Jose had no doubt that this guy would deceive himself, he was a magician himself, and there were at least a hundred ways to test whether Gould was telling the truth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Frankly, he didn't care much about the deal itself. But he thought about it, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"I need to know what's going on in the Moxi Valley corridor...... Also, who are 'you', are you a pure rebel army or are there other forces involved? your exact number of men and equipment, and your next steps. These are the foundations of our cooperation, and they are what I should know. ”

Gould pondered for a moment, listened to Joseph's tone loosen a little, and simply slapped his thigh:

"If you are willing to help us, Lao Tzu naturally has nothing to hide from you!"

The fat man then explained that since the war between the empire and Macedonia, it was only a confrontation in the northwest. The Northwest War like this is not without precedent in the hundreds of years of the empire's history, but it is basically one and the other, even if it is fought, there is a thousand miles of grassland Gobi buffer in the middle, and there are very few cases like this where the soldiers are directly directed at Moxi.

The loss of four of the six counties in Moxi seems to be a great shame among some patriotic generals in the northwest and even in the central military department, not to mention the local generals in Moxi.

The Macedonians all hit the doorstep, but the military headquarters turned a deaf ear to the situation in the northwest, and even took the opportunity to reduce the power and demote the governor of Moxi Province, which made the Northwest Army, which had always been fierce and untamable, a lot of chaos all of a sudden. Although the main force was the supreme commander of the war, the Duke of Casa of the empire was gathered in the city of Valen to hold on. But the tens of thousands of defending troops in this valley were almost abandoned outside the Moxi Pass, but they were unable to recover the pass.

Therefore, after the four counties were lost one after another, the armies of each city either fled or rebelled, and this chaotic army became the biggest destabilizing factor outside the pass. Because of the expeditionary warfare, the Macedonians were unable to divide their troops to eliminate these rebellious forces, so they simply did not want to take care of it for a while. I'm afraid that I am going to wait until I capture Moxi Pass, eat the whole of Moxi, and after gaining a stable foothold, I will take out my hand to clean up these troubles in the rear.

As a result, these rebels became more rampant, and the leaders of the rebel armies of each of the decent factions would restrain their subordinates, at most invading the Macedonian army, but most of the rebels were not so conscious.

You must know that the rebel army is also a army, and if it is an army, it must eat and pay the soldiers, otherwise who will starve with you? But the superiors don't care about you, where will the supply and military pay come from?

The Macedonian army is difficult to provoke, but there are many small towns under the county town, and the common people are always easier to bully than the enemy army, right? The **** outside the northwest pass is half due to the war, and half is like this!

"The armies in the northwest, especially those outside Moxi Pass, are all grandfather soldiers, killing people and setting fires without ambiguity. I have heard that in some places, the soldiers in the army are even more half-army and half-bandits! Even when Heru was in the past, as long as the army could not be paid salaries and food, there were always a few rebellions and rebellions in the army every year!"

Gould said.

But Lao Tzu also saw a lot of opportunities from this, you must know that although these rebel armies are rebellious, they also have no intention of rebelling, and many rebel armies have taken the initiative to attack the Macedonian army in the rear. Last month, I heard that a Macedonian grain delivery team was robbed by a group of rebels, haha......

This convinced Lao Tzu that these rebel armies could also be won, so shortly after entering the valley corridor, I and a few of my subordinates found a force in a small town.

According to the information I received at the time, that army had come from the Guannai, and had been part of the 13th Corps, which was stationed in Mosivalen City. Because the combat mission assigned was to guard that town, after the loss of Moxi Pass, he became a lone army far away outside the pass.

But even so, their number is seven or eight hundred, and the quality of this army is not bad, although the situation is grim, but there are no dirty things such as robbery while the fire is burning. Instead, he took advantage of the high walls of that small town and played a defensive battle with the Macedonians. The battalion of several hundred men was stunned for several months, and even the county town under that small town was captured, and the Macedonians did not gnaw down their walls!

Such an army naturally aroused Lao Tzu's interest, so I explained the intention and identity with a dozen of my subordinates, and also met the commander of that team. I didn't expect that guy to be a character too, I heard that in the early years, he was a staff officer under the account of General Heru in Valen City, and his vision was naturally extraordinary. That guy is also pleasing to the eye, so I said my thoughts, but I didn't expect our thoughts to coincide!

Hehe, the two of us immediately made a plan, although he is also in the army all the year round, but he is calm and introverted, but his brain is easy to use, and the analysis of the situation in Moxi is even more set.

Although I, Gould, am also a little clever, I only have a general idea, as for how to gather the rebel army, how to find the forces, and how to solve the logistics...... I haven't thought about these things, but this guy has considered all the matters, and I am convinced of him.

In just three months, our town has gathered no less than 2,000 troops of all kinds, most of them are chaotic troops who are looking to return from the wind, and the food and logistics are well managed...... It's not me Gould bragging, our town has almost half of the rebel forces near the valley!"

When Joseph heard this, he also nodded:

"In this way, the battalion officer you mentioned is also a powerful person, and it is not easy to have such a climate in this chaotic army and enemy forces. But in this way, I am afraid it has also attracted the attention of many Macedonian troops!"

Gould smiled bitterly and said helplessly:

"That's natural, if it's a small fight, even if those Macedonians want to fight, they can't do it. But such an overly powerful chaotic army team is naturally particularly eye-catching outside this chaotic pass!

A month ago, we received news that a detachment of the Macedonians had withdrawn from Moxiguan, probably just to pull out our nail, and we don't know how many men and horses there were. So Aroque ...... Oh, and that's what I said about the battalion officer, let me gather my forces for the upcoming war.

According to Yarok's guess, the number of this Macedonian partial division will not be too much or too small, after all, most of the enemy troops on the front line are stationed outside Moxi Pass, which is the main battlefield. Sending too many people to the rear will not be able to concentrate forces to break through, but will affect the development of the later stage of the war. However, if the army sent is too small, it is likely to be eaten, which is not wise.

According to the Macedonians' military system, and the fact that the number of our troops was likely already in their hands, Yarok guessed that the Macedonians would roughly send an infantry regiment, which was equivalent to an army of about 3,000 to 5,000 men...... Of course, this is only a conservative estimate. After all, there are still a large number of garrisons in the counties captured by the various enemy forces, and if some more are drawn, this number is even more likely to increase.

As for the current forces in the city, for the sake of safety, my task is to recruit as many troops as possible to increase the chances of victory before the Macedonian army arrives in the town for about a month.

Almost all of the nearby rebels were concentrated in Moshi Town, and after thinking about it, Lao Tzu simply walked out of the river valley corridor and collected homeless horse thieves along the grassland, and this horse thief group was naturally one of them.

It took me almost half a month to stay with these guys all the way back from the grassland, but I didn't expect to meet that caravan, it just so happened that our supplies were not much, and the banner of the caravan was under the name of a certain family in Moxi, all of them were greedy nobles. Lao Tzu didn't hesitate, he planned to get a vote to be a military fund, but he didn't expect to meet you, a magician......"

Gould said this in one breath, took a sip of cold tea from his cup, and his eyes suddenly fell on Joseph. The fat man was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Having said so much, it can be regarded as an explanation to you, how about it, José, what is your attitude?"