171. Two choices

Sneak up on the Tangut people's barracks and seize their food!

Such a crazy plan made Gao Sheng's face change slightly, and he walked back and forth in the tent with his brows and hands behind his back, showing the uneasiness and entanglement in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although the Tangut people are not as fierce as the Jin soldiers, the combat ability of the soldiers is also very strong, otherwise the imperial court would not have deployed nearly 300,000 troops in the northwest frontier! In the perennial battles between the two sides, large and small, Dahua actually tempered the army known as the most capable - the Northwest Army, despite this, in the war with the Western Xia, Dahua still lost more and won less, which shows the strength of the Western Xia army.

Even the Northwest Army can't defeat the Western Xia Army, can these more than 3,000 wastes under his own command do? Thinking of the Western Xia army that he encountered before, the Iron Harrier was unstoppable, and the Bu Bazi was brave and fierce, and there was no chance of victory against such an enemy!

But now, if you want to get food, it seems that the only way to go is to "rob" the Tangut people! Gao Sheng thinks that this is really ridiculous, robbing a person who is stronger than himself, isn't that looking for death?

"General, your scouts should have told you the approximate strength of the Tanguts there, right?" Wu Zheng asked.

Gao Sheng was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes, there is a Western Xia army of more than five hundred people stationed there, but this is not the point!" Our team simply didn't have the strength to fight, they ...... They've long been scared out, you know, once the fight starts...... The defeat is like a mountain! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Sheng's emotions were a little excited, he felt that Wu Zheng seemed to be entertaining him, and now the Western Xia people are too lazy to care about this fleeing Dahua army does not mean that they dare not destroy it! In his opinion, it is the best choice to quickly slip away from under people's noses with his tail between his legs!

Wu Zheng looked at Gao Sheng calmly and said indifferently: "General, what is the result of the defeat of the army?" Gao Sheng said angrily: "Of course, he was killed by the Tangut people!" Wu Zheng continued to ask: "So, what is the result when the grain is eaten up?" Gao Sheng's expression froze, and the menacing appearance just now suddenly withered.

"Death, all starvation!"

"So the question is, do we choose to fight hard for a way to survive, or do we steal our lives and slowly starve to death?" Wu Zheng's voice was filled with a chill, which made Gao Sheng's body tremble slightly.

As soon as they finished lunch, more than 3,000 soldiers were assembled, and in their bewildered gazes, Gao Sheng and Wu Zheng walked in front of them.

Gao Sheng glanced at the soldiers in front of him with a gloomy face, and said, "I have something to announce today!" He took a step away and asked Wu Zheng after his birth, "From today onwards, I will appoint Gang Leader Wu as my deputy general, in charge of army-related matters!" ”

There was a slight buzz from the crowd, but no one dared to raise any objections. From the moment they fled from the battlefield, the army was out of the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the supreme commander of the army was the leader of the army, and no one dared to disobey his orders.

When the discussion stopped, Wu Zheng stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "You all know who killed Cao He, and I have been walking around in the army for the past few days, you should have all seen me, so I won't introduce myself." He walked over to the iron pot that had not yet been cleaned up, and there was still some gruel left in it, and there were hardly a few grains of rice in the porridge.

"I just want to ask now, did you just eat enough?" Wu Zheng scooped up a spoonful of gruel with an iron spoon, and then poured it back into the pot in public.

The soldiers' low replies came: "No ......" Wu Zheng threw the spoon into the pot and shouted: "Be louder!" The hearts of the soldiers sank, and they shouted in unison: "No! ”

"Do you want to eat enough?"

"Yes!"

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "Very good!" If you want to eat well, it means that there is still salvation! Now, I want to tell you the good news, we will soon have more and better food to eat, and you will no longer have to drink this gruel like water, and you will have meat and wine! He paused, and from the eyes of the soldiers on the other side he saw a look of longing, "Not far from here, there is a camp of the Tangut people, and there is a place where the Tangut people put their grain and grass!" And the point I have to say is that there are only 500 people guarding there now! This is equivalent to the fat that is sent to our mouths, and we are sorry for ourselves if we don't eat it! ”

This kind of incendiary words, in fact, the effect is not obvious, many soldiers originally still had great hopes, as soon as they heard that they were going to attack the military camp of the Tanguts, their eyes suddenly appeared a look of fear, and some even shook their heads gently in private, indicating that they did not want to go.

Wu Zheng had expected this situation for a long time, and these people in front of him had long regarded it as a habit to escape, even if they were hungry, they were not willing to risk their lives, in their opinion, this deal was not cost-effective.

"Okay......" The young man on the other side was a little helpless, he waved his hand and said: "I know this matter is a bit risky, but now there is really no better way, tens of thousands of mouths are waiting to eat, I have to find a way to fill their stomachs!" Wu Zheng suddenly laughed and said, "So I thought of a good way!" ”

The young man standing in front of the soldiers showed a harmless smile and said, "Those who are willing to go with me to the Western Xia military camp to rob can eat white rice from today onwards!" There was an exclamation from the crowd, who hadn't eaten rice for a month.

After a pause, Wu Zheng continued: "And the rations of the rest of the people have been reduced to one-third of the original!" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the crowd suddenly exploded! What is the concept of reducing to one-third? That is, he can only drink one bowl of gruel a day, and an adult strong man can't last long at all, not to mention these ruffian soldiers who are usually pampered.

Gao Sheng waved his hand with a cold face, and the team suddenly rushed out, each pulling out the long knife at his waist, these people are the elite of the army selected by Gao Sheng, and they can be regarded as Gao Sheng's cronies, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to these ordinary soldiers.

The soldiers quickly quieted down under duress, and even if they were angry in their hearts, they didn't dare to show it in front of the Overseer, which was completely an act of seeking death.

Wu Zheng clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I've made what I said clear enough, those who are willing to contribute will have food, and those who hide behind will not have food!" It's as simple as that, come on, who wants to eat white rice every day, stand up! ”

No one came out.

Some were looking left and right in the crowd, some had already taken one step, but when they saw that everyone else was not moving, they also shrank back and waited for the situation to develop with a wait-and-see attitude.

Others secretly spread a message to others: "Don't go out!" Can he still starve everyone to death? ”

"Yes, yes, they don't have the courage to starve us to death, who is going to fight?"

"Let's twist into a rope, they don't dare to do anything to us! Don't be afraid, everyone! ”

Buzzing......

However, they miscalculated the current situation, in Wu Zheng's mind, these people were not soldiers at all, they were no different from wasters, and they were not even as good as refugees......

Therefore, even if they all starved to death, Wu Zheng would not feel pity! In his mind, if it weren't for the fact that he was a little pressed for time, he even planned to recruit from the refugees, and those who had tasted hunger would have been more motivated!