprising that the Red Turban Army occupies the land of the three states. If you look at the general battle process, you can understand what happened. Nothing else, only the capture of the state city and the defeat of Yan Bode showed that its combat power was not trivial.
Yang Miaozhen has been in battle formations many times and knows the shortcomings of the righteous army, one is attacking fortifications, and the other is fighting against enemy cavalry in the field. From equipment to training, the rebel army, which was mainly composed of peasants, of course, lacked combat strength.
Since its establishment, the Red Turban Army has won many battles, but it seems that it has not suffered defeat. Of course, there is a reason why you haven't met the main force of the Jin Army, but is it really that simple? With the land of three states, Yang An'er was just like this when he was in his heyday, right?